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Configuring the Bitporter Pod's IP address (-i Option)

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Configuring the Bitporter Pod's IP address (-i Option)

The user may query a podʹs current Ethernet IP configuration with the -iq option, set the
configuration to DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) with the -id option, or set a
static IP with the -is option.

Bitporter Pod MAC Addresses

When adding devices to a network, network administrators frequently need to know the
MAC address of the device. The Bitporter pods are each shipped with documents describing
their MAC address. If the MAC address documentation for a pod is unavailable, the podʹs
MAC address can be calculated by one of the following methods:

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Automatic MAC address calculation tool

Achronix has provided a web page which customers can use to look up their podʹs
MAC address based upon the podʹs serial number (the serial number is a five digit
decimal number printed on a label stuck to the pod). The MAC address calculation
web site is:

https://secure.achronix.com/bitportermac.php

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Manual MAC address calculation

The MAC address can also be manually derived from the pod’s serial number.

MAC address = Manufacturer (prefix) : serial number (suffix) = 00:0F:75:00:30:39

Where:

Manufacturer = 00:0F:75 (this is constant for all Bitporters)

Serial number = 12345 (decimal) = 0x3039 (hex) = 0x003039 = 00:30:39

Querying the Bitporter Pod's Current Ethernet IP Configuration (-iq)

Note:

This option works whether the pod is connected via USB or via Ethernet.

Simply run acx_stapl_player with the -iq option. If multiple pods are connected, the desired
pod name must be specified with the -p option.

If the queried pod has been configured for a static IP, the query will report that DHCP is
turned off, and will provide the configured IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

When querying Ethernet pods from a Linux host, pods that are in DHCP mode will not return
their current IP address, subnet mask, or gateway. When querying Ethernet pods that are in
DHCP mode from a Windows host, the current IP address, subnet mask, and gateway will be
reported.

When querying USB pods, regardless of the host OS, if the pod is in DHCP mode, no IP
address, subnet mask, or gateway can be reported ‐ these will be dynamically assigned
(through DHCP) once the pod is plugged into the Ethernet.

Example (USB pod, DHCP is on)

To query the IP configuration of a USB pod with serial number 54321:

acx_stapl_player.exe -iq -pusb54321

The command returns:

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