Ethernet Link
 
Description
The MC80 PLC have two Ethernet ports dedicated to Ethernet communication with two rotary switches which enable easy selection of the IP address.
The following table shows the specification of the Ethernet link:
Characteristic
Description
Value
Di-electric strength
Ethernet
1,500 Vdc between logic common and twisted pair (@0…2,000 m altitude).
Ethernet port physical spec.
Connector Type
Dual shield RJ45 connectors
Speed
10Base-T, 100Base-TX
Auto Negotiation
Supported
Auto MDI/MDI-X
Supported
Addressing
Unique IEEE Global (MAC) Address. User assigned IP Address
Mode of Operation
Master/Slave, Half/Full duplex
Topology
Star, Daisy chain
Media
Copper (Twisted pair)
Isolation support
Yes
The figure below shows the LED indicator of the Ethernet Communication:
The following table lists the definition of the LED indicators:
Label
Color
Description
ETH STS
Green
Indicates the Ethernet port operation states
The ETH STS is located on the ETH led panel.
The following table describes the LED pattern and the indication:
LED
Pattern
Indication
ETH LNK/ACT (green)
on
Ethernet link is detected and there is no communication activity
off
No Ethernet link is detected
Flashing
Data exchange on the Ethernet link is in progress
ETH 100
green
Ethernet transmission is at 100 Mbits/s (Fast Ethernet)
yellow
Ethernet transmission is at 10 Mbits/s
off
No link is detected
ETH STS (green): Ethernet communication status
off
No communication activity
on
Communication is OK
2 flashes
Invalid MAC address
3 flashes
Ethernet link is not connected
4 flashes
Duplicate IP Address
5 flashes
Waiting for server IP address
6 flashes
Safe Mode - At default IP address
7 flashes
Configuration conflict between rotary switches and internal configuration
The below figure shows the LED indicator of the Ethernet Communication (connector):
The following table lists the definition of the embedded LED on the RJ45 connector:
Label
Color
Description
ETH1 ACT
Green
Indicates the activity of Ethernet port1
ETH1 10/100
Green
Indicates the speed of Ethernet port1 which is 100 Mbps
Yellow
Indicates the speed of Ethernet port1 which is 10 Mbps
ETH2 ACT
Green
Indicates the activity of Ethernet port2
ETH2 10/100
Green
Indicates the speed of Ethernet port2 which is 100 Mbps
Yellow
Indicates the speed of Ethernet port2 which is 10 Mbps
Representation
The following figure shows the RJ45 Ethernet port:
The following table lists the pin assignment of the RJ45 Ethernet port:
Pin No.
Signal Name
1
TD+
2
TD-
3
RD+
4
Not connected
5
Not connected
6
RD-
7
Not connected
8
Not connected
Rotary Switches
The purpose of the two rotary switches is to select an IP address. To set an IP address, rotate the arrow firmly into the desired position.
NOTE: If you do not feel the switch click into place, the value of the switch may be incorrect or undetermined.
Switch Settings
This table describes the switch settings:
Rotary Switch
Numbers
Description
Upper switch
0…9
Tens value for the device name (0, 10, 20, …, 90)
10(A)…15(F)
Tens value for the device name (100, 110, 120, …, 150)
Lower switch
0…9
Ones value for the device name (0, 1, 2, …, 9)
DHCP
Set the lower rotary switch to one of its DHCP positions to perform a DHCP request that has a MAC address as Client Identify.
Stored
The lower rotary switch is set to STORED (default setting) to use the application’s configured parameters.
  • Configure static IP
  • Configure Device Name to get IP address through DHCP
NOTE: When the Device Name is empty, MC80 will use MAC address to get IP address.
Clear IP
The lower rotary switch is set to CLEAR IP to use the MAC-based default IP address.
The default IP address format is 10.10.x.x
  • 10.10: is a fixed value
  • x: The last two fields in the default IP address are composed of the decimal equivalents of the last two hexadecimal bytes in the MAC address.
Disabled
Set the switch to Disabled to disable communications.
Device Name Naming Rules
There are three components of the device name. The default device name of the module is:
BMK C80 20310 : BMK_20310_xxy
The numeric value between 00 and 159 is set on the rotary switches. (For the default device name, xx is the value of the upper rotary switch and y is the value of the lower rotary switch.)
For example: For a BMK C80 20310 module, values of 120 (12 x 10) and 6 (6 x 1) on the respective upper and lower rotary switches indicate a value of 126. The value is appended to the default device name (BMK_20310_xxy) to create the valid DHCP device name of BMK_20310_126.
NOTE: The selection on the lower switch of any non-numeric parameter (DHCP, STORED, CLEAR IP, DISABLED) makes the setting on the upper switch inconsequential.
NOTE: Make sure to restart the PLC after changing the rotary switch position.