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1. 8 UO DIIS ERR 1 moie None Preferred terminal DEC VT100 C MEAN 1 Interface to PC or laptop interface USB CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 16 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 042. austdac Everything inclosed within the square brackets is optional 5 5 THE PARAMETER SYMBOL Each parameter is enclosed by the parameter symbols and Some commands may have one parameter others may have several parameters Once one parameter has been entered then all parameters must be entered for the command to work without error The following is an example of a command that has three parameters COMMAND parameter 1 parameter 2 parameter 3 gt All the parameters are optional but once the first parameter has been typed then the remaining parameters are no longer optional they must be entered Parameters can be numbers characters or a combination of these Some parameters are restricted to a choice as shown for parameter 1 and parameter 3 in the following example COMMAND YES NO parameter 2 lt ON OFF gt 5 6 THE CHOICE SYMBOL Where a parameter is restricted to a choice of two three or more keywords then the choices are separated by the choice symbol The choice symbol is a between the parameter choice keywords The following example shows a parameter with three choices COMMAND lt LOW MEDIUM HIGH gt Some commands can have a choice of a variable value or a fixed condition as shown in the following example COMMAND A1 P8 DISABLE 6 CONSOLE PROGRAM PCCATS The Console Program known as Product Configuration Calibration and Test Software PCCATS resides in the targe
3. 2 ABCE OF CONTENT c 3 PAOTOGRAR TC 3 Uso w 3 POORE o 3 1 INTRODUC TION 4 2 INTRINSIC OAF ETI arii O EE EE E EEA eee eee 4 3 SERIAL COMMUNICA TONS 4 OU MEADT TETDD DRIVERS E er Eas 5 4 TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAMS ea ci cum Een ta db cesta OH 6 ciui MM T 6 y 7 CONSOLE FORT INTERFACE TYPE MEANT ru e eaa 8 Te POWE PR arrestee mST 9 2 INTERFACE FRONT PABEETANYGOLI Etpe 10 A EE SVT CO A T 10 5 2 2 CONSOLE MODBUS SWITOCH eeeesssessseseeeeennneennenn nennen nennen nnns 10 22 TA LED c H 11 MIPAMcDM 11 SS TARGET CONNECTOR 11 5 941 CONSOLE PORT CONNECTOR 11 5 3 2 RS485 MODBUS CONNECTOR
4. Technologies uer JE MENT OR FIE SYSTEM AUSTDAC PCAN VE W E 4 A Console Port and Terminal Program Users Manual EM Y A A JO U 1O 1 Z FMC Technologies Chile Ltda Callao 2970 Oficina 704 Edificio Studio Las Condes Fono 56 2 22320825 austaac CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Document Number 23 018 12 4 REVISION CONTROL 0016 Add software details Add MEAN information Introduce PCCATS Introduce console software alter Austdac Pty Ltd Unit 1 4 Packard Avenue Castle Hill NSW 2154 Australia PO Box 6486 Baulkham Hills Business Centre NSW 2153 Australia Phone 61 2 8851 5000 Fax 61 2 9899 2490 Website www austdac com au Austdac Inc 455 Lowries Run Pittsburgh PA 15237 USA Phone 1 888 254 9155 Fax 1 412 635 0179 Copyright 2009 12 08 This document remains the property of Austdac Pty Ltd It is subject to its recall and must not be reproduced in part or whole or its contents divulged to third parties without prior written approval from Austdac Pty Ltd Registered trademarks of their respective owners CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 2 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 TABLE OF CONTENTS i e Eee plemME
5. O P gt B1 PS DISBBLE Output Chan 4 Rx SILBUS Address SET O P gt lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt Loop Alrm Chan 4 Tx Address lt 5 gt lt A1 P amp DISABLE gt 1 Analink Fstlink Quality Address lt SET gt lt CHAN gt lt Analink Fastlink gt Set Analog Protocal Display Analog Output Values lt SEI gt lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt 1 Set Fastlink Marker Address lt SET gt Count ZERO FULL HOLD 1 Bad CRC Filter fail state 4 01911 Password Password for Factory Menus RK4A sbflt 4 20mA loop alarms SILBUS addresses are Chanl1 Analog Rx Address DISABLE Chanl2 Analog Rx Address DISABLE Chanl3 Analog Rx Address DISABLE Chanl4 Analog Rx Address DISABLE RK4A gt aout Chanl1 DISABLE Chan 21 8x808B8 Chan 3 DISABLE Chanl4 DISABLE gt Connected 0 01 36 VT1O0 19200 8 M 1 Figure 3 Typical screen showing HELP menu The example shown in figure 3 only shows the SILBUS RX4A implementation of the PCCATS software The example is shown using the hyper terminal program Additional commands may be added in the future The help screen or list of available commands can be displayed at any time by typing HELP at the prompt followed by the enter key The first line of the help display shows the software version followed by a checksum of the code in the MSP430 program memory Flash and the MSP430 configuration memory Refer to the target product user s manual for more detail
6. 38 5BHXD X RECEIVE DATA FROM TARGET OR COMMON Table 2 Console port connector pin assignments CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 11 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 j Es TE The TXD and RXD pins use 3 3 volt logic levels The signals are asynchronous NRZ UART compliant 4 3 2 5485 MODBUS CONNECTOR The three pin RS485 connector is used for testing and sniffing two full duplex MODBUS networks RS485 MODBUS CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS DESCRIPTION 5485 SIGNAL RS9485SIONAL _ O RS485 COMPLIMENTARY SIGNAL OR COMMON Table 3 RS485 MODBUS connector pin asignments The A and B pins use 3 3 volt logic levels The signals are differential complimentary asynchronous NRZ UART compliant 5 ABREVIATIONS CONVENTIONS AND SYMBOLS The PCCATS software uses various symbols abbreviations and conventions in its help menu and error messages To help the end user these symbols abbreviations and conventions are explained in the following paragraphs The PCCATS software uses a UNIX like command structure where the user types text commands after the PCCATS prompt followed by an ENTER or RETURN key The PCCATS software responds with text showing the result of the command or an error message if the command failed Some commands are just typed without optional parameters and PCCATS responds with the required information others require optional parameters that will be used by the command to a
7. HELP command implemented so that the user can simply obtain a full list of commands and there syntax by entering the HELP command The following is a typical response to the HELP command RX4A HELP Software 1 01 Ox4AAF Configuration 0x33DF SN 09031000 Commands 1 Standard Menu HELP 1 7 Level of Help Displays Help Menu REPEAT LF Refresh rate in seconds Repeats Previous Command VER Displays Firmware Version and Checksum STACK Displays Peak Stack Usage SBMAP Displays SILBUS I O Map SBSTAT Displays SILBUS Status SBGET lt A1 P8 gt Display selected SILBUS Channel State SBADDR SET ANA gt A1 P8 DISABLE gt Set ANA O P Address SBFALT SET ANA gt A1 P8 DISABLE gt Set Fault Address SBQUAL lt SET gt lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt Analink Fastlink Quality Add ANASEL lt SET gt ANA O P lt ANALINK FASTLINK gt Set Analog Protocol AOUT Display Analogue Output Values PWD lt 4 Digit Password gt Password for Factory Menus RX4A The actual commands are listed on the left followed by optional parameters and brief descriptions on the screen right 5 4 THE OPTION SYMBOL Commands that can accept optional parameters are shown in the help screen by the command followed by text between square brackets in the following format COMMAND optional parameters CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 13 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04
8. 12 6 ABREVIATIONS CONVENTIONS AND 12 CA TAE 12 O2 THE ENTER SYMBOL necu Ebr Eon USA EU ere 13 Do DYPICAL HELEP Verra 13 DA TNE OPTION SYMBOL o uisentisuu 13 6 5 THE PARAMETER SYMBOL Ut 14 CHOICE SYMBOL saut IRISH AID OEE O E ET DUNEDIN 14 TOONSOBESROGRAUEIPQOQAETSsteeniseinid qiue quicsFabaas e Medusa a de ausus Iden 14 S FIRMWARE UPGRADE G ui epee seed essen EUM E 15 xa E RECORD oq 16 Sc ddedeude c 16 PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph 1 MEAN 1 Interface with USB cable and console port cable 8 Photograph 2 MEAN1 Interface connected to target 9 Photograph MEAN1 Interface front panel 10 Photograph 4 MEAN 1 target connectors sssessssessssesseeeeeeeen nennen nennen nnne nnne nn nnns 11 TABLES Table 1 Target configuration power source details 9 Table 2 Console port connector pin 11 Table 3 RS485 MODBUS connec
9. 9200 baud 8 bits one stop bit no parity and no flow control If possible the terminal or terminal program should be further configured to emulate a DEC VT100 terminal to allow some Austdac products to use reverse highlighted text Most PC s and laptops are produced without serial communications ports these days so the Austdac interface type MEAN1 was designed with an USB interface to allow it to be connected to the host PC running the terminal emulation program CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 4 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 2 1 MEAN1 DRIVERS It may be necessary to install the USB drivers for the MEAN1 The MEAN uses IC The Windows drivers Windows operating system Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 for this IC can be found at Austdac Server under Software object code 181 MEANT1YCD MEAN1 or http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm or on the CD with the folder CD MEAN1 provided with the MEAN1 Refer to your operating system instructions regarding how to install drivers CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 5 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 3 TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAMS Many terminal emulation programs are available from various vendors and free from software download sites on the web Austdac recommends Terminal from Br y MacWise from Carnation Softwa
10. at the same time The CONSOLE MODBUS switch is used to select the desired port The CONSOLE MODBUS switch should be toggled towards the CONSOLE text to select the console port or towards the MODBUS text to select the RS485 MODBUS port CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 10 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 E austdac 4 2 3 TX LED The green TX LED flashes whenever data is being transferred from the laptop or PC to the target product This LED indicates data on the console port or RS485 port depending on the position of the CONSOLE MODBUS switch 4 2 4 RX LED The green RX LED flashes whenever data is being transferred from the target product to the laptop or PC This LED indicates data on the console port or RS485 port depending on the position of the CONSOLE MODBUS switch 4 3 TARGET CONNECTORS The MEAN interface has two target connectors a four pin console connector port and three pin RS485 connector The target connectors are shown in the photograph below Photograph 4 MEAN 1 target connectors The above photograph shows the four pin console connector on the left and the three pin RS485 connector on the right Pin 1 is on the far left of each connector 4 3 1 CONSOLE PORT CONNECTOR The console port connector is used when configuring products that do not have a man machine interface such as keypad and LCD 3 3V POWER TO TARGET 2 DD TRANSMIT DATA TO TARGET
11. cal Display Analog Output Values Set Fastlink Marker Address Bad CRC Filter On fail state Password for Factory Henus Chanl2 8x8888 Chan 3 DISABLE Chanl4 DISABLE Figure 1 Screen shot of Hyper terminal CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL 6 OF 16 53 018 12 Issue 04 3 2 TERMINAL Terminal is a simple exe program that simply needs to be copied into your desired directory or desktop and double clicking to start 7 Terminal v1 9b 20040204 by Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop Bits Handshaking LL Correct 14400 6 5 600 nane a none Disconnect 1200 13200 115200 E add About 240 20000 7128000 C 7 even 5 C ONOFF 4800 38400 256000 Quit 9600 6000 C custom 8 space RTS en TX Settings mark RTS ETS Auto Dig Connect Time custom BH Fi Clear Set Font ASCI table lE CTS a M Stap CRe LF 3600 26 3 _ASCIItable Co Il mm Receive 7 H C HEX CLEAR Reset Counter 13 Counter 28 g Sting StartLog Dec Iw Hex Bin Software 17910 9 962 Configuration 6 Si aaaaaaga 00101101 Commands e L ee 1 St an dar d Henu ere HELP 1 7 Level of Help Display Help Menu REPEST LF Refresh rate in seconds Repeat Previous Command VER Firtiware version and Checksum STACK Display Peak Sta
12. ck usage SBAAP Display SILBUS I O Map DISP Display Copy Statements COPY lt SET gt AI P8 lt lt gt gt lt A1 PB gt lt len gt Create Copy Statement DEL sET Humber 1151 Deletes Copy Statement FSTMPE lt SET gt A1 P8 DISABLE Set Fastlink Marker Address FSTCFY lt SET gt 1 lt lt gt gt lt A1 PB gt lt len gt Create Fastlink Capy Statement ANASEL SET nalink Fastlink Set Analog Protacal SBADDPR SET lt NL N2 gt lt 41 P8 DISABLE SILBUS voltage Analog Chan VOLTS Display SILBUS Voltage 4 Digit Password Password for Factory Menus Epp L evel 2 SPECIAL MENUS EE EE v 5555 Enter Serial Humber 5555 S Record Hex file Download Srecords for upgrades Transmit CLEAR SendFile 7 CR CA LF ERTS help Send Transmit Macros Ae 1762 21 Figure 2 Screen shot of Terminal 3 3 MACWISE An even better terminal emulation experience arriving soon CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 7 OF 16 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00101101 00001010 00001101 00001010 00001101 00001010 00001101 01010011 01001110 01000010 007110001 00111010 00111010 00111110 53 018 12 Issue 04 4 CONSOLE PORT INTERFACE TYPE MEAN1 The console port interface type MEAN1 is a small grey box measuring mm L x mm W x mm D and is provided to allow a safe and compliant meth
13. from the system power supply The power for the target can be supplied from the MEAN interface if the target is being configured away from its host system SYSTEM POWER MEAN1 INTERFACE PROG CONFIG Table 1 Target configuration power source details Some products for example the network bridge type SNB1 can only be configured when connected to the host system SILBUS network as these devices derive power from the data network rather than from a power source Other products that have an LCD and keypad are usually configured via that man machine interface but may still have a console port for factory testing will always require system power for configuration CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 9 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 ILL wmm d 4 2 INTERFACE FRONT PANEL LAYOUT The MEAN interface front panel consists of two toggle switches and two green LEDs The interface is shown in the photograph below Photograph 3 MEAN Interface front panel layout 4 2 1 CPP SWITCH The Console Port Power switch is used to provide power to the target product when itis being configured standalone or when not connected to its host system The power is provided via pin 1 of the console port connector Console port power is available at pin 1 when the CPP switch is toggled towards the CPP text 4 2 2 CONSOLE MODBUS SWITCH The MEAN interface can only use either the console port or the RS485 port but not
14. lter some aspect of the targets functionality Commands that use optional parameters can be entered without these parameters to interrogate the target for the current settings before entering the command again with parameters to change the settings 5 1 THE PROMPT The PCCATS prompt is always of the same format and includes the type number of its host product for example the SILBUS network bridge has the following prompt SNB1 gt The four channel analogue transmitter type SILBUS TX4A has the following prompt TX4A gt By having the type number of the target appear in the prompt the user can always determine and confirm which product they configuring or testing A special purpose implementation of PCCATS is available with many MSP430 microprocessor peripheral control commands available This implementation is identified by the following cursor BLANK gt CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 12 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 94 austdac PTS 5 2 THE ENTER KEY SYMBOL Throughout this manual and product manuals the ENTER or RETURN key is always shown by using the following symbol 1 Thus a prompt followed by command string and ENTER key would shown the following way TX4A gt The above example shows the VERsion command being invoked on a four channel analogue transmitter module running PCCATS 5 3 TYPICAL HELP DISPLAY All instances of PCCATS have the
15. od of connecting the console port of an intrinsically safe product to a non intrinsically safe laptop or PC The interface also allows for level shifting and the supply of safe power to power the product or module for configuration when the product is not connected to a system or installation The MEAN interface is connected to the laptop or PC via an USB cable Photograph 1 MEAN1 Interface with USB cable and console port cable CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 8 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 s4 austdac 1 The MEAN interface is connected to the target product to be configured a four way cable with Datamate connectors on both ends The photograph below shows a typical connection between the interface and a target product Photograph 2 MEAN1 Interface connected to target product The target cable is plugged into the four pin socket on the left end face of the interface The three way 5485 cable and three way socket on the interface are not used in conjunction with the console port and PCCATS software 4 1 TARGET POWER The target product requires power when it is being configured using the interface and PCCATS software This power can be provided in one of two ways the first from the normal power input of the target product the second the MEAN interface The normal power input of the target is typically used when the target is wired into the system and is receiving power
16. on the implemented commands for the target product 7 FIRMWARE UPGRADES The firmware of each product can be updated or customised by uploading the new firmware into the product using the console port and the SLOAD command of PCCATS The firmware update is stored in a HEX file containing S records CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 15 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 ama 7 1 S RECORD FILE FORMAT The HEX file containing S records can be viewed using Microsoft NOTEPAD or similar pure text editor An example of an S record HEX file is shown below S00D0000436F64654865616465722E S2140011003140000A3CA4000023D401303B0127C17F9 S214001110B0123016B0124C170A120B120DA4CB24019 S 214001120805A20017C401100B012C0114F435E4F 20 S2140011300E054E930724CD4E00001D535F537F903F S2140011400500F52B3A433B402F00073CCDA4EO000F0 S2140011501D533A433B400B0003430C4A0F4B3A5394 S2140011603B630CDF0C930924F2B040000200F42B22 S2140011705EA4276007E900D00E923B012B8113D4025 S2140011800E054A433BA40E8030E3CF2B04000020026 S2140011900A285E4276006A92032CCD4E00001D534C S21400FFDOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF295EA3 S21400FFEOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF281BFFFFA4626FFFF69 S21400FFF076668C66FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFOO1B1D S804001B00E0 Further information to be added when available 8 SPECIFICATIONS DOR Wale WAIN E 5 cA cR D E E E S 19200 zc
17. port of the target product is connected to a laptop via an intrinsically safe interface The hardware connector schematic and wiring details of the console port are described in Austdac document 53 010 11 titled Product In Circuit Programming Bulk and Configuration Specification 1 INTRINSIC SAFETY The console port is more often than not part of a piece of electrical equipment that has been certified and marked as intrinsically safe It is important that the explosion protection properties of this equipment be preserved by only connecting terminals laptops and computers via an appropriate energy limiting interface The Austdac interface type MEAN1 provides such energy limitation and has been certified as intrinsically safe associated apparatus as described in IEC EN AS NZS 60079 0 Other types of interfaces should not be used with Austdac intrinsically safe product as the explosion protection properties of the product may be compromised by the unknown interface making the product unsafe for future use WARNING The use of a console port interface other than an Austdac type MEAN1 will invalidate the explosion protection properties and certification of the host product to which it is connected 2 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS The PCATS software communicates with the terminal or PC running a terminal program using standard serial non return to zero communications The terminal or PC running a terminal program should be configured to operate at 1
18. re and Hyper Terminal from Microsoft MacWise allows an Intel based Apple computer to emulate a terminal HyperTerminal is shipped with Windows and Terminal is available for download from the web 3 1 HYPER TERMINAL Hyper terminal is provided with Windows and can be found in the Accessories Communications menu of the laptop or PC Console HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help RK4A gt help Software 1VB1B 6x4AAF Configuration 8x33B5 5H 89851808 Commands 1 1 Level of Help LF Refresh rate in seconds lt A1 P8 gt lt SET gt O P gt lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt lt SET gt O P gt lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt lt SET gt B1 P8 DISBBLE lt SET gt lt CHAN gt lt Analink Fastlink gt SEI lt A1 P8 DISABLE gt SEI Count ZERO FULL HOLD 1 4 Digit Password RK4A sbflt 4 0mA loop alarms SILBUS Chanl1 Analog Rx Address Chanl2 Analog Rx Address Chanl3 Analog Rx Address Chanl4 Analog Rx Address gt aout Chanl1 DISABLE gt Connected 0 01 36 T100 addresses are DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE DISABLE 19200 8 N 1 Display Help Menu Repeat Previous Command Firmware Version and Checksum Display Peak Stack Usage Display SILBUS 140 Display SILBUS Status Display a SILBUS Chan Status Output Chan 4 Rx SILBUS Address Loop Alrm Chan 4 Ix Address Analink Fstlink Quality Address Set Analog Proto
19. t MSP430 processor and provides commands that allow the user to configure test upgrade firmware calibrate and download data from the target product Some versions of PCATS allow the user to manipulate internal registers ports and standard peripherals connected to the MSDP430 processor but this is generally restricted to special applications An understanding of the operation and functionality of the MSP430 processor family and connected peripherals is necessary to use this extended functionality of the console program The console port and program also provide a method of downloading new target firmware using the SLOAD command to allow for the upgrading or customisation of the target This firmware update method will bypass the MSP430 security fuse in a secure way that protects the intellectual property of Austdac When first invoked by pressing the ENTER key the console program will output a screen similar to that shown in figure 3 below CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 14 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 amp Console HyperTerminal File Edit View Transfer Help RK4A help Software 1 01 x4AAF Configuration 8x33B5 SM 89851808 Commands 1 7 Level of Help Displav Help Menu Refresh rate in seconds Repeat Previous Command Firmware Version and Checksum Display Peak Stack Usage Display SILBUS I Hap Display SILBUS Status lt A1 P8 gt Display a SILBUS Chan Status lt SET gt
20. tor pin 12 FIGURES Figure 1 Screen shot of 1 6 Figure 2 Screen shot of Terminal ccccccccceeecccceseeceeeeeeeceeseeeeceeseeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeaeeeesseeeeesseeeeeeseaaeeees 7 Figure Typical screen showing HELP 15 CONSOLE PORT AND TERMINAL PROGRAM 3 OF 16 53 018 12 TYPE PCCATS USER S MANUAL Issue 04 im INTRODUCTION All Austdac products designed and manufactured since 2003 if microprocessor based use the Texas Instruments MSP430 microprocessor family This family of microprocessors has a number of serial ports one of these serial ports has been made available to facilitate configuration debugging or data capture This dedicated serial port is known as the Console Port Each product has a unique version of the PCCATS software running and waiting to receive a command from and transmit a response to a terminal or PC running a terminal program such as HyperTerminal Each individual product presents a consistent easy to understand interface via the console port with standard and product specific commands that are listed in a help menu The Console Port and the PCCATS software allows the user a convenient method to configure test inspect and update the firmware of the target product The console
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