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5. USING THE TCP/IP FEATURES
Chapter 5 discusses using the TCP/IP features on the OP7200
boards.
5.1 TCP/IP Connections
Before proceeding you will need to have the following items.
• If you don’t have an Ethernet connection, you will need to install a 10Base-T Ethernet
card (available from your favorite computer supplier) in your PC.
• Two RJ-45 straight-through Ethernet cables and a hub, or an RJ-45 crossover Ethernet
cable.
The Ethernet cables and Ethernet hub are available from Rabbit in a TCP/IP tool kit. More
information is available at www.rabbit.com.
1. Connect the AC adapter and the programming cable as shown in Chapter 2, “Getting
Started.”
2. Ethernet Connections
• If you do not have access to an Ethernet network, use a crossover Ethernet cable to con-
nect the OP7200 to a PC that at least has a 10Base-T Ethernet card.
• If you have an Ethernet connection, use a straight-through Ethernet cable to establish
an Ethernet connection to the OP7200 from an Ethernet hub. These connections are
shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22. Ethernet Connections
OP7200
User’s PC
Ethernet
crossover
cable
Direct Connection
(network of 2 computers)
OP7200
Hub
Ethernet
cables
To additional
network
elements
Direct Connection Using a Hub
Board
Board