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Adept Systems, Inc.
360 W . 920 N., Orem, UT 84057
Ph: 801.226.7607 Fax: 801.226.7608
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  • Page 1 ADGET ATEWAY UIDE V ersion 2.41 Adept Systems, Inc. 360 W . 920 N., Orem, UT 84057 Ph: 801.226.7607 Fax: 801.226.7608 http://www .adeptsystemsinc.com...
  • Page 2 Adept Systems, Inc. and is a violation of state and federal law. This material must be returned to Adept Systems upon demand.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.4 Configuring with the i.LON 1000 TM Configuration Server 3.5 Configuring with the Coactive Router -LL 3.5.1 Manual Mode 3.5.2 Router -LL Configuration Server Mode 3.6 Using GadgetGateway with LonMaker over IP 3.6.3 Using the i.LON Configuration Server 3.7 Configuring GadgetGateways with NA T Routers 3-1 1 3.8 Configuring GadgetGateways with DDNS Routers.
  • Page 4 3.9.4 Using the Serial Console Menu 3-14 Chapter 4 GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.1 Introduction 4.2 GadgetGateway IP Configuration 4.3 GadgetGateway Main Menu 4.3.1 Set Router Mode 4.3.2 Enable 852 to 852 Mode 4.3.3 Reboot GadgetGateway 4.3.4 Save Configuration to Flash 4.4 709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu...
  • Page 5 4.7.29 Add a Device to the Channel 4-22 4.7.30 Delete a Device from the Channel 4-22 4.7.31 Update Channel Member Names 4-22 4.7.32 Access Device Details 4-22 4.8 Device Details Menu 4-23 4.8.33 View Device Interface Menu 4-23 4.8.34 Fetch Device Data 4-23 4.9 709.1 Parameter Menu 4-24...
  • Page 6 5.10Twin Mode Status Page 5-21 5.11 Contacts Page 5-23 Chapter 6 GadgetGateway Firmware Upgrade 6.1 Firmware Upgrade Instructions 6.2 Upgrading From Versions 2.0b9 though 2.25 to Version 2.3 or higher Firmware6-5 6.3 Upgrading From Version 1.x Firmware 6.4 Restoring Node IDs or MAC Addresses in Version 2.xx Firmware 6.4.1 Restoring Node IDs...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 About This Guide

    BOUT UIDE 1.1 Guide Structure........1-2 1.2 Guide Conventions .

  • Page 8: Guide Structure

    1.1 Guide Structure This guide is organized as follows: Chapter 2, “GadgetGateway Overview”: Contains a brief functional overview to the Gad- getGateway, its modes of operation and uses. This chapter also lists system requirements and gives a description of the Gateway connectors, ports, and indicators.

  • Page 9: Customer Support

    1.3Customer Support About this Guide 1.3 Customer Support Adept Systems, Inc. invites your comments and recommendations about both our products and our documentation. Please refer any questions or technical problems concerning this product to the contacts listed below. Web:www.GadgetTek.com/support Email:info@gadgettek.com or support@gadgettek.com...
  • Page 10 About this Guide 1.3 Customer Support...
  • Page 11 2.1.2 Gateway Modes of Operation 2.1.3 Uses for the GadgetGateway 2.2 System Requirements ....... . . 2-7 2.3 Needed Hardware .

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Gadgetgateway Overview

    2.1 Introduction Chapter 2: GadgetGateway Overview 2.1 Introduction The GadgetGateway router forwards packets that use the ANSI/EIA 852 and ANSI 709.1 protocols between an 852 based Internet Protocol (IP) channel (using Ethernet) and a ANSI/EIA 709.1 (LonTalk ) channel (using TPFT-10 or TPXF-1250 transceivers). The GadgetGateway has a presence, or physical connection, to both networks.

  • Page 13: Gateway Parameters

    Gateway operates at the application layer and so is appropriately called an IP Gateway. On the 709.1 (LON) side the GadgetGateway operates at the network layer and is appropri- ately called a LON router. So depending on the user’s perspective the GadgetGateway could be called a gateway or router or a router/gateway.
  • Page 14 GadgetGateway Overview 2.1 Introduction FIGURE 2.3 LON to IP to LON tunnel using two GadgetGateway routers. FIGURE 2.4 GadgetGateway router architecture. • IP port, • Name, • Type of gateway, and • Address of configuration server. A channel is a logical grouping of IP to 709.1 gateways. The minimum requirement for tunneling ANSI/EIA 709.1 data is the use of two gateways.

  • Page 15: Gateway Modes Of Operation

    The channel is made up of other devices to which the GadgetGateway will tunnel or send ANSI/EIA 709.1 data. In Normal mode the adding and deleting of devices is managed exclusively by the assigned configuration server, the con- figuration server providing a single interface to add and delete devices.

  • Page 16: Uses For The Gadgetgateway

    ANSI/EIA 709.1 traffic in traffic volumes higher than in normal ANSI/EIA 709.1 networks. The ability to aggregate larger ANSI/EIA 709.1 traffic volumes allows GadgetGateway and other 709.1 to IP gateways to be used as net- work backbones for 709.1 networks.

  • Page 17: System Requirements

    The following figures illustrate the differences between multi-cast and uni-cast. FIGURE 2.6 Uni-cast communications on IP backbone. 2.2 System Requirements To use the GadgetGateway, you will need any one of the following systems to communi- cate with the Gateway: • An additional GadgetGateway, •...

  • Page 18: Needed Hardware

    • A computer with a serial port and a serial communications program (i.e., Windows HyperTerminal); • Optionally, once the GadgetGateway is on the IP network, a Web browser can be used for most of the configuration (i.e., Netscape or Internet Explorer).

  • Page 19: Connectors And Indicators

    6. Service Pin 2 LED indicator: The indicator flashes orange when Service Pin 2 is pressed. 7. Service Pin 2: Alternate service Pin used for installation of the GadgetGateway router when not in Twin Mode. When in Twin mode, service pin used for installing the monitor- ing application.
  • Page 20 GadgetGateway Overview 2.5 Redundant Twin Mode Although 709.1 and some network management tools allow for a pair of conventional 709.1 routers to be identically configured and connected between the same two channels, this configuration induces a doubling of the traffic between those two channels. The built- in duplicate detection mechanism in 709.1 discards the duplicate packets at each receiving...
  • Page 21 2.5Redundant Twin Mode GadgetGateway Overview availability building network can be constructed using pairs of redundant twin mode rout- 2-11...
  • Page 22 GadgetGateway Overview 2.5 Redundant Twin Mode ers and a redundant switched ethernet network. (See Channel 1 (709.1) Router A Router B Channel 2 (IP) FIGURE 2.8 Channel Configuration in Redundant Twin Mode. FIGURE 2.9 High availability architecture. 2-12...

  • Page 23: Definitions

    2.5Redundant Twin Mode GadgetGateway Overview 2.5.4 Definitions For the purpose of clarifying the descriptions the following definitions are used: Failure: A failure is detected whenever a HeartBeat times out without receiving a moni- toring packet from both interfaces. Only the active node sends monitoring packets. The inactive node passively listens for the monitoring packets.

  • Page 24: Alarm Snvt

    GadgetGateway Overview 2.5 Redundant Twin Mode then the status SNVT will only propagate when changed or updated by the monitoring application. Typically the status is updated when the twin mode state changes. The fields used in the status SNVT are as follows: comm_failure is set to 1 when there is either a monitoring failure or a diagnostic detects a fault.

  • Page 25: To 852 Bridge Mode

    Gateway router can be configured in 852 to 852 bridging router mode. In this mode one GadgetGateway router can bridge two logical 852 channels. When acting as an 852 bridge the router is a member of two logical 852 channels sharing one ethernet interface. The router bridges traffic between the two channels.
  • Page 26 GadgetGateway Overview 2.6 852 to 852 Bridge Mode seen by any given router. Some network management tools with an 852 interface have an artificially low limitation of on the number of 852 devices that the tool can communicate with on its 852 channel.
  • Page 27 3.5.1 Manual Mode 3.5.2 Router-LL Configuration Server Mode 3.6 Using GadgetGateway with LonMaker over IP ... . 3-7 3.6.3 Using the i.LON Configuration Server 3.7 Configuring GadgetGateways with NAT Routers ..3-11 3.8 Configuring GadgetGateways with DDNS Routers.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Gadgetgateway Startup Guide

    8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, hardware flow control. 6. In order for the GadgetGateway to function on the IP network, you must assign an IP address and a subnet mask to the hardware. Optionally, you may wish to set a User ID and password in the Tools and Diagnostic Menu and complete the configuration with a Web browser (See Section 4.11, “Tools and Diagnostic Menu”...

  • Page 29: Configuring In Manual Mode

    (See Section 4.9 on page 24) or the LonMaker Management Tool or any other compati- ble management tool. Refer to the management tool's documentation on commission- ing routers or gateways. For example, the GadgetGateway can be commissioned using the Router icon within LonMaker.
  • Page 30 Note: Consult the network administrator to procure the IP address, subnet mask, and Gateway address, if not already known. 2. Set the GadgetGateway to Normal mode. This can be done through either the 709.1/IP Gateway Main Menu in the Serial Menu (Section 4.3), or through the Router Setup page on the Web Interface (Section 5.4).

  • Page 31: Configuring With The I.lon 1000 Tm Configuration Server

    GadgetGateway Startup Guide Configuration Server 6. Drag the GadgetGateway from the orphans list to the desired channel. The Gateway should be added to the same channel as the i.LON. After a few seconds, both the i.LON and the GadgetGateway devices should turn green.

  • Page 32: Configuring With The Coactive Router -Ll

    Note: Consult the network administrator to procure the IP address, subnet mask, and Gateway address, if not already known. 2. Set both the GadgetGateway and the Coactive Router-LL to Manual mode. For the Gateway, this can be done through either the 709.1/IP Gateway Main Menu in the Serial Menu or through the Router Setup page on the Web Interface (Section 4.4 or...

  • Page 33: Using Gadgetgateway With Lonmaker Over Ip

    This section contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up the LonMaker tool to communicate with a GadgetGateway using the i.LON Configuration Server. The process is similar to that of setting up a GadgetGateway to communicate with an i.LON using the...
  • Page 34 Apply the changes and exit. Now go to the i.LON Configuration server properties dialog and select the new IP address. 4. Add both the GadgetGateway and the PC that is running the LonMaker software to the i.LON Configuration Tool. Both devices should be added to the same channel. When the devices have been added to the Configuration Tool, right-click the Channel icon and select the “Commission Members”...
  • Page 35 “Commission.” Choose the “Service Pin Install” option. When the LonMaker indicates that it is waiting for the ser- vice pin, press Service Pin 2 on the GadgetGateway. If the GadgetGateway and the LonMaker computer are communicating properly, LonMaker will commission the GadgetGateway, and the router device will turn green in the LonMaker application.
  • Page 36 GadgetGateway Startup Guide 3.6 Using GadgetGateway with Lon- Maker over IP FIGURE 3.3 LonMaker router channels setup FIGURE 3.4 LonMaker commission with service pin 3-10...

  • Page 37: Configuring Gadgetgateways With Na T Routers

    flash Select [S] from the Main Menu and press ENTER. (See Section 4.3.4) 3.7 Configuring GadgetGateways with NAT Routers The NAT support mode enables a GadgetGateway router to operate on the LAN side of the NAT (Network Address Translation) router. Please refer to Figure 3.6 for a diagram of the system architecture.
  • Page 38 GadgetGateway Startup Guide 3.7 Configuring GadgetGateways with NAT Routers FIGURE 3.6 System Architecture for LAN to WAN routing, NAT, and DDNS NAT router. These addresses are sometimes called private IP addresses and are from one of the three subnets: 10.X.X.X, 172.16.-32.X.X, or 192.168.1.X. Using a PC, ping the GG router to ensure that it is communicating on the local IP network.

  • Page 39: Configuring Gadgetgateways With Ddns Routers

    flash Select [S] from the Main Menu and press ENTER. (See Section 4.3.4) 3.8 Configuring GadgetGateways with DDNS Routers. The DDNS support mode enables a GadgetGateway router to operate on the LAN side of the NAT (Network Address Translation) router that is also a DDNS client. Routers of this type may have dynamic IP addresses.

  • Page 40: Configuring Gadgetgateways In Redundant T Win Mode

    flash Select [S] from the Main Menu and press ENTER. (See Section 4.3.4) 3.9 Configuring GadgetGateways in Redundant Twin Mode. The Twin Redundancy mode enables two GadgetGateway routers to operate as a redun- dant pair for high availability applications. This enhanced capability increases reliability and eliminates some single mode failure sources.
  • Page 41 3.9Configuring GadgetGateways in GadgetGateway Startup Guide Redundant Twin Mode. Note: Because the routers are connected between the same two channels a loop will be created. The automatic loop detection on the routers will detect the loop and one of the routers will stop forwarding.
  • Page 42 GadgetGateway Startup Guide 3.9 Configuring GadgetGateways in Redundant Twin Mode. FIGURE 3.7 LonMaker new device configuration dialog. FIGURE 3.8 LonMaker new device channel configuration dialog. 3-16...
  • Page 43 3.9Configuring GadgetGateways in GadgetGateway Startup Guide Redundant Twin Mode. FIGURE 3.9 LonMaker drawing with successfully commissioned monitoring device. 13. Now drag a new functional block onto the lonmaker drawing and associate it with the newly created device. 3-17...
  • Page 44 GadgetGateway Startup Guide 3.9 Configuring GadgetGateways in Redundant Twin Mode. FIGURE 3.10 LonMaker functional block configuration dialog. FIGURE 3.11 LonMaker functional block network variable shapes configuration dialog. 3-18...
  • Page 45 3.9Configuring GadgetGateways in GadgetGateway Startup Guide Redundant Twin Mode. FIGURE 3.12 LonMaker drawing showing network variables in monitoring application functional block. The status and alarming network variables are now ready to be bound. 3-19...
  • Page 46 GadgetGateway Startup Guide 3.9 Configuring GadgetGateways in Redundant Twin Mode. 3-20...
  • Page 47 4.2 GadgetGateway IP Configuration ..... . . 4-4 4.3 GadgetGateway Main Menu......4-6 4.3.1 Set Router Mode...
  • Page 48 4.6.22 Channel Name 4-19 4.6.23 Update Channel Member Names 4-19 4.6.24 Accessing Device Details 4-19 4.7 Channel Detail Menu in Manual Mode ....4-19 4.7.25 Change Channel Name 4-20 4.7.26 Change Channel Timeout...
  • Page 49 4.10.45 Diagnostic Retries 4-30 4.10.46 Initial Arbitration Count 4-30 4.10.47 Power up in Forward Mode 4-31 4.10.48 Status SNVT update time 4-31 4.10.49 Status SNVT propagate on update. 4-32 4.10.50 Twin Configuration IP Address and Port 4-32 4.10.51 Domain-Subnet-Node Address 4-33 4.10.52 Sync Data From Twin &...

  • Page 50: Chapter 4 Gadgetgateway Serial Interface

    The GadgetGateway Serial-based Interface allows the user to access and change configu- ration data on the GadgetGateway by using the Gateway's serial port. The serial configura- tion interface gives the user complete control over the GadgetGateway and all of its configuration information.
  • Page 51 4.2GadgetGateway IP Configuration GadgetGateway Serial Interface Default Gateway : 10.0.2.254 MAC Address : 95:95:95:95:95:95 Startup Menu Wait Time : 5 seconds ============================================================================= Press any key in 5 seconds to change these settings. To modify the Gateway's IP settings, press any key within five seconds. The following...

  • Page 52: Gadgetgateway Main Menu

    IP address from the DHCP server. A static IP address is recommended. If Dynamic DNS is used then the GadgetGateway Router must still have a static IP address but the internet router used to connect to the ISP could use DHCP.

  • Page 53: Set Router Mode

    >>> Enter Y if you wish to enable 852 to 852 bridging mode. This is an optional feature.If it is not enabled, please contact Adept Systems Inc. to unlock this feature. Enter Y to enable 852 to 852 bridging mode.

  • Page 54: Reboot Gadgetgateway

    GG boot up screens will be displayed. 4.3.4 Save Configuration to Flash In version 2.3 and later, the configuration parameters of the GadgetGateway are saved in flash. To speed up configuration and commissioning the parameters are stored in RAM during configuration.

  • Page 55: Set Router Name

    4.4709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface [D] DDNS Setup Menu [P] Previous Menu >>> In normal mode with 852 bridge mode enabled the Menu will appear as follows: GADGET GATEWAY SETUP MENU ================================================= Date Time : Thu Jan 01 00:06:04 1970...

  • Page 56: Set 709.1 Router Type

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.4 709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu Enter the desired name of the GadgetGateway and press ENTER. The new router name will appear in the menu. If you press ENTER without typing in anything the previous value is retained.
  • Page 57 4.4709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface 1 = Conventional Router 2 = Paired Virtual Router >>> Conventional Router: This router type should be selected if the network management tool such as LonMaker has a direct interface to the IP network. This is the type usually rec- ommended for most applications.

  • Page 58: Set Gateway Ip Port

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.4 709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu Channel 1 (709.1) Channel 2 (709.1) Network Tool Router Router Virtual Router Transparent Channel 3 (IP) FIGURE 4.2 Channel Configuration in Paired Virtual Router mode. Make your selection and press ENTER. The new node type will appear in the menu.

  • Page 59: Enable/Disable Nat Router Support

    ENTER without typing in anything the previous value is retained. When using a NAT router as the internet interface for the LAN upon the GadgetGateway is connected, the NAT router’s WAN IP address must be static (unless Dynamic DNS is used).

  • Page 60: Set Configuration Server Address

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.4 709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu 4.4.12 Set Configuration Server Address This item is only displayed in the menu when the router is set to Normal mode. When 852 bridge mode is enabled there are two configuration servers, one for each of the bridged channels, that is, far side and near side.

  • Page 61: Configuration Server Compatibility Mode

    The embedded configuration server in the GadgetGateway was removed in release 2.x of the firmware because it had to be rewritten to support multi-cast. The next major release of the GadgetGateway will include a compliant configuration server that supports multi-cast.

  • Page 62: Set Ddns Name

    DDNS names of the other members of the channel. The IP address of each node is also saved. The first time a packet is to be sent to a given node, each GadgetGateway does a DNS lookup to get the IP address of the node addressed in that packet. Subsequent pack- ets use the stored IP address.

  • Page 63: Set Ddns Refresh Time

    4.5DDNS Setup Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.5.18 Set DDNS Refresh time Select [T] from the menu and press ENTER. >>>t Enter DDNS Refresh Time Rate in seconds >>> Input the number of seconds between refreshes of the DDNS information. If you press ENTER without typing in anything the previous value is retained.

  • Page 64: Channel Detail Menu In Normal Mode

    [#] More Channel details [P] Previous Menu >>> The Channel Detail Menu displays a list of the devices with which the GadgetGateway is able to communicate. This list is controlled by the remote configuration server. GADGET GATEWAY CHANNEL DETAIL MENU...

  • Page 65: Channel Name

    To access the Channel Detail Menu, select [C] from the GadgetGateway Main Menu and press ENTER. The menu displays a list of the devices with which the GadgetGateway is able to communicate. In Manual mode the user is responsible for adding and deleting the devices in the channel.

  • Page 66: Change Channel Name

    Version 2.3X or earlier of the GadgetGateway does not use the Channel Timeout. A default value for the channel is used instead. This will be changed in a later version.

  • Page 67: Set Multicast Address

    4.7Channel Detail Menu in Manual Mode GadgetGateway Serial Interface Enter the addressing mode and press ENTER. The the new addressing mode value will appear in the menu. Multicast mode can reduce the IP traffic relative to Unicast when there are a large number of 852 devices in the channel. Up to 255 devices per domain are sup- ported with multi-cast.

  • Page 68: Add A Device To The Channel

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.7 Channel Detail Menu in Manual Mode 4.7.29 Add a Device to the Channel Select [A] from the menu and press ENTER. Enter New Device Name >>> Enter the desired name for the new device and press ENTER.

  • Page 69: Device Details Menu

    4.8Device Details Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.8 Device Details Menu The Device Detail Menu provides the user with additional information about a device. This menu can be accessed for each device by selecting the device number in the Channel Detail Menu (See Section 4.7).

  • Page 70: Parameter Menu

    4.9 709.1 Parameter Menu 4.9 709.1 Parameter Menu To access the 709.1 Parameter Menu, select [Z] from the GadgetGateway Main Menu and press ENTER. The 709.1 Parameter Menu provides details about the ANSI/EIA 709.1 interfaces on the GadgetGateway. This information includes the subnet address, node address, domain address, node ID and node state numbers for both sides of the Gadget- Gateway as well as the subnet and group forwarding tables.

  • Page 71: Change Subnet Number

    4.9709.1 Parameter Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface [0] Subnet number : 0 [1] Node number : 0 [2] Domain <NOT SET> Domain Length : 255 [3] Subnet Forward Table [4] Group Forward Table [5] Subnet number : 0 [6] Node number : 0 [7] Domain <NOT SET>...

  • Page 72: Change Domain

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.9 709.1 Parameter Menu 4.9.38 Change Domain Select [2] or [7] from the menu and press ENTER. Enter New Domain Length [1] 0 bytes [2] 1 byte [3] 3 bytes [4] 6 bytes >>> Select the desired domain length and press ENTER.

  • Page 73: Change Group Forwarding Table

    4.9709.1 Parameter Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface Clear Table: Select [C] to clear the entire table, that is make every bit a zero. This disables forwarding of subnet/node addressed packets. Set Table: Select [S] to set the entire table, that is make every bit a one. This enables for- warding of subnet/node addressed packets for every possible subnet.

  • Page 74: Redundant Twin Configuration Menu

    Redundant twin mode is an optional capability and is not available on every GadgetGate- way Router. select [R] from the GadgetGateway Main Menu and press ENTER. If the fol- lowing prompt is displayed then this node does not support redundant twin mode. Contact Adept Systems about activating redundant twin mode capability.

  • Page 75: Heatbeat Time

    4.10Redundant Twin Configuration Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface Clear Twin 709 Configuration Status Menu Enable Twin Mode Previous Menu >>> To set any of the options select the number or letter in brackets next to the menu option. A brief description of each option follows.

  • Page 76: Diagnostic Retries

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.10 Redundant Twin Configuration Menu >>>3 Enter New Auto Sync Time in milliseconds >>> Enter the new Auto Sync Time and press ENTER. The new value will appear in the menu. Hit Enter without typing a number and the previous value will be retained.

  • Page 77: Power Up In Forward Mode

    4.10Redundant Twin Configuration Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface router will win the boot up arbitration on the next reboot. The desired active one should have the higher initial arbitration count. Use this menu option to set the initial arbitration counts appropriately. The arbitration count is incremented twice per heatbeat time. The relative difference between initial arbitration counts should set big enough to account for any variable latency in boot up time.

  • Page 78: Status Snvt Propagate On Update

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.10 Redundant Twin Configuration Menu neither. The Status SNVT update time determines the maximum time between propaga- tions. If the update time is non zero, every update time ms a status SNVT is scheduled for propagation. It is propagated even if the status has not been updated. If the update time is zero then no propagation is scheduled on a timed interval.

  • Page 79: Domain-Subnet-Node Address

    4.10Redundant Twin Configuration Menu GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.10.51 Domain-Subnet-Node Address Each router stores its Twin’s 709 domain-subnet-node address for both the IP and non IP 709 interfaces. This is used to send the monitoring and diagnostic messages. This is dis- played here.

  • Page 80: Enable/Disable Twin Mode

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.10 Redundant Twin Configuration Menu Each twin stores the subnet/node address of the other’s 709 interfaces. On a new router the twin 709 subnet/node addresses are set to zeros. A router will not accept sync for the 709 interface subnet/net addresses.

  • Page 81: Tools And Diagnostic Menu

    (Section 2.5.4) for the definitions of failure and fault used here: 4.11 Tools and Diagnostic Menu To access the Tools and Diagnostic Menu, select [T] from the GadgetGateway Main Menu and press ENTER. This menu contains additional configuration options and a Statistics menu for information and problem diagnostics.

  • Page 82: Set Web User Id And Password

    Changing the user name and password to something else provides for a lim- ited amount of security on the web interface. Note: Changes to the User ID and password will not take effect until the GadgetGateway has been manually reset.

  • Page 83: Set Loop Detection Frequency

    The Date and time will be updated in the GadgetGateway. 4.11.59 Set Loop Detection Frequency This value determines how often the GadgetGateway tests for loops in the network. Select [H] from the menu and press ENTER. Enter New Hz value (seconds) >>>...

  • Page 84: Print Abort Error Log

    GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.11 Tools and Diagnostic Menu 709.1 stale packets recvd IP packets received : 23 IP packets sent : 31 852 Data packets received 852 Data packets sent 852 Management packets recvd : 46 852 Management packets sent...

  • Page 85: Print Watch Dog Time Out Debug Log

    [8] Flags = 0xffffffff Error = w [9] Flags = 0xffffffff Error = w ------------------------------------------Sinc The information in the log may be helpful to report to Adept Systems should you encoun- ter problems. 4.11.63 Print Debug Log Select [E] from the menu and press ENTER. This item displays the debugging log. The log may have up to 500 entries.
  • Page 86 GadgetGateway Serial Interface 4.11 Tools and Diagnostic Menu 4-40...
  • Page 87 ADGET ATEWAY ASED NTERFACE 5.1 Introduction ......... 5-2 5.2 Accessing the Web-based Interface .

  • Page 88: Chapter 5 Gadget Gateway Web-Based Interface

    To access the GadgetGateway Web-based Configuration Tool, open a Web browser, type in the IP address of the GadgetGateway that needs to be configured, and press ENTER. If the address is unknown, it can be obtained through the Serial Interface, which requires a direct connection to the GadgetGateway (See Section 4.3, “GadgetGateway Main Menu”...

  • Page 89: Gateway Status Page

    5.3Gateway Status Page Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.3 Gateway Status Page The Gateway Status Page displays basic information about the status of the Gateway. Changes to the data cannot be made through this page; it is for information purposes only. Following is a brief description of each item shown on the page.

  • Page 90: Router Setup Page

    Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.4 Router Setup Page 5.4 Router Setup Page The Router Basic Setup Page is used to set up basic configuration properties of the Gate- way. Following is a brief description of each item listed on the page, as well as instruc- tions on how to set or change items.
  • Page 91 In manual mode the user is responsible for the configuration of the Channel List. 2. Normal Mode: Use Normal mode when the GadgetGateway is being configured by a remote configuration server. When in Normal mode, ensure that the ConfigServer Address is correct (see ConfigServer Address below).
  • Page 92 (See Section 2.6, “852 to 852 Bridge Mode” )To enable or disable 852 bridge mode, select the radio button that corresponds to the desired state, On for enable, Off for disable, and then click the “Submit Changes” button. Finally select the GadgetGateway Reboot button.
  • Page 93 852 bridge mode. GadgetGateway Reboot: This button performs a soft reboot of the main processor on the GadgetGateway. This is needed any time the ports are changed or the 852 Bridge mode is changed. When rebooting the following page will be displayed.

  • Page 94: Ip Setup Page

    Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.5 IP Setup Page In manual mode the router setup page does not display the config server related fields. 5.5 IP Setup Page The IP Configuration Page displays status information about the Gateway's IP setup. Changes to the data cannot be made through the Web Interface; they must be made through the Serial Interface (See Section 4.4, “709.1/IP Gateway Setup Menu”...
  • Page 95 “Submit Changes” button and then click the GadgetGateway Reboot button. GadgetGateway Reboot: This button performs a soft reboot of the main processor on the GadgetGateway. This is needed for any of the changes on this page to take effect. When rebooting the following page will be displayed.

  • Page 96: Channel List Page

    The Channel List page displays the Channel List and allows the user to add or make changes to the list. This list contains the devices to which the GadgetGateway can route packets over IP. The Channel List changes according the mode in which the GadgetGate- way is operating, such as Normal, Manual, or Normal with 852 Bridge Mode.
  • Page 97 5.6Channel List Page Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5-11...
  • Page 98 Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.6 Channel List Page Channel Name: The name of the current channel whose Channel List is being displayed. To change the name of the channel, type the new name into the Channel Name field and then click the “Submit Changes” button. The page will be refreshed and the new name will be saved.

  • Page 99: The Channel List In Manual Mode

    5.6.2 The Channel List in Manual Mode In Manual mode the Channel List allows the user to add and delete the devices with which the GadgetGateway communicates. In Manual mode the Channel List is not controlled by a configuration server as it is in Normal mode.
  • Page 100 Remove: This link removes the device from the channel. This link is only displayed in Manual mode. Note: The GadgetGateway that is currently being configured cannot be removed. Add: This link adds the device to the current channel.This link is only displayed in the Device List that is shown in manual mode.
  • Page 101 5.6Channel List Page Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface IP address of the device, and the IP port number of the device (use 1628 as a default). See Below. Removing a Device from the Channel To remove a new device to the channel, select the link labeled Remove in the row for that device in the channel list.

  • Page 102: Device Detail Page

    Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.6 Channel List Page 5.6.3 Device Detail Page The Device Detail Page provides the user with additional information about a device. This page can be accessed for each device through the Channel List Page by clicking the Info link for a particular device.

  • Page 103: Diagnostics Page

    Following is a brief description of each item listed on the page. IP Side: This section displays packet statistics for the IP side of the GadgetGateway. The statistics provided are: packets received and packets sent. In 852 Bridge mode this dis- plays the packet statistics for the Far side IP channel.

  • Page 104: Ddns Setup Page

    Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.8 DDNS Setup Page 5.8 DDNS Setup Page The DDNS Setup page allows the configuration of DDNS capability. Following is a brief description of each item listed on the page. DDNS Name: The is the domain name for the associated NAT router that includes DDNS support such as LinkSys.

  • Page 105: Twin Mode Setup Page

    5.9Twin Mode Setup Page Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface Submit Changes: This button updates the configuration memory of the device and refreshes the web page to reflect any changes. 5.9 Twin Mode Setup Page The Twin Mode Setup page allows the configuration of the Redundant Twin Mode capa- bility.
  • Page 106 Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.9 Twin Mode Setup Page Timeout Cushion: This sets the time period in milliseconds of latency cushion for the time out for failure detection of the monitoring packets. In other words if after a time equal to HeartBeat Time + Cushion, both monitoring packets are not detected by a router then a monitoring failure has been deemed to have occurred.

  • Page 107: Twin Mode Status Page

    5.10Twin Mode Status Page Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface tration completes. Setting this option to off will disable forwarding of packets by both routers until arbitration completes and only one router goes active. The default is Off. Status SNVT Update Time: The twin monitoring application has a status SNVT type 93. If bound the status SNVT is propagated either on a timer or when it is updated by the moni- toring application or both or neither.
  • Page 108 Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.10 Twin Mode Status Page vated in a standard router. If your device does not support redundant twin mode contact Adept to find out how redundant twin mode might be activated. Following is a brief description of each item listed on the page. Twin Mode Redundancy: This field indicates whether twin mode is enabled or disabled (on/off).

  • Page 109: Contacts Page

    Refresh Display: This button manually clears the statistics. Trigger Twin Diagnostic: This button manually forces the device to perform a diagnostic on both its interfaces. 5.11 Contacts Page The Contacts Page contains contact information for Adept Systems, Inc. for questions and support on the GadgetGateway. 5-23...
  • Page 110 Gadget Gateway Web-based Interface 5.11 Contacts Page 5-24...
  • Page 111 ADGET ATEWAY IRMWARE PGRADE PDATES 6.1 Firmware Upgrade Instructions ......6-2 6.2 Upgrading From Versions 2.0b9 though 2.25 to Version 2.3 or high- er Firmware .

  • Page 112: Chapter 6 Gadgetgateway Firmware Upgrade

    To upgrade the firmware on the GadgetGateway, you must first have access to the serial port. Plug the serial cable into the Gateway and connect it to a terminal or PC. You must also download and install the Firmware Flash FTP downloader application software from Adept’s web site.
  • Page 113 RAM based FTP Server ready. The FTP server application that allows the updated firmware to be downloaded to the node is now running on the GadgetGateway. The previous prompt is for the bootloader. It provides similar functionality to the Gadget- Gateway IP setup prompt described in Section 4.2 however they are distinct programs and...
  • Page 114 GadgetGateway Firmware Upgrade 6.1 Firmware Upgrade Instructions Follow the same proceedures described in Section 4.2 to set the IP address and port for the bootloader. Once IP setup for the bootloader is completed, start the firmware downloader FTP client application, ftpdl.exe. Once you launch ftpdl.exe the following window will appear: Select the desired firmware upgrade file (*.bin) from the list which appears on the left side...

  • Page 115: Upgrading From Versions 2.0B9 Though 2.25 To Version 2.3 Or High

    6.2 Upgrading From Versions 2.0b9 though 2.25 to Version 2.3 or higher Firmware Before you can upgrade a 2.0b9 to 2.25 GadgetGateway to version 2.30 or higher firm- ware version, you must use the version 2 migration tool to upgrade to the new bootloader.

  • Page 116: Upgrading From Version 1.X Firmware

    Note: Currently a 2.xx GadgetGateway cannot be reverted back to a 1.xx GadgetGateway by a customer. Note: If for some reason the MAC address or Node IDs the GadgetGateway are lost dur- ing the firmware upgrade process refer to (Section 6.4) for instructions on how to restore them.

  • Page 117: Restoring Node Ids Or Mac Addresses In Version 2.Xx Firmware

    6.4Restoring Node IDs or MAC Addresses GadgetGateway Firmware Upgrade in Version 2.xx Firmware 6.4 Restoring Node IDs or MAC Addresses in Version 2.xx Firmware 6.4.1 Restoring Node IDs With the serial console set up Power cycle the device Wait for the prompt to press any key to change parameters.

  • Page 118: Current Firmware Features And Updates

    Before you can upgrade a 2.00 - 2.25 GadgetGateway to this firmware version, you must use the migration tool Ver 2 to upgrade to the new bootloader. Once the new bootloader is...
  • Page 119 For information on how to upgrade your GadgetGateway bootloader from version 2.00 - 2.25 to version 2.30 and above, see the documentation included with the migration tool. The firmware version of your current GadgetGateway is listed in both the Web and serial interface. Critical Note: Version 2.00B9 and later will only function if the new version (1 or above) of the Prom (U13 on the Circuit Board)is used.
  • Page 120 * Fixed a problem with 852 Session ID that would sometimes cause the GadgetGateway to fail commissioning in LonMaker(TM)for Windows. * Fixed a problem that caused the GadgetGateway to be configured wrong when the con- figuration server and LonMaker(TM) were running on the same PC with the same IP address.
  • Page 121 Changes Present in firmware version 2.00B17 from version 2.00B9 ----------------- * A Bug was fixed that caused the GadgetGateway to periodically freeze up. * A Bug was fixed that caused the GadgetGateway to sometimes revert to default IP and MAC addresses under heavy traffic.
  • Page 122 * When leaving a multicast group (either because of a group address change or a change to Unicast mode) the GadgetGateway should send a "leave group" message to all multi- cast routers. Testing indicates that in some configurations this packet is never sent. This is only a problem when GadgetGateways are separated by IP routers.
  • Page 123 GadgetGateway Firmware Upgrade Updates address of the member is in the same network. For example a GadgetGateway with address 10.0.0.5 and mask of 255.255.255.0 will have problems if a member of his chan- nel list with an address in the range of 10.0.0.1 - 10.0.0.254 is either not on the network, or does not respond to ARP messages.
  • Page 124 GadgetGateway Firmware Upgrade 6.5 Current Firmware Features and Updates 6-14...

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