Ethernet Port

Overview

The following illustration shows the location of the Ethernet port of the controller:

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Characteristics

The following table describes the different Ethernet characteristics:

Characteristic

Description

Standard

Ethernet

Connector type

RJ45

Baud rate

Supports Ethernet "10BaseT" and "100BaseTX" with auto-negotiation

Auto-crossover

MDI / MDIX

Protocol supported

oEcoStruxure Machine Expert Protocol

oModbus Client/server

oEthernet IP device

oFTP server

oHTTP server

oSNMP

IP address negotiation type supported

oDHCP

oBOOTP

oConfigured IP

Supplied current

No

Pin Assignment

The following illustration shows the Ethernet connector pins:

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The following table describes the Ethernet connector pins:

Pin N°

Signal

1

TD+

2

TD-

3

RD+

4

-

5

-

6

RD-

7

-

8

-

For more information, please refer to Ethernet User Guide.

NOTE: The controller supports the MDI/MDIX auto-crossover cable function. It is not necessary to use special Ethernet crossover cables to connect devices directly to this port (connections without an Ethernet hub or switch).

Status LEDs

The following illustration shows the LEDs on the front panel display:

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The following table describes the Ethernet status LEDs:

Marking

Description

LED

Color

Description

Eth LA

Ethernet Activity

Green / Yellow

See Ethernet status LED below

Eth ST

Ethernet Status

Green / Red

Eth NS

Ethernet Network Status

Green / Red

The following table describes the Ethernet status LED:

LED

Status

Description

Eth LA

Off

No link

Flashing green / yellow

Power up testing. 3 flashes

Solid green

Link at 100 Mbit/s

Solid yellow

Link at 10 Mbit/s

Flashing green

Activity at 100 Mbit/s

Flashing yellow

Activity at 10 Mbit/s

Eth ST

Off

No cable connected, no IP address obtained

Flashing green / red

Power up testing. 3 flashes

Solid green

Port is connected and an IP address obtained

3 flashes green

No cable connected, but the card has an IP address

4 flashes green

Duplicated IP address detected

5 flashes green

The card is performing a BOOTP or DHCP sequence

6 flashes green

The configured IP is invalid. The default IP is used instead.

Eth NS

Off

The device does not have an IP address or is powered off

Flashing green / red

Power up testing. 3 flashes

Solid green

The device has at least one established connection

Rapid flashing green

The device has not established connections but has obtained an IP address

Rapid flashing red

One or more of the connections in which this device is the target has timed out.

Solid red

The device has detected that its IP address is already in use. The controller Ethernet port can not communicate using this IP address.