Setup guide

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cable must be configured as a crossover type cable (diagram at the end of this document).
• For installations using one G2-ES per 2 or more blenders - If multiple blenders will
share a single G2-ES unit, a signal amplifier may be required to boost the serial
communications on the serial side of the G2-ES (place after the included null modem
cable). If more than one G2-ES is to be used in this capacity, additional signal
amplifiers may be required to boost the serial communications of each branch of
blenders. Location of each signal amplifier is at the serial output of the G2-ES unit.
Use the null modem cable supplied with the G2-ES to connect the signal amplifier’s
computer port to the G2-ES.
• The G2 Server PC must be configured to use the TCP/IP protocol. A Static I.P.
address must be assigned if the G2 Server PC is to be accessed from other PCs on the
network using the G2 Client software.
• Each G2-ES must be configured to the specifications within this document. See
CONFIGURATOR INSTALL/USAGE INSTRUCTIONS.
• Each Maguire Weigh Scale Blender must be assigned a unique ID number between 001
and 254 using the *66 function. See your Weigh Scale Blender manual for further
instructions on how to set the ID number.
Hardware Setup
Ethernet Only Blender Networks
Ethernet Only Blender Networks are described as networks where each blender has it’s own
G2-ES unit install at the blender location. CAT5 Ethernet cable is then run between each
blender location and the G2 Server or to a central Ethernet hub or switch.
The G2-ES converts serial communications to Ethernet communications. The G2-ES should
be placed at the Blender location and secured in a safe position. Using the provided 6-foot
cable (DB-25 to DB-9 NULL modem), connect the 25-pin end to the G2-ES and the 9-pin end
to the Maguire Weigh scale Blender. Provide power to the G2-ES by plugging the G2-ES’s
power supply into a 110-volt source (or 220 for G2-ES-12 units) and into the G2-ES’s DC-IN.
Connect the Ethernet cable into the G2-ES’s 10BaseT Ethernet port.
Software Installation
The NPort Express device will be configured across the network from a PC located on the
network. The PC that will configure the G2-ES can be the G2 Server. After the G2-ES is in
place and powered on you will install a Configurator Utility to configure the NPort Express.
Other methods for configuring the G2-ES:
• Telnet to the IP address of the G2-ES located on the back of each unit (See Moxa’s
documentation for more info)