Tag List Generator
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3. Fig 8 Adding a new configuration Important The user will not be able to include duplicate configuration names even if in different sub directories Note The BlockView is only available for SMAR devices Redundancy Just enable the Redundant Enabled and inform which one is the redundant channel port Tag List Generator User s Manual After the user adds a configuration the TagList will open a window Figure 10 where the user should choose the file which contains the desired configuration Choose Configuration Derkico de My Documents c My Computer l nn De E i Congest PL Cancel My Hamak P Open read only Fig 9 Locating the configuration to be added Next the TagList will open a window for the user to configure a few parameters regarding the chosen configuration This configuration is present in the LC700 memory so a reference is made to the device Ada Device F Device Enabled Device ID 1 FF Use Block view Device Tag LEDO v C Program FilezsSmaisT aglis LC700 v8 51 Scale Conversion orking Lanig Name v PL Main Coenen Pos MEP Serial Main Comm Port HL Serial Redundani Fe Redundant Post Enabled DK Cancel Fig 10 Device Configuration In the window above Figure 11 the user must configure a few parameters regarding configuration and the recently added device Devi
4. Masters other servers for example accessing the same slave device using view In this case the OPC Server is using MODBUS command standards and as soon as one of the views is available it will be read by VIEW Block View assembly has failed communication failure This BIT will be 1 everytime there is a failure on BIT s 4 and 5 ASBL RSP BVW FAIL ASSEMBLY FAIL 13 Tag List Generator User s Manual 14 THE OPC MONITOR SOFTWARE The TagList has a software that helps the configuration test and can be used to monitor points using the LC700 OPC Server and check for errors in the configuration It is the OPC Monitor It is accessed through the OPC menu see figure 12 Just access the menu OPC gt OPC Monitor The OPC Monitor is an OPC client that can work with any OPC Server In case of LC700 OPC Server monitoring it allows the user to view the values of the Configured variables Tags and the status described on the previous item In case the LC700 OPC Server is used initially the OPC Monitor will show the screen below which the user should choose the Server Smar LC700v8ServerC 2 Sma LE OD OPC Client OPC Server List ICONICS D araw occ32 1 ICONICS Simulata 1 Inteliution F Inteliuion ME 1 Sereei ame Fig 19 Choosing the OPC server for the OPC Monitor Right after the OPC Monitor automatically opens the screen shown on figure 17 1 StatusPoft SerisH5212 Siua Eres Saba OP
5. Disable RTS inactive off Enable RTS active on Handshake Activates the RTS if the receiver buffer is occupied and disactivates when the receiver buffer is less than half occupied Toggle RTS will be activated if there are bytes to be transmitted and RTS will be disactivated after every byte is transmitted Tag List Generator User s Manual Specific configurations for communication via Ethernet IP Address In case of Ethernet TCP IP communication the user should set the logic controller Ethernet card s IP address MB700 or ENET700 which should be communicated m Add Connection ET X Canines FNFT Settings Scan Feud 1 ser Rely 1 00 sec Timeout 00 zz Melies C Sernal CTS Gutput E v TCPAP IP Address 132 168 79 Port 502 OF Cancel Fig 4 Adding an Ethernet Port Adding a New Port The user can add more serial ports or Ethernet if required To add a new port right click at Communication Connections and select Add Editing Removing Ports The user can edit or erase a communication Port for that just right click on the added port and the user can change its current settings or click on Remove to remove the desired port Redundancy The LC700 OPC Server supports path redundancy The OPC redundancy follows a main path philosophy and a redundant path backup When the system detects the main path is not communicating the redundant path takes over
6. The status composition is as follows ViewStatusOx 0 Block View not being used 1 Block View is being used gt 1 Error on view assembly or view is still being assembled by the opc Where ViewStatusOx ViewStatus01 Block View Status 01 ViewStatus02 Block View Status 02 ViewStatus03 Block View Status 03 ViewStatus04 Block View Status 04 ViewStatus01 Block View Status 05 ViewStatus02 Block View Status 06 ViewStatus03 Block View Status 07 ViewStatus04 Block View Status 08 If the ViewStatus value is greater than 1 an error occurred on the assembly or ViewStatus is still being assembled The value is a BIT combination and to know what the status means the configured BIT should be known according to the table below Block View Status VALUE BIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS 1 81303 Block View OK If the block view is OK the other Bits should be zero ES NEED ASSEMBLY Vile has received a new configuration and will assemble a new Block 2 IS ASSEMBLING OPC Server is assembling the Block View USE COMMAND LIST An error has occurred during the assembly OPC is using MODBUS commands Block View assembly has failed CONFIGURATION ERROR Response Code 07 hex A possible cause would be an unexistant Foy asse s mod bus point In this case the OPC Server is using individual commands Block View Assembly has failed BLOCK VIEW IS FULL Response Code OB hex A possible cause would be that there are other Modbus
7. communication When communication on the main path returns again it becomes the active path and the redundant gets back to being the backup The redundant path even in a state of b ackup itests itself if everything is OK Each port main or backup notifies its current status through Status Redundancy could take place even in different physical means data link layer MODBUS TCP and MODBUS RTU For example two Ethernet networks or even one Ethernet network and one EIA 485 network The user can configure an existing redundant network on the system Application Example Consider an application example shown in Figure A where the LC700 OPC Server monitors points from 3 LC700 in an ethernet network In this case it is used path redundancy for the LC700 s which in case of main path failure the LC700 OPC Server uses an alternative path for supervision Tag List Generator User s Manual NIC 1 FLACK REDE 1 PORT FAN HIEZIFLAGA VE REDE a ORT RED ins ETHERNET 1 CAMNHO PRINCIPAL FT HER HET 7 CAMINO REDUKTA HTF LCTOD 2 TRI 3 Fig 5 An application involving an LC700 OPC Server LC700 and MB700 The main path Right after a new project is created the Tag List Generator will ask how the LC700 OPC Server and the LC700 will communicate The LC700 supports the communication via serial port 232 or 485 or via Ethernet TCP IP In the case of figure 6 example the main path is through the etherne
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9. port Status Device Device Tag containing the configuration MainPortStatus Indicates the main path s communication status for the device 1 Communication without problems and 0 Failure on the main channel RednPortStatus Indicates the redundant path s communication status for the device 1 Communication without problems and 0 Failure on the Redundant channel UseBlockView Indicates if the user has configured the Block View option O indicates the user has not enabled this option and 1 indicates the user has enabled this option MainPortlD Indicates the main port number where the device is connected This value is equal to CommlD for the specified port RednPortID Indicates the redundant port number where the equipment is connected This value equals to CommID for the specified port ActivePort Indicates which path is active 0 the Main Path is active 1 the Redundant Path is active 2 no path is being used or reading failure Tag List Generator User s Manual Enabled Indicates if the user has enabled or not the device MainScanTime Indicates the real time interval between cyclic readings of all Tags variables from the current device through the main path RednScanTime Indicates the real time interval between cyclic readings of all Tags variables from the current device through the redundant path ViewStatus Indicates the current status of the Block View current used by the OPC for scanning the device
10. registered on the computer click on the OPC menu then click on Show Active Tag List then the program will show which is the active Tag List Viewing the Tag List Table The user can verify the table generated by the Tag List Just click at the Device List item on the left pane and select the device The figure below shows the Tag List table generated for the current configuration P CONE BUD ln i a wu LI E T Pe ELLLLEEELTEEEEETLTE Fig 15 Viewing the Tag List table The above figure shows the table generated for the LC700 OPC server The PLC TAG indicates the configuration name when the user names the LC700 OPC Server Client OPC from an HMI interface for example and the Tag would be the corresponding point on the LC700 10 Tag List Generator User s Manual The user can export the table to for the softwares Excel and Access from MS Office For that just click on Export Table Conversions For each Tag the user can select if this Tag Value will have Conversion from Device Range to Engineering Units or Not First the USER needs to create a Conversion Type that will apply for a Tag Value After having created a Conversion Type the USER needs to assign this Conversion to a Tag or assign to a group of Tags that use the same conversion type When the OPC reads the value from the Device it will convert this value using th
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12. C P Tg 5 L vsum us Nie Fats Tme Ue Tog G Fig 20 The OPC Monitor aj M l RE 1 2 O Fig 21 Viewing the status and Tags P ap mano Tag List Generator User s Manual On the column on the left there are in this order the channel status first the main path and right after the redundant device status and variables Tags values Note that the devices have a specific MODBUS ID and this order must be respected Clicking on each item they are expanded in sub items For further details see the previous item Status provided by LC700 OPC Server With a left click on the mouse button the user can select which status and which variable to monitor The screen below shows a few selected status To remove some status from the monitor page just double click the status or variable in the screen on the left A m zu E 1 Bam E i OE ii r tt z bha Dh T rit 11513 j Di Im vil 1 Lassus Der YI d KIL sd V IECIT ER a oar uem pna T LE rr m d Dres manm ST pec i I BOX rid S in ac E Bie ir il LG ha METER ET map 1E LI Lee c Fr ti LE ee Lil trar Sil Hei F FI EREN 11 ba wi LT PE el DEFI FRE Lil ham mal aT 418 J Eciam ai nq i Wem imi C dedi aC i PCT Mi E nin mor ELITS FU ETE War mt L IHE 5 beb
13. ce Enabled Enables disables the device In case this parameter is not selected the OPC Server will not monitor it Device ID Device address in the MODBUS network BlockView Enabling this parameter the user can compact the commands of the OPC Server increasing communication speed Redundant Enabled Enabling this parameter the user will have enabled the redundant channel The Redundant Enable ICON is displayed as In GREEN fa when it is enabled Tag List Generator User s Manual Fir OPC Help amp Bl gg gm Tag HE Donnechons Mc SERIAL MAIN Yeo SERIAL BACKUP 3a Deve Lat ih Gr ll Corners 4 Complete Tag List Redundant Disabled ICON is displayed as In RED 1 when it is disabled Main Comm Port the user should inform which port previously configured will be the main channel Redundant Comm Port In case redundancy is used the user should inform which configured port will be used as redundant channel Directory Directory where the added configuration is located Configuration Name Name of the configuration associated as a device for example LC 700 Device Tag Is the Tag in which the device is referred by the OPC Server After the ports are added and configured the user should view a screen similar to the one shown below Two ports were included a main serial port a redundant port through an Ethernet port SERLAL_MAIM Fig 11 OPC Connection through a Serial Port Ethernet
14. dows XP Disk Space gt 10 Mbytes of HD Preparing the Installation Introduction Using the Smar installation CD LC700 Software Information click on the OPC Server V8 and Tag List Generator V8 to install the LC700 OPC Server and Tag List generator respectively The software Tag List Generator for the LC700 OPC Server is developed to generate an information Table to the LC700 OPC Server telling which are the Tags for each Modbus Address In the HMI side just configure using links to Tags in this way if the user changes the LC700 configuration the Modbus address will change but the Tags will not The OPC Server will be able to read the new Tag List generated after the changes made with the CONF 700 Tag List enables the USER to enter scaled values for Tag values in engineering units The Tag Scaling allows the user to convert a raw value unscaled value from the Device to a given numeric range in engineering units Using the TreeView the USER can select add create delete and edit the List of Communications Connections Ports List of Devices Types of Conversions Under the Controller Device Level a list of Tags will be shown and the Properties for this Tag will be visualized on the right Frame of the Main Application Frame For each Tag the user can select if this Tag Value will have Conversion or Not and the Type of Conversion that will apply for this Tag Value USING THE TAG LIST GENERATOR Creating a New P
15. e conversion rules created and provide the converted value to the OPC Client Note Only Tags with DATA TYPES WORD DWORD INT and REAL are allowed to have CONVERSION the Other DATA TYPEs are NOT allowed Only Tags that can be represented in Eng Units EU can be converted Tags with DATA TYPES BOOL and BYTE are Tags that has NO conversion to EU File Edit OPC Help D amp Bl gg cop e El Tag FA Connections Device List Eg LEDO v7 SERIAL MAIN B E Conversions oft CONVERSION Bl Complete Tag List Conv Name Cony Type P CONVERSION Lineal Ir o Fig 16 Conversions Type of conversion There are two types of Conversion v Floating Point Conversion and v Linear Conversion If the USER checks the Option Floating Point Conversion the OPC Server will convert the data into float data type but will not change the value itself The OPC Server will use linear conversion between EU and Device scale If the option Linear Conversion is checked There are two types of units v EU engineering unit client scale v Device Device range device scale If the Clamp option is selected the data value will be limited to its High Limit Value High Clamp when it exceeds the upper limit and similarly with Low Limit parameter The Clamp occurs after the conversion 11 Tag List Generator User s Manual 12 Mame CONV Dinrversinn gt Floating Poin
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17. nic LB SOFIA iod AC Dar Da TOI MEC rua GFL hic Mim rT Eee UMH il Han bera P1 C3 REL mir 1 SP aod E TEY MIL v bem FTT Dr SReani prn nm ao ond u 1EM Tog sca mar LE LPU Sram im orani pec UP mami i ai SOS Hand E MEN lema usn LE f Din orum Fdo d ma a in Lig tinm DIES Ben Tin rd Fig 23 Monitoring example of the LC700 OPC Server using OPC Monitor 15 Tag List Generator User s Manual 16
18. port configured via TagList Editing Removing a Configuration Device To edit or remove a configuration it is necessary to select the desired configuration on the main screen and right click it and next the edit remove configuration dialog will appear then just change the desired settings and click on OK for the changes to take place or click on the Remove to remove the configuration Saving the Project The OPC Menu In order to compile the project to generate the Tag List it is necessary to first save the current project To save the project using the menu click on File then Save if the project has already a name or Save As if a new you wish to save the project with a new name or on the icon Save windows Standard on the toolbar The OPC Menu has the following options OPC Monitor Show Active TagList Register Active TagList Tag List Generator User s Manual File Edit opc Help ca OPC Monitor 3 OPC Show Avtivec Tag List Ce Register Active Tag List tg Ene E An Device List zd o Conve Conv k Conve Complete T ag List Fig 12 Accessing the OPC Menu Registering the Project After the project name is chosen it should be registered in Windows in order for the reading software of the LC700 OPC Server to recognize which configuration to search for So every time a new project or project name is changed it should be registered in order fo
19. r it to be indicated as the current project To register a project just click on the OPC menu then click on Register Tag List or click on Register Configuration on the Tool bar as shown in figure below File Edit OPC Help D xc Ba ce Fig 13 Registering the current TagList The program will generate the points monitored by the LC700 OPC server The Tag List Table associates the address Tag in the LC700 with the name Tag given to it by the OPC server While the tag List is being generated the Tag OPC name of the LC700 point that will appear for the user on the OPC client is assembled as follows o Ifthe user defined a User Label on the CONF70O0 for the point then this will be defined as a name for the Tag OPC of the point o If the user did not define a User Label then the Tag OPC will be the point s Default Label After the project registration and the Tag List generation the system is ready to monitor the LC700 points using the LC700 OPC Server The Tag List program does not need to be running the TagList can be closed The operational system automatically locates the current configuration for the LC700 OPC Server when activated by a HMI Software OPC Client Tag List Generator User s Manual QUTIG 8p ene BDOL ma Ls J zone TE Diir chores O O Fig 14 The Tag List Generated Verifying the Active Tag List table In case the user wishes to check which Tag List Project is
20. roject To create a New Project click on the File menu then click New or click on New button on the toolbar Tag List Generator User s Manual ani TagList 8 for Ehe LC700 OPC 2 0 Server v8 51 File Edit OPC Help SAVE Save ds Export TagList Close Exit Fig 1 Creating a new project TO open an existing project to save a project or to close the current project just click on the File menu then click on Open Save or Close respectively or click on the icons Open Save or Close windows standard on the toolbar Adding and Removing ports Note The user must certify that the chosen configuration option Baud Rate or IP address is the same as the LC700 configuration which will be monitored The LC700 OPC Server supports all types of port combinations COM1 COM2 Ethernet having serial and Ethernet communication on the same configuration Once the user starts a new project the TagList will open a window similar to Figure 2 Next by right clicking the Communication item Tag List will display a window where the user can configure the parameters described below Tile Cdt OPC Help D cn e Fig 2 Adding a new port Tag List Generator User s Manual xj Fret Settings Scan Penod 1 imc Retry Penes 1 00 zei Tinem BD mae Reirs E d Dri ral ace C Serial Picker 37 168 168 75 Por OK Careri Fig 3 Communication Parame
21. t Coreersion amp Linear Correon Lowe n Low Dewine High High Device 1 Clamping we Clamp Low Liam 1 High Clamp 1 Cancel Fig 17 Conversion Types After setting a conversion type the user can set the conversion for the specific TAG directly in the Device Tag List Just choose the TAG and in the conversion FIELD click at it and choose the type of conversion in a drop down list as the following picture shows PID BIAS 42509 None INT PID AWL PID AMA lt None gt INT PID TA PID TD 42514 4251E lt Nones v REAL PID ERC 22516 Conv Name JE INT PID PYO 42517 INT PID FBO 42518 CONVERSION INT PID BO 42519 42521 Mone DINT PID ITO FID DRU 42525 42524 lt None gt FEAL PID 0 1 42525 Mone INT Fig 18 Using The Conversion Status provided by the LC700 OPC Server After the user has generated the Tag List table the OPC Client an HMI interface for example can read the variables referred by the Tags Also the OPC Server provides some status which contains additional information Status Port Configured Port Tag gt CommID A number is attributed to the configured port by the TagList CommPortStatus Shows the status on the port 1 means Normal Communication on the port O means Communication failure on the port ScanTime It is the period the LC700 OPC Server takes to read every device connected to the configured
22. t port Main Port m Add Connection E xi Id ain pul Seltings Scan Penod 1 eec Retry Penod 1 00 aoc Timeout DO mesc Metnes 2 nteil ace C Serial T 1 T D sud n aha 5i iT 3 Hi or 6 stre PAddess 192 168 168 75 Purl 302 Cancel Fig 6 Choosing a communication channel Tag List Generator User s Manual The redundant path After configuring the main path the user should add a new port channel which will be the redundant backup m Port Settings x Later ar hacer Sethngs Scan Period 1 ae Remy Period 100 sec Treo 500 Mest 2 C Saia COM Ex Rale x E i E i TCPAP IP Address 192 fum fa Pec 502 Cancel Fig 7 Adding a redundant port Adding or Removing a Configuration Before adding a new configuration the user is supposed to create a configuration in the CONF700 software Note If the user has several LC700 s with different addresses a configuration file should be generated PL7 with a different name for each LC700 used in the project Adding a Configuration To add a new configuration the user should open the menu Edit gt Add Configuration or in the left pane of the Tag List Application File Edit OPC Help lie tease J Tag EHI Connections i LS SERIAL MAIN x SERIAL BACKUP Add Remove E Remove All
23. ters Port Settings Port Name The user must create a Tag for the port to be configured on the TagList This tag will be used to define the first Browser level on the TagList OPC Server Scan Period It is the time it takes for the LC700 OPC Server to read the Tags OPC Points from every slave devices that is the time between cyclic questions Retry Period When the OPC Server Client runs out of configured tries in Nbr Retrys it verifies each time interval established by Retry Period whether or not the connection is active Timeout Waiting time for a response after a message from the LC700 Server is being sent to the slave After this period of time the LC700 OPC Server retries to establish communication based on the number configured on Nbr Retrys Nbr Retrys Number of times the LC700 OPC Server software will try a new communication after waiting for the specified value on the Timeout parameter Specific Configuration for the serial physical mean If the user chooses to use serial communication it can be through EIA 232 or EIA 485 The connection and cable specification are the same used in the communication between the LC700 e o CONF 700 and are described in the LC700 Manual Com Port Allows the user to choose which serial port will be used for communication CTS Output Control When this parameter is enabled the OPC Server will transmit only when the CTS is active RTS Control The options of this parameters are
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