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1. Status Fields DRVSTA Driver Specific error code fields See Table 17 for a list of valid codes DRVSTH When the Timed Out and Retried fields have high counts and no other errors are indicated you probably have a faulty cable Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 41 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7 2 Using the Mission Control Troubleshooting Program cont Information listed in the DRVSTA DRVSTH fields contain hardware specific error codes These codes are part of the T O drivers protocol If numbers appear that are not listed in Table 17 below please refer to your hardware manuals for a description of the problem Table 17 DRVST Error Codes DRVST Field Description DRVSTA Number of messages received that are too short under 7 characters not including the carriage return DRVSTB Number of messages received that are too long overflow DRVSTC Number of checksum errors received DRVSTD Number of invalid messages received with a good checksum DRVSTE Last non 01 non valid status received DRVSTF Not Used DRVSTG Not Used DRVSTH Not Used 42 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7 3 Using the Datascope To start the Datascope select the Datascope button in the Mission Control dialog box 1 0 Driver Datascope BGaASZ2CR 0 B GDGECR 010C0ECR 020D10Cfr GBGGDGECR 020D10Cr 011C0OFC Driver Channel2. High High High High High High High High High High M10 TTC Pa TTC M12 TTC 13 TTC M14 TTC 15 TTC M16 TTC Faz TT Mis TTC Mig TTC Detour y Resolution High High High High High High High High High High 5 4 1 Deleting Input Cards Figure 14 Input Card Edit Fields To delete an input card set the I O Card Number to NONE The record does not appear in the spreadsheet when you go back to the device and spreadsheet level Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 31 Chapter 5 Configuring the 1 O driver 5 4 2 Field Descriptions When available click the down arrow to select values from the drop down lists Type in the desired value for all other fields The input card definition fields are described below VO Card Number specifies the number of the I O card which will be polled by this input card A selection of None will delete the input card Valid entries are e 0 4 e None Type specifies the type of I O card module that will be accessed by this input card The choices available will depend on the control card type for the current module Refer to Table 10 below for valid entries Table 10 Valid Control Type Entries Control Card Type I O Card Type Analog VO Volts DC TC I O Card HV High Voltage VO Card R3 RTD 3 Wire I O Card R4 RTD 4 Wire I O Card CO Contact Output I O Card FP Frequency Period Status I O Card AO Analog Out
3. Set the output ranges for each channel with jumpers JN1 to JNS 0 5 volts 0 10V 1 SmA and 4 20 mA See Figure 2 below for the Analog Output jumper positions Figure 2 Analog Output Card Jumper for Setting Voltage and Current 12 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 3 Installing the Driver Chapter 3 Installing the Driver These instructions apply to installing the driver as part of THE FIX installation procedure the most likely situation You can however add the driver to an existing FIX system 1 Start Windows IMPORTANT fyou have been running other Windows applications make sure they are closed before you proceed including the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar and your screen saver program Insert THE FIX Setup diskette in drive A or B Click Start on the Windows task bar 2 3 4 Select Run 5 In the Run dialog box type a setup or b setup 6 Follow the instructions on the screen At THE FIX Options list box check I O Drivers and click OK Follow the prompts to complete the installation At the Installation complete Would you like to start the FIX DMACS System Configuration program click Yes The System Configuration window appears with your node name and THE FIX version number Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 13 Chapter 3 Installing the Driver 3 1 Adding the Driver to the SCU File At the System Configuration window click the SCADA Configuratio
4. T Mission Control 1 0 Control HTC saL sac Drivers Status SIM Simulation Driver Active NET Netpac 1 0 Driver Rev 6 00 5 Driver Statistics ner Channel fi Port 19 Status Active Transmitted fo Break fo DRVSTA fj DRVSTE Received 0 Frame D orvste O prvstF 0 Timed Out JO Party O pavstc 0 oavsTa o Retried O mena b orvsTo 0 pRVSTHIe Protocol fo General JO Messages sec 0 Prey Channel Next Channel Reset Period Datascope Figure 15 Mission Control I O Control Dialog Box To display statistics for other active drivers click the desired driver in the Drivers section of the dialog box Refer to Table 15 and Table 16 on page 41 for further instructions and explanations of the Mission Control data 40 Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7 2 Using the Mission Control Troubleshooting Program cont Table 15 Using Buttons on the Mission Control Display To Select the Display statistics on other channels Next Channel and Prev Channel buttons Reset all fields to zero Reset button Freeze the display Pause button Unfreeze the display Update button Exit Close button Stop a driver Stop button Start a driver Start button View the Datascope Datascope button Change Driver Period Period button Table 16 Mission Control Driver Statistics Dialog Box Fields Field Contains the T
5. specifies the temperature units to be used for the selected control card This field only applies to analog control cards Valid entries are e Celsius e Fahrenheit 30 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver 5 4 Input Card Definition Spreadsheet An input card record is a set of I O points that are read periodically as a group I O points are normally written individually upon request The input card spreadsheet displayed at the bottom of the I O Driver Configuration screen shows the input cards configured for the selected channel and device To scroll through the input card spreadsheet and view different input cards use the scroll bar or the lt Page Up gt and lt Page Down gt keys You input data into the input card spreadsheet by clicking any field within the spreadsheet The Input Card Edit dialog box for the selected record appears Enter all your input card values in the Input Card Edit dialog box and click OK The Input Card Edit dialog box is shown in Figure 14 below Input Card Edit 140 Card Number 0 Typ Volts DC TC vo votes DczTc_ y m Block Configuration Poll Time Access Time Frequency Freq Per Stat Configuration Period im _ of 1 ms Channels Mo M1 M2 v3 4 M5 C6 M7 8 UE Function T TIC T T C T T C TT C T T C T T C TTC TT C T T C T T C Function Skip Resolution Function
6. 1 Prev Chan Next Chan _ Pause J Hex L Figure 16 I O Driver Datascope Dialog Box The top area of the screen is reserved for the Datascope window This window shows the incoming messages Table 18 below explains how to use the Datascope Table 18 Using the Datascope Select the To Next Chan and Prev Chan buttons Select the COM port or Digiboard port from which to display messages Pause Update button Temporarily stop and restart the Datascope ASCII Hex button Toggle the message format between ASCII text and hexadecimal Close button Close the dialog box Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 43 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting no content intended for this page 44 PanaFlow HT Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter User s Manual Appendix A Generating a Configuration Report Appendix A Generating a Configuration Report When you complete the driver configuration we recommend that you generate a report showing the configuration details NET Driver Configurator KAYE4 NET File View Options Help oe al a 2 Chart 1 Cramer Chonns 3 Channa Chanel chanel chanel 7 chamet o spe Device List FA Device Name Module Address Description Multimodule Netpac Card Control Card Type Temperature Units Add Delete Analog M Celsius Channel Count ii Access Time 20 Disabled 2 Disabled VO Volts DC TC Disabled VO Volts DC TC Disabled YO Volts
7. 30 54 Input Card Definition Spreddshtetis tasca i 31 AA AA a a a eR Ae Dae 31 ONE je AAA A A Grae rs eel ae Earl A 32 5 5 Exiting the I O Driver Configuration SN A A male eat iene ee 34 Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration A A A okie ash eM Ah eas 35 6 2 A A dae gumbo teen aes 35 63 MAN sis wan es aTa e e Sue ee AEE ae dedos dnde den 35 o4 Sigaalkconditioning Field Tra a emer rane trance enemy Peer eee E ie ene me eae ry emer teen ee ee Ree oe 36 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting L Troubleshooting Over vie Wss Dot sde eo sell dde ds bene dl a AB NR RA a e dl a Y 39 7 2 Using the Mission Control Troubleshooting Program 0 0 0 cece cece eee nen een e beeen eee nnna 40 2 USAN aie Lis ls a A e O e RS EAM REL eS lr e E A 43 Appendix A Generating a Configuration Report Appendix B Configuring the Contact Output TB1 iv Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver The Netpac NET I O Driver provides the software interface and communications protocol between FIX software and Kaye Instruments Netpac modules Advanced I O drivers such as the NET take advantage of FIX features and only work with FIX This chapter lists the hardware and FIX software that work with this advanced driver Intellution s System Configuration Manual contains information that is common to all FIX drivers Refer to the System Configurat
8. DC TC Disabled Figure 17 Report Generation 1 When you complete the configuration of all I O cards select File and then Save As Enter a name for the configuration and select CSV format Click OK A copy of the configuration is saved to the FIX32 PDB subdirectory Select File and then Exit 2 Start Microsoft Excel Select File and Open Click Types of Files and select All Files You 11 find your configuration file in the FIX32 PDB subdirectory When the file is opened in Excel you 1l need to adjust the column widths and format the report for a landscape orientation You may also want to delete the 1s column of data IOREC IOREC is a mnemonic for I O Record and is not used with the Netpac driver Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 45 Appendix A Generating a Configuration Report no content intended for this page 46 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Appendix B Configuring the Contact Output TB1 Appendix B Configuring the Contact Output TB1 TBI is a contact output on the Analog Control card To operate TB1 with the Netpac Driver 1 Configure the Netpac module for contact out on the last channel of the fifth I O card contact output card 2 Configure the digital output block to reference this channel by entering the module address card 4 and channel 19 TB is initially activated based on if you select reset the contact outputs at DIP switch S1 sli
9. control hardware so that FIX can communicate with your hardware After starting the I O Driver Configuration program you are ready to begin configuring your I O driver You can configure your I O driver by either entering text into the fields provided or by opening an existing driver configuration and modifying its settings To create a new driver configuration do the following 1 2 3 4 Start the I O Driver Configuration program See Section 6 2 of the System Configuration Manual for instructions Select New from the File menu Enter your Channel Device and Input Card settings into the fields provided Refer to the following sections of this manual for descriptions of these fields Save your file The default filename is NODENAME NET Note You can save using any FILENAME NET but the driver will only load the NODENAME NET file To load a different configuration do the following 1 2 3 4 5 Select Open from the File menu or click the open icon on the tool bar Select the desired file Save as NODENAME NET Select Yes when prompted to replace NODENAME NET Reload the configuration Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 27 Chapter 5 Configuring the 1 O driver 5 2 Channel Setup A channel is a logical connection between an I O driver and Netpac There are eight channels available as shown in Figure 11 on page 25 Each channel s Port Settings dialog box appears when you click the channel n
10. in the I O configurator Click OK to save this configuration and exit this dialog box 5 A dialog box with the I O address may appear indicating that the address is not in the configuration Click Yes to add the address to the I O Driver Configurator 6 This dialog box will not appear if the address is already in the driver configuration This is probably the case since the input card D11 0 0 is included in the default driver configuration shipped with your I O Driver Continue with the next step in this exercise to define your I O driver so the block can retrieve data from your hardware Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 19 Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 3 Defining Your Driver Configuration This step in the exercise has you 20 Specify the input cards Specify the communication parameters Specify the module address Specify the type of control card Save and reload the driver configuration Place the AI1 block on scan With the I O Driver Configurator dialog box Figure 5 1 on your screen select the Setup button sg to display the Channel Communication Setting dialog box as shown in Figure 7 below Enter the communication parameters and click OK Refer to Section 5 2 for more information on the communication parameters Channel 1 Communication Settings Hardware Setup Error Handling Port Comi JE Reply Timeout Baud Rate Delay Retries B Mconcel Figu
11. position A for 19 200 B for 9600 2 5 5 Setting the Operating Voltage See Setting the Operating Voltage on page 9 2 5 6 Setting the I O Cards for the Digital Control Card There are two types of I O cards associated with the Digital Control card the Frequency Period Status card and the Analog Output card The Frequency Period Status card has Pulse Counter silk screened on it Switch S1 has eight slides Slide 8 is not used Refer to the following tables for switch settings Table 5 DIP Switch Settings Frequency Resolution Netpac Range 1 Hz 0 65535 Hz 0 1 Hz 0 6553 5 Hz 0 01 Hz 0 655 35 Hz Table 6 DIP Switch Settings Period Slide 3 Slide 4 Period Netpac Range ON 1 ms 0 65535 Hz ON 0 1 ms 0 6553 5 Hz 0 01 ms 0 655 35 Hz 0 001 ms 0 65 535 ms 10 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 5 6 Setting the I O Cards for the Digital Control Card cont Table 7 DIP Switch Settings I O Address Digital Input Card Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 1 O Address ON ON ON 0 OFF ON ON 1 ON OFF ON 2 OFF OFF OFF 3 ON ON OFF 4 Slide 2 Slide 3 I O Address OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN CLOSE OPEN CLOSE OPEN Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual OPEN CLOSE 11 Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 5 7 Voltage or Current
12. with the devices defined in the I O Driver Configurator program or the DEVICE parameter in the I O Address field 6 2 H W Options Field The NET I O Driver has no hardware options Input in this field is ignored 6 3 1 0 Address Field The I O ADDRESS field indicates where the data for the database block is stored and uses the following format for analog and digital addresses DEVICE CARD_NUMBER CHANNEL For examples of valid 1 O addresses please refer to Table 13 on page 36 Block I O Address fields accepts a maximum of 128 characters The parts of the format are discussed below Device indicates the name you assigned in the DEVICE NAME field of the Device Definition in the I O driver configuration program It is simply an alphanumeric tag that the Database Builder uses to differentiate input cards collected from different field devices Card_Number specifies the number of the I O Card that was assigned in the I O driver configurator Channel specifies a channel number on the I O card that was previously defined This should be a channel that has a function specified for it in the I O driver configurator Note Netpac modules are numbered 0 15 Cards are numbered 0 4 channels are numbered 0 4 0 9 or 0 19 depending on the specific card type Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 35 Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration 6 3 1 0 Address Field cont The Database Builder checks
13. 10 12 to 12 Celsius Fahrenheit 200 to 760 328 to 1400 200 to 1000 328 to 1832 200 to 400 328 to 752 200 to 760 328 to 1400 0 to 1665 32 to 3029 0 to 1665 32 to 3029 200 to 1800 392 to 3272 0 to 100 25 to 125 0 to 100 25 to 125 0 to 100 25 to 125 150 to 150 NA Celsius Fahrenheit 100 Pt DIN 200 to 850 328 to 1562 100 Pt US 200 to 850 328 to 1562 10 Cu 50 to 150 58 to 302 Contact Output NA Frequency 1 Hz 0 to 65535 0 1 Hz 0 to 6553 5 0 01 Hz 0 to 655 35 1 ms 1 to 65535 0 1 ms 0 1 to 6553 5 0 01 ms 0 001 ms 0 01 to 655 35 0 001 to 65 535 NA 0 to 100 Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 37 Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration no content intended for this page 38 PanaFlow HT Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter User s Manual Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides an overview of how to troubleshoot I O driver problems It also provides information on how to troubleshoot your driver using the Mission Control program 7 1 Troubleshooting Overview Some of the most common problems people encounter when setting up and using I O drivers are caused by one or more of the following e Using incorrect or faulty cab
14. Control program IOCNTRL EXE to the list of tasks click the Task Configuration icon in the toolbox or open the Configure menu and select Tasks The Task Configuration dialog box appears See Figure 4 below Task Configuration Start Up Mode Filename CAFIX32OCNTRL EXE E C Minimized Command Line a Normal Background Configured Tasks CAFIX321WSACTASK EXE CAFIX32IOCNTRL EXE fa CAFIX321VIEW EXE Change pal Delete Figure 4 Task Configuration Dialog Box 1 Under Start Up mode click Normal 2 In the Filename field click for a list of installed FIX tasks Highlight IOCNTRL EXE and click Open C FIX32 IOCNTRL EXE appears in the Filename field You can configure the I O Control program to automatically start all configured drivers or just the Netpac driver To start all drivers automatically when THE FIX starts a Click in the Command Line filed and type a b Click Add and then OK To start just the Netpac driver automatically a Click in the Command Line and type SNET b Click Add and then OK To exit without configuring automatic startup click Add and then OK You can use the 1 O Driver Control icon in the Windows Program manager to start the drivers At the main System Configuration window open the File menu and select Save Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 15 Chapter 3 Installing the Driver no content intended for this page 16 Netpac 1 0 Driver f
15. GE Measurement amp Control Validation Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual y k M4344 Rev B imagination at wor April 2013 Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX Software Interface for Netpac Modules User s Manual M4344 Rev B April 2013 http www ge mcs com en validation and environmental monitoring html 2013 General Electric Company All rights reserved Technical content subject to change without notice no content intended for this page Contents Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver 1 1 Supported Netpac ylelge a eee ae ea eee A eet eee eee kes ee eee eS REST eer 1 12 supported IMPS SMO SoftWare a da Salon tila eer acca tee tat 2 1 3 COMMUNMICGHONSAMLEMOGE ce 8 oe isa ith etd ae ada Rk ere ada ik eee we A cre a ial AY ai 2 dele Whatthes DRIVE DOCS a ii ba ht eter a cel ae BN oe ole 2 ES THROW MNO DAVOS WOFKS a ers etic al dot pinata Dd t 3 Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2d Seting p the GOR A e ce ect hai 5 2 2 Checking the Ports on the Windows NT and 95 Platform n nan 0 cece cence nee een cnet rrr 5 23 CIM i Ee A be heat a tanta a a a a a a inex 4k aan ee eben dalle cad eee aAa abe 6 2 4 Setting Control Card Switches and JUMPpers seconds tt AeaE SSS 7 2 4 1 Setting the Analog Control Cards and 1 0 Cards A ows ae A eas eA ee Aa 7 Pe A SOTUNG OIF a A A A A ed eda e hci adele es tess 7 ZH Module AC ASS A A A he date cepa ce Ura eat ert EROS 8 24 4
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17. ac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver This chapter describes how to configure your I O driver using a graphical user interface GUI program called the I O Driver Configurator The I O driver configuration consists of a map of channels devices and input card records It also contains several user defined communication parameters See Chapter 6 Configuring I O Drivers in the System Configuration Manual for information about the following e Understanding I O Driver Setup Starting the configuration program To learn about the configuration program s conventions for entering and manipulating data refer to the Basics Manual in Intellution s System Setup book The following subsections tell you what information you must enter into the I O Driver Configurator program s fields to work with the NET driver 5 1 GUII O Driver Configuration Basics After starting the I O Driver Configuration program for an advanced GUI I O driver the initial screen shown in Figure 11 below appears NET Driver Configurator C FIX32 PDB NT2 NET UN Device List Device Name Module Address Description Control Card Type Temperature Units SANA E For Help choose a command from the Help Menu 103 21 PM CAP NUM Figure 11 1 O Driver Configuration Screen Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 25 Cha
18. all contact outputs are reset to their normal position when you apply primary power Select the mode that fits your application When slide 7 is set ON there is no change to the contact outputs when primary power is applied e Slide 8 Checksum Slide 8 must be OFF for the module to communicate with THE FIX 8 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 4 4 Setting the Baud Rate Jumper The baud rate jumper P14 is located near the right center of the control card Install the jumper to select either 9600 or 19 200 baud All Netpac modules on a port must have the same baud rate 2 4 5 Setting the Default Resolution Jumper The resolution jumper P16 is located above the baud rate jumper It sets the default resolution for all input channels associated with this control card Set the jumper at one of the following resolutions listed in Table 2 3 Higher resolutions require more processing time for greater accuracy and yield fewer samples per interval time When you configure a channel you can accept the default setting or override the default on a per input channel basis See the Resolution section in Chapter 5 Configuring the Driver Table 4 Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Bits Plus Sign Default Resolution 2 line cycles High 1 line cycle Medium 1 4 line cycle Low 2 4 6 Setting the Operating Voltage If your power source is 12VDC install the power selection ju
19. d also has a jumper to select the default data resolution high medium or low You use the information from these settings when you configure the driver in Chapter 5 The settings described here are for the purpose of configuring the Netpac modules to operate with the driver software For more detailed information on installing single and multi module Netpacs and wiring the inputs and outputs refer to the Netpac User s Guide After you complete the Netpac driver configuration a report can be produced to show what control card has been configured at each Module Address the types of cards and the applicable DIP switch and jumper settings Refer to Appendix A Generating a Configuration Report 2 4 1 Setting the Analog Control Cards and I O Cards The Analog Control card converts analog signals from thermocouples RTD s voltage input sensors and current to a digital representation and transmits the signal values to THE FIX It also processes commands from THE FIX to open or close contacts on a contact output card the local contact output on the Analog Control card TB1 See Appendix B for further information on TB1 2 4 2 Setting DIP Switch S1 At DIP switch S1 you set the following features using slides 1 to 8 Table 2 DIP Switch S1 Settings Feature Netpac Module Address AutoScan Calibrate CPU or measurement failure mode for the watchdog timer Reset contact outputs Checksum Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX Use
20. de 7 This slide specifies what happens at power up to the contact outputs on the contact output card as well as to local output at TB1 If slide 7 is set off TB1 is reset to its normally open normally closed position at power up If slide 7 is set on TB1 remains at the position that it was in during power loss Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 47 Appendix B Configuring the Contact Output TB1 no content intended for this page 48 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Customer Support Centers U S A For Sales and Services Repair Calibration GE Measurement amp Control St Marys Center 967 Windfall Road St Marys Pennsylvania 15857 U S A T 814 834 9140 F 814 781 7969 stmaryscc ge com Europe Asia and Middle East Sales and Service GE Sensing amp Inspection Technologies GmbH Sinsheimer Strasse 6 D 75179 Pforzheim Germany T 49 0 7231 14335 0 F 49 0 7212 391 035 E mail CCOPforzheim ge com Brazil Sales and Service GE Measurement amp Control Avenida Maria Coelho Aguiar 215 Bloco C 6 andar Jd S o Luiz S o Paulo SP 05804 900 Brasil T 55 11 3614 1876 F 55 11 3614 1799 E sensing brasil ge com S www ge mcs com pt U S A For Technical Support The Boston Center 1100 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA 01821 U S A T 800 833 9438 toll free T 978 437 1242 E mail validation support ge com China GE Sensing amp Inspect
21. eck the following The DigiBoard can provide all eight channels and be used as serial ports COM3 through COM10 After installation bear in mind the following You can reassign the port numbers for each of the DigiBoard ports Otherwise the software automatically numbers the ports starting where the resident ports left off If your computer only has one COM port the DigiBoard will use COM2 COM10 if your computer has COM 1 and COM 2 the DigiBoard will use COM3 COM10 Refer to the DigiBoard configuration help option for more information on remapping the ports Most DigiBoard device drivers do not use interrupts Refer to your DigiBoard documentation to see if your specific DigiBoard driver requires interrupt settings on the hardware The Driver I O Configurator program allows a total of 8 ports each used only once as a channel s primary port e The PC s COM port hardware must enable serial interrupts 2 2 Checking the Ports on the Windows NT and 95 Platform cont No expansion board in the PC can use the same interrupt levels as COM port 1 or port 2 In most PCs COM Port 1 uses IRQ4 and COM Port 2 uses IRQ3 Ifa conflict occurs change the interrupt level of the conflicting expansion boards e When using a Windows driver your COM ports needs 16 byte first in first out FIFO support Without FIFO support you may experience communications failure Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 5 Chapter 2 Setting
22. igh 15 TT C High T T C High M16 TT C High T T C High Faz TTC High TTC High Mis TTC High T TC High Vig TTC High Function Resolution sip El pam y sa Figure 9 Input Card Edit Dialog Box Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 21 Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 3 4 22 Defining Your Driver Configuration cont Select the I O card number and type Leave the default values in the Poll Time and Access Time fields These parameters are discussed in detail in section 5 4 2 To program one or more channels click the checkbox to the left of the channel number Then select the function type and resolution and click Set All channels with the checkbox enabled will be programmed with the same function type and resolution If you want to program other channels with a different function type deselect the channels you have already programmed before you select a new function type Click OK Click the Exit icon A at the top of the I O Driver Configurator dialog box and the FIX software prompts you to select your exit options as shown in Figure 10 below I O Driver Configurator The 170 Driver Configurator is now exiting Select options to be performed before configurator closes Save 170 Driver Configuration Reload 170 Driver Configuration Figure 10 I O Configurator Exit Options Check the Save I O Driver Configuration and Reload I O Driver Configuration opti
23. increase the timeout value The default reply timeout is 1 0 seconds Retries specifies the number of times that the driver re sends a failed message before marking all input card as failed and initiating the Delay Time The Retries range from 0 to 9 If you specify zero the driver sends no retries Note that this parameter applies only to messages sent by the NET I O driver The default value is 3 retries Delay indicates the amount of time in seconds to place an input card off line after a communications failure After the delay time expires the driver attempts to re initiates the communication cycle only the primary port is configured The delay ranges from 0 0 to 3600 0 seconds The default delay time is 10 0 seconds 28 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver 5 3 Device Definition Fields A device is any field device or system that an I O driver communicates with The Device Definition fields are shown in Figure 13 below NET Driver Configurator KAYE4 NET Of x File View Options Help c Gad Ea 2 Cramer Came12 Croma chama Chane 5 Chanel chama 7 cramer o sy Device List Device Name Module Address Description Multimodule Netpac Card Control Card Type Temperature Units 10 Card Type Channel Count Poll Time 0 Volts DESTE 20 0 0 Disabled Volts DC TC 20 0 0 Disabled Volts DC TC 20 0 0 Disabled Volts DC TC 120 0 0 Di
24. ion Manual for the following information e List of features available with advanced drivers e Introduction to driver setup e Introduction to driver operation e Basic instructions on how to start the configuration program Use this driver reference manual to find support requirements configuration values and error code descriptions that are specific to this driver In addition have your computer I O Device and FIX applications manuals nearby for reference This reference manual also provides an I O driver tutorial that you might want to use when you set up your I O Driver If you are familiar with Intellution I O drivers and have some experience with FIX turn to Chapter 4 for more information If you are not familiar with FIX refer to the System Configuration Manual first 1 1 Supported Netpac Hardware A Netpac module is a distributed input output device that measures linearizes and transmits input signals from a process to a host computer Netpac modules also output contact and analog values received from a host computer and can control valves motors and other equipment Netpac modules can be housed in single or multi module configurations The single module contains one control card either analog or digital and one input or output card The multimodule supports one Analog Control card one Digital Control card and up to six I O cards For example a multi module could have a Digital Control card and two digital I O cards and an A
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26. le connections To verify your connections refer to the cable diagram in your hardware documentation e Failing to match the communication parameters of the process hardware in the I O setup Review your Channel configurations in the Port Settings dialog boxes For information about appropriate values for these fields refer to Section 5 2 in this manual e Failing to correctly specify the correct Netpac module address in the I O setup Review your driver configuration and your process hardware e Failing to reload the new I O driver configuration may result in the new information not being loaded and the driver not communicating as expected After changing your 1 O driver configuration you must perform a reload before the new configuration will be used e Failing to specify a port in the Channel configurations Port Settings dialog box By default all ports are defined as NONE unless the user defines them e Failing to link to any ON SCAN database blocks You cannot access data from your I O driver in View until SAC is running and you have at least one primary database block on scan and linked to the process data e Using the same interrupts for a computer expansion board and COM ports and 2 Most personal computers assign IRQ4 to COM port 1 and IRQ3 to COM port 2 If a conflict occurs change the interrupt of the conflicting expansion board The most common expansion conflict is the network adapter If used check the interrupts set on you
27. lect the RELOAD command from the File pull down menu A dialog box will appear warning you that SAC and the I O Driver will be stopped for RELOAD Continue by clicking YES or NO If YES is selected the new I O driver configuration will be loaded and SAC and the I O driver will be restarted If NO is selected the existing I O driver configuration will continue to be loaded and used until the configuration is reloaded or when FIX is restarted Select the Exit command from the File pull down menu to exit the configuration program 34 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration This chapter describes the I O address fields found in primary blocks that is those blocks that communicate to field devices This address must correspond to a single I O point that is part of one of your input cards The fields are shown below and are described in the sections that follow e Device field e Hardware Options field e W O Address field e Signal Conditioning field 6 1 Device Field The DEVICE field indicates which I O driver is being used to access the I O address used by the block The default entry is the 3 letter acronym for the driver listed as the first driver in the SCU SCADA Set Up dialog box The acronym for the Kaye Netpac is NET Enter NET in this field Note The use of the name device here has nothing to do
28. lt NET configuration file that was shipped with your I O Driver software All steps for this exercise were designed for the Windows platform Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 17 Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 1 Adding a Data Link to a Picture This step in the exercise has you Start your FIX software e Load the Draw application e Add a Data Link to a picture ES Fix 1 Start the FIX software by double clicking the Startup icon np from the FIX group This loads your FIX software 2 Double click the Draw Icon to load the Draw program and open a new picture ABC 3 Select the Data Link button RA from the toolbox or select Link from the tool menu then select the Data Link button and a stamper cursor appears on the screen Position the stamper cursor where you want the link to appear and click the left mouse button once The Data Link dialog box appears as shown in Figure 5 below Data Link Dynamic colors O Dynamic coloring Modify Color definition O Visible background color y Data entry O Allow data entry Configure data entry O Require Confirmation Format Numeric Data Left Justify Object name DATALINK O Text Data O Right Justify LJ Controllable Figure 5 Data Link Dialog Box Continue with the next step in this exercise to add the block that this link accesses for information 18 Netpac 1 0 Driver f
29. mper on the 12V side of P5 If your power source is 24 VDC install the power selection jumper on the 24V side of P5 2 4 7 Setting the I O Cards for the Analog Control Card The I O cards associated with the Analog Control card do not require any jumper or switch settings If you have current inputs install a 25 ohm 0 05 percent resistor across the appropriate channel See Current Transmitter Connections in Section 2 of the Netpac User s Guide 2 4 8 1 0 Address In a single module Netpac with an Analog Control card the I O card is always card number 0 In a multi module Netpac determine the Analog I O card number 0 4 by its position in relation to the control card Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 5 Setting the Digital Control Card and I O Cards A Digital Control card supports up to five digital input analog output cards 2 5 1 Setting DIP Switch S1 The eight position DIP switch S1 located on the Digital Control card sets the module address and controls the checksum 2 5 2 Module Address Set the module address 00 15 on DIP switch S1 at slides 1 to 4 Refer to Table 3 on page 8 Slides 5 and 6 must be set to On Slide 7 is not used 2 5 3 Checksum Set slide 8 to OFF for the module to communicate with THE FIX 2 5 4 Setting the Baud Rate The baud rate jumper JUS is located near the center of the Digital Control card Install the baud jumper at
30. n icon in the toolbox or open the Configure menu and select SCADA See Figure 3 below 14 SCADA Configuration SCADA Support Database Definition Enable Disable tae Name KAYE4 2 KO Driver Definition Configured I O Drivers SIM Simulation Driver NET Netpac I O Driver Rev 6 00 5 110 Driver Name NET Netpac I O Driver Rev 6 00 5 Configure Setup Delete estra Figure 3 SCADA Configuration Dialog Box Under SCADA Support click Enable Ewa Under Database Definition click in the Database Name field and select a database If you have not created a database and do not want to use the empty database file named DATABASE you can enter a new name The SCU will create an empty database file with that name and load it during startup Under I O Driver Definition click in the Driver Name field A list of the installed drivers appears Highlight NET Netpac I O Driver Rev 6 xx and click OK The Netpac driver appears in the I O Driver Name field Click Add to insert the driver in the Configured I O drivers list box Click OK The main System Configuration window appears with the mnemonic for the configured drivers displayed in the PLC graphic Open the File menu and select Save Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 3 Installing the Driver 3 2 Adding the I O Driver Control Task To add the I O
31. nal Inc doing business with DigiBoard 6400 Flying Cloud Drive Eden Prairie MN 55344 With the PC 8e board you can configure the COM driver for eight ports 1 8 The board manufacturer sells a software diskette containing a device driver and configuration utility The driver communicates at either 9600 or 19 200 baud A summary of the driver s maximum capacity is as follows Ports 8 Netpac Modules 128 16 per port 1 0 Channels 12800 1 4 What the Driver Does The Netpac I O driver e Programs the Netpac modules with the selections made in the configuration program Reads user selected analog and digital data from the Netpac modules which continuously scan their I O channels through the AutoScan mode making data available to THE FIX e Writes user selected data from THE FIX to the Netpac modules e Stores analog data in 32 bit floating point IEEE format 2 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver 1 5 How the Driver Works The Netpac Advanced I O Driver transfers data between Netpac modules and THE FIX by creating a data table in memory that it updates with process data as fast as possible This table is called the poll table or Driver Information Table DIT THE FIX Scan Alarm and Control SAC program fetches data from the Driver Information Table to refresh the process database and delivers data to the DIT for the driver to write to the Netpac modules Each
32. nalog Control card and four analog I O cards Each control card has specific types of I O cards with which it can be operated The number of channels that are available on each I O card varies See Table 1 below for a list of the types of I O cards and their channels Table 1 I O Card Types Control Card I O Card Type Channels Analog Volts DC TC High Voltage RTD 3 20 wire Contact Output RTD 4 wire Digital Frequency Period Status Analog Output 5 Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver 1 2 Supported Intellution Software The Advanced NET I O Version 6 xx driver can operate with the following Intellution software e FIX for Windows NT v6 0 or greater e FIX MMI for Windows NT v6 0 or greater e FIX for Windows 95 e FIX MMI for Windows 95 1 3 Communications Interface This I O Driver requires the following communications interface e Standard computer communications port or e Digi International s DigiBoard The COM driver uses the serial communications ports standard on most PC s COM1 and COM2 and can support up to sixteen Netpac modules on each port This driver does not support COM3 and COM4 Note The COM ports on the IBM PS 2 Model 50Z are not compatible with THE FIX For customers who need multiple ports the recommended solution is the PC 8e serial communications board and eight port connector box manufactured by Digi Internatio
33. nction the Resolution menu appears The four resolution choices are High Medium Low and Default The resolution you select determines the scan rate of the Netpac module and the accuracy of the data collection The higher the resolution the slower the scan rate and the higher the data accuracy Resolution jumper P16 on the Analog Control card sets the integration period for all input channels connected to the control card When you installed the Analog Control card you set the jumper at an integration period of Y4 line cycle 1 line cycle or 2 line cycles The jumper setting is the default See Chapter 2 Setting Up the Hardware To keep the jumper setting for a channel select Default To override the jumper setting select an alternate resolution from the menu Valid entries are e Default e High e Medium e Low Set allows the user to set the function and resolution of one or more channels in the current input card When this button is clicked all channels which are checked will be set to the function and resolution listed in the Function and Resolution list boxes 5 5 Exiting the I O Driver Configuration Screen When you have completed your configuration of the driver select the Save or Save As commands from the File pull down menu to save your changes If FIX is running SAC can use all input cards as soon as you load the new I O configuration To reload the new configuration without restarting FIX click the RELOAD icon or se
34. nfigured for the current I O card This field only applies to Frequency Period Status I O cards Valid entries are e Hz e 60 1 Hz e 0 01 Hz Period specifies the period configured for the current I O card This field only applies to the Frequency Period Status I O cards Valid entries are e ims e 0 1 ms e 60 01 ms e 0 001 ms Table 11 Input Card Examples 1 O Card I O Card Type Frequency Period Function Resolution VO Volts DC TC N A N A TT C HIGH FP Frequency Period Status 1 Hz 0 01ms Frequency LOW Channels Function specifies the function to apply to one or more channels in the current input card Valid functions depend on the type of I O card See table 5 4 for valid entries in this field Table 12 Valid Functions I O Card Type Valid Functions Volts DC TC Skip 55mV 100mV 1V 100V J T C K T C T T C E T C S T C R T C B T C 10 50 mA 4 20 mA 0 1 mA Con In High Voltage Skip 0 150 V RTD 3 Wire Skip 100Pt DIN 100Pt US 10 CU RTD 4 Wire Skip 100Pt DIN 100Pt US Contact Output Contact Output Frequency Period Status Skip Frequency Period Status In Analog Output Skip Analog Output Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 33 Chapter 5 Configuring the 1 O driver 5 4 2 Field Descriptions cont Resolution specifies the resolution to apply to one or more channels in the current input card Once you select the fu
35. ons and click OK The I O Driver Reload dialog box appears asking if you want to continue Select Yes and the FIX software reloads the driver configuration The FIX software indicates that the reload is successful by displaying the Reload Successful dialog box When this appears click OK to continue Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 4 Viewing the Results of this Exercise This step in the exercise has you e Switch to the View application using the new QuickView function e View your Data Link updating with process data coming from your I O driver 1 Your FIX software returns you to the Draw application The Data Link appears as a series of pound symbols such as HHHHHHHHE This represents the location of the link while in the drawing mode Click the Quick View icon to switch from Draw to the View application Switching to View allows you to see the link updating with Netpac data You should see your link updating with real time data hardware Please refer to your troubleshooting guide in Chapter 7 of this driver reference manual for instructions on how to troubleshoot this problem 2 To return to the Draw application select QuickDraw from the View pull down menu or type lt Ctrl gt lt Q gt Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 23 Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data no content intended for this page 24 Netp
36. or THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 2 Adding an Analog Input Block to the Database This step in the exercise has you e Identify the block that the Data Link will use to get data e Add an Analog Input block to the database e Configure the block s driver fields 1 Enter Al1 in the Data Link dialog box Tagname field and select the OK button Your FIX software then asks if you want to add the block 2 Select the Add button The Select a Type dialog box appears so you can select the type of database block you want to add to the database 3 Select the Analog Input Al block and click OK The Analog Input AI dialog box appears Analog Input Block Le Tag Name Al Next Block fs EJ Description Start Block On Scan Alarms Scan Time Enable Alarming Alarm Areas Low Low 200 00 Low 200 00 Hardware Specifications Device NET Hardware Options T T c High 400 00 yonauens ovr gt AT Signal Conditioning Rate of Change r E Dead Band Engineering Units Priority Low Limit 200 00 O Low O Medium High High Limit 400 00 Security Areas Units 1 NONE Figure 6 Analog Input Block Dialog Box 4 Complete this dialog box by entering NET in the Device field and D11 0 0 in the I O Address field where D11 is the device name the first zero is the I O card number and the second zero is the channel number This address configuration can be found
37. or THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data To configure your I O communication there are several easy steps you need to follow This section provides an exercise that walks you through the setup of your driver providing you with possible entries you can make in your configuration and demonstrates how to get real 1 O displayed in a picture Keep in mind that you can repeat this exercise to help guide you through the configuration of your driver database blocks and displays The focus of this exercise is to provide enough information so you can create e Pictures to graphically display and control data in your hardware e Blocks in the database that monitor locations in your hardware e A driver configuration that receives data from your hardware The Tutorial that comes with your FIX software teaches you how to build database blocks create pictures and use Dynamos Unlike the Tutorial which uses the simulation SIM driver the exercise that you 1l go through in this section not only has you add a link to a picture and add a database block but also steps you through the setup of the NET I O driver This exercise is designed to run on a SCADA node that has the NET I O Driver installed If you have not installed your T O Driver please do so now Install your I O Driver using the FIX installation disk This exercise also requires the defau
38. pter 5 Configuring the 1 O driver 5 1 GUI 1 O Driver Configuration Basics cont Table 9 Driver Configuration Sections Lets You Access file management display alarm option custom display and on line help commands Access some of the menu commands with a single mouse click Commands include Open Save Reload Exit and Help Clicking these Tool Bar buttons invokes the same dialog boxes as the menu commands Channel Selection Select a channel Clicking the Setup button provides the Port Settings dialog box from which you can set your channel s communications parameters Netpac Settings Set up individual devices Input Card Spreadsheet Display configured input cards Click any record to set the I O address for specific input cards Status Bar Display the status of the lt Caps Lock gt lt Num Lock gt and lt Scroll Lock gt keys as well as a description of the selected menu command To enter data into the driver configuration worksheet select commands from the menus on the menu bar as shown in Figure 5 1 Below is a summary of each available menu File menu provides standard file commands such as New Open Close Save and Save As The Open Save and Save As commands allow you to select a File Type option Use this option to select either the extension for your driver configuration files or the CSV extension for ASCII report files The Reload command updates the current configuration wi
39. put I O Card Block Configuration Poll Time specifies how frequently in seconds the polling task reads data for this input card The poll time ranges from 0 0 to 86400 0 seconds a maximum of 24 hours or disabled An entry of 0 tells the driver to poll as fast as possible Do not confuse the poll time with the scan time you enter for individual database blocks The poll time defines how often the polling task refreshes the Driver Image Table from the hardware Scan time defines how often SAC retrieves data on a point by point basis from the driver image table For most applications the blocks scan time should be less frequent than greater time interval or equal to the poll time Note To disable the Poll Time enter a dash or D character in the poll time field This feature is useful for input cards that are used strictly for output Access Time specifies how long the I O driver continues to update input cards when there is no read write activity on those records The access time ranges from 0 0 to 172800 0 seconds a maximum of 48 hours or disabled Note Ifthe access time is set to disabled for poll blocks that are time based the driver will continue to poll for information even if there is no activity 32 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver 5 4 2 Field Descriptions cont Freq Per Stat Configuration Frequency specifies the frequency co
40. r DigiBoard If your DigiBoard conflicts with your network card you may not be able to establish remote communications on login Also check the DigiBoard s base memory and I O base addresses for conflicts with other cards e Having too small a buffer on the serial card In this situation you may need 16 byte first in first out FIFO support Intellution provides a diagnostic program called FIFO COM that you can run from DOS to determine if you have FIFO support on your COM ports If the driver is experiencing communication failures and your COM port does not support 16 byte FIFO you can purchase an expansion serial board that supports 16 byte FIFO Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 39 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 7 2 Using the Mission Control Troubleshooting Program A troubleshooting program is provided called Mission Control that displays communications statistics and errors This display provides statistics such as the number of new messages sent the number of messages received and the number of message retries It also indicates communication errors such as parity errors and errors detected by the hardware To start Mission Control select the Mission Control icon from the Intellution Fix group menu The Mission Control Display shown in Figure 15 below appears This dialog box shows I O driver statistics for each channel one at a time The Status field indicates whether the driver is currently STOPPED or ACTIVE
41. r s Manual 7 Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 4 3 Module Address Refer to Table 3 below to set a unique address 00 15 for each Netpac module on the port Table 3 Setting the Module Address for the Analog Control Card Module Address Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 ON Z rrj rrj ON Z rrj Prj Z Prj rrj Z Z Prj Frj Z PTj Frj Z rj Prj CSisisisisigsisisisisis sisigis es O ggl Slides 5 to 8 on DIP switch S1 are described briefly here Refer to Section 2 1 in the Netpac User s Guide for detailed information Slide 5 AutoScan Calibrate Slide 5 must be OFF In the OFF position the Netpac module scans all channels and performs a calibration every 25 seconds Slide 6 Watchdog timer relay Slide 6 controls the failure mode when CPU or measurement failure occurs Set slide 6 ON to enable the CPU failure mode or set it OFF to enable measurement failure mode CPU failure mode monitors on board processor malfunctions Measurement failure mode checks that the Netpac module is actually processing measurements Select the mode that fits your application GE recommends slide 6 be set in the ON position Slide 7 Contact Output Reset Slide 7 specifies the state of the contact outputs on the contact output card and the local contact output TB 1 on the Analog Control card at powerup When slide 7 is set to OFF
42. ransmitted Number of messages transmitted to the hardware Received Number of responses received from the hardware Timed Out Number of timeouts that have occurred A timeout occurs when the software sends a message to the hardware but does not receive a response in a predefined amount of time The Driver Image Definition program specifies this time Retried Number of retry messages that the driver has sent to the hardware Protocol Number of protocol errors that have occurred Protocol errors are messages that do not conform to the hardware s language for example the message has a bad Cyclic Redundancy Check Character CRC Serial I O Errors Number of break errors A break occurs when the data is held for longer than one transmission time An overloaded computer can cause this error Number of framing errors Framing errors occur when the incoming message does not have the correct stop bit The Driver Image Definition program specifies the stop bit Serial I O Errors Number of parity errors Parity errors occur when the parity bit in the message does not match the hardware setup The Driver Image Definition program specifies the parity Number of overrun errors An overrun occurs when the character in the receive buffer is overwritten by the next character before it can be removed An overloaded computer can cause this error General Number of general errors that do not fall into the previous categories
43. re 7 Channel Communication Settings Dialog Box Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 4 Adding a Point to Fix and Viewing the Data 4 3 Defining Your Driver Configuration cont 2 Atthe NET Driver Configurator dialog box enter the name and module address of the Netpac device as shown in Figure 8 below The description field is optional Select the control card type and temperature units NET Driver Configurator KAYE4 NET File View Options Help BEEF A 2 Ca Device List A Device Name Module Address Description Multimodule Netpac Card Control Card Type Temperature Units Add Delete 10 Card Type it Access Time Ivo Volts DC TC i Disabled VO Volts DC TC i Disabled VO Volts DC TC Disabled VO Volts DC TC Disabled VO Volts DC TC Disabled Figure 8 Driver Configuration Screen 3 To program the individual channels on the card double click in the I O Card Number column to select the first input card The Input Card Edit dialog box appears as shown in Figure 9 below Input Card Edit 170 Card Number Type 0 0 Volts DC TC y Block Configuration se Freq Per Stat Configuration Poll Time Access Time Frequency Period Function Resolution Function Resolution Vo TTA High M10 TTC High mai TT High Pa TTC High M2 TTC High M12 TTC High r Channels TTC High ARTE High TT C High M14 TTC High T T C H
44. sabled Volts DC TC 20 0 0 Disabled Figure 13 Driver Configuration Screen Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 29 Chapter 5 Configuring the 1 O driver 5 3 1 Moving Between Device Settings The driver can communicate with up to 128 different Netpac modules eight ports with up to 16 Netpac modules on each port From the Add Device box use the lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt lt Arrow gt keys or scroll bar to select and highlight the desired device That device s settings appear in the appropriate fields The device definition fields are described below Add creates a device Delete deletes the device that is currently selected It will also remove all input cards defined for this device Device Name assigns a name to a particular Netpac module This name is used by the driver to access I O points on the device and must be a unique name not used by any other device accessed by the driver on any channel You can enter up to five alphanumeric characters Description assigns a description to a device This parameter is optional You can enter up to forty characters Module Address specifies the module address of the control card that this device s input cards access Valid module addresses are e 0 15 Control Card Type specifies the control card type that this devices input cards access Valid control card types are e Analog e Digital Temperature Units
45. subdivision in the Driver Information Table is called a poll record A poll record is a block of data read from a single Netpac module The poll records are automatically defined when you configure the I O cards and the I O channels through the configuration program in the Netpac driver software Chapter 5 Configuring the Driver explains in detail how you select the data for the Driver Information Table Netpac I O Driver for THE FIX User s Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introducing the Netpac I O Driver no content intended for this page 4 PanaFlow HT Ultrasonic Liquid Flowmeter User s Manual Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware This chapter discusses hardware configuration issues that affect the operation of the 1 O driver software For complete information check your hardware reference documents 2 1 Setting up the Computer The FIX Environment Setup Manual covers all the hardware and operating system setup issues that must be addressed in order to use FIX and the I O driver Keep in mind that all FIX SCADA nodes require at least a 486 CPU when used with Windows 2 2 Checking the Ports on the Windows NT and 95 Platform Connect your cabling to either your PC s COM1 or COM2 ports or the DigiBoard multi port interface board You can combine these two types of ports to create up to eight channels Use the documentation provided with your DigiBoard to install it When setting up COM ports ch
46. th the one in memory This is necessary for the rest of the system such as Database Builder to be able to see the new information This will temporarily stop SAC and the Driver load the new driver configuration and restart SAC and the Driver The File menu also lists the four most recent driver configuration files you have opened Selecting one of these files lets you open it without using the Open command The Exit command will allow you to close the 1 O Driver configuration program View menu provides toolbar and status bar display commands Options Menu provides access to the Display Alarms command This command allows you to control the distribution of driver alarms to the alarm destinations enabled in the SCU except the Alarm Summary Display By default display of alarms is ENABLED The Alarm Summary Display shows communication errors as database block alarms not driver alarms Help menu provides access to Intellution s on line help system for the I O Driver Configuration program The I O Driver Configuration program lets you open one driver configuration file at a time Each configuration file contains multiple input cards with limits based on available memory 26 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 5 Configuring the I O driver 5 1 GUI I O Driver Configuration Basics cont The settings you make with the I O Driver Configuration program must correspond to the settings in the process
47. the I O address you enter in the block with the I O configuration loaded in memory If the T O point does not correspond to a configured device and input card the Database Builder prompts you to add the point to the 1 O configuration CAUTION Do not allow an Analog Register or Digital Register block access to the same memory address location as a corresponding analog or digital exception based primary block Since the Register blocks bypass SAC you will not get an error message but the primary block address won t be updated Table 13 Database Builder Address Examples DBB Address Description The value of the 20n channel of the first card on device 11 The value at the third channel of the second card on device 14 CARD1 3 12 The value at the 13m channel of the fourth card on the device named CARD 1 6 4 Signal Conditioning Field This field indicates the type of signal conditioning used on the raw data The only available option for the NET driver is LIN Please refer to Table 14 on the next page for usable ranges for each I O card function 36 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 6 Connecting the Database to the I O Configuration 6 4 Signal Conditioning Field cont Table 14 Ranges by Function for LIN Signal Conditioning Function Normal Scaled Range NA Possible Overrange Values 55 to 55 60 to 60 100 to 100 120 to 120 l to 1 1 2 to 1 2 10 to
48. umber button then click the Setup button These dialog boxes allow you to assign physical ports and communication parameters to each channel Click Setup to display the Primary Port Settings dialog box as shown below in Figure 12 below Channel 1 Communication Settings Hardware Setup Error Handling Port Comi A Reply Timeout Baud Rate 19200 Delay Retries B Figure 12 Port Settings Dialog Box Port defines the physical COM port you want the channel to communicate through Generally use COM1 and COM2 for PC ports Choose any port number from COM3 to COM10 for the DigiBoard A total of eight ports can be used If you do not want to use the primary port or you want to temporarily disable it select None in the Port selection field Note that the default is None a port must be selected for the driver to communicate Baud Rate identifies the speed at which the Netpac and software will communicate This value must match the value used by the Netpac that this channel is communicating with in order to establish communication The following baud rates are supported for this I O driver e 9800 e 19200 Reply Timeout specifies the number of seconds allowed for Netpac to reply to a request to read or write data If the reply timeout expires the driver sends a retry message The reply timeout ranges from 0 1 to 1800 0 seconds If the response time from the Netpac is slow due to processing overhead you may need to
49. up the Hardware 2 3 Cabling Netpac modules require a shielded single twisted pair of wires to communicate to the host computer The Netpac modules have an RS 485 interface and the PC communications port has an RS 232 interface For the two to communicate an RS 232 to RS 422 485 interface converter must be installed at each port To connect more than one Netpac module connect the RS 232 cable from each PC port to an RS 232 to RS 485 converter box and then connect up to sixteen Netpac modules See Figure 1 below Kaye provides two 120S termination resistors Connect one across the terminals marked RD A and RD B and the other across the terminals marked 422 and 422 on the last Netpac module There are also two jumpers inside the converter that need to be set as follows e Jumper JP1 SD selected e Jumper JP2 Echo off RS 232 to RS 485 Converter Security K User Supplied 9 to 25 pin at serial cable connect to COM port or Digi board First Netpac Module Last Netpac Module 120 Ohm Termination Termination Resistor Resistor Black Wire to Ground Black White Wire to 12v Figure 1 Cabling Netpac Modules 6 Netpac 1 0 Driver for THE FIX User s Manual Chapter 2 Setting up the Hardware 2 4 Setting Control Card Switches and Jumpers Both the Analog and the Digital Control cards have DIP switches for setting the module address and jumpers for selecting the baud rate The Analog Control car
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