ibaN-2E – Discovery tab

You can search for ibaNet-E devices in the Discovery tab. Please note that this search can only be successful if the device is located in the same LAN as the computer with the ibaN-2E card.

Search devices

Start ibaPDA and open the I/O Manager.
Select the ibaN-2E interface and select the Discovery tab.
Start the search by clicking on <Search>.
Devices found are listed in a table and cannot be changed in this display.

Information on the devices found

If individual columns are not displayed, you can show or hide them using the context menu (right-click in the header). The header contains the following information:

Device name

Device name, or host name of the device

Product name

ibaN-2E

IP address

The IP address of the device

Subnet mask

The subnet mask of the IP settings

Gateway

The gateway of the IP settings

DHCP

The IP settings are obtained from a DHCP server (enabled or not).

MAC

MAC address of the device

Order number

The iba order number of the device

Serial number

The serial number of the device

ibaNet-E HP

This column shows support for ibaNet-E HP (High Performance). Explanations for the display in this column can be found in chapter ibaNet-E HP support.

Under certain conditions, ibaNet-E communication can also be operated as “High Performance (HP)”, then referred to as ibaNet-E HP. With ibaNet-E HP, it is possible to achieve, among other things, a higher data throughput per ibaN-2E interface (750 Mbit/s) and a synchronization accuracy of up to 1 μs.

Connector

The ibaN-2E card recognizes the participants in the ibaNet-E network. The participants are displayed per connector of the ibaN-2E card (Connector 0 or Connector 1). Connected participants that can be identified are displayed with the connector they are using.

Meaning of the buttons:

	Identify device When you click this button, the status indicators (LEDs) on the front of the device start blinking for a short time. This makes it possible to identify the device directly.
	Edit device settings Click this button to open the window for the device and IP settings.
	Add device to I/O configuration Click this button to add the device to the I/O configuration of the ibaNet-E-interface in ibaPDA. Connected modules are identified and added automatically as far as possible.