Technica Engineering USB-100BASE-T1 Operation & User’s Manual

2 Content 1 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 3 1.1 Functionality and Features of the USB-100BASE-T1 Converter .................... 3 1.2 Warranty and Safety Information .................................................................. 4 2 HARDWARE INTERFACES ................................................................................... 5 2. ...

3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Functionality and Features of the USB-100BASE-T1 Converter Figure 1-1: USB-100BASE-T1 Converter The Technica Engineering USB-100BASE-T1 Converter transmits data frames from the physical layer BroadR-Reach (100BASE-T1) to USB 2.0-LAN. Features: • 1 port 100BASE-T1 with Broadcom BroadR-Reach Technology • 1 port USB 2.0 mini B • 1 Status LED ...

4 General Information: Power requirement: 5V Power consumption: 2,5 Watt LINKS: The User can download the latest firmware and documentation for the USB-100BASE- T1 Converter here: https://technica-engineering.de/en/produkt/usb-100base-t1-converter/ 1.2 Warranty and Safety Information Before operating the device, read this manual thoroughly and retain it for your reference. The latest documentation for the USB-100BASE ...

5 2 HARDWARE INTERFACES 2.1 Connectors On the label on top of the device you can see an overview about all HW-Interfaces of the USB-100BASE-T1 Converter. 2.1.1 Black MQS Connector The pinning of the ECU connectors is listed on the label on top of the device as well. (See FIGURE 2-1) The Connector color is black. Figure 2-1: Label of USB-100BASE-T1 Converter with pinning information ...

6 The Tyco Electronics (TE) Micro Quad Lock System (MQS) is used. Name Picture Part Number Tyco, MQS Buchsengehäuse 3 Pol 4-1718346-1 Tyco crimp contact 928999-1 Table 2-1: Parts of black MQS connector Note: You can use the official Tyco tool for these crimp contacts. A cheap variant is the crimp tool for “PSK” contacts. Pin Function 1 n.c. 2 100BASE-T1 port, positive 3 100BASE-T1 port, negative Table 2-2: Pinni ...

7 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 Driver Installation A driver is available for following operating Systems (version 1.4): • Linux x64 • Windows x32 • Windows x64 Download-link https://technica-engineering.de/en/produkt/usb-100base-t1-converter/ For Windows, please follow the described steps for installation: 1) Connect your USB-100BASE-T1 Converter device to your computer 2) browse your driver installation data folder and ...

11 Figure 3-5: Driver Installation 4) In case you have an old application running, the installer will prompt to close automatically: ...

14 4 CONFIGURATION The USB-100BASE-T1 Converter is configured by using the Configurator window or using directly the system try icon. After successful installation, you will see a new window with a drop-down menu containing a list of all Technica Engineering USB-100BASE-T1 devices connected to your PC. Figure 4-1: Windows Driver window (one device connected and detected) ...

15 Configuration Options: • The “Master” button can be used to configure the BroadR-Reach port to work in Master mode. • The “Slave” button can be used to configure the BroadR-Reach port to work in Slave mode. When new devices are connected, they are detected automatically and appear on the drop-down list. If you connect a new device and it doesn’t appear automatically on the list, please press the "↻ ...

16 Please wait for version 1.5 coming soon!! You can close the window by clicking on the “x”, you can then find it again in the system tray: Figure 4-3 Device Settings in Master / Slave 4.1 NIC settings (information) 1) Network Interface Card (NIC) Set Up: For the USB 100Base T1 device the NIC of the PC the default mode for the device speed on the USB-LAN side is “Auto Negotiation”. The 100BASE-T1 phy is alwa ...

18 Figure 4-5: 100Mbps Full Duplex Speed Selection iii. In Properties > Click on Advanced Tab > Select Speed & Duplex iv. In the Value drop down menu select 100 Mbps Full Duplex and Click OK ...

19 Figure 4-6: Apply Changes v. Windows will send a prompt to restart the computer after this change. Click OK to restart the computer for the change to take place. ...

20 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • The maximum cable length for BroadR-Reach segments is limited to 15 meters. • The single unshielded twisted pair cable (UTP) must fulfill the IEEE 100BASE- T1 specifications ...