QTS AN-X3-GENI, User Manual

Page 1: ...AN X3 GENI Genius I O Communication Module User Manual...

Page 2: ...associated with any particular installation Quest Technical Solutions does not assume responsibility or liability to include intellectual property liability for actual use based upon the examples sho...

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Page 4: ...ng 11 CE Installations 12 QUICK START 13 IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION 14 Initial IP Configuration 14 Prosoft Discovery Service 15 Link Local IP Configuration 16 microSD Config txt 16 Web Page IP Configura...

Page 5: ...e Format 27 Mapping I O Data 27 Global Data 29 Other Mappable Data 31 Diagnostic Counters 32 Block Error Table 32 Block Fault Table 33 Connection Diagnostics 33 Connection Statistics 33 Connection 15...

Page 6: ...Administration Menu 51 AN X IP FW Configuration 51 AN X Firmware Update 52 Diagnostic Capture 54 AN X Module Restart 55 Support Menu 55 TROUBLESHOOTING 56 LEDs 56 Ethernet LEDs 56 MS and NS LEDs Start...

Page 7: ...1 etc Input output and global data can be accessed this way Refer to page 41 for details A watchdog timer is implemented in the module s hardware If the firmware does not kick the watchdog within the...

Page 8: ...LED to indicate the module s internal state SYS a LED to indicate the state of communications on the Genius network NET an Ethernet connector a Genius network connector a power connector Package Conte...

Page 9: ...age 16 for details Insert the card in the slot at the back of the AN X3 with the pins facing up WARNING If you remove the card to edit the configuration file push the card in straight or the card migh...

Page 10: ...d object to discharge static potential Do not touch the connector pins Power AN X requires DC power input of anywhere from 12 to 24 VDC Left to right the pins on the power connector are chassis ground...

Page 11: ...Serial 2 5 Serial 1 Ensure that the physical ends of the Genius I O network are properly terminated The AN X module does not have any internal termination WARNING Set the baud rate and serial bus add...

Page 12: ...are installing the AN X3 in a location which requires CE install the following ferrites or their equivalents on the cables Steward 28A3851 0A2 two passes on serial cable 2 Steward 28A2025 0A0 on Ether...

Page 13: ...orm any other necessary configuration 3 Use the AN X web interface to set the baud rate and serial bus address for the AN X3 GENI 21 4 Connect AN X to the Genius network 11 5 Use the AN X web interfac...

Page 14: ...ed with the link local address 169 254 42 84 Unless you have control of the DHCP server in most applications you will assign the AN X a static IP address Otherwise the DHCP server may assign a differe...

Page 15: ...Software ProSoft Discovery Service With the AN X3 module connected to Ethernet and powered up run PDS It should find any AN X modules on the network Right click on the module icon and choose Assign Te...

Page 16: ...croSD card contains a text configuration file named Config txt Config txt contains the IP configuration and the name of the firmware file to load When you perform the Administration AN X Configuration...

Page 17: ...startup it flashes an error code on the SYS or MS LED see page 58 Example config txt files Example DHCP IP DHCP Hostname AnxGeni Firmware AN X3 GENI MAS Example static IP address IP 10 10 2 141 NetMas...

Page 18: ...s netmask and default gateway from the DHCP server To find the address assigned you have to look at the DHCP server log When you submit the changes if the AN X3 does not find a DHCP server it reverts...

Page 19: ...files on the microSD card that are compatible with the AN X hardware The firmware file for Genius operation is AN X3 GENI MAS v4 x x qtf Submitting the Configuration Once you have entered all required...

Page 20: ...microSD becomes corrupted and the AN X3 will no longer boot or if you want to reinitialize the AN X3 to factory state Download the appropriate factory image file from the QTS web site qtsusa com dist...

Page 21: ...us Address and Baud Rate From the AN X web interface select Automation Network Genius Node Baud Settings Check the desired baud rate from the four supported baud rates 38 4Kbps 76 8 Kbps 153 6 KBPS st...

Page 22: ...etween the Ethernet IP Scheduled Owner and the I O Blocks and Devices The AN X GENI Module is generally configured with Auto Config which generates I O and Ethernet IP config files Auto Config sends I...

Page 23: ...ControlLogix configuration and regenerates tags when you download a Genius bus configuration Configuration Sample Files Sample I O and Ethernet IP configuration files are available by selecting Automa...

Page 24: ...ts to 0xffffffff on Connection Failure b1 b01_Inp Ofs 2 Len 16 IC660BBD120 High speed Counter Block b2 b02_Inp Ofs 18 Len 1 IC660BBR101 16 Ckt Normally open Relay Block b3 b03_Inp Ofs 19 Len 2 IC660BB...

Page 25: ...Logix aliases Select Logix Aliases either Owner or ListenOnly Genius Configuration File Format The Genius I O configuration file defines the contents of the Genius network to be scanned It is a text f...

Page 26: ...Source I O Block The part number and description are used for comments only You can put whatever you want in them Each definition ends with the keyword EndBlock which is required Parameter Keyword Va...

Page 27: ...mapping configuration manually You can let AN X create a mapping file automatically then edit the file to better suit your application For example in order to make the most efficient use of the availa...

Page 28: ...x has connections to two AN X3 GENI modules each controlling a different Genius network each Genius network could have a block with the same serial bus address Using a different ClxPrefix in the confi...

Page 29: ...agname Block4Outputs add the following line to the DataOutput section of the connection 27 b4 Block4Outputs Example To map the inputs from the Genius module at address 31 to the next available Control...

Page 30: ...her node is producing global data when you autoconfigure the AN X3 GENI the autoconfiguration will include the global data If you are configuring the Genius network manually add a line of the form Blo...

Page 31: ...n override this behaviour by including a line with the keyword ScanGeniProg in the configuration file This causes the AN X3 GENI module to continue to communicate with the Genius network when the Cont...

Page 32: ...ust the keyword DiagCtrs in the input section of a connection This maps all the diagnostic counters 10 words they cannot be mapped individually Example DiagCtrs Block Error Table The block error table...

Page 33: ...nclude a line with the keyword BlockFlt in the input section of a connection Example BlockFlt If the block fault bit is set for a block use the web interface on the AN X3 GENI to view and clear the fa...

Page 34: ...word ConnStatsn where n is the connection number from 0 to 15 in the input section of a connection Example ConnStats2 Averages are calculated for the last 32 updates Connection 15 Mappings When you au...

Page 35: ...ule that will be communicating to the AN X and select Add Module Add a 1756 ENBT A module 2 Set the Major Rev to 1 Set the Name to match the hostname of the AN X in the Ethernet configuration Set the...

Page 36: ...et Electronic Keying to Disable Keying 3 Add Generic modules for each required connection Set the parameters as shown Set the Slot to 0 for the first connection 1 for the second connection and so on 4...

Page 37: ...e these alias tags in your RSLogix 5000 program to access the data on the AN X There are two sets of alias files one for exclusive owner connections and one for listen only connections In the web inte...

Page 38: ...careful in setting up ghost mode that you do not disrupt the existing sytem when you connect and configure the AN X3 GENI Configuration is best performed when the existing system is connected but is...

Page 39: ...e data destSBA is the serial bus address of the destination length is the length of data in words Genius bus input data is mapped as before Example A Genius bus controller at serial bus address 31 is...

Page 40: ...d download the modified Genius configuration file to the AN X3 GENI 6 Save and edit the ControlLogix confguration file the AN X3 GENI created when you performed the autoconfiguration Comment out all t...

Page 41: ...ith both logical ASCII and logical binary addressing To configure a topic in RSLinx to access data on the AN X3 GENI 1 Create a new topic From the main menu select DDE OPC Topic Configuration Click Ne...

Page 42: ...to View Data AN X3 appears to RSLinx to be an Ethernet PLC 5 specifically a PLC 5 20E First create an Ethernet driver to communicate with the AN X3 If you right click on the AN X3 module in RSLinx and...

Page 43: ...one DCS drop File N100 corresponds to drop 0 N101 corresponds to drop 1 and so on To view the drop data double click on the appropriate file To change the display format right click on the data displ...

Page 44: ...data from the appropriate integer file You can also use an HMI to write to the global data that the AN X3 GENI is transmitting that is the file that corresponds to the AN X3 GENI serial bus address Of...

Page 45: ...Ethernet IP scheduled data configuration view the current configuration view AN X logs view and clear faults from Genius blocks It also contains contact information for support To use the web interfac...

Page 46: ...rather than rereading data that has changed on the AN X Run the browser in a mode where it doesn t cache data incognito in Chrome Private browsing in Firefox and Safari etc In addition in most browser...

Page 47: ...s are described previously in this document Monitor Genius Network Select Automation Network Monitor Genius Network to display I O scanner status diagnostic counters and I O data Checkboxes may be use...

Page 48: ...each connection The Global Counters consist of Counter Description TxFrms Count of transmitted frames TxBusy Percentage of time the tranmitter is not idle RxFrms Count of received frames RxBusy Percen...

Page 49: ...ection number 0 to 15 Status Active or Idle Rx Tout The receive timeout calculated from the RPI Rx Avg The average of the last 32 update times in ms Rx Min The minimum update time since the last count...

Page 50: ...Files Genius IO Fault Log The web interface displays the faults in the Genius IO Fault Log area of the screen To clear faults for a specific Genius block select the serial bus address of the module fr...

Page 51: ...errors associated with the Ethernet IP communication both scheduled and unscheduled System Info Log The System Info log records informational messages during startup and normal operation View All Log...

Page 52: ...applications that use the AN X are running Browse to select the file then click the Update Firmware button to transfer the file WARNING It is essential that you do not disrupt power while updating fi...

Page 53: ...AN X3 GENI Page 53 AN X displays progress and status information as the firmware is updated...

Page 54: ...n order to run the updated firmware Diagnostic Capture You can archive all the current AN X configuration files and log files from the web interface The archive file is a standard tar archive It inten...

Page 55: ...5 AN X Module Restart Use the AN X Module Restart command to restart the AN X module for example after changing Ethernet parameters or after updating firmware Support Menu The Support menu contains Co...

Page 56: ...s or status indication in boot mode cause the LED to flash yellow Otherwise the LED flashes red The SYS or MS LED should be used in conjunction with the logs to locate the cause of problems In the fol...

Page 57: ...rlier versions of the firmware To set debug mode enter a line with the keyword LedModeDebug in the ControlLogix configuration file When you autoconfigure the AN X it sets debug mode in the file it cre...

Page 58: ...Genius I O communication Color Meaning Flashing or solid red One or more configured Genius blocks is not active on the network Network error CRC stop abort etc Baud rate mismatch Yellow No configured...

Page 59: ...the AN X3 to run the firmware that you downloaded WARNING It is essential that you do not disrupt power while downloading firmware especially maintenance firmware to the AN X3 or while the AN X3 is re...

Page 60: ...ridge between Ethernet and Genius network Typical Power Consumption 200 mA 12 VDC or 100 mA 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 2 4W Environmental Conditions Operational Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Stora...

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Page 62: ...ch original identification marks have been removed or altered This Limited Warranty also will not apply to interconnecting cables or wires consumables nor to any damage resulting from battery leakage...