ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual
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1. DEVELOPING INTRODUCTION Advanced Digital Design provides in this kit c libraries to develop any application based on PLC comunication Also 7 tests are included in the CD in order to help programmers work easier see tests section Each device has a house address 2 bytes an individual address 1 byte and a group address 1 byte To send a PLC frame it is needed to indicate which port 2 bytes is used see User Manuals ECSS User Manual pdf ADD provides the following libraries to develop your own applications lib _timer h controls microcontroller timings lib_serial h configures serial port and contains the functions to manage it lib ecss h communication library lib module h functions to manage numbers and types lib developer c and lib_developer h library where programmers can include their own functions Main c contains main functions EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION STACK SOFTWARE ECSS To send commands on different protocols PC RF Internet GPRS and from different access points addressing ports are used as TCP IP does Each device has a 3 byte address so addressing range is 16M Advanced Digital Design has reserved some ports FFOO FFFF for its own protocols The steps to send a frame to another device are the following 1 Initialize the PLC library IniNET function 2 Assign an address SET function 3 Open a session OPEN function This function needs as parameters the destination a2. control software provided by ADD In addition with this Kit example tests are included to make programmer s task easier They are simple examples covering concepts such as loading programs controlling ports and timers on 8051 microcontroller communication between devices and routing configuration see Tests section The ADD1000A includes additional features such as auto load program from serial flash and Inboard serial flash programming Using these features the program to be run by the microcontroller is stored in the flash memory of ADD7232 board When power is supplied to the board program is loaded on the bottom half of external RAM Two ways can be followed to change contents in the flash memory 1 Inboard serial flash programming Connecting the device to the PC s serial port and use ADD6030 application to load the program on it see Application Notes APN100 How to Program the ADD7232 pdf 2 Remote firmware upgrade Loading the program on already installed devices through ECSS network PLC STARTER KIT allows to evaluate all the features of ECSS routing multi application multi medium messy network It includes full documentation of ECSS design references development configuration and monitoring tools and the following boards 1 ADD7260 three phase concentrator 2 ADD7281 expansion board 1 ON OFF output RS232 2 ADD7251 expansion board 1 dimmer output 1 opto coupled input 2 ADD7244 expansion board 4 ON OFF o
3. narrow band power line communications ADD1000AQF128 uses 0 35u CMOS 3 3v supply and is packed in a thin quad flat pack 128 leads 0 4 mm pitch package this allows a reduced PCB area 16x16 mm while maintaining a good thermal characteristics Tja 41 C w It can be used in continuous emission against short circuit in an 85 C ambient Up to 24 ports are available to the user Figure 5 ADD1000A photo ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 4 of 12 Providing Solutions BOARDS DESCRIPTION ADD7232 The ADD7232 Datasheets ADD7232 pdf is the reference board to develop and prototyping new devices using the Power Line Communication PLC technology of ADD and its System on Chip SoC solutions The ADD7232 is a small board of 4x4cm size including all the electronics to implement a PLC application Using this board you can test the ADD1000A chip the first SoC for PLC of ADD This board can be used by OEM users to start up in the PLC technology The ADD7232 board includes an ADD1000A chip a FLASH memory a RAM memory 22 general purpose I Os and a serial RS232 link Figure 6 ADD7232 board ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 5 of 12 Providing Solutions ADD7251 The ADD7251 Datasheets ADD7251 pdf is a mother board of 80x52 mm size It includes a dimmer output and a opto coupled input TRIAC3 pin matches the triac and P45 pin matches the input The characteristics of the output
4. Providing Solutions ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual V1 02 ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 1 of 12 Providing Solutions INTRODUCTION ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN has developed this PLC STARTER KIT to allow the user to start up in the PLC technology and routing configuration ADD can supply also reference designs application notes embedded communication stack software ECSS developing tools and controls and monitoring software The ECSS User Manuals ECSS User Manual padf includes advanced functions such as routing and multi application support PLC Starter Kit contains 7 devices based on ADD1000A chip This chip includes 80C51 microcontroller and MAC Medium Access Control With this Kit you can develop your own communications library but ADD recommends to use our embedded communication stack software ECSS The embedded communication stack software ECSS provides to developers an easy to use and stable application program interface API to develop applications using PLC technology ECSS is supported by ADD free of cost and with it you will be able to use our development tools and reference designs The devices designed using ECSS can interoperate with devices of other manufactures in an open multi manufacturer environment in applications such as home automation industrial control or automatic meter reading AMR and energy management AMM These devices are also supported by the monitoring and
5. are the following Type Gated Voltage Rated 600V Current rating 8A Package D Pak TO 263 Non lsolated Average Power Dissipation 500mW The ADD7232 control board is connected to the ADD7251 In the Figure 7 it is possible to see a picture of the ADD7251 Figure 7 ADD7251 expansion board ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 6 of 12 Providing Solutions ADD7244 The ADD7244 Datasheets ADD7244 padf is a mother board of 82x63 mm size It includes a four on off outputs and four opto coupled inputs Outputs 1 2 3 and 4 matches with TRIAC1 TRIACO TRIAC2 and TRIAC3 pins respectively Inputs 1 2 3 and 4 matches with INT3 INT2 INT1 and INTO pins respectively It can be installed in a 4 module DIN rail enclosure The characteristics of the output are the following Triac Standard 4 Quadrants Varm 600V Case style DPAK rms 8A lism 80A Va 1 3V lg SOMA The ADD7232 control board is connected to the ADD7244 In the Figure 8 it is possible to see a picture of the ADD7244 Figure 8 ADD7244 expansion board ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 7of 12 Providing Solutions ADD7260 The ADD7260 Datasheets ADD7260 pdf is a device designed to extend communication to a triphase system three phase coupler It consists of a motherboard and three ADD7232 one board for every electrical phase Also it has a RJ 45 connector used
6. ddress and the port they are going to use A node can only keep 8 ports opened at the same time If communication with the other device fails or the node is using more than 8 different ports the session will not be opened If the session has been opened correctly 4 Fill the vector to send txdatosPLC 5 Send the frame PUT function A full description of the embedded communication stack software ECSS can be found in User Manuals ECSS User Manual pdf ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 10 of 12 Providing Solutions TESTS TEST 1 Loading and running a simple program Test 1 aim is the load compilation and execution of a simple program on 80C51 microcontroller integrated on ADD7232 board Once the program is loaded onto the device open CRT Terminal If a number is pressed yellow led switches if a lower case letter is pressed green led switches and if an upper case letter is pressed red led switches See Application Notes APN102 Test1 pdf TEST 2 Port and timing control of 80C51 Test 2 aim is controlling different ports on 80C51 microcontroller switching them at a constant time interval using Timer0 Ports used are connected to leds and to relay output on ADD7281 motherboard When the program is running a series of switchings on leds and relay can be seen Every second one of them switches See Application Notes APN103 Test2 pdf TEST 3 Port control of 80c51 through serial port Te
7. ose sessions set the device address send frames to any device write and read memory flash switch remote leds and relay and send a character string It comes with a simple windows application to show the test operation See Application Notes APN107 Test6 pdf and Application Notes APN108 Test6 Windows Application pdf TEST 7 Routing configuration This test is intended to demonstrate how Routing technologies can improve robustness in a PLC Network by means of providing alternative routes or paths to reach nodes which otherwise will not be seen from any device inside the network In this document you will find a step by step procedure aimed to learn how to use routing in an ADD network See Application Notes APN111 Test7 paf ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 12 of 12
8. st 3 aim is controlling different ports on 80C51 microcontroller and switching them according to received characters through serial port ADD7281 board includes 3 leds green yellow and red P45 P41 and P44 ports respectively and a relay P47 port For more information see Boards description section In this test some keys are related to the leds and the relay If g key is pressed green led switches Likewise with y key yellow led switches with r key red led switches and with R key the relay switches Application Notes APN104 Test3 pdf TEST 4 Port control of 80c51 through PLC communication Test 4 aim is controlling different ports on 80C51 microcontroller switching them according to received frames by PLC In this test some keys are related to remote leds and relay If g key is pressed remote green led switches Likewise with y key remote yellow led switches with r key remote red led switches and with R key the remote relay switches Application Notes APN105 Test4 pdf ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 11 of 12 Providing Solutions TEST 5 Chat room through power line Test 5 aim is implementing a Chat through the PLC Network Anything written from one device is sent to the other once the user presses Enter key and vice versa See Application Notes APN106 Test5 pdf TEST 6 Complete test with a windows application With test 6 you can open and cl
9. to connect it to a PC It mainly has two operation modes Triphase repeater it takes care of detecting frames which does not get a connection with a destination node and repeating them through three phases Triphase emitter it can send a received frame from PC through three phases No serial port lines of three ADD7232 are connected to the RJ 45 connector directly This connector is shared So to send a serial frame to PC first of all each ADD7232 can take charge of the global serial port Figure 9 ADD7260 expansion board ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 8 of 12 Providing Solutions ADD7281 The ADD7281 Datasheets ADD7281 pdf is a mother board of 10x8 cm size It includes a serial port output an output relay PCH 112D2H and three leds connected to 80c51 microcontroller ports P41 P44 and P45 The characteristics of the output are the following Voltage coil DC 12V Current contact max 5A Voltage contact AC 277V 1 Form A SPST NO or 1 Form C SPDT contact arrangements 5 or 10A ratings Compact size 20L x 10W x 15 2H mm High surge voltage of 8000V Cadmium free contacts Sensitive 200mW coil available on 1 Form A types The ADD7232 control board is connected to the ADD7281 In the Figure 10 it is possible to see a picture of the ADD7281 Figure 10 ADD7281 expansion board ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 9 of 12 Providing Solutions SOFTWARE
10. utput 4 opto coupled input 9 ADD7232 to control the previous boards ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 2 of 12 Providing Solutions BILL OF MATERIALS This kit includes the following components Two electronic devices that consist of ADD7232 connected to a ADD7251 Two electronic devices that consist of ADD7232 connected to a ADD7244 Two electronic devices that consist of ADD7232 connected to a ADD7281 A electronic device that consist of 3 ADD7232 connected to a ADD7260 Two serial wires Four jumpers Connectors A RJ 45 to RS 232 adapter CD ROM CO NO A OO NO In the Figure 3 it is possible to see each component of the KIT Figure 3 Kit components ADD PLC STARTER KIT User Manual 05 06 2007 3 of 12 Providing Solutions ADD1000A The ADD1000AQF128 Datasheets ADD1000AQF128 pdf is a Power Line Communications System on Chip it implements a full PLC node It includes an enhanced 8051 microcontroller IP core ADD8051C12A a Medium Access Controller MAC IP core ADD1200 and a Modem circuit for the EHS KNX Power Line medium specifications IP core ADD1300 The MAC acts as link between the microcontroller and the modem but it can be set in bypass mode allowing direct control of the modem by the microcontroller AC Line TD Figure 4 ADD1000 diagram The ADD1000 is designed to be used by OEM and provides a low cost and small size solution for
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