trying to set up an i.p address on relay board , its connected though a switch to my win pc and i have tried using ncd base but its not showing up. how do i get it to a point where i can set up the ip and sub net.
Terry
Hi Evan,
The easiest way is to use the NCD Config Tool: https://github.com/ncd-io/ncd_Ethernet/raw/refs/heads/main/NCD%20Config%20Tool/NCD%20ConfigTool%20V2.exe
It uses a UDP protocol so it can find the Ethernet module even if the subnet is wrong.
One catch is that if your PC has multiple networks active you’ll have a dropdown in the top left and you’ll need to choose the IP address of the NIC the ethernet module is attached to.
Once you’ve found it you can use the config tool to set static IPs and other settings.
Let me know if you still have issues.
down loaded the file but don’t seem to open or install https://github.com/ncd-io/ncd_Ethernet/raw/refs/heads/main/NCD%20Config%20Tool/NCD%20ConfigTool%20V2.exe
The i t guy had to reset the port and i can now talk to the board also got the software installed
thanks for help looking good for now …
Thanks
Terry
If that .exe isn’t running its most likely because Windows is blocking it. If you right click on the file and go to properties, is there a mention in those tabs of it being blocked?
The other option for direct connection is to use the static IP jumper on the module.
On the Ethernet module itself next to the RJ45 is two jumper pins.
- Power down the board
- Jump these two pins together using a wire or a jumper from the board
- Power up the board
- It will now have the static IP address 192.168.1.88
- With the board connected to your PC, set that Ethernet NIC on your computer to have a static IP address of 192.168.1.87 or similar with subnet of 255.255.255.0 or /24 depending on if your Windows machine uses CIDR addressing
- You should now be able to pull up the module’s web page through a browser using the address 192.168.1.88
- Remove the static IP jumper on the RJ45 modules otherwise it will revert to these settings after reboot.