Auto-Configuration; Installing Easyroll Tool On Your Pc; Conveylinx Ethernet Definition - Pulseroller ConveyLinx-IO User Manual

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UTO ONFIGURATION
The purpose of Auto-Configuration for networked ConveyLinx controls is to provide a simple and easy procedure
for linear conveyor system commissioning. ConveyLinx-IO also supports Auto-Configuration and can be combined
with other ConveyLinx-IO modules or ConveyLinx-Ai2 modules. The Auto-Configuration feature of ConveyLinx
requires the use of the EasyRoll on a PC connected to the most upstream module of the linear network.
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NSTALLING ASY OLL TOOL ON YOUR
The files for EasyRoll will be typically sent or downloaded in a compressed (i.e. ".zip") format. Once you have
extracted the contents of the compressed file; the result will be a folder named with the format "EasyRoll_Vx_nn"
where x is the main version number and the nn is the revision level. Inside this folder is a file named "Setup.exe".
Double click this file to begin the install procedure. EasyRoll installs like any standard Windows application and
you will be prompted for typical Windows prompts. By accepting the defaults for the prompts; EasyRoll will install
on your local Operating System drive under the " \Program Files (x86)\Industrial Software\EasyRoll\" or " \Program
Files\Industrial Software\EasyRoll\".
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ONVEY INX THERNET
Please refer to
understanding Ethernet network I.P. addresses and Subnet concepts. Further description in
this section assumes you have a general knowledge level of I.P. addressing and subnets.
All ConveyLinx modules communicate over Ethernet network and use TCP/IP based protocols for normal function.
All TCP/IP protocols require that each device on a network have a unique I.P. address assigned to it in order to
function properly.
An I.P. address is in the format of: AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD where AAA, BBB, CCC, and DDD are numerical values
between 0 and 255.
For the purposes of ConveyLinx; the AAA.BBB.CCC portion of the I.P. address taken together is defined as the
Subnet. The DDD value of the address is defined as the Node.
For example; if a ConveyLinx-IO has an I.P. address of "192.168.25.20" then its Subnet address is "192.168.25" and
its Node is "20"
At the factory, each and every ConveyLinx-IO module is assigned a temporary I.P. address that is used by
automated testing equipment and fixtures so that every ConveyLinx-IO is verified prior to shipment. When a
ConveyLinx-IO is taken "out of the box" it will still have this I.P. address stored in its memory.
When the Auto-Configuration Procedure is initiated; one of the many things that occur is that each module is
automatically assigned a new I.P. address. This I.P. address for all modules is determined by the Subnet of the I.P.
address already stored inside whichever ConveyLinx module is selected as the Auto Configuration Master. Even if
all downstream modules from the Auto Configuration Master have the same or different Subnet or Node values;
these downstream modules will have their Subnet changed to the existing Subnet of the Auto Configuration
PC
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Auto-Configuration

for pre-requisite information on
Publication ERSC-1008 Rev 1.1 – October 2017
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