Parr Instrument 6400 - Manual (Page 15)

6400
Calorimeter Instruction Manual
2-9
Computer Connections
If the 6400 Calorimeter is to be
connected to a computer, the Ethernet
connection should be used. Test data
can be transferred to an Ethernet
network connected computer using the
FTP File Transfer Protocol. First, you
must know the IP address of the
network-connected calorimeter. The
network DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server
provides this address shortly after the
calorimeter is turned on. The address
can be seen on the Software &
Hardware Info” screen, under Program
Info and Control Menu (see the example screenshot). Users who don’t have a network
infrastructure can create a simple network by connecting a router with DHCP server
capability to the calorimeter using an ordinary CAT 5 network cable. The calorimeter
should be connected to LAN side of the router. The PC in turn is also connected to the
LAN side of the router using a similar CAT 5 cable. A D-Link 614+ router is
recommended for this purpose. For this router, operated without a WAN connection, the
primary DNS address of the router (WAN setup) must be set to the IP address of the
router found on the LAN setup page. Other routers behave differently in the absence of
a WAN connection. Providing an active upstream connection to the WAN port of most
routers generally minimizes the use of any obscure setup configurations. An FTP
enabled web browser can be used to access stored test data. The URL is of the
following form:
ftp://root:[email protected]/../flash/data/
In this case, 192.168.0.125 is the IP address of the calorimeter.