Daktronics Venus 1500 Ver 3.x - Manual (Page 50)

The Venus 1500 Administrator
Tutorial
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Network testing requires the use of a loop-back box or adapter. This box/adapter connects
the serial port transmit and receives pings to determine if the serial port is working and no
physical breaks are present in the communication cable. It will not determine signal
polarity. It is possible for the loop-back test to work and still not receive communication
resulting from improper wiring.
1.
In the Venus 1500 Administrator, click on .
2.
Right-click on the desired network to activate the pop-up menu and then select Test…
The Network Testing dialog box appears.
3.
Attach the loop-back box/adapter and click Test to begin testing the network. In the
Received area of the dialog box, the following results may be returned:
a.
The test was successful if the same text appears in both the Sent area and in the
Received area.
b.
―No response‖ indicates a break in the cable, a bad serial port, or a bad signal
converter (if used).
c. ―Connection failure‖ indicates the test was unable to connect to the serial server
if connecting to the display via a TCP/IP connection.
d.
When the test is complete, click Close to return to the Venus 1500 Administrator.
The ping capability in the Venus 1500 is a troubleshooting tool for TCP/IP networks. This
feature allows the user to ensure that the serial server on a TCP/IP network is alive and
working.
To use the Ping feature:
1.
In the Venus 1500 Administrator, click on Network Configuration.
2.
Double-click on TCP/IP Networks. Right-click on the desired network and a pop-up
menu will appear.
3.
Click Ping. The controller will send out a signal to the serial server. If the serial server
is functioning properly, it will send back a signal to the controller. This will be
displayed similar to Figure 43.
4.
Click OK to accept the results and close the Ping
Data window.
Figure 43: Ping Testing