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N-Tron 308FX2 User Manual & Installation Manual

Manual is about: Industrial Ethernet Switches

Summary of 308FX2

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 1 308fx2, 309fx, 316tx, 317fx industrial ethernet switches user manual & installation guide.

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 2 table of contents applicability: ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 safety warnings ................................................................................

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 3 applicability: this guide is applicable to firmware version 1 of the following products: 308fx2-n-xx 308fxe2-n-xx-yy 309fx-n-xx 309fxe-n-xx-yy 316tx-n 317fx-n-xx 317fxe-n-xx-yy where: n = n for n-view tm = blank otherwise xx = st or sc and yy = -15, -40, -80 note: the firmware ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 4 copyright, © n-tron corp., 2010 820 s. University blvd., suite 4e mobile, al usa 36609 all rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission from n- tron corp. Is prohibited, except as allowed under copyright laws. Ethernet is a register...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 5 environmental safety warning: disconnect the power and allow to cool 5 minutes before touching. Electrical safety warning: disconnect the power cable before removing the enclosure top. Warning: do not operate the unit with the top cover removed. Warning: properly ground the uni...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 6.

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 7 atex installation requirements 1. The conductor size of the phase conductor must be in the range of 0.05-2.08 mm2. 2. Field wiring must be suitable for a minimum of 110°c. 3. Ethernet switches are intended for mounting in an ip54 enclosure in a pollution degree 2 environ ment. ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 8 overview: 308fx2/309fx/316tx/317fx industrial ethernet switches the 308fx2/309fx/316tx/317fx industrial ethernet switches support high speed layer 2 switching between ports. The copper ports in this line are category 5 compliant 10/100-basetx connections for high performance ne...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 9 key features full ieee 802.3 & 100base-fx compliance full ieee 1613 compliance (communications networking devices in electric power stations) american bureau of shipping (abs) type approval (maritime and offshore applications) extended environmental specifications support for f...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 10 warning never install or work on electrical equipment or cabling during periods of lightning activity. Never connect or disconnect power when hazardous gasses are present. Disconnect the power cable before removing the enclosure top. Do not operate the unit with the top cover ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 11 front panel from top to bottom and left to right: green led lights when power is connected rj45 ports auto sensing 10/100 basetx connections lnk link led for fiber optic port (only fx/fxe models) act activity led for fiber optic port (only fx/fxe models) rx 100mb/sfiber optic ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 12 applying power (side view) unscrew & remove the dc voltage input plug(s) from the side header install the dc power cables into the plug(s) (observing polarity). Plug the voltage input plug(s) back into the side header. Tightening torque for the terminal block power plug is 0.2...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 13 n-tron switch grounding techniques the grounding philosophy of any control system is an integral part of the design. N-tron switches are designed to be grounded, but the user has been given the flexibility to float the switch when required. The best noise immunity and emission...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 14 rj45 connector crimp specifications please reference the illustration below for your cat5 cable specifications: connecting the unit for fx/fxe units, remove the dust cap from the fiber optic connectors and connect the fiber optic cables. The tx port on the fx/fxe models should...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 15 serial interface the 308fx2/309/316/317 switches provide an eia-232 interface accessed via a 9 pin female connector (labeled „com‟ on the unit). This is used to access the command line interpreter (cli). The pin-outs are shown below: pin 6 pin 7 pin 8 pin 9 pin 1 txd pin 2 rxd...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 16 5. Verify that cabling is category 5e or greater for 100mbit operation. 6. For fx/fxe models, verify tx is connected to far end rx and vice versa. Also insure the connecting partner is 100mb/s ieee 100basefx compliant. Note: the 308fx2/309/316/317 fx/fxe switches do not suppor...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 17 software configuration command line interpreter you can configure and/or query all the important parameters of an n-tron 308fx2/309/316/317 industrial ethernet switch using a command line interpreter. These functions may be accessed using the serial port (marked com). To acces...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 18 logging in (password protection) access using the cli is password-protected. You can log in as administrator to read and modify the 308fx2/309/316/317 switch parameters. Note: the admin password is admin. On a 308fx2 switch, you mustfirst press to access the management console...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 19 cli tree of menus  info (show identification data)  system (open system menu) nview (get information about n-view function) info (get information about n-view) enable/disable (enable/disable n-view) info1 (get information about system - ports 1->8) info2 (get information abo...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 20 cli menus and commands these commands are available at all menus: command description comment / returns you to the top of menu tree (available in every menu) home function ? Displays the current menu again (available in every menu) refresh function also: “u” or “u” = up one le...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 21 system menu command description comment nview get information about n-view tm function. Info or info1, info2,... Displays the current system status. (info for 308fx2/309) (info1,2 for 316/317) link status. Rate, flow, etc. Restore restores the defaults of the switch (complete ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 22 system info system info provides information on each port, as shown in the example below. Note that this is real time status, and some parameters (such as rate, duplex, and crossover) will oscillate if not linked and not forced. To see forced settings, go to switch/ports/info....

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 23 the n-ring and 600 series ring filters are on the 308fx2 only, and are either enabled or disabled. The command choice presented is the opposite of the current state. After entering „bfilter‟, you will be asked to “enter ports that are to receive general broadcast frames:” exam...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 24 basically functional but not ideal. The unit at 10 full transmits without checking for busy and you get more collisions. Also, the 10/full unit does not back off or retransmit based on the collision domain. The same problem happens with one unit forced to 100/full and the othe...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 25 example of the ports half (duplex) screen: cli\switch\ports>half enter forced half duplex ports> use commas to separate port numbers. (example: '3,6,12,14'.) enter port numbers (or esc to exit):5 cli\switch\ports> example of the ports crossover screen: cli\switch\ports>crossov...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 26 key specifications (308fx2/fxe2) switch properties number of mac addresses 4,000 aging time programmable latency min. 2.2 s backplane speed 2.6gb/s switching method store & forward physical height: 2.3" width: 5.9" depth: 3.8" weight: 1.7 lbs din-rail: 35mm electrical redundan...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 27 fiber transceiver characteristics fiber length: 2km* 15km** 40km** 80km** tx power min -19dbm -15dbm -5dbm -5dbm rx sensitivity max: -31dbm -31dbm -34dbm -34dbm wavelength: 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm *=multimode ** =singlemode recommended wiring clearance: top: 1 " (2.54 cm) ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 28 key specifications (309fx/fxe) switch properties number of mac addresses 4,000 aging time programmable latency min. 2.2 s backplane speed 2.6gb/s switching method store & forward physical height: 2.3" width: 5.5" depth: 3.5" weight: 1.6 lbs din-rail: 35mm electrical redundant ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 29 fiber transceiver characteristics fiber length: 2km* 15km** 40km** 80km** tx power min -19dbm -15dbm -5dbm -5dbm rx sensitivity max: -31dbm -31dbm -34dbm -34dbm wavelength: 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm *=multimode ** =singlemode recommended wiring clearance: top: 1 " (2.54 cm) ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 30 key specifications (316tx) switch properties number of mac addresses 4,000 aging time programmable latency min. 2.2 s backplane speed 2.6gb/s switching method store & forward physical height: 2.3" width: 7.4" depth: 3.5" weight: 1.9 lbs din-rail: 35mm electrical redundant inpu...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 31 regulatory approvals: safety: suitable for use in class i, division 2, groups a, b, c and d hazardous locations, or nonhazardous locations only. Atex zone 2, category 3g, ii 3g ex na iic (demko 03 atex 0316686u) emi: en61000-6-4, en55011 – class a fcc 47 cfr, part 15, subpart ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 32 key specifications (317fx/fxe) switch properties number of mac addresses 4,000 aging time programmable latency min. 2.2 s backplane speed 2.6gb/s switching method store & forward physical height: 2.3" width: 7.4" depth: 3.5" weight: 1.9 lbs din-rail: 35mm electrical redundant ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 33 fiber transceiver characteristics fiber length: 2km* 15km** 40km** 80km** tx power min -19dbm -15dbm -5dbm -5dbm rx sensitivity max: -31dbm -31dbm -34dbm -34dbm wavelength: 1310nm 1310nm 1310nm 1550nm *=multimode ** =singlemode recommended wiring clearance: top: 1 " (2.54 cm) ...

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    (revised 2010-7-30) 34 n-tron limited warranty n-tron, corp. Warrants to the end user that this hardware product will be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty period from the date of purchase from n-tron or its authorized reseller. ...