Diagnostic Steps for Master Power On Problems

Diagnosing Master Power On Issues

There are a number of diagnostics that you can perform if you experience problems starting the master power on your SMT/ATT CNC Bender. Step through these diagnostics to resolve master power issues.

Check the IP Address of the Operator Station

1. Press the SYSTEM button
2. Press the NETWORK INFO tab
3. Your Operator Station IP Address will be listed

If the Operator Station IP address DOES NOT begin with "192.168.0" then all CNC Bender will not be able to communicate with the Modules and the CNC Bender software will not functional. (CNC Bender uses a Class C network standard, which requires the first three octet values be identical for every device on the network. Most SMT/ATT CNC Benders use a Net Indentifier of "192.168.0")

Ping the IP Addresses of your Modules

1. Open a command prompt through Windows (Start Button ->Run), then type "CMD" and press "Enter"
2. Type "Ping 192.168.0.233" (The address of the first module)

• A typical successful ping should look like:

Pinging 192.168.0.233 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.0.233: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.233: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.233: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.0.233: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.233:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms

• A typical failure will look like:

Pinging 192.168.0.233 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.0.233:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

If pinging the IP Address fails, then CNC Bender will not be able to communicate with the modules around the bender. The master power will not switch on until this issue is resolved.

Failure could mean a number of things:

1. Cables that connect to the modules could be loose.
2. Cables could be broken.
3. Modules could be malfunctioning.
4. Ethernet switch could be malfunctioning
5. IP Address Conflict.