PCC/PCLTA Network Interface User's Guide 078-0450-01A
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Table of Contents Preface ............................................................................................................ v Purpose .......................................................................................................... vi Audience......................................................................................................... vi Requirements ................................................................................................. vi Content ..................
iv Preface
Preface You can install and configure a PCC-10, PCLTA-20, or PCLTA-21 PCI network interface card on your computer so that you can manage, test, and monitor and control your LONWORKS® network with an LNS® or OpenLDV™ application. The PCC/PCLTA cards support a wide range of transceivers, downloadable memory, a network management interface, and Plug n’ Play capability.
Purpose This document describes how to install, configure, and test the PCC-10, PCLTA-20, and PCLTA-21 network interface cards that you can use to connect an LNS or OpenLDV application to a LONWORKS network. Audience This guide is intended for developers and end users of LONWORKS networks using the PCC/PCLTA network interface cards.
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1 Installing and Configuring the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface Cards This chapter describes how to install the PCC/PCLTA network interface cards and configure them using the LONWORKS Interfaces application.
Installing the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface Cards The following section describes how to install and configure the hardware for the PCLTA-21, PCLTA-20, and PCC-10 network interface cards. Make sure the driver software is installed before installing the hardware and configuring the network interface. The driver software is installed automatically when you install OpenLDV 4.0.
Configuring the PCLTA-21 Network interface In most cases, PCLTA-21 initialization occurs automatically upon installation of the card and subsequent power-up of the computer. Manual initialization will be required following software installation to a directory other than c:\lonworks, or after moving the PCLTA-21 system images. To manually load the firmware image to the PCLTA-21card after you have installed the hardware, follow these steps: 1.
Installing and Configuring the PCLTA-20 Network Interface The PCLTA-20/SMX interface supports SMX transceivers. The PCLTA-20 card features downloadable memory, a network management interface, and plug n’ play capability with Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft Windows XP operating systems. The PCLTA-20 card operates at 10 MHz and, includes an SMX transceiver interface. The following section describes how to install and configure the hardware for the PCLTA-20 network interface.
4. To change the system image used by the PCLTA-20 card, click anywhere in the NI Application property, click the box to the right, and then browse to and select the desired system image from the LonWorks\Images\PCLTA10 folder. Note: For more information on configuring, testing, and diagnosing the PCLTA-20 network interface, see the LonWorks Interfaces online help.
6 3. The details pane lists the PCC-10 card’s system image and transceiver properties. 4. Optionally, you can modify the PCC-10 card’s transceiver properties following these steps: a. Click anywhere in the Transceiver property, and then click the box to the right. b. The Transceiver Configuration dialog opens. c. In the Transceiver property, select Custom. d. Configure the properties in the dialog as desired.
e. Click OK to save any changes. Note: For more information on configuring, testing, and diagnosing the PCC-10 network interface, see the LonWorks Interfaces online help.
8 Installing and Configuring the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface Cards
2 Electrical and Mechanical Interfaces This chapter describes the hardware interfaces and mechanical layout of the PCC/PCLTA cards. .
PCLTA-21 Board Layout The following figure shows the layout of the PCLTA-21 card Models 74501, 74502, 74503, and 74504. The PCLTA-21 card Model 74504 (TP-RS485) includes jumpers that must be configured to set the correct speed on the RS-485 channel. P1 and P2 PCI Bus Connector The pinout of the PCI connector is the standard pinout for the 32-bit PCI bus used in Windowscompatible computers. The power drawn from the host is 250 mA @ 5 VDC, typical.
Network Connector The PCLTA-21 Model 74501-74503 cards are supplied with a removable two terminal, BLZ 5180/2/180 for the network connection. The wiring to the twisted pair channel is polarity insensitive. The connector will accept 12 to 26 AWG (1.2 mm to 0.45 mm) wire.
PCLTA-20 Board Layout The following figure shows the layout of the PCLTA-20/SMX Interface. This card has a header connector for an SMX transceiver and does not have an integral transceiver. Attach the SMX transceiver in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions – see the LONWORKS® SMX™ Transceiver Installation Instructions document 078-0145-01 version D or later if using an Echelon SMX transceiver.
The following figure shows the pin-out of the mating female Hirose NX30TA-15PAA connector to which the network wiring or transceiver pod is connected. The Hirose connector plug should be protected with a cover (Hirose NX-15T-CV1). The following figure shows a block diagram of the electrical interface of the 15-pin network port. The R1 resistors used in the PCC-10 card buffer the CPx lines to and from the Neuron® 3150® Chip, and have a value of 82Ω ±5%.
The following table describes the electrical characteristics of the card’s digital inputs and outputs. Network Connector The PCC-10 card includes a standard 68-pin computer PC Card connector for interfacing with a host computer or embedded controller. This connector conforms to PCMCIA PC Card Standard, Release 2.1 guidelines for Type II I/O cards.
The Switchcraft A3MBAU XLR male connector is compatible with a wide variety of female connectors, as shown in the following table. You can create a general purpose cable that includes a 15-pin Hirose connector, a two or 14-conductor cable plus shield, and flying leads for connection to a network or an external pod. An example pinout of at 14-conductor cable assembly is shown in the following table.
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