HB400 User Manual revision 1 - North Carolina Instruments, LLC
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1. 10 Keypad Buttons anninnhuwmnnainidmarcen iaaknn aia ripam red roii hs 10 Menw Operations eite tui SAU Etna Tear MIN Ie EA AME 11 bao 12 Analog Input CoRDSUPRBOD e aaerscitodopsicdics ai rta aa a SUE aE 13 Applying SE HII MP RE 14 cles duisceii E 14 Clhianpitie Flatdwate NaMe sucses iiaia 15 2Proc M Mobile Qpertatioti ns us ire Capri rini ducet aca prse metui n du nr apes aged 15 Burning Mobile PEOPPabisseieana tinet USA rn eet UU Hd RUNI DR n PLA DR IMNUE 15 Eas Mobile ao es a7 06 eae ee ener net Sen adecuar drerit dpa Ue 17 Downloading Mobile Data sss sssssssssssssreesressrresreesrenseustennresnresnresnrenrrenerenerenreeneeenress 17 Erase Mobile Data seasea e deba bea dara dna d PU Dad 17 Realtime Clockand AlafMS PN Tm 17 NIET S ena i E EE E E E E E 18 Nonvolatile Data Recording sss sseessessssesriesriessrssrrestrenteentesntesnresnresreenreenreenreeerress 18 En M 19 zProc Mobile Compatibility CEaets d seti poten irte tore vnm ket ivre vtet peaks 20 Adding Extension BOATS MN 21 lareo c 21 lisse Fevrier oT ain sade kaSa ae aesae aih 22 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com t This product is powered by zProc www zProc com a Page 3 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Safe ty The end user assumes all2. A 2 C als C af C A 10 C auy C A 12 C A 13 C aug C A 15 r Correction Calibration p Feedback Control 3 p Configuration 31 alog voltage singals can be librated using a simple 3rd order l ial formula y A43B 4C V 24D 3 with voltage correction as z2V 14f Voltage Correction 1 Calibration Mode Disabled v alog input singals can be dback controlled by the esponding analog output signals ing a standard PID control The parameters will be stored into flash memory of the hardware Control Mode Disabled el u RI kws Default Setpoint Update Time s Em jal configurable features May t available on some channels SN HB40A 00058 Firmware Version 0 0 0 0 ROM 0 RAM 0 STACK 0 DATA 0 LOG 0 Last modified on 14 03 20 12 44 33 Copyright North Carolina Instruments LLC Meanwhile a popup window of product image also shows up with the red green dots on the product image window indicating the current selected analog input channel Analog Input Configuration To configure an analog channel you must first select the channel on the left side of the hardware setup window Note that some fields on the window may be disabled grayed if the corresponding properties are not configurable amp This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Page 13 nci North Carolina Instrument
3. In case a passcode is lost please contact NCI for a key to unlock the passcode You will need to provide your zProc serial number when contacting NCI A temporary key will be sent to you to unlock the hardware The temporary key is valid only for 24 hours So make sure to change the passcode before the key expires You can disable the passcode protection by setting the passcode to 0 Changing Hardware Name Each hardware unit has its unique serial number Moreover you can assign a name to the hardware unit The name can be any text no more than 16 characters Once the settings are applied the name will be saved to the hardware s internal flash memory It will also show up on the home screen on the LCD monitor zProc Mobile Operation HB400 supports zProc mobile operation with 16K program storage memory ROM 1K variable memory RAM and 4M data storage memory Mobile operation enables the HB400 unit to run an internal program without the need of connecting to a host computer Burning Mobile Program HB400 support mobile zProc program with big endian single precision zbesp format with a total of 16K program storage ROM 1K of variable space RAM and 8M non volatile data storage Also it reserves 1K of RAM as stack memory used to temporarily store local data when calling to a function To use the mobile operation mode a zProc program is burnt into the ROM To burn a program into HB400 click Menu Tools Burn Mobile P
4. K Kln V K log log natural In A Ko K Kjln V K3 In the above formulae v is the voltage value measured on a specific analog input channel in Volt and A is the calibrated PRV of that channel If a mathematical exception occurs the calibration set the value 0 to the PRV For example in the logarithmic formula if the value of V K is negative or zero the value of A is set to zero This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Q Page 6 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Feedback Control The first 4 channels of the analog inputs on the mother board can be supported by internal feedback PID control using the matching analog output channel PWM The feedback controls can be enabled or disabled from the hardware setup window on the zProc IDE along with the control parameters and default setpoint value A matching analog output signal is an analog output with the same index as that of object analog input The control algorithm 1s expressed as t dE a Kye Ki J edt Ka where E 5 A is the control error and K K K are control parameters which can be configured from the hardware setup window on the zProc IDE The feedback control algorithm is updated at a fixed update time as configured on the hardware configuration window The update time will be rounded to a multiplitude of 5 5 milliseconds with the minimum value being 5 5 milliseconds When the HB400 is
5. connections terminal block Pin Description Comment Ground p S 10 CO NI DY Or BY Go DO e ae eed Red ned ed el eed 5V output 400 mA max Correction and Calibration Each of the standard analog input channels has been pre calibrated by factory to measure the correct voltage value In case there is significant deviation This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 5 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com of the measured value a Voltage Correction Factor VCF can be applied to correct such deviation The voltage correction factor can be assigned from the hardware setup window on the zProc IDE The transfer function is given by Veorrected VCF x Vineasured It is also possible to convert the voltage value into any other physical value using analog calibration function The analog calibration function can be configured from the hardware setup window on the zProc IDE Several calibration models can be assigned Each calibration model has up to 4 parameters namely Ky K K and K A unit consisting of no more than 4 characters can also be assigned to the calibration All the calibration parameters are saved into the flash memory of the hardware unit The following are the calibration formulae supported by HB400 polynomial A K K V KV K3V power A Ko K V K exponential A Ko Kiev logarithmic natural A
6. powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 19 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com HB400 can accept up to 16 letters of text input in the input dialog You can use the upper lower button to roll a letter to one of a printable ASCII characters as shown below IN SS amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz l Note the first letter is a space The input text is available as 3 in a complex text The value if successfully converted is stored in the answer variable zProc Mobile Compatibility Chart Table 9 lists HB400 support for zProc mobile program extended commands If a command is not supported it will be skipped without issuing a warning Table 9 zProc Mobile Compatibility Chart Command Support SET DIGITAL Yes DISPLAY Yes CLEAR DISPLAY Yes SETPOINT Yes ADD MENU Yes WRITE DATA Yes WRITE LOG No MESSAGE Yes ASK Yes INPUT Yes READ ANALOG BUFFER No ALERT Yes SET ALARM Yes VIEW CHART No HIDE CHART No VIEW SCHEMATIC No HIDE SCHEMATIC No SELECT CHART No SELECT CURVE No CLEAR CHART No CLEAR CURVE No PLOT No u This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 20 fici North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com PLAY SOUND No LOAD DATA No READ DATA No R
7. powered up each feedback controls is loaded with the respective default setpoint and feedback logic starts immediately The setpoint values can be changed by a zProc program The default setpoint values are restored when the zProc program ends or is stopped Digital Outputs and PWM Outputs HB400 provides up to 8 channels of amplified digital outputs d 0 d 7 that can be used to drive relays valves switches etc The digital output can be used directly to drive small DC load such as solid state relay etc An external DC power supply may be needed if the relay requires an operating voltage other than 5V See Figure 1 and Figure 2 for connection instructions The first 4 channels can be configured through zProc IDE into 4 channels of PWM outputs functioning as pseudo analog output channels a 0 a 3 The duty cycle of the PWM 0 100 corresponds linearly to the analog output value 0 5V The PWMs can be used directly to control on off elements such as relays ot heaters In this case the load connections are the same t3 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com a Page 7 fici North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com as those of the digital outputs See Figure 1 and Figure 2 The PWM can also be filtered into voltage output to control DC motors The PWM can be operated at 3 different cycle frequencies high 183 11 Hz medium 45 78 Hz and low 15 26 Hz The cycle frequency can be conf
8. safety responsibility of using this product Do not test or operate this product if a program running on this product may incur any property damage personal injury or death Make sure to disconnect any power supply before servicing this product Liability Neither the manufacturer nor its authorized affiliates shall be liable to you or any third party for any direct indirect special incidental punitive cover or consequential damages including but not limited to damages for the inability to use equipment or access data loss of business loss of profits business interruption personal injury or death due to malfunctioning of the product or programs running with the product or the like arising out of the use of or inability to use the Software and based on any theory of liability including breach of contract breach of warranty Tort including negligent product liability or otherwise even if the manufacturer or its authorized affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages and even if remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purposes the manufacturer s total liability to you for the actual damages for any cause whatsoever will be limited to the amount you paid for the software that caused such damage excepted for cettain areas where the Law does not allow the limitation or exclusion of the liability for incidental or consequential damages Warr anty This product carries a one 1 year limi
9. 69 To download the data connect the HB400 to a host computer running the zProc IDE and click Menu Tools Download Mobile Data To completely erase the flash data connect the HB400 to a host computer running the zProc IDE and click Menu Tools Erase Mobile Data Note any local program or mobile program must be stopped before download erase the flash memory data Do not disconnect the USB connection during data downloading Downloading does not erase the data in the hardware s flash memory You will need to manually erase the memory if you want to do so If a passcode has been set you will need to provide the correct passcode to download or erase the flash memory data Dialogs HB400 supports all dialog commands input message alert or question You can use the following keys to respond to a dialog Table 8 Dialog key response Key Definition Message Alert Dialog Center Pressed OK to return Question Dialog Upper Pressed Roll answer to left Yes No Cancel Lower Pressed Roll answer to right Yes No Cancel Center Pressed Select the current answer and return Input Dialog Upper Pressed Roll the current character to smaller value Lower Pressed Roll the current character to bigger value Center Pressed Shift to the next character Center Pressed Upper Pressed Shift to the previous character Center Pressed and Hold for 1 second Select the current text and return This product is
10. EAD INPUT No WRITE INPUT No READ ANALOG CTRL No WRITE ANALOG CTRL No READ DIGITAL CTRL No WRITE DIGITAL CTRL No SET PAR No GET PAR No INTEGRATE PEAKS No GET PEAK AREA No GET PEAK CONC No SELECT HARDWARE No ADD ON No Adding Extension Boards You can add up to 3 compatible Expansion Boards to the HB400 to extend the number of analog digital channels If multiple Expansion Boards are attached make sure that each of the Expansion Boards has a unique address Make sure that you un power all units before attaching an Expansion Board After an Expansion Board is attached it will be automatically recognized at the next power up You can set up the channels e g analog calibration PID feedback controlling on the Hardware Setup window of the zProc IDE Board Mounting HB400 can be easily mounted onto a flat surface using its four standoffs The dimensions are shown as below Horizontal Distance Vertical Distance Screw Size 3 45 inch 87 6mm 1 8 inch 45 7mm UNC 4 40 R This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Page 21 ncl North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Technical Support For technical support visit www carolinainstruments com or email support a catolinainstruments com t This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 22
11. LLC www catolinainstruments com Applying Setting Change the properties as you want When you are done with the changes you must apply the changes by clicking Menu Setting Apply Setting otherwise you changes will be discarded It is strongly recommended that you sign your name in the memo field This is helpful in keeping track of the configuration changes Note that the current date time is automatically recorded and does not need to be in the signature field Passcode Protection In some applications you may want to protect data stored in the flash memory hardware settings analog calibrations mobile program code and mobile data from unauthorized modifications You can do this by applying a passcode to the hardware unit by clicking Menu Setting Change Passcode A passcode is any integer number with a maximum of 9 digits Once a passcode is assigned a passcode verification window will show up each time an attempt to modify the flash memory is being made No changes can be made to the hardware s flash memory unless a passcode is matched A passcode helps protect unauthorized access to the hardware s flash memory Set passcode to 0 to disable passcode protection Make sure your keep you passcode in a safe place HB40A 00058 t3 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Q Page 14 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Make sure that the passcode is kept in a safe place
12. ating how the menu operation works Begin Clear Menu Add menu Menu item 0 Add menu Menu item 1 Add menu Menu item 2 Add menu Menu item 3 Add menu Menu item 4 Add menu Menu item 5 Add menu Exit Program Sleep End Event Menu Write You selected menu eventcode If eventcode 6 then end Return Configurations The HB400 can be configured through the hardware setup window on the zProc IDE Click Menu Tools Setup to access the hardware setup window When the menu is clicked the hardware setup window shows up 3 The hardware setup menu will be available only when the hardware is connected on the USB and no program is currently running Also the hardware driver has to be selected to NCI Hummingbird t3 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 12 fici NCI r Analog Inputs File View Analog Setting Help PWM Outputs North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com r Serial Port r Keypad and Display figured into pwm outputs that e synchronized with a 0 a 3 espectively C PWM 183 11Hz C PWM 45 78 Hz C PWM Q 15 26 Hz 232 is not supported by the dware Baudrate bps Disabled 15 232 serial port Disabled if eypad and LCD display Disabled if t supported by the hardware LCD format Input Method Keypad 4x20 LCD X r Calibration alo C afi C
13. fter event 1 pressed 0 released For example if a center button is pressed then the event code can be calculated as a binary value of 00000010 2 Similarly releasing a center button gives a binary value of 00100000 32 You can also detect the eventcode by running a simple program as below Begin Sleep End Event Keypad write eventcode Return Note that any status change of the buttons triggers an event This include pressing down or releasing of any key or key combinations Menu Operation The HB400 supports menu operation The menu operation is initiated by a zProc program only To initiate populate a menu list use the keyword add menu You can add multiple lines to the menu using the add menu keyword The HB400 supports up to 16 menu lines each line may contain up to 16 text characters extra characters will be neglected When the add menu command is executed the HB400 is switched to menu operation mode In menu mode a list of menu is displayed on the LCD screen Pressing the top bottom buttons will roll up down the selection cursor while pressing the middle button will trigger a menu event When a menu event is triggered the eventcode value is set to the current selection index starting from 0 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 11 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www carolinainstruments com The following is a simple program demonstr
14. igured through the zProc IDE interface Table 3 Digital output specifications Output type Darlington open collector Maximum current 500 mA Status of afi 1 Current draw open Status of ali 0 High impedance closed Table 4 Analog PWM output specifications Output type Darlington open collector Maximum current 400 mA PWM Output Cycle Frequency 15 26 45 78 183 11 Hz Configured on zProc IDE Duty Range 07100 Equivalent PRV 0 5 value Status of Current draw duty 100 Status of duty 0 High impedance Resolution 16 bit Table 5 Signal output connections terminal block Pin Description Comment 1 Ground 2 d 0 a 0 a 0 if PWM mode is enabled 3 d 1 a 1 a 1 i PWM mode is enabled 4 d 2 a 2 a 2 i PWM mode is enabled 5 d 3 a 3 a 3 i PWM mode is enabled 6 dH 7 d 5 8 d 6 9 d 7 10 T5V output 400 mA max This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Page 8 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www carolinainstruments com Figure 1 Digital output driving a load using onboard 5V DC power output External V Figure 2 Digital output driving a load using external DC power supply e g a 24V power supply External V ES Solid State External V g This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 9 fici North Caroli
15. na Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Figure 3 Example of using PWM output to control DC motor speed LCD Display The HB400 comes with a standard 4x20 character LCD The LCD can be programmed using the write display command Its content can be cleared by the command clear display Refer to zProc User Manual for details The HB400 also comes with a 16 pin ribbon cable connector that can be connected to an external 80 character compatible LCD display Hitachi HD44780 or Samsung KS0066 compatible via a ribbon cable The connections are defined as below Table 6 External LCD connector 4x20 format single core Pin Description Comment 1 Ground 2 5V 3 VEE 4 RS 5 R W 6 E 7 DO 8 D1 9 D2 10 D3 11 D4 12 D5 13 D6 14 D7 15 5V LED 16 LED Keypad Buttons The HB400 comes with 3 standard onboard buttons Any status change of the button will trigger a keypad event in zProc The value of eventcode contains the value of keypad operation which is determined bitwise by Table 7 Table 7 Keypad eventcode R This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Page 10 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Value 0 U1 C1 D1 0 U0 CO DO U1 C1 D1 Status of upper center bottom buttons before event U0 C0 DO Status of upper center bottom buttons a
16. nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com HB400 User Manual Summary Universal data acquisition and controlling board zProc compatible Standard 4x20 Character LCD display Standard 3 button keypad 8 channels of standard 10 bit analog input 4 channels of PWM output 8 channels of current sink digital output USB2 0 with USB mini B connection Single 5V DC power supply can be powered by the USB connection zProc mobile mode with 16K program storage and 8M data storage Passcode protection of settings calibrations program code and data Onboard real time clock with alarm with 2 programmable alarms and 8 programmable timers Analog digital channels can be expanded by adding up to 3 external HB500 boards 1 Shared with the lower 4 channels of digital output PWM operation must be enabled through hardwate setup 2 Not included in the HB400 package HB500 boards with the same address code cannot be used together This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Page 1 ncl North Carolina Instrument LLC www carolinainstruments com Contents Power suppl yanseriino mem cient a iia 5 Analog Inputs asa Dp nne EEEE AE De UN DIN REIN EUR EDU UY 5 Cotrection and Calibratori isinen ereenn nieis 5 Peedback CGoritro e eaaa a M 7 Digital Outputs and PWM Outputs sssssssssssessssressressseesressreustenstennrennrennrenerensrenerenereneess 7 TASS DIS PAY C
17. ode program burnt into an HB400 unit runs automatically each time the unit is powered up You can skip running the zCode by pressing the center button when the unit is powered up Note After the HB400 is powered up it may take a few seconds before the USB connection is established between HB400 and a host computer Thus to ensure data is properly exchanged between HB400 and the host computer you may need to add a wait line in the beginning of a program such as Begin Wait 5 seconds start your program here t3 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com 9 Page 16 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com End Erasing Mobile Program To erase the zCode program click Menu Tools Erase Mobile Program and the mobile program will be erased Note if a passcode has been set you will need to enter the correct passcode to erase the zCode program Downloading Mobile Data Your program may contain write command that records data into a data file or other non volatile media The HB400 has internal flash memory data storage memory that can store certain amount of data from the write command The data is subsequently written to the data storage memory until the memory is full To download the mobile data click Menu Tools Download Mobile Data and chose a file to which the downloaded data will be stored Erasing Mobile Data To erase the mobile data click Menu T
18. ools Erase Mobile Data All data stored in the data storage room will be permanently erased Note if a passcode has been set you will need to enter the correct passcode to erase the zCode program Real time Clock and Alarms The HB400 has a built in real time clock RTC that provides real time date and time The RTC is powered with a rechargeable lithium battery so the real time can be kept and updated when the HB400 is unpowered The RTC is synchronized with the local date and time from a host computer each time the HB400 is connected to the host computer via the zProc IDE The RTC also provides two independent alarm sources alarm 0 and alarm 1 that can be programmed and used by a mobile program Each alarm can be set by the command set alarm Once an alarm is up a Timer Event is triggered with eventcode set to 1000 or 1001 respectively for alarm 0 and alarm This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 17 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com 1 As an example the following program sets a real time alarm 0 for every Monday morning at 8 00AM Begin Set alarm 0 XX XX XX 02 00 00 00 Sleep End Event Timer if eventcode 1000 then Write Good morning monday Return For details of the set alarm command refer to zProc language reference Note that the RTC alarms can only be set by a mobile program A host program will not set the RTC alarms Likewise the mobile prog
19. ram will not set any alarms on the host computer Furthermore all the RTC alarms will be disabled if no mobile program is running Timers The HB400 has 8 built in timer resources that can be used by a mobile program The resolution of each timer is about 6 milliseconds When a timer is up a Timer event is triggered with the eventcode set to 0 7 respectively for Timer 0 7 Nonvolatile Data Recording The HB400 has a built in 4 megabytes flash memory for mobile program data recording write command The flash memory is written incrementally until all 4 megabytes are used in which case all write command will be skipped Writing to flash memory is incremental The unit does not erase the flash memory data when the unit is powered down or up The next run of a mobile program will start writing data from the location where the previous location of write This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 18 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com The write command records only ASCII printable characters text Each execution of write inserts a line of text with an end of line character at the end You can reduce the space of data recording by controlling the precision of the data to be recorded For example the formula A 0 0 2f may take much less space than the formula A 0 by trimming off unwanted digits below the required precision e g 25 34 as compared to 25 3445
20. rogram on the zProc IDE Note that a zCode program can be burnt into an HB400 via the zProc IDE only if both the program ROM and RAM are within the allowable size range t3 This product is powered by zProc www zProc com R Page 15 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Note Program code previously stored in the ROM will be permanently erased If a passcode has been set you will need to enter the correct passcode to erase the zCode program If you forget your passcode please contact your hardware manufacturer After the program is successfully burnt into the HB400 it will automatically start each time the unit is powered up with a time delay no more than 2 milliseconds after power is stabilized roc View Program Help gt gl Hardware Setup Erase Mobile Program Burn Mobile Program Erase Mobile Data s yding Documents z Are you feel Download Mobile Data answer 1 then essade I am sorrv to hear that When the mobile program is running the HB400 does not need to be connected to a computer If a program command relates to reading data from the computer e g from a front panel element or from a data source file it will temporarily hold the program until response from the computer is received or a time out of 32 millisecond is reached In the later case a hardware disconnection event is triggered You can write certain program code to address such scenario A zC
21. ted warranty starting from the day of purchase The warranty is limited to the replacement of a defect product with a new product of the same or newer model The warranty is void if the product has been modified or damaged from caused other than normal use Copyrights The design of the product as well as this user manual is protected by US and international copyright laws US international patents if any may also apply The manufacturer North Carolina Instruments LLC reserve all rights of this products as well as this User Manual This product is powered by zProc www zProc com Q Page 4 nci North Carolina Instrument LLC www catolinainstruments com Power supply The HB400 is powered by a single 5V DC power supply This power can be introduced either through the 5V screw terminal or through the USB connection If a HB500 board is attached this board can also be powered by the power supply of the HB500 power jack Analog Inputs HB400 has 8 channels of analog voltage inputs A 0 A 7 Each channel read analog voltage input of 0 4 8V and assign the value to Afi These channels have internal over voltage protections to prevent over voltage damage Table 1 Analog input specifications Absolute Maximum Voltage 35V Absolute Minimum Voltage 35V Input Range 0 4 8 V Input Impedance 2100 MQ Resolution 10 bit Maximum Sample Rate 100 Hz Internal Low Pass Filter 170 Hz Table 2 Signal input
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