VIPA I/O Subnet Change for EtherNet/IP

For the YRC1000 and YRC1000micro we offer VIPA's EtherNet/IP based I/O solution as a standard product to extend the standard hard wired I/O points. The robot controller and VIPA I/O are configured to use the standard subnet of 192.168.1.***.  In some cases a customer may desire to use a different subnet.  In that case, this guide will explain how to make the change.

Steps:

1. Check the electrical prints provided with your system, it will show the current IP address of the VIPA head unit.
2. To access the VIPA web server, address switch 8 labeled “WEB” must be switched to the “1” position to enable its functionality. Also, a PC must be connected via a networking cable.
   
3. The web server can be opened from any browser, by connecting to the IP address defined by this switch setting. 
   1. Switches 2, 4, & 6 to ON set the address to “192.168.1.21” (i.e. 1+4+16).
   2. In this case: http://192.168.1.21
4. If the VIPA kit needs to be configured on a network outside of 192.168.1.x, this can be changed
   from the IP tab of the web server.
   
5. For example, the following figure shows changing the IP.  Type in a value, for example:
   IP Address “10.7.3.56”:
   
6. After editing the IP address, physical address switches (from step #2 above), all settings 1 to 7 must be reset to “0” to avoid overwriting the IP address entered in the web server.
7. Cycle power to the device.
8. Ping the new address from a PC and robot controller to ensure it has been set correctly.