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Series 90 Digital Event Recorder User`s Manual, GFK

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1. Table 9 Key Functions for Scrollable Location Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 14 Valid Data Types for Location Minimum Sample Rates Keys for LOAD SAE File Operations Register References Discrete References Discrete References continued 0712 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 36 38 40 46 55 65 66 67 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder Product Overview GFK 0712 The Digital Event Recorder catalog number IC641SWP066 is a Logicmaster 90 maintenance option that can be used with any of the Series 90 family of programmable controllers Series 90 70 Series 90 30 or Series 90 20 The Digital Event Recorder can use either a Logicmaster 90 SNP Series Ninety Protocol or Work Station Interface WSI driver The Digital Event Recorder allows you to sample and record the value of specified locations in the PLC at high speed Sampling can be triggered by a logical expression of up to 120 characters Up to 32 locations with each location having up to 1024 samples can be gathered with a minimum sample time using
2. 0712 0712 Press Enter then select SETUP using the cursor contol key and press Enter The SETUP screen will be displayed Configure this screen as shown below Each time that you press Enter the cursor will move to the next parameter on the screen EN s EXIT EXECUTE SETUP DER Digital Event Recorder ADS Host Computer lei COLOR ain Menu Foreground WHITE Background BLACK Display Mode LOGICMASTER Nicknames From 90 70 FOLDER Use Previous Config NO nter to execute choice gt gt etter of menu choice gt gt Home for HELP on choices gt gt Auto Attach NO Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 After completing the SETUP press Enter when the cursor is on the last parameter Auto Attach Your changes will be saved and you will be returned to the Operator Interface Products menu screen You can also exit the SETUP menu at any time by selecting F10 A pop up menu will appear prompting you to either QUIT changes will be lost SAVE your changes or CONTINUE the SETUP if CONTINUE is selected while on the last entry you willbe returned to the Operator Interface Products menu DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F1
3. RS 232 RS 485 RS 422 844750 CONVERTER TWISTED SHIELDED IC690ACC900 PAIRS m 05 1 29 0 0 4 0 0 00 2 00 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 00 09 T 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 o 0 13 o 9 SERIES o 00 9 00 90PLC 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 o 00 11 00 RS 422 o 00 00 o9 00 5 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 00 6 00 0 0 4 0 25 PIN 15 15 15 FEMALE FEMALE MALE IC693CBL303 FEMALE RS 232 RS 485 PORT PORT NOTE PINS 9 AND 10 ARE JUMPERED AT BOTH ENDS OF CABLE TO CONNECT TERMINATING RESISTORS FOR THE RD SIGNAL WHICH IS INSIDE THE PLC POWER SUPPLY IC690CBL705 from the converter s RS 232 port connector to Workmaster II computer or an IBM PS 2 or equivalent Personal Computer PIN IC690CBL705 PIN WORKMASTER 11 AND IBM PS 2 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE IC690CBL702 from the converter s RS 232 port connector to an IBM AT or compatible Personal Computer IC690CBL702 PIN PIN PC AT 9 PIN 9 PIN 25 PIN 25 PIN MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE GFK 0712 Appendix B Communications 77 78 IC690CBL701 from the converter s 5 232 port connector to Workmaster computer or an or compatible Personal Computer IC690CBL701 WORKMASTER OR Q wns 25 FEMALE 9 9 V FEMALE MALE Series 90 PLC Multidrop Serial Link A Series 90 P
4. 74 Figure 7 Work Station Interface Board Serial Connection to a Series 90 70 PLC 75 Figure 8 Series 90 PLC to Programmer Serial Cable 75 Figure 9 RS 232 RS 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 70 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM port i cre ere embed poete ee ed ate pde ee pasa Figure 10 RS 232 RS 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 30 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM DOE sasa sette et ute d oM etsi Asana m h pied Figure 11 RS 232 RS 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 20 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM pott r ee ite e ee a ee doeet ite des bt et dra d eot er e hax dae Figure 12 Example of Multidrop Serial Link Connection for Series 90 PLCs 78 GFK 0712 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 ix Table 1 Table 2 Special Key Functions Key Conventions Contents Table 3 Key Selection for CPC MPC Terminals Table 4 Toggle and Pop Up Window Keys Table 5 Function Keys Definitions Table 6 Scrollable Area Cursor Control Keys Table 7 ADS Logicmaster 90 Key Functionality Table 8 Key Functions for Configuration Data Entry
5. Background BLUE Display Mode ADS Nicknames From 90 70 FOLDER Use Previous Config YES nter to execute choice gt gt etter of menu choice gt gt Home for HELP on choices gt gt Auto Attach YES Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 The current choice can be changed by using the T and J cursor control keys to make your selection When the desired choice has been made for this parameter press the Enter key to move to the next parameter If you change a parameter the new choice will be displayed as the current selection When the Digital Event Recorder switches are setup as desired you are then ready to run the Digital Event Recorder system Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 2 From the MS DOS Command Line If preferred the der env file may also be changed on the MS DOS command line by entering the desired switch parameters The switches that you can set for the Digital Event Recorder are der t termtable l lt y n gt b lt color gt f lt color gt c lt dir gt a lt number gt s lt y n gt p lt y n gt r lt y n gt t terminal table logicmaster mode background color see Colors below foreground color LM90 root directory timer allowance use last30 folder use previous configuration auto attach using previous settings HO m Do Example of switch settings are der t cpc l n b blue f yellow c d 1m90 a
6. Menw Options ess 58 EXit FUN CHON P saat Mee reas k MAUS 63 Appendix User References 65 User References for Series 90 65 AppendixB Communications 69 Work Station Interface 69 Installing the Work Station Interface Board 73 Serial Communications Using Standard Serial COM Port 75 Series 90 PLC Multidrop Serial Link 78 Serial Port Isolation 79 series 90 Protocol SNP So sess by by ogee 79 0712 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 Vili Contents Figure 1 PLC Register and Discrete Reference Data Structure 65 Figure 2 Series 90 70 PLC System Configuration Parallel with Work Station Interface 70 Figure 3 Series 90 70 PLC System Configuration Serial with Work Station Interface 71 Figure 4 Typical Series 90 30 and Series 90 20 System Configurations Showing Work Station Interface Location 72 Figure 5 Work Station Interface in a Workmaster Computer Series 90 70 Installation Shown 73 Figure 6 Work Station Interface Board Parallel Connection to a Series 90 70 PLC
7. port info Abandoned 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 61 62 UnAttach This option when selected allows you to unattach disconnect the Digital Event Recorder from the PLC Select this option with the T and J keys or by typing U then press the Enter key to complete the unattach Time Allowance This option allows you the option of setting the timer allowance value while the Digital Event Recorder is running See Timer Allowance in chapter 1 for a more detailed description of timer allowance The timer allowance is originally set at startup using the derenv file Select this option with the and J keys or by typing T 130 ZED 30H ANH o UIS ON SEU OR 108530 DIGITAL EUENT RECORDER Reference Data at X 4300004 7300005 7500006 4300007 Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Enter Timer Allowance 6 When Time Allowance is highlighted press the Enter key A message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen prompting you to enter the timer allowance The current value of the timer allowance will appear in the field as a default value Enter Timer Allowance _ 3 The value that can be entered here for the timer allowance can be between 0 and 999 milliseconds After entering the value for example 500 for the timer allowance press the Enter key the message at the bottom of the screen will change to reflec
8. 844704 SERIAL CABLE IC647CBL704 SERIES 90 20 WORKMASTER II Figure 4 Typical Series 90 30 and Series 90 20 System Configurations Showing Work Station Interface Location 72 Digital Event Recorder January 1995 GFK 0712 Installing the Work Station Interface Board A Work Station Interface board must be installed in the computer that is to communicate with the PLC This communications link can be either parallel or serial The Work Station Interface board can be installed in any full length slot in your computer which can be either a Workmaster or IBM PS 2 micro channel slot Workmaster XT type slot or Al type slot Installation of the board should be performed as described in the Work Station Interface data sheet or in the computer manufacturer s instructions for option boards a43034 RETAINING BRACKET FOR WSI BOARD BOARD RETAINING THUMB SCREW MOUNTING ASSEMBLY Figure 5 Work Station Interface in a Workmaster Il Computer Series 90 70 Installation Shown After the board has been installed apply power to the computer and observe the board s LEDs for proper operation The upper LED on the mother board flashes for approximately 20 seconds after power up while the board executes its diagnostic tests After diagnostics have completed successfully the LED remains on indicating proper operation The other LED on the daughter board is normally off but turns on for approximately 500 milliseco
9. 90 software must be e Release 4 1 or later for Logicmaster 90 70 e Release 3 01 or later for Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 Note The Digital Event Recorder requires approximately 650K 665 600 bytes of free disk space for installation and approximately 470K 481 280 bytes of free RAM memory to execute Installing the DER Software To install the Digital Event Recorder insert the appropriate floppy disk either a31 2 or 51 4 disk into the A drive The Digital Event Recorder must be installed from A type a install drive where drive is the letter for the drive on which the Digital Event Recorder software is to be installed For example if it is to be installed on drive C you would type the following gt a install The Digital Event Recorder software will begin loading onto the drive IBM PS 2 and Personal System 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation MS DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation 4 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Section 2 Startup Instructions In order for the Digital Event Recorder to display realistic information about asystem you must have an application with changing values on your PLC system before attempting to execute the Digital Event Recorder software This is usually done with a Logicmaster 90 system Once you have installed and debugged your system and it is operating properl
10. Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 Logicmaster 90 Directory as determined by lastxx fld or lastfldr dat file _main sym _main nxp _main ste As described above Contains the nickname and explanation information If these files are not found the Nickname Toggle key GOLD N see Key Functions and Nickname listings are suspended Setting Up the Digital Event Recorder Environment GFK 0712 The Digital Event Recorder uses the file der env for startup This default derenv file has been provided for the first execution of the Digital Event Recorder The following parameters are included in this file t mpc l y b black f white s n r n p n a 3 If your application requires a configuration different than the above you can change any of the parameters The derenv file can be set two ways from the OI menu or from the MS DOS command line 1 From the Ol menu DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F10 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 You can access this screen by selecting the OI softkey on the Logicmaster 90 main menu or by entering oi_menu at the MS DOS prompt Press the Enter key to select DER the Di
11. Recorder 31 Move to the Execute submenu by pressing Tab Tab Tab Select the SAVE option using the T and J keys Pressing Return will cause both system configuration and the data to be saved 2SUUZO SSS Reference Data at X 7800004 4300005 7500006 4300007 EVENT RECORDER STATUS Current Sample 30 Current Sample Time 7000ms Sample Rate 500 ms Sample 10 X Sample Time 3000ms Current X 10000 ms Trip Tine 111192 11 09 57 000 Sample Type MIDDLE Status COMPLETE Trigger Type PERMISSIVE PLC State OFFLINE PLC Scan Time ms Saved config and data to DEMO DER From this point you can leave the Digital Event Recorder and exit back to DOS by pressing the lt Quit gt key F10 32 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Chapter Program Organization 4 Section 1 Main Screen Sample Data Display The first or main screen is displayed when you first enter the Digital Event Recorder The main screen display has four main components the Trace Window Dataat X Locations and Status Each of these components is described below MSCONFIG PRINT By FILE Je PLC eto EXIT Ref erence Data at X 500004 ON 7300005 Locations 7300006 7300007 Trace Window Data at X X Current Sample 30 Current Sample Time 7000ms Sample Rate 500 ms Status Trip Tim
12. Series 90 family of Programmable Controllers Chapter 1 Introduction provides a basic description of the Digital Event Recorder and describes installation and startup procedures Chapter 2 Key Functions describes key functions and key sequences used with the Digital Event Recorder Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder provides you with a tutorial of the steps required to setup and run a sample Digital Event Recorder system Chapter 4 Program Organization explains how the screens are organized for the Digital Event Recorder Chapter 5 System Operations explains in detail each of the system operations for the Digital Event Recorder which are accessed by selecting the appropriate soft key from a strip menu Appendix User References describes the references that are used to specify locations in the Series 90 PLCs that you wish to sample Appendix B Communications describes the connections between Series 90 PLCs and the computer that you use for programming and monitoring the PLC system Preface Related Publications For more information refer to these publications Series 90 70 PLC Installation Manual GFK 0262 This book describes the hardware components of a Series 90 70 PLC system and provides hardware installation information Series90 30 PLC Installation Manual GFK 0356 This book describes the hardware components of a Series 90 30 PLC system and provides hardware ins
13. a WSI board of 40ms For more detailed information about sample rates see Table 11 Minimum Sample rates Typical applications for data sampling by the Digital Event Recorder include machine failure analysis program debugging machine setup machine timing analysis machine qualification process debugging and data acquisition A full screen histogram display of the samples is provided which has a vertical cursor that allows you to easily move between samples for comparison purposes A print mode allows you to print the details of the histogram to either a designated file or to a printer for a hard copy A status display provides details of the samples including a precision time and date entry that tells when each sample was recorded The Digital Event Recorder provides direct access to user variables I Q M LS G AL AQ R and P in the programmable controller You can pick from global variable declarations in an LM90 folder Any of the data types including integer byte discrete word double word double integer and floating point are valid for the sampled locations The strip menu located at the top or bottom depending on whether the Digital Event Recorder is operating in Logicmaster 90 or ADS mode of the main screen indicates available options Each option is selected by pressing the appropriate function key Nickname toggle keys are available for use at all times The Digital Event Recorder will run in either Logicmaster 9
14. below The following table describes specific keys used when in the FILE option These key uses are for both the LOAD FILE and SAVE FILE screens Table 12 Keys for LOAD SAVE File Operations Key Description LA Tab Moves the cursor between the Path File Directory Filename Load Save and the Execute fields or menus Pressing Tab while in a menu will leave the most recently selected item highlighted Pressing Tab while in a text editing field will leave the most recent text in that field highlighted Enter Same functionality as Tab with the exception that if Return Enter is pressed from the File Directory or Filename field the DER will immediately attempt to load that file If it is successful the screen will disappear and control will return to the Main Menu screen If the load is unsuccessful the screen will remain and an error mes sage will be displayed Save Same function as Return Enter lt and arrow Use when editing text fields T and J arrow Allows you to cursor through the menus Quit Returns you to the Main Menu screen with no further action GFK 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 55 56 Load This option when selected will cause the LOAD FILE screen shown below to be displayed This screen has a File Directory listing which allows you to choose a current file by scrolling through the listed files or you can enter a new filename in the Filename field at the bottom
15. has been loaded and a description corresponding to the location can be found it will be displayed here If nickname information has not been loaded an informative message will be displayed No Nickname information available Type When type is selected a sub menu pops up which allows you to choose the data type for this location The valid data type locations that can be selected are shown in the following table GFK 0712 Chapter 4 Progam Organization 39 Table 10 Valid Data Types for Location ADS Mode Logicmaster 90 Mode State Bit Byte Byte Word Uint Signed Word Int Long Word Dword Signed Long Word Din t Floating Point Real It is possible to select a data type that is larger than the location s default type but not smaller Threshold For State Bit types the threshold is skipped as it defaults to OFF Otherwise the threshold must be within the bounds of the data type If no threshold is entered it defaults to zero or OFF If the value of the data is above the threshold value while recording it is considereded to be ON Location Selection Nickname 40 Pressing the GOLD V key sequence causes a window to pop up containing a list of locations nicknames and descriptions iN c 4115 OS SO DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence ICKNAME LISTING Data at X r zS00004 Location Name Description ON Conf 800001 Coil 1 is o
16. key status 145 F5 function key config F7 function key print 9 F8 function key file F9 function key PLC menu File function selection of B File options Files DER looks for B in current directory B in Logicmaser 90 root directory in Logicmaster 90 directory Floating point data type 40 Function keys F1 through F10 19 H Help file 10 Help on line 8 Hot keys Initializing the DER Installation program for DER B Installing the DER Int data type Bo Isolation serial port Items required to use DER Hi K Key conventions Key functions ft7 isl ADS Logicmasterunctionality global use in scrollable area configuration data entry 35 descriptions of F1 through 10 forCPC MPC terminals hot keys scrollable area cursor control 19 19 special L List printout example of 53 Location selection nickname Bo Locations displa location only m nicknames and location nicknames only B4 Locations number to sample 1 Locatn softkey p Logicmaster 90 driver for DER i Logicmaster 90 mode default d data type display format 14 location display ird main strip menu 14 Logicmaster mode switch Logicmaster mode data types Bo Logicmaster root directory Logicmaster software versions for Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 for Logicmaster 90 Long word data type 40 Main screen data at X locations 34 samp
17. must be determined from one of the following tables Note that the Enter key may be labeled Return on some keyboards For keyboards with a second Enter key located in the numeric keypad area usually the right side of the keyboard only the Enter key located with the QWERTY keys should be used Description of Key Use The key functions that are used with the Digital Event Recorder are described on the following pages Key Conventions Certain keys and or key combinations are referred to throughout this manual and are described as follows Table 1 Key Conventions Key Combinations Definition GOLDX Refers to a two key sequence of GOLD followed by the appropri two key sequence of GOLD followed by the appropri ate key Ctrl X Refers to holding the Control Ctrl on some keyboards down while pressing the appropriate key Refers to the Function keys F1 F RR 5 A t X Refers to holding down the Alt key while simultaneously pressing the appropriate alphabetic key GFK 0712 17 Special Key Functions The key functions listed in the following table are used often and have specific fuctions as follows Table 2 Special Key Functions Key Function Definition Pops up a widow containing Help information GOLD The first key pressed in a number of two key sequences Completes an action and saves the results Completes an action but does not save the results Selected Key Locations on CPC MPC Termi
18. of the screen The current Path is displayed above the File Directory J ZO SSS d SYUUGU oH ED 0 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Refer LOAD FILE 5000 Path D N 73000 File Directory 25000 Load DER 11 11 92 11 10 28 28000 FEMO DER 12 11 92 15 17 34 ALL CNUR 1 DER 17 11 92 15 50 36 CONFIG Execute LOAD CANCEL Filename FEMO lt lt TAB to move ENTER to select F10 to abort gt gt Path When the currently displayed path is changed the File Directory automatically changes to display the files associated with the new path ALL Selecting this option loads both the configuration information and the sample information from file then displays the sample data in the trace area If the sample information was not saved in the file only the configuration data can be loaded CONFIG This option loads only the configuration information from file Filename Selection Alisting of all the files in the current directory with a der extension is displayed Select the file that you want by moving the cursor through the list with the T and J keys When the cursor is on the desired file pressing the Return will cause the DER to attempt to load that file Alternatively type the name of the desired file in the Filename field and press Return to load the file Save Selecting this option will result in a screen being displayed which allows you to select
19. status window will show COMPLETE and the F1 display will show START again 1S ZO SSS A Oe Ref erence Data at X 7500005 7500006 7300007 x Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time 111192 11 09 57 000 Sample Tupe MIDDLE Status COMPLETE GFK 0712 Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder 29 30 The cursor keys allow you to move around the screen and view the collected data with greater detail Press the F3 key to view the full status of each sample S 2008018 SS 222005 GNNHNIN CDL OR OTE DIGITAL EUENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X 7300004 ON 7500005 OFF 7500006 OFF 7500007 ON EVENT RECORDER STATUS Current Sample 30 Current Sample Time 7000ms Sample Rate Sample 10 Sample Time 3000ms Current X Trip Time 111192 11 09 57 000 Sample Type MIDDLE Status COMPLETE Trigger Type PERMISSIVE State OFFLINE PLC Scan Time In the above example there were 30 samples which took 7000ms after the trigger and were sampled 500ms apart The X cursor is currently on sample 10 which is 3000ms before the trigger and 10000ms from the last Before exiting the Digital Event Recorder you should save this system and the data collected so that you can recall all or some of it at a later date Press the F8 key and select SAVE by pressing Return or pressing
20. the Digital Event Recorder operation Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 ign ex au NH OC 7G SI ESTE 108538 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X Current Sample Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY After completing a session of the Digital Event Recorder exit the Digital Event Recorder by pressing F10 which will return you to the Operator Interface Products Menu Pressing F10 again will return you to the Logicmaster 90 Main Menu screen You can also Select EXIT with the cursor control keys and press Enter or press E first letter of menu choice to return you to the Logicmaster 90 Main Menu screen Directly From the MS DOS Prompt by Typing Ol MENU You can also access the Digital Event Recorder from the MS DOS prompt by typing in the following command OI_MENU Return DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F101 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 Now you can access the Digital Event Recorder in the same manner that was described above 0712 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Ev
21. the SNP port If for whatever reason the WSI interface failed to load properly or is not available selecting one of the WSI attachment methods will result in an error message WSI not loaded so cannot Attach In this case it will be necessary to attach through the SNP port If you will be attempting more than one different type of communications during one session of the DER itis recommended that you UnAttach between each different communications session SNP ID This field is the PLC ID andis only required when a multidrop connection is selected Pressing the Return key while the cursoris positioned in the SNP ID field will cause the Digital Event Recorder to attempt to attach to the PLC using the currently specified attributes An informative message will be displayed Attempting to Attach A message will be displayed indicating whether the Attach attempt was successful or not ATTACH complete or Failed to ATTACH to PLC Info This is an informative window PLC INFORMATION which reflects the current state of the attached PLC if there is one The items in this window are PLC Model PLC ID PLC operating state Scan Time and Attachment PLC Model LC Model UNKNOWN PLC ID PTE PLC is OFFLINE Scan Time Reference Attachment NO CONNECT 2XUL SSS NN SS aa A INFORMATION Current Sample 2 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Ty
22. to select the locations to be sampled the rate at which samples are to be taken and the number and disposition of samples 3 After configuring the sample rate and size use the LOCATN softkey F8 from the CONFIG strip menu to define the I O points or registers to collect 4 Savethe setup by using the SAVE softkey F9 and then exit the config screens by using the EXIT softkey F10 5 Specify the trigger mode by selecting CONTRL with the F2 softkey from the main strip menu 2 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 6 Use the FILE functions selected with the F8 softkey to save the configuration to a file for later use 7 Select the START F1 softkey to start collecting data samples Sampling will stop when the required number of samples has been collected or you press STOP the F1 softkey You then have the option of examining the data in more detail by scrolling through the data using the cursor control T d lt and arrow keys On Line Help On line help is available at any time while the Digital Event Recorder is running by pressing the Home key on your terminals keyboard Note that the Num Lock key may need to be toggled in order for keyboards 101 keyboards with a numeric keypad to use the Home key Allof the above items are described in detail later in this book Section 1 of this chapter describes installation of the Digital Event Recorder 0712 Chapter 1
23. version of the sample set and status information Samples before 15 Samples after 15 Sample rate 500 Trigger Type MANUAL Trigger 56 Location Explanation Type Threshold 500004 BIT 0 5500005 BIT 0 5500006 BIT 0 5500007 BLT 0 Sample 500004 500005 500006 500007 Number Time 1 7500 0 0 2 7000 0 2 6500 0 0 4 6000 1 0 0 5 5500 0 6 5000 0 0 0 7 4500 0 8 4000 1 0 0 9 3500 0 0 10 3000 0 0 11 2500 1 0 12 2000 0 0 0 13 1500 1 0 14 1000 0 0 0 15 500 0 0 16 0 1 0 1 17 500 0 1 i 18 1000 0 1 19 1500 1 20 2000 0 0 1 21 2500 1 22 3000 1 0 1 23 3500 0 1 24 4000 1 0 1 25 4500 1 26 5000 0 0 I 27 5500 1 28 6000 0 0 1 29 6500 0 1 30 7000 1 0 1 GFK 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 53 Example of Config Option Printout CONFIG Current configuration data Samples before 15 Samples after 15 Sample rate 500 Trigger Type MANUAL Trigger 56 Location Explanation Type Threshold 500004 BI 0 500005 0 500006 0 500007 0 54 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 File Options When you select the FILE option with the F8 Function key a window pops up below the FILE soft key name This menu gives you four To from which you can choose Load Save New or Clear To select an option use the T or keys or type the first letter of the option L S N C Each of the file options are described
24. 0 mode or ADS CIMPLICITY 90 Alphanumeric Display System mode If not otherwise specified by default it starts up in Logicmaster 90 mode See discussion of Logicmaster 90 mode below for more details The following figure is a system overview of the Digital Event Recorder PC AT DOS COMMAND MENU F5 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER F1 LOGICMASTER 90 DIGITAL EVENT LOGICMASTER 90 RECORDER FOLDERS LOGICMASTER 90 COMMUNICATION DRIVERS SERIES WORKSTATION NINETY INTERFACE PROTOCOL SNP SERIAL PARALLEL E B S PIT SERIES 90 M PLC Typical Use Before you use the Digital Event Recorder to collect and display samples you must first configure it so that it knows which I O points or registers to capture during each sample how often they should be sampled and if the sampling should be started with a trigger what the trigger condition should be The following example describes how you would typically use the Digital Event Recorder 1 Start the Digital Event Recorder depending on the specified environment it may try to automatically attach to the connected PLC and folder last used by Logicmaster 90 70 or Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 If the Digital Event recorder does not attach you must use the PLC option F8 softkey from the strip menu to initiate the Attach You must be sure to specify the proper port information if you are attaching through a serial port 2 Use the CONFIG option selected with the F5 softkey
25. 01 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 The above setup will set up the DER for amonochrome display CPC may be used for color in LM90 mode and the last Logicmaster 90 70 folder will be used for nicknames Upon startup the Digital Event Recorder will not load the most recent configuration file and it will not attempt to automatically attach to the PLC Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder 23 24 Select DER from the Operator Interface Products menu to enter the Digital Event Recorder you will see the following screen TS 29008 Gn mm OS ON SEZUSN 10m DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X Current Sample Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Now that you have entered the Digital Event Recorder press the lt HELP gt key youshould see the following screen Press ENTER to read through the screens or QUIT to exit The HELP keyis always active in the DER system It will provide context sensitive help in most places throughout the system DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER The Digital Event Recorder allows you to sample and record the Ref value of locations in the PLC at high speed Sampling can be triggered by an arbitrary expression Up to 32 locations each location having up to 1024 samples can be
26. 02 03 Note that parenthesis are often necessary to ensure correct evaluation of the trigger Valid Trigger Operators which may be used in a trigger expression are Boolean AND OR NOT Arithmetic add subtract lt multiply divide Comparison lt gt lt gt lt gt 0712 Chapter 4 Progam Organization 37 Section 3 Configuration Scrollable Location Area Scrollable Location Area 38 Thisisa scrolling area that is displayed when the CONFIG soft key F5 is pressed It allows the entry of up to 32 locations and their corresponding information A maximum of eight locations is displayed at any one time When the bottom of the scrolling area is reached scrolling area filled pressing the Return key will cause the area to scroll up one line thereby revealing a new line at the bottom Key functions for use in the Location area Table 9 Key Functions for Scrollable Location Area Key Function GOLD Move from LOCATION area to SAMPLE area Enter Move to nextfield confirm F1 Move to previous field Tab Move to next field Move down to next line Move up to next line GOLD B Move down to last location GOLD T Move to top location CtrlK Delete a line Ctrl W Refresh the screen GOLD V Alt V Pop up a nickname window lt Help gt Help lt Save gt Save and exit Ctrl C Clear a field F
27. 37 pin female connector to the top connector on the Bus Transmitter module parallel connection a43562 o o L p WSI PARALLEL o o IB PARALLEL CABLE WORKMASTER II Figure 6 Work Station Interface Board Parallel Connection to a Series 90 70 PLC Installing a Serial Work Station Interface Cable Install the cable IC647CBL704 for a serial connection between the Workmaster II computer and the PLC as follows use IC697CBL701 for the Workmaster computer Attach the 37 pin male connector to the applicable Work Station Interface board Two versions of the Work Station Interface are available for use with a Series 90 70 PLC and two versions for the Series 90 30 90 20 PLCs Refer to page 67 for a list of catalog numbers for these boards Attach the 15 male connector to the serial port connector on the CPU The following illustrations show a WSI serial connection to a Series 90 70 PLC and the wiring configuration for the serial cable for Workmaster II for those who may want to builda cable with a different length than the cable catalog number IC647CBL704 10 feet long available from GE Intelligent Platforms Digital Event Recorder January 1993 GFK 0712 GFK 0712 a43590 SERIAL CABLE WORKMASTER II Figure 7 Work Station Interface Board Serial Connection to a Series 90 70 PLC Details of Serial Cable Construction a43114 WORKSTATION INTERFACE WS9A1 l
28. 9 s n p y r y This example will start the DER up using cpc tbl as the terminal table it will not be in Logicmaster 90 mode the background will be blue the foreground will be yellow the last 70 fld will be searched for in the d NIm90 directory the time allowance is 9ms If the DER ENV is present and contains the appropriate information in it the previous configuration file will be used and an attempt to attach using the previous connection information will be made If the configuration file is loaded and the attachment succeeds it should be possible to press the START key and begin collecting samples immediately on entry to the DER Note Entering DER at the MS DOS prompt will give a brief explanation of all Digital Event Recorder command line parameters Terminal Table Valid terminal tables for an IBM PC are CPC color terminal and MPC monochrome terminal ADS Mode When the Digital Event Recorder is running in ADS mode the following items are displayed different than the Logicmaster 90 mode 1 The positioning of the main strip menu which indicates the use of the function keys is at the bottom of the screen just above the message line In Logicmaster mode this strip menu appears at the top of the screen 2 Locations are displayed without a sign for example R1 instead of as in Logicmaster mode 3 In the configuration screen s location area all locations must be entered without the
29. GE Intelligent Platforms Programmable Control Products Series 90 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual GFK 0712 February 2010 GFL 002 Warnings Cautions and Notes as Used in this Publication Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages currents temperatures or other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or may be associated with its use In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment a Warning notice is used Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken Note Notes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment This document is based on information available at the time of its publication While efforts have been made to be accurate the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations in hardware or software nor to provide for every possible contingency in connection with installation operation or maintenance Features may be described herein which are not present in all hardware and software systems GE Intelligent Platforms assumes no obligation of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made GE Intelligent Platforms makes no representation or warranty expressed implied or statutory with respect to and assumes no responsibility for the
30. Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 3 Section 1 Installation What You Will Need Before installing the Digital Event Recorder software you must have the following items 1 A functioning Series 90 70 Series 90 30 or Series 90 20 Programmable Controller refer to the applicable Installation manual for hardware and cabling information GFK 0262 for Series 90 70 0356 for Series 90 30 or GFK 0551 for Series 90 20 2 Acomputer with hard disk and MS DOS 3 0 or later The computer can be A workmaster II industrial computer with a 101 key keyboard or An IBM PC XTPC ATPS 29 PersonalSystem 2 or IBM compatible personal computer with an 83 key or 101 keyboard 3 A Digital Event Recorder software package IC641SWP066 which includes a single user license agreement 3 1 2 and 5 1 4 program disks and a copy of this user s manual GFK 0712 4 The following is optional since the DER can be used without it however full functionality may not be available A Logicmaster 90 system including software and appropriate cables refer to the Logicmaster 90 70 Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0263 or Logicmaster 90 30 and 90 20 Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0467 as appropriate for your application The Digital Event Recorder can be used with any version of Logicmaster 90 software although to use all of the Digital Event Recorder s capabilities the Logicmaster
31. LC The PLC is identified by a letter PLC A PLC B etc The items in this window are Connection and SNP ID The T and 1 arrow keys are used to move the cursor between these two fields Pressing the Quit key while in the Connection type field leaves the connection type as it was previously and moves the cursor to the SNP field When an ATTACH is successful control will be transferred back to the main menu bar If an attempt to ATTACH fails the attach sub menu remains on the screen until either there is a successful ATTACH or the ATTACH attempt is aborted by pressing the Quit softkey F10 The PLC ATTACH screen is shown below Connection This field simply contains a one of the five choicesbelow or NO CONNECT to indicate whether or not the PLC is attached When a connection type is chosen that does not require and SNP ID PARALLEL DIRECT WSI or DIRECT an attachment will be initiated immediately after the choice is made Notice that a sub menu is displayed to the right allowing selection of the method of attachment to be attempted 58 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 PARALLEL parallel connection through a Work Station Interface DIRECT WSI a point to point serial connection through a Work Station Interface MULTIDROP WSI a multidrop serial connection through a Work Station Interface DIRECT a point to point serial connection using the SNP port MULTIDROP SNP a multidrop connection using
32. LC can be configured in a multidrop configuration In the multidrop configuration the host device is configured as the master and one or more PLCs are configured as slaves The following illustration is an example of a multidrop connection with conversion capability only For detailed information on multidrop configurations refer to the appropriate PLC installation manual WORKMASTER II SERIES 90 70 PLC RS 232 SERIAL CABLE C P U F L RS 422 RS 232 RS 422 CONVERTER IE 90 30 PLC SERIES 90 30 PLC BPS TTL TT SERIES 90 70 PLC Cre rrr Figure 12 Example of Multidrop Serial Link Connection for Series 90 PLCs WORKMASTER CIMSTAR MACINTOSH OR IBM XT COMPATIBLE 4000 FEET 55 s U L L L TL TS 5 422 Digital Event Recorder January 1993 GFK 0712 Serial Port Isolation The Series 90 CPUs have no isolation circuitry at the SNP port Where isolation is required the GE RS 422 Isolated Repeater RS 232 Converter catalog number IC655CCM590 can be used in place of the RS 232 RS 422 Converter catalog number IC690ACC900 or Miniconverter catalog number IC697ACC901 In addition to converting from RS 232 to RS 422 communications the Isolated Repeater Converter provides ground isolation where common ground cannot otherwise be established between com
33. LEER ei eI Timer Alowa E peepee tub outer dra e Chapter 2 Key Functions 1s uou ERRAT AU ete bee tea dal Description of Key Use Key Conventions toute Rr ed Special Key Functions Selected Key Locations on CPC MPC Terminals HOt Keys uu aa ost RV totes or ca m ash aa F1 Through F10 Function keys Scrollable Area Cursor Control Keys Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder Chapter 4 Program Organization Section 1 Main Screen Sample Data Display Th eIaeeWIncl Wy 2 zy a ses sia ELE D EN abe eA Jataxat X cou Detector tes Tay ett oma ats ira RD DINAN ven The Ave Bats na sed te REOR NE 0712 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 vii oo Ul HP N HE PPP PRP QI amp 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 21 33 33 33 34 34 Contents Section 2 Configuration Data Entry 35 Entering Sample 35 Key Functions for Configuration Da
34. MIDDLE Status READY NO Locations entered so cannot start The START key F1 toggles between START and STOP when pressed When START is displayed in the strip menu and F1 is pressed the start of sampling is initiated The softkey display at the top of the screen then changes to read STOP If no locations have been specified sampling will not begin and the menu will continue to display START An informative message will also be displayed on the message line at the bottom of the screen NO Locations entered so cannot start To stop sampling before the number of samples specified has been collected press the STOP key Note While the DER is collecting samples the F2 CONTRL and F3 STATUS keys are the only function keys that are enabled However if these or any other keys are pressed during sampling samples may be missed GFK 0712 43 Trigger Type 2XUus E Am o nc OM 0 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Reference Permissive Data at X 7300004 Triggered Trigger Type Selection Sub menu 4300007 Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Tine Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY When CONTRL Control is selected with the F2 function key a pop up menu is displayed which allows you to select the trigger type for the collection of samples The trigger types can be either Manual Permissive or Triggered Select a trigger type by highlighting cursor
35. S Return The following screen will appear 25000018 SS SS ON ORE DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER SAVE FILE Path D NDER File Directory Save No DER systems present ALL CONFIG Execute SAVE CANCEL Filenane z Curr lt lt TAB to move ENTER to select F10 to abort gt gt 0 ns Trip Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 For this tutorial let s save this system at the root directory Press Tab Tab Tab This will place the cursor in the PATH field where you can enter a new path 1S ZO S 5921405 2 7 0 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Refer SAVE FILE X 5000 Path 83797 5000 File Directory Save 5000 Execute SAVE CANCEL Filename DEMO Curr lt lt TAB to move ENTER to select F10 to abort gt gt 0 Trip No DER systems present 5000 ALL CONFIG To clear the field enter Ctrl X Now enter D backslash key and press Return SISTART 2XULI NH 55015 PRINT Ry FILE PLC QQ EXIT DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Refer LOAD FILE 75000 Path D N 5000 File Directory 5000 Load DEMO DER 23 11 92 09 53 26 75000 ALL CONFIG Execute LOAD CANCEL Filename Curr lt lt TAB to move ENTER to select F10 to abort gt gt 0 ms Trip 0712 Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event
36. a Entry Configuration File DEMO Program Block Sample Rate 500 ms Sample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 15 Samples After 15 Trigger 1111 Scrollable Location firea Location Description Type Threshold 0712 Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder 25 26 Press the F8 key to move into the Scrollable Location Area This is where the data points to be sampled are entered Fill in this area as shown below NNNM SS RC OO DIGITAL RECORDER Ref erence Data at X Configuration Data Entry Configuration File TU Program Block Sample Rate 500 ms Sample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 15 Samples After 15 Trigger 730006 Scrollable Location firea Location Description Type Threshold 7300004 BIT 7800005 BIT 7500006 BIT 7300007 BIT After you have entered the required configuration information press SAVE to save your entries and return to the main screen The next step is to select the trigger type Press the F2 function key which will cause a window to pop up listing the trigger type options 1S 2XUBH SSS EO SC NN 722075 SE OBICHN 1085308 nanual DIGITAL EUENT RECORDER Reference Pernissive Data at X 75300004 Triggered 7500005 4300006 4300007 Current Sample Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Tine Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Select Triggered mode by pressing the T
37. able 0712 Chapter 4 Progam Organization 35 36 Table 8 Key Functions for Configuration Data Entry Key Function GOLD Move to the LOCATION area Return Move to nextfield confirm F1 Move to previous field Tab Move to next field Ctrl W Refresh the screen GOLD V Alt V Pop up a nickname window Help Help Quit Exit without saving changes Save Save and exit Ctrl X Alt C Clear a field Fields are only read to the first space therefore it may not be necessary to clear an entire field Configuration File In this field the name of the current configuration file is displayed or you can enter a new name for the current configuration file The filename is shown without the der extension When entering a new name do not use any extensions for example xxx sys A der extension will be attached to all system names automatically This is the filename that the configuration will be saved under when you select File Save from the main screen Program block The name of a program block is entered in this field This is required when accessing P program register or L local register references for a Series 90 70 system Due to datagram restrictions only one program block name can be used at a time Sample Rate This is the field where you enter the rate of time at which samples to be taken You must enter a value in milliseconds i
38. accuracy completeness sufficiency or usefulness of the information contained herein No warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose shall apply indicates a trademark of GE Intelligent Platforms Inc and or its affiliates All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2010 GE Intelligent Platforms Inc All Rights Reserved Contact Information If you purchased this product through an Authorized Channel Partner please contact the seller directly General Contact Information Online technical support and http www ge ip com support GlobalCare Additional information http Awww ge ip com Solution Provider solutionprovider ip ge com Technical Support If you have technical problems that cannot be resolved with the information in this guide please contact us by telephone or email or on the web at www ge ip com support Americas 1 780 420 2010 if toll free 800 option is unavailable Technical Support Email support ip ge com Europe the Middle East and Africa 4352 26 722 780 if toll free 800 option is unavailable or if dialing from a mobile telephone Asia Pacific support jp ip 2 ge com ini i 21 3217 4826 su i customercare cn ip ge com China GFK 0712 Preface Content of this Manual This book describes the features installation and operation of the Digital Event Recorder which is a Logicmaster software maintenance option for the
39. alog number 1 690 900 or Miniconverter catalog number IC697 ACC901 must be used between the standard serial COM port and the Series 90 SNP port If the host computer s serial COM port has an RS 422 interface a converter is not needed you can connect directly to the PLC SERIES 90 70 a44695 WSI L 1 j U L Figure 9 RS 232 RS 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 70 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM port WORKMASTER II 844681 SERIES 90 30 WORKMASTER II Pt tT tt Figure 10 5 232 5 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 30 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM port a45060 IBM PS 2 SERIES 90 20 WORKMASTER II 690 1705 693 303 10 6 3 5 3 5 RS485 RS232 HAND HELD PROGRAMMER CONVERTER CABLE 690 900 Figure 11 5 232 5 422 Point to P oint Serial Connection Series 90 20 SNP Port to Standard Serial COM port 76 Digital Event Recorder January 1993 GFK 0712 Prewired cables as shown below are available for the serial connections shown above or if your application requires a cable having a different length you can build the required cable following instructions found in each of the PLC installation manuals IC693CBL303 from the CPU s SNP port to 5 485 port connector on the converter
40. and save files The SAVE FILE screen is shown below A list of all the files in the current directory with a der extension is displayed Move to the file listing display using the Tab key and select the file that you want by moving the Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 cursor through the list with the T and J keys When the cursor is on the desired file pressing the Return will cause the DER to attempt to save that file Alternatively type the name of the desired file in the Filename field and press Return to save the file BTART rnin Brice Be ric DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Refer SAVE FILE ux 75000 Path D N 75000 File Directory 73000 Save DER 11 11 92 11 10 28 1392 75000 FEMO DER 12 11 92 15 17 34 584 ALL CONFIG CNUR 1 DER 17 11 92 15 50 36 584 Execute SAVE CANCEL Filename FEMO Curr lt lt TAB to move ENTER to select 10 to abort gt gt 0 ns ES All Selecting the All option saves the current configuration data AND the sample data to file Config Selecting this option saves ONLY the configuration data to file which is the current config filename as shown at the top of the config entry screen New Selecting this option causes all configuration and sample data to be cleared thereby allowing a new configuration to be created A prompt will appear on the message line to verify th
41. assumed that the entry is a nickname In ADS mode it is not possible to enter nicknames in place of locations and locations must be entered without the Data types are displayed in Logicmaster 90 style such as Bit instead of the ADS State See Section 5 Configuration Scrollable Location Area Type 14 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 0712 1S OEDDUGS OC SET tome Logicmaster DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Strip Menu Ref erence Data at X R00035 Configuration Data Entry Configuration File Program Block Sample Rate 600 ms Sample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 20 Samples After 20 Trigger 730007 Locations Scrollable Location firea Have Location Description Type Threshold Prefix 00035 UINT ZR00174 UINT ZR00455 UINT 7100345 BIT 100672 BIT Data Types Displayed as BIT etc Colors The Digital Event Recorder supports eight colors for its foreground and background Black Red Green Yellow Blue Magenta Cyan White Timer Allowance By default the Timer Allowance is 3 milliseconds This figure allows some leeway in the time allowed to collect a sample If many samples are being missed it may be necessary to increase the number of milliseconds If for example the sample time has been set at 600ms the Digital Event Recorder tries to collect each sample as near to the 600ms boundary as possible with
42. at this selection is intentional EVERYTHING will be lost press Enter to confirm loss or F10 to continue Clear This option causes only the sample data to be erased leaving the configuration data untouched A prompt will be displayed on the message line to verify that this selection is intentional All data will be lost press Enter to confirm loss or F10 to continue GFK 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 57 PLC Menu Options When you select the PLC menu with the F9 function key a window pops up which allows you to select five options Attach Info Port UnAttach and TimeAllowance Select the desired option by using the T and 1 arrow cursor control keys or by entering the first letter of the option A I P U or T ium 2XUHs HE A SS ON 0 DIGITAL EUENT RECORDER Reference Time Allowance Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Attach Selecting the Attach option allows you to enter the information necessary to attach the Digital Event Recorder to the PLC through either the Work Station Interface or the SNP port on the Note that the physical connector for the SNP port on a Series 90 70 PLC and Series 90 20 PLC is located on the CPU module and on the power supply a Series 90 30 PLC When Attach is selected a pop up window is displayed which identifies the attached P
43. ations link between a Master host device running the master implementation of the SNP protocol and a Slave Series 90 PLC CPU SNP is a Master Slave protocol where the master initiates all communications and the slave responds to the master s requests There is no peer to peer qued with the SNP protocol i e a cannot be the master the PLC can only bda blave SNP is a half duplex protocol that uses the RS 485 enhanced version of RS 422 electricalinterface Several system configurations are possible There may be just one PLC on the serial link direct point to point port connection or there may be many Series 90 PLCs on a serial link multidrop port connection one SNP master may be multi drop link SNP supports communication modems and example multidrop connedtidns refer to Appendix A Serial es 90 70 Installation Manual GFK 0262 or Appendix C Serial Series 90 30 Installation Man GFK 0356 For more detaile formation on the Series 90 Protoc ae to GFKA0529 the Series 90 SNP Communications User s Manual GFK 0585 the Series 90LSNP Master Driver User s Manli For detailed informati Port and Cables in th Ports and Cables i GFK 0712 Appendix B Communications 79 GFK 0712 E Execution speed 15 Exit Expression trigger F F1 function key start stop 43 F10 function key exit 63 F2 function key control F3 function
44. bles in the Series 90 70 Installation Manual GFK 0262 or Appendix C Serial Ports and Cables in the Series 90 30 Installation Manual GFK 0356 For more detailed information on the Series 90 Protocol refer to GFK 0529 the Series 90 SNP Communications User s Manual and GFK 0585 the Series 90 SNP Master Driver User s Manual GFK 0712 Appendix B Communications 79 Serial Port Isolation The Series 90 CPUs have no isolation circuitry at the SNP port Wh bs is required the GE RS 422 Isolated Repeater RS 232 Converter catalog number IC655CCM590 can be used in place of the RS 232 amp 422 Converter catalog rjumber IC690ACC900 or Miniconverter catalog number IC697ACC901 In addition to verting from RS 232 to RS 422 communications the Isolated Repeater Converter provides ground isolatidn here a common ground cannot be established between components Series 90 Protged SNP L Allserial communicating with Series 90 PLCs whether done using the salika serial COM ports or the Work Station Interface board use the Series 90 SNP Protocol The Series 90 Protocol is a seriaFprotocol used in the Series 90 PLC family to communicate between a host device such as a Personal Computer and the Programmable Logic Controller PLC CPU fhrough the CPU s serial port A prdtotol isa set of rules that define orderly transmission of data In the case of SNP it is a set of rules that establishes and maintains a serial communic
45. e 111192 11 09 57 000 Sample Type MIDDLE Status COMPLETE The Trace window The trace window can display a trace for up to 7 locations at one time Additionally it can display up to 32 locations by scrolling the screen using the T and J arrow keys The trace isa continuous state diagram with the most recent sample taken lying on the extreme right of the trace window Ifa sample is missed a character is shown in place of the state diagram Note Misses represented by characters do not have sample times or values associated with them but their placement in the trace is an indication of whether or not the late sample was above or below the threshold In the event that a sample occurred so late that subsequent samples may have been missed the most recent sample will be copied into all future samples until the DER has caught up to the next sample that it can capture on time 0712 33 Data at X Locations 34 Asan example of the results of a missed sample assume that sampling is occuring every 10ms and we get the 10 20 and 30 millisecond samples For some reason the next sample doesn t occur until 70ms which means that the miss is copied into the 40 50 60 and 70ms samples so that the next sample at 80ms can be captured If PERMISSIVEmodeis selected a sample or samples that has been omitted is represented by a gapin the trace This gap indicates that the trigger became FALSEand a lapse
46. e der directory are listed below tbl A terminal table must be available for example cpc tbl der env The Digital Event Recorder uses the file der env for startup This text file contains startup information and will be written by the Digital Event Recorder at the end of the session If there is no der env file you must use the terminal table flag for example der t cpc The file der env may contain the following switches see Digital Event Recorder switches the current path last configuration file used if one was used attachment information such as last connection type speed parity stop bits and port nickname toggle state and trigger type Following is an example of what is in a derenv file T CPC use the file cpc tbl as terminal table L Y run DER in logicmaster mode B BL UE make the background blue F YELLOW make the foreground yellow 0712 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 9 C D LM90 the Im90 root directoryisd lm90 A 8 time allowance while taking samples is 8ms S N don t use last30 fld use last70 fld P Y use the previous config file if available R Y attempt to auto attach THE E DER EXE IBM previous working directory ADS3 previous config file 119200011 previous connection information 33 nickname mode and trigger type wsi_load exe wsib sys der hlp The Digital Event Recorder attempts to execute WSI LOAD during startup If this file is not
47. e a few moments to complete and return the Reader s Comment Card located on the next page Henry A Konat Senior Technical Writer Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder Product Overview cun cue ee tee es eae ook duced RR ett EE o RR T duda dux OnecIane Eo RO LEN E UA Neu Section 1 Installation What You Will Need Installing the DER Software Section 2 Startup Instructions From the the OI Menu in Logicmaster 90 Operator Interface Products Menu Directly From the MS DOS Prompt by Typing OI MENU Directly From the MS DOS Prompt by Typing DER Initializing the DER u cud rote e hale ee ku ex ak emt ee DER fori oe ened LEER I heeds In Logicmaster 90 Root Directory indicated with the c xxx switch Logicmaster 90 Directory as determined by lastxx fld or lastfldr dat file Setting Up the Digital Event Recorder Environment Terminal Table ete ttes ADS Mode ich DERE deu e RM dg Logicmaster 90 Colors eto yo
48. ed and the status window reads COMPLETE Table 6 Scrollable Area Cursor Control Keys Cursor Control Arrow Key Function Left Arrow Move the sliding window on the trace area one sample to the left RightArrow Move the sliding window on the trace area one sample to the right 0712 Chapter 2 Key Functions 19 20 The following table is a list of frequently used global keys and Scrollable Area keys having the same functionality whether you are running the Digital Event Recorder in ADS mode or Logicmaster 90 mode Table 7 ADS Logicmaster 90 Key Functionality Key Functions ADS Based LM90 Based Definitions I La us Global Keys GOLD F10 Alt S Exit with save Ctrl X Alt C Clear Field GOLD Ctrl Move cursor one half page to the left Scrollable Area GOLD gt Ctrl gt Move cursor one half page to the right Keys GOLD T PgUp Move corsor up one page GOLD PgDn Move cursor down one page GOLD T Ctrl T Move cursor to first item GOLD B Ctrl B Move cursor to last item Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Chapter Tutorial Walking Through the 3 Digital Event Recorder The easiest way to learn a new system is to walk through a tutorial of the system The following pages provide a step by step tutorial which walks you through the steps necessary to setup a Digital Event Recorder DER and collect data samples Before doing
49. eferences The data used in an application program is stored as either register or discrete references REGISTER REFERENCES L local registers Series 90 70 only fault diagnosticdata DISCRETE REFERENCES status table S SA system status table SB SC Q outputstatus table M_ internal status table T temporary status table G GA GB GC GD GE global data Series 90 70 only Note that the symbol is used to distinguish machine references from nicknames Figure 1 PLC Register and Discrete Reference Data Structure Table 13 Register References R The prefix is used to assign system register references which will store application program data such as the results of calculations register address of the reference e g A10015 An analog input register holds the The prefix AI represents an analog input register This prefix is followed by the value of one analog input or other value register address of the reference e g 00056 An output register holds the value of one analog output or other value The prefix AQ represents an analog output register This prefix is followed by the 65 This prefix is used in Series 90 70 programs to reference program registers that are associated with the main program block L This prefix is used in Series 90 70 programs to reference local registers that are unique to a local program block Note Allregister references are re
50. ent Recorder Directly From the MS DOS Prompt by Typing DER The installation program places a derbat file in the root Logicmaster 90 and DER directories Typing DER from any of these directories will cause the Digital Event Recorder to execute If the terminal table is not specified in the der env or a derenv is not available then it is necessary to specify the terminal table on the command line der t cpc Return use your specific terminal type here cpc or mpc D N der t cpc After typing in the above command the Digital Event Recorder will be loaded and the Digital Event Recorder main screen will be displayed From this point follow the steps for configuration and operation of the Digital Event recorder Initializing the DER Upon startup the derat file performs some internal operations with environment variables before passing control to the Digital Event Recorder executable Note if you get out of environment space errors you should insert a command into your config sys file to increase your environment space For example to change the environment size to 1000 type SHELL c Ncommand com e 1000 p Where c is the optional path to your command com 1000 is the recommended environment size and p makes the change permanent You should be aware of other drivers that are installed on your computer since some drivers may conflict with the execution of the Digital Event Recorder It is recommended that you ha
51. ent Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY When you select Port a sub menu is displayed giving the addition selections of Speed Parity Stop bit and port To select an item from this menu press the Enter key until the item you want to change is highlighted Each of the items in this menu are described below Speed Speed when selected allows the selection of baud rates When this option is selected another sub menu is displayed which lists the valid baud rates that can be selected These baud rates are 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 and 300 The default baud rate is 19200 Parity Parity when selected causes a sub menu to be displayed which gives you the option of selecting the method of parity checking The selections ODD EVEN or NONE The default parity method is ODD Stop bits Stop bits when selected allows you to select the number of stop bits which can be either 1 or 2 The default number of stop bits is 1 If you want to change this number type 2 and press Return which will take you to the next field Port Port Port enter either 1 or 2 The default is 1 Enter lt SAVE gt to save any changes you may have made to these fields To quit this menu press the lt Quit gt key A message will be displayed prompting you to Press lt RETURN gt to confirm lt QUIT gt to continue If you press Return an informative message will be displayed
52. gathered with a minimum sample time of approxiamately 30ms using a WSI board The main strip menu indicates the major choices available Each option is selected by pressing the appropriate function key At all times the nickname toggle keys are available for use Cu Press ENTER for more F10 to quit Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Now you must set up the desired system configuration This involves entering all of the sampling information for this system for example how fast to sample which points to sample and how many points to sample Press the F5 key to access the Configuration Data Entry screen T SS RO DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X Configuration Data Entry Configuration File I Program Block Sample Rate 500 ms Sample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 0 Samples After 0 Trigger Scrollable Location Area Location Description Type Threshold Fill in the screen with the information shown in the following screen This will create a system named DEMO which will sample 30 times 15 samples before the trigger of S0006 and 15 samples after the trigger of S0006 Note If the trigger occurs before the Digital Event Recorder has a chance to gather 15 samples the total number of samples may be less than 30 2 SS 2200 RO Reference Data at X Configuration Dat
53. gered Mode Selection of Triggered mode causes the Digital Event Recorder once START is pressed to monitor the trigger until it becomes true It will then collect samples until either STOP is 44 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 pressed or the required samples after has been collected samples before has been indicated the Digital Event Recorder will attempt to collect that many samples before the trigger is satisfied Status Window Selection STATUS F3 The STATUS key F3 toggles between a simple status window startup status and a more complex one full status The status window is located at the bottom of the screen These status windows are labeled EVENT RECORDER STATUS On startup only two lines of status information are available If more information is required you must toggle to the full four line status screen Full Status Window S 2 SS NN SO GN DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Reference Data at X Full Status Window EVENT RECORDER STATUS Current Sample 2 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate X Sample 0 Sample Time ms Current X Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Trigger Type MANUAL PLC State OFFLINE PLC Scan Time The full EVENT RECORDER STATUS window contains the following information Current Sample This is a value representing the number of the current sample while collecting samples or t
54. gital Event Recorder A submenu will pop up directly below DER which will give you the choice of selecting either EXECUTE or SETUP When you select SETUP a screen will be displayed which allows you to setup certain parameters switches for the Digital Event Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 11 12 DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt lt lt Press F10 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 The parameters that you can setup are Host Computer Foreground Background Display Mode Nicknames From Use Previous Config and Auto Attach When you cursor through the options additional submenus will be displayed for most of the items allowing you to set the desired switch For example in the following screen notice that the inverse video cursor is on Host Computer The current choice is displayed to the right of Host Computer which in this case is COLOR Additionally another submenu is popped up and displayed immediately to the right of the current choice with the choice of MONOCHROME or COLOR b EXECUTE SETUP DER Digital Event Recorder ADS Host Computer MONOCHROME OLOR ain Menu Foreground YELLOW
55. he last sample once sampling is complete The value of the first sample is always 1 Current Sample Time ms A value representing the number of milliseconds elapsed since the commencement of sampling In Triggered and Permissive modes this depends on the state of the trigger In Manual mode this is relative to the start of sampling Triggered The sample in which the trigger is TRUE has a sample time of zero If samples were collected before the trigger they will have negative sample times Permissive The first time that the trigger is TRUE the sample time is zero same as the Triggered mode After that if samplesbefore is requested the sample times for any samples collected before the trigger becomes TRUE will be relative to the trigger sample time 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 45 46 Sample Rate ms The rate in milliseconds at which the samples are collected This parameter is defined in the Configuration Data Entry screen Table 11 Minimum Sample Rates Milliseconds Method of Connection Series 90 30 PLC Series 90 70 PLC Parallel notapplicable 40ms Direct WSI 200ms 170ms Direct 190ms 180ms The minimum sample rate times in the above table were gathered using a minimally configured PLC and a Workmaster II 80386 16 MHz computer Minimalsamplerates may vary based on the PLC s scan time and the computer used for communications Note Lower sampling rates are possible bu
56. he manner of the sampling 48 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 The screen Configuration Data Entry screen is divided into two areas 1 Sample area Configuration Data Entry 2 Location area Scrollable Location Area For more information refer to the Configuration discussion in Chapter 4 in this manual Print Options When the PRINT Function key F7 is pressed a window opens up giving you the option of selecting Destination Print List or Config Each of these options is described below J ZO SSS m onc oO 7 e PLC EXIT MEER RE 6 Print Ref erence i Data at X Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 6900 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Destination This option allows you to choose a destination for your print output The default upon startup is STDPRN the printer connected to LPT1 When you select Destination by pressing the Enter key a message is displayed at the bottom left of the screen prompting you to ENTER print destination There are two possible destination types that you can enter printer to choose a printer type stdprn file to choose a file enter any filename When entering a filename if no extension is supplied the default prn will be added to the filename After you have entered stdprn or a filename an informative message will be displayed listing the print destination for examp
57. ields are only read to the first space therefore it may not be necessary to clear an entire field Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 The fields in the scrollable location area are Location Description Type and Threshold Each of these fields are shown in the following screen and are described below ee ust 00200 ee Re SUGU Bett quiT DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at 7800004 maaan rl ON r1 Configuration Data Entry Configuration File DEMO Program Block Sample Rate 500 ms Sample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 15 Samples After 15 Trigger 56 Scrollable Location firea Location Description Tupe Threshold Scrollable gt Location 7800006 BIT 9 0 Area 7500007 BIT Location A valid PLC location is displayed in this field Logicmaster 90 mode either locations prefixed by for example R1 or nicknames may be entered Note that locations can also be entered in reverse of the example and without the sign i e In this case when you press Enter to go to the next field the location entry will be adjusted by the system to read correctly ADS mode locations only without the prefix may be entered in the ADS mode for example R1 A list of valid references for Series 90 PLC locations can be found in Appendix A Description Informative only If the nickname information
58. ile B Startup instructions files DER looks for initializing the DER switches Status window selection Status window type basic status heads full status window 5 Stop Starttogeglekey B Strip menu I Switches ADS mode 13 colors description of logicmaster ul terminal table GFK 0712 GFK 0712 timer allowance Symbol file System operations details configuration data entry 48 exit function file options PLC menu options print options selecting start stop 43 selecting trigger type 44 status window selection 49 x System overview illustration of 2 T Terminal table file cpc tbl or mpc tbl Terminal table switch Terminal tables valid entries Timer allowance switch default value 5 Trace printout example of Trace window B3 viewing collected data B4 Trigger expression examples of Trigger mode permissive selection of P triggered Bat Index Trigger type manual mode pal permissive mode triggered mode Trigger type selection Triggers examples of valid entries b7 Tutorial P1 step by step Typical applications Typical use of Digital Event Recorder B U Uint data type Bo Using the DER P V Valid data types table of ko W Word data type Work station interface installation 73 parallel 74 serial Work station interface driver for DER h 83
59. in the startup directory you can still attach using the SNP connections This is the Digital Event Recorder Help file In Logicmaster 90 Root Directory indicated with the c2xxx switch 10 last70 fld last30 fld lastfldr dat The Digital Event Recorder looks for these files in the LM90 directory which the switch specifies if the switch is given If the c switch is not specified on the command line nor in the der env file the Digital Event Recorder will search all configured and virtual drives for the LM90 root directory LM90 paths entered on the command line will be written to the der env file upon exit if the path is searched for it will not From this file the most recently used LM90 directory is obtained and it is in this directory that the Digital Event Recorder looks for the nickname file main ste or the symbol file main sym and name explanation file main nxp If last70 fld or last30 fld is not found the Digital Event Recorder tries to find the symbol and name explanation files in the current directory Note If your Logicmaster 90 directory is not referred to as drive NL M90 you must specify it on the command line or enter it into the derenv file i e C d mydir mylm90 Depending on the s parameter in the der env file the Digital Event Recorder uses the last folder referenced by Logicmaster 90 70 or Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 as its source of nicknames Digital Event Recorder User s
60. in time may have occurred before the next sample was collected In PERMISSIVE and TRIGGERED modes the sample during which the trigger became TRUE is indicated by a reverse video bar down the window The cursor control keys can be used to move around the trace window and inspect the data but NOT while the Digital Event Recorder is collecting samples This is because the screen update times may cause many missed samples When moving around the data the number of the sample currently under the sliding X window is shown in the full STATUS display as the X Sample number The actual values recorded for the sample under the sliding window are shown to the right of the trace window under the Data at X heading The names of the locations are currently displayed in the trace window Using the Nickname toggle GOLD N it is possible to display the locations in one of three ways Nicknames only if a nickname is available for the location then only that nickname is displayed otherwise the location name is displayed Location only Only the location name is displayed Nickname and Location Both the location name and the nickname are displayed if the nickname is available otherwise only the location name is displayed Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 Section 2 Configuration Data Entry Entering Sample Information To collect samples you must provide the Digital Event Recorder with informa
61. ing to the desired type and pressing the Enter key Note if a trigger type is not specified in the configuration entry screen the mode will be set to Manual If atrigger has been set and the trigger type is Manual the trigger type defaults to Triggered Manual Mode Selection of Manual mode causes the Digital Event Recorder to collect samples continuously from the time the START key the F1 function key is pressed until either the STOP key is pressed or the defined number of samples have been collected Permissive Mode Selection of Permissive mode causes the Digital Event Recorder once START is selected to obtain samples while the trigger conditionis true While the trigger condition is not met the Digital Event Recorder continues sampling but not actually collecting the samples Sampling continues until STOP is selected or the specified number of samples have been collected Note that if samples before has been set and the Digital Event Recorder is unable to collect the required amount of samples before the trigger changes to true the number of samples before may be less than the required amount Note also that the method for calculating the amount of memory to be allocated for collecting samples is the addition of samples before and samples after In Permissive mode when the trigger becomes false a gap is inserted as an indicator Therefore the number of actual samples gathered will decrease by the number of gaps Trig
62. key or 1 J then Return Selecting Triggered mode will cause the digital event record to collect sample data once the trigger is true that is when 7650006 1 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 The next step is to establish communications with the PLC by attaching the DER to the PLC Press the F9 key and the Attach sub menu will appear Note If you are attaching in DIRECT WSI or DIRECT SNP modes it may be necessary to change the port information If you are not using DIRECT WSI or DIRECT modes to attach then you can skip to Step 7 From the attach sub menu press 4 4 Enter or simply press P to select the Port submenu Your port settings should be adjusted to match the port settings of the PLC you wish to attach to The default settings that the DER uses are shown on the screen below 13m ZED SSS NS OC ON Se Speed 19200 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Parity ODD Reference Stop bits H 4300004 Port 1 7500005 Time Allowance 7500006 7300007 Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY To change a field in the Port submenu press Enter until the cursor is over the item which is to be changed For the Speed and Parity fields a sub menu will appear for the Stop Bits and Port fields the new number must be typed in Press Enter after the new choice has been selected or entered this will
63. le Print destination is STDPRN 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 49 50 If you should decide not to enter a print destination or change the print destination press the lt Quit gt function key F10 This will cause another message to be displayed at the bottom of the screen Print destination not changed Press Enter to return to the strip menu If you press the Enter key before typing in a print destination an informative message Reverting to current print destination willbe displayed If this is the case pressing Enter again will return you to the strip menu Print Selecting this option causes animage of thecurrent sample trace to be printed to the current print device specified by the Destination option An example of this option is provided at the end of the PRINT function discussion Note By default the print device is the printer connected to LPT1 but it is possible to print to file using the Destination option and specifying a file When printing of the trace image is complete an informative message will be displayed on the message line Printing of trace image completed Press Enter to return to the strip menu List This option causes a tabulated version of the sample set AND corresponding configuration information to be sent to the current print destination see Note above When printing of the sample data and configuration data is complete an informative message is displayed on the
64. le data disp lay 33 trace window Memory required for execution Minimum sample rate table of kel Index 81 Index 82 MPC terminal monochrome Multidrop serial link N Name explanation file Nicknames description of fo O OI menu On line help 5 Operator utilities menu logicmaster 90 2 Overview of product PLC communications standard serial COM port Fd work station interface PLC menu PLC option pl Print option example of config printout example of list printout example of trace printout Print options 29 Product overview R Real data type 40 References discrete 64 References register References user 65 Register references S Sample information entering B3 Sample time minimum fi ad Samples number of fl Sampling high speed i locations number of fi time Save softkey Scrollable area key usage Scrollable area keys Scrollable location area 38 data types for location 40 description informative only key functions location selection window Bo plc location field 9 threshold Ro type Scrollable location area fields Serial COM port Serial link multidrop configuration 8 Serial port isolation Series ninety protocol Signed long word data type ko Signed word data type lao SNP driver for DER l Standard serial COM port Start stop selection Start Stop togglekey B Startup information text f
65. le to the serial port connector on the Series 90 70 CPU the Series 90 30 Power Supply or the Series 90 20 CPU module Prewired cables are available as follows IC697CBL703 parallel cable 10 feet 3 meters in length IC697CBL704 serial cable 10 feet 3 meters in length PARALLEL 243563 L 1L LI TL Ig NOTE TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL INTERCONNECTING CABLES FROM BTM TO LAST BRM IS 50 FEET R MAXIMUM ALL RACKS MUST BE AT SAME M GROUND POTENTIAL 8 RACKS MAXIMUM L 14 RACK 0 LII 1 PIT n WORKMASTER II RACK 1 LI T j d ill M RACK 7 C GENIUS BLOCK TERMINATOR PLUG IC697ACC702 Figure 2 Series 90 70 PLC System Configuration Parallel with Work Station Interface Digital Event Recorder January 1993 GFK 0712 SERIAL a43591 RACK 0 B T M LI L TOTAL LENGTH OF ALL INTERCONNECTING CABLES FROM BTM TO LAST BRM IS 50 FEET MAXIMUM ALL RACKS MUST BE AT SAME GROUND POTENTIAL 8 RACKS MAXIMUM WORKMASTER II RACK 1 LII 1 GENIUS BLOCK TERMINATOR PLUG IC697ACC702 Figure 3 Series 90 70 PLC System Configuration Serial with Work Station Interface GFK 0712 Appendix B Communications 71 a43060 LI T SERIES 90 30 SERIAL CABLE WORKMASTER II
66. message line Listing of CONFIG data and SAMPLE data completed Press Enter to return to the strip menu An example of a List printout is provided at the end of the PRINT function discussion Config This option causes ONLY the current configuration information to be sent to the current print destination see Note above When printing of the sample data and configuration data is complete an informative message is displayed on the message line Listing of CONFIG data completed Press Enter to return to the strip menu An example of a Config printout is provided at the end of the PRINT function discussion Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 Example of Print Option Printout PRINT TRACE Sample 500004 500005 500006 500007 Number Time 1 7500 2 7000 3 6500 4 6000 5 5500 6 5000 ed 7 4500 eee 8 4000 9 3500 bu 10 3000 eee 11 2500 12 2000 1 3 1500 14 1000 15 500 16 0 17 500 18 1000 19 1500 20 2000 js iae cm edes GFK 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 51 52 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 GFK 0712 Example of List Option Printout LIST A tabulated
67. move the cursor to the next field When the Port fields contain the desired information press lt SAVE gt to save the new information you have entered and exit The following message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen to confirm that the Port information has been saved Port information saved Note The lt SAVE gt key is NOT active from within the Speed and Parity options on the Port submenu 0712 Chapter 3 Tutorial Walking Through the Digital Event Recorder 27 When you save the Port information the display will return to the Attach selection menu Use the cursor keys to select Attach START Br FILE BU Exit DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Reference Info 7500004 Port Unfittach 7300005 Time Allowance 7300006 7500007 Current Sample Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Use the cursor keys to select the type of communication session you wish to establish We will use DIRECT SNP in this example Pressing Enter will cause the DER to begin attempting to establish a connection Note If you are attempting to establish a Multidrop connection an SNP ID will also be required 25 3045 NND OS 732 P Connection PARALLEL DIGITAL RECORDER SNP ID DIRECT USI Reference MULTIDROP WSI 7300004 DIRECT MULTIDROP SNP 7500005 7800006 500007 Current Sample Curren
68. n Program B1 R00010 HEATER Heating system Sample 4000035 BOILER Boiler room temperature Sample Typ Trigger Location Threshold 500004 500005 500006 7300007 You can move through this list using the up and down arrow keys The GOLD T and GOLD J arrow keys allow you to move up and down one page at a time To choose a location to enter in the Scrollable location area move the cursor to the appropriate line then press Return The Nickname window will close and the location Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 name will be displayed in the location field Pressing lt Quit gt F10 will close the display without a selection being made Note This feature can only be accessed if the nxp sym or ste files are available in the LM90 folder associated with the program you are sampling 0712 Chapter 4 Progam Organization 41 Chapter System Operations 5 This chapter describes system operations initiated by selecting desired operation from the strip menu The name of the operation is listed adjacent to the function key used to select it on the strip menu at the top or bottom depending on operating mode of the screen Start Stop Start St ADT 28A E 50 7g Ouid E PLC 1085381 art Stop A Toggle Reference Data at X Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Tine Sample Type
69. n 10ms increments The range for sample time is 10ms to 10000ms Samples are taken at this rate unless the PLC scan time is larger in which case they are taken at the PLC scan time Sample Type When this item is selected another menu pops up allowing a choice of Middle is a combination of Before and After which are described below Before when selected provides that up to Samples Before values are saved prior to the trigger condition becoming true if that many samples are collected After provides that up to Samples After values are saved after the trigger condition becomes true Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 Samples Before Samples After Selection of Samples Before or Samples After allows you to select the number of samples to collect before the trigger condition becomes true and the number of samples to collect after the trigger condition becomes true The sum of the samples before and samples after cannot exceed 1024 Trigger The entry for Trigger is an expression which when evaluated to TRUE that is non zero results in samples being stored It is ana logical text string which can consist of up to 120 characters divided on 60 character boundaries Examples of valid triggers when in ADS mode are Rl and Q1 or Q2 R1 lt gt R2 and 01 lt gt 020 R1 gt 50 Examples of valid triggers when in Logicmaster mode are 5 1 lt gt 50 Q1
70. nals The following table lists the keys on an IBM terminal s keyboard that are pressed to select the listed functions Table 3 Key Selection for CPC MPC Terminals Function CPC MPC Terminal Keyboard Note that on 101 key keyboards Num Lock may need to be toggled in order to use the keys located on the keypad for example Home Hot Keys This table lists Hot Keys that are used with the Digital Event Recorder Table 4 Toggle and Pop Up Window Keys Press this Key Sequence To Cause this to Happen GOLD N or AIt N Togglethenickname display mode GOLD V or Alt V Pop up a window containing locations nicknames and descriptions if the nxp sym or ste files are available 18 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 F1 Through F10 Function keys Use of the function keys F1 through F10 located on the main screen of the Digital Event Recorder are described in the following table Table 5 Function Keys Definitions START STOP Start Stogrollecting samples F2 CONTRL Sets the trigger type either Manual Per missive or Triggered STATUS Toggles between full and basic status dis EI I Note The cursor control keys can only be used when the Digital Event Recorder is not actively collecting a sample set Scrollable Area Cursor Control Keys These keys are only available when in COMPLETE mode that is the specified number of samples has been collect
71. nclude S SA SB and SC references PS WSA 5 and SC can be used on any contacts SA SB SC can be used on retentive coils 96S can be used as word or bit string input arguments to functions or function blocks PSA 5 and SC can be used as word or bit string input or output arguments to functions and function blocks The G prefix represents global data references These references are used to access data shared among several PLCs G references can be used on contacts and reten tive coils because G memory is always retentive G cannot be used on non reten tive coils GFK 0712 Appendix A User References 67 Appendix GFK 0712 B Communications Aphysical connection between the Series 90 PLC and the programming computer must be established before communications can be achieved This connection can be either through use of a Work Station Interface board installed in the programming computer or through the standard serial COM port in the computer The Series 90 PLC from which you wish to record samples can also beina multidrop configuration Examples of each of these methods of communications are included in this Appendix For more detailed information refer to the installation manual for each PLC see Related Publications in front of this manual Work Station Interface WSI The programmer can communicate with the Series 90 PLCS Series 90 70 Series 90 30 or Series 90 20 through a Work Sta
72. nctionality will not be available 0712 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 5 DER in the upper lefthand corner of the screen will be highlighted in reverse video when this screen is first displayed as shown in the following screen DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F101 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 Press the Return key to select DER the Digital Event Recorder A submenu will pop up directly below DER which will give you the choice of selecting either EXECUTE or SETUP EXECUTE SETUP DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press keu correspondimg to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F10 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 When you choose EXECUTE and press the Return key the Digital Event Recorder will be accessed and its main menu will be displayed as shown in the following screen At this point you can can follow the steps for
73. nds when the board receives communications from the PLC After confirming the LED operation replace the computer s protective cover Be sure that the programmer has a ground connection in common with the CPU rack that the programmer will connect to This is assured by connecting the computer to be used for programming to the same AC power source with the same ground reference point as the rack WARNING If the programmer is not connected as described above damage to the CPU module Bus Transmitter Module or Work Station Interface board can occur In addition erratic control operation may result If the programmer is online to an operating system erratic operation may cause conditions which are hazardous to personnel and equipment GFK 0712 Appendix B Communications 73 74 Parallel WSI Cable Series 90 70 Only The parallel Work Station Interface cable same as I O Expansion cable has a shielded twisted pair cable with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other Instructions for installing this cable are provided below Installing a Parallel Work Station Interface Cable Series 90 70 only Install the cable catalog number IC647CBL703 for a parallel connection between the Workmaster II programming computer and the Series 90 70 PLC as follows use catalog number IC600WD005 for the Workmaster computer Attach the 37 pin male connector to the Work Station Interface board Attach the
74. nning with outputs enabled RUNOUT DIS Running with outputs disabled GFK 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 47 PLC Scan Time ms If the PLC is running RUN OUT EN or RUN OUT DIS the last known scan time in milliseconds is displayed Otherwise the field is blank Basic Status Window The basic Event Recorder Status window contains a subset of the information contained in the full Event Recorder Status Window This window displays the Current Sample Current Sample Time Sample Rate Trip Time Sample Type and Status entries 19 ZS HO OS oI tO DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Reference Data at X Basic Status Widow Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 600 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Configuration Data Entry CONFIG F5 a a 4155 Os 050 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Configuration Reference Data at X Data Entry Configuration Data Entry Area Configuration File W Program Block Sample Rate 600 ms ample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 0 Samples After 0 Trigger Scrollable Scrollable Location Area Location Location Description Type Threshold Area Selecting the CONFIG key F5 causes a window Configuration Data Entry to be overlaid on the main screen This is a data entry screen which allows you to specify the locations in the PLC that you want to monitor and t
75. option for your system go to Step 2 The following screen will be displayed This is the Operator Interface Products Menu which allows you to select the desired Operator Interface OD product currently available DER and ADS The OI menu has an entry for the Digital Event Recorder plus other OI products If other OI products have not been installed their functionality will not be available DER will be highlighted in reverse video when this screen is first displayed DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt lt lt Press F10 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 At this point proceed to Step 3 At the MS DOS prompt on your computer enter the following oi_menu The following screen will be displayed DER Digital Event Recorder ADS CIMPLICITY tm 90 DS EXIT Return to LM90 Main Menu lt lt Use cursor keys to select item Press Enter to execute choice gt gt lt lt or press key corresponding to first letter of menu choice gt gt lt lt Press F10 to close menu window Press Home for HELP on choices gt gt Operator Interface Products Menu Version 1 01 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993
76. out going beyond that time limit and possibly missing the sample The timer allowance provides the Digital Event Recorder with a window which allows samples collected at sample rate the timer allowance milliseconds to be counted as valid For example with a sample rate of 600ms and a timer allowance of 3 samples collected on intervals between 597ms and 603ms will be valid The timer allowance effectively compensates for the execution speed of different types of PCs Thus an older version of an IBM PC such as the AT will require a larger Timer Allowance than a newer high speed PC such as a 486 based PC The timer allowance can be set by either the command line option or by using the PLC function key F8 while the Digital Event Recorder is running After you have setup the Digital Event Recorder environment to match your specific needs or preferences you are ready to run the Digital Event Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 15 Chapter Key Functions 2 In order to clarify the many references to keys used throughout this manual please note the following important items The and lt gt character pairs have special meaning in this manual when used to indicate keys If a key is enclosed in brackets such as Enter or F1 the key is actually labeled with that name on the keyboard If a key name is enclosed by angle brackets such as lt Quit gt the actual key or keys that is pressed on the keyboard
77. pe MIDDLE Status READY 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 59 60 This item PLC Model will be one of four values model of PLC which is set when a successful attachment is made These values are 90 20 90 30 90 70 UNKNOWN PLC If set to UNKNOWN PLC then no connection has been made and both the PLC ID and the Scan Time will be blank PLC ID Seven character PLC ID or SNP ID is displayed here PLC is xxxxxxx Indicates the state of the connection to the PLC and is either OFFLINE or ONLINE Scan Time ms This is a value in milliseconds representing the last known scan time of the PLC Attachment Indicates the mode of attachment to the PLC and can be one of seven items NO CONNECT No connection can be made PARALLEL A parallel connection through WSI DIRECT WSI A point to point serial connection through WSI MULTIDROP WSI A multidrop serial connection through WSI DIRECT A point to point serial connection through the SNP port MULTIDROP SNP A multidrop connection through the SNP port To remove the window press the Quit key Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 PORT This option allows you to set up communication information for SNP or Direct WSI connections J 2XuBS SSS mmE SCS oe m Speed Parity Reference Stop bit 9600 Port 1 4800 Curr
78. ponents Series 90 Protocol SNP Allserial communications with Series 90 PLCs whether done using the standard serial COM ports or the Work Station Interface board use the Series 90 SNP Protocol The Series 90 Protocol is a serial protocol used in the Series 90 PLC family to communicate between a host device such as a Personal Computer and the Programmable Logic Controller PLC CPU through the CPU s serial port A protocol is a set of rules that define orderly transmission of data In the case of SNP it is a set of rules that establishes and maintains a serial communications link between a Master host device running the master implementation of the SNP protocol and a Slave Series 90 PLC CPU SNP is a Master Slave protocol where the master initiates all communications and the slave responds to the master s requests There is no peer to peer capability with the SNP protocol i e a PLC cannot be the master the PLC can only be a slave SNP is a half duplex protocol that uses the RS 485 enhanced version of RS 422 electricalinterface Several system configurations are possible There may be just one PLC on the serial link direct point to point port connection or there may be many Series 90 PLCs on a serial link multidrop port connection Only one SNP master may be on a multi drop link SNP also supports communication over modems For detailed information and example multidrop connections refer to Appendix A Serial Port and Ca
79. prefix GFK 0712 Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Event Recorder 13 4 Data types are displayed as State instead of the Logicmaster style Discrete See Section 5 Configuration Scrollable Location Area Type DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X Configuration Data Entry Data Types Configuration File i i Program Block mis as Sample Rate 600 ms etc ample Type MIDDLE Samples Before 20 Samples After 50006 Scrollable Location frea Location Description Type Threshold i i R35 WORD Location Display Rind 455 WORD 1345 STATE 1672 STATE ADS Strip Menu NENNEN SS 2220 OR 2200805 SO Logicmaster 90 Mode Logicmaster 90 is the default mode When the Digital Event Recorder is running in Logicmaster 90 mode a number of changes are made to the Digital Event Recorder as listed below The format ot the display for the Logicm aster 90 mode is shown in the following screen 1 The positioning of the main strip menu which indicates the use of the function keys changes Instead of being at the bottom of the screen just above the message line this strip menu appears at the top of the screen Wherever the locations are displayed they are prefaced by a sign for example R1 instead of R1 as in ADS mode In the configuration screen s location area all locations must be entered with the prefix otherwise it is
80. r the Hand Held Programmer HHP used only with Series 90 30 90 20 Until a reference address is assigned no data is sent to the module A particular Q reference may be either retentive or non retentive The M prefix represents internal references The coil check function of Logicmas ter 90 software checks for multiple uses of 6M references with relay coils or outputs on functions For Series 90 20 90 30 beginning with Release 3 of the software you can select the level of coil checking desired SINGLE WARN MULTIPLE or MUL TIPLE Refer to the Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0466 for more information about this feature A particular M reference may be either retentive or non retentive The T prefix represents temporary references These references are never checked for multiple coil use and can therefore be used many times in the same program even when coil use checking is enabled T may be used to prevent coil use conflicts while using the cut paste and file write include functions Because this memory is intended for temporary use it is never retained through power loss or RUN to STOP transitions and cannot be used with retentive coils Digital Event Recorder January 1995 GFK 712 Table 14 Discrete References continued The S prefix represents system status references These references are used to ac cess special PLC data such as timers scan information and fault information Sys tem references i
81. t 5 37 PIN 4000 FEET FEMALE D TYPE CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR Figure 8 Series 90 PLC to Programmer Serial Cable Cable Type 24 AWG 30V computer grade Extra flexible construction recommended for short lengths Connectors 37 pin male D type with 4 40 screws and AMP hood No 1 207908 0 or equivalent 15 pin male D type with M3 screws AMP hardware kit 207871 1 and AMP hood No 207470 1 or equivalent Note that an AMP connector is not supplied with the hardware kit Serial Communications Using Standard Serial COM Port If you do not have a Work Station Interface board installed in your computer serial communications can be achieved using the standard serial COM port COM1 or COM2 of your computer The standard serial COM port version of Logicmaster 90 70 or Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 uses a communications driver to perform the functions of the WSI board For detailed information on using standard serial COM port communications refer to either the Logicmaster 90 70 Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0263 Appendix B Communications 75 or the Logicmaster 90 Series 90 30 and 90 20 Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0466 as appropriate If the host computer s serial COM port has an 5 232 interface an RS 232 RS 422 Converter cat
82. t STATUS of the DER It can be one of six entries READY START has not been selected and no sample data is currently in memory This means either no samples have been collected or the data has been cleared COMPLETE Sampling has stopped either as a result of collecting the required number of samples or STOP being pressed When the STATUS field changes to display COMPLETE the STOP key will also change to display START CONTINUOUS START has been selected in MANUAL mode that is with no trigger Sampling continues until either the required number of samples have been collected or STOP is pressed ENABLED START has been selected in either Triggered or Permissive mode but the trigger condition has not yet evaluated to TRUE PERMISSIVE START has been selected in Permissive mode and the trigger is evaluating to TRUE When the trigger evaluates to FALSE the STATUS will return to ENABLED This sequence will continue until either STOP is selected or the required samples are collected TRIPPED START has been selected in Triggered mode and the trigger has evaluated to TRUE The STATUS will now remain TRIPPED until sample collection is complete Trigger Type The current Trigger Type is displayed here and can be one of three types Manual Permissive or Triggered See the entry for CONTRL F2 above for more information PLC State The current state of the PLC is displayed here and can be one of six states RUNOUT EN Ru
83. t Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY When the Attach has been successfully completed the Attach submenu will disappear and you will see a message at the bottom of the screen telling you that the attach was successful 28 Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 3 4 5 Note If the attach fails try the following items 1 through 5 Return to STEP 10 after each item until the attach is successful Check all cable connections Check the port settings of the Digital Event Recorder and the PLC DIRECT WSI and SNP only Be sure that you are attempting the proper type of Attach Power cycle the PLC Power cycle the computer you are using to run the Digital Event Recorder Pressing the F9 key and selecting Info or pressing I will display more information about the PLC The screen that is displayed at this point will show you that we have sucessfully completed a DIRECT attach to the appropriate Series 90 PLC Press lt Quit gt to return to the main screen Now that the system has been configured and the Digital Event Recorder has successfully attached to the PLC you can collect samples Press START F1 to begin collecting samples Notice that the F1 display next to 1 on the strip menu changed to STOP since F1 is a toggle key and the next toggle state is displayed When the Digital Event Recorder has completed collecting samples the status field of the
84. t some samples will be missed as a result X Sample This is the sample number for the set of samples currently lying under the sliding data examination window During sampling this number reflects the current sample number Once sampling is complete this number changes as the sliding window is moved left and right X Sample Time ms The time value for the set of samples lying under the sliding data examination window That is when this set of samples was collected relative to the trigger Current X current minus x ms The difference in time in milliseconds between the current sample that is the last sample and the set of values lying under the data examination window This value will only be shown after a sample set has been collected Trip time The full date and time at which the trigger condition was satisfied The format for the date and time is ddmmyy hh mmiss cc Sample Type The method of sampling chosen while setting up the configuration in the Configuration Data Entry screen The sampling method will be either BEFORE only collect samples before the trigger AFTER only collect samples after the trigger MIDDLE attempt to collect the specified number of samples before the trigger AND the specified number after the trigger For more information see Configuration Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1995 GFK 0712 Status This field contains the curren
85. t the value you have just entered for example Timer allowance is now 500 If you decide not to change the timer allowance pressing Enter key with a blank field or the lt Quit gt key will cause the following message to be displayed Action terminated timer allowance not changed To quit the PLC menu select EXIT by pressing the F10 function key Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 Exit Function EXIT F10 Press this key to EXIT from a menu or if no menu is selected pressing the F10 function key will quit the Digital Event Recorder A prompt will be displayed to verify that this key selection is intentional if part of your system has not been saved To verify that you do want to exit the Digital Event Recorder press the Enter key you will be returned to the DOS prompt ign SSS a OR SE 0 DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Reference Data at X 4300004 7300005 7500006 7300007 Current Sample 0 Current Sample Time ms Sample Rate 500 ms Trip Time Sample Type MIDDLE Status READY Changes will be lost Press ENTER to confirm F10 to continue 0712 Chapter 5 System Operations 63 Appendix GFK 0712 A User References User References for Series 90 PLCs The prefix of a user reference indicates the type of data it references in the PLC User references in the Series 90 PLCs are either register references or discrete r
86. ta Entry 35 Configuration 36 Programblock cack eee eme Re yes eee ee 36 Sample Rate as saq SM VEM e RR ESI 36 Sample Types suara MM toe MU UA ion AEA tct M AMA cd e tus 36 Samples Before Samples After 37 UPI GOR cio eo diiit Bridge di sete onte dimus 37 Section 3 Configuration Scrollable Location Area 38 ScrollableLocation Area 38 Location Selection 40 Chapter 5 System Operations LEES 43 Statt StOp ios repe a dee enr beet eee v e eI Ee de 43 Trigger ly pee ne eut uad Tu dosi Mv Seis 44 Status Window Selection 45 Full Status MWindOw 222 nace eet cente eerte 45 Basic Status Window 48 Configuration Data Entry 48 Print Options crore troti ebbe i us 49 Example of Print Option Printout 51 Example of List Option Printout 53 Example of Config Option 54 Bile Options c Rae ater Co ee an aaa oes ds 55
87. tained across a power cycle to the CPU Table 14 Discrete References The I prefix represents input references This prefix is followed by the reference s address in the input table e g 70100121 I references are located in the input status table which stores the state of all inputs received from input modules during the last input scan A reference address is assigned to discrete input modules using the configuration soft ware or the Hand Held Programmer HHP used only with Series 90 30 90 20 Un til a reference address is assigned no data will be received from the module The Q prefix represents physical output references The coil check function of Lo gicmaster 90 software checks for multiple uses of Q references with relay coils or outputs on functions For Series 90 30 90 20 beginning with Release 3 of the soft ware you can select the level of coil checking desired SINGLE WARN MULTIPLE or MULTIPLE Refer to the Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0466 for more information about this feature The Q prefix is followed by the reference s address in the output table e g 20000016 PQ references are located in the output status table which stores the state of the output references as last set by the application program This output status table s values are sent to output modules at the end of the program scan A reference address is assigned to discrete output modules using the configuration software o
88. tallation information Series90 20 PLC User s Manual GFK 0551 This book describes the hardware components of a Series 90 20 PLC system provides hardware installation procedures describes operation and provides maintenance information Logicmaster 90 70 Programming Software User s Manual 0263 A user s manual for system operators and others using the Logicmaster 90 70 software to program configure monitor or control a Series 90 70 PLC Series 90 70 ProgrammableControllerReferenceManual 0265 A reference manual which describes program structure and defines program instructions for the Series 90 70 PLC Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 Programming Software User s Manual 0466 This is a user s manual for system operators and others using the Logicmaster 90 30 90 20 software to program configure monitor or control a Series 90 30 or Series 90 20 PLC Series 90 30 and 90 20 ProgrammableControllersReference Manual 0467 A reference manual which describes program structure and defines program instructions for the Series 90 30 and 90 20 PLCs Series 90 PLC SNP Communications Driver User s manual GFK 0585 This book describes the GE Series Ninety Protocol SNP This is the protocol used by the serial ports on Series 90 PLCs We Welcome Your Comments and Suggestions vi At GE Intelligent Platforms we strive to produce quality technical documentation After you have used this manual please tak
89. this tutorial the Digital Event Recorder software should have been installed on your computer If not see Chapter 1 in this manual for installation instructions Your computer should also be setup for the desired type of communications which can be parallel direct WSI multidrop WSI direct SNP or multidrop SNP Detailed installation information can be found in the applicable PLC Installation manual Cable diagrams for each type of connection are also described in Appendix B Make sure that power has been turned ON to the PLC If Logicmaster 90 has not been installed on your computer go to Step 2 At the MS DOS Prompt on your computer enter the following 1m90 return You can select the Digital Event Recorder directly from Logicmaster 90 E E 2 SO LOGICMASTER 90 SOFTWARE FOR SERIES 90 c PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS Shift F5 Series 90 70 Programmable Controller Logicmaster 90 Programmer Package Logicmaster 90 Configuration Package PCM Development Package PCOP fixis Positioning Module Package perator Interface Utilities Logicmaster 90 Utilities User Command Menu Logicmaster 90 Setup Package Exit to DOS Use the Shift function keys to select PLC type Use the function keys to start software package D NLH90 GFK 0712 21 22 Select the Operator Interface Utilities menu by pressing F5 If F5 is nota valid
90. tion Interface WSI board Two versions of the WSI are available for the Series 90 70 and two versions for the Series 90 30 90 20 PLCs The appropriate Work Station Interface boards provide a combination serial parallel interface to the Series 90 70 PLCs and a serial only interface to the Series 90 30 90 20 PLCs WSI board is available bundled with Logicmaster 90 Programming Software The WSI resides in a full length slot of the computer which executes the programming software The computer used for programming can be a Workmaster Workmaster II or Cimstar industrial computer or an IBM PC PC XT PC AT PS 2 or compatible Personal Computer Catalog numbers of the Work Station Interface boards are IC640WMI910 Series 90 70 isa combination serial parallelinterface for use with a Workmaster computer or an IBM PC XT PC AT or compatible Personal Computer IC647WMI920 Series 90 70 is a combination serial parallel interface for use with a Workmaster II computer or an IBM PS 2 Personal Computer IC647WMI310 Series 90 30 90 20 is a serial only interface for use with a Workmaster computer or an IBM PC XT PC AT or compatible Personal Computer IC647WMI320 Series 90 30 90 20 is a serial only interface for use with a Workmaster II computer or an IBM PS 2 Personal Computer WSI Architecture An 80188 microprocessor provides all operation control for the WSI The hardware interface to the comp
91. tion about what samples you want to have collected This information is entered in the Configuration Data Entry area as shown in the following screen The information you must enter in the Configuration Data Entry area includes the following Configuration File is the name of the current configuration file Program Block is the name of the program block where the register data you want to access is located Sample Rate is the rate at which the samples are to be taken Sample Type selects which samples are to be recorded relative to the trigger Samples Before and Samples After specifies the number of samples to collect Trigger specifies when to store the samples Pe ist ee eRe 2205905 save Bt Quit DIGITAL EVENT RECORDER Ref erence Data at X ZR00152 Configuration File Configuration Data Entry Program Block Configuration File Sample Rate Program Block Sample Type ample Rate 600 ms Trigger Sample Type MIDDLE Samp 15 Samples After 15 Trigger Samples Before and Samples After Scrollable Location Area Location Description Type Threshold 00152 UINT zR00375 UINT 102044 DISCRETE Key Functions for Configuration Data Entry Key functions that are used for the Configuration Data Entry area are defined in the following table Each of the items in the Configuration Data Entry area is described in detail following the t
92. uter s bus is discrete logic and contains an 8K shared RAM The parallelinterface permits the WSI board to communicate with the CPU in the same manner as other intelligent Series 90 PLC option modules The serial interface allows communications to the CPU through the serial port on the CPU The WSIboard has a ROM containing power up diagnostics and software to load the operating software from the programmer 69 70 The daughter board contains non renewable fuses and terminations for the parallel cable bus Illustrations of typical system configurations using a Work Station Interface installed ina Workmaster II computer are shown in the illustrations on this page and the next page WSI Status Indicator The WSI board has one LED which can be seen only when the computer s coveris partially removed This LED blinks during the power up diagnostics If a board failure is detected by the power up diagnostics the LED will turn OFF and remain off Otherwise itis ON If this happens the board should be replaced A second LED located on the daughter board is ON during a communications session and for 500 ms after receiving a message from the CPU otherwise it is OFE WSI Connectors WSI has 37 pin connector which is used for both parallel and serial communications The connection to the PLC is from this connector through a parallel I O cable to the top connector on the Bus Transmitter Module Series 90 70 or through a serial cab
93. ve only the following lines in your config sys file 1 SHELL C Ncommand com e 1000 p 2 files 20 3 buffers 20 amp Digital Event Recorder User s Manual January 1993 GFK 0712 When the der bat file passes control to the executable the Digital Event Recorder first looks for the der env file This file contains switches and environment information If the file is not there then it is essential that the switch t xxx be entered on the command line The other switches default in the following manner when no der env file is present LzY B BLACK F WHITE A 3 SzN P N R N See the example der env file which follows for more details about the switches Note When you used the installation program a standard der env file was provided The Digital Event Recorder then looks at any command line switches that may be present Any switch entered on the command line overrides the same switch from the file At this point the Digital Event Recorder attempts to 1 runwsi load exe 2 findnickname files If the appropriate switch has been specified the Digital Event Recorder will then 3 open and load the last used configuration file 4 auto attach using the previous connection mode Following isa list of files the Digital Event Recorder looks for The only file the Digital Event Recorder MUST find is the terminal table file tbl Files DER looks for The files that the Digital Event Recorder looks for in th
94. y you are ready to execute the Digital Event Recorder The Digital Event Recorder is accesssable in three ways From Logicmaster 90 From MS DOS by typing oi_menu From MS DOS by typing der From the the Ol Menu in Logicmaster 90 You can select the Digital Event Recorder directly from Logicmaster 90 The Operator Interface menu is selected from Logicmaster 90 by choosing the Operator Interface Utilities softkey F5 when you are in the Logicmaster 90 Main Menu screen 2 SS NN SO LOGICMASTER 90 SOFTWARE FOR SERIES 90 c PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS Series 90 70 Programmable Controller Logicmaster 90 Programmer Package Logicmaster 90 Configuration Package PCM Development Package PCOP Axis Positioning Module Package Operator Interface Utilities Logicmaster 90 Utilities User Command Menu Logicmaster 90 Setup Package Exit to DOS Use the Shift function keys to select PLC type Use the function keys to start software package D NLM90 Operator Interface Products Menu The following screen will then be displayed This is the Operator Interface Products Menu which allows you to select the desired Operator Interface OI product currently available DER and ADS The OI menu has an entry for the Digital Event Recorder plus other OI products If other OI products have not been installed their fu

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