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
EK-5209-5 Evaluation Kit User’s Guide 3-3
iB-5209 Network Monitor Overview
As shown in Figure 3-1, the main window is divided into the following sections:
Menu Bar
From the menu bar, system users access the following:
• Monitor
This menu option provides access to the following functions:
– Thread Priority: This setting refers to the priority level of the iB-5209 Network
Monitor program in a MS Windows operating system environment. For details, see
’Setting Thread Priority’ on page 3-6.
– Exit: Ends the session and closes iB-5209 Network Monitor.
•Edit
– Devices: Displays the Edit Device window used to configure a node’s sampling
interval time, I/O interfaces, and start/stop recording I/O information to a log file. For
details, see ’Configuring a Node’s Operation’ on page 3-7.
– Labels: Assign user-defined names to i-Bean Endpoints and i-Bean Routers on the
network. For details, see ’Labeling i-Bean Endpoint or i-Bean Router’ on page 3-20.
– Logging: Create a log file of reported network events, such as reported up/down
events and changes to voltages or routes. For details, see ’Creating an Event Log File’
on page 3-21.
– Persistence: Stop monitoring/displaying offline i-Bean Endpoints and i-Bean Routers.
For details, see ’Configure Persistence Attributes’ on page 3-22.
– Data Display: Configure the following I/O data formats:
• Serial Data Format: Define format of displayed serial data (ASCII/Hex/Decimal)
• ADC Data Format: Define format of displayed ADC data (Voltage/Raw Data)
For details, see ’Configure Serial and ADC Data Formats’ on page 3-23.
– Com Port: Select serial port on Host PC to use for i-Bean Gateway connection. For
details, see ’Select Com Port on Host PC’ on page 3-24.
– All Sampling Intervals: Configure all network nodes with the same sampling
interval time. For details, see ’Configuring Sample Interval of all Network Nodes’ on
page 3-11.
•View
– Monitor Statistics: Open Monitor Statistics window, displaying RX/TX packet and
byte information.
– Log: Display content of log file.
•Help
– About: Displays iB-5209 Network Monitor revision level information.