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1. 8 PLC Data 0 Current RS 232C Connection ae as Case 2 2 5 5 7 8 1 40 6 9 female 9 pin female D Sub D Sub 180 Series to TI 505 Series Interface cable P N 43971 0 RS 422A Connection 1 505 Series 180 185 Q Chassis Ground 1 J 8 sD 5 A B SD 3 GND DB 9 male Screw terminals 180 Series to 505 Series Interface cable P N 43970 Figure 8 17 TOSHIBA EX100 250 500 200B PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 18 This 180 series PLC driver is designed to use registers in the Toshiba PLC The driver needs to know which registers to use and the serial port settings The 180 series Toshiba PLC driver uses the binary communication protocol This is the only serial protocol the 180 series unit supports Port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 unit and the PLC For the PLCs programmer port the serial ports param eters are set at 4800 Baud EVEN parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit The computer link port on the PLC or module supports Baud rates of 300 600 1200 2400 4800 and 9600 Baud and parity selections of NONE ODD or EVEN 90 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Baud rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll time User s Manual UTICOR Technology
2. e IE T H 500 850 1270 20710 059 150 Lud 8150 207 01 191 4075 485 10351 218 DIA 6 2818 7158 3200 8128 8 267 209 98 79736 6 131 45 109 180 Message Display 11 User s Manual Unit Cutout and Dimensions UTICOR Technology LP Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Stainless Steel NEMA 4X PMD 180 that has two lines of twenty characters 5 370 136 40 OPTION BOARD CONNECTOR CLEARANCE DIMENSION 625 le 15 88 1 820 20 83 POWER BATTERY 4 4200 2559 106 68 65 00 65 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 5475 13145 500 8 150 12 70 20710 059 150 8150 sii 207 01 4 075 485 09350 Pd 218 DIA 6 2818 7158 3200 8128 I ne 8 267 209 98 79736 6 110 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 11 Unit Cutout and Dimensions Shown below are the outline and mounting dimensions of the PMD 180 Message Controller 506 2852 38 985 METTET P m a GER 1 7
3. 8 PLC Data J Current RS 422A Connection Loo 1 Switch General Electric Series 90 50 SNP 180 185 Q Chassis Ground 13 Q RD 12 RD 7 2 11 10 QIsp QI 8 15 4 5 DB 15 male Screw terminals 180 Series to GE 90 30 Interface cable UTICOR pn 43939 Figure 8 5 IDEC FA 2 FA 2J FA 3S FA2 5M PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 6 The IDEC part number PF2 CLA link adapter must be used to connect the 180 series product and the host unit This driver uses data registers in the IDEC series PLC The driver needs to know which data registers and which PLC series are being used Baud Rate The baud rate allowed by the PLC is 9600 Parity The parity can only be even Stop Bits The number of stop bits is fixed at 1 for the IDEC series PLC Data Bits The number of data bits is fixed at 8 for the IDEC series PLC Select RS 485 The IDEC series PLC uses RS 232 serial protocol Select this only if using an RS 485 RS 232 converter Poll Time This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero 79736 6 69 180 Message Display User s Manual 8 70 PLC Data PLC Series Output Register Type Output Starting Register Input Register Type Input Starting Register UTICOR Technology LP The 180 series products work with the following PLCs FA
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5. 16 DATA INPUTS 4 CONTROL INPUTS DISPLAY po STORED MESSAGES 1 R 3 4 COMPUTER INTERFACE PROGRAMMING PLC INTERFACE PORT PORT t COMPUTER WITH PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER Figure 1 4 79736 6 7 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction This page intentionally left blank 8 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 2 Getting Started The first step in programming a UTICOR Programmable Message Display is establishing communication between your computer and the PMD Follow the guidelines below COMPUTER HARDWARE SOFTWARE INTERCONNECT CABLE USING 10F54 SOFTWARE 79736 6 IBM or compatible computer 640K RAM One serial port COMI 2 DOS 2 1 or later CONFIG SYS file in the computer s root directory should have the following two statements FILES 20 BUFFERS 20 UTICOR programming software Part Number 10F54 Note Additional wires or jumpers in the cable may cause communica tion problems between the computer and the PMD An interconnect cable is required for proper communication This cable will connect to the COMI COM2 port of the computer and the programming port of the PMD The drawing shown 15 for RS 232C communica
6. Figure 4 4 1231415572829 1 O O p o p SWITCH POSITION FUNCTION SW1 1 Connects Comp 50 to Comp 0 connected RS 485 mode SWw1 2 Connects Comp SD to Comp RD 0 connected RS 485 mode 5 1 3 PLC Port 150 ohm termination 0 connected SWw1 4 Computer Port 150 ohm termination 0 connected Sw1 5 Connects PLC SD to PLC RD 0 connected 5 485 mode 1 6 Connects PLC 50 to PLC RD 0 connected RS 485 mode SW1 7 Selects whether PLC driver is store in RAM or EEPROM memory SW1 8 pare SW1 9 Restart Mode and Enter key enable 0 enabled Switch 1 123456789 Set computer port for RS 422 tps fepe Set PLC port for RS 422 Set PLC port for RS 485 Disable Mode Enter and Restart Gm Ikani 1 Figure 4 5 79736 6 Current Loop is enabled The second switch package consists of nine switches See figure 4 5 This array of switches is used to set the PLC and computer interface terminal blocks for either RS 422A or RS 485A com munication When RS 485A is not being used the switches must be set for RS 422A The position 7 switch allows you to store the PLC driver code in the EEPROM see following page for specific instructions The position 9 switch is used along with an internal jumper to enable disable the Mode E
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8. DB 15 male U DB 9 female 180 Series to S5 115U Interface cable UTICOR pn 43981 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data SQUARE D SY MAX PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 15 This driver allows the 180 series unit to be connected to the NIM module and processor port The driver is designed to use register entries in the Square D SY MAX PLC The driver needs to know which registers to use and the serial port settings The 180 series SY MAX PLC driver uses an ASCII communication protocol and uses register words to exchange data with the PLC Port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 unit and the PLC The serial port on the PLC supports baud rates of 300 600 1200 4800 9600 and 19200 baud The other port settings are fixed at even parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit Displayed Errors If only one drop address is given PLC MSG BAD REGISTER error is displayed Baud rate The baud rate options supported by the SY MAX s port are 300 600 1200 4800 9600 and 19200 baud The PLC and 180 unit must be set to the same baud rates to communicate Parity The SY MAX s port is fixed at even parity Stop Bits The SY MAX s port is fixed at 1 stop bit Data Bits The SY MAX s port is fixed at 8 data bits Select RS 485 The SY MAX s port does not support RS 485 Poll time This is the tim
9. 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 14 International Character Sets AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE KANA EBENEN 5 85 EBENEN T 84 EBENEN U m HH 85 EBENEN Vm 86 EBENEN Wm E E HN 87 m m X 88 m Y L 89 EBENEN EBENEN 7 90 EBENEN mw EBENEN L 91 B EH E NN HEN L E HN m 92 BEN L EBENEN ann ann ann L L BEN
10. 03580 4 218 DIA 6 1 2818 7158 3200 8128 1 8207 209 98 79736 6 107 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 11 Unit Cutout and Dimensions Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Stainless Steel NEMA 4X PMD 180 that has two lines of forty characters 5370 136 40 12050 OPTION BOARD CONNECTOR l CLEARANCE DIMENSION 90000 625 820 15 88 2083 BATTERY 4200 106 68 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 5 175 13145 9 533 10 984 13 54 278 99 059 150 11050 28067 5525 140 34 _ SEDAN 2818 7158 3200 8128 lt 11167 283 64 108 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 11 Unit Cutout and Dimensions Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Stainless Steel NEMA 4X PMD 180 that has four lines of twenty characters 9150 232 41 625 15 88 POWER BATTERY OK 4200 106 68 5370 136 40 OPTION BOARD CONNECTOR CLEARANCE DIMENSION 820 20 83 2559 65 00 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 5 175
11. System Attributes Default Message Attributes Set Attribute in Range A Clear Queue Data Log Test Memory Edit Message Messages Delete Messages Messages Move Messages Status ID Time and Date Variable Data LED Function Key Data Return to Main Menu a 1 Display Programmed Message The Display Programmed Message selection allows pro grammed message in the PMD to be triggered onto the PMD 180 display 2 Display Packet Message The Packet Message selection displays a message on the PMD 180 without storing the message in the PMD 180 memory 3 Clear Memory The Clear Memory option clears and initializes the PMD 180 A confirmation prompt is given to allow the operation to be aborted This command will not clear the data log or the PLC driver You must use the Data Log option 8 option to clear the data log and the PLC Functions under the Main Menu to clear the PLC driver 79736 6 33 PMD 180 Message Display 5 Programming 4 System Attributes 5 Default Message Attributes 6 Set Attribute in Range 7 Clear Queue 8 Data Log 9 Test Memory E Edit Message C Copy Messages 34 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP The System Attributes screen gives you a listing of the Blink Scroll Print Port Parallel Port and Miscellaneous Attributes Multiple scre
12. 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Table of Contents Tune ion MENU 30 dedisse etii irte d MEN vets m Don C ACE 31 ces 33 Filterine Slave Addresses E Suse wey Sends eis E sU edet ra 36 Computer Interface ric pe SPINA sae sesame 36 Message Attributes Hold QN QU dd Qd of Eo dte 39 PH cT 39 UDWOEUS E A N 39 mM DC 40 Prnt Message os tac oie cates a 40 C leac DISplay s vn ecu 40 Center VIO SS 41 ul di PN 41 es dose et quite ideae citet Dui 41 visible Messa sene e nE Sigg oda resins eas ce esa eae Cees 42 NIG SSA ul eb 42 Display Height Hada 42 soi dti fato ite attonitus io ee tu 42 Message Examples onir voe sa ha Sah 43 System Attributes sinea Se ee oo ae 45 Bimk PRU DNC haeo fuod vod ti teat TM tne E o Ghee cates 45 POCO LL PRE USERS Sas NN rcc 45 Miiseellaneouscxtte 45 Special ISSR ARCS EC 47 A e and do 48 Parallel Port A Ui 48
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14. Parity This 180 series PLC driver is designed to use registers in the Automate series PLCs The registers to be used must be defined for the driver Note do not use I O or system registers as these are critical registers and unexpected results may be produced The baud rates allowed are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 The one selected depends on the PLC port used The PLC and 180 unit must have the same baud rates to communicate The parity can be none odd or even and depends on the port selected 81 180 Message Display 8 82 PLC Data Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll Time Origin Node Origin Slot Destination Node Destination Slot Input Starting Register Output Starting Register User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP The number of stop bits is fixed at 1 for the Automate series PLC The number of data bits is fixed at 8 for the Automate series PLC The Automate series PLC uses a n RS 232C serial protocol Use this if using an RS 485 RS 232 converter This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this at zero This is the node that the 180 unit is addressed at The range is 0 to 250 This must be entered as a decimal number This is the slot that the 180 unit is addressed at The range is 0 to 15 This must be entered as a decimal number This is the node address of the PLC that the message is s
15. 47 63 Hz 11 VA DC Displays 24 VDC 20 32 11 VA AC Controllers 115 230 VAC 102 132 194 250 47 63 Hz 8 VA DC Controllers 24 VDC 20 32 8 VA 115 VAC Unit 25 Amp 250 2 AG Sub Miniature Slo Blo 230 VAC Unit 25 Amp 250 VAC 2 AG Sub Miniature Slo Blo 24 VDC Unit 5 Amp Q 250 2 AG Sub Miniature Slo Blo 0 to 60 Ambient 40 to 95 Ambient 10 95 Relative Humidity Non Condensing Lithium 3 6 V Typically 5 years Minimum 1 5 years when OFF continuously 1 Minute per month error Maximum EEPROM 8K 32K 64K or 128K RAM 32K or 128K EEPROM Min 10 000 changes to a given location RAM Unlimited changes Theoretically Approximately 175 80 character messages 16Kbytes of memory 2 Lines of 40 characters vacuum fluorescent Blue 4 Lines of 20 characters vacuum fluorescent Blue 2 Lines of 20 characters vacuum fluorescent Blue 5 x 7 Dot matrix 4 65 mm high characters 2 Lines of 40 characters 5 0 mm high characters 4 Lines of 20 characters 5 05 mm high characters 2 Lines of 20 characters 10 feet 3 meters approximately 103 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 10 General Specifications Character sets Space Requirements Weight Mounting Terminal Blocks 104 U S Cyrillic German English Danish Swedish French and Japanese Kana 13 375 Wide x 5 370 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 12 2x40 Model 13 875 Wide
16. From the Edit Message selection enter the message number and choose the Scroll Left option Select line one and toggle the repeat option to Press F6 to edit the message text Type in The current oven temperature is AItFAAItFSAICF6 degrees Fahrenheit Press F10 to save the message Example 3 When an informational message as that shown in example 2 15 being shown on the top line of the display another message can be overlaid on the second line to give instructions without disturbing the first message This is done by choosing N for the Clears Display option when programming the message and not putting any text on line one 79736 6 43 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes This page intentionally left blank 44 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 7 System Attributes The system attributes selection lets the user change the unit s system default settings The PMD 180 s system attributes can be set in both the Offline Development or Online Network options in the 10F54 programming software In either case the options and methods are iden tical BLINK ATTRIBUTES The blink attributes determine the interval that a blinking message or character will be on and off The on and off time ranges are in tenths of a second from 0 to 99 The default setting is 5 10 of a second SCROLL ATTRIBUTES The scroll attributes determine the rate a
17. LP 8 PLC Data The Baud rate for the Toshiba PLCs programmer port is fixed at 4800 Baud The Baud rate options supported by the Toshiba PLCs com puter link port are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 and 9600 Not all these Baud rates are available on all computer links The PLC and 180 unit must be set to the same Baud rates to communicate The Toshiba PLCs programmer port is fixed at EVEN parity The Toshiba PLCs computer link port supports settings of NONE EVEN or ODD parity The PLC and 180 unit must be set to the same parity to communicate Both Toshiba PLC ports are fixed at 1 stop bit The PLC and 180 unit must be set to 1 stop bit to communicate Both Toshiba PLC ports are fixed at 8 data bits The PLC and 180 unit must be set to 8 data bits to communicate If using RS 485 or using a converter that allows data sent by the 180 series unit to be echoed back to the 180 unit on the same line this must be set to YES Otherwise it can be set to NO if the 180 unit RD and SD are connected somewhere on the line This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero Station Computer link only When the computer link is used the 180 unit needs the computer Output register type Output starting register 79736 6 link station address If the programmer link is used this field has no meaning The 180 series unit only reads the D register range so this i
18. the data log will be initialized CAUTION DO NOT change SW1 7 while the unit is on This will corrupt user memory and the driver If SW1 7 is changed YOU MUST repeat steps 1 though 5 below Using this feature WILL result in a LOSS of 16K of user memory To enable disable this feature perform the following steps 1 Turn PMD off Set SW1 7 to to store the driver in EEPROM or to store in RAM 3 Turn unit on Upload user file 5 Upload PLC driver if the random driver is uploaded with the user file this step can be skipped gt 20 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls PARALLEL PORT Included on the option board is a parallel port connector figure 4 6 This is a 25 pin D type connector This port has 16 data bits and 4 control bits Use discrete outputs from the PLC to trigger messages and display data set values The 4 control bits can also be used to assign priority to a message Female D Sub Description Binary Value BCD Value Pin Number 1 Common N A N A 2 essage Data Data 17 N A N A 3 Data Select 1 Data 18 N A N A 4 Data Select 2 Data 19 N A N A 5 Data Hold Data 20 N A N A 6 Data 1 1 1 7 Data 2 2 2 8 Data 3 4 4 9 Data 4 8 8 10 Data 5 16 10 11 Data 6 32 20 12 Data 7 64 40 13 Data 8 128 80 14 N A N A 15 C N A N A 16 C N A N A 17 C N
19. will display the different bytes received from the computer in hexadeci mal The Display Test option lets you check the operation of the dis play This test also can be used to rejuvenate the evenness of intensity on the display The Operator Interface option is not present on the PMD 180 The Parallel Port test will give you a hexadecimal represen tation of the data and control bits The Demonstration is an illustration tool When this option is selected message 1 will be displayed 15 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 3 Display Front Panel Features and Controls This page intentionally left blank 16 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls The back panel of the PMD 180 is used to make all the interfacing connections to the PLC and other devices being used to control the unit In this section the different back panel features will be discussed POWER INPUT 5555555555555 o J In The power input connectors figure 4 1 used to apply proper voltage potential to the unit AC units can operate at either a nominal 115 VAC or 230 VAC DC units operate at a nominal 24 VDC The specific operating voltage range is shown in Section 10 General Speci fications of this manual AC UNITS GND L2 L1 Z 0 AAA G
20. 0 to 199 A route value of 0 indicates there are no more drops from this level on If a previous route value is defined as 0 then this level will not be checked Route value 4 This is the fourth route value in decimal The legal address range is 0 to 199 A route value of 0 indicates there are no more drops from this level on If a previous route value is defined as 0 then this level will not be checked Route value 5 This is the fifth route value in decimal The legal address range is 0 to 199 A route value of 0 indicates there are no more drops from this level on If a previous route value is defined as 0 then this level will not be checked Route value 6 This is the sixth route value in decimal The legal address range is 0 to 199 If a previous route value is defined as 0 then this level will not be checked 86 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1254656789 8 PLC Data Current RS 422A Connection Loop Switch Square D SY MAX 180 185 e Chassis Ground BC ee a he 08 9 Screw terminals q 180 Series to Square D SY MAX Interface cable UTICOR pn 43934 Figure 8 15 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 405 SERIES PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 16 Baud rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 79736 6 The 180 series P
21. 121 180 Message Display 14 122 User s Manual International Character Sets UTICOR Technology LP AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE KANA L 7 km L m m m 107 m BEEN LELEL um L 108 mmm TET L m mm m E HN m L E HN 7 109 m M L EEEE EH L E EH HN E L gH gH 110 m LELEL nnn TLL a m L 111 ann p mmum L ann 112 L q 7 L m m 113 L r E NN m L 114 EBENEN ann L L LELEL ann L 115 mmmm ann L t NEN EBENEN 116 ann u 7 m m 117 ann L m 118 LELED 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Man
22. 180 series unit and Modicon PLC have the options of NONE ODD or EVEN parity The PLC and 180 unit must have the same parity to communicate Stop Bits Both the 180 series unit and Modicon PLC have the options of 1 or 2 stop bits The PLC and 180 unit must have the same number of stop bits to communicate Data Bits The 180 series unit restricts this to 8 data bits for the Modicon PLC because the 180 unit uses RTU mode which is 8 data bits Select RS 485 The Modicon PLC uses a RS 232 RTU serial communication proto col Only use this if using a RS 485 RS 232 converter between the 180 unit and the Modicon PLC Poll time This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero Address This is the address of the controller The range of the address is 1 to 247 depending on the controller model Set this to the controllers address setting 76 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Output register type The 180 series unit can read either the 3xxxx or 4xxxx register range This attribute tells the 180 unit which type the output starting register is Output starting register This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read from Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the output register type range The range is then 0001 to 9984 The starting register corresponds to the 180 u
23. 79736 6 123 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 124 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 15 Control Codes and Special Characters Control Codes The following control codes can be programmed into the message to perform special functions The control codes will not be displayed on the PMD The codes are entered by pressing the Control key and the indicated character ASCII Character Control Code 000 NUL 001 SOH A 002 STX B 003 ETX C 004 EOT D 005 ENO E 006 ACK F 007 BEL G 008 BS H 009 JT I 010 LF J 011 VT K 012 FF AT 013 CR M 014 SO N 015 SI O 016 DLE P 017 DCI Q 018 DC2 AR 019 DC3 AS 020 DC4 021 U 022 SYN V 023 ETB W 024 CAN X 025 EM Y 026 SUB 027 ESC 028 029 GS A 030 RS AN 031 US 79736 6 125 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 15 Control Codes and Special Characters Special Characters When programming a message there are keys that can be pressed to add features to the message They are as follows Insert Time By pressing the F7 key the time as found in the real time clock of the PMD will be added to the message starting at the current cursor position The way it is inserted is HH MM SS Insert Date By pressing ShiftF7 the date as found in the real time clock of the PMD will be added to the message starting a
24. 9 A x A RD peg TE 4 1 c PRD A a 5 GND DB 9 female terminals 180 Series to AB SLC 500 DF1 Interface cable UTICOR pn 43978 79736 6 Figure 8 3 65 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data ALLEN BRADLEY PLC5 SERIES PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 4 This driver is designed to use integer N file entries in the Allen Bradley PLCS The driver needs to know which integer file entries to use and the serial port settings The 180 Series product uses Data Highway communication protocol to exchange data with the PLC Channel 0 on the PLC5 module must be configured with the following settings Channel 0 DF1 point to point Control line No handshaking Error detection BCC Baud rate The baud rate options supported by 180 Series for the channel 0 port of the PLCS 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 Parity The channel 0 port supports even or no parity Stop bits The PLCS s channel 0 port supports 1 or 2 stop bits Data bits The PLC s channel 0 port must be set to 8 data bits Select RS 485 The channel 0 port only supports RS 232 serial protocol Poll time This is the time between polls of the PLC5 by the 180 product in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero Output N file number The 180 products read from N files The valid range is from 10 to 999 Output starting word This is the starting N file word the 180
25. A N A 18 Data 9 256 100 19 Data 10 512 200 20 Data 11 1024 400 21 Data 12 2048 800 22 Data 13 4096 1000 25 Data 14 8192 2000 24 Data 15 16584 4000 25 Data 16 32768 8000 ADA ADT A DATES NI IODC PARALLEL PORT OPERATES IN SOURCE MODE ONLY Figure 4 6 This optional port lets messages and or variable data be displayed The connection is generally to an output module with a voltage range of 10 30 VDC For more information on interfacing to the parallel port see figure 4 7 on the next page 79736 6 21 180 Message Display 4 22 PARALLEL PORT Back Panel Features and Controls 4 D Di D D D DB D9 D10 BCD CUSTOMER VALUE WIRING 1 1 4 Oo o 2 2 gt o 4 4 8 8 16 10 32 20 64 40 128 80 256 100 518 200 P o o 1024 400 2048 800 7 o 4096 1000 8192 2000 16384 4000 32768 8000 1 2 3 5 6 7 T T 1 1 1 D D D D D D 1 2 3 4 5 6 MESSAGE DATA User s Manual MESSAGE NUMBER DATA SET VALUE TO CONFIGURE THE DATA SELECT 1 DATA SELECT 2 DATA HOLD POWER SUPPLY IN COMMON PARALLEL PORT CONTROL INPUTS EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY 10 TO 30 VDC VIVO SDVSSHW T 199195 VLVd LOTTAS viva SELECT 0 PRIORITY MESSAGE o 2 SELECT 1 PRIORITY MESSAGE CLEAR MESSAGE FROM QUEUE C
26. IN TIO ORO es ees 126 PD ER 126 79736 6 iii 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Table of Contents 126 TESCO cus scs a a ark modes tidie td abba metere 126 IIKO aE iale T ee Mr CUN Ctr n 127 Character Size ae hg ch Sue wanes ans 127 CNet 127 Blank sch et ve cesta eid tiu caus eee E La EC Re ine ae 127 16 16 amp coit Orb sv rtt 129 17 Troubleshooting e 131 GLOSSARY secret 133 CP 141 iv 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction Congratulations on your decision to enhance your intra plant communications by incorporat ing a UTICOR PMD into your system With the help of this manual you will soon be able to start using the versatile features of the PMD The Getting Started and Features and Con trols sections in this manual explain how to operate your unit The additional sections provide more detailed information on the PMD s attributes and include a glossary and index for your quick reference Of course if you still encounter difficulty call AVG UTICOR technical sup port at 1 800 TEC ENGR OVERVIEW The PMD 180 is a compact message display that can be interfaced to a name brand P
27. PEC Data cea 49 Introductiontothe Dryer obi tob va ESQ rd utat celi eei eto dd 49 mpm 50 Flag Bitsot Output Resister 51 Flag 54 Random NCCE SS DIDVGIS uut 54 Words 55 Input Words ded tended tuber atus 56 Discrete 56 LUN dei LE 57 hueco ABI MET NN esi eo 58 79736 6 180 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Table of Contents M ssage 58 AEG PILE Driver AttiDutes 60 Allen Bradley SLC 500 PLC and 1747 AIC Module Driver Attributes eese 61 Allen Bradley SLC 500 DF1 Module Driver Attributes Standard 63 Allen Bradley PLC Series PLC Driver Attributes dotato deteriore o etaed uta 66 GE 90 30 90 70 PLC Driver Attributes 67 IDEC FA 2 FA 2J FA 3S FA2 5M PLC Driver Attributes 69 Klockner Moeller PS 306 316 PLC Driver Attributes 71 Mitsubishi FX Series PLC Driver Attributes 72 Mitsubishi Melsec A Series PLC Driver Attributes eee 74 Modicon Modbus PLC Driver Attributes ener senten en
28. PLC MSG ERROR There was an error communication with the PLC PLC MSG TIMEOUT The PLC did not reply to the PMD PLC PORT NOT SET UP The PLC port settings baud rate parity stop bits are invalid PROM FAILURE The PROM s checksum did not match what was programmed The program in the PROM is invalid NO PLC DRIVER No PLC driver code has been downloaded to the unit RAM FAILURE The RAM in the unit has failed Note If the unit has an error i e a message timeout an error message is displayed When the error is rectified if the message num ber valid the message will be redisplayed 79736 6 129 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 130 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 17 Troubleshooting Symptom Cannot communicate from the computer to the PMD Possible Solutions 1 sure the PMD and the computer are both setup for the same communication parameters 2 Check to see if the computer is connected to one of the computer interface ports on the back of the PMD 3 Verify that the dip switches are set correctly for the type of communication standard that you are using to communicate with the computer i e RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 4 If you are using the RS 485 standard make sure you have the option board that allows you to communicate RS 485 5 If you are using the RS 232 standard make sure the cable onl
29. and unit number 16 Reserved 50 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Example Register Data HEX Explanation 1 0000 Everything is valid and enabled 2 0100 Display message number 256 3 0010 Priority is sixteen 4 0123 291 15 the value in data set 1 5 4567 17767 is the value in data set 2 6 89AB 35243 is the value in data set 3 7 CDEF 52719 is the value in data set 4 8 004F Clear message 79 from the queue 9 8821 Turn on LEDs 16 12 6 and 1 10 0000 Reserved 11 0000 Reserved 12 0000 Enable function keys 1 16 13 14 0000 Reserved 15 1001 Data set slave group and unit 16 0000 Reserved Using word 15 you can direct data set information to a specific slave by placing its group and unit number in this register Bits 0 11 are used for the unit number while bits 12 15 are used for the group number Flag Bits of Output Register 1 Bit 0 This bit is used to verify that the data in register 2 is valid or invalid If this bit is a logic one the PCI PMD will ignore that data When this bit is set low the current message number is triggered and the data in the variable registers is read in once regardless of the setting of flag bit 1 Bit 1 This bit is used to confirm the validity of the data in registers 4 7 If this bit is a logic one the PCI PMD will ignore the variable data regis ters However when a message is triggered the variable data registers will be read regard
30. are not available through the other ASCII commands This command works the same as the Onnnnn command except the message is displayed right away and not programmed into the unit The maximum length of text including carriage returns is 225 characters Qnn MESSAGE ATTRIBUTES This command is only usable with Onnnnn and P commands It allows you to add attributes to the display text some of which are not available through other ASCII protocol commands 4001 Blink Entire Message 4002 4Q03 Not Valid 4004 Log Message 05 Chain Message repeat 0 yes Q06gguuuu Send to Slave Group and Unit Q07n Data Set n goes Here 5 digits of the indicated will be displayed or inserted into the message being programmed AQ08 Insert Time Here 09 nsert Date Here 4Q10btr Scroll Up b bottom row 1 4 t top row 1 4 repeat 0 no 1 yes QIllr Scroll left 1 line 1 4 r repeat 0 no 1 yes r READ CURRENT FUNCTION KEY STATUS This command will cause the PCI to send back the current status of the function keys The PCI will return a bitmap of the function keys status The standard reply format from the PCI when a bitmap representation is Selected will be in this form rabcd Z a Function Keys 16 13 b zFunction Keys 12 9 c Function Keys 8 5 d Function Keys 4 1 98 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR T
31. data log message number none selected Clear data log message number none selected Increment clock 1 hour message number none selected Decrement clock 1 hour message number none selected Print Port Attributes Baud rate 1200 baud Parity none Stop bits one Print Time Date no Parallel Port Attributes Inverted Flag port is being read logically inverted Inverted Data format BCD Debounce time 5 milliseconds 79736 6 115 180 Message Display 116 User s Manual This page intentionally left blank UTICOR Technology LP 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 14 International Character Sets The PMD 180 can use one of eight international character sets when displaying messages The different character sets are U S Cyrillic Germany England Denmark Sweden France and Kana These character sets are selected through the System Attributes option in either the Offline Development or Online Network menus in the pro gramming software The different characters than can be displayed are shown in the following chart When a space is left blank on the chart the character in the U S column will be displayed AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE KANA m m um m L fj m m m EBENEN 55 m ann
32. default setting of this selection disables the queue The second selection is for when the queue is advanced automatically The selection determines how long each static message will be displayed before the queue is advanced to the next message in the circular queue The range for this value is in tenths of a second from 0 to 255 The default setting is 100 10 seconds The 79736 6 45 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 7 System Attributes third selection determines how many times a scrolling message within the queue will be repeated before the queue is advanced The repeat range is from 0 to 255 times with a default of 0 Data Log Enable This selection allows you to enable and disable the data log When enabled messages triggered that are to be logged will be put in the data log The default for this selection disables the data log Clear Data Sets When enabled the clear data sets selection will clear the data sets data to zero from the PMD when any message is called up with the Clear Data Set or Center Message attribute set The default setting will clear the data set data LED Control The LED has a default that has the PLC controlling the LEDs rather than the PMD under System Attributes Character Sets This selection allows the user to choose which one of eight character sets will be used The different character sets available are American Cyrillic French German English Danish Swedis
33. is transmitted and received Rated at bits per second Descriptive of a device that can transmit and receive data A numbering system in which each digit can take on values from 0 to 1 the base 2 numbering system An acronym for Binary digit the smallest unit of information in the binary numbering system Represented by the digits 0 and 1 An isolating circuit used in an electronic device to avoid reaction of a driven circuit on the corresponding driver circuit A single group of bits processed together in parallel It can consist of a variable number of bits Illustration that defines how bytes are utilized in message memory A calculation of all data bits being transmitted used by the receiving device for data integrity 133 180 Message Display Glossary Chain Message Computer Interface Control Characters Controller Terminal Daisy Chain Data Hold Data Log Data Select DC Debounce Time Decrement Default Delimiter DIN Dip Switch 134 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP A message which links up to 115 individual messages together and displays at a user defined rate Peripheral equipment for attaching computer to other devices ASCII codes used to make the display perform special tasks These terminals interface to the programmable controller or other device that operates the PMD terminals used by the controller are the parallel port the message control terminal and VDC In and Out ter
34. is used to indicate to the operator that logic power is at a valid level for proper operation of the unit MODE BUTTONS There are three Mode keys on the front of the unit Mode Enter and Restart These keys are used to select the Setup modes for the PMD 180 Use the Mode key to advance through the different Setup modes When you have reached the Setup mode you need use the Enter key to select it Likewise use the Mode key to advance through the different options offered for each step of the setup and the Enter key to select the option you want when it is shown on the unit s display After pressing restart and the unit times out the Mode and Enter keys are used to scroll through the message queue 79736 6 13 PMD 180 Message Display 3 14 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Display Front Panel Features and Controls Below are listed the different Setup Modes and the options within each of them Display Mode Computer Interface Program Port PLC Port Set Clock Data Logging Test Functions Demonstration Baud rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 Parity Off Odd or Even Stop Bits 1 or 2 RS 485 No or Yes Protocol PMD or ASCII Checksum CRC EOR or None Group 01 Unit 0001 Default Values Baud rate 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 Parity Off Odd or Even Stop Bits 1 or 2 Data Bits 7 or 8 Mode AM PM or 24 Factory setting is AM PM mode Time HH MM SS D
35. next line When wrap is off the cursor remains at the end of the line the cursor is currently on 0 wrap is off n lzwrapison Knnnnn TRIGGER PROGRAMMED MESSAGE This command lets the user make a previously programmed message in the unit be displayed The message number must be the number of an existing message If the message does not exist nothing will be dis played Message number must be padded with zeros for any message less than 10 000 nnnn 5 digit message number Msnnnnn NEW VARIABLE DATA This command lets the user send new variable data to the unit The user must define which data set and the new data to be used when sending to the PCI S 1 4 data set number nnnn 5 digit data set value Nnnnnn DELETE MESSAGE RAM Units only This command lets the user delete a message in the PCT The user must specify a 5 digit message number to be deleted nnnn 5 digit message number Onnnnn PROGRAM MESSAGE RAM Units only Messages are programmed with this command The message number selected must be unique to the other messages in the PCI The text must be followed by a Z or the message will be ignored The maximum length of text including carriage returns is 223 characters nnnn 5 digit message number 79736 6 97 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL P DISPLAY TEXT This command allows the user to display text using the attributes of the PCI 400 that
36. pn 43973 0 i J Current RS 422A Connection Loop 1 Switch Mitsubishi A Series Link Module 180 185 AS71024 Ps Chassis Ground spa X X RD 5 B no SD X SISISIGIS S RDA IQ X z SD GND GND Screw Screw terminals terminals 180 Series to Mitsubishi AJ71C24 module Interface cable UTICOR pn 43972 Figure 8 9 79736 6 75 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data MODICON MODBUS PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 10 This 180 series PLC driver is a random access driver and cannot be loaded into a PMD 180 configured as standard It is designed to use registers in the Modicon PLC The driver needs to know which regis ters to use and the Modbus serial port settings The 180 series Modicon Modbus PLC driver uses the RTU Remote Terminal Unit mode This is the only serial port parameter the 180 unit restricts The controller must be set to RTU mode All other port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 unit and the PLC This includes the controllers defaults of RTU mode EVEN parity 1 stop bit address 1 and 9600 baud Baud rate The Baud rate options for the 180 series unit are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 The PLC and 180 unit must have the same Baud rates to communicate Parity Both the
37. port settings must be defined for the driver The driver uses an ASCII communication proto col and exchanges data with the PLC In order for the 180 series unit to be directly connected to the SLC 500 or the 1747 AIC module the optional slave printer and parallel port board must be present Also to use the unit with the 1747 AIC network interface module the 180 product needs to have the LE terminal on the RS 485 terminal block If this terminal is not present the unit will need to be returned to the factory for rework The serial port on the PLC supports baud rates of 9600 and 19200 baud The other port settings are fixed at even parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit 79736 6 61 180 Message Display 8 62 PLC Data Displayed Errors Baud Rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll Time PMD Address PLC Address Max Node Address Output N file Output starting word User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP If an illegal file number or register number is stored in the PLC driver attributes a PLC MSG BAD REGISTER error will be displayed The baud rate options supported by the SLC 500 s port are 9600 and 19200 The SLC 500 s port is fixed at even parity The SLC 500 s port is fixed at 1 stop bit The SLC 500 s port is fixed at 8 data bits This is fixed at Yes selecting RS 485 This is the frequency of polling of the PLC by the message display in tenths of a second The valid ran
38. product is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file Since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible to make sure sixteen consecutive words from the starting word are available The range is from 0 to 984 The starting word corresponds to the 180 product s first output word and all others follow consecutively Input N file number The 180 products write to N files The valid range is from 10 to 999 66 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Input starting word This is the starting N file word the 180 product will write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible to make sure sixteen consecutive words from the starting word are available The range is from 0 to 984 The starting word corresponds to the 180 product s first input word and all others follow consecutively 5 HE 5789 RS 232C Connection 1 Switch Allen Bradley PLCS DF1 Port 180 185 Case 2 2 3 3 UY DB 25 male DB 9 female 180 Series to PLC5 DF1 Interface cable P N 43982 Figure 8 4 GE 90 30 90 70 PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 5 This 180 series PLC driver is designed to use R registers in the GE 90 30 90 70 series PLC The dri
39. slaves connected to the RS 422 slave port This function sets the group number to 0 and the unit number to 0 N Allows the group and unit number to be individually set 79736 6 41 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes Group Unit Number The group and unit number allows a message to be sent to a group of slave displays or a single slave display within a group Valid group numbers 15 Valid unit numbers 0 to 4095 3000 Top Stick This command is used to indicate to the PMD what stick of the unit is to be used as the top stick of the PMD 3000 slave display on which the message will be displayed 3000 Bottom Stick This command is used to indicate the bottom stick of the PMD 3000 on which the message will be displayed A stick is the part of the display where twenty 2 inch charac ters can be displayed A PMD 3000N1WAH has a total of four sticks within it with the top stick being stick 1 and the bottom stick being stick 4 INVISIBLE MESSAGE Y The message will not be displayed on the master display but can be sent to slaves printed or logged N The message will be displayed as normal LOG MESSAGE Y When the message is selected the message number will be stored in the internal data log along with the time and date If there is variable data in the message their values will also be stored in the data log N The message will not be logged Note The data lo
40. still be used for manipulating the message queue REMOVE THESE SCREWS FRONT o POSITION 114 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 13 System Attribute Default Settings The PMD 180 s default system attributes are listed below These differ ent settings can be changed either online or offline Numeric values are changed with the number keys on the computer Other values are changed with the space bar Blink Attributes Blink ON time 0 5 seconds Blink OFF time 0 5 seconds Scroll Attributes Scroll UP time 0 5 seconds per line Scroll LEFT time 0 2 seconds per column Miscellaneous Attributes Display Saver Timeout Disabled Chain message time 10 seconds per message within the chain Chain message repeat scrolling message no repeat Queue status Disabled Queue message time 10 seconds per message within the queue Queue message repeat scrolling message no repeat Data Log enable data log is disabled Clear data sets yes Character set American Send PLC time registers no Data sets use leading zeros no Special Function Messages Low battery message number none selected Enable data log message number none selected Disable
41. the message file will be available for editing The highlighted filename indicates the currently selected file Pressing the RETURN key opens the highlighted file A new file can also be opened by simply typing a new name and pressing the RETURN key As the filename is being entered it is displayed to the right of the Select Filename prompt on the lower left portion of the screen Note Factory default directory is C PMD180 If you installed the software in any other directory you must change to that directory by pressing 2 Simulator The Simulator selection allows messages to be viewed as they would be on the PMD 180 or PMD 3000 slave when the 3000 simulator is selected from this option For the PMD 3000 simulator leading zeros will always be displayed for variable data 3 Message File The Compact Message File selection lets the message file be com pacted on the disk This should be used after a program has been developed to shrink the disk usage of the program 4 Print Message File The Print Message File option allows a specified range of messages and attributes to be printed to the system printer 5 System Attributes Selecting the System Attributes option will call up the operating parameters of the message display These different parameters include the blink scroll print port parallel port and miscellaneous attributes The F10 key saves the attributes as the defaults 6 Default Mess
42. the number of addresses in command The next 2 to 16 bytes are addresses for up to 8 slaves affected by the command Two bytes are needed for each slave s 16 bit Group Unit Address If the Control Byte is set to 2 the number of addresses and addresses themselves are not required If the Filter List in the PMD180 is full already has 8 addresses an insufficient memory error dec 6 is returned in the reply If the Con trol Byte is a value other than 0 2 an invalid data byte error is returned dec 24 If an attempt is made to remove non existent addresses from the list no error is returned READ FILTER LIST COMMAND Value HEX AA Start of Message Byte 6 length B4 B7 4 bit group number BO B3 Most Significant Bits of 12 bit unit number 8 Least Significant Bits of 12 Bit unit number 87 Message Code Checksum LSB Checksum MSB UU gt NOOA REPLY Value HEX AA Start of Message Byte 23 Length B4 B7 4 bit group number BO B3 Most Significant Bits of 12 bit unit number 8 Least Significant Bits of 12 Bit unit number 87 Command code Number of addresses in the filter list 7 22 Addresses 2 bytes each MSB LSB 23 Checksum LSB 24 Checksum MSB Ww gt oof This command returns filter list If there are less than 8 addresses in the list then 0 0 is returned for the remaining addresses 79736 6 37 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming This page in
43. x 5 870 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 4X 2x40 Model 11 338 Wide x 5 669 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 12 4x20 Model 11 838 Wide x 6 169 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 4X 4x20 Model 8 650 Wide x 3 700 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 12 2x20 Model 9 150 Wide x 4 200 High x 5 175 Deep NEMA 4X 2x20 Model 12 500 Wide x 3 559 High x 4 860 Deep Message Controller 4 5 pounds Message Display 3 8 pounds Message Controller Panel mount with built in mounting studs Message Display Panel mount with pre cut keyways for 14 20 bolts Message Controllers Wire Clamp terminal blocks for 18 22 AWG 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display User s Manual 11 UTICOR Technology LP Unit Cutout and Dimensions Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Standard NEMA 12 PMD 180 that has two lines of forty characters 11550 293 37 SOS POWER BATTERY 625 15 88 3 700 93 98 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 5175 MEM 5370 13640 OPTION BOARD CONNECTOR CLEARANCE DIMENSION 570 14 48 2559 65 00 13145 rnm 283 10984 719 278 99 059 150 Lyle 11050 28067 5525 485 DIA 6 Y ry 2818 7158 3 200 8128 79736 6 11167 283 64 105 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 11 Unit Cutout a
44. 0 display size are 2 4 6 8 narrow same width as 4 and 8 The different key strokes for selecting them are as follows 2 Alt2 4 Alt 4 6 8 Alt 7 8 After a character size is entered the proceeding characters will be that size until changed again or the end of the message The graphic screen used when programming messages that will be sent to a PMD 3000 will reflect the character size The control codes used to change the charac ter size will be displayed on the PMD 180 To avoid this make the message an invisible one Clear a Line Clear a line of text when editing a message by pressing Shift F9 Insert a Blank Line Insert a blank line when editing a message by pressing Shift F10 79736 6 127 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 128 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 16 Displayed Errors BAD COMP INTERFACE The computer interface port settings baud rate parity stop bits are invalid BAD PRINTER SETTINGS The printer port settings baud rate parity stop bits are invalid BAD SLAVE SETTINGS The slave port settings baud rate parity stop bits are invalid INCOMPATIBLE DRIVER The revision of the executive chip is not compatible with the revision of the downloaded PLC driver code PLC MSG BAD REGISTER The user has specified an illegal or invalid register number or type
45. 2 FA 2J FA 3S FA2 5m The 180 series products can only read data registers D This is the starting data register the 180 series product is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting data register must be available in the register range The range is 00 0984 The starting data register corresponds to the 180 series product s first word and all others follow consecutively The 180 series products can only write to data registers D This is the starting data register the 180 series product will write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting data register must be available in the register range The range is 00 0984 The starting data register corresponds to the first word and all others follow consecu tively 12345 7 Current RS 232C Connection Switch IDEC FA 2 180 185 Link Adapter PF2 CLA PF2 CLAV Case 2 2 Jg 5 7 4 25 female 9 female 5 Sub 180 Series to IDEC FA 2 Interface cable Figure 8 6 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data KLOCKNER MOELLER PS 306 316 PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 7 The PLC driver for the PS 306 316 series controller is designed to use the PLC s Marker words MW memory The driver needs to know which marker words to use Baud Rate The baud rate f
46. 5 1905 100 27940 gt 186 3454 9 79736 6 111 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 112 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 12 Internal Adjustments If you are powering the PMD 180 with 230 VAC it is necessary to move an internal jumper The drawing below shows the procedure used to move this jumper REMOVE THESE SCREWS GENTLY SPERATE THE FRONT FROM THE BACK 230 REMOVE THIS BOARD 115 VAC OPERATION 79736 6 113 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 12 Internal Adjustments The front panel pushbuttons can be disabled by the dip switches on the back of the unit However by moving an internal jumper the Mode and Enter kekys can be re enabled This allows the user to manu ally increment and decrement the message queue Access to this jumper can be acquired by separting the back part of the unit from the front as shown below When the jumper is in the position dip switch nine will completely disable the front panel pushbuttons Posi tion allows Mode and Enter to
47. 80 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction E This switch is used to enable and disable the current loop interface The parallel port can be used to trigger messages and enter data set values through a discrete output module of the PLC Use the slave port to send data to any UTICOR slave message display H The printer port is used to send user message information to a Serial printer via an RS 232C cable I Thebattery can be changed by removing this panel J The mode and enter buttons are used to select the PMD s mode of operation They are also used to manually advance messages in the message queue K The power indicating LED will be lit when the logic power is at a level acceptable for the internal circuitry to operate battery OK indicator will be illuminated when the unit is on as long as the battery is at a reasonable voltage level to retain correct time date and user RAM data if power to the unit is lost 6 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction Figure 1 4 below shows a block diagram of the PMD 180 OPTION BOARD INTERNAL DATA LOG ie at ee 4 REAL TIME CLOCK gt 1 MESZ DATE TIME DATE TIME 2 MESZ DATE TIME SLAVE PORT 3 MESZ DATE TIME zem UTICOR SLAVE PRINTER PORT PRINT MESSAGES ON ANY RS 232 PRINTER A PARALLEL PORT
48. ATTRIBUTES STANDARD DRIVER See figure 8 3 79736 6 The Standard Driver is for DF1 communication protocol only This driver uses integer N file entries in the Allen Bradley SLC 500 PLC The driver must know which integer file entries and the serial port settings 63 180 Message Display 8 64 PLC Data Baud Rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll Time PMD Address PLC Address Interface Address Message Timeout User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP The interface driver uses a Data Highway communication protocol and exchanges data with the PLC using N file words Port settings can be set to any options available on both the PMD and the PLC Note The module must be configured with the following settings Half duplex mode in the DF1 Protocol Menu Local mode in the DF Protocol Menu BCC checksum in the Protocol Menu and the jumper for the DF1 port must be configured for RS 232 The baud rate options supported by the SLC 500 s port are 300 600 1200 2400 9600 and 19200 The interface module port is adjustable to even odd or no parity The interface module can have 1 or 2 stop bits The DF1 module s port must be set to 8 data bits The interface module uses either RS 485 or RS 232 422 Set this option to YES if the module is configured to use RS 485 otherwise set it to NO The option board must be present if using RS 485 This is the time between polls of the PLC by
49. Commands are case sensitive Agguuuu Select Unit bxxxxx Clear Message Queue Enable Disable Message Queue Cn Select Center Mode Reset Display AFrr Select Scroll Rate Gbbcc Select On Off Rate Hrrcc Position Cursor In Select New Line Select Wrap Knnnnn Trigger Programmed Message Msnnnnn New Variable Data Nnnnnn Delete Message Onnnnn Program Message AP Display Text AQnn Message Attributes Note that this command can only be used inside Onnnnn or P commands r Read current function key status AUn Read Data Set s AVxyabcd Set LED on off Xn Blink Delimiters on off 7 End of Text or Message A more detailed description of each of these commands and the defini tion of its variables follows AAgguuuu SELECT UNIT This command selects which unit s will process the ASCII commands that are sent out It will allow multiple units to be connected together and addressed These units can be addressed as a whole as a subset or as individual units Only units that have been selected will process commands 55 2 digit group number uuuu a 4 digit unit number 94 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL In both cases the number must be padded with zeros i e for unit 45 the number would be 0045 units will always process all commands to see if they have been selected or desele
50. LC driver for Texas Instruments 405 series controller is designed to use the PLCs user data V memory The driver needs to know which data words to use The key switch on the TI 405 series PLC must be in the term position in order to operate with the software driver It will not work with the switch in the run position The Baud rate for the 405 series is fixed at 9600 Baud The parity for the 405 series is fixed at an ODD parity The number of stop bits is fixed at 1 for the 405 series The number of data bits per byte is fixed at 8 bits for the 405 series The Texas Instruments 405 series PLC uses an RS 232 serial protocol Use this if using an RS 485 RS 232 converter 87 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data Poll time Output register type Output starting register Input register type Input starting register 88 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero The output registers used by the 180 series unit are in the user data V memory So the type is fixed as This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen con secutive words from the starting register must be available in user data V memory The user data range is octal V01400 V07377 The range for this attribute is then 768 to 3824 decimal and must be e
51. LC through the PLC s program loader port With the PMD 180 you will also receive programming software that you install on an IBM or compatible computer Use the software to program messages online or offline set up the computer s communication parameters and load the PLC driver information into the PMD Depending on what options you order the PMD can have 8K 32K 64K or 128K of EEPROM or 32K or 128K of RAM Also available as an option is an extra board that adds a parallel slave and printer port to the unit Computer interface is available through RS 232C RS 422A or RS 485A with either UTICOR or ASCII protocol The PLC interface can accommodate RS 232C RS 422A or current loop communications RS 485A can only be used on the PLC port when the option board is present The PMD 180 is also available in a message controller model The message controller has all the same features as the PMD 180 except the actual display A UTICOR slave message display must be used with the message controller The option board that includes the slave port is standard on the message controller model The PMD 180 has a 16 message circular queue The message queue can be enabled or disabled and can be advanced manually or automati cally Messages can be assigned a priority when they are triggered by the PLC only the messages in the queue with the highest priority will be displayed The higher the priority number assigned when the mes sage is sent t
52. LEAR MESSAGE QUEUE T DATA SET 1 SELECT DATA SET 2 SE T DATA SELECT DATA SET 4 INHIBIT ANY SELECTION Figure 4 7 CONTROL INPUTS SEE CHART NOTE UNIT CAN ONLY OPERATE IN SOURCE EXAMPLE SHOWS WIRING SOURCE OPERATION NOTE OFF SWITCH OPEN ON SWITCH CLOSED UTICOR Technology LP PARAL 1 PORT THE PMD SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES MUST BE SET PROPERLY SET D1 TO D16 FOR BCD OR BINARY OPERATION SET INVERTED OR NON INVERTED OPERATION FOR ALL INPUTS 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display SLAVE PORT User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls Note You cannot connect another PMD 180 to this port Also included with the option board is a slave port figure 4 8 This optional port allows remote displays to echo what the PMD 180 is displaying Any of UTICOR s slave message displays can be controlled through this port No oo o0o BATTERY SLAVE PORT TERMINATION TERMINAL NOOBWN EARTH GROUND Figure 4 8 Below figure 4 9 are some basic master slave wiring configurations The slave port operates at 9600 baud over an RS 422 link Maximum cable length is 4000 feet 1220 meters In a multi drop configuration up to nine slaves can be driven by one master without signal boost The repeater p
53. LP The second screen has the user define the PLC output words used to send data to the display The third screen has the user define the PLC input words that the message display writes to and the fourth screen asks the user to define discrete triggers to display specific messages The 180 series offers the use of a 16 message circular message queue The queue can be enabled or disabled through the System Attributes option in either the Offline Development or Online Network menus As each message is triggered it will be placed in the queue The user has the option of disabling the queue using automatic advancement or manual advancement Note When the queue is enabled chain messages that repeat use the queue repeat count from the system attributes Also note that when the queue is enabled the operator cannot enter variable data with the keypad on the PCI units When the queue is being used messages can be given a priority when triggered The priority is used to relay the urgency that the message needs to be handled with If higher priority messages have entered the queue no lower priority messages will be displayed until there are no more high priority messages in the queue The priority of the message is set in register 3 of the output block The higher the message s priority number the higher the message s priority If there are two messages in the queue with an equal priority and that priority is the highest in the queue then thos
54. MENU The PLC Function menu contains the options used to handle the PLC setup 1 Upload PLC Code 2 Edit Attributes in PMD 3 Edit PLC File Defaults 4 ESC Return to Menu 30 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming 1 Upload PLC Code The Upload PLC Code selection brings up a menu of the PLC drivers that are supported Selecting one of the menu items loads the driver for that PLC into the PMD 180 Use your arrow keys and Enter to choose the PLC you are connecting to 2 Edit PLC Attributes in PMD This option lets you change the attributes of the loaded PLC code without downloading a new PLC driver 3 Edit PLC File Defaults The Edit PLC File Defaults selection allows you to change the PLC default values of any particular PLC driver prior to sending the driver to the PMD The defaults are used as a template when the file is uploaded 4 Remove PLC Code The Remove PLC Code selection loads a NULL driver into the PMD 180 so that the unit may operate without a PLC connected ESC Return to Main Menu This selection takes you back to the Main Menu COMMUNICATIONS SETUP The Communications Setup option lets you set the communication parameters of the computer to accommodate those of the PMD 180 and attached printer This setup is vital to ensure proper exchange of data between the computer and the PMD COMP INT PRINTER Group Num
55. Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data RS 485A Connection 180 185 ie Chassis Ground 4 1 5 5 pin DIN male Screw terminals 180 Series to PS306 Interface cable UTICOR pn 43947 2 5 4 510 1 M M 5 485 Connection j Mosler 180 185 Chassis Ground 3 7 A Ro 5 eno 9 male U SEIEN 180 Series to Klockner Moeller PS316 Interface cable Figure 8 7 MITSUBISHI FX SERIES PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 8 The Mitsubishi part number PCX KIT 1 must be used to connect the 180 unit and host link unit The CTS signal supplied by the RS 422 to RS 232 converter in that kit is needed for the 180 and host link unit to communicate The FX series PLC driver uses data registers in the PLC However the 180 unit needs to know which registers The FX series has fixed serial port settings of 9600 baud even parity 1 stop bit and 7 data bits Baud Rate The baud rate for the Mitsubishi FX is fixed at 9600 baud The 180 unit and PLC must be set the same Parity The parity for the Mitsubishi FX is fixed at even parity 72 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll T
56. ND EARTH GROUND DC UNITS COMPUTER INTERFACE Figure 4 1 There are two computer interface connectors One is a 9 pin D type connector This connector is used solely for RS 232C communications There are also screw clamp terminals for computer interface These terminals are used for either RS 422A or RS 485A communications Remember that only one type of communication parameter can be used at any one time 9 FEMALE 5 232 D SUB PINS 2 2 TD This port is to be used when programming uploading 5 COMMON and downloading messages An IBM or compatible using 10F54 software can be connected to the 9 pin D sub RS 232C or to the computer interface terminal EARTH GROUND RS 422 RS 485 COMPUTER PORT SCREW CLAMP TERMINALS 10 strip RS 422A RS 485 RS 422 5 485 COMMON COMMON SD Figure 4 2 79736 6 17 PMD 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls PLC INTERFACE 18 Reference figure 4 3 There are two PLC interface connectors One is a 9 pin connector This connector is used for either RS 232C or current loop communications The other group consists of screw clamp terminals These terminals are used for either RS 422A or RS 485A communications To use RS 485 communications to the PLC the option board must be present Remember that only one type of commu nication param
57. PCI 185 front panel 79736 6 99 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL Xn BLINK DELIMITERS This command is used when you want only part of the message to blink After the blink command is received all following characters will blink until a blink off command is received The variable functions as follows Oc blink is off n l1 blinkis on Z END OF TEXT OR MESSAGE This command must follow all O and P commands for the message to be valid It will also be the last element in all replies given by the PCI Message numbers for a chain message are to be entered on one line with no carriage return between the individual message numbers Each message number requires 5 digits If a message number has less than 5 digits it must be padded with zeros EXAMPLES In this portion we provide some illustrations on how messages are programmed The first illustration will be for displaying text on a single unit This first example is to be sent to unit 124 group 3 A030124Testing ASCII Mode This will cause the text Testing ASCII Mode to be displayed at the current cursor position on a PCI set up as group 3 unit 124 other PCIs on the same line will ignore this text Any further commands or text would only be processed or displayed by this unit until another A command is issued to select a different PCI units will monitor all commands listening for a command whe
58. PMD 180 user s manual 180 Message Display User s Manual WARNING In the application of UTICOR Technology LP programmable control devices you should consider them components Therefore provisions other than the program mable control device must be taken to protect personnel in the event of a program mable control device malfunction Programmable control devices should not be used as stand alone protection in any application Unless proper safeguards are used unwanted start ups could result in equipment damage or personal injury If programmable controllers are used with operator interface and like devices this hazard should be of primary importance The operator should be made aware of this hazard and appropriate precautions should be taken In addition consideration should be given to the use of an emergency stop func tion that is independent of the programmable controller The diagrams and examples in this user s manual are included for illustrative pur poses only UTICOR Technology LP cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the diagrams and examples IMPORTANT Static messages that remain on the display for an extended period of time may cause uneven illumination of the display s dot matrix grid This is caused by the inherent properties of all vacuum fluorescent display technology To avoid uneven character display use the DISPLAY SAVER TIME OUT feature described in the manual Do not le
59. UTICOR Director 4001 UTICOR Master Slave 79736 6 59 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP AEG PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES 60 See figure 8 1 Baud Rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll Time Output register type Output starting word Input register type Input starting word This PLC driver is designed to use marker words in the AEG PLC The driver needs to know which marker words The PLC driver for the AEG unit uses declaration lists 17 and 18 If anything other than the 180 series product is connected to the PLC that uses these declaration lists their definitions for those lists will be lost when the unit is connected to the PLC The baud rate for the AEG is fixed at 9600 baud The 180 unit and PLC must be set the same The parity for the AEG is fixed at odd parity The AEG is fixed at one stop bit Data bits for the AEG are fixed at eight The PLC uses RS 232 communications This does not need to be selected unless using an RS 232 RS 485 converter This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero The output registers used by the 180 series unit are marker words This is the starting marker word that the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the PLC The valid range is 1 to 1970 The starting word corresponds to t
60. a Set 4 Function Keys 1 16 bit 0 F1 bit 15 F16 0 not pressed 1 pressed Reserved Reserved Year 0 99 Month 1 12 Day 1 31 Hour 1 12 or 0 23 Minute 0 59 Clock information can be read by Second 0 59 the PLC if selected in the System Reserved Attributes Menu Example Register Data HEX Explanation 1 0000 Everything is valid data sets are not being altered and have not been changed message queue is not full 2 0123 291 is the value in data set 1 3 4567 17767 is the value in data set 2 4 98AB 35243 is the value in data set 3 5 CDEF 52719 is the value in data set 4 6 1032 Function keys 13 6 5 and 2 were pressed 7 0000 Reserved 8 0000 Reserved 9 0050 1993 15 10 000 October is the month 11 000 It is the fifteenth day of the month 12 0010 The hour is 4 PM 13 0025 The minute is 37 14 002F The second is 47 15 16 0000 Reserved 79736 6 53 180 Message Display 8 Flag Bits of Input Register 1 PLC Data Bits 0 through 3 Bits 4 through 7 Bits 8 through 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Random Access Drivers 54 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP These bits echo bits zero through three of the first output register from the PLC and can be used for handshaking When the Data Set 1 through 4 key is pressed on the PCI the respec tive bit is set to a logic one and remains there until the Enter Data key is pressed These bits remain at logic zero un
61. able UTICOR pn 43946 Figure 8 8 73 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP MITSUBISHI MELSEC A SERIES PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES 74 See figure 8 9 Baud Rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll Time Output Register Type Output Starting Register The AJ71C24 S6 computer link module must have the following settings in order to communicate with the 180 series product The mode setting switch must be set for format A This is the only format the software driver is set to handle Switch 21 must be in the ON position enabling the checksum for the message Switch 22 must be set in the ON position to allow writing to the CPU while in RUN mode Switch 11 toggles between RS 232 and RS 422 When the switch is ON it is set up for RS 422 Full duplex transmission is the only type supported by the software driver This driver is to use data registers in the AJ71C24 Computer Link Module The driver needs to know which registers are to be used The baud rate can be 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 baud The parity can be enabled or disabled If it is enabled then odd or even parity can be selected The number of stop bits is adjustable from 1 to 2 The number of data bits is adjustable from 7 to 8 The AJ71C24 module does not support RS 485 serial communications This is the time between polls of the AJ71C24 by the 180 series product in tenths of a secon
62. ace cable 0 1 8 7 8 pei Current Loop Connection 1 Switch Toshiba 180 185 EX 100 4 5 18BL e 4B __ 3B 6 2 4 28L e 4B 8 position DB 9 female Plug 180 Series to Toshiba EX100 Program port Interface cable Figure 8 18 92 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL ASCII PROTOCOL FOR COMPUTER PLC INTERFACE Note Only one port computer or PLC can operate with ASCII protocol at a time To control the LEDs with the ASCII driver on the PLC port set the system attribute LED control to computer interface The Computer Interface can operate with either normal PMD protocol or ASCII protocol When the Computer Interface has been pro grammed for ASCII protocol the display will act like an ASCII termi nal Likewise the PLC Interface can operate with a name brand driver or with ASCII protocol When using ASCII protocol for computer interface select CRC checksum so that the 10F54 programming can also be used Note The is an ASCH circumflex 94 5E or Shift 6 and not a control command Only printable characters will be processed The ASCII circumflex will not be printed since it is used for the control functions that can be used to control the way that text is displayed After the unit has been set up in ASCII protoc
63. age Attributes The Default Message Attributes selection allows the default values for the message attributes of unprogrammed messages to be set The user can customize the default attributes for new messages to accom modate specific needs 7 Set Attribute in Range The Set Attribute in Range selection allows the attribute values for a range of messages to be changed AII the messages in the range will adopt the new attributes as long as the message type is the same If a message is a chain message and the attributes are for a non chain message then the chain message attributes will not be effected 28 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display 8 Find a String 9 File Merge Functions E Edit Message C Copy Messages D Delete Messages F Fill Messages M Move Messages S Program Status ESC Return to Main Menu 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming The Find a String selection allows the message text to be searched for a specified string of characters All the message numbers with message text containing the string will be displayed If the more prompt is displayed any key pressed other than the ESC key will display more message numbers The File Merge Functions selection will bring up another menu This menu has four options on it They include Open Secondary File which allows another disk file to be opened for transferring messages to and from Fill Messages which lets a single m
64. ate DD MMM YY Setup Mode Computer Interface Diagnostics Display Test Operator Interface Parallel Port Test Mode 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display DISPLAY MODE COMPUTER INTERFACE PLC PORT SET CLOCK DATA LOGGING TEST FUNCTIONS DEMONSTRATION MODE 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 3 Display Front Panel Features and Controls The display mode is the operating mode of the PMD 180 Both pro gramming and general operation are performed while in this mode The computer interface mode allows you to set up the PMD s computer port to match the communication parameters of the host computer The 10 54 programming software operates with both PMD and ASCII protocol The PLC port mode lets you set up the PMD s PLC port to match the port parameters of the PLC being monitored The Set Clock option allows you to set the clock to the current time and date The clock information can be used in messages or stamped on the data log The Data Logging option allows the user to display or print if option board is present the contents of the data log if it is not empty In the Display option the MODE button moves to the next entry and the ENTER button displays the message text one screen at a time Test Functions provide a test of the integrity of the connections that have been made to the PMD 180 and test the display The Setup Mode option takes you out of Test Functions Computer Interface Diagnostics
65. ative voltage is equal to a logic one The place of access on a PMD master for serial connection to a slave display A type of fuse that will withstand short current surges When using the parallel port this term refers to using the negative side of the voltage supply for reference and the positive side for logic one levels The last one or two bits sent in a synchronous data transmission to indicate the end of the message Two bytes that contain the two identifiers Group and Unit number that distinguish one message display from another present in each message to specify which PMD should respond A twelve bit binary number used to identify which member of its group itis 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Glossary VAC Voltage alternating current VDC Voltage direct current Variable Data Fields within a message that allow the real time display of values that are entered either from the keypad or controlling device Vacuum Fluorescent An evacuated display tube in which the anodes are coated with a phos phor that glows when electrons from the cathode strike it to create a display 79736 6 139 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 140 79736 6 180 Message Display Symbols 10F54 Software 27 installation 9 AEG PLC Driver attributes 60 Allen Bradley 1747 AIC Module Driver attribures 61 Allen Bradley PLC5 Dri
66. atures and Controls The front panel of the PMD 180 is available in both NEMA 12 and NEMA 4X It features a vacuum fluorescent display battery and logic power status indicators and mode select keys V F DISPLAY The PMD 180 comes with a multi character vacuum fluorescent dis play Its characters are composed in a 5 x 7 matrix An inherent charac teristic of vacuum fluorescent displays is that they tend to show uneven illumination if the same message is left on them for a long period of time UTICOR has devised two ways in which to battle this problem One is the Display Saver Timeout feature When enabled the display will go blank if a message is left on the display longer than the preset amount of time determined by the user When another message is triggered on the display the new message will be displayed The other way UTICOR fights this problem is the Display Test found under Test Functions with the Select keys By running this test for an extended period of time some of the evenness will return to the display BATTERY OK LED The Battery OK LED is used to indicate to the operator whether or not the battery is at a voltage level which could sustain the clock and the user RAM in the event that supply power is lost The LED is only lit when the unit is powered and the battery is good When the unit is programmed a message can be dedicated as the battery message POWER LED The Power LED
67. ause the real time clock in the PMD to be incremented one hour when it is triggered The message does not have to exist The valid message number range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value 1s 65535 non active 79736 6 47 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 7 System Attributes Decrement Clock A message can be assigned a command that will cause the real time clock in the PMD to be decremented one hour when it is triggered The message does not have to exist The valid message number range 1s from 0 to 65535 and the default value is 65535 non active PRINT PORT ATTRIBUTES optional printer port can be customized to accommodate the parameters of most serial printers This allows you to print messages as they are triggered and print the data log Baud Rate The printer port will send data at 300 600 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 baud The default setting is 1200 baud Parity The printer port will operate with odd even or no parity The default parity setting is none Stop Bits The printer port supports communication with one or two stop bits Its default value is one stop bit Print Time Date If desired the PMD will send the current time and date to the printer when it sends other information to be printed The default setting does not send the time and date data PARALLEL PORT ATTRIBUTES The optional parallel port can be set up to accommodate several differ ent types of discrete I O modules fr
68. ave the same message on the display for indefinite periods of time evo Automation 125 Copyright 1993 2002 All rights reserved UTICOR Technology LP AVG Automation P O Box 1327 4140 Utica Ridge Road Bettendorf 52722 1327 1st Printing 3 02 Sales and Marketing v 343 St Paul Blvd Carol Stream IL 60188 630 668 3900 FAX 630 668 4676 Factory Customer Service Order Entry v 4140 Utica Ridge Rd Bettendorf 52722 Tel 319 359 7501 800 711 5109 FAX 319 359 9094 Application Hotline 1 800 TEC ENGR 832 3647 Vist our web site at www avg net Manual Number 79736 6 180 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Table of Contents MIIOQUCIIOH es eA Sead ete tian dion Sea iene a dr sat ane 1 cw T 1 Front Panel Eeat res 2 eo aspe pacte epist iret ieu 3 CONNECT ONS tec eret tee tive tet ete uti tetti eee as 5 2 G tting Started 9 9 uh Sie Bek ETT 9 Interconnect Cable 9 Using OP SA 9 3 Display Front Panel Features and Controls 13 bru mc 13 Ba
69. ber 1 Unit Number 1 Port COMI LPTI BAUD Rate 9600 9600 Parity NONE NONE Data Bits EIGHT EIGHT Stop Bits ONE ONE Require CTS NO NO Control RTS NO Checksum CRC 79736 6 31 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming Group Unit Number The group and unit number selections are used to specify which PMD 180 the computer is going to communicate with Group numbers can range from 0 to 15 and unit numbers can range from 0 to 4095 The default values of these settings are group 1 unit 1 Port This option allows the user to designate which port on the computer is going to be used to interface to the PMD and which port will send data to the printer The PMD can be interfaced to COM1 COM2 or The default setting is COM1 The printer port can be set as LPT1 LPT2 or any of the COM ports The default port is LPT1 Baud Rate This selection is used to set the speed that the above selected ports will operate The default setting is 9600 baud for both ports However if the LPT 1 or LPT2 port is selected for the printer port the baud rate setting will have no effect Parity This selection allows the user to use a parity bit to ensure the integrity of the communications between the computer and either the PMD 180 or the printer Available settings are even odd or none The default setting for both ports is NONE no parity Data Bits This option lets the user select the nu
70. ch settings 19 Setup modes Computer Interface 14 Demonstration mode 14 Options 14 PLC port 14 Test functions 14 Siemens 100 Series 115 CPU Driver attributes 83 Slave port Connector 21 Software Installation 9 Special characters 126 Special function messages 47 Clear data log 47 Decrement clock 48 Disable data log 47 Enable data log 47 Increment clock 47 Low battery 47 Storing the PLC Driver in EEPROM 20 SW1 7 20 System attributes 45 Blink attributes 45 Miscellaneous attributes 45 Parallel port attributes 48 79736 6 Print port attributes 48 Scroll attributes 45 T Texas Instruments 405 Series Driver attributes 87 Vacuum Fluorescent display 13 Variable data Inserting ina message 126 Leading zeros 46 143 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP This page intentionally left blank 144 79736 6
71. chnology LP RELIANCE XL Il PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES 80 See figure 8 12 Baud rate Parity Stop bits Data bits Select RS 485 Poll time Output register type Output starting register This 180 series PLC driver is designed to be used only with the XL II series from Reliance No other Reliance PLC is supported by this driver The switch on the top of the communication interface must be selecting COM2 This driver is designed to use internal outputs M in the Reliance XL II series PLC The driver needs to know which registers to use and the settings of the PLC Port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 unit and the PLC The baud rate options supported are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 The PLC and the 180 unit baud rates must be the same to communicate The 180 unit supports even odd or no parity The PLC and 180 unit parity settings must be the same in order to communicate The 180 unit supports one or two stop bits The PLC and 180 unit stop bit settings must be the same in order to communicate The driver is fixed at seven data bits If using RS 485 or using a converter that allows data sent by the 180 series unit to be echoed back on the same line this option must be set to yes Otherwise set this to no This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero The 180 series unit will only read the int
72. cksum CRC The default parameters of the computer set up by the programming software are Group Number 1 Unit Number 1 Communication port COM1 Baud Rate 9600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Requires CTS No Requires RTS No Checksum CRC You should now be able to communicate with the PMD 10 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 2 Getting Started Use the Mode and Enter buttons on the front of the PMD to set up the computer interface port parameters The Mode key is used to toggle through the options and the Enter key is used to select the option displayed on the screen Use the Mode key to proceed after the port is set up Make sure that both ports match Save port settings and return to the main menu Select the Online Network option of 10F54 and press S to check the Status ID of the PMD If communication has been established you will see the current status of the unit If there is no communication there will be a communication error message If com munications have not been established then check your cable connec tions proper COM port on the computer and verify the baud rate setting of 10F54 matches that of the PMD 79736 6 11 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 2 Getting Started This page intentionally left blank 12 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 3 Display Front Panel Fe
73. cted A unit is deselected by not being selected in a command There are three basic rules for selecting units 1 Group x and Unit x selects only the unit with matching numbers 2 Group x and Unit 0 selects all units in group x 3 Group 0 and Unit 0 selects all units bxxxxx CLEAR MESSAGE QUEUE This command allows the user to clear one or all messages from the queue To clear a specific message from the queue fill the variable with a particular message number To clear all messages from the queue use the number 65535 for the variable No reply is sent back to the ASCII controller cx ENABLE DISABLE MESSAGE QUEUE This command allows the user to either enable or disable the message queue The default setting is disabled No reply is sent back to the ASCII controller X 0 queue enabled x queue disabled Cn SELECT CENTER MODE This command allows the user to center text on the display 0 turn centering off turn centering on En RESET DISPLAY This command performs clear and or reset of the selected unit The user can specify which level of reset to perform 0 clear the display and home the cursor n the display and reset all parameters modified by ASCII protocol 2 clear the display and leave the cursor at its current position 79736 6 95 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL Frr SELECT SCROLL RATE This command se
74. ction allows messages to be added or edited When the screen is entered message 1 is displayed by default To display a different message enter digits followed by RETURN at the Message Number prompt If the message is programmed the at tributes and text for the message are displayed Otherwise the default attributes and empty text box are displayed The Messages option copies the source range of messages to the destination range The source messages are not deleted Use the F10 key to copy the source range to the destination range 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display D Delete Messages F Fill Messages M Move Messages S Status ID T Time and Date V Variable Data L LED Function Key Data ESC Return to Main Menu 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming The Delete Messages selection lets you delete a single message or a range of messages The Fill Message selection copies a single message to a range of messages The Move Messages option allows a range of messages to be moved from the source range to the range starting at the target start message The messages in the source range are deleted after the move The Status ID selection will show you information about the PMD 180 Information will include software and hardware revisions memory available and PLC selection Any key pressed returns to the Online Network menu The Time and Date sele
75. ction reads the time and date from the PMD 180 and computer The PMD s time can be changed through this selec tion The Variable Data option allows the data sets to be viewed or edited The LED Function Key Data is not available on the PMD 180 This selection takes you back to the Main Menu 35 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming FILTERING SLAVE This feature was added to the PMD180 Software P N 10C86 Revision ADDRESSES J or later ONLY This feature allows a PMD 180 Master to filter out messages to specific slaves Up to 8 separate slave addresses can be filtered out When a slave s address is being filtered only packet mes sages received via the computer interface port are sent to the slave Any other messages are blocked This effectively passes control of the slave from the PMD180 master to the PC connected to the PMD180 master s computer interface port When the slave s address is removed from the filter list control is returned to the PMD 180 master You can implement filtering by using two new computer interface commands Modify Filter List code 86 and Read Filter List code 87 These commands allow the user to add or remove addresses from the filter list These commands are described below PROGRAMMING NOTES Messages sent to multiple slaves Group 0 Unit 0 or Group x Unit 0 cannot be filtered on an individual slave basis If the multiple slav
76. d For constant polling set this to zero The 180 series products can only read data registers D This is the starting register the 180 series product will read from Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the register range The range is then 0000 to 6128 The starting register corresponds to the first word and all others follow consecu tively 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Input Register Type The 180 series products can only write to the data registers D Input Starting Register This is the starting register that the 180 series product writes to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the range The range is 0000 to 6128 The starting register corresponds to the 180 series product s first word and all others follow consecutively Station Number This is the station number that is set on the AJ71C24 S6 by two switches The range is 0 31 PLC Series This is the series of PLC that is being used It can be either AnCPU or AnACPU where n 1 2 or 3 J J Current RS 2352C Connection Loop Switch 1 Mitsubishi A Series 180 185 Link Module AJ71C24 Case 2 2 5 p 5 aja N 3 ud 25 male 9 pin female D Sub Sub 180 Series to Mitsubishi AJ71C24 Interface cable UTICOR
77. d before the message text will be printed CLEAR DISPLAY Y Will cause the previous message to be erased from the display and will cause all 4 data sets to be reset to zero when the System Attributes Clear Data Sets selection is enabled N Previously displayed characters will remain on the display where this message does not overlay them Data sets remain unchanged 40 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes Example Previous New Result Message Message Y 1234567890 ABC ABC 2ND LINE N 1234567890 ABC ABC4567890 2ND LINE 2ND LINE CENTER MESSAGE Y Will cause message text to be centered on all lines of the display data sets will be reset to zero when a centered message is selected and the System Attribute Clear Data Sets is enabled N Text will be displayed as entered in the message Data sets are not effected Non Centered Centered MESSAGE MESSAGE NEXT LINE NEXT LINE BLINK MESSAGE Y The entire message including time date and variable data will blink on and off when displayed Characters that remain on the display from previous messages will also blink Refer to System Attributes Section to set blink on and blink off times SEND TO SLAVE Y Will send the selected message to one or more slave displays connected to the RS 422 slave port Only valid when the option board is present All Slaves Y Will send the message to all
78. data consists of a group of 16 PLC registers used to hold the output values to the PCI PMD and a group of 16 registers used to hold the input values from the unit Communications with the PLC will be via a serial link to the PLC s serial port Following is a list of the output registers from the PLC and a list of the input registers from the 180 series unit The poll time in the PLC driver defines how often the unit reads the PLC output registers PLC Output Register Description bit 0 message number valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 1 data sets valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 2 2 clear queue valid 0 valid 1 invalid PCI 185 only bit 3 LEDs valid 0 valid 1 invalid PCI 185 only bit 4 data set 1 key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 5 data set 2 key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 6 data set 3 key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 7 data set 4 key enableO enable 1 disable bits 8 12 not used bit 13 slave group unit 0 valid 1 invalid bits 14 15 not used 2 Message number to display 3 Message priority the higher the number the higher the priority 4 Data set 1 5 Data set 2 6 Data set 3 7 Data set 4 8 Message number to clear from the queue 65535 all messages 9 PCI 185 LEDs 1 16 bit 0 LED 1 bit 15 LED 16 0 LED off 1 LED on 10 11 Reserved 12 PCI 185 Function keys 1 16 enable 0 enable 1 disable 13 14 Reserved I5 Data sets slave group
79. data is not sent to the controlling PMD Messages sent to a master slave unit have equal priority PCI 185 with slave PMD 180 in port set to Master CMD Master Slave Mode Slave Slave PLC Slave PMD 180 in Master Slave Mode Slave ooo ooo Slave Slave Figure 4 10 25 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls PRINTER PORT Also included on the option board is a serial printer port This port allows you to have messages that are triggered on the PMD printed out on a serial printer The serial ports pin assignments are provided below in figure 4 11 a lt NEN s 00000000000090 gt 66505 5 rm E K J 2555555 0290 10855590 A BATTERY IHY No oo o SZ o D SUB Description Pin Number 1 N C 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 N C 9 COMMON 6 N C 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 N C CASE EARTH GROUND RS 2352C Connection UTICOR PCI 185 SIP 100 PRINTER Case 2 TxD LL cis 5 ZEE 8 crs 1 Logic Ground 7 7 5 Logie Ground 25 male 9 pin male D Sub D Sub PCI 185 to UTICOR Serial Impact Printer Interface cable 26 Figure 4 11 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display PROGRAMMING THE PMD OFFLINE DEVELOPMENT User s Manual UTICOR Technolo
80. de on the front of the unit figure 1 3 The different connections and switches are shown in the drawing below and descriptions follow c3 POWER do Open nme ee 5556 QD oempobpezsof8 epe 2 X E ABBR BEBE Figure 1 3 A Use the power input terminals to connect the AC or DC voltage powering the unit AC units are configured for 115 VAC from the factory but can be configured for 230 VAC DC units operate at a nominal 24 VDC B1 A computer can be interfaced to the unit to program or control it through this 9 pin D type connector using RS 232C communications B2 The terminal blocks on the right side of this cluster are used for computer interface using either RS 422A or RS 485A standards Only one communication standard can be used at a time C1 A PLC can be interfaced through the 9 pin D type connector when using RS 232 or current loop communications Only one standard can be used at a time C2 The terminal blocks on the left side of this cluster are used for PLC interface using either RS 422A or RS 485A standards Only one stan dard can be used at a time and the option board with the parallel printer and slave ports must be present to use RS 485 D The array of dip switches is used to set the computer port and PLC port terminal strips for RS 422 or RS 485 communications and to enable disable the front panel mode buttons 79736 6 5 1
81. ds from the starting word are avail able The range is 0 to 240 The starting word corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively The 180 series product writes to N files Therefore either use file number 7 or one in the range from 9 to 255 This is the starting N file word that the 180 series unit is to write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file Since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible to make sure sixteen consecutive words from the starting word are avail able The range is 0 to 240 The starting word corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively RS 422A Connection RS 232C Connection Allen Bradley Allen Bradley SLC 500 KE module 180 185 DH 485 RS 232 180 185 C j n KE Modul Ch j 2 Chassis Ground odule or gt 2 3 5 _ J 3 2 6 35 5 5 t 2 4 5 amp ry 2 9 female Ed DB 9 female 5 GND 180 Series fo DH 485 RS 232 Interface cable P N 43976 DB 9 female id Screw terminals 180 Series to AB SLC 500 DF1 Interface cable UTICOR P N 43976 12 45 EN H H 7 E H L pue RS 485A Connection Switch Allen Bradley SLC 500 KE module 180 185 Chassis Ground
82. e Host Link Unit Port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 series unit and the PLC Baud rate The baud rate options supported by the OMRON Host Link Unit are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19 200 baud The Host Link Unit and 180 unit must be set to the same baud rate to communicate Parity Even or odd parity can be used by the Host Link Unit The Host Link Unit and 180 series unit must be set to the same parity to communicate Stop Bits The Host Link Unit supports one or two stop bits The Host Link Unit and 180 unit must be set to the same number of stop bits to communi cate Data Bits The Omron Host Link Unit supports settings of 7 or 8 data bits Set the number of data bits the same for the 180 unit and Host Link Unit to communicate Note The option board must be present on the unit to use RS 485 communications on the PLC port Select RS 485 If using RS 485 or using a converter that allows data sent by the 180 series unit to be echoed back to the 180 series unit on the same line this must be set to YES Otherwise it can be set to NO Poll time This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero 78 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Output register type Starting output register Input register type Starting input register Single Multiple Link Unit Number 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Tech
83. e address 1s in the filter list the message is not sent to any slaves If the address is not in the list the message 15 sent to all slaves For example if Group 0 Unit 0 is in the filter list then mes sages addressed to Group 0 Unit 0 will not be sent to any slaves If it is not in the filter list messages addressed to Group 0 Unit 0 will be sent to all slaves Filtering messages to Group 0 Unit 0 only filters messages addressed to Group 0 Unit 0 it will not filter messages to individual slaves You will have to decide which option best suits your application On power up the PMD180 master clears the filter list COMPUTER INTERFACE MODIFY FILTER LIST COMMANDS COMMAND Value HEX AA Start of Message Byte 8 N 2 Length 4 7 4 bit group number 0 Most Significant Bits of 12 bit unit number 8 Least Significant Bits of 12 Bit unit number 86 Command Code Control Byte 0 add addresses to filter list 1 2 remove addresses from filter list 2 remove all addresses from filter list 7 number of addresses in command 8 addresses 2 bytes each MSB LSB 8 N 2 Checksum LSB 9 N 2 Checksum MSB UR REPLY Standard 36 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming This command allows you to add or remove addresses to filter or to completely erase the filter list from the master The number of slaves to add or remove from the filter list is indicated by byte 7
84. e between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero Output starting register This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive registers from the starting register must be available in the PLC The valid starting register range is 1 to 8177 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively 79736 6 85 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Input starting register This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to write to Sixteen consecutive registers from the starting register must be available in the PLC The valid starting register range is 1 to 7985 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively Route value 1 This is the first route value in decimal The legal address range is O to 199 A route value of 0 indicates there are no more drops from this level on If route value 1 is defined then route value 2 must be defined Route value 2 This is the second route value in decimal The legal address range is 0 to 199 A route value of 0 indicates there are no more drops from this level on If route value 1 is defined then route value 2 must also be defined otherwise an error will result Route value 3 This is the third route value in decimal The legal address range is
85. e messages will share time being displayed until one or both messages are cleared from the queue or a message with a higher priority is sent to the queue Zero is the lowest priority number If messages are being triggered through the optional parallel port D17 and D20 must be equal to a to trigger a message D18 and D19 will be used to control the message queue as shown below D18 D19 Definition 0 0 Message is priority 0 1 0 Message is priority 1 0 1 Remove the selected message from queue 1 1 Remove all messages from queue 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data For all PLC drivers the 180 series product can only communicate to one PLC In most of the drivers the 180 product and the PLC have to be connected directly together with no other 180 unit or PLC connected to the communication cable between them Following is a table that lists the lowest revisions of the different components useable for each PLC driver available for the PMD 180 and PCI 185 products Random Driver A B SLC 500 DF1 PLC5 DF1 ASCII GE 90 30 amp 90 70 IDEC FA 2 FA 2J FA 3S amp FA2 5M Klockner Moeller PS 306 amp PS 316 Mitsubishi FX Series Mitsubishi Melsec A Modicon Modbus Random Driver Omron Host Link Unit Reliance Shark XL II Reliance Automate Siemens 100 Series 115 CPU Square D SY MAX Texas Instruments 405 Series Texas Instruments 505 Series Toshiba EX100 250 20 OB
86. echnology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL Un READ DATA SETS This command will cause the PCI to return the current value of the variable data sets The user can specify that either one or all data sets be returned 0 send all data sets 1 4 send only the data set specified by n The standard reply format will vary depending on whether all or only one of the data sets were selected The format for one will be Uxaaaaa Z The format for all of the data sets is Uxaaaaa bbbbb ccecce ddddd Z x 0 all data is ready X data set 1 is not ready x 2 data set 2 is not ready X 3 data set 3 15 not ready X 4 data set 4 is not ready aaaaa data set 1 or specified data set for single data set selection bbbbb data set 2 data set 3 ddddd data set 4 AVxyabcd SET LED ON OFF This command is used to turn the status LEDs of the operator interface on and off The LEDs on or off depending on the bitmap sent LEDs that are not specified in the bitmap will not be effected by this com mand The definitions of the variables in this command are as follows 0 Turn LEDs off 1 LEDs on 1 LED group 1 1 16 2 group 2 17 32 3 LED group 3 33 48 LEDs 16 13 of this group LEDs 12 9 of this group LEDs 8 5 of this group LEDs 4 1 of this group lt lt lt The command V113A04 will turn on LEDs 14 13 12 10 and 3 on the
87. ed feature for random access PMD It allows for a list of discretes to be monitored that can trigger a message number associ ated with it These will be checked with the PLC data after the message number data is checked and in the order entered in the list 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data The PMD will trigger the message when the bit goes from cleared to set The priority of the message will be that of the message priority data from the PLC PLC SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES PLC CODE REVISION MSG DISCRETE TRIGGER MSG DISCRETE TRIGGER 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 65535 PLC System Attributes When the random access driver is selected the user defines each ad dress to be used for interfacing along with the communication param eters This is done by selecting A Edit PLC Attributes from the offline menu The first screen that appears defines the communication parameters The items included are the baud rate parity stop bits data bits etc More screens are reached using the Page Up and Page Down keys on the programming terminal 79736 6 57 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data Message Queue Message Priority 58 User s Manual UTICOR Technology
88. em any unit of equipment distinct from the central processing unit which may provide the system with outside communication The place of access on a PMD that allows for communication between the message display and specified printer A formal set of rules governing the format and timing of data between two communicating devices Some PMD products can use either UTICOR protocol or ASCII protocol 137 180 Message Display Glossary RAM Memory ROM RS 232 RS 422 Real time Clock Scrolling Message Sink Port Slo Blo Source Stop Bit Unit Address Unit Number 138 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Acronym for Random Access Memory RAM is a type of memory that can be accessed read from or loaded written into depending on the particular addressing and operation codes generated internally in the controller requires a battery Acronym for Read Only Memory a ROM is a solid state storage memory whose contents cannot be altered by the controller Electrical characteristics of a single ended digital interface circuits Electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits A clock that indicates the passage of actual time during which physical events take place A message that contains up to 235 characters and scrolls upward or from right to left When using the parallel port with a sinking module the positive side of the source is used for reference and the neg
89. ens are used to set the attributes Any parameters not altered retain their previous value Saving stores all attributes Likewise aborting results in all the attributes being restored to their previous values The Default Message Attributes option changes the default attributes for messages not programmed yet This allows the user to customize the default message attributes for their specific application The Set Attribute in Range selection allows the attribute values for a range of messages to be changed the messages in the range will adopt the new attributes as long as the message type is the same If a message is a chain message and the attributes are for a non chain message then the chain message attributes will not be effected The Clear Queue option allows the message queue to be partially or completely cleared The queue size is sixteen messages The Data Log selection lets the data log entries from the PMD 180 be viewed cleared and printed The data log size is about 700 entries This value varies with the different PLC drivers that are loaded For an exact value of data log entries do a Status ID command after the PLC driver has been loaded This command allows the user to test the integrity of the user memory When selected the programming terminal will show an estimate of how long the test will take Note User memory will be cleared when this test is executed The Edit Message sele
90. er to use the PLC interface port you must select the UTICOR Master Slave driver from the Upload PLC Code option in the PLC functions menu Wiring to either port is made to the RS 422 portion of the respective port similar to that of a regular slave display in multi drop fashion as shown on the previous page Here are the parameters for interfacing to the computer and PLC interface ports Computer interface PLC interface Group XX Group amp Unit is set through Unit XXXX computer interface setup using the front keypad Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 9600 Parity None Parity None Stop Bits 1 Stop Bits 1 Data Bits 8 Data Bits 8 Checksum EOR Regardless of which port receives the computer interface message codes regular PMD slave displays can be controlled through the slave ports of the master units configured as slaves To display a message on a master unit configured as a slave a message must be called up on the controlling master and sent to that slave unit The message that is called up must have the same message number as 24 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Note 79736 6 4 Back Panel Features and Controls the message you would like to view on the slave If there is variable data in the controlling unit s message that data is used by all slave units on the network for their variable data sets When a PCI 185 is used as a master slave unit its function key
91. ernal output M register range This is the starting register that the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the M register range Two registers per word or a total of 32 internal out puts The starting range is then 400 to 640 or 700 to 940 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Input register type User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data The 180 series unit will only write to the data memory M register range Input starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series unit writes to The 180 0 72545 678 8 amanna unit only writes to registers Sixteen consecutive words from starting register must be available in the M range Two registers per word or a total of 32 internal outputs The range is then 400 to 640 or 700 to 940 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively Current RS 232C Connection Loop Switeh Reliance Shark XL II 180 185 Case 5 t 5 3 2 8 7 d E DB 9 male DB 9 female 180 Series to Reliance Shark XL II Interface cable UTICOR pn 43944 Figure 8 12 RELIANCE AUTOMATE PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 12 79736 6 Baud Rate
92. essage from one of the files to be copied to one or more messages in the other file Copy Messages which lets a range of messages from one of the files to be copied to a range of messages in the other file and the ESC selection which returns you to the Offline Development menu The Edit Message selection allows messages in the open file to be added or edited When the screen is entered message 1 is displayed by default To display a different message enter digits followed by RE TURN at Message Number prompt If the message is pro grammed the attributes and text for the message are displayed Other wise the default attributes and empty text box are displayed The Copy Messages option copies the source range of messages to the destination range The source messages are not deleted The Delete Messages selection allows a range of messages to be deleted The Fill Message selection copies a single message to a range of messages The Move Messages option allows a range of messages to be moved The messages in the source range are deleted after the move The Program Status screen displays information on the message file program If the more prompt 1 displayed any key pressed other than ESC will display more message numbers Otherwise any key pressed returns to the Offline Development menu This selection takes you back to the Main Menu 29 180 Message Disp
93. essage will scroll up The range for scroll rate is 0 1 to 9 9 seconds A value of 0 0 causes the PMD to use the value found in the system attributes 79736 6 39 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes SCROLL LEFT Y The message will scroll from right to left on any one line of the display The maximum number of characters in a scroll message is 230 Scroll Line Select which line of the display the message will scroll on Repeat Y The scroll left message will keep repeating until a new message is selected N The scroll left message will be displayed once Scroll Rate Determines the rate this particular message will scroll across the display The range for scroll rate is 0 1 to 9 9 seconds PRINT MESSAGE Y The message text when selected will be sent to the optional RS 232 serial printer port of the display This allows messages to be printed when they are selected to be displayed On 1 Line Y The message text will be printed on 1 line of the printer Line wrap is dependent on the printer being used N Message text will be printed in same manner as shown on the display lt CR gt lt LF gt Y carriage return and line feed will be sent to the printer after the message text is printed N The next message will start printing where the last message stopped printing Note If the message to be printed contains variable data then these data sets must to be update
94. eter can be used at any one time A 9 PIN MALE RS 232 CURRENT D SUB PINS LOOP AR 1 16 2 RXD 3 TXD N C 4 C TXD 5 COMMON COMMON 6 2C RXD 7 RTS N C 8 CTS N C 9 je 12 VDC CURRENT LOOP PLC PORT T LOOP ENABLE SWITC BITTE L EARTH GROUND RS 422 RS 485 PLC PORT SCREW CLAMP RS 422 5 485 TERMINALS gt 1 COMMON COMMON 2 2 0 SD RD 3 SD SD RD 1 5 4 RD N C 5 RD N C PUT ENABLE THE CURRENT LOOP FUNCTION E SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION Figure 4 3 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls SWITCHES There is a single switch located between the 9 pin D connectors for PLC and computer interface See figure 4 4 This switch is used to enable and disable the current loop interface mode of the PLC port The second switch package consists of nine switches This array of switches is used to set the PLC and computer interface terminal blocks for either RS 422A or RS 485A communication When RS 485A is not being used the switches must be set for RS 422A The position 9 switch is used along with an internal jumper to enable disable the Mode Enter and Restart buttons on the front of the unit CURRENT LOOP ENABLE SWITCH Current Loop is disabled TA Factory Setting OEE OO CEO
95. g must be enabled Refer to System Attributes DISPLAY HEIGHT WIDTH Use this option to select the proper size of the display that is being used DATASET DISABLED N The data set value can be changed with the numeric keypad on the front of the display PCI 185 only Y The data set value cannot be changed with the numeric keypad on the front of the display PCI 185 only 42 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes MESSAGE EXAMPLES Following are some message examples demonstrating some of the special features that are available on the PMD 180 Example 1 This example will show how to program a stationary 2 line message that is centered and has the top line blinking From the Edit Messages selection in either the Online Network or Offline Development menus enter a message number Make sure that Center Message has been selected and that the display size matches that of the display that the message will appear on Then press F6 to edit the message text Press F8 to toggle Blink on Type in CAUTION and press Enter Then type in TABLE NOT IN PLACE Press F10 to save the editing session Example 2 This example will show how to program a single line message that includes variable data The variable data will be the three least signifi cant digits from data set 3 that will represent temperature The mes sage will also scroll left on the top line of the display
96. ge for this is from 0 to 255 For constant polling set this to zero Some SLC 500 processors cannot handle constant polling when two or more devices are trying to commu nicate with it Increasing the poll time may help to avoid communica tion problelms This is the address on the network where the 180 unit resides The address range is 0 31 This address must be a unique address on the network This is the address on the network at which the PLC resides The address range is 0 31 This address must be a unique address on the network This is the maximum number of nodes on the network Set this to the PLC with the highest address to make the network as small as possible The range is 0 31 The 180 series unit reads from N files Therefore either use file number 7 or a file in the range from 9 to 255 This is the starting N file word that the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file Since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible for 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Input N file number Input starting word User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data ensuring that sixteen consecutive words from the starting word are available The default range is 0 to 240 The starting word corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively The 180 series unit writes to N files Therefore either use file number 7 o
97. gy LP 5 Programming You cannot run the 10F54 programming software from the floppy disk it was received on It must be installed through its install program on a hard drive When the DOS prompt is set to the drive and directory You will then see the main menu Press F1 for context sensitive HELP screens 1 Offline Development 2 File Network 3 PLC Functions 4 Communications Setup 5 Online Network ESC Exit to DOS EEPROM units will not perform any of the PMD180 programming software s Online Network functions that alter the user message pro gram except Clear Memory RAM memory must be installed to use these functions The Offline Development menu performs all the offline programming It is not necessary fora PMD 180 to be connected to use these selections Open Message File Simulator Compact Message File Print Message File System Attributes Default Message Attributes Set Attribute in Range Find a String File Merge Functions Edit Message Delete Messages Fill Messages Move Messages Program Status Return to Main Menu trj n 27 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming 1 Open Message File The Open Message File option lets a disk file be opened or created for editing You must open a message file before you can access any other option All the information stored in
98. h and Kana A listing of the different characters available in each set is shown in Appendix E The default setting for this option is American Send PLC Time Registers This selection lets you choose whether or not to send real time clock data from the PMD to the PLC The default setting does not send the data Data Sets Use Leading Zeroes This selection lets you have leading zeros to indicate that a data set value belongs in the particular field of the message When using leading zeros a data set value would look like this 0003 When not using this option the same variable data would look like this 3 The default for this option enables the leading zeros Slave Port Mode Normal In this mode any slave display can be connected to the PMD 180 s slave port to display messages Master CMD In this mode the master PMD 180 slave port will be connected to another PMD 180 master PLC port and will send to it commands to display the same message number as the master The slave master unit will need to have the UTICOR master slave PLC driver installed 46 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 7 System Attributes SPECIAL FUNCTION MESSAGES Commands can be assigned to different messages that will make a particular message perform a specific function Functions include low battery detection enabling disabling and clearing the data log and incrementing and decrementing the real time clock Low Batte
99. he 180 unit s first word and all others follow consecutively The 180 series unit can only write to marker words This is the starting marker word that the 180 series unit will write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the range The range is then 1 to 1970 The starting word corre sponds to the 180 unit s first word and all others follow consecutively 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data 123 4 5 6 7 8 S9 0 L Current RS 232C Connection Loop 1 LI uu Switch 9 pin male 9 pin female D Sub D Sub 180 Series to Modicon A120 Interface cable UTICOR pn 43948 Figure 8 1 ALLEN BRADLEY SLC 500 PLC AND 1747 AIC MODULE DRIVER ATTRIBUTES This PLC driver connection is for the random driver only and it See figure 8 2 cannot be loaded into a standard PMD 180 The random driver is for DH 485 only The display unit interfaces to either the PLC s program ming port or it uses the 1747 AIC DH485 link coupler to communicate with the PLC Note that the 1747 PIC personal computer interface converter cannot be used to interface a PMD to a SLC series PLC Also note that the PMD must have revision B hardware and the option board must be present This driver is designed to use S B T C R or N files to exhange data with the PLC The particular file entries and serial
100. he higher its priority continued 79736 6 1 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction Hundreds of messages can be stored in the PMD 180 and selected by the PLC for displaying alarms machine condition and operator prompt ing The PMD 180 is programmed with UTICOR supplied menu driven software for IBM compatible computers The software allows messages to be directly entered into the PMD 180 with RAM memory or be developed offline and downloaded as a complete message file The software is completely menu driven with HELP information acquired by pressing F1 key Even if you re a first time user you ll have message programs up and running in no time PLC interface drivers are stored in the UTICOR programming soft ware You may select the desired PLC driver and download it to the PMD 180 to be stored in RAM or in EEPROM FRONT PANEL FEATURES The front panel of the PMD 180 message display figure 1 1 features several visual indicators and means for the operator to manually move through the message queue The different features are lettered in the drawing below and correspond to the following lettered paragraphs describing these features Note Features and B are located on the left side of the front panel on the models that have four lines of twenty characters c3 POWER C3 BATTERY of RESTART 0856 Figure 1 1 2 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Displa
101. ime Output register type Output starting register Input register type Input starting register 79736 6 4 6 89 0 WAH L Current RS 232C 3 meter connection cable to replace Mitsubishi 6 232 CAMS L 1 Switeh User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data The Mitsubishi FX series is fixed at one stop bit Data bits for the Mitsubishi FX are fixed at seven The PLC does not use RS 485 communications An RS 485 converter must be used for this type of communications This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero The 180 series unit can only read data registers D This is the starting register the 180 series unit reads Sixteen consecu tive words from the starting register must be available in the register type range The range is 0 to 496 The starting register conforms to the 180 s first word and all others follow consecutively The 180 series unit can only write to data registers D This is the starting register the 180 series unit will write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the range The range is 0 to 496 The starting register conforms to the 180 s first word and all others follow consecutively MITSUBISHI 180 185 FX Series Case 2 5 7 DB 25 male 08 9 female 180 Series to Mitsubishi FX Series Interface c
102. lay User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming FILE NETWORK MENU The File Network menu has options used to handle the uploading and downloading of files to the PMD 180 1 Upload File to PMD 2 Download File to Disk 3 Verify File ESC Return to Menu 1 Upload File to PMD The Upload File to PMD selection reads a file from disk and copies it into the PMD 180 All the information stored to the message file is now in the PMD When using a random message file this option lets the user upload more than the message if desired It will also let the user upload the PLC driver code and the random PLC attributes You are prompted for the part s of the file to be loaded 2 Download File The Download File to Disk option duplicates a program from the PMD 180 into a file on disk The program information stored to that message file is available offline If the file already exists it is overwrit ten Note With standard files neither Option 1 nor Option 2 include the PLC settings They must be loaded separately 3 Verify a File The Verify a File option compares the program in the PMD 180 with a file on disk A file can also be verified by typing the name then pressing the ENTER key As the filename is being entered it is displayed to the right of the Select Filename on the lower left portion of the screen ESC Return to Main Menu Pressing the ESC key returns you to the Main Menu PLC FUNCTION
103. lects the rate at which the unit will scroll text from right to left 01 to 99 01 1 second 99 29 seconds number selected must be between and 99 Values less than 10 must be padded with zeros Gbbcc SELECT ON OFF RATE The user selects the rate at which the display will blink on and off The valid range is between 1 and 99 Values less than 10 must be padded with zeros bb 201 99 blink on interval 01 99 blink off interval 01 1 second 99 9 9 seconds Hrrcc POSITION CURSOR This command lets the user position the cursor anywhere on the display The row and column values must be within the range for the display being used 01 04 row valid range for 185 displays 01 40 column valid range for 185 displays In SELECT NEW LINE This command controls how a carriage return sent to the display will effect the cursor If new line is on then a carriage return will cause the cursor to be advanced to the beginning of the next line If new line is off then a carriage return will cause the cursor to be advanced to the beginning of the line that it is currently on The default value for New Line is ON n 0 New Line is off n 1 New Line is 96 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL Jn SELECT WRAP This command controls how the cursor advances past the end of a display line When wrap is on the cursor advances to the beginning of the
104. less of the state of this flag bit Bit 2 This bit is used to verify that the message number in register 8 is the one that should be cleared from the message queue Bit 3 This bit is used to signal whether the LED information in register 9 is valid to be sent to the PCI If this bit is at a logic one the PCI will ignore that register 79736 6 51 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Bit 4 This bit is used to enable or disable the Data Set 1 key on the front of the PCI If this bit is set to a logic one the operator cannot change the variable data in that data set using the numeric keypad Bit 5 This bit is used to enable or disable the Data Set 2 key on the front of the PCI If this bit is set to a logic one the operator cannot change the variable data in that data set using the numeric keypad Bit 6 This bit is used to enable or disable the Data Set 3 key on the front of the PCI If this bit is set to a logic one the operator cannot change the variable data in that data set using the numeric keypad Bit 7 This bit is used to enable or disable the Data Set 4 key on the front of the PCI If this bit is set to a logic one the operator cannot change the variable data in that data set using the numeric keypad After the message in the previous example is received by the PCI it sends a reply to the PLC s input registers The PCI updates the PLC input registers whenever any of the register
105. less the front panel keypad is used to change variable data values in input registers 2 through 5 data sets 1 4 respectively The bit is set to a one after the Enter Data key is pressed and remain there until another message is triggered or a data set key is pressed For all PLC driver communications bit 12 of input register 1 is used to indicate whether the message queue is full or not If the bit is set toa logic 1 the queue is full A logic 0 indicates the message queue is not full Slave Group Unit Valid 0 Valid 1 Invalid Random access drivers must be used in a PMD180 configured as random and standard drivers in a PMD 180 configured as standard The random access feature lets the user define non continguous blocks of data in the I O to be used for interfacing between the PLC and the display unit Along with this the random access drivers let you use four global and four message data sets The four global data sets are defined when the PLC attributes are edited and are the default data sets The four mes sage data sets are defined by pressing F7 when editing your message and entering the location to be polled for the value The defined loca tion remains where the display looks for that data set unless the next message triggered either clears the display or defines a new location When using the random access feature the user can define up to forty discrete PLC outputs that will trigger a message Note If the use
106. mber of data bits that will be used for communications between the computer and the printer The selec tions available are 7 or 8 The default value is 8 data bits The PMD s communication protocol requires 8 data bits Stop Bits This option lets the user choose one or two stop bits to indicate the end of transmission between the computer and either the PMD or the printer The default selection is one stop bit Require CTS This selection can be enabled or disabled depending on whether or not a Clear to Send handshaking signal is required or desired The default value is No disabled Control RTS If using either a UTICOR bidirectional adapter or some other adapter to convert to RS 485 this selection should say YES to accommodate the RS 485 requirements The default setting is NO 32 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 5 Programming Checksum This selection allows the user to choose the type of checksum that is to be used by the computer when communicating with the PMD 180 The different types of checksum available are CRC XOR or None The default setting is CRC If ASCII protocol is to be used to control the PMD the CRC checksum should be used Otherwise communications may not be as reliable between the two units ONLINE NETWORK MENU The Online Network option lets you change the PMD setup without going offline Display Programmed Message Display Packet Message Clear Memory
107. mi nals A serial wiring method where the cable goes from unit to unit Allows data present on the parallel port to be accepted by the PMD An area of memory set aside for a time and date stamped historical record of events in the PMD Two control inputs on the parallel port used to select the data set number Abbreviation for direct current A period allowed for contacts to stabilize Subtract one The initial state of attributes A character that distinguishes a string of characters and therefore cannot be a member of the string e g Blink delimiter Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss German association that deter mines the standards for electrical and other equipment in that country European standard which gives very precise cut out mounting dimen sions A mechanical switch housed in a dual inline pack 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Display Mode Dump EEPROM EPROM FIFO Group Number HEX Hexadecimal Handshaking IEEE Increment Input Devices 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Glossary The operating mode when in this mode the PMD is controlled by a programmable controller or other intelligent device the PMD can also be interfaced to a printer alarm device slave message units or com puter Sending of all or part of the unit memory contents through a serial port Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory this type of read only memory can be altered with commands
108. nd Dimensions Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Standard NEMA 12 PMD 180 that has four lines of twenty characters 5370 136 40 8 650 OPTION BOARD CONNECTOR CLEARANCE DIMENSION gt 21971 do 570 1588 14 48 Y 7 2 E m 3700 2559 on 93 98 65 00 BATTERY E 7 x OK 1s 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 Ls 250 8150 6 35 207 10 5 175 131 45 8150 207 01 4 075 103 51 218 DIA 6 3 200 81 28 8 267 209 98 106 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display 8 650 21971 User s Manual 11 UTICOR Technology LP Unit Cutout and Dimensions Shown below are the cutout and mounting dimensions of the Standard NEMA 12 PMD 180 that has two lines of twenty characters ERN 625 15 88 5 370 136 40 POWER BATTERY 0090 3 9 ps 3700 93 98 CLEARANCE DIMENSION 4 10 32 MOUNTING STUD 6 5175 13145 250 8 150 6 35 207 10 059 150 eg 8150 m 207 01
109. nit s first output word and all others follow consecutively Input register type The 180 series unit can only write to the 4xxxx register range so this is fixed for the Modicon PLC Input starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series unit writes to The 180 unit can only write to 4xxxx register Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the 4xxxx range The range is then 0001 to 9984 and will be a 4xxxx register The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively 2 5 4 5 5 7 8 9 0 H i ui boni RS 232C Connection Loop 1 Switch Modicon 984 CPU Modbus 8 9 pin male 9 pin female D Sub D Sub 180 Series to Modicon Modbus Interface cable UTICOR pn 43940 Figure 8 10 79736 6 77 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data OMRON HOST LINK UNIT PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 11 The PLC driver for the OMRON Host Link is designed to use data memory registers DM in the OMRON PLC It allows for both the single and multiple link protocol so the Host Link Unit need not be changed Note The 180 series unit must be connected directly to a Host Link Unit The driver does not support the link adapter The driver needs to know which registers to use and the settings of th
110. nology LP 8 PLC Data The 180 series unit will only read the data memory DM register range This is the starting output register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the DM register range The range is then 0000 to 6640 The starting regis ter corresponds to the 180 unit s first word and all others follow con secutively The 180 series unit will only write to the data memory DM register range This is the starting register that the 180 series unit will write to The 180 unit only writes to DM registers Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the DM range The range is from 0 to 6640 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first word and all others follow consecutively This needs to be set the same as the setting of the single multiple link selector switch of the Host Link Unit in order for the two to communi cate When the multiple link is used the 180 series unit needs the Host Link Unit number address to communicate If the single link is used this field has no meaning Current RS 232C Connection Loop Switch OMRON Host Link 180 185 Uni N A pur 5 7 4 28 25 male DB 9 female 180 Series to OMRON Host link unit Interface cable UTICOR pn 43945 79 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data User s Manual UTICOR Te
111. nter and Restart buttons on the front of the unit 19 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls SW1 7 Storing the PLC Driver in EEPROM You must have Revision I of the PMD 180 exec software P N 10C86 installed for this option The PMD 180 exec software is installed at the factory All PMD 180s that are currently shipping have this revision of the exec If you are using this manual to configure an older PMD 180 it may not have revision I installed This exec revision number will be displayed briefly upon initial power up of the PMD Call technical support if you re unsure or cannot find the exec revision number Previous versions of PMD 180 exec software stored the PLC driver in the battery backed RAM If the battery failed the driver was lost The new software revision I allows you to store the PLC driver code in the EEPROM thus retaining the code even if the battery fails External DIP switch SW1 7 if set to position 0 indicates that the driver will automatically be saved to EEPROM when it is uploaded Setting it to position 1 indicates the driver is only stored in RAM Using this feature save to EEPROM requires a minimum of 32K of EEPROM memory Only units with 32K 64K or 128K of EEPROM can use this feature If the driver is stored in the it will be loaded from the EEPROM to RAM upon power up If a corrupted data log is detected during this process
112. ntered as a decimal number The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively The input registers used by the 180 series unit are also in the user data V memory So the type is fixed as Vxxxxx This is the starting register that the 180 series unit writes to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the user data memory The user data range 15 octal 01400 07377 The range for this attribute is then 768 to 3824 decimal and must be entered as a decimal number The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively Current RS 232C Connection Loop Switch Texas Instruments 435 CPU 180 185 2 2 3 3 4 U 5 15 14 15 DB 15 male DB 9 female 180 Series to Texas Instruments 405 Series Interface cable Figure 8 16 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 505 SERIES PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 17 The PMD 180 series PLC driver for the Texas Instruments 505 series controller is designed to use the PLC s user data V memory The driver needs to know which data words to use Baud rate The baud rate for the 505 series is adjustable The available settings are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 baud Parity The parity for the 50 series is fixed a
113. oading the driver with the programming software package Each PLC will have its own explanation of the attributes as they will be seen when loading the driver or editing the attributes Both of these functions can be found in the PLC Functions menu off the menu of the programming software package Please NOTE Where possible default values for a PLC are noted in BOLD UNDERLINE within this section IMPORTANT 32 2 groups of 16 contiguous registers must be set aside in the PLC for the 180 series product to properly communicate true for standard only NOTES If PLC attributes are changed while communications between the 180 series product and the PLC are active an error may occur and be displayed from starting communications over Since the unit is communicating with the PLC via the serial link the poll time can affect the scan time of both the unit and the PLC Similarily the more the 180 series product is performing the more time it takes For example if data is to be sent to the PLC continuously the commu nications time can be doubled or more depending upon the PLC make and model With the PLC constant polling may slow its scan time due to communications processing The 180 series documentation uses bit 0 to indicate the least significant bit of a word and bit 15 to indicate the most significant 79736 6 49 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data PLC DATA PLC
114. of the programming terminal Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory a read only memory in which stored data can be erased by ultraviolet light or other means and re programmed bit by bit with appropriate voltage pulses First in First out a list in memory where the first item received is the first item retrieved A four bit binary number used as part of the unit identifier See hexadecimal Base sixteen numbering system with digits 0 through F where F equals 15 10 The establishment of synchronization between sending and receiving equipment by means of exchange of specific character configurations Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Add one Devices such as limit switches pressure switches push buttons etc that supply data to a controller These discrete inputs are two types those with common return and those with individual returns referred to as isolated inputs Other inputs include analog devices and digital encoders 135 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Glossary Interfacing Interconnecting a controller with its application devices and data terminals through various modules and cables Interface modules convert controller logic levels into external signal levels and vice versa Invisible Messages Messages sent to printer or slave but not the master display Isolated Bidirectional Adapter Provides two way interface between devices using RS 232C and RS 422A RS 485A c
115. ol the unit can be put back into Display mode which is the normal operating mode of the Operator Interface After the unit receives a command to select it all text is displayed as it is received Some exceptional formatting can be accomplished with the special functions provided Additionally the user can send packets that define messages to take advantage of the PCI s display and message control capabilities Note that the ASCII mode is compatible with the current ASCII slave products with a few excep tions The B command for select blink mode is not supported The P command allows you to scroll messages ASCII FUNCTIONS When the Operator Interface is receiving commands in ASCII mode it must receive the correct number of characters before it will perform the specified command Each time a is received it is assumed to be the beginning of a new command with the exception of Qnn commands which must be received as part of a P or O command When a is received the unit will start a new current command and throw out any part of a command it may have been in the process of receiving Note that a unit must be selected with the Agguuuu command before it will process any other characters or commands If it is not selected it will not process any input 79736 6 93 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL The following is a list of the different commands and their general meanings Note
116. om the PLC Among the attributes that can be changed are an inverted non inverted flag the data format and the debounce time Inverted Non Inverted Flags This option lets the PMD read the information from the PLC s discrete either logically inverted or non inverted Data Format This attribute is used to select binary or BCD for the format that the optional parallel port will be read Debounce Time This option is used to select the time needed for the input lines to the to stabilize The valid range is 0 to 99 milliseconds The default value is 5 msec 48 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data INTRODUCTION TO THE PLC DRIVERS All PLC drivers are designed to use a common but flexible interface to the main software of the 180 series product The main code needs the information on the serial connection This information is the baud rate parity stop bits data bits and whether or not the RS 485 is used Some PLCs may not support all of the options that the 180 series PLC driver offers For this reason flexible PLC attribute screens have been created for each PLC driver Having flexible PLC attribute screens allows for each PLC driver to have individual informa tion that it needs to communicate and exchange data with the 180 series unit This can be information such as unit identification register type or location or starting register number The attributes are set when l
117. ommunication standards LED Light Emitting Diode a pn junction that emits light when forward biased Message Attributes The specific codes and commands of a PMD message NEMA Standards Consensus standards for electrical equipment approved by the majority of the members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA NEMA 4X National Electrical Manufacturers Association 4X enclosures are intended for indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against corrosion windblown dust and rain splashing water and hose directed water and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure They shall meet hosedown external icing and corro sion resistance design tests UTICOR uses 316 grade stainless steel NEMA 12 National Electrical Manufacturers Association 12 enclosures are intended for indoor and outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust falling dirt and dripping noncorrosive liquids They meet drip dust and rust resistance design tests Noise Immunity The ability of an electronic device to reject interfering noise signals Null Character An ASCII character that is neither a displayed character or a command but can be defined by the user In UTICOR displays the null character is used as placeholder in the current message when overlaying it on an existing message and will not effect that previous message where there are null characters 136 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Di
118. or the PS 306 316 is fixed at 9600 baud The 180 unit and PLC must be set the same Parity The parity for the PS 306 316 is fixed at no parity Stop Bits The PS 306 316 is fixed at two stop bits Data Bits Data bits for the PS 306 316 are fixed at eight Select RS 485 The PLC uses RS 485 communications and must be selected if the 180 series unit is to be connected directly to the PLC This does not need to be selected if using an RS 485 RS 232 converter Poll Time This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero Output register type The output registers used by the 180 unit are in the marker words MW Output starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the register type range The valid range is 0000 to 2157 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first word and all others follow consecutively Input register type The 180 unit can only write to registers in the marker words MW Input starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series unit will write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the range The range is then 0000 to 2157 The starting register corre sponds to the 180 unit s first word and all others follow consecutively 79736 6 71 180 Message Display User s
119. orts on UTICOR s slave message displays provide signal boost However there is no provision for a signal boost on the reply PMD MASTER SLAVE SLAVE PMD MASTER SLAVE SLAVE RS 477K 172 RPIR SERIAL RPR SERIAL REIR SERIAL RPIR SERIAL 7 1 7 1 BEA 5 qe meas CANAAN C H vel H Multi Drop Connection 1 79736 6 Daisy Chain Connection Figure 4 9 23 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 4 Back Panel Features and Controls Slave Port Master Slave Command Mode The master slave command mode lets you use a master PMD 180 or PCI 185 as a slave to another master PMD 180 or PCI 185 The con trolling unit is set up through the System Attributes menu while online or offline Select the Slave Port Mode option Normal mode lets you send messages to regular PMD slaves through the slave port The Master CMD mode lets you send computer interface messages to other PMD 180s or PCI 185s out of the master s slave port See figure 4 10 The PMD 180s and PCI 185s receiving the computer interface com mands can receive these commands either through their computer interface ports or their PLC interface ports Use the PLC interface port if you need the computer interface port for other purposes In ord
120. r It must match that of the PLC that the 180 unit is to exchange data with If the field is completely blank deleted characters not spaces it will try to attach to the first controller possible This is case sensitive and must match uppercase and lower case letters with that of the CPU ID The 180 series units can only read R registers no other selection is possible This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen con secutive words from the starting register must be available in the register range The range is then 0001 to 16369 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively The 180 units can only write to R registers no other selection is possible This is the starting register that the 180 unit writes to Sixteen consecu tive words from the starting register must be available in the R regis ter range The range is then 0001 to 16369 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively This is the password for privilege level 2 If there is no password for level 2 this field must be completely blank deleted characters not spaces This is case sensitive and must match uppercase and lower case letters with that of the CPU level 2 password 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP
121. r configures the unit for random access and is using an older message file they must open the file offline and select the specific random PLC driver before uploading that message file or it will not work 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Output Words to PMD Flags bit 0 message number valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 1 data sets valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 2 2 clear queue valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 3 LEDs valid 0 valid 1 invalid PCI 185 only bit 4 data set 1 key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 5 data set 2 key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 6 data set key enableO enable 1 disable PCI 185 only bit 7 data set 4 key enableO enable 1 disable bit 8 circular message queue enable 0 enable 1 disable bit 9 not used bit 10 not used bit 11 2 not used bit 12 not used bit 13 slave group unit valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 14 not used bit 15 not used Message number Message priority Global data set 1 Global data set 2 Global data set 3 Global data set 4 Message number to clear from queue PCI 185 only LEDs 1 16 bit0 LED 1 0 LED Off 1 LED bit 15 LED 16 0 LED Off 1 LED On LEDs 17 32 future use only LEDs 33 48 future use only PCI 185 only Function keys 1 16 enable bit 0 F key 1 0 enabled 1 disabled bit 15 F key 16 0 enabled 1 disabled Function keys 17 32 enable future
122. r one in the range from 9 to 255 This is the starting N file word that the 180 series unit is to write to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file Since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible to make sure sixteen consecutive words from the starting word are avail able The default range is 0 to 240 The starting word corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively Note We have found that since a SLC 5 01 only handles one message at a time there will be communication difficulties when three or more devices on the network are trying to communicate T3 54 5 67S 1 AR J Current Loop 1 Switch RS 485A Connection RS 485A Connection Allen Bradley 180 185 Allen Bradley 180 185 SLC 500 SLC 500 1747 f Chassis Ground Chassis Ground 1 QJ RD 1 QI 2 Z Ro 2 Ro 4 7 5 E 7 XJ 4 1 v GND 8 position Serew 7 Phone type Connector terminals V 8 Serew Phone type Connector erm nals PMD 180 to Allen Bradley SLC 500 Interface cable UTICOR P N 43933 PMD 180 to AB 1747 Interface cable UTICOR P N 43985 8 Figure 8 2 ALLEN BRADLEY SLC 500 DF1 MODULE DRIVER
123. reas This is accomplished by using the F2 F6 keys when editing the message text F2 F6 for Data Set 1 Shift F2 F6 for Data Set 2 Alt F2 F6 for Data Set 3 and Ctrl F2 F6 for Data Set 4 F2 15 the Most Significant Digit and F6 is the Least Significant Digit 2 See if the first output word is set up to allow the entering of variable data 3 sure you are placing the Variable Data in the correct PLC output words words 4 7 that corresponds to the Data Set Number that you programmed into the message 132 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display AC ASCII Adapter Alphanumeric Amps BCD Baud rate Bidirectional Binary Bit Buffer Byte Byte Diagram Checksum 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Glossary Abbreviation for alternating current Abbreviation for American Standard Code for Information Interchange It represents a code for defining alphanumeric characters An intermediate device that permits attachment of special accessories or provides special means for mounting Pertaining to a character set that contains both letters and numerals and usually other characters Abbreviation for ampere A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons One volt across ohm of resistance causes a current flow of 1 ampere Binary Coded Decimal a system of number representation where each digit of a decimal number is represented by a binary number The speed at which serial data
124. river attributes 72 Mitsubishi Melsec A Series Driver Attributes 74 Mode Buttons 13 MODICON Modbus Driver attributes 76 O Offline Development 27 Offline development Compact message file 28 Copy messages 29 Default message attributes 28 Delete messages 29 Edit message 29 File merge functions 29 Fill messages 29 Find a string 29 142 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Print message file 28 Return to main menu 29 Set Attribute in range 28 Simulator 28 System attributes 28 OMRON host link unit Driver attributes 78 Online network 33 Clear memory 33 Clear queue 34 Copy messages 34 Data log 34 Default message attributes 34 Delete messages 35 Display packet message 33 Display programmed message 33 Edit message 34 Fill messages 35 Move messages 35 Return to main menu 35 Set attribute in range 34 Status ID 35 System attributes 34 Test memory 34 Time and date 35 Variable data 35 PLC data Input registers 52 Output registers 50 PLC Drivers Introduction 49 PLC function 30 Edit PLC attributes in the PCI 31 Edit PLC file defaults 31 Remove PLC code 31 Return to main menu 31 Upload PLC code 31 PLC Interface 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP ASCII Protocol 93 PMD 3000 Defining the display field 42 Power input Wiring 17 Power LED 13 Reliance Automate Driver Attributes 81 RELIANCE XL II Driver attributes 80 RS 422A RS 485A Swit
125. ry Note If another message is called by the PLC this message will be cleared and only displayed again upon power up or Restart When the battery used to back up the real time clock data log and RAM memory gets below the level where it can perform its job the PMD senses this A message can be assigned to be triggered when this happens The valid range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value is 65535 non active Enable Data Log The data log can be enabled by triggering a message that has that command assigned to it However the message does not have to exist The valid number range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value is 65535 non active Disable Data Log The data log can be disabled by triggering a message that has that command assigned to it However the message does not have to exist The valid number range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value is 65535 non active Clear Data Log The data log can be cleared by triggering a message that has that com mand assigned to it However the message does not have to exist The valid number range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value is 65535 non active Print Data Log The data log can be printed by triggering a message that has that par ticular command assigned to it However the message does not have to exist The valid message number range is from 0 to 65535 and the default value 1s 65535 non active Increment Clock A message can be assigned a command that will c
126. s fixed for the Toshiba PLC This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen con secutive words from the starting register must be available in the D register type range The range is then 0000 to 1520 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively 91 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data Input register type The 180 series unit only writes to the D register range so this is fixed for the Toshiba PLC Input starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series unit writes to The 180 unit only writes to D registers Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the D range The range is then 0000 to 1520 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively PLC Port This needs to be set to the correct port depending on how the PLC is to be connected to the 180 series unit The 180 unit needs to know which port so it can or cannot use the station address An invalid setting will cause communication errors 0 RS 422A Connection 1 Toshiba 180 185 EX 100 A E Chassis Ground TxA x P O TxB J RD 50 RxB SD 12008 V TRM a SG J 6 position Screw Plug Terminals 180 Series to Toshiba EX100 Computer link Interf
127. scrolling message will move up or left Scroll UP time is the period that the message will be dis played on each line in tenths of a second The default value is 5 10 of a second The Scroll LEFT time is the period that a character will be displayed in each column in tenths of a second The default value is 5 10 of a second MISCELLANEOUS ATTRIBUTES The miscellaneous attributes pertain to many of the special characteris tics and features that UTICOR has included in the PMD 180 Display Saver The display saver option will turn the display off after a message has been shown for a predetermined period to prolong the clarity of the vacuum fluorescent tube The values are in hours The selectable range is from 1 to 23 hours and a zero value disables the display saver The default value is zero disabled Chain Message There are two selections that pertain to chain messages The first selection is for how long each static message within the chain will be displayed in tenths of a second The default value is 100 10 seconds The second selection determines how many times a scrolling message within a chain message will be repeated before advancing to the next message in the chain The range for repeating is from 0 to 255 and the default value is zero Message Queue There are three selections pertaining to the message queue in the PMD The first selection determines whether the queue advances automati cally is advanced manually or is disabled The
128. series PLC driver for Siemens controller is designed to use the controllers data blocks The driver needs to know which data blocks and the data words in the data blocks to use The Siemens driver reads the complete data block so keeping the data block larger than needed can slow the scan of the outputs to 180 unit The driver also sets one register at a time so changing multiple regis ters constantly can slow the scan of the outputs to 180 unit also The Baud rate for the 55 1000 is fixed at 9600 Baud The parity for the S5 100U is fixed at an EVEN parity The number of stop bits is fixed at 1 The number of data bits per byte is fixed at 8 bits The Siemens PLC uses a current loop or an RS 232 current loop convert for serial communication protocol RS 485 can not be used This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 series unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero 83 180 Message Display User s Manual 8 84 PLC Data Output data block Output starting word Input data block Input starting word 9 8 14 UTICOR Technology LP This is the data block DB number that the 180 series unit is to read This can be any data block that can be used by the user program The limits are between data blocks 2 through 255 This is the starting word in the output data block for the 180 unit to read It can be any legal data word in the data block For the star
129. splay Offline Programming Online Programming PCI PMD Parallel Port Parameter Parity Parity bit Peripheral Equipment Printer Port Protocol 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Glossary Message programs are developed with UTICOR software and stored to disk The message file can then be up loaded to the PMD display The computer does not need to be connected to the PMD to program messages The PMD master display is programmed directly from the computer The PMD must be connected to the programming computer Programmable Communications Interface allows two way communica tion between operator and machine Through a series of function keys and LEDs an operator can determine and respond to operation status Stands for Programmable Message Display and is Copyrighted by UTICOR Technology Inc 16 input port through which message numbers and data information from a controller or other device is entered into the PMD when in the Display mode A constant or element the value of which characterizes the behavior of one or more variables associated with a given system A method of testing the accuracy of binary numbers used in recorded transmitted or received data for even parity the sum of the ones is an even number for odd parity the sum of the ones is an odd number An additional bit added to a binary word to make the sum of the num ber of 1s always even or odd In a data processing syst
130. t through this 9 pin D type connector using RS 232C communications B2 The terminal blocks on the right side of this cluster are used for computer interface using either RS 422A or RS 485A standards Only one communication standard can be used at a time C1 A PLC can be interfaced through the 9 pin D type connector when using RS 232 or current loop communications Only one standard can be used at a time C2 The terminal blocks on the left side of this cluster are used for PLC interface using either RS 422A or RS 485A standards Only one standard can be used at a time and the option board with the parallel printer and slave ports must be present to use RS 485 D The array of dip switches is used to set the computer port and PLC port terminal strips for RS 422 or RS 485 communications and to enable disable the front panel mode buttons E This switch is used to enable and disable the current loop interface The parallel port can be used to trigger messages and enter data set values through a discrete output module of the PLC slave port sends data to any of UTICOR s slave message displays The printer port sends user message information to a serial printer via an RS 232C cable I Thebattery can be changed by removing this panel 4 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction CONNECTIONS All connections to the PMD 180 message controller are ma
131. t no parity Stop bits The number of stop bits is fixed at 1 for the 505 series Data bits The number of data bits per byte is fixed at 8 bits for the 505 series Select RS 485 The Texas Instruments 505 series PLC uses an RS 232C serial proto col Poll time This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to 0 Output register type The output registers used by the 180 series unit are in the user data V memory Therefore the type is fixed as Vxxxxx Output starting register This is the starting register the 180 unit is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in user data V memory The user data range is from 1 to 65520 and must be entered as a decimal The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively Input register type The input registers used by the 180 series are also in the user data V memory Therefore the type is fixed as Vxxxxx Input starting register This is the starting register that the 180 series writes to Sixteen con secutive words from the starting register must be available in the user data memory The range this attribute is from 1 to 65520 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively 79736 6 89 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP
132. t the current cursor position The way it is inserted is DD MMM Y Y Toggle Blink If only individual characters or a group of the total characters in the message are to blink within the message use the F8 key to toggle blink on and off The blink rate is determined in the System Attributes selec tion of the Offline Development and Online Network menus in the 10 54 programming software Inserting Data Sets Either the entirety or any part of any of the variable data from the four data sets can be inserted in any message The way in which this is accomplished is as follows The variable data value range is from 0 to 65535 Shift F2 Shift F3 Shift F4 Shift F5 Shift F6 Alt F2 Alt F3 Alt F4 Alt F5 Alt F6 Ctrl F2 Ctrl F3 Ctrl F4 Ctrl F5 F6 Typeover Insert When entering text into a message the option is available to either type over existing text or insert text at the current cursor position This option is toggled by pressing the Insert key 126 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 15 Control Codes and Special Characters Null Characters Null characters can be placed into message text by using either the right arrow key or Ctrl 2 Character Size When using a PMD 3000 slave display with the PMD 180 the size of the characters on the PMD 3000 can vary within a message This is achieved with key strokes while entering the message Character heights that can be used depending on the PMD 300
133. tente nennen 76 Omron Host Link Unit PLC Driver Attributes 78 Reliance XL II PLC Driver Attributes 80 Reliance Automate PLC Driver Attributes 81 Siemens 100 Series 115 CPU PLC Driver Attributes enne 83 Square Sv Max PLLC Driver Attributes 85 Texas Instruments 405 Series PLC Driver Attributes 87 Texas Instruments 505 Series PLC Driver Attributes 89 Toshiba EX100 250 500 200B PLC Driver Attibutes ccccccccccsesccecsssseeecsessececeesssseceesssaeeeeeees 90 ASCII Protocol for Computer PLC Interface Sh Rex pau dv eae Ske 93 AS GIT BUN CHOMNS 2 od swans daa Manse 93 jo cip M n A 100 SOUS T 101 10 General Specifications sse 103 11 Unit Cutout and Dimensions 1 sss 105 12 Internal Adjustments udo 113 13 System Attribute Default 115 14 International Character Sets 117 15 Control Codes and Special Characters 125 Control Codes not ioc ee i i evene ve e e D E dre re Ye 125 Peel al Gossau 126 Inconnu 126 Insert codo ce EN TORT
134. tentionally left blank 38 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 6 Message Attributes CHAIN MESSAGE Y Achain message will automatically display a group of other messages The chained message contains a list of message numbers to be displayed No message text is entered only message numbers Example Message 2 is a chained message 1 gt 25 2 gt 125 3 gt 34 4 9 When message 2 is selected then messages 25 125 34 and 9 will automatically be displayed for a predetermined time Each message in the chain will be displayed for the same amount of time Refer to Sys tem Attributes Section for setting the chain time All chain messages will use this time setting The maximum number of messages in a chain is 115 Repeat Chain Y Will cause the list of chain messages to repeat until a new message is selected N Will display the list of chain messages once SCROLL UPWARDS Y Message lines will scroll up from a lower line of the display to next line up of the display The maximum number of characters in a scroll up message is 235 Bottom Line Top Line The message will scroll from the selected bottom line to the selected top line The bottom line value must equal to or greater than that of the top line Repeat Y The scroll up message will keep repeating until a new message is selected N The scroll up message will be displayed once Scroll Rate Determines the rate this particular m
135. the 180 series product in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero This is the address on the network at which the PMD resides The address range is 0 254 This address must be the same as the master station address configured in the Interface Module s DF1 Protocol Menu This is the address on the network at which the PLC resides The address range is 0 31 This must be a unique address on the DH 485 network This is the address for the interface module on the network The ad dress range is 0 254 The address must be the same as the slave address configured in the Interface Module s DF1 protocol menu This is the time for the interface module to wait for a response from the PLC The range is 100 to 12750 mS The message timeout is config ured under the DH 485 Port Menu The 180 series unit and the inter face module must have the same message timeout value in order to communicate 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display Output N file Output starting word Input N file number Input starting word User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data The 180 series product reads from N files Therefore either use file number 7 or a file in the range from 9 to 255 This is the starting N file word that the 180 series product is to read Sixteen consecutive words from the starting word must be available in the N file Since the N file is not a fixed size the user is responsible to make sure sixteen consecutive wor
136. ther they are selected or not Only selected units will display text or process commands The second illustration will trigger message 439 to be displayed by the currently selected PCI K00439 100 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL The third illustration will program message 228 with Center and Log Message 000228 Q02 Q04Message text for msg 228 7 CONCLUSION The ASCII protocol allows the PCI to act like an ASCII terminal Using the selected interface port the user can program messages trigger messages and take advantage of many of the other features and advantages of the PCI 185 Operator Interfaces 79736 6 101 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 9 ASCII PROTOCOL This page intentionally left blank 102 79736 6 PMD 180 Message Display NEMA Ratings Message Display Only Electrical Interference Tolerance Power Requirements Fuse Type Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Battery Battery Life Clock Accuracy Message Memory Type Memory Life Memory Usage Display Configuration Display Type Character Height Viewing Distance 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 10 General Specifications NEMA 12 NEMA 4X Optional NEMA ICS 2 230 Showering Arc Test ANSI C37 90a 1974 SWC Surge Withstand Capability Test AC Displays 115 230 VAC 102 132 194 250
137. ting data word to be legal in the 180 series unit sixteen consecutive words from the starting data word must be defined The starting word corre sponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow con secutively The limits are data word 0 to data word 240 This is the data block DB number that the 180 unit writes to This can be any data block that can be used by the user program including the output data block as long as the starting data words are set to at least sixteen words apart The limits are data blocks 2 to data block 295 This is starting word in the input data block that the 180 series unit writes to It can be any legal data word in the data block For the starting data word to be legal in the 180 unit sixteen consecutive words from the starting data word must be defined The starting word corre sponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecu tively The limits are data word 0 to data word 240 T 2 5 4 8 9 7 8 y Current Loop Connection Switeh Siemens SIMATIC 5 1000 180 185 CPU 102 1 e FA 4 5 6 7 5 9 9 DB 15 male Mf DB 9 female 180 Series to Siemens 115 CPU Interface cable UTICOR pn 45941 TIG PY Teo Current Current Loop Connection Loop Switch Siemens SIMATIC S5 115U 180 185 942B CPU 7
138. tions However RS 422A and RS 485A connections are also available RS 232 Cable Connection Computer PMD 180 Computer PMD 180 2 3 2 3 3 g 3 2 7 9 DB 9 Female DB 9 Male DB 25 Female DB 9 Male 180 to Computer Programming cable Figure 2 1 Boot the IBM Compatible using MS PC DOS Insert the UTICOR 10 54 disk into an available drive In this example we will use drive A gt Select the hard drive where the 10F54 disk is to be installed In this example we will use the C drive 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 2 Getting Started At the C gt prompt type A INSTALL followed by the ENTER key The install program will prompt you through the process After the program is installed bring up the subdirectory where the program is stored and enter PMD180 followed by the ENTER key for a color monitor If using a monochrome monitor type PMD180 MON followed by the ENTER key If using an LCD monitor type PMD180 LCD followed by the ENTER key Now that you have entered the program use the Communications Setup selection to make sure that the communications parameters of the PMD match those of the computer The default parameters of the PMD are as follows Group Number 1 Unit Number 1 Baud Rate 9600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Requires CTS No Requires RTS No Che
139. ttery OKEED tint adem asit idis I5 Power LED in est n Nada 13 Mode Buttons tee men eati emt ete ite ED E Ms 13 Display IOS 15 Comp ter Interface 15 15 Set C lOCk 2 265 15 D ta OS OIG 15 Test BUHGUODS s oo cm c tee test met ntf t hs ON ee vs 15 Demonstration tio oti ce egere tee e etai id Pes EA RUNI 15 4 Back Panel Features and Controls 2 eese 17 PO WISE d dios tto a 17 Computer Interface isst Dont ho er 17 PIGInt rface e it etiem ceat tutt iei 18 Quid C E 19 SWI 7Stotingthe PLC Driyerin EBPRONMIL c ecoute due gU OR EUR Ten acis ote e Nee 20 Parallel POTE oerte ee iie tee ro oti 21 etie iusti itid ettet IT edet dritte 23 Slave Port Master Slave Command Mode 24 ots tete teet taie Cie 26 5 Programming a 27 Programming the PMD see a ae Ea aSa arr EEO a En 27 Offline Development cs oo odios tt 27 File Network 30 79736 6 i
140. ual UTICOR Technology LP 14 International Character Sets AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE KANA 7 w E ENNEN 7 L gH BH L E HN L 119 7 L x L L 7 120 L 7 y m BEEN E HN BEEN HN 121 L HN gt gH m 7 E HN 122 mmmmm m L gH m i HN EBEN 7 L m L L E HN ERBEN EBENEN 123 EH EBEN EBEN mH m L BEEBE nnn EH E nu L ann m m m a a nnn m m m m 124 HEN HH N 7 7 L L L L i nnn nnn E E E EBEN EBENEN 125 ann L 7 L 7 L L L nu L PELE 126
141. upposed to go to The range is to 250 This must be entered as a decimal number This is the slot address of the PLC that the message is supposed to go to The range is to 15 This must be entered as a decimal number This is the starting register that the 180 series unit writes to Sixteen consecutive words from the starting register must be available in the range The range is then 0 to 57326 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first output word and all others follow consecutively This must be entered as a decimal number This is the starting register the 180 series unit is to read Sixteen con secutive words from the starting register must be available in the regis ter type range The range is then 0 to 57326 The starting register corresponds to the 180 unit s first input word and all others follow consecutively This must be entered as a decimal number 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 0 5 56 0 8 PLC Data Current RS 232C Connection Loop Switch Reliance Automate CPU 180 185 Case 2 2 5 5 7 5 25 DB 9 female 180 Series to Reliance Automate Interface cable P N 43975 Figure 8 13 SIEMENS 100 SERIES 115 CPU PLC DRIVER ATTRIBUTES See figure 8 14 Baud rate Parity Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll time 79736 6 The 180
142. use only Function keys 33 48 enable future use only Data set slave group and unit 79736 6 55 180 Message Display 8 PLC Data Input Words from PMD Discrete Triggers 56 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Global data set 1 value of default data set 1 Global data set 2 value of default data set 2 Global data set 3 value of default data set 3 Global data set 4 value of default data set 4 Function keys 1 16 pressed bit 0 Fl 0 not pressed 1 pressed bits 15 F16 0 not pressed 1 pressed Function keys 17 32 pressed Function keys 33 48 pressed Flags bit 0 message valid bit 1 data sets valid bit 2 clear queue valid bit 3 LEDs valid bit 4 operator enter data set 1 bit 5 operator enter data set 2 bit 6 operator enter data set 3 bit 7 operator enter data set 4 bit 8 operator alter data set 1 bit 9 operator alter data set 2 bit 10 operator alter data set 3 bit 11 operator alter data set 4 bit 12 full message queue bit 13 slave group unit valid bit 14 not used bit 15 not used Year Month Day Hours Minutes Seconds future use only future use only 0 valid 1 invalid 0 valid 1 invalid 0 valid 1 invalid 0 valid 1 invalid 0 1 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 yes 0 valid 1 invalid This is an add
143. values change The input format is as follows in the table below Bit 8 This bit is used to enable or disable the circular message queue if the queue status in the system attributes is in either auto or manual mode Bit 13 This bit is used to enable or disable the data set slave group and unit number If enabled the data sets will be sent to the slave s specified in the data sets slave group and unit register PLC Input Register Description Flags bit 0 message number valid valid 1 invalid bit 1 2 data sets valid 0 valid 1 invalid bit 2 clear queue valid 0 valid 1 invalid PCI 185 only bit 3 LEDs valid 0 valid 1 invalid PCI 185 only bit 4 operator entering data set 1 0 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 5 operator entering data set 2 O no 1 PCI 185 only bit 6 operator entering data set 3 O no 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 7 operator entering data set 4 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 8 operator changed data set 1 O no 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 9 operator changed data set 2 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 10 operator changed data set 3 1 yes PCI 185 only bit 11 operator changed data set 4 O no 1 yes bit 12 full message queue O no 1 yes bit 13 slave group unit 0 valid 1 invalid bits 14 15 not used 52 79736 6 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 8 PLC Data PLC Input Register Description Data Set 1 Data Set 2 Data Set 3 Dat
144. ver attributes 66 Allen Bradley SLC 500 Driver attributes 61 Allen Bradley SLC 500 DF1 Module Driver attributes 63 B Back Panel Features 3 Battery OK LED 13 C Chain message 45 ASCII protocol 98 Attributes 45 Clear 40 Communications setup 31 Group Unit number 32 Port settings 32 Computer Hardware 9 Software 9 Computer hardware 9 Computer interface ASCII Protocol 93 Default parameters 10 Interconnect cable 9 Wiring 17 Control codes 125 79736 6 User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Index Data log 34 46 Clear message 47 Disable message 47 Enable message 47 Log message 42 Data sets 46 ASCII protocol 97 98 99 Inserting ina message 126 Leading zeros 46 Display saver 45 EEPROM 20 exec software 20 File network 30 Download file to disk 30 Return to main menu 30 Upload file to PMD 30 Verify file 30 Front Panel Features 13 27 Front panel Features 2 G GE 90 30 PLC Driver attributes 67 I IDEC FA 2 FA 2J FA 3S FA2 5M Driver Attributes 69 International Character Sets Selection 46 141 180 Message Display Klockner Moeller Driver attributes 71 M Message 41 Special characters 126 Message attributes Blink message 41 Center message 41 Clear display 40 Dataset disabled 42 Display height width 42 Invisible message 42 Log message 42 Print message 40 Scroll left 40 Scroll upwards 39 Send to slave 41 Message Priority 58 Message queue 45 58 Mitsubishi FX series D
145. ver needs to know which registers to use and the serial port settings and other individual controller at tributes This driver uses 8 data bits This is the only serial port parameter the PLC restricts All other port settings can be set to any options available on both the 180 series unit and the PLC This includes the controllers defaults of 19200 Baud ODD parity stop bit Baud rate The baud rate options for the both the GE 90 30 90 70 and 180 series unit are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 The PLC and 180 series must have the same baud rates to communicate Parity Both the 180 series unit and GE 90 30 90 70 have the options of NONE ODD or EVEN parity The two units must have the same parity to communicate 79736 6 67 180 Message Display 8 68 PLC Data Stop Bits Data Bits Select RS 485 Poll time PLC CPU ID Output register type Output starting register Input register type Input starting register Level 2 Password User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP Both the 180 series unit and GE 90 30 90 70 have the options of 1 or 2 stop bits Both units must have the same number of stop bits to com municate The 180 series unit restricts this to 8 data bits for the GE PLC The GE 90 30 90 70 interface does not support RS 485 This is the time between polls of the PLC by the 180 unit in tenths of a second For constant polling set this to zero This is the CPU ID of the controlle
146. y BACK PANEL FEATURES User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction A power indicating LED will be lit when the logic powers at level acceptable for the internal circuitry to operate B The battery OK indicator will be illuminated when the unit is on as long as the battery is at a reasonable voltage level to retain correct time date and user RAM data if power to the unit is lost C The display is used to show the operator either messages programmed in the PMD or messages sent through the computer interface D The mode and enter button are used to select the PMD s mode of operation They are also used to manually advance messages in the message queue All connections to the PMD message display are made on the back panel see figure 1 2 There are also switches that can be set on the back of the unit These different connectors and switches are lettered in the drawing below and described in the following paragraphs 0000000000000 Cree KF PULS ass FERRI CNN du 79736 6 Figure 1 2 A Use the power input terminals to connect the AC or DC voltage powering the unit AC units are configured for 115 VAC from the factory but can be configured for 230 VAC DC units operate at a nominal 24 VDC 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 1 Introduction 1 computer can be interfaced to the unit to program or control i
147. y has three conductors between the computer and the PMD Other wise handshaking signals might be introduced and cause problems with the communications 6 sure the PMD is in the Display Mode All communications between the computer and the PMD are accomplished through the Display Mode Symptom Cannot get the PLC to initiate a message Possible Solutions 1 Check to see if the correct PLC Driver is loaded into the PMD 2 Make sure the setup of the PLC Driver matches the communication setup of the PLC port that the PMD is connected to 3 See if the first output word is set up to allow a message number to be accepted by the PMD 4 Make sure the message word is being placed into the second output word by the PLC 79736 6 131 180 Message Display User s Manual UTICOR Technology LP 17 Troubleshooting 5 Check to see if the PLC is connected to one of the PLC Ports on the back of the PMD 6 Besure you are dedicating 16 input and 16 output words in the PLC to the PMD only so that they are not being used by anything else in the PLC 7 Make sure the Dip Switches are set to the correct communication standard i e RS 232 current loop RS 422 or RS 485 8 If you are using the RS 485 standard make sure you have option board that allows you to communicate RS 485 Symptom Cannot get Variable Data into the message Possible Solutions 1 Make sure the message is programmed to contain variable data a

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