EIDX MP Series
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EIDX_MP Series SHEET Automation Switch Series — comprehensive set of features plus high port density and PoE The EIDX_MP Series of Ethernet switches provide management functionality in situations where extended temperatures of –40°C to +75°C are expected. With a fixed width of 62 mm, these units offer 16 or 24 ports with copper and fibre/copper combinations. Ports 9 through 16 (located on the bottom of the unit) support Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), providing data and power over one cable. The unit acts as power source equipment (PSE) — supplying up to 15.4 W per port for IEEE 802.3af-compliant powered devices (PD). PoE eliminates the need for additional power supplies for Ethernet-enabled devices placed in challenging locations — such as wireless access points or IP cameras on a ceiling or outdoors. PDs can be located up to 100 metres from the switch. In addition to the conventional features standard in Plug-and-Play switches, the EIDX_MP Series offers many important managed-switch benefits. These benefits includes IGMP snooping and IGMP query, RapidRing®, VLAN, Quality of Service (QoS), port mirroring, rate limiting, trunking, port security, the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP). Configure the unit by web browser via any Ethernet port — or in terminal mode via the local console port. Using either of these methods, port parameters, feature configuration and device status can be monitored and/or modified. A configurable relay is present for attaching to fault-monitoring equipment. Features • 16 or 24 10/100 Mbps ports • Extended temperature range: –40°C to +75°C • 8 PoE ports deliver up to 15.4 W each • LEDs for link/activity, data rate, power, status, PoE status • Console or web page configuration • CE Mark compliant, RoHS compliant Management Functionality • Managed via the SNMP protocol • IGMP snooping & query functionality • Cable redundancy using STP, RSTP or RapidRing • Virtual LAN support (Port VLAN and 802.1Q) • Quality of Service (QoS) support (802.1p, DiffServ, TOS, Port-based, MAC-based) • Port mirroring, rate limi

Data Sheet — EIDX MP Series The Automation Switch is available in eight models — two all-copper and six copper/fibre. Fibre support includes multimode fibre with either ST or SC connectors or single mode fibre with SC connectors. Fibre port data rates are fixed at 100 Mbps full-duplex while all the copper ports can auto-negotiate data rate from 10 to 100 Mbps and from half- to full-duplex. Both the 16- and 24-port models have eight ports on the front and eight ports on the bottom while the 24-port model has an additional eight ports on top. The PoE ports are all located on the bottom....

Data Sheet — EIDX_MP Series M-Software — gaining the most from a managed switch A managed switch is defined as one that supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Sophisticated Ethernet controller technology with numerous features exists in Contemporary Controls’ managed switch products. The company’s resident M-Software brings out these features thereby allowing its customers the ability to take control of their network. Configuring the M-Software is via a web browser or console port or both. Authentication A username and password is required to access the configuration...

Data Sheet — EIDX_MP Series M-Software — continued Quality of Service (QoS) By enabling Quality of Service, Ethernet frames can be given varying degrees of priorities when messages are being queued. There are several QoS methods which can be enabled. QoS can be established on strictly a port basis where some ports are given priority over others. IEEE 802.1p priority levels can be honoured or ignored on a port basis. Although there are eight 802.1p priority levels, these levels are mapped to four levels used by the switch. Support also exists for Type of Service (TOS) and Differentiated...

Data Sheet — EIDX MP Series Input Power Requirements PoE Power Output Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Relative Humidity Protection 48 VDC nominal (46-52 VDC) from an isolated DC supply 135 W (max) with eight PoE devices at full power; 13 W with no PoE devices 48 VDC (nominal), 15.4 W per port (max) at the EIDX port connector -40°C to 75°C -40°C to 85°C 10-95%, non-condensing IP30 Ethernet Communications IEEE 802.3 10/100 Mbps data rate 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX physical layer, 100 m (max) CAT5 cable length 100BASE-FX physical layer, 2,000 m (max) multimode cable (-FT, -FC...

Data Sheet — EIDX MP Series The EIDX_MP requires a voltage of 48V VDC (46-52 VDC) via a four-pin removable keyed connector and draws current commensurate with power consumption. Power conductors should be sized accordingly and can be stranded (16-18 AWG) or solid (16-22 AWG). With 8 PoE devices connected drawing full power, the power source must be able to supply a maximum of 135 W. With no PoE devices connected, only 13 W are needed. Based upon the need to provide 15.4 W of power for one fully loaded PoE device, the power supply can be sized accordingly. Redundant diode-isolated DC power...

Data Sheet — EIDX_MP Series Application Information — Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) In the IEEE 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet standard, there are two ways for Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) to power a Powered Device (PD). The first approach (Alternative A) is for the data lines to share both data and power. The second approach (Alternative B) is for power to be applied to unused pairs without interfering with the data connections. Since the EIDX is a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch communicating over a 100BASE-TX physical layer, only two of the four pairs in the required CAT5 cable are used for data...

Data Sheet — EIDX MP Series Cable Redundancy With managed switch products, three methods of protecting a network from a single cable fault are offered - STP, RSTP and RapidRing®. Both STP and RSTP allow for ring or mesh topology, Contemporary Controls’ proprietary Rapidring® is only intended for ring topology. With RapidRing® one switch is designated a master while all other switches are relegated as slaves with one ring input port and one ring output port. All segments are active except the segment between the last slave in the ring and the master’s backup port. If a break is detected...