• Electronics
• EthernetPowerStrips

Introduction

We have several ethernet enabled power strips in the various electronics racks in the lab. They make is Synaccess NP-05B. Here is a summary about them.

Static IP maps

Of course, to be useful, they have to be controllable by ethernet, for which at the time of writing, we use some python scripts. For reliable operation, we require that these power strips have a static IP address. To configure these out of the box, you can follow the instructions in the startup manual. You can do the initial config by either using a serial port (I used a windows laptop with Putty and a serial to USB adaptor). Typing "help" at the terminal prompt lists the available commands. The three power strips that are set up mainly to turn on the chamber illuminators were assigned the following IPs, after checking that there is no IP conflict with any other devices on the martian network (you have to look at the bind9 config on chiara, see How to join martian).

Note: There is a "reset" button on the physical power strip. If you press that button, all the static IP config will be reset, and you will have to repeat this whole operation.