Commissioning And Configuration; Requirements; Configuration - IBA ibaPADU-C-8AI Manual

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Commissioning and configuration

The configuration is done via a text file (config.ini), which is stored in the memory of the
device in the directory "config". The file can be accessed and adjustments can be made
by a PC connected via the USB or the Ethernet. Subsequently the file is stored in the
device memory.
Note
During the initial start-up the PC can only be connected via the USB. Only once the
device IP address has been changed according to its network environment, you will
have access to the device via the Ethernet.
The following parameter can be set:
 sampling rate
 trigger
 time zone (hours and minutes)
 data format (dat or csv)
 DHCP
 device IP address
 subnet mask
 gateway IP address (for time synchronization)
 signal name
 scaling
 unit name
 time until an automatic shut-down
6.1

Requirements

 PC with USB interface
 Operating system Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac OSX
 Windows operating system to analyze the measurement data in dat format using
the ibaAnalyzer
6.2

Configuration

To configure the device proceed as follows:
1. For the initial start-up connect the device to the PC using the USB cable.
2. The device will boot up automatically.
3. The device appears on the PC as a USB mass storage.
4. Open the configuration file "config.ini" in the "config" directory and edit it.
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