westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide

June 15, 2024
westermo

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide

1. General Information

1.1. Legal Information

The contents of this document are provided “as is”. Except as required by applicable law, no warranties of any kind are made in relation to the accuracy and reliability or contents of this document, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Westermo reserves the right to revise this document or withdraw it at any time without prior notice.
Under no circumstances shall Westermo be responsible for any loss of data or income or any special, incidental, and consequential or indirect damages howsoever caused.
More information about Westermo can be found at www.westermo.com.

1.2. About This Guide

This guide is intended for installation engineers and users of the Westermo products.
It includes information on safety and regulations, a product description, installation instructions and technical specifications.

2. Safety and Regulations

2.1. Warning Levels

Warning signs are provided to prevent personal injuries and/or damages to the product. The following levels are used:

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Warning
Levels

2.2. Safety Information

Before installation: Read this manual completely and gather all information available on the product. Make sure it is fully understood. Check that your application does not exceed the safe operating specifications for the product.

⚠ SAFETY DURING INSTALLATION
The product must be installed and operated by qualified service personnel and installed into an apparatus cabinet or similar, where access is restricted to service personnel only. Refer to chapter Compliance Information to see the required level of qualified service personnel according to safety standards. Before energising and connecting communication cables to the product, ensure a protective earthing conductor is first connected to the protective earthing terminal (only valid for metallic housings). Westermo recommends a cross- sectional area of at least 4 mm2.
Upon removal of the product, disconnect the product from the power supply and all other communication ports before disconnecting the protective earthing conductor.

⚠ HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE Do not open an energised product. Hazardous voltage may occur when connected to a power supply.

⚠ PROTECTIVE FUSE The power supply wiring must be sufficiently fused. It must be possible to disconnect manually from the power supply. Ensure compliance to national installation regulations. Replacing the internal fuse must only be performed by Westermo qualified personnel.

⚠ REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE To reduce the risk of fire, use only telecommunication line cords with a cable diameter of AWG 26 or larger. Regarding power cable dimensions, see chapter Interface Specifications.

HOT SURFACE Be aware that the surface of this product may become hot. When it is operated at high temperatures, the external surface may exceed Touch Temperature Limit according to the product’s relevant electrical safety standard.

⚠ ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) Prevent electrostatic discharge damage to internal electronic parts by discharging your body to a grounding point (e.g. use a wrist strap).

2.3. Care Recommendations

Follow the care recommendations below to maintain full operation of the product and to fulfill the warranty obligations:

  • Do not drop, knock or shake the product. Rough handling above the specification may cause damage to internal circuit boards.
  • Use a dry or slightly water-damp cloth to clean the product. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents or strong detergents.
  • Do not paint the product. Paint can clog the product and prevent proper operation.

If the product is used in a manner not according to specification, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
If the product is not working properly, contact the place of purchase, the nearest Westermo distributor office or Westermo technical support.

2.4. Product Disposal

This symbol means that the product shall not be treated as unsorted municipal waste when disposing of it. It needs to be handed over to an applicable collection point for recycling electrical and electronic equipment.
By ensuring the product is disposed of correctly, you will help to reduce hazardous substances and prevent potential negative consequences to both the environment and human health, which could be caused by inappropriate disposal.

Figure 1. WEEE symbol for treatment of product disposal

2.5. Compliance Information
2.5.1. Agency Approvals and Standards Compliance

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide -
Agency

2.5.2. EN/IEC/UL 62368-1 Notice

This product has been tested and found compliant to EN/IEC/UL 62368-1, Safety for Communication Technology. In accordance with the definitions of the standard, this product shall be handled by skilled personnel. Energy source classifications are according to following:

2.5.3. FCC Part 15.105 Class A Notice

This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the product is operated in a commercial environment. This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the user manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the users own expense.

2.5.4. Simplified Declaration of Conformity

Hereby, Westermo declares that this product is in compliance with applicable EU directives and UK legislations. The full declaration of conformity and other detailed information is available at www.westermo.com/support/product- support.

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
2

3. Product Description

3.1. Product Description

The Viper-002-PL series consists of Ethernet extenders and bridges for propagating Ethernet traffic over existing cabling. The series is based on power line communication (G.hn) and is capable of bridging high bandwidth Ethernet traffic over 2-wire cables, even when there are oxidized connectors.
By simply installing a Viper-002-PL product on each side of the coupler, a bridge connecting the Ethernet networks on each side is created. The power line technology allows using existing cables, which leads to significant financial savings when refurbishing trains. The fact that no configuration is needed further contributes to the ease of use.
The Viper-002-PL series has been thoroughly tested by certified labs to ensure its compliance with the standard for electronic equipment used on rolling stock, the EN 50155. For several characteristics, Westermo exceeds the requirements mandated by the standard, e.g. by providing 1.5 kVrms insulation on all ports.
Furthermore, the design is based on Westermo’s long experience within the rolling stock market, which brings benefits such as vibration safe integrated connector threading, IP67 ingress protection with GORE-TEX® membrane to prevent condensation water build-up and ultimately a high MTBF and long service life under the harshest conditions.
The Viper-002-PL series is built in Westermo’s Swedish factory which is renowned for its extremely high standard, as confirmed by a multitude of quality audits by demanding international customers. The factory is organized according to lean manufacturing principles and it is equipped with sophisticated state-of-the-art quality assurance equipment.
Meeting the requirements for rolling stock, makes the Viper-002-PL series also very well suited for deployment in other applications with severe operating conditions and extreme environments .

3.2. Available Models

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Available
Models

3.2.1. Additional Model Information

In most cases, only the Viper-002-T1-PL1 model is used. In cases when two different Ethernet interfaces are used but only one transmission cable is present, different Viper-002-PL models can use same transmission cable without mixing Ethernet interfaces. The two models have different configurations which ensure that they will only connect to the same model and avoid crosstalk.

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
3

3.3. Hardware Overview

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
4

3.4. Connector Pinout

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Table
5

3.5. LED Indicators

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Table
6

3.6. Dimensions

Dimensions are stated in mm and are regardless of model.

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
5

4. Installation

4.1. Wall Mounting

The product can be wall mounted vertically or horizontally. There are four pieces of 7 mm bores for this. Use four M5, M6 or 1/4″ screws with 12 mm washers on a flat and stable surface.

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
6

4.2. Protective Earth Connection

For correct function, the earth connection needs to be properly connected to a designated PE rail. Torx: T25 and torque: 3.2 Nm.

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Figure
7

4.3. Connection of Cables

Recommended tightening torque for the M12 connectors is 0.6 Nm. When connecting the power cable, ensure that the pins are connected correctly before tightening the power cable to the unit.

⚠ PROTECTIVE FUSE The power supply wiring must be sufficiently fused.
It must be possible to disconnect manually from the power supply. Ensure compliance to national installation regulations.
Replacing the internal fuse must only be performed by Westermo qualified personnel.

ℹ NOTE – UNUSED CONNECTORS
Unused connectors must be covered by a protective cap (delivered with the product), tightened to the specified torque in order to fulfil the specified ingress protection code.

4.4. Cooling

This product relies on convection cooling. Make sure that it is installed so that the ambient temperature is within the specified temperature range. Avoid obstruction of the airflow around the product.

4.5. Replacement of Product

Disconnect all cables and unscrew the product from the wall. MTTR (Mean Time To Repair), i.e. time for replacement of product is < 10 minutes.

4.6. EN 45545-2 Mounting Notes

Two product can be mounted together and as a single interior non-listed group in the sense of EN 45545-2 definitions. For multiple product, the spacing requirements for interior non-listed groups must be met.

4.7. Getting Started

The product is easy to use and install. The units work in a pair over existing cabling infrastructure and automatically connect to each other when the remote device is sensed over the interconnecting lines.
The installation procedure to get the application up and running is simple.

  1. Connect the cable (twisted pair or parallell cable) to X2 pin 1 and 3 (polarity independent).
  2. Connect Ethernet to the X1 port on the front of the product.
  3. Connect power to the devices.
    The following settings are valid for the Ethernet interface:
  • Ethernet auto-negotiation enabled
  • Auto MDI/MDI-X
  • Auto-polarity enabled

The product will automatically detect the possible data rate to the remote device (over the X2 – PLC interface ).
The link performance can easily be measured after the powerline link is established. Different types of methods and tools can be used.
One example of recommended software for throughput testing is Iperf. Please refer to Iperf user documentation for instructions of usage.

ℹ NOTE
If the PLC link is not established or the established data rate is not sufficient for the application, the distance might be too long between the products.

The product is an unmanaged unit. If performance is low or no connection established, check cabling between the product.

4.8. Configuration

All necessary configurations are preconfigured from factory and no other changes in the settings can be done.

5. Specifications

5.1. Interface Specifications

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Interface
Specifications westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Interface
Specifications

5.2. Type Tests and Environmental Conditions

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Table
7 westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband
Bridge User Guide - Table 8

6. Revision Notes

westermo EN50155 Ethernet Broadband Bridge User Guide - Revision
Notes

Westermo · Metallverksgatan 6, SE-721 30 Västerås, Sweden Tel +46 16 42 80 00 Fax +46 16 42 80 01
E-mail: info@westermo.com www.westermo.com

References

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)  >>

Download This Manual (PDF format)

Download this manual  >>

westermo User Manuals

Related Manuals