Setup guide

GRAVIMETRIC GATEWAY AND ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS

Requirements for Cabled Ethernet

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Ethernet to Serial Converter (G2-ES) –

Each Maguire controller must have it’s

own Ethernet to Serial Converter (G2-ES). Each G2-ES must be assigned a static I.P.

address as well and specific serial settings. Configuration instructions are provided

with each G2-ES and are also within this document. They are also posted online at

http://www.maguire.com/page.php/g2manuals.htm.

NOTE: Maguire Products, Inc. sells an Ethernet to Serial Converter, part # G2-ES-11

(110 volt), or part # G2-ES-12 (220 volt). This Ethernet to serial converter sold by

Maguire Products, has been tested and documented and shown to be reliable and

relatively easy to configure. Other Ethernet to serial converters are available on the

market and may vary in quality and configuration. If you choose to use a different

Ethernet to serial converter, please refer to the manufacturers instructions for

configuration. Specific Ethernet and serial settings can be found in this document.

Maguire Products, Inc. supports only the G2-ES-11 and G2-ES-12.

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Cabling –

Recommended Ethernet cable for G2 communications is: Cat5e STP

(shielded, twisted pair), 24AGW solid cable. Cat5 is acceptable but has a shorter

maximum distance; CAT5 is rated to 100 meters, CAT5e is rated to 350 meters. The

Cat5e Ethernet cable must be run from G2-ES back to the G2 Server. If two or more

blenders are in use requiring more than one G2-ES, an Ethernet hub or switch is

required as a central junction for all Ethernet cables. All Ethernet cables, including the

G2 Server’s Ethernet cable, each blender’s G2-ES, and any optional G2 Client

computers, will be plugged into the Ethernet hub or switch.

If only a single blender is in use requiring one G2-ES and one run of Ethernet cable

from the G2 Server PC to the G2-ES, a hub or switch is not require however the

Ethernet cable must be configured as a crossover type cable. See crossover cable

diagram at the end of this document.

Each Cat5e cable run should not exceed 350 meters (Cat5 100 meters). If longer

lengths are required, use of a repeater may be necessary to maintain signal strength.

Stranded cable should not be used due to its significantly limited maximum distance

(10 meters, 33 feet). When installing the Ethernet cable, avoid sources of Electro-

Magnetic interference (EMI) such as vacuum loader lines, transformers, high

voltage lines, florescence lighting, etc.

• Ethernet may be used to break a large serial network into branches to improve the

overall signal strength on a serial network. See diagram.