LOYTEC CEA-709 User manual

L-Switch XP
CEA-709 Router
User Manual
LOYTEC electronics GmbH

Contact
LOYTEC electronics GmbH
Blumengasse 35
1170 Vienna
AUSTRIA/EUROPE
[email protected]
http://www.loytec.com
Version 6.0
Document № 88062509
LOYTEC MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS,
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH YOU,
AND
LOYTEC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN EQUIPMENT
INTENDED FOR SURGICAL IMPLANT INTO THE BODY OR OTHER
APPLICATIONS INTENDED TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE, FOR USE IN
FLIGHT CONTROL OR ENGINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN
AIRCRAFT, OR FOR ANY OTHER APPLICATION IN WHICH IN THE FAILURE
OF SUCH PRODUCT COULD CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH PERSONAL
INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR. LOYTEC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION
AND OFFERS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING OF ANY
THIRDPARTY COMPONENTS MENTIONED IN THIS MANUAL.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without the prior written permission of LOYTEC.
LC3020, L-Chip, L-Core, L-DALI, L-GATE, L-INX, L-IOB,
LIOB-Connect, LIOB-FT, L-IP, LPA, L-Proxy, L-Switch XP, L-Term,
L-VIS, L-WEB, L-ZIBIand ORION™ stack are trademarks of LOYTEC
electronics GmbH.
LonTalk®, LONWORKS®, Neuron®, LONMARK®, LonMaker®, i.LON®, and LNS®are
trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries.

L-Switch User Manual 3 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
Contents
1Introduction ..................................................................................................7
1.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................7
1.2 Scope.....................................................................................................................8
2Quick-Start Guide........................................................................................9
2.1 Enclosure..............................................................................................................9
2.1.1 L-Switch XP multi-port..............................................................................9
2.1.2 L-Switch XP 2-port....................................................................................9
2.2 Product Label....................................................................................................10
2.3 Mounting............................................................................................................12
2.4 DIP Switch Setting ............................................................................................12
2.5 Power Supply.....................................................................................................12
2.6 Connecting Diagrams........................................................................................13
2.6.1 LS-33CB (2-Port) ....................................................................................13
2.6.2 LS-13CB (2-Port) ....................................................................................14
2.6.3 LS-11CB (2-Port) ....................................................................................14
2.6.4 LS-13300CB (3-Port) ..............................................................................15
2.6.5 LS-33300CB (3-Port) ..............................................................................15
2.6.6 LS-13333CB (5-Port) ..............................................................................16
2.6.7 LS-11333CB (5-Port) ..............................................................................17
2.7 Wiring ................................................................................................................17
3Network Media ...........................................................................................19
3.1 TP-1250..............................................................................................................19
3.2 FT-10..................................................................................................................20
3.3 RS-485................................................................................................................20
4Operating Modes ........................................................................................22
4.1 Message Forwarding Modes.............................................................................22
4.1.1 Smart Switch Mode..................................................................................22
4.1.1.1 Domain Learning.....................................................................22
4.1.1.2 Subnet/Node Learning.............................................................23
4.1.1.3 Group Learning.......................................................................23
4.1.1.4 Broadcast Address Learning ...................................................23
4.1.1.5 Unique Node ID Address Learning.........................................23
4.1.2 Repeater Mode.........................................................................................23
4.1.3 Configured Router Mode .........................................................................24
4.2 Bit-Rate Auto-Detection ...................................................................................24
4.3 Network Buffers................................................................................................24

L-Switch User Manual 4 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
5User Interface .............................................................................................25
5.1 Status Button..................................................................................................... 25
5.2 LED Signals....................................................................................................... 25
5.2.1 Status LED .............................................................................................. 25
5.2.2 Port LEDs................................................................................................ 25
5.3 Console............................................................................................................... 26
5.3.1 Self Test................................................................................................... 26
5.3.2 Device Main Menu.................................................................................. 27
5.3.3 System Configuration Menu.................................................................... 28
5.3.4 CEA-709 Configuration Menu ................................................................ 29
5.3.5 CEA-709 Router Configuration Menu..................................................... 30
5.3.6 Reset configuration (load factory defaults).............................................. 31
5.4 Network Diagnostics......................................................................................... 31
5.5 Reseting the switching tables........................................................................... 32
6The L-Switch XP in a Network.................................................................33
6.1 L-Switch XP as Smart Switch.......................................................................... 33
6.2 L-Switch XP as Configured CEA-709 Router................................................ 34
6.3 Wink action ....................................................................................................... 34
7Updating the L-Switch XP Firmware.......................................................35
7.1 Firmware Update via the Network.................................................................. 35
7.2 Firmware Update via the Console................................................................... 35
8Troubleshooting..........................................................................................37
8.1 TP-1250 port does not work............................................................................. 37
8.2 One or more port LEDs are flashing red........................................................ 37
8.3 All port LEDs are flashing red ........................................................................ 38
8.4 LonMaker cannot commission node................................................................ 38
8.5 All LEDs light up orange about every second................................................ 38
8.6 Technical Support............................................................................................. 39
9Application Notes .......................................................................................40
10L-Switch XP Firmware Versions..............................................................41
11Specification................................................................................................42
11.1 LS-xxxxxCB and LS-xxCB............................................................................... 42
12Revision History .........................................................................................43

L-Switch User Manual 5 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
Abbreviations
100Base-T...........................100 Mbps Ethernet network with RJ-45 plug
Aggregation.........................Collection of several CEA-709 packets into a single CEA-852
packet
BOOTP ...............................Bootstrap Protocol, RFC 1497
CEA-709.............................Protocol standard for LONWORKS networks
CEA-852.............................Protocol standard for tunneling CEA-709 packets over IP
channels
CN.......................................Control Network
CR.......................................Channel Routing
CS........................................Configuration Server that manages CEA-852 IP devices
DHCP..................................Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131, RFC 2132
DIF, DIFE ...........................Data Information Field, Data Information Field Extension
DNS ....................................Domain Name Server, RFC 1034
DST.....................................Daylight Saving Time
GMT....................................Greenwich Mean Time
IP.........................................Internet Protocol
IP-852..................................logical IP channel that tunnels CEA-709 packets according
CEA-852
LSD Tool ............................LOYTEC System Diagnostics Tool
MAC ...................................Media Access Control
MD5....................................Message Digest 5, a secure hash function, see Internet
RFC 1321
NAT ....................................Network Address Translation, see Internet RFC 1631
NV.......................................Network Variable
RNI......................................Remote Network Interface
RSTP...................................Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (Standard IEEE 802.1D-2004)
RTT.....................................Round-Trip Time
RTU ....................................Remote Terminal Unit
SCPT...................................Standard Configuration Property Type
SL........................................Send List
SNTP...................................Simple Network Time Protocol
SSL......................................Secure Socket Layer
STP .....................................Spanning Tree Protocol (Standard IEEE 802.1D)
TLS .....................................Transport Layer Security
UCPT ..................................User-defined Configuration Property Type
UI........................................User Interface
UNVT .................................User-defined Network Variable Type
UTC ....................................Universal Time Coordinated
VIF, VIFE ...........................Value Information Field, Value Information Field Extension
XML....................................eXtensible Markup Language

L-Switch User Manual 7 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
The L-Switch XP is a high performance fully plug-and-play network infrastructure
component for CEA-709 networks. It is the first device that allows building fully
manageable CEA-709 networks. It is also a cost effective alternative to currently available
CEA-709 routers. The L-Switch XP provides up to five communication ports and it
switches packets between these ports. Its unique architecture very much supports structured
wiring in CEA-709 networks by reducing the number of necessary routing devices.
The Plug & Play installation capability of the L-Switch XP allows connection of the
L-Switch XP to the network without any further configuration. The smart switching
software automatically detects the bit-rates of the connected channels, learns the
configuration of the network (domains, subnet/node addresses, group addresses) and
forwards the packets between the different ports (see Section 4.1.1). Optionally, the
L-Switch XP can be configured via the network.
In addition to the Plug & Play switch mode the L-Switch XP can be operated as a standard
configured CEA-709 router. In this operating mode the L-Switch XP is compatible to any
standard CEA-709 router and must be commissioned using LonMaker or some other
network management tool for CEA-709 networks.
As an additional feature, the L-Switch XP permanently collects statistic information from
the attached network channels (channel load, CRC errors, forwarding statistics, etc.). Using
this data the L-Switch XP software is able to detect problems on these channels (overload,
connections problems, etc.) and warns the system operator via LEDs (see Section 5.4). An
intuitive user interface allows fast and easy network troubleshooting without any additional
analysis tools and deep system knowledge.
The LSD Tool can be used for a more detailed view of the collected statistics data. See
Section 9 for more information on this powerful system diagnostics tool.
The L-Switch XP is used for:
Isolation of local network traffic
Structuring networks (structured wiring)
Signal regeneration
Noise suppression
Extending channels in their physical dimension and/or number of nodes

L-Switch User Manual 8 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
Connecting channels with different communication media types e.g. power-line
and FT
Network monitoring and network management
1.2 Scope
This document covers L-Switch XP devices with firmware version 6.0. See Section 10 for
differences between the different L-Switch XP firmware versions. Older versions of the
product labled L-Switch (without XP) are not covered by this document.

L-Switch User Manual 9 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
2 Quick-Start Guide
2.1 Enclosure
2.1.1 L-Switch XP multi-port
The L-Switch XP multi-port enclosure is 9 TE (1 TE = 17.5 mm) wide for DIN rail
mounting, following DIN 43 880 (see Figure 1).
Status Button
DIP Switch
Console Connector
Status LED
Port LEDs
Figure 1: L-Switch XP multi-port enclosure (dimensions in mm [inch])
2.1.2 L-Switch XP 2-port
The L-Switch XP 2-port enclosure is 6 TE (1 TE = 17.5 mm) wide for DIN rail mounting,
following DIN 43 880 (see Figure 2).

L-Switch User Manual 10 LOYTEC
Version 6.0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
Status Button
DIP Switch
Console Connector
Status LED
Port LEDs
Figure 2: L-Switch XP 2-port enclosure (dimensions in mm [inch]) product label
2.2 Product Label
The product label on the right side of the L-Switch XP contains the following information
(see Figure 1):
L-Switch XP order number with bar-code (e.g. LS-13333CB)
Serial number with bar-code (SER#)
Unique node ID of each port (NIDx)
Unless stated otherwise, all bar codes are encoded using “Code 128”. An additional label is
also supplied with the L-Switch XP for documentation purposes.
Internally the 3-Port (LS-xxx00CB) and the 5-Port (LS-xxxxxCB) version of the L-Switch
XP use up to 5 individual routers which are connected over a TP/XP-1250 backbone (see
Figure 3 and Figure 4).
On the attached label, only the external NIDs (number 1-3 or 1-5) are printed. Since the
NIDs are organized in a continuous number block, the internal NIDs can be derived by
incrementing the numbers printed on the label (number 4-6 or 6-10, see Figure 5 and Figure
6).