User's Manual

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User Guide BlueBridge Designer II
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Initial Device Connectivity
All wired connections utilize a standard RJ45 Ethernet connection. The host PC and BlueBridge Control PC can also be connected via a
WiFi connection.
(A) DHCP Enabled Router or Server / Switch Combo Connection
The BlueBridge processor device boots up with DHCP enabled by default. With DHCP enabled routers and servers BlueBridge
Hardware will automatically obtain an IP address upon connection and power up. This may take a minute or two as the processor will
look for a DHCP router or server to obtain its IP address – as does your computer.
This is by far the recommended connection method whenever there is no specific need or reason to assign IP addresses manually.
Since the AtlasIED wall controllers will often be used to remotely control the processor and they need to be connected to a router –
and better still a POE router that also supplies power over the Ethernet cable to each wall controller – the standard network connection
of the processor, a DHCP enabled POE router and your PC will provide DHCP enabled automatic IP address assignment quickly and
reliably (and accommodate the BlueBridge Controllers).
Where there is a need to manually assign an IP address, this can be accomplished in Network View (right click the device and select
Device Setup to make changes to the network connections).
Refer to Manual Assignment of IP Addresses to learn more about how to configure the correct IP addresses for your devices.
(B) Direct (Static) Connection
When the processor is connected directly to a computer (or indirectly via a switch or hub) DHCP is not available to assign IP addresses
so the connection process is not quite as automatic. But, once no DHCP is detected – the BlueBridge processor device will revert to
is default IP address of 169.254.128.128 and the BlueBridge Designer software will then automatically connect with the device as long
as Windows/Mac sets a similar autoconfig IP. As long as all devices are in the same subnet, ie 169.254.128.XXX where XXX is a unique
number between 1-254 for each device connected, there should be communication between devices.
Note: Most modern computers can now detect a direct connection so you can use a straight through Ethernet cable for the direct
connection (if there is a direct connection issue that persists then you might try a crossover type Ethernet cable).
Where there is a need to manually assign an IP address, that can be accomplished in Network View (right click the device and select
Device Setup to make changes to the network connections).
Fig 11 - Standard RJ45 Ethernet Connector