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2 communicating via on board ethernet port – Horner APG XL7 OCS User Manual

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XL7 User Manual

To check or change the ID on the XL7, press the System Button to enter the system menu. The first item

in the menu is Set Network ID.

Pressing Enter allows the ID of the unit to be viewed or modified.

To change the Target ID of Cscape use the Controller | Set Target Network ID dialog.

15.3.2 Communicating via On Board Ethernet Port

From Cscape go to Controller -> I/O Configure and do auto configuration for the connected controller,

Click on Config of Ethernet & go to Module Setup.

The IP address, Net Mask and Gateway of the controller may be temporarily set from the system menu

under the Set Networks menu item. Once running or power cycled the configuration will come from the

Cscape configuration stored in the unit.

In Module configuration dialog go to IP Address field enter unused IP Address and configure unused

registers in Register field & then click OK. Screen shot for the same as follows:

Download the configuration in to Controller. Connect LAN cable to the Controller in default LAN Port.

From Cscape go to Tools -> Editor Options -> Communication Port -> configure. Select Ethernet and

enter IP address which is configured in the file. Select mode as XL Series mode from drop down list.

The controller should get connected to Cscape. If communications are successful, the target indicator

should show the mode of the controller Target: yy(R) as shown in the status section above.

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