WidePix POE Quick Start Guide

Preliminary version.

1. Before you start

• Check the contents: WidePIX POE device, +24V DC Adapter (optional), Ethernet cable, Quick couplings, memory stick with the software.

• Warning: the sensor is very fragile – Avoid any mechanical shock!

• Don’t operate device without active water cooling!

2. Device connections

Using the POE injector

• Connect the ethernet cable between detector and your network
• Connect the ethernet cable thru the POE injector (Class 6)

Using DC Adapter

• Connect the ethernet cable between detector and your network
• Connect the +24V DC adapter to the device

3. Device power up

Connector panel LEDs

• There 2 types of Status LEDs: Network status and Device status

• Network status LEDs are placed on the left side of the connector board (LINK-1 and LINK-2)
• Device status LEDs are placed on the right side of the connector board (PWR, ERR, STAT-1, STAT-2, STAT-3)

Device init

• When proper power supply is connected (POE or adapter), device should power up. It is normal that each LED slightly blink during device's initialization, after some time (1 - 3 seconds) initialization is done and just PWR LED is lit on the right side of the connector panel.

• In case of wrong initialization ERR LED starts to blink (in the number of blinks in one period is coded device's error state, shoot a 5 seconds video for tech support guy). Try to power cycle the device.

Network connection init

• During the Device init process network connection is established. When connection is correctly established LINK-2 LED should irregullary blink.

• If the Devices initialization was OK (just PWR LED) but ethernet connection was nor established (no LED is lit on left side), you can try to reconnect the ethernet cable without power cycling the device (LEDs on left side correspond to standard RJ45 socket status LEDs).
• If the initialisation of internal power sources was OK, on right side of the connector panel is just lit Power LED. (Basically, LEDs on left side show the state of ethernet connection, LEDs on right side show the various states of the device).
• Now, device is ready to start communication with Pixet or to change IP address.
• Report other behaviour then described.

4. Network settings

• Device is by default configured to use with DHCP

• Other IPv4 methods which device can use are:
  • Auto IP (169.254.x.y)
  • Static IP (192.168.1.100)

IPv4 method change

• Device must be power cycled before IPv4 method change.
• Attach magnet to the magnetic sensor (magnetic sensor is placed on connector board just under labels STAT-2 and STAT-3), when the magnetic field is recognised, LED STAT-1 is lit. You have just 5 seconds from device's power up to attach the magnet! Otherwise IP address mode change is dissabled to prevent unwanted IP address changes. When dissabled LED STAT-1 blinks fast (power cycle needed).
• Hold the magnet in front of the magnetic sensor for approximately 8 - 10 s, after that, IPv4 method change is enabled, which is indicated with illumination of both STAT-2 and STAT-3 LEDs.
• Movement of the magnet in front of the magnetic sensor leads to the change of the state of STAT-2 and STAT-3 LEDs.
• Each LED state is connected to various IP settings.
• There are 3 IPv4 methods: Auto IP (STAT-3 LED is lit), DHCP (STAT-2 LED is lit) and Static IP (both STAT-2 and STAT-3 LEDs are lit).
• To change the method, just move with magnet until the needed combination of LEDs is achieved. Then move magnet away from magnetic sensor and wait approximately 8 - 10 seconds until both STAT-2 and STAT-3 LEDs start to blink, which means setting the new IPv4 method.
• When LEDs stop to blink, new IPv4 method is set.
• Power cycle the device.