RTA 460ECDFM-N34, Product User Manual

Page 1: ...Real Time Automation Inc 1 1 800 249 1612 Firmware Version 5 2 14 460ECDFM N34 Protocol Gateway Product User Guide ...

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Page 3: ...Instance 19 Configuring Output Instance 20 Configuring Input and Output Instances cont 21 DF1 Master Configuration 22 DF1 Master Device Configuration 23 Configuring Read Scan Lines 24 Configuring Write Scan Lines 24 Configuring Read and Write Scan Lines cont 25 Mapping Transferring Data Between Devices 26 Display Mapping and Values 27 Display Data 27 Display String 29 Data and String Mapping Auto ...

Page 4: ...cs Alarm Status 45 Alarms Active 45 Alarms Clear 46 Change of State COS Configuration 47 Diagnostics Info 48 Diagnostics Data and String Mapping 48 Diagnostics EtherNet IP Scanner 49 Diagnostics DF1 Master 52 LED Configuration 55 Configuration Files 56 Export Configuration 56 Import Configuration 56 Save and Replace Configuration Using SD Card 57 Saving Configuration Using SD Card 57 Replacing Con...

Page 5: ...y to add in prefixes to the filename for BETA and DEMO 2 Updated Copyright Year to 2017 5 2 3 1 19 17 Bug Fixes 1 BACnet IP Server BS COV Change of Value Notifications with Binary Objects both Input and Output 5 2 4 1 25 17 Bug Fixes 1 BACnet IP Server BS COV Change of Value Notifications with Binary Output Objects 5 2 5 2 16 17 Bug Fixes 1 BACnet IP Server BS increased the number of COV s support...

Page 6: ...onfigure the 460ECDFM N34 gateway For further customization and advanced use please reference the appendices located on the CD or online at http www rtaautomation com product 460 gateway support If at any time you need further assistance do not hesitate to call Real Time Automation support Support Hours are Monday Friday 8am 5pm CST Toll free 1 800 249 1612 Email support rtaautomation com ...

Page 7: ...ch as LEDs For these sections be sure to identify the hardware platform you are using To find which hardware platform you are using 1 Look on the front or back label of the unit for the part number 2 On the webpage inside the gateway navigate to the dropdown menu under Other and select Utilities Click the Listing of Revisions button The full part number is displayed here Once you have the full par...

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Page 9: ...s WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD Substitution of components may impair suitability for Class I Division 2 THIS EQUIPMENT IS AN OPEN TYPE DEVICE AND IS MEANT TO BE INSTALLED IN AN ENCLOSURE SUITABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SUCH THAT THE EQUIPMENT IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE WITH THE USE OF A TOOL WARNING POWER JACK Barrel Connector J1 IS FOR MAINTENANCE USE ONLY AND MAY ONLY BE USED WHILE THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE FREE...

Page 10: ...NOTE Either port can be used for RS 232 communications but only one physical port can be used at a time When you have completed your port configuration click the Save Parameters button The default jumper configurations are setup for the following serial modes Port 0 RS232 Port 1 RS232 If you require a different serial mode please refer to the N34_Hardware_Jumper_Configuration pdf on the CD to make...

Page 11: ... over the DIN Rail 3 While pressing the 515RTAAIC against the rail press down to engage the spring loaded upper clip and rotate the unit parallel to the DIN Rail 4 Release downward pressure Removing Follow these steps to remove your interface converter 1 Press down on unit to engage the spring loaded upper clip 2 Swing bottom of unit away from DIN Rail DIN Rail Spring Loaded Upper Clip ...

Page 12: ...ddress to match that of your PC if DHCP has failed i You will know DHCP has failed if the gateway s IP address is AutoIP at 169 254 X Y ii If successful it will say DHCP d at ex 192 168 0 100 or however your DCHP Client is set up b If you do not see the gateway in this tool then your PC is most likely set up as a static IP i Change your PC s network settings to be DHCP If DHCP fails then it will c...

Page 13: ...efault Gateway 2 The gateway must be on the same Network Subnet as the PC whether it s setup for DHCP or Static Once you have both devices on the same network you should be able to ping the gateway using a MS DOS Command Prompt The Screenshot above shows a gateway that is currently set to a static IP Address of 192 168 0 100 If you are able to successfully ping your gateway open a browser and try ...

Page 14: ...es can be made before a restart but they will not be committed until the gateway is restarted When all desired changes have been made press the Restart Now button The webpage will redirect to our rebooting page shown below The reboot can take up to 20 seconds You will know the save was successful if the red box is no longer present o If the IP address has not been modified the gateway will automat...

Page 15: ...bled Configuration cannot be changed during Running Mode If changes are needed click the Configuration Mode button shown in the green box below Configuring Mode Protocol communication is stopped and no data is transmitted Configuration is allowed Navigation green box below You can easily switch between modes and navigate between pages Configuration Diagnostics and Other pages using the buttons on ...

Page 16: ...to make these changes Once you are done configuring the Description and the Network Settings click the Save Parameters button If you are changing the IP Address of the gateway the change will not take effect until the unit has been rebooted After reboot you must enter the new IP Address into the URL It is recommended to leave the DNS Gateway set to 0 0 0 0 and the Ethernet Link as Auto Negotiate I...

Page 17: ...EIP Scanner button to access the configuration page 1 Delay Between Connect Attempts Enter the amount of time the gateway will delay between attempts to make a connection 2 Dependency Protocol If enabled EtherNet IP communication will stop if communication to the selected protocol is lost ...

Page 18: ... you can make any additional changes needed to that new adapter 2 The Enable check box should be selected for the device 3 Enter a Device Label to identify the device within the gateway 4 Enter the unique IP Address that matches the Adapter If this value doesn t match the gateway will timeout 5 Select the TCP Mode to use a Close This will force the TCP connection used to open the I O connection to...

Page 19: ... defined by the I O adapter device This must match for proper communication 5 Priority Select the appropriate value as defined by the I O adapter Default value is scheduled 6 Connection Type Select the type of TCP connection to the I O adapter a Unicast This means the gateway will communicate directly to the I O adapter s IP Address Set by default b Multicast This means the gateway will communicat...

Page 20: ...will occur 4 Output Instance This is the Output Instance defined by the I O adapter device This must match for proper communication 5 Priority Select the appropriate value as defined by the I O adapter Default value is scheduled 6 Connection Type Select the type of TCP connection to the I O adapter a Unicast This means the gateway will communicate directly to the I O adapter s IP Address Set by de...

Page 21: ...nc 21 1 800 249 1612 Configuring Input and Output Instances cont If you are configuring multiple devices click or to navigate to another device If this is the only device you are configuring click the Save Parameters button ...

Page 22: ...x 4 Frame Verification Select the DF1 Frame Verification CRC 16 bit or BCC 8 bit All DF1 Slaves need to match this selection 5 Delay Between Messages Enter the length of time to delay between read and write scan line requests ms 6 ACK Timeout Enter the amount of time to wait for the DF1 Acknowledgement message before flagging a timeout ms 7 Receive Timeout Enter the amount of time the gateway shou...

Page 23: ...Once created you can make any additional changes needed to that new slave 2 The Enable check box should be selected for the device 3 Enter a Device Label to identify the device within the gateway 4 Enter a unique Destination ID for the device on the network This number should be different from the Source ID entered above 5 Communication Command Select the DF1 Read Write Communication Commands to u...

Page 24: ... read for that File Type See the Scan Line Data Limit section at the bottom of the webpage for max values in a scan line Configuring Write Scan Lines Follow these steps to manually configure Write Scan Lines 1 Select View Write Scan Lines if not already selected 2 Select a File Type for each Scan Line Options include B Binary N Int F Real and ST String 3 Enter the File Number for the File Type sel...

Page 25: ...nd Write Scan Lines cont If you are configuring more than 25 scan lines click or to navigate to the next group of 25 When finished click the Save Parameters button Below is the Scan Line Data Limit for each Data Type and the max Length Range associated with them ...

Page 26: ...re details Option 2 String Auto Configure The gateway will automatically take the string data type from one protocol and map it into the other See String Auto Configure section for more details Option 3 Manual Configure Mappings If you don t want to use the Auto Configure Mappings function you must use the manual mapping feature to configure translations Option 4 Manipulation Scaling You can custo...

Page 27: ...otocol 1 to Protocol 2 or Protocol 2 to Protocol 1 button correlating to the direction you wish to see the data This page is very useful when verifying that all data is mapped somehow from one protocol to another If a data point is not mapped it will display on this page in a yellow highlighted box In the above example we see the following Modbus 400001 from Slave 1 is being mapped to AI1 on BACne...

Page 28: ...om Modbus registers 400001 400005 and therefore can pass the data on to the PLC tag called MC2PLC_INT The 460 gateway has NOT received valid responses from Modbus register 400011 400012 As a result the data cannot be passed to the PLC tag ETC01_GN0_INT2 and indicates so by using in the value column of the table To view the actual data mappings click the Edit Mapping button For more details see the...

Page 29: ...hex and ASCII If there are values of Data Not Valid on this page it indicates that the source has not been validated yet and no data is being sent to the destination In the example below this page reflects the Modbus to PLC flow of data Since the Destination Dst ETC01 ETC01_G2N0_STRING displays Data Not Valid it can be assumed that the source field has not yet been validated To view the string map...

Page 30: ...er data type If the Auto Configure function does not map the data as you want or you want to add modify the mappings you may do so by going into Manual Configure mode The following are examples of the Auto Configure function 1 This example shows a common valid setup a Both Source values were able to be mapped to a corresponding Destination value 2 This example shows how Auto Configure will make it...

Page 31: ...t then only 1 operation is allowed c Select the Operation s to perform i Math Operations are performed in the order they are selected ii If more than one point is selected on the source the Math Operations will be performed on every point d Enter the value s for the operation Example of Add similar for Subtract Multiple Divide and MOD This will add a value of 10 to the source field before it is wr...

Page 32: ...4 except manipulations will be conducted against the 64bit floating point to allow for large data 3 Ticks Per Second a The gateway operates at 200 ticks per second This equates to one tick every 5ms Thus mapping this to a destination will give easy confirmation of data flow without involving one of the two protocols 4 XY_NetBmpStat a If a protocol is a Client Master there is a Network Bitmap Statu...

Page 33: ...ault 0x80 7 128 nonrecoverable fault For this example the ETC Status is mapped to a PLC tag called PLC_Status Example ETC Status is 0x00000013 19 decimal here is the break down Hex Bit Decimal Explanation 0x01 0 on 1 if we are a Master Client 0x02 1 on 2 connected 0 not connected 0x10 4 on 16 running usually added to connected Total 0x13 19 External Faults 0x0000FF00 bit 8 15 2nd byte Hex Bit Posi...

Page 34: ...le fault config err 0x10 28 268 435 456 Configuration Mode 0x20 29 536 870 912 No Ethernet Cable Plugged In For this example the MC Status is mapped to a PLC tag called MC_Status Example MC Status is 0x00010041 65601 decimal here is the break down we know that bytes 1 and 3 are being used so here is the break down Common Status Hex Bit Decimal Explanation 0x01 0 on 1 if we are a Master Client 0x40...

Page 35: ...e string 1 Enable red box above Check to enable mapping If not checked this mapping is skipped 2 Source Field yellow box above a Group Select the string data group you set up in the protocol config to use for this mapping b String This is the string used for this mapping 3 Destination Field green box above a Group Select the string data group you set up in the protocol config to use for this mappi...

Page 36: ...eed to Manual Configure Mode or click Cancel to remain in Auto Configure Mappings Mode Once OK is clicked there are 2 options on how to proceed from here 1 To keep the mappings that are already configured press OK a You would want this option if you are adding additional mappings or you want to modify the mapping s that already exist 2 To delete the mappings that are already there and start over p...

Page 37: ... of the Mapping Configuration page and select Auto Configure Mappings Click OK to proceed to delete all current mappings and go back to Auto Configure Mappings Mode Click Cancel to keep all mappings and remain in Manual Configure Mode NOTE Once you revert back to Auto Configure Mapping Mode there is no way to recover the mappings you lost Any mappings you previously have added will be deleted as w...

Page 38: ... at register 1 and want to see if 400011 is mapped If it is not in this text box then it is not mapped and no data will be transferred This is the text display for the example shown under the Data Mapping Adding Diagnostic Information section String Mapping The View as Text page displays the string mapping s you set up in the String Mapping section Each line on this page will read as follows Mappi...

Page 39: ...max of 32 characters case sensitive a Re enter the Password 4 E mail In case the password was forgotten a user can have their password e mailed to them if e mail was configured 5 Hint A helpful reminder of what the password is THIS IS NOT A TOTAL SECURITY FEATURE The security feature offers a way to password protect access to diagnostics and configuration on the network The security feature does n...

Page 40: ...y can have a separate security level associated with it for each user Security Levels 1 Full Access Capability to view and configure a web page 2 View Access Capability to view a web page but cannot configure parameters 3 No Access No capability of viewing the web page and page will be removed from Navigation ...

Page 41: ...sword This is used to reset security settings Confirm reset password must be selected to confirm this action Once confirmed there is a 15 minute window to do a hard reset of the gateway by physically removing and restoring power from the gateway Once power is restored you may navigate to the IP address of the gateway as normal Security Log Out Once a user is done with a session they may click logo...

Page 42: ...o use 2 SMTP Mail Password If authentication is required enter the SMTP Server s password Optional 3 SMTP Server Enter the Name of the SMTP Server or the IP Address of the Server 4 From E mail Enter the e mail that will show up as the sender 5 To E mail Enter the e mail that is to receive the e mail 6 E mail Group Choose a group for the user This is used in other web pages Click the Save Parameter...

Page 43: ...ection a Top dropdown select the Data Group This dropdown menu will contain all groups that go from the gateway to the network b Lower dropdown select the Data Point s Specific Point This is used to select which point in the group will be monitored for alarms 4 In the Set Error Section a Select the Set Error Operation in the top dropdown menu Available options are and Change of State COS This is t...

Page 44: ...the Clear Error Value Ex Ticks Since Powerup 5000 This will clear the alarm after 5000 ticks have elapsed since the unit powered up 6 Enter an Alarm Name This will make the alarm unique and will be available in the Alarm Status page as well as in the email generated by the alarm 7 Select an email to associate this alarm with When an alarm is set it sends an email When an alarm is cleared it will a...

Page 45: ...m either OK or ALARM 8 of Times Active This count represents the number of times this alarm has become active If an alarm is triggered this count will increment Alarms Active While one or more alarms are active every page will display Alarms Active at the top of the page This will no longer be displayed if all active alarms have been cleared When an alarm is activated the following will occur 1 A ...

Page 46: ...l occur 1 A one time notification will be sent to the email associated with the alarm a For duplicate emails to occur the alarm must become active and then be cleared again 2 Total Alarms Active will decrement Last Active Alarm will not be changed 3 Status of the Individual Alarm will be reset to OK ...

Page 47: ...This is to be used to prevent jitter Default value is 0ms This timer takes priority over the Stale Data Timer There is a separate timer per data mapping This timer is active only after the first write goes out and the first COS event occurs 3 Writes Before Reads If multiple writes are queued execute of Writes Before Reads before the next read occurs Default is 10 and should fit most applications W...

Page 48: ...at are enabled Error The number of mappings that are enabled that have an error First Error This is a detailed description of the first mapping that has an error Common Errors 1 Destination or Source Point does not exist Solution Re map the mapping 2 Source or Destination Pointer too small There is not enough space on either the Source or the Destination for the data you want to copy This is typic...

Page 49: ... 1 54 40 this will only clear the values for that specific device This will reduce the overall values indirectly Device Status This will only display when viewing All Adapters 1 Connected and Running The gateway is connected to all of the EtherNet IP Adapters that are enabled and configured 2 Connected and Idle The gateway is connected to all of the EtherNet IP Adapters that are enabled and config...

Page 50: ...he communication to go inactive i The other Protocol must be Connected 7 Off No Ethernet cable plugged in Variables These are the values for All Adapters or the specific Adapter selected 1 Network Bitmap Status Displayed in Hex a Each bit corresponds to an Adapter If the bit is set the Adapter is connected otherwise the bit is 0 b Bit 0 corresponds to Adapter 1 and Bit 4 is for Adapter 5 and so on...

Page 51: ...ection to the Adapter c Connection size mismatch One of the assembly sizes configured in the gateway does not match that Adapter device d RPI Values s not acceptable The gateway is trying to access the Adapter too quickly Increase the RPI value in the gateway e Unsupportable RPI The value configured in the gateway for the RPI is not supported in the Adapter device Most likely try a larger value f ...

Page 52: ...ce the All Slaves values indirectly Device Status This will only display when viewing All Slaves 1 Connected and Running the gateway is connected to all of the DF1 Slaves 2 Error Timeout No DF1 Scan Lines are configured under an enabled Slave Or one or more enabled D1 Slaves are missing a Verify DF1 device for correct Destination ID b Verify that Port Settings used match the DF1 Slave s that the g...

Page 53: ...st be Connected 7 Solid Red Fatal Error The serial port selected on the DF1 Master Configuration page is not configured a Verify that DF1 has an enabled Port selected If needed configure Port Settings Variables These are the values for All Slaves or the Specific Slave Selected Network Bitmap Status Displayed in Hex Each bit corresponds to a Slave If the bit is set the Slave is connected otherwise ...

Page 54: ...i Selected Communication Command is not supported by the Slave device ii File Type and File Number does not exist in the Slave device iii File Offset does not exist in the Slave device File Type and File Number iv Attempting to read more data elements than exist in the Slave device 3 N Slave Destination ID Slave Destination ID of the Slave that the error was received from 4 A DF1 Request Address S...

Page 55: ...rotocol 2 If either Protocol is a Master Client you may set the LED to represent either all Slaves Servers configured in the gateway or a particular Slave Server device To select a particular Slave Server device 1 Select the protocol in the left dropdown menu 2 Click Save Parameters to generate the second dropdown menu 3 Select the individual Slave Server in the right dropdown menu Click the Save ...

Page 56: ...configuration file or a configuration file from another device into the 460 gateway whenever it is in Configuration Mode Upon clicking the Choose File button you will be prompted to select a location from which to load the saved file Once the location is selected click the Load Configuration button If it has successfully loaded the gateway will indicate that it was successful and a message will ap...

Page 57: ...om gateway you wish to copy the configuration from 2 Power up the gateway you wish to copy the configuration to DO NOT INSERT SD CARD YET 3 Navigate to the webpage inside the unit 4 Navigate to the dropdown Other Utilities 5 If you are not currently in Mode Configuring go into Configuration Mode by clicking on the Configuration Mode button at the top left hand side of the screen 6 Press the Revert...

Page 58: ...ored in the Flash File System within the gateway Identify your device by clicking the Start Flashing LED s button By clicking this button the two diagnostic LED s will flash red and green Once you have identified which device you are working with click the button again to put the LED s back into running mode Configure the size of the Log through the Log Configuration Bring the device back to its l...