About This User Manual; Purpose And Scope; Document Conventions; Terminology - ABB AWIN GW100 User Manual

ABOU T T H IS U S ER MA NU A L
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About This User Manual

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Purpose and Scope

This manual is intended to provide the users an overview of practical aspects related to Wire-
lessHART technology. It provides detailed description of factors to consider when designing
WirelessHART networks, along with features offered by the AWIN GW100 gateway to assist in
evaluating network design. Moreover, the gateway provides information on the functionali-
ties offered by the gateway through its web interface which can be used to configure a Wire-
lessHART network. Towards the end, some tips are provided to assist in network and device
troubleshooting.
Note. For detailed description of the new functionalities, the fixed problems, and the known
problems in a firmware release of AWIN GW100, refer to Release Notes (3BNP102932).
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Document Conventions

Microsoft Windows conventions are normally used for the standard presentation of material
when entering text, key sequences, prompts, messages, menu items, screen elements, and so
on.
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Terminology

Table 1 lists terms used in this document and associated with the ABB Wireless Industrial
Network. The reader should be familiar with these terms before proceeding further in this
User Manual.
Term
TCP
RTU
Static IP Address
Epoch time
MAC
Mesh Network
Passphrase
LED
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Table 1: Terminology

Description
Transmission Control Protocol
Remote Terminal Unit
A fixed Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to a computer or device
The number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970
Unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each network device
Mesh networking is a type of network topology in which a device
transmits its own data as well as serves as a relay for other nodes
Used much like a password
Light Emitting Diode
WirelessHART Gateway
Extensible Markup Language
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