User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Introduction
- Kit Installation
- iB-5209 Network Monitor Operations
- iB-5209 Network Monitor Overview
- Setting Thread Priority
- Configuring a Node’s Operation
- Using Watch function to display current I/O information
- Configuring Sample Interval of Single Node
- Configuring Sample Interval of all Network Nodes
- Configuring Digital I/O Operation
- Configuring UART Operation
- Configuring AD (analog-to-digital) Converter Operation
- Configuring RS-232 Operation (RT-5209 only)
- Configuring RS-485 Operation (RT-5209 only)
- Labeling i-Bean Endpoint or i-Bean Router
- Creating an Event Log File
- Configure Persistence Attributes
- Configure Serial and ADC Data Formats
- Select Com Port on Host PC
- View Monitor Statistics
- View Contents of Event Log File
- Enable Multiple Capture
- API Functions
- Sample Application
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iB-5209 Network Monitor Overview
• Interval: Time of the last message generated by a node. This value is synchronized with
the sampling interval of the node. Time is displayed in either seconds (s) or minutes (m).
• RX Packets: Number of packets successfully delivered to iB-5209 Network Monitor from a
node since the node was detected by the i-Bean Gateway. The counter is reset if one of
the following actions occur:
– The node is powered down.
– The i-Bean Gateway is powered down.
– An i-Bean Router used as a network hop is powered down.
– iB-5209 Network Monitor program is restarted.
• Up/Down Time: Time since the node was first detected by the i-Bean Gateway.
• Hop Count: Number of network node hops taken by a packet delivered from a node to
the i-Bean Gateway. For example: i-Bean Endpoint—i-Bean Gateway = 1 hop,
i-Bean Endpoint—i-Bean Router—i-Bean Gateway = 2 hops (each additional i-Bean Router
will add another hop).
• First Hop: Device ID of the first i-Bean Router on the path used by a packet to get to the
i-Bean Gateway. If no i-Bean Router was used, then Direct will display, indicating the
device is communicating directly with the i-Bean Gateway.
• Last Hop: Device ID of the last i-Bean Router on the path used by a packet to get to the
i-Bean Gateway. If no i-Bean Router was used, then Direct will display, indicating the
device is communicating directly with the i-Bean Gateway.
• Voltage: DC voltage level of the node’s power source in volts.
• ADC Data: Input voltages on pins used for analog-to-digital conversion operation.
• DIO Data: Digital information on pins used for digital I/O operation.
• Serial Data: Input serial data information when configured for serial operation.
• Version: Version of firmware loaded on the node.