The ibaNet interfaces X8 and X9 are intended for use with dedicated ibaNet-E connections that can acquire data with a synchronization accuracy of up to 1 µs.

The two 1GbE interfaces are with switch function and support:

  • Autonegotiation (100/1000 Mbit, full duplex)

  • Auto-MDI(X)

The ibaNet connections X8 and X9 also appear as network cards in the Windows network settings. Since X8 and X9 are designed with a switch function, they are only displayed as one network card in Windows:

This means it can also be used as a separate network card in Windows.

The IP setting for this network card depends on the ibaPDA version when performing a new installation:

ibaPDA

Name of the network card

Default IP settings

IP address

Subnet

< v8.13.0

IO bus

fixed IP address

169.254.255.2

255.255.255.252

from v8.13.0

ibaNet (X8-X9)

DHCP

-

-

After updating the ibaPDA version from < v8.13.0 to ≥ v8.13.0, the previously configured IP settings remain unchanged.