R3 Bridge E User manual

Bridge E
User Manual UMEREB1000M20221031EU
EREB 1000M (EU Version)
EREB 1000M2 (EU Version)
r22.07
R3 Solutions GmbH · Kurfürstendamm 21 · 10719 Berlin · Germany · [email protected] www.r3.group

UMEREB1000M20221031EU
Table of Contents
1 General Terms of Use of this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Please Observe the Following Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1 General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.1 Versions of this Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1.2 Conformity/National Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2 Intended Use of the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.3 Equipment Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3.1 Requirements for the Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.4 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.5 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1 Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.1 DIN Rail Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.2 Wall or Mast Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2.1 R3 Launcher Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2.2 Internet Connection Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2.3 Configuration Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2.4 Set Up and Access Web User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2.5 Update Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3 Configuration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 Using the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1 Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 Basic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.3 Advanced Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3.1 Handover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3.2 Traffic Filters and Queue Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3.3 Broadcast Repetition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3.4 Backbone IP and Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3.5 Static IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.4 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5.4.1 Change Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.5 Save and Restore Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.1 Device Not showing up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.2 Different Regularity Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ERCI Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
List of Acronyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Product Change Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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1 General Terms of Use of this Document
It is the user’s responsibility to check and ensure they have downloaded the latest version
of this manual regularly as R3 may edit, revise, or improve product documentation over
time.
The user must ensure the product is used correctly according to this document’s guidelines,
in particular observing all relevant standards and regulations.
This document, including all diagrams and images, is copyrightprotected. Any changes
whatsoever violate our Terms of Use.
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2 Please Observe the Following Notes
Please observe and obey the following note formats and instructions throughout the docu
ment:
TIP — Text in this format is information explaining the use of the product.
!ATTENTION — Text in this format must be observed to prevent malfunctions and/or even damage, or
safety risks.
iEXAMPLE/NOTE — Text in this format provides examples or notes.
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3 Product Information
3.1 General Information
3.1.1 Versions of this Product
• EREB 1000M / EREB 1000M2 (EU Version)
• EREB 1000M / EREB 1000M2 (US/CA Version) – NOT COVERED BY THIS DOCUMENT
3.1.2 Conformity/National Approvals
The device complies with these essential EU directives, which include any modifications:
• 2011/65/EU Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)
• 2014/53/EU Radio equipment (RED).
Additional information (e.g. declaration of conformity, documents, data sheets, certificates,
etc.) can be found at www.r3.group.
3.2 Intended Use of the Product
The Bridge E (device) provides a reliable, timecritical wireless link between Ethernetbased
industrial protocol devices. It can be used to:
• Replace cablebased network infrastructure with a wireless connection in machinery,
vehicles and devices, providing simplified infrastructure and flexible operations.
• Replace network cables between moving structures or components in machinery, ve
hicles and devices to reduce weight, size and use of installation space, as well as wear
and tear on network infrastructure.
ATTENTION — Installation must only be performed by qualified specialist personnel. !
ATTENTION — This radio device is designed to transmit wireless data. It is also intended to be used
for low latency and/or high reliability data communications. When using the device, keep in mind the
general behavior and physics of the wireless channel. Abrupt or predictable changes in the operational
environment, such as movement of people or objects, and the presence of interfering devices, can result in
reduced wireless signal quality and failed data transmissions. As a result, intended operations cannot
rely solely on this device when used in critical applications, where the result of poor wireless
conditions can cause serious injury or economic damage. A comprehensive system solution, such as
an integrated wired failsafe in the case of poor wireless connectivity, must be installed and tested to the
level of intended application’s importance.
!
ATTENTION — The device emits Radio Frequency (RF) energy in the Industrial, Scientific, Medical (ISM)
band. Make sure that all medical devices used in proximity to this device meet appropriate susceptibility
specifications for this type of RF energy. !
ATTENTION — The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance
of at least 20cm from all persons and must not be colocated or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter. !
ATTENTION — The device is recommended for use in industrial environments. It is mandatory to use a
functional ground connection to comply with safety requirements. !
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!ATTENTION — The device is certified with the enclosed antenna. Any other antenna can exceed the
maximum permitted transmission power.
!ATTENTION — The device must not be disassembled. Do not break the seal!
3.3 Equipment Required
Needed to
ID Item Deploy Operate Update
1Bridge E x x x
2Power Cable M12, 5pin, Acoded x* x* x*
3Ethernet Cable M12/RJ45 x x x
4Network Switch x x
5Ethernet Cable RJ45/RJ45 x x
* Item not needed if Power over Ethernet (PoE) is used.
3.3.1 Requirements for the Equipment
ID Item Requirements
3Ethernet Cable M12/RJ45 The signal cable for digital input must be routed in the
same cable as the power supply and functional ground if
the line length exceeds 3 meters.
4Switch Possibility to disable IGMP Snooping; at least as many
ports as Bridge E devices should be connected + 2
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3.4 Connectors
Figure 3I: Connectors
TIP — The Ethernet connector is PoE (Power over Ethernet) and can also be used to supply power to the
device (48 VDC, PoE 802.3at Type 1).
Figure Pins Function
1 Power supply 24 VDC (+/ 10%)
2 Ground for digital input
3 Ground for power supply
4 Digital input + (9 – 30 VDC)
5 Functional ground
Table 3i: Power connector (M12 plug, A coded)
Figure Pins Function Color Mark (T568B)
1 Send Orange/white
2 Receive Green/white
3 Send Orange
4 Receive Green
Table 3ii: PoE/Ethernet connector (M12 plug)
3.5 LED Indicators
LED Color/pattern Meaning
Power •Off No power.
•Green Device is connected to power.
Ethernet •Green Ethernet physical layer was able to establish
a connection to another device.
Config •Off Device is in Deployment Mode.
•Green Device is in Configuration Mode and a
Configuration Server was found.
•Green blinking (slow) Device is updating its firmware.
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LED Color/pattern Meaning
Status •Green Device is in active deployment and EchoRing
is reporting healthy state.
•Green blinking (slow) EchoRing offline.
•Red The main station manager task found an
unrecoverable error. Device is not working.
•Red blinking (slow) EchoRing not in healthy state.
•Red / •Green switching (fast) System initialization experienced a critical
failure. The system is most likely offline on
all interfaces.
•Red / •Green switching (medium) Failed to start or stop EchoRing and/or the
Bridge E or the initialization of the Bridge E
failed during bootup.
Config+
Status
•Green flashing Config and Status
(very slow)
System is initializing.
•Green flashing Config and Status
(very slow) with
•Orange Status for a short moment
at the beginning of a cycle
Waiting to receive a DHCP lease.
•Green flashing Config (slow)
alternating with
•Green blinking Status (fast)
Update successful.
•Green flashing Config (slow)
alternating with
•Red blinking Status (fast)
Update failed.
•Green flashing Config
•Green Status
The EchoRing network interface has been
started or, in the case of a Mobile Station in
Deployment Mode, the device is ready to be
controlled via ERCI (see Section 6.2).
•Green Config
•Red flashing Status
Failed to deploy the configuration to flash or
failed to verify the written configuration.
all •Off Inconclusive; a specific mode might have
been exited (depending on context).
Table 3iii: Explanation of LEDs
TIP — There are other LED labels on older versions of the Bridge E: PWR (Power), ETH (Ethernet), CFG
(Config), HLT (Status).
Flashing speeds
• Very Slow: 1.6s on  1.6s off
• Slow: 800ms on  800ms off
• Medium: 200ms on  400ms off
• Fast: 200ms on  200ms off
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4 Installation
4.1 Hardware Installation
Figure 4I: Dimensions are in millimeters (mm)
Screw the antenna(s) to the device’s SMA connector(s). Note: antenna is not included in
the diagram.
ATTENTION — Antennas should only be tightened by hand or with a torque wrench of maximum 0.3 Nm. !
4.1.1 DIN Rail Mounting
Figure 4II: DIN rail mounting
Applies to both versions of the Bridge E.
1. Use the selftapping screws provided
to attach the device to DIN rail. Place
the screws through the small DIN rail
adapter plates and screw into device
in their designated position.
2. Place the device now attached to the
adapter on the top edge of DIN rail.
3. Push the device downwards so that it
snaps into place.
TIP — To release device from DIN rail, push the device downwards while pulling outwards.
4.1.2 Wall or Mast Mounting
TIP — Attaching wall mounts to a device is irreversible.
1. Place the wall mounts in their desired
positions on the device. They can be
placed horizontally or vertically.
2. Use adequate force to drive the
mount bolt in the device notch. If
using a hammer, please ensure you
do not accidentally hit and damage
the device casing.
3. Repeat with the other mounts.
Figure 4III: Wall or mast mounting
Applies to both versions of the Bridge E.
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4.2 Software Installation
4.2.1 R3 Launcher Application
The R3 Launcher is an application provided as a single installer.
The application allows you to enable Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and launch the
Configuration Server that can be accessed using your browser.
• To install, doubleclick the R3 Launcher application setup file.
• It will prompt confirmation to make changes to your system. Click on ”Yes”.
• When the screen below appears, select if you want to create a desktop shortcut and
click on ”Next”.
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