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Appendix B

ECCP Board

Introduction

The optional ECCP (Ethernet communications controller for

the PCI bus) is a dual channel ANSI/IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD

compatible local area network communication printed circuit

board that works in conjunction with the Conductor NT soft-

ware product, when installed in a suitably equipped PCI bus

personal computer. The ECCP provides these software prod-

ucts running on PCI bus-compatible platforms with the ability

to communicate with the Cnet.

NOTE: The optional ECCP board is ordered and purchased separately from

the Conductor NT software.

ECCP Board Installation

One full-size PCI bus slot must be available if an ECCP board is

to be installed in the personal computer on which the Conduc-

tor NT software will be used.

The ECCP board requires an interrupt; it does not support

sharing of an interrupt with another device.

Mechanical Specification

The ECCP is a rectangular board measuring 12.3 inches by

3.9 inches. It is a six-layer printed circuit board with four sig-

nal layers and two power layers. Most of the components on

the board are surface mount. The board is five volt, standard

length, and 32 bit PCI bus-compatible. The 120-pin edge con-

nector on the ECCP board interfaces with the PCI bus. The

dual channel Ethernet connectors, mounted on the rear panel,

are AAUI type connectors.

Electrical Specification

Power Requirements:

• 1.2 amps is the load when no power is required for external

transceivers.

Summary of content (22 pages)

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ECCP Board Appendix B Introduction The optional ECCP (Ethernet communications controller for the PCI bus) is a dual channel ANSI/IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD compatible local area network communication printed circuit board that works in conjunction with the Conductor NT software product, when installed in a suitably equipped PCI bus personal computer. The ECCP provides these software products running on PCI bus-compatible platforms with the ability to communicate with the Cnet.
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ECCP Board Installation • 3.2 amps is the load when +5 VDC is required for external transceivers. The ECCP board uses only the 5 VDC power for all of its components. Component Voltage Current Requirement 5 VDC +/- 5% 1.2 A/3.2 A Environmental Specification Temperature: 0 to +60 degrees centigrade (board only). The temperature specification of the personal computer is a function of other product component temperature specifications (if lower) and internal temperature gradients.
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ECCP Board Installation Jumper Settings The ECCP has two jumpers (J208 and J218) that set the voltage to the Ethernet transceivers. These are set at the factory for AAUI transceivers (+5 volts). Figure B-1 shows the jumper settings. J 20 8 FA C TO RY S E T T IN G D O N OT C H A N GE J2 0 8 J2 1 8 1 2 0 P IN P C I B U S C O N N E C TO R J 21 8 FA C TO RY S E T T IN G D O N OT C H A N GE T 0 2 82 4 A Figure B-1.
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ECCP Board Installation Inserting the ECCP Board This section details the steps needed to insert the ECCP board in the expansion slot of the personal computer on which the Conductor NT software will be installed. NOTE: The internal configuration of personal computers can vary between models and between manufacturers. If there are questions about the internal layout of the PC, or difficulty in following the steps below, refer to the documentation that came with the computer.
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ECCP Board Installation 7. Make sure that no components on the motherboard (e.g., heat sinks) interfere with the ECCP board when it is fully inserted in the motherboard card slot. 8. Replace the cover of the computer. 9. Attach the AAUI transceivers to the AAUI-compatible ports on the ECCP board. 10. Attach the Cnet cables to the AAUI transceivers. 11. Reconnect all devices and cables. 12. Turn the computer on.
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ECCP Software Installation ECCP Software Installation If the system contains an ECCP network interface board for connection to the Cnet, the ECCP Windows driver and utility interface software must be installed. If the system does not contain an ECCP board, skip this section and proceed to General Network Interface Software Installation. Installation If the system contains both an ECCP board and a single Ethernet board, the software related to the ECCP board should be installed first.
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ECCP Software Installation 7. Click OK. The OEM option window will be displayed. 8. Select the following item from the list in the OEM window: ABB Automation PCI Redundant Ethernet Adapter 9. Click OK. 10. Allow the installation to complete. 11. In the network window, select the Protocols tab, then click Add. The select network protocol window will be displayed. 12. In the select network protocol window, click Have Disk. 13.
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ECCP Software Installation Re-Installing/Upgrading the ECCP Software (Windows NT) The following procedures are used to re-install or upgrade the ECCP-related software on a node running Windows NT 4.0. 1. Load the CD-ROM disk containing the Conductor NT software into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. In the control panel window, double click Network. The network window will be displayed. 4. In the network window, select the Adapters tab.
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ECCP Software Installation 13. A pop-up window will provide the opportunity to restart the computer. The computer must be restarted for the newly installed software to take effect. Initial ECCP Software Installation (Windows 2000) If the ECCP software has not previously been installed on the system, perform the following steps to install it on Windows 2000. 1. Load the CD-ROM disk containing the Conductor NT software into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Exit the automatic loading program (Do not load Conductor NT).
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ECCP Software Installation 17. Click OK. The select network adapter window will be displayed. 18. Select the following item from the list in the OEM window: ABB ECCP Dual Redundant PCI Redundant Ethernet Adapter 19. Click Next. 20. Click Next in the start device driver installation dialog box. 21. Click Yes in the digital signatures not found dialog box. 22. Allow the installation to complete. 23. Click Finish. 24. Restart the computer. 25. Select Settings > Network And Dial Up Connections. 26.
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ECCP Software Installation 36. Allow the installation to complete. 37. Click CLOSE in the local area connection properties window. 38. Configure the appropriate information (e.g., the IP address and the subnet mask (255.0.0.0)). Refer to Appendix D. Click OK. 39. Verify the operation of the physical Ethernet interface and TCP/IP protocol. Use the ping utility (from an MS-DOS command window) to verify that the Conductor NT console can be accessed on the network.
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ECCP Software Installation 12. Select Properties from the pop-up menu. 13. Select ABB Automation Utility Driver on the general tab. 14. Click Uninstall. 15. Click Yes when prompted if the driver should be uninstalled. 16. Click Install. 17. Select Protocol. 18. Click Add. 19. Select ABB Automation Utility Driver in the network protocol area of the select network protocol dialog box. 20. Click Have Disk. 21.
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ECCP Software Installation 33. Click Have Disk. 34. Insert the manufacturers disk and enter the CD-ROM drive specification, followed by the directory i386\ECCPUTIL i386\ECCPUTIL\WIN2000 UTIL\WIN2000. \WIN2000 For example, if the CD-ROM is drive D:, enter the following: D:\i386\ECCPUTIL\WIN2000 35. Click OK to install the utility driver. 36. Click OK. 37. Click Close to complete the installation. 38. A pop-up window will provide the opportunity to restart the computer.
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ECCP Software Installation In addition, certain rules must be followed if connecting a Conductor NT console to a Cnet. These rules are described in Connecting to a Control Network (Cnet) and Cnet Addresses. Addresses Connecting to a Control Network (Cnet) Symphony product installations which include Conductor UX consoles actually have two networks: • The Onet (operations network), a single, non-redundant network typically connected to display center terminals and a Conductor UX computer.
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Removing the ECCP Board There is another alternative for making a network connection to a Conductor NT client console that is not equipped with an ECCP board but does contain a third-party Ethernet card. The client console can be connected to the Onet instead of the Cnet as shown in Appendix D. As long as the client console’s server is connected to the Cnet, the client console will be able to access data in global databases.
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility 2. Click the Services tab. 3. Locate the list box containing the entry ECCP Utility Driver. 4. Select the entry, then click Remove. 5. Click the Adapters tab. 6. In the Network Adapters list, locate the entry ABB PCI Ethernet Adapter. 7. Select the entry, then click Remove. ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility The dualutil utility provides the ability to run diagnostic tests on the ECCP board. To access this utility, open an MS-DOS command window.
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility The parameters window is designed to provide the following information when a connection is opened to an ECCP board: • • • • • ROM version. Encoding enabled status (1 or 0). RAM load image version. Ethernet address. Board type. Open and Close Menu Items Open is used to open a connection to the ECCP board. This must be done before any diagnostics or operations are performed.
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility Start Board After an ECCP board has been reset as described in Reset Board, use the start board operation to restore the ECCP Board board to its operational state. Encoding Enabled and Encoding Disabled When Encoding Enabled (default) is selected, transmissions from the ECCP board are sent redundantly on the Cnet (i.e., transmissions are sent on both Highway 1 and Highway 2).
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility Diagnostic Menu Diagnostic provides access to a number of options used to test the ECCP board and related components. Output generated as a result of these tests will be displayed in the console window. (If the console window is not automatically displayed when the main dualutil window is opened, position the pointer in the dualutil main window and click the left mouse button.
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility output sent to the console pop-up window; it takes approximately two seconds to complete. NOTE: A loop back cable is required to completely test the Ethernet controller chips on the ECCP board. A loop back cable is not furnished with the Conductor NT product, nor is it available as an option. It must be constructed by the user.
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ECCP Board Diagnostics - The DUALUTIL Utility output sent to the console pop-up window. This test takes approximately five seconds to complete. Sequence Exerciser and the Abort Sequence Option When Sequence [1234] is selected, the dualutil utility will cycle continuously through tests 1 through 4 (basic, internal ENET, external ENET and MFP). Click Abort Sequence to terminate the sequence exerciser test.
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