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Chapter 1. Overview
May 2002 T-38324-A PRELIMINARY DRAFT Page 1-3
Example of a “Permanent” (Embedded) Ethernet Network
(Using Mini Controllers with Ethernet)
NOTE: Each controller is attached to the hub, which is in turn attached to the host computer. Visual Supervisor
provides data collection, diagnostics and configuration functions, but the individual controllers may also
have changes made to them. These changes are then communicated back to the computer, via the
Ethernet, and the change recorded in Visual Supervisor.
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Pentium Class Computer running Windows 95, 98, 2000
or Windows NT, version 4.0 or above. It also has an
installed Ethernet interface card. Each controller has an
Ethernet connector.
Visual Supervisor is
running on the
computer, plus an
optional Application
Program Interface
(API) for data
collection.
A laptop running Visual Supervisor is
attached, via an RS-232 compatible
port, and used to make setup
changes for an individual controller
on or off the network.
Ethernet Card
Figure 1-1. Example of an Ethernet Network with a Connected
Portable Laptop