QASI - Niobrara R&D Corporation
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1.2. 1 0 Cycle 33 8 1 65 16 1 97 24 1 m 2 N A 34 2 66 2 98 2 3 35 3 67 3 99 3 4 36 4 68 4 100 4 5 1 1 37 9 1 69 17 1 101 25 1 6 2 38 2 70 2 102 2 7 3 39 3 71 3 103 3 8 4 40 4 72 4 104 4 9 2 1 41 10 1 73 18 1 105 26 1 10 2 42 2 74 2 106 2 11 3 43 3 75 3 107 3 12 4 44 4 76 4 108 4 13 3 1 45 11 1 77 19 1 109 27 1 14 2 46 2 78 2 110 2 15 3 47 3 79 3 111 3 16 4 48 4 80 4 112 4 17 4 1 49 12 1 81 20 1 113 28 1 18 2 50 2 82 2 114 2 19 3 51 3 83 3 115 3 20 4 52 4 84 4 116 4 21 5 1 53 13 1 85 21 1 117 29 1 22 2 54 2 86 2 118 2 23 3 55 3 87 3 119 3 24 4 56 4 88 4 120 4 25 6 1 57 14 1 89 22 1 121 1301 1 26 2 58 2 90 2 122 2 QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 31 27 3 59 3 9 3 123 3 28 4 60 4 92 4 124 4 29 7 1 61 15 1 93 23 1 125 31 1 30 2 62 2 94 2 126 2 3l 3 63 3 95 3 127 3 32 4 64 4 96 4 128 4 The List of Activated Slaves LAS is a bitmap of slaves that are configured in the List of Projected Slaves LPS and are also detected Table 3 13 List of Activated Slaves LAS Word EC 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4
3. 11 3 43 3 75 3 107 3 12 4 44 4 76 4 108 4 13 1 45 11 1 TI 19 1 109 27 1 14 2 46 2 78 2 110 2 15 3 47 3 79 3 111 3 16 4 48 4 80 4 112 4 17 1 49 12 1 81 20 1 113 28 1 18 2 50 2 82 2 114 2 19 3 51 3 83 3 115 3 20 4 52 4 84 4 116 4 21 1 53 13 1 85 21 1 117 29 1 22 2 54 2 86 2 118 2 23 3 55 3 87 3 119 3 24 4 56 4 88 4 120 4 25 1 57 14 1 89 22 1 121 30 1 26 2 58 2 90 2 122 2 27 3 59 3 91 3 123 3 28 4 60 4 92 4 124 4 29 1 61 15 1 93 23 1 125 31 1 30 2 62 2 94 2 126 2 31 3 63 3 95 3 127 3 32 4 64 4 96 4 128 4 Analog Input Block The Analog Input Block is a structure of 144 words in the PLC that the QASI populates with data from all of the possible AS 1 analog input slaves as well as network device status The first 128 words provide the analog input values from the four channels of each possible slave Unused channels are set to a value of 0 EXAMPLE Slave 2 channel 4 s data is placed into Analog Input Block word 12 30 AS 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual EXAMPLE Slave 16 channel 2 s data is placed into Analog Input Block word 66 NOTE Slave channel 0 is reserved will always be set to a value of 0 Table 3 12 Analog Input Registers Words 1 128
4. Word Bit 15 14 13 12 11110 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Slave Input D3 D2 D1 02 D2 D2 DI Word 2 Slave 3A Slave 2A Slave 1 Unused Word 3 Slave 7A Slave 6A Slave 5A Slave 4A Word 4 Slave 11A Slave 10A Slave 9A Slave 8A Word 5 Slave 15A Slave 14A Slave 13A Slave 12A Word 6 Slave 19A Slave 18A Slave 17A Slave 16A Word 7 Slave 23A Slave 22A Slave 21A Slave 20A Word 8 Slave 27A Slave 26A Slave 25A Slave 24A Word 9 Slave 31A Slave 30A Slave 29A Slave 28A Word 10 Slave 3B Slave 2B Slave 1B Unused Word 11 Slave 7B Slave 6B Slave 5B Slave 4B Word 12 Slave Slave 10 Slave 9B Slave 8B Word 13 Slave 15B Slave 14 Slave 13B Slave 12B Word 14 Slave 19B Slave 18B Slave 17B Slave 16B Word 15 Slave 23B Slave 22B Slave 21B Slave 20B Word 16 Slave 27B Slave 26B Slave 25B Slave 24B Word 17 Slave 31B Slave 30B Slave 29B Slave 28B 20 AS i 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Input Window Data The Input Window data is normally only accessed through the TBLK block in 984LL or with the QASI Exchange DFB in Unity Pro Table 3 3 Window Input Registers Word 18 Output Page Select Word 19 Input Page Select Word 20 Input Page Data word 0 Word 21 Input Page Data word 1 Word 22 Input Page Data word 2 Word 23 Input Page Data word 3 Word 24 Input Page Data word 4 Word 25 Inp
5. Word Bit 15 14 13 12 11 109 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Slave Output 0302 D1 03 02 02 02 DI Word 2 Slave 3A Slave 2A Slave 1 Unused Word 3 Slave 7A Slave 6A Slave 5A Slave 4A Word 4 Slave 11A Slave 10A Slave 9A Slave 8A Word 5 Slave 15A Slave 14A Slave 13A Slave 12A Word 6 Slave 19A Slave 18A Slave 17A Slave 16A Word 7 Slave 23A Slave 22A Slave 21A Slave 20A Word 8 Slave 27A Slave 26A Slave 25A Slave 24A Word 9 Slave 31A Slave 30A Slave 29A Slave 28A Word 10 Slave 3B Slave 2B Slave 1B Unused Word 11 Slave 7B Slave 6B Slave 5B Slave 4B Word 12 Slave Slave 10B Slave 9B Slave 8B Word 13 Slave 15B Slave 14 Slave 13B Slave 12B Word 14 Slave 19B Slave 18B Slave 17B Slave 16B Word 15 Slave 23B Slave 22B Slave 21B Slave 20B Word 16 Slave 27B Slave 26B Slave 25B Slave 24B Word 17 Slave 31B Slave 30B Slave 29B Slave 28B 24 5 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Output Window Data The Output Window Data is normally only accessed through the TBLK block in 984LL or with the QASI Exchange DFB in Unity Pro Table 3 6 Window Output Registers Words 18 27 Word 18 Input Page Ack Word 19 Output Page Ack Word 20 Output Page Data word 0 Word 21 Output Page Data word 1 Word 22 Output Page Data word 2 Word 23 Output Page Data word 3 Word 24 Output Page Data word 4 Word 25 Output Page Data word 5 Word 26 Output Page Data word 6
6. 0 16 5 1 Bus Config OK AS I Bus Config Not OK 1 15 Slave With Address 0 Present Slave With Address 0 Not Present 2 14 Automatic Address Available Automatic Address Not Available 3 13 Automatic Addressing Possible Automatic Addressing Impossible 4 12 Protected Mode Configuration Mode 5 11 Normal Operation Active Normal Operation Inactive 6 10 AS i Power Failure AS i Power Normal 7 9 AS i Bus in Offline mode AS i Bus Not in Offline mode 8 8 Peripheral Error Active No Peripheral Errors 9 7 Not Used Not Used 10 6 Used Not Used 11 5 Not Used Not Used 12 4 Not Used Not Used 13 3 Not Used Not Used 14 2 Not Used Not Used 15 1 QASI has been configured 15 not configured QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 19 Discrete Input Data words 2 17 Input Words 1 through 16 provide the discrete data bits for the 62 possible 5 1 slaves Each slave has four possible AS i inputs DO D3 If the AS i input is ON then corresponding PLC input bit will be turned ON NOTE Slaves that do not support extended A B addressing are always configured as an slave address EXAMPLE Slave 4A has Input 00 1 D1 0 D2 1 and D3 0 Slave 5A has all four inputs OFF 0 Slave 6A has all four inputs ON 1 Slave 7A has input D0 1 and inputs D1 D2 and D3 0 Rack Input word 3 would have the value 1F05 hex 7941 dec Table 3 2 AS i Discrete Inputs
7. Rctive B Active Pj 73FS 4 Pj NO Ot FFFF Er Dt 3F5 MB The Slave Address appears in large bold letters at the top Mode 3 0 supports 0A 31B while EIA mode only supports 0 31 A Pj shows the projected profile for the slave in hexadecimal followed by the Permanent Parameter in parenthesis also in hex Dt shows the detected profile of the slave Missing slaves will show FFFF for a detected profile Er is the count of communication errors with this slave This value is cleared on power up Several three character abbreviations may be listed below the Er counter These indicate the status of the bitmap entry in the appropriate list QASI Manual LAS List of Active Slaves LAS indicates that the device is detected and matches the projected profile and operating properly LDS List of Detected Slaves LDS indicates that the device is detected LPF List of Peripheral Faults LPF indicates that the device is reporting a peripheral fault LOS List of Offline Slaves LOF indicates that the slave is included in the LOS in the Configuration Block If this device has a communication or configuration fault then the AS i network will be stopped 5 Front Panel Operation 51 Status Page The Status page shows two screens of information about the Rack Input word 0 status and the operation mode and firmware versions of the QASI itself Pressing the and
8. OASI 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 Meaning Device 1 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 2 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 2 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 2 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 2 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 3 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 3 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 3 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 3 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 4 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 4 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 4 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 4 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 5 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 5 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 5 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 5 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 6 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 6 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 6 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 6 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 7 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 7 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 7 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 7 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 8 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 8 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 8 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 8 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 9 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 9 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 9 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 9 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 10 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 10 Analog Input Channel 2 OASI Manual Block Offset 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5 52
9. 14 Installation 2 QASI Manual Figure 2 4 Serial Cable QASI Connection PC Serial Port Pin 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 E 8 L8 9 Updating the QASI Firmware On occasion it may be necessary to update the operating system of the QASI The FWLOAD program is used to install the QASI firmware through the RS 232 serial port 1 Remove the QASI from the Quantum rack 2 Hold down the key while replacing the QASI in the rack The screen on the QASI will power up and eventually show FIRMWARE LOADER NR amp D QASI FIRMWARE LOADER 149062009 3 Start FWLOAD EXE The Windows Start Menu link is Start Programs Niobrara QASI FWLOAD QASI Firmware 4 Click on the Browse button and select QASI FWL 5 Ensure that the proper PC serial port is selected COMI 6 Connect the MMI cable from the QASI port 1 to the selected PC serial port QASI Manual 2 Installation 15 7 Press Start Download button FWLOAD will open a progress bar to show the status of the download 8 Press either the or keys on the QASI to return to normal operation Or simply cycle power on the QASI to return the unit to normal operation The module is ready for use Figure 2 5 FWLOAD Screen NR amp D Firmware Downloader m x File Advanced Help File 10 load c niobraraMfirmware qasi hol Browse Serial Port COM1 X Firmware to written 0451 220CT
10. It may also be used to move between multiple screens when the up or down arrows are shown on the screen NOTE Holding the Page button while powering up the QASI will enter Firmware Download mode To return to normal operation press the buttons or cycle power on the QASI See section Updating the QASI Firmware on page 15 NOTE Holding the Page button for 5 seconds while in a normal operating mode will enter the Remap Address screen This screen allows the user to manually change the slave address of a given 5 1 slave See section Manual Slave Addressing on page 54 NOTE Holding both the and buttons down for 5 seconds will toggle the operating mode of the QASI between Version 3 0 mode and 140EIA921 mode See section Mode Change on page 54 NOTE The first button press when the backlight is dim simply brightens the backlight and is otherwise ignored LCD Screen The QASI includes a high resolution LCD screen main screen to assist the user in configuring and troubleshooting the AS i network AS i slave parameters and I O values may be observed as well as alarm conditions and status of the QASI itself Backlight The LCD backlight will illuminate on any button press The timeout for the backlight is configured through Modbus drop 255 register 7003 and defaults to 300 seconds The first button press when the backlight is dim simply brightens the backlight and is otherwise ignored 48 Front Panel Operation 5 QAS
11. 1 128 sess 29 Table 3 12 Analog Input Registers Words 1 128 31 Table 3 13 List of Activated Slaves LAS ei e in US 32 Table 3 14 List of Detected Slaves Ar dan ou 32 Table 3 15 List of Peripheral Faults er vae 33 Table 3 16 List of Corrupted Slaves EG 33 Table 3 17 Configuration Block non zero values sse 34 Table 3 18 Configuration Block non zero values sse 40 Table MEE Sup duni E 44 Table 4 2 Active ote ELE Es 44 Table 4 3 Detected slaves DS Ju eto pan o ae Oto ratito D Er dt epe cta 45 Table 4 4 Status Word Word ertet exer d ony ee na bep Ns da ose 45 Table 4 5 AS TIBUs 46 Table 4 6 Control Word Word 9 oad e D OR UI De TWO UE 47 Contents U 1 Introduction The Niobrara QASI is a Modicon Quantum compatible module that allows the PLC system to control a local network of AS Interface I O devices The QASI is a standard single width I O module that resides in any slot in any local remote or distributed I O rack Figure 1 1 QASI Front Panel The QASI can operate in either of two different field selectable modes 5 1 3 0 mode QASI Manual 7 and 921 compatibility mode The 5 1 3 0 mode supports the newer features of 5 1 version 3 0 which includes analog I O support and 62 possible I O devices The EIA 921 model
12. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 129 15 14A 13A 10A 9A 7 5 4A 2A N A 130 31A 30A 29 28A 27A 26 25A 24A 23A 22A 21A 20A 19A 18A 17 16 131 15B 14 13 DB 108 9 8B 7 6B SB 4B 2B 1 132 31B 30B 29B 28 27B 26B 25B 24B 23B 22B 21B 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B The List of Detected Slaves LDS is a bitmap of every AS i slave detected on the network This list may show slaves that are not included in the List of Projected Slaves LPS Table 3 14 List of Detected Slaves LDS Word Bit Ec 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 133 15A 14A 13A 10A 9A 7 5 4A 2A JIA 134 31A 30A 29A 28A 27A 26 25A 24A 23 22A 21A 204 19 18A 17 16A 135 15B 14 13 DB 108 9 8B 7 6B SB 4B 2B 1 136 31B 30 29B 28B 27B 26B 25B 24 23B 22B 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B Certain slaves may support the flagging of peripheral faults The List of Peripheral 32 AS 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Faults shows which slaves are reporting a fault A bit set ON 1 indicates a fault EXAMPLE Only Slave 29B is reporting a peripheral fault Word 140 would have a value of 2000 hex 8192 dec
13. COM1 8 N 1 Register Editor Editing 255 Modbus RTU COMi 8 N 1 Editing 255 Running Normally 4x REGISTER HEX URLUE SIGNED BINARY nU d 4 01080 ffff UE E T EM e 23 Ors SoOGOSSOSOSSOSSSUXJSSOSSOOSSSOOSSOS 550055505550055 6590055005555505 58 Register List 6 QASI Manual Modbus TCP Index 0 or 1 will access data registers of the QASI These registers are all Modbus Holding Registers 4 3x Registers Register Dir Description 1 R Status Word 2 IDI3 1A 3 IDI 7 44 rs 17 IDI31 28B 18 R Output Page Select 19 R Input Page Select 20 R Input Page Data 0 R 27 R Input Page Data 7 28 32 R Reserved 4x Registers Register Dir Description 1 R Control Word 2 ODI3 1A 3 ODI7 4A R 17 ODI31 28B 18 R Input Page Ack 19 R Output Page Ack 20 R Output Page Data 0 R 27 R Output Page Data 7 28 32 R Reserved 33 64 R Input data copy of 3x1 32 100 131 R Actual Configuration for 32 drops read from device Hex format OXABCD A IO B ID C ID1 D ID2 133 16 R Actual Configuration for 32 drops read from device Hex format OXABCD A IO B ID C ID1 D ID2 201 231 R Stored config for 31 drops read from AS 1 controller Hex format OXABCD A IO B ID C ID1 D ID2 QASI Manual 6 Register List 59 Register Dir Description Stored config
14. Channel 2 Device 2 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 2 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 3 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 3 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 3 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 3 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 4 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 4 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 4 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 4 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 5 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 5 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 5 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 5 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 6 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 6 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 6 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 6 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 7 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 7 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 7 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 7 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 8 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 8 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 8 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 8 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 9 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 9 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 9 Analog Output Channel 3 QASI Manual Block Offset 40 4l 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 QASI Manual QASI Register 1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 Meaning Device 9 Analog Output Channel 4 Device
15. Figure 3 3 Rack Outputs in Unity Pron a Ms Kop 22 Figure 3 4 Example ConfiputatiOT ose toe cod eo n lida retta I e 34 Figure 3 5 Configuration Block Network sess 36 Figure 3 6 Analog Output Block Network d ees pat rrt peste dao n 37 Figure 3 7 Analog In Block Network a erede tod ere nbus 38 Figure 3 8 Example atl ON oso o ee qute do et d e e ee pu p e ed 40 Figure 3 0 Unity OASI Exchange DEB ien eer tea bag eia 41 iv Contents Tables Table 2 1 RAS 695237 Spectat conc utis etr eet att M Qs 14 Table 3 1 Status Word Input Word 1 19 Table 3 2 A S rDiIserete Inputs ex E e attire Gees x Ep e ea tulo YU ds 20 Table 3 3 Window Input Gn erga rr ne a e e Ree v gcn 2 Table 3 4 Control Word Output Word 1 23 Table 3 5 Discrete e iR 24 Table 3 6 Window Output Registers Words 18 27 sss 25 Table 3 7 Configuration Block PCD words 0 63 26 Table 3 8 AS i Permanent Parameters words 64 79 27 Table 3 9 AS i List of Projected Slaves LPS essere 28 Table 3 10 AS i List of Offline Slaves 06 ies en tue AEn I Ex Yr He ER aa ou 29 Table 3 11 Analog Output Registers Words
16. SEV 50 Device Configuration 51 Status Page 52 Control sesta beue anta dod lied duet ose 53 ead us 53 Mode Cafe ue uentis d te d eta oo ab CD 54 Manual Slave Addressitig ete tide e e Sel conexa 54 DISC NEA ERU Diode ca pde pe 57 IX Sve 59 AX Registers ME gt 59 60 QASI Configuration 61 QASI Analog Outputs Block eese 63 Qasi Analog Input 67 Figures Figure OASI Front Panel ete sem octets 7 Figure 1 2 Typical uoce ette ete ea RIS Phe 8 Figure 2 1 Unity Pro GEN ANA IO Configuration essen 12 Figure 2 2 Power Connector DIagram D reed 13 Figure 2 3 Serial Port 14 Fisqre 242 MMI Serial Cable 15 2 3c FWLOAD c de 16 Figure 3 1 QASIInput Structure in Unity 18 Figure 3 2 Unity Pro DDT Lists ata odere rec UR med erste ae o Pete Gace 18
17. Slave 2 Slave 1 Unused Word 2 Slave 7 Slave 6 Slave 5 Slave 4 Word 3 Slave 11 Slave 10 Slave 9 Slave 8 Word 4 Slave 15 Slave 14 Slave 13 Slave 12 Word 5 Slave 19 Slave 18 Slave 17 Slave 16 Word 6 Slave 23 Slave 22 Slave 21 Slave 20 Word 7 Slave 27 Slave 26 Slave 25 Slave 24 Word 8 Slave 31 Slave 30 Slave 29 Slave 28 List of Active Slaves Input Words 9 and 10 provide the status of the List of Active Slaves LAS for the 31 possible 5 1 slaves The bit for a given slave will be set ON 1f the slave is included in the List of Projected Slaves LPS and if the slave is also detected LDS by the QASI Table 4 2 Active Slaves LAS Word 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Word 9 15 14 13 12 11109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 10 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 List of Detected Slaves Input words 11 and 12 provide the bitmap of the List of Detected Slaves LDS The QASI will set the bit ON for a given slave when it detects the slave on the AS i network Slaves do not need to be in the List of Projected Slaves LPS to be detected 44 EIA 921 Emulation 4 QASI Manual Table 4 3 Detected Slaves LDS Word Bits IEC 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1
18. for 31 B drops read from 5 1 controller Hex format OXABCD B ID C IDI D ID2 301 331 R W Count of corrupted data telegrams for each device on network 333 363 R W Count of corrupted data telegrams for each device on network 401 408 R Listof Corrupted Slaves one bit per drop LSB 0 501 508 List of slaves with Peripheral Faults one bit per drop LSB 0 Status of Analog Inputs per drop Bit x8000 set if Active bit x4000 set if message refused error in low byte Status of Analog Outputs per drop Bit x8000 set if Active bit x4000 set if message refused error in low byte 1001 1256 R Analog Input Table as windowed to PLC 1501 1756 R Analog Output Table as windowed from PLC 3000 3087 R Configuration Table as windowed from PLC Image of AS i OEM board s DPRAM 4096 5119 Displayed as hex registers 1000 Ox 13FF Mostly for debug purposes 5200 R Length in words of Parameter Data received from PLC 5201 5232 Parameters received from PLC Remap Slave command Hi byte old Lo byte new address Reads back response from AS i master board 0 OK 8174 R W Reboot Factory defaults commands LCD capture 8175 R W Crashinfo access 8177 86 Module Name Firmware revision string 8188 Module ID 0x9990 233 260 R 601 631 701 731 8170 R W 6x files File Dir Description 60600 R Image of LCD screen buffer identical to CRPS etc 1
19. from the Bus page will move to the SLV page There are 64 possible screens on the SLV one for each possible AS i device EIA compatible mode only has 32 screens as it does not support slaves Pressing and buttons will step through the possible SLV screens The SLV screens show the status of the individual I O slave The possible four discrete Rctive AS i POWER FAIL BusR Inputs and Outputs are shown near the bottom of the screen If an Input or Output is active then the number will be inverted Analog modules will show possible analog input values if they are not equal to 7FFF hex Available space dictates how many analog output values are displayed B Act ive rs SLU 1 1884 ME 50 Front Panel Operation 5 Rctive Analog 01 4321 02 56789 T 03 8 04 8 SLU I 1234 0 1234 Act ive 31A Analog 11 254 12 244 7 13 2695 14 239 01 8 SLU I 1234 0 1234 MB QASI Manual Device Configuration Page Pressing the Page button progresses from the SLV page to the Device Configuration page This page provides detailed information about each 1 slave Ot 7 FE Er LAS 108 Los B Active F 2A Pj 7 FE Ot 7 FE Er LPF LAS LOS Los Act ive 1A Pj Act ive 31A LAS 108 i
20. here for its index and the table of Analog Inputs will follow starting at 4 00400 The instruction simply copies the 8 registers of data from the QASI s 3x registers to a temporary block of 4x registers which 15 used as the source register for the BLKT As before the BLKT s 2nd input is held ON to prevent it from fiddling with the index 38 AS 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Unity Pro Configuration Example The same network configuration in the 984LL example is now done in a Unity Pro system The AS QASI M General Ana IO Module configured for addresses IW1 27 and MW1 27 and are named Qasi01 inputs and 101 outputs respectively DFB QASI Exchange has been imported See Configuration Table is named Qasi01 Config Block Analog Output Table is named Qasi01 Analog Out Block Analog Input Table is named Qasi01 Analog In Block i network consists of the following devices Telemecanique 4in 4out model ASI 20MT4140S at slave 1 with profile 7 0 FE Qasi01 Config Block PCD 16 70 The Permanent Parameters are 0 for this slave Qasi01 Config Block PP 0 0 Telemecanique 4in 4out model ASI 20MT4140S at slave 2 with profile 7 0 FE Qasi01 Config Block PCD 2 16 70 The Permanent Parameters are 0 for this slave Bihl Wiedemann 2 channel analog output model BWU1412 at slave 10 with profile 7 3 5 Qasi01 Config Block PCD A 10 16 73 5 The Permanent Parameters are set to Bihl
21. to quickly change the AS i network slave address of an attached device through the front panel WARNING Remapping slave address may cause unpredictable behavior on an online system resulting in equipment damage and personal injury or death WARNING Assigning duplicate slave addresses to multiple AS i slaves will result in unpredictable behavior that may result in loss of control of the system resulting in equipment damage and personal injury or death 54 Front Panel Operation 5 QASI Manual WARNING Remapping is allowed with the QASI in any control state Offline Protected and Configuration l Hold the Page button down for five seconds while the QASI is powered Remap Address To GA ii 2 Press or buttons to select the slave address to be modified Remap Rddress To 2 3 Press the Page button to advance to then target field 4 Press or buttons to select the target slave address Remap Rddress 5 Press the Page button to advance to Yes No field Remap Rddress 2 Chanae 6 Press the or buttons to select Yes to modify the address No to cancel the QASI Manual 5 Front Panel Operation 55 modification 56 Front Panel Operation 5 QASI Manual 6 Register List The QASI RS 232 serial port supports Modbus RTU at 19200 N 8 1 as Modbus Sla
22. 0 mode uses 27 words of input Traffic Copped as registers These inputs are divided into three groups Status word 1 Discrete Inputs for Slaves 1A 31B words 2 17 Analog Status Data Window words 18 27 QASI Manual 17 md Struct WORD Riven rere Bow si iege pra Structure to map all the input data from the Status Word is a bitmap see user manual QASI IS DI Discrete Input data 4 addresses per word WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD WORD Input Window BASI 15 Inputwindow Window through which Analog Data are OutputPageSelect INT InputPageSelect INT 8 InputPageData 0451 15 PageData Page number of Analog Outputs or Config Page number of Analog Inputs presented InputPageData 0 WORD InputPageData 1 WORD InputPageData 2 WORD InputPageData 3 WORD InputPageData 4 WORD InpuPageData 5 WORD InputPageData 6 WORD InpuPageData 7 WORD Po Figure 3 1 QASIInput Structure in Unity Pro 18 5 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Status word 1 Input word 1 provides a bitmap of the status of the module IEC bit O is the least significant bit bit 16 in 98ALL Table 3 1 Status Word Input Word 1
23. 00 Config LPS 2 101 R W Config PCD 2 102 R W Config PP 2 Config Input Map Allows Input data or Status to be mapped to 32 PLC backplane registers Config Output Map Allows Output data or Config to be drawn from 32 PLC backplane registers D List of Projected Slaves 2 Permanent Configuration Data 201 202 RW 60 Register List 6 QASI Manual 3 Permanent Parameter QASI Configuration Block Block GASI Offset poc Config 0 3000 N A 1 3001 PCDIA 2 3002 PCD2A 3 3003 PCD3A 4 3004 PCD 4A 5 3005 PCD 5A 6 3006 PCD 6A 7 3007 PCD7A 8 3008 8 9 3009 9 10 3010 10A 11 3011 PCDIIA 12 3012 PCD 12 13 3013 13A 14 3014 14 15 3015 15 16 3016 16A 17 3017 17 18 3018 18A 19 3019 19 20 3020 PCD 20 21 3021 PCD21A 22 3022 PCD22A 23 3023 PCD23A 24 3024 PCD24A 29 3025 PCD 25 26 3026 PCD 26 2T 3027 PCD27A 28 3028 PCD 28A 29 3029 PCD 29 30 3030 PCD 30A QASI Manual 6 Register List 61 QASI Pu Config 3l 303 PCD3IA 32 3032 N A 33 3033 PCD 34 3034 PCD2B 35 3035 36 3036 PCD4B 37 3037 PCDSB 38 3038 PCD 6B 39 3039 PCD 7B 40 3040 PCD 8B 41 3041 PCD 9B 42 3042 PCD 10B 43 3043 PCD IIB 44 3044 PCD 12B 45 3045 PCD 13B 46 3046 PCD 14B 47 3047 PCD 15B 48 3048 16B 49 3049 PCD 17B 50 3050 PCD 18B 51 3051 PCD 19B 52 3052 PCD 20B 53 3053 PCD 21B 54 3054 PCD 22B 22 3055 PCD23B 56 30
24. 10 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 10 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 10 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 10 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 11 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 11 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 11 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 11 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 12 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 12 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 12 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 12 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 13 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 13 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 13 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 13 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 14 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 14 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 14 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 14 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 15 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 15 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 15 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 15 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 16 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 16 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 16 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 16 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 17 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 17 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 17 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 17 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 18 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 18 Analog Output Channel 2 6 Register List 65 Block Offset Register 75 76 77 78 19 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 119 66 Register List 6 QASI 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 1582 1
25. 2 13 14 15 16 Word 11 15 14 13 12 1 109 7 16 15 4 3 2 1 0 Word 12 31130129 28 27 26 25 24 23122 21 20119118 17 16 Status Input word 13 provides a bitmap of the status of the operation of the QASI Table 4 4 Status Word Word 13 0 16 5 1 Bus Config OK AS I Bus Config Not OK 1 15 Slave With Address 0 Present Slave With Address 0 Not Present 2 14 Automatic Address Available Automatic Address Not Available 3 13 Automatic Addressing Possible Automatic Addressing Impossible 4 12 Protected Mode Configuration Mode 3 11 Normal Operation Active Normal Operation Inactive 6 10 AS i Power Failure AS i Power Normal 7 9 AS i Bus in Offline mode AS i Bus Not in Offline mode 8 15 1 8 Not Used Not Used QASI Manual 4 921 Emulation 45 Outputs The 140EIA921 mode provides the PLC with 9 words of outputs Normally these words are Traffic Copped as 4 MW registers These words are broken into two groups Output Data words 1 8 Control word 9 AS i Outputs Output words 1 though 8 are used to control the discrete AS 1 outputs Each of the possible 31 slaves have four possible outputs DO D3 Setting the output bit ON will turn on the corresponding AS i output Table 4 5 AS i Bus Outputs Word Bit 15 14 13 12 11110 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Slave O
26. 2 channel analog output card where 0 0 means and determine the operating mode of chl and ch2 1 0 chl in voltage mode P2 1 peripheral fault is indicated on a broken wire and P3 1 ch2 in current mode If slaves 8A 9A and 11A all have their parameters set to 0 then word 66 would have the value 00 0 hex 192 dec Table 3 8 AS i Permanent Parameters words 64 79 Word Bit GEC 15 14 13 12 11 109 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Parameters P2 P1 PO P2 PO 2 PO P2 64 Slave 3A Slave 2A Slave 1A Unused 65 Slave 7A Slave 6A Slave 5A Slave 4A 66 Slave 11A Slave 10A Slave 9A Slave 8A 67 Slave 15A Slave 14A Slave 13A Slave 12A 68 Slave 19A Slave 18A Slave 17A Slave 16A 69 Slave 23A Slave 22A Slave 21A Slave 20A QASI Manual 3 5 13 0 Operation 27 70 Slave 27A Slave 26A Slave 25A Slave 24A 71 Slave 31A Slave 30A Slave 29A Slave 28A 72 Slave 3B Slave 2B Slave 1B Unused 73 Slave 7B Slave 6B Slave 5B Slave 4B 74 Slave 118 Slave 10B Slave 9B Slave 8B 75 Slave 15B Slave 14 Slave 13B Slave 12B 76 Slave 19B Slave 18B Slave 17B Slave 16B 77 Slave 23B Slave 22B Slave 21B Slave 20B 78 Slave 27B Slave 26B Slave 25B Slave 24B 79 Slave 31B Slave 30B Slave 29B Slave 28B The List of Projected Slaves LPS is a bitmap of t
27. 2008 Current firmware revision Not queried Query Start Download Cancel 16 Installation 2 QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation The QASI supports AS Interface Mode 3 0 operation This mode supports the newer features of AS i including Analog I O Slaves Up to 62 discrete I O module support with A B addressing Individual Device Alarms Note The QASI may operate in AS i version 3 0 mode or 140EIA921 emulation mode To verify the operating mode press the Page button until viewing the Status page Now press or key to see the page with the F W Version and Mode displayed If the QASI is in 140EIA921 emulation mode it may be returned to version 3 0 mode by pressing and holding both and keys at the same time for 5 seconds while the module is powered The display will change to show Change Mode and then reboot into the new mode See section Mode Change on page 54 The version 3 0 AS i network allows for many more words of I O than may be Traffic Copped to an individual Quantum I O module The QASI gets past this limitation by implementing a windowing scheme to move blocks of data through the Quantum backplane This method requires minimal PLC programming and works in the local remote and distributed I O racks The QASI is listed in the Traffic Cop as an I O module with a Module ID of 356 dec or 0164 hex with 27 input words and 27 output words Rack Inputs The QASI in Version 3
28. 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 QASI Manual QASI Register 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 Meaning Device 10 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 10 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 11 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 11 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 11 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 11 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 12 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 12 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 12 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 12 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 13 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 13 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 13 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 13 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 14 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 14 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 14 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 14 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 15 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 15 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 15 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 15 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 16 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 16 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 16 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 16 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 17 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 17 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 17 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 17 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 18 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 18 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 18 Analog Input
29. 56 PCD24B 57 3057 PCD 25B 58 3058 PCD 26B 59 3059 PCD 27B 60 3060 PCD 28B 6l 3061 PCD 29B 62 3062 PCD 30B 63 3063 PCD 31B 64 3064 0 62 Register List 6 QASI Manual QASI omo Pu Config 65 3065 PP7 4A 66 3066 11 8 67 3067 PP 15 124 68 3068 PP 19 164 69 3069 PP 23 204 70 3070 PP 27 244 71 3071 PP31 28A 72 3072 PP 3 0B 73 3073 PP 7 4B 74 3074 PP 11 8B 15 3075 PP15 12B 76 3076 PP 19 16B 77 3077 PP 23 20B 78 3078 PP27 24B 79 3079 PP31 28B 80 3080 LPS 15 1 81 3081 LPS31 16A 82 3082 LPS 15 1B 83 3083 LPS31 16B 84 3084 LOS 15 1 85 3085 LOS 31 16A 86 3086 105 15 1B 87 3087 LOS31 16B QASI Analog Outputs Block When the QASI is operating in 2 the following block of registers will exist in the PLC and will be continuously copied out to the QASI after the configuration cycle is complete Block ASI Offset 2 1 1501 N A 2 1502 N A 3 1503 N A 4 1504 N A QASI Manual 6 Register List 63 Block Offset Register 5 64 Register List 6 QASI 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 Meaning Device 1 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 1 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 1 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 1 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 2 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 2 Analog Output
30. 583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1619 Meaning Device 18 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 18 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 19 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 19 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 19 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 19 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 20 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 20 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 20 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 20 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 21 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 21 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 21 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 21 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 22 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 22 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 22 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 22 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 23 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 23 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 23 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 23 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 24 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 24 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 24 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 24 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 25 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 25 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 25 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 25 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 26 Analog Output Channel 1 Device 26 Analog Output Channel 2 Device 26 Analog Output Channel 3 Device 26 Analog Output Channel 4 Device 27 Analog Output Channel 1 QASI Manual Block QASI Offset Register Meaning 110 1610 D
31. 926 70FE Discrete I O Slave 1 400102 28926 70FE Discrete I O Slave 1 400110 29685 73F5 Analog Output Slave 10A 400131 29694 73FE Analog Input Slave 31A 400171 57344 E000 Permanent Parameters Slaves 31A 28A 400180 1030 0406 List of Projected Slaves 15A 1A 400181 32767 8000 List of Projected Slaves 31A 16A 400184 6 0006 List of Offline Slaves 15A 1A The following 984LL segments are shown from ProWorx32 screens The Configuration Block Network moves the data from PLC registers 100 through 178 whenever the QRIO indicates that it is not configured In this network the NCBT block tests the Configured bit in the QASI status word and passes power to the other blocks when the QASI is unconfigured The AD16 block copies Output Page Select from 3 00018 to Output Page at 4 00019 This value is an index telling the PLC which block of the configuration to post next and 4 00019 tells the QASI that we have done it The TBLK instruction actually moves the requested block In this example the configuration block begins at 4 00100 in the PLC It is important that the center input to TBLK is powered this prevents TBLK from automatically incrementing the index QASI Manual 3 5 13 0 Operation 35 Network 1 3 Segment 1 QASI Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 6 300001 300018 00001 00000 400019 400019 00008 Figure 3 5 Configuration Block Network 36 AS 13 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual The movement of the An
32. ANTUM INPUT FORMAT SIMPLE M 984 QUANTUM INPUT FORMAT MOD 0 NUMBER OF QUTPUT BYTES 54 984 QUANTUM OUTPUT FORMAT SIMPLE 0 984 QUANTUM OUTPUT FORMAT M 0 INTERRUPT MODULE 0 INPUT TYPE emany INPUT STARTING ADDRESS 1 _ INPUT ENDING ADDRESS pre OUTPUT TYPE Enar M OUTPUT STARTING ADDRESS 1 OUTPUT ENDING ADDRESS Number of configuration Registers 20 H CONFIGURATION REGISTERS Parameter Name Value Figure 2 1 Unity Pro GEN ANA IO Configuration A Derived Function Block named QASI Exchange is included in the Niobrara QASI folder This DFB may be imported into Unity Pro 4 1 from inside a project by right clicking on Derived FB Types structure and selecting Import This DFB will include a number of Derived Data Types that all start with QASI see Figure 3 2 Unity Pro DDT List Several of these DDTs are used internally within the QASI Exchange and all start with QASI IS The DDTs of interest to the programmer are described in the next chapter and include 12 Installation 2 QASI Manual QASIInput the 27 words of rack Input QASIOutput the 27 words of rack output QASIConfig the structure that defines the attached AS i slaves and their configuration parameters QASIAnalogIn the structure that provides all of the possible AS i analog input values as well as the status bitmaps of the AS i network QASIAnalo
33. Channel 3 Device 18 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 19 Analog Input Channel 1 6 Register List 69 Block Offset Register 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 119 110 111 112 70 Register List 6 QASI 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1119 1110 1111 1112 Meaning Device 19 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 19 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 19 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 20 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 20 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 20 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 20 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 21 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 21 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 21 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 21 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 22 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 22 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 22 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 22 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 23 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 23 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 23 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 23 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 24 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 24 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 24 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 24 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 25 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 25 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 25 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 25 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 26 Ana
34. I Manual Boot Sequence Screens NR amp D GASI Screen This screen displays the firmware version SELF TEST The QASI boot sequence will first show the Self Test screen After passing the self test the module proceeds to the Starting 26AUG2009 of the QASI and the operating mode AS i 3 0 or 921 The Starting screen then changes to the Main screen which normally shows an overview of the 5 1 network Operating Screens B Act ive B Active B fict ive Act ive B Active B Active Act ive Status Control Stats 1 Config0K B Offline PLC EOS AS 1 8 S Lavea 1 DataEs 24753 Dt 7 1 AutoAA CfsMode ns i POWER Er 8 B RutoRU 9 01588 29816 6 CAct ive B EnLOS 1 L LAS 105 1 Normal 6 ReCnfg Pn ig Soans 108 8 PowrFail 57258 SLU I 1 34 6 OFf Ff Line 0 254 B Bv 1 Overview Each of the operating screens of the QASI share some common features The upper left corner may show a flashing B which indicates active control of the AS i network The upper right corner may show a flashing F which indicates a fault on the AS i network The word Active at the top of the screen indicates that the QASI is properly traffic copped in the PLC and that the PLC is in RUN If Active is not displayed verif
35. QASI Manual QASI Installation and Programming Manual This manual covers the QASI Quantum AS i master Effective September 3 2009 ReD Niobrara Research amp Development Corporation P O Box 3418 Joplin MO 64803 USA Telephone 800 235 6723 or 417 624 8918 Facsimile 417 624 8920 http www niobrara com Modicon Square D SY MAX Compact Quantum M340 Momentum Premium are trademarks of Schneider Electric Subject to change without notice Niobrara Research amp Development Corporation 2009 Rights Reserved Contents T TOtTTOGUCU 7 PAM EUIS ICI SS 9 Module Tnstallation s 9 Software Installatioti uc ect tto cot ee ee ier he der weed 9 PIOWORX32 COolfIeUratiORiz 10 Concept 2 6 Cong Urationi 2 tut md Dare o ne o 11 Unity Pro rhe tot ene t e Ie o ere eee 12 Power Supply doce oet erae og re ertum de 13 RS 232 Serial see de rro ore sis ated lee ines eed 13 Updating the QASI Firmware 15 0 0 17 Rack eub 17 Status word T each eer cone 19 Discrete Input Data words 2 LT serrer tt 20 input Windo
36. T QASI Manual 9 ProWORX32 Configuration The Schneider Alliances tool in ProWORX32 15 used to add the QASI to a Quantum system by using the following instructions 1 Close an open copy of ProWOR X32 2 Select Start Programs PoWORX32 Schneider Alliances 3 Select the Import button 4 Select to Prompt to overwrite existing modules 5 Browse to C Niobrara QASI and select Niobrara QASLSAF then select Open e Select OK for Import Completed Successfully 7 Close the Schneider Alliances tool Schneider Alliances EJ 01 Allla 1 0 series Quantum Series Delete Import Esport Name Value Card ID 0164H Card Description 0451 Medium Description V3 0 Master Long Description AS Interface Version 3 0 Master Power 350 Number of Parameters Used 0 Default Number of Parameters 0 In Bytes 54 Dut Bytes 54 Module Type 1 Analog Doc Only D False MCS Simple 1 0 Ordinary MCS Simple 2 0000 0000 Default Parameter Data Rack View Bitmap QASI bmp Drop View Bitmap QASI bmp The QASI is now added to ProoWORX32 10 Installation 2 QASI Manual Concept 2 6 Configuration The Niobrara MDC file is used with the Modconnect Tool in Concept to add the QASI into the Concept programming environment Install CONCEPT26 SETUP EXE from the Niobrara CD or from the www nio
37. Table 3 15 List of Peripheral Faults LPF Word EC 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 137 15 14 10 9 7 5A 4A 2 1 138 31A 30A 29 28A 27A 26 25 24A 23A 22A 21A 20 19 18 17 16 139 15B 14 13 DB 11B 108 9 8B 7 6B SB 4B 2B 1 140 31B 30 29B 28 27 26B 25B 24 23B 22B 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B The List of Corrupted Slaves LCS shows a map of the slaves responsible for at least one configuration error since powering up the QASI Table 3 16 List of Corrupted Slaves LCS Word Bit Ec 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 141 15 14A 13A 10A 9A 7 5 4 2A N A 142 30A 29 28A 27A 26 25A 24A 23A 22A 21A 20A 19A 18A 17 16 143 15B 14 13 DB 11B 108 9 8B 7B 6B SB 4B 2B 1 144 31B 30B 29B 28 27 26B 25B 24B 23B 22B 21B 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B 984LL Configuration Example In this example the QASI is configured as follows Traffic copped for registers 300001 300027 and 400001 400027 Configuration Table is in registers 400100 400187 Analog Output Table is in 400201 400328 An
38. Wiedemann 4 channel thermocouple analog input model BWU2243 at slave 31 with profile 73 Qasi01 Config Block PCD A 1 16 73FE The Permanent Parameters are set to E hex to enable the 60Hz filter PO OFF and enable channels 1 4 P1 P2 and ON Qasi01 Config Block PP 0 0 The discrete I O Telemecanique slaves are critical to the operation of the system so they will be included in the List of Offline Slaves LOS If either of these slaves goes offline then AS i network will be forced offline The two analog slaves may go offline and the network will continue to operate because they are not included in the LOS anual 3 5 13 0 Operation 39 Figure 3 8 Example Configuration ym AS I Power Supply Analog Slave 10 The non zero registers in the Configuration Block in the PLC is shown in Table 3 18 Configuration Block non zero values Table 3 18 Configuration Block non zero values 400101 28926 70FE Discrete I O Slave 1 400102 28926 70FE Discrete I O Slave 1 400110 29685 73 5 Analog Output Slave 10A 400131 29694 73FE Analog Input Slave 31A 400171 57344 E000 Permanent Parameters Slaves 31A 28A 400180 1030 0406 List of Projected Slaves 15A 1A 400181 32767 8000 List of Projected Slaves 31A 16A 400184 6 0006 List of Offline Slaves 15A 1A The following 984LL segments are shown from ProWorx32 screens The Configuration Block Network mo
39. Word 27 Output Page Data word 7 Data Window Operation The data windows reserved in the rack input and output words are used to pass 8 words of data in and 8 words of data out through the backplane on every PLC scan Three simple 984LL networks with a few TBLK BLKM and AD16 elements or a in Unity Pro are all that is needed to configure the QASI and move all possible analog data to from the PLC to the AS i network Three data structures are required within the PLC for normal AS i Version 3 0 operation of the QASI Configuration Block Analog Output Data Analog Input Data Operation Status Configuration Block The Configuration Block consists of 88 words with the first 64 used to set the Permanent Configuration Data PCD for each of the possible slaves The PCD value includes the I O configuration nybble IO Code nybble Extended ID1 code nybble and ID2 code QASI Manual 3 5 13 0 Operation 25 nybble These values are used as the expected configuration in the protected mode NOTE Slaves that do not support the extended profile ID2 must have the hex value F loaded into the PCD EXAMPLE Slave 2A is Telemecanique ASI 20 414 5 4in 4out discrete module This module has a AS i profile of 7 0 E where IO Code 7 ID code 0 01 E and ID2 The value loaded into Control Block word 2 should be 70EF hex 28911 dec EXAMPLE Slave 10A is a Bihl Wiedemann 2 channel analog out
40. alog Input Table is in 400401 400544 QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 33 The AS i network consists of the following devices Telemecanique 4in 4out model ASI 20MT4140S at slave 1 with profile 7 0 The Permanent Parameters are 0 for this slave Telemecanique 4in 4out model ASI 20MT4140S at slave 2 with profile 7 0 The Permanent Parameters are 0 for this slave Bihl Wiedemann 2 channel analog output model BWU1412 at slave 10 with profile 7 3 F 5 The Permanent Parameters are set to Bihl Wiedemann 4 channel thermocouple analog input model BWU2243 at slave 31 with profile 7 3 F E The Permanent Parameters are set to E hex to enable the 60Hz filter PO OFF and enable channels 1 4 P1 P2 and P3 ON The discrete I O Telemecanique slaves are critical to the operation of the system so they will be included in the List of Offline Slaves LOS If either of these slaves goes offline then AS i network will be forced offline The two analog slaves may go offline and the network will continue to operate because they are not included in the LOS Figure 3 4 Example Configuration AS I Power Supply Discrete Slave 2 ym The non zero registers in the Configuration Block in the PLC is shown in Table 3 17 Configuration Block non zero values Table 3 17 Configuration Block non zero values 34 AS 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual 400101 28
41. alog Output Block works just like the Configuration Block but is triggered by an NOBT block so is only active when the Configured bit is SET Network 2 3 Segment 1 QASI Analog Out 3 300001 300018 00001 00000 400019 400019 00008 Figure 3 6 Analog Output Block Network QASI Manual 3 5 13 0 Operation 37 The Analog Input Block includes 16 words of status at the end of the Analog Inputs the status includes LAS LDS LPF and LCS The movement of the Analog Input Block works in a similar way as the outputs and configuration but is slightly more complicated Moving the inputs uses the BLKT instruction but apparently cannot source its registers from 3x registers Thus the BLKM Network 3 3 Segment 1 QASI Analog In 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 51 Analog Analog Analog Status Input Input Input Mord Page Page Select Select Window Start 1 300001 300019 300019 300020 Temp Analog Input Window Data 2 1 NOBT p 4 F 4 F 1 00001 00000 00000 400190 Analog Temp Input Analog Page Input Data Pointer 3r 4 AD16 4 AD16 BLKM 400018 400399 00008 400399 00008 Figure 3 7 Analog In Block Network The NOBT instruction is same as the Analog Outputs example The first AD16 block copies the Input Page Select register to the Input Page ACK register The second AD16 places this same index at 4 00399 the BLKT instruction will look
42. aves LOS Word Bit 15 14 13 12 1 109 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 84 15A 14 12A 10A 9 7 6A SA 4 2A 85 31A 30A 29A 28 27 26 25A 24 23A 22A 21A 20A 19 18A 17A 16A 86 158 14 13B 12B 11B 10 9B 8B 7 6B SB 4B 2B 1 87 31B 30 298 28B 27B 26 258 24B 23B 22 21 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B Analog Output Block The Analog Output Block is a structure of 128 words in the PLC that controls all of the possible 5 1 analog output slaves Each slave has a possible four channels EXAMPLE Slave 18 channel 1 is to be commanded to a value of 1234 dec Analog Output Block word 73 would be loaded with the value 1234 dec EXAMPLE Slave 25 channel 3 is controlled by Analog Output Block word 103 NOTE Slave channel 0 is reserved but may not be used Table 3 11 Analog Output Registers Words 1 128 1 0 33 8 1 65 16 1 97 24 1 2 34 2 66 2 98 2 3 N A 33 3 67 3 99 3 4 N A 36 4 68 4 100 4 3 1 1 37 9 1 69 17 1 101 25 1 6 2 38 2 70 2 102 2 7 3 39 3 71 3 103 3 8 4 40 4 72 4 104 4 9 2 1 41 10 1 73 18 1 105 26 1 10 2 42 2 74 2 106 2 QASI Manual 3 5 13 0 Operation 29
43. brara com then follow these instructions l 2 3 4 5 6 8 Close Concept Select Start Programs Concept Modconnect Tool Select File Open Installation File Browse to C Niobrara CONCPT26 and select the file NRD 2 6 Select the line MDC QASI Add New Modules Ea Available Modules in c niobrara concpt26 nrd_2_6 mde MDC MUCM 321 320 Universal Comm s MDC QASI NARAD 45 1 3 0 Master MDC OSPXM 161 160 Seriplex Master MDC OSPXM 301 320 Seriplex Master MDC QOSPXM 321 320 Seriplex Master MDC OSPXM 81 80 Seriplex Master MDC QUCM 161 160 Universal Comm s MDC QUCM 301 320 Universal Comm s MDC QUCM 321 320 Universal Comm s MDC QUCM 41 10 Universal Comm s MDC QUCM 81 80 Universal Comm s Add All Cancel Select 44 Select File Save Changes Select File Exit The QASI is now ready for use within Concept QASI Manual 2 Installation 11 Unity Pro Configuration The QASI is used as GEN ANA IO card in Unity Pro as shown in Figure 2 1 Unity Pro GEN ANA IO Configuration The QASI will use 27 words of IW and 27 words of MW for the I O The Configuration registers are not used Analog INPLUITS DUTPUTS generic module 58 Overview m m Configuration 58 VO objects MAPPING WORD 24 3 22 4 MODULE PERSONALITY 356 TASK E SETTING THE MODULE NUMBER OF INPUT BYTES 54 e 984 QU
44. buttons will move between the three status screens Active B Active F Act ive Status Status Status 1 igOK 1 5 7 8 8 1 Conf d SEP2009 1 AutoAA 8 ButoRU 2 Boot Uer ick E ai ecd 149062899 1 Normal Serial a PowrFail Mode 740001 G Off Line AS i 3 0 M y B Eos ConfigOK indicates that the AS i slaves match the projected profile Slave indicates that Slave 0 is present on the network AutoAA indicates that the QASI is allowed to automatically assign Slave 0 if present to a missing slave address This assignment is possible only if the profile of the missing slave exactly matches the detected profile of slave 0 and only one slave is missing AutoAU indicates automatic programming of address 0 is available Cactive indicates the AS i state of the operation of the network QASI is in Configuration Mode 0 QASI is in Protected Mode Normal indicates QASI is in normal operation PowrFail indicates the QASI cannot see normal AS i power the network Offline QASI is in Offline Mode when set PerphOK 1 indicates no peripheral faults reported by any slave 0 indicates at least one peripheral fault Check the LPF for more information Confd 1 indicates that the QASI in Mode 3 0 has been successfully configured by the PLC The QASI will not control the 5 1 netwo
45. emulates the Schneider Electric 140 EIA 921 00 AS i version 1 1 master By selecting the EIA 921 compatible mode the user may substitute a QASI for the EIA 921 without changing the PLC configuration Figure 1 2 Typical Configuration AS I Power Supply Figure 1 2 shows a typical configuration where a QASI 15 installed in a Quantum PLC rack The QASI is connected to a standard AS 1 power supply and the 5 1 slave I O connected through the standard AS i 2 wire network 8 Introduction 1 QASI Manual 2 Installation Module Installation Mount the QASI in any slot in the Quantum local remote or distributed rack Tighten the mounting screw to ensure that the card will not accidentally be removed Connect AS i power supply to the QASI s removable green connector observing proper polarity of the cable wires Standard 5 1 cables use the blue wire for and then brown wire for Connect the AS 1 power supply to the 5 1 daisy chain Proceed to Chapter for more information about configuration Software Installation The QASI SETUP EXE file includes this user manual the QASI fwl firmware file the FWLOAD EXE firmware loader utility the NRDTOOL EXE register viewer utility the Schneider Alliance file for ProWORX32 and a useful DFB for operating the QASI in Unity Pro The latest version of this file is located at www niobrara com Follow the link for Download Area select QAS
46. evice 27 Analog Output Channel 2 111 1611 Device 27 Analog Output Channel 3 112 1612 Device 27 Analog Output Channel 4 113 1613 Device 28 Analog Output Channel 1 114 1614 Device 28 Analog Output Channel 2 115 1615 Device 28 Analog Output Channel 3 116 1616 Device 28 Analog Output Channel 4 117 1617 Device 29 Analog Output Channel 1 118 1618 Device 29 Analog Output Channel 2 129 1629 Device 29 Analog Output Channel 3 120 1620 Device 29 Analog Output Channel 4 121 1621 Device 30 Analog Output Channel 1 122 1622 Device 30 Analog Output Channel 2 123 1623 Device 30 Analog Output Channel 3 124 1624 Device 30 Analog Output Channel 4 125 1625 Device 31 Analog Output Channel 1 126 1626 Device 31 Analog Output Channel 2 127 1627 Device 31 Analog Output Channel 3 128 1628 Device 31 Analog Output Channel 4 Qasi Analog Input Block When the QASI is operating in Mode 2 the following block of registers will exist in the QASI and will be continuously copied into the PLC after the configuration cycle is complete Block QASI Offset Register Meaning 1 1001 N A 2 1002 N A 3 1003 N A 4 1004 N A 5 1005 Device 1 Analog Input Channel 1 6 1006 Device 1 Analog Input Channel 2 7 1007 Device 1 Analog Input Channel 3 QASI Manual 6 Register List 67 Block Offset Register 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 68 Register List 6
47. gOut the structure that determines all of the possible AS i analog output data Power Supply The QASI operates on 24Vdc which is supplied an appropriate AS I power supply such as the Modicon TSX Sup power supply The QASI s removable power supply connector pin out is shown in Figure 2 2 The standard color code for an 1 network is for the wire to be blue and wire to be brown Consult the AS i network or power supply documentation for more information Figure 2 2 Power Connector Diagram AS i Channel RS 232 Serial Port The bottom port of the QASI is a standard Modicon pin out RJ45 RS 232 port The pin out is shown in Table 2 1 RJ45 RS 232 Pinout The Niobrara MM1 cable is used to connect Port 1 of the QASI is to the a standard 9 pin serial port on a PC This connection would rarely be used since all features of the QASI may be accessed through front panel or the Quantum backplane This port may be used to load firmware into the QASI when new firmware becomes available It may also be used as a pass through port for AS i software running on a PC It also supports Modbus RTU communications at 19200 N 8 1 to address 255 QASI Manual 2 Installation 13 Table 2 1 RJ45 RS 232 Pinout 5Vdc DSR pulled high Data TX Data RX Signal GND RTS CTS Chassis GND OPN ND BR Figure 2 3 Serial Port Diagram RS 232 NS
48. he AS i slave addresses that are expected to be connected to the QASI The LPS is stored in the Control Block words 80 through 83 The bit corresponding to a given slave should be set ON for the QASI to control the device EXAMPLE Slaves 2A and 15 are to be attached to the QASI Control Block word 80 would be loaded with a value of x8006 hex or 32774 decimal EXAMPLE Only Slaves 16A 20A and 30A are expected on the network Word 81 would have the value 4011 hex 16401 dec Table 3 9 AS i List of Projected Slaves LPS Word Bit 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 80 15A 14A 12A 10 9 7 SA 4 2A 81 31A 30A 29 28A 27 26 25A 24A 23A 22 21A 20A 19 18A 17A 16A 82 158 14B 13B 12B 11B 10 9B 8B 7 6B SB 4 2B 1 83 31B 30 298 28B 27 26B 25B 24 23 22B 21B 20B 19B 18B 17B 16B The List of Offline Slaves LOS is a special bitmap that instructs the QASI to pay special attention to the slaves selected in this table These slaves are critical to operation of the AS 1 network system and while the AS i network 15 in protected mode if 28 5 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual any of the selected slaves is offline then the network will be halted Table 3 10 AS i List of Offline Sl
49. ll counters are reset on power up and roll over at 65535 Active Act ive Stats Stats PLC EOS 21399 AS i Scans SerialERR 31162 SerialTx 39564 w PLC EOS This counter is incremented each time the Quantum PLC generates an End of Scan signal to the QASI This counter will only increment when the QASI QASI Manual 5 Front Panel Operation 53 is properly configured within the PLC AS i Scans This counter is incremented with each discrete I O scan of the network Mode Change The QASI may operate in AS 1 V3 mode or optionally as an emulation of the Modicon 140EIA92100 card The QASI will display the operating mode during booting and also on the second screen of the Status Page B Act ive F A NR amp D Status Status PerphOK Q AS I 1 Conf d Feu Uer Fru Uer STARTING 289062009 289062009 Boot Uer Boot Uer 149062009 27 14862989 P AS i 3 67 148 18921 w w Changing operating modes is a simply as holding down both and buttons at the same time while the QASI is powered After five seconds of holding both buttons down the screen will show Change with the new mode and then reboot NR amp D QASI MODE CHANGE NR amp D QASI MODE CHANGE MODE AS i 3 6 MODE EIA 921 1 Manual Slave Addressing The QASI includes a feature to allow the user
50. log Input Channel 1 Device 26 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 26 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 26 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 27 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 27 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 27 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 27 Analog Input Channel 4 QASI Manual Block Offset 113 114 115 116 117 118 129 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 QASI Manual QASI Register 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1129 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 Meaning Device 28 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 28 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 28 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 28 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 29 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 29 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 29 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 29 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 30 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 30 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 30 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 30 Analog Input Channel 4 Device 31 Analog Input Channel 1 Device 31 Analog Input Channel 2 Device 31 Analog Input Channel 3 Device 31 Analog Input Channel 4 LAS 15 1A LAS 31 16A LAS 15 1B LAS 31 16B LDS 15 1A LDS 31 16A LDS 15 1B LDS 31 16B LPF 15 1A LPF 31 16 LPF 15 1B LPF 31 16B LCS 15 1 LCS 31 16 LCS 15 1 LCS 31 16B 6 Register List 71
51. put card with a profile of 7 3 with the IO Code 7 ID Code 3 default ID1 code and ID2 code 5 The value loaded into Control Block word 10 should be 73 5 hex 29685 dec Table 3 7 Configuration Block PCD words 0 63 0 Not Used 32 Not Used Perm Config Data 1A 33 Perm Config Data 1B 2 PCD2A 34 PCD 2B 3 PCD3A 35 PCD 3B 4 PCD4A 36 PCD 4B 5 PCD5A 37 PCD SB 6 PCD6A 38 PCD 6B 7 PCD7A 39 PCD 7B 8 PCD 8A 40 PCD 8B 9 PCD9A 4 PCD 9B 10 PCD 10A 42 PCD 10B 11 43 PCD 11B 12 PCD 12A 44 12B 13 PCD 13A 45 PCD 13B 14 PCD 14A 46 PCD 14B 15 PCD 15 47 PCD 15B 16 16A 48 16B 17 17 49 PCD 17B 18 18A 50 188 19 19 51 PCD 19B 20 PCD20A 52 PCD 20B 26 AS i 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual 2 PCD21A 53 PCD2IB 22 PCD22A 54 PCD22B 23 PCD23A 55 PCD23B 24 PCD24A 56 PCD24B 25 PCD25A 57 25B 26 PCD 26 58 26B 27 27 59 PCD27B 28 PCD28A 60 PCD28B 29 PCD29A 61 PCD29B 30 PCD30A 62 PCD 30B 31 PCD31A 63 PCD3IB Words 64 though 79 of the Control Block set the Permanent Parameters of each 5 1 slave Each slave has four bits of Permanent Parameters available for use Refer to the slave s documentation for the description of these parameters EXAMPLE Slave 10A is a
52. rk until it has been properly configured by the PLC AS i Ver The reported version number of the AS i master board AS i Mode The operating mode of the QASI Version 3 0 or 140EIA941 emulation F W Ver The firmware version of QASI 52 Front Panel Operation 5 QASI Manual Boot Ver The version of the boot code of QASI Serial The serial number of the QASI Control Page The Control page shows the bits from the Rack Control Word B Rctive Control 0 066 line 1 0 6 Cf alode DisAAE B EnLOS a ReCnfa HB Offline 1 indicates that the AS i network is forced offline DataEx 1 indicates that data is being exchanged with the AS i slaves CfgMode 0 indicates that the AS i network is in Protected mode while 1 indicates Configuration mode DisAAE 1 indicates the Auto Addressing of Slave 0 is disabled EnLOS 1 indicates the global List of Offline Slaves is enabled If any slave goes offline then the entire network will be forced offline ReCnfg 1 indicates that the PLC desires to reconfigure the Control Block data The falling edge of this bit triggers the Cnfg bit to be cleared in the Status word which causes the PLC program to reconfigure the QASI Stats Page The Stats page shows counters for PLC backplane scans 5 1 network scans 5 1 analog update scans and serial port statistics A
53. significant bit bit 16 in 984LL 22 AS i 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual Table 3 4 Control Word Output Word 1 0 16 Not Used 1 15 Set Offline AS i mode 2 14 Set Data Exchange active 3 13 Set Configuration Mode Set Protected Mode 4 12 Disable Auto Address Assignment 5 11 Enable Global LOS 6 10 Not Used 7 9 Not Used 8 8 Not Used 9 7 Not Used 10 6 Not Used 11 5 Not Used 12 4 Not Used 13 3 Not Used 14 2 Not Used 15 1 Trigger QASI to re read configuration block Normal Operation The trigger QASI to re read configuration block bit bit 15 corrupts the currently stored configuration on the falling edge This clears the Status word bit 15 IEC which forces the PLC logic to load the Configuration Block into the QASI Discrete Output Data words 2 17 Input Words 1 through 16 provide the discrete data bits for the 62 possible 5 1 slaves Each slave has four possible AS i outputs DO D3 If the PLC output bit is ON then the corresponding AS i output bit will be turned ON EXAMPLE Slaves 27B 26B and 25B are commanded to have all outputs OFF 0 while Slave 24B has outputs D1 and D2 ON 1 with DO and D3 OFF 0 Rack Output word 16 would have the value 0007 hex 7 dec QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 23 Table 3 5 AS i Discrete Outputs
54. ters for this emulation mode are listed below Note The QASI may operate in AS i version 3 0 mode or 140EIA921 emulation mode To verify the operating mode press the Page button until viewing the Status page Now press or key to see the page with the F W Version and Mode displayed If the QASI is in Version 3 0 mode it may be changed to the 140 921 mode by pressing and holding both and keys at the same time for 10 seconds while the module is powered The display will change to show Change Mode and then reboot into the new mode Inputs The 140EIA921 mode provides the PLC with 13 words of inputs Normally these words are Traffic Copped as 951 registers These words are broken into four groups Input Data words 1 8 List of Active Slaves words 9 10 List of Detected Slaves words 11 12 Status word 13 Input Data Input Words 1 through 8 provide the discrete data bits for the 31 possible 5 1 slaves as shown in Table Table 4 1 AS i Bus Inputs Each slave has four possible AS i inputs DO D3 If the AS i input is ON then the corresponding PLC input bit will be turned ON QASI Manual 43 Table 4 1 AS i Bus Inputs Word Bit 15 14 13 12 11110 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Word 984 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Slave Input D3 D2 D1 02 D2 D2 DI Word 1 Slave 3
55. ut Page Data word 5 Word 26 Input Page Data word 6 Word 27 Input Page Data word 7 QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 21 Rack Outputs The QASI in Version 3 0 mode uses 27 words of outputs Traffic Copped as 4x MW registers These Outputs are divided into three groups Control word 1 Discrete Outputs for Slaves 1A 31B words 2 17 Analog Control Data Window words 18 27 5 Structure to map all the output data from 0 Control Word is a bitmap see user manual BASI IS DI Discrete Output data 4 addresses per wor 0013 0014 0015 ODI 5 0017 0018 0019 ODIO 001 WORD 0012 WORD 00103 WORD 4 ODI 14 WORD i 0019 WORD Output Window QASI_IS_Outputwindow Window through which Analog Data and InputPageACk INT iz OutputPageACk INT Acknowledgment for new page of outputs OutputPageData 0451 15 PageData OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD OutputPageDat WORD 4 OutputPageDat WORD Fi igure 23 3 Rack Outputs in Unity Pro Control word 1 Output word 1 provides a bitmap of the control of the module IEC bit 0 15 the least
56. utput 0302 D1 03 02 D1 02 02 DI 1 Slave 3 Slave 2 Slave 1 Unused Word 2 Slave 7 Slave 6 Slave 5 Slave 4 Word 3 Slave 11 Slave 10 Slave 9 Slave 8 Word 4 Slave 15 Slave 14 Slave 13 Slave 12 Word 5 Slave 19 Slave 18 Slave 17 Slave 16 Word 6 Slave 23 Slave 22 Slave 21 Slave 20 Word 7 Slave 27 Slave 26 Slave 25 Slave 24 Word 8 Slave 31 Slave 30 Slave 29 Slave 28 46 EIA 921 Emulation 4 QASI Manual Control Word Output word 9 is used to set the operating control of the QASI Table 4 6 Control Word Word 9 0 16 Not Used Not Used 1 15 Setto Offline Mode Set to Online Mode 2 14 Set Data Exchange Active Set Data Exchange Inactive 3 13 Configuration Mode Protected Mode 4 15 12 1 Not Used Not Used Please refer to the manual for the 140EIA92100 for further information pertaining to this operating mode QASI Manual 4 EIA 921 Emulation 47 5 Front Panel Operation Push Buttons The front panel include a Page and push buttons Page The Page button steps though the various screens available The screen options will depend on the operating mode of the QASI V3 0 or EIA941 Minus The push button decrements the slave device shown on the screen It may also be used to move between multiple screens when the up or down arrows are shown on the screen Plus The push button increments the slave device shown the screen
57. ve 255 The Niobrara NRDTOOL EXE program may be used to communicate with the QASI using Modbus RTU for troubleshooting l 00 oc pp e e e Ln OQ BP W NO Connect the PC RS 232 serial port to the QASI using an MMI cable From the Start Menu choose Start Programs Niobrara NRDTOOL Select File Open Connection Select the Modbus RTU tab Choose the proper Port COMI Select Baud 19200 Select Parity None Select Stop Bits 1 Select Data Bits 8 Select Register Editor Settings 4x Registers Select Enable Register Editor checkbox Select Disable single register writes Select Do not process XML Enter Slave Address 255 Enter Starting Register 1 Enter Read Count 0 Press Connect QASI Manual 57 Niobrara Desktop Tool File Windows View Open connection Modbus TCP Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Sy Max Connection Settings Port Baud 19200 2 None Stop Bits 1 Data Bits 8 Max Timeout 5000 Default Slave Address 255 Register Editor Settings C Ox Registers Slave Address 255 C 1xRegisters Starting Register 1 Registers 4x Registers Read Count 6x Registers Enable Register Editor care Disable multi register writes Disable single register writes 12222 Niobrara Desktop Tool File Windows View 8 Modbus RTU
58. ves the data from PLC registers 100 through 178 whenever the QRIO indicates that it is not configured In this network the NCBT block tests the Configured bit in the QASI status word and passes power to the other blocks when the QASI is unconfigured The AD16 block copies Output Page Select from 3 00018 to Output Page ACK at 4 00019 This value is an index telling the PLC which 40 AS 1 3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual block of the configuration to post next and 4 00019 tells the QASI that we have done it The TBLK instruction actually moves the requested block In this example the configuration block begins at 4 00100 in the PLC It is important that the center input to TBLK is powered this prevents TBLK from automatically incrementing the index QASI Exchange Qasi01 output QASIRackOutputs QASIRackOutputs Qasi01 outputs Qasi01 input QASIRackInputs Qasi01 Config Block ConfigurationBlock Qasi01 Analog Out Block j1 AnalogOutputsBlock AnaloglnputsBlock OQasi1 Analog In Block Figure 3 9 Unity QASI Exchange DFB QASI Manual 3 AS i 3 0 Operation 41 42 AS i3 0 Operation 3 QASI Manual 4 EIA 921 Emulation The QASI is capable of emulating the Modicon 140 EIA 921 00 AS i Bus master In this mode the QASI can support a maximum of 31 discrete slaves each with 4 inputs and 4 outputs To use the card in this fashion select the 140EIA92100 module from the Traffic Cop in the programming software A list of regis
59. w DATA duced seas vestit Rl utes id 21 Rack Outputs etie tete ta ER Oed eme t Potete 22 Control word Demo Vo dut PM On NA RAE SM Ed 22 Discrete Output Data words 2 17 5 ees 23 Output Window dives tdt rat reri a b dne 25 Data Window eds qo dus 25 Configuration Blockin aeo Qu rh ain re es 25 Analog Output 29 Analog Input BLOCK tuse oto 30 984LL Configuration 33 Unity Pro Configuration Example sene 39 21 E TS 43 X 43 Input sc Neke Nun Ota Dai c eit eic uto rera 43 List of ACUVe SIAVeSA eee t sies des 44 ListofD tected Slaves quce puede gebat i Gia RR 44 MICI P 45 ttu Sut e bea a dara des 46 ASi Outp ts o seti e Un EIER uad 46 Control Word essnee ccce pb eeepc eee Ga onm Pda ies e e RE 47 ili S Front Panel OPERA 48 Push och ERN RU 48 LOD SCH SE ET 48 BACK 48 Boot Sequence ei tiara aae 49 Operating Screens seen ce veg o 49 RS 49 BUS nt gases 49
60. y that the PLC is running and that the slot has been properly configured Also verify that the QASI is in the correct mode to match the PLC configuration V3 0 or EIA mode Some screens Status Control and Stats contain multiple pages of data as indicated byte the small up and down arrows near the top and bottoms of the display Pressing the and buttons will step through these pages The MB in the lower left corner indicates Modbus serial traffic on the RS 232 port Bus Page The Bus Page screen generally shows the status of the AS i slaves This page is the QASI Manual 5 Front Panel Operation 49 default screen the module reverts to after the backlight timer expires There are 32 possible numbers that may be displayed one for each 5 1 device Numbers that are flashing indicate an AS i slave that is detected but not projected Verify that the List of Projected Slaves LPS is correct in the Configuration Block Numbers that are inverted indicate an AS i slave that is projected but not detected Numbers within a box indicate a peripheral fault in an active slave The BusA or BusB indicates which 32 A or B devices are displayed V3 0 mode only The and buttons may be used to switch between BusA and BusB Whenever the QASI fails to receive proper power supply voltage on the AS i port then the screen will show AS 1 POWER FAIL Rctive BusR SLV Page Pressing the page button
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