Series 90-30 CPU with Ethernet Interface, Release IC693CPU364
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1. This has been corrected in version 9 01 Read from Flash In version 9 00 reading a folder from flash memory could result in the PLC going into a faulted state This is corrected in version 9 01 CPU364 Restrictions and Open Problems Multiple Log Events The Ethernet Interface sometimes generates multiple exception log events and PLC Fault Table entries when a single error condition occurs Under repetitive error conditions the exception log and or PLC Fault Table can be completely filled with repetitive error messages DDP2 Name Not Used In systems using more than 75 Ethernet Global Data exchanges the Ethernet Interface may not initialize with the user configured DDP name if any but rather use the default DDP name Attempts by remote stations to communicate with the Interface using the user configured name will fail Possible workarounds include 1 Reconfigure the application to use less than 75 exchanges or 2 Have remote stations refer to the Interface by its default DDP name Same IP Address Use of the same IP Address by the CPU364 and by another device on the same network results in the PLC Fault Table message Bad remote application request discarded request This condition should be identified more precisely Trace LZ While a local Station Manager TRACE LZ troubleshooting command is in effect at an Ethernet Interface do not issue Station Manager REM lt node gt TEST commands to it from a remote I2. issues with these CPU35x 36x modules CPUs 341 331 321 313 and 311 have not exhibited this timing problem reading AI values 10 Important Product Information IC693CPU364 Data Total Baseplates per System 8 CPU baseplate 7 expansion and or remote Load Required from Power Supply 1 1 Amps from 5 VDC supply Processor Speed 25 MegaHertz Processor Type 80386EX Ethernet fuse replaceable 2 69x2 69x6 1 mm 125V 1A slow acting Operating temperature 0 to 60 degrees C 32 to 140 degrees F ambient Typical Scan Rate 22 milliseconds per 1K of logic Boolean contacts User Memory total 240K 245 760 Bytes Note Actual size of available user program memory depends on the amounts configured for the R AI and AQ configurable word memory types described below Discrete Input Points 1 2 048 Discrete Output Points Q 2 048 Discrete Global Memory G 1 280 bits Internal Coils M 4 096 bits Output Temporary Coils T 256 bits System Status References S 128 bits S SA SB SC 32 bits each Register Memory R Configurable in 128 word increments from 128 to 16 384 words with DOS programmer and from 128 to 32 640 words with Windows programmer Ver 2 2 or VersaPro version 1 0 Analog Inputs AI Configurable in 128 word increments from 128 to 8 192 words with DOS programmer and from 128 to 32 640 words with Windows programmer Ver 2 2 when available Analog Outputs AQ Configurable in 128 wor
3. software Ethernet Version to a more recent version that can be run in a DOS box under the Microsoft Windows NT 95 operating system IC693 MS DOS programming software Ethernet Version 9 02 or later is recommended Note In order to configure the CPU364 Version 9 02 or later is required This option requires Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 95 to be installed on the PC that executes the programming software 2 If the ladder contains large greater than 14kb program blocks or subroutine blocks then restructure the ladder to use smaller blocks either by simplifying the program or by making use of more subroutine blocks that are each smaller than 14kb in size 3 If neither of the previous options is practical the following work around for the problem may be successful Modify the CONFIG SYS file on the MS DOS programmer PC to decrease the maximum TCP segment size used by the Beame amp Whiteside driver This may be accomplished by changing the values used on the line containing the following DEVICE C BWTCP TCPIP SYS 1460 2920 20 Change the value 1460 to 1024 and change the value 2920 to 2048 Managing Channels and TCP Connections In certain conditions the supply of TCP connections can be totally exhausted When you issue a COMMREQ to establish a read or write channel a TCP connection is created the transfer s are made then upon completion of all the 6 Important Product Information GFK 1490C transfers the TCP connecti
4. to communications Also the Maximum Retries Exceeded condition is now logged in the Ethernet Interface s exception log and the PLC s fault table only after a fourth consecutive occurrence thus reducing nuisance fault reports SRTP channel management An SRTP Channel will now be properly retasked while in the AWAIT_DRSP or AWAIT_CRSP states Large PING PINGing the Ethernet Interface with more than 32739 data bytes no longer causes the Interface to restart Time of day clock The time of day clock maintained by the Ethernet Interface no longer runs about 15 seconds fast per day 932 amp S20 in Periodic Subroutine These status bits could be changed if used in a periodic subroutine This has been corrected in release 9 10 Update Mode When the Ethernet daughterboard firmware is in update mode no fault is logged on the PLC to indicate this The firmware update mode is indicated by the flashing of the EOK LAN and STAT LEDs The LEDs flash in unison 8 Important Product Information GFK 1490C Problems Resolved in Firmware Version 9 01 SNP Master mode on CPU Ports With some very large configurations and version 9 00 firmware after a power cycle CPU ports set up for SNP Master would need to have their configuration re stored for the protocol to accept COMM_REQs This is corrected in version 9 01 Online Changes to Reference Tables Making online changes with the programmer to reference tables could result in a watchdog timeout
5. 4 provides direct connection to a 10BaseT twisted pair Ethernet LAN from its 10BaseT port MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 2 Important Product Information GFK 1490C e The CPU364 provides network communications using SRTP Service Request Transfer Protocol over standard TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol on an Ethernet Local Area Network LAN The CPU364 supports communications with other IC693 PLCs and or IC697 PLCs equipped with TCP IP Ethernet Interfaces and with MS DOS TCP IP programming software and applications which use the TCP IP Host Communications Toolkit HCT Software Hardware Identification The following table shows the revision level of the circuit boards used in this version AC of the IC693CPU364 If you wish to upgrade an existing CPU364 to firmware version 9 10 you may purchase the kit identified in the following table All previous versions are capable of being upgraded CPU Model Circuit Firmware Upgrade Kit Version Board ID Circuit Board Version Catalog Number CX3A1 CPU 44A739579 GO1RO5 or later 44A747767 G02 EE3A1 Ethernet 444739599 G01R04 or later IC693CPU364 AC Firmware Identification Revision CPU Catalog Number CPU Firmware Daughterboard Firmware IC693CPU364 AC Main 9 10 22A1 Main 1 10 12A1 Boot 9 00 33A1 Boot 1 00 33A1 Functional Compatibility e The Windows PLC Pro
6. July 15 1999 GFK 1490C IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION READ THIS INFORMATION FIRST Product IC693CPU364 CPU Module with Ethernet Interface IC693CPU364 AC with Firmware Release 9 10 Introduction This document contains information that is not available in any other publication therefore we recommend you save it for future reference This document discusses the features of the CPU module IC693CPU364 This module provides two functions in one module 1 it serves as a High Performance CPU and 2 it provides Ethernet communications capability with its embedded built in Ethernet Interface This release provides Ethernet Global Data EGD and configurable Name Resolution for the 364 module CPU364 Feature Highlights Release 9 10 CPU Features Ethernet Global Data and Name Resolution are supported in this release Version 2 2 or later of the Windows based PLC programming software or version 1 0 or later of the VersaPro Windows based programming software is required for configuration of these features For details refer to the software online help the TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 User s Manual and the TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 Station Manager s Manual The following features were introduced in release 9 00 Software Floating Point The CPU364 supports all of the floating point function blocks that are currently supported by the CPU352 They are implemented in firmware using floating point emulation in
7. ail and result in momentary loss of communications This condition has been observed only when attempting to store a large program to a PLC which is in RUN mode and which is configured to use a limited communications window These conditions cause the store operation to take the maximum possible period to complete The failure may occur if this period exceeds 10 seconds for an individual program block If this problem does occur one of the following options may be used to complete the store operation successfully 1 Change the PLC configuration to use Run to Completion mode instead of a Limited Communications Window for the store operation 2 Change the PLC from RUN to STOP mode to complete the store 3 Structure the folder being stored to eliminate large program blocks or subroutine blocks This will minimize the chance that any single block will take longer than the maximum 10 second period allowed for storage of that block Store of Large Program Blocks from Older Ethernet Programmers If an attempt is made to store a folder which contains large greater than 14kb program blocks or subroutine blocks using the IC693 MS DOS programming software Ethernet Version 6 6 or earlier the store attempt may fail with the message S83 Program size too large for PLC or invalid user program displayed If this problem is observed the following options may be used to complete the store operation successfully 1 Update the IC693 MS DOS programming
8. ation back out of Flash into RAM memory As an alternative your user information program configuration etc can be restored from a computer based backup program folder using your PLC programming software The SNP ID must be set separately using the programming software or the Hand Held Programmer HHP Important Product Information 3 GFK 1490C Firmware Upgrade Procedure The Model 364 CPU operating firmware is stored in flash memory The firmware upgrade is provided on a diskette and must be serially downloaded from a Personal Computer An IBM AT personal computer or better PC with a minimum 640K of RAM one 3 5 diskette drive MS DOS version 3 3 or later or Windows 95 or later and one RS 232 serial port is required In addition two serial cables are required The following serial cable kit is available e IC690ACC901 Mini Converter Kit with cable RS 232 RS 485 This cable can be assembled from the following parts IC690ACC900 RS 232 to RS 485 422 Converter Unit IC693CBL303 15 Pin RS 485 Serial Cable IC690CBL705 25 Pin RS 232 Serial Cable or IC690CBL702 9 Pin RS 232 Serial Cable Only one of these cables is required Selection depends on PC Serial Port Connector e An additional diskette and an additional cable IC693CBL316 is required to serially download the Ethernet firmware from the PC to the CPU Option Module Revision Requirements e All IC693 Ethernet Interface IC693CMM321 modules used with this CPU should b
9. cations that use the PLC programmer communications window to lose communications This condition occurs when the load store operation requires more than 10 seconds to complete called a timeout For example transferring a large R table to the CPU even at 19 200 baud may cause a timeout If this occurs the Ethernet Interface will post two or more PLC faults with the text LAN system software fault resuming and fault specific data starting with 080008 and or 080042 In addition faults with text Bad remote application request discarded request 1B0021 and Local request to send rejected discarded request 110005 may occur When these faults occur the STAT LED on the CPU364 will be turned off to indicate posting of faults to the PLC fault tables Normal operation will resume once the transfer completes The STAT LED can be reset using the Station Manager OK command Ethernet Programmer May Briefly Lose Communications When Configuration Stored Storing a PLC configuration containing Ethernet configuration values may require the Ethernet Interface to restart itself in order to use any changed configuration values When the Ethernet Interface restarts an Ethernet PLC Programmer will briefly report a loss of communications PLC faults similar to those listed under Serial Load Store of Register Table Causes Loss of Communications to Ethernet Programmers above will occur and the STAT LED on the CPU364 will be turned off to in
10. ceiver AAUJ cable is connected or disconnected at the CPU364 or at the transceiver Sudden changes in power supply loading caused by connecting or disconnecting the transceiver with power on may result in unexpected operation of the CPU364 or other modules Connecting the transceiver with power on may also blow the protective Ethernet interface fuse A blown fuse can be replaced in the field Refer to TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 User s Manual for instructions SQE Enable The Ethernet Interface within the CPU364 requires that the SQE test signal be enabled on the transceiver connecting it to the Ethernet LAN If you are using an external transceiver make sure your transceiver has SQE enabled COMMREQ Operation The CPU364 receives Ethernet Communications Request COMMREQ function blocks at a unique Rack Slot and Task address Each COMMREQ sent to the CPU364 must be addressed to SYSID 0001 Rack 00 Slot 01 the location of the CPU364 and to TASK 21 decimal Note TASK 0 is used in COMMREQs sent to the IC693CMM321 Ethernet module Please refer to the TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 User s Manual for further COMMREQ function block details Serial Load Store of Register Table Causes Loss of Communications to Ethernet Programmers A load or store of the PLC Register R table from a PLC Programmer connected through the CPU serial port using the connector on the PLC Power Supply can cause Ethernet appli
11. d increments from 128 to 8 192 words with DOS programmer and from 128 to 32 640 words with Windows programmer Ver 2 2 when available System Registers for reference table 28 words SR viewing only cannot be referenced in user logic program gt 2 000 depends on available user memory Shift Registers Built in Serial Ports 1 uses connector on PLC Power Supply Supports SNP SNPX Requires option modules for RTU and CCM Communications Ethernet internal AAUI or 10Base T AAUI requires external transceiver 10Base T is direct Ethernet additional Supports Ethernet option modules LAN Requires option modules for Genius Profibus FIP Interrupt Support Supports the periodic subroutine feature Type of Memory Storage RAM and Flash PCM CCM Compatibility Yes Floating Point Math Support Yes firmware based Note On some modules the LED labeled PS PORT may say SNP instead otherwise the modules are identical GFK 1490C a47501 ETHERNET RESTART PORT 1 RS 232 10BASE T
12. dicate posting of faults to the PLC fault tables In some cases a ten second delay may occur before loss of communications is detected Normal operation will resume once the Ethernet Interface restarts The STAT LED can be reset using the Station Manager OK command Important Product Information 5 GFK 1490C When the PLC configuration is stored from an Ethernet PLC Programmer the communications loss occurs immediately after successful completion of the store Attempts to store configuration plus logic and or reference tables in one operation can fail However storing configuration separately from logic or reference tables will always succeed Store of Program or Reference Tables to Flash May Cause Loss of Ethernet Communications While storing the PLC program configuration and or reference tables from PLC RAM memory into Flash memory Ethernet data communications may be lost Normal data transfers are temporarily suspended during the Flash store operation Ethernet data transfers such as used by an Ethernet PLC Programmer connection during a Flash store operation will fail when the Flash store exceeds the 10 second maximum period allowed for completion Upon completion of the store to Flash operation normal operation will resume RUN Mode Program Store A store of a folder containing large greater than 14kb program blocks from a PLC Programmer connected through the Ethernet port on the CPU364 or through an IC693CMM321 Ethernet module may f
13. e updated to IC693CMM321 firmware release 1 10 or later This is also a requirement of the TCP IP Ethernet version of the MS DOS programming software e FBC version 3 or later is required for this CPU Writing Flash Using a Serial Programmer When writing very large programs to flash memory it may be necessary to increase the Windows programming software request timeout value to avoid receiving a request timeout message An upper bound of 25 seconds is typically satisfactory For further details see the item Store of Program or Reference Tables to Flash may Cause Loss of Ethernet Communications later in this section Power Supply Requirements The CPU364 requires one of the three following PLC power supplies IC693PWR321 Rev K or later IC693PWR322 IC693PWR330 or IC693PWR331 Power consumption of the CPU364 and its supporting devices are listed below e CPU364 requires 1 1A 5VDC 5 5 Watts e If used the external AAUI transceiver will require a maximum of 400 mA or 2 0 Watts limited by the AAUI standard Consult the transceiver documentation to obtain its exact power requirements The IC649AEA103 transceiver requires 380 mA at 5 VDC 1 9 Watts e If used the converter in the IC690ACC901 serial cable assembly requires 100 mA at 5 VDC 0 5 Watts e If used the IC690ACC900 RS 422 RS 485 to RS 232 converter requires 170 mA at 5 VDC 0 85 Watts Unreliable AAUI 10Base2 Ethernet Transceiver IC649AEA101A The exter
14. extra program memory and could not be used as actual inputs or outputs on physical modules in the configuration This has been corrected in release 9 10 so that these higher references now work the same as the lower references Load File of Size 1528 Bytes Loads of a user program where the file was of this specific size would fail This has been corrected in release 9 10 C Program with Code Area Greater Than 64K Bytes Before release 9 10 C Program blocks with code areas greater than 64k bytes would not store In release 9 10 and later C program blocks code sizes are limited only by available memory Ethernet Status Bits If the Ethernet portion of the 364 module had a watchdog or flash checksum failure its status bits would be held in the previous state In release 9 10 the status bits are cleared in this case Handling of heavy network loading conditions Handling of three types of network errors under temporary heavy network load conditions has been improved Error Condition Recorded as MAC Tally Exception Log Event Lost Carrier LostCarr event c entry 2 102H Maximum Retries Exceeded Frtry event c entry 2 10aH Late Collision LateColl event c entry 2 10bH For all these errors the LLC will tolerate up to four consecutive occurrences of an error before restarting the LLC During an LLC restart the Ethernet Interface cannot communicate on the network so fewer LLC restarts result in less disruption
15. gramming Software version 2 00 or later must be used to take advantage of C programming or Sequential Function Chart SFC subroutines e Version 4 00 or later of the C toolkit must be used for C programming e The MS DOS PLC Programming Software Version 9 02 or later must be used to take advantage of the new features introduced in firmware release 9 00 These new features are listed in the section New Features and Functionality of Firmware Release 9 00 Note that the CPU363 can be configured with the MS DOS PLC Programming Software Version 9 01 but only features prior to firmware release 9 00 are supported in that software version e The Windows PLC Programming Software version 2 20 or later or VersaPro version 1 00 or later is required for configuration of the Ethernet Global Data and configurable Name Resolution features of the 364 PLC Operating Notes User Flash Contents User information consisting of program configuration CPU ID used for SNP communications and status tables in RAM memory will automatically be cleared if the CPU firmware in flash memory is changed You will need to restore these if upgrading firmware A recommended procedure is to first back up your user information from RAM memory to Flash memory Then write your new firmware to Flash memory firmware is stored in a different location in Flash memory than that used for storing user information such as program configuration etc Finally write your user inform
16. nal AAUI 10Base2 Ethernet transceiver available as catalog number IC649AEAI01A has been discovered to operate unreliably under some conditions This part is no longer offered Instead please use catalog number IC649AEA 103 Configuration via Serial Port is Required Before Using Ethernet Communications The Ethernet Interface within the CPU module cannot operate on a network until a valid IP address is configured The necessary Ethernet addressing information must be configured prior to actual network operation Two methods are available 1 Perform the initial configuration using a PLC Programmer connected through the PLC power supply serial port 4 Important Product Information GFK 1490C 2 Connect a serial terminal to the station manager port port 1 of the CPU364 Then use the CHSOSW command to enter a temporary IP address The Ethernet Interface can then be accessed over the network such as by an Ethernet PLC Programmer See TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 Station Manager Manual for details Proper IP Addressing is Always Essential The CPU364 s embedded Ethernet Interface must be configured with the correct IP Address for proper operation in a TCP IP Ethernet network Use of incorrect IP addresses can disrupt network operation Refer to TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 User s Manual for important information on IP addressing AAUI Cable Attachment Power to the PLC must be turned off whenever the trans
17. nterface Doing so can cause errant behavior including module lockup and loss of module in the PLC fault table EGD status code The status code of an EGD exchange is not updated to 16 while performing Name Resolution as described in the manual The first status code update occurs when the Name Resolution is complete either 0 if successful or 4 if unsuccessful Write Channel Retasking Error When retasking a Write Channel the Ethernet Interface may very intermittently generate exception log event Ic entry 2 5 The channel stops with status code 9590 internal error The application program may issue another Write Channel COMMREQ to start this channel Important Product Information 9 GFK 1490C Intermittent SNTP Loss Of Synchronization Under moderately heavy EGD traffic load the Ethernet Interface may occasionally lose synchronization with its SNTP time server and generate exception log event 29 entry 2 bH Timing Issue With ALG220 221 Modules May Result in Incorrect Al Values Read by CPU A problem was found with the IC693ALG220 221 where the actual AI values reported by the card may exhibit erratic behavior catalog module revisions F and earlier may show this problem revision G has fixed this problem Certain current or voltage levels within the input range applied to the card could cause the AI values to report incorrectly The problem stems from the use of particular optocouplers which may exhibit timing
18. on is terminated If an application is constructed so that it rapidly and repeatedly establishes a channel with only one repetition one transfer the available TCP connections for the Ethernet Interface may be totally exhausted Specifically if your ladder program for issuing COMMREQs is constructed so it does the following all available TCP connections can quickly be used up The number of repetitions Word 9 in an Establish Read or Write Channel COMMREQ is set to 1 and a new COMMREQ is issued repeatedly and immediately upon completion of the prior one It is recommended you use Channel Re tasking to avoid exhausting TCP connections Re tasking is described in the TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 User s Manual Documentation Instructions for using the IC693CPU364 module can be found in the latest version of the following manuals General Configuration Instructions C693 PLC Programming Software User s Manual Ladder Logic Programming C693 PLC Reference Manual Ethernet Specific Instructions TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 PLC User s Manual Also see the TCP IP Ethernet Communications for the IC69 Station Manager Manual Important Product Information 7 GFK 1490C Problems Resolved in Firmware Version 9 10 Ethernet Version 1 10 Al amp AQ Above Default Values Release 9 00 provided support for configuring AI and AQ above their default values These new references would previously only work as
19. the CPU364 These Floating Point math function blocks are described in the IC693 PLC Reference Manual User memory totals 240K bytes R AI and AQ references are configurable up to 16K of R 8K of AI and 8K of AQ memory using the MS DOS PLC programming software version 9 02 or later These three references are configurable up to 32K in release 1 0 of the VersaPro software and release 2 2 of the Windows based PLC programming software Configuration instructions for this feature are described in the MS DOS IC693 Programming Software User s Manual and is included in on line help in both of the Windows PLC Programming Software packages Sequential Event Recorder The Sequential Event Recorder can be used to record up to 1024 samples of 32 individual discrete bit references This function block is described in the JC693 PLC Reference Manual and in online help in the Windows PLC Programming Software Break free SNP The SNP protocol no longer requires a break to operate This allows SNP to work over a wider variety of modems Ethernet Features The CPU364 supports connection to an Ethernet network via either but not both of two built in Ethernet network ports 1 AAUI Capability is provided for connection to various types of Ethernet LANs via an external AAUI transceiver connected to the AAUI port The IC649AEA103 AAUI transceiver may be used or the user may supply a different model that meets AAUI standards 2 10Base T The CPU36
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