7. Programming the IP over Ethernet devices
IPcamerawebinterface DMEnetworksettings M7CL network settingsESP901webinterface
Serial server
To connect RS232C, RS422 and RS485 control signals
over the network a serial server must be used. Serial
serversareavailablefromMoxa,B&BElectronics,Axis
etc. Using, for example, the B&B ESP901 serial server
awebinterfaceisavailabletoprogramthesettings.First
login using the default IP address of each device in the
systemandchangetheIPaddressesonebyonetoalogical
order range so they can be accessed later on when the
systemhasbeenassembled.Theserialserverallowsforits
serialporttobeconnectedtoanotherserverbyselecting
thematchingIPaddressandsettingthecorrectserialport
parameters.ForAD8HRheadampcontrolselectRS422at
38,400baud,8databits,onestopbit,noparity.Aspecial
cableisrequiredtoconnecttheserialserver’sporttothe
AD8HR.
IP Cameras
IPcamerasareavailablefromDlink,Level1,Sony,Sweex
etc.
Cameras can be used for visual communication links,
monitoringofamplierracks,etc.
Using,forexample,theLevel1FCS-1030,logintoeach
camera in the system using the default IP address and
changetheIPaddressesonebyonetoalogicalorderrange
sotheycanbeaccessedlateronwhenthesystemhasbeen
assembled.That’sit!Thevideosignalcanbemonitored
usingawebbrowser,typingintheIPaddressintheweb
browser’sURLarea.Thetypicalvideoqualityofabudget
IPcameraisMPEG4VGAwithalatencyofroughlyone
second. Forbetterqualityvideoandlowerlatency,higher
qualitycamerasorvideoserverscanbespecied.
DME Designer software
To connect a PC to Yamaha devices in a network the
Yamaha DME networkdriver needsto beinstalledrst.
For DME designer the network driver’s settings must
includethemasterDME’sIPaddressandMACaddressto
allowDMEdesignertoaccessthenetwork.
IntheDMEdesignerMIDISetupmenuthenetworkcan
beselectedasthesoftware’scommunicationport.Nowthe
software’s synchronisationmenu will displayallDMEs
andICPsinthenetwork.
GPI using DME
AtthemomentthereisnoseparateGPInetworkconnection
functionavailableinDMEdesigner,soGPIconnections
canbemadeusingdummyparametersineachDMEunit;
connectingthemusingtheglobalparameterlinkfunction.
M7CL
ToconnecttheM7CLeditortoanM7CLmixingconsole
inthenetworktheDMEnetworkdrivermustbeused.Set
matchingIPandMACaddressesinthenetworkdriverand
theM7CL’snetworksettings.
DMEGPIsettingsDMEnetworkdriversettings
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