optris PI NetBox User manual

Operator‘s Manual
optris®PI NetBox
Mini-PC for optris PI series

Optris GmbH
Ferdinand-Buisson-Str. 14
13127 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.optris.global

Table of Contents 3-
Table of Contents
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................3
1General Information.................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Warranty........................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Scope of Supply............................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Maintenance..................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5 Cautions ........................................................................................................................................... 8
2Technical Data..........................................................................................................................................9
2.1 General Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Electrical Specifications.................................................................................................................. 10
3Installation ..............................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Mounting......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Controls and Connections.............................................................................................................. 12

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3.3 Protective Housing ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 SD Card.......................................................................................................................................... 15
3.5 Mini-USB Socket............................................................................................................................ 15
3.6 Power Supply ................................................................................................................................. 15
4Operation ................................................................................................................................................16
4.1 Operation Modes............................................................................................................................ 16
4.2 Status LEDs ................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Stand-Alone Operation................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Network Settings ............................................................................................................................ 18
4.5 Remote Access to the NetBox (NetBox Utility).............................................................................. 23
4.6 File transfer between NetBox and PC............................................................................................ 26
4.7 NetBox Control Center................................................................................................................... 27
4.8 Converter mode USB –Ethernet ................................................................................................... 32
4.9 Write Protection Filter..................................................................................................................... 36

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5System Information ...............................................................................................................................38
5.1 Watchdog ....................................................................................................................................... 38
5.2 Startup............................................................................................................................................ 39
5.3 System Time .................................................................................................................................. 40
5.4 System Recovery........................................................................................................................... 41
Appendix A –Declaration of Conformity .....................................................................................................47

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1 General Information
1.1 Description
Thank you for choosing the optris®PI NetBox.
The optris PI NetBox is a miniaturized PC which expands the optris PI series to a stand-alone solution or
which works as a USB to Ethernet converter. This mode generates larger possible distances between
process (IR camera) and process control (PC).
The NetBox works with a Windows 7 operating system that allows the user to install additional software.
The housing of the NetBox is made of anodized aluminum –the optional NetBox protection housing supports
the usage in industrial environments (IP65/ NEMA-4 rating).
Read the manual carefully before the initial start-up. The producer reserves the right to change
the herein described specifications in case of technical advance of the product.

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1.2 Warranty
Each single product passes through a quality process. Nevertheless, if failures occur please contact the
customer service at once. The warranty period covers 24 months starting on the delivery date. After the
warranty is expired the manufacturer guarantees additional 6 months warranty for all repaired or substituted
product components. Warranty does not apply to damages, which result from misuse or neglect. The
warranty also expires if you open the product. The manufacturer is not liable for consequential damage or in
case of a non-intended use of the product.
If a failure occurs during the warranty period the product will be replaced, calibrated or repaired without
further charges. The freight costs will be paid by the sender. The manufacturer reserves the right to
exchange components of the product instead of repairing it. If the failure results from misuse or neglect the
user has to pay for the repair. In that case you may ask for a cost estimate beforehand.
1.3 Scope of Supply
NetBox incl. Micro SDHC card (32 GB)
Power supply (100-240 VAC / 24 VDC)
HDMI cable (Micro HDMI to HDMI/ 1,5 m)
Ethernet cable, 1 m
System recovery stick (USB/ 8 GB)
Rail mount adapter
Operators manual

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1.4 Maintenance
The housing of the NetBox can be cleaned with a soft, humid tissue moistened with water or a water based
cleaner.
Never use cleaning compounds which contain solvents. Take care that no moisture infiltrates
into the housing.
1.5 Cautions
Take care that no foreign substances penetrate into the venting slots of the NetBox.
In case of problems or questions which may arise when you use the NetBox, please contact our service
department.
Please use only the threads in the housing or the supplied rail mount adapter for mechanical
installation of the NetBox.
Avoid mechanical violence –this may destroy the system (expiry of warranty).

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2 Technical Data
2.1 General Specifications
Operating temperature
0...50 °C
Storage temperature
-20...75 °C
Relative humidity
10...95 %, non condensing
Material (housing)
Anodized aluminum
Dimensions
113 mm x 57 mm x 47 mm (L x W x H)
Weight
385 g
Vibration
IEC 60068-2-6 (sinus shaped)
IEC 60068-2-64 (broadband noise)
Shock
IEC 68-2-27 (25 G and 50 G)
Operating system
Windows 7 Professional

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2.2 Electrical Specifications
Power supply
8...48 VDC or Power over Ethernet (PoE/ 1000BASE-T)
Power consumption
7,5 W (+ additional 2,5 W for IR camera)
Cooling
active via two integrated fans
Board
COM Express mini embedded board
Processor
Intel®AtomTM E3845, Quad Core, 1,91 GHz
Hard disc
16 GB SSD
RAM
2 GB (DDR2, 533 MHz)
Ports
2x USB 2.0/ 1x USB 3.0/ 1x Mini-USB 2.0
Micro-HDMI
Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet)
Extensions
Micro-SDHC- or SDXC-card
Additional functions
4x Status-LEDs (L1-L4)

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3 Installation
3.1 Mounting
The NetBox can be mounted easily on a DIN rail (TS35) according EN50022 using the supplied rail mount
adapter. For this purpose please screw the 4 screws (M4) into the designated holes on the upper side of the
NetBox housing. Now you can place the rail mount adapter on the housing and fix it with the 4 nuts.
On the bottom side of the NetBox housing you will find 4 holes M2,5 which also can be used for mounting.
Figure 1: Dimensions NetBox

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3.2 Controls and Connections
Figure 2: Connections NetBox
1 Mounting holes for rail mount adapter 9 Cooling fans
2 CMOS battery compartment 10 Micro HDMI socket
3 USB 3.0 socket 11 Functional Input (presently inactive)
4 Ethernet socket (GigE) 12 2x USB 2.0 sockets
5 Power supply socket
6 Micro SDHC/ SDXC card slot
7 Mini-USB 2.0 socket
8 Status-LEDs (L1-L4)

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3.3 Protective Housing
Figure 3: IP65 Protective housing (Alu die-cast) [Part-No.: ACPINBPH]

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Figure 4: Protective housing with power
supply [Part-No.: ACPINBPHPS]
Figure 5: IR camera with NetBox inside CoolingJacket Advanced for
ambient temperatures up to 315 °C

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3.4 SD Card
The NetBox will be delivered with a 32 GB Micro SDHC card which is already installed
on the unit. If required you can exchange this card.
The NetBox is supporting Micro SDHC and Micro SDXC cards.
To remove the card please take a ball pen or similar and push onto the card from
outside carefully. Please take care when you insert a card that it is placed correctly
into the according guide slot.
3.5 Mini-USB Socket
With the Mini-USB socket you can get a direct access to the IR camera from a separate PC without changing
cables on the NetBox.
For this purpose the camera needs to be connected to the USB 3.0 socket.
3.6 Power Supply
For powering the NetBox you either can use the supplied power adapter or a suitable industrial power supply
with a voltage output between 8 VDC and 48 VDC [►2 Technical Data].
Alternatively the NetBox can also be powered via the Ethernet cable (PoE –Power over Ethernet).
For this purpose a PoE injector is needed (Part-No.: ACPIPOE)1).
1) For usage of the NetBox together with the high temperature Ethernet cables we recommend the following PoE
components instead of ACPIPOE: Trendnet TPI-115GI or Netgear GS110TP.

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4 Operation
4.1 Operation Modes
The NetBox can be used in three different operation modes1):
1. Stand-alone operation with an IR camera
2. Converter mode USB –Ethernet with direct connection to a PC (point-to-point connection)
3. Converter mode USB –Ethernet with connection of a PC via a network or via the internet
4.2 Status LEDs
The NetBox is equipped with 4 status LEDs (L1-L4).
1) The 764x480 pixel mode at 32 Hz for the PI 1M/ 05M camera is currently not supported by the NetBox.

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4.3 Stand-Alone Operation
As a stand-alone PC the NetBox can expand an IR camera to an autonomous system. For this operation
mode you should connect a monitor with a HDMI input and a USB keyboard to the NetBox. If your monitor
has only a DVI input please use a customary HDMI to DVI adapter. In addition the system can also be
controlled via a remote access over an Ethernet connection. [►4.5 Remote Access to the NetBox (NetBox
Utility)]
Figure 6: Stand-alone operation with remote monitoring via GigE network/ NetBox powered via power supply

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After booting the NetBox the PIX Connect software starts automatically. If a PI is connected the first time to
the NetBox the software will ask you for the calibration files.
If you connect the NetBox to the Internet using the Ethernet connection the calibration files will be
downloaded automatically. Otherwise you can load the calibration files also manually via the menu Tools/
Extended/ Reimport calibration files (from an USB stick e.g.).
4.4 Network Settings
Please connect your imager with the supplied USB connection cable with the NetBox. Please connect your
PC with an Ethernet cable with the NetBox. Now connect the power supply to the NetBox and to the mains.
The NetBox will start to boot the system and should be ready to use after 1-2 minutes.
You can check the status with the LEDs. At proper functioning now L1 should light up.
Figure 7: Ethernet direct connection (point-to-point connection)/ NetBox powered via power supply

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If you use a PoE injector the power supply for the NetBox is not needed. In this case please connect the PoE
injector as shown in the drawing below.
The used Ethernet cables should be at least category 5 cables
(Cat-5 according ISO/IEC 11801).
Figure 8: Ethernet direct connection (point-to-point connection)/ NetBox powered via PoE injector

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If your PC is not connected to any network,
please go to Change adapter settings after
you opened the Network and Sharing Center.
Now go to Local Area Connection, right
mouse button: Properties.
[continue at item 4]
Connection to the NetBox
The communication with the NetBox is done via the TCP/ IP protocol (Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol). The NetBox can get its IP address (Internet Protocol address) either from a DHCP server
or it can work with a fixed IP address.
On a direct connection to a PC both, the NetBox as well as the PC must use a fixed IP address because no
DHCP server1) is available here. The NetBox is using in this case the IP address 192.168.0.100. On your PC
you have to do the following settings once (depending on the operating system the procedure can differ from
the here shown –the following description refers to a Windows 7 system).
1) DHCP –Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: allows the automatic integration of a computer into an existing network.
1. Go to System controls; open Network and Sharing Center.
2. If you have an existing connection to a network (company network e.g.) you should see the following
information: