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1. 7 2 Summary of Mechanical Features 10 3 Physical SPECIFICATIONS 11 b Standard Rack Function CardS 13 1 Power Conditioner Card PCC 13 2 A D Converter Processor Card ADP 13 3 Data Mover Card DIM 17 4 Communications Card COMM 18 c Selectable A Cards 1 Analog Input CAPS 18 2 Analog Output Cards Models AO8 10AAO 4 10CISO 8 and 10 4 8 19 3 Logic Control I O Card Model AL16 CE 20 4 Counter Timer Functions Model 10ACTO1 21 d D NET Cable COnne ction 23 e Host Computer 1 PC FUNCtIONS vay 23 2 Minimum PC Requirements 24 3 Daytronic Gateway Interface DGI Card 25 4 Optional Data Display
2. RealTime Signal Processing Version SB 6 2 gt gt DRYTRONIC SPS8000 is capable of full compliance with CE standards under the conditions stated in the Declaration of Conformance in the back of this book Copyright O 1998 1999 Daytronic Corporation All rights reserved No part of this document may be reprinted reproduced or used in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means including photocopying and recording or in any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from Daytronic Corporation All specifications are subject to change without notice SPS8000 is a trademark of Daytronic Corporation SPS8000 Technical Overview v SB 6 2 Pub No SPS8KTO 6 2 Issued 9 99 SS DAYTRONIC 2 sve aroo SPS8000 SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM TECHNICAL OVERVIEW Daytronic Corporation 2211 Arbor Blvd Dayton OH 45439 1521 Tel 937 293 2566 Fax 937 293 2586 800 668 4745 www daytronic com CONTENTS 1 THE SPS8000 SYSTEM a General Description 1 b Summary of Key SPS8000 Features 3 c Typical SPS8000 Applications 6 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS a Mainframe 1 General Description
3. 26 f Optional Listener COMpuUutersS 27 3 SYSTEM SOFTWARE Bs SPSO9000 COMMUN AION sensata ii iii 28 b User s Third Party MMI Software 1 AutoNet Data Acquisition and Control Software 29 2 InTouch M Graphical Interface Software 31 3 KineticaRT Graphical Interface Software 32 CONTENTS c User s C Language Application Program s 33 Appendices A Scan Rate Tables 34 B Summary of Control Commands 1 Commands from the SPS8K Commands Menu 37 2 Other COMMANAS 41 C Mathematical Calculations 43 CE Declaration of Conformity 45 Table of CE Compliant I O Connectors for SPS8000 Compatible Conditioner Cards and Special A Cards 46 Table of Figures 1 The SPS8000 Front End System 1 2 A Four Level SPS8000 Mainframe System 7 3 SPS8000 Physical Layout 3 a Mainframe Front Elements for a Single Level Rack 8 3 6 Mainframe Rear Elements for a Si
4. Model SPS8120 CE SPS 8000 22 DAYTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Model SPS8140 SPS 8000 22 DRYTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Model SPS8130 CE Fig 4 6 Multi Level Rack Dimensions 12 2 a MAINFRAME SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 2 0 STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS These four plug in cards are standard components of every SPS8000 system Each is easily accessible from the front of the mainframe and provides a set of front panel LED indicators shown in Fig 3 a for continuous system status annunciation Each card has its own unique edge connector keying to pre vent accidental placement in the wrong slot and each has a front handle for easy insertion and removal 2 b 1 PowER CONDITIONER CARD PCC Each SPS8000 rack level is equipped with its own Model SPS8201 Power Conditioner PCC Card Receiving 48 V DC from the rack s main power supply the PCC Card provides local power supply regulation to the entire level It also generates the standard AC and DC references and other regu lated voltages required for conditioner card excitation and normal system operation 2 b 2 A D CONVERTER PROCESSOR CARD ADP Each SPS8000 rack level is equipped with its own Model SPS8202 A D Con verter Processor ADP Card As the rack level s central DSP engine each ADP Card controls all access to the level s A CARDS digitizes analog inputs from conditioner cards translates them into fin ished 32 bit floating point en
5. A SCAN RATE TABLES 34 LIST1 LIST1 RATE 1 ms 2ms 4ms 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 25 ms 40 ms 50 ms LIST2 LIST1 RATE 2 ee bh bh App A SCAN RATE TABLES Appendix A Scan Rate Tables SCANS PER SEC 1000 500 250 200 100 50 40 25 20 LIST2 MULTIPLIER 2 4 5 10 20 25 oR NM 10 20 25 LIST2 RATE 2ms 4ms 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 25 ms 4 ms 8 ms 10ms 20 ms 40 ms 50 ms 8 ms 20 ms 40 ms 100 ms 10ms 20 ms 25 ms 50 ms 100 ms 125 ms SCANS PER SEC 500 250 200 100 50 40 250 125 cont d SCAN RATE TABLES A LIST2 cont d LIST1 LIST2 LIST2 SCANS RATE MULTIPLIER RATE PER SEC 10ms 2 20 ms 50 10ms 4 40 ms 25 10ms 5 50 ms 20 10ms 10 100 ms 10 10ms 20 200 ms 5 10 ms 25 250 ms 4 20 ms 2 40 ms 25 20 ms 5 100 ms 10 20 ms 10 200 ms 5 20 ms 25 500 ms 2 25 ms 2 50 ms 20 25 ms 4 100 ms 10 25 ms 5 125 ms 8 25 ms 10 250 ms 4 25 MS 20 500 ms 2 40 ms 5 200 ms 5 40 ms 25 1000 ms 1 50 ms 2 100 ms 10 50 ms 4 200 ms 5 50 ms 5 250 ms 4 50 ms 10 500 ms 2 50 ms 20 1000 ms 1 LIST3 LIST2 LIST3 LIST3 SCANS RATE MULTIPLIER RATE PER SEC 2 ms 2 4 ms 250 2 ms 4 8 ms 125 2 MS 5 10 ms 100 2 ms 10 20 ms 50 2 ms 20 40 ms 25 2 MS 25 50 ms 20 4 ms 2 8 ms 125 4 ms 5 20 ms 50 4 ms 10 40 ms 25 4 ms 25 100 ms 10 5 ms 2 10 ms 100 5 ms 4 20 ms 50 5 ms 5 25 ms 40 5 ms 10 50 ms 20 5 ms 20 100 ms 10 5 ms 25 125 ms 8 8 ms None contd App A Scan RATE
6. Level 2 Channels amp Bits processed by ADP 2 Level 3 Channels amp Bits processed by ADP 3 CON LIST1 LIST2 LIST3 scanned at scanned at scanned at Note that a tare offset cannot RATE1 RATE2 RATES be applied to a channel to which a CUSTOM LINEARIZA TION TABLE is presently assigned 16 2 b STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 The processing capacity of an ADP Card will always depend on its effective SCAN RATE and there is always a tradeoff between the SCAN RATE and the NUMBER OF CHANNELS AND BITS that can be processed at that rate The SPS8000 s framework of multiple simultaneously effective scan rates howev er lets the user maximize the available scan bandwidth getting the fastest sampling speed where it s most needed by the application without wasting it on relatively nondynamic channels and bits that don t demand high speed acquisition and processing Thus in order to allow fast scanning of only those channels and bits that legit imately require it up to three separate scan rates can be specified for the SPS8000 system Each rate is to be applied to the scanning of a predefined LIST of system DATA CHANNELS groups of LOGIC I O BITS and or groups of LOGICAL BITS Since channels and bits from all rack levels can go into any one of the sys tem s three possible scan lists each ADP Card has in effect up to three indi vidual sublists of channel and bits
7. Analog amp Logic Outputs i Up to 160 analog I O channels per level Up to 320 logic I O ports per level Mainframe Level 1 Model SPS8017 T Connector Model SPS8010 SPS8010 25 or SPS8010 50 Coaxial Cable User s Model SPS8230 CE with e Configurator and Host User S VGA Program Interface API i Computer Data Display Model SPS8015 Source Terminator 2 tab pplication Software Includes AutoNet Fig 2 InTouch Wonderware for Windows and Windows NT H H TM A Four Level SPS8000 Mainframe System Assuming that all 20 A Cards are 8 channel analog I O cards Assuming that all 20 A Cards are 16 bit logic I O cards 2 a MAINFRAME 7 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS Fig 3 SPS8000 Physical Layout Data Mover Communications Label for User s Slot Identification Notes Card DMI Card COMM System A D Converter Power Conditioner A CARDS Processor Card Card PCC Front Door T Inserts ADP Hinge Bracket to protect empty slots Front Door Latch Bracket fy T S gt FOR j FUTURE USE AM System TT RESET Button Extractor Handle A SLOT No 1 r CZ i Slot Fuse Power ON OFF A SLOT System 3 Switch No 20 STATUS INDICATORS ever Banana Jack for ADP DM COMM PCC attachment of grounding INIT INIT INIT 48 Mier eae CONF STOP DPE 5 ERR1 ERR ERR 9 T Insert E
8. TABLES 35 A SCAN RATE TABLES 36 LIST2 RATE 10ms 10ms 10ms 10ms 10ms 20 ms 20 ms 20 ms 25 ms 25 ms 25 ms 25 ms 25 ms 40 ms 40 ms 50 ms 50 ms 50 ms 50 ms 50 ms 100 ms 100 ms 100 ms 125 ms 125 ms 125 ms 200 ms 200 ms 250 ms 250 ms 250 ms 500 ms 500 ms 1000 ms App A SCAN RATE TABLES LIST3 cont d LIST3 MULTIPLIER N N 6 gt O 0 N 6 7 h 6 N O 0 N O AN LIST3 RATE 20 ms 40 ms 50 ms 100 ms 200 ms 40 ms 100 ms 200 ms 50 ms 100 ms 125 ms 250 ms 500 ms 200 ms 1000 ms 100 ms 200 ms 250 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 200 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 250 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 1000 ms 2000 ms 500 ms 1000 ms 2000 ms 1000 ms 2000 ms None SCANS PER SEC 50 25 20 10 25 10 20 10 NAO NA CONTROL COMMANDS Appendix B Summary of Control Commands 1 COMMANDS FROM THE SPS8K COMMANDS MENU START SPS8K This command restarts the run time acquisition of data by all levels of the SPS8000 rack It places SPS8000 in RUN MODE START SPS8K can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in STOP MODE Stop SPS8K This command stops the run time acquisition of data by all levels of the SPS8000 rack It places SPS8000 in STOP MODE STOP SPS8K can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE SAVE TO EEPROM This command saves the SPS8000 system s presently v
9. The Configurator presents channel and bit configuration data in a scrollable SPREADSHEET format Each spreadsheet contains configuration values for all of the SPS8000 channels logic I O bits or logical import bits that have been dedicated to one of the three possible system scan lists Each row of the spreadsheet is devoted to a single channel or bit Each column contains the respective values of a single configuration parameter for all displayed Channels or bits The Configurator software also lets the PC operator communicate a number of control commands to the SPS8000 system provided that the scan cycle is not presently being synchronized by an internal signal from the COMM Card This includes commands for starting and stopping the real time acquisition of data initiating a system warm boot reset downloading the currently open configuration to the SPS8000 rack A special hot key lets you jump instantly to any specified spreadsheet row 3 a SPS8000 CONFIGURATOR SYSTEM SOFTWARE 3 uploading the current RAM or EEPROM stored configuration of the SPS8000 rack to the host computer to be viewed and or edited via the Configurator software calibrating a live SPS8000 analog input channel using a selected cali bration technique appropriate to that channel resetting a MAX or MIN calculation channel releasing a latched logic output modifying certain selected channel configuration parameters during
10. a PCl bus IDE disk controller 2 e Host COMPUTER SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 2 3 DAYTRONIC GATEWAY INTERFACE DGI CARD The CE compliant Model SPS8230 CE Daytronic Gateway Interface DGI Card is a central component of the total SPS8000 system Installed in the host PC the DGl Card brings SPS8000 acquired data into the PC environ ment while delivering control commands from the PC s application program or Configurator software to the SPS8000 The DGI s dedicated communica tions processor has true dual port memory two complete and independent data and address buses which can be used simultaneously to give the com puter full access to the latest SPS8000 acquired data at all times with no interruptions An efficient arbitration mechanism guarantees that the host application program instantly receives the latest complete scan or frame of data whenever it is requested without having to contend for shared memo ry resources within the database structure The DGI Card adheres to all physical requirements of the PC AT E ISA speci fication lts real time database can handle up to 1000 data channels and up Fig 7 DGI Firm r Ig GI Fi ware Future Development D ic DOS B Project Shared RAM CONFIG Rayon ie configuration editing archiving printing verifying etc Third Party Application Software GUI logging networking etc High Level C Language Language Interface BASIC Language Standard Auto
11. all mainframes Exceptional serviceability All conditioner processor and power supply resources are easily accessible from the front of the mainframe even when it is rackmounted The SPS8000 System is capable of full compliance with CE STANDARDS under the conditions stated in the Declaration of Conformity in the back of this book Local SPS8000 directed control actions vary from extremely simple logic output responses to long and intricate ladder logic sequences Such control is in no way dependent on software in the host computer The rate of control response depends solely on SPS8000 s internal scan configuration Remotely directed control on the other hand employs algorithms originating in the commercial MMI or user written application program s that interface with the DGI data base Such algorithms are processed wholly by the host PC and so the rate of control response depends on the PC s processing speed as well as SPS8000 s internal scan sequence The advantage of computer generated process control is of course a much greater flexibility and the ability to incorporate much more complicated overall acquisition and control strategies 1 0 SUMMARY OF KEY SPS8000 FEATURES 1 THE SPS8000 System 1 C TYPICAL SPS8000 APPLICATIONS JET ENGINE ENGINEERING DESIGN TESTS JET ENGINE DURABILITY TESTS e TURBINE TEST STANDS e AUTOMOBILE DYNO TEST STANDS AIRCRAFT ENGINE REWORK TESTS AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL STRESS TESTS HYDRA
12. database and graphics files are compatible with DOS Windows with DDE connectivity to a large number of popular programs Primary AutoNet functions include man machine interface with vivid user defined displays of real time and historical data including bargraphs analog meter and control panel emu lations trend charts circular charts X Y plots X Y Y profiles integrated 3 b User s THIRD PARTY MMI SOFTWARE 29 3 SYSTEM SOFTWARE spreadsheets process graphics and much more display update rate is 60 Hz automatic alarm management with continuous monitoring of data for pre set limit thresholds and rate of change limits plus automatic annunciation and recording of alarms a status screen provides complete information on each alarm condition and permits acknowledgement of the condition when so required through a user defined message precise control strategies may be implemented according to application requirements including auto tuning closed loop control datalogging with variable logging speeds and user defined file sizes and types up to 2048 channels per log file incorporates a variety of logging techniques including continuous mode command mode time based and event based strategies plus the capability of logging and retrieving data by batch name supports up to 32 concurrent logging schedules and up to 1000 gigabytes of disk storage fully distributed local area networking far superior in speed and flexibil
13. post processing necessary for applications like Fouri er analysis Fully STAND ALONE operation is made possible by enabling the internal sync mode where the scanning of data is timed to a sync signal from the SPS8000 s COMM Card In normal external sync mode the master sync signal is generated by the DGI Card in the host computer The SPS8000 can be configured such that upon loss of its external sync sig nal say from deliberate or inadvertent disconnection from the DGI it will switch automatically to the internal sync mode in order to keep all process controls alive an important safety feature in shutdown operations Dedicated A D and DSP for every 20 I O cards to ensure that all through put and processing requirements are met User configurable real time DSP processing of data on a completely stand alone basis includes High precision 32 bit floating point conversion on a per channel basis Assuming that all system bit groups are set up to handle physical logic inputs and outputs the maximum number of bits that can be processed is actually 1024 16 x 64 The actual system limit is 64 bit groups in all this includes both 16 member physical bit groups and 4 member logical import bit groups For all Conditioner Cards measurement resolution is determined by the user during system calibration 4 1 6 SUMMARY OF KEY SPS8000 FEATURES THE SPS8000 System f Per channel
14. rack as encoded by the 32 bit SPS8000 STATUS WORD SPS8000 STATUS can be invoked when the SPS800O0 is in either STOP or RUN MODE It is available to the operator from the Configurator Software by means of the F1 hot key DGI STATUS This command requests the present status of the DGI Card as encoded by the 32 bit DGI STATUS WORD DGI STATUS can be invoked when the SPS8000 is in either STOP or RUN MODE It is not available to the operator from the Configura tor Software TRANSFER MODE This command selects the timing handshake between the application program and the DGI Card i e whether data transfer is to be ASYNCHRONOUS or SYN CHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE can be invoked when the SPS8000 is in either STOP or RUN MODE It is not available to the operator from the Configurator Soft ware ENTER STANDALONE MODE This command instructs the SPS8000 rack to begin internal scan synchroniza tion for stand alone operation ENTER STANDALONE MODE can be invoked when the SPS8000 is in either STOP or RUN MODE It is not available to the oper ator from the Configurator Software App B CONTROL COMMANDS 41 BS CONTROL COMMANDS Exit STANDALONE MODE This command instructs the SPS8000 rack to exit stand alone operation and to resynchronize with external D NET scanning EXIT STANDALONE MODE can be invoked when the SPS8OOO is in either STOP or RUN MODE It is not available to the operator from the Co
15. via the MODIFY CONFIGURA TION command the stop mode RESTORE FROM EEPROM or the run mode WARM BOOT SPS8K command can be used to re establish the existing EEPROM stored configuration TARE This command specifies a desired tare offset for a specified channel in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display in appropriate engineering units and initiates immediate tare processing of that channel subtracting the offset value from each subsequent measurement answer TARE can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE and will not work with an analog input chan nel to which a CUSTOM LINEARIZATION TABLE is currently being applied If a tare offset of 0 zero is specified for a channel the processor will take ten scan measurements of the input in question and save the average value as the tare offset to be applied with each succeeding scan App B CONTROL COMMANDS BS CONTROL COMMANDS 40 TARE CLEAR This command cancels tare processing defined via the TARE command above for a specified channel in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display TARE CLEAR can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE RESET CALCULATE This command resets to any specified value a MAX or MIN calculate channel in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display RESET CALCULATE can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE DOWN BOUND CHANNEL This command sets to a specified val
16. F KEY SPS8000 FEATURES Selectable real world analog and logic I O Premium multichannel Signal Conditioning Cards have been optimized for particular transducer types and ranges and are compatible with other Daytronic data acquisition sys tems such as SPS6000 and System 10 Up to 80 I O cards per four level SPS8000 system which means up to 640 analog I O channels or up to 1000 logic I O ports can be used Exceptional STABILITY and ACCURACY result from ashielded front end environment that won t limit the accuracy of sen sitive input signals or the reliability of associated control functions use of premium low drift components remotely sensed excitation allowing long cable runs separate amplifier for each input channel with gain noise drift charac teristics optimized for a specific input type powerful low pass active filtering on an individual channel basis precise control of internal reference voltages precise built in calibration and excellent interchangeability of condi tioner cards By virtue of these and other design practices the system yields a typical measurement accuracy of 0 02 of full scale after calibration over the full operating temperature range Assuming that all 80 A Cards are 8 channel analog I O cards Assuming that all 80 A Cards are 16 bit logic I O cards 1 6 SUMMARY OF KEY SPS8000 FEATURES 3 1 THE SPS8000 SYsTeEM High Internal Channel
17. H LIMIT HIGH LIMIT LOW LIMIT LOW LOW LIMIT PROGRAMMABLE LIMIT 1 and PROGRAMMABLE LIMIT 2 As shown in Fig 5 the first four limit values define five discrete LIMIT ZONES or LEVELS one and only one of which will always be occu pied by the channel s existing data value The two PROGRAMMABLE LIMITS may be set up for the limit check ing of an analog channel s RATE OF CHANGE and of a sine wave channel s UNDERPEAK MAXIMUM and MINIMUM values The occurrence of one or a combination of specific limit violations can be made to trigger appropriate CONTROL RESPONSES both logic and analog SPS8000 control responses are very fast Outputs can be issued within the same scan cycle that acquires and evaluates the measurements on which they are based per channel scaling and linearization In the normal process of calibrating a real world ANALOG INPUT CHANNEL the ADP Card computes and stores two constant values a Scaling Factor m or EMM also sometimes called the multiplier or gain factor and a Zero Offset b or BEE Automatically and continuously applied to all subsequent readings of the given input channel these two calibration constants define the inear proportional ity expressed by the equation y mx b Automatic look up table linearization is provided for all standard thermocouple and RTD input channels INTERNAL 16 SEGMENT LINEARIZATION is provided for calib
18. ICATION PROGRAM S A custom C language application program for accessing and making use of SPS8000 acquired data can be written by the user by the Daytronic Systems Integration Department or by some other integrator Such a program links to DGI database resources via the DGl resident Application Program Inter face API An application program would use one of two basic methods for getting data from the DGl board Buffer Method A bufferis provided to the called routine Data is placed in that buffer which must be of the correct type and size This method is useful in non assembly language programs where data cannot be accessed from memory external to the program Whenever a fresh data set is required a call to the API data mover resource causes the DG s most current data buffer to be transferred to the application program s memory Direct Access Method The calling program is provided with a structure of pointers which are passed to it by the API driver It is then up to the calling program to inter pret the pointers and the data Since the addresses of the current buffers are dynamic the application program must request fresh pointers once per application program scan This method allows an application pro gram to access data quickly and directly from the DGI s dual port memo ry It is useful in assembly language programs that can access memory residing in an external segment 3 c User s C LANGUAGE APPLICATION PROGRAM S 33
19. Net GUI AutoNet Advanced High Performance Graphics Interface AGI Application Specific AutoNet SPS8000 Drivers Configurator Wonderware for Windows and Windows NT KineticaRT Application Specific SPS8000 Driver D NET Driver and Network Synchroni zation Controller Real Time Database Array Manager Application Program Interface API Temporary Data and Message Arrays i Handler Davtroni Daytronic Windows Based aytronic SPS8000 Configurator Windows ThirdPart ird Party Driver Windows Applications Firmware on DGI Card Software Running on User s Platform With conventional DMA techniques the computer is actually shut down during the transfer of data DGI s dual port technique avoids this loss of valuable processing time 2 e Host COMPUTER 25 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 26 to 1000 logic bits It can transfer data either asynchronously the default mode or synchronously with the active PC application program The asyn chronous mode allows data to be moved to a variety of application platforms some of which might not be able to keep up with SPS8000 s high data rates For a platform with high speed I O capabilities up to 1000 interrupts per sec ond the synchronous mode provides the time coherent data transfer which is a strong feature of SPS8000 design The AutoNet interface can employ either asynchronous or synchronous mode depending on whether AutoNet scannin
20. Optional functions include SPC recipe handling relational database operations via Structured Query Lan guage SQL and extension software development kits With its exception al NetDDE connectivity InTouch is ideal for large multiple workstation applications including distributed control systems supervisory control and monitoring plant enterprise management Statistical Process Control SPC Work in progress tracking VAX VMS and UNIX database systems 3 b 3 KINETICART GRAPHICAL INTERFACE SOFTWARE Via a special device driver that uses the Daytronic DGl API Dynamic Link Library SPS8000 can also communicate with RHS Harntec s KineticaRT software which is compatible with both Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 KineticaRT is a high speed high resolution man machine interface for real time graphical display monitoring and control Featuring on line point click graphical editing and data manipulation it uses configurable objects to create fast update Windows display screens with 1024 x 768 graphics While dis playing SPS8000 acquired data the software continuously updates trends and monitors for alarm violations KineticaRT supports linearization tables and allows event driven control actions to be triggered by thresholds state changes logical expressions errors and or on screen buttons pepe Hg Cee 3 6 USER S THIRD PARTY MMI SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOFTWARE 3 3 C User s C LANGUAGE APPL
21. RR2 AUX INTR 9 Remove before inserting card TXMT VCFG DRCV 15 ING CMD DXMT 15 RDY IMSG SRCV RUN SYNC SXMT 2 Card Use of the grounding strap is 235 Ea 2 gt required for CE compliance gt R lt during mainframe configuration lt a A 2 om Card Notch and diagnostic procedures Slot Connectors 2 gt Actuating TSA Levers Locating Key As CLOSED a OPEN Fig 3 a Mainframe Front Elements for a Single Level Rack front door removed 8 2 a MAINFRAME SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 A Card Rear I O Label for User s Slot Identification Notes Connectors Rear Bus A SLOT A Slot Covers for connection to analog logic input A SLOT Board Cover No 20 for empty slots only sources and output receivers No 1 l 0 D NET I O Port QO KARA KAKA WX XXX 5455 0000 RRA O 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RRR ORAR RRA x NOX NG Removable AC Power Air Filter Connector Fig 3 b Mainframe Rear Elements for a Single Level Rack The Model SPS8110 CE Mainframe System has a one level rack the Model SPS8120 CE a two level rack the Model SPS8130 CE a three level rack and the Model SPS8140 a four level rack The Model SPS8100 CE Expan sion Level is available for the addition of one A Card level to any existing Model SPS8110 CE SPS8120 CE or SPS8130 CE by an authorized service t
22. ULIC COMPONENT TESTS PUMP SYSTEM ENGINEERING DESIGN TESTS PUMP SYSTEM DURABILITY TESTS MARINE ENGINE TESTS GAS AND STEAM ELECTRICAL GENERATION SYSTEM MONITORING e AEROSPACE COMPONENTS HIGH SPEED TESTS e AUXILIARY POWER UNIT TESTS MILITARY VEHICLE TURBINE DIESEL AND GASOLINE ENGINE TESTS MILITARY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN TESTS PRODUCTION PROCESS PLANT MONITORING NUCLEAR AND FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANT MONITORING IN LINE PRECISION MEASUREMENTS ROCKET MOTOR TESTS PORTABLE GENERATOR TESTS HIGH SPEED GAGING APPLICATIONS HIGH SPEED PRODUCTION PROCESS LIMIT CHECKING AND CLASSIFI CATION 6 1 C TYPICAL SPS8000 APPLICATIONS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 2 4 MAINFRAME 2 4 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION Each SPS8000 mainframe or rack can contain up to four stackable levels of plug in signal I O and data processing cards Each rack level can contain up to 20 user selected A Cards plus its own standard complement of processor cards In addition to housing all circuit cards the SPS8000 main frame provides all necessary power supplies and interconnection facilities for complete system operation Model SPS8140 it ij Mainframe Level 4 Test or Process pl Mainframe Level 3 ij l Ug Mainframe Level 2 gt 9 0079 Analog amp Logic nputs COMMUNI CATIONS CARD Model SPS8016 End Terminator A CARDS up to 20 cards per level ju
23. a for computer display and processing However a special reflective memory version of operating software is avail able from the factory for use with any Model SPS8230 CE DGI Card When loaded this optional software permits the DGI to operate in listener only mode When multiple DGl Cards are directly linked via the D NET interface as shown in Fig 1 a special DGI HEX program may be loaded into each slave DGI Card in order to place that card in listener only mode Asa result up to eight additional computers can listen simultaneously to the data supplied by SPS8000 to the host or master device Each listener computer can run its own software for data display analysis recording etc with no effect whatsoever on the speed of the SPS8000 system The SPS8000 configuration resident in the master DGI is automatically downloaded to each linked slave DGI If a change is made to the master configuration that change is also auto matically downloaded to each slave 2 f OPTIONAL LISTENER COMPUTERS 27 3 SYSTEM SOFTWARE This section briefly describes current SPS8000 associated software which is run on the user s PC and which interacts with the Application Program Inter face API provided by the Daytronic Gateway Interface DGl Card as sum marized in Fig 7 3 a SPS8000 CONFIGURATOR 28 The primary purpose of the Model SPS8901 Configurator Software is
24. and 10A64 8C None of these cards may be directly connected to the Model 10AAO 4 without special modification 3 One requirement for full compliance with CE STANDARDS is that if the system contains one or more Model AL16 CE cards each of these must be used with a separately ordered Model C48 CE Dual CE Connector 2 C SELECTABLE A CARDS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 The Model AL16 CE provides sixteen optically isolated LOGIC I O PORTS each of which can be designated as either input or output in any desired mix The state of every output port will be continuously determined by the state of a specified system bit This source bit could be an internal logical bit which is in turn controlled by a user entered Boolean expression whose three operands can include any data channel s present limit status Or it could be an input bit an import bit downloaded from the host PC or a global bit Logic inputs and outputs are compatible with CMOS TTL and other solid state logic systems as well as the Daytronic Models 9398 and 9399 Solid State Relays Logic INPUTS are accepted by the AL16 CE directly from dry contacts switches relays etc All OUTPUT levels are negative true i e ground when at Logic 1 VCC 5 V DC when at Logic 0 Model AL16 CE Logic I O Interface Specifications General Optically isolated logic isolated 5 V Reference Power Supply provided maximum current is 50 mA total external ref
25. and Bit Capacity Up to 1000 data channels per four level rack up to 1000 user programmable logic bits plus 7 internal global bits True Dual Port Memory communicates directly into the host computer s memory space with no DMA interruptions Avoids use of the computer s CPU and bus cycles for data entry Multiple system scan rates from 1 ms up Three independent scan rates are configurable by the user so that scan speed can be maximized where it s required by the application Scan speeds range from 1 to 200 millisec onds per channel and are completely independent of the amount of data processing done by the system With installation of optional DGI listener operating software multiple computers can be supported from one SPS8000 system Additional com puters running any SPS8000 compatible software programs can listen to the data acquired by a single SPS8000 system providing display analy sis and storage of that data see Fig 1 High speed high resolution data acquisition and processing with NO ASSOCIATED COMPUTER OVERHEAD 16 bit A D with floating point math Up to 20 000 finished answers per second per mainframe rack level up to 80 000 for a four level rack This rate is not affected by con versions calculations analysis graphics display or any other data pro cessing the system may be doing e Synchronous data collection yields time coherent measurement sets a critical attribute for
26. e Computer Acquire Display Computers to Access Mode Only One SPS8000 User s VGA Data Displa User s pray Listener Computer Fig 1 The SPS8000 Front End System Acquire Display Mode Only Additional Listener Computers up to 8 in all 1 a GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1 THE SPS8000 SYsTeEM Once configured SPS8000 is a fully stand alone PC front end system whose real time measurement and control capabilities are in no way limited by the computer to which it supplies finished real time data The SPS8000 system doesn t consume valuable PC resources Instead it converts the PC from a data processor to a more efficient data utilizer SPS8000 is a high performance dedicated DSP CHASSIS where accurate high speed high volume SIGNAL CONDITIONING DATA PROCESSING and PROCESS CONTROL can be done the right way without inaccuracy from PC generated electrical noise limited I O choices because of PC slot limitations unpredictable effects from PC based software and hardware upgrades excessive and expensive cabling SPS8000 puts data processing close to the process It unburdens the PC of all routine data collection and processing tasks since these are handled locally and concurrently by one or more Digital Signal Processors DSP s within each rack level in a low noise environment that ensures accurate drift free measurement and dependable control action Parallel DSP architec ture yields a vast speed improvement over genera
27. echnician The primary level Level 1 of each SPS8000 rack contains a Power Conditioner Card PCC not shown in Fig 2 an A D Converter Processor Card ADP the rack s Data Mover Card DM the rack s Communications Card COMM the rack s main power supply and cooling fans in an enclosed assembly in the lower portion of the base rack structure Each additional rack level 2 through 4 requires only a PCC Card and ADP Card 1 The Model SPS8140 has not been verified to meet CE standards 2 Note that the four level system resulting from the addition of a Model SPS8100 CE to a Model SPS8130 CE has not been verified to meet CE standards 3 As shown in Fig 3 a the rack s power switch and fuse holder are located on the front of this assembly and are accessible only when the mainframe s lockable front door is open 2 a MAINFRAME 9 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 10 Each level s individual multilayer motherboard supplies the interface for all control and data signals as well as all multiplexed analog signals between its Signal Conditioner Cards and its ADP Card The motherboard also distrib utes various reference voltages from the level s PCC Card to its Signal Condi tioner Cards and ADP Card The motherboard for the rack s primary level handles data exchange between the system Data Mover and Communica tions Cards Every SPS8000 rack s rear mounted backplane carries digital data between process
28. ecify all required system setup parameters PC based data acquisition may claim to achieve impressively high raw sampling rates 500 kHz or more However this doesn t include the computer s signal processing overhead which can be substantial when a large number of inputs are involved In such cases the over all engineering unit answers per second throughput is considerably higher when an SPS8000 front end does all the processing 2 1 a GENERAL DESCRIPTION THE SPS8000 System f The DGI provides a sophisticated Application Program Interface API to translate PC based application software to SPS8000 firmware For custom interfaces the API can readily link the user s own C language data utilization programs with the DGI s real time database Supplying its own high performance driver Imagination System s AutoNet software described in Section 3 6 1 furnishes a superb Man Machine Inter face MMI for display logging analysis and test process control of SPS8000 acquired data Special DDE servers allow the SPS8000 to interface with the powerful Wonderware InTouch package for Windows and Win dows NT described in Section 3 b 2 and also with Windows based Kineti caRT M software for high speed high resolution graphical display and monitoring Section 3 b 3 Via DDE data acquired by these and other pack ages can be shared with EXCEL and any other Windows application that supports DDE 1 6 SUMMARY O
29. ectly from a user spec ified source channel of any type As a safety feature to protect external control devices each output voltage will not be permitted to exceed the clamping range defined by that channel s current HIGH HIGH and LOW LOW limit settings 2 b STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS 15 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS application of per channel tare offsets The ADP can automatically apply a user specified tare offset whenev er run time zeroing of a given measurement channel is required as for example in a succession of rapid batch weighings where contain er weight must be continuously tared out of the measurement analog channel and A D calibration Different calibration techniques are offered for different types of input channels Normally performed by the user via the PC based Configu rator software these techniques include conventional zero and span two point deadweight direct entry of channel scaling and offset val ues computed calibration of frequency and strain gage inputs and for strain gage channels the connection of a shunt resistor of known magnitude Each ADP Card will also perform periodic zero and span calibration checks on its A D converter as part of each scan whenev er the processor encounters undefined time slots within its active scan sequence Fig 6 Typical SPS8000 Scan Lists for a Three Level System Level 1 Channels amp Bits processed by ADP 1
30. er units In most cases the D NET cable along with its terminators and T connectors will be ordered from Daytronic when the SPS8000 sys tem itself is ordered The Model SPS8010 is the standard ten foot D NET cable for a 25 foot cable specify the Model SPS8010 25 and for a 50 foot cable the Model SPS8010 50 For a cable of nonstandard length contact the Daytronic Systems Integration Department As shown in Fig 2 the D NET link requires a SOURCE TERMINATOR Model SPS8015 at the DGI end and an END TERMINATOR Model SPS8016 at the SPS8000 end Two T CON NECTORS Model SPS8017 are also required to connect cable and termina tor to each D NET I O port DGI and SPS8000 2 e Host COMPUTER 2 e 1 PC FUNCTIONS The SPS8000 system interfaces with any computer compatible with the E ISA bus standard but a 486 or Pentium based CPU at 66 MHz or higher is rec ommended if you want to take advantage of the system s high data transfer speed As emphasized in Section 1 SPS8000 unburdens its host computer of all routine data acquisition processing and control tasks This in effect allows the PC to dedicate itself solely to the data storage analysis display and reporting functions it can do best using the finished data provided on request by SPS8000 Instead of having to manage all the complex details of the data acquisition process the computer and its programmers need only concern themselves with the best use t
31. erence supply may be used allowable VCC range is 5 to 24 V As Input CMOS device input with internal 100 kQ pull up to VCC Logic 1 may be driven by TTL LSTTL CMOS 5 V or through dry contacts to Isolated Common As Output Open collector current sink with internal 100 kQ pull up to VCC maximum sink current is 25 mA per output Port Activity Indicator LED logic state indicator for each I O port on the front edge of the AL16 CE Card lights when the bit is at Logic 1 2 C 4 COUNTER TIMER FUNCTIONS MODEL 10ACTO1 Featuring a 1 000000 MHz crystal frequency reference a Model 10ACTO1 Counter Timer Card installed in an SPS8000 system may be made to func tion in any of the four modes of operation described below In all but the TIMER mode the events being counted by the 10ACTO1 are waveform pulses AC or unipolar delivered to the card s rear I O CONNEC TOR by an external pulse transformer transducer with two wire isolated wind ings turbine flowmeter tachometer pickup etc by a transistor or logic circuit driver or by a similar signal source Specifications for the 10ACTO1 s pulse signal input are given in the latest System 10 Catalog The analog input voltage range may be set independent of the mode of opera tion via the SPS8000 Configurator Software As with all standard Daytronic frequency conditioning cards the 10ACTO1 provides capacitive coupling of 0 1 or 10 microfarads for low frequency inputs
32. g is based on a specified time interval or on the SPS8000 DGI scan cycle respectively DGI firmware functions are Summarized in Fig 7 along with associated con figuration MMI and application software run on the user s PC The DGI Card s on board Application Program Interface API is a low level driver that allows a PC based application program to make use of DGI hard ware resources by translating the application software to SPS8000 firmware Specifically it lets the application program read from and write to the real time database managed by the DGI The application program can be a com mercial MMI like AutoNet InTouch M or KineticaRT that has its own SPS8000 driver Or it can be a customized C language program written by the user For methods of accessing DGI data see Section 3 c 2 4 OPTIONAL DATA DISPLAY Any standard VGA monitor connected to the host PC may be used to view the data collected by the SPS8000 system and transferred to AutoNet or other active display generation MMI AutoNet displays both real time data currently present in the AutoNet database and historical data logged and stored on the computer s hard disk 2 e Host COMPUTER SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 2 f OPTIONAL LISTENER COMPUTERS In its normal master mode the DGI Card is a talker listener device send ing control commands from the host computer to the SPS8000 system and receiving SPS8000 acquired dat
33. gineering unit answers and delivers these finished answers to the system s SHARED RAM DATABASE while continu ally recalibrating the A D converter transfers analog outputs from the SHARED RAM DATABASE to appropriate A Cards for communication to external control or recording devices performs specific LOCAL PROCESSING FUNCTIONS including application of a per channel Daytronic Smoothing Algorithm DSA The effect of this user adjustable proprietary smoothing function is to remove small unwanted dynamic signal components while allowing large scale fluctuations to pass unaffected per channel limit evaluation Any data channel operated on by an ADP card can be automatically and continuously monitored for conformance to a set of fixed individ ually preset LIMIT VALUES if so configured by the user All limits are checked in appropriate engineering units Limit checking does not apply to import channels downloaded from the host PC since these channels are not handled by an SPS8000 processor Limit checking can be disabled if desired for one or more data channels of any type 2 6 STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS 13 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS HIGH HIGH LIMIT ZONE HIGH HIGH LIMIT HIGH ia HIGH LIMIT OK LIMIT ZONE _ LOW LIMIT Hee LIMIT ZONE Fig 5 Channel Limit Zones LOW LOW LIMIT LOW LOW LIMIT ZONE A channel s existing data value can be compared to six separate limit values HIGH HIG
34. given SPS8000 mainframe level a four level mainframe system can therefore have up to 80 such cards A Cards can be mixed and matched to yield the exact combination of analog and logic inputs and outputs required by a specific SPS8000 appli cation 2 C 1 ANALOG INPUT CARDS ANALOG SIGNAL CONDITIONING has always been the cornerstone of Daytronic s design expertise Based directly on the proven System 10 fami ly of multichannel signal conditioner cards SPS8000 s analog input cards accept and condition raw measurement signals from thermocouples RTD s LVDT s frequency generating transducers DC excited strain gage transducers and miscellaneous real world voltage and current sources In all cases active low pass filtering yields smooth and stable measurement of the input variable even in the face of substantial dynamic content For optimum system performance a new family of Daytronic A Cards is presently being introduced all of which are fully compatible with the SPS8000 System Designated by AA in the model number these Advanced Analog conditioner cards feature selectable per channel analog filtering See the Daytronic Conditioner Cards Catalog or contact the factory for the latest infor mation regarding AA card features specifications and availability Internal accuracies vary with different analog input cards but in general it can be said for all standard cards that following init
35. hat can be made of the acquired data The Model SPS8020 SPS8020 25 or SPS8020 50 is a Basic D NET Cable Kit consisting of one standard Coaxial Cable 10 25 or 50 feet in length respectively one Model SPS8015 Source Terminator one Model SPS8016 End Terminator and two Model SPS8017 T Connec tors 2 d D NET CABLE CONNECTIONS 2 e HosT COMPUTER 23 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 24 SPS8000 presently employs Imagination System s multitasking AutoNet Data Acquisition Software as its primary MAN MACHINE INTERFACE MMI for concurrent data display logging and analysis For this reason spe cial AutoNet SPS8000 Driver Software is included with every SPS8000 unit Basic AutoNet functions are described in Section 3 b 1 This package has been chosen because of its extremely fast data acquisition and storage capabilities A special DDE server enables the SPS8000 system to interface with Won derware InTouch software version 3 20 or later running in Windows 3 1 or Windows NT A special driver also allows interaction with RHS Harntec s KineticaRT software running in Windows 3 1 or Windows 96 Drivers are currently being developed to make possible the transfer of data between SPS8000 and a number of other popular third party MMI packages via the Application Program Interface API provided by the Daytronic Gate way Interface DGI Card Contact the Daytronic Systems Integration Depart ment for full detail
36. hese must be used with a separately ordered Model C48 CE Quad CE Connector 2 c SELECTABLE A CARDS 19 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 20 Resolution Settable to 1 millivolt Allowable Loading 5 mA maximum Accuracy 0 05 1 millivolt Model 10AAO 4 Analog Buffer Card For purposes of real time monitoring this convenient System 10 card may be used within an SPS8000 system to provide continuous buffering filtering and fixed gain of 1 2 or 4 for up to four individual analog signals Each signal may originate from any one of the system s conditioner cards that provides Auxiliary Output to wire wrap pins Unlike the analog out put channels of the Model 4608 the outputs produced by the Model 10AAO 4 are not processed by an ADP Card All output scaling is per formed by the 10AAO 4 itself using purely analog techniques Model 10CISO 8 Isolated Analog Buffer Interface This is an externally mounted unit for 10 V isolated buffering of up to eight 4608 or 10AAO 4 analog outputs with 20 overrange at 1 mA and minimum load resistance of 2 5 KQ Model 10CAI 8 Eight Channel Buffer Interface This externally mounted unit can convert one or more analog outputs generated by a Model AO8 or 10AAO 4 to ISA standard 4 to 20 mA con trol signals or it can amplify one or more analog outputs to the 10 V DC range Current signals produced by the 10CAI 8 can be either unipolar 4 to 20 mA or bipolar zero center 4
37. ial calibration of a given trans ducer based data channel the overall stability of the system will normally 2 C SELECTABLE A CARDS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 allow measurements by that channel to an accuracy of within 0 02 of full scale at 25 C except when limited by engineering unit resolution considera tions Each conditioner card comes with a conventional 20 or 40 pin I O CON NECTOR accessible at the rear of the unit for simple direct connection of transducer cable s and quick on line disconnection when required If you want your SPS8000 to conform to CE STANDARDS specific CE COMPLI ANT CONDITIONER CONNECTORS may be separately ordered for all SPS8000 compatible cards CE connectors not only provide secure screw terminal connections for all transducer leads but also offer powerful EMI fil ters and enhanced cable shielding and grounding provisions to ensure full compliance with all relevant EEC directives Most conditioner cards provide an AUXILIARY OUTPUT for every analog input channel These outputs are made available on wire wrap pins and may be directly hard wired via the rack motherboard to an optional Model 10AAO 4 Analog Buffer Card described in the following section or other card that receives and processes internally sourced analog signals 2 C 2 ANALOG OUTPUT CARDS MODELS AOS 10AAO 4 10CISO 8 AND 10CAI 8 Analog voltage or current outputs may be used for commanding ser
38. ication of this parameter recalibrates the channel ZERO OFFSET BEE modification of this parameter recalibrates the channel LIMIT TYPE NONE LEVEL amp RATE or PEAK amp LEVEL ANY INDIVIDUAL LIMIT VALUE HIGH HIGH HIGH LOW LOW LOW PROGRAMMABLE LIMIT 1 PROGRAMMABLE LIMIT 2 FILTER PARAM DIGITAL SMOOTHING CONSTANT 0 9 TYPE DEPENDENT CHARACTERISTIC this lets you change for example the OUTPUT DEFAULT value for an ANALOG OUTPUT CHANNEL or IMPORT CHANNEL or to specify the GAGE FACTOR for a STRAIN GAGE INPUT CHANNEL used to measure microstrain STATUS OF EACH GLOBAL BIT for scan list whose setup page is currently on display whether it is enabled or disabled GLOBAL HIGH HIGH BIT GLOBAL HIGH BIT GLOBAL MID BIT GLOBAL LOW BIT GLOBAL LOW LOW BIT GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE 1 BIT GLOBAL PROGRAMMABLE 2 BIT Note that all run time configuration changes are volatile and will be lost on inter ruption of primary power The Data Mover Card s front panel VCFG indicator will light to indicate that the active configuration has been changed but not saved To save to permanent EEPROM storage any configuration changes made during run time operation a SAVE TO EEPROM command must be issued to the SPS8000 rack by the host computer while SPS8000 is in STOP mode Following run time configuration changes made
39. ity to file server based systems data may be transferred via Ethernet and TCP IP protocol to systems outside the AutoNet environment a special SCADA module gives immediate access to real time and logged data from a remote AutoNet site and allows automatic transfer of logged data and alarm information between remote sites complex calculation capabilities including multichannel SPC and PID are provided by an optional high level Application Command Language ACL this also lets the user develop his own application programs to be executed on command an optional spreadsheet utility that allows instant calculations and the generation of customized reports scheduled manual or event based of both real time and historical data 30 3 b UseR s THIRD PARTY MMI SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOFTWARE 3 Daytronic Corporation offers a wide range of versatile AutoNet software packages covering every channel count requirement from entry level to advanced See the latest Daytronic AutoNet Price List for full information The Model ANS 5600 95 AutoNet SPS8000 Driver is included with every SPS8000 system This high performance direct to hardware driver is neces sary for linking the AutoNet program to SPS8000 see Fig 7 Specifically it lets you configure and use the device interface between AutoNet and the DGI database from within the AutoNet program itself and it allows direct importation of any specific SPS8000 configuration tha
40. l purpose microproces sors Overall accuracy of results is guaranteed by the use of proven Signal Conditioner Cards by continuous health monitoring of all DSP s and by peri odic internal recalibration of all A D converters An enhanced series of AA cards offers programmable analog filtering among other important new fea tures See the latest Daytronic Conditioner Cards Catalog for complete descriptions and specifications of all current SPS8000 compatible 10A and AA conditioner cards Equipped with its own unique selection of plug in analog and logic I O cards each SPS8000 mainframe or rack communicates with its host PC through a special bus conversion board called the Daytronic Gateway Interface or DGI Card Installed in the PC the DGI uses an efficient dual port memory to make the latest SPS8000 acquired data available to the PC at all times It assumes complete responsibility for all data and command transfers Data is transferred to the PC in precise floating point engineering units over a high speed deterministic 10BASE2 network called the D NET The D NET ser ial interface employs a proprietary protocol but is physically compatible with Thin Wire Ethernet A finished answer throughput of up to 80 000 answers per second can normally be achieved by a four level rack Independent PC based Configurator software is supplied with every SPS8000 system This menu driven program lets the user quickly and easily sp
41. nfigurator Software 42 App B CONTROL COMMANDS MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS C Appendix C Mathematical Calculations The following calculations can be performed by any ADP Card Here x is the number of the calculate channel being defined while y and z are normally the numbers of any two other system data channels of any type One or both operand channels are individually specified for a given calculation via the Config urator Software Channels x y and z must all be included in the same SCAN LIST The m coefficient and b offset operating within the selected calculation expression are entered by the user as the channel s EMM and BEE values respectively 1 CHN m CHN y CHN z b ADDITION of two channels 2 CHN m CHN y CHN z b SUBTRACTION of one channel from another 3 CHN m Chn y CHN z b MULTIPLICATION of one channel by another 4 CHN x m CHN y CHN 2 DIVISION of one channel by another scaled numerator 5 CHN x CHN y m CHN 2 b DIVISION of one channel by another scaled denominator 6 CHN CHN y CHN 2 MULTIPLICATION of one channel by another divided by a constant m 7 CHN x CHN y b MULTIPLICATION of a single channel by a constant m 8 CHN CHN y b DIVISION of a constant m by a channel 9 CHN x CHN y b DIVISION of a channel by a con
42. ngle Level Rack 9 4 Mainframe Dimensions 4 a Single Level Rack DIMENSIONS 11 4 6 Multi Level Rack DIMENSIONS 12 5 Channel Limit ZONES 14 6 Typical SPS8000 Scan Lists for a Three Level System 16 7 DGI Firmware isscincin i 25 THE SPS8000 System f 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Daytronic SPS8000 Signal Processing System is a modular high speed data acquisition and control system that features concurrent multiprocessing multiple independent scan rates and true dual ported data memory Interfac ing with a 486 based or Pentium computer SPS8000 provides real time measurement and control of a large number of data channels and logic bits totally independent of the PC SPS800O0 is ideal for dynamic structural testing product development testing vibration analysis and other applications requiring accurate data that is col lected processed and graphically displayed at high speeds For some typi cal applications see Section 1 c Analog a fogle Daytronic Test or SPS8000 Process System Logic Outputs D Net Interface User s VGA User s Data Display Host Computer Acquire Display and Control Modes The DGI Card s User s VGA i Data Displa Optional cere play Listener Mode Listener Allows Multipl
43. nor mal run time operation without having to stop the scanning of data saving any volatile RAM based configuration to permanent EEPROM stor age or restoring to active status the last configuration to have been stored to EEPROM setting a given import channel or bit to a given value specifying the tare offset to be applied to a given channel controlling an input channel sourced by a Model 10A35 Encoder Condi tioner Card or a Model 10ACTO1 Counter Time Card For a complete list of SPS8000 Control Commands see Appendix B 3 6 User s THIRD PARTY MMI SOFTWARE 3 6 1 AUTONET DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SOFTWARE Developed by Imagination Systems Inc AutoNet is a high speed multi tasking software system that automatically acquires real time data from the DGI This versatile and easy to configure software makes possible extensive alarm management and process control comprehensive calculations and sophisticated historical and real time graphic displays AutoNet is very fast lts preemptive multitasking operating system delivers a real time database speed of over 50 000 measurements per second Data can be recorded to disk at rates that exceed 20 000 measurements per sec ond while 3D animated graphic screens can be updated 25 times a second And all of these operations take place at the same time AutoNet s client server architecture offers TCP IP communications over Eth ernet to Windows Netware and UNIX Applications
44. nstantly reset a MAX or MIN calculate channel to any desired value by applying a run mode RESET CALCU LATE command This command can originate from an application program run ning on the host computer or may be directly entered by the operator via the Configurator Software In addition to the above math functions an ADP Card can also perform the follow ing calculations on a SINEWAVE INPUT Channel No y 16 CHN PHASE CHN y ref to CHN 2 b PHASE DIFFERENCE in degrees from sinewave Channel y to reference sinewave Chamnel z 17 CHN x FREQUENCY CHN y b FREQUENCY in Hz of sinewave Channel y It is also possible to display as a live hexadecimal reading the value of Channel No y s STATUS BYTE by setting up a Calculate Channel No x such that 18 CHN x m STATUS BYTE CHNy b Channel No x s live data reading on the CHANNELS SETUP PAGE of the Config urator Software will now continuously represent the STATUS BYTE of Channel y A final calculation selection is FIFTH ORDER POLYNOMIAL 19 CHN x m CHNy3 n CHNy o CHNy p CHNy3 q CHNy b In the case of this function the coefficients n o p and q are represented by user entered LIMIT VALUES for Channel x while m and b are represented as usual by Channel No x s current EMM and BEE values respectively Thus n Channel No x s current HIGH HIGH LIMIT value o Channel No x s cur
45. nstructions contained within the SPS8000 user manual part number 91813 00 version SB 3 1 0 or higher then conform to the following specifications Safety EN61010 1993 EMC IEC801 2 1984 EN50082 1 1992 8 kV AD 4 kV CD Criterion B lIEC801 3 1984 EN50082 1 1992 3 V m 27 500 MHz Criterion A IEC801 4 1988 EN50082 1 1992 0 5 kV Signal Lines 1 KV Power Lines Criterion B EN55011 1998 Group 1 Class A Supplementary Information These products herewith comply with the requirements of the Low Volt age Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EEC Dane Hanby Project Engineer Ane Ce June 1 1999 Wayne Holbrook V P Engineering Ware Hobbie June 1 1999 Bill Hedges President Sill June 1 1999 gt gt DAYTRONIC 46 Table of CE Compliant I O Connectors for SPS8000 Compatible Conditioner Cards and Special A Cards Conditioner Card or Special A Card 10A9 8C 10A16 4C 10A18 4C 10A30 2C 10A35 10A41 2C 10A62 8C 10A64 8C 10A72 2C 10A74 4C AA14 4F010 AA30 4 AA41 2 AA41 4 AA72 2 AA72 4 AO8 AL16 CE 10AAO 4 10ACTO1 CE Conditioner Connector Model COBCXX X CE or CUBC CE ITT ETT TTT Jero Lu Q da O EE e _ NOTE In a CE compliant SPS8000 System the following specially modified SPS8000 com
46. o broadcasting system synchronization and other timing pulses Specifically the Data Mover accepts data from the rack s ADP card s and sorts it into the listed order of channels and bits transfers information between the rack s ADP Card s and the system COMM Card 2 b STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS 17 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 18 synchronizes the transfer of data throughout the rack provides EEPROM storage for system configuration values serves as interrupt handler for the system backplane bus generates system reset either on mainframe powerup and on activation of the Data Mover s front panel SYSTEM RESET BUTTON see Fig 3 a 2 6 4 COMMUNICATIONS CARD COMM Only one Model SPS8204 Communications COMM Card is required for a given SPS8000 mainframe system This card is SPS8000 s communications pipeline with the external host computer It provides the rear mounted D NET I O PORT shown in Fig 3 b The COMM Card controls all D NET and other communications protocol and is responsible for parsing all incoming commands from the host computer It also generates the synchronization signal used during internal sync mode to allow the SPS8000 to operate independent of the connected computer 2 C SELECTABLE A CARDS Each SPS8000 system contains a selection of off the shelf real world ana log and logic I O cards Up to 20 of these A Cards can be accommodated by the plug in card cage that constitutes any
47. olatile RAM based work ing configuration to permanent EEPROM storage SAVE TO EEPROM can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in STOP MODE RESTORE FROM EEPROM This command re establishes the nonvolatile EEPROM stored configuration as the SPS8000 system s present working configuration following a download or run time configuration changes Its effects are similar to those of the WARM BOOT SPS8K command below except that powerup initialization and diagnos tics are not performed RESTORE FROM EEPROM can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in STOP MODE DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION Strictly speaking this is not an SPS8000 control command Available to the oper ator from the Configurator SPS8K Commands menu only it tells the DGI Card to send the currently open configuration to the connected SPS8000 rack for immediate implementation and storage in volatile static RAM DOWNLOAD CONFIGURATION can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is on line and in STOP MODE UPLOAD CONFIGURATION Strictly speaking this is not an SPS8000 control command Available to the oper ator from the Configurator SPS8K Commands menu only it instructs the con Applies only when the configuration to be uploaded has been created by a version of the Con figurator Software that allows setup of three scan lists App B CONTROL COMMANDS 37 BS CONTROL COMMANDS 38 nected SPS8000 system to upload to the host computer either it
48. or cards on different levels It also distributes 48 V DC from the rack s main power supply to each level s individual Power Conditioner Card As shown in Fig 3 b the BNC connector for the SPS8000 s D NET I O PORT is mounted on the backplane ALL SERVICEABLE MAINFRAME COMPONENTS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE A cabinet installed SPS8000 mainframe need not be removed from its enclo sure when serviced All plug in conditioner and processor boards plus all motherboards may be directly accessed from the front of the unit while the backplane is easily accessible from the rear 2 a 2 SUMMARY OF MECHANICAL FEATURES Lightweight aluminum construction with U shaped base rack configura tion for improved strength All mainframes 19 inch rackmountable ZIF Zero Insertion Force plug in slots allow easy insertion and removal of conditioner cards while the system is powered up Grounding wrist strap included with each system for assurance of CE compliance during mainframe configuration and diagnostic procedures plugs into front panel banana jack see Fig 3 a Power supply fan module slides in and out from the front of the main frame for easy servicing and replacement even when the unit is rack mounted Connectors at the rear of the power module make contact with the rack s backplane for distribution of power to each level s individual Power Conditioner Card Positive pressure cooling with multiple fans and removable filte
49. patible conditioner cards require the indicated connectors 10A10 4x14 Quad Isolated Thermocouple Conditioner CAA14 CE 10A63 2x19 Dual Voltage Conditioner C10A63 CE 10A68 2x1 Dual AC RMS Conditioner _ There are three versions of the CE compliant Four Channel QUARTER BRIDGE Completion Connector depending on the required nominal bridge resistance Model CQBC120 CE for 120 2 Model CQBC350 CE for 350 2 and Model CQBC1K CE for 1 KQ Note that CE compliant operation of the Model 10A74 4C requires the use of one of these three quarter bridge completion connectors or the four channel Model CUBC CE Universal Completion Connector There is currently no CE compliant conditioner connector for use with the Model 10A68 2x1 which requires the special conditioner connector board supplied with the card THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 47 gt gt DAYTRONIC Daytronic Corporation 2211 Arbor Blvd Dayton OH 45439 1521 Wel S3 72442566 Beax 937 293 2586 WWwW daytronIic com
50. r The power supply cooling system is separate from the card cooling system so that heat from the power supply does not affect system performance Removable swing out front door which has been designed to open while the unit is rackmounted The door has a key lock to restrict access to the power switch and all installed circuit cards when so desired 2 4 MAINFRAME SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 17 38 44 13 Fig 4 Mainframe Dimensions Fig 4 a Single Level Rack Dimensions Allow 3 to 4 in 7 6 to 10 2 cm for connector and cable bend in rear RIO DIMENSIONS IN INCHES CM ae 2 PUSH LIFT D Tu lt SPS8000 gt DAYTRONIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM Model SPS8110 CE NE 2 4 3 PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements ALL MAINFRAMES Input Voltage 100 240 V AC Input Current 6 A max Frequency 47 63 Hz Fuse 6 A 250 V fast action fuse Dimensions See Figure 4 Environmental Operating Temperature Range 5 C to 50 C 41 F to 122 F Storage Temperature Range 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F Relative Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing ESD Protection See the Declaration of Conformity in the back of this book in addition to conformance to CE EMC specifications ESD protection of all inputs and outputs is provided 2 a MAINFRAME 11 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS SPS8000 SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
51. ration of nonlinear inputs Via the Configurator Software up to 80 look up lin earization tables can be created and assigned to individual analog input Channels all tables are available to all ADP cards You can load numeric points directly into a given table or you can set up the table by forcing a sequence of inputs to read desired measurement val ues outputs floating point conversion Data is converted to EEE floating point format for use by the host computer 14 2 b STANDARD RACK FUNCTION CARDS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 mathematical calculations The ADP Card s high speed floating point math capability allows a number of standard arithmetic cross channel calculations including fifth order polynomials plus some special waveform calculations see the complete list given in Appendix C CALCULATE CHANNELS permit the real time Computation of such process variables as Effi ciency Horsepower Specific Fuel Consumption Power Factor Lift Drag Ratio Spring Modulus and countless more processing of logic bits including Physical Logic Input Bits from external dry contacts or solid state logic systems Physical Logic Output Bits The state of every output bit is con trolled by the state of some other specified system bit This source bit could be an input bit an import bit downloaded from the host PC a global bit or an internal logical bit An
52. re The Configurator also lets the operator issue special commands to increment the counter at any time by 1 to disconnect or reconnect the external output to freeze the existing displayed count to instantly update the displayed count to reset the counter to zero and to clear the counter to resume normal counting from zero You can also use specific logic inputs to the 10ACTO1 s rear I O Connector to enable or disable the external input or to initiate a hold release resetting or clearing of the counter TIMER In this mode the Model 10ACTO1 provides precision timing by counting puls es generated by its own internal clock Resolution is selectable via the Con figurator Software from 10 microseconds to 10 minutes with corresponding full scale readings from 0 32767 second to 327670 minutes The Configurator also lets the operator issue special commands to freeze the displayed time value to update the displayed time value to reset the timer to zero and to clear the timer to resume normal timing operation from zero You can also use specific logic inputs to the 10ACTO1 s rear I O Connector to initiate a hold release resetting or clearing of the timer A special command lets you disconnect the 10ACTO1 s external input includ ing any and all logic commands received at the I O Connector in order to establish strictly internal control of the timing process through commands iss
53. rent HIGH LIMIT value p Channel No x s current LOW LIMIT value q Channel No x s current LOW LOW LIMIT value Other more complex mathematical functions can be calculated using optional setup software Contact the factory for complete information Each reported answer for a RATE OF CHANGE Calculate Channel operating on Channel No y will therefore represent the change in the value of Channel No y since it was previously scanned This is a running average that is it will always be based on the Jast z samples of Channel y to have been taken App C MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS CE Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Daytronic Corporation Manufacturer s Address 2211 Arbor Blvd Dayton OH USA 45439 1521 declares that the products Product Name SPS8000 Signal Processing System Product Models SPS8110 CE SPS8120 CE SPS8130 CE provided that 1 They are used only with Daytronic Gateway Interface DGl Card assemblies bearing the model number SPS8230 CE 2 If they utilize a Logic Control I O card that they use only assemblies bearing the model number AL16 CE 3 They are used only with signal conditioner connector assemblies bearing model numbers with the CE suffix in compliance with instruc tions contained within the SPS8000 user manual part number 91813 00 version SB 3 1 0 or higher 4 That all connections to the system are made in compliance with i
54. s 2 2 MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS CPU 486DX2 66 recommended minimum NOTE PC selection will not affect the SPS8000 acquisition speed but will impact the processing capability of AutoNet and other software systems that interact with SPS8000 FIXED DISK DRIVE Recommended minimum 80 Mbytes when using AutoNet at least 40 Mbytes must be dedicated to a partition from which AutoNet will run FLEX DISK DRIVE 5 25 1 2 Mbytes or 3 5 1 44 Mbytes SYSTEM MEMORY Varies depending on the number of AutoNet linked devices AutoNet active logs and optional AutoNet features Required minimum for operation of AutoNet and DOS based SPS8000 Configurator software is 6 Mbytes of available RAM base memory extended memo ry 8 Mbytes are recommended VIDEO VGA local bus VESA or PCI highly recommended MATH COPROCESSOR required for AutoNet and or other software systems 80287 or 80387 80486SX processor requires an 80487SX coprocessor NO coprocessor is required with 80486DX processor SLOT REQUIREMENT One full length 16 bit ISA Slot required MOUSE INPUT Microsoft compatible PARALLEL PRINTER PORT AutoNet supported printers include IBM Graph ics Character Set Dot Matrix HP LaserJet Series and lll HP PaintJet Color and NEC 220 Dot Matrix Certain AutoNet options such as AGI AutoNet Graphical Interface may require substantially more memory AutoNet versions earlier than 4 2 will not presently operate with
55. s current RAM stored working configuration or its current EEPROM stored permanent con figuration so that this configuration may be viewed and or edited via the Configurator Software If desired the SPS8000 configuration may alternatively be uploaded to a named cfg file to be placed in the Configurator subdirectory UPLOAD CONFIGURATION can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is on line and in STOP MODE Warm Boot SPS8K This command initiates a software reset of the SPS8000 system running powerup diagnostics and loading the existing EEPROM stored configuration WARM BOOT SPS8000 can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in STOP MODE UPLOAD CONFIGURATION TAG This command requests the name or tag of the SPS8000 rack s currently active configuration along with its uniquely identifying signature The configura tion tag is normally specified by the user when the configuration is created via the Configurator Software The configuration signature gives information about the validity of the configuration and whether or not it has been modified This information is used for verification purposes Either the volatile RAM configura tion From RAM or the nonvolatile EEPROM configuration From EEPROM may be requested UPLOAD CONFIGURATION TAG can be invoked when the SPS8OOO is in either STOP or RUN MODE CALIBRATE This command tells a selected ADP card to perform a
56. scaling linearization smoothing taring and limit check ing Real time math calculations including average phase angle rate of change square root absolute value max min etc see Appendix C Boolean processing of logic bits with generation of logic outputs for local real time annunciation and control latching limits optional Scaling and clamping of analog outputs for local real time indication recording and control Up to 80 user defined INTERNAL LINEARIZATION TABLES per system available to every ADP Processor Tables can be set up by directly enter ing input output values or by forcing each output value based on a cor responding value of actual input loading Optional COUNTER TIMER functions including totalization and measure ment of frequency and period controllable by software command or logic input Both locally and remotely managed PROCESS CONTROL with exception ally fast end to end processing of control outputs Responses can be issued within the same scan sequence that acquires and evaluates the measurements High speed PC communications compatible with Thin Wire Ethernet with guarantee of no network collisions Simple integration with AutoNet InTouch M KineticaRT and other popular third party software packages or with the user s own C lan guage application programs Nonvolatile EEPROM storage of all system configuration values Front door security lock for
57. selected calibration func tion on a selected transducer based input channel in the scan list wnose setup page is currently on display Available functions include zero force shunt negative shunt positive shunt off MVV millivolt volt calibration and FRQ frequency calibration Note that the new m and b constants that result from run time channel calibration are volatile and will be lost on interruption of primary power A SAVE TO EEPROM command should be applied to transfer them to permanent EEPROM storage while SPS8000 is in STOP mode CALIBRATE can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE MODIFY CONFIGURATION This command provides a way to modify certain data channel configuration para meters during normal run time operation without having to stop the data acquisi tion process MODIFY CONFIGURATION can be invoked when the SPS8000 is in either STOP or RUN MODE Parameters which affect the scanning sequence or the channel process algo rithm may not be modified during run time operation The following channel configuration parameters however can be adjusted via the MODIFY CONFIGU RATION command if desired at any time during run time operation An SPS8000 warm boot can also be accomplished by pressing the SYSTEM RESET BUTTON on the front edge of the Data Mover Card App B CONTROL COMMANDS CONTROL COMMANDS BS SCALING FACTOR EMM modif
58. stant m 10 CHN x SQR CHN y b SQUARE ROOT of a channel 11 CHN x ABS CHN y b ABSOLUTE VALUE of a channel 12 CHN MAX CHN y b MAXIMUM of a channel The AVG AVERAGE calculation is an exception here z indicates the number of samples over which the average of Channel y is to be taken By setting m equal to 1 and b equal to 0 you can create a very useful entity an IDENTI TY CALCULATE CHANNEL A channel defined by the calculation CHN x 1 CHN y 0 can be used to duplicate Channel No y any number of times If Channel No y is an IMPORT CHANNEL Channel No x can serve as a register for a constant numerical value downloaded from the computer Unlike the import channel it duplicates Channel No x can be continuously monitored for limit violations since it is ADP processed App C MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS 43 2 MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS 44 13 CHN MIN CHN y b MINIMUM of a channel 14 CHN x m RATE OF CHANGE of CHNy b RATE OF CHANGE of a chamnel per scan cycle 15 CHN x AVG of CHNy over z samples b AVERAGE VALUE of a channel over a specified number of scan cycles A MAXIMUM or MINIMUM Calculate Channel No x will always read respec tively the most positive or least positive value reported by the specified Channel No y since Channel No x was last reset You can i
59. t has been created via the SPS8000 Configurator software and that has been saved to an ant formatted file set The DGI SPS8000 driver also permits the setup of specific event schedules which cause scanned data to be automatically written to the hard disk when ever a predefined system event occurs In terms of AutoNet processing such an event can be for example the violation of a specified limit value by a specified data channel or the setting of a specified system logic bit Events can also be triggered manually by the operator When an event occurs AutoNet will transfer from the DGI to the host PC s hard disk a specified amount of data received prior to the event as well as a specified amount of data received after the event This transfer takes place at extremely high speeds by virtue of SPS8000 s fast A D conversion capabilities The operator can also use the DGI SPS8000 driver to issue selected control commands to the SPS8000 system 3 b 2 INTOUCH GRAPHICAL INTERFACE SOFTWARE Available in both Windows and Windows NT versions a special DDE server optimizes communications between the SPS8000 system and InTouch software from Wonderware 3 6 USER S THIRD PARTY MMI SOFTWARE 31 3 32 SYSTEM SOFTWARE InTouch is a powerful Windows based graphical interface software for data acquisition monitoring and control Providing animated object oriented graphics it is easy to configure and use
60. tion of a Start command Start will return the 10A35 channel to normal run mode operation after its count has been reset via the Zero command If the entered channel is sourced by a Model 10ACTO1 the operator may select any of the following control commands Counter Hold inhibits updating of the scanned data reading of the speci App B CONTROL COMMANDS CONTROL COMMANDS fied 10ACTO1 channel until subsequent application of a Counter Update command Counter Update releases the Counter Hold command updating the scanned data reading of the specified 10ACTO1 channel Counter Reset sets and holds at zero the scanned data reading of the specified 10ACTO1 channel unless a Counter Hold is currently in effect for that channel until subsequent application of a Counter Reset Clear com mand Counter Reset Clear releases the Counter Reset command resuming normal updating from zero of the scanned data reading of the specified 10ACTO1 channel External Input Disable disconnects from the Model 10ACTO1 that uses the specified channel any and all external signals and logic commands received at its rear I O Connector cancelled by External Input Enable External Input Enable cancels External Input Disable reconnecting all external signals and logic commands received by the Model 10ACTO1 that uses the specified channel 2 OTHER COMMANDS SPS8K STATUS This command requests the present status of the SPS8000
61. to permit users to quickly and easily create the SPS8000 configurations required for particular real world applications A configuration is a full set of parameters that instruct the SPS8000 system precisely how it is to collect and process sensor based data In addition to system variables such as DGI address screen refresh rate and settings for powerup and scan synchro nization modes a configuration includes user specified scan rates and lists data channel location smoothing constant and calibration values including definition of linearization look up tables limit setpoints calculation expres sions bit type and source designations and much more Once a specific configuration or project has been created and saved to the PC s hard disk via the Configurator it can be downloaded to the SPS8000 system for immediate implementation The active system configuration is contained in SRAM but may be saved on command to EEPROM storage on the Data Mover Card Because the EEPROM is a nonvolatile memory the system will always boot up with the latest EEPROM saved setup still valid The configuration data contained in any Configurator CHANNELS or BITS SETUP PAGE can be saved to aLOTUS 1 2 3 file for later importation into spreadsheets or other conventional report formats The Configurator may also be used to create the special point tag configuration files required for proper interfacing with the AutoNet software
62. to 12 to 20 mA 2 6 3 LOGIC CONTROL I O CARD MODEL AL16 CE This CE compliant card lets the SPS8000 system perform automatic safety monitoring and other programmed logic control functions in connection with controlled tests and processes Logic inputs can be used to read external pressure and mechanical limit switches relay contacts AC or DC power ter minals photocell detectors operator push buttons and similar devices Logic outputs can be used for a great number of control purposes for exam ple to set external switches and contacts actuate solenoid valves illuminate panel displays sound alarms start and stop motors or pumps initiate and control safety shutdown sequences and perform many other automation tasks that require intelligent switching of power 3 1 The actual gain setting to be made for each output will depend on the corresponding source conditioner channel Individual ZERO and SPAN controls are accessible at the front of the card for further calibration or scaling of a given channel with reference to its source input Each 10AAO 4 output is factory set for a single ended configuration i e output referenced to SIGNAL COMMON GROUND If desired however all four outputs may be reconfigured as floating by connecting an external supply of 9 V DC furnished by the user N SPS8000 compatible A cards without Auxiliary Output currently include the Models 10A9 8C 10A35 10A62 8C
63. to be scanned at each of up to three designated rates this is illustrated in Fig 6 for a three level SPS8000 system These are fixed rates and are not affected by the amount of data processing the ADP Card is called upon to perform or on the scan sublists assigned to other system processors All levels of the SPS8000 rack perform the full scanning process in parallel The most dynamic channels and bits those that require the fastest collection and control are to be placed in the first scan list The scan rate for this list can be set from 1 ms 1000 scans sec to 50 ms 20 scans sec All LIST 1 channels and bits are included in every scan sequence The third scan list contains those channels and bits that change relatively slowly and don t require fast scanning The rate for this list can be as slow as 2000 ms 0 5 scans sec As you can see from Fig 6 a very slow rate like this can accommodate avery large number of channels and bits The sec ond medium speed list contains all remaining channels and bits For the scan rate values allowed for each scan list and the corresponding scans per second values see Appendix A 2 b 3 DATA MOVER CARD DM Only one Model SPS8203 Data Mover DM Card is required for a given SPS8000 mainframe system This card is the system s data gatherer bus controller and timing generator It is generally responsible for routing data and commands throughout the entire rack while als
64. to eliminate false triggering by signal noise One requirement for full compliance with CE STANDARDS is that if the system contains one or more Model 10ACTO1 cards each of these must be used with a separately ordered Model C12 CE Dual CE Connector 2 C SELECTABLE A CARDS 21 2 SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 22 FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT In this mode the Model 10ACTO1 counts events per unit time EPUT and may thus be used for frequency or rom measurement The full scale range with corresponding resolution and the specific time base during which events pulses are to be counted are selectable via the Configurator Software Multi ple 10ACTO1 s operating in this mode may be slaved for time base synchro nization PERIOD MEASUREMENT In this mode the Model 10ACTO1 calculates the average time period required for the occurrence of 1 10 60 100 or 120 pulse events cycles Such measurements are particularly useful when dealing with relatively low flow or speed signals where a conventional frequency to voltage conversion is impractical The full scale reading along with corresponding resolution and minimum frequency input is also selectable again via Configurator Software TOTALIZER COUNTER In this mode the Model 10ACTO1 counts all perceived events pulses by an increment of 1 10 or 100 with a respective full scale count reading of 32767 327670 or 3276700 selectable via the Configurator Softwa
65. ue a specified IMPORT CHANNEL in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display DOWN BOUND CHANNEL can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE Down BOUND STATUS This command sets to a specified hexadecimal value the STATUS BYTE of a spec ified IMPORT CHANNEL in the scan list whose setup page is Currently on dis play DOWN BOUND STATUS can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE Down BOUND BIT This command sets to a specified logic state O or 1 a specified IMPORT BIT in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display DOWN BOUND BIT can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE RELEASE BIT This command resets to Logic 0 a specified LATCHED output bit in the scan list whose setup page is Currently on display RELEASE BIT can only be invoked when the SPS8000 is in RUN MODE SPECIAL CHANNEL COMMANDS This menu selection presently allows run time control of an input channel sourced by either a Model 10A35 Encoder Conditioner Card or a Model 10ACTO1 Counter Timer Card only The channel to be controlled must be in the scan list whose setup page is currently on display If the entered channel is sourced by a Model 10A35 the operator may select either Zero or Start Zero will zero index the 10A35 channel that is it will reset the channel s count to zero This will place the channel in stop mode until subsequent applica
66. ued via the Configurator or customer application software You can then re enable the external input whenever you wish the card to respond as well to external logic signal commands as for example when you re timing the duration of a switched process state The external input disable enable func tion is also available via logic command at the 10ACTO1 s rear I O Connector 2 C SELECTABLE A CARDS SYSTEM HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 2 0 D NET CABLE CONNECTIONS Data and control commands between the SPS8000 rack and the DGI Card in the host computer are transferred in packet format over the high speed D NET serial interface shown in Figs 1 and 2 This interface is hardware com patible with 10BASE2 Thin Wire Ethernet but employs a proprietary transfer protocol This protocol ensures true deterministic performance without the collisions that result from concurrent transmissions Since Ethernet com patibility is here restricted to the physical layer only and the full communica tions standard is not adhered to NO CUSTOMER DEVICES OTHER THAN A COMPUTER WITH INSTALLED DGI CARD ARE TO BE USED ON THE SPS8000 D NET LINK AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE DGI CARD BE CONNECTED TO AN ETHERNET NETWORK Every SPS8000 system requires a D NET CABLE with appropriate BNC con nectors and terminators This is a coaxial cable conforming to the 10BASE2 physical layer It can be as long as 185 m about 600 ft without the need of repeat
67. vo loops for driving external recorders plotters indicators etc and for many other important data acquisition and control functions Currently available analog output cards and accessories for use with SPS8000 are listed below Model AO8 Analog Output Card A modified version of the System 10 Model 10AAO 8 this card provides up to eight independent and individually controlled 5 V analog outputs for local process control including PID error feedback Sourced by a selected SPS8000 system data channel each analog output is updated once each scan cycle Output voltages generated by the Model 4608 may be scaled and clamped as desired by the user Model AO8 Analog Output Specifications Configuration Single ended return to System Common Range 5 volts with 20 overrange 1 See the table of CE Compliant I O Connectors for SPS8000 Compatible Conditioner Cards and Special A Cards in the back of this book 2 By means of an internal jumper you can set the auxiliary analog output produced by most AA card channels to represent the prefilter i e unfiltered value of the corresponding input if desired for purposes of real time signal monitoring When such is the case the output band width is limited only by that of the conditioner card up to a maximum of 10 KHZ 3 One requirement for full compliance with CE STANDARDS is that if the system contains one or more Model AO8 or 10AAO 4 cards each of t
68. y physical output bit can be designated to be a latching bit so that following occurrence of a triggering condition it will remain set until a RELEASE command is received Logical Bits The state of every internal logical bit is directly and continuously controlled by a user specified Boolean expression This expression is a combination of up to three selected operands Each operand may represent either the result of a particular LIMIT CHECK on the present data reading of a particular system channel or the present state of a particular system bit Global Bits A special type of collective limit check is made pos sible by the SPS8000 system s seven internal GLOBAL BITS These bits perform a system wide wire OR function for each of the seven LIMIT CHECKS applied to each data channel This allows any one of a large number of channels to produce a single limit response The user can attach any number of system channels to any given global bit for example the HIGH HIGH global bit during the chan nel configuration procedure When a HIGH HIGH LIMIT VIOLATION is detected for any one of these channels the HIGH HIGH global bit will be set to Logic 1 for annunciation and control purposes processing of analog outputs SPS8000 provides scalable 5 V analog outputs to drive strip chart recorders or other devices or to be used as feedback for PID control loops Every analog output channel derives dir

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