User manual

Quick Start 4-5

Node Commissioning with NetTool-DN

Step 1: Connect the module to your network

• Make sure a PC running NetTool-DN (version 1.0.0.1 or later) is con-

nected to the DeviceNet network via the NetTool-DN RS-232 interface

adapter.

• With the BridgeWay un-powered, connect the DeviceNet network cable

to the DeviceNet connector of the module. (See “Connecting DeviceNet”

on page 2-4)

• Power up the BridgeWay.

Step 2: Locate the module is on the network.

• Start NetTool-DN on the PC.

• NetTool-DN starts up and displays a screen prompting for a network

name. Enter a name such as “BridgeWay” to refer to the network and

click Ok. A blank screen then appears.

• Select the Tools menu item and pull down its menu selections. Select

Configure Drivers For... option.

• Highlight the name of the network and click on it. A Driver Dialog box

appears.

• Click on 7262 Serial RS232 DeviceNet Tool Adapter to highlight it and

click Ok. A screen to configure the RS-232 communications between the

Adapter and the PC appears.

• Select the PC serial port being used to connect to the NetTool-DN RS-232

adapter.

• Set the DeviceNet baud rate to125K baud. Set the MAC ID to a value that

will not conflict with devices already on the network. (including the

BridgeWay)

• Click Go Online. A confirmation message indicating that the adapter has

gone online should appear. Click Ok.

• NetTool-DN should now display a network screen with the icons for the

devices it finds on the DeviceNet network. If this is the first time that Net-

Tool-DN has been used with a BridgeWay, the BridgeWay’s icon will

indicate “No EDS file registers for this device”.