Specifications

Introduction
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STB NIP 2212 Product Overview
Introduction An Advantys STB island bus configured with an STB NIP 2212 network interface
module (NIM) can function transparently as a node on an Ethernet local area
network (LAN), or on the Internet. It can function, indirectly, as a node on a wide area
network (WAN). Similarly to the other Advantys STB NIMs, the STB NIP 2212 can
be a slave device. In the case of the STB NIP 2212, the manager is an Ethernet
host.
Because the STB NIP 2212 enables an Advantys STB island to be a node on the
Ethernet, it is often referred to as the Ethernet NIM.
Ethernet and
Internet
Connectivity
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the transport layer
for the Ethernet LAN on which the STB NIP 2212 Advantys STB island resides. This
network architecture enables communications with a wide range of Ethernet TCP/IP
control products, such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), industrial
computers, motion controllers, host computers, and operator control stations.
Embedded Web
Server
The STB NIP 2212 includes an embedded web server (See STB NIP 2212 Web
Server, p. 65), which is a web browser-enabled application. It allows authorized
users worldwide to view configuration and diagnostic data for the STB NIP 2212
(See Web Access Password Protection, p. 87). (Users with additional authorization
(See Configuration Password Protection, p. 90) can write data to the
STB NIP 2212.)
Internet
Applications
The STB NIP 2212 is configured for the following Internet applications:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) embedded web server
–Port 80 service access point (SAP)
–browser based IP configuration and troubleshooting
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—allows remote network
management of the STB NIP 2212
–Port 161 service access point (SAP)
–enables remote network management (NMT) of the STB NIP 2212
Open Modbus An open implementation of the proprietary Modbus protocol runs over TCP/IP on the
Ethernet LAN on which the STB NIP 2212 resides. The fieldbus (Ethernet) port (See
STB NIP 2212 Network Interface, p. 26) on the STB NIP 2212 is configured for Port
502 SAP functionality. Port 502 is the well-known port for Modbus over TCP that
was assigned to Schneider Electric by the Internet Authority (IANA).