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ICC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Madison Office Houston Office 1600 Aspen Commons, Suite 210 12300 Dundee Court, Suite 212 Middleton, WI USA 53562-4720 Cypress, TX USA 77429-8364 Tel: [608] 831-1255 Fax: [608] 831-2045 htt p:/ /www.i cc des ig ns. com Printed in U.S.A NETWORK GATEWAY SERIES ICC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MBP[...]
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the ICC MBP-100 Modbus Plus Multiprotocol Network Gatew ay. The MBP-100 allow s information to be transferred seamlessly among many different fieldbus networks w ith minimal configuration requirements. The MBP-100 provi des one Modbus Plus port, one RS485 port, one RS232 port, and three common serial ports fo[...]
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2 MBP-100 Modbus Plus Multiprotocol Netw ork Gatew ay User's Manual Part Number 10498-3.100-001 Printed in U.S.A. ©2008 Industrial Control Communications, Inc. All rights reserved Industrial Control Communications, Inc. reserves the right to make changes and improvements to its products w ithout providing notice. Notice to Users INDUSTRIAL CO[...]
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3 Usage Precautions • Please use the gateway only when the ambient tem perature of the environment into wh ich the unit is installed is within the follow ing specified temper ature limits: Operation : -10 ∼ +50 ° C (+14 ∼ +122 ° F) Storage : -40 ∼ +85 ° C (-40 ∼ +185 ° F) • Avoid installation locations that may be subjected to large[...]
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4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Netw ork Gatew ay Series Con cept ....................................... 6 2. Mechanical Diagrams ................................................................... 7 2.1 Enclosur e .............................................................................................. 7 2.2 Mounting Clip ........................[...]
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5 13.1.3 Application Conf iguratio n ........................................................... 30 13.2 Invocati on ........................................................................................... 33 13.3 Main M enu .......................................................................................... 34 13.3.1 View/Edit Points ....[...]
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6 1. The Netw or k Ga tew ay Series Conce pt The MBP-100 is a member of the ICC Network Gatew ay Series product family. Members of this family are desi gned to provide a uniform interface, configuration and application experience. This commona lity reduces the user’s learning curve, reducing commissioning time wh ile simplifying support. The MBP-[...]
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7 2. Mec hanical Diag r ams 2.1 Enclosure Figure 1: Enclosure Dime nsions (units are inches)[...]
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8 2.2 Mounting Clip Figure 2: Mounting Clip Dimensions (units are inches)[...]
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9 2.3 External Interface Chassis GND M odbus Plus Network Figure 3: Bottom View Rese rved MMI (RS232) port M odbus Plus Node Address Sw itches RS485 port AUX Power M odbus Plus Status LED Figure 4: Front View[...]
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10 ASD Link LEDs Data W rite LEDs ASD #2 ASD #3 ASD #1 Figure 5: Top View[...]
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11 3. F ea tur e Summary Modbus Plus Port Standard DB9 connector. Supports bot h standard (MSTR) read and write as we ll as global data read and write instructi ons. Any internal data point has the option of being mapped to the gatew ay’s “get” or “put” global data. “Get” global data can be configured on a poi nt-by-point basis to ori[...]
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12 New netw ork drivers are continuous ly being added, and can be dow nloaded for free from our w eb site. Text-Based Console Co nfiguration Unit configuration is performed via a te xt-based console inte rface, available locally over the RS232 port via a standard PC terminal program such as Microsoft Windows Hy perT erminal® . Configuration File U[...]
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13 In all cases, the unit can be easily unsnapped from the mounting clip to temporarily provide easier access to the chassis ground terminal or netw ork connector.[...]
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14 4. Installing the Ga tew ay The gateway’s installation procedure w ill vary slightly depending on the chosen mounting method and the netwo rks that w ill be used. 4.1 RS-485 Network in Use Note that in order to power the unit w hen not connecting to Toshiba ASDs via the common serial ports, the optional 120VAC/9VDC pow er supply (ICC part numb[...]
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15 4.2 Toshiba ASD (Common Serial) Network in Use The gateway connects to each drive via t he drive’s common serial (logic level) communication port, typically located on either the main drive control board (G7, S11), on the front of the drive enclosure under a small snap-on cover (A7, S9), on the right-hand side of the drive enclosure under a sm[...]
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16 4. Remove the drive’s front cover / open the drive’s cabinet door (refer to the appropriate drive manual for instructions how to do this). 5. The drive’s LCD panel (also called the “Electronic Operator Interface” or “EOI”) can communicate w ith the drive via either the RS485/RS232 channel (CNU1/CNU1A) or the comm on serial channel [...]
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17 ICC or your local Toshiba represent ative for assistance if the problem persists. 4.2.2 Installation for S7, S9, S11, A7 and VF-nC1 ASDs 1. Mount the unit via the desired method (refer to page 12 for more information). 2. CAUTION! Verify that all input pow er sources to the drives to be connected have been turned OFF and are locked and tagged ou[...]
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18 9. Take a moment to verify that the gatew ay and all netw ork cables have sufficient clearance from drives, motors, or power-carry ing electrical wiring. 10. Turn the power sources to all c onnected drives ON, and verify that the drives function properly. If the drives do not appear to pow er up, or do not function properly, immediately turn pow[...]
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19 5. RS485 P ort Electrical Interfaces In order to ensure appropriate netwo rk conditions (signal voltage levels, etc.) when using the gatew ay’s RS485 port, some know ledge of the network interface circuitry is required. Refe r to F igure 6 for a simplified network schematic of the RS485 interf ace circuitry. Note that the “Shield” terminal[...]
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20 6. Envir onmental Specif ica tions Item Specification Operating Environment Indoors, less than 1000m abov e sea level, do not expose to direct sunlight or corrosive / explosive gasses Operating Temperature -10 ∼ +50 ° C (+14 ∼ +122 ° F) Storage Temperature -40 ∼ +85 ° C (-40 ∼ +185 ° F) Relative Humidity 20% ∼ 90% (without condensa[...]
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21 7. Maintenance and Inspection Preventive maintenance and inspection is r equired to maintain the gateway in its optimal condition, and to ensure a long operational lifetime. Depending on usage and operating conditions, perform a periodic inspection once every three to six months. Before starting ins pections, disconnect all pow er sources. Inspe[...]
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22 8. Stor ag e and War r anty 8.1 Storage Observe the following points w hen the gat eway is not used immediately after purchase or when it is not us ed for an extended period of time. • Avoid storing the unit in places that are hot or humid, or that contain large quantities of dust or metallic dust. Store the unit in a w ell-ventilated location[...]
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23 9. LED Indica tor s The gateway contains several different LED indicators, each of which conveys important information about the status of the unit and connected netw orks. These LEDs and their functi ons are summarized here. 9.1 Toshiba ASD Common Serial Port Indicators Each Toshiba ASD common serial port RJ45 connector contains two integrated [...]
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24 10. Conf igur a tion Switc hes There are eight configurat ion DIP switches (marked “CONFIG”) located on the front side of the gateway . Switches #1 - #6 set the Modbus Plus station address of the gateway (refer to Table 1). Note that whenever the station addressing switches (#1 - #6) are changed, pow er must be cycled to the gateway to valid[...]
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25 Switches #7 and #8 perform the follow ing functions: Sw itch #7 .........R S232 port selection switch. W hen “OFF” at unit startup, the RS232 port will act as the serial console, regardless of the port’s configuration or protocol assignment (refer to section 13 for more information on the serial console). When “ON” at unit startup, the[...]
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26 12. Unit Conf igur a tion Concepts 12.1 Port and Protocol Configuration Each of the communication ports can be individually configured or enabled/disabled. It is important to not e that w ith one exc eption, the ports function independently of one another, and can operate simultaneously . For example, a Modbus RTU slave reques t on the RS485 por[...]
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27 The default timeout time in all cases is 0, which disables netw ork timeout handling. When nonzero, timeout proce ssing does not begin until after a valid netwo rk packet has been received by the unit on that port. When the timeout time is nonzero and a communication interruption is detected, the timeout enable selections for each point are insp[...]
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28 This concept may best be further ex plained by way of a representative scenario. For example, let’s assume that the gatew ay’s RS485A port has been designated to be a Modbus Master. Let’s further assume that the “Modbus Master” portion of point #5 indicates an “Address” value of 8 and “Register” value of 14, and that point #5?[...]
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29 1. Access the serial console configuration interface via Hyperterminal or other text-based console program. 2. Assign (or enable/disable) the desired protocols and their characteristics to the specific communication ports. 3. Perform the desired per-protoco l mapping and definition assignments for each point, including the nam e, timeout and “[...]
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30 13. Console Access 13.1 RS232 The console is accessible via an RS232 interface for direct connection to a computer’s serial (COM) port. This is performed by connecting the unit’s RS232 (MMI) port to the computer’s serial port via the included serial cable. 13.1.1 Requirements All that is needed is a computer wi th a serial (COM) port conta[...]
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31 Figure 10: Hy perTerminal Properties…Connect To Figure 11: Hy perTerminal Properties…Connect To…Configure[...]
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32 Figure 12: Hy perTerminal Properties…Settings[...]
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33 13.2 Invocation The console provides standard access and editing methods for the various configuration items (ports, points and their associated attr ibutes). It is important to note that whenever y ou modify the point database and are ready to restart the gateway (“exit”), you must save the dat abase to the internal file system prior to res[...]
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34 13.3 Main Menu The main menu is shown in Figure 14. All gatew ay configuration is performed by “drilling dow n” into progressively low er-level menus. Figure 14: Console Main Menu All navigation and data entry commands are input by simply entering the menu selection number to the right of the “ > ” symbol along w ith any required data[...]
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35 13.3.1 View/Edit Points Main menu selection number 1 displays a screen w hich shows a summary of the current point configur ation (see Figure 15). This screen only displays the point number and the point name: in or der to access more detailed point information, menu selection number 1 “Edi t/View a Point” must be entered w ith the additiona[...]
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36 Figure 16: Edit a Point • Edit Name: Menu selection number 1 allow s you to change the point’s name. For example, the bottom of Figure 16 show s an example of changing point #1’s name to output_voltage . The point’s name is purely for user recognition of a point, and has no bearing upon communications functionality. To cl ear the point?[...]
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37 Toshiba Point A ttributes Figure 17: Edit Toshiba Attributes • Edit A dd ress: Menu selection 1 allows you to edit the netw ork address of the Toshiba ASD that this point refers to. This address field is only used in conjunction w ith the Toshiba RS485 protocol: Toshiba common-serial port connections are point-to-point, and therefore do not re[...]
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38 Mitsubishi Point A ttributes Figure 18: Edit Mitsubis hi Attributes • Edit A dd ress: Menu selection 1 allows you to edit the netw ork address of the Mitsubishi ASD that this point refers to. • Edit Parameter: Menu selection 2 allow s you to edit the Mitsubishi ASD parameter that this point w ill access. Figure 18 shows an example of how to [...]
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39 Modbus Master Point Attributes Figure 19: Edit Modbus Ma ster A ttributes • Edit A dd ress: Menu selection 1 allows you to edit the netw ork address of the Modbus slave t hat this point refers to. • Edit Register: Menu selection 2 allows y ou to edit the Modbus holding register or input r egister that this point w ill access. T he type of re[...]
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40 Modbus Slav e Point A ttributes Figure 20: Edit Modbus Sla ve A ttributes • Edit Register: Menu selection 1 allows y ou to assign a Modbus register (accessible as either a holding register or input register) to this point. Figure 20 shows an example of how to change the current setting of 7 to 8. Note that this Modbus register index is used w [...]
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41 Modbus Plus Point A ttributes Figure 21: Edit Modbus Plus Attributes • Edit Get Global Node: Menu selection 1 allow s modification of the selected node on the netwo rk from whic h this point w ill consume (get) global data. This value is ignor ed if the “Get Global Offset” is “DISABLED”. • Edit Get Global Offset: Menu selection 2 all[...]
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42 Implementing Global Data As indicated above, three global data conf iguration items exist for each point in the point database: a “get” node, a “get” offset, and a “put” offset. If a given point is intended to be accessed onl y via standard MSTR w rite and read commands (MSTR functions 1 and 2, re spectively), then both the “get”[...]
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43 Table 2: Global Data Assignment Ex ample (x=Don’t Care) Point # Get Node Get Offset Put Offset Note 1 3 2 DISABLED Get from node #3 2 x DISABLED DISABLED No global data access 3 8 5 DISABLED Get from node #8 4 8 5 DISABLED Get from node #8 5 3 3 DISABLED Get from node #3 6 x DISABLED 0 Put 7 x DISABLED 1 Put 8 x DISABLED 4 Put 9 x DISABLED DIS[...]
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44 13.3.2 View/Edit Ports Main menu selection number 2 displays a screen w hich shows a summary of the current port configurat ion (see Figure 25). This screen only displays the current protocol selected for each port: in order to access more detailed port information, select the menu number corresponding to the desired port. Menu selections 1-3 co[...]
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45 RS485/232 Port Configuration Figure 26: Edit Port Configuration • Edit Protocol Selection: Menu selection 1 allows you to change what serial protocol is running on t he selected port. Note that not all ports run the same protocols. Figure 26 show s an example of changing the protocol selection on the RS485 port from Disabled to Modbus Slave. ?[...]
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46 13.3.3 Load Points Main menu selection number 3 allows the retrieval of a predef ined configuration into wo rking memory (see Figure 27). Loading one of these configurations overwrites the existing point configuration. Currently, entering submenu selection 1 re turns the gatew ay’s configuration to its factory default state. Figure 27: Loading[...]
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47 argument of the xmodem command indica tes the mode, and must be set to either “/crc” for Xmodem CRC mode, or “/cs” for Xmodem checksum mode. As mentioned above, conf iguration files can be both downloaded and uploaded. The second argument in the xmodem co mmand indicates the action to take, and must be set to either “/d” to download [...]
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48 Figure 29: HyperTerminal receive file dialog box When uploading a file, the procedure is si milar to downloading. Enter “/u” instead of “/d” for the ac tion parameter of the xm odem command. Once the xmodem upload command is enter ed, the user w ill have 30 seconds to click the “send” button ( ) on the tool bar in HyperTe rminal and [...]
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49 14. Pr otocol-Specif ic Informa tion This section will discuss topics that are s pecific to each of the available netw ork selections. 14.1 Modbus The gateway supports Modbus slave and ma ster functionality via Modbus RTU. The slave implementations share comm on access methods, which is to say they support the same functions and re ference the i[...]
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50 • Because the transaction is handled loca lly w ithin the gateway , write data checking is not available. For example, if a w rite is performed to a register wi th a data value that is out-of-r ange of the corresponding “source port” object, no Modbus exception will be imm ediately returned. However, the point will alw ays reflect the “s[...]
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51 For clarity, let’s use Equation 1 and Equati on 2 in a calculation example. Say, for instance, that we are going to r ead coil #34. Using Equation 1, we can determine that coil #34 resides in register #3, as ⎣ 3.0625 ⎦ = ⎣ 3 r1 ⎦ = 3. Then, using Equation 2, we can det ermine that the bit within register #3 that coil #34 targets is (34[...]
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52 • Note that various manufacturers w ill document their Modbus slave products in different w ays. In par ticular, according to the Modbus specification, registers have two diffe rent indices at which they can be referenced: their “known as” value (w hich starts at number 1) and their “addressed as” value (which is alw ays 1 less than th[...]
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53 14.2 Modbus Plus • Supported MSTR functions ar e indicated in Table 5. Table 5: Supported MSTR Func tions Function Code Function 1 Write Registers 2 Read Registers 5 Write Global Data 6 Read Global Data • Modbus Plus register assignments are common betw een the Modbus Plus and Modbus RTU Slave protocols. In other words, w hen a point in the [...]
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54 14.3 Toshiba Common Serial ASD Protocol • The gateway can act as a Toshiba ASD master via its dedicated common serial (TTL) port connections. All T oshiba drives that include a common serial port are supported. • No configuration is necessary, as the gateway automatic ally adapts to the ASD’s configured characteristics. • The RS485 port [...]
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55 that this may involve hardw are conf iguration in addition to parameter changes. For example, G7/Q7/H7-seri es drives have duplex selection jumpers located on the drive’s control board near the communication ports. For these drives, both jumpers must be placed in the “HALF” position. Refer to Figure 31 for an example det ailed view of corr[...]
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56 • The RS485 port and the ASD1 port of t he gateway are internally shared, wh ich means that they both cannot be active simultaneously. Also, the RS485 port’s configuration has priority over that of the ASD1 port: if any protocol is assigned to the RS 485 port, then the ASD1 port w ill be automatically disabled. Note, how ev er, that the ASD2[...]
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57 14.5 Mitsubishi ASD Protocol • The gateway acts as a Mitsubishi protocol master via its RS485 port. Adjustable speed drives such as the FR-A500/E500/F500 series and F700- series that support the Mitsubishi protocol can be accessed. Also supported are MGI Technologies, In c. M3000, M4000 and M5000-series drives that support the Mitsubishi proto[...]
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58 Connect as shown in Figure 35. Figure 34: EIA /TIA Wiring Standards RDA SDA Signal Ground (TB:3) B (TB:2) SDB RDB A (TB:1) Figure 35: PU Port Connect ions • For 700-series drives, the gateway c an connect to the ASD via either the PU (panel) connector as indicated in Figure 35, or via the on-board RS485 terminals. Because both of these ports e[...]
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59 Signa l Groun d (TB:3) B (TB:2) A (TB:1) Figure 36: 700-Series A SD Connections • Note that although the 700-series ASD also supports the Modbus RTU protocol, the initial ASD firmware di d not support the Modbus RT U protocol in 2-w ire format. T herefore, using the Mitsubishi protocol may be the only available method to communicate wi th the [...]
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60 on these parameters, please refe r to the relevant Mitsubishi documentation. Table 6: A dditional Mitsubishi Paramete r Assignments Parameter Number Item 1000 Second parameter switch-over 1001 Frequency command (RAM) 1002 Frequency command (EEPROM) 1003 Frequency monitor 1004 Output current monitor 1005 Output voltage monitor 1006 Special monito[...]
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61 14.6 Teco-Westinghouse ASDs The gateway can act as a Modbus RT U protocol master via its RS232 and RS- 485 ports, wh ich allows connection to Modbus-capable Teco-Westinghouse ASDs. While it is possible to connect to any Teco-Westinghouse ASD that supports Modbus (either RS232 or RS485), th is section w ill discuss in particular some important co[...]
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62 • The MA7200 Modbus manual indicate s that control data registers (0000H..000FH) are read/ write, but reading alw ays returns 0. • All drive parameters may be read at any time, but only Cn parameters can be written w hile the inverter is in DRV mode. The inverter must be in PRG mode to write any other parameters. • The drive parameters tha[...]
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63 “known as” register value of 37, w h ich can then be enter ed in the Modbus master “register” assignment of a point on the gatew ay.[...]
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64 15. Modicon PL C Pr ogr amming Examples This section of the manual is being provi ded solely as a brief overview of the general ladder logic program architecture that can be used to interface w ith the MBP-100 over a Modbus Plus netwo rk. For the most detailed information available, the appropriate Modicon PL C Programming Manual should alw ays [...]
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65 15.1.1 MSTR Parameters • The number in the top portion of the MS TR block is the address of the first of six registers in the Control Block , and is generally configured as indicated in Table 7. Table 7: MSTR Control Block Forma t A dd ress Description Parameters 4x Identifies wh ich MST R function is to be executed. The MBP-100 supports read,[...]
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66 15.1.2 MSTR Inputs and Outputs Figure 38 indicates the inputs and outputs associated with MSTR instructions. A cti v a te M S T R In str uc ti o n I ns t ruc t ion End - Error In str uc ti o n E n d - No E rr o r M S TR Ins t r uc tio n 40050 (C ont rol Bloc k ) 40100 (D at a Area) 100 (# dat a regis t ers ) In str uc ti o n A c ti v e IN P U TS[...]
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67 A dd ress Description Register Value 40050 MSTR function (read) 2 40051 Error code Read Only 40052 Number of consecutive registers to read 2 40053 Starting register 1 40054 Destination node address 2 40055 Master node address 1 2. Set the middle portion of the MSTR instruction to 40100. This will be the starting address of the MSTR Data Area. Th[...]
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68 A dd ress Value 40200 Value to write to register 1 @ netw ork address 32 40201 Value to write to register 2 @ netw ork address 32 40202 Value to write to register 3 @ netw ork address 32 40203 Value to write to register 4 @ netw ork address 32 4. In this case, we are accessing four registers, so set the bottom portion of the MSTR instruction (?[...]
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69 4. In this case, we are accessing 32 wo rds of global data, so set the bottom portion of the MSTR instruction (“number of registers”) to 32. In the case of MSTR global reads, this number cannot exceed 32 by definition. 5. Initiate the global read command by closing internal relay 1. T he data response will be seen in the MSTR Data Area (star[...]
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70 16. Firmw ar e Upda tes The gateway ’s embedded firmware resides in flash memory that can be updated in the field. Firmware updates may be released for a variety of reasons, such as custom firmware im plementations, firmware improvements and added functionality as a re sult of user requests. ICC is continually striving to enhance the functiona[...]
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71 download firmw are to its flash memory: a ll other application functions (such as communications, console access etc.) will be disabled. 16.3 Using the RFU Utility Support for downloading new application firmw are to the gateway is provided by the free Rabbit Field Utility (RFU), w hich is a 32-bit application that runs on Microsoft Windows plat[...]
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72 The Communications Options window shown in Figure 40 then appears. Confirm that the settings are as shown, w ith the possible exception of the “Comm Port” settings, wh ich depends on the COM port you are using. Click “OK” when complete. Figure 40: Communica tions Options Window Next, select the “Setup…File Locations” menu item from[...]
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73 16.3.3 Transmitting Firmware Files When a board support package (BSP) has been downloaded and unzipped, the flash firmware file w ill be the one with “.BIN” as its file name extension. Once the RFU utility has been configured, the flas h firmw are files can be downloaded to the gatew ay by two different methods. The simplest way is to drag t[...]
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74 16.4 Wrap-Up Once downloading is complete, close t he RFU utility, move CONFIG switch #8 back to the “OFF” (up) position to ex it “firmw are download” mode, and cycle power momentarily to the unit by ei ther disconnecting the auxiliary power supply and/or pow ering down all connected drives or momentarily removing all drive communication[...]
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ICC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Madison Office Houston Office 1600 Aspen Commons, Suite 210 12300 Dundee Court, Suite 212 Middleton, WI USA 53562-4720 Cypress, TX USA 77429-8364 Tel: [608] 831-1255 Fax: [608] 831-2045 htt p:/ /www.i cc des ig ns. com Printed in U.S.A NETWORK GATEWAY SERIES ICC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. MBP[...]