S-netx Switch and Jumper Diagram..................6 7.2.1 S-netx Jumper Block J1 – Shield Termination Select............. 7 7.2.2 S-netx Switches SW1 and SW2 – Auxiliary Port & Control Port Configuration ....7 7.2.3 S-netx Switches SW3, SW4 and SW5 – Not Used ..............8 7.2.4 S-netx Switch SW6 –...
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8.1.2 DHCP Automatic Assignment of IP address ................ 18 8.1.3 Manual Assignment of IP address Using Smarteye Netx Setup Utility Program....18 8.1.4 Manual Assignment of IP address using a Web Browser............. 25 8.2 Software Configuration Using the Auxiliary Port ............29 8.2.1...
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A.4 S-netx Connection Wiring Details No-Power over Ethernet– SP4002/01-410 ....A-5 A.5 S-netx Installation Details Power over Ethernet – SP4002/02-420 ........A-6 A.6 S-netx Connection Wiring Details Power over Ethernet – SP4002/02-410 ....A-7 A.7 S-netx Auxiliary and Communication Port Wiring Details – SP4002/01-411 ....A-8 Appendix B T-netx SP4050 Series Drawings............
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit Manual Page iv Appendix C Multi-netx SP4060 Series Drawings ..........C-1 C.1 Sender/Receiver Cable Details – SP1054/01-424............C-2 C.2 Multi-netx Installation Details – SP4060/01-420 ............C-3 C.3 Multi -netx Connection Wiring Details 24VDC– SP4060/01-410 .........C-4 C.4 Multi-netx NEMA-12 Installation Details 24VDC– SP4061/01-420......C-5 C.5 Multi -netx NEMA-12 Connection Wiring Details 24VDC–...
Reader(s) interface to Smarteye Netx Control Units through the reader port(s). The reader senses a pattern of coded bars in the Smarteye label. As a label passes in front of a reader, the coded information is passed along to the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. The Smarteye Netx Control Unit then deciphers the coded information and makes the information available to the control system(s).
Page 2 2.0 Smarteye Netx Control Unit Features For ease of installation the S-netx is designed to be mounted along with the Smarteye reader assembly and can easily be mounted on the same bracket. In general, Smarteye network products include the following major features: •...
Diagrams of the Ethernet connection can be found in the appendix. The serial control port connector for an S-netx is a cage clamp type and is located at the bottom of the CPU circuit card. The T-netx and Multi-netx use a spring clamp connector for the serial control port that protrudes through the bottom of the case.
Belden 9773 (3 shielded pairs, 18 gauge) is recommended for connecting the network control unit to the remote junction box. For the S-netx, a remotely mounted reader will also need the four-hole reader cable grommet replaced with a single-hole grommet, which is shipped with each unit.
+, -. Cabling details can be found in the appendix. 7.0 Smarteye Netx Control Units CPU Configuration The intelligence of the Smarteye Netx Control Units is contained in the Smarteye CPU circuit card. The following features are included in the CPU circuit card hardware: •...
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 6 S-netx Switch and Jumper Diagram S-NET INTERFACE SP4020/01 REV 1 Filename: netx Platform User Manual R3 .doc In Control …...
Jumper block J1 is used to select the shield termination for the reader port, control port and auxiliary port. Jumper block J1 is located near the bottom left-hand side of the S-netx CPU/Reader interface board. The default settings are as shown.
7.2.4 S-netx Switch SW6 – Control Port Configuration - Receiver Select Switch block SW6 is located near the right side, just below the centerline of the S-netx CPU/Reader Interface board. Switch block SW6 must be set to match the settings of Switch block SW2.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 9 T-netx Switch and Jumper Diagram 7.3.1 T-netx Jumper Block J1 – Drain Termination Jumper block J1 is located in the lower right-hand corner of the T-netx CPU/Reader Interface board. This jumper block is used to select how the shield is terminated for each of the four ports (two reader ports and two serial ports).
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 10 7.3.2 T-netx Switch SW2 – Control Port Configuration Switch block SW2 is located in the center of the T-netx CPU/Reader Interface board, near the bottom. The diagram below shows the function for the individual switches and the factory default settings for the Control Port.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 11 7.3.5 T-netx Jumper Block 2 Jumper Block J2 is located in the upper right-hand corner of the T-netx CPU/Reader interface board. This block is factory set with the top jumper installed and the bottom jumper removed.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 12 Multi-netx Switch and Jumper Diagram 7.4.1 Multi-netx Switch SW2 – Control Port Configuration Switch block SW2 is located just left of center, near the bottom of the Multi-netx CPU/Reader Interface board. The diagram below shows the function for the individual switches and the factory default settings for the Control Port.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 13 7.4.2 Multi-netx Switch SW6 – Control Port Configuration - Receiver Select Switch block SW6 is located just left of center, near the middle of the Multi-netx CPU/Reader Interface board. Switch block SW6 must be set to match the settings of Switch block SW2. The diagram below shows the function for the individual switches and the factory default setting.
The negative aspect of termination is that it reduces the magnitude of the received signal. Termination is more likely to be required in applications where the line length is very long and the transmission speed is greater than that used for Smarteye applications.
90 ohms. Terminating RS485 Multi-drop (Poll Mode) A number of Smarteye Netx products may be connected to a common host on a single transmission line. In this multi-drop configuration, the transmitters of all of the Netx devices are connected in parallel to the host's receiver.
All Smarteye Netx Control Units have two serial ports, a network port, and one to eight reader ports. The two serial ports are labeled “Auxiliary’ and “Control”. The auxiliary port is used for monitoring, configuration and optionally a Bluetooth data access port.
Ethernet crossover cable. The first item that has to be configured on the Smarteye Netx Control Unit is the IP address. The IP address must be set first in order to access the unit over the network. Unless provided with specific network IP addresses from the customer, Smarteye network readers are shipped with a default IP address of 192.168.22.243 and DHCP turned off.
8.1.2 DHCP Automatic Assignment of IP address If the Smarteye Netx Control Unit is configured to use DHCP and a DHCP server is available on the network, the unit will automatically be assigned an IP address. If a DHCP server cannot be found then the unit will use the default IP of 192.168.22.243.
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Once the units have been connected to the network, the configuration can begin. The Smarteye Netx Setup Utility program can be run directly off the provided CD or copied onto and run from a computer that is connected to the same network as the Netx control unit(s).
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5. Then click the “Set IP Address” button to complete the assignment. In the example illustrated above, a Smarteye Netx Control unit with MAC address 0050C22C21CF is assigned an IP address of 192.168.22.75 with a mask of 255.255.255.0 and no default gateway.
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1. Click the “OK” button to get rid of the successfully set IP message box. 2. Then click on the description field to connect to the Smarteye Netx unit. A red check mark is displayed when a connection is established with the unit. Now that a connection has been made, we can proceed to the setup page to complete the configuration.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 22 This brings up the setup page as shown below. Refer to the ‘Configuration Parameters’ section for a list and description of each field starting on page 24. 1. After the unit has been configured, click the “Download” button to save the configuration in flash memory.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 23 1. Set the date and time as desired. 2. Then click the ‘Download’ button to update the date and time for the unit. 3. The time zone can also be configured from this screen. Use the drop down box to select the correct time zone for your area.
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Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 24 The Smarteye Netx Control Unit has now been successfully configured. Repeat this step for each Netx control unit present on the network. 1. After a unit has been configured, it will show up each time the discover button is clicked on the discover tab.
8.1.4 Manual Assignment of IP address using a Web Browser A list of available static IP addresses will need to be acquired from the network administrator (one per Smarteye Netx Control Unit). Once these are obtained, the control unit’s IP addresses can be assigned using a standard web-browser.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 26 Figure 2 Figure 3 Now, click the “Properties” button to bring up the LAN properties window as shown in figure 4. Next, select the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item and click the “Properties” button. This will bring up the Internet Protocol dialog box shown in figure 5.
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Select “Use the following IP address” item and enter an IP address and Subnet mask as illustrated in figure 5. Now we are ready to set the IP address and configure the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. Open up a web browser and enter the network address “192.168.22.243” as shown in figure 6.
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Page 28 Figure 8 The Smarteye Netx Control Unit can now be configured. Enter the IP address assigned to this unit by the network administrator along with the mask and gateway if required. Filename: netx Platform User Manual R3 .doc In Control …...
IP address. After rebooting we will not be able to web page to the control unit because the assigned IP no longer matches our PC network. The Smarteye Netx Control Unit can now be installed on the plant’s network.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 30 Smarteye Version 2.4.1 Build Date 20-JAN-2009 Using setup parameters saved in flash Configuration Description: SNET - New Reader MAC Address: 0050C22C2154 Reader Address: 48 DHCP: 192.168.22.243 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Time Zone: -5:00 Date & Time:...
[SMARTEYE]> 8.2.1 Serial configuration Commands Typing the ‘aux conf’ command puts the control unit into configuration mode. Here operating parameters for the unit can be configured. [SMARTEYE:]>aux conf COMMANDS: 1 = General Configuration 2 = Configure Network Control Port 3 = Configure Serial Control Port...
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 32 The General Configuration group is where the Netx control unit’s IP, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway parameters are set. Once changes have been made, use the ‘s’ command to save and restart the unit.
Configuration parameters can be set using the Utility program, a web browser, a telnet session or through a serial connection to the auxiliary port. Refer to the “Software Configuration” section starting on page 9. 8.3.1 Smarteye Netx Control Unit Configuration Parameters - General Configuration Parameter Description Description: The Reader description field can be up to 63 ASCII characters.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 35 8.3.2 Smarteye Netx Control Unit Configuration Parameters - Network Control Port Parameter Description Active Select if your host will utilize the network control port over Ethernet. See: Communication page Choose no or unselect to disable this port.
Operating system console or Bluetooth data interface (optional). 9.0 Monitoring All Smarteye Netx Control Units has a built in monitoring tool that can be used to: 1. Monitor communication with a host computer 2. Show the last Label read, last Error generated, or last Diagnostic message 3.
The Auxiliary port requires a cable to connect the Netx control unit to a terminal or PC. The wiring details for this cable are illustrated in the appendix. Telnet requires the Smarteye Netx Control Unit to be connected to the same network as the PC.
The monitor command toggles the monitoring function on and off for the auxiliary port. Default mode is ‘b’, all messages being sent and received by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit will be logged to the auxiliary port. These messages can be viewed by a terminal or computer wired to the auxiliary port or through a telnet connection to the control unit.
Unit. This command works in conjunction with the monitor command. mon % i 9.1.4 OUTPUT – ‘o<cr>’ The output command monitors only the messages being sent by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. This command works in conjunction with the monitor command. mon % o 9.1.5 BOTH –...
% p Rdr 0 ABC 110 9.1.8 LABEL – ‘l<cr>’ The label command displays the last label read by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. The output from the ‘l’ command looks like this: mon % l Rdr 0 21-JAN-2009 13:09:40 1376 9.1.9 ERROR –...
The version command displays the current software revision along with the build date. The output from the ‘v’ command looks like this: mon % v SMARTEYE Version 2.5.4 Build Date 24-NOV-2010 BootLoader 1.53 9.1.13 RUNTIME – ‘r<cr>’ The runtime command displays the length of time the Netx unit has been running since the last boot.
Page 42 10.0 Smarteye Netx Control Unit Web Pages Once the Smarteye Netx Control Unit has been connected to the plant’s network, reader information can be viewed from a computer connected to the same network using a standard web browser. Enter the IP address of the unit to be viewed in the address bar of the browser as shown below.
3. Serial Control Port Configuration 4. Auxiliary Port Configuration The Smarteye Netx Control Unit configuration page has links to the home page, history page, and the time configuration page. There are also two buttons one for restoring the factory default configuration and one to apply changes.
The Smarteye Netx Control Unit date and time page is used to manually set the local date and time. The control unit’s date and time only needs to be manually set if a network timeserver is not available.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 45 10.1.3 Read History webpage View the read history via the example screen below. The left hand side of this screen displays the reader’s IP address and the reader description. Below these items are the last label, last error, and last diagnostic produced by the reader.
Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 46 11.0 Power-Up After the Smarteye Netx Control Unit has been mounted and the DC power is terminated, an initial checkout can be completed. When power is applied, the Smarteye Netx Control Unit reads the setup configuration and initializes its internal data.
There are two ASCII message protocols supported by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. The first is the original Smarteye ASCII protocol that will be referred to as the Classic protocol and the second as the Full ASCII protocol. The Classic protocol is identical to the protocol used on the earlier Smarteye SEA-8 and Twin units.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 48 Zzz is the checksum field where zz is two ASCII lower case letters representing the checksum byte. The checksum byte is obtained as the exclusive-or of all the bytes in the message string up to and including the checksum field indicator, 'Z'.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 49 12.4.1 Checksum Calculation Example Checksum ASCII String from S-netx Field Indicator Space <lf><60>L01234 T02S7Zak<cr> 4C 30 31 32 33 34 20 54 30 32 53 37 Checksum Byte Representation of ASCII String...
Where c is replaced by one of the following command characters: Initialize the reader online Restart, initialize the reader online and clear photoeye buffers Box poll, request message from Smarteye Netx Control Unit Ack the previous device transmission Nak the previous device transmission...
Sn, sequence number, where n ranges from 0 to 9, incremented circularly (modulo 10) for each new message transmitted by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. Enn, error field. A description of the error for each value of nn may be found in 'Error Messages.'...
Polled operation requires a host system to poll (solicit) the Smarteye Netx Control Unit for information. Messages are sent by a Smarteye Netx Control Unit only in response to a message received. Two types of poll commands are supported: a 'reader poll' solicits a response from a specific reader, while a 'box poll' requests read data for any reader connected to a Smarteye control unit (SEA8, Twin, or Netx product).
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 54 If a message is received while acknowledgement is pending and it is not the acknowledgement, then retransmission occurs immediately. Usually the response to a received message will be either an 'a' (online idle) or 'n' (offline) message which pertains to the reader of the received message.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 57 12.5 Message Conventions for Full ASCII A communication message consists of a string of bytes terminated with an ASCII carriage-return. To represent the bytes in a message string, the following conventions are observed: A byte with a value that is non-printable ASCII is shown as a character string enclosed in brackets <>.
Unlock diagnostic at reader Take reader offline Note: The Nak command is used when the host detects a line error. Upon receiving a Nak, the Smarteye Netx Control Unit will retransmit the original message. Filename: netx Platform User Manual R3 .doc In Control...
Sn, sequence number, where n ranges from 0 to 9, incremented circularly (modulo 10) for each new message transmitted by the Smarteye Netx Control Unit. Enn, error field. A description of the error for each value of nn may be found in 'Error Messages.'...
- retransmit 12.5.5 Poll Mode Polled operation requires a host system to poll or solicit the Smarteye Netx Control Unit for information. Messages are sent by a Smarteye Netx Control Unit only in response to a message received. Two types of poll commands are supported: a 'reader poll' solicits a response for a specific reader, while a 'box poll' requests read data for any reader connected to a Smarteye control unit (SEA8, Twin, or Netx product).
12.5.6 Handshake Mode In handshake mode, each Smarteye Netx Control Unit is connected to the host via the network. Messages are transmitted as soon as data is available without having been solicited by a received message.
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 63 If a message is received while acknowledgement is pending, and it is not the acknowledgement, then retransmission occurs immediately. Usually the response to a received message will be either an 'a' (online idle) or 'n' (offline) message which pertains to the reader of the received message.
Smarteye Reader User Manual for alignment information. The Smarteye Netx Control Unit calculates a diagnostic message each time a label passes by one of its readers. The diagnostic message is transmitted to the host only after the control unit receives an L (lock command) or diagnostic is configured to ON.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page 67 30-39 Unrecognizable label, incorrect number of data bits. LSD (least significant digit) of error is the LSD of the number of data bits in the label read. Errors 91 through 99 are detected during diagnostic: Photoeye A, insufficient number of transitions in time allowed.
This drawing shows the location and wiring details for the Ethernet connection. S-netx Auxiliary and Communication Port Wiring Details – SP4002/01-411 This drawing shows the wiring details for the auxiliary and communication port for all S-netx models. Filename: netx Platform User Manual R3 .doc In Control …...
SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page B-1 Appendix B T-netx SP4050 Series Drawings Sender/Receiver Cable Details – SP1054/01-419 This drawing shows the wiring details for a reader using a customer supplied junction box. T-netx Installation Details – SP4050/01-420 This drawing shows the mounting dimensions of the T-netx.
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SMARTEYE Netx Control Unit User Manual Page C-1 Appendix C Multi-netx SP4060 Series Drawings Sender/Receiver Cable Details – SP1054/01-424 This drawing shows the wiring details for a reader using a customer supplied junction box. Multi-netx Installation Details – SP4060/01-420 This drawing shows the mounting dimensions of the Multi-netx.
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