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Author: Delcour Grim , Customer Service Engineer Release date: May 2010
Howto
E
xchange NGXJ
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121 (NGP
-
101) decoder card
Date: May 2010
Author: Grim DELCOUR, Customer Service Engineer
Object: Exchange NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card
1. Prepare the software for the card removal
• Open the BMS client and look for the NGP001 containing the decoder card you want to replace.
• Open up the tree view and delete the contained device by right clicking it and selecting delete.
• Confirm the deletion and right click, reload the device list.
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Author: Delcour Grim , Customer Service Engineer Release date: May 2010
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Exchange NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card
2. Remove the NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card from the controller
• Open the housing of the controller.
• Open the top cover and to provide access to the cards.
• Locate the NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) in the NGP-controller.
• Remove the securing screw at the front of the board.
• Look carefully on the PCIe slot. Some models might have a hook on the PCIe slot.
If so, open the hook.
• Remove the NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) from the main board.
• Disconnect the power cable from the NGXJ-121 (NGP-101)
3. Insert an new NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card into the controller
• Use a grounded workplace. Unpack the new NGXJ-121 (NGP-101).
• Connect the power cable with the new NGXJ-121 (NGP-101),
• Use the slot from which you removed the old NGXJ-121 (NGP-101)-decoder card. Otherwise
you might loose functionality or performance.
• Before you insert the NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder-card.
a. Some controller models might have an ISA retainer that keeps the card in place.
If so, mind to fit the card into this retainer.
b. Some models might have a hook on the PCIe slot. If there is a hook on the PCIe slot, take
care that it is open be-fore you insert the card.
Close the hook after you inserted the card into the slot.
• Secure the card with the screw you removed before.
• Take care that the cabling does not block a cooling fan from spinning.
• Close the controller housing
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Author: Delcour Grim , Customer Service Engineer Release date: May 2010
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Howto
Exchange NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card
4. Configure the new decoder board for operation
• Directly connect your laptop to the card and surf to its default IP address (192.168.0.2/16)
• Check the general settings page
• Check if the card is running the last firmware and if not upgrade to the version last released.
• After the upgrade is done confirm that this firmware is the active one.
• Configure this cards IP address in the network settings as the previous was configured.
o NOTE: check configuration of second gateway
• Connect the card back into the network as the old one was connected.
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Author: Delcour Grim , Customer Service Engineer Release date: May 2010
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Howto
Exchange NGXJ-121 (NGP-101) decoder card
5. Rediscover the new card in the client
• Open up the BMS client again and go to the device overview.
• Press the run detection button on top of the list
• The card is available in the list but not contained in the correct NGP001 yet.
• Reload the device list to have the NGP101 contained again in the correct NGP001 unit.
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