Connecting the BL-NET to a LAN network

In case of intranets the IP address must be requested from the administrator. The following instruction is written for home networks. Before connecting a BL-NET to a LAN network, it must first be configured via the USB interface:

1.) The Winsol and/or Memory Manager program(s) must be installed on the PC.

2.) Connect the Bootloader to the PC via USB. If the required USB driver is not installed on the PC, then this must be done now (see “USB driver installation”).

3.) For configuration, the Bootloader must be supplied with power via the CAN bus, a DL or a battery.

4.) Start one of the abovementioned programs and click „TEST COM“ in the setup area. The program searches for the Bootloader at the (virtual) COM interfaces (COM 1 to COM 6).

5.) If a BL-NET is found, the interface can be automatically adopted in the setup via „Take over“ and the setting can be saved via „Save“.
If the software does not find a BL-NET then either the device does not have a power supply (see 3.) or the software of another USB device is preventing recognition.
In this case, the software of the relevant device must be exited during the recognition process.

6.) In Windows, start a command shell via Start → „Run“ by entering „cmd“.

7.) Determine the network settings of the PC via the „ipconfig“ command:

Note the IP address of the PC (e.g. 192.168.10.20) and the subnet mask of the LAN network (e.g. 255.255.255.0).
From the subnet mask and the IP address of the PC, it can be seen that all IP addresses in this network must begin with 192.168.10.xxx.

8.) The Bootloader must be assigned an IP address that does not yet exist in the network. The „ping“ command in the command shell can be used to check if (e.g.): the desired IP address 192.168.10.200 is free:

Since the „ping“ command above received an answer, the IP address 192.168.10.200 is already assigned to a device in the network and cannot be used for the BL-NET. A new attempt with the IP address 192.168.10.210 is therefore started:

The IP address 192.168.10.210 is not yet used (no answer to the „ping“) and can thus be assigned to the BL-NET.

9.) In the Memory Manager, the configuration of the BL-NET Ethernet interface is done in „SETUP“ under „configure Bootloader“ and in Winsol this form is located under (File → Module → configure Bootloader):

Clicking „OK“ transfers the settings to the Bootloader and this restarts with the changed configuration (IP address, etc.).

10.) The Bootloader is now correctly configured for the network and can be integrated into the network. Note that the Ethernet interface of the BL-NET is only active when a CAN bus connection exists!

11.) After the Bootloader has been prepared, the PC software must also be configured with the correct IP address and corresponding port. Point 9 describes configuration of the device only. Since several Bootloaders can be connected in a LAN network, this information must be specified again in the software (Winsol or Memory Manager) in order to address the correct BL-NET.

12.) The Ethernet connection can then be checked via „Test IP“. Access to the BL-NET via a browser (Opera, Internet Explorer, etc.) using the IP address is now possible, and thus also to the CAN network (UVR1611).

Warning! The IP address is not transferred when downgrading from version 2.11 to 1.43 and also when a new upgrade to version 2.11 is carried out. Hence a USB connection is essential!