Manufacturers Automation

by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com
  
      Recommended Procedure For A Sight Survey And Install

Access point (receiver) 192.168.1.232
Bridge  (transmitter) 192.168.1.231
Clear line of sight required, free of obstructions (ie. trees).
Maximum distance between Acesss point and Bridge is 300 feet. 

 
       Changing your computer’s IP address to communicate with the Access point (sign side)

Change the properties of the Local Area Connection.
Go to Start, Settings, and then Network [...]

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by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com
Overview
MaxStream XStream wireless modems can now be security coded by applying a Vendor Identification (VID) number. This procedure will protect against unwanted intruders.
Procedure

Connect the MaxStream XStream to the computer using a straight through serial cable.
Only dip switch 1 is in the on position.
Apply power to the XStream.
Open the MaxStream X-CTU software. [...]

 by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com
 
Overview

Red power led is on.
X-CTU software (Maxstream) does not detect the 9XTend modem.
Can ping the MaxStream (Digi) ethernet wireless modem.
Yellow and green I/O leds are not flickering simultaneously during transmit.

 Solution

Remove the original power adapter (JP4P2-9V4-6F). The technical specifications are 120VAC,  60Hz with an output is 9VDC at  400mA.  The defective unit may have an [...]

                         
 Post submitted by  Paul Puttick 
  of  Tethco Technologies
 www.tethco.com
 

 
This post explains how to configure a Micrologix 1000 serial port to a Modbus serial slave, to a Modbus TCP/IP.
 

Materials
Micrologix 1100
Moxa MGate MB-3180
 
Cable
Male 8 pin mini-din to Micrologix.  Female DB9 to Moxa Mgate serial Connection.  Using RS-232.
Pinout:
Male 8 pin Mini-Din                    Female DB9
                2—————GND—————5
                4<<<<RxD<<<<<<TxD<<<<<<3
                7>>>>TxD>>>>>>RxD>>>>>>2
                6—————CTS—————- 8
                [...]

Shedding Light on Pixel Sharing
The facts behind the figures
35mm, 20mm, 16mm – every manufacturer of LED digital color displays loves to pitch their “pitch” when it comes to their products, and the race is on as to who can be the next to offer the smallest number. Strictly speaking, pitch is the distance between the [...]

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by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com

Connect an Adaptive serial clock to the LAN
Product Required

1033-1113                Adaptive Serial Clock

NPort 5130               Moxa Serial Device Server

71220204                 Indoor RS485 Communication Wire and DB9(f) Connector

43310602LF              Modular Network Adapter

1088-8636                1 Ft. RS-485 Cable with 2 RJ11s & Ferrite

Windows XP Setup for Configuring the Moxa NPort 5130

Change the properties of the Local Area Connection.
Go to Start, Settings, [...]

by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com 

1-port RS-232/422/485 serial device server        
         Moxa NPort DE-311 

Set all dip switches to the off position

Connect an ethernet cross-over cable and power connector (9-30VDC, 400mA).

Plug the power adapter into a 120VAC receptacle.

Install the Moxa NPort Management Suite software –> http://www.moxa.com/support/download.aspx?d_id=1292

     
         Windows XP Setup

Change the properties of the Local Area Connection. 
Go to Start, Settings, and then Network Connections. 
Select Local Area Connection and then Properties. 
Scroll down the list [...]