Below you will find a list of the most frequently asked questions and answers regarding communication by Ethernet network.
Can a Momentum be searched by several ENT at a time?
Yes, in read only. Only one IO Scanner at a time should access the ENT in write mode,
Do I have to configure the IO Scanner connections in the connections table ("Messaging" tab)?
No.
What should I do if the TSX ETY 4103/PORT5103 module displays the LED status "Not configured" (Flashing ERR)?
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Check that it is configured in Control Expert.
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Check that there is no other module with the same X-Way network number in the PLC configuration.
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If the module is configured in "Servie address", make sure that a BOOTP server is operational and accessible.
What should I do if the module displays a correct LED status (STS=RUN=ON) but does not respond to requests?
Try a Ping command to this IP address, from a device on the same network:
Can I change the MAC address of the module?
No. This is fixed for every Ethernet device to guarantee its unicity.
How can I find out the speed with which the module communicates?
Via an internet browser, by connecting to the Ethernet Module Statistics page.
What should I do if the messaging EFs do not get a response?
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Check that the X-Way destination address is part of the IP/X-Way connections table.
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Check that the configuration of the destination module does not prohibit this connection (access control).
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In debug mode, try the "Ping" command towards the IP address of the destination PLC, then try an "Identification" request towards the destination address, if it is part of the same X-Way network.
What should I do if I receive the 0xFF12 refusal code on the messaging EFs?
This code indicates that the module is full. Reduce the transition rate.
What should I do if the READ_ASYNC, WRITE_ASYN messaging EFs do not get a response (time out)?
Check that the "mast" tasks of the client and server PLCs are configured to "periodic", with a sufficient period to ensure that the PLCs are not overrun.
When should I configure my connections to "Mono-Connection"?
When this connection has to be established to a TSX ETY 110, Modbus protocol.
The destination PLC of my messages is a bridge. Which X-Way destination address should I configure in the connections table?
The X-Way address of the first communication module of the PLC bridge (if present, it is the processor PCMCIA card).
I have changed the IP addresses in Address Server and IO Scanner configuration, should I restart my client/server devices?
Yes. The devices only receive their IP address when starting up. This restart should be carried out once the TSX ETY 4103/5103 module has been reconfigured (fixed RUN and STS LEDs).
In the module configuration screens, the last entry inserted into one of the grids has not been taken into account at the validation. Why?
You need to remove the focus (the scale indicator) from the last cell of the grid in which new data has been entered in order to take this modification into account.
Why is the Bridge tab grayed out when I use a processor of type ???????????
These processors do not manage bridge data.
Why is the Bridge tab grayed out when I have already changed the position of the processor?
After this type of modification, you have to validate the new hardware configuration to access and modify the bridge data managed globally at the level of the processor.
The momentum 170 ENT modules do not manage to obtain their client/server address from the address server of the TSX ETY 4103, TSX ETY PORT or TSX ETY 5103 modules.
Global Data does not work. Why?
Make sure that the network switches are not configured in "multicast filtering".
