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1. START s a s To Data Log 1 Select the Tab for the desired logging session Each Tab can use a different logging file and selection of loops 2 Change the data logging file if required The File path and File name is displayed To change the data logging file to a different file click the file button A box will be displayed where you can select existing create new and delete unwanted data base files Your file can be named any legal name except blank mdb This is a reserved empty database file used by Commander Blank mdb is a required file Do not delete this file through Windows Explorer 3 Select which loops or groups you want logged by clicking and dragging to highlight a series of loops in the left box Note A group is a set of loops as defined in Setup Log Groups from the Commander Main Screen The control key pressed in conjunction with the left mouse key will also allow the selection of individual loops 4 Select Desired Logging Intervals from 1 second to 2 hours from the drop down box Default setting is 30 seconds Caution must be exercised when using faster logging intervals It is possible that the scan rate and the number of channels being monitored will prevent valid data to be logged at higher speeds For example 64 channels are monitored at a scan rate of 100 mS then it will take approximately 6 5 seconds to s
2. 68 eneral Setup amp Installation System Requirements IBM Compatible Pentium CPU or higher 166 MHz processor 20 megabytes hard disk free space 16 Megabytes RAM 64 Meg or greater is highly recommended Windows 95 98 2000 or later or Windows NT Mouse or compatible pointing device 1 Serial port per 32 loops or 1 serial port per 32 multi loop systems Compatible controls West ASCII West 2075 later versions 3000 2700 2800 4100 4200 4400 5010 6100 8100 8200 with RS485 communication option Modbus Any instrument or multi loop control system that utilizes Modbus RTU protocol Modbus definition tables can be added by the user with Microsoft Access 1 Commander approved converter or serial card per utilized communication port Windows compatible printer color capability is recommended for graphing Please note that these are the minimum requirements If all Commander features are fully utilized additional RAM and hard disk space may be required Setup Summary Below are the required steps to successfully setup Commander 1 Install the software with the included CD or diskettes 2 Setup configuration files using included Configuration Disk 3 Enter required information on registration screen 4 Setup Communications 5 Define Loops 6 Define Groups 7 Define Event Groups 8 Setup Passwords 9 Exit Commander or select Reset Comms from the Main Screen Setup menu
3. Comms Group A Can be set to range from 1 32 loops 1 64 loops 1 96 loops or 1 128 loops RS485 communications allow 32 devices to be connected to one port On applications utilizing multi loop control systems up to 32 systems can be connected to Commander The maximum number of loops of your Commander License also limits you Comms Groups B C amp D are limited to 32 loops each and are not available if Comms Group A overlaps their loop assignments Example If Comms Group is assigned to loops 1 through 96 then only Comms then Group A and D will be used by Commander two comms ports maximum Setting Up Communications 1 Select the proper Comms Group using the arrow buttons Normally you should start with Comms Group A 2 Select whether the protocol for this group is West ASCII or Modbus This selection must match the protocol for the instrument s or system s that are using the associated communication port General Applies to West ASCII and MODBUS Important All instruments on the same Comms Port Comms Group must be operating with the same protocol baud rate data bits parity and stop bits These parameters at the control and the parameters as defined in Commander must be the same to allow communications For assistance in setting these parameters consult your control s documentation or call technical support Modbus comms ports cannot conflict with comms ports used with West ASCII If setting uo Comms Group A Se
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5. 2 Limit Hight or low limit with latched output Typical West models 6700 and 4700 s The Commander software will identify whether the control is set up as a High or Low limit 16 automatically and adjust its displays accordingly Provisions for resetting of the latched limit outputs is provided by the software 3 Open Loop Instrument has an input and a setpoint but is being used as a manual control station Typically used for speed control where setpoint is retransmitted to a speed control input speed is also monitored Any of the West controller models that support recorder outputs can be used in this manner 4 Indicator Only indicates and supplies alarm outputs Does not generally control the process Typical model series is the West 8010 Note If you are upgrading from a previous version of Commander or this is the first time that you configuring the loops you will receive a warning box Some previous versions did not include the Instrument Type field Commander will automatically assign all your loops as Instrument Type Controller You need to save your loop configuration to prevent this message from displaying again Select the proper parameters for output 1 amp 2 in the Control Type fields Code types available are 1 Time Proportion 2 Linear Output 3 Valve Motor Drive Output 4 None Properly setting these parameters will assure that Commander will access the appropriate parameters for each control Chan
6. Alarms Active Safe Bad Input Input OK Loop Turned Loop Alarms Active Safe Limit Active Safe High amp Low Limit Controls Only Check Configuration of Loop The alarm log will be overlaid on top of any active screens whenever an alarm occurs Alarm 1 Alarm 2 and Alarm 3 are logged Alarm hardware is not required to utilize the alarm logging amp display features of Commander Up to 1995 alarm events can be recorded If more than 1995 alarm events are logged Commander permanently deletes the oldest logged data and maintains 1995 logged alarm events Commander allows you to select whether you want to show the alarm log automatically on alarm Default setting is Yes Any time a new alarm or other logged occurs the Alarm Log will be displayed on top of any Windows application including Commander if Yes is selected Active alarms are also identified on many of Commander s screens Clicking on an entry on alarm log will bring the appropriate Loop Display so that problem can be further analyzed d Extruder 1 one M gEX p AT 1000 500 41 Event Logging General Information Commander includes the capability to manually log user defined events along with data during data logging This powerful feature can be used to record Machine problems Controller problems Alarm amp Limit activity Production information such as quantity of parts or footage produced Any user define
7. 32 Hours Comme Group C uses Adapter 3 C5 4 Hours 64 Hours Comme Group D uses Adapter 4 C 8 Hours SCAN SPEED CODE Setup Modbus Adapters 101 400 Mhz Hote Tou must Reset Comms and close all active graphs or exit program for new settings to be in effect You must exit Commander if you made changes to Modbus adapters From Commander s Main Screen select the Setup Menu then click Communications A screen similar to above will be displayed General Information Commander has the capability to communicate to instruments using two protocols West ASCII and Modbus RTU All communications are performed via the computer s serial ports Up to 4 communication ports can be utilized with Commander Actual number of communication ports supported by Commander is dependant to the version of Commander that is purchased Loops are assigned to Comms Groups during communications setup Each Comms Group is assigned to a Communication Port Each Comms Group can have its own protocol baud rate parity stop bits and other characteristics All loops in a Comms Group must have the same settings for these parameters Settings need to match the characteristics or settings for the connected instruments Depending on your Commander version there will be up to 4 different groups to configure Comms Group Loops 1 through Comms Group B Loops 33 through 64 Comms Group C Loops 65 through 96 Comms Group D Loops 97 through 128 11
8. 41X USER S GUIDE Ej COMMANDER MAIN Files Setup Screens External Reports Window Logging Event About Help February 6 1999 07 07 Data Logging is OFF p zn 5 OVERVIEW GROUPS LOOP MULTI STATS Click on areas of the screen for information ISE lac 10100 Royalton Rd Cleveland OH 44133 440 237 3200 440 237 1744 10060100 LICENSE AND WARRANTY NOTICE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Instrument Service amp Equipment Inc grants you a non exclusive non transferable license to use this of the program and accompanying documentation according to the following terms By accepting this software you agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this license agreement LICENSE You may install the program on only one computer make 1 one copy of the program solely for backup purposes physically transfer the program from one computer to another provided the program is used on only one computer at a time You may not use the program on more than one computer modify translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble create derivative works based on or copy except for the backup copy the program rent transfer or grant any rights in the program or accompanying documentation in any form to any person without the prior written consent of Instrument Service amp Equipment Inc remove any proprietary notices labels or marks on the program and accompanying documentation This l
9. Try using default 100 mS BOX WITH ERROR CODE OR DESCRIPTION Note the exact wording in box and exactly what you were doing when the error occurred Call technical support with this information if problem continues 63 File Normal Location Notes Commandr exe C Program Files Commander Main program file ModbusTables mdb C Program Files Commander Modbus Modbus Definition Tables ModbusFileNames mdb C Program Files Commander Modbus Files Modbus Table assignments Commander mdb C Program Files Commander Modbus Live Commander Live Data Blank mdb C Program Files Commander Blank Database file Email mdb C Program Files Commander Email Addresses 64 Other Communication Boards Approved Hardware IC113C or IC110C used in RS232 mode only include 2 ports RS232 with Interrupt sharing Requires 1 IC108A converter per port IC050C Single RS485 port No converter required IC111C 4 ports RS232 with Interrupt sharing Requires 1 IC108A converter per port General Setup Relating to All of Above Listed Boards Except 050 Address Port Addr Switches IRQ 03F8 0000000 0228 0X00000X 000000 02 8 0 000 0 AC NA e m oho 12345678 X 0 OFF Select N on ports not utilizing shared interrupts Select on ports utilizing shared interrupts See important note at end of this document Specific Instr
10. 10 Set up and connect interface converter s 11 Wire controls to interface converter s 12 Set up unique controller addresses on each control indicator Commander Software Installation 1 Close all other programs that you are currently using 2 Place the Commander CD in your CD drive Installation program will automatically start You can also run setup exe in the root directory of the CD 3 Follow directions on the screen to complete installation After installation it is recommended that you shut down your computer and restart prior to using Commander wiring amp Hardware Setup IC108A RS232 RS485 Converter Setup If the Model IC108A was purchased with the Commander the converter has been pre set to work with the software package If not the following jumper switch positions are required for proper operation of the communications link To access the terminals and wiring remove the top plastic cover by unscrewing the thumbscrew in the center of the bottom cover ITEM POSITION Dip Shunt XW1A DCE Position Jumper W8 C Half Duplex Jumper W9 10ms CTS Delay Jumper W15 Jumper W16 A No turnaround delay Jumper W17 C 2ms Hold Jumper W5 A B RTS CTS Switch S2 Off Unterminated Switch S3 Off No bias WIRING Connect an RS232 serial cable between the computer and interface converter The 108 requires a DB 25 25 pin male connector Depending on the computer you will either need a DB 25 f
11. 31 Multi Loop Graphing Multi loop graphing allows the operator to graph up to seven loops on one graph This is particularly useful for viewing interaction between loops From Commander s main screen select Screens then click on Multi Loop Graphs or its corresponding button OUTPUT The Loops Parameter box will first be displayed Click and highlight which loops and parameters you want graphed Selecting PV or SP allows you to change the initial scale range When done press Start Selected loop descriptions will be displayed in a list box Select the graph rate you want displayed See graph display for further information Reset clears the graph and allows you to reselect loops To display and or change parameters for a loop select a loop from the list box A Graphic Loop Display will be activated 22 Statistics The statistics screen provides a quick way to observe how loops have been performing over a period of time From Commander s main screen select Screens then click on Loop Stats or its corresponding button pE AENA LE Pobre 14 18 LA ALL LE REJET The statistics screen will display the date and time when each maximum minimum values for the process variable setpoint and outputs had been reached since the last reset addition the percentage of time the process v
12. Choose Select Data Base button 10 From the file list locate ISEDATA MDB or another Commander database file that you have created as default the database file is located in the directory that Commander was installed Select OK The ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box will be displayed again with the proper Commander entries To open Commander s database and save data source parameters for future access Close all dialog boxes however leave the Query window open Select New Query then Other From the list box select Commander Data Press OK The Commander Data Admin will be listed as a data source for Query You need to have a data source defined for all data base files you will be importing into Excel Each data source needs to have a unique name Excel 97 A wizard in Excel 97 makes the external database setup easier 1 Start Excel 2 Select Data Menu 3 Select Get External Data 4 Choose Create New Query 5 Select lt New data source gt from databases table amp click OK 6 Enter a name you want to call the data source Example Commander Data 1 7 Select Microsoft Access Driver from the drop down list of available drivers 8 Press the Connect button 9 Press the Select button and click on the desired Commander Database file from the file list 10 Press OK 3 times 60 p E Transferring Data from Commander to Excel Start Excel Select Data Menu Select
13. EM 1144 28 3I 11 uz208 11266 oo e it 200 UH 1287 27 PH 11 87 52 FM Tr 11 88 52 FH Le 27 PH OE 1 4 52 PM Tan B1 Gea TE 22 FH KISS L1 d LS LE SOLE Gh You can also display data that only has an event appended to it These events include alarms input problems Limit conditions and user events Data pertaining to events can be displayed alone by checking the List Logged Events Only box This allows the user to quickly display all events that occurred for a particular loop without the need to scroll through other data Selected data may be copied to the Windows clipboard for pasting into other applications such as Excel Select data by clicking and dragging over desired data Selected data will be highlighted Click Copy Selected Data from the Copy menu You can now transfer the data to other Windows applications via their edit paste menu command Logged Data can be graphed by pressing the Graph Button This graph is meant to be a quick graph of the data No options for scaling time or parameter are provided Capability to print the graph is provided Excel should be used if more display options are desired The initial graph shows the process variable temperatu
14. To start the West 4400 Program Editor From Commander s Main screen select External menu Select 4400 Program Editor Follow instructions on displayed box While in the 4400 Program Editor all Commander s communications are disabled This prevents potential conflicts between the Editor and Commander While in the Editor the graphs and data logging will be frozen to their last values and therefore questionable in content After closing the Editor you will be able to restart Commander by pressing the appropriate button A properly licensed copy of the West 4400 Configurator program must be installed in the default c 4400 directory to allow this link to operate Other useful programs are included with the Configurator program See Help while in the editor for instructions for proper use 68
15. of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252 227 7013 GENERAL This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of ISE Inc ISE Inc Commander Version 4 x 2000 ISE Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the written permission of ISE Inc Printed in the United States Commander ISE is a trademark of Instrument Service amp Equipment Inc West Danaher are registered trademarks of the Danaher Company Microsoft Access Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 amp Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of the Intemational Business Machines Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL SETUP amp 5 S STEMMEOUIREMENTS tree esae ode 5 e a EE E E E aan nanna na 5 COMMANDER SOFTWARE 5 6 ICTOBA RS232 AS465 Converter aaa 6 6 STARTING COMMANDER FOR THE
16. 3024 as the value See table that follows for other parameters Special Values for Decimal Places Field 8 Reset Rate Dwell time etc Time conversion If the parameter is in seconds an T want to convert to mm ss or the parameter is in minutes and you want to convert to hh mm 9 100 Alpha Decoding not displayed Decodes 16 bit number to 2 character alpha for later combining by a parameter with decimal places 101 101 Alpha Combining Combines 4 2 character parameters into 1 8 character word for display Use in conjunction with decimal places 100 must immediately follow 4 parameters with decimal point 100 Use modbus address that is the same as the last 2 characters to be Data Enter 3 for Word Values such as Setpoint PVs etc Enter 0 for Bit Values such as alarm status or auto manual etc Bit Active Value Enter 0 if not a bit data type Enter 0 if it is a bit data type and 0 equates to active example 0 alarm active Enter 1 if it is a bit data type 1 equates to active example 1 alarm active Over Range Not currently used Under Range Not currently used Sensor Break Enter a value that if the parameter exceeds this value Commander will signal a faulty sensor Display Group Optional By entering numbers in this column you can control the page that the value will be displayed on the Parmeter screen This is useful for controls that have a large number of parameters Rat
17. COLOR PORT C BLACK WHITE PRINTER FONT Arial New gt LOOPS TO INCLUDE Mal fi PRINTER displays the default Windows printer PRINTER FONT displays and sets the font style selections available for reports GRAPH MODE tells Commander whether to print graphs in color or black white mode SETUP allows you to select and setup a specific printer Other options such as loop numbers and other options applicable to the particular report are also displayed 46 Reports Configuration Report The Configuration report is available from the Reports Menu on Commander s main Screen It reports all loop and group setup information You can define a Range of Loops for the report Default 1 all loops This 15 sample Configuration Lata Report CONFIGURATION CATA LOOP INFORMATION CONTROL SCALE ACTIVE 1 11 Extruder 1 fore 1 0 1000 Y 2 11 Extruder 1 fore 2 0 1000 Y 3 11 Extruder 1 Zone 3 0 1000 Y 4 11 Extruder 1 fore 4 0 1000 Y 5 11 Extruder 1 zome 5 0 1000 Y B 14 Extruder 1 Zone 6 0 1000 Y CONFIGURATION DATA GROUP INFORMATION CONTROL SCALE ACTIVE Groupe 1 Extruder 1 1 11 Extruder 1 Zone 1 0 1000 Y 2 11 Extruder 1 fore 2 0 1000 Y 3 11 Extruder 1 Zone 3 0 1000 Y 4 11 Extruder 1 fore 4 0 1000 Y 5 11 Extruder 1 zome 5 0 1000 B 14 Extruder 1 Zone 6 0 1000 Y Groupe 2 Not Define
18. Commander without purchasing a license for each copy Removing Commander from your computer Go to My Computer Control Panel Add Remove Programs and select Commander from listed programs Press Add Remove button and follow instructions Commander Overview Commander for Windows 95 98 NT provides a comprehensive machine interface with the ability to store and retrieve machine setups with unlimited recipe capabilities Several different versions of Commander are available 4 8 16 32 64 and 128 loops allowing you to name loops and groups and enter setpoints and all applicable PID parameters Once Commander has been setup there is no need to remember loop numbers All loops are identified by the user defined names Additional screens lets you view loop interaction with multiple loop graphing You only enter information once Commander does the rest of the work for you Commander supports both West ASCII and Modbus protocols A Basic MMI version of Commander is available This version does not include graphing data logging or Statistics Commander allows you to Improve operator productivity Identify badly tuned loops Set and monitor PID parameters Print comprehensive reports and graphs Document data for quality assurance programs Annunciate alarms and other problems on the screen and via e mail Full Commander Version MMI Commander Version Chek for Alarm Log Chick it Setup Logging anpe SOFTW
19. change any parameter within the recipe grid To change parameters click on the data box holding the information you want to modify A Change Parameter box will be displayed Enter new parameter values and press Enter Changing data in the grid does not automatically change the data in the controls You must be careful to enter valid data for the appropriate parameter If illegal values are entered and you then download same to controls the download will halt at the illegal 35 parameter note the top of the screen may help you determine why the data download failed Commander will automatically modify the Setpoint maximum and minimum to legal values if required when downloading Note Data changed on the screen is not transferred to the control until it is down loaded The data must be saved or it will be lost when you exit the recipe screen or if Clear is pressed To send new information to its particular control s select Send A Select Parameters To Send box will be displayed Options to send to a control include All Parameters Setpoint Only Parameters Only Alarms Only Once an option has been selected click Send Commander will begin to process changes The status bar will notify you when processing has been completed Selected data may be copied to the Windows clipboard for pasting into other applications such as Excel You should click the Allow Selection of all Data menu under Copy menu before selecting data This select
20. messages will be logged with between messages Commander does not allow the editing of Events after they are sent The only way to edit such data is through Microsoft Access Excel or other compatible programs 44 Data Logging should and be logging all loops that the Event applies If Data logging is off a warning is displayed on the Send Event screen If logging is not active for any or all loops for which an Event message is sent The messages will accumulate until next time data logging is activated or until Commander is shut down The accumulated messages will be logged on the first logged interval when logging is started Pressing the EVT button included on the Main Loop Graph and Multi Graph screens can also access event entry box Below is an example of the event log Commander s main screen select Logging event log STARTED PROGRAM Februar 1999 07 03 12 February 1999 07 03 36 2 Estruder 1 one 2 ALARM 2 ACTIVE February 1999 07 03 36 3 Estruder 1 one 3 ALARM 2 ACTIVE February 1999 0 04 34 2 Estruder 1 one 2 ALARAM 2 February 1999 07 05 47 3 Extruder 1 one H3 ALARM 2 SAFE LOG EVENTS PLUS CLEAR PHINT CLOSE ALARMS nn 45 Printer Setup Printer Setup is available in numerous places throughout Commander Button and menu functions include PRINTER PRINTER 71 GRAPH MODE DeskJet 1000C Printer s
21. save without naming a group If you want to go directly to the Group Display screen select the Group Number you want to display then select Display Notes 1 On 4 8 16 and 32 Loop versions of Commander Groups 1 9 Controller loops are available 2 On 64 and 128 Loop versions of Commander Groups 1 24 Controller loops are available 3 All versions utilize Groups 25 33 as Monitor only groups 18 Passwords Setup Commander offers three levels of password protection Master Access allows all parameters to be changed and viewed Operator Access allows set points to be changed and parameters to be viewed PID parameters and graphing access is limited Locked allows parameters to be only viewed From main screen select Setup then click Passwords 11 PASSWORDS CONFIGURE PASSWORDS Enter Master Password Enter Master Password Disable Locking Operator Password 2222 It is recommended that new passwords be entered after Commanders installation has been completed To change passwords enter current master password See manual for default in the Enter Master Password data field Enter a new password in the New Master Password data field Enter a new Operator Password if required Default Password is 1111 When entering a new password Commander allows you to use any combination of letters and numbers up to 10 characters Change Disable Locking to N to allow locking Y unlocks Commander
22. software and prevents re locking while Commander is running Select Save then Close to exit password screen Commander will display a warning if any passwords have been changed and not saved Press Cancel to return to password screen and save changes or Don t Save to return to previous settings and to Commander s main screen 19 Unlocking Commander Throughout the program Commander will display security access buttons These buttons allow for the locking unlocking of modifiable parameters Indicates parameters are unlocked and can be modified by the current user If this button is clicked parameters will be locked and not accessible DRTC EE Re Indicates parameters are currently locked and cannot be modified by the current user If this button is clicked a Password screen will be displayed Enter your password The level of password entered will determine what parameters the current user can modify A PASSWORD Enter Your Password 1 mr 0 que 20 Security Levels Access Screen Function Lock Oper Master Main Files Comms setup Define Loops Define Groups Reset Comms Password Setup All Display Screens MM Alarm Logging Alarm Log Clear H Data Logging start stop Delete Loop Delete All Log List OE Event Logging Define Event Groups send Events A A DA ODA Graph Screens Mew start addi Change time base Change Loop View l
23. 1 111 111 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Loop C Enabled Disabled Modbus Table Buster MLC 9000 LEH All desired control loops must be properly identified in Commander To define a loop select a Loop Number for the control you want to define by using the arrow keys next to the loop box or clicking on the desired loop in the loop list The address must match the address programmed at each control No two controls can share the same address on the same port Consult your control manual for setting its Comm Address Enter a Machine Name You may enter up to 15 characters to identify the machine For example Extruder 1 Enter a Control Name You may enter up to 15 characters to identify your process For example Barrel Zone 1 Note A drop down box with previously entered names can be accessed by selecting the arrow keys next to the machine and control data fields to reduce typing repetitive information Select the proper Instrument Type from the following choices for each instrument 1 Controller Any instrument that actually controls the process
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25. 25 Group Display From Commander s main screen select Screens then click Groups or its corresponding button PIE Foam Under SADUF SE Tun aii d Hee ling Pere Le Mare 1 Reider 0 3 ETE 3 xe 23 s R sew The Define Group screen will appear Select the group number you want to have displayed then press Display Group Display screen will appear This screen details current loop performance displaying a graphic representation of the process variable Dk Blue Setpoint Green and Output Levels Red 1 Aqua 2 for a specified group of loops Undefined loops within a group will not be displayed Scaling values configured in the Define Loop setup menu will be displayed here To change scaling click on the minimum or maximum scale values in the Group Display screen to the left of the PV Bar Graph A change scaling dialog box appears Change the values as desired and click enter A Default button is provided to change parameters to value defined when the loop was defined SP button allows the changing of the loops setpoint PID button allows the display and changing of control parameters such as Proportioning band Alarm values etc If an alarm is active the alarm is signal by a red box with ALM 1 or ALM 2 in the box T
26. 52 Microsoft Access 2000 and Commander Files Commander cannot be used with files saved in Access 2000 format Access 2000 provides a way to easily convert to and from Access 2000 and previous levels Below is an example showing how to work with Commander s Modbus Table definitions with Access 2000 and convert the results back to a format that Commander can use The same procedure can be used with any of Commander s database files 1 Start Microsoft Access 2 Specify that you want to Open an Existing File 3 Point to the desired file Example c Program Files Commander Modbus ModbusTables mdb for the Modbus table definitions 4 A box will come up stating that the database was created with a previous version of Access do you want to convert Make the selection that you want to convert You can also open the file in read only mode this is often fine if you only want to view data and not make any changes 5 Access will open a save as file dialog You can not save the converted file with the same name as the original file Select an appropriate name such as db1 mdb Click Save 6 Perform the required editing of the converted file and save 7 Inthe tools Access Tools menu click on Convert to Previous Access Version 8 Access will open a save as file dialog You can not save the converted file with the same name as the original file Select an appropriate name such as db2 mdb Click Save 9 Close Access 10 Open Windows Expl
27. 6 13 00 P M Ba 90 3 5 96 10 37 09 54 5 96 B 13 00 3 696 6 06 21 MANAGEMENT REPORT SP DEVIATION STATS CONTROL fone 1 fone 2 fone 3 fone 4 fone 5 Zone 6 0 2 22 296 02 396 17 795 100 0 100 0 17 5 DEVIATION AS TIME 3 5 6 10 11 20 36 9 40 6 0 0 17 7 00 0 0 73 3 9 0 0 095 0 055 0 0 0 095 0 055 0 0 0 0 0 5 385 43 2 20 0 055 0 055 0 055 0 055 0 055 0 0 48 Print Logged Data Report The Logged Data Report is available from the Reports Menu on Commander s main Screen You can define a Range of Loops for the report Default s all loops You can select to print the report in Summary Only data that has an Event connected with it or in Detail all data This is a sample Logged Data Report LOGGED DATA REPORT LATET Fw SP DEW OUT 1 OUT 2 Event Extruder 1 Zone 1 Addr 1 1500 8 37 20 515 368 3 39 20 S1506 3 24 21 S1506 6 45 21 1508 5 46 22 1508 515 368 3 28 24 S1506 8 51 25 1508 3 53 25 AM 515 36 8 56 25 AM 515438 3 57 26 AM S1506 3 59 27 1508 3 71 27 515 36 9 03 27 515 368 9 05 29 515 368 99 07 30 1508 9 09 31 Started Extruder CoS oe eS Changed Sc een Ch CR Ch C Ch CR Ch CR Ch CR CR Ch CR Ch Ch eb BRP RRA n in cn cn en ccu co 00000000000000 8538 Recipe List Re
28. ARE COMMANDER m m Glick t View Loops Buttons amp other functions All functions are activated from Commander s main screen A row of buttons along the bottom allow the operator to Display an Overview of all loops Overview button show a more detailed Group Display Group button start a graph for one Loop Loop Button start a graph showing parameters from multiple loops Multi button view statistics on one or more loops Stats button download or upload recipes to one or more loops Recipe button The current time is displayed at the top of the screen If the background of this display is flashing red there is one or more alarms active Click this display to view the Alarm Log box displays whether or not data logging is active Click this box to open dialog box to start or stop data logging box displays the scanning of loops This box can be clicked to bring up detailed information on individual loops of your choice Commander Main Menus The File menu allows you to exit Commander all data logging and graphing stops to select Data Log file or open a PID file MODBUS only The Setup menu allows you to configure all of Commander features and also provides a quick way to limit how far the setpoint can be changed The External menu provides a link to the 4400 profile editor program if available The Re
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30. Get External Data This will start Microsoft Query Select New Query From the Select Data Source dialog box select Commander Data Admin or other named Commander data sources list of available Commander data by channel will be shown Select the data you want to transfer to Excel When finished press the Return data to Microsoft Excel menu in the File menu In Excel 97 follow the wizard instructions Notes In Excel you may need to format cells particularly the time field and any fields containing decimal points If you are transferring more than one channel of data you will likely want to add channel names to the data after it is transferred to Excel Excel must be previously set up to work with Commander See Interfacing to Excel for set up information Head Excel documentation for further assistance in interfacing to same 61 E Troubleshooting This section is designed to offer possible solutions should you encounter problems when using Commander 4 1 SYSTEM SPEED Scan rate per loop is approximately equal to the value programmed in Setup Communications Default setting is 100mS 0 1 second per loop This allows the program to scan 128 loops in approximately 13 seconds If a large number of graphs are opened or other Windows programs are using a large amount of Windows resources the system and thus the scan rate may slow down Slower computers may not be able to scan at thi
31. Lonhquration disk in drive Select source drive and press update SOURCE DRIVE COMMANDER VERSION 4015 gregh repre LO ASEH remm sad LICEREHE DI Ayr narai ham ber Acraas 531438 EL When Commander is first installed the registration screen displays an expiration date 30 days from the installation date The registration screen will appear each time Commander is opened to prompt you for an access number during the 30 day trial period You can skip this screen by selecting Start Exit at the copyright screen then StartComms Shortly after the license expires Commander will cease communications To permanently license Commander you are required to contact your authorized Commander distributor with the serial number displayed on the registration screen You will be provided with an access number to be entered in the appropriate field Once this number is correctly entered the registration screen will reflect the program s permanent license You must exit Commander and restart the program if your license has already expired Important If you ever need to move Commander to a different computer or reload it you must obtain new access number from your dealer When calling for a new access number you will be asked for an explanation regarding the change Note It is a violation of your license agreement and copyright laws to run multiple copies of
32. PC bought for applications requiring 4 ports has a modem that is easily removed It should also have a dedicated mouse port not a serial mouse Other possibilities are buying a board or a computer configured with the required ports Some utilize different drivers to allow for more ports As long as the computer has valid RS232 ports identified as Com1 2 etc up to 9 Commander can utilize them In order for Comms port to work a unique address 1 required Each comms port also requires a unique Interrupt IRQ assignment or the hardware requires the capability to share IRQ s Below are the normal settings for addresses amp IRQ s Port Address IRQ 1 03 8 4 2 02 8 3 3 03E8 4 4 02 8 3 Since the standard IRQ settings are not unique if standard settings are used hardware that allows shared interrupts is required All boards that we supply support interrupt sharing and this is not normally a problem if the boards are configured properly 67 West 4400 Program Editor West ASII Only Recommend using MODBUS instead Commander MODBUS provides much of the functionality of the program editor from its parameter screen Commander provides a link to the West 4400 Program Editor This editor allows for easy programming of the ramps and dwells on the West 4400 control The user simply drags the graphic representation of the profile until it matches the application requirements The profile is then easily downloaded to the controls
33. RO ga a a hl 51 ADDITIONAL MODBUS 52 MO BUSDERINMONSTABEE S E E 52 MICROSOFT ACCESS 2000 AND COMMANDER 53 MODBUS TABLE VALUE DEFINITIONS 54 HEAETIME DATA FILE itii ioi ea 57 USING COMMANDER WITH MICROSOFT 59 INTERFACING TO MICROSOFT EXCEL SE oaa A patera AR 59 CHECKING EXCEL REQUIRED INSTALLED 5 59 SETTING UP EXCEL TO WORK WITH 59 TRANSFERRING DATA FROM COMMANDER TO 61 TROUBLESHOOTING DC 62 COMMANDER IMPORTANT FILE _ 64 OTHER COMMUNICATION 0 2 essa asas as 65 APPROVED HARDWARE ite tcl le dak oad tle aude coh Passt dct atat 65 COMMUNICATION Sea eoo 67 WEST 4400 PROGRAM EDITOR
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35. ariable was within 0 2 3 5 6 10 11 20 and 20 units of the setpoint for a particular loop will be numerically and graphically displayed pie graph as well as display the maximum setpoint deviation To select a particular loop either click the loop arrow keys or click in the loop data field Select Loop screen will be displayed Click and highlight the loop you want displayed Additional Button amp Menu Functions SHOW LOOP displays graphic screen allowing you to view and or change setpoint or PID parameters SHOW ALL displays the stats for all active loops in a spreadsheet display format Copy menu is provided so that selected values highlighted blue by clicking and dragging over desired data can be Copied and Pasted into other applications such as Microsoft Excel After copying go to desired application click the starting location or cell where you want the data and select Edit Paste RESET resets statistics for displayed loop Commander will display a warning asking if you are sure you want to reset stats RESET ALL resets loops for all defined loops Commander will display the same warning as in RESET FORM closes screen and removes it from memory 33 Commander Stats Screens m Wem 34 Recipe Capabilities Parameters for a range of loops can be stored as a recipe From Commander s main screen select Screens then click on Recipes or its corresponding button Parameters for a
36. arms are displayed in red boxes at the top of the screen when active Commander can internally store up to 64 hours of data refer to Store Points in Communications Setup for detailed information Caution must be used when changing graph rate scale or check boxes after more time than the Store Points programmed value If any of these items has been changed the graph will be redrawn with only the latest Store Points value For example if the Store Points was set to 16 hours and you have 60 hours of data on a graph and need to make any changes such as scale Commander will only redraw the last 16 hours of data 30 The number of graphs allowed on the amount of computer memory available and the Store Points value Commander will begin to slow down when system resource limits are being approached To view the remaining current remaining system resources 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 Select Settings 3 Select Control Panel 4 Select System 5 Select Performance Tab The percentage of available resources will be displayed If system resources are low it is suggested you close or more graph screens to restore normal operation or select a lower store point number Graph Buttons amp Menus SP amp PID allows you to view and or change setpoint PID parameters for the displayed loop PRT SET sets up printer to enable Commander to output graph to a selected printer A color printer is recommended for graph
37. can all channels If you are logging at a 1 second rate then the data logged will truly only be updated every 6 5 seconds Only one time interval is allowed for all 8 data logging sessions Each session can be started or stopped without effecting other sessions All date time stamps are synchronized between data sessions making it easy to combine sessions with Crystal Reports or Microsoft Excel 37 5 Select Start on data logging setup screen Process Variable Setpoint Setpoint Deviation Output levels and events will be logged to your hard drive at the prescribed time intervals Stop button ends data logging Close will return you to Commander s main screen that will alert you that data logging is on or off Other Features You can check which logging session s are active from the Active Databases menu on this screen or the Files menu on the Commander main screen Tab and Session names can be changed via the Edit menu This allows for easier identification of which session s are currently logging All File names Tab Names and Session Names are saved automatically with their associated session tab 38 Data Logging Listing Data This screen allows you to examine and maintain logged data You can scroll through all logged loops by changing the loop arrow keys You will also be able to scroll the data window once filled From Logging menu select List Logged Data Ike LEST GATA Extrudar Fi Zone
38. d 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 47 Management Report The Management report is available from the Reports Menu on Commander s main Screen It reports how all active loops have been performing over time You can define a Range of Loops for the report Default is all loops You can also print all Details or in Summary form This 15 a sample Management Report PAR AM P OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 1 OUT 2 MACHINE Extruder 1 Extruder 1 Extruder 1 Extruder 1 Extruder 1 Extruder 1 MANAGEMENT REPORT LIMITS INFORMATION TIME Extruder 1 fone 1 Add 1 MAX DEVIATION 7 May 15 1996 06 12 59 PM Through 16 1996 09 13 29 55 aS 100 3r 3H 586 5 18 08 P M 586 5 12 58 P M 3n 585 5 13 13 PM Sn 9 15 00 Bt 54 5 96 11 54 35 PM an 696 7 55 22 a 5 96 5 13 13 PM a 5 96 6 12 59 PM Extruder 1 Zone 2 Add 2 MAX DEW ATION 5 15 1995 06 12 59 Through May 16 1996 09 13 29 ar 55 100 100 35865 6 13 00 3H 5585 6 13 00 3 586 9 51 36 P M 3585 51302 PM 93 50 0 0 an 5 86 9 28 40 3 696 7 55 30 3 1 5 96 9 51 36 an 5 96 9 50 39 Extruder 1 Zone 3 Addr 3 MAX DEVIATION 9 May 15 1895 06 12 59 Through May 18 1996 09 13 29 94 91 0 100 51596 6 13 00 P M 31696 2 55 46 SH 586
39. d data If data logging is active for the selected loops that are sent the event the logged data will be appended to the datalogging file on all appropriate loops The information is displayed in the datalogging list if logging is active or through Commander s Event Log list or report Logged event data is also available through Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel or other compatible data handling programs if Commander s data logging is activated Pre defined event groups can be defined grouping any of Commander s active loops allowing for the quick appending of all affected loops Four user defined buttons are available to quickly send event data Their displayed name amp data to be sent can be modified via the edit edit buttons menu Data can also be typed in manually Data may also be logged to individual loops Note The Event Log Event Log Report stores the last 1995 events only Older data is removed automatically if this limit is exceeded 42 L pr E 11 a L Log Group Setup Any of the loops can be simply combined in a group for logging and event logging purposes This allows the user to quickly select a group and send the same event message to all loops in the group Before the user can utilize this feature he must define the group Up to 64 event groups be defined How to setup Log Groups From the Commander main screen select Setup then Define Log Gr
40. emale connector or a DB 9 9 pin female connector With the converter s cover removed locate terminal strip TB1 near DB25 serial connector Place a wire jumper from TXA to RXA and from TXB to RXB Connect 1 one shielded pair cable between TXA and TXB The other end of the wire connected to should be connected to the communications A terminal on all the controls The other end of the wire connected to the TXB terminal should be connected to the communications B terminal Connect cable shield to earth ground at the control cabinet only Below summarizes the wiring to the controls Converter Control Jumper TXA RXA Jumper TXB RXB TXA A TXB B Note the button on the front of the converter Normal DLB must remain out position for proper operation Replace cover and plug in converter Starting Commander for the First Time Once you have installed Commander you will be ready to start entering your machine setups Click START then PROGRAMS then select the Commander Program icon The first time you run Commander a pop up box will appear asking for your configuration disk Insert the configuration disk in the drive select the appropriate drive letter for the drive and click Update Commander 5 configuration update can take up to 2 minutes depending on the speed of your computer Note Downloaded and sample versions may not require the configuration disk w UPDATE CONFIGURATION Insert Upgrade
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42. etup menu COMMUNICATION SETUP Advanced Adapters Help COMMS GROUP Loops 1 through 96 West ASCII MODBUS Maximum Loops for Comms ps Modbus Adapters Setup STORE POINTS Comms Group uses Adapter 1 1 Hour C 16 Hours Comme Group B uses Adapter 2 C 2 Hours 32 Hours Comms Group uses Adapter 3 C 4 Hours 64 Hours Comme Group uses Adapter 4 78 Hours SCAN SPEED CODE Setup Modbus Adapters Ei 01 400 Mhz Hote Tou must Reset Comms and close all active graphs or exit program for new settings to be in effect You must exit Commander if you made changes to Modbus adapters A Modbus communication port assignments and characteristics are configured by clicking the Setup Modbus Adapters Button or from the Adapters Menu CimQuest IM GEAR32 MODICON Driver Professional Edition settings TEENE Communications UDF Port json Link Speed MI Protocol Modbus RTL Parity Adapt Iv Enabled E Mone Odd Even Device yoe Serial DataBits Comm StopBits Base Address 02 Slave None Comms Group uses Modbus Adapter 1 Comms Group B uses Modbus Adapter 2 Comms Group C uses Modbus Adapter 3 Comms Group D uses Modbus Adapter 4 13 Select the appropriate adapter C Enable or disable the adapter D Select the port Link Speed baud rate Protocol Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits
43. for your particular instruments Click Apply to save changes for each adapter You must click Apply before changing adapters to save changes F Additional adapters can be setup before closing G Press Close when finished If changes have been made a warning will be displayed that you must close Commander before changes will be in effect Example MLC Multi Loop Control System the following are the recommended settings Comm Port As required Link Speed 9600 or 19200 Protocol MODBUS RTU Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Slave ID None Note Settings must match the settings as configured on the MLC 14 West ASCII Protocol Communication Setup To Set the communications parameters of a West ASCII protocol communication group select Comunications from the Setup menu Select the desired Comms Group COMMUNICATION SETUP Advanced Adapters Help COMMS GROUP Loops 1 through 32 West ASCII E 1 COMMS PORT MODBUGS Maximum Loops for Comms z BAUD RATE STORE POINTS 1200 1 16 Hours C 2400 C 2 Hours C 32 Hours 4800 C 4 Hours 64 Hours v 9600 8 Hours SCAN SPEED CODE 400 Mhz Note You must Reset Comms and close all active graphs or exit program for new settings to be in effect You must exit Commander if you made changes to Modbus adapters A Each active Comms Group will require the entry of a valid Comms Port COM1 COM2 etc that
44. g the parameter value s to the applicable control s If the value was accepted the Change display will automatically close If the value was not accepted Commander will display an error message Correct the entry and try again Parameters can also be locked to prevent unauthorized tampering Most controls do not allow the changing of PID parameters if the control is presently in the Auto Tune or Pre Tune modes Commander will signal you if you attempt this operation West ASCII only Commander does not allow you switch between Auto and Manual control from the program It only displays the current mode of control Versions A Lock SP button is provided so that in one step the setpoint can be locked or limited You can also lock or limit the setpoint of multiple loops at the same time When you click this button a dialog box pops up You enter how much adjustment you will allow For example if the default 10 is used the setpoint can be changed 10 degrees or other units from its current value If 0 is entered no setpoint change will be allowed For security reasons Commander must be unlocked with a Master password to use this feature West s RaPID feature may be activated or deactivated from this screen This function only works with controls with RaPID capabilities Modbus Save Button Saves the displayed values as a Text file with pid extension Open Button Opens a previously saved file of parameters with pid extensi
45. ge the scale Minimum and Maximum if required Maximum must be a greater value than minimum Values must also be between 10 000 and 10 000 Commander uses this information for the default scaling of all graphs Please note The scale entered does not have to match the actual input range of the controls Select Enabled or Disabled in the loop section Commander will only scan those loops selected as Enabled Modbus Loops Only An additional box for the selection of the appropriate MODBUS definition table is available on MODBUS loops The proper selection is needed to assure proper display of data The table selected must contain the Modbus address offsets proper for the connected device Existing tables can be modified through Commander New tables can be created through Microsoft Access Details are included later in this manual After the first loop has been configured you may continue to configure additional loops by repeating the above steps Once all data has been entered select Save You may now review the defined loops by scrolling the active loop window Select Close to leave this screen Commander will display a warning if any data has been changed and not saved You will need to click Reset Comms in the Setup Menu or Exit and restart Commander in order to use the new loop definitions 17 Defining Groups Commander allows you to combine related loops into groups of up to six loops The program uses these groups when display
46. have Microsoft Access additional tables can easily be created You simply copy a similar table paste it as a new table give ita new name such as West 6100 8100 4100 tenths and modify the parameters in the new table Modified tables are also available from your Commander Supplier at an additional cost Note Use Caution in changing table names or deleting tables through Access after they have already been assigned to loops This could cause an error since the loop will try to access the missing table If this occurs Commander will display a box telling you the first loop number that it hit with the wrong table name It will also stop communications and open the Configure Loops screen Reassign a valid Modbus table to the noted loop and check others if desired Save changes and reset Communications additional loops are affected Commander will stop at these loops also It is recommended that you not change the name or delete Modbus Default table It provides you witha basis to develop your own tables as required Parameters 1 24 have special use within Commander and should not be changed See Rule 2 amp Rule 3 for details 1 Process Variable 13 Cycle Time 1 2 Setpoint 14 Proportioning Band 2 3 Output 1 Level 15 Overlap Deadband 4 Output 2 Level 16 Cycle Time 2 5 Alarm 1 Status 17 Alarm 1 Value 6 Alarm 2 Status 18 Alarm 2 Value 7 Alarm 3 Status 19 Setpoint Maximum 8 Loop Alarm Status 20 Setpoint Minimum 9 Proportioni
47. her than displaying the parameters on one very long scrollable box the parameters can be grouped on pages of related parameters Start with 0 for the first page then 1 2 etc 55 Modbus Definitions General Rules Rule 1 Up to 100 parameters can be entered in each table Additional entries will be ignored Rule 2 Parameter 1 through 24 cannot be changed and are shown below If the particular instrument does not utilize one or more of these functions include the parmeter with 9999 as the Modbus address and the parameter will be ignored The actual name of the parameters can be changed as desired All other parameters 25 100 are user defined and will only be identified by your user defined Parameter Name Parameters 25 100 are not required Rule 3 Parameter names must be the same for the same function for the tables that you are using Commander uses the parameter name to copy parameters between loops The parameter names must be exactly the same or Commander will not allow you to copy that parameter between loops Example You will not be able to copy the Proportioning band on a West 6100 to a Partlow 1160 if the West 6100 parameter name is Proportioning Band 1 and the Partlow 5 table has it as PB1 Rule 4 If you have loops with different requirements each will need their own table Example If some loops are displaying the values in whole degrees and some are displaying the values in tenths a table would be required for each If you
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49. ine Loops as having two 2 outputs Correct by redefining loop properly Output information for the loop will be invalid until problem has been corrected After correcting problem you must Reset Comms from Setup Menu at Main Screen See Defining Loops CANNOT CHANGE CERTAIN PARAMETERS THROUGHOUT PROGRAM Program access 1 locked via a password See Passwords OBSOLETE DRIVER ERROR WHEN SETTING UP ODBC IN QUERY EXCEL You have selected an older version of the required Access driver Commander requires a 32 Bit Access driver version 3 0 or greater to enable the transferring data to Excel You can check the version of your drivers by selecting the driver then selecting about in the ODBC driver box Drivers may be found on Excel CD and are available from your software supplier See ODBC Drivers DISPLAYED VALUES ARE TEN TIMES EXPECTED or some other multiple MODBUS If the loop is a Modbus loop you will need to change the Decimal Places parameter for the appropriate Modbus definition table See Modbus Extra Information for details BAD SENSOR INDICATION IS NOT BEING PROVIDED BY COMMANDER MODBUS Modbus uses the Sensor Break field in the Modbus definition tables to signal a bad sensor When the process value exceeds the value entered in this field a sensor failure is signaled Read Mobus Extra Information for details PROCESS VARIABLE PV INTERMITANT DROPPING TO 0 scan rate may be set too low Communications screen
50. ing overviews and group detail screens From Commander s main screen select Setup Menu then click Define Groups Groups fel gt Form Undefine Help GROUP SETUP Group Group ext 0 Loop Machine Controller Name Panel 1 Extruder one 0 Panel 2 0 Panel 3 B Extruder 1 3 7 Panel 4 4 Estude one 4 Fanel 5 5 Extruder it Zone 5 Panel 6 0 6 Select Group Number Depending upon your software version Commander will allow you to enter up to 24 control groups of up to 6 control loops each capability for up to 9 monitor only groups indicators with alarms is also included Enter a descriptive Group Name You may enter to 11 characters to define a group name for example Front Ext 1 Enter the appropriate Loop Number for each control loop to be included in the group Commander automatically fills in loop descriptions when a loop number is entered Use the number 0 zero as the Loop Number for undefined panels After all loops have been entered select Save Grp You must save the group before editing additional groups To erase group information select the group then Undefine from the menu bar The define group screen will display the message undefined Select Close to exit group setup screen Commander will display a warning if a group has been changed and not saved Another warning will be displayed if you try to
51. ion allows all cells including headings amp loop names to be selected Select data by clicking and dragging over desired data Selected data will be highlighted Click Copy Selected Data from the Copy menu You can now transfer the data to other Windows applications via their paste menu command Recipe Buttons PRT SETUP sets up printer PRINT prints recipe to selected printer CLEAR removes currently installed recipe ERASE erases all information for a selected recipe Commander will display a warning asking whether you want to proceed CLOSE returns you to Commander s main screen SAVE saves recipe 36 Data Logging Data Logging Initializing Commander includes data logging capabilities to provide documentation for quality control programs From Commander s main screen select Logging then choose Setup or click on Data Logging data box for quicker entry into setup mode Up to 8 logging files can be in use at one time Each logging file can be started or stopped independently Log groups can be set up from the Commander Main screen to speed loop selection A log group is a predefined group of any number of loops SEE aee 062 De ces De DATABASE F 1 Cass 11 Parme ik 14 1155 Ck epee henl ml CS T Lea T 1 m 1
52. lect the maximum number of channels to be used with Comms Group The amount of information stored in memory is configured through Store Points This is the maximum amount of time Commander stores detailed information for graphing in the computers RAM memory The default setting is 16 hours The higher the store point the more RAM is used The Scan function sets the time Commander pauses at each loop Default setting is 100 100mS You may decrease this value on faster computer systems If the scan rate is too fast for your system channels may be occasionally skipped and errors may be recorded when attempting to display PID parameters Store Points and Scan only have to be entered once All Comms Groups will be affected by these entered values Speed Code is a number related to the speed of your computer Enter the speed of your computer in Megahertz Mhz For example if your computer is a 400Mhz system enter 400 Select Save Comm Group If you should close the window without saving parameters Commander will display a warning You must select Save Comm Group before changing groups or when exiting communication setup You must Exit Commander or Reset Comms and close all active graphs for new settings to take effect You must exit Commander if parameters are changed for the Modbus adapters 12 MODBUS Protocol Communication Settings To Set the communications parameters of a MODBUS protocol communication group select Comunications from the S
53. ll active loops can be viewed and downloaded from the recipe screen The number of recipes is limited only to your computer s hard disk capacity a a HI een 81 HE To receive and tabulate control parameters from defined loops click Receive A pop up box will be displayed allowing you to select a range of loops By clicking within a data field you can highlight the beginning or ending loop Press Enter Commander will display all current parameters for selected loops A status bar will alert you when all data has been received This process will disable Receive and enable Send To save displayed parameters as a recipe choose Save A Save Recipe data box will be displayed Select the loops which will be detailed by the recipe Enter a Recipe Name You may enter up to 22 characters to identify the recipe Enter an optional Description of the recipe You may enter up to 42 characters to describe the recipe Press Save when all information has been entered The Select Recipe box allows you to display previously saved recipes To view a certain recipe click on the recipe displayed in the Select Recipe data box This will add the control parameters to the recipe grid Once this grid is filled you will not be able to select or receive any further recipes or control parameters Use the Clear button to remove currently installed recipe allowing you to select another recipe for viewing Commander allows you to
54. net Start Customer Control Panel gt GraupOfCommander Data Machine GraupOfCommander Data Control Mame Address Active E 5 Qut 2 Type Cont Type Alarm 2 Alarms Alarm Update e M 4 Commander 3 074 amp By y Al zY y Wa uh 1 ra Done B Computer Commander Data viewed as a web page created with Microsoft Access 58 Using Commander With Microsoft Excel Interfacing to Microsoft Excel Setup Commander has the capability of sharing data with the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program utilizing a program Microsoft Query included with Excel Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Query are very powerful data manipulation packages allowing full flexibility to select and display Commander data in a spreadsheet format Data from multiple loops can be displayed on a single spreadsheet Excel also provides extensive graphing capabilities Excel is a separate program from Commander and can be purchased at most office supply or computer stores Excel 97 or greater is recommended it requires less steps for using with Commander To run Excel and Commander concurrently 32 megabytes minimum of RAM are recommended The following instructions were written with Excel 5 0 amp 97 in mind Other versions may have slightly different setup requirements Review documentation included with Excel and Query for detailed i
55. nformation CHECKING EXCEL REQUIRED INSTALLED OPTIONS In order to interface with Commander s database Excel must be installed with the option to interface with external databases To confirm that Excel is installed with this required option Start Excel Select the Tools menu then choose Add Ins Verify that the MS Query Add In has been selected If not you will need to add the Query program by running setup for Excel In Office 97 Tools does not confirm whether Query is installed Determine if you need Query installed by simply attempting to Get external data New query Excel will tell you if your missing Query The Microsoft Query add in is listed under Data Access when running Excel 97 setup SETTING UP EXCEL TO WORK WITH COMMANDER This setup procedure only needs to be performed once for each commander data file to allow the easy connection between Commander and Excel Excel 5 0 1 Start Excel 2 Select Data Menu 3 Select Get External Data This will start MS Query 4 Choose New Query 5 From the Select Data Source dialog box select the Other button 6 From the ODBC Data Source dialog box select the New button 7 From the Add Data Source dialog box select Microsoft Access Driver mdb from the ODBC list 8 From the ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box enter Commander Data or some other name of your choosing each data file you wish to link will require a unique name as the data source name 59 9
56. ng Band 1 21Auto Manual 10 Reset 22 Auto Self Tune 11 Rate 23 Pretune 12 On Off Differential 24 Fuzzy RaPID Parameters 25 100 User defined On instruments that use the same parameter for output 1 amp output 2 levels Output 1 100 0 Output 2 0 Negative 100 use the same Modbus address offset for both the Output 1 amp 2 Levels Commander will use the positive levels as Output 1 levels and the negative values as Output 2 levels 56 Realtime Data File An Access Data Base File Commander mdb is provided to allow other networked users to view loop data in real time This is located in the Live directory under the directory that Commander was installed It can be opened using Microsoft Access 97 or Access 2000 FQ eap Arrear eis Ud ke pm em re De eee xi a U a Ki 0 Aidem Machine Marre Hara Active SP Ou BO ier D f Linazggrac ra LI a CG ra 1 0 0 BP gr t 2318 D 87 Eru i di Lors Br D 0 Bn F nar Mn Tore 7 0 n Uti Edirocer Lone 5 a ID LI 1 D Im Inre LI m 0 IU Linazegrae 1 0 0 lg Lj LI a 0 nage L iraer3181 LI a 106 1 1 0 ID Unassgred Unaesigand 0 0
57. nt Invalid entry in Define Loops Wrong Comms Port ID or other parameters in Communications Setup Bad wiring to control s Comms Port Interface converter not wired or configured properly or not of the proper type 62 Interface converter not plugged into proper Port not being supplied power Defective instrument or instrument is unplugged from housing or not being supplied power MESSAGE CHANNEL TURNED OFF 5 ON MAIN SCREEN Also Logged in Alarm Log After six 6 unsuccessful transmissions to a particular loop Commander will shed the loop log the occurrence in the Alarm Log and no longer attempt communications with the loop See Channel XXX Off Line section for possible causes Once the problem has been corrected you must Reset Comms from Setup Menu at Main Screen MESSAGE BAD INPUT LOOP XXX APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN Also Logged in Alarm Log Commander has detected an input out of range condition and probably a bad sensor for the identified loop Check sensor and sensor wiring After this message is logged and sensor problem has been corrected the message Input OK Loop will be logged in the Alarm Log Intermittent sensors and wiring may be identified by looking at Alarm Log periodically See Alarm Logging MESSAGE CHECK CONFIGURATION LOOP XXX APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN Also Logged in Alarm Log A control configured with only Output 1 has been defined in Def
58. o further signal the alarm a red border appears around all bar graphs for the appropriate loop A button is also provided to reset limit condition for limit type controls At the bottom of the group screen arrows are provided These arrows allow you to easily navigate between different groups Also included is a List button which allows the selection of groups by name To return to the Define Group screen select Form then Setup This will allow you to select a different group for display or to redefine the loops in the group 26 PID Display Clicking the PID button available from numerous places within Commander can access the PID Display This screen allows the operator to view and or change all PID parameters setpoints alarm values and tuning modes a ir __ West ASCII 8 2 212 115 05 AUTO OFF 18 1 20 Hin Bee 112 bin 05 Seconds 16 0 Sink 30 21 To change a parameter click the data field of the parameter you want to adjust Change screen will be displayed Enter a new parameter value Parameters can also be copied to multiple loops by changing the to Loops fields Change Miel xi Zone 1 1045 Loops jeo To jeo Step by cred Commander will perform an error and format check before sendin
59. oaded Gaphs PID Display A A Change SP A ther Parameters EOM M Recipes Recelve A Erase Send cave A DA DA mA OE Reports All functions Stats Display A A A Clear In above chart X signifies that parameters are accessible or changeable when Commander is in the shown security level If MODBUS communications is used any parameter label ending in can be changed with Operator Security Level All other parameters cannot 21 Email on Alarm Commander has the capability to email to up to three addresses when an alarm or sensor failure occurs MAPI compatible email systems such as Microsoft Outlook are required for proper operation An Internet connection is required for email addresses outside your local network Setup From the Setup Menu on Commander main screen click on Email Disable All Emails User Name Password Send Emails Mame 1 Email Address Mame 2 Email Address Mame 3 Email Address This screen allows you to enter up to three email addresses or names from your email address book You should only need to enter the name or the email address in most systems If the name is used it must match precisely with a name in your email system s address book Leave both the Name and the Address fields blank and no email will be sent The entered addresses will receive an email from Commander any time an alarm occurs or i
60. offset value in this column This is sometimes needed for ramp dwell controls Leave blank if the parameter uses the same address for reading and writing Units User defined Allows Commander to display the units for the parameter such as Degrees Seconds etc You may want to modify the units to be more descriptive in your application Allow Change 0 or 1 If 0 is entered the parameter values cannot viewed only and not changed If 1 the parameter will allow changes by Commander On parameters that an address of 9999 is used skip it is recommended that the allow change parameter is set to 0 This is particularly important for the Setpoint Max and Min fields Decimal Places Enter the number of decimal places the parameter data should have Example if typical data is a number like 423 25 a value of 2 should be entered There are also a number of values for data conversion They are summarized in the table below Enter 8 for Time Conversion if the value is in seconds and you wish to convert to mm ss format or the value 15 in minutes and you want to convert to hh mm format If the control loop displays the process value temperature in tenths ie 302 4 F then you must enter a 1 for all Decimal Place fields related to the process value Examples of parameters that the decimal places would have to be changed are PV SP SP Max etc If 0 is entered for decimal places and a value of 302 4 is sent to Commander Commander would display
61. ommander will display up to 24 Group Overviews on the screen Undefined groups will not appear Due to the number of Overview Screens displayed by Commander each group screen will be displayed in a compressed format To examine a particular group more closely click anywhere on its black graphics area A larger Overview Screen will be displayed Pressing the arrow keys on the list box will allow you to view a description of each control loop in the group being currently monitored EPS E 1 2 4e n 24 By clicking on a loop in the display box a single display screen for the selected loop will appear d Extruder 1 ES By selecting the Group button a Groups Display Screen will appear for all defined loops in the selected group Both the single and group display screen details a loop s current status allowing you to change any PID and Setpoint parameters See the Group Display section for further information on changing data Note f you change the definition of any group s you must use Form from the Overview menu to close screen Once reloaded the overview screen will include any newly revised configurations Through the Properties other screen options are available for graphic representation These include e PV SP Deviation Default PV Absolute Absolute ocale ranging is also modifiable through Properties Monitor only loops may be viewed through Monitors menu
62. on Send Button Sends all displayed parameters from a control or a file to one or more control loops Next Back Buttons Pages through parameters when table definition provided for multiple pages of parameters 28 Button Displays all parameters one page This display is required to send all parameters for the loop since only parameters currently displayed on the table will be sent with the Send All button Edit Menus Allow the user to copy and paste parameters from a text file or spread sheet program such as Microsott Excel Allow edit selection is used to change parameter values in the table without immediately sending the data to the control loop To Send data from the table to one or more controls Click Send All f all pages are not currently being displayed a warning will be displayed The Resulting screen allows you to select the destination loop s default 1 the current loop Click Continue Data will be copied to selected loops List of the actions Commander performed will be displayed Review for possible problems Commander lists all loops parameters that it sent values Any that did not accept the data will be noted Some of the exceptions on read only parameters are normal 29 Loop Graph From Commander s main screen select Screens then click on Single Loop Graphs or its corresponding button m The process variables setpoints and output levels of selec
63. orer Right Click on Start Explore 11 Find the original file Example c Program Files Commander Modbus ModbusTables mdb and rename the file Example c Program Files Commander Modbus ModbusT ables old mdb 12 Find the file saved in step 8 db2 mdb and rename it to replace the original file Example c Program Files Commander Modbus Modbus T ables mdb Commander can now have full access to the edited file 53 MODBUS Table Value Definitions Each parameter allows the entry of the following information Counter Parameter Number Parameter Name User Defined Any parameter names ending with the character will allow users with Operator Security Level to change parameter values This allows flexibility in allowing parameters specific to the application to be changed by the operator You can append the to any parameter name by editing the MODBUS table Modbus Address This is the address offset value Generally this value is listed in the instrument s technical documentation This offset has 1 added to it by Commander to match most documentation This allows you to enter the values directly into the table Example a word value with a Modbus Address table entry of 1 will read Modbus register 40002 a table entry of 6 will read Modbus register 40007 Enter 9999 for parameters you want Commander to skip Modbus Address Write If the parameter uses a different address offset for writing than it does for reading then enter an
64. ough Commander and then recreate the empty file as a new file The maximum number of data points that Commander will display is 1995 If your data base is larger than that Commander will display a waring box Commander then will then display the last 1995 records most current in the database Use Excel or Access to manipulate the complete data file Also note Excel has limitations on the maximum number of rows and columns This maximum varies depending on the version of excel that you have Refer to Excel documentation for its limitations The graph function for the logged data will graph the entire data base Data can be printed from Commander s Main Reports Menu Select Logged Data Report to print all logged data on all loops The file that will be printed is the last file used with the List Logged Data screen within Commander 40 Alarm Logging Alarm logging is included to alert the operator of any alarm activity Defective sensors and communication problems will also be logged From Commander s main screen select Logging then choose Alarm Log ALARM LOG H STATUS TIHE SHOW ON 2 ALM ACTIVE February 4 1999 06 14 22 PM ALARM 3 ALM2 ACTIVE February 4 1999 06 14 22 PM 3 ALM SAFE February 4 1999 06 17 24 YES C ND TOTAL ACTIVE ALARMS PRINT CLEAR Each alarm event will be recorded with a date and time stamp and indicate the total number of active alarms The conditions logged include
65. oups The Define Log Groups screen will be loaded gt DEFINE EVENT GROUPS IBI XJ H EVENT GROUP Event Group 1 SELECT LOOPS TO INCLUDE INCLUDED LOOPS 1 1 Zone 1 1 Extruder 1 one 1 2 Extruder 1 Zone 2 2 Extruder 1 one 2 3 Extuder 1 Zone 3 3 Extruder 1 one 3 1 Click the Allow Edit box 2 Select the Group Number that you wish to define by clicking the group number box will display all the defined and undefined event groups You may select one of the groups by clicking it in the popup box or by manually changing the group number 3 Enter a Group name in the appropriate box 4 The list box on the left white box allows the selection of loops to be included Click each loop you want to be included As you select loops from the Select Loops box they will be added to the Included Loops box The program displays a warning and does not allow the entry of a loop more than once To remove loops from the Included list Click the loop you want to remove on the blue Loops Included box A remove loop box will be displayed Click Remove to remove the highlighted loop Note If the program does not allow the addition or removal of loops the status of the Allow Edits box should be examined This box needs to be checked in order to make any group changes 43 Sending User Defined Events Throughout Commander Main Screen Graph Screen
66. port The Recipe List Report is available from the Reports Menu on Commander s main Screen It prints a list of all recipes and their descriptions hisis sample Recipe List Report RECIPE LIST REPORT RECZE RECIPE DESCRIPTION 1 174 Inch Tubing Job 1 2345 2 172 Inch Tubing Production 987654 3 4 Inch Flower Pots Customer 9654 4 Extruder Settings 550 35 5 PIN S4637 4 Inch 4 Inch Pipe 50 03 Recipe Data Report The Recipe Data Report is available from the Recipe Screen Print Button It prints all data in the Recipe grid This is a sample Recipe Data Report RECIPE DATA REPORT RECIPE 1 1 4 Inch PVC Tubing Job 12345 MACHINE CONTROL oP 1 RESET RATE CT1 PH ALM 2 Extruder 1 zone 1 85 1 5 2 00 1 15 16 2 0 0 8 82 32 Extruder 3 1 Zone 2 88 1 8 5 00 1 15 16 1 5 1 B 32 Extruder 1 fone 3 85 1 5 5 00 1 15 16 10 0 0 8 80 400 Extruder 1 zone 4 Ba 1 5 5 00 2 30 16 1 0 B 1401 32 Extruder 1 zone 5 85 1 5 2 00 04 16 1 0 0 8 80 328 Extruder 1 zone 6 65 1 5 4 00 1 15 16 B 50 51 Additional MODBUS Information Modbus Definition Tables Commander utilizes a Microsoft Access database file for Modbus table definitions These tables tell Commander how to retrieve parameter information The file is ModbusTables mdb and is located in the Modbus subdirectory of the directory that Commander is installed If defaults
67. ports menu allows access to the reporting capabilities of Commander The Windows menu allows you to quickly navigate through all Commander screens Tiling and cascading of the screens Is available through this menu By tiling the screens all screens are visible ina miniature format A double click on a screen causes them to expand to fill the whole screen Graph screens do not update while in this mode however you can click once on each screen to update data The Logging menu allows you to activate logging through the Setup menu Select the data logging file List and graph the logged data and to view or print the Alarm log and display or print the event log This menu is not available on MMI version of Commander The Event menu allows you to append a text message to any loop or group of loops This can be used for the operator to identify problems with the process This menu also allows you to display the event log The Help menu give you access too Commander s context sensitive help system You can also press the F1 key on most screens or menu selections to display an applicable help screen 10 Initial Software Setup Communications Setup COMMUNICATION SETUP Advanced Adapters Help COMMS GROUP Loops 1 through 96 West ASCII M DRIUS Maximum Loops for Comms ps Modbus Adapters Setup STORE POINTS Comms Group uses Adapter 1 Hour C 16 Hours Comms Group B uses Adapter 2 C 2 Hours C
68. re only Selection boxes allows you to add Setpoint SP Deviation from Setpoint DEV Outputs 1 and 2 To re graph with different options or to update the graph with latest logged data click on the Graph button The graph can be printed with the Print button 39 Data does not automatically update on the while you are displaying same Select Update to display new logged data since the last update The File path and File name is displayed To display data from a different data logging file click on the File Button or use the File Menu Data be manipulated through Microsoft s Access Excel database amp spreadsheet programs We also highly recommend the use of Crystal Desisions Crystal Reports software for generating professional reports and graphs directly from Commander s data Crystal Reports allows you to save the report configuration as an executable file This allows you to easily run a new report with updated data Crystal Desisions web site is http www crystaldecisions net The default data file can be found in the directory that you installed Commander with a file name of ISEdata mdb Commander allows you to create your own data files in any directory that you choose The logged database files will continue to grow until deleted Select Delete Loop to delete only data for the displayed loop Select Delete All to delete all logged data in the file You can also delete the file itself thr
69. s Once printer setup is defined a Print button will be displayed Select to being printing NEW opens a new graph screen while leaving the original screen running LOCK changes current access level SP PV 1 OUTZ2 CHECK BOXES determines which values will be graphed Loop Graph Only FORM Menu allows you to close screen and removes graph from memory PROPERTIES Menu enables changes to scale color and legends ETT ME swine Leo lena ree Cape 105 SCALE Menu displays the change scale box Enter new values for scale Minimum and Maximum Press Enter to activate Does not apply to Output 1 or Output 2 graphs COLOR Menu allows you to select background color of graph LEGENDS Menu enables or disables legends to the right of the graph e EVT opens the Event Logging screen This allows the user to manually log user defined events with data logging WINDOW Menu allows you to move to other open Commander screens Use this to leave displayed graph running while you go to another Commander screen Also in the Window menu are the Cascade amp Tile functions These functions allow you to view all the open Commander screens at one time To conserve memory only the active screen is updated To update a screen simply click once on the title bar of the desired screen To maximize enlarge to fill your screen double click the title bar on the desired Screen
70. s Overview Screens Group Display Screens a menu selection of Event then Send Events opens the Send Events screen This screen allows the user to append the event text on the next data logging interval for the selected loop or group of loops This is useful to record significant occurrences to the process Four preprogrammed messages Start Stop Pause Resume are provided The operator may also edit any of the pre programmed memos or enter his own text To Log an Event Open the Send Event Screen see above SEND EVENT Edit LOOP LOG GROUP Event Group 1 EVENT DATA SEND EVENT Select whether the event memo is to be sent to an individual Loop or a pre defined Log Group Enter the Loop Number or Log Group Number that the memo is to be logged Select one of the pre defined messages by pressing the appropriate buttons or enter your own text in the Event Data box The text in the event data box is the text that will be appended to the appropriate loops data file Four user defined buttons are available to quickly send event data Their displayed name amp data to be sent can be modified via the edit edit buttons menu Press Send Event to send the memo to the appropriate loop s Notes Once the event is sent it will be logged to the data log file on the next log interval with the loops normal data Data is logged immediately to the Event log If other events are sent before the next log interval all event
71. s cleared Emails will also be sent on Commander detected sensor failures The email will contain information on the time current Loop number Name PV setpoint and alarm status of the loop sending the email In order for the email to be sent your email system must be set to periodically send emails automatically Otherwise the email will just be placed in your outbox You also will need an internet connection for email addresses outside your local network A button is provided to test that the email information is correct Clicking on this button will cause a test email to be sent to each email address as entered 22 tig Commander Loopt 97 Alarm Active Plain Text Microsoft Word Normal Web Times New Roman 10 Commanden e Commander 97 Alarm Active Extruder 1 one 1 Loop 97 ALM ACTIVE February 6 2000 06 08 06 PY 94 aF 116 Total Alaris Sample email sent by Commander 23 Overview Screen From Commander s main screen select Screens then click Overview or its corresponding button Pair 28093 l hi SMS sw The default Overview Screen will be displayed This screen displays the relationship between the process variable for example temperature to its setpoint for all loops defined as part of a group Depending upon your software version C
72. s rate as well Slower computers need a larger Scan value If the Scan value is too small Windows has a difficult time performing required housekeeping functions and errors can result particularly if RAM is low COMMANDER CRASHED WITH A GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT Probably due to insufficient RAM memory installed in computer 16 megabytes 16 000 000 of RAM is required to reliably run Commander Computer should be rebooted after such an error Try not running as many programs at the same time if system speed degrades or if General Protection Faults occur MESSAGE NEED TO CONFIGURE LOOPS APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN No loops have been defined Must define loops before Commander will operate Select Setup Menu from Main Screen then choose Define Loops See Defining Loops MESSAGE NOT A VALID COMMS PORT APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN One or more of the Comms Ports as defined in Communications Setup is not a valid Comms Port See Communications Setup MESSAGE LICENSE EXPIRED APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN License to use Commander has expired You must call your software supplier for the required access number to continue using Commander See Software RegistrationMESSAGE CHANNEL XXX OFF LINE APPEARS ON MAIN SCREEN WEST ASCII MESSAGE MB CHANNEL XXX ERR 2 MODBUS Indicates that the identified loop is not responding to Commander s transmissions This could be caused by Wrong channel being programmed in the instrume
73. ted loops can be graphed to the screen Setpoints and PID parameters can also be modified from this screen via the SP and PID buttons See section on PID for changing parameters The default graph for this screen 1 for Loop 1 To display another loop click the loop data field Select Loop box will appear Highlight the loop you want to graph Commander will begin to display graph information for the selected loop You can also change loops with the arrow keys Note If the loop number is changed while a graph is running Commander will display a warning All graph data will be lost if you continue Hint You can load multiple single loop graphs using the New button Use the Windows menu to navigate between loaded windows through out Commander It is not necessary to be displaying the graph to keep it running The number of graphs that you are able to run at one time is dependent on the Windows resources available Do not exit a graph using the X close icon unless you do not want the graph to continue Select the graph rate you want displayed Commander has the capability of graphing up to 16 hours per division By changing the MIN DIV arrows you can expand or compress the graph Value indications for loop s PID setpoint Output 1 and 2 parameters will be displayed numerically and graphically in real time Please note that the Scan Rate is read only and displays the approximate time between plots for the current graph rate Al
74. the instruments are connected A setting of Comms Port to 0 will disable the Comms Group Software versions licensed for 32 loops or less will utilize only one Comms Port disabling the selection of Comms Group Select the Baud Rate On West older series 2075 2800 2810 3300 3800 and 3810 4800 baud rate should be selected On controls that have an adjustable baud rate it is recommended you select the highest available rate 9600 for best software performance You may have to configure your instruments to match the selected baud rate C The advanced menu allows the selection of data bits parity and stop bits for your control These selections are defaulted to 7 Data Even Parity and One Stop bit to match West ASCII controls and should not have to be changed D Click Save Group when finished setting up each Comms Group E Proceed to other Comms Groups as required 15 Defining Loops From Commander s main screen select Setup Menu then select Define Loops Define Active Loops Loop Port Prot MODBUS Machine Name Extruder 1 x Control Hame Zone 1 Control 2 Instrument Out 1 NL 111 Extruder 1 Zone 1 111 MLC Zone 1 114 Zone 3 111 MLC Zone 3 111 MLC Zone 4 111 Unassigned 111 Unassigned 111 Unassigned 111 Unassigned 111 Unassigned 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 11
75. uctions Unique to Each Board IC113C Place header in RS232 position for each port E3 amp E4 Jumpers in IC110C No additional selections to be made IC111C No additional selections to be made IC050C RS485 Board Setup SW1 Addr SW2 Port Addr Switches IRQ Switches 1 03F8 XXXO 4 000XX 2 02F8 XXOX 3 000XX 3 03E8 00 4 000XX 4 02 8 3 000XX 1234 12345 X 0 OFF oelect N on ports not utilizing shared interrupts Select M on ports utilizing shared interrupts 65 Select Auto on amp E5 Connect twisted pair shielded cable 24 to 25 to at controls Connect shield to earth ground at on end only No converter required Important Note Relates to all Boards Your computer settings must match the setup used on the communications board These settings are usually set via Window s Control Panel Sometimes your computer CMOS setup settings may need to be changed Check your computer documentation for specific instructions 66 Communication Notes Commander allows for the interfacing to up to 4 communications ports amp Windows provides the capability for 4 Comms ports as standard This means that to utilize Commander s full capabilities on the 128 loop version no other serial devices can be present on the computer with standard drivers Other devices that sometimes use Comms ports are Modems amp Serial Mouse inputs Caution must be exercised that the
76. were used during the installation then it is located at c Program Files Commander Modbus ModbusTables mdb Parameter information is generally available in the technical information included with your Modbus instrument Each brand and sometimes each model will require a separate Modbus definition table for proper communication Some tables are supplied with Commander software Certain parameters such as units and whether the control loops display values in whole units or tenths may have to be modified by the customer Your Commander Supplier can also supply custom tables to meet your requirements The flexibility of these definition tables allows Commander to communicate with many brands and types of instrumentation Simple editing of existing tables is provided through Commander s Setup menu Edit Modbus Tables The user can simply 1 Select the desired table by using the select menu 2 Edit any values 3 Add additional parameter definitions The Table Name is displayed in the title bar Any changes are automatically saved w Modbus Default Im Select Counter Und 1828 1 0 3 0 90 31 3X 1 A3 Q0 Qm 7 414 3S 0 00 0 9PShAmiSas 58 J 90 Status Status 0 HQ WU 1 d X JU S eplStts 59 0 HW D y 84

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