Finding the Sensors IP Address
To visualize data through the PCL CloudViewer or other applications, you must know the sensor’s IP address. Quanergy’s free, downloadable Q-View application allows you to discover the IP address, as well as to reveal diagnostic information, visualize data, record data, and calibrate sensors.
Instructions for making a sensor detectable to the host computer via a router, discovering the IP address, and so forth are provided in the Q-View User Guide, downloadable from https://quanergy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/2717074. In addition:
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If you want to connect directly to the computer without a router, follow the instructions in Appendix 1, which starts on page 51.
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If you prefer an alternative method for discovering a dynamically assigned IP address — such as executing the
ipconfigcommand (to discover subnet mask and gateway of the connected host machine, router, and sensor) and a third party application (such as Advanced IP Scanner, free at http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/) — you may need to know the following about Quanergy sensors: -
The first six digits of the MAC addresses are D4:C9:B2.
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The last six digits of the MAC address (e.g., 00:12:8D) are the sensor’s abbreviated QP serial number without the leading zeroes (e.g., QP128D), which is stated on a sticker affixed to the sensor.
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When everything is in place, open a command line interface, and execute the following command to confirm that there is communication between the host computer and the sensor:
ping<sensor ip address>
The ping command is shown with its example result in Figure 46.
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The sensor’s router-assigned IP address should remain the same unless you unplug it from the router and plug it back into the router or another network port. To prevent such dynamic changes to the sensor’s IP address, we recommend that you assign a static IP address to the sensor, as explained in the “Managing the Sensor” section’s “Edit Network” instructions in the M8 Sensor User Guide, which is downloadable from https://quanergy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/2687038.
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Then, if you prefer, you can connect the sensor directly to the computer through its network port. You will need to configure the network port and assign the computer a static IP address that is on the same gateway as the sensor’s static IP address, as explained in Appendix 1, which starts on page 51.
Figure 46. Ping Command to Confirm Connection