AMETEK XG Family Programmable DC - Manual (Page 392)

APPENDIX E
Lantronix Procedures for MEA Option
E-22 M370430-01 Rev E
2. Set up your computer as described in “Setting Up the
Computer” on page E-2. Repeat this section for each
computer hooked up to the system.
3. Install the DeviceInstaller software on the PC you wish to use
to configure the unit (s) with. See the instructions for
“Software Installations” on page E-4.
4. Configure the ENET card of the master unit (power supply #1
in Figure E-24 above). See the instructions for “Configuring
the Device Using DeviceInstaller” on page E-6.
5. Configure the master power supply which is the unit with the
ENET option (power supply #1 in Figure E-24 above) by
following the instructions in “Selecting ENET as the
Communication Port” on page E-11.
6. The following Steps 7, 8 and 9 must be repeated for each
slave unit:
7. For the slave unit that you are setting up, turn the 9-Position
Mode Control Knob to PGM.
ρΕ
is displayed in the output
voltage display.
8. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select SLA and press
the rotary Adjust/Enter control.
9. Set a unique address and press the rotary Adjust/Enter control.
Once all slave units have been setup, proceed with the next step.
10. Set up the fixed IP address for the first unit using
DeviceInstaller as described in “Assigning an IP Address to
the Power Supply Unit” on page E-8.
11. Create and set up a new HyperTerminal session as described
in “Terminal Configuration” on page E-12.
12. In the HyperTerminal session window, type the *ADR
<#>;*IDN? command where the <#> should be replaced by
the address assigned to the power supply in step 9. Press enter
to send the command.
13. Verify that the unit responds with the ID string. Perform this
test for each unit that is connected including the master unit.
14. If additional XG units are using Network Topology 2, repeat
the setup procedure steps 1 to 14 for each ENET and RS-485
group.
Important: The IP address for each ENET and RS-485 group must be unique,
but the RS-485 bus addresses can be reused for each unique ENET – RS-485
group.