National Instruments FieldPoint FP-1000, User Manual

Page 1: ...FieldPoint FP 1000 1001 User Manual FieldPoint FP 1000 1001 User Manual August 1998 Edition Part Number 321631B 01 Copyright 1997 1998 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved ...

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Page 4: ...01 and Terminal Bases 2 1 Mounting the FP 1000 1001 on a DIN Rail 2 1 Connecting Terminal Bases with DIN Rail Mounting 2 3 Removing the FP 1000 1001 from the DIN Rail 2 4 Mounting the FP 1000 1001 to a Panel 2 4 Connecting Terminal Bases with Panel Mounting 2 5 Removing the FP 1000 1001 and Terminal Bases from the Panel 2 6 Installing I O Modules onto Terminal Bases 2 6 Connecting the FP 1000 to Y...

Page 5: ...4 Installing and Using the FieldPoint Software FieldPoint Software Overview 4 1 FieldPoint Explorer Configuration Utility 4 1 BridgeVIEW Server 4 2 Lookout Driver Class 4 2 LabVIEW VIs 4 2 LabWindows CVI Functions 4 2 OPC Server 4 3 Other Options for Communicating with FieldPoint Devices 4 3 Data Throughput with the FieldPoint Servers 4 4 Installing FieldPoint Software 4 4 Using FieldPoint Explore...

Page 6: ... 7 Figure 2 9 RS 232 Connector Pinout for the FP 1000 2 8 Figure 2 10 Host Computer Connected to Three FP 1001 Network Modules 2 9 Figure 2 11 RS 485 Connector Pinout for the FP 1000 and FP 1001 2 10 Figure 2 12 Terminating RS 485 Using the Combicon Adapter 2 11 Figure 2 13 Typical Signal Connections for Host Computer Connected to One FP 1000 and Multiple FP 1001 Network Modules 2 11 Figure 2 14 T...

Page 7: ...igure 4 8 LabVIEW Diagram for LabVIEW Example Application 4 17 Figure 4 9 Front Panel for LabVIEW Example Application 4 18 Tables Table 2 1 Network Address Switch Settings for the FP 1000 1001 2 14 Table 2 2 Baud Rate Switch Settings for the FP 1000 1001 2 15 Table 3 1 Module Configuration Results After HotPnP Replacement 3 6 Table 3 2 STATUS LED Flashes and Corresponding Error Conditions 3 8 ...

Page 8: ... use the FieldPoint FP 1000 and FP 1001 network modules How to Use This Manual Set FieldPoint User Manual Network Connection Hardware Configuration and Feature Set Description Command Syntax FieldPoint Programmer Reference Manual FieldPoint Server Online Help Operating Instructions for Modules and Bases Installation Specifications ...

Page 9: ...nd FP 1001 network modules Appendix B Customer Communication contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual including abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics and symbols The Index contains an alphabetical list of key terms and topics in th...

Page 10: ...rogramming examples and syntax examples This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives paths directories programs subprograms subroutines device names functions operations variables filenames and extensions and for statements and comments taken from programs Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual Operating Ins...

Page 11: ... I O modules The FP 1000 FieldPoint network module connects an industrial RS 232 network to FieldPoint I O modules The FP 1001 FieldPoint network module connects an industrial RS 485 network to FieldPoint I O modules Figure 1 1 shows the FP 1000 and FP 1001 network modules Figure 1 1 FP 1000 and FP 1001 Network Modules FP 1000 FP 1001 Rail Clip RS 485 Connector Power Connector RS 232 Connector Swi...

Page 12: ...O modules per RS 232 or RS 485 port in your host computer You can further increase your field I O count by using more RS 232 RS 485 ports in your host computer FP 1000 Connects to RS 232 The FP 1000 connects directly to the RS 232 port that is available on most host computers Because RS 232 is a point to point network that allows connection to only one device the FP 1000 provides an RS 485 repeate...

Page 13: ...cure of the two options but DIN rail mounting may be more convenient in your application The following sections give instructions for both mounting methods Mounting the FP 1000 1001 on a DIN Rail The FieldPoint network modules have rugged simple clips for reliable mounting onto a standard 35 mm DIN rail Follow these steps to mount the FP 1000 1001 network module onto a DIN rail 1 Use a flat bladed...

Page 14: ...n position push the rail clip into the locked position to lock the module in place on the DIN rail as shown in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Locking the FP 1000 1001 Network Module onto a DIN Rail After the network module is installed connect the terminal base to the network module as explained in the next section Connecting Terminal Bases with DIN Rail Mounting Press DIN Rail Local Bus Connector Network ...

Page 15: ...r from the network module s local bus connector see Figure 2 2 or from the bag of accessories that came with your network module 2 Install the terminal base onto the DIN rail in the same way you installed the network module 3 Attach the terminal base to the network module by firmly mating the local bus connectors 4 To add more terminal bases install them on the rail and connect their local bus con...

Page 16: ...the module off of the rail Mounting the FP 1000 1001 to a Panel Perform the following steps to install the optional FieldPoint network panel mount accessory and mount the FP 1000 1001 network module You can order the panel mount accessory part number 777609 01 from National Instruments 1 Make sure that the rail clip on the network module is unlocked Figure 2 5 shows a FieldPoint network module and...

Page 17: ...Panel Mounting The terminal bases can be directly installed without using the panel mount accessory that is needed for mounting the FP 1000 1001 network module Follow these steps to connect terminal bases to a network module when you are using panel mounting Note Ensure that power is not applied to the network module before you install or remove terminal bases 1 Remove the protective cover from th...

Page 18: ...the last terminal base on the bank Removing the FP 1000 1001 and Terminal Bases from the Panel To remove the FP 1000 1001 network module and terminal bases from the panel reverse the process described in the previous sections Mounting the FP 1000 1001 to a Panel and Connecting Terminal Bases with Panel Mounting First remove the terminal bases starting with the last one then remove the network modu...

Page 19: ...emale straight through cable Do not use a null modem cable usually female to female You can connect only one FP 1000 for each RS 232 port in your host computer You can add more FieldPoint banks without using more RS 232 ports of your host computer by connecting one or more up to 24 FP 1001 network modules to the RS 485 repeater port of the FP 1000 This network configuration is shown in Figure 2 8 ...

Page 20: ... 1000 The FP 1000 does not use RS 232 hardware handshaking but it still asserts the RTS and DSR signals for host computers or software that may require these signals A host computer that does not use these signals does not need to connect to them Connecting the FP 1001 to the Serial Network This section describes the network configurations possible with the FP 1001 FieldPoint network module One op...

Page 21: ...against power failures at individual FieldPoint banks It eliminates the possibility that a power failure at one FP 1001 bank might affect the communication between other banks in your network Because the FP 1000 provides an RS 485 repeater a power failure at that bank affects communications Caution Do not use the isolation barrier of the RS 485 interface as a way to protect human contact from comm...

Page 22: ...ever you can create longer stubs by using an RS 485 repeater to start the stub ensuring that the repeater is close to the junction The RS 485 connector is a 5 pin Combicon connector whose pinout is shown in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 RS 485 Connector Pinout for the FP 1000 and FP 1001 RS 485 Network Termination and Biasing An RS 485 network must be terminated at each end of the network but not anywhe...

Page 23: ... repeater interface on the FP 1000 already has biasing resistors so you do not need to do anything when connecting one or more FP 1001 modules to the FP 1000 Figures 2 13 and 2 14 show typical RS 232 and RS 485 signal connections and termination for a FieldPoint network Figure 2 13 is a more detailed depiction of Figure 2 8 and Figure 2 14 is a more detailed depiction of Figure 2 10 Figure 2 13 Ty...

Page 24: ...01 network module Switches 1 5 set the network address and switches 6 8 set the baud rate Figure 2 15 Address and Baud Rate Switch 120 W 120 W 120 W 120 W From Host Computer s RS 485 Transmit Output Pair TX To Host Computer s RS 485 Receive Input Pair RX FP 1001 FP 1001 FP 1001 RX TX RX TX RX TX Connect the TX outputs of the host computer to the RX inputs of the FP 1001 and the RX inputs of the ho...

Page 25: ...ing Started with FieldPoint Explorer section of Chapter 4 Installing and Using the FieldPoint Software for more information Setting the Network Address Note If you are connecting only a single FP 1000 1001 network module you do not need to change the network address from the preconfigured setting of address 0 If you are connecting more than one network module to the same host computer port ensure ...

Page 26: ...0 20 150 30 160 40 170 50 180 60 190 70 200 80 210 90 220 100 230 110 240 120 Other Settings Not Allowed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4...

Page 27: ...ation problems If you are connecting more than one network module to the same host computer port ensure that every network module s baud rate setting is identical The serial interface on the FP 1000 1001 always uses the following parameters 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity Connecting Power to the FP 1000 1001 An 11 30 VDC power supply is required by each FieldPoint network module T...

Page 28: ...tional connection If your field I O devices need to be powered separately you can use the terminals provided on each terminal base for such power supply connections Refer to the documentation that came with your terminal base and I O module for more information on powering your field I O devices Calculating Power for a FieldPoint Bank The power requirements for a FieldPoint bank that uses an FP 10...

Page 29: ...ATUS LEDs should flash once and the POWER LED should stay lit The POWER and READY LEDs should be lit on all of the I O modules If these LEDs are not lit check your power connections and make sure that all of your modules and terminal bases are firmly mated If the STATUS LED is blinking refer to Table 3 2 STATUS LED Flashes and Corresponding Error Conditions in Chapter 3 Feature Set Description ...

Page 30: ...the network connection cables or host computer and to put the channel outputs in a user defined state the watchdog state if such failures do occur You can set the watchdog output values to be different from the power up output values Some system applications do not differentiate between power up output values and watchdog output values while other applications treat the two conditions differently ...

Page 31: ...se either the FieldPoint Server software or the FieldPoint command set to change the configuration of the FieldPoint bank and then store the SnapShot The SnapShot stores all the following information in a single step Attribute and range settings of each channel Output values of each channel Watchdog data values of each channel See the Network Watchdog Timer section in this chapter for more informa...

Page 32: ...SnapShot feature described in the SnapShot section provides you with a single step method to store the current state of the FieldPoint bank for use as the power up state The FP 1000 1001 provides an alternative method to define power up states that allows you to store the SnapShot information with more flexibility as described in this section The Programmable Power Up State feature enables you to ...

Page 33: ...ot swap reporting mode for the FieldPoint stack See the next section HotPnP Hot Plug and Play for more information on the hot swap reporting mode If you have enabled the SnapShot feature the FP 1000 1001 restores your desired settings to all I O modules and channels in the bank every time you power up until you disable the SnapShot feature HotPnP Hot Plug and Play The HotPnP feature simplifies sys...

Page 34: ...ted the FP 1000 1001 automatically uploads the EDS and configures the I O module to factory default settings in the module s EDS or to stored SnapShot settings if the SnapShot feature is enabled This configuration is accomplished without any intervention from the host computer or software While one or more new I O modules in a bank are being serviced by the HotPnP feature the other I O modules in ...

Page 35: ...pShot the FP 1000 1001 configures the replacement module with the SnapShot configuration Otherwise the FP 1000 1001 configures the replacement module to factory default settings Table 3 1 shows how modules are configured after HotPnP replacement While one or more replacement I O modules in the bank are being serviced by the HotPnP feature the other I O modules in the bank Table 3 1 Module Configur...

Page 36: ...vasive and therefore does not affect the operation of the network nor does it affect any of your field wiring connected to the terminal bases in the bank If the self test suite fails the FP 1000 1001 does not participate in the network communication traffic thereby eliminating potential conflicts with the other banks in your network The FP 1000 1001 indicates POST failure via the STATUS LED Refer ...

Page 37: ...command and that the module is responding to that command either with a success or error response The red STATUS LED is lit when the FP 1000 1001 detects a failure If STATUS is not lit the FP 1000 1001 has not detected a failure The FP 1000 1001 indicates specific error conditions by flashing STATUS a specific number of times Table 3 2 describes the STATUS LED flashing sequences and the correspond...

Page 38: ...ternal error with its firmware 5 The network module was unable to locate an I O module waiting to be configured Verify that there are no more than nine terminal bases in the bank and that no terminal bases were added to the bank while power was applied Table 3 2 STATUS LED Flashes and Corresponding Error Conditions Continued Number of Flashes Error Condition ...

Page 39: ...ldPoint software runs on Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 and later and includes the following components FieldPoint Explorer Configuration Utility Lookout Driver Class BridgeVIEW Server LabVIEW VIs LabWindows CVI Functions OPC Server You can download future versions of FieldPoint software from the National Instruments FTP site at ftp natinst com support fieldpoint Server FieldPoint Explor...

Page 40: ...ed automation software package to communicate with the FieldPoint devices This driver class provides a FieldPoint object with connections to the tag name space of the I O items configured in the FieldPoint Explorer For more information on the Lookout driver class refer to the Using the FieldPoint Lookout Driver Class section later in this chapter LabVIEW VIs A set of VIs Virtual Instruments provid...

Page 41: ...s for Communicating with FieldPoint Devices It is also possible to communicate with the FieldPoint system using an Optomux compatible server or by sending ASCII commands directly to and from the serial port of the host computer Examples of cases where one of these methods may be useful include the following Communicating with FieldPoint from a computer running an operating system other than Window...

Page 42: ...ion software installed 2 Insert the FieldPoint Configuration and Server Software disk number 1 into the floppy drive on your computer 3 Click on the Windows Start button and then click on Run 4 Enter a setup where a is the letter of your floppy drive then select OK 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Note Do not worry if the installation program does not ask you to inse...

Page 43: ...s to help answer your questions about using the software and to reduce the time you spend learning how to use and get the most out of FieldPoint Explorer These features include ToolTips ScreenTips and online help ToolTips identify tool bar icons and most items on the screen Rest your pointer over the element you are interested in and its name appears as shown in Figure 4 2 List View window shows d...

Page 44: ... Item ScreenTips provide descriptions of the items in a dialog box to help explain what the item does or how you should use it Display ScreenTips by clicking the question mark button in the title bar of the dialog box and then clicking the item you want to know more about The ScreenTip appears as shown in Figure 4 3 Rest your pointer over an element to display ToolTips ...

Page 45: ...through an example of how to configure a FieldPoint system The online help provides more details and explains all of the features of FieldPoint Explorer To get started with FieldPoint Explorer follow these steps 1 Install the hardware as described in Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Configuration Verify that the FieldPoint system is powered on and the I O modules have their READY LEDs lit 2 Fro...

Page 46: ...1000 1001 network module is preconfigured for a baud rate of 115200 kbps so you should not have to change the baud rate or timeout setting in the dialog box unless you have modified the baud rate switches on the network module The default name for the COM port you select is FP Res 5 Click on the Find Devices button to start searching for all of the FieldPoint Devices on this communications resourc...

Page 47: ... module for example FP 1000 0 For each I O module found one I O Item is created for each channel of the module and one I O Item is created to represent all of the channels on that module collectively 7 To configure the hardware settings of a particular I O module select the device in the DNH window a Right click on the device name and select Edit the device from the pop up menu b Click on the Chan...

Page 48: ...itoring the items of that device The tag symbols of the items in the list view window turn blue to show that they are being monitored The Value column in the list view window should show the current value of the I O channels defined by the I O Items and the Status column shows any error conditions received while communicating with the FieldPoint network 9 Click on the Stop Monitoring button red sq...

Page 49: ...a Edit the device configuration of the FP 1000 1001 network module by right clicking on the network module entry in the DNH window b Select Edit this device from the pop up menu c Make sure that the factory configuration checkbox is not checked d If you only want the range and attribute settings you configured in Step 7 to be saved as power up states you can just click on the OK button because the...

Page 50: ...ration file 2 Select the BridgeVIEW Export to BridgeVIEW option from the menu bar of FieldPoint Explorer to export the current configuration file that you just saved to BridgeVIEW s active CCDB If BridgeVIEW is not an option on your FieldPoint Explorer s menu bar make sure that you have installed the FieldPoint software after installing BridgeVIEW Note If you edit rename or move your configuration...

Page 51: ...e configuration file You can now access the FieldPoint I O Items by reading or writing these tags as you would any other tag in BridgeVIEW Using the FieldPoint Lookout Driver Class When you install the FieldPoint software a FieldPoint driver class is created if Lookout has already been installed on your computer When you create a FieldPoint object within Lookout you specify the configuration file ...

Page 52: ... 6 appears Figure 4 6 Creating the FieldPoint Object 5 Create your object a Select the serial port you are using and the data rate baud rate in the Communication Settings area of the dialog box b Enter the path of the configuration file you saved from FieldPoint Explorer in the IAK Configuration File area and make sure the Import alias information box is checked You can use the Browse button to fi...

Page 53: ...modify the parameters of the data members select Object Edit Database from the menu bar and double click on the FieldPoint object you just created An object database window like the one in Figure 4 7 appears Figure 4 7 Modifying the FieldPoint Data Members The Configured Points list should contain all of the I O Items you configured in FieldPoint Explorer The Eng units in the scaling window indica...

Page 54: ...tion complete the following steps and refer to Figures 4 8 and 4 9 This application reads the inputs from the I O Item named All shown in Figure 4 1 1 Use FP Open to open the server By default the server opens with the configuration file you last saved with FieldPoint Explorer 2 Use FP Create Tag to create a handle to an I O Item that you defined in FieldPoint Explorer You provide three string nam...

Page 55: ...f the Advises is set to complete On Data Change and the data of the corresponding I O Item never changed 4 Use FP Close to close the server This action also stops all pending Advise operations Note This example reads the value of an I O Item value from the FieldPoint device To write to an Output Item use FP Write instead of FP Advise or FP Read Figure 4 8 LabVIEW Diagram for LabVIEW Example Applic...

Page 56: ...ple projects is placed in your LabWindows CVI Samples directory These examples are the best way to get familiar with these functions The FieldPoint CVI Help document is in the same program group on your Windows taskbar as the FieldPoint Explorer program This help document describes each function in the instrument driver with a description of the C syntax a description of each parameter and a list ...

Page 57: ...t Object Model it is even possible for an OPC client on one computer to access FieldPoint hardware connected to the serial port of another computer if the two computers are networked together OPC clients may differ in the features they offer and their presentation of the OPC interface for the FieldPoint OPC server You should refer to the documentation on using the OPC client features of your appli...

Page 58: ...gure an OPC client to read from I O items of the FieldPoint OPC server In some cases the OPC client may require more information about the FieldPoint OPC server The following list contains additional information about the FieldPoint OPC server which you may find helpful The FieldPoint OPC Server does not require an Access Path Some OPC clients may expect the access path to be included in the Item ...

Page 59: ... your hardware settings such as are set in Step 7 in the Getting Started with FieldPoint Explorer section earlier in this chapter If you make these settings the default power up settings for the hardware as described in Step 10 of that section the FP 1000 1001 network module always powers up the I O modules to these settings so you do not need to run the FieldPoint Explorer more than once to confi...

Page 60: ... are writing your own server sending and receiving messages directly using the serial port you are highly encouraged to use the extended FieldPoint command set as described in the FP 1000 1001 Programmer Reference Manual to get the most out of your FieldPoint hardware Examples of programs that directly access the serial port to communicate with the FieldPoint network modules are available on the N...

Page 61: ...ceptibility as well as for emissions Network FP 1000 1 RS 232 port 1 RS 485 repeater port FP 1001 1 RS 485 port Baud Rates 300 1200 2400 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 switch settable Communication Parameters 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Integrity Checksum Cabling Distance from Host FP 1000 50 ft nominal FP 1001 4000 ft nominal Refer to the RS 232 Interface Specifications and RS 485...

Page 62: ... 485 Interface Chips 15 kV ESD low noise and slew rate limited interface ICs RS 485 Isolation 2500 Vrms breakdown 250 Vrms operational Environment Operating Temperature 40 to 70 C Storage Temperature 55 to 90 C Relative Humidity 5 to 90 noncondensing Compliance Electrical Safety designed to meet IEC 1010 EMI Emissions Immunity CISPR 11 ...

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Page 66: ...eature Enabled Disabled Watchdog timer Enabled Disabled Timeout value _______ ms Number of FieldPoint terminal bases ________________________________________________ Number of FieldPoint I O modules __________________________________________________ Base Module Name POWER LED READY LED Module Configuration Information 0 FP 1000 1001 ON OFF ON OFF 1 ON OFF ON OFF 2 ON OFF ON OFF 3 ON OFF ON OFF 4 O...

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Page 69: ... bank The combination of one FieldPoint network module and one or more terminal bases and I O modules bps bits per second C celsius CISPR International Special Committee On Radio Interference DSR Data Set Ready EDS electronic data sheet EMI electromagnetic interference ESD electrostatic discharge Prefix Meanings Value m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 ...

Page 70: ...ile transfer protocol g grams HotPnP Hot Plug and Play Hz hertz IEC International Electrotechnical Commission in inches I O input output LED Light emitting diode OPC OLE for Process Control POST power on self test RAM random access memory RTS Request to Send V Volts VDC Volts direct current Vrms Volts root mean squared ...

Page 71: ...tion 2 12 to 2 15 baud rate settings 2 15 network address settings 2 13 to 2 14 configuration saving for FieldPoint bank 3 2 to 3 4 connections network connections FP 1000 2 7 to 2 8 FP 1001 2 8 to 2 12 serial port connections 2 7 to 2 12 isolation of RS 485 interface note 2 9 to 2 10 RS 232 interface specifications 2 8 RS 485 interface specifications 2 10 terminal base connection with DIN rail mo...

Page 72: ...ring 4 1 4 1 to 4 11 FieldPoint Explorer 4 2 4 4 to 4 12 installing 4 4 LabVIEW VIs 4 2 4 16 to 4 18 LabWindows CVI functions 4 2 to 4 3 4 18 to 4 19 Lookout driver class 4 2 4 13 to 4 16 OPC server 4 3 4 19 to 4 20 Optomux Servers 4 3 4 2 to 4 22 overview 4 1 to 4 3 FP 1000 configuring 2 12 to 2 15 connecting to computer 2 7 to 2 8 connection to RS 232 port 1 2 power connections 2 5 to 2 7 FP 100...

Page 73: ...WORK LED 3 7 3 8 network module See FieldPoint network modules network termination and biasing RS 485 ports 2 10 to 2 12 network watchdog timer 3 1 to 3 2 O OPC server FieldPoint 4 3 4 19 to 4 20 Optomux protocol 1 2 Optomux servers using with FieldPoint 4 3 4 21 to 4 22 P panel mounting connecting terminal bases on 2 5 to 2 6 mounting network module on 2 4 to 2 5 removing network module and termi...

Page 74: ...software specifications A 1 to A 2 compliance A 2 environment A 2 network A 1 to A 2 STATUS LED 2 17 3 8 switches address and baud rate switch figure 2 12 baud rate switch settings table 2 15 network address switch settings table 2 14 T technical support B 1 to B 2 telephone and fax support B 2 terminal base connection with DIN rail mounting 2 3 with panel mounting 2 5 to 2 6 termination and biasi...