The DeltaV Smart Switches are used to construct DeltaV Control Networks according to the IEEE 802.3 Local and Metropolitan Area Networks standards.
The DeltaV Smart Switches are
- DeltaV MD base Smart Switches and media modules
- DeltaV RM100 base Smart Switches and media modules
- DeltaV RM104 Smart Switches
- DeltaV FP20 8-port Smart Switches
DeltaV Smart Switches are intended for plug and play use with a DeltaV system. No configuration is necessary unless you want to access a switch with Telnet, monitor a switch with a web-based switch interface from a Management station or use the DeltaV version 10.3 One-Click Lockdown application to lock the switches to prevent unauthorized devices from being connected to unused ports on the switches. In DeltaV version 11.3 and 12.3, Smart Switches are commissioned using the DeltaV Smart Switch Command Center (SSCC). In DeltaV version 13.3 and higher, Smart Switches are commissioned using the Network Device Command Center (NDCC). When you commission the switches using the NDCC (or Smart Switch Command Center (SSCC) in earlier versions), the switch is given a network address and associated with a control module so that switch hardware conditions can be interpreted as DeltaV alarms.
Monitoring a switch with the web-based switch interface requires Java software that can be downloaded from the Internet. A serial interface cable is required to connect the switch’s serial port to the Management station in order to set up the switches. The serial interface cable can be purchased separately from Emerson or you can build the cable assembly. The following figure shows the pin outs for building the serial interface cable assembly. Different pin outs are used for each end of the cable.
Media modules with fiber-optic network ports are fixed to 100Mbit full duplex communication (except for ports that use SFP media modules that are fixed at either 100Mbit or 1 gigabit full duplex). When DeltaV Smart Switches are used in an existing network, all existing fiber-optic connections must be set to 100Mbit full duplex for the switches to communicate. For example, if DeltaV Smart Switches are installed in a network with 3Com switches, you must change the 3Com switches from the default half duplex to full duplex.
Refer to Books Online for DeltaV version 10.3 for information on the One-Click Lockdown application, for information on configuring, monitoring, and accessing the switches with Telnet, and for information on downloading Java software. Refer to Books Online for DeltaV version 11.3 and 12.3 for information about the Smart Switch Command Center. Refer to Books Online for DeltaV version 13.3 for information about the Network Device Command Center (NDCC).
Before installing and using DeltaV Smart Switches and media modules, refer to the important safety information in the System Administration and Maintenance manual in Books Online.