Impulse 463N - Manual (Page 74)

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SL9049 - 11/2010
SeaI/O Manual 74
Start MaxSSD (Start  All Programs  Sealevel SeaMAX  MaxSSD) and choose the correct IP
address to communicate with the “base” Ethernet SeaI/O module. Ensure a successful Get
operation (refer to the MaxSSD section of this manual for more information).
Set the slave ID of the “base” Ethernet SeaI/O module using the rotary switch or software selection
method discussed in the Setting Device Address section on the previous pages. This guarantees
that any expansion modules connected next will not conflict with the “base” module. Perform
another Get operation to verify that you can communicate with the “base” Ethernet SeaI/O module
at the new slave ID.
Configure the SeaI/O modules one at a time. Set the address to a hardware slave ID other
than “0” or a software slave ID other than 247, which avoids device conflicts during setup.
After the “base” Ethernet SeaI/O module is successfully communicating via MaxSSD, you can
proceed with adding SeaI/O expansion modules (N-series). Refer to the Configuring Expansion
Modules section on the previous pages.
An Ethernet SeaI/O module may become no longer visible in the module list in the Ethernet
Config utility if the Ethernet SeaI/O module has been configured to use a different subnet than
the host computer.
In other cases, the Ethernet SeaI/O module doesn‟t appear in the module list due to a DHCP
discovery failure. In either case, clicking on the “Recover Module” button (see image on
previous page) in the Ethernet Config utility will bring up the “Module Reset” window shown
below.