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LAN connection type IO controller LANIO series Manual LA-5R / LA-5P-P / LA-3R3P-P The latest instruction manual is in the attached CD as PDF format. (3rd Edition)
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LINEEYE. LINEEYE makes no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied with respect to its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. LINEEYE shall not be liable for direct, in-direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the product.
■■ Contents ■■ Chapter 1 Product Overview ................6 1-1.Overview of LANIO series ..................6 1-2. Unpacking and Product Composition ..............6 1-3. Panel Explanation ....................7 1-4. Common Specification .....................8 Chapter 2 Setup and Installation ................9 2-1. Installation ........................9 2-2.
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Chapter 8 Other Functions ................. 38 8-1. Email Alert Function ....................38 8-2. Pulse Count Function .....................40 8-3. Auto ON/OFF Control Function ................40 Chapter 9 Input/Output Controlling Commands ..........41 9-1. Controlling Commands ..................41 9-2. Controlling Commands for Input/Output Model ..........41 9-2-1.
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When a short circuit occurs on the load, it will lead to fire, electric shock, or failure. Use the attached power cable or cable indicated by LINEEYE when power the unit from DC source. Otherwise a heat, fire, electric shock, or injury will cause.
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When the unit emits smoke, unusual odor, or unusual sound, stop using immediately. Continuous usage in this case leads to burn injury, fire, or electric shock. Do not wet the unit. It leads to heat, electric shock, or failure. Do not insert a metallic fragment or a dust of conducting wire into the unit from an opening section. It leads to heat, electric shock, or failure.
Chapter 1 Product Overview 1-1.Overview of LANIO series LANIO series is a low-cost and compact IO unit with which you can monitor/measure remote signal and control ON/OFF of the signal via Ethernet LAN. You can remotely control the I/O by sending simple control commands from a PC to the unit via Ethernet.
1-3. Panel Explanation The shape and arrangement of the terminal block, connector, and switches are same in all the models. The number of I/O LED differs depending on the model. Name Explanation Note Detachable I/O terminal block 5.08mm pitch, 10 terminals Power jack DC-IN1 AC adapter jack (non-polar) →...
1-4. Common Specification ■ External Dimension : 74 x 106 x 30 mm ( W x D x H ) Weight : About 280g ■ LAN Interface LAN Interface RJ45 Connector 10Base-T/100Base-TX auto-detection Ethernet : IEEE 802.3 LAN Protocol TCP/IP, UDP/IP, ARP, ICMP, SNMP, TFTP, Telnet, DHCP, BOOTP, HTTP, AutoIP, SMTP Insulated Transformer 1500V *1 : Other protocols than TCP/IP, UDP/IP are not available from a user application.
Chapter 2 Setup and Installation 2-1. Installation ■ Stationary Installation Install the unit on the flat and stable place. ■ Screwing the unit to a board such as a control panel Use four M3 screw halls on the back side of the unit when you attach the unit to a board such as a control panel by screwing it.
For normal use, connect the unit to a hub which is connected with a LAN network in which a PC to control the unit belongs. Connect the LAN connector of the unit and the LAN connector of the hub by a proper LAN cable (category 5 or more). LANIO series LAN cable LAN cable Hube ■...
Supported OS : Windows 7/8/8.1/10 [ Preparation ] 1. Make a folder to work (such as c: ¥ lanio) and copy all the files in ¥ LINEEYE ¥ LANIOset folder of the attached CD-ROM. You can also download the files from our website.
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[ How to use the software ] 1) Run LANIOset Double click “LANIOset” in the folder to run it. You do not need to install it to run. 2) Search the unit to configure Click 1)[ 検索 ] to search all the LANIOs (or Lantronix devices) on the network in which the PC belongs and display their MAC address / IP address / Xn (model number) on 4) デバイスリスト...
Beside the above, following settings are available, Refer to the related page for the detail. 9) is to open the setting window for mail alert function. → "16-1. Mail Alert Function" 10) is to open the TCP connection setting window for I/O extension mode. →...
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[ How to use the software ] 1) Connect the unit to the network and power the unit. 2) Run Device Installer from the start menu. 3) Select the MAC address of the unit from the list. 4) Click “IP assignment” and then select the way of assignment and click “Next”. Note : You can access the web manager by clicking 〔 〕...
2-4-3. Configuration by Telnet connection You can set an IP address to the unit by Telnet connection and command line control. First, validate “Telnet Client” at “Windows の機能の有効化と無効化 ” in “Program” of the control panel. Then right-click “Commanc Prompt” from the start menu to run it as an administrator. The followings is an example of how to for the command prompt of Windows (DOS prompt).
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5) Selecet “0 Server” from the menu and set an IP address, subnet mask, and (if necessary) gateway address. The underlined part is where to input data. IP Address : (000) 192.(000) 168.(000) 0.(000) 0 Set Gateway IP Address (N) N ←Set “Y”...
2-5. Note for external wiring When wiring for the unit, confirm the load of the device to be connected and the specification of the device such as a sensor to be connected. ■ Note for when connecting an inductive load. When connecting an inductive load such as relay coil or solenoid to the I/O terminal of the unit, insert a proper diode, a surge killer, or a varistor by parallel to the load as indicated in the following figure.
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■ Note for when connecting with the dry contact input Do NOT apply a voltage to the contact input because the circuit is only for dry contact. It leads to failure of the internal circuit. ■ How to connect depending on the output type of PNP or NPN sensor. When you connect a sensor to the input terminal of the unit, connect as follows depending on the output type.
Chapter 3 LA-5R Usage 3-1. LA-5R Overview LA-5R is a digital I/O unit with which you can control the five relay outputs of the unit via LAN (Ethernet). * For how to control from a PC, refer to the chapter 6, 9, and 10. 3-2.
3-3. External wiring example of LA-5R The signal arrangement of I/O terminal and the circuit structure of I/O part are as follows. The signal arrangement of I/O terminal The circuit structure of I/O part Terminal Description Relay contact output 1 Relay contact output 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 Relay contact output 2...
Chapter 4 LA-3R3P-P Usage 4-1. LA-3R3P-P Overview LA-3R3P-P is a digital I/O unit with which you can monitor/control three dry contact inputs and three relay outputs of the unit via LAN (Ethernet). It also has some additional functions - an input-extension function in which the unit sends the input status autonomously to the other LA-3R3P-P, and a pulse-count function with which you can count how many times the input status changed.
4-3. External wiring example of LA-3R3P-P The signal arrangement of I/O terminal and the circuit structure of I/O part are as follows. The signal arrangement of I/O terminal The circuit structure of I/O part Terminal Description Relay contact output 1 , 3 , 5 Relay contact output 1 Relay contact output 2 2 , 4 , 6...
Chapter 5 LA-5P-P Usage 5-1. LA-5P-P Overview LA-5P-P is a digital I/O unit with which you can monitor five dry contact inputs of the unit via LAN (Ethernet). It also has some additional functions - an input-extension function in which the unit sends the input status autonomously to another specified LANIO unit, and a pulse-count function with which you can count how much the input status changed.
5-3. External wiring example of LA-5P-P The signal arrangement of I/O terminal and the circuit structure of I/O part are as follows. The signal arrangement of I/O terminal The circuit structure of I/O part Terminal Description Dry contact input 1 Isolated input circuit by photocoupler DGND Ground...
While using the Input Extension function, you cannot use this software. <Startup> Copy “LAPC20.exe” in the “LINEEYE/LAPC20” folder in the attached CD into the appropriate folder of the PC. Click “LEPC20.exe” to run the software. 6-3. Find and Connect the LANIO Select the network device of the PC.
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■ LANIO の検索ダイアログ Result of searched data. When inputting the local port number (factory setting: 10003) and clicking [ 再検索 ], search commands for LANIO are sent to the port number, and then displayed responses (model name and ID number). Note: Search commands will be sent to all Lantronix devices which have same port number in the same network.
6-4. Operation Each model has different control window (buttons and displays). LA-5P-P LA-5R A square with gray color stands for “OFF”, and red color stands for “ON” in the control window. Output [ON/OFF] Change ON/OFF of outputting. Operation : [Auto] Change ON/OFF of outputting when reaching the selected time (0.1 to 999.9sec, unit 100ms).
Chapter 7 About Input Extension Function without a PC 7-1. About Input Extension Function without a PC This function sends the input status of input units to the output units directly without using a PC. This function is useful to pass the status of sensor/switch (etc.) to a faraway place. Compatible models Input unit Output unit...
7-2. Rotary Switch ■ Setting of rotary switch Set the rotary switch of input unit to “F”. Turn on the power of the LANIO to validate the setting. Setting of "0"to"E" It is used as ID number. Input Extension function cannot be used. rotary switch "F"...
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Setting of output units: 1),4): Do not mark on this box. 5),6): Do not put anything. 2): Leave it as a factory setting. Setting of input units: 1) Do not mark on this box. 4) Mark on this box. 5),6): Set the IP address and control port number of output unit to connect.
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[Example of Settings] IP adress : 192.168.0.20 IP address : 192.168.0.1 Self port : 10003 Self port : 10003 LA-5P-P LA-5R Rotary switch : " F " Rotary switch : Any Endpoint Configuration Endpoint Configuration IP address of : 192.168.0.20 IP address of :No need to set target unit...
LANIO to the same network while setting.) ・ Set the configuration from one PC. LINEEYE does not warrant the performance if using multiple G-versions controlled by multiple PCs using attached software. ・ Set the rotary switch of LANIO other than “F” while setting. And then set the rotary switch of above LANIO to “F”...
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* Set [ 切替時間 ] to “None” for one to multiple connection. * Set [ 定期通知時間 ] other than “None” if turning of the power of LA-5R is later than LA-5P- P(G). 3) Connect LA-5R to the network and set it using “LANIOset” as followings. Mark on [ 接続要求...
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■ Example of transmitting multiple inputs to one output unit. (Individual extension function of N:1) Individual extension function of N:1 is available only in following models. ※ ・ Input model : LA-5P-P(G) ・ Output model : LA-5R(G) ※ *Only the model with alphabet on its serial number in the end can use this command. For example: 3M009876E.
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3) Set the rotary switch of LA-5P-P(G) other than “F”. Connect LA-5P-P(G) to the network. Set LA-5P-P(G) using LANIOset (Ver2.15 or above). Mark on 「接続要求」 (connection request) and set the 「接続先 IP アドレス」 (IP address) and 「接続先ポー ト」 (control port) of LA-5P-P(G). Mark on 「個別延長有効」...
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■ Example of controlling one LA-5R(G) from multiple PCs 4 set of PCs are able to control one unit of LA-5R(G). In the case of using F0h command (controlling relays at once), the relay keeps the status (ON/OFF) according to the F0h command which the last PC sends. In the case of using FCh command (controlling each relay),each PC controls only designated relay (output NO.) to prevent overwriting the command.
With the “Server sample software”, you can confirm the performance of spontaneous notification function. <How to use> Copy “LA-PC5R.exe” in the “LINEEYE/LA-PC5R_LA-PC3R3P-P” folder in the attached CD in the appropriate folder of the PC. Click “LA-PC5R.exe” to run the software. Input necessary items and click [ サー...
Chapter 8 Other Functions 8-1. Email Alert Function Send an email to registered address when changing the input signals. * LANIO normal version does not support the SMTP-AUTH mail. ■ Setting of Email alert function [ Preparation ] Set the rotary switch other than “F” for LA-5P-P(G), LA-3R3P-P(G) and LA-2R3P-(G). [ Operation ] Connect the LANIO to the network.
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Relationship of input terminals and CP terminals* LA-3R-P-P DI1-DI3 When either one of inputs becomes specified status, CP1 terminal of XPort becomes H(Active). * * Useful tools to set the input terminals, input status and input value are available from the attached CD and LINEEYE webpage.
Less sending commands from PC will reduce the network load. <How to use> Save “LAPulseMode.exe” in the “LINEEYE/ LAPulseMode” folder in the attached CD. Start the “LAPulseMode.exe” and input IP address and port number. Connect the LANIO to the network and set necessary settings, then click [Start].
Chapter 9 Input/Output Controlling Commands 9-1. Controlling Commands LANIO receives the controlling commands from LAN port. It is possible to make your own program which sends/receives the controlling commands to specified port number, using TCP/IP socket communication etc. 9-2. Controlling Commands for Input/Output Model Controlling commands are available for following models.
9-2-2. Output Controlling Commands ■ Output controlling command (F0h command) for LA-5R and LA-3R3P-P If sending following 2 bytes “F0h” “000xxxxxb”, output status of DO5 ~ DO1 are set. Then, the same 2 bytes will be returned. “xxxxx” refers to the output status. Second byte Output Setting Always zero...
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■ Auto ON/OFF control for LA-5R LA-5R are able to turn ON/OFF the selected output terminal (DO1 ~ DO5) at specified time cycle. To have the Auto ON/OFF control, send following 1byte or 2byte of command. At the beginning, Auto ON/OFF control will change the status of output terminals to opposite status Auto ON/OFF 1st byte...
9-3. Commands for input extension / spontaneous notification function An input unit whose rotary switch is set to "F" automatically sends a control command to inform the output unit of the input status according to the input change or the periodic notification time setting. A PC on which an output unit or server software is installed receives this control command and reflects the input state on its own output or for various control according to the input state.
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■ Command and response of LA-3R3P-P 1 : FAh F0h 000xxxxxb Digital input LA-3R3P-P LA-3R3P-P maximum 3 inputs 2 : F0h 000xxxxxb Input unit Output unit 1: The unit on the input side transmits FAh plus output command (F0h, 00000xxxb) which includes the input status when the input status changes or according to the setting of periodic notice.
*2 : Valid for LA-5R *3 : Valid for LA-5P-P,LA-3R3P-P * Library for output/input function and sample program are provided as a license-free. LINEEYE does not provide any support for these tools for free. LINEEYE is able to develop the application and support with a fee. Please contact LINEEYE.
Chapter 11 Warranty and After Sale Service 11-1. Trouble Shooting ■ LED of “PWR” does not light <If using AC adapter> Check the connection of AC adapter jack with the Check the connection with the AC LANIO, and AC plug pin with the outlet. adapter.
TCP connection. 11-2. Warranty and Repair ■ Within a period of 12 months from the date of shipment, LINEEYE warrants that your purchased products (excepting consumable parts) are free of charge from any defects in material and workmanship, only when the products are operated in accordance with procedures described in the documents supplied by LINEEYE.
LINEEYE web site introduces technical information (specifications, FAQ, latest version of controlling software, library etc.). LINEEYE is able to answer your technical questions by Mail Form (click “contact us” on our web site). For any questions regarding to developing software, such as how to use the library for input/output function, source code for sampling program, will be provided with a fee.
Chapter 12 Additional Information 12-1. Connect one LANIO and one PC (1 by 1 connection) It is possible to connect one set of LANIO and a PC before connecting it to the network. However, changing the network setting of PC is necessary. This method can be used for revising the wrong IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.
[ Preparation ] “SetupRecord” file in the attached CD has the factory settings of each model. Make an appropriate fold (ex. C:/lanio) and copy “SetupRecord” file in the “LINEEYE/SetupRecord” in the CD. Choose the appropriate file referring following file name.
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There is a registration page on our web site. ( http://www.lineeye.com ) Please register your product for further support. We will provide you the firmware update information and sales information etc. LINEEYE CO., LTD. 4F., Marufuku Bldg., 39-1, Karahasi, Nishihiragaki-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8468, Japan TEL: 075-693-0161 FAX: 075-693-0163 URL: http://www.lineeye.com...
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