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Device Guide

The device guide is an extension of the user guide. It gives an overview of supported Nerve Devices and the device specific information that is required for installing and operating Nerve software.

Each device chapter includes the following information:

  • Links to documentation material from the manufacturer
  • Hardware setup for getting the device Nerve ready
  • First steps after the installation
  • Overview of physical ports and node internal networking

All devices share the base functionality of Nerve but differ in the extent of functionality.
MFN 200 MFN 100 s
MFN 200 MFN 100
Deprecated, do not use for new designs.
fitlet3 Kontron Kbox A-250
fitlet3 Kontron Kbox A-250
Siemens SIMATIC IPC427E Siemens SIMATIC IPC BX-39A
Siemens SIMATIC IPC427E
Deprecated, do not use for new designs.		 Siemens SIMATIC IPC BX-39A
Vecow SPC-5600-i5-8500 MOXA DRP-A100
Vecow SPC-5600-i5-8500 MOXA DRP-A100

Installing Nerve

The following instructions guide you trough the installation of Nerve on a supported device from different manufacturers.

Note that in the following instructions <version_number> and <drivename> are used as a placeholders.

To obtain the correct version number for your device, contact sales@tttech-industrial.com or submit a request through the TTTech Industrial support portal. Requirements for installing Nerve on the device:
  • a monitor with a DisplayPort input
  • a keyboard
  • a USB drive
  • the nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz which can be downloaded from the Nerve Software Center
  • a tool for creating bootable USB drives like Rufus on Windows

In addition, a workstation is required to prepare the bootable USB drive.

On Windows

  1. Download the nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz from the Nerve Software Center to a workstation.
  2. Extract the
    nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz file to retrieve the nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img file.

  3. Transfer the extracted
    nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img file to the USB drive using Rufus.

    Note

    Make sure to replace <version_number> with the version number needed for your device.

On Linux

  1. Download the nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz file from the Nerve Software Center.

  2. Enter the following commands to extract the nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz file and transfer the extracted file to the USB drive:

    gunzip nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img.gz
sudo dd if=nerve-node-installer-<version_number>-amd64.img bs=4M of=/dev/sd<drivename> status=progress
sync

    Note

    Make sure to replace <drivename> with the system name of the USB drive. Make sure to replace <version_number> with the version number needed for your device.

Installation with Secure Boot

For detailed instructions on the installation with secure boot, refer to the Security hardening guidelines.

Installation with TPM2

If you are using TPM2, ensure that one of the supported combinations listed below is used. All other combinations result in installation failure.

Secure boot Disk encryption TPM2 module TPM2 lockout authentication TPM2 configuration
Enabled Enabled Present Disabled Present
Enabled Enabled Present Enabled Not present
Disabled Disabled Present Enabled Not present
Disabled Disabled Present Disabled Not present
Disabled Disabled Not present Not applicable, because TPM2 module is not present Not present

For more information about the TPM2 configuration block refer to Configuration file syntax for node DNA