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1. LEDs indicate board configuration x ML lChO01 16 lt Pep 1Ch 7 32 RE E sE 1 33 48 Ch49 64 L3 J3 amp 14 are interchangeable I2C connectors d B3 B4 PGM J4 used to add other option PCB assemblies to the controller 24VDC dee a e4vpc 5 O IN JA i enm Sen 3 Sen 9 Sen Lis NIES O ml 4 20 VDC a SENSOR VOLTS o S S a Q s ADJUST Up to 8 10 0192 Jaa Sale 9 HIGH JUMPER Dual Bridge input ol S i D MAD modules may be S O in ST O 4 20 VDC installed P 1 SENSOR VOLTS stalled jm 1 XE CH B8 ADJUST B foo oo oo oo GS 5 LUV GAIN EL oo E E vice JUMPER Q cH p BALANCE ze og ADJUST Disconnect poer Sen 2 Sen 4 Sen 10 Sen 1e ins before removing EL Sen 5 Sen Sen 13 Sen 15 8
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3. 114 8 4 EVENT LOG SCREEN 2 115 8 5 116 8 5 1 ALARM OUTPUTS 116 8 5 2 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION 117 8 5 3 COPY CHANNELS 117 8 5 4 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS 118 8 5 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 118 8 5 6 CONFIGURATION UPLOAD DOWNLOAD 119 SECTION 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 CHANNEL ERRORS 9 1 1 COMM ERROR 9 1 2 CONFIG ERROR 9 1 3 I O ERROR 9 2 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS SECTION 10 NETWORK CONNECTION 1 1 10 1 DIRECT CONNECTION WITH CROSSOVER CABLE OR HUB SWITCH 10 2 CONNECTING THE C64 TO AN EXISTING 10 3 CONNECTING THE C64 AN ISOLATED NETWORK 10 4 STATIC IP CONFIGUPHIATIO Nic iiucsoxpasaP An suo stu eu ane T nanunua nuna nunua Runs TEE 10 4 1 C64 STATIC IP CONFIGURATIION 10 4 2 WINDOWS XP STATIC IP CONFIGURATION 10 4 3 DYNAMIC IP CONFIGURATION 10 5 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 1 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS The following symbols are used in this manual to alert
4. 27 06 2556 M FI L Figure 6 2 NEMA 4X Wall Mount 96 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 6 3 C64 CP NEMA 4X COMPACT WALL MOUNT FIBERGLASS ENCLOSURE The C64CP shown in Figure 6 3 is a fiberglass NEMA 4X wall mount enclosure One 16 channel I O option PCB s such as analog input or relays may be mounted inside this enclosure making it ideal for Modbus or wireless applications It is suitable for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 17 pounds Figure 6 4 provides important warning information concerning correct grounding procedures for non metallic enclosures Conduit entries are not provided so installers may place entries as needed Bottom or lower side areas are recommended Care must be taken to avoid drilling into circuit boards mounted inside the enclosure Properly ground the enclosure and follow national and local electrical codes lt 13 16 lt 10 00 1 Cy lt 8 50 gt uU e T Y Note 4 mounting holes are 31 diameter UM SHOCK HAZARD ADD LOCKING DEVICE TO CLASP ON BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH DANGEROUS VOLTAGES REMO
5. 2 Reply from a7 tiie Reply from 210 57 8 ite 22 Reply om O 2 32 time lt ims 128 Prono direi ge Ae Packets roent A Lost m v0 EIOS S Approximate trip Cimes in milli seconds Minimum Oms Maximum Oms Average Oms To test access by hostname Type ping and then the hostname of the unit unas 172 1000 los a wala 22 Reply from 0 2 bytes 32 time ims TTL 128 Reply from 0 2 bytes 32 time lt lms TTL 128 Reply from 0 2 bytes 32 time lt lms TTL 128 Reply from 0 2 bytes 32 time ims TTL 128 I e eed ions eL 0 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost O23 loss APProOximate round trip times in milliseconds Minimum Oms Maximum Oms Average Oms If pinging the hostname fails but pinging the IP address does not it may indicate a DNS problem The command ipconfig flushdns may help if network settings have been changed recently on the C64 Otherwise the webpage can be accessed by IP address rather than hostname The web links for the C64 when using the configuration as shown in section 10 4 1 are http 192 168 0 2 or http unit 72 1000 129
6. 2 22222 02 ut f 595905552 1 RISK OF ELECTRICAL selected via side swien SHOCK DISCONNECT OR _ i TURN OFF POWER SUBUSUS BEFORE SERVICING 2 98999998 9 EQUIPMENT ee STE 150 Watt 24 VDC Power Supply Option 10 0172 Figure 3 8 63 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 4 DIAGNOSTICS A System Diagnostic Mode shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 7 may be entered during normal operation from the MAIN menu The entry menu shown below offers useful routines for testing front panel LED s relays serial ports and analog 1 0 It is exited Next manually by pressing and automatically if no keys are pressed for 5 minutes The unit will reboot when diagnostics is exited It is very important to understand that CHANNEL INPUT DATA IS NOT PROCESSED DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS MODE It is possible to miss important input values while utilizing this mode and appropriate safeguards should be in place However the Diagnostics Mode can prove invaluable when testing I O since relays and analog outputs may be stimulated without driving inputs to precise levels 4 1 STANDARD RELAYS STANDARD RELAY allows manual actuation of the Standard Relays while in the Edit Diagnostic mode Highlight the relay to be actuated and press LEDs on the Main board confirm relay actuation Standard Relay standard Relay standard Relay Fau
7. Figure 2 7 19 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 2 CHANGING MENU VARIABLES USING THE KEYPAD Y Upon entering a menu a blue highlight bar controlled by the selected variable Some are simple YES NO or ON OFF entries toggled by pressing Edit Others such as Measurement Name and Eunits fields may have many ASCII character possibilities Allowed ASCII characters are as follows ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ M abcdefghijkl mnoparstuvwxyz blank space Edit A Y gt 67 0123456789 lt gt 20 cursor over theitemand scrolls through each allowed entry move the cursor within a field When the Edit field is complete lt clears the cursor and loads it into non volatile memory where it is Next retained indefinitely and will cancel any changes that have been made in the active Next field With no cursor present closes open menus in reverse order and returns the LCD to the most recent data display 2 3 ALARM OUTPUTS The menu item identified as ALARM OUTPUTS is accesses through the Main Menu Selecting it allows users to configure the different types of outputs that can be connected to the C64 controller through the menu shown in Figure 2 8 The variables under this menu areSTANDARD RELAY 1 STANDARD RELAY 2 STANDARD RELAY 3 HORN PIEZO DISCRETE RELAY and PROGRAMMABLE RELAY BOARD 20 C64 Controller Users Manual
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11. System boot timestamp ui System boot timestamp 0 23 Boot Time 32009 Hour 32010 32010 32011 74 Boot Time System boot timestamp Min 0 59 Boot Time System boot timestamp Sec 0 59 Standard Relay 1 State Standard Relay 2 State Standard Relay 3 N A 2022 32022 State N A N A N A N A N A N A N A Fault Relay N A 32023 32023 State Horn Relay N A 32024 32024 State 32025 32025 N Standard 32026 32020 Relay 1 Flashing Standard Relay 2 Flashing Standard Relay 3 Flashing 32028 32028 32029 32029 32034 32034 32030 Fault Relay Flashing Horn Relay Flashing Active Port for COM1 32030 32020 32020 32021 32021 3 32027 32027 N A N A N A N A N A C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe N A N A N A N A N A Not in warmup 0 In warmup 1 N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 1 has been acknowledged False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 2 has been acknowledged N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 3
12. relays are rated at 5 Amp for 28 VDC and 250 VAC RESISTIVE loads IMPORTANT Appropriate diode DC loads or MOV AC loads snubber devices must be installed with inductive loads to prevent RFI noise spikes Relay wiring should be kept separate from low level signal wiring 56 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a LEDs indicate board configuration 3 1cn 01 16 exL atorm 1 ae 1 17 32 D latorem 8 4 _Jch 33 48 5 Jatoem 3 Tch 49 64 ATF aut Je L stotus 7 TB3 amp TB4 24VDC 4 1 m alle 7 j 3 E inputs are tied together DC e4VDC SIL making daisy chaining J3 14 are interchangeable I2C connectors Igoe P used to add other option PCB assemblies to TB3 TB4 we BE P the controller pe 01 17 09 25 33 49 41 57 035 D28 02 18 10 26 34 59 42 58 036 D29 03 19 1 27 35 51 43 59 D37 D30 04 20 12 28 36 52 44 60 D38 D31 05 21 13 89 37 53 45 6 JPS 039 2 06 22 14 30 8 54 k4 46 62 5 D40 mer 07 23 15 31 39 55 men 10 47 63 mn 41 JP5 allows zoning of adjacent channel me
13. Figure 4 4 4 4 1 VIEW INPUTS The channel inputs are displayed as raw counts and can be useful for trouble shooting These counts have no calibration applied to them so the user can see if a particular channel s Analog to Digital counts 4 4 2 CALIBRATE BOARD Initial calibrating of each analog input channel is done at the factory by selecting each channel one at a time and applying 20mA The analog input board self adjust its output and stored this value in non volatile memory 66 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 5 ANALOG OUTPUTS If the C64 is equipped with an analog output option board the output can be manually stimulated by selecting the channel group then the channel to be ramped up Pressing fF Edit the increases the output value 4mA increments from OmA to 20 Analog Output Analog Output Analog Output Figure 4 5 4 6 PIEZO Selecting PIEZO pulses the controller s local Piezo buzzer BE Beep Test Press Dent Exit Figure 4 6 67 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 7 LEDS Selecting LEDs from the diagnostics menu causes the six LEDs on the front panel to blink without affecting their corresponding relays All six relay will cycle individually as indicated on the screen ED Blink Test ress Next f 19 Exi 9 Figure 4 7 68 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 8 SERIAL PORTS Tes
14. The simplest network can be created by connecting the C64 to a PC directly using an Ethernet crossover cable Many modern computers have automatic detection switching on the port In most cases a normal patch cable can directly connect the C64 to a PC a 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 2 Figure 10 1 If a crossover cable is not available or if multiple computers need access to the C64 switch can be connected to the C64 and one or more computers using standard patch cables 122 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a The recommended option for a permanent network is to setup a static IP on the C64 and any other devices or computers on the network See section 10 4 10 2 CONNECTING THE C64 AN EXISTING LAN TT t7 ppp WT HCP erver 168 0 1 Figure 10 3 typical network will have DHCP server switch sometimes combined and several devices connected to that switch An C64 can normally be added to such a network simply by connecting the Ethernet port to the switch using an Ethernet patch cable The C64 s default settings will allow it obtain an IP address from the DHCP server Once this happens the C64 can be accessed from computers and other devices on the network Computers access the C64 by hostname or by IP address If more than one C64 is on the network and if they need to communicate with each other it is recommended to use a static IP configuration
15. p34 166 alarms All zoning jumpers placed Dk 22 ma 2 vertically DWG exhibits channels 1 4 and 16 ZUNE channles 5 7 creating two zones All relays EES in a zone switch togeather Unused jumpers J ST 78 Discrete Alarm Relay Board Rev 00 ASSY 10 0345 may be stored horizantally Figure 3 3 3 2 3 OPTIONAL BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD 710 0347 An optional 16 channel 12 bit Bridge Sensor Input board allows popular gas detectors to be connected directly to the C64 without additional signal conditioning or transmitters Up to eight dual channel 10 0192 modules may be installed in each 16 channel 10 0347 Each 10 0192 channel is equipped with a bridge amplifier and balance potentiometer and an adjustable switching regulator for setting the correct sensor excitation voltage A three position coarse gain jumper allows setting the gain of the bridge amplifier Fault supervision circuitry forces the C64 into a FAULT condition upon sensor failure or removal This option may also be configured to accept 4 20mA inputs for mixing bridge sensors and current loops into the same board Placing any channel s 2 position Bridge 4 20mA jumper into 4 20mA position and installing the associated precision 100 ohm socketed resistor allows 4 20mA signals to be applied to its C amp A terminals The 10 0192 sensor modules are not required for channels accepting 4 20mA Channels receiving input data from this boar
16. etwork Settings sympathy Enabled roubleshooting adio Setup FM T Menus are Identical Figure 2 23 2 5 1 1 FUNCTION The Function parameter allows the communication ports to be set as Modbus Master Modbus Slave Wireless Monitor Redundant Port or Disabled 2 5 1 1 1 Modbus Master Master mode allows the communication port to poll any device using the Modbus RTU protocol This setting is also utilized for Wireless Modbus Master See section 7 4 2 5 1 1 2 Modbus Slave Slave mode allows the communication port to be polled by any Modbus Master device using the Modbus RTU protocol This setting is also utilized for Wireless Modbus Slave See section 7 3 2 5 1 1 3 Wireless Monitor This mode is exclusively for wireless communication to our GASMAX RF wireless sensor transmitters please visit GASMAX RF See section 7 2 2 5 1 1 4 Redundant Port This setting allows the user to create a redundant port which uses the settings from another port that is already configured Redundant mode works with ports configured as Modbus Master When configured as a redundant port the Primary port communicates until it gets a communication error The C64 then switches to the redundant port and continues to poll the slave nodes When communication has switched to the redundant port the C64 trips the Fault relay beeps and displays a warning telling the user there has been a communication error The user is able to Ignore the warning for 12 ho
17. 46608 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 6 46609 46864 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 7 1 64 46865 47120 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output 90 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Point 8 1 64 47121 47376 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 9 1 64 47377 47632 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Configure Decimal 1 64 47633 47696 1 3 6 16 Points Channel 1 64 47697 47760 1 3 6 16 Enable Zone 1 64 47761 47824 1 3 6 16 Zone 1 0 Zone 2 1 Zone 3 2 Zone 4 3 Zone 5 4 Zone 6 5 Zone 7 6 Zone 8 7 Deadband 47825 47952 32bit IEEE Float 0 0 5 0 5 3 11 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS The programmable relay option allows 16 relays to be configured The configuration parameters are the same for all 16 relays The following table shows the base address of each programmable relay Programmable Relay Base Modbus Address Number Relay 1 49000 Relay 2 49040 Relay 3 49080 91 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a The register for each relay parameter is determined by adding the offset to that relay s base address Type Channel Address Block Read Write Offset Size FC FC A1 Votes N A N A 3 6 16 Alarm 1 channels required O 64 N A 6 16 Alarm 2 channels required 0 64 A3 Votes N A 2 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required O 64 Acknowledge 6 16 Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 1
18. N A 4 NA 3 16 Relay is failsafe No 0 Yes 1 N A 5 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 1 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 N A N A 3 6 16 Use zone 2 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 N A 7 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 3 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 N A N A 3 6 16 Use zone 4 channels for voting No 0 1 N A N A 3 6 16 Use zone 5 channels for voting No 0 1 N A 10 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 6 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 N A 11 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 7 channels for voting No 0 1 92 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Zone 8 N A 12 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 8 channels for voting Enable No 0 1 Override 1 N A 13 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled O 64 Override 1 N A 14 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 2 N A 15 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled 0 64 Override 2 N A 16 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 3 N A 17 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled 0 64 Override 3 N A 18 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 4 N A 19 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled 0 64 Override 4 20 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Al
19. Revision 2 0a Hequired A2 Votes Required A3 Votes Required Acknowledge ailsafe 1 Override 1 Channel tandard Relay and Programmable Relay Menus are Identical Alarm 1 Standard Relay 2 Alarm Standard Relay i Alarm 3 teta n cknowledge Discrete Relay ailsafe Programmable Relay Brd iezo Alarm Failsafe ailsafe allsafe Progr ammabl Re ogr amma bl ogrammabl ogrammabl ogrammabl ogrammabl ogrammabl Figure 2 8 21 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 3 1 STANDARD RELAY 1 2 AND 3 Every C64 comes standard with three programmable relays that the user can individually program to suit their needs This is achieved through the STANDARD RELAY menus accessed from the ALARM OUTPUTS menu Only one Standard Relay menu screen is shown in Figure 2 9 because all the standard relay s menus are identical Under the STANDARD RELAY menu the user can configure the following tandard Relay 1 1 Votes Required Standard Relay 2 Votes Required tandard Relay Votes Required or n Piezo howledge iscrete Relay Failsafe No Programmable Relay Zone 1 Override 1 tandard Relay dnd Programmable i Menus are Identical Figure 2 9 2 3 1 1 A1 A2 amp VOTES REQUIRED A1 Votes Required A2 Votes Required amp A3 Votes Required are the number of A1 A2 amp A3 level alarms that
20. 1 Indicates whether standard relay 3 has been acknowledged N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether the fault has been acknowledged Fault Relay 12029 12029 Flashing Horn Relay 12034 12034 Flashing N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether the horn relay has been acknowledged Channel Data Alarm 1 Off 0 On 1 Status a RN NN ad a NE MN l 5 i ui 1 3 Alarm 1 0 1 Flashing Alarm 2 0 1 Status Alarm 2 Off 0 0n 21 Flashing Alarm 3 Off 20 0n 21 Status Alarm 3 Off 0 On 1 Flashing 13769 1383 1 64 13833 13896 1 64 13897 13960 13961 14024 14025 14088 Fault Status Off 0 On 1 Comm Off 0 On 1 Error Config Off 0 1 Error IO Error Off 20 0n 21 73 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a E E m lu BEEN 1 E Linearizing un Set if the channel s linearize map is non default Off 0 On Error 14281 14344 1 error Flashing Off 2 0 On 5 3 3 INPUT REGISTERS a Size Product ID LL 32001 32001 Reads value 72 Custom 32003 32003 N A N A Feature al je und Indicates the lock state for Modbus writes Locked 1 Unlocked 0 Lock Status 32005 kai System boot timestamp Boot Date 32006 32006 N A deor 0000 9999 B Boot Date 32008 32008 N A Day ul ull uil Boot Date Mon ul System boot timestamp
21. Board via ribbon cable J5 This option adds two additional isolated RS 485 ports for a total of four These two additional serial ports can also be configured for either Master or Slave Horizontal jumpers installed in position 1 at JP2 amp JP3 com port 3 and JP5 amp JP6 com port 4 connects the RS 485 port s RX amp TX lines simplifying 2 wire daisy chains by providing additional terminals for incoming and outgoing cables For example installing the two COM 1 jumpers connects screw terminals 1 amp 5 and terminals 3 amp 7 at 52 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a TB1 RS 485 terminating resistors are installed by moving the jumpers at JP1 com port 3 and JP4 com port 4 to position 1 These resistors should not be installed if the port is not at the end of the communication line TBI allowes external Alarm J9 is 40 pin ribbon to main Reset contacts controller 0010 1255 ASSY 10 0331 YA J5 Ribbon connector o Rev 1 o v ja R to optional IS PCB n 2 Alarm Reset E 2 un JP Ethernet Port AL n B Ethernet is TOM eA I O Port 1 Expansion Jl TR POS 1 w T Feros iin POP TE POS 2 w o TerRes ption 10 0338 09250 A een XPANSIUN BOARD Mm JI amp
22. J2 connect to I2C optional I O 1 Ill pee R11 come TR POS EU w POS 2 w o eu J3 Ribbon connector to optional AR PCB ption 10 0368 Fuses DC OUT power to option boards that require 24 VDC 2A 5x20m Apply only nominal 24 VDC min 10 VDC max 30 VDC power to terminals 1 3 24VDC amp 5 7 24VDC COM of TB4 terminals 2 4 24VDC 4 6 8 24VDC COM provide TXA TXB Earth V V 0010 1279 ASSY TXO TAR ESCA VS RG Ine P v Fused 24 VDC power to ST 72 10 0368 ST 72 RS485 RXA RXBTXA TXB Earth 12016729 ole option boards requiring such power RXA TXA TXB IGND3 CUM3 RXB TXA TXBIGND4 Earth CUMA Figure 3 1 Main Board 3 2 INPUT OUTPUT OPTION BOARDS Telephone style RJ11 connections J3 and J4 on all option Boards are used to add optional 16 channel analog and digital 1 0 option Boards must have 24 VDC applied to TB3 or 4 which are tied together making daisy chaining the 24 VDC from one option board to another possible All I O options except the Programmable Relay Board have LEDs to indicate which channel and alarm they are assigned to The Programmable Relay is not limited to groups of 16 channels like the other options so the LEDs are not required The connected 1 0 screen in the Diagnosti
23. Measurement Name Ch 37 Measurement Name 102 156 PCTLEL 24 969 Fault 25 Fault Ch 6 Measurement Name Ch 22 Measurement Name Ch 38 Measurement Name Ch 54 Measurement Name 55 969 PCTLEL 25 Fault 52 844 PCTLEL 24 969 Fault Ch 7 Measurement Name Ch 23 Measurement Name Ch 39 Measurement Name Ch 55 Measurement Name 94 719 PCTLEL 24 969 Fault 25 Fault 24 969 Fault Ch 24 Measurement Name Ch 40 Measurement Name 27 937 PCTLEL 25 Fault Ch 25 Measurement Name Ch 41 Measurement Name Ch 57 Measurement Name 24 938 Fault 25 Fault 24 938 Fault Ch 10 Measurement Name Ch 26 Measurement Name Ch 42 Measurement Name Ch 58 Measurement Name 86 531 PCTLEL 24 938 Fault 25 Fault 24 938 Fault Ch 27 Measurement Name Ch 43 Measurement Name Ch 59 Measurement Name 25 Fault 25 Fault 24 969 Fault Ch 28 Measurement Name Ch 44 Measurement Name Ch 60 Measurement Name 25 Fault 25 Fault 24 969 Fault Ch 29 Measurement Name Ch 45 Measurement Name 24 906 Fault 25 Fault Ch 30 Measurement Name Ch 46 Measurement Name 24 906 Fault 25 Fault Ch 31 Measurement Name Ch 47 Measurement Name Ch 63 Measurement Name 24 969 Fault 25 Fault 32 281 PCTLEL Ch 32 Measurement Name Ch 48 Measurement Name Ch 64 Measurement Name 24 969 Fault 62 938 PCTLEL 102 313 PCTLEL Relay Ut Relay ee Relay Fault Relay Horn Relay Figure 8 1 112 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 2 ZONE SCHEEN The webpage s Zone scre
24. Revision 2 0a 8 5 4 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In ooo Programmable Relay 1 Programmable Relay board not found A1 Votes Channel iO Override 1 Alarm Channel NN Alarm Channel iO Alarm A2 Votes A3 Votes Override 2 Acknowledge Failsafe Override 3 Zone 1 Channel Zone 2 Override 4 NN Zone 3 Alarm Zone 4 Channel Oo Override 5 Zone 5 Alarm Zone 6 Channel Override 5 MEN zone Alarm Zone 8 Channel Alarm Channel 0 Alarm Override 7 Override 8 Figure 8 8 8 5 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In ooo System Config Zone Names Name Unit 72 1000 Zone 1 Name Date 10 26 2010 Zone 2 Name Time 14 Zone 3 Name Channel Count Zone 4 Name Cal Purge Time min Zone 5 Name Warmup Time min Zone 6 Name Zone Screen Enabled Zone 7 Name Block Negative N N N N N N N N 2 N Zone 8 Name Figure 8 9 118 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 5 6 CONFIGURATION UPLOAD DOWNLOAD The configuration upload download page allows transferring system configuration to or from the unit via the webpage When the download link is clicked the unit saves the current configuration into a file and transfers it to the user It should be saved as a cfg file When uploading configuration select a cfg file and press upload Note that the maximum length of a f
25. s location 106 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 7 5 ANTENNA SELECTION 7 5 1 DIPOLE AND COLLINEAR ANTENNAS These antennas are connected to the Radio via a length of coax cable If the cable is larger than 6mm diameter 1 4 inch do not connect the cable directly to the radio connection on the C64 enclosure Thick cables have large bending radii and sideways force on the connector can cause a poor connection Use a short flexible pigtail between the thick cable and the radio The polarity of these antennas is the same as the main axis and they are normally installed vertically They can be mounted horizontally horizontal polarity however the antenna at the other end of the wireless link would need to be mounted perfectly parallel for optimum performance This is very difficult to achieve over distance If the antenna is mounted vertically it is only necessary to mount the other antennas vertically for optimum coupling this is easy to achieve Dipole and collinear antennas provide best performance when installed with at least 1 to 2 wavelengths clearance of walls or steelwork The wavelength is based on the frequency Wavelength in meters 300 frequency in MHz Wavelength in feet 1000 frequency in MHz Therefore 900 MHZ antennas require at least 2 3 meter 2 feet and 2 4GHz 15 cm 6 inches Antennas may be mounted with less clearance but radiation will be reduced If the radio path is short this
26. 600 Watt 24VDC Power Supply 62 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 3 2 8 OPTIONAL 24VDC 150 WATT POWER SUPPLY 7110 0172 The C64 Controller may be powered from 10 30VDC However many applications require 24VDC power for the monitors or transmitters providing inputs to the C64 150 watt AC DC power supply may be included for these applications 115VAC or 230 VAC selected via slide switch When ordered from the factory it is pre wired to provide 24VDC primary power for the C64 controller as well as any transmitters or monitors that may be connected by the end user 9 00 i 25202222 Cl OROROROmRORO OROKO KOKORO Z5 Ww 69696595908 Gb 2 18 5950960 9 4 5x20mm fuse located under m o9o696986 cover To access disconnect power cm 7 OxOwO ON p CD remove screw amp plastic pin V O66 then slide cover left and lift D ORO O V OKOZO O60 24VDC EN Oo zogo D y 65 5 WARNING For continued protection auau RENE SHOCK Q Q O against fire replace only with same OYO O type and rating of fuse 9559060 aa pee i us 0562626 100 240 1 OFORO L VAC 3 2A 028262526 L OG
27. C64 offers channel Marker menus for detecting and indicating such events see Figure 2 18 While active the C64diplays a 6 digit ASCII message to indicate the special event and if equipped with 10 0348 4 20mA output option the C64 also transmits the same lt 4mA value Haw Mar ker ax Haw Mark as Remote ID Sensor Life Interface Marker Menu Figure 2 18 2 4 4 5 1 Marker Enabled Turns the marker feature ON and OFF 2 4 4 5 2 Marker The negative Marker value is entered into the Marker field as a negative percent of full scale For example 15 62 of full scale detects a marker value of 1 5mA 1 5mA is 15 62 of full scale when 4 20mA is the range Marker mode is active when the input value reads the Marker 96 196 of full scale 2 4 4 5 3 Mark As The Mark As menu allows user entry of the 6 digit ASCII message to be displayed when the marker is detected 2 4 4 5 4 Sensor Life Sensor Life should only be activated when the Marker event is Calibration and when a sensor life value is transmitted after each calibration This feature is provided primarily 31 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a for use when interfacing the C64 to GDS Corp GASMAX Sensor Transmitters which may be configured to transmit sensor life values after each calibration Figure 2 19 For Sensor Life to record properly the monitor must perform as follows After the Calibration Marker interval 4 0mA transmits
28. Delay fi orn Drive olor na ed A arm larm ault Alarm ata From inearize onfigure ilter Sample Count ocal Cal Board Default arker Menu ngineering Units PCTLEL ero Span ecimal Points ieg Zone Misi 96 To Channel Copy To Group estore Ch Defaults Figure 2 14 26 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 4 2 ALARM 1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 MENU The ALARM MENU parameters are listed only once because alarms 1 2 and 3 are identical except A1 does not have the option to change the color it is always yellow and only A3 can be turned off if not needed The following parameters can be accessed while in the ALARM MENUS Set Point Alarm 2 Lat ching No Alarm 3 Trip On La ault Alarm On Delay pr 0 From Off Delay Horn Drive inearize Configure Figure 2 15 2 4 2 1 SETPOINT SETPOINT is the value where the alarm trips It is entered in engineering units For example if a channel monitors 0 50 ppmH2S and the alarm must trip at 10 ppm the correct entry is 10 00 2 4 2 2 LATCHING LATCHING determines either manual or automatic alarm reset operation YES requires a manual Alarm Reset to unlatch the alarm even though an alarm condition no longer exists YES also causes this alarm group s common relay front panel LED and optional discrete relay to latch NO allows all outputs for th
29. NEMA 7 WALL MOUNT ALUMINUM ENCLOSURE 99 6 5 C64 MAIN I O amp OPTION PCB FOOTPRINT DIMENSIONS AND ENCLOSURE CAPACES kawawa kai Azaki wai 100 SECTION 7 WIRELESS OPTION 102 7 1 RADIO SETUP MENU 55 a 103 7 1 1 HOP CHANNEL 104 7 1 2 SYSTEM ID 104 7 1 3 MODE 104 7 2 WIRELESS MONITOR un nan 104 7 2 4 RADIO STATUS ALARMS WIRELESS MONITOR MODE 105 7 2 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS ERROR 105 7 2 1 2 LOW BATTERY 106 7 2 1 3 CALIBRATIONS 106 7 3 WIRELESS MODBUS SLAVE 106 7 4 WIRELESS MODBUS MASTER MODE 106 7 5 ANTENNA SELECTION rure 107 7 5 1 DIPOLE AND COLLINEAR ANTENNAS 107 7 5 2 YAGI ANTENNAS 107 7 5 3 MOUNTING NEAR OTHER ANTENNAS 108 7 5 4 COAX CABLES 108 7 6 SURGE PROTECTION amp 108 7 6 1 ANTENNA GROUNDING 109 SECTION 8 WEB PA En 111 8 1 SYS LEM SCREEN 112 8 2 ZONE SCREEN mee 113 8 3 CHANNEL SGCHEEDN iiiuics
30. O to 100ppm the reading will be 0 000 at Oppm and 100 0 at 100ppm However this may be undesirable due to the high resolution at zero unless the sensor s output is extremely stable If decimal points are limited to one the Oppm reading becomes 0 0 and the 100ppm reading remains 100 0 Resolution may be limited further by setting decimal points to O In the above example this would cause Oppm to display and 100ppm to display 100 2 4 6 4 CHANNEL ON The Channel On entry determines if this channel is to be utilized Turning it off will cause the controller to never process inputs applied to this channel and no alarms will be tripped or data displayed Inactive channels will be grayed out on the Main Data screen and skipped when scrolling through the 30 Minute Trend screens Channels may be turned off in groups of 16 This is done in the System Setup menu described in section 2 7 2 4 2 4 6 5 ZONE The ZONE feature allows assigning of channels into up to eight possible ZONES This is useful for applications that may need all of alike gases or inputs from a certain area to be grouped together Once the channels are assigned to a certain group relays can be configured to respond to only the channels in this ZONE see section 2 3 1 4 34 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 4 6 6 DEADBAND DEADBAND allows forcing low values to continue to read zero This is useful when there are small amounts of background gases that cause fluct
31. Point Latching Trip On On Delay sec Off Delay min Horn Drive Set Point Latching Trip On On Delay sec Off Delay min Horn Drive Color Set Point Latching Trip On On Delay sec Off Delay min Horn Drive Color Enabled Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 Fault Alarm Set Point Min Raw 800 Max Raw 4000 Data From Linearize Configure Filter Sample Count 10 Local Cal Board Default Marker Menu Engineering Units PCTLEL 0 10 0 0 Yes Zero Span Decimal Points Deadband 1 Copy To Channel Copy To Group Ch Restore Defaults Figure 2 3 15 Revision 2 0a Marker Enabled Marker Mark as Sensor Life Copy To Copy To Group Copy Now C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Na me i 50 ate D 0 074 3 28 Count 64 Data Ti me Enable Display Alarm Main War mup Ti me Cal Purge Time Zone Screen Channel Block Negative Tank West wit chgear Control Farm Gate Room Room Process Zone 7 zone 8 Main Configure Zone Names SD Card Miew Event nm Event iew Sensor Card Status Logger Enabled Config File Config File Log File Trend 28 Figure a Log Save Load Log Life Figure 2 4 16 Ti me pate Event US 472 17 56 0777372010 0721222010 07 09 2010
32. Saves configuration now Config Config N A N A 1 5 This register is set to 1 when a Changed configuration parameter has changed The user can clear it by writing O 5 3 2 DISCRETE INPUTS All discrete inputs are duplicated in the input register table These values can be read using either discrete register or the holding register Type Channel Last Block Read Write Size FC FC Lock Status N A 12005 12005 N A N A Indicates the lock state for Modbus writes Locked 1 Unlocked 0 Standard 12020 12020 N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t Relay 1 take into account failsafe State Standard 12021 12021 N A N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t Relay 2 take into account failsafe State Standard N A 12022 12022 N A 2 N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t Relay 3 take into account failsafe State Fault Relay N A 12023 12023 N A 2 N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t State take into account failsafe Horn Relay N A 12024 12024 N A 2 0 1 doesn t State take into account failsafe Warmup N A 12025 12025 N A 2 N A Not in warmup 0 In warmup 1 72 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 1 has been acknowledged Standard 12026 12020 Relay 1 Flashing Standard 12027 12027 Relay 2 Flashing Standard 12028 12028 Relay 3 Flashing N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 2 has been acknowledged N A False 0 True
33. Sl installi C m idee i or Installing zio AE e Dual Channel Bridge input modules oja a SJ modules plug into sockets on main a a a terminal board Not required for a m 4 20mA channels S g 9 So amp e RI ret Q 215 Q A E SH SEIEN a Q s REF ANA LEL 0 go LEL Sensor ii J S CH 1 CH 16 SI S Gl 100 ohm 6 Sen 8 Sen 14 IS Res Sockets E 1 ST 72 Input Boor B 10 0347 Q R C A are from Bridge type sensors 4 20mA may be applied to any channel s C amp A terminals by addition of 100 ohm resistor R1 R16 and setting LEL 4 20mA jumper to 4 20mA Y lt Figure 3 4 3 2 5 OPTIONAL 4 20mA ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD 10 0348 An optional 16 bit 4 20mA analog output board shown in Figure 3 5 may be connected to the lC bus Each channel s output will transmit 4mA for 0 readings and 20mA for 10096 readings Loop drive capability depends upon the level of the C64 s primary DC power supply With at least 20 volts DC primary power they are capable of driving 20mA through a 750 ohm load Outputs are self powered and DC power should not be provided by the receiving device Note This board requires nominal 24VDC power be connected to TB3 or 4 terminals as shown in Figure 3 5 Since the board has 16 channels four are required for 64 channel appl
34. The Configure menu item identified as CONTRAST allows users to adjust the LCD contrast to a level suitable to the ambient lighting Selecting CONTRAST and pressing Edit A wv causesthe keys to increase and decrease LCD contrast 2 2 3 DATE amp TIME Adjust the date and time here for use in DATA and EVENT LOGGING This is a factory setting but may need to be adjusted for the end users location 2 7 2 4 ENABLE CHANNEL COUNT For applications that do not need 64 channels the C64 can be configured to display 16 32 or 48 With fewer channels to be displayed in MAIN DATA screen the cells expand for better resolution 2 7 2 5 DISPLAY ALARM Utilizing the display alarm feature in the System menu allows the C64 controller to force the LCD to the MAIN DATA or ZONE screens when an alarm level is reached This proves to be useful if channel or zone must be displayed when in alarm The MAIN DATA screen is the default alarm screen from the factory 2 7 2 6 WARMUP amp CAL PURGE TIME WARMUP amp CAL PURGE TIME are available to prevent unwanted alarm trips during these times This time can be adjusted up to five minutes for sensors that take a long time to warmup or drift back down after a calibration 2 7 2 7 ZONE SCREEN ENABLED In some applications all points are linked together in one large ZONE so the ZONE screen does not need to be displayed Turning ZONE SCREEN ENABLED to NO causes scrolling through the screens to skip the ZONE
35. Y channel specific the number is shown in the right column Use to scroll through the events The following events are logged Alarm 1 In Alarm 1 Out Alarm 2 In Alarm 2 Out Alarm 3 In Alarm 3 Out Fault In Fault Out Comm Error Config Error IO Error Cal In Cal Out System Boot Cold Boot Alarm Reset Remote Alarm Reset Alarm Refresh Marker Configuration Change and Event Log Cleared Ti me Date Event Ch Version Configure Alarm Zone Names Mi mic Mode SD Card 21 37 741230010 Alarm out 0 7 View Event Log 21730 O7 12 2010 Alarm 2 n 07 Clear Event Log iew Sensor Life m Rar Error 1 13 1 6 127 20 10 old Boot 09ra30 6 01 2010 al in 46 05 24 2010 Fault in 32 v Figure 2 35 50 2 7 7 CLEAR EVENT LOG C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a After initial setup and testing of the controller CLEAR EVENT LOG is used to manually clear all events in the log file If the event log is not cleared the older events will be pushed out as new ones occur Configure Names Mi mic Mode SD Card Zone View Event Log lear Event Log iew Sensor Life 27 8 VIEW SENSOR LIFE Figure 2 36 Version V CU v LV Cit vent og ear Sensor Life is available when at least one channel has Sensor Life activated in the Marker menu see section 2 4 4 5 The Sensor Info screen dis
36. across each sensor s A amp R terminals Note If sensor wires are long it may be necessary to measure the excitation voltage at the sensor end to compensate for losses in the wiring With the minus voltmeter lead on TB3 common connect the plus lead to the channel s red test point With zero air on that sensor adjust its Balance potentiometer for 4 volts at the test point Apply 5096 span gas to the sensor and allow the test point voltage to stabilize Two volts 10096 input to the A D Converter and 4 volts 096 Therefore 1 2 volts 5096 Place the 3 position Coarse Gain jumper into the position which reads between 8 volts and 1 2 volts on the test point with 5096 gas on the sensor Gain settings for each jumper position as follows no jumper 1 LOW 7 MED 21 HI 41 Multiple jumpers have an additive affect upon gain so the LOW and MED jumpers together provide a gain of 28 Initial setup is now complete and normally only requires repeating if a sensor is replaced Final calibration of this channel may now be performed using the C64 s electronic Cal Mode feature described in section 2 4 4 4 58 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a
37. always low trip and the dedicated common fault relay is always failsafe The minimum setting is 10 of full scale The factory default setting is 10 which is 10 of 100 or default full scale value If the full scale value is changed the fault value is automatically updated to reflect the new value For example if the fault level is 10 and the full scale value is changed from 100 to 50 the fault level will automatically changed to 5 which is 10 of the new full scale value If the fault level is 5 5 of full scale and the full scale value is changed from 100 to 50 the fault level will automatically changed to 2 5 which is 5 of the new full scale value Point larm 2 larm 3 Fault Alarm ata From v rev Configure Figure 2 16 2 44 DATA FROM MENU TO SET INPUT SOURCE Channels may be independently configured to accept input data from the following sources e Ananalog input PCB attached to the 17 bus These include Analog and Bridge input boards e Modbus RS 485 from up to four configured master ports connected to Modbus slave devices e Modbus TCP IP connected to the Ethernet port Note Each Modbus menu selection also requests the RTU and the Alias register location of the data to be retrieved from the RTU Alias register 28 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a numbers define the location of the variable representing the input value and must be obtained from the manufacture
38. by the Set Unity Gain menu item Set Unity Gain resets zero offset to O and span gain to 1 It is useful for returning the calibration to a known starting place Sensor aging may be monitored by recording zero and span readings at Unity Gain when it is new and again at later dates when degradation may have occurred To check zero calibration apply the ZERO calibration value to the sensor and observe the live reading If the zero reading differs from the zero setpoint a calibration is Edit needed To calibrate zero move the highlight bar to Set Zero and press A Edit warning message explains that pressing again will change the zero calibration and 30 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a any other key will exit The procedure for span calibration is identical For example if a gas sensor is to be spanned with 5096 span gas the span set point must be 5096 If 4596 is to be used later the span set point must be changed to 4596 to match the span calibration gas If the reading is only 4096 with the 5096 gas applied a span calibration is Edit needed Move the pointer to the Set Span entry and press twice Unity Gain may be used at anytime to cancel incorrect calibrations and start again 2 4 4 5 MARKER MENU Some transmitters or monitoring devices providing C64 inputs also indicate special modes of operation such as Calibration Maintenance or Fault by transmitting a special 4mA or negative Marker value The
39. configured to audibly indicate alarm conditions The standard horn relay is similar to the standard A1 amp A2 relays Standard Relay Alar m Standard Relay Alarm 2 Horn Discrete Relay Pere Programmable Relay iezo Alarm Figure 2 10 2 3 2 1 A1 A2 amp A3 Alarm 1 Alarm 2 amp Alarm 3 menus control how this alarm level from each channel will affect the standard horn relay Choices are OFF ON or BEEP one Hz Pulsating As an example A1 conditions might pulse the horn BEEP and A2 conditions to cause a steady horn ON Any other combination of these 3 choices is possible for A1 A2 and A3 levels affecting the horn relay This feature is very useful since it allows the horn relay to serve as another level A1 level A2 level A3 or both Individual channel alarms 23 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a may also be configured to not affect the Horn relay on a channel by channel basis see section 2 4 2 5 2 3 2 2 ACKNOWLEDGE Turning Acknowledge YES allows the Horn relay to be deactivated during alarm conditions by an Alarm Reset This is useful if an audible device is being driven by the relay 2 3 2 3 FAILSAFE Failsafe controls relay activation for this relay Failsafe YES causes the horn relay to de energize during alarm conditions and energize when there is no alarm Thereby a power failure forces the relay contact to the alarm position 2 3 2 4 PIEZO ALARM Piezo Ala
40. hour and minute The numeric format of the MIN MAX and AVG values are based on channel settings The decimal precision is the same that is viewed from the unit This can be adjusted with the decimal points parameter in each channel s Configure menu The SD Card can store more than 1 year of historical data but backups of the card should be performed on occasion Backing up logs requires removing the SD card and inserting it in a PC that has a card reader interface Card Status Logger Enabled YES pave Config File Load Config File View Log File Trend Configure Names Mimic Mode SD Card View Event Log lear Event Log nee sensor Life i Zone Figure 2 34 2 7 5 1 CARD STATUS When the SD card is properly inserted into the card slot CARD STATUS will display OK If the SD card is removed or becomes corrupt the green LED Figure2 1 will blink continuously and CARD STATUS will say CARD NOT FOUND 48 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 7 5 2 LOGGER ENABLED Enabling the Data Logger allows the C64 to record the channel data for all active channels 2 7 5 3 SAVE CONFIGURATION FILE By selecting SAVE CONFIG FILE the current configuration file will be backed up on the SD card This can be beneficial in the event of a board failure or if multiple C64s must be programmed the same The filename of the saved will be UniteNameDDMMYY cfg where DDMMYY is t
41. must be present for the relay to activate This allows creation of logical AND function equations that control standard relays Default settings for standard relay 1 are A1 Votes 01 A2 Votes 00 amp Votes 00 which causes relay 1 to trip if any channel has an A1 level alarm active Default settings for standard relay 2 are A1 Votes 00 A2 Votes 01 amp Votes 00 which causes relay 2 to trip if any channel has an A2 level alarm active Example If either default setting is modified such that A1 Votes 02 and A2 Votes 01 then any two channels must have an A1 level alarm active and any one channel must have an A2 level alarm active to trip that relay REMEMBER One of the A1s and the A2 could be on the same channel These level alarms must come from a channel included in the Zone entry described below 2 3 1 2 ACKNOWLEDGE Turning Acknowledge YES allows the standard relay to be deactivated during alarm conditions by an Alarm Reset This is useful if an audible device is being driven by the relay 2 3 1 3 FAILSAFE Failsafe controls relay activation for this standard relay Failsafe YES causes the relay to de energize during alarm conditions and energize when there is no alarm Thereby a power failure forces the relay contact to the alarm position Note the 22 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a standard Fault relay is always failsafe and may be monitored separately to indicate loss of power conditions in many app
42. on the LCD arm Outputs Channel Config a Code odbus Lock Code Communication Settings security Unlocked System Diagnostics Figure 2 28 2 6 1 USER NAME Authorized individuals locking the system should first enter a name phone number or other contact information into the 10 digit field so they can be contacted to unlock the unit at a later date 2 6 2 LOCK CODE To lock or unlock the system the correct 4 digit authorization number must be entered into the Lock Code field The C64 will ask this 4 digit code to be re entered and then it will be lock Once locked re entering the code will unlock the unit It is very important to record the 4 digit code However if lost the controller may be unlocked by entering the override code 8621 2 6 3 MODBUS LOCK CODE The Modbus database is normally locked The register 40099 is used to unlock the unit and allow writes When written with the unlock code found in the security menu The database unlocks and stays unlocked while writes occur and for 10 minutes of being idle The default Modbus lock code is 1234 2 7 SYSTEM MENU The SYSTEM menu is accessed through the MAIN MENU Some items needing configuration are not specific to a channel but affect the entire C64 system These are located in the system entry menu shown in Figure 2 29 System menus are accessed by Edit pointing to the desired item and pressing 43 C64 Controller Users Manual Revisio
43. override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 40118 40118 N A Alarm for this override channel to use Override 3 Channel Override 3 Alarm Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 40119 40119 N A Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 80 Override 4 Channel Override 4 Alarm Override 5 Channel Override 5 Alarm Override 6 Channel Override 6 Alarm Override 7 Channel Override 7 Alarm Override 8 Channel N A 40120 40120 N A N A 40121 40121 N A N A 40122 40122 N A N A 40123 40123 N A N A 40124 40124 N A N A 40125 40125 N A N A 40126 40126 N A N A 40127 40127 N A C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Override 8 N A 40128 40128 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override Alarm channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 5 3 6
44. screen 2 7 2 8 BLOCK NEGATIVE This setting prevents negative channel values from being displayed It applies to all channels 2 7 2 9 RELAY REFRESH RELAY REFRESH menu allows reactivation of Acknowledged alarms after the time period expires This feature is used primarily to restart audible alarm devices after having been silenced by an acknowledge function via serial port or pressing the Alarm Reset button An entry of 0 seconds effectively disables the Alarm Refresh function Maximum of 60 minutes allowed 46 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 7 3 ZONE NAMES ZONES 1 8 names can be edited for a quick reference while in the zone screen These 16 character names show up in the title bar of each zone Zone Names est Gate Mi mic Mode witchgear Room SD Card ontrol View Event Log Process e Event Log Zone 7 Configure wen Farm iew Sensor Life Zone 8 Figure 2 32 2 7 44 MIMIC MODE When mimic mode is enabled the C64 will duplicate the data and alarms of another C64 which can be connected with RS485 or TCP IP Entering the communications port and slave ID allows the C64 to automatically retrieve programmed configuration parameters from the Main controller The Mimic controller s communication port must be configured as the Modbus Master and the Main controller s communication port is set to Modbus Slave Once connected the Mimic controller will update a
45. see section 10 4 This is because there is a possibility that a dynamic address will be changed by the DHCP server If the IP address is changed communication will fail Static configuration is necessary when using ModbusTCP master or Mimic mode over TCP IP If accessing the C64 from a computer or other device that can resolve its hostname dynamic configuration is fine 123 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 10 3 CONNECTING THE C64 ON AN ISOLATED NETWORK mua 465 ModbusTCP Slave 154 155 Switch Firewall 192 168 1 1 192 ms 92 A N QS 192 168 0 3 1 Figure 10 4 Another possible network configuration for the C64 involves connecting the controller with ModbusTCP slave devices and possibly computers on a network This network can then be isolated from a larger company network using a router firewall The isolated network will not see any traffic from the company network unless port forwarding rules are setup in the router This configuration offers greater security and improved network performance when the company network has a large amount of traffic When creating an isolated network make sure to use a different private IP address range than the outside network For example if the main network uses 192 168 0 0 192 168 0 255 with a netmask of 255 255 255 0 the isolated network could use 192 168 1
46. the user of important instrument operating issues This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important AN operating and maintenance servicing instructions This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage within the instrument enclosure that may be sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock WARNINGS Shock Hazard Disconnect or turn off power before servicing this instrument WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD DO NOT REPLACE FUSE UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NON HAZARDOUS WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD DO NOT DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NON HAZARDOUS Use a properly rated CERTIFIED AC power mains cable installed as per local or national codes A certified AC power mains disconnect or circuit breaker should be mounted near the controller and installed following applicable local and national codes If a switch is used instead of a circuit breaker a properly rate CERTIFIED fuse or current limiter is required to be installed as per local or national codes Markings for positions of the switch or breaker should state I for on and O for off Clean only with a damp cloth without solvents Equipment not used as prescribed within this manual may impair overall safety C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The GDS Corp C64 Protector sixty four
47. time Analog Input Input PETER Input do Chi6 Ch 17 PETER DISC elay DIES c Disc DI SC ay Alarm 1 Alarm Alarm Alarm Chi ChB4 Programmable Relay Figure 4 9 70 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 5 MODBUS In compliance with CSA C22 2 No 152 certification the Wireless MODBUS interface to a LEL gas detector may only be used for data collection or record keeping with regard to combustible gas detection and not for performance verification The C64 is equipped with two standard RS 485 ports that can be independently configured as Modbus master or slave an optional RS 485 Isolated piggyback Board part 10 0368 may be added to the 1 0 Board via ribbon cable J5 This option adds two additional isolated RS 485 ports for a total of four These two additional serial ports can also be configured for either Master or Slave Section 5 0 defines register locations of data available via the C64 slave port 5 1 MODBUS TCP In addition to the RS 485 ports the C64 supports both master and slave ModbusTCP ModbusTCP is always enabled through the Ethernet port See section 2 5 for Modbus configuration options The ModbusTCP slave is always active on port 502 The unit can be polled by its IP Address or hostname When ModbusTCP slave is used the slave ID field of the message is ignored Channels can be configured to poll using the C64 s ModbusTCP master int
48. 0 192 168 1 255 with the same netmask Port forwarding rules can usually be configured to only allow certain computers outside the firewall access to the C64 The method for creating forwarding rules is heavily dependent on the router firewall being used See router documentation The IP address or MAC address of the source outside computer Incoming port destination C64 IP address destination port and protocol will need to be set The source IP address should be set to allow a range or single IP Address Some firewalls can restrict access by MAC address This can be used instead of or in addition to the source IP address The protocols for forwarding rules should be TCP IP The destination ports should be 80 for access to the web server and 502 for access to ModbusTCP 124 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a In most cases a router and firewall will separate the network from the internet It is not recommended to forward ports from the internet to an C64 In cases where offsite access is needed a VPN or tunnel connection could be used to get inside the network 10 4 STATIC IP CONFIGURATION If you are setting up static IPs on a larger company network make sure to consult your IT administrator to obtain an IP address The IT administrator can also provide the correct netmask and gateway In this case do not choose your own addresses or you could cause an address conflict with other devices on the network 10 4 1 C64 STAT
49. 0 9 59 Time i x pe mE Es 16 E 59 M s 40027 N A AL 16 Time in minutes Ls NND 5 Time Cal Purge 40028 40028 N A 6 Time in minutes 0 5 Time Block N A 40029 40029 N A 3 6 16 No 0 1 Negative Zone Names Zone 1 40030 40037 N A Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 2 40038 40045 N A Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 3 40046 40053 N A Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 4 N A 40054 40062 N A 3 6 16 Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 5 40062 40069 N A Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 6 40070 40077 N A Character string 2 Name characters per register Zone 7 40078 40085 N A 6 Character string 2 Name characters per register 78 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Zone 8 N A 40086 40093 N A 3 6 16 Character string 2 Name characters per register de mp mmm Config Config N A 40096 40096 3 This register is set to 1 Changed when a configuration parameter has changed The user can clear it by writing O Security N A 40099 40099 3 This register must be Unlock written with the Modbus unlock code before any parameter can be written using function codes 6 or 16 0000 9999 1234 5 3 5 STANDARD RELAY 1 Type Channel Last Block Read Write Size FC FC A1 Votes 40100 40100 N A 6 16 Alarm 1 channels re
50. 10 120 VAC 3 2A max 220 240VAC 1 6A max A slide switch on the front of the power supply selects AC input range The 10 0172 150 watt power supply Figure 3 7 is for powering the C64 and up to 64 detectors C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 4 1 3 RELAYS The C64 comes standard with five Standard SPDT 5A relays consisting of one dedicated HORN and one dedicated FAULT relay plus 3 programmable alarm relays Programmable relays provide voting logic for ALARM 1 ALARM 2 and ALARM 3 Discrete relays and additional Programmable relays are optional All relays are rated at 5 Amp for 28 VDC and 250 VAC RESISTIVE loads IMPORTANT Appropriate diode DC loads or MOV AC loads snubber devices must be installed with inductive loads to prevent RFI noise spikes Relay wiring should be kept separate from low level signal wiring 1 4 2 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE 25 to 60 degrees C 1 4 3 HUMIDITY RANGE O TO 90 R H Non Condensing 1 4 4 ALTITUDE Recommended up to 2000 meters 1 4 55 HOUSINGS General purpose panel mount weighing 7 lbs and including hardware for 19 rack mounting e Figure 6 1 NEMA 4X wall mount in fiberglass enclosure weighing 54 Ibs e Figure 6 2 Includes non intrusive magnetic keypad 1 4 6 NON INTRUSIVE MAGNETIC KEYPAD Next Edit The C64 operator interface includes eight front panel touch keys 9 A v 4 f f A magnetic keypad option offers
51. 4 8 SERIAL essc 4 9 VO BOARD CONFIGURATION SECTIONS 5 1 MODBUS TG qu a 5 2 MODBUS SLAVE WRITES cities ee VIEW EVENT LOG CLEAR EVENT LOG VIEW SENSOR LIFE INPUT OUTPUT BOARDS MAIN I O INTERFACE BOARD 10 0331 INPUT OUTPUT OPTION BOARDS OPTIONAL ANALOG INPUT BOARD 10 0334 OPTIONAL DISCRETE RELAY BOARD 10 0345 OPTIONAL BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD 10 0347 BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD INITIAL SETUP OPTIONAL 4 20mA ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD 10 0348 OPTIONAL PROGRAMMABLE RELAY BOARD 10 0350 OPTIONAL 24VDC 600 WATT POWER SUPPLY OPTIONAL 24VDC 150 WATT POWER SUPPLY 1110 0172 5 3 MODBUS SLAVE REGISTER 71 5 3 1 COILS 72 5 3 2 DISCRETE INPUTS 72 5 3 3 INPUT REGISTERS 74 5 3 4 HOLDING REGISTERS 78 5 3 5 STANDARD RELAY 1 79 5 3 6 STANDARD RELAY 2 82 5 3 7 STANDARD RELAY 3 84 5 3 8 DISCRETE RELAYS 87 5 3 9 HORN PIEZO 87 5 3 10 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION 88 5 3 11 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS 91 SECTION 6 ENCLOSURE OPTIONS 95 6 1 C64 PM PANEL RACK MOUNT 95 6 2 64 4 NEMA 4X LARGE WALL MOUNT FIBERGLASS ENCLOSURE 96 6 3 C64 CP NEMA 4X COMPACT WALL MOUNT FIBERGLASS ENCLOSURE 97 6 4 C64 XP
52. 4 PIEZO ALARM 2 3 3 DISCRETE RELAY 2 3 4 PROGRAMMABLE RELAY 2 4 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION ENTRY MENU 2 4 1 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION MENUS 2 4 2 ALARM 1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 MENU 2 4 2 1 SETPOINT 2 4 2 2 LATCHING 2 4 2 3 TRIP ON 2 4 2 4 ON OFF DELAYS 2 4 2 5 HORN ON 2 4 2 6 COLOR 2 4 2 ENABLED 2 4 3 FAULT ALARM MENU 244 DATA FROM MENU TO SET INPUT SOURCE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS GENERAL DESCRIP ou cass DATA DISPLAY SCREENS tsistit uu annoi enun as 2 5 1 2 6 1 2 4 4 1 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 5 2 4 4 6 2 4 4 7 2 4 4 8 2 4 4 9 2 4 6 1 2 4 6 2 2 4 6 3 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 5 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 7 2 4 6 8 2 4 6 9 COMMUNICATION SETTINGS MENU COM 1 4 SETTINGS 2 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 1 3 2 5 1 4 2 9 19 2 9 1 6 2 5 1 7 2 5 1 8 2 5 1 9 2 5 2 1 2 39 22 2 9 2 9 2 9 9 1 2 5 3 2 2 5 3 3 2 5 3 4 2 5 3 5 2 5 4 1 2 5 4 2 SECURITY MENU USER NAME 2 6 2 LOCK CODE 2 6 3 MODBUS LOCK CODE SOURCE MIN RAW amp MAX RAW FILTER SAMPLE COUNT LOCAL CAL MARKER MENU REMOTE ID ALIAS INTERFACE SLAVE BYTE ORDER 2 4 5 LINEARIZE 246 CONFIGURE MENU INFO MEASUREMENT NAME ZERO SPAN DECIMAL POINTS CHANNEL ON ZONE DEADBAND COPY TO CHANNEL COPY TO GROUP RESTORE CH DEF
53. 59 40160 40161 40154 40155 40156 40157 40158 40159 40160 40161 N A N A N A N A N A 83 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Override 5 Alarm Override 6 Channel Override 6 Alarm Override 7 Channel Override 7 Alarm Override 8 Channel Override 8 Alarm 5 3 7 STANDARD RELAY 3 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 322 Type Channel Last Bl
54. 64 will wait before going into COMM ERROR See section 7 2 1 39 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 2 MODBUS TCP SETTINGS Settings Slave Byte Order Settings Timeout 500 Settings aster Poll el Settings Modbus TCP Settings etwork Settings roubleshooting Figure 2 24 2 5 2 1 SLAVE BYTE ORDER If Modbus Slave is selected a BYTE ODER entry appears in the menu This determines WORD and BYTE alignment of data at the remote Modbus transmitter when Edi sending its 4 byte IEEE Floating Point values With the select bar on this entry the toggles between the 4 possible modes Min Max Raw values are not used in this mode 2 5 2 2 MASTER TIMEOUT The time in milliseconds before the unit gives up on a Modbus request and moves on to the next channel After three consecutive timeouts the channel enters the COM Error state 2 5 2 3 MASTER POLL DELAY The time in milliseconds the unit will delay between Modbus master requests 2 5 3 NETWORK SETTINGS See section 10 for integrating a C64 into an Ethernet network Settings Settings Vids Settings ddress 192 168 0 100 Settings Net mask bai i odbusTCP Settings ee Tet et work Settings roubleshooting Figure 2 25 40 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 3 1 DHCP ENABLED Enable this parameter to allow the IP address to be set automatically by an ext
55. 641 33704 1 Off 20 0n 21 Flashing Alarm 3 1 64 33705 33768 1 N A Off 0 1 Status Alarm 3 1 64 33769 33832 1 0 1 Flashing 76 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Fault 33833 33896 1 0 1 Status Comm 33897 33960 1 N A Off 0 On 1 Error Config 33961 34024 1 N A Off 0 On 1 Error Cal 34089 34152 4 N A 0 0 01 0 1 E m mba 1 E Linearizing id D uni Set if the channel s linearize map is non default Off 0 On Error 34281 34344 1 Pip o a error Flashing Off 0 On Sensor Life 34401 34464 1 N A 2 Disabled 1 Cal Required 0 100 Sensor life 16bit representation of float w 4 596 over under range is calculated as follows SpanValue ZeroValue 11 DisplayValue ModbusValue m zy ZeroValue SpanValue ZeroValue 5 77 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 5 3 44 HOLDING REGISTERS Type Channel Last Block Read Write Size FC FC Alarm 40001 40001 N A 6 16 Simulates the alarm reset Reset button Write a value of 1 to activate System 40010 40017 N A racter string 2 Name IS per register Date Year Year NA 40020 40020 N A 0000 9999 Date Date 40022 40022 LERNEN 06 16 16 0 3 31 Time 40023 40023 N A 6 16 i MN 23 Hour Time Min Min N A 4004 40024 3 616 16
56. AULTS FUNCTION BAUDRATE PARITY TIMEOUT POLL DELAY SYMPATHY ENABLED RADIO SETUP SLAVE BYTE ORDER WIRELESS TIMEOUT 2 5 2 MODBUS TCP SETTINGS SLAVE BYTE ORDER MASTER TIMEOUT MASTER POLL DELAY 2 5 3 NETWORK SETTINGS DHCP ENABLED HOSTNAME IP ADDRESS NETMASK GATEWAY 2 5 4 TROUBLESHOOTING VIEW COMM FAILURES CLEAR FAILURE COUNTS 2 7 1 SYSTEM MENU VERSION 272 CONFIGURE 2 ed 2 7 2 2 2 7 2 3 2 7 2 4 2 729 2 7 2 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 8 22 9 CONTRAST DATE amp TIME ENABLE CHANNEL COUNT DISPLAY ALARM WARMUP amp CAL PURGE TIME ZONE SCREEN ENABLED BLOCK NEGATIVE RELAY REFRESH 2 7 3 ZONE NAMES 27 4 MIMIC MODE 2 7 5 SD CARD 2 7 5 1 CARD STATUS 2 7 5 2 LOGGER ENABLED 2 5 3 SAVE CONFIGURATION FILE 2 5 4 LOAD CONFIGURATION FILE 2 7 5 5 VIEW LOG FILE TREND 2 7 6 2 2 8 SECTION 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 3 2 7 3 2 8 SECTION 4 DIAGNOSTICS 4 1 STANDARD HEEAYS uicit tiu cat DLE E 4 2 DISCRETE RELAYS Sorina pe ie 4 3 5 4 4 ANALOG INPUTS 4 41 VIEW INPUTS 4 4 2 CALIBRATE BOARD 4 5 ANALOG OUTPUTS EE aE EErEE 4 6 PIEZ 4 7 Mu CD UM Ei
57. C64s o Two options 2 1 0 o Use aluminum 19 expansion plate adds Four options RCS Part 0010 0321 e 72 04 NEMA 4X Large fiberglass enclosure o Six options I O o Ortwo single dual radio options five regular options I O o Use NEMA 4X expansion plate adds Five options RCS Part 0010 1269 e 72 05 NEMA 4X Stainless steel enclosure o Six options I O o Ortwo single dual radio options five regular options I O o Use NEMA 4X expansion plate adds Five options RCS Part 0010 1269 e 72 06 NEMA 7 Div 1 enclosure o Three options 1 0 o Use NEMA 7 expansion plate adds Two options RCS Part 0010 1284 e 72 07 NEMA 4X compact fiberglass enclosure o single dual radio option I O o Use NEMA 4X compact expansion plate adds One option RCS Part 0010 1323 100 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 6 8 5 6 722 E 125 holes 4places MAIN I O amp OPTION FOOTPRINT shoe 0 0 T oF B Ni Figure 6 6 Option Board Dimensions and Mounting Footprint 101 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION7 WIRELESS OPTION C64 s communication ports may be connected to a FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum wireless radio modem shown in Figure7 1 There are two different frequency options offered 900 MHz and 2 4 GHz 900 MHz is available in a single port modem 10 0364 or dual port modem 10 0365 2 4 GHz is also available in a single port 10 0357 or dual port m
58. E ORDER If Modbus 32 BIT is selected a Byte Order entry appears at the bottom of the menu This determines WORD and BYTE alignment of data at the remote Modbus transmitter when sending its 4 byte IEEE Floating Point values With the select bar on this entry the Edit toggles between the 4 possible modes 32 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 4 5 LINEARIZE The linearization menu allows each channel to have its own linearization curve stored in the controller s non volatile memory Input versus output points must be entered in percent of full scale values This means if the range is 0 200 ppmH2S then 100 ppm is 5096 of full scale Zero input will provide a zero output and 10096 input a 10096 output Nine intermediate points may be entered to define the curve Alarm Alarm Fault Alarm pata From Zi linearize Configure Figure 2 20 2 4 6 CONFIGURE MENU From the entry level setup menu in Figure 2 14 the CONFIGURE menu may be entered for setting variables defining how the controller presents monitored data to the various graphic displays larm u Engineering Units PCTLEL Alarm Zero Fault Alarm iM Span vl ata From n ecimal Points sdb da Configure Deadband Copy To To Group Ch 1 T p a Restore Defaults Figure 2 21 33 C64 Controller Users Manual Rev
59. IC IP CONFIGURATIION On the C64 in the network settings menu disable DHCP The IP address should be set to 192 168 0 x where x is any number from 0 255 A typical address would be 192 168 0 2 The netmask should be set to 255 255 255 0 The gateway can be left as 0 0 0 0 unless the C64 will be accessing ModbusTCP devices outside a router firewall If the C64 needs to poll outside devices the gateway IP should be set This is typically the IP address of a router DHCP Enabled Hostname Unit 72 1000 ddress ark et mask 990 49 9 505 Gateway UT Figure 10 5 A After making changes to the network settings menu a power cycle is required Make sure to exit the menu before cycling power so that the changes are saved 10 4 2 WINDOWS XP STATIC IP CONFIGURATION These steps are similar but not exactly the same in other versions of windows To connect a PC to a C64 using static IP configuration the PC must also be configured First access the PC s network adapter settings In windows XP this can be found in the control panel gt network connections Open the network adapter which is usually called Local Area Connection 125 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Local Area Connection Status General Support Connection Status Connected Duration 19 00 48 Speed 100 0 Mbps Figure 10 6 Click the properties button 126 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0
60. NGE ej 2 S1 IS ci O AI MODULE mae MODULE On ANTENNA 0 RADI MODULE O O0 O OQ 5 RADI AT OQ O0 RX D7 U1 Ue D D3 24 ox 5x IN RNG D De TR BE TR U3 TX TX T Rio 75 FF N OFF D JP1 JPe TBI TBe CYA dus 22022 220222 22222 22222 A SAB A B SAB A B S B B S E RS485 RS485 RS485 B RS485 A 2 4 GHz Radio Modem 900 MHz Radio Modem Note Note 10 0357 Has One Radio Module Installed 10 0364 Has One Radio Module Installed 10 0358 Has Two Radio Modules Installed 10 0365 Has Two Radio Modules Installed Figure7 1 7 1 RADIO SETUP MENU Radio modules connected to the C64 s communication port may be configured through Edit the RADIO SETUP menu Pressing the key with the arrow pointing to the Radio Setup menu brings the RADIO SETUP menus to the screen right side of Figure 7 2 BaudRate Ti meout adio Setup rome Menus are Identical Figure 7 2 103 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 711 CHANNEL Hop Channel may be set from 1 32 using the C64 keypad and assigns the pseudo random radio frequency hopping pattern A transceiver will not go InRange of or communicate with a transceiver operating on a different Hop Channel 7 1 2 SYSTEM ID System ID may be set from 1 255 using the C64 keypad and is similar to a password character or network number and makes network e
61. No 0 1 1 6 16 Low 0 high 1 On Delay Time in seconds 0 10 88 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Off Delay 42897 42960 ee Time in minutes 0 120 Drive Drive 1 LEN 42961 43024 LEM 3 616 16 Eu 64 m Ami 16 Alarm color displayed on the unit Red 0 Blue 1 Orange 2 Color 1 64 43665 43728 1 3 6 16 Alarm color displayed on the unit Red 0 Blue 1 Orange 2 Data From Source 1 64 44369 44432 1 3 6 16 Analog In O Modbus 16bit 1 Signed Modbus 16bit 2 Modbus 32bit 3 Wireless Monitor 4 Digital In 5 89 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a RemotelD LEN 44561 44624 LEN 3 616 16 0 247 a a 64 ES m ANE 16 1 0 2 1 COM3 2 COMA 3 TCP IP 4 Filter Count 1164 44689 44752 3 et te 1 0 Cal 1 64 44753 44816 1 b 16 No Yes 1 Board Default 2 LEN 1 16 Modbus alias 0 65535 IP mE 64 Target address for ModbusTCP TCP IP Port 1 64 45201 45328 1 3 6 16 TCP IP port for ModbusTCP 0 65535 Linearize Map Point 1 45329 45584 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 2 45585 45840 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 3 1 64 45841 46096 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 4 1 64 46097 46352 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 5 46353
62. O Board but do not need a separate 60 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a relay contact for each channel The Programmable Relay Board is a viable cost effective option It gives the flexibility of an additional 16 fully programmable relays Each 10 0350 is powered with 24 VDC at TB3 and TB4 Each relay has a LED associated with it indicating whether the relay is energized An illuminated LED indicates energized relays TB5 provides an open collector failure detection output If communication is lost with the CPU board or if the relay board s processor fails the positive terminal of TB5 is pulled low All relays are rated at 5 Amp for 28 VDC 250 VAC RESISTIVE loads IMPORTANT Appropriate diode DC loads or MOV AC loads snubber devices must be installed with inductive loads to prevent noise spikes Relay wiring should be kept separate from low level signal wiring J3 amp J4 are interchangeable I2C connectors used to add other option PCB assemblies to the controller m 43 Dt J2 Status C4V DC LEDs indicate relay state ON Energized diee 3t PGM J4 DC S
63. Operation amp Maintenance Manual MODEL C64 Display amp Alarm Controller Firmware V2 0 amp above Warning Read amp understand contents of this manual prior to operation Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death G DS Gas and Flame Detection AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR GasDetectorsUSA com Houston Texas USA sales GasDetectorsUSA com 832 615 3588 REVISION HISTORY Revision 2 0a 5 15 2013 Update Section 2 3 6 and add Revision History page 2013 GDS Corp All Rights Reserved opecifications and features subject to change without notice MAIN DATA SCREEN 24 HOUR TREND SCREEN BAR GRAPHS SCREEN COMBINATION SCREEN ZONE SCREEN 1 DC POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS 1 1 600 WATT AC 24VDC POWER SUPPLY 1 2 150 WATT AC 24VDC POWER SUPPLY 1 3 RELAYS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE HUMIDITY RANGE ALTITUDE HOUSINGS NON INTRUSIVE MAGNETIC KEYPAD 1 4 7 APPROVALS RRRROOOR AA m SECTION 2 BASIC OPERATION 2 1 MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION esses 2 2 CHANGING MENU VARIABLES USING THE KEYPAD 2 3 ALARM OU ipse 2 3 1 STANDARD RELAY 1 2 AND 3 2 3 1 1 A1 A2 amp A3 VOTES REQUIRED 2 3 1 2 ACKNOWLEDGE 2 3 1 3 FAILSAFE 2 3 1 4 ZONE 1 8 2 3 1 5 OVERRIDE CHANNELS 1 8 2 3 2 HORN PIEZO 2 3 2 1 A1A2 amp A3 2 3 2 2 ACKNOWLEDGE 2 3 2 3 FAILSAFE 2 3 2
64. Optional features increase power consumption as described below e Discrete Relay Board option add 6 5 watts per board assumes all 16 relays are energized Programmable Relay Board option add 6 5 watts per board assumes all 16 relays are energized e Analog Input Board option add 1 2 watts per board plus transmitter power consumption e 4 20mA Output Board option add 2 5 watts per board e Bridge Sensor Input Board option add 3 watts max per board with eight 10 0192 modules installed power consumption of the sensors not included e Auxiliary Standard Relay Board option add 2 5 watts e Isolated Serial Expansion Board add 1 5 watts e TB4 terminals 2 4 6 amp 8 of the standard I O Board provide a maximum of 500mA fused output power for powering of auxiliary external devices such as relays lamps or transmitters Power consumed from these terminals should be considered when calculating system power consumption 1 4 1 1 600 WATT AC 24VDC POWER SUPPLY 110 120 VAC 8 5A max 220 240VAC 5A max Universal AC input automatically selects AC input range The 600 watt power supply Figure 3 7 is for powering the C64 and up to 64 detectors This power supply can be paralleled with up to three additional 600 watt power supplies providing up to 2400 watts for applications with large power requirements It also features a built in DC OK signal and remote on off control 1 4 1 2 150 WATT AC 24VDC POWER SUPPLY 1
65. STANDARD RELAY 2 Channel Last Block 57 E Size c A1 Votes 40140 40140 N A 6 16 Alarm 1 channels required 0 64 A2 Votes N A 40141 40141 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 2 channels required 0 64 A3 Votes N A 40142 40142 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required O 64 Acknowledge N A 40143 40143 N A Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 Yes 1 Failsafe 40144 40144 N A Relay is failsafe No 0 Yes 1 Zone 1 40145 40145 N A Use zone 1 channels i Enable voting No 0 Yes Zone 2 40146 40146 N A Use zone 2 channels er Enable voting No 0 Yes 40147 40147 N A Use zone 3 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 40148 40148 N A Use zone 4 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 3 Enable Zone 4 Enable Zone 6 Enable Zone 5 40149 40149 N A Use zone 5 channels Enable voting No 0 Yes 150 40150 N A Use zone 6 channels er voting No O Yes Zone 7 40151 40151 N A Use zone 7 channels er Enable voting No 0 Yes Zone 8 que Lu Use zone 8 channels Enable voting No O Yes Override 1 Mid Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 82 Override 1 Alarm Override 2 Channel Override 2 Alarm Override 3 Channel Override 3 Alarm Override 4 Channel Override 4 Alarm Override 5 Channel N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A 40154 40155 40156 40157 40158 401
66. TY A PARITY bit is a bit that is added to ensure that the number of bits with the value one in a set of bits is even or odd Parity bits are used as the simplest form of error detecting code The default is None 2 5 1 4 TIMEOUT The Master TIMEOUT menu item affects the C64 s master Modbus ports TIMEOUT is the length of time in milliseconds the controller waits before a Modbus request fails Three consecutive failed requests must occur before a communication error is indicated This item is useful for optimizing throughput to the C64 from other slave RTUs 2 5 1 5 POLL DELAY The time in milliseconds the unit will delay between Modbus master requests 2 5 1 6 SYMPATHY ENABLED The sympathy feature allows multiple ST 90 Quad controllers communicating on the Same communication port to go into an alarm condition simultaneously when any one ST 90 controller detects an alarm condition If SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES then the C64 controller which is the master in the network broadcasts alarm flags to all ST 90s in the network ST 90 controllers that are configured to react to these flags then energize their relays configured to trip for that alarm The following sympathy parameters only show up if sympathy is set to YES 38 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 1 6 1 FAULT TRANSMIT When set to YES the C64 broadcasts the Fault alarm flag out of the communication port This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is s
67. VE AC POWER BEFORE SERVICING EQUIPMENT NEMA 4X WALL MOUNT Figure 6 3 9 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a GROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT AND CONDUIT Ground in accordance with the requirements of the Mational Electrical Cade Conduit hubs far metallic conduit must have a grounding bush ing attached to the hub an the inside of the enclasure Ground wW ing bushings hawe provisions for connection of a grounding wire Man metallic condur and hubs require the use af a grounding wire in the conduit Grounding bushings are not required Ta avoid electric shock System grounding provided by connection wires from all con grounding must be duit entries to the subpanel or to other suitable point which pro installed by the customer vides continuity Any device having a metal portion or portions as part of the installation extending out of the enclosure must also be properly grounded Mon metallic enclosures do not provide grounding between conduit connections TYPICAL GROUNDING ILLUSTRATIONS METALLIC CONDUIT NON METALLIC CONDUIT CONNECTOR LOCKNUT GHAOUNDING BUSHING GROUNGING WIRE COMNECTION Figure 6 4 98 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 6 4 C64 XP NEMA 7 WALL MOUNT ALUMINUM ENCLOSURE The C64XP shown in Figure 6 5 is an aluminum NEMA 4X 7 wall mount enclosure designed for mounting into DIV 1 amp 2 Groups B C D potentially hazardous areas Five 16 channel 1 0 option PCB s
68. Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 8 Channel o Channel Oo Alarm 1 Alarm Override 1 Override 1 Channel io Channel Oo Override 2 Override 2 Alarm Alarm Channel Channel Alarm 1 x Alarm Channel Channel Override 4 2 Override 4 Alarm 1 lt Override 3 Figure 8 5 116 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 5 2 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In Channel Alarm 1 Configure Setpoint Channel Enabled Latching Tag Measurement Name Trip On Engineering Units On Delay seconds Zero v lt O 4 m LH Off Delay minutes N o Span Horn Drive E Decimal Places Alarm 2 lt Zone Setpoint Deadband gt B nS Latching Trip On Data From I Source Analog Input On Delay seconds Min Raw Off Delay minutes Max Raw Horn Drive Filter Sample Count Color uu I lt lt Local Alarm 3 Enabled E Fault D Setpoint Fault Level Latching Figure 8 6 8 5 3 COPY CHANNELS SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In logout Copy from channel to channels Figure 8 7 117 C64 Controller Users Manual
69. a Local Area Connection Properties General Advanced Connect using Broadcom NetXtreme 5 xx Gigabit C Configure This connection uses the following items w Network Monitor Driver w Protocol Intemet Protocol TCP TP Install Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 10 7 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click the properties button Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 0 Subnet mask an 255 250 U Default gateway Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Prefemed DNS server z Altemate DNS server Figure 10 8 127 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Select Use the following IP Address The IP address should be chosen different than the one set on the C64 For the network
70. are grayed out If an alarm should occur the zone name field will flash and the corresponding box in the assigned zone will turn the color of the alarm that is present or alternate if two different colors are present Once the alarm has been acknowledged the name field will stop flashing Utilizing the Display Alarm feature in the Systems Configuration menu allows new alarms to always force the LCD to the Zone screen This is useful for applications requiring zones with alarms to be displayed If the Zone feature is not utilized this screen can be turned off in the Systems Menu The Zone screen is also helpful for configuring the different zones To display all the Edit channels included in any zone press while in the Zone screen This will cause a blue box to outline one of the zones Use to select the correct zone and press again The Main Data screen will appear with all the channels that are included in the selected zone displayed in color and the channels that are not in the selected zone grayed out Any channel needed to be included or excluded from the selected zone can be selected and configured from this screen Figure 2 6 Zone Screen C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 4 SPECIFICA TIONS 1 41 DC POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS Standard C64 power requirements are 10 30VDC 12 watts applied to terminals 1 amp 3 and 5 amp 7 of TB4 on the standard 1 0 Board see section 3 0
71. arm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 5 N A 21 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled 0 64 93 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Override 5 N A 22 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 6 N A 23 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is Channel disabled 0 64 Override 6 N A Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 7 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled O 64 Override 7 6 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 8 N A 27 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel O is Channel disabled 0 64 Override 8 N A 28 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel Alarm to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 94 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 6 ENCLOSURE OPTIONS 6 1 C64 PM PANEL RACK MOUNT ENCLOSURE The C64PM shown in Figure 6 1 is a half width 19 rack enclosure It is supplied with hardware that allows mounting in either a 1 2 width 19 rack style cabinet or it may be panel mounted in a rectangular cutout 7 1 x 9 3 Only 16 channel 1 0 option Boards such as analog input or discrete relays may be mounted directly to the back of the enclosure Additional 16 channel 1 0 option boards must be located external from the assembly on another mounti
72. ata From menu see section 2 4 4 If the channel is not configured to receive data from a communication port it is shown in grey Communication port 1 is shown in cyan Ch 1 11 communication port 2 in orange Ch 12 20 communication port 3 in magenta Ch 21 31 communication port 4 in blue Ch 33 41 and the Ethernet port in yellow Ch 42 47 The number that is shown after the channel number represents the number of times a query was sent out and either a corrupt message was received or no message was received at all When trouble shooting a specific channel or communication port a simple test can be ran by resetting this number see section 2 5 4 2 and then recording the number of communication failures received after a known amount of time has passes Make a change to the system and then repeat the test for the same amount of time Compare the results to see if the change has helped the problem Comm Port 1 Cyan Comm Port 4 Blue Comm Port2 Orange pm Port Yellow Comm Port3 Magenta Channel Off Grey Figure 2 27 42 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 4 2 CLEAR FAILURE COUNTS Selecting this option clears the communication failure counter so test can be run or old data can be cleared after communication ports are configured 2 6 SECURITY MENU A password entered in the SECURITY menu allows locking all menus Viewing menus is not denied but attempts to edit variables flashes the Locked message
73. avesdropping more difficult A transceiver will not go in range of or communicate with a transceiver operating ona different System ID 7 1 3 MODE Mode may be set for CLIENT or SERVER For a single C64 communicating to up to 64 battery powered GASMAX RF transceivers Mode must Server To prolong battery life GASMAX RFs sleep most of the time and therefore may not be Servers If an application calls for multiple C64 locations only one may be set for Server and all others must be Clients This single Server transmits a beacon which all of the network s Clients synchronize to ONLY ONE SERVER PER NETWORK 7 2 WIRELESS MONITOR MODE Wireless Monitor mode is exclusively for wireless communication to our GASMAX RF wireless sensor transmitters please visit GASMAX RF In Monitor mode the radio connects to the C64 s communication port and receives input data from up to 64 GASMAX RF sensor transmitters Wired and wireless inputs may be mixed between the C64 s 64 channels so it is possible to also accept wired signals from analog input option PCBs described in section 3 2 Use the WIRELESS MONITOR setting shown in Figure 7 3 ONLY FOR COMMUNICATION TO GASMAX RF WIRELESS TRANSCEIVERS See section 7 4 for setting up wireless networks with other Modbus slave devices GASMAX RFs transmit 200 counts for 0 and 1000 counts for 100 full scale readings so Input Min Max menu values should be 200 amp 1000 The Remote ID menu entry must match the Re
74. ce the alarms have been acknowledged by an operator the cell will remain the appropriate color but will stop flashing showing the alarm has been acknowledged Utilizing the Display C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Alarm feature in the Systems Configuration menu allows new alarms to always force the LCD to the Main Data screen This is useful for applications requiring channels with new alarms to be displayed to go directly to that channel s configuration menu or press twice to scroll through that channel s individual data screens The exploded channel 38 in the example below Figure 2 2 indicates it is the channel selected and unused channels are grayed out when turned off While in the Main Data screen use to highlight any cell and press Figure 2 2 Main Data Screen 64 Ch Mode C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 3 2 24 HOUR TREND SCREEN The C64 24 Hour Trend screen shown in Figure 2 3 displays a 24 hour trend of input data for the channel selected Vertical tic marks are each hour and horizontal tic marks are each 10 of full scale Colored lines indicate alarm levels The alarm level lines have triangles on the right end that indicate high and low trip for each alarm level A triangle that points up represents a high trip alarm and one that points down represents a low trip alarm Since each data point must be collected for several minutes before it may be displayed it is lik
75. channel controller is designed to display and control alarm event switching for up to 64 sensor data points It may also be set as a 16 32 or 48 channel controller for applications needing fewer inputs Three programmable standard alarms with features such as ON and OFF delays Alarm Acknowledge along with dedicated horn and fault relays make the C64 well suited for many multi point monitoring applications Data may be input to the C64 by optional analog inputs or via the multiple communication ports These communication ports are programmable so the controller can be configured with multiple Master or Slave configurations With a MODBUS slave RS 485 port configured sending data to PCs PLCs DCSs or even other C64 Controllers is available The Ethernet port allows the unit to be a MODBUS TCP Master and Slave and also provides access to the embedded webpage Options such as analog 1 0 and discrete relays for each alarm are easily added to the addressable 17 bus Option boards have 16 channels and therefore require multiple boards for 64 channel applications In addition to traditional analog and serial methods of providing monitored values the C64 is also capable of sending and receiving wireless data A color 320 x 240 pixel graphic LCD readout displays monitored data as bar graphs trends and engineering units System configuration is through user friendly menus or via the internal webpage that be accessed through the Ethernet conn
76. channel has a noisy input the sample rate can be increased causing the noise to average itself out This higher number of samples causes the channel to react slower to input 2 4 4 4 LOCAL CAL LOCAL CAL is available with the Analog Input option There are three choices Board Default On and Off With the Analog Input option used for both the Analog and Bridge input boards Board Default automatically turns the local calibration feature On for the Bridge input and Off for the Analog Input If there is a need to calibrate a channel locally and the board default is Off it can be manually changed C64 CAL MODE features allow pushbutton calibration of zero and span values This feature should be utilized only when there are no other zero span controls within the monitoring system since it is inappropriate to calibrate a signal at more than one point Therefore if calibration is to be performed at another transmitter or monitoring device the C64 CAL MODE feature should not be used The CALIBRATION MENU allows entering the correct Cal ZERO amp Cal SPAN set point values needed to calibrate the sensor These are entered in the same engineering units as input range Set Zero amp Set Span controls in this menu allow pushbutton calibration by moving the highlight bar to each and pressing the B Alive reading of the channel s value in the tool tip box allows calibration checks to see if an adjustment is needed Unintentional calibrations are reset
77. created in the C64 Static IP configuration only the last digit can be changed A typical choice is 192 168 0 1 The Subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 0 If a gateway is present its address should be set otherwise it can be left blank Click OK and then OK again to apply these changes 10 4 3 DYNAMIC IP CONFIGURATION The C64 defaults to use a dynamic IP address This setting may be used if a DHCP server is available on the network It is recommended for C64s unless there are multiple C64s that need to communicate with each other DHCP Enabled edd Unites 72 10 ddress P des pes in Net mask 2 pore p Gat eway 944 Figure 10 9 To enable dynamic IP set DHCP to Yes in the network settings menu Power must be cycled before this change takes effect Make sure to exit the menu so the settings are saved before cycling power A PC will normally have DHCP enabled by default If not follow the steps in section 10 4 2 except choose Obtain IP address automatically in the last step 10 5 TESTING CONNECTIONS To verify that an C64 is accessible bring up a command prompt In windows this can be found by going to start run Then type cmd and press ok From the command prompt type ping and then the IP address of the unit Verify that 4 reply lines are printed 128 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Qe vede 192 16831052 AI oae SNO del cite Ne Reply from
78. cs Menu is also useful for displaying and programming the connected 1 0 Boards 53 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 3 2 1 OPTIONAL ANALOG INPUT BOARD 10 0334 In compliance with CSA C22 2 No 152 certification the 4 20 ma input does not include or imply approval of the LEL gas detection apparatus such as sensors transmitters or devices connected to the system In order to maintain CSA Certification of the system all 4 20 ma gas detection instruments connected to the input must also be CSA Certified Many transmitters or sensors have analog output signals and the 12 bit Analog Input Board shown in Figure 3 2 is available to accept these TB1 and TB2 with 24 positions each offers 3 terminals per channel for distributing power and receiving analog inputs These are EXC and HI LO inputs TB3 and TB4 with only two positions each is for daisy chaining the power supply from one option board to another When the transmitters are hi power three wire units it is recommended this power be supplied to each option board with its own pair of wires connected directly to the DC power supply Precision 150 ohm 5 watt resistors R1 R16 between each channel s IN LO and IN HI terminals are termination resistors for 4 20mA inputs EXC and IN LO terminals are bussed together internally EXC terminals are tied directly to TB3 and TB4 24 VDC and IN LO terminals are tied to TB3 and TB4 power supply common Bussing allows transmitter po
79. d should have the Data From menu set for Analog Input as described in section 2 4 4 The board default activates Ca Mode described in section 2 4 4 4 needed to zero and span sensor readings After performing the one time only nitial Setup as described below all subsequent calibrations are by the C64 s electronic Cal Mode menus 57 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Catalytic sensors connected directly to the C64 should be limited to ranges of 0 1000ppm 3 2 4 BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD INITIAL SETUP Catalytic bead sensors vary widely in power requirements and sensitivity It is therefore important to configure each channel to match the sensor with which it will operate 1 Prior to connecting sensors apply power to the system Note this board requires 24VDC power be connected to its TB3 or TB4 terminals 1 amp 2 as shown in Figure 3 4 Measure the voltage between each channel s A and R terminals and set the Voltage Adjust potentiometers for the correct sensor excitation voltage This may range from 1 5 volts to 7 5 volts depending upon sensor specifications Sensors may be damaged by accidental over voltage conditions It is recommended the Voltage Adjust potentiometer screws be covered by a dollop of RTV or similar material after completion of this procedure to avoid accidental over voltage conditions Remove system power and connect sensor wires to the R C A terminals Reapply system power and confirm correct voltage
80. dicate InRange with the LED on the radio modem board and synchronize their hopping with the Server Each network should consist of only one Server There should never be two servers on the same RF Channel number in the same coverage area as the interference between the two servers will severely hinder RF communications The Server must be in a powered location as opposed to a battery powered GASMAX RF utilizing a sleep mode and Servers typically should be centrally located since all Clients must receive the beacon in order to communicate 102 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 4GHz Radio Interface 900MHz Radio Interface ASSY 10 0365 183 CD ASSY 10 0357 10 24 V DC ASSY 10 0364 F 55 10 0358 0 10 0 84 V DC RX C1 ANTENNA D2 RADIO A RADIO B TX 05 D6 IN RNG IN RANGE IN RA
81. e and uses a colored cells that flash with new alarms to indicate alarm conditions Once the alarms have been acknowledged by an operator the cell will remain the appropriate color but will stop flashing showing the alarm has been acknowledged The five standard relays states are shown at the bottom of the screen The boxes duplicate the LED behavior as seen when looking at the unit A flashing box indicates an unacknowledged relay a red box indicates an energized de energized for failsafe relay While in the System screen use the mouse to click on any cell to go directly to that channel s individual data screens The unused channels are grayed out when turned off Viewing only channels belonging to a certain zone can be enabled using the zone drop down box Selecting a zone will cause channels belonging to other zones to dim The System screen is updated automatically every 15 seconds SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE login All Zones Ch 1 Measurement Name Ch 33 Measurement Name Ch 49 Measurement Name 49 344 PCTLEL 25 Fault 24 938 Fault Ch 34 Measurement Name Ch 50 Measurement Name 25 Fault 24 969 Fault Ch 3 Measurement Name Ch 19 Measurement Name Ch 35 Measurement Name Ch 51 Measurement Name 94 281 PCTLEL 25 Fault 25 Fault 24 938 Fault Ch 4 Measurement Name Ch 20 Measurement Name Ch 36 Measurement Name Ch 52 Measurement Name 97 375 PCTLEL 25 Fault 25 Fault 24 969 Fault Ch 5 Measurement Name Ch 21
82. e arrow on the bottom of the trend screen resets to far right each time a transmission is received by that channel When not in alarm GASMAX RFs transmit every 5 minutes so the arrow should never progress past the 5 minute interval The C64 activates the channel s FAULT alarm and indicates ComErr if no transmission has been 105 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a received in 18 consecutive minutes This interval can be adjusted in the communication settings menu for transmitters that are configured to communicate more often See section 2 5 1 12 7 2 1 2 LOW BATTERY Indicates the GASMAX RFs integral 3 6V lithium D cell part 10 0293 has dropped to below 3 3V and should be replaced very soon LoBatt is indicated on the C64 s LCD readout and the background color turns red Relays are not energized by low battery conditions The actual battery voltage of each GASMAX RF may be seen in the INPUT DATA FROM screen described above in section 7 2 7 2 1 3 CALIBRATIONS Calibrations performed at the GASMAX RF force a transmission of 75 counts negative 15 6296 which may be indicated on the C64 s LCD readout by In Cal by using the Marker Menu described in section 2 4 4 5 Alarms are inhibited while the Marker Value of 15 6296 is activated 7 3 WIRELESS MODBUS SLAVE MODE Wireless Modbus allows one or many C64s to function as wireless Modbus slaves by connecting their 5 485 Modbus slave ports to a radio modem These wireless networ
83. ection built into the main I O Board configuration data is retained in non volatile memory during power interruptions and can also be backed up and loaded using the SD card located to the left of the display The C64 front panel is shown below in Figure2 1 displaying the Combination screen Additional data screens are shown in section 1 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a DO NOT REMOVE WHEN LED IS ON wa 0 X 4 l ma UE 111021 2 12 Standard Standard Standard ault Relay 1 2 Relay i P Figure2 1 1 3 DATA DISPLAY SCREENS The C64 Controller offers five distinct graphic displays for depicting the monitored data These are Main Data 24 Hour Trend Bar Graphs Zone and Combination Screens Pressing from any of these display screens will bring you to the Main Menu Pressing from the Main Data 24 Hour Trend or Combination Screens will skip the Main Menu and bring you directly to the Channel Configuration Menu for the channel that is selected 1 3 1 MAIN DATA SCREEN The C64 Main Data screen shown below Figure2 1 displays all active channels at once It is capable of displaying 16 32 48 or 64 channels depending on the controller s configuration This screen displays measurement name and uses a bar graph and colored cells that flash with new alarms to indicate alarm conditions On
84. ely input values will fluctuate during this interval Therefore MAX MIN and AVERAGE values are stored in RAM memory for each subinterval To accurately portray the trend a vertical line is drawn between MIN amp MAX values for each subinterval The AVERAGE value pixel is then left blank leaving a gap in the vertical line This is demonstrated in the noisy area of the 24 hour trend in Figure 2 3 If the MAX amp MIN values are within 2 of each other there is no need for the vertical line and only the AVERAGE value pixel is darkened as in the quiet areas If there is no trend data available the corresponding section of the graph will be grayed out This will occur on power interruptions The top portion of each trend screen indicates channel number real time reading in engineering units measurement name range and MIN MAX amp AVERAGE values for the preceding 24 hour period When a channel reaches alarm state the colored bar changes to the color that represents that alarm level and flashes Once the alarm is acknowledged the bar stops flashing UN Figure 2 3 TL T T T gr an T EB 24 Hour Trend Screen C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 39 3 BAR GRAPHS SCREEN The C64 Bar Graphs screen shown in Figure 2 4 allows 16 channels to be viewed simultaneously Both engineering units and bar graph values are indicated in real time Lines across the bars indicate the alarm trip point
85. en Figure 8 2 displays the eight possible zones simultaneously see section 1 3 5 If an alarm condition occurs the user will be able to quickly see in what zone the situation is occurring Each active zone is divided into alarm levels which are green until an alarm is present Inactive zones and alarm levels are grayed out If an alarm should occur the zone name field will flash and the corresponding box in the assigned zone will turn the color of the alarm that is present or alternate if two different colors are present Once the alarm has been acknowledged the name field will stop flashing To display all the channels included in any zone use the mouse to click that zone box The System screen will appear with all the channels that are included in the selected zone displayed in color and the channels that are not in the selected zone dimmed The zone screen is updated automatically every 15 seconds SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Figure 8 2 113 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 3 CHANNEL SCREEN The Channel screen shown in Figure 8 3 displays a 24 hour trend of input data for the channel selected Vertical tic marks are each hour and horizontal tic marks are each 1096 of full scale Colored lines indicate alarm levels Since each data point must be collected for several minutes before it may be displayed it is likely input values will fluctuate during this interval Therefore MAX MIN and AVERAGE values are
86. erface Devices are polled by IP Address not hostname 5 2 MODBUS SLAVE WRITES The Modbus slave ports allow function code 5 write coil as well as function code 6 and 16 write holding registers These function codes can be used to write configuration parameters to the C64 By default all Modbus writes are disabled except the unlock parameter 40099 The Modbus lock code can be written to register 40099 to enable writes to other registers The unit will be unlocked for 10 minutes after the last write occurs After the 10 minute timeout the unit will automatically save any parameters that have been written All written parameters can be saved manually by writing a value of 1 to coil 95 or register 40095 Writing parameters that span multiple registers such as 32bit floating points requires function code 16 All of the registers must be written at once 5 3 MODBUS SLAVE REGISTER LOCATION The following tables describe the C64 s Modbus slave database Any portion of this data may be read by a Modbus master device such as a PC PLC or DCS Since the Modbus port is RS 485 many C64s may be multi dropped onto the same cable 71 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 5 3 1 COILS All coils are duplicated in the holding register table These values can be read or written using either the coil register or the holding register Alarm N A 1 1 N A 1 5 Write 1 to simulate pressing Reset the alarm reset button Save N A 95 95 N A 1 5
87. ernal DHCP server When this parameter is enabled the unit can be accessed by its hostname or IP address although the IP address will be dependent on the DHCP server and could potentially change 2 5 3 2 HOSTNAME Hostname identifies the unit on a network as an alternative to the IP address 2 5 3 3 IP ADDRESS IP address identifies the unit on a network This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 3 4 NETMASK Specify if your network requires Netmask specifies the subnet addressing scheme This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 3 5 GATEWAY Gateway is the IP address of the device that may connect this subnet to other networks This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 4 TROUBLESHOOTING The TROUBLESHOOTING option in the communication settings menu can prove to be very helpful when setting up communications through the C64 s numerous communication ports This feature allows the user to see how many messages were either corrupt when received or not received at all Settings View comm Settings Clear failure counts Settings Settings odbus TCP Settings etwork Settings Troubleshooting Figure 2 26 41 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 4 1 VIEW COMM FAILURES When VIEW COMM FAILURES is selected the screen in Figure 2 27 is shown Each individual channel is shown and it is color coded by the communication port that it is configured for in its own D
88. es and electromagnetic energy in the air can induce high voltage surges from lightning activity several miles away 7 6 1 ANTENNA GROUNDING Electromagnetic energy in the air will be drained to ground via any and every earth path An earth path exists between the antenna and the C64 and to protect against damage this earth path current must be kept as small as possible This is achieved by providing better alternate earth paths It is important to ground the antenna to the same ground point as the C64 Antennas are normally mounted to a metal bracket which should be grounded to the C64 earth connection Surge energy induced into the antenna will be drained first by the mount s ground connection second by the outside shield of the coax cable to the ground connection on the radio and third by the internal conductor of the coax cable via the radio electronics This third earth path causes damage unless the other two paths provide a better earth connection allowing surge energy to bypass the electronics When an antenna is located outside of a building and outside of an industrial plant environment external coax surge diverters are recommended to further minimize the effect of surge current in the inner conductor of the coax cable Coax surge diverters have gas discharge element which breaks down in the presence of high surge voltage and diverts any current directly to a ground connection A surge diverter is not normally required when the antenna is
89. et to YES 2 5 1 6 2 Al TRANSMIT When set to YES the C64 broadcasts the alarm 1 alarm flag out of the communication port This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 6 3 2 TRANSMIT When set to YES the C64 t broadcasts the alarm 2 alarm flag out of the communication port This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 6 4 SYMPATHY A2 When set to YES the C64 broadcasts the alarm acknowledge flag to acknowledge all ST 90 relays on the network configured to be acknowledgeable This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 6 5 TRANSMIT When set to YES the C64 broadcasts the alarm 3 alarm flag out of the communication port This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 7 RADIO SETUP RADIO SETUP is used to configure radio kits that are connected directly to the C64 2 5 1 8 SLAVE BYTE ORDER If Modbus Slave is selected a BYTE ODER entry appears in the menu This determines WORD and BYTE alignment of data at the remote Modbus transmitter when Edit sending its 4 byte IEEE Floating Point values With the select bar on this entry the toggles between the 4 possible modes Min Max Raw values are not used in this mode 2 5 1 9 WIRELESS TIMEOUT If Wireless Monitor is selected a WIRELESS TIMEOUT entry appears in the menu Edit toggles between 1m 12m and 18m These represent the number of minutes the C
90. for 10 seconds to indicate its calibration mode is complete The monitor then transmits between 4 0mA and 5 0mA for five seconds depending on remaining sensor life where 4 0mA 0 and 5 0mA 100 remaining sensor life The C64 reads this value and records it as the channel s Sensor Life Sensor Life is stored in the C64 Modbus database and displayed as a bar graph in the Sensor Info screen see section 2 7 7 It is a useful tool for planning sensor replacement schedules g 5 3 5 uU 8 5 lt E LO N lt 0 C Monitoring t Monitoring Mark As 6 digit field indicated Cal Marker Cal Marker detected on readouts x event expires Figure 2 19 2 4 4 6 REMOTE ID When the Data From is set to receive input through the Communications ports this is where the salve s unique ID number is entered Remote ID numbers up to 247 are valid 2 4 4 7 ALIAS The Alias register numbers define the location of the variable representing the input value of the Modbus data received through the Communications ports This number must be obtained from the manufacturer of the Modbus RTU device 2 4 4 8 INTERFACE The Interface assigns what communication port the Modbus slave or Wireless radio is connected to and the channel will get its data from The communication port that is assigned here must be configured as a Modbus Master or Wireless Monitor in the Communications Menu see section 2 5 1 2 4 4 9 SLAVE BYT
91. gi has drainage holes in the dipole element do not mount the antenna with the drainage holes 7 5 3 MOUNTING NEAR OTHER ANTENNAS Avoid mounting your network s antenna near any other antenna even when the other antenna is transmitting on a different radio band High RF energy of the transmission from a close antenna can deafen a receiver This is a common cause of problems with wireless systems Because antennas are designed to transmit parallel to the ground rather than up or down vertical separation between antennas is a lot more effective than horizontal separation If mounting near another antenna cannot be avoided mounting it beneath or above the other antenna is better than mounting beside it Using different polarity to the other antenna if possible will also help to isolate the RF coupling 7 5 4 COAX CABLES If a coax cable connects to the antenna via connectors it is very important to weatherproof the connection using our 1000 2314 or equivalent sealing tape Moisture ingress into a coax cable connection is the most common cause of problems with antenna installations A three layer sealing process is recommended an initial layer of electrical PVC tape followed by a second layer of self vulcanizing weatherproofing tape 1000 2314 with a final layer of electrical PVC tape Allowing a drip U loop of cable before the connection is also a good idea The loop allows water to drip off the bottom of the U instead of into the co
92. has been acknowledged False 0 True 1 Indicates whether the fault has been acknowledged False 0 True 1 Indicates whether the horn relay has been acknowledged N A When a redundant port is enabled this value indicates which port is in use 0 or the port number of the redundant port 1 3 PortNumber 1 75 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Active Port N A 32031 32031 N A See active port for COM1 for COM2 1 or the port number of the redundant port 0 2 3 PortNumber 1 Active Port N A 32032 32032 N A See active port for 1 for COM3 2 or the port number of the redundant port 0 1 3 PortNumber 1 Active Port N A 32033 32033 N A See active port for 1 for COM4 3 or the port number of the redundant port 0 2 PortNumber 1 Channel Data Analog 1 64 31001 31064 1 16bit integer value Output tracking analog output Uses a range of 800 4000 to represent 4 20mA Channel 33001 33064 1 16bit representation of Value float w 5 over under range see formula vee 33065 33192 rnm 32bit IEEE Floating point Value Channel 33193 33384 3 N A Character string Value representation of value 2 ASCII characters per register Alarm 1 1 64 33449 33512 1 N A Off 20 0n 21 Status Alarm 1 1 64 33513 33576 1 N A Off 20 0n 21 Flashing Alarm 2 33577 33640 1 N A Off 20 Status Alarm 2 33
93. he current date Saving configuration will overwrite previous saves from the same date It is recommended to backup configuration once a unit is fully configured 2 7 5 4 LOAD CONFIGURATION FILE Once a file is backed up on the SD card it can be loaded back into the C64 to change the current configuration to a previous configuration or the SD card can be moved to another unit and the configuration can be copied to the second unit This is done by selecting LOAD CONFIG FILE then select the name and date of the configuration file that is to be copied 2 7 5 5 VIEW LOG FILE TREND VIEW LOG FILE TREND displays historic 24 hours of data using the 24 Hour Trend screen format shown in Figure 2 3 The user selects the date to be displayed and all active channels for that day are loaded into the C64 Use the ES WA to scroll through the 64 channels of Historic data The C64 24 Hour Historic Trend data screen is identified by the cyan background color in the graph area All alarm processing is active during viewing of historic trend and if a new alarm becomes present a prompt will ask the user if they would like to continue viewing the historic data or exit this mode and view real time readings 49 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 7 66 VIEW EVENT LOG The C64 logs the last 2000 events first in first out in non volatile memory so a SD card is NOT necessary to view the event log The events are time and date stamped and if A
94. ible zones simultaneously Input channels may be displayed in sequence from the A vY Next Trend and Combination screens with switches between the 5 graphic data screens When C64 power is applied the graphic LCD starts in the Main Data screen 2 1 MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION Variables inside Main menu tree allow optimum C64 configuration for a wide range of demanding multi point monitoring applications The main menu is entered by pressing Menu Edit Channel configuration menus are entered by pressing from any channel s data A WW ji Edit screens and scrolling to the desired menu using Pressing again enters the selected menu s tree of variables This Setup mode may be exited manually by Next pressing automatically when no keys are pressed for 5 minutes Alarm relays and front panel alarm LED indicators remain active during the Setup mode A Security menu offers a password feature to prevent tampering with C64 parameters See Figure 2 1 Figure 2 7 for a complete C64 menu tree layout 12 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Required Required cknowledge Zone 1 Override T Alarm cknowledge Standard Relay iezo Alarm auus Relay P 12 Disc te Relay Failsafe Failsafe Figure Funciion BaudRate pen Timeout msi 00 Settings oll Dela 1 50
95. ications 59 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a The analog output board has a failure detection circuit If the output board s processor fails or if communication is lost with the CPU board then the outputs of all channels go to OmA LEDs indicate board configuration 2 Di e J3 amp 14 are interchangeable 5 I2C connectors used to add J 1 49 64 option assemblies to C the ST 72 PGM TB3 amp TB4 24VDC J3 T alle 4 inputs are tied together CAN DC mi INN C4V DC making daisy chaining the options easier TES ST 78 4 20mA Output Board B 0010 1265 ASSY 10 0348 Figure 3 5 3 2 6 OPTIONAL PROGHAMMABLE RELAY BOARD 7 10 0350 An optional Programmable Relay Board shown in Figure 3 6 adds 16 programmable 5 amp resistive form C relays per 16 channel alarm board Each relay may be configured via the Alarm Outputs Menu in the C64 Main Menu for ALARM 1 VOTES ALARM 2 VOTES ALARM 3 VOTES ACKNOWLEDGE FAILSAFE ZONES and OVERRIDES Each relay can be individually programmed for any channel or combination of channels using the zone and override parameters Many C64 applications need more than the five standard relays that are provided on the Main I
96. ilename for an uploaded file is 28 characters After a successful upload the unit will restart and the webpage will attempt to refresh after 30 seconds SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In This page allows uploading or downloading the system configuration to a file It can be used to backup restore or copy configuration to another unit During upload all configuration will be overwritten except the host name and system name Upload System Configuration Choose File No file chosen Upload Figure 8 10 119 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 CHANNEL ERRORS The following errors indicate potential hardware or configuration problems If an error Occurs a message is displayed for that channel 9 1 1 COMM ERROR Comm Error can occur for Modbus or wireless channels This error indicates the data was not received Comm Error can indicate a timeout or an invalid reply from a device Check communication settings for the port used as well as the Data from menu for that channel The ports themselves can be tested from the Diagnostics menu 9 1 2 CONFIG ERROR Config error can occur for Modbus or wireless channels only This error indicates that the Interface selected is configured for something else For example if COM1 is set to Modbus slave and a channel 1 is set with a Source of Modbus 16bit and an Interface of 1 To correct this either edit the COM port in Communicat
97. ion Settings menu or edit the channel s Interface in the Data From menu 9 1 3 VO ERROR I O Error indicates a problem communicating with the analog input boards This error will affect an entire group of 16 channels at a time assuming they are all setup for analog input Check wiring from the Main I O Board to the affected Analog Input board Verify that the analog input board is setup to for the correct channel group Only a single input board in a system can be set to use each channel group See I O Board Config in the Diagnostics Menu 120 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 9 2 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS C64 configuration can be reset to factory defaults at once This is done through the and Coldboot menu shown in Figure 9 1 To access the Coldboot menu hold the cycle power The can be released once the Loading Configuration Data progress bar appears If a SD Card is installed this menu will allow backing up the current configuration before starting the Coldboot If only one channel s configuration needs to be reset refer to section 2 4 6 9 Cold Boot Status OK ave Config File Figure 9 1 121 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 10 NETWORK CONNECTION 10 1 DIRECT CONNECTION WITH CROSSOVER CABLE HUB SWITCH If a network is not available or if it is desired to keep the C64 and PC s completely separated from other computers a simple network can be created
98. is alarm to automatically reset as soon as the alarm condition clears 2 4 2 3 TRIP ON TRIP ON is set to HIGH for increasing alarms or LOW for decreasing alarms to determine if the alarm activates upon exceeding or falling below the setpoint 2 4 2 4 ON OFF DELAYS The ON DEL AY OFF DEL AY entries allow ON and OFF time delays affecting how long the setpoint must be surpassed before an alarm event transition occurs ON delays are limited to 10 seconds while OFF delays may be as long as 120 minutes Delays are useful in many applications to prevent nuisance alarms and unwanted cycling into and out of alarm conditions 2 4 2 5 HORN ON The HORN ON entry allows linking this alarm to the common horn relay NO causes the alarm to have no effect upon the horn relay Entering YES causes this alarm to 27 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a turn the horn relay on steady or to pulse it depending upon horn configuration in the system menu see section 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 6 COLOR COLOR gives the option of assigning A2 or alarms different colors besides the default RED The options are RED BLUE and ORANGE 2 4 2 7 ENABLED ENABLED Alarm 3 only Because most applications require only two alarm levels A3 is turned NO off from the factory YES activates the A3 alarm level if needed 2 4 3 FAULT ALARM MENU The channel alarm identified as Fault activates when the input is out of range in the negative direction The fault level is
99. ision 2 0a 2 4 6 1 INFO MEASUREMENT NAME The first two items in this menu are for entering the 16 character Measurement Name and 6 character engineering unit ASCII fields Eunits should define the units of measure for what this channel is to display Measurement Name should describe the source of this data in the user s terminology Section 2 2 of this manual describes how to use the front keypad to modify these fields 2 4 6 2 ZERO SPAN The ZERO SPAN entries allow configuration of the measurement range displayed by this channel Measurement Range works along with A D Counts menus described in section 2 4 4 2 to define the range of the input signal s engineering units For example if a channel s input is 4 20mA from a transmitter monitoring O to 10ppm chlorine then the Zero value should equal 0 000 and the Span value equal 10 00 The six ASCII engineering units previously entered are automatically displayed at the top of each menu as a reminder Four digits must appear in this entry so trailing O s may appear here that are not displayed on other data screens 2 4 6 3 DECIMAL POINTS Resolution of displayed channel values is configured in this menu by setting the number digits trailing the decimal point Values are limited to a maximum of four digits and a polarity sign An auto ranging feature displays the highest resolution allowed by this menu s decimal point entry For example if three decimal points are entered and the range is
100. ks require a Modbus master such as a DCS HMI or another C64 64 Channel Controller also equipped with a radio modem As in all GDS Corp wireless networks one transceiver must be designated as Server and all others as Clients No special configuration is required by the master or slave since this is a standard Modbus RTU network However radios must have the same Hop Channel and System ID settings to communicate The entire C64 Modbus database including registers and supported Function Codes is documented in section 5 3 7 4 WIRELESS MODBUS MASTER MODE C64 applications as a Wireless Modbus master are similar to the Wireless Monitor mode described in section 7 2 and wiring to the radio modem is identical The radio setup menus described in section 7 1 may also be used for configuring hop channel and system ID settings The difference is each Channel s INPUT DATA FROM menu must be configured with the correct MODBUS values to match the slave device instead of Wireless Monitor Wired and wireless inputs may be mixed between the C64 s 64 channels so it is also possible to accept wired signals from analog input option PCB s described in section 3 2 This is a popular application when the Modbus slave is another remote C64 ST 71 or our ST 90 QUAD controller available with built in radio modem compatible with the C64 Radio Kit Other Modbus slave devices may also be converted to wireless by addition of another Radio Kit at the slave
101. larm reset 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 18 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 18 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 17 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 17 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 32 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 32 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 31 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 31 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 30 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 30 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 29 10 26 2010 13 56 1 29 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 28 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 28 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 27 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 27 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 26 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 26 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 25 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 25 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 24 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 24 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 23 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 23 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 2 in 22 10 26 2010 13 56 Alarm 1 in 22 Figure 8 4 115 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 5 CONFIGURE The configuration pages allow viewing and editing of most system parameters The exceptions are communication and security settings which must be set from the unit s keypad interface All changes made to the configuration parameters will not be saved until the user has entered the correct login password 8 5 1 ALARM OUTPUTS SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In Standard Relay 1 Standard Relay 2 A1 Votes A1 Votes A2 Votes A2 Votes A3 Votes A3 Votes Acknowledge Acknowledge Failsafe Failsafe Zone 1 Zone 1
102. lications 2 3 1 4 ZONE 1 8 Zones offer additional flexibility by controlling which channel zones trip this menu s standard alarm relay There are eight possible zones that can be assigned to the relays individually Some applications have different types of sensors or sensors in different areas connected to the same C64 Controller In these cases it may be undesirable for a sensor in one area to trip the same relay as a sensor in another area The Zone menus may restrict this For example channels 1 32 might be set to trip standard relay 1 while channels 33 64 trip standard relay 2 This is done by assigning channels 1 32 to zone 1 and channels 33 64 to zone 2 and turning only zone 1 to YES for Standard relay 1 and only zone 2 to YES for standard relay 2 Another possibility is channels 1 32 be set to trip standard relay 1 while channels 33 64 trip relays on an optional discrete relay PCB configured for Alarm 1 see section 3 2 2 2 3 1 5 OVERRIDE CHANNELS 1 8 Override allows entering one of the 256 different alarms that will trip this relay regardless of the Votes or Zone entries There are four alarms per channel and 64 channels and any one of these alarms may be used as the Over Ride This feature is useful when one channel s alarm has more significance than the others Up to eight override alarms may be entered per relay 2 3 2 HORN PIEZO The C64 is equipped with a low decibel audible piezo which chirps when keys are pressed and may be
103. lt Relay Horn Relay Figure 4 1 64 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 2 DISCRETE RELAYS DISCRETE RELAYS allows manual actuation of the connected Discrete Relays while Edit in the Diagnostic mode Highlight the channel group to be actuated and press gt Edit Then select the alarm group and press These steps bring you to the screen on the right in Figure4 2 and allow the actuation of each relay in the group to be activated individually LEDs on the Discrete Relay board confirm relay actuation Discrete iscrete iscrete iscrete Figure4 2 4 3 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS PROGRAMMABLE RELAY allows manual actuation of the Programmable Relays SS Edi while in the Diagnostic mode Highlight the relay to be actuated and press LEDs on the Programmable Relay board confirm relay actuation amma 1 amma bl amma Figure 4 3 65 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 4 ANALOG INPUTS By selecting a channel group you can VIEW INPUTS or CALIBRATE BOARD Counts rene Counts pee 001436 pure 001682 MM didis uir dd pe uic 003677 View Inputs Wi 002451 TN eem pe png pn LO PE eee Analog Input alibrate npu 01 rate Input rate Input rate Input rate Input
104. mitter 2 ea ransmitter Figure 3 2 55 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 3 2 2 OPTIONAL DISCRETE RELAY BOARD 10 0345 An optional Discrete Relay Board shown in Figure 3 3 adds sixteen 5 amp resistive form C relays per sixteen channel alarm board Each BOARD may be configured via Diagnostics Menu in the C64 for ALARM 1 ALARM 2 ALARM 3 or FAULT for channels 1 16 17 32 33 48 or 49 64 Each relay has a LED associated with it indicating whether the relay is energized An illuminated LED indicates energized Alarm groups or zones may be created by connecting adjacent channels together using JP5 as shown This creates an OR function with selected channels causing any alarm included within the zone to actuate ALL zoned relays Failsafe operation of 10 0345 discrete relays may be programmed in the system configuration menu as described in section 2 3 3 Many C64 applications utilize the five standard alarm relays see section 3 0 and sixteen optional programmable relay board and do not require discrete relays for each of the 64 alarm events 64 Als 64 A2s 64 A3s amp 64 Faults If discrete relays are needed for all 64 alarms then sixteen boards are required Each 10 0345 is powered with 24 VDC at TB3 and TB4 TB5 provides an open collector failure detection output If communication is lost with the CPU board or if the relay board s processor fails the positive terminal of TB5 is pulled low
105. mote Id address setting in the GASMAX RF providing data to this C64 channel Input Req is typically set to VALUE but also allows a Battery Voltage entry into this field Entering Battery Voltage causes the channel to display and alarm from battery voltage levels at this GASMAX RF Voltage level of the 3 6 volt lithium battery in this GASMAX RF is also displayed on this screen 104 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Mar ker Mark as yai Raw ax Raw Remote ID Sensor Life Interface ker Menu Figure 7 3 7 21 RADIO STATUS ALARMS WIRELESS MONITOR MODE When an C64 channel s INPUT DATA FROM menu is set for WIRELESS MONITOR in addition to processing the GASMAX RF s 10 bit counts value it also receives status bits indicating Communications Error Low Battery and Calibration Mi n O Max 90 Avg 32 Zero 0 Span 100 0027 24 21 18 15 Rmt Cal LoBatt Co mEr conditions Displayed here Observe this arrow to monitor time between RF transmissions Arrow resets to right of screen X 4 pr adi LLL LL NY Lol Figure 7 4 7 2 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS ERROR after each transmission typically 5 minutes with Comm Error after 18 minutes Each channel s 30 minute trend screen Figure 7 4 is very useful for diagnosing wireless problems since it indicates amount of time since the most recent transmission was received Th
106. n 2 0a Contrast ate p 010 m Nee gea Enable Channel Count 64 Display Alarm pr Data Time MD 1 al Purge Time imi nj 1 pons Scr een Enabled es lock Negative es Refresh ank Farm est Gate Swit chgear Room ontrol Room ain Process Mi mic Mode Enabled No Zone 7 Zone 8 onfigure Slave ID Configure Fone Names Mi mi c Mode SD Card View Event Log er Enabled Clear Event Log Config File Miew Sensor Life Config File Log File Trend 18 42 5 USgp2u TU o mm rror 15 5 2U TU D oot 09 30 fi 0 12 72010 Cal in Version 05 735 pone Fault in Measurement pxwvqen Measur emen pxvqen Mzasuremeni Meas urement Measasuremen Measurement Poe Measurement Measurement Measuremen Measurement Msasurement ppm H25 Measur emen Measurement Msassuremeni Measurement Measuremsen Measurement Maasurement Measurement Measuremen Measurement Msasuremeni Measurement Measuremen Measurement Msasuremeni Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measuremen Oxygen Measurement Meas urement Measur emen pxygen Measurement Pom Hz B xy gen Measurement Measurement Measureme
107. nd Display nest assembly Two FC bus connectors allow addition of optional functions such as analog I O and discrete alarm relays for each channel Horizontal jumpers installed in position 1 at JP1 connect the RS 485 port s RX amp TX lines simplifying 2 wire daisy chains by providing additional terminals for incoming and outgoing cables For example installing the two COM 1 jumpers connects screw terminals 1 5 and terminals 3 amp 7 at TB3 RS 485 terminating resistors R5 COM 1 and R11 COM 2 are located on the MAIN I O Board and installed by moving the jumpers at JP2 to position 1 These resistors should not be installed if the port is not at the end of the communication line TB1 of the Main I O Board allows the C64 to be acknowledged remotely A low signal at this input will simulate an Alarm Reset event see section 2 3 1 2 The input of TB1 is pulled up to 5V An external circuit or relay can pull the input low to the input to activate the Alarm Reset event The wiring to the external circuitry should be no longer than 10 feet An optional Auxiliary Standard Relay piggyback Board part 10 0332 may be added to the Board via ribbon cable J3 This option adds another five SPDT 5A relays that mimic the five standard relays Auxiliary Standard Relay contacts are available at TB1 on the optional 10 0332 shown in Figure 3 1 An optional RS 485 Isolated piggyback Board part 10 0368 be added to the I O
108. ng plate An extension IC cable up to 10 is required for this purpose Weight is approximately 7 pounds Properly ground the enclosure and follow national and local electrical codes La 10 60 9 20 s NA 68 D D ONT VIEW SIDE VIEW 6 98 O S 9 Figure 6 1 Rack Panel Mount Panel Mount Bezel Not Shown 95 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 6 2 C64 N4 NEMA 4X LARGE WALL MOUNT FIBERGLASS ENCLOSURE The C64N4 shown in Figure 6 2 is a fiberglass NEMA 4X wall mount enclosure Eleven 16 channel I O option boards such as analog input or discrete relays may be mounted inside this enclosure with the addition of a 0010 1269 expansion plate It is suitable for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 55 pounds Figure 6 4 provides important warning information concerning correct grounding procedures for non metallic enclosures Conduit entries are not provided so installers may place entries as needed Bottom or lower side areas are recommended Care must be taken to avoid drilling into circuit boards mounted inside the enclosure Properly ground the enclosure and follow national and local electrical codes 9 51 r x Beo
109. nnection reduces installation strain and provides spare cable length in case later the original connectors need to be removed the cable cut back and new connectors fitted Avoid installing coax cables together in long parallel paths Leakage from one cable to another has a similar effect as mounting an antenna near another antenna 7 6 SURGE PROTECTION amp GROUNDING Voltage surges can enter the C64 via the antenna connection power supply connection connections to other equipment and even the earth or ground connection Surges are electrical energy following a path to earth and the best protection is achieved by draining the surge energy to earth via an alternate path Wireless devices need to 108 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a have a solid connection to earth via a ground stake or ground grid if the soil has poor conductivity Solid connection means a large capacity conductor not a small wire with no coils or sharp bends All other devices connected to the C64 need to be grounded to the same ground point There can be significant resistance between different ground points leading to very large voltage differences during lightning activity As many wireless units are damaged by earth potential surges due to incorrect grounding as direct surge voltage It is very difficult to protect against direct lightning strikes but the probability of a direct strike at any one location is very small Unfortunately power line surg
110. nput counts that provide Measurement Range read out values described in section 2 4 6 2 This menu entry is determined by the A D converter resolution of the channel s input For example if the input is a 10 bit Modbus device with zero at 200 counts and 10096 at 1000 counts then this menu s MIN should be set at 200 and MAX at 1000 If communicating with the C64 s optional 12 bit Analog Input PCB the MIN should be 800 and the MAX 4000 If the input device s resolution is unknown the live counts variable on the Combination screen displays actual raw A D counts currently being read by this channel This reading may be used to test the input device for what A D counts are provided for zero and 29 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 10096 if these values are unknown Forcing the input device to read zero should provide the A D counts value needed to make this channel s display also read zero Likewise forcing the input device to read 10096 should provide the A D counts value needed to make the C64 channel s display also read 10096 Note Each Data From item has a matching default Min Max counts value of 2096 to 100 with 5 over under range applied If the default value is incorrect for the input device it should be edited 2 4 4 3 FILTER SAMPLE COUNT The FILTER SAMPLE COUNT is the number of samples from an Analog Input channel that are averaged together before displayed The valid range is 1 40 with the default value of 10 If a
111. nt Measuremen Measurement 2 os ur emeni pxygen Measurement Measurement Measurement Measuremen Measurement Msasasuremeni Measurement sasiremen Measurement Figure 2 29 44 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 7 1 VERSION The VERSION line in the System menu displays the version of firmware that is programmed in the controller Version Configure Zone Names Mi mic Mode SD Card View Event Log lear Event Log sensor Life Figure 2 30 2 7 2 CONFIGURE Some items needing configuration are not specific to a channel but affect the entire C64 system These are located in the CONFIGURE entry menu shown on the right side of Figure 2 31 System Configuration menus are accessed by pointing to the desired item Y mu and pressing L 50 10 20 2010 Contrast Date Configure Zone Names Mi mic Mode Ti me 09 43 28 SD Card Enable 64 Channel Count View Event Log Display Alarm Main Data Clear Event Log Life War mup Time min View Sensor Cal Purge Time min Enabled Yes Block Negative Yes Refresh Zone Screen Relay min Figure 2 31 45 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 2 1 NAME Assign the controller a name for use in the backup configuration file name on the SD card The controller name is limited to 16 characters 2 7 2 2 CONTRAST
112. o use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 2 N A 40195 40195 N A 3 6 16 Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 85 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Override 2 Alarm Override 3 Channel Override 3 Alarm Override 4 Channel Override 4 Alarm Override 5 Channel Override 5 Alarm Override 6 Channel Override 6 Alarm 40196 40197 40198 40199 40200 40201 40202 40203 40204 40196 40197 40198 40199 40200 40201 40202 40203 40204 N A N A N A N A N A 86 6 16 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Create an override channel O is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 322 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 322 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O 64 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Override 7 Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 Override 7 Alarm for this override Alarm channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 322 O
113. ock Read Write Size FC A1 Votes N A 40180 40180 N A 6 16 Alarm 1 channels required O 64 A2 Votes N A 40181 40181 N A 6 16 Alarm 2 channels required 0 64 84 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FC 3 3 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a A3 Votes N A 40182 40182 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required O 64 Acknowledge N A 40183 40183 N A 3 6 16 Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 1 Failsafe 0184 40184 N A 3 6 16 Relay is failsafe No O Yes 1 Zone 1 A 40185 40185 N A 6 16 Use zone 1 channels for Enable voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 2 N A 40186 40186 Enable N A Use zone 2 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 N i Zone 3 40187 40187 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 3 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 Zone 4 N A 40188 40188 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 4 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 2 5 N A 40189 40189 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 5 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 2 6 N A 40190 40190 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 6 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 Zone 7 N A 40191 40191 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 7 channels for Enable voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 8 N A 40192 40192 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 8 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 Override 1 N A 40193 40193 N A 3 6 16 Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 Override 1 N A 40194 40194 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override Alarm channel t
114. odem 10 0358 The dual port radio modems have two radio modules installed and can be used to receive and transmit data simultaneously The radio kit options allow three separate modes of wireless operation These are Wireless Monitor section 7 2 accepting data from GASMAX RF sensor transmitters Wireless Modbus Slave section 7 3 providing data to a Modbus master master side of network requires additional radio and Wireless Modbus Master section 7 4 accepting wireless data from Modbus slaves slaves side of network requires additional radio When used in the Wireless Receiver mode the radio must be connected to a port configured for WIRELESS MONITOR Wireless Modbus Master mode requires the radio be connected to the C64 s RS 485 port configured for MODBUS MASTER and Wireless Modbus Slave mode connects it to the RS 485 port configured for MODBUS SLAVE Section 2 5 1 1 It is important to remember RADIO SETUP functions described in section 7 1 may be performed from the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS menu Each transceiver on a wireless network must have their RADIO SETUP menus configured to share the same hopping channel 0 32 and System ID 0 255 to communicate All GDS Corp wireless transceivers utilize a Server Client network where Clients synchronize their hopping to the Server The Server transmits a beacon at the beginning of every hop 50 times per second Client transceivers listen for this beacon and upon hearing it will in
115. ory defaults A confirming dialog box will appear before the channel is reset protecting against an accidental restore 35 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 COMMUNICATION SETTINGS MENU COMMUNICATION SETTINGS menu is accessed through the MAIN MENU This menu is used to configure the four possible communication ports Once in the m E COMMUNICATION SETTINGS entry menu show on left in Figure 2 22 use di to scroll up or down to select the communication port that is to be configured Edit Once the correct com port is selected brings you to that com port s configuration menu shown on right below Com ports 1 4 have identical menus and are shown only once unction audRate arity imeout ms Poll Delay Sympathy Enabled adio Setup ae MN are Identical Settings Slave Byte Order Settings Pul Settings aster Poll Delay ms 250 Settings ModbusTCP Settings et work Settings roubleshooting ostname Controller 1 ddress 192 168 N Lr et mask aa 55 25 T 1 UE Figure 2 22 36 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 5 1 COM 1 4 SETTINGS The four Modbus RS 485 ports can be individually configured multiple ways using the following menus OM1 Settings unction COM Settings audRate Settings arity COM4 Settings meout ms ModbusTCP Settings Poll Delay ms
116. plays each channel s sensor status as illustrated in Figure 2 37 Channels with Sensor Life disabled are indicate by Ch Disabled below the bar Cal Required indicates no Calibration Marker value has been received by the C64 Version Configure Zone Names Mimic Mode SD Card View Event Log Event Log Life Clear View Sensor Measurement m T Oxygen Measurement Oxygen Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measur ement m ppm HRS Measurement Measurement Measur ement Measur ement Measurement pe t Measurement nm a Measurement Measurement Measurement I Measurement Measur ement Measur ement Measurement Measurement Measur ement Measur ement soo Measurement Bu M Measurement Measur ement Measurement Measur ement Measurement Measurement Measurement M Oxygen Measur ement Pom Hes Measurement l Measurement Oxygen Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Oxygen Mea
117. quired O 64 A2 Votes 40101 40101 N A Alarm 2 channels required 0 64 A3 Votes N A 40102 40102 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required O 64 Acknowledge N A 40103 40103 N A 3 6 16 Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 Yes 1 mm ud 1 Zone 1 40105 40105 N A Use zone 1 channels Enable voting No 0 Yes Zone 2 40106 40106 N A Use zone 2 channels Enable voting No O Yes Zone 3 40107 40107 N A 6 Use zone 3 channels for Enable voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 4 N A 40108 40108 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 4 channels for Enable voting No 0 1 79 C64 Controller Users Manual 40109 N A 40110 N A 40111 40113 iu N A as 40114 40114 Alarm 3 2 Override 2 N A 40115 40115 N A Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 Revision 2 0a Zone 5 Enable Zone 6 Enable Zone 7 Enable Zone 8 Enable Override 1 Channel Use zone 5 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Use zone 6 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Use zone 7 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Use zone 8 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Create an override channel 0 is disabled O Alarm for this override channel to use Override 1 Alarm 2 wE gt 9 Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Override 2 40116 40116 N A Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Alarm 40117 40117 N A Create an
118. r of the Modbus RTU device e One of our Radio Modem kits may be connected to the Modbus RS 485 master port to enable wireless communication to GASMAX RF wireless sensor transmitters See section 7 2 Channel s inputs are configured using the following parameters in the DATA FROM MENU larm 4 500 000 Parm i mE Alarm Filter Sample Count O ata From Local Cal Board Default inearize Marker Menu Configure Figure 2 17 2 4 4 1 SOURCE toggles the SRC or source entry between Analog Modbus 16bit Modbus 16bit Signed Modbus 32bit Wireless Monitor and Digital Input This parameter tells the C64 where the information to be displayed comes from Each 16 channel group can have multiple sources For example if an application needs 12 4 20 inputs and 52 Modbus inputs the first 12 channels can be programmed for Analog input and the last 52 channels can be programmed to accept the Modbus inputs For Modbus 16bit a single register will be interpreted as an unsigned 16bit integer For Modbus 16bit signed a single register will be interpreted as a signed 16bit integer For Modbus 32bit 2 consecutive registers are read and interpreted as a 32bit IEEE Floating Point value In 32bit Mode the register value is read directly and not scaled with Min Max Raw parameters 2 4 4 2 MIN RAW amp MAX RAW MIN MAX RAW is the Min Raw and Max Raw counts entries included in Input Data From menus define the range of i
119. rm ON causes the audible piezo to duplicate the action of the horn relay This feature may be used to provide a low decibel indication of the status of the system s horn 2 3 3 DISCRETE RELAY 10 00345 Discrete relay options may also be configured to function in a Failsafe mode using the ALARM OUTPUTS menu shown in Figure 2 11 Entering YES causes these discrete relays to have energized coils when no alarm condition exists for the associated channel and de energized coils when the alarm occurs Failsafe is useful for indicating failed relay coils and loss of power conditions ailsafe Standard Relay Failsafe Failsafe Standard Relay Horn Piezo Discrete Relay Programmable Relay Figure 2 11 24 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 3 4 PROGRAMMABLE RELAY The 10 0350 Programmable relay option board may be added if the user needs sixteen more programmable relays in addition to the three standard relays These 16 relays are configured through the PROGRAMMABLE RELAY menus accessed from the ALARM OUTPUTS menu show in Figure 2 12 Only one Programmable Relay menu screen is shown because all the Programmable relay s menus are identical Under the PROGRAMMABLE RELAY menu the user can configure the same parameters as STANDARD RELAYS discussed in section 2 3 1 tandard Relay Programmable Relay An Votes Required Standard Relay m Standard Relay Horn Piezo p Programmable Relay cknowledge iii Rela
120. rm levels The alarm level lines have triangles on the right end that indicate high and low trip for each alarm level A triangle that points up represents a high trip alarm and one that points down represents a low trip alarm The Combination Screen is also useful for testing inputs for stability since MAX MIN amp AVERAGE values reset each time this screen is selected For example to test stability over a one hour period for an input begin timing as soon as the channel is selected One hour later record the MAX MIN amp AVERAGE values The visible trend is only 30 minutes but the difference between MAX amp MIN indicates peak to peak excursions over the one hour period and AVERAGE is the average for the hour Longer or shorter tests may also be run A blue vertical line is drawn on the screen when the screen is selected and moves to the left indicating how long this screen has been active The example below Figure 2 5 has been active for 26 minutes Max 90 Avg 32 Span 00 so _ fot LL ft LLL So a SO ma Figure 2 5 Combination Screen C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 3 5 ZONE SCREEN The C64 Zone screen displays the eight possible zones simultaneously If an alarm condition occurs the user will be able to quickly see in what zone the situation is occurring Each active zone is divided into alarm levels which are green until an alarm is present Inactive zones and alarm levels
121. s making it easy to identify channels near alarm The bar graph alarm lines have colored triangles on the bottom that indicate alarm level and high or low trip for each alarm A triangle that points right represents a high trip alarm and one that points left represents a low trip alarm When a channel reaches alarm state the bar graph changes to the color that represents that alarm level and flashes Once the alarm is acknowledged the bar stops flashing If there are more than 16 channels active the scroll bar along the right side of the screen indicates channels not in the viewing area If one of the channels not in the viewing area goes into alarm the scroll bar arrow flashes the corresponding color of the alarm indicating which direction the user must scroll to display it This is demonstrated by the top scroll bar arrow below sa PCTLEL chio MO bk le PceTLEL 1655 is 1156 c6 chaps L E chat Po L1 pm B Figure 2 4 Bar Graphs Screen C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 3 4 COMBINATION SCREEN The C64 Combination screen shown in Figure 2 5 offers a view of a single channel but displays the data as a 30 minute trend bar graph and large engineering units The bar graph and the background color changes and flashes indicating alarm condition Once the alarm is acknowledged they stop flashing Colored lines across the bar graph and 30 minute trend indicate ala
122. status and configuration while the second level allows the user to change configuration parameters directly from the computer The webpage requires a modern web browser Supported browsers include Internet Explorer 8 Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox 2 Viewing pages in an outdated browser will result in improperly drawn pages In order to view the webpage first the user must know the IP address or if DHCP enabled the controller s hostname This information can be viewed from the Network Settings menu see section 2 5 3 Once the name or address is entered into a browser a pop up box ask the user for the username and password The name and password are fixed The NAME admin and the PASSWORD controller64 After access is gained the user will be able to see channel data event logs and configuration If a parameter needs to be changed the user must login before the controller will accept the change This login password can be changed in the Security menu under Modbus Lock Code see section 2 6 3 The default Modbus Lock Code is 1234 Internet Explorer does not allow access to hostnames that contain a character 111 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 1 SYSTEM SCHEEN The System screen shown below Figure 8 1 displays all active channels at once It is capable of displaying 16 32 48 or 64 channels depending on the controller s configuration This screen very similar to the Main Data screen displays measurement nam
123. stored in the controller for each subinterval Checking the Min Max and Avg box in the lower left corner turns the respective lines on and off If there is no trend data available the corresponding section of the graph will be grayed out This will occur on power interruptions The top portion of each trend screen indicates channel number real time reading in engineering units and measurement name When a channel reaches alarm state the colored bar changes to the color that represents that alarm level and flashes Once the alarm is acknowledged the bar stops flashing The top portion of the page updates automatically every 15 seconds The trend is updated when a channel is changed or the Refresh Trend button is pressed SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In Show avg Refresh Trend Figure 8 3 114 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 8 4 EVENT LOG SCHEEN Displays the last 2000 events logged in the C64 The events are logged in a first in first out format in non volatile memory so a SD card is not necessary to view the event log These events include Alarms In and Out Alarm Resets Calibrations System and Cold Boots and Communication and Configuration Error The events are time and date stamped and if channel specific the number is shown in the right column in Figure 8 4 SYSTEM ZONE CHANNEL EVENT LOG CONFIGURE Logged In Date Time Event 10 26 2010 13 56 A
124. such as analog inputs or discrete relays may be mounted inside this enclosure with the addition of a 0010 1284 expansion plate It is suitable for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 110 pounds Properly ground the enclosure and follow national and local electrical codes 17 28 21 o 28 38 FRONT VIEW BOTTOM VIEW HD jc ica d 3 4 CONDUIT ENTRY Q A TYP 4 PLACES Bm 9 00 6 57 MJ 2 CONDUIT ENTRY Figure 6 5 NEMA 7 Wall Mount 99 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 6 5 C64 MAIN amp OPTION PCB FOOTPRINT DIMENSIONS AND ENCLOSURE CAPACITIES C64 controllers have virtually unlimited possibilities for configuration of options such as analog 1 0 relays and others Figure 6 6 provides the Main 1 0 and all option PCB dimensions and mounting footprint All C64 enclosure styles require the Main PCB Figure 3 1 but also support the mounting of additional option PCB s as described below e 72 01 Panel mount One option 1 0 o Use aluminum 19 expansion plate adds Four options RCS Part 0010 0321 e 72 02 Full 19 Rack mount one C64 o Three options I O o Use aluminum 19 expansion plate adds Four options RCS Part 0010 0321 e 72 03 Full 19 Rack mount two
125. surement Measurement Measur ement Measur ement Measurement Measurement Measur ement m Measur ement Figure 2 37 51 easur ement Measurement Measurement Measurement C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION3 INPUT OUTPUT BOARDS 3 1 MAIN I O INTERFACE BOARD 10 0331 The most basic C64 Controller requires only the I O Board shown in Figure 3 1 for interfacing to field wiring The C64 primary power supply is applied to terminals 1 amp 3 and 5 amp 7 of TB4 This may be from 10 30 VDC WARNING HIGH VOLTAGES SUCH AS 115 VAC APPLIED TO THESE TERMINALS MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE DC output terminals 2 amp 4 and 6 amp 8 on TB4 provide up to 500mA of fused output power for powering remote devices such as lamps transmitters etc This Board includes two RS 485 ports that can be independently configured either master or slave one Ethernet port five Standard SPDT 5A relays consisting of one dedicated HORN and FAULT relay plus 3 programmable alarm relays and power supply I O terminals The Ethernet port allows the unit to be a ModbusTCP Master and Slave and also provides access to the embedded webpage The failsafe Fault circuit detects firmware and CPU failures along with transmitter failures JP1 allows the RS 485 ports to be configured for 2 or 4 wire operation A 40 pin ribbon cable connects the 1 Board to the C64 CPU a
126. these eight keys with adjacent magnetic keys This option is included as a standard feature It is useful in applications where it may be inconvenient to open the enclosure s door to access the touch keypad 10 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 1 4 7 APPROVALS C22 2 No 142 M1987 Process Control Equipment CAN CSA C22 2 No 152 M1984 Combustible Gas Detection Instruments ANSI ISA 12 13 01 2000 Performance Requirements for Combustible Gas Detectors CSA C22 2 No 213 1987 Non Incendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Locations UL Std No 1604 Third Ed 1994 Electrical Equipment for Use in Class and II Division 2 Class Hazardous Classified Locations ANSI ISA 12 12 01 2010 Non Incendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class and Il Division 2 and Class Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous Classified Locations CSA File 219995 and may be seen at CSA International org 11 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION 2 BASIC OPERATION The C64 offers 5 graphic screens for viewing monitored data and several Set Up menu screens for operator interface to configuration menus The Main Data screen allows viewing of all active channels simultaneously The Trend screen displays a 24 hour trend one channel at a time The Combination screen displays a bar graph large engineering units and a 30 minute trend one channel at a time The Zone screen displays the eight poss
127. ting the controllers 2 standard and 2 optional communication ports is made easy by connecting the ports together as shown in Figure 4 8 and selecting SERIAL PORTS in the diagnostic menu The controller does a self diagnostic by polling one communication port with the other to ensure correct operation It gives a SUCCESS or FAILURE report If the optional communication ports 3 and 4 are not installed they will show a failure as illustrated in Figure 4 8 onnect gt and 55557 comment COMI z COM2 and COM to 2 p 4 Wire Figure 4 8 69 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 4 9 O BOARD CONFIGURATION The board configuration screen shows all connected I O options This is also the menu where the user must go if they want to change the configuration or channel group of an option board To change the configuration of an option board first go to the 1 0 Board configuration screen All the connected 1 0 boards are displayed Second remove the PGM jumper J2 on the option board you want to configure A box will be displayed as Y show below in Figure 4 9 Use to select the parameter be changed and press the to toggle trough the options Third replace the PGM jumper J2 once the correct configuration is selected The box will disappear once the jumper is reinstalled These three steps can be repeated for as many options as necessary but only one PGM jumper J2 can be removed at a
128. uating readouts above zero The highest amount of deadband allowed is 5 The 4 20mA output is affected by this menu item and will remain at 4mA until the input gets above the programmed deadband level 2 4 6 7 COPY TO CHANNEL This menu simplifies the Setup procedure by allowing similar channels to be copied from one to another For example if some channels are identical except for the Measurement Name entry one channel could be configured and copied to the other channels that are the same Only Measurement Name then must be configured on the E A Edit copied channels Use and to select channel numbers and once more to copy 2 4 6 8 COPY TO GROUP This menu simplifies the Setup procedure by allowing one channel to be copied to a whole group of channels For example if some groups of 16 channels are identical except for the Measurement Name entry one channel could be configured and copied to the whole group at one time Only Measurement Name then must be configured on Edit A the copied channels Use select the group to be copied then Edit point to Copy Now Press more to copy 2 4 6 9 RESTORE CH DEFAULTS This menu allows the user to reset a specific channel to factory defaults without affecting any other channels This is useful if a channel must be changed to a different input All channel configuration will be reset and the user can configure the new parameters from the fact
129. urs or Test the Primary port Ignoring the problem gives technicians time to trouble shoot and fix the problem If the problem is not going to be fixed the warning message can be cleared permanently by disabling the redundant 37 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a port If the user chooses to test the port and it passes a success message will appear and the error message will be cleared Before a Primary port switches to its redundant port a scan must fail 3 times channels setup to use the primary port are polled At the end of the scan if an error has occurred on any channel the error count is incremented After 3 scans fail the redundant port takes over communication If the redundant port also fails 3 times communication is switched back to the primary port When both ports fail the C64 will continuously switch between primary and redundant port Individual channels do not enter COMM ERROR mode unless both primary and redundant port failures occur Manual test can be performed on the redundant or primary port by going into the redundant port s com setting menu and selecting TEST REDUNDANT PORT or TEST PRIMARY PORT While in this menu the C64 also gives the active port on the screen 2 5 1 1 5 Disabled Select Disable to turn the port off if not needed 2 5 1 2 BAUDRATE This setting allows user to set the data rate of the communication port The options include 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 2 5 1 3 PARI
130. utomatically one minute after any parameter is changed in the Main controller Alarm Reset from either controller will acknowledge any relay set to Acknowledge YES see section 2 3 1 2 Version imic Mode Enabled No Configure Mi mic Mode SD Card id View Event Log Clear Event Log View Sensor Life is Figure 2 33 47 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 7 5 5 CARD A two gigabyte SD card comes standard with each C64 This SD card is not needed for normal operation but is useful for data logging and backing up configuration When the data logger is enabled every ten minutes the Min Max Average Alarm 1 2 3 status Fault status Calibration status and Alarm reset for each active channel is written to the SD card in one minute intervals The log files are stored on the SD card by date Each day a new file is created and stored in a directory structure as follows UNIT The files are comma delimited text files and work with MS Excel which can be used to create historical plots of the data The first line in the file contains a date stamp The next line is the header The header shows the name of each column The AVG fields in the header list the zero and span values for that channel The zero and span can be used when creating plots Another line exists for each minute of the day Those lines are time stamped with the
131. verride 8 Create an override Channel channel 0 is disabled O 64 Override 8 Alarm for this override Alarm channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 5 38 DISCRETE RELAYS Type Channel Last Block Read Write Size FC FC Al N A 40220 40220 N A 3 6 16 Makes discrete relays Failsafe boards that use alarm 1 failsafe No 0 Yes 1 A2 N A 40221 40221 N A 3 6 16 Makes discrete relays Failsafe boards that use alarm 2 failsafe No 0 Yes 1 A3 N A 40222 40222 N A 3 6 16 Makes discrete relays Failsafe boards that use alarm 3 failsafe 0 Yes 1 5 3 9 HORN PIEZO Type Channel Last Block Read Write Size FC FC Alarm 1 N A 40230 40230 N A 3 6 16 Mode 87 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Alarm 2 N A 40231 40231 N A Mode N A 40232 40232 N A Acknowledge 40233 40233 0 1 5 3 10 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Size FC FC Tag 164 40401 40912 8 2 characters per register 2 characters per register Zero Value Integer and divisor Zero Value 32bit IEEE Float Span Value Integer and divisor Span Value 2 32bit IEEE Float Alarm 1 Setpoint 2 16 Integer and divisor Setpoint 2 16 32bit IEEE Float Latching 1 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Trip 1 6 16 Low 0 high 1 On Delay 1 6 16 Time in seconds 0 10 Off Delay 1 6 16 Time in minutes O 120 Horn Drive 1 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Setpoint 2 16 Integer and divisor Setpoint 2 16 32bit IEEE Float Latching 1 6 16
132. wer to be brought into the system at a single point TB3 or TB4 and distributed back out at each channel s EXC IN LO terminals to simplify field wiring Figure 3 2 includes typical wiring to 2 amp 3 wire 4 20mA transmitters 54 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a LEDs indicate board configuration p3L I Ch 01 16 J3 amp 14 are interchangeable oo Status Al I2C connectors used to add Del Ch 49 64 option PCB assemblies to 12 the ST 72 PGM Power Supply OHO 24VDC 24VDC 5 Common GIG TB3 amp 4 24VDC inputs 4 are tied together making Plus Signal E daisy chaining the options Input Qm 41 57 easier and is the bulk power 5 5 for transmitter EXC is 24VDC Power m m 1056 wired internally to channel EXC s and EXC COM to channel LO s 42 58 For External Device 11 27 43 59 R9 RIO R11 2 12 28 44 60 13 29 45 61 R6 R5 R7 R8 R16 R15 R13 R14 Rev E ST 72 Analog Input Board ev 0010 1260 ASSY 10 0344 OT IH OXd OT IH OXHOT IH 2OXH OT IH 2XHO I IH OXHO I IH OXHO I IH OXHO I IH 9X4 2 ele 2 ele e ele e ele o ele o elo 2 ele 2 o OT IH 2XHO I IH IH OXH OT IH 2XHO I IH OXHO I IH OXHO I IH OXHO I IH 9X4 R1 R16 150 ohm terminating resistors for 4 20ma inputs XC EXC LO 3 kai un mA rans
133. within a plant or factory environment as the plant steelwork provides multiple parallel ground paths and good earthing will provide adequate protection without a surge diverter Connections to other equipment Surges can enter the wireless unit from connected devices via 1 O serial or Ethernet connections Other data devices connected to the wireless unit should be well grounded to the same ground point as the wireless unit 109 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Special care needs to be taken where the connected data device is remote from the wireless unit requiring a long data cable As the data device and the wireless unit cannot be connected to the same ground point different earth potentials can exist during surge conditions There is also the possibility of surge voltages being induced on long lengths of wire from nearby power cables Surge diverters can be fitted to the data cable to protect against surges entering the wireless unit The same principle applies to I O device is not close to the wireless unit the risk of surge increases Surge diverters for I O wiring are available to protect the wireless unit 110 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a SECTION8 WEBPAGE C64 controllers come standard with an embedded webpage The webpage gives remote access to view and configure parameters inside the controller There are two levels of security clearance The first level allows the user to view channel
134. won t matter It is important the antenna mounting bracket to well connected to earth or ground for good lightning surge protection 7 5 2 YAGI ANTENNAS Yagi antennas are directional along the central beam of the antenna The folded element is towards the back and the antenna should be pointed in the direction of the transmission Yagis should also be mounted with at least 1 to 2 wavelengths of clearance from other objects The polarity of the antenna is the same as the direction of the orthogonal elements For example if the elements are vertical the Yagi transmits with vertical polarity In networks spread over wide areas it is common for a central unit to have an omni directional antenna and the remote units to have Yagi antennas In this case as the omni directional antenna will be mounted with vertical polarity then the Yagis must also have vertical polarity Care needs to be taken to ensure the Yagi is aligned correctly to achieve optimum performance 107 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a Two Yagis can be used for a point to to link In this case they can be mounted with the elements horizontally to give horizontal polarity There is a large degree of RF isolation between horizontal and vertical polarity approx 30dB so this installation method is a good idea if there is a large amount of interference from another system close by transmitting vertical polarity An important mounting tip if a Ya
135. y E pe Programmable Relay A2 Votes Required Programmable Relay A3 Votes Required Di scr Programmable Relay ailsafe j zone Programmable Relay 16 Override 1 Channel at Relay and Programmable i Menus are Identical Programmable Relay Brd Figure 2 12 2 4 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION ENTRY MENU CHANNEL CONFIGURATION is accessed through the MAIN MENU Once in the CHANNEL CONFIGURATION entry menu show on left in Figure 2 13 use FS to scroll up or down to select the channel that is to be configured Once the Edit correct channel is selected brings you to that channel s configuration menu shown on right below These items affect only the specific channel selected System specific variables are accessed through the MAIN MENU shown in Figure 2 1 Enc mE c Measur ment Name 37 1 PCTLEL ault arn ata From Measur ment Name Ch 39 inearize 6 PCTLEL onfigure Figure 2 13 25 C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 2 4 1 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION MENUS Once the appropriate channel has been selected its configuration menu allows the following parameters to be accessed Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 Fault Alarm Data From Linearize and Configure atching On Delay 7 Off Delay ims Drive at ching rip n elay ae ning OFT Delay rip Horn Drive On Delay Cal er Off

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