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Quick Start Guide 18 - RevA
Installing a NetLinc™ Processor
NetLinc Configuration
A NetLinc™ micrometer interface is a LaserLinc laser scanning micrometer connected via
Ethernet to a PC running TotalVu software. The NetLinc interface should not be confused with
the SmartLinc™ processor. The NetLinc interface requires a PC with TotalVu software while the
SmartLinc processor does not.
There are two types of NetLinc scanners: Internal and External. The external NetLinc adds
NetLinc capabilities to any LaserLinc scanner. This method enables prism-based micrometers to
be used as NetLinc scanners (prism-based micrometer bodies are too small to support internal
NetLinc circuitry). Note that competitor gauges are NOT supported by the External NetLinc and
can only be run using a TLAser400™ card. An Internal NetLinc is a LaserLinc micrometer with
network connectivity built in to the gauge head itself. It is not possible to use an Internal NetLinc
with a TLAser400™ card.
If your scanner connects to the computer using the
the quick start guide Adding a TLAser400™ Card Scanner, not this guide.
The benefit of a NetLinc interface over TLAser400 card connection is that a NetLinc interface
does not require proprietary cables. Standard Ethernet cabling allows the NetLinc interface to be
run on smaller computers and/or laptops that are incompatible with the TLAser400™ card. The
NetLinc interface also simplifies additional connections by allowing the use of standard Ethernet
switches for connecting multiple scanners to the same cable and/or computer.
Note: TotalVu software is currently limited to supporting a total of eight TLAser400 cards and
NetLinc scanners. Thus a system with two TLAser400 cards can only support 6 NetLincs.
TotalVu Setup
TotalVu version 5.14.2.3 or greater is required.
a standard
gage. Configuring a NetLinc interface is similar. There is one new screen.
1
Start Total Vu software
1.1 Select the menu
1.2 Double-click the
TotalVu>Full Configuration...
icon to open the
Scanners
TLAser400™ micrometer interface
Click here for a video showing how to configure
or press Ctrl+C.
window. If this is the first scanner
Scanners
card, use
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- Page 1 NetLinc circuitry). Note that competitor gauges are NOT supported by the External NetLinc and can only be run using a TLAser400™ card. An Internal NetLinc is a LaserLinc micrometer with network connectivity built in to the gauge head itself. It is not possible to use an Internal NetLinc with a TLAser400™...
- Page 2 to be added, the only icon will be for Add Scanner. 1.3 Add Scanner scree. 1.3.1 Double click the icon. Add Scanner wizard will open. Add Scanner 1.3.2 Complete the wizard as described in the following steps. Add Scanner 1.3.3 Enter the serial number of the scanner. If the number is not accepted, you may need to update your linearization files.
- Page 3 Network Setup Here are two of the many methods for connecting a NetLinc to the TotalVu PC. General Network This method uses the facility network as the medium for connecting the NetLinc to the TotalVu Using the facility network provides these benefits: (1) A NetLinc may be connected to any network switch available within the plant as long as it is on the same subnet as the TotalVu PC.
- Page 4 NetLinc to either the PC or the plant network. 3. Using the supplied micrometer cable, connect the LaserLinc micrometer to your NetLinc. Depending on your micrometer, the cable will be labeled with either a 3051 or 3075 prefix.