Comtrol RocketLinx ES8105 User manual

RocketLinx ES8105
RocketLinx ES8105F-S
RocketLinx ES8105F-M
Industrial Ethernet Switch
User Guide
2000558 Rev B

Copyright Notice
Comtrol and RocketLinx are trademarks of Comtrol Corporation.
Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Second Edition, August 1, 2012
Copyright © 2012. Comtrol Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Comtrol Corporation makes no representations or warranties with regard to the contents of this document or to the
suitability of the Comtrol product for any particular purpose. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Some software or features may not be available at the time of publication. Contact your reseller for current product
information.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his expense.
The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without approval of the manufacturer
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Document Number: 2000558 Revision B

RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 3
Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................5
Product Overview.................................................................................................................................................................5
Features.................................................................................................................................................................................5
LED Indicators.....................................................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Installation.................................................................................................................................................................7
Connecting the Power and Ground....................................................................................................................................7
Wiring the Relay Output.....................................................................................................................................................7
Enabling the Event Alarm...................................................................................................................................................7
Mounting the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F .....................................................................................................................8
Connecting the Ethernet Ports............................................................................................................................................8
Connecting the Fiber Port (RocketLinx ES8105F)...........................................................................................................9
Testing the ES8105/ES8105F....................................................................................................................................................11
Troubleshooting and Technical Support.................................................................................................................................13
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................................................13
Comtrol Support ................................................................................................................................................................13
Index ...........................................................................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 5
Introduction
Product Overview
This User Guide discusses the RocketLinx ES8105 industrial Ethernet switch family, which includes three models:
•RocketLinx ES8105 provides five10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports
•RocketLinx ES8105F-S provides four 10/100BASE-TX ports and one 100BASE-FX Single-Mode fiber uplink port that
supports a transmission distance of 30KM
•RocketLinx ES8105F-M provides four 10/100BASE-TX ports and one 100BASE-FX Multi-Mode fiber uplink port that
supports a transmission distance to 2KM
The ES8105/ES8105F is enclosed in a slim and rigid aluminum case that saves rail space and provides good heat radiation for
compact system requirements. In order to operate in harsh environments, the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F is equipped with
IP31 grade case design to meet the requirements of drop-water proof and is dust proof.
The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F also provides one relay output for port error events, which is enabled/ disabled by the DIP
switch. The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F has good immunity against unstable power source and can accept 18 to 27VAC or
18 to 32VDC power input.
RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F requires no user setup and immediately starts operating as soon as you power it up.
Features
The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F family has the following features:
• Port alarm
• Compact IP31 aluminum alloy enclosure
• DIN rail or wall mount
• Power input of 18-27VAC or 18-32VDC
• Compliance with IEEE Hi-Pot Testing
Refer to the Comtrol web site for detailed specification information, RocketLinx ES8105 or RocketLinx ES8105F Single-Mode,
or RocketLinx ES8105F Multi-Mode.
LED Indicators
There are system diagnostic LEDs and Ethernet Port LEDs located on the front panel of the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F.
The LED indicators provide administrators with real-time system status. The following table describes the function of each
LED indicator.
LED LED Lit LED Blinking LED Off
PWR Powered No power
Alm Port link down or power
failure event occurred. Not activated
Port 1- 5
(RocketLinx
ES8105)
A network device is
detected and linked up. Activity No port link

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Introduction
Port 1- 4
(RocketLinx
ES8105F) Yellow:100Mbps A network device is detected and
link established at 10Mbps.
Fiber port #5
(RocketLinx
ES8105F) 100Mbps Link 100Mbps Activity 100Mbps Link
LED LED Lit LED Blinking LED Off

Hardware Installation RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 7
Hardware Installation
You can use the following subsections to install the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F:
•Connecting the Power and Ground
•Wiring the Relay Output on Page 7
•Enabling the Event Alarm on Page 7
•Mounting the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F on Page 8
•Connecting the Ethernet Ports on Page 8
•Connecting the Fiber Port (RocketLinx ES8105F) on Page 9
Connecting the Power and Ground
Use the following procedure to connect the power and the ground.
1. Insert the positive and negative wires (12-24AWG) into V+ and V- contacts.
2. Tighten the wire-clamp screws to prevent the wires from coming loose.
Note: Power should be disconnected from the power supply before connecting it to the
switch. Otherwise, your screwdriver blade can inadvertently short your terminal
connections to the grounded enclosure.
3. Connect a ground wire between the chassis and earth ground using 12-24AWG wire to
ensure that the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F is not damaged by noise or electrical shock.
a. Loosen the earth ground screw that is located between the DIP switch and the power/
relay terminal block.
b. Tighten the screw after the earth ground wire is connected.
Wiring the Relay Output
The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F have a built-in alarm-relay for port link and power
events notifications. The relay contacts are normally open and remain open when
there is no failure event. The relay contacts will close when there is a failure event to
notify.
The failure events are selectable and enabled using the DIP switch on the ES8105/
ES8105F. The relay contacts of RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F are rated for a
maximum of 1A at 24VDC.
Wiring the alarm relay output is the same as wiring power inputs in Connecting the
Power and Ground.
1. Insert positive and negative wires into V+ and V-.
2. Tighten the wire-clamp screws to prevent the wires from coming loose.
Enabling the Event Alarm
You can use this subsection to configure and enable the event alarm to alert maintenance engineers once a system event has
occurred. The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F is equipped with one dry relay output for port link failure.
Extra Power
System
Alarm System

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Hardware Installation
On the bottom of the ES8105/ES8105F, there is one 5-pin DIP switch for alarm control. If you connect the alarm (Wiring the
Relay Output on Page 7) and set the DIP switch of the intended Alarm to ON, the relay output forms a short circuit if an alarm
occurs.
Use this table to set the DIP switch for the relay output alarm.
Mounting the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F
You can mount the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F on a DIN rail or mounted to the wall. The DIN rail clip is already attached to
the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F when packaged.
Note: The RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F will disperse heat through the metal case during PoE port operation. The
RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F should be installed and mounted onto a panel which provides good heat dispersion.
You can use this procedure to mount the ES8105/ES8105F on a DIN rail.
1. Insert the upper end of DIN rail clip into the back of DIN rail track from its
upper side.
2. Lightly push the bottom of DIN rail clip into the track.
3. Ensure the DIN rail clip is tightly attached on the track.
4. To remove the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F from the track, reverse the steps
above.
To mount the ES8105/ES8105F on the wall:
1. Snap the DIN rail plate into the track.
2. Attach the ES8105/ES8105F to the wall using the mounting screws.
Connecting the Ethernet Ports
You can use the following information to connect standard Ethernet cables between the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F 10/
100BASE-TX Ethernet ports and the network nodes. The Fast Ethernet ports support 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, full- or
half-duplex modes.
All the Fast Ethernet ports automatically detect the signal from the connected devices to negotiate the link speed and duplex
mode. Auto MDI/MDIX allows you to connect another switch, hub, or workstation without changing straight-through or
crossover cables. Crossover cables cross-connect the transmit lines at each end to the received lines at the opposite end.
Pin Status Description
1-5 On Enables the port link down alarm for the corresponding port.
Off Disables the port link down alarm on the corresponding port.
Switch
3 TD+
6 TD-
1 RD+
2 RD-
3 RD+
6 RD-
1 TD+
2 TD-
Router or PC Switch
3 TD+
6 TD-
1 RD+
2 RD-
3 TD+
6 TD-
1 RD+
2 RD-
Switch
Straight-Through Cabling Crossover Cabling

Connecting the Fiber Port (RocketLinx ES8105F) RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 9
Hardware Installation
The Ethernet cables use Pins 1, 2, 3, and 6 of an 8-pin RJ45 connector. The signals of these pins are converted by the automatic
MDIX function, as shown in the following table.
Connect one side of an Ethernet cable into any switch port and connect the other side to your attached device. The LINK/ACT
LED is lit when the cable is correctly connected. Always make sure that the cables between the switches and attached devices
(for example, switch, hub, or workstation) are less than 100 meters (328 feet).
The wiring cable types and maximum cable length are as follows.
• 10BASE-T: 2-pair UTP/STP Category 3, 4, 5 cable, EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm (100 meters)
• 100BASE-TX: 2-pair UTP/STP Category 5 cable, EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm (100 meters)
Connecting the Fiber Port (RocketLinx ES8105F)
Connect the fiber port on the RocketLinx ES8105F to another fiber Ethernet device using the following information.
A wrong connection will cause the fiber port not to work properly.
Pin MDIX Signals MDI Signals
1RD+ TD+
2RD- TD-
3TD+ RD+
6TD- RD-
Caution
This is a Class 1 Laser/LED product.
Do not stare into the Laser/LED beam.

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Hardware Installation
The fiber connector is a standard connector or square connector (SC).
Note: In the IEEE standard, it suggests the available transmission distance is 2KM for 62.5/125um fiber optical cable in
1310nm wave length. Actually, the attenuation of Multi-Mode 62.5/125um optical fiber cable is 1.5dBm/km and the
maximum link distance can up to 4 to 5km.
IEEE organization recommends maximum optical fiber cable distances as defined in the following table.
Mode Cable Type Wavelength Transmit Power
(min.)
Transmit
Power
(max.)
Receive
Sensitivity
(max.)
Receive
Sensitivity
(min.)
Min. Launch
Power –Max.
Receive
Sensitivity
Distance
(km)
Multi 50/125um
62.5/125um 1310nm -20dBm -14dBm -31dBm 0dBm 11dBm 2km
Note
(below)
Single 8-10/125um 1310nm -15dBm -8dBm -34dBm -8dBm 19dBm 30km
Standard DataRate
(Mbps) Cable Type IEEE Standard Distance
10BASE-FL 10 850nm, 50/125um or 62.5/125um
Multi-Mode optical fiber cable 2km
100BASE-FX 100 1310nm, 50/125um or 62.5/125um
Multi-Mode optical fiber cable 2km
100BASE-SX 100 850nm, 50/125um or 62.5/125um
Multi-Mode optical fiber cable 300m
1000BASE-SX 1000 850nm, 50/125um
Multi-mode optical fiber cable
850nm, 62.5/125um
Multi-Mode optical fiber cable
550m
220m
1000BASE-LX 1000 1310nm, 50/125um or 62.5/125um
Multi-mode optical fiber cable
1310nm, 9/125um
Single-Mode optical fiber cable
550m
5km
1000BASE-LH 1000 1550nm,9/125um
Single-Mode optical fiber cable 70km

Testing the ES8105/ES8105F RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 11
Testing the ES8105/ES8105F
You can use the following information to verify that the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F is functioning properly.
1. Use the Hardware Installation section on Page 7 to install the ES8105/ES8105F.
2. Apply power to the ES8105/ES8105F.
3. Verify that the PWR LED is lit.
4. Connect one side of an Ethernet cable (Category-5 or above straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors to
connect network devices.) with an RJ45 connector to the ES8105/ES8105F Ethernet port (RJ45 port), and the other side of
the Ethernet cable to the target device with a configured IP address and capable of supporting the ICMP protocol, such as
ping packets.
Note: Make sure that any connected network switches support MDI/MDIX functionality. If they do not, use an Ethernet
crossover cable.
5. Verify that the port status LED indicator is blinking green on the RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F to see if the network
connection was established successfully.
6. Power on your host PC, make an Ethernet connection to RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F and verify that the connected port
is lit. The connection diagram is shown below:
7. Open a Command Line window by clicking Run in Start menu, type command, and then click Ok to continue.
8. For example, type ping 192.168.11.102 to check the connection. The IP address for the remote device in this
example is: 192.168.11.102.
9. Repeat Step 8 to make sure that the connection of each device connected to the ES8105/ES8105F is properly established.
IP Address: 192.168.11.10
Ethernet Cable
Host
PC Ping 192.168.11.102 -t
Reply 192.168.11.10
IP Address: 192.168.11.102
Ethernet Cable
Ping 192.168.11.102 -t
Reply 192.168.11.10
Target
Device
ES8105
ES8105F
or
Power Supply

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Testing the ES8105/ES8105F
10. Power on the host PC, activate the Command Line mode, and ping the connected Ethernet device by typing the ping
192.168.11.102 –t command to see if it will respond. The PC host IP address must be in the same subnet address as
the target device: 192.168.11.102. The parameter -t allows you to continually ping the network device, as shown in the
figure below.

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Troubleshooting and Technical Support
Troubleshooting
If you are having problems, you may want to check the following:
• Make sure you are using the correct DC power supplies (12 to 48VDC). Do not use power supplies with DC output over
48VDC.
• Select Ethernet cables with specifications suitable for your applications to set up your systems.
Ethernet cables are categorized into unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) and shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables.
Category 3, 4, 5, and 6 Ethernet cables are suitable for systems with 10 Mbps transmission speed.
For systems with 100 Mbps transmission speed, Category 5 and 6 Ethernet cables are the only suitable specifications for
this environment.
You also need to make sure that the distance between any two nodes does not exceed 100 meters (328 feet).
•IfthePower LED goes off when the power cord is plugged in, a power failure might have occurred. Check the power
output connection to see if there is any error at the power source. If you still cannot solve the problem, contact Comtrol
Technical Support for assistance.
Comtrol Support
You can use one of the following methods to contact Comtrol.
Contact Method Web Address or Phone Number
Support http://www.comtrol.com/pub/en/support
Downloads ftp://ftp.comtrol.com/html/ES8105.htm
Web Site http://www.comtrol.com
Phone [phone]

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Troubleshooting and Technical Support

Index RocketLinx ES8105/ES8105F User Guide: 2000558 Rev. B - 15
Numerics
100BASE-TX8
10BASE-T8
C
cables
Fast Ethernet8
D
Downloads13
E
Ethernet8
F
Fast Ethernet port
cables8
H
hardware installation7
I
installation
hardware7
P
Phone13
S
support13
T
technical support13
W
Web Site13
Index

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