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1. Stop Data Sets the number of bits at the end of a packet which prepare the receiving device for the next packet The PC and controller must use the same number of stop bits Default is 1 Baud Sets the data transfer speed of the controller s Modbus portin bits per second The PC and controller must be set to the same baud rate Default is 9600 Head Quantum controllers only sets the slot number on the local drop backplane where the CPU resides Dev Addr Assigns the Modbus address for the port Default is 1 Controller configuration Ports tab 63 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Parameter Delay Description Sets the amount of time in tens of milliseconds the controller waits after receiving a message before sending an acknowledgment Default is 1 10 max is 20 200 Modbus Port 2 Type Momentum M 1 controllers only Sets the port type of Modbus Port 2 to either RS232 or RS485 3 When you are finished do one of the following Press ESC The lists for each parameter disappear Click another port The first port s lists disappear Click another Controller Configuration tab The Ports tab closes Click OK The Controller Configuration window closes gt To change Micro port assignments for 311 411 512 or 612 controllers Select port settings from the Micro Port Assignments drop down list Theassignments in the list are combinations of the controller s COM 1 COM 2
2. Opcode Select Library Load gt gt Loadables in Database C PROWORX NXT DEMO Name Opcode FF Delete Select All OK Cancel Help Loadables in the controller Online Editor or database Offline Editor are listed here To delete a loadable select it then click Delete gt To copy a user loadable into a controller or database 1 Inthe User Loadables tab click Select Library The Open dialog box appears 2 Typethe path and file name of the library or navigate to it then click OK NxT reads the loadables in the library and displays them in the left column A Loadables are meant to be used only with a certain controller If you try to copy a loadable into the wrong type of controller you receive an error message The Library Type line tells you which family of controllers the library is meant for 584 A B X or x80 which includes controllers such as 381 685 785e and so on 3 Select the loadables you want to placeinto your database or controller from the list Controller configuration User loadables tab 69 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gy 4 Click Load NxT copies the loadables into the database or controller then displays them in the right column Each loadable is identified in the controller by a unique number called an opcode If a loadable s opcode is already used in the database or controller NxT prompts you t
3. For M 1E Controllers only Select Extension to allow the PLC to use the IP Address setting in the TCP IP Configuration Extension dialog box to the IP address on startup For M 1E Controllers only Select BOOTP Server to allow the PLC to send an IP request to a BOOTP server When the PLC Receives a valid reply it uses the information from the BOOTP server to set it s IP Address Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller 6 IntheHead Number field type the number from 1 16 of the slot where the communication card is installed If you have not yet installed a communications card or you do not want use an installed card type 0 7 TypetheTCP IP address you want the card to have into the Internet Address field 8 If your network uses a sub network mask type its address into the Sub N etwork M ask field This address is assigned by your network administrator when a network gateway is set up It in conjunction with the TCP IP address identifies which network the controller is on 9 If a gateway connects the PLC to your PC s network type its address in the Gateway field A gateway connects two networks that would not normally be able to communicate with each other Its address is assigned by your network administrator when the gateway is set up 10 Select the framing protocol your network uses Your network administrator determines this protocol when the network is set up 11 Click OK Data Protect extension Data Prote
4. M 1E Momentum Transfer all memory contents including the IP parameters to flash memory by selecting EEPROM Flash on the Controller menu BOOTP support 109 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gt To make the TCP IP address permanent with Quantum controllers 1 OncetheNOE771is assigned an address with BOOTP attach to the controller using the NOE771 via TCP IP 2 Configure the TCP IP configuration extension to the IP address assigned by BOOTP 3 Inthe configuration extension match the head number with the location of the NOE771 For Quantum controllers with flash memory the IP setting and rest of the PLC s LE program can be written to flash selecting EEPROM Flash on the Controller menu ENT flash write details Once the ENT has accepted its new IP address N xT connects to the ENT with the new IP address If the connection is successful NxT sends a command that commits the IP address to the ENT s flash memory NxT then attempts to connect to the ENT again If the connect is successful the message Second ENT connect succeeded To test the new IP cycle ENT power After 20 seconds PING will find ENT appears If the second connect fails the message Second ENT connect failed Repeat BOOTP to write IP to flash appears After successfully configuring the IP parameters of an Ethernet device return to the Online or Offline main menu to ensure N xT is ready to configure another device 110 BOOTP
5. I O Scanner extensions 99 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide 100 Unit ID Type the value of the destination Unit ID This is an identifier for a pair of transactions specifically Link Client Server transactions The transaction pair must have matching Unit ID s An example situation would include a single Server Write that sends data to the matching Client Reads in a remote device All Client Read transactions accept the data sent from the single Server Write transaction as long as the Unit ID s match Health Timeout Type a millisecond value representing the length of time to wait for a reply for each transaction Repetition Rate Typea millisecond value representing the length of time to wait before repeating the transaction A value of 0 indicates the quickest possible rate Function Supports the following function types Function Description Read A unilateral read in which a local device reads data from a remote device Write A unilateral write in which a local device writes data to a remote device Read Write A unilateral read write in which a local device reads data from and writes data to a remote device Link Client A paired function typein which a local device Read responds to a write transaction from a remote device which must have a matching server write Link Client A paired function typein which alocal device writes Write to aremote device which must have a matching server read Link Cli
6. The following message appears Configure Ethernet Parameters Device Description Momentum 960 20 MAC Address 0000541 00BCB IP Address f10 10 10 100 If the device isn t found Write l Configure Ethernet Parameters you re prompted to Default G send Ethernet parame ters to a device with the specified MAC address Device already present at IP Address 10 10 10 100 Subnet M Continue with Write f Use Ping to c The Status field keeps address is alr j i writing the IP x Wien N Mask to your device Status Device found at specified IP Address ik Cancel Ping IP Write Help You can stop the Write process by clicking No Write aborted appears in the Status field 2 Click Yes to continue configuring Ethernet parameters The following message appears Send Ethernet parameters to device with MAC address 000054004001 3 Click OK to send the parameters The message You should power cycle the Ethernet module now appears 4 Unplug the device wait for about a minute then plug it in again As the Ethernet device boots up it becomes receptive to the IP parameters NxT is sending LE When power cycling ENT modules wait at least five minutes 108 BOOTP support Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller 5 Click OK NxT waits for the device s request for IP parameters If the device replies NxT uses the information from the request to direct the new
7. 70 Controller configuration Loadable library tab Controller Configuration General Ports Controller User Loadables Loadable Library C PROWORX NXTALOADABLES Library Type 80 Name Opcode FF CHS 217 21 Chapter 4 Loadable Library Source of Loadables C PROWORX NXTS C Database Old ProwORX TLD Modicon Exe format Name Opcode Configuring a Controller Select the type of file to translate then click Browse to find the file ust wie fF Loadables in the lt lt Transfer source file are listed here To add a load able to your library Select Library Rebuild _ select it then click Edit Opcode View Text Browse Transfer OK Cancel gt To transfer loadables from a source file into a library gt 1 In the Source of Loadables column select the type of source file the file containing the user loadables to translate to N xT format You can read loadables from an existing database a third party disk or a ProWORX TLD library file Click Browse to navigate to the source file then click OK Most often source files from other vendors come on floppy disks N xT reads the loadables in the source file then displays them in the right column Select the loadables you want to transfer to a library You can select more than one loadable at a time In the Loadable Library column click Select Library The Open dialog box appears Ty
8. Click OK to complete the addition Using configuration extensions 79 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gt To delete an extension 1 4 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears Click D elete Extension or right click in the Tree Control area then select D elete Extension The Delete Configuration Extension dialog box appears Click the extension you want to delete then click OK You are returned to the Configuration Extensions window Click OK to complete the deletion TCP IP extension Before your controller can connect toa TCP IP network you must install and set up the TCP IP configuration extension This extension lets the controller recognize its TCP IP communication card gt To set up the TCP IP configuration extension 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extension dialog box appears In the Tree Control area of the window click TCP IP The TCP IP configuration parameters appear in the D etails area In the Card Number field select a communication card to set up b Different controllers support different numbers of communication cards Quantum 113 Rev 2 and 213 Rev 2 controllers support two cards Quantum 424 Rev 2 supports up to six M1E Momentum controllers only support one card and the Head Number is fixed at 1 4 80 TCP IP extension
9. and I O Expansion Link port The assignments available depend on which Micro I O Mode you set in the Edit Details section of the Controller tab in the Controller Configuration window For more information see Editing a controller s hardware details on page 67 Configuring simple ASCII ports Some M odicon controllers have RS 232 ports as part of Remote I O drops Advanced programmers can use these ports called simple ASCII or ASCII DAP ports for serial communications between controllers and data terminal equipment In ladder logic use the Block Move BLKM instruction to send and receive Simple ASCII messages 64 Controller configuration Ports tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Set communication parameters for simple ASCII ports in the Ports tab of the Controller Configuration window amp Set the number of simple ASCII ports your controller has in the ASCII Ports field of the General tab Otherwise the ASCII ports will not appear in this window For more information see Controller configuration General tab on page 57 To edit simple ASCII port parameters 1 Do oneof the following Double click the parameters for the port to edit Select the parameters for a port then click Setup Port 2 For each parameter select a value from its drop down list Parameter Description Parity Adds a check bit to a packet to make the number of binary ones always either odd Odd Parity or eve
10. 4x 00000 3xxxx 00099 ASCII Ports Time of Day Clock 4x 00000 4Axxxx 01800 Watch Dog Tm 10ms 3 7 gt Conf Extension Size 00064 The configuration options Segments 02 moien EE that appear depend on the 170 Drops 1K o2 Config Ext Used 00025 controller you select in the 170 Cards 0022 IV Enable Skips Controller tab DCP Drop ID 00 OK Cancel Help Controller configuration General tao 57 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Set the following parameters for your controller Parameter Registers General tab Left side of window For each of the Oxxxx 1xxxx 3xxxx and 4xxxx register fields type the number of registers the controller will use The controller polls all of these registers each scan so to keep your controller scanning quickly set up only as many registers as you need Segments Type the number of logic segments the controller will use 1 O Drops Different controllers use different I O drops e If you havea controller that uses Channels instead of I O Drops type the number the number of channels the controller I O will use Channels always come in pairs so this must be an even number e If you havea Micro series controller in parent mode type the number of children 0 to 4 associated with it e If you havea Micro series controller in child mode type the Child ID 1 to 4 1 O Words Quantum controllers only type the ma
11. 584 controllers which accept up to 254 text characters Spaces at the end of the text are ignored Int Inserts an integer field a placeholder for an integer which is defined in ladder logic by a WRIT instruction Lead 0 Inserts a leading zero integer fidd a placeholder for a leading zero integer which is defined in logic by a WRIT instruction Bin Inserts a binary field a placeholder for a binary number which is defined in ladder logic by a WRIT instruction Hex Inserts a hexadecimal fied a placeholder for a hexadecimal number which is defined in logic by aWRIT instruction Oct Inserts an octal field a placeholder for an octal number which is defined in ladder logic by a WRIT instruction Configuring ASCII messages 75 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Tool ASCII Description Inserts an ASCII field a placeholder for ASCII characters defined in ladder logic by aWRIT instruction You can also use this function to send ASCII characters you cannot enter into a text field for example line feeds and tabs Space Inserts from one to 99 consecutive blank spaces These are represented in code by the number of spaces followed by the symbol X for example the code for 42 spaces is 42X Repeat Repeats an item Click Repeat to start the function N xT prompts you for the number repetitions Type the items to repeat then click Repeat again to end the function Control Inserts a three digit decimal control ch
12. Global I O to edit by clicking it The Global I O fields appear in the D etails area Select aG lobal Input then click Edit or double click the Global Input you want to edit The Global Input dialog box appears In Index type the starting point 1 to 8 of the broadcast data to read In Length type the number of words 1 to 32 to read forwards from the Index value For example suppose the source controller is broadcasting 10 words of data using the Global Output function but the receiving controller only uses words 3 to 7 You would typean Index value of 3 and a Length of 5 The length plus the index must be less than or equal to 33 In the Reference field type the destination for the received data i e where the received data is to be stored Select either BIN default or BCD One entry is available for each device 1 64 Each device s global data can also be received in sections determined by Subfields You can define a subfield for each block of the broadcast data that you want the controller to receive while ignoring the remainder gt To edit subfields 1 From the Configuration Extensions dialog box select the Global 1 0 of thelink you want to edit by clicking it Click the global input you want to edit from the Global Input area of the Configuration Extensions window Click Subfields The Global Input Subfields window appears with a list of the subfields for the sel ected input Select the subfield you
13. IP parameters back to the device making the request NxT only replies to IP parameter BOOTP requests from a device with the same MAC address as in the Configure Ethernet Parameters dialog box NxT sends 10 BOOTP messages containing IP parameters with a three second interval between each message The parameters are sent and the Status field displays Writing bootp message x Ensuring the IP address was accepted by the device Once the broadcasting of IP parameters is finished NxT searches for the device at the specified IP address The Status field displays Attempting to find IP address xxx XxX XXX XXX If a device is found NxT verifies that the device has the correct MAC and IP address If so NxT verifies which Schneider Electric deviceis present NxT then attempts to connect to the device at the new IP If the device responds the device type is retrieved If the device isn t found the Status field displays Write failed IP address LE XXX XXX XXX XXX Not found Unplug the device wait five minutes and plug it in then try Writing again Below are the following devices that BOOTP can find ENT Communication Adapter Momentum Ethernet PLCs 980 20 and 960 20 both respond as M1 Ethernet PLC N OE771 00 N etwork Option Module N OE771 10 N etwork Option Module For all devices except ENT modules this is the end of the BOOTP process ENT modules The P parameters are written to the ENT sflash RAM
14. configuration is saved with no loss of logic data Controller configuration General tab 61 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gt To change your configuration accepting a loss of information 1 Click Configurator to return to the Controller Configuration dialog box This resets the configuration values back to their original states 2 Allocate controller memory again using the values you require then click OK You re prompted to attempt a Smart Configuration 3 Click No The controller is reconfigured Logic and Traffic Cop information will be lost Controller configuration Ports tab From this tab in the Controller Configuration window you configure the controller s Modbus and ASCII ports These settings do not affect the communications setup of your PC in any way only the controller s Noe The communication parameters for your PC and PLC must be the same Set 4 communication parameters for your PC in the Communications Setup dialog box For more information see Setting up communications for your PC on page 37 Some controllers support Bridge M ode which allows you to connect to a Modbus Plus network through their M odbus ports 1 If a Bridge M ode check box appears in the Controller Configuration Ports Tab dialog your controller supports Bridge M ode while its MEM DIP switch isin the M EM position Select to enable Bridge M ode General Ports Controller User Loadables Loadable
15. in the Peer Cop extension The Peer Cop extension can be configured for up to three links When you add a link you will have access to the 64 possible devices on another peer to peer network Link Lis the internal link all devices on the local Modbus Plus network can be accessed from Link 1 Links 2 and 3 are remote links through S985 cards gt To adda Peer Cop link 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears 2 Inthe Tree Control area of the window click Peer Cop Peer Cop details appear in the D etails area of the window 3 Click Add a New Link When you add anew link the new link is also automatically added to the tree control display Each link includes a Global I O and Specific 1 O transfer 90 Peer Cop extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Editing links in the Peer Cop extension You can edit the following components of the link General link information Global O and Specific l O General link information Thethree general components of alink aretheLast V alue Timeout and H ead Number Last Value specifies whether or not to hold the last value When On the input data area associated with an unhealthy transfer is left in its previous state i e the last value with a health of OK Timeout specifies the health timeout interval The default value is 500ms This value specifies the minimum time period a Peer Cop
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17. the D evice field In Length type the length of the data block 1 32 to be received from the source controller In Reference type the starting address of the block of data to be placed from the source controller Click OK to close the Specific Input dialog box If required click BIN BCD to toggle between binary and binary coded decimal Click OK gt To view the data for a reference address 1 In the Tree Control click the Specific I O to edit The Specific Input and Specific Output appear in the Details area of the window In the Specific Output or Specific Input box select a reference and click Data Data associated with the reference address appears Thisis a read only function you cannot edit the data Peer Cop extension 95 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Clearing and deleting links There are two different functions available to reset or remove links Clearing links deletes all Global I O and Specific 1 O entries within a link but does not delete the link itself Deleting a link removes the link itself from Peer Cop gt To clear all references within a link keeping the link in the Peer Cop extension 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears 2 Inthe Tree Control area select the Peer Cop link you want to clear You can click the link itself or the Global I O or Specific I O in the link 3 Click Clear Lin
18. the Ethernet setup for the selected device from the Configure Ethernet Parameters dialog box Device Description Line 6 M1 960 Door Hydraulics MAC Address 000054100883 IP Address 3 123 57 10 IV Write Optional Parameters Default Gateway 3 123 57 117 Subnet Mask 255 255 252 0 Use Ping to check if the IP Use Write to send parameters to the address is already in use before device with the current MAC Address writing the IP address Gateway and Mask to your device Status Cancel Ping IP Write Help The Device Description MAC Address IP Address Default Gateway and Subnet M ask fields default to the settings of the row selected in the Ethernet Parameters dialog box Configuring Ethernet parameters Below are the features of the Configure Ethernet Parameters dialog box Write Optional Parameters Select to write the IP Address the Gateway Address and the Subnet M ask to the device Ping IP Click to check if there is a device at the specified IP Address If successful the Status field displaying the message Device found at specified IP Address Write Click to send parameters to the device with the current MAC Address BOOTP support 107 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gt To write the Ethernet parameters to a device 1 From the Configure Ethernet Parameters dialog box click Write The selected device is pinged to see if it exists at the specified IP address
19. 4 Configuring a Controller In this chapter Configuring acontroller 56 Configuring ASCII messages 73 Using configuration extensions 78 Ethernet configuration 105 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Configuring a controller Before you can put your controller to work you need to configure it for your network and I O devices Most of this is donein the Controller Configuration dialog box The Controller Configuration dialog box is divided into five tabs each with a different set of options Select a tab by clicking it The options available under each tab depend on the type of controller you selected for the database gt To configure a controller 1 In the Network Editor from the Configuration menu click Configuration or click Ela on the toolbar 2 Click the tab for the options you want to configure General Configures a controller s memory including the number of coils and registers O cards and drops the amount of memory set aside for Configuration Extensions and the number and size of the ASCII messages you want to use Ports Configures the controller s serial and ASCII ports Controller Configures your controller s hardware options You can also select a new controller here if needed User Loadables M oves user loadables from your Loadable Library into your database so they can be used with a controller or removes them from the database Loadable Library Converts user loadables into NxT format and add
20. Close to close the Message Playback window gt Toremove the ASCII messages in the controller Click Initialize All the ASCII messages are deleted from the controller 74 Configuring ASCII messages Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller gt To edit the ASCII messages in a controller or database 1 Click Play Back to preview the mes sage as it will ap pear on a screen on printer output orina text file on a hard drive From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click ASCII The ASCII Messages window appears Select a message to edit then click Edit M essage or double click a message to edit The Edit ASCII Message window appears Edit ASCII Message x Total Words Used 00010 of 00100 Group Inset C Replace Curent Message 0001 of 0100 Words in Message 010 of 134 Conveyor On ASCII Tools Text Int Lead 0 Bin Hex Oct ASCII Space Repeat lt c Control Flush Bytes Incl Excl Cancel Delete Play Back Help Choose whether new instructions overwrite existing ones or are in serted into them These tools insert the codes that make up your ASCII message see descriptions be low Select Insert to add new instructions before the selected instruction or Replace to overwrite the selected instruction with new instructions Enter your edits with the ASCII Tools Tool Description Text Enters up to 128 text characters except for
21. I Write Block WRIT in your ladder screen printer or disk drive Configuring ASCII messages 73 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide gt To display a controller or database s current ASCII messages 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click ASCII The ASCII Messages window appears ASCII Messages x r Messages Used Words Used Elw Back mot To type a new message or 0001 of 0100 00010 of 00100 Initialize Resize NI Msg Used edit an existing one select it Msg Used Conveyor On then click Edit Message odi 0010 0017 0000 0002 0000 0018 0000 0003 0000 0019 0000 0004 0000 0020 0000 0005 0000 0021 0000 0006 0000 0022 0000 0007 0000 0023 0000 0008 0000 0024 0000 0009 0000 0025 0000 0010 0000 0026 0000 0011 0000 0027 0000 0012 0000 0028 0000 0013 0000 0029 0000 Edit Message OK 0014 0000 0030 0000 0015 0000 0031 0000 Cancel 0016 0000 0032 0000 Cut Copy ca FFF CO Delete Hep NxT displays the codes for the selected ASCII message 2 Select a message to view The raw codes for the message appear on the right 3 Click Play Back The M essage Playback window appears showing the message as it will appear on a screen on printer output or in atextfile on a hard drive Click Next and Previous to scroll through the other messages in the controller or database 4 Click
22. Library Mode Parity Stop Data Baud Dev Addr Delay Modbus Port 1 9600 001 Modbus Port 2 9600 001 Modbus Port 3 9600 001 Setup Port Micro Port Assignments If you have a Micro 311 411 512 or 612 controller assign its ports with the drop down menu COMM1 COMM2 170 EXP Select the Modbus Modbus ASCII port to configure then click Setup Port OK Cancel 62 Controller configuration Ports tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller To edit a communication port s parameters The controller s MEM DIP switch determines if its communication parameters are taken from memory or an internal DIP switch If the MEM DIP switch is in the DIP position the controller ignores the parameters you set here 1 Double click the parameters of the port or select the parameters for the port then click Setup Port 2 For each parameter select a value from its list Parameter Mode Description Identifies which data protocol Remote Terminal U nit or ASCII to use Both the PC and controller must use the same data protocol Default is RTU If you select ASCII protocol for a port you can only configure its Parity Stop Data bits and Baud settings Parity Adds a check bit to a packet to make the number of binary ones always either odd Odd Parity or even Even Parity If parity is set to None the check bit is not added The PC and controller must use the same parity Default is Even
23. a select M ove Profibus configuration to ProW ORX database 5 Click Start The Profibus Utility transfers the Profibus configuration from the Station Directory to your database s M DF file Its progress is displayed in the Status box NxT now shows the Profibus configuration extension in the Configuration Extensions area Editing your Profibus configuration To edit your Profibus configuration Without changing your controller configuration start again at Step 3 After changing your controller configuration start again at Step 2 Profibus extension 89 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Peer Cop extension The Peer Cop extension provides data transfer between two or more controllers on a peer to peer network as well as linking multiple networks using the S985 communication card Peer Cop configures data blocks to be continuously transferred once per scan between nodes on a Modbus Plus network Data can be broadcast to all nodes on a single link Global I O or between specific Modbus Plus nodes on a link Specific I O A maximum of 32 data registers or 512 for example 32 16 I O points can be transferred to or read from a controller at a time Peer Cop is supported by the A145 and all E Series and Quantum controllers Up to three Links of the Peer Cop can be configured and edited Peer Cop includes a configuration wizard to help you set your extensions To access the wizard see Peer Cop wizard on page 97 Adding links
24. aracter ranging from 000 255 or a three digit octal control character ranging from 000 377 Inserts a carriage return represented by the symbol Flush The message buffer contains a 256 byte data field These bytes contain data values ranging from 0 to FF hexadecimal The four Flush commands Flush Bytes Incl and Excl clear the message buffer The Flush clears all characters Bytes This flush command removes from 1 to 255 bytes from the beginning of the message buffer Incl This flush command clears specific groups of data from 1 to 255 times or until a match is found The terminator value determines how many times the buffer is flushed The controller stops the buffer flushing when it finds a match for the terminating characters Excl 76 Configuring ASCII messages This flush command clears the buffer until a match is found for the terminating character pair It doesn t flush the match characters Excl uses 2 registers the first holds a type identifier and the second hexadecimal values of the terminating pair Hexadecimal values range from 0000 to FFFF The controller searches for this range in the buffer If the second character of the matched pair is not a NUL 00 the next character in the buffer must be equal or the search continues If the last character tests equal or null the flush is performed up to but not including the matched terminators Chapter 4 Configu
25. are configured then all are transferred If more than 10000 3xxxx and 4xxxx combined registers are configured then up to 1000 3xxxx registers and all 4xxxx up to a combined total of 10000 are transferred Routine only All addresses defined in the routine transfer table are transferred every scan There must be a minimum of 16 4xxxx registers to support the non transfer area The Routine Transfer Table is a range of discretes and registers that must be configured as a multiple of 16 Routine and Extra All addresses defined in the Routine Transfer Tableand in the extra tables are transferred The range of each extra table must be a multiple of 16 The extra tables can be transferred over multiple scans All StateRAM All RAM configured in the controller is transferred every scan 7 Inthe Scans Needed to Transfer field type the number of scans 1 255 needed for the primary controller to transfer the extra transfer tables to the standby then click OK 84 Quantum Hot Standby extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller VME Bus extension The VME Bus extension lets a VME 424 X controller control data transfers between devices on a master slave Quantum network In a master slave protocol one device the master has control over other devices slaves Asthe network runs each element can lose and gain master status based on negotiations with other members of the network LS If the VME Bus extension doe
26. art of your Profibus Station and A CNF file generated by the PROFI KON software 88 Profibus extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller SPU 931 can only save a Profibus configuration to an existing CFG file not create a new one Create a CFG file with the Profibus Utility before configuring your Profibus network with SPU931 When you save your work SPU 931 updates the Profibus Station s CFG file The Profibus Utility then imports the updated information from the CFG file back into your NxT database in Step 5 Use SPU 931 to Map Profibus I O points and diagnostics to registers in your controller s memory and Assign bus controllers and the map the topology of the bus Step 5 In the Profibus Utility transfer information from the updated Profibus Station into your N xT database N xT now shows the Profibus configuration extension in the Configuration Extensions area gt To transfer a Profibus Station 1 Inthe M DF File box typethe name and path of your NxT database s M DF file or click Browse to navigate to it The Profibus Utility transfers the Profibus configuration to this file 2 Inthe Profibus Station area select the drive where your Profibus Station is located from the drop down menu 3 Select your Profibus Station s Plant and Station Directories from the drop down menus The Profibus Utility reads the Profibus configuration from the CFG file in the Station Directory 4 Inthe Options are
27. configured communication must fail before the associated health bitis cleared Valid timeout values range from 20ms to 2 seconds If you type a value too big the value truncates to a multiple of 20 For example 230 truncates to 220 it is not rounded up to 240 Head Number specifies the head number on a Quantum rack If you are using a Quantum Controller you have the option of editing the head number for the second or third link The first link is internal therefore it cannot be edited Global I O Global O is one of two communication methods used by the Peer Cop extension the other is Specific I O Global I O is a broadcast communication method where a message is broadcast made available to all controllers on the Modbus Plus network Global I O data transfers do not require an acknowledgment from the receiving controller so there is no immediate overhead placed on the receiving controller There are two components to Global O Global Output broadcasts the specified range of discretes or registers to the devices on the M odbus Plus network Each device used to access the data must also be configured to accept Global Input from the broadcasting device 1 32 Peer Cop extension 91 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Global Input is used to receive global data from any deviceona Modbus Plus network One entry line is available for each device 1 64 Each device s global data can also be received in pieces determined by S
28. ct is used to protect specific Oxxxx and 4xxxx references from being modified by Process Monitoring and Control software Write access is allowed for all Oxxxx and 4xxxx references within the specified block References outside the ranges specified are protected from general Modbus data write commands By default all Oxxxx and 4xxxx references are unprotected gt gj To edit a data protect extension 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears If the Data Protection extension does not appear in the Tree Control area it is not yet installed 2 Inthe Tree Control area of the window click Data Protection The Data Protect dialog box appears in the D etails area of the window 3 Inthe Start 0X field type the first address in the unprotected range Data Protect extension 81 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide 4 Inthe Length field of the Ox area type the number of references to be left unprotected NxT shows the address ranges left protected the ranges of addresses outside the range you just specified Suppose you typea Start value of 00017 and aLength of 1024 Thefirst protected range will be from 00001 the first possible value to 00016 the last value before the Start value you entered There will then be an unprotected range from 00017 to 01040 00017 1024 All references above 01041 are also protected If you enter a lengt
29. ddress of 000000000 appears 3 Typethe new S980 address then click OK 82 980 Address extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Quantum Hot Standby extension The Quantum Hot Standby extension allows additional configuration of the Quantum Hot Standby setup This lets you set the type of state RAM transfer between the CH S110 00 modules It also lets you set the Command Register and the N on Transfer Area This area is only available on version 2 x Quantum controllers that contain the CHS loadable in the configuration If the Quantum Hot Standby extension does not appear in the Tree Control area it is not yet installed gt To configure the Quantum Hot Standby extension 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears Select the H SBY extension from the tree control If the H SBY extension isnotin the Tree Control you have to add it by clicking Add Extension then selecting Quantum Hot Standby IntheCommand Register A ddressfield type the 4xxxx address of the command register used to configure the hot standby system This register must be transferred every scan and cannot bein the non transfer area Theinitial command register contains the settings that are loaded into the controller when it is started If any changes need to be made while the controller is running the command register must be used and not the initial command re
30. e controller adds 250 ms to the value you enter The default is 0000 which represents 250 ms Configuration Extension Size Type the amount of memory in machine words to be set aside for Configuration Extensions Use the following information to calculate the minimum Configuration Extension size e Configuration Overhead 1 word e Extension Overhead TCP IP 100 words Data Protect 8 words 980 A ddress 8 words Quantum Hot Standby 17 words VME Bus 9 words Profibus Approximately 4096 words check your Profibus manual for details e Peer Cop 5 words e Links 3 words per link plus e Global Output 4 words per link e Global Input 2 words overhead plus for each of up to 64 devices 1 twice the number of up to 8 sub entries max 8 The maximum is 2 64 142 8 1090 words Specific Output 2 words overhead plus 2 words for each of up to 64 devices The maximum is 2 2 64 130 words Specific Input 2 words overhead plus 2 words for each of up to 64 devices The maximum is 2 2 64 130 words e SY MAX 52 words Skips Select this option to enable skips segments can be skipped during solves 60 Controller configuration General tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Smart Configurator online only While online when you change the settings for a previously configured controller ProWORX NxT can attempt a Smart Configuration This lets you make configuration changes without losing any logic or T
31. ent A paired function type in which a local device reads Read Write and writes data to and from a remote device which must havea matching server read and write Link Server A paired function typein which a local device Read initiates a read from a remote device The remote device must have a matching client write O Scanner extensions Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Function Description Link Server A paired function typein which alocal device writes Write to a remote device The remote device must have a matching client read Link Server A paired function type in which a local device reads Read Write and writes data to and from a remote device which must havea matching client read write They respond to any Read or Write without the need to set up an I O Scanner transaction Linked function types require two complementary transactions on in each device b For unilateral function types no intervention required for the remote devices Fallback Value Zero Select to reset the data values for the selected transaction to zero in the event of a power failure Hold Last Select to retain the last data values for the selected transaction and make them available at restart in the event of a power failure Read Ref Local Typethelocal data address receiving data fromthe remote controller Read Ref Remote Typethe remote address where the read data is coming from Read Count Type the number of seq
32. es up Click OK gt To remove an RIO card from the SY MAX extension 1 uR WN From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears Select the SY MAX extension from the Config Extensions tree In Card Number select the RIO card number you want to remove In Drop Number type 1 In Backplane Slot type 0 then click OK 1 0 Scanner extensions Thel O Scanner extension provides data transfer between two or more controllers on aTCP IP network Thel O Scanner lets you to simultaneously configure up to 128 communication transactions depending on your controller Because the TCP IP connection is established only once and remains connected during an entire session it makes this type of communication very efficient I O Scanner includes a configuration wizard to help you set your extensions To access the wizard see I O Scanner wizard on page 102 gt To configure the I O scanner extension 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears In the Config Extensions tree right click on Config Extensions and select Add Extension Select I O Scanner The I O scanner details appear O Scanner extensions Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller 4 Inthe Health Block field type a 1xxxxx or 3xxxxx address All 1xxxxx addresses are based on a 16 bit b
33. gister Settings such as port address swapping allowing an executive upgrade setting the standby s mode on a logic mismatch setting the controller s modes and overriding the key switch can be changed from the command register In the Non Transfer Start Address field type the starting address of the range of registers that are not to be transferred from the primary controller to the standby This is commonly used to reduce scan time The first two registers are used in reversetransfer operations These registers allow information to be passed from the standby to the primary controller The third register is the Status register which stores the status of both controllers This register provides information on how the hot standby system is operating such as the power flow of the CHS instruction position of the controller s A B switch and whether there is a logic mismatch between controllers Quantum Hot Standby extension 83 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide All registers following the third register are ignored not transferred during the scan 5 Inthe Non Transfer Area Length field type the length of the non transfer register range This value can be from 4 through the total number of registers configured in the controller 6 Select one of the following State Ram Transferred options Default 12K All Oxxxx and 1xxxx registers up to 8192 each are transferred If 10000 or fewer 3xxxx and 4xxxx combined registers
34. h that is too high goes beyond the addresses configured for the controller NxT automatically sets the value to include all addresses above the Start field In the Start 4X field type the first address in the unprotected range In the Length field of the 4xxx area type the number of addresses to be left unprotected N xT shows the address ranges left unprotected the ranges of addresses outside the range you just specified Click OK With Symbols turned on in system Preferences when you enter an address to be protected and the address has a symbol reference thesymbol appears If you forget the address for the symbol displayed you can disable the symbol function in system Preferences S980 Address extension The S980 Configuration Extension stores the S980 station address This address is then used as part of the S980 s mismatch detection mechanism when the controller is powered up the S980 checks to see if it has been moved to a different 984 yet installed LE If the S980 Address extension does not appear in the Tree Control area it is not gt To enter the S980 Address 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears In the Tree Control area of the window click 980 Address N xT displays the current S980 address in theD etails area of the window If this is the first time you have activated the S980 A ddress function a default a
35. ion 85 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide 8 For each interruptlevel from Interrupt 1 to Interrupt 7 select whether it should be Enabled or Disabled These fields will only have an effect when the VME acts as a master If an interrupt level is Enabled The controller responds to any messages sent on that interrupt Disabled The controller ignores them 9 Click OK Profibus extension The Profibus configuration extension allows you to communicate with a Profibus network In order to successfully install and configure the Profibus configuration extension you will have to use a total of three separate utilities The NxT Profibus utility Softing s PROFI KON software included with the Profibus hardware Modicon s SPU931 utility also included with the Profibus hardware has been made to ensure the accuracy of these instructions users of PROFI ay PROFI KON and SPU931 are not ProWORX NxT products While every effort KON and SPU931 do so at their own risk Installing the Profibus configuration extension Step 1 Ensure your database is configured properly for your Quantum controller by checking Your controller has Revision 2 xx or later executive Flash RAM Enough controller memory is set aside for configuration extensions If you do not have enough configuration extension memory available you re prompted with an error when you transfer your Profibus configuration into your N xT database Step 5 Your Profibus DP or P
36. ion Paint Shop Dryer M1 980 20 MAC Address IP Address Gateway Subnet Mask Status 000054100883 3 123 57 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Device Found 000054100884 3 123 57 10 3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found 000054100885 3 123 57 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Device not found 000054100899 3 123 576 _3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found 000054100898 E 3123 57 11 7 255 255 2520 Device not found 000054100822 3 123 57 45 3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found 000054100C66 3 123 57 19 3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found 000054100B01 3 123 57 23 3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found 000054100807 3 123 57 16 3 123 57 117 255 255 252 0 Device Found o Cancel Configure Delete Row Ethernet Parameters Below are the features of the Ethernet Parameters dialog box Device Description Displays the description of the associated row selected in the Ethernet Parameters table MAC Address Media Access Control Address A 12 digit hexadecimal number uniquely identifying an Ethernet device A device s MAC address cannot be changed The MAC Address is on a label currently marked as the IEEE GLOBAL ADDRESS on each Schneider Ethernet device Ethernet configuration 105 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide IP Address A logical 32 bit address used to identify a TCP IP device Each IP address has two parts the network ID and the host ID The network IP identifies all hosts devices that are on the same physical network The host ID ide
37. its manual for more information Save your work as a CNF file to use in Step 4 Profibus extension 87 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide To set up a Profibus network you must have Softing s PROFI KON software You received the correct version with your Profibus hardware Network Software Also called Profibus DP PROFI KON DP SPU 832 Profibus FMS PROFI KON FMS SPU 932 When you save your work PROFI KON generates the CNF file required by the SPU 931 software which you use in the next step Use PROFI KON DP to Load device specific data from DDB files Set Profibus M aster Slave communication parameters and addresses Edit bus parameters and Check the configuration Use PROFI KON FMS to Load device master data from DMD files Edit bus parameters vectors communication relationships and object dictionaries and Define your network s topology Step 4 Start the SPU 931 software you received with your Profibus hardware Navigate to and open the Profibus Station you created in Step 2 then the CN F file you created in Step 3 Map Profibus addresses to M odicon addresses Refer to the SPU 931 manual for more information Save your work to your Profibus Station To set up a Profibus network you must have M odicon s SPU 931 software You should have received the correct version of M odicon s SPU 931 software with your Profibus hardware SPU 931 requires two files A CFG file created by the Profibus Utility as p
38. ix SY MAX RIO cards This extension is only available when using Quantum controllers revision 2 or later gt To configure the SY MAX extension 1 From theNetwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears 2 Select the SY MAX extension from the Config Extensions tree If the SY MAX extension is not in the Config Extensions tree you have to add it Select Config Extensions on the tree click Add Extension then select SY MAX 3 In Card Number select the particular SY MAX RIO card you want to configure The Module Drop Number Backplane Slot Retry Count and Timeout values change to reflect the current settings of the selected card The actual value for the Card Number has no effect as long as you choose a different Card Number for each SY MAX RIO card you configure 4 In Module Drop Number type the number of the drop that the selected RIO card controls Type 1 if the RIO card has no drop to control SY MAX extension 97 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide 98 o In Backplane Slot type the slot number that the RIO card inhabits on the local rack If set to 0 the SY MAX extension assumes that no card exists In Retry Count type the number of times the controller tries to communicate with the RIO card before it gives up In Timeout type the number of 10s of milliseconds the controller waits for communications from the RIO card before it giv
39. k NxT will prompt you to confirm the operation 4 Click OK gt To delete a link from the Peer Cop extension LS You cannot delete Link 1 the internal link From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears Do one of the following In the Tree Control select the link you want to delete by clicking it then click Delete Link In the Tree Control select Peer Cop by clicking it then click D elete a Link The Delete Link window appears Select the link you want to delete by clicking it Click OK The link is automatically deleted from the tree control display along with its accompanying Global and Specific I O 96 Peer Cop extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Peer Cop wizard NxT includes a configuration wizard to step you through transaction setup between a local device and a number of remote devices on a Modbus Plus network You can access the wizard from either the Online or Offline N etwork Editor Offline configuration changes are made to each individual database and online changes are made directly to each attached controller gt To launch the Peer Cop wizard On the Configuration menu in the Network Editor select Peer Cop Wizard The Peer Cop Wizard appears Click Next and Previous to step through the wizard SY MAX extension The SY MAX configuration extension allows you to properly access and configure up to s
40. mmary Total Logic 05997 Modules 00 Executive Exec Cartridge E685 904 Enhanced Memory Pack Extended Memory User Logic 8K 908 Size 512 Byte Micro 1 0 Mode Edit Details OK Cancel Click to specify the hardware options for your controller The controller tab also allows you to change your hardware options and controller type if needed LE You can only change your controller type in the Offline Editor 66 Controller configuration Controller tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Editing a controller s hardware details Many Modicon controllers accept executive cartridges or optional upgrades such as memory packs These hardware options should be specified in the Edit Controller Details dialog box so that N xT can adjust your database for them gt To specify hardware options for a controller Offline Editor only 1 IntheController Tab click Edit D etails N xT displays the options that your controller supports 2 Select anew value from the drop down lists Parameter Description Executive Cartridges which determine the controller s instruction Cartridge set Select the one installed in your controller Memory Pack Theamountof both Extended and User Logic memory in the controller Select the amount installed in your controller Extended Additional memory providing 6xxxx registers Select the Memory amount installed in your controller Use
41. n Even Parity If parity is set to None the check bit is not added The PC and controller must use the same parity setting Default is even Stop Data Sets the number of bits at the end of a packet which prepare the receiving device for the next packet The PC and con troller must use the same number of stop bits Default is 1 Baud Sets the data transfer speed of the controller s Modbus port in bits per second The PC and controller must be set to the same baud Default is 9600 3 When you are finished do one of the following Press ESC The drop down lists for each parameter disappear Click another port The first port s drop down lists disappear Click another Controller Configuration tab The Ports tab closes Click OK The Controller Configuration window closes Controller configuration Ports tab 65 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Controller configuration Controller tab This tab in the Controller Configuration window contains a summary of the hardware options you have chosen for your controller the amount of memory it has available for logic in machine words and how many User Loadable modules are currently loaded into it Controller Configuration x User Loadables Loadable Library Controller Details General Ports Controller Type Controller Current Controller Type 984 685 Click to change the type of controller for the database in the Offline Editor only Controller Su
42. ntifies a specific host on anetwork Each computer that runs TCP IP requires aunique IP address The IP Address may be available from or assigned by your network administrator Gateway Default For communication with a host on another network an IP host must be configured with arouteto the destination network If a configured routeis not found the host uses the gateway to transmit the traffic to the destination host The default gateway is wherethelP sends packets that are destined for remote networks If a default gateway is not specified communications are limited to the local network The Gateway may be available from or assigned by your network administrator Subnet Mask Used to mask a portion of the IP address so that TCP IP can distinguish the network ID from the host ID TCP IP hosts communicate by using the subnet mask to determine whether the destination host is located on a local or remote network The Subnet Mask may be available from or assigned by your network administrator Status The existing condition of the ping D evice Found NxT has found a Schneider device with this MAC address and IP address Device not found NxT could not find a Schneider device with this MAC address and this IP address 106 BOOTP support Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Delete Row Click to permanently remove a selected row causing all rows below the deleted row to shuffle one row upwards Configure Click to edit
43. nts Don t rebuild libraries that are not damaged Doing so may cause certain loadables not to function or to function erratically 72 Controller configuration Loadable library tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Configuring ASCII messages ASCII messages let your controller report information to you in plain language Use them for example if you want to see a written alert on your screen every time a motor switches on or a printout every hour of how many items have passed by a counter Use NxT s ASCII Message window to enter and edit the messages you want your controller or database to send Start by configuring your controller or database to use ASCII messages Confirm that your controller supports them In the General tab of the Controller Configuration window at the Total M essages field to the number of messages you want O use Set the M essage Words field to the number of machine words you want to allocate for each message One word is equal to two ASCII characters Remember that the SPA CEBAR counts as one character For more information see Controller configuration General tab on page 57 Ensure your ASCII ports are configured correctly in the Ports tab of the Controller Configuration window For more information see Controller configuration Ports tab on page 62 logic to send a message from a controller to your output device such as a b Use the ASCII Read Block READ and ASCI
44. o select a new one A 5 Click OK To delete a user loadable from a controller or database You can only delete a loadable from your controller or database if it is not used anywhere in your ladder logic If you try to delete a loadable that is still in use you receive an error message 1 Intheright column of the User Loadables tab labelled Loadables in Controller or Loadables in Database select the loadable to delete Click Select All to delete all loadables in a controller or database 2 Click Delete When NxT prompts you click Yes to confirm the deletion or Cancel to exit without deleting the loadables Controller configuration Loadable library tab Before you can place a user loadable into a controller or database it must be read into a loadable library A loadable library holds a set of loadables for you so that you only have to translate them to NxT format once In Loadable Library tab you read a loadable from disk translate it to N xT format and move it into a library You can read loadables from an existing database a third party disk or aProWORX TLD library file gy Reading a user loadable into a loadable library does not copy it into your controller or database Using a loadable is a two step process reading it into a loadable library then copying it from the library into the controller or database For more information see Controller configuration User loadables tab on page 68
45. oller Time 14 11 55 Computer Date Wednesday 06 18 99 Computer Time 14 11 55 In First Day of Week type the day the controller will use as the first day of the week Do one of the following then click OK Auto Set Click to synchronize the controller s date and time with your computer Configuring the hardware or time of day clock 103 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Controller Date Type the date in mm dd yy format Controller Time Type the time in hh mm ss format The Time of Day clock requires eight 4xxxx registers in your controller This register Contains 4XXXX Control information From the left Bit 1 Set Clock Values Bit 2 Read Clock Values Bit 3 Done Bit 4 Error 4xxxxt1 Day of the week from 1 to 7 4Xxxx 2 Month AxXxxx 3 Day Axxxx 4 Year 4xxxxt 5 Hour in 24 hour format 4Xxxx 6 Minutes 4Xxxx 7 Seconds 104 Configuring the hardware or time of day clock Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Ethernet configuration BOOTP support NxT supports the configuration of the IP Address of an ENT module or Momentum controller via an Ethernet network This lets you record and configure a device s IP Address and optionally the Gateway IP Address and Sub network mask gt To access Ethernet Parameter setup From the Tools menu select Ethernet Setup BOOTP The Ethernet Parameters dialog box appears Ethernet Parameters x Device Descript
46. oundary For example 100001 100017 100033 etc Card Number 1 Head Number Local Device IP Address Health Block 1X 3X 3 005 006 007 008 30001 IP Address UnitID Health Rep RateRead Ref Read Ref Timeout Local Remote 010 010 010 113 002 010 010 010 113 001 00000 00000 003 010 010 010 113 001 00000 00000 40010 40003 004 001 001 001 001 000 00000 00000 40001 Client 005 001 001 001 001 000 00000 00000 006 001 001 001 001 000 00000 00000 40001 Client 007 001 001 001 001 000 00000 00000 40001 Server 008 001 001 001 001 000 oo000 00000 009 001 001 001 001 000 00000 00000 40001 Server 010 Empty 011 Empty 012 Empty 013 Empty 014 Empty 015 Empty 016 Empty 017 Empty aL 5 Doubleclick on an empty transaction to add a transaction or double click on an existing transaction to edit it The Transaction dialog box appears Transaction Remote Device IP Address 10 10 10 52 Unit ID 0 255 Health Timeout 0 50000 Repetition Rate 0 50000 000 00000 ms 00000 ms Read Ref Master Read Ref Slave Read Count 1 125 40001 40001 Write Ref Master Write Ref Slave Write Count 1 100 40001 40001 Cancel Help 6 Set the transaction parameters using the information below Remote D evice IP Address Type the IP address of the remote device that you are communicating with
47. pe the path and file name of a library or navigate to it then click OK If NxT can t find the path and library name you typed anew library is created with that name Click Transfer N xT translates the loadables and copies them into the library To display the manufacturer s notes for a loadable if available Select a loadable from the Loadable Library column on the left Click View Text If it is available the manufacturer s documentation for the loadable appears To close the window click OK Controller configuration Loadable library tab 71 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Editing the opcode for a user loadable An opcode is a unique number identifying a loadable in the controller or database Because each opcode must be different they may need changing gt To edit the opcode for a user loadable 1 Select aloadable from the Loadable Library column on the left 2 Click EditO pCode TheEdit Opcodewindow appears displaying the Function Name Current Opcode associated with the loadable and a list of additional opcodes to select from 3 Select an opcode then click OK Rebuilding a damaged library On rare occasions a library of loadables can become damaged for example when a computer crashes and files are corrupted NxT allows you to recreate a library from its USL and MSL files gt To rebuild a damaged library Click Rebuild NxT recreates the damaged library This operation may take a few mome
48. r Logic Memory available for ladder logic Select the amount of memory you want to use for ladder logic from the total amount availablein your controller S908 Select either 512 or 1024 1k input and output points per drop Micro I O Micro controllers only Select Mode Single The controller is independent notin a parent child relationship e Parent The controller is the parent in a parent child relationship e Child The controller is the child in a parent child relationship 3 When you are finished click OK Controller configuration Controller tab 67 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Changing the type of controller for your database Change your controller type You may need to do this if you replace an older controller with a new one say that is faster or handles morel O but want to keep the same ladder logic or if the wrong controller type was selected while setting up a database For example you can convert a database from a 584 controller to a 984 controller or from S901 remote I O to S908 RI O gy The settings in the Configuration Window General tab must be valid for the new controller or NxT does not allow the change For information on adjusting the General tab settings see Controller configuration General tab on page 57 To change the controller type for a database Offline Editor only 1 Inthe Controller tab click Change Controller Type The Change Controller Type dialog bo
49. r communication with SY MAX drops Cyclic Data Exchange Allows you to configure data blocks to be transferred between controllers on a TCP IP network 78 Using configuration extensions Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller gt To add a Configuration Extension 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears Thetise Area shows thie Saer sions you have installed Config Extensions Ley Card Number F Click an extension to show its parameters in the Details Area Configure the ig extension in the Head Number 3 Details Area Internet Address 255 96 0 12 Sub Network Mask 10 10 10 97 Gateway Address 19 114 231 3 Framing Type Ethernet Il M The Information Area shows the amount of memory in machine N words the extension currently uses Words Used 00101700128 OK Cancel The dialog box is divided into three areas Tree Control Shows the extensions are already configured for this controller Details Displays extension specific parameters Information Displays the machine words of memory used out of total words allocated 2 Click Add Extension or right click in the Tree Control area then select Add Extension The Add Configuration Extension dialog box appears 3 Select the extension you want to add by clicking it then click OK You re returned to the Configuration Extensions window 4
50. raffic Cop information stored in the controller The Smart Configurator prevents you from saving changes to the controller if A reduction in controller memory for a particular setting reduces it below the amount used by logic For example the controller might contain logic addresses up to 10160 but you tried to reconfigure the number of 1xxxx addresses to 32 Modules are deleted that are used in logic If this happens you have two choices Make changes to your new configuration so that the addresses currently used in the controller fall within the appropriate address ranges or Send configuration changes to the controller without attempting a Smart Configuration You will lose all logic and Traffic Cop information stored in the controller gt To change your configuration without a loss of information 1 The Smart Configurator dialog box displays the required address ranges for a successful Smart Configuration Make a note of the values displayed in the Conf column 2 Click Configurator to return to the controller configuration dialog box This resets the configuration values to their original values 3 Allocate controller memory again making sure the amount for each address type meets or exceeds the values required For example if you need 100 3xxxx registers you would have to allocate at least 100 addresses in the 3xxxx section Click OK You re prompted to attempt a Smart Configuration 5 Click Yes The new
51. ring a Controller gt To delete ASCII messages from a controller 1 Confirm that the controller is stopped For instructions see Stopping the controller on page 121 2 IntheASCII Message window select a message to delete To delete a message range select the first one press SHIFT and click the last one All the messages in the range will be selected 3 Click Delete NxT prompts you to confirm the deletion pc In the Online Editor click Initialize to delete all the messages in a controller In the Online Editor you can adjust the amount of memory a controller has set aside for ASCII M essages gt To change controller memory for ASCII messages 1 Inthe ASCII Message window click Resize 2 Type the amount of memory in machine words to set aside in the controller for ASCII messages then click Resize gt To import ASCII messages from another database 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click ASCII The ASCII Messages window appears 2 Click Import The Import Messages window appears 3 Select a database from the list type the database s path and file name or click Browse to navigate to it 4 Inthe Source area select a range of messages to import 5 IntheDestination area typea location for the first imported message The other messages follow sequentially The range for this value is from 1 through the maximum number of messages your controller can support less the total n
52. rofibus FMS card is configured in the Traffic Cop 86 Profibus extension Step 2 Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Start the NxT Profibus Utility and create a Profibus Station from your N xT database s M DF file A Profibus Station is a collection of Profibus configuration files contained ina specific directory structure These files contain such information as Controller configuration Profibus bus and communication parameters Profibus network topology and Profibus to M odicon address maps gt To create the Profibus Station in the NxT Profibus Utility 1 Step 3 In the M DF File box of the NxT Profibus utility type the name and path of your NxT database s M DF file or click Browse to navigate to it In the Profibus Station area select a drive for your Profibus Station from the drop down menu Do one of the following Use existing Plant and Station Directories by selecting them from the drop down menus Create new directories by typing a Plant name in the Plant Directory box then a Station name in the Station Directory box In the Options area select Create a Profibus Station for use with the SPU Software Click Start The Profibus Utility creates a Profibus Station in thetarget directories with information from the M DF file Its progress is displayed in the Status box Start the PROFI KON software you received with your Profibus hardware and configure your Profibus network with it Refer to
53. s not appear in the Tree Control area it is not yet installed gt To configure an installed Quantum VME Bus extension 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears Select VM E Bus from the list Type the appropriate value in the Slave Interrupt Level field Boards on a VME Bus can send and respond to messages on seven interrupt levels numbered from 1 to 7 This field determines which interrupt level the board uses when it s acting as a slave Typea value between 1 and 255 in the Status ID field When the VME controller receives an interrupt while acting asa slave thisis the value it sends Select an appropriate value for M aster Release M ode This field determines when a board acting as a master relinquishes its master status Valid settings are Release on Request ROR Release When Done RWD Release On Clear ROC or Bus Capture and Hold BCAP The proper setting depends on how your Quantum network is configured Select an appropriate value for M aster Arbitration Type This field determines how the controller will operate Valid settings are Not System Controller Primary Mode PRI or Round Robin M ode RRS Select the appropriate value for M aster VM EBus Request Level This field determines what priority the board has when trying to acquire master status It can range from BRO the lowest to BR3 the highest VME Bus extens
54. s or removes them from your Loadable Library 3 Enter the new parameters 4 Click OK to save your changes 56 Configuring a controller Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller Controller configuration General tab This tab in the Controller Configuration window allows you to configurea controller s memory It contains many important options including the number of coils registers segments of logic and I O cards the controller will use the amount of memory it sets aside for configuration extensions and the number and size of its ASCII messages N Fy Configuring a controllers memory can be time consuming It s a good idea to B keep the controller s user s manual nearby in case you need to refer to it Before you begin make sure you have the right type of controller selected for your database The controller s type appears in the Status Bar at the bottom of the N etwork Editor The options that appear in the General tab depend on the controller type so if the wrong oneis selected you can spend time configuring options your controller does not support K To change the type of controller for your database see Controller configuration Controller tab on page 66 Select the value you want Controller Configuration x to change then type a new General Ports Controller User Loadables Loadable Library m Oxxxx MAA Total Messages Battery Co Ox Axxxx 00064 Message Words Timer Register
55. u want the controller to freeze the input state on power down Inputs remain frozen for one scan when the controller is powered back up Settling Time Group Settling Time allows you to set parameters for input digital filtering e Each input value is polled through a filter based on atime window You can set the duration of the time window between 200 microseconds us and 19 8 ms in 200 us increments e Themodule samples each input every 200 us and uses the time window associated with the input to determine the input state If the scanned input state is OFF the input state is set OFF If the scanned input stateisON theinput state is set based on a history queue If the input was ON one time window ago the input is set ON if the input was OFF the input state is set OFF e Theinputs are divided into four groups The Settling Time of each can be configured separately e Group 1 Inputs 1 4 e Group 2 Inputs 5 8 e Group 3 Inputs 9 12 e Group 4 Inputs 13 16 Controller configuration General tab 59 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Parameters Battery Coil General tab Right side of window Type the control address for the controller s battery Timer Register Type the register used to store the controller s timer value Time of Day Clock Type the register used to store the controller s clock value Watch Dog Timer Type the timeout delay for the Watch Dog Timer in tens of milliseconds Th
56. ubfields Global Output Global Output broadcasts the specified range of discretes or registers onto the Modbus Plus network Each device used to access the data must also be configured to accept Global Input from the broadcasting device gt To edit the Global Output 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions window appears 2 Inthe Tree Control select the Global I O to edit by clicking it The Global 1 0 fields appear in the Details area of the window 3 Doone of the following Select the Global Output field by clicking it then click Edit Double click the Global Output field The Global Output dialog box appears 4 In Length typethelength 1 32 of the address range i e the number of registers to broadcast 5 In Reference type the starting address 5 or 6 digit for the range to broadcast 6 If required click BIN BCD to toggle between binary and binary coded decimal modes Global Input Controllers use the Global Input function to receive global data from any device communicating peer to peer on a Modbus Plus network gt To set a Global Input 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears LE Ensure the necessary Peer Cop links are defined before continuing 92 Peer Cop extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller In the Tree Control select the
57. uential registers to read Up to 125 registers are allowed Write Ref Local Typethe local data address that sends data to the remote controller Write Ref Remote Type the remote address where the write data is going to Write Count Type the number of sequential addresses to write There are up to 100 registers are allowed V O Scanner extensions 101 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide I O Scanner wizard NxT includes a configuration wizard to step you through data transaction setup between a local device and anumber of remote devices on a TCP IP network You can access the wizard from either the Online or Offline N etwork Editor Offline configuration changes are made to each selected database only and online changes are made directly to each controller selected While online this wizard only operates using TCP IP communications and access to the wizard is inaccessible for other communication types gt To launch the I O Scanner wizard On the Configuration menu in Network Editor select I O Scanner Wizard Thel O Scanner Wizard appears Click Next and Previous to step through the wizard Compact Phase II extensions Compact Phase II extensions allow the programming of functions specific to the Compact Phase II controllers This provides support for PLC based password access Secure Data Area SDA and Comm 1 CTS RTS delay time settings COMPACT PHASE II PLC Password Protection Old Password Ne
58. umber of messages you are importing 6 Select Replace Always to overwrite a message without being warned or Prompt on Replace to receive a warning message when an existing message is about to be overwritten 7 Click Start Import If Prompt on Replace is enabled a warning appears before an existing message is replaced by an imported one Configuring ASCII messages 77 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Using configuration extensions Configuration extensions are utilities which can be loaded into a controller Before using a configuration extension set the configuration extension size in LE the General tab of the Controller Configuration window For more information see Controller configuration General tab on page 57 Available configuration extensions include TCP IP Configures controllers to connect to a TCP IP network through a communication card D ata Protect Prevents specific blocks of Oxxxx and 4xxxx references from being modified by general Modbus data write commands 980 Address Specifies the S980 station address Quantum Hot Standby Allows additional configuration of the Quantum Hot Standby setup Peer Cop Allows you to configure data blocks to be transferred between controllers on a Modbus Plus network V ME Bus Configures a VME controller for communications with a VME network Profibus Configures a Quantum controller for Profibus communications SY M AX Configures a Quantum controller fo
59. uration Extensions window appears LE Ensure the necessary Peer Cop links are defined before continuing 2 Inthe Tree Control click the Specific I O to edit The Specific Input and Specific Output fields appear in the D etails area of the window 3 Inthe Specific Output list select a source controller i e the output device by clicking it 4 Click Edit The Specific Output window appears with the selected controller shown in the D evice field 5 Inthe Length field type the length of the data block 1 32 to be sent to the destination controller 6 Inthe Reference field type the starting address for the block of data to be sent to the destination controller Click OK to close the Specific Output window If required click BIN BCD to toggle between binary and binary coded decimal 9 Click OK 94 Peer Cop extension Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller gt To edit a specific input 1 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Configuration Extensions dialog box appears LS Ensure the necessary Peer Cop links are defined before continuing In the Tree Control click the Specific I O to edit The Specific Input and Specific Output fields appear in the D etails area of the window In the Specific Input list select a destination controller for example theinput device and click Edit The Specific Input dialog box appears with the selected controller shown in
60. w Password Confirm New Password Secure Data Area SDA SDA Size K Words 64 RTU Specific Parameters RTS Delay x10 ms 5 CTS Delay x10 ms 10 The following are features of the Compact Phase II Configuration Extensions dialog box 102 Compact Phase II extensions Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller PLC Password Protection Typea password consisting of amaximum of 16 characters A Z 0 9 and _ The PLC password can only be changed while online SDA Size K Words Type a Secure Data Area value between 0 and 128 A zero value disable the feature RTS Delay x10 ms Type a value between 0 and 50 A zero value indicates the feature is disabled CTS Delay x10 ms Type a value between 0 and 50 A zero value indicates the feature is disabled Configuring the hardware or time of day clock Many controllers havea built in Time of Day clock You can set these clocks if it s starting register is configured in the General tab of the Controller Configuration window NxT is set to Program Mode and the controller is running e Se For more information see Controller configuration General tab on page 57 gt To configure the hardware clock 1 2 3 From the N etwork Editor on the Configuration menu click Hardware Clock The Hardware Clock dialog box appears Hardware Clock x First Day Of Week G E M Controller Date Wednesday 06 18 99 Contr
61. want to edit Do one of the following Select a subfield and click Edit Double click the subfield The Global Input dialog box appears when you Type the new global input parameters Optional Click D ata to view the data currently in theinput registers Peer Cop extension 93 ProWORX WNxT User s Guide Specific I O Specific I O is one of two communication methods used by the Peer Cop extension the other is Global I O Specific 1 O uses a one to one communication method and requires an acknowledgment from the receiving device which creates a certain amount of overhead When using Specific l O the destination controller must accept the entire block of data from the source controller This means that the Index value used in Global I O isnot necessary Specific I O allows you to configure multiple defined data blocks for transmission to specific devices on the M odbus Plus network The device receiving the data must be configured for Specific Input from the broadcast device The length in words of the specific input configured in the destination controller must be identical in length to the specific output configured in the source controller The input data however can be stored in any typeof reference desired Thatis five words of 4xxxx data can be stored into five words of Oxxxx memory area gt To edit a Specific Output 1 From the Network Editor on the Configuration menu click Config Extensions The Config
62. x appears 2 Fromthelist on the left select a controller group A list of controllers in that group appears on the right 3 Fromthelist on theright select the type of controller for the database then click OK Controller configuration User loadables tab User loadables are instructions that do not come with a controller Instead they are supplied by Modicon or third party vendors and must be copied into a controller or database to be used ay You can only copy loadables that are already part of a loadable library Using a loadable is a two step process reading it into a loadable library then copying it from the library into the controller or database To read a loadable from a disk translate it into NxT format and place it into a library For more information see Controller configuration Loadable library tab on page 70 68 Controller configuration User loadables tab Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller In the User Loadables Tab you copy user loadables from a loadable library into acontroller or database You can also delete loadables from your controller or database if needed Controller Configuration Select a loadable from the list and click Load to copy it into your database Of fline or controller Online Click Select Library to switch to another library General Ports Controller User Loadables Loadable Library Loadable Library D LOADABLE COMPACT Library Type 80
63. ximum number of 1 O words that will be available for programming in the Traffic Cop Check your controller documentation for the appropriate values DCP Drop ID 680 685 685E 780 785 785E or 785L controllers only If another computer uses this controller for distributed control type the controller s Distributed Control Processor ID number 0 to 32 1 O Time Slice Type the amount of time the controller will devote to peripheral port communication from 1 to 100 milliseconds The default is 10 ms for 984A B and X controllers and 20 ms for Quantum controllers Remote Channels 984A S901 984B S901 and 584 controllers only Select from 2 to 32 remote l O channels Channels always come in pairs so this setting must be an even number 58 Controller configuration General tab Parameters Total M essages Chapter 4 Configuring a Controller General tab Center of window Controllers that support ASCII messaging only Type the total number of ASCII messages the controller will use Message Controllers that support A SCII messaging only Type the Words length in machine words of your controller s ASCII messages One machine word is equal to two ASCII characters ASCII Ports Type the number of ASCII ports on the controller This setting must be an even number B984 Select the type of B984 controller you have B884 or B886 Controller Input Latched Select this option if yo

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