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Omron C200HW-ZW3AT2-E-V2 Home Theater Server User Manual

1. Peripheral Port on C200HX HG HE PCs Computer PC communications CQM1 CIF02 D Sub 9 pin lt dedicated connector Peripheral port on Peripheral Bus or C200HX HG HE Host Link S e a RS 232C Peripheral port Peripheral Port on CVM1 and CV series PCs Computer PC AT CV500 CIF01 D Sub 25 pin lt gt dedicated connector Peripheral Peripheral If the RS 232C device Bus connector on the _ connector computer is a 9 pin On CVM1 or connector use a RS 232C Peripheral device bus connector CV Series commercially available PC 9 to 25 pin conversion adapter to connect the cable to the computer Peripheral Port on CQM1H PCs Computer Cable PC PC com munica tions PC AT CQM 1 CIF02 and CS1W CN114 Peripheral Peripheral port on Bus or Host CQM1H PC Link RS 232C Host Link Port on PC s CPU Unit Computer PC AT XW2Z 200S D Sub 25 pin lt D Sub 9 pin RS 232C Peripheral If the RS 232C XW2Z 500S D Sub 25 pin lt D Sub 9 pin port on Bus or Host connector on the CS1 series Link computer isa 9 pin jp rT PC connector use a um RS 232C Host Link commercially available RS 232C RS 232C port Dort on 9 to 25 pin conversion C200HX H adapter to connect the G HE see cable to the computer note CVM1 CV series or CQM1H PC Note Connection is only possible to a C200HX HG HE CPU Unit with an RS 232C port 24 Connecting to a Node
2. C PC Interface C PC interface is used to set the PC to be connected the communications method and the communication conditions to be used when the Controller Link Support Software connects to the PC Normally the Controller Link Support Software uses the settings only when it connects to the PC However it also refers to the settings of the destination PC Menu when Maintenance functions are used Therefore set the PC interface correctly before transferring data between the Controller Link Support Software and a node or before using Maintenance functions Note For settings on the PC see 3 3 2 PC Settings page 25 137 I System Setup Section 5 14 Settings The setting items in PC interface are shown in the following table Setting Description Peripheral Host Link C PC interface Select the method of communications with the PC The communications parameters to be used differ according to the selected communications method Peripheral Bus If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit select Peripheral Peripheral port communications parameters can be specified for C200HX HG HE CQM1H PCs When the Controller Link Support Software is connected to the peripheral port always select the standard settings Host Link If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to the RS 232C or RS 422A port on the CPU Unit or a Host Link Unit select
3. L Computer Unit 1 2 3 to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key Use the following procedure to write the contents of a file on the computer to the EEPROM in the Unit 1 Select U Unit Backup from the Maintenance Menu If a CV series or CS1 series PC is set as the destination PC in the System Setup Wrong PC will be displayed The Backup Unit Menu will be displayed I Backup Unit 3 UGomputer gt Unit 2 Select L Computer Unit from the menu E Conpater gt Bait 1 Input Tile name to retrieve DEUS 3 Specify the file name including the directory of the file to be written to the EEPROM Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the En ter Key When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen 4 Press the Enter Key to write the EEPROM 5 11 3 Initializing Network Parameters C Initialize Network 114 Parameters Note 1 2 3 C Initialize Network parameters is used to initialize the network parameters for the Controller Link Unit installed in the PC connected to the Controller Link Sup port Software or for the Controller Link Support Board inst
4. 5 10 S Display Node Status S Display Node status is used to display the operation status and error status of the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board for the specified node 109 S Display Node Status Section 5 10 The following information is displayed Item Meaning Data link DataLnk Displays the data link operation status Error message Displays the setting error status Error msg Error o No error Communications Displays the error status of the communications controller of controller error the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board Com controller err Error o No error Backup status Displays the error information recorded in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board Error o No error Logging status Displays the presence or absence of the error log in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board Error log exists Y No error log exists N Setting information Displays the terminating resistor setting status baud rate see note 1 Setting status and external power supply status of the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board Terminating resistor switch for CS1W CLK21 E only ON with terminating resistor ON OFF without terminating resistor OFF Baud rate bps for CS1W CLK21 E only 2 Mbps 2M 1 Mbps 1M 500 kbps 500K Power supply status for optical type only Y Power is
5. 70 L Data Link Section 5 3 The processing will be performed in ascending order of node address Datalink table Heisk ade 000 Mote Execetion Hasu its Hote Execwtinn Hasu its 1 PBa cnal cod EZ Horal end 01 Moraal end Emid Se SS NEN a NND NND a ee eee C NND To cancel the processing press the F9 Cancel Key During the processing Wait will be displayed in the lower part of the screen and the progress of processing will be displayed for each node In write processing each data link table will be simultaneously checked for serious errors or link offset errors If an error is detected in a data link table a window will be displayed to ask you to determine whether the data is to be written to the node Press Y to write the data or press N to cancel the write processing and then press the Enter Key If N is pressed to cancel the write processing Canceled due to table error will be displayed at the node address When processing for all the specified nodes is completed End will be dis played at the lower part of the screen 5 Then press the F10 End Key Comparing Data Link V Compare is used to compare data link tables in the computer memory with Tables V Compare data link tables set at each node 1 2 3 1 Select V Compare from the Transfer Data Link Table Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the nodes for whic
6. The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of information Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient operation of the product 1 2 3 1 Indicates lists of one sort or another such as procedures checklists etc OMRON 2000 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permis sion of OMRON No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Moreover because OMRON is constantly striving to improve its high quality products the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual Nevertheless OMRON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the informa tion contained in this publication DOS Windows and Microsoft C are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation All other product names or company names that appear in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of each respective company TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAU TIONS a2 dort e I ace neo Eo a Bd xi Inten
7. i irpestRRUISSURY BP etnie i e n oeae OS Sean Lee Rant oe 43 2o 3 Le Data Link o e sese She ee ee ee OR EOS Eee os Meme A UE Te 45 5 3 1 Data Link Areas and Data Link Tables 46 5 3 2 Setting Data Link Tables iier ak wa dems deel ea 51 5 3 3 Displaying the Data Link Menu eseeeeeeeee eA 51 5 3 4 Creating and Editing Data Link Tables E Edit Table llus 52 5 3 5 Copying Data Link Tables Y Copy Table 000 59 5 3 6 Initializing All Data Link Tables C Initialize Table 60 5 3 7 Checking Data Link Tables K Check Table 00 61 5 3 8 Saving Data Link Tables as a File S Save Table 04 64 5 3 9 Reading Data Link Tables from a File L Retrieve Table 66 5 3 10 Transferring Data Link Tables T Transfer Table 0 67 5 3 11 Deleting Data Link Tables from Nodes D Delete Table 74 5 3 12 Printing Data Link Tables P Print Table 000 75 5 3 13 Starting and Stopping Data Links R Start Stop TI 5 3 14 Displaying Data Link Status M Monitor Status 0 78 5 3 15 Specifying Node Models I Device Information Settings 81 5 4 P Set Network Parameters 0 0 E A eects 83 5 5 UR Routing Table eni s nw teh a wee esas pe Sale he Ra ERE pA MIR ER gares 85 5 5 1 Outl
8. t ut Fw Dex Coe Case Coe axe B Baud rate c 9600 BPS S 8top bits C1 bit P Parity Even pari D Data bits 7 bits HEEE M Method du zi Set a unit number between 0 and 31 Other items must be set exactly as shown above CVM1 and CV series PC Setup for Built in Host Link Port This section describes how to set the communications path selector switch and the DIP switch for CVM1 and CV series PCs and set up the Host Link port RS 232C port in the PC Setup Always turn the PC OFF before setting the communications path selector switch and the DIP switch Communications Path Selector Switch Set the communications path selector switch on the front panel of the PC to RS 232C DIP Switch Open the cover of the Memory Card storage section on the front panel of the PC and set the DIP switch as follows Setting Setting details Baud rate of peripheral bus connector Pin 50 Kbps 19 2 Kbps 9600 bps 4800 bps 1 OFF ON OFF ON 2 OFF OFF ON ON The value set for Host Link is used The communications conditions for Host Link connector are set in the PC Setup Automatic transfer of programs and settings at power up No terminator Set pins 1 2 and 5 according to your needs Other pins must be set exactly as shown above 152 Using Modems Appendix B PC Setup Set up the RS 232C port on the PC using the RS 232C Port Se
9. 1 10 when creating a Controller Link Network with a Controller Link Support Board This version is included with the Support Board Also use the SYSMAC C200HW ZW3AT2 E 3G8F5 CLK11 E CLK21 E Controller Link Support Software Operation Manual instead of this manual L Trawsfer Datalink table Computer gt U0 Compare DataLink 1 ird a He table Echoback test fBroadcast test Monitor Network Display Error log J mitial ize table heak table Saw table Retriese table p Datalink iDisplay Node status Display Board setup Maintenance Iranier table Delete table Brink table Connection Information tEdit PC ID x Start itop fmb tsr baies E OG UON c4 EUOLO GE DS iSystenm setup Exit to DOS ksl Info met Routing table J her C Initialize 5 Sea Li Rete bee T TransFer Dri De leie P Pr ut Trasfer Routing table i tr PC B U Compare Error log R Read L Retrieve S Save P Print I Paintrnazcr Be Baa rk up Crlnitialize Metri parameters Network config L Retrieve S Save P Print Fr nt Uf heec k Bort TF dime SECTION 2 Installation This section describes how to install the CLOOHW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software 2 1 Preparations for Installation 0 2 eee III 12 2 l I Check Items esec ssc Ind ee ERE PIDE
10. CLK This completes the installation procedure If the Controller Link Support Software is registered in the SYSMAC Support Software it can be started from the SYSMAC Support Software s Option Menu See Appendix C Registering the Controller Link Support Software in the SYS MAC Support Software page 163 for the registration procedure We recom mend that the Controller Link Support Software be registered in this way if the SYSMAC Support Software is already installed SECTION 3 Basic Operations and Connections This section describes the Controller Link Support Software menu structure and basic operations such as starting and exiting the software It also describes how to connect the computer running the Controller Link Support Software to the Network 3 1 3 3 Starting and Exiting the Controller Link Support Software 0 3 1 1 Starting the Software sesties e e e a E E Ie 3 1 2 Exiting the Software 2 0 eee AE pE e ee Basic Operations c 22 ee A GES OE oes EURO HR bs Oo REE E TRUE es 3 2 1 Screen Displays ses aset REG e Ra RE aaoi 3 2 2 Selecting Menu Items 0 0 Ie 3 2 3 Entering Word Addresses 0 0 00 cece cece 3 2 4 Selecting a File from the File List Screen 0 000 3 2 5 Printing Screens oi esis edd weet daa dete awe ak PED Connecting to a Node leise uere oe ie kee ah eU 3 39 Connection Method anser UR MEER UR REN bo SEA 3 3 2 PC SOT gS
11. Host Link Destination PC Specify the PC to be connected to the Controller Link Support Software C series PCs If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a C200HX HG HE CQM1H PC select C series and then select either operating level 0 or operating level 1 Set the same operating level as the Controller Link Unit installed in the PC Be sure to select operating level 0 if it is to be connected to a CQM1H PC CV series PCs If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a CV series PC select CVM1 CV series CS1 Series If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a CS1 PC select CS1 series Communications Select the RS 232C port to be used COM1 to COM4 port Baud rate Select the baud rate to be used for communications with the PC Set the same baud rate as the setting at the PC If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a CVM1 or CV series PC set a baud rate of at least 4 800 bps and if it is to be connected to a CS1 series PC set a baud rate of at least 9 600 bps Unit No Specify the Host Link Unit number of the remote node Not set The unit number is used to identify the Host Link Unit when multiple Host Link Units are connected to the Controller Link Support Software If the Controller Link Support Software is connected to a Host Link Unit on the one to one basis 00 can be specified If the Host Link Unit number of th
12. I Datalink 1 mmy tabla C lnitkalize table Check table Iam iahle tRetrbeee tab be iTramsfer tab be Delete table DIPr mt take iStagtz5top nitor status Iberice Info sni K 5 Li T u P H A 5 3 4 Creating and Editing Data Link Tables E Edit Table E Edit Table is used to create or edit data link tables Note 1 E Edit Table creates or edits data link tables in the computer memory To actually set the data link table at a node select T Transfer table from the Data Link Menu Also save the data link tables as a file by selecting S Save table from the Data Link Menu Otherwise the table data will be cleared when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 52 L Data Link Section 5 3 2 The Controller Link Support Software allows you to edit data link tables for all nodes within the network at the same time 1 2 3 1 Select L Data Link from the Main Menu The Node Information Screen will be displayed of Inforsatlon fatalink table fode ntoreat bon lect a mids for edit ES SS GL GNE ee ee DOC NN The meaning of each display item is as follows Item Meaning Number of Nodes Displays the number of send and receive areas number of nodes specified in the data link table for each node Area 1 Link Wd Displays the total number of words in the data link area 1 for each node Area 2 Link Wd Displays the total number of words in the data lin
13. Mum H4 Source Bd fTset Link Md Aes d Source Ui fet B1 BB Lea I5 Send areca pagana To Bem Area Me w011 zn MP n DOLHHOYC o DODUUHI i i3 iss 380 wi LI EET b Daid 49 L Data Link Section 5 3 Offsets 50 Offsets can be set by pressing the F6 Offset Key to display the Offset column in the table Offsets do not need to be set unless they are required Hodel r Potypet Bum of Md d OI atur Bnrdl iHode lt ireal gt Link Start Word leone Swea2 Link Start Bord Dee Link Bd Pum Wd Sources Bd Teet Link Mi Hem Wd Soerce H4 Peet Bet Send Arsali i i I Ist Send Areatil i I In the Offset column specify the offset for each reception node Setting Example The following is an example of data link areas and the corresponding data link tables Area 1 of Node 1 Area 1 of Node 2 Area 1 of Node 3 00100 00215 00150 00105 00225 00115 Node 2 Node 2 00165 Node 2 00235 30 words 30 words 20 words 15 words 00135 00254 00149 L Receive area CI Send area Data Link Table for Node 1 Kode COL Potypst I Pun nf Mid P 3I Hn amp e neeal Link Start bora HR 1 S amp reaz Link Start WordIDOOgOG 1 Link Md Pun Ud Source Bd Diset Link Md Hem Md Source Ud Off eet B1 BB Lom I5 semi trea puaoopa amp Bemi Area he 00115 ano ME n Den Eo DOGUOUNI E th Be ih os
14. Print Prints routing tables in the memory 85 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 1 Outline of Routing Tables Note About Routing Tables 86 Routing tables must be set when the local node communicates with PCs com puters and other nodes on remote networks Routing tables need not be set when the node communicates only with other nodes on the local network For CVM1 or CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No LJL146 always set routing tables Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Routing tables define communications paths when a local node communicates with nodes on remote networks The following is a network example and the data required to create routing tables is explained below Computer PC Programming Device Controller Link Support Software Controller Link Network network 1 Controller Link Unit SYSMAC NET Link Unit unit number 0 Controller Link Unit node address 5 In this network example when the PC connected to the Programming Device on network 1 is to communicate with a PC on network 2 you need to create routing tables containing the following information and transfer them to the PCs and computer on network 2 e The local node belongs to network 1 local network e The unit number of the Communications Unit is 0 link unit number e Communications is performed via the Communications Unit with node a
15. Select 7 bits or 8 bits Xon Xoff control Specify whether Xon Xoff control is to be performed This item is valid only in full duplex mode Select Yes or No Communications mode Specify the communications mode Half duplex is valid only for RS 232C interface Select full duplex or half duplex Full duplex Specify whether data is to be resent from scratch when transmission is interrupted This item is valid in half duplex mode Select No or Yes Send stop code Xoff Specify the Xoff send stop code This item is valid only when Xon Xoff control is performed Send stop release code Xon Specify an Xon send stop release code This item is valid only when Xon Xoff control is performed Transmission delay Specify the delay from the time the RS signal is turned on until data is transmitted This item is valid only in half duplex mode Specify a value between 00 and FF Hex between 0 and 255 in decimal The transmission delay is determined by multiplying the setting by 2 ms 0 to 510 ms If 00 Hex 0 ms is specified data will be transmitted 1 ms after the RS signal is turned on 33 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 Use the CPU Bus Unit System Setup of the SYSMAC Support Software to set the bit strings as follows Communications Port 1 Byte b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 0 0 4 T iE Data length 0 7 bits 1 8 bits Parity 0 Even 1 Odd Parity ch
16. Specify the nodes to be checked Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the node to be checked then press the Enter Key Yes will be displayed to represent the nodes to be checked To deselect a node to be checked move the cursor to a node marked with Yes then press the Enter Key again Yes will be erased to deselect the node 4 After specifying all the nodes to be checked press the F6 Execute Key The data link tables will be checked and the check results screen will be dis played Hode 0i Datalink table Kode error marrage Error RESTaqe 6G Sowrce nob Baz no Table 3 Soarte node has no Semi data 41 Base area remain rra 11 Gont imus uULIR E i OO ee Pa et aO O OOXLON git Nd g End Each error level is indicated by a different character color as follows Red Error White Warning A message is displayed in the lower part of the screen according to the check results as follows When no errors has been detected Check OK When errors are continued on the next page Continue When the current page is the last page of the error display Last page 5 When errors are displayed on multiple screens use the following keys to switch the screen and display the check results F4 Pre Pg F5 Nxt Pg F8 Pre Node F9 Nxt Node Page Up and Page Down 6 After confirming the check results press the F10 End Key 62 L Data Link Error Messages Section 5 3 The
17. acters can be entered as the title The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed Press the Enter Key to save If no title is required just press the Enter Key without entering a title 5 12 6 Printing Connection Information P Print P Print is used to print the connection information currently in computer memory Note For the Controller Link Support Software for DOS select Printer model from the System Setup Menu and specify the printer model before using P Print 1 2 3 1 Select P Print from the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu The error log will be printed and the print status window will be dis played During printing Printing will be displayed in the window To cancel the printing press the F9 Cancel Key When printing for the error log has been completed the print status display window will close and the processing will automatically terminate The order i e connection order or node address order in which the information is printed will be the same as the current display Frame error 123 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 information and cable disconnection information are printed simulta neously Node Address Order lt lt lt Controller Link Network Configulations List 01 05 2000 PAGE 0001 Nd order Netwk addr 063 Displayed at 01 05 2000 09 27 31 Normal Ring Node Start Time Detect Broken CRC Quits Lost Pow
18. and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen The extension can be changed after the file is selected If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played to ask you to check whether the file can be overwritten Press Y to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key 3 Enter a title for the file Enter the title with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key Up to 30 characters can be entered The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters If no title is required just press the Enter Key The file will be saved 65 L Data Link Section 5 3 5 3 9 Reading Data Link Tables from a File L Retrieve Table 66 Note Note 1 2 3 L Retrieve table is used to read data link tables from a file into computer memory With Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 data link tables can be saved in the file formats shown below Format Extension Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 Reading supported Yes Controller Link Support Software Ver 1 10 Yes CX Net on CX Programmer Yes see note 1 Data link tables in CX Net format can be read but not saved There are differences in PC model information between the Controller Link Sup port Softw
19. lights the ERC2 indicator on the display panel 2 Since the Controller Link Support Software and the Host Link Unit are al ways connected on the one to one basis the node number can normally be 0 3 The node number of communications port 1 is fixed at O DIP Switch Settings of CVM1 CV series Host Link Units Communications port 1 RS 232C Communications port 2 RS 232C RS 422A Communications port switch RS 232C RS 422A DIP switch 31 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 32 Function Communications parameter settings for communications ports 1 and 2 see note Setting For each DIP switch pin ON is on the left side and OFF is on the right side Meaning The communications parameters for communications ports 1 and 2 are as follows Baud rate 9 600 bps Stop bits 2 bits Parity Even Data bits 7 bits Xon Xoff control No Communications method Full duplex The values specified for the CPU Bus Unit System in the PC are used as communications parameters The initial values are as follows Baud rate 9 600 bps Stop bits 2 bits Parity Even Data bits 7 bits Xon Xoff control Not Communications method Full duplex CTS switch communications port 1 The CTS signal ready to receive is always set to ON 0 V fixed Always set this switch pin to ON when connecting the Controller Link Support Software Cannot be set CTS switch communications port 2
20. message Will display differences Speci fy node address will be displayed along with the mode number of the small est node address with a comparison error 5 Specify the node address of the node for which the comparison errors are to be displayed Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key The comparison error screen for the specified node will be dis played The comparison error screen differs depending on the location of the error e The following will be displayed when an inconsistency is found in the num ber of nodes set first status word link start word of area 1 or link start word of area 2 Petuk LIHHI Pode 01 Upper Conpater Lower Contreal ine Link States word Start Bord Linda Area Link Start Word Laort page P ne GEI NENNEN II Pa co NN O O GUN DIN When the number of nodes set is inconsistent the number of words in area 1 offset in area 1 the number of words in area 2 and offset in area 2 will not be compared e The following will be displayed when an inconsistency is found in the num ber of words in area 1 offset in area 1 number of words in area 2 or offset in area 2 u ee l E n rcaz neeaz Ho amp e nescal Areal Pium Wd feet Mun Bd INTE ert etuk LIMMHI Mode 101 lartpags P ne E i O ee Pa et a O O GUN DCN 73 L Data Link Section 5 3 The message for the comparison result
21. oiou peki deni here hotel dated dla doe olde P PERS 16 16 18 19 19 20 20 22 23 23 23 25 15 Starting and Exiting the Controller Link Support Software Section 3 1 3 1 Starting and Exiting the Controller Link Support Software Note This section describes how to start and exit the Controller Link Support Soft ware 1 In the following examples all command strings are shown in uppercase They can also be entered in lowercase 2 If the Controller Link Support Software is registered in the SYSMAC Support Software it can be started from the SYSMAC Support Software s Option Menu See Appendix C Registering the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Software page 163 for the registration procedure 3 The Controller Link Support Software can be run from Windows See Ap pendix D Running the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 98 page 165 for the procedure 3 1 1 Starting the Software Basic Procedure 16 1 2 3 This section describes how to start the Controller Link Support Software In this example the system environment is as follows Hard disk Drive C e Directory for Controller Link Support Software CACLK If the drive and directory to be used are different from those shown in this exam ple replace drive C and directory CACLK in the following descriptions with the actual drive and directory being used Turn on the power of the computer The computer will be sta
22. played is different for the 2 screens as shown in the following table 115 K Connection Information Section 5 12 Screen Information displayed Frame Information Screen Disconnect detection node data Backup power supply status for each node Time when disconnect data recording commenced for each node Local node disconnect detection status for each node Yes detected No dis play nothing detected e Number of frame drop outs for each node and connector Number of frame breaks detected for each node and connector e Number of CRC errors detected for each node and connector Controller Link Unit model for each node Connection Information Screen Disconnect detection node data Backup power supply status for each node Time when disconnect data recording commenced for each node Local node disconnect detection status for each node Number of node network separations for each node Number of network disconnections for each node Number of local node disconnections for each node Maximum number of consecutive dis connect cycles for each node Note For details of the above items refer to the explanations for the NETWORK DIS CONNECT DATA READ command in Section 6 of the Optical Ring Controller Link Units Operation Manual W370 116 K Connection Information Section 5 12 Node Display Order The node information in the Network Configurati
23. the existing data link table at the des tination node will be lost Be sure to check table data at the destination node before executing the function 2 Y Copy table copies data link tables in the computer memory To actually set the data link table for a node select T Transfer table from the Data Link Menu Also save the data link tables as a file by selecting S Save table from the Data Link Menu Otherwise the table data will be cleared when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 59 L Data Link Section 5 3 3 Executing Y Copy table also changes the node model specified in Device Info set at the destination node to the same node model as the source node 1 2 3 1 Select Y Copy table from the Data Link Menu E Cipy DataLisk table I Specify copy source mode address 2 Specify the source node address Specify the node address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key Any number between 1 and 62 can be speci fied If the number of nodes set in the data link table for the specified node is 0 an error message will be displayed The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the destina tion node address Copy DataLink table Node Information Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Designate Node 01 Specify copy destination node address Source node address 01 02 03 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn
24. using Programming Console or CX Programmer Peripheral bus only are used ON RS 232C port communications parameters set using a CX Programmer Peripheral bus only are used OFF The RS 232C port communications parameters set in the PC Setup is used ON User defined pin Turns OFF the User DIP Switch Pin Flag OFF User defined pin Turns ON the User DIP Switch Pin Flag Always OFF Always OFF For online connection via modems always set pin 5 of the DIP switch to OFF RS 232C port is not used with de fault setting Set other pins according to your needs PC Setup Set up the RS 232C port on the PC using Host Link Port Setup in the PC Setup using CX Programmer Set the RS 232C port as follows Example Setting the baud rate to 9 600 bps Host Link port Mode setting Host Link Baud rate 9 600 Bits s Data length 7 Bits Stop bits 1 Bits Parity Even Unit No 0 Transmission delay 0 x 10 ms Set a unit number between 0 and 31 Other items must be set exactly as shown above Serial Communications Port Setup for Connection to a Serial Communications Board Unit Installed in a CS1 series PC This section describes how to set up the serial communications ports for the Serial Communications Boards Units using the software switch settings at the PC Software Switch Settings In the software switch settings for the Serial Communications Board Unit registered in the CX Programmer I O table make the
25. 10 00010 D00200 100 D00200 03 00020 10 00020 D00300 100 D00300 04 00030 20 Send Area D00400 200 Send Area 5 3 13 Starting and Stopping Data Links R Start Stop N Caution Note R Start Stop is used to start and stop data links Before starting data links make sure that the data link tables for each node for manually set data links or the data link parameters at the data link start node for automatically set data links have been appropriately set If the settings are inap propriate the equipment may perform unexpected operation and result in injury Even if the settings are appropriate always make sure that the equipment will not be affected before starting or stopping the data links Before starting the data links always check the data link mode manual or auto matic set at the node from which the data links are to be started 77 L Data Link Section 5 3 1 2 3 1 Select R Start Stop from the Data Link Menu Start S5top BataLisk 1 HER 2 Select R Start to start the data links or S Stop to stop the data links Example for R Start E Start Patal ink i Specify mriuurk adiret nme adders of the startup de PC ID Hetunrk addeeee L Bode addircaa i ed The startup noie decides Datalink Pul e Hac lahai 3 Specify the node to start or stop the data links Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to each field PC ID Network address and
26. Check the I O configuration and the network configuration No write area can t write The write area transmission area for the local node does not exist Check the data link tables set for the local node Not in DataLink can t monitor The data link table has not been set or the local node is not participating in the data links Check the data link table set for the local node Not in DataLink can t write The data link table has not been set or the local node is not participating in the data links Check the data link table set for the local node Not in network The specified node is not participating in the network Check all nodes on the network Not initialized The floppy disk or memory card has not been formatted Files cannot be saved on unformatted floppy disks or memory cards Format the floppy disk or memory card before saving the files Out of range The specified word address is above the maximum limit Specify a word address within the allowable range Parameter err The specified parameter is incorrect Specify the correct parameter Printer err The Controller Link Support Software is not correctly connected to the printer The printer is not in ready status Press the Escape Key first then check whether the cable between the Controller Link Support Software and the printer is correctly connected Check whether the printer is in r
27. Dilek Offset Area Area addr fen err rr join arr chort remain Com cycle time 1 YES YES L 5 50ws YES Datalink VES VES bret we YES hamal ir YES Refresh cyclen nf VES Curl Baz 87 YES Pax Ones n YES Datalink taklr ira VES fet J Let VEX Fatal tik F4 Pre Pg Page Up Function When this key is pressed the node addresses for which the node status is displayed will change cyclically in the following order 1 to 16 gt 17 to 32 gt 33 to 48 49 to 62 F5 Nxt Pg Page Down When this key is pressed the node addresses for which the node status is displayed will change cyclically in the following order 49 to 62 33 to 48 gt 17 to 32 1 to 16 F9 Cancel Stops updating the display and changes the F9 Key function to Start F9 Start Restarts updating the display and changes the F9 Key function to Cancel F10 End Closes the operating status display screen The meaning of each item is as follows Item Meaning Communications cycle time Comm cycle time Displays the current communications cycle time of the Controller Link Network Data link DataLink Displays the data link operating status active inactive on the top and manual automatic on the bottom Refresh cycle time Refresh cycle Displays the current data link refresh time the period from the time the data link data is refreshed at the PC until the next refresh is completed and the maxim
28. Down Key 90 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 6 Checking Routing Tables K Check K Check is used to check the routing tables for errors or inconsistencies If er rors are detected correct the routing tables as described in Error Messages on page 92 Note K Check checks the routing tables in the computer memory To check the rout ing tables that have been set at a node use T Transfer on the Routing Table Menu to read the tables to the computer then execute K Check 1 2 3 1 Select K Check from the Routing Table Menu The routing table check will start and the check results screen will be displayed I Local Metwork table Linz Error maaxiaqe m Error maaxiaqe Heiek Heiek Dup local metuk addr Dup SII mnit Hn err dup local metek addr Dup ZIM mnit Hn err Dup SIW anit Ho err A message will be displayed in the lower part of the screen according to the check results as follows When no error has been detected Check OK When errors are continued on the next page Continue When the current screen is the last page Last page 2 When errors are displayed on multiple screens use the F4 Pre Pg Key the F5 Nxt Pg Key the Page Up Key or the Page Down Key to switch the screen and display the check results After confirming the check results press the F10 End Key 91 R Routing Table Section 5 5 Error Messages 92 The following tables
29. Link Section 5 3 Data Link Setting Forms Before setting data link tables with the Controller Link Support Software you must determine how data is to be sent and received Make an enlarged copy of the Data Link Setting Forms provided in Appendix E and use them to design the data link 1 2 3 1 Use Setting Form 1 to determine the data to be sent and received Controller Link Support Software udi System Data Link Setting Form1 CA Drawing No 3 Node i Node A Node Node Link s Link start 2 Link start 4 3 Link start 0 Link start 4 word word word word 00100 B 1 Li 00115 2 Use Setting Form 2 to enter the values to be set in the data link table 3 Enter the values in the Controller Link Support Software Controller Link Support Software pae commens System Data Link Setting Form 2 m e Node 1 Node 2 Area 2 Link start word 00100 Area 2 Link start word 00215 t Source Number s art word Source Number Daa node of words Offset ivelatiocal rode of words Offset 3 Send T BNET SEE Line A errors Line A errors Line B errors col d Line B errors Line C errors Automatically Automatically displayed displayed TON te typel Pun a i States Yoril Bode L0 1 Fctupel i in nf al r Hode iieeal gt Link Start Mord GO180 1 wea Link Start Word DOO 1 Link Md
30. Link Support Boards Therefore be fore replacing a Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board you can save all the settings in the computer and restore them to the new Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board This will save you the trouble of redoing settings after replacement About the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 1 1 1 2 Functions The functions of the Controller Link Support Software are outlined in the follow ing table Function Explanation Data link management Creates and edits data link tables for manually set data links registers data link tables at nodes saves data link tables as files and performs other processing related to data links Network parameter setting Adjusts network communications parameter settings to provide the most suitable Controller Link communications for the user application Routing table management Creates and edits routing tables registers routing tables at nodes and saves routing tables as files Routing tables are used to specify data communications paths when data is transferred to from remote FA networks See note Communications testing Checks whether the Controller Link Network is working properly Status display Displays the network and node status data link status error logs and so on Maintenance Backs up the contents of the EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board as a fi
31. Menu Initialise BataLisk table J MI11 imItlalize DataLink table For al nndex OK 7T TH 2 Press Y and then the Enter Key The data link tables for all nodes will be initialized 60 L Data Link Section 5 3 To cancel the initialization processing press N and then the Enter Key 5 3 7 Checking Data Link Tables K Check Table K Check table is used to check data link tables for errors or inconsistencies It can also check for inconsistencies between the data link tables for multiple nodes If errors are detected correct the data link tables as described in Error Mes sages on page 63 Note 1 Before executing K Check table always select I Device Info Set from the Data Link Menu and specify the PC models 2 K Check table checks the data link tables in the computer memory To check the data link table that has been set for a node use T Transfer table on the Data Link Menu to read the table to the computer then execute K Check table 1 2 3 1 Select K Check table from the Data Link Menu If the number of nodes set in all data link tables is 0 an error message will be displayed The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the check level L Check Datalink table l Chick inus 7 Fase A owly tmiy error 2 Select the error level to be checked The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the nodes to be checked When the window
32. NUM EINE NINE E GIA CD LION e The following Function Keys appear when the cursor is in other input fields The screen can be switched to the Data Link Table Screen for a specified node by moving the cursor to the Node field on the upper left of the screen and entering the node address Function F3 Delete Deletes the line on which the cursor is positioned F4 Insert Inserts one line before the line on which the cursor is positioned The newly inserted line is for a node with the next smallest unspecified address F6 Offset Switches between the offset display mode and no offset display mode If an attempt is made to switch the mode when offset data has already been entered a confirmation message will be displayed Press Y and then the Enter Key to set all the offsets to 0 and removes the offset displays To cancel the operation press N and then the Enter Key F7 Clear Clears all the data link tables that are currently displayed When the F7 Clear Key is pressed a confirmation message will be displayed To clear the tables press Y and then the Enter Key To cancel the operation press N and then the Enter Key F8 Pre Nd Displays the Data Link Table Screen for the previous node F9 Nxt Nd Displays the Data Link Table Screen for the next node 3 Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to each field in the data link table and enter appropriate data In the Data Link Table Screens up
33. Network for the First Time 0 0 00 00 e eee eee eee 38 4 2 Starting Data links i asas Ret hee e IER ER ep ERR Rare 38 4 3 Interconnecting Networks 2 2 0 0 a acd ell de edet eR eR RR ees 39 SECTION 5 Operating Procedures lees 41 3 L Keyboard Operation ssoi perii ii bee ber Mpeg ee 43 3 2 Mam Menu i sed PRAESES RURSUS RERO USURIS PRU rd 43 923 Iz Data bink 2 IeeROtS4WRenDecsLtISSPRPLUS A RIS ES QPRSCODTSS RIeLIS 45 5 4 P Set Network Parameters o Srann opna a ee e es 83 3 94 Rz Routing Table cae on be ke ed ote eb ae Ee EY WPERGGW NE EDEN IDEE 85 526 Nx Echoback Test 1s eco eunt hoe ast ARD AO e SS ONCHS 100 Jef BD sBroadcast Lest oeste c SIRAC RO EM eae SEA caine Bek dieat a 101 5 8 C Monitor Network 2 0 0 0 0 eee nett hs 103 3 9 Br Display Error Eog 5 rere rueevehrsd we tee Pee Me E 104 5 10 S Display Node Status 0 0 0 ccc cece eee E eee 109 53 11 M Maimnt ridnice obo REL VEERRE the GER ool oS eee Cnt 112 5 12 K Connection Information 0 0 0000 e es 115 5213 WE EdICPG ID x Qty REA Be BE EO WE PEE do Sek RE rS de 124 2 IA E System Setup nece hneUeeRLeeLDSeeP eevbeeehbeklDFepESe ee bk needa 135 SsT5 OF EXITO DOS c x ia Ate e pete ES Seo dee et Rl qnie uem ete 142 SECTION 6 Troubleshooting eeeeeeeeeees 143 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendices A Error Messages s secco we ee Ae Oe RON RS E dO EE RUNDEN TE en a ries 145 B
34. Node 2 00200 00150 Node 3 20 words 15 words 30 words Node 2 20 words 00215 00120 Node 3 00180 30 words 00235 00164 LUS words 00264 Node 1 15 words Node 2 20 words Node 3 30 words 00195 00214 O Receive area LI Send area Data Link Table for Node 1 Handel type I fun of fad 31 Hode Arent Link Start Wordi 4Areaz2 Link Start Korie Link Wd Mum Ue Smurce Link Md Hem Bd eerie ud Az B0164 zB 8690215 Tuoopa e pomo n3 mio 34e gore HHH iO ENMHHI i 6158 15 Send Arra Tapa B Send fire Data Link Table for Node 2 Aode ie Metypal Bum of Md P a atur Bnrdi Hois iireal gt Link Stkrt Wordi l Smweaz2 Link Start MordIDOOG00 Link Md Mum Wi Source B Link Md Hem Ud Secure Ud Al Baza I5 gasa padona e pegas Lu WELS 20 Semi Area HHHH To emi Ares 3 ire 30 So Denies oD Data Link Table for Node 3 Aode ti Potypet Bum nf Md P a Hose zheeRT Link Start Wordi l Sweaz2 Link Start MordIDOOGO0 Link bd Mum ud Source B Link Mi Hem Bd Soerce ud E3 B6153 38 Send Area pDaodona amp Bene Arer un reo 15 muro DOLHHOYC P MM z His z eis poi pow When data link status is to be used specify in the Status Word field the first word of the area in which data link status is to be stored Example To store data link status in DM 01000 to DM 01015 set the first status word to D01000 L Data
35. Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 04 02 12 22 32 42 52 62 05 03 13 23 33 43 53 06 04 14 24 34 44 54 07 05 15 25 35 45 55 08 06 16 28 36 46 56 09 07 17 21 37 4T 57 10 08 18 28 38 48 58 11 09 19 29 39 49 59 12 10 20 30 40 50 60 13 11 21 31 41 51 61 Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 B 9 0 End 3 Specify the destination node address Use the Cursor Keys to move the cur sor to the copy destination node address then press the Enter Key Yes Will be displayed to represent the copy destination To deselect the copy destination node or erase Yes move the cursor to the node address marked with Yes then press the Enter Key again Yes will be erased to deselect the copy destination node 4 After specifying all destination nodes press the F6 Execute Key The data link tables will be copied 5 3 6 Initializing All Data Link Tables C Initialize Table C Initialize table is used to initialize all data link tables When data link tables are to be created from scratch initialize the data link tables for all nodes before beginning Note 1 C Initialize table initializes the data link tables in the computer memory 2 Executing initializes the data link tables for all nodes Initialization proces sing sets the Link start word field of area 1 to 00000 the Link start word field of area 2 to D00000 and other settings to defaults 1 2 3 1 Select C Initialize table from the Data Link
36. Node address then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys enter a PC ID with Alphanu meric Keys Press the Enter Key to register the input item and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the PC ID of the node Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be specified automatically see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series CVM1 or CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 62 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Note For CVM1 or CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in the Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to cancel the data link start stop procedure 4 Press the F6 Execute Key The data links for the specified network will be
37. PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be input automatically see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series CVM1 or CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 62 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Note For CVM1 or CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network ad dress the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to cancel the data link start stop procedure 3 Press the F6 Execute Key Data link status will be read from the specified node and operating status will be displayed on the real time basis 79 L Data Link Section 5 3 Note The nodes registered in the data link table for the specified node are highlighted They are the nodes that have data links to the specified 80 node Bode FE PC Com
38. RS 232C settings for the serial communications port to be used for connection Make the following settings Example Setting the baud rate to 9 600 bps 155 Using Modems Appendix B Host Link port Mode setting Host Link Baud rate 9 600 Bits s Data length 7 Bits Stop bits 1 Bits Parity Even Unit No 0 Transmission delay 0 x10 ms CS control None Set a unit number between 0 and 31 Other items must be set exactly as shown above CQM1H PC Setup for Built in Host Link Port This section describes how to set the DIP switch on the PC and set up the Host Link port RS 232C port using the PC Setup DIP Switch Turn the CPU Unit OFF and set the DIP switch on the front panel as follows Setting Setting Details ON Writing disabled for user program memory OFF Writing enabled for user program memory ON The user program is automatically transferred and executed when power is turned ON OFF The user program is automatically transferred but not executed when power is turned ON ON Programming Console messages displayed in English OFF Programming Console messages displayed in the language stored in system ROM ON Expansion instructions set by user OFF Expansion instructions set to defaults ON Peripheral port and RS 232C port communications settings determined by default settings OFF Peripheral port and RS 232C port communications settings determined by PC Setup ON User defined pin Turns OFF the
39. Routing table S Save of R Routing table in Main Menu PC ID data S Save PC ID of W Edit PC ID in Main Menu Error logs S Save of E Display Error log in Main Menu Connection information S Save of K Connection Information in Main Menu Select Q Exit to DOS from the Main Menu If data link table routing table or PC ID data in the memory has been modified a confirmation window will be dis played Press Y to quit the Controller Link Support Software without saving the data or press N to cancel quitting then press the Enter Key 142 SECTION 6 Troubleshooting This section describes troubleshooting methods for some of the problems that can occur with the Controller Link Support Software 143 Troubleshooting Problem The Controller Link Support Software is connected to a CV series PC and No unit 0202 is displayed Possible cause The CV series CPU Unit was manufactured before April 1996 Section 6 Action to be taken Set routing tables and set the network address to the value set in the routing tables other than 0 A data link table is transferred to a C200HX HG HE Controller Link Unit and Comm err 1104 is displayed Word addresses between CIO 236 and CIO 299 words that cannot be specified are set in the data link table Correct the data link table The routing tables are transferred to a C200HX HG HE Controller Link U
40. Software is connected Note For CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Con troller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to close the error log window 3 Press the F6 Execute Key The error log will be read from the specified node and displayed on the Error Log Screen Error log PC ID Netwk adrs 000 Node adr 031 23 10 1999 13 03 09 Err Details Time of error Err Details Time of error 000D FFFF 00 00 2000 00 00 00 0207 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 52 0208 O11F 23 10 1999 10 02 53 0206 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 53 0207 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 53 0206 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 56 0207 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 56 0206 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 57 0207 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 57 0206 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 59 0207 2001 23 10 1999 10 02 59 1M menu 2S menu 3 4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6 7 Clear 8 9 0 End 4 To clear the error log press the F7 Clear Key A confirmation message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen to ask you to determine whether the error log is to be cleared To clear the error log press Y and then the Enter Key Both the error log at the node and the error log displayed on the screen will be cleared To cancel the processing press N and then the Enter Key Th
41. Transfer Data Link Table Menu Reading Data Link Tables from Nodes R Controller Link gt Computer Note 1 2 3 T Transfer table is used to transfer data link tables between nodes and the computer as follows Function R Controller Link gt Computer Reads the data link tables set at nodes to the computer memory W Computer Controller Link Writes the data link tables from the computer memory to nodes for registration V Compare Compares the data link tables set at nodes with the data link tables in the computer memory Select T Transfer table from the Data Link Menu The Transfer Data Link table Menu will be displayed Tranz er Datalink table J R Controller Link Computer is used to read the data link tables at nodes into the computer memory If data link tables are read from nodes the current data link tables in the comput er memory will be lost If data link tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed when you attempt to read data link tables from the nodes To save the data link tables in the memory select S Save table from the Data Link Menu to save them as a file 1 Select R Controller Link Computer from the Transfer Data Link table Menu If data link tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation 67 L Data Link Section 5 3 68 window will be displayed Press Y to continue
42. User DIP Switch Pin Flag OFF User defined pin Turns ON the User DIP Switch Pin Flag ON Programming Devices other than a Programming Console can be connected to the peripheral port OFF Only a Programming Console can be connected to the peripheral port ON Use CX Protocol in protocol macro mode For online connection via modems always set pin 5 of the DIP switch to OFF RS 232C port is not used with de fault setting Set other pins according to your needs PC Setup Set up the RS 232C port on the PC using Host Link Port Setup in the PC Setup from CX Programmer Set the RS 232C port as follows Example Setting the baud rate to 9 600 bps 156 Using Modems Mode setting 1 1 Link area Standard conditions CTS control setting communications Appendix B According to DM 6646 settings Baud rate Data length Stop bits Parity Unit No 9 600 Bits s 7 Bits 1 Bits Even 0 Transmission delay 0 Set a unit number between 0 and 31 Other items must be set exactly as shown above Modem Settings This section describes example modem settings Perform an equivalent setup by referring to the user s manual for your modem Note 1 For the modem at the PC always store the settings in the nonvolatile memory in the modem 2 In this section the procedure for storing the settings in the nonvolatile memory in the modem is de scribed This procedure does no
43. Word Number Area 2 Link Word Number 000 to 1000 Status Word CIO 0001 to 6128 LR 000 to 184 see note c DM 00000 to 32752 see note d EM banks 0 to 12 00000 to 32752 see note d CIO 001 to 220 300 to 496 LR 00 to 48 DM 0000 to 5984 see note d EM Banks 0 to see note d CIO 0001 to 2540 LR 000 to 184 see note c DM 00000 to 24560 see note d EM banks 0 to 7 00000 to 32750 see note d 00000 to 65534 00000 to 65534 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 LR DM CIO 00000 to 65534 LR 00000 to 65534 DM 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 Note a Because IBM PC AT or compatible computers have no data areas it is meaningless to specify first status words and link start words for areas 1 and 2 The data link area always starts from the beginning of the specified area and data link status cannot be read using functions or driver call Computers do not have a spe cific areas b In Wired Controller Link Networks node addresses can only be set in the range 1 to 32 The same restriction applies to Controller Link Networks that consist only of Optical Controller Link Units with CLK11 at the end of the model number or that consist of both Optical Controller Link Units and Optical Ring Controller Link Units with CLK12 at the end of the model number Node addresses 1 to 62 can
44. YA aeni BA mec Brite yf Bead gthange ALCUN IACEOGEEEEN HEEEEENC End If you press the F4 Read Key in read or change mode the first page of the PC ID Edit Screen will be displayed when read mode is entered To display the desired page press the F6 Page Key enter the page number then press the Enter Key To move the cursor to the desired line press the F7 Row No Key enter the line number then press the Enter Key Writing PC IDs Write Mode 1 2 3 1 Press the F3 Write Key at the PC ID Edit Screen Write mode will be en tered Retuk l Fines l Fr Ipi 127 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 Changing PC IDs Change Mode 128 1 2 3 The cursor will be positioned on the first blank line The three input fields will be displayed in the lower part of the screen Press the Escape Key to return to the previous input field Specify the desired network address in the input field Enter the network ad dress with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key The setting range is be tween 0 and 127 0 represents the local network Specify the desired node address in the input field Enter the network ad dress with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key The setting range is be tween 0 and 126 0 represents the local node However 0 can be specified as the node address only when 0 is specified as the network address Specify the desired PC ID in the input field Enter the PC ID w
45. appears each node will be displayed as shown as fol lows depending on the number of nodes set in the data link table in the memory Nodes for which the number of nodes is not 0 YES checked Nodes for which the number of nodes is 0 No display not checked Check DataLink table Node Information Nod Check DataLink table de Number of Area 1 Area 2 I Check DataLink table Ol Specify nodes to be checked 02 03 Check level Rank A B 04 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 05 01 YES 11 21 31 41 YES 51 YES 61 YES 06 02 YES 12 YES 22 32 YES 42 YES 52 YES 62 YES 07 03 YES 13 YES 23 33 YES 48 53 YES 08 04 YES 14 YES 24 34 YES 44 YES 54 YES 09 05 YES 15 25 35 YES 45 55 YES 10 06 YES 16 26 YES 36 YES 46 56 YES 11 07 17 27 YES 37 YES 47 YES 57 YES 12 08 18 YES 28 YES 38 YES 48 YES 58 YES 13 09 19 29 39 49 YES 59 YES 14 10 20 30 40 50 YES 60 YES 15 16 62 820 620 32 62 620 620 Select a node for edit 1M menu 28 menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End Error level Meaning Rank A error Indicates serious errors If this level of error is detected the data links will not execute normally Rank B warning Indicates minor errors or the locations of settings that could be faulty Even if this level of error is detected the data links will execute but may result in unexpected operation The settings should be checked 61 L Data Link Section 5 3 3
46. applications Safety Precautions NWARNING N WARNING N WARNING N WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble the Board or touch the inside of the Unit while the power is being supplied Doing so may result in electric shock Do not touch any of the terminals or terminal blocks while the power is being supplied Doing so may result in electric shock Be sure to turn OFF the power supply before assembling the Unit or connecting cables Not doing so may result in electric shock Do not attempt to disassemble repair or modify any Units Any attempt to do so may result in malfunction fire or electric shock Application Precautions A Caution Observe the following precautions when using the PC System Before starting data links make sure that data link tables have been appropri ately set at each node for which the data links are to be established If the data link tables have been inappropriately set the equipment may perform unex pected operation and result in injury Even if the data link tables have been ap propriately set always make sure that the equipment will not be affected before starting or stopping the data link Checking the Contents 6 N Caution Once routing tables are transferred to a PC all CPU Bus Units at the node ex cept SYSMAC BUS 2 Master Units will be reset Before transferring the routing tables always make sure that the equipment will not be affected 5 Trademarks MS DOS Windows Microsof
47. as a File S Save PC ID seeeeses 5 13 6 Reading PC ID Data from a File L Retrieve PC ID 5 13 7 Specifying Multiple Nodes F FILL 0000 0000 5 13 8 Clearing Multiple PC IDs C Clear 0 0 0 0 0 00 eee ee eee 5 13 9 Printing PC ID Data P Print 0 eee eee 5 13 10 Checking PC ID Data K Check 0 0 0 0 eee ee eee eee 5 13 11 Sorting PC ID Data O Sort eee 5 13 12 Searching PC ID Data R Find 0 0 0 eee eee 3 14 I System Setup va kid bh i et eed Ub ee I ts Ae 5 14 1 About the System Setup s siess oonan eina ai nia A eee eee 5 14 2 Displaying the System Setup I System Setup 00 5 14 3 Setting PC Communications C PC Interface 00 5 14 4 Setting the Node Response Time T Watchdog Timer lusu 5 14 5 Setting the Printer Model P Printer Model 00 5 14 6 Setting the Data Directory D Data Disk Drive 5 15 Q Exit to DOS Section 115 115 119 119 122 122 123 124 125 126 127 129 129 129 130 131 131 132 133 134 135 135 136 137 140 141 141 142 Main Menu Section 5 2 5 1 Keyboard Operation This section describes the keys used to operate the Controller Link Support Soft ware 5 2 Main Menu Operation Display a menu End Return to previ
48. display the error log recorded for a specified node It can also be used to clear the error log currently displayed 1 2 3 1 Select R Read from the Error Log Menu The following window will be dis played to prompt you to specify the node to be read Error log PC ID of destination node Network address Node address 2 Specify the target node Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the de sired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Alphanu meric Keys to enter a PC ID 106 E Display Error Log Section 5 9 Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Meaning PC ID Enter the PC ID of the node PC ID Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be automatically input see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node Netwk adrs The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node Node adr The setting range is between 0 and 32 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support
49. following table lists the error messages that are displayed on the check re sults screen After confirming the check results use E Edit table to correct the data link tables then check the data link tables again Errors Message Insufficient Status area Meaning There are too few words in the data area for the data link status Action Change the first status word so that data link status 16 words can be stored in the area Table Data error The first status word is outside the allowable range see note The link start word address of area 1 is outside the allowable range see note The number of registered nodes exceeds 62 The node address is 0 or more than 62 There is a node for which the send area or receive area for one node exceeds 1 000 words An offset exceeds 999 An offset for the send area of the local node is not 0 Correct the values within the allowable range as shown in the table on page 55 Duplicate Node address The same node address is set more than once in the data link table Correct the duplicate node address Link word number over There is a node for which the total number of words in the send areas of areas 1 and 2 exceeds 1 000 Change the total number of words in the send areas of areas 1 and 2 to 1 000 or less Too many words in data link The total number of words in the data link areas of areas 1 and 2 exceeds the maximum allo
50. in the PC Setup Set DIP switch pin 4 to OFF Note For CPU Units manufactured before June 1995 lot No 65 the default values specified by the DIP switch differ Commu nications port from those specified in PC Setup as follows RS 232C The default values specified by the DIP switch are 2 400 bps RS 422 one stop bit even parity and 7 bit data length The default values specified in the PC Setup are 9 600 bps two stop bits even parity and 7 bit data length For CPU Units manufactured after July 1995 lot No 75 the values specified in the DIP switch have been changed to 9 600 bps and two stop bits to make them identical with those of the PC Setup 30 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 CVM1 CV series Host Set the communications parameters for the port to be used port 1 or 2 with the Link Unit rotary switches DIP switch and CPU Bus Unit System Setup of the CVM1 CV series Host Link Unit CV500 LK201 Setting the Node Number for Communications Port 2 When multiple PCs are connected to the host computer a node number is as signed to each PC for identification purposes Decimal numbers 0 to 31 can be assigned as the node number of communications port 2 Set the tens digit with the left switch and the ones digit with the right switch Setting Example Node No x 109 Node No 29 Note 1 Do not specify a node number higher than 31 Doing so results in a error and
51. is incorrect Check the PC model and specify the correct address Cannot join network The local node is not participating in the network Check the node participation status of the network Can t write The specified area is read only Check the specified area Comm err Communications were not executed normally Check the communications cables DataLink active can t run Cannot be executed because the data links are active After stopping the data link execute again DataLink internal setting The data links are set to automatic setting Set the data link to optional setting DataLink stopped can t run Cannot be executed because the data links are inactive After starting the data link execute again DataLink table err can t run Cannot be executed because the data link table has not been registered Register the data link table Drive device err The specified drive does not exist The floppy disk has not been formatted Check the drive name of the data disk memory card or hard disk Format the floppy disk before saving the file Echoback comm err The network has communications problems Check the network EEPROM error Data in the EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board is damaged Reset the data link tables network parameters and routing tables Executing Can t run PC is in
52. list the error messages that are displayed on the check re sults screen After confirming the check results use E Edit to correct the rout ing tables then check them again e Local Network Table Error message Too many networks Meaning The number of networks set in the table is outside the allowable range 0 to 16 Data may have been damaged Action to be taken Initialize the routing tables then set them again Local netwk addr err The network address specified in the Loc Netwk column is outside the allowable range 1 to 127 Change the network address to a value between 1 and 127 SIOU unit No range err The unit number is outside the allowable range 0 to 15 Change the unit number to a value between 0 and 15 Dup local netwk addr The same local network address is specified more than once Change the local network address to a unique address Dup SIOU unit No err The same unit number is specified more than once Relay Network Table Error message Too many networks Meaning The number of networks set in the table is outside the allowable range 0 to 20 Data may have been damaged Change the unit number to a unique number Action to be taken Initialize the routing tables then set them again End netwk addr range err The end network address is outside the allowable range 1 to 127 Change the network address to a value betwee
53. next data as required W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 5 13 4 Displaying the Edit PC ID Menu To use an Edit PC ID function select the corresponding item from the Edit PC ID Menu Each function is described on the following pages The Edit PC ID Menu can be displayed as follows Press the F2 Menu Key at the PC ID Edit Screen The Edit PC ID Menu will be displayed I Edit PC ID 1 S Eetris PU F FILL C Clear lF Frint E Check U Sot ASF im 5 13 5 Saving PC ID Data as a File S Save PC ID S Save PC ID is used to save created or edited PC ID data as a file Note 1 Unless saved all PC ID data will be lost when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 2 If PC ID data has been modified but has not yet been saved as a file a con firmation message will be displayed when you attempt to exit the Controller Link Support Software 3 PC ID files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with those for the SYSMAC Support Software Therefore PC ID files can be transferred between them 1 2 3 1 Select S Save PC ID from the Edit PC ID Menu E aum PC ID Input file name in raw C 2 Specify the file name including the directory to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key The extension of the file name to be saved must be PCN If the extension is omitted PCN will be automatically assigned as an extension When this window appears the data
54. on that network Select W Computer PC Board from the Transfer Routing Table Menu Rout ing table write processing will start If the routing table write terminates normally the following window will be dis played L Dosgqater P J IPC ID Heteork address Hois address Moraal j For C200HX HG HE or CQM1H Controller Link Units the Routing Table Enable Bit in the DM Parameter Area must be set to ON enabled If the Routing Table Enable Bit is set to OFF disabled routing tables cannot be written to the node Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details V Compare is used to compare the routing tables in the computer memory with the routing tables at the specified node 1 Select V Compare from the Transfer Routing Table Menu Routing table comparison will start During comparison Wait will be displayed in the window R Routing Table Section 5 5 When the comparison is completed the comparison results screen will be displayed IINE L ULACUIOEN Lecalb Helak Labbe Metuk O007 Hede 000 lippi Cunp Liu PC Loc niak Ba A Laat page a AIG CIRCA M RN NC A message will be displayed in the lower part of the screen according to the comparison results as follows When all data matches Check OK When inconsistencies continue on the next page Continue When the current screen is the last page Last page When inconsistent data is f
55. one node at a time If routing tables for more than one node are to be created save the created routing tables for a node then create routing tables for the next node 88 R Routing Table Section 5 5 1 2 3 1 Select E Edit from the Routing Table Menu The Local Network Table Screen will be displayed The Local Network Table Screen can also be dis played by selecting R Routing table from the Main Menu outing table Local Metunrk table Mo Lec sinu Ho Lec sinu Hetek unit E Hetek mit amp 1 m 3 lt 18 3 ii 4 iz 5 13 5 14 7 15 B 16 Se SS ae a ee CIEGO ENEENEE DO EN 2 Set the local network table Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired position then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next position Item Meaning Loc Netwk Specify the address of the network to which the Communications Unit or Board installed at the target node belongs The setting range is between 1 and 127 Be careful not to specify the same network address for more than one network SIOU unit Specify the unit number of the Communications Unit or Board that is installed at the target node and is connected to the local network The setting range is between 0 and 15 With Controller Link the unit number is set in the following locations Communications Unit Rotary switch on the fron
56. or Board write the data to the EEPROM with the communications cable discon nected If the power is turned on or the Controller Link Support Software is started with the communications cable connected the Unit or Board may fail to operate normally 112 M Maintenance Section 5 11 5 11 1 Displaying the Maintenance Menu To use a maintenance function select the corresponding item from the Mainte nance Menu Each function is described on the following pages The Mainte nance Menu can be displayed as follows Select M Maintenance from the Main Menu The Maintenance Menu will be displayed C Haintesance 1 z Bnard ark uwp C Ini amp ialize Metuurk paranmctera 5 11 2 Backing Up Unit EEPROM U Unit Backup Saving EEPROM S Unit Computer Note 1 2 3 U Unit Backup is used to read the contents of the EEPROM in C200HX HG HE Controller Link Units and save it as a file or write the contents of a file back to the EEPROM Since EEPROM contains all settings other than the hardware switch settings always save the contents of the EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit before replacing the Unit and then write the data to a new Unit This will save you the trouble of setting up the new Unit This function can be used only when the Controller Link Support Software is di rectly connected to a C200HX HG HE PC or connected via modems It is not required for CS1 series or CV series PCs because the Controller Li
57. or press N to cancel the process then press the Enter Key If data link tables in the memory have not been modified or Y is pressed to continue the following window will be dis played to prompt you to specify the target nodes CLK Computer DataLink table Node Information Nod Transfer DataLink table 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 I Controller Link Computer 01 Will transfer DataLink table Specify network address 02 node address to transfer 03 Network address 000 04 05 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn JL i 1 i Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 8 0 End 2 Specify the address of the Controller Link Network containing the nodes from which data link tables are to be read Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key When the Enter Key is pressed the nodes on the specified network will be checked and displayed in ascending order of node address When node addresses are displayed all nodes will be marked with YES which represents the target nodes for reading Specify the nodes that are to be excluded from read processing Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the nodes to be excluded from reading then press the Enter Key YES will be erased to deselect the node To rese lect a node for reading move the cursor to the node unmarked with YES then press the Enter Key again YES will be display
58. power to the computer The computer is started from the hard disk and command input is prompted as shown below Ci gt Note lf another applications is started terminate it and display a DOS com mand input prompt Refer to the related manuals for your computer and the application software 2 Insert the Controller Link Support Software disk into drive A Note Be sure to use the backup disk previously created when installing the software 3 Change the current drive to drive A by entering the following command QINZXA 4 Execute the installation program by entering the following command Speci fy in the underlined section the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software is to be installed If a nonexistent directory is specified it will be automatically created A gt INSTALL C CLK 13 Installation Procedure Section 2 2 14 Note When the installation program file is activated the Controller Link Support Software files will be copied from the floppy disk to the hard disk Follow the instructions displayed on the screen Note If the destination directory is omitted the files will be copied to CACLK 5 When the installation processing is complete the following message will be displayed Add path PATH C NCLK to AUTOEXEC BAT Command Usage CLKSS 6 Use a text editor to add the following line anywhere in the AUTOEXEC BAT file as indicated by the message in step 5 path PATH C
59. reading from a file 94 reading from a node 95 saving a a file 93 setting 87 transferring 94 writing to nodes 96 Index S W transmission frame format setting 30 troubleshooting 143 screen displays 19 verify error 118 screens printing 23 warnings 64 Serial Communications Board Unit connection to a CS1 series Windows 95 165 PC 155 computers with infrared port communications 166 starting CLSS 16 precautions 166 starting CLSS 165 startup options 17 P OP word addresses entering 20 system setup 38 135 CIO LR DM 20 displaying 136 EM 21 175 Revision History A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number on the front cover of the manual Cat No W369 E1 1 Revision code The following table outlines the changes made to the manual during each revision Page numbers refer to the previous version Revision code Bas Revised conten March 2000 Original production 177
60. software 161 connection to computer 158 connection to Host Link port 158 connection to Host Link Unit 159 connection to peripheral port 158 settings 157 setup procedures 151 system configuration 149 terminating online connection 160 N network connection 5 initializing parameters 114 starting 38 Network Configuration Screens 116 display order 117 networks interconnecting 39 node connection method 23 node models specifying 81 node number setting 30 node response time setting 140 non participating nodes 118 174 Index O offsets 50 online connection terminating 160 via modems 160 operating procedures 41 operation basic 19 overall flow 9 P PC communications 137 Host Link 139 Peripheral Bus 139 settings 138 PC ID 38 125 changing 128 checking data 132 clearing multiple PC IDs 131 creating and editing 127 displaying edit screen 126 displaying the edit menu 129 printing data 131 reading 127 reading data from a file 129 saving data as a file 129 searching data 134 sorting data 133 specifying 125 specifying multiple nodes 130 using 126 writing 127 PC settings 25 host link 27 peripheral bus 25 precautions general xi printers 8 setting model 141 R routing table displaying the menu 88 routing tables checking 91 comparing 96 creating and editing 88 deleting from a node 98 initializing 93 outline 86 printing 99
61. specified data is saved as a file The Controller Link Support Software performs word address validity checking according to the node model information specified in Device Info set Note 1 Model information for all nodes is unspecified left blank immediately after the Controller Link Support Software is initially started 81 L Data Link Section 5 3 2 Executing Initialize table makes the model information for all nodes un specified blank 1 2 3 1 Select I Device Info set from the Data Link Menu Device Info set DataLink table x Node Model name Node Model name Node Model name Node Model name 01 17 33 49 02 18 34 50 03 19 35 51 04 20 36 52 05 21 37 53 06 22 38 54 07 23 39 55 08 24 40 56 09 25 41 57 10 26 42 58 11 27 43 59 12 28 44 60 13 29 45 61 14 30 46 62 15 31 47 16 32 48 1M menu 2S menu 3Delete 4 5 6Select 7 Fill 8 9 0 End 2 Select the node for which model is to be specified Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the target node then press the Enter Key or the F6 Se lect Key Press the F7 Fill Key to select all nodes Press the F3 Delete Key or the Delete Key to delete the model information for the node in the cursor position Device Info set DataLink table Select Model CS1G 42 CV2000 Model name Node Model name Node Model name CS1G 43 CV1000 CS1Gd 44 CV500 33 49 CS
62. started or stopped 5 3 14 Displaying Data Link Status M Monitor Status M Monitor status is used to check data link operations nem Meaning Page S Monitor Data Link Displays data link operating status for 79 status the specified node 78 L Data Link Section 5 3 Displaying the Monitor Data Link Status Menu Displaying Data Link Status S Monitor Data Link Status 1 2 3 To use each status monitor functions select the desired function from the Moni tor Data Link Status Menu Select M Monitor status from the Data Link Menu The Monitor Data Link Status Menu will be displayed L H niter Datalink statis 1 Monitor DataLiae status S Monitor Data Link status is used to display the data link operating status for the specified node 1 Select S Monitor Data Link status from the Monitor Data Link status Menu fonitur Datalink Flatir Specify network address mode address 1n eo bor FC Ib i Hetwork addirezs finde addrars zd 2 Specify the node for which the data link status is to be displayed Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to each field PC ID Network address and Node address then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys enter a PC ID with Alphanumeric Keys Press the Enter Key to register the input item and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the PC ID of the node Use this field only when a
63. supplied Power is not supplied N Note 1 Setting information is displayed only when the status of the following nodes is read e Controller Link Unit for CS1 series PCs CS1W CLK21 wired e Controller Link Unit for CS1 series PCs CS1W CLK11 optical e Controller Link Unit for CS1 series PCs CS1W CLK12 optical ring e Controller Link Support Board for IBM PC AT or compatible computers 3G8F5 CLK11 E optical 2 The Display Node status function can be used only for the Controller Link Network If networks other than Controller Link are specified the node sta tus will not be displayed normally 1 2 3 1 Select S Display Node status from the Main Menu L Hose Status FC D Betunrk address Rode address 2 Specify the target node Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the de sired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Alphanu meric Keys to enter a PC ID 110 S Display Node Status Section 5 10 Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the PC ID of the node Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be automatically input see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the no
64. test conditions to be used Use the Cur Sor Keys to move the cursor to the desired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys 101 D Broadcast Test Section 5 7 Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Test data length Specify the number of bytes of data to be transmitted for the echoback test The setting range is as follows Controller Link Support Boards 1 to 1 998 bytes Controller Link Units 1 to 512 bytes of tests Specify the number of broadcast tests to be repeated The setting range is between 1 and 9999 Note For CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Con troller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details 3 Press the F6 Execute Key A confirmation message will be displayed at the bottom of the window to ask you to determine whether a broadcast test is to be started 4 To delete the routing tables pres
65. the OK column with the number of times the test was repeated 5 After confirming the test results press the F9 End Key 5 8 C Monitor Network C Monitor Network is used to display the status of the specified Controller Link Network on the real time basis The following information will be displayed Item Meaning Communications Displays the latest communications cycle time of the cycle time specified network Comm cycle time Data link activity Displays the data link operation status of the specified DataLink network Network participation Displays the network participation status of each node as In netwk follows YES Participating in Network No display Not participating in Network Data link Displays the data link participation status of each node as participation follows DtLnk join YES Participating in data links No display Not Participating in data links This item is not displayed when the data links are inactive PC operating status Displays the operation mode of each PC as follows PC Run YES User program is running on the PC No display User program is not running on the PC This item is not displayed when the data links are inactive The user program may stop when an error occurs in DATA LINK START or MONITOR mode In this case nothing will be displayed YES is always displayed for the Controller Link Support Board PC error status Displays the PC error status of
66. the second input area then press the Enter Key The utility name Controller Link Support Software Program A NCLKNCLKSS BAT OA SYSMATE After registration processing is completed the window will return to the utility registration screen If you go back to the Option Menu you can confirm that the Controller Link Support Software has been registered NENNEN itn Opt ion 1 A ControllerLinkSupportSoftware Y Start up DOS Z fidd neu facilitu EE 2 m ao adr PR Note 1 Perform registration in the SYSMAC Support Software after installing Controller Link Support Software 2 When calling up Controller Link Support Software from the SYSMAC Support Software the path must be set in the desired line of the AUTOEXEC BAT file as shown below Be sure to check this PATH PATH C CLK The CACLK refers to the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software is installed If the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software is installed is not C CLK make sure that the correct directory is spe cified 164 Appendix D Running the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 The Controller Link Support Software can be set up and run under Windows 95 only when it is to be used for the Controller Link Unit for connecting to a PC This section describes how to set up and start the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 It also presents some
67. the unit number of 00 to 31 communications port 2 decimal number First digit of the unit number of communications port 2 Specify a CPU Bus Unit number that is different from the numbers of other CPU Bus Units installed in the same PC including those on Expansion CPU Racks Specify a unit number that is different from the unit numbers of other Host Link Units within the same Host Link network The unit number of communications port 1 is fixed at 0 153 Using Modems Appendix B DIP Switch on Host Link Unit Open the cover on the front panel of the Host Link Unit and set the DIP switch as follows Setting Setting details The communications conditions for the communications port are as specified in the CPU Bus Unit System Setup The default setting is not used CTS signal at communications port 1 is always set to ON 0 V fixed CTS signal at communications port 2 is always set to ON 0 V fixed Reserved for system use must be always set to OFF Normal operation when this pin is set to ON a loopback test will be conducted Test port setting Set pin 6 of the DIP switch according to your needs Other pins must be set exactly as shown above Pins 2 and 3 have only to be set for the ports used for modem connection CPU Bus Unit System Setup in the PC This section describes how to set up the Host Link ports using the CPU Bus Unit System Setup under the Commu nications and CPU Bu
68. whether the data links are operat ing normally Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 M Monitor status 7 Saving the Data Link Tables After the data link operates normally save the data link tables as a file Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 gt S Save table 4 2 2 Automatically Set Data Links 1 2 3 1 Starting the Data Links After the Data Link Tables Have Been Trans ferred to the Nodes For automatically set data links set the data link auto setting parameters for the data link startup node Refer to the Controller Link Unit Operation Manu al W309 for details Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 R Start Stop NWARNING Before starting a data link make sure that data link parameters have been appropriately set at the data link start up node If the data link parameters have been inappropriately set the equipment may perform unexpected operation and result in injury Even if the data link parameters have been appropriately set always make sure that the equipment will not be affected before starting or stopping the data link 2 Checking Data Link Operation Use the operation status monitor function to check whether the data links are operating normally Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 M Monitor status 4 3 Interconnecting Networks 1 2 3 1 Creating R
69. 00 to 247 00 to 63 0000 to 5999 see note d 0000 to 6143 see note d CIO 00000 to 65534 LR 00000 to 65534 DM 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 No of words Num Wd 000 to 1000 Offset 000 to 999 Status word CIO 0001 to 6128 LR 000 to 184 see note c DM 00000 to 32752 see note d EM banks 0 to 12 00000 to 32752 see note d CIO 001 to 220 300 to 496 LR 00 to 48 DM 0000 to 5984 see note d EM Banks 0 to 15 0000 to 6128 see note d CIO 0001 to 2540 LR 000 to 184 see note c DM 00000 to 24560 see note d EM banks 0 to 7 00000 to 32750 see note d 00000 to 65534 00000 to 65534 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 LR DM CIO 00000 to 65534 LR 00000 to 65534 DM 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 Note a Because IBM PC AT or compatible computers have no data areas it is meaningless to specify first status words and link start 35 L Data Link Section 5 3 words for areas 1 and 2 The data link area always starts from the beginning of the specified area and data link status cannot be read using functions or driver call Computers do not have a spe cific areas b In Wired Controller Link Networks node addresses can only be set in the range 1 to 32 The same restriction applies to Controller Link Networks that con
70. 000 3500000 OU URP SONS OESEO ERE EA EA Ea HHO OO BNE OQ HOO A ONO COO9 0i 0i 0 0 9 Q 0 Q 0 0 0 0 9 9 Q 0 S k et peaa beet i ae ia pa pa t p p Bea pa e pee pH p ph e pt pet A H p et a E A p pen A t e at a p 5 13 10 Checking PC ID Data K Check K Check is used to check the PC ID data for duplicate entries 1 2 3 1 Select K Check from the Edit PC ID Menu PC ID data check processing will start and a message will appear to indicate the check is being per formed When the check processing is completed the check result screen will be displayed End LITE GIN EN ee GENS DOC NN A message will be displayed in the lower part of the screen according to the check results as follows When no error has been detected Check OK When errors were found Check complete 132 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 2 When errors are displayed on multiple screens use the F4 Pre Pg Key the F5 Nxt Pg Key the Page Up Key or the Page Down Key to switch the screen and display the check results 3 After confirming the check results press the F10 End Key If errors have been found correct the faulty data on the PC ID Edit Screen in change mode and check the PC ID data again 5 13 11 Sorting PC ID Data O Sort O Sort is used to sort PC ID data It can sort PC ID data that has been ar ranged in disorganized order due to repeated editing Select O Sort from th
71. 1 10 42 11 43 12 44 13 45 14 46 15 47 16 48 17 49 18 50 19 51 20 52 21 53 22 54 23 55 24 56 25 57 26 58 27 59 28 60 29 61 30 62 31 32 Node 01 PCtype CS1G 42 Num of Nd 04 Status Word Node Areal Link Start Word 00000 lt Area2 gt Link Start Word D00000 Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd 01 00000 10 Send Area D00000 200 Send Area 02 00010 10 00010 D00200 100 D00200 03 00020 10 00020 D00300 100 D00300 04 00030 20 00030 D00400 200 D00400 Node 02 PCtype CS16 42 Num of Nd 04 Status Word Node Areal Link Start Word 00000 lt Area2 gt Link Start Word D00000 Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd 01 00000 10 00000 D00000 200 D00000 02 00010 10 Send Area D00200 100 Send Area 03 00020 10 00020 D00300 100 D00300 04 00030 20 00030 D00400 200 D00400 Node 03 PCtype CS1G 42 Num of Nd 04 Status Word Node lt Areal gt Link Start Word 00000 lt Area2 gt Link Start Word D00000 Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd 01 00000 10 00000 D00000 200 D00000 02 00010 10 00010 D00200 100 D00200 03 00020 10 Send Area D00300 100 Send Area 04 00030 20 00030 D00400 200 D00400 Node 04 PCtype CS1G 42 Num of Nd 04 Status Word Node Areal Link Start Word 00000 lt Area2 gt Link Start Word D00000 Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd Link Wd Num Wd Source Wd 01 00000 10 00000 D00000 200 D00000 02 00010
72. 2 14 23 10 SL2 48685 81 08 10 1999 SLL 22241 789 CVM1 CLK12 14 17 52 SL2 33850 80 08 10 1999 SL1 37505 820 CVMi CLK12 14 17 53 SL2 18766 i oo 81 08 10 1999 SLi 52735 0 455 CVM1 CLK12 14 17 53 SL2 3607 0 81 1M menu 28 menu 3Cn ordr4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6Execute7 Clear 8Connect8 0 End While information is being read from a node the node number is displayed at the bottom of the screen Reading of connection information can be stopped by pressing the F10 End Key If the nodes are displayed in connection order the first node can be specified by moving the cursor to Nd order at the top of the screen and inputting a node address This node will then become the base node 120 K Connection Information Section 5 12 F3 Nd ordr Function Switches the display to node address order Once the display has changed to node address order the display for this key changes to Cn order F3 Cn ordr Switches the display to connection order Once the display has changed to connection order the display for this key changes to Nd ordr F4 Pre Pg Displays the previous screen F5 Nxt Pg Displays the next screen F6 Execute Refreshes the connection information displayed When the display is in connection order if this key is pressed after changing the base node the display will change so that this node is displayed at thetop In other cases this k
73. 2 1553 14748 CS1W CLK12 01 00 2000 6968 00 00 00 SLi 30520 30 No 00 00 00 01 00 2000 SL2 58135 14753 CS1W CLK12 01 00 2000 6046 00 00 00 SLi 45835 30 No 00 00 00 01 00 2000 SL2 42902 14572 CS19 CLK12 01 00 2000 7 6052 00 00 00 SLi 61232 31 No 00 00 00 Logical Error Verify Error Logical Error Verify Error 1M menu 2S menu 3Nd ordr4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6Execute7 Clear 8Connect9 Help 0 End 1M menu 2S menu 3Nd ordr4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6Execute Clear 8 Frame 9 Help 0 End Reading and Displaying Information from Nodes The way in which the information displayed in the Network Configuration Screens is read from the nodes is given below Reading Process The information is obtained according to the following process 1 2 3 1 Reading the Connection Mode from the Base Node This is performed by sending the CONTROLLER DATA READ command If not in token ring mode an error will occur and an error message will be dis played 117 K Connection Information Section 5 12 118 The base node is the node that reads the connection mode and network par ticipation status and checks the integrity of the connection order read from the nodes The base node is specified as the Nd order when the nodes are displayed in connection order When connection information is displayed for the first time the base node is the node to which the Controller Link S
74. 2 9 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 00 25 2 04 05 01 2000 0 3 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 03 00 2 03 05 01 2000 0 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 01 27 9 02 05 01 2000 0 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 01 07 0 01 05 01 2000 0 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 06 08 10 01 01 2000 0 CVM1 CLK12 00 00 00 10 Logical Error Verify Error 5 13 W Edit PC ID W Edit PC ID is used to assign a PC ID to nodes on the Controller Link Net work This section describes how to register and use PC IDs W Edit PC ID has the following menu 124 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 Menu item Function S Save PC ID Saves PC ID data as a file L Retrieve PC ID Reads PC ID data from a file into the memory No PC IDs are set when the Controller Link Support Software is started To use PC IDs the PC ID file must be read into the memory Writes the same data into the specified range of nodes displayed on the PC ID Edit Screen This item can be used to specify the same network address for multiple nodes at a time or to specify similar PC IDs for multiple nodes C Clear Clears data in the specified range of nodes displayed on the PC ID Edit Screen P Print Prints PC ID data K Check Checks PC ID data for errors or inconsistencies and displays any errors O Sort Sorts PC ID data on the PC ID Edit Screen in the following sequence Numeric uppercase lowercase Searches the specified PC ID data The node corresponding to the specified PC ID or th
75. 2C port is not possible b If the Controller Link Support Software is to communicate with a PC via a Host Link the PC must be set to the same communications parameters as the Con troller Link Support Software See 5 14 3 Setting PC Communications on page 137 in 5 14 System Setup to set the communications parameters for the Controller Link Support Software Connecting to Peripheral Port When connecting to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit set DIP switch pin 5 to ON and make the PC Setup settings for the CPU Unit using CX Programmer Select the peripheral port and set the serial communications mode to Host Link and make the same communications settings as the Controller Link Support Software Connecting to RS 232C Port When connecting to the RS 232C port on the CPU Unit set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and make the PC Setup settings for the CPU Unit using CX Programmer 27 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 Select the RS 232C port and set the serial communications mode to Host Link and make the same communications settings as the Controller Link Support Software CS1 series Serial In the software switch settings of the Serial Communications Board Unit regis Communications tered in the CX Programmer s I O table select the serial port for connection set Board Unit the serial communications mode to Host Link and make the same communica tions settings as the Controller Link Support Software 28 Connec
76. 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End 29 30 3 After specifying all the target nodes for print processing press the F6 Execute Key Data link table printing will start and the print status display window will appear Data link tables will be printed in ascending order of node address To cancel the printing press the F9 Cancel Key Printing will be displayed during printing When printing for all the specified nodes is completed the print status dis play window will close and the processing will automatically terminate During printing the print position will be automatically adjusted so that the data link table for one node is not split The contents of the data link table being printed are the same as those dis played on the Node Information List and Data Link Table Screens The pres ence or absence of the Offset column also depend son the data link table conditions 76 L Data Link Section 5 3 See 5 3 4 Creating and Editing Data Link Tables page 52 for details on printing Printing Example lt lt lt Controller Link Datalink table Directory gt gt gt 01 05 2000 PAGE 0001 Node Information Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Nodes Link Wd Link Wd Nodes Link Wd Link Wd 01 4 50 600 33 02 4 50 600 34 03 4 50 600 35 04 4 50 600 36 05 37 06 38 07 39 08 40 09 4
77. 6 8 DataLink Active Pollng 31 m NUN Node In DtLnk PC PC Comm Node In DtLnk PC PC Comm netwk join Run err err netwk join Run err err 01 YES YES 17 YES 02 YES 18 YES 03 YES 19 YES 04 YES 20 YES 05 YES 21 YES 06 YES 22 YES 07 YES 23 YES 08 YES 24 YES 09 YES 25 YES 10 YES 26 YES 11 YES 27 YES 12 YES 28 YES 13 YES 28 YES 14 YES 30 YES 15 YES 31 YES YES YES 16 YES 32 YES 1M menu 2 3 4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6 7 8 9Cance 0 End Network monitor Network address 000 Comm cycle time 6 8 DataLink Active Poling 31 Node In DtLnk PC PC Comm Node In DtLnk PC PC Comm netwk join Run err err netwk join Run err err a 33 48 34 49 35 50 36 51 37 52 38 53 39 54 40 55 41 56 42 57 43 58 44 59 45 60 46 61 4T 62 1M menu 2 3 4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6 7 8 9Cancel 0 End Function F4 Key Pre Pg Displays the previous screen Page Up Key F5 Key Nxt Pg Displays the next screen Page Down Key F9 Cancel Stops updating the display and changes the F9 Key function to Start F9 Start Restarts updating the display and changes the F9 Key function to Cancel 4 To close the screen press the F10 End Key 5 9 E Display Error Log Use E Error log to display clear save and print error logs 104 E Display Error Log Section 5 9 E Error log has the following menu Menu item Function Reads and displays the er
78. Always delete the data link tables from the nodes that are not be participat ing in the data links Select D Delete table from the Data Link Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the nodes from which data link tables are to be deleted Delete DataLink table Node Information Nod Delete DataLink table Will delete DataLink table Specify network address d node address to delete 1 01 Network address 000 02 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 03 04 05 08 07 08 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 62 620 620 31 62 620 620 16 62 620 620 32 62 620 620 Select a node for edit 1M menu 28 menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End Specify the address of the Controller Link Network containing the nodes from which data link tables are to be deleted Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key When the Enter Key is pressed the nodes on the specified network will be checked and displayed in ascending order of node address When node addresses are displayed YES or No will be displayed as fol lows depending on the number of nodes set in the data link table in the memory Nodes for which the number of nodes is not 0 YES data link tables deleted Nodes for which the number of nodes is 0 No display data link tables not deleted L Data Link Section 5 3 3 Specify the processing for each node Use the Curs
79. C ID of the node Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be automatically input see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series CVM1 and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 126 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Note For CVM1 or CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network ad dress the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to cancel the routing table delete processing 3 Press the F6 Execute Key A confirmation window for deletion will be dis played 4 To delete the routing tables press Y and then the Enter Key The routing tables will be deleted To cancel the delete processing press N and then the Enter Key 98 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 12 Printing Rou
80. Cat No W369 E1 1 Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 SYSMAC C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 Operation Manual Revised March 2000 Notice OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator and only for the purposes described in this manual The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual Always heed the information provided with them Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or dam age to property NDANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Z N WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury N Caution Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury or property damage OMRON Product References All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual The word Unit is also capitalized when it refers to an OMRON product regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product The abbreviation Ch which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products often means word and is abbreviated Wd in documentation in this sense The abbreviation PC means Programmable Controller and is not used as an abbreviation for any thing else Visual Aids
81. DER Katee BR eb aes UERBO 12 2 1 2 Backing Up the Installation Disk 0 0 cee eee eee 12 2 2 Installation Procedure iss es ua tii uec psc ba a ee RR SA oes 13 11 Preparations for Installation Section 2 1 2 1 Preparations for Installation This section describes the knowledge required and tasks to be performed be fore installation 2 1 1 Check Items Wem Comes Product Installation disk 1 Operation manual this manual 1 Operating environment See 1 3 Operating Environment page 7 2 1 2 Backing Up the Installation Disk Files may be erased or data may be corrupted by operation errors during instal lation Create a copy of the floppy disk of the Controller Link Support Software and use the disk containing the copy for installation This will protect the master installation disk should any problem occur Creation of a disk copy is called back ing up the disk Prepare one new floppy disk for the backup After completing the backup store the master disk the original floppy disk carefully It will be necessary for future version upgrades Use the copied disk for subsequent operation If the copy is ever damaged make a backup copy again If the master disk is damaged please return it to OMRON OMRON will fix or replace the disk for a small charge This section describes the backup procedure using the following drive structure as the example If the drive structure is different replac
82. E Installation setup and operating procedures for Controller Link Controller Link Support Boards Support Boards Controller Link Support Boards are used to Operation Manual connect IBM PC ATs or compatibles to a Controller Link Network SYSMAC CS1W CLK11 21 C200HW CLK21 Installation setup and operating procedures for the Controller Link CVM1 CLK21 CQM1H CLK2 Controller Link Units Controller Link Units are used to connect CS1 series Units CV series CVM1 C200HX HG HE and COM1H PCs to a Operation Manual Controller Link Network SYSMAC CS1W CLK12 CVM1 CLK12 Installation setup and operating procedures for Optical Ring Optical Ring Controller Link Units Controller Link Units Optical Ring Controller Link Units are used Operation Manual to connect CS1 series CV series and CVM1 PCs to an Optical Ring Controller Link Network SYSMAC C200HW ZW3AT2 E Installation and operating procedures for the Controller Link 3G8F5 CLK11 E CLK21 E Support Software Ver 1 10 or earlier versions This manual is Controller Link Support Software included with Controller Link Support Boards Use Controller Link Operation Manual Support Software Ver 1 10 or earlier versions with Controller Link Support Boards Please read this manual and related manuals carefully and be sure you understand the information pro vided before attempting to use the Controller Link Support Software Precautions provides general precautions for using
83. Gave DataLink table 1 In this example C CLK DATA is treated as the directory name Press the F8 Files Key A list of files in the specified directory will be displayed Example Hoile ntoreat bon Path CSECLESDISER LIME CLE LIME4 CLE Heat displag F5 hey LISSTThKbytes aval Leable a a a ee GNE Select a file Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to a desired file then press the En ter Key Subdirectories are displayed as lt DIR gt in the Size column Select ing a subdirectory displays a list of files in the subdirectory Selecting a file will return you to the original screen The specified file name will appear in the file name entry field Example Selecting LINE3 CLK E Save Datalink table 1 Iwput Tile nasse to sme ENCL DA TAL DAR CLR 22 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 If necessary you can press the F8 Files Key and select a file again from the file list Press the Enter Key The file will be selected Note In the file list screen you can switch to the file list of a subdirectory but cannot return to the parent directory Press the Escape Key to return to the file name entry screen then specify the directory again 3 2 5 Printing Screens The Controller Link Support Software allows you to print the screen from the connected printer 1 2 3 Make sure that the correct printer model is specified in Printer model of the System setup Menu Make s
84. HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software is used when connecting to a PC from a computer that is not a node on the Network e Installation disk 3 5 1 Operation manual this manual 1 User registration card 1 1 3 Operating Environment 1 3 1 Compatible Computers The Controller Link Support Software must be run on an IBM PC AT or compat ible computer Controller Link Support Software C200HW ZW3AT2 E IBM PC AT or compatible computer V2 The computer must provide the following Operating Environment Section 1 3 1 3 2 Printers Item Specifications Processor 80386 80486 or higher Main memory 450K bytes min Floppy disk 3 1 2 2HD Hard disk 1M bytes min empty disk space Display 640 x 480 dots i e a 640 x 480 dot display with Windows 95 98 Keyboard The following keys are required Home Escape Control Page Up Page Down Backspace F1 through F10 End Insert Delete Tab OS IBM PC DOS 7 0 or later Microsoft MS DOS 6 2 or later Windows 95 98 To print data from the Controller Link Support Software use a printer that can execute the following emulation Printer specifications PCL2 specifications IBM ESC P The following printers are recommended HP Laser Jet 4P IBM 4202 003 EPSON MJ 500 Overall Flow of Operation Section 14 1 4 Overall Flow of Operation Install Type A gt INSTALL then press the Enter Key Follow the instructions di
85. IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Echoback test between the local node and the specified node Returns the test data unchanged Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Test data is broadcasted to all nodes the specified number of times and the success count is examined broadcast test Displaying Error Logs Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Node Error code Date Time Reading error log 2 020C 96 09 10 10 00 1 1 5 Connecting to the Network Connecting to a PC The Controller Link Support Software can be run from a computer that is con nected to a Network PC as a dedicated programming device i e one that is not a node on the Network IBM PC AT or compatible IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Controller Link Support Software About the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 1 The Controller Link Support Software can also be used simultaneously with the SYSMAC Support Software i e it can be registered in the Option Menu of the SYSMAC Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network SYSMAC Support Software Installing in a Computer The Controller Link Support Software can also be run directly from a Network Node computer IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Li
86. ID files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with those for the SYSMAC Support Software Therefore PC ID files can be transferred between them 1 2 3 1 Select L Retrieve PC ID from the Edit PC ID Menu Then if PC ID data has been modified a confirmation window will be displayed to ask you whether the read processing is to be continued Press Y to continue the read pro cessing or press N to cancel the processing then press the Enter Key If the PC ID data has not been modified or Y is pressed to continue the read processing the following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the file to be read 2 Specify the file name including the directory to be read Enter a title with Alphanumeric Keys When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen Press the Enter Key to read 5 13 7 Specifying Multiple Nodes F FILL F FILL is used to batch set the same data for the specified range of nodes dis played on the PC ID Edit Screen Batch setting can be used to specify only one input field network address node address or PC ID at a time Batch setting can be used to specify the same network address for multiple nodes
87. Link Unit is set to C Mode even if these PCs are CVM1 or CV series PCs In this case connect the SYSMAC Support Software directly to such nodes and create and transfer routing tables 3 The Controller Link Support Software can set a local network table contain ing up to 16 entries and a relay network table containing up to 20 entries For C200HX HG HE PCs a maximum of two entries can be made in the local network table 5 5 3 Communications Range Network The Controller Link Support Software can communicate with nodes on a Con Communications Range troller Link Network via OA networks Ethernet networks or FA networks Con troller Link SYSMAC NET and SYSMAC LINK networks to set or monitor the Controller Link Units and Controller Support Boards at remote nodes The Controller Link Support Software can communicate with up to three net works Running from a Programming Device SYSMAC NET Net work 2nd network Cs Computer running the Controller Link Support CIE Software D 4 Network levels x are not possible et Controller Link Network Controller Link Net Controller Link Net 1st network local work 3rd network work 4th network The connection to the PC is not counted as a network level Relay Nodes Only CS1 series CVM1 and CV series PCs can be used as nodes for relaying between networks Install multiple Communications Units on a PC to relay be tween networks C series PCs and IBM PC AT compute
88. Logs from a File L Retrieve 0 108 5 9 6 Saving Error Logs asa File S Save 0 0 eee eee 108 5 9 7 Printing Error Logs P Print 108 5 10 S Display Node Status coo eoet een t oeiee e R EA I eens 109 5 11 M Maintenance sue sss Se eh RN ees eA RR aE eR A a oats 112 5 11 1 Displaying the Maintenance Menu 00 cee eee eee 113 5 11 2 Backing Up Unit EEPROM U Unit Backup 00 113 5 11 3 Initializing Network Parameters C Initialize Network Parameters 114 41 42 5 12 K Connection Information sseseeeeeeeeeeee I 5 12 1 About Connection Information lsseeeeeeeeee eee 5 12 2 Displaying the Connection Information Menu Network Configuration 20 0 cece ee n 5 12 3 Reading Connection Information R Read 0000 5 12 4 Reading Connection Information from a File L Retrieve 5 12 5 Saving Connection Information as a File S Save 5 12 6 Printing Connection Information P Print 0000 223 We Edit POIDA au ert eee eed tree iet Aube A SI L About PC IDS ls qa Cus AR RC OA BASSE W Bek needs UA EUR 5 13 2 Displaying the PC ID Edit Screen 0 0 eee ee eee 5 13 3 Creating and Editing PC IDs 0 cee eee 5 13 4 Displaying the Edit PC ID Menu 0 0 0 eee eee eee 5 13 5 Saving PC ID Data
89. NodeS8 SLl Node47 SL2 Lost rokon Model Node Stert time Detect Quits ie twor E tar cycles frames rame Power of measure discon network t in dis YD TED pe EUH gin cetie B NETTE s E TET Em cT nest TEE ALD vat Hh g2 08 10 1990 E sass 08 10 1999 SLI 22241 CVM1 CLK12 1417 52 Ed 33850 80 No iini ER bud 04 08 10 1999 SLi 37505 CVM1 CLK12 de nnm 2i rz EB gs 0871971990 m D es 0871071090 ro ae RISUS o nsu m p HH 25 08 10 1900 su 4900 1M benu 238 menu 3UH Or r4pr Pe Nt PE GH ecut 7 Clesr aComoestH 1M menu 2S menu 3Cn ordr4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg Execute Clear 8 Frame 9 0 End Connection order Network config lt Frame info Head Ndf O1 Netwk addr 000 Displayed at 08 10 1999 15 40 10 Connect info Head Nd 01 Netwk addr 000 Displayed at 08 10 1898 15 40 10 Normal Ring Logged Node58 SL1 Node47 SL2 Recorded at 08 10 1999 15 44 10 Normal Ring Logg SL1 Node47 SL2 Tded ai 08 10 1988 15 44 10 Node Start time Detect Cable Lost Broken Model Node Start e Quits Network own node Max cycles Power of measure discon conct frames frames Power of me conct network disconnect disconnect in disenct 01 08 10 1998 Sui 57729 cvm1 c1K12 01 08 10 1999 7 5588 No 14 23 10 SL2 63744 17 No 14 23 10 51 01 00 2000 sL2 10051 CS1W cLK12 01 00 2000 1 6975 No 00 00 00 SLi 47599 8 No 00 00 00 01 00 2000 sL
90. RS 232C port DM 6646 DM6646 Transmission frame format see table Baud rate see table Initial status 0000 Start bits 1 Data length 7 Stop bits 1 Even parity 1 200 bps 29 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 Transmission Frame Format Setting Setting Baud Rate Setting Baud rate 1 200 bps 2 400 bps 4 800 bps 9 600 bps 19 200 bps The baud rate cannot be set to 1 200 bps for the Controller Link Support Soft ware Set the communications parameters for the PC according to the communica tions parameters for the Controller Link Support Software Setting the Node Number 15 0 RS 232C port DM 6648 pads 2191 27 Node no 2 digit BCD 00 to 31 H A Initial status 00 node no 00 When multiple PCs are connected to the host computer a node number is as signed to each PC for identification purposes Assign the PC the same node number as that specified in the Controller Link Support Software CVM1 and CV series PCs Use the DIP switch on the PC and the PC Setup to set the communications pa rameters for the Host Link connection Note Use the SYSMAC Support Software to set up the PC Setup l O port setting selector switch Set the selector switch to RS 232C ug gdung p System setup DIP switch pin 4 To set to the values specified by the DIP switch Set DIP switch pin 4 to ON To set to the values specified
91. Section 3 3 RS 232C Port on Host Link Unit Computer PC Host Link Unit CV500 LK201 port 1 in full duplex mode RS 232C Host Link XW2Z 2008 D Sub 25 pin D Sub 9 pin port on XW2Z 500S D Sub 25 pin amp D Sub 9 pin Host LInk CV500 LK201 port 2 in full duplex mode Unit for XW2Z 200P D Sub 25 pin amp D Sub 25 pin CVM1 or XW2Z 500P D Sub 25 pin lt D Sub 25 pin CV series PC pui _ 201 RS 232C RS 232C port Select an appropriate cable according to the shape of the RS 232C connector on the Host Link Unit RS 232C Port on Serial Communications Board Unit Computer PC Serial Communic ations Board Unit XW2Z 2008 D Sub 25 pin lt D Sub 9 pin RS 232C Host Link XW2Z 5008 D Sub 25 pin lt D Sub 9 pin port on Serial Com munications Board B21 41 or RS 232C RS 232C port Serial Com munications Unit CS1W SC U21 for CS1 series PC 3 3 2 PC Settings Peripheral Bus If the Controller Link Support Software is to communicate with a PC via the pe ripheral bus the PC must be set to the same baud rate as the Controller Link Support Software Note See 5 14 3 Setting PC Communications on page 137 in 5 14 System Setup to set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software CS1 series PCs Connecting to Peripheral Port When connecting to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit set DIP switch pin 4 to OFF and set the baud rate for the Controller Link Supp
92. Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive eil SULIOY 3u1Jag yurq VWA J xipueddy B C baud rate 26 setting 30 broadcast test 38 cables connection 159 preparing and connecting 158 CLKTYPE TXT 167 communications range 87 setting standard parameters 26 29 communications path selector switch 152 computers compatible 7 requirements 7 connection information clearing 122 displaying menu 119 printing data 123 reading 119 reading data from a file 122 saving data as a file 122 Connection Information Screen See Network Configuration Screens CPU Bus Unit system setup 33 154 D data directory setting 141 data link areas 46 creating 56 menu displaying 51 setting forms 49 status 48 displaying 78 tables 46 checking 61 comparing 71 copying 59 creating and editing 52 deleting from nodes 74 edit screens 46 Function Keys 54 initializing 60 printing 75 reading from a file 66 reading from nodes 67 saving as a file 64 setting 47 51 transferring 67 writing to nodes 69 Index data links automatically set 39 manually set 38 starting 38 starting and stopping 77 device information setting file 167 168 DIP swi
93. The CTS signal ready to receive is always set to ON 0 V fixed Always set this switch pin to ON when connecting the Controller Link Support Software Cannot be set Reserved for system use Cannot be set Always set this bit to OFF Loopback test Cannot be set when the Controller Link Support Software is connected Always set this switch pin to OFF when connecting the Controller Link Support Software Test port selection Cannot be set when the Controller Link Support Software is connected Always set this switch pin to OFF when connecting the Controller Link Support Software Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 Note For Host Link Units manufactured after July 1995 lot No 75 the communica tions parameter settings when DIP switch pin 1 is ON are as shown in the table above For Host Link Units manufactured before June 1995 lot No 65 the commu nications parameter settings are different from the above baud rate 2 400 bps stop bits 1 bit CPU Bus Unit System Setup Baud rate Setting Specify the baud rate Select 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 bps Initial value 9 600 bps Stop bits Specify the stop bit length Select 1 or 2 stop bits 2 bits Parity Specify the parity check First select Parity or No parity If Parity is selected specify even or odd parity Even parity Data bits Specify the send data bit length
94. The data on the disk will be read and the following mes sages will be displayed after a short time Insert TARGET disk in drive A and press ENTER when ready 6 Remove the masier disk of the Controller Link Support Software from drive A and insert a new floppy disk 7 Press the Enter Key The data will be written to the new disk 8 If a message prompts replacing the disk replace the disk in drive A accord ing to the message 9 When copying is completed the following message will be displayed Create another copy Y N 10 Press the N key The following message will be displayed immediately Copy another disk Y N 11 Press the N key Note Store the master installation disk carefully 2 2 Installation Procedure 1 2 3 This section describes how to install the C200HW ZWSAT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software to the hard disk of a DOS computer connected to a PC In this example the system environment is as follows Floppy disk drive Drive A Destination drive in hard disk Drive C Destination directory CACLK If the drives to be used are different from those shown in this example replace drives A and C in the following descriptions with the actual drives to be used Any directory name up to 8 characters long can be specified as the destination di rectory Always follow the procedure described in this section Otherwise the software may not be installed properly 1 Turn on the
95. The following confirmation window will be displayed to ask you to confirm whether the network parameters are to be initialized Initialize network poransters k 7 OYA i 2 To initialize the network parameters press Y and then the Enter Key The network parameters will be initialized To cancel the initialization processing press N and then the Enter Key 5 12 K Connection Information Use K Connection Information to display information on node configurations connection order and the number of communications errors for the Optical Ring Controller Link Network K Connection Information has the following menu Function Reads and displays the connection information for the specified node Can also be used to clear the connection information disconnection information currently displayed L Retrieve Reads connection information saved in files to computer memory S Save Saves connection information in computer memory to files Prints connection information currently in computer memory Note These functions can only be used with Optical Ring Controller Link Networks 5 12 1 About Connection Information Connection information is collected from all nodes in a specified Optical Ring Controller Link Network and includes data about node configurations and the number of errors Information Displayed There are 2 display screens for connection information The information dis
96. Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network ad dress the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to cancel the routing table transfer 3 Press the F6 Execute Key The Transfer Routing Table Menu will be dis played I Traszxfcr Boutin table Bie nr E Dog ter Reading Routing Tables R PC Board Computer is used to read the routing tables set at the specified from a Node node into the computer memory R PC Board Computer Note If routing tables are read from a node the current routing tables in the memory will be lost If routing tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed when you attempt to read routing tables from a node To save the routing tables already in the memory select S Save from the Rout ing Table Menu to save them as a file 1 2 3 1 Select R PC Board Computer from the Transfer Routing Table Menu If routing tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed Press Y to continue or press N to cancel the processing and then press the Enter Key If routing tables in the memory have not been modified or Y is pressed to continue routing table read will start If the routing table read terminates normally the following window wil
97. Using Modems xu weit als enn icles MEER DNUS DES 149 C Registering the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Software 163 D Running the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 165 E Editing the Device Information Setting File 0 0 0 eee eee eee 167 Dud X uia dwwu Rr a m Rosen kh kend Rex Reser 2179 Revision History 2iesrse rz rS 177 viii About this Manual This manual describes the installation and operation of the C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Sup port Software Ver 2 00 and includes the sections described below The Controller Link Support Soft ware is used to set up and manage a Controller Link Network Wired type Optical type Optical Ring type The C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 is for use on a computer that is not part of the Controller Link Network i e a computer connected to the Network via a PC not as a Network node The following three manuals are directly related to application of the Controller Link Network Contents Cat No suffixes omitted SYSMAC C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Installation and operating procedures for the Controller Link Link Support Software Support Software Ver 2 00 The Controller Link Support Software Operation Manual this manual enables manual setting of data links and other procedures for a Controller Link Network Use this software for Optical Controller Link Networks SYSMAC 3G8F5 CLK11 E 3G8F5 CLK21
98. address 02 node address to transfer 03 Yes Write No Delete Space No operation 04 Network address 000 06 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Select a node for edit 1M menu 28 menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End 2 Specify the address of the Controller Link Network containing the nodes to which data link tables are to be written Enter the network address with Nu meric Keys then press the Enter Key When the Enter Key is pressed the nodes on the specified network will be checked and displayed in ascending order of node address When node addresses are displayed Yes or No will be displayed as follows depending on the number of nodes set in the data link table in the memory Nodes for which the number of nodes is not 0 Yes data link tables written Nodes for which the number of nodes is 0 No data link tables removed 3 Specify the processing for each node Use the Cursor Keys to move the cur sor to the node then press the Enter Key Each time the Enter Key is pressed the display will change in the following order Yes data link tables written No data link tables removed No display nothing done i e data link tables not transferred nor removed Yes data link tables written 4 After specifying the processing for each node press the F6 Execute Key The transfer results screen will be displayed and data link tables will be writ ten or removed as specified
99. alled in the computer on which the Controller Link Support Software is running Use this function when the Controller Link Network fails to start Execute this function for the Controller Link Units or Controller Link Support Boards that have been set as polling nodes Initializing the network parameters returns the settings to the following defaults Parameters Default Max node address 62 see note 1 of Event frames per comm cycle 35 of Polled nodes per comm cycle 4 1 The default setting for the maximum node address for Controller Link Units other than Optical Ring type Controller Link Units is 32 2 Even if the network parameters are initialized the current parameter set tings will not be changed during the operation 3 If the Controller Link Support Software is connected to a C200HX HG HE PC the Unit specified in PC interface of the System Setup Menu will be initialized 1 Select C Initialize Network parameters from the Maintenance Menu If a CV series or CS1 series PC is specified as the destination PC in the Sys tem Setup the following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify a K Connection Information Section 5 12 Unit number Otherwise a confirmation window for initialization will be dis played immediately Enter the desired Unit number with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key legit fhe Ho of the uelit to be initial teed C Initialise Metuurk parantctera
100. are and the CX Net Therefore when reading CX Net format files with Controller Link Support Software the data will be converted in the way shown in the following table When performing operations where a high degree of preci sion is required such as when checking data link tables reset as necessary Model information in CX Net on CX Programmer No specification Model information in Controller LInk Support Software No specification C200HE C200HE Z C200HG C200HG Z C200HX C200HX CVM1 CVM1 CPU21 CV2000 CV2000 CV1000 CV1000 CV500 CV500 NSB CLK Board CS1G CS1G 45 CS1H CS1H 67 CVM1 V2 CVM1 CPU21 C200HX Z C200HX 85Z COOHG Z C200HG Z C200HE Z C200HE Z IDSC No specification 1 If data link tables are read from a file the current data link tables in the memory will be lost 2 If data link tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed when you attempt to read data link tables from the file 3 Data link table files for the Controller Link Support Software are not compat ible with those for the SYSMAC LINK Support Utility 1 Select L Retrieve table from the Data Link Menu If data link tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed Press Y to continue or press N to cancel the process and then press the Enter Key If data li
101. ata link tables in the memory for errors or inconsistencies S Save table Saves all data link tables in the memory as a file L Retrieve table Reads data link tables from a file to the memory T Transfer table Writes data link tables from the memory to each node or reads data link tables from each node to the memory Data link tables in the memory can also be compared with the data link tables at each node D Delete table Deletes data link tables from the specified node to remove the node from the data links P Print table Prints data link tables in the memory R Start Stop Starts and stops data links M Monitor status Displays the data link status or writes data to send areas This item can be used to check data link operations This item is valid only when the Controller Link Support Software is installed in a computer with a Controller Link Support Board I Device Info set Sets the model of each node in the network Even when nodes are not connected to the Controller Link Network this item can be used to set the network configuration to check data link tables 45 L Data Link Section 5 3 5 3 1 Data Link Areas and Data Link Tables Manually set data links are created by setting data link areas in data link tables There are two types of Data Link Table Edit Screen Node Information Screen The Node Information Screens are used to specify the
102. ble Menu Routing Table Menu g 1 2 3 1 Select T Transfer from the Routing Table Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the target node L Transfer Rowling table 1 Specify wetwurk address node address tm tran er PC iB i Setwork address he Hole adress pw 2 Specify the desired node Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Alphanu meric Keys to enter a PC ID 94 R Routing Table Section 5 5 Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the PC ID of the node Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be input automatically see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series CVM1 and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 126 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Note For CVM1 or CV series CPU
103. bled and Xon Xoff control disabled Automatic reception Enabled at PC ER signal Always ON Fixed terminal line speed mode Disabled Abort timer Set to 10 minutes example value System Configuration Online connection via modems allows the Controller Link Support Software to connect to PCs on the Controller Link Network as shown below 149 Using Modems Appendix B Connecting to a C200HX HG HE ZE PC Telephone line Modem Connecting to a CVM1 or CV series PC Built in Host Link port or Host Link Unit Connecting to a CS1 series PC Telephone line Modem Built in Host Link port or Serial Communica tions Board Unit Controller Link Network 150 Using Modems Appendix B Connecting to a CQM1H PC Modem _ Telephone line Modem Controller Link Network Built in Host Link port Setup Procedures The following are the setup procedures for online connection via modems 1 PC Settings PC Setup and so on e When connecting to the built in Host Link port on a C200HX HG HE ZE PC e When connecting to the built in Host Link port on a CVM1 or CV series PC e When connecting to the Host Link Unit installed in a CVM1 or CV series PC e When connecting to the built in Host Link port on a CS1 series PC e When connecting to the Serial Communications Board Unit installed in a CS1 series PC When connecting to the built in Host Link port on a CQM1H PC 2 Setting Up Modems 3 Prepar
104. ct data 147 Appendix B Using Modems This section describes how to use modems to connect the Controller Link Support Software to a remote PC via telephone lines Outline This section describes restrictions on communication methods modem conditions system configurations and setup procedures Conditions for Online Connection via Modems Online connection via modems is possible only when the following PCs and communications methods are used Restrictions on Methods of Communications with PCs The following are the PCs and communications methods that can be used for online connection via modems Connection to the built in Host Link port on a C200HX HG HE ZE CV series CS1 series or CQM1H PC e Connection to the peripheral port on a C200HX HG HE ZE or CS1 series PC Connection to a Host Link Unit CV500 LK201 installed in a CVM1 or CV series PC e Connection in Host Link mode to a Serial Communications Board CS1W SCB21 41 or Serial Communications Unit CS1W SCU21 installed in a CS1 series PC Modem Conditions The modems in which the following items can be specified are required to allow online connection Item Setting details Baud rate 2 400 4 800 9 600 or 19 200 bps Data bit length 7 bits Parity Even Stop bits 1 bit Data error correction and data Data error correction enabled and data compression compression disabled MNP class 4 or V 42 etc Flow control Disabled CS RS control disa
105. d dress 5 that belongs to network 1 relay node e The local node communicates with the remote network via network 1 relay network e The local node communicates with a node on network 2 end network Routing Tables for PC A Local Network Table Local network Link unit number 001 OO Relay Network Table Endnetwork Relay network Relay node 002 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 2 Setting Routing Tables Create and transfer routing tables for each node according to the following set ting procedures 1 2 3 1 Edit on page 88 2 Check on page 91 3 Save on page 93 4 Computer PC Board under Transfer on page 96 Caution Once routing tables are transferred to a PC all CPU Bus Units at the node ex cept SYSMAC BUS 2 Master Units will be reset Before transferring the routing tables always make sure that the equipment will not be affected Note 1 If routing tables have already been saved or transferred the following pro cedures can be used to read the routing tables into the Controller Link Sup port Software and edit them again Retrieve on page 94 PC Board Computer under Transfer on page 95 2 The Controller Link Support Software can create and transfer routing tables for all nodes supporting FINS commands as well as for the Controller Link Units and Controller Link Support Boards It cannot create or transfer rout ing tables for PCs for which the SYSMAC NET
106. de to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 62 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Note For CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Con troller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details Press the F10 End Key to close the Node Status window 111 M Maintenance Section 5 11 3 Press the F6 Execute Key The node status of the specified node will be read and displayed on the Node Status Screen Wired System Node status PC ID Netwk 000 Node 031 DataLnk Active o err 0K Hardware err Tx err Backup status Network param err DataLink table err Routing table err EEP ROM err System setting err Node adrs set err Dup Node adrs err Net param mismatch PC model err Logging status Setting Information Current error log Y Max node address Model C200HW CLK21 Version V1 00 V1 00 1M menu 2 3 4 5 8 T 8 9 0 End Optical System Node status PC ID Netwk 000J Node 001 DataL
107. ded Audience eR ee AE PLE Rex EE P E RR RE RR xii 2 General Precautions 0 ec r a a E a hh m a E E e xii 3 Safety Precautionsc A a E eee E ire SAE WHERE CHR IE EA ae xii 4 Application Precautions leeeeeeeeeeee hh I le xii Tradetmarks 12 per bU RP RE DS epe RES Vebeevebige mt be PP V xiii 6 Checking the Contents niss oncle oe O AIS SE ee tA LS ERU TEC xiii SECTION 1 Retires viua eis es E EOMUEWE RE EIDEM Eae is E l 1 About the Controller Link Support Software 0 0 02 eee eee eee eee 2 1 2 Checking Components sss ocre essien daa a cece eee eee eens 7 1 3 Operating Environment 0 0 eee cece eee eee eee 7 1 4 Overall Flow of Operation 0 0 0 0 eee eee eens 9 1 5 c Menu Haerarchy i 3t hie AE a RU See ee eh eee a Ba SM 10 SECTION 2 Installation eeeecs5 oe0ee0e0oexoe3uazoe3s5 oese3aeoe3eoe53uwvwoee5reteee3sevwoeee oee53ueoeo3ec oee eee 11 2 1 Preparations for Installation 0 0 2 cette eee nee 12 2 2 Installation Procedure s succ Aue ea LE Rae Rae PE EA oA ee RN C MELOS 13 SECTION 3 Basic Operations and Connections 15 3 Starting and Exiting the Controller Link Support Software 16 3 2 Basi Operations inet E eere PR RebrReRE I NR UMUeRERVCE E ERE QUEE PA pes 19 33 Connecting to a Node sie aes SOS DAI P RESCUE RURAL EHE VUES 23 SECTION 4 Basic Operating Procedures 37 4 1 Starting the
108. des first read the error log to the computer memory using R Read from the Error Log Menu Select S Save from the Error Log Menu Save Error Log Input file name to save C Specify the file name including the directory of the file to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key The extension of the file name to be saved must be CLG If the extension is omitted CLG will be automatically assigned as an extension When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played asking you to specify whether the file is to be overwritten Press Y to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key Enter a title for the file Enter the title with Alphanumeric Keys Up to 30 char acters can be entered as the title The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed Press the Enter Key to save If no title is required just press the Enter Key without entering a title 5 9 7 Printing Error Logs P Print 108 P Print is used to print the erro
109. directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played to ask you to determine whether the file is to be overwritten Press Y to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key 3 Enter a title for the file Enter the title with Alphanumeric Keys Up to 30 char acters can be entered as the title The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed If no title is required just press the Enter Key Press the Enter Key to save 5 13 6 Reading PC ID Data from a File L Retrieve PC ID L Retrieve PC ID is used to read PC ID data from a file No PC IDs are set when the Controller Link Support Software is started To use PC ID data that has been created before the PC ID data must be read from the file beforehand 129 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 Note 1 If PC ID data is read from the file the current PC ID data will be lost To save the PC ID data execute S Save PC ID on the Edit PC ID Menu page 129 2 If PC ID data has been modified a confirmation message will be displayed when you attempt to read another PC ID data from the file 3 PC
110. e PC ID corresponding to the specified node can be found 5 13 1 About PC IDs A PC ID is a name assigned to a node on the Controller Link Network If a PC ID is registered the node can be specified using the PC ID instead of the network and node addresses Note 1 PC IDs are set only for convenience in using the Controller Link Support Software and are not set at the nodes themselves 2 PC ID files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with those for the SYSMAC Support Software and the SYSMAC LINK Support Utility Therefore PC ID files can be transferred between them Specifying PC IDs Assign an easy to remember PC ID to each node such as in the following exam ple Controller Link Network Controller Link Network network 1 network 2 network PC ol Node address 1 Node address 2 Node address 1 Node address 2 Node address 3 Process1 Assemble Process2 Build Check Node address 4 Node address 3 Node address 10 Control Inspect No name 125 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 PC IDs are registered in the following format com Frocessl Arseni be repent Contra Proce Hy Check Up to eight alphanumeric characters can be specified as a PC ID and PC IDs are case sensitive Up to 500 PC IDs can be registered in the Controller Link Support Software Only one PC ID can be assigned to each node and the same PC ID cannot be assigned to more than on
111. e 2 Send Node 1 Node 2 Send Receive area L Receive area area X area Data indicated by Data D by mm 3 j i IS received In node z an e is received in node 2 remaining words are cleared b Message Receive area short will be displayed when the number of send words and the receive area are as shown in the following illustration Sufficient not short Insufficient short Node 1 Node 2 Node 2 Node Receive Send Receive A R A area area C E area Data indicated by EE Data indicated by cannot be received in node 2 is received in node 2 Data indicated by is received and the remaining data is truncated 5 3 8 Saving Data Link Tables as a File S Save Table S Save table is used to save all data link tables as a file With Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 data link tables can be saved in the file formats shown below 64 L Data Link Note 1 2 3 Section 5 3 Format Extension Saving supported Controller Link Support i Yes Software Ver 2 00 Controller Link Support Yes see note 1 Software Ver 1 10 CX Net on No CX Programmer 1 Data link tables containing node addresses in the range 33 to 62 cannot be saved with Controller Link Support Software Ver 1 10 2 Unless saved all data link tables in the memory will be lost wen the Control ler Link Support Software i
112. e Edit PC ID Menu Sort processing will be performed as follows 1 2 3 1 PC ID data will be sorted in ascending order of network address 2 PC ID data with the same network address will be sorted in ascending order of node address 3 PC ID data with the same network and node addresses will be sorted in the following order of PC ID Numbers uppercase characters lowercase characters 133 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 5 13 12 Searching PC ID Data R Find R Find is used to search the specified PC ID data 1 2 3 1 Select R Find from the Edit PC ID Menu 2 Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired search item enter the data to be searched for in the applicable field Netwk Node or PC ID and then press the Enter Key Input only iiem to Find 3 Press the F6 Execute Key Searching will start and the cursor will move to the line that matches the specified data bti GHZ Lit ot Bhi We luild Pi neri E e O OO NEN eea REN O E UN If the specified data is not found No such data will be displayed in the up per left part of the screen and searching will terminate 4 Press the F6 Execute Key again to search for the next occurrence of the specified data Search processing can be continued until all the lines that match the specified data are found To cancel searching press the F10 End Key 134 I System Setup Section 5 14 5 14 I System Setup S
113. e node Note More than one PC ID can be assigned to a PC node such as a bridge node in which multiple Communications Units are installed To avoid confusion howev er avoid doing so wherever possible Using PC IDs If the current window contains a PC ID input field when you specify a node spec L Traster Bouting table Specify octeork address made addrexz ito trass er FC ID Fabuark addres Hode address ify the PC ID in the field then press the Enter Key The network and node ad dresses corresponding to the specified PC ID will be automatically entered Enter Inspect in the t transfer fowtieg table J PC ID input field Specify meiunrk adiret onde addres A i Inspect ot Hetunrk addrrxk Mode address 5 13 2 Displaying the PC ID Edit Screen 126 Select W Edit PC ID from the Main Menu The PC ID Edit Screen will be dis played uEIEOGECCEOGUGCGRILNEGSCITR Paye ffia Ro g gend W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 The W Edit PC ID function provides the following three modes Mode Function Displays all registered PC IDs Press the F4 Read Key to enter read mode Registers PC IDs Press the F3 Write Key to enter write mode Changes registered PC IDs Press the F5 Change Key enter change mode 5 13 3 Creating and Editing PC IDs Reading PC IDs Read Press the F4 Read Key at the PC ID Edit Screen Read mode will be entered Mode
114. e number of receive words can be freely changed for each node later 56 L Data Link Differences Data area Set AII Can be freely selected for both areas 1 and 2 Section 5 3 Automatic setting Area 1 CIO IR Area 2 DM or EM Link start word in areas 1 and 2 Can be freely specified for each nodes area this is the same for all Can be changed for each node later Cannot be changed later Send area size for each node Same size for each area Can be changed for each node later Cannot be changed later Receive only nodes Cannot be specified by default Can be specified by changing the data link area later Cannot be specified Send only nodes Cannot be specified by default Can be specified by changing the data link area later Cannot be specified Node sequence for data link areas Automatically determined ascending order Can be changed later by deleting or inserting nodes Cannot be changed later Data link status words Can be specified in CIO IR DM or EM Can be specified only in CIO IR Press the F6 Set All Key at the Node Information Screen to display the follow ing window L Link Farameter Setup trea 1 Link Start bard m fures 1 Link Woed Hiber i Ares Link Start Mord WHD lfrea Z Link Word Humber io iatis Siart Bord rocas The items are almost the same as the items that a
115. e remote node is not 00 specify the same Unit number as that of the remote node Parity Select the parity check method to be used for communications data Not set error detection Specify the same parity check method as that set at the PC Data length Select the bit length of communications data Not set Specify the same data length as that set at the PC Stop bits Select the stop bit length to be used to identify data boundaries Not set Specify the same stop bit length as that set at the PC 138 I System Setup Section 5 14 Peripheral Bus 1 2 3 1 Select P PC interface from the System Setup window L FC initerfacs 2 Select T Peripheral The Peripheral Bus Window will be displayed C Peripheral J B Baud rate 3 Select the item to be changed The window corresponding to the item to be changed will be displayed Destination PC Communications Port Baud Rate Baud Rate Com No i Destination PC ViICVEI CV series 81 series B 9600 C 480D p 240 0 T If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a CVM1 or CV series PC set a baud rate of at least 4 800 bps and if it is to be connected to a CS1 series PC set a baud rate of at least 9 600 bps 4 Select the desired setting from the window 5 If a C series PC is selected as the destination PC the following window will be displayed to prompt you
116. e screen can be switched by pressing the F4 Pre Pg F5 Nxt Pg Page Up or Page Down Key 5 To close the screen press the F10 End Key 107 E Display Error Log Section 5 9 5 9 5 Reading Error Logs from a File L Retrieve L Retrieve is used to read error logs from files Note When error logs are read the error log data currently in computer memory will be 1 2 3 lost 1 Select L Retrieve from the Error Log Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the file to be read Retrieve Error Log Input file name to retrieve c Y 2 Specify the file name including the directory of the file to be read Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen Press the Enter Key to read the file 5 9 6 Saving Error Logs as a File S Save Note 1 2 3 S Save is used to save error logs as a file 1 Unless saved all error log data will be lost when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 2 The error log data saved with this operation is already in the computer memory To save error logs recorded at actual no
117. e the drive name Floppy disk drive Drive A for 3 5 2HD floppy disks Hard disk drive Drive C contains the DOS system Note 1 Write protect the Controller Link Support Software disk to ensure that files are not accidentally erased 2 Always create a backup copy for the Controller Link Support Software in or der to provide protection against data corruption 3 Use the DISKCOPY command of DOS for backing up the disk The disk to which data is to be copied need not be formatted since DISKCOPY com mand formats the disk before copying 4 The operating system MS DOS is not provided with the Controller Link Support Software Required Items New floppy disk 3 5 2HD 1 Backup Procedure 1 2 3 1 Turn on the power of the computer In this example the computer is started from the hard disk and command input is prompted as shown below C gt Note If other applications are running terminate them and display the DOS command input prompt Refer to the related manuals for your com puter and application software 2 Write protect the floppy disk containing the Controller Link Support Board 3 Enter the following command underlined section C gt DISKCOPY A A The following messages will be displayed Insert SOURCE disk in Drive A and press ENTER when ready 12 Installation Procedure Section 2 2 4 Insert a disk of the Controller Link Support Software in Drive A 5 Press the Enter Key
118. e using an infrared port disable it or set the serial and infrared ports so that they do not overlap 166 Appendix E Editing the Device Information Setting File Controller Link Support Software Version 1 0 does not display the latest PC models in the model list when I De vice Info set is selected from the Data Link Menu In this situation these new PC models can be registered in the Controller Link Support Software by editing the device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT with a text editor This Appendix describes the contents of the device information setting file and the procedure for registering the latest PC models in the file About Device Information Setting File The device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT contains the following information for each PC model e Maximum number of data link words per node e Maximum number of words in the CIO relay area e Maximum number of words in the link relay LR area e Maximum number of words in the data memory DM area e Maximum number of words in the extended data memory EM area e Maximum number of banks in the extended data memory EM area The Controller Link Support Software checks the data link tables and data consistency according to the contents of the device information setting file Note The device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT resides in the directory in which the Controller Link Sup port Software was installed Editing the Device Infor
119. each node as follows PC err YES Stopped due to an error No display Operating normally This item is not displayed when the data links are inactive Nothing is always displayed for the Controller Link Support Board Communications Displays the communications error status of each node as error status follows Comm err YES Error or not participating in network No display Operating normally This item is not displayed when the data links are inactive or the local node is not participating in the data links This monitoring is not possible when the PC to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected or the computer on which the Controller Link Support Software is running is not participating in the network Note The Monitor Network function can be used only for Controller Link Networks If networks other than Controller Link are specified network status will not be dis played normally 103 E Display Error Log Section 5 9 1 2 3 1 Select C Monitor Network from the Main Menu Hetunrk monitnr Spiffy network addrrik to monitor Retuork address w 2 Specify the address of the network for which the status is to be displayed Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key 3 Press the F6 Execute Key The Network Monitor Screen will be displayed Network monitor Network address 000 Comm cycle time
120. eady status The printer or printer cable is faulty Check the printer and printer cable Receive time out A receive timeout error has occurred Increase the maximum node response time and then execute again Relay err Netwk Node An error has occurred in the PC for relaying between networks Check the PC for relaying between networks Response time out A timeout error has occurred because a response to the communications command was not received from the destination unit Check the destination unit Routing table error The routing tables are set incorrectly Check the routing tables 146 Error Messages Error message Send time out A transmission wait timeout error has occurred Appendix A Action to be taken Increase the maximum node response time and execute again That name exists The same file name exists on the data disk memory card or hard disk English characters are not case sensitive for example LAN and lan are recognized as the same name Specify another file name or save the file on another data disk memory card or hard disk directory Unable to start due to insufficient memory capacity Processing stopped Press any key The amount of free memory space is insufficient Check the amount of free memory space and review the values set in FILES and other parameters in CONFIG SYS Write protected The data disk is
121. eck 0 Yes 1 No Stop bits 0 2 bits 1 1 bit b7 b6 b5 Baud rate 9 600 bps 2 400 bps 4 800 bps 9 600 bps 19 200 bps oj olo Oojoj jo o jolo b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 1 0 0 0 0 0 Retries 0 No 1 Yes Communications mode 0 Full duplex 1 Half duplex Xon Xoff control 0 No 1 Yes b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 2 Specify an Xoff send stop code The initial value is 13 Hex and the bit string is as follows 13 Hex 0001 0011 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 3 Specify an Xon send stop release code The initial value is 11 Hex and the bit string is as follows 11 Hex 0001 0001 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 4 Specify the transmission delay The initial value is 00 Hex 0 ms and the bit string is as follows 00 Hex 0000 0000 Set all bits of bytes 5 to 9 to 0 34 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 Communications Port 2 Byte b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 10 0 4 _ Data length 0 7 bits 1 8 bits Parity 0 Even 1 Odd Parity check 0 Yes 1 No Stop bits 0 2 bits 1 1 bit b7 b6 b5 Baud rate 9 600 bps 2 400 bps 4 800 bps 9 600 bps 19 200 bps oj ol
122. ected to PC only when data needs to be transferred between them Both B and The Controller Link Support Software is started in either of the U omitted following modes depending on the presence or absence of the driver for the Controller Link Support Board When the driver exists The Controller Link Support Software is started for use with the Controller Link Support Board as a node When the driver does not exist The Controller Link Support Software is started for use with the Controller Link Unit for connecting to a PC OSSS path The Controller Link Support Software is started with the same conditions as the SYSMAC Support Software by reading the information specified in the System Setup of the SYSMAC Support Software In the SSS path specify the directory in which the SYSMAC Support Software is installed e g CASYSMATE The following System setup information is read Communications parameters Printer model Data drive This option is invalid when the SYSMAC Support Software is not installed or does not operate normally 17 Starting and Exiting the Controller Link Support Software Section 3 1 3 1 2 Exiting the Software 18 1 2 3 Press the F1 Menu Key to display the Main Menu If the Main Menu does not appear when the F1 Key is pressed press the Escape Key or F10 End Key to terminate the active function and then press the F1 Key Main Menu L DataLink P Set Netw
123. ection order information for the base node This kind of node was separated from the network after the connection information for the base node had been created Read error will be displayed in Start time of mea sure for any such node Information will not be read for any non participating nodes and there will be nothing displayed for any of the information items When a Network Configuration Screen is displayed in connection order the node will be displayed according to the order recorded in the base node This situation is caused in token ring mode by a node leaving the network while the line is disconnected Logical Error A logical error will occur when a there is a node that is in the Network Participa tion List but not in the connection order information for the base node This kind of node entered the network after the connection information for the base node has been created The node address of any node with a logical error will be displayed with a sign attached to it Because it exists in the Network Par ticipation List all information is displayed When a Network Configuration Screen is displayed in connection order the order of connection is unclear so the node will be displayed at the end with no color differentiation for SL1 and SL2 This situation is caused in token ring mode by a node joining the network while the line is disconnected Verify Error A verify error will occur when there is a node that is in the Net
124. ed to reselect the node CLK gt Computer DataLink table Node Information Nod Transfer DataLink table 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Controller Link gt Computer 01 Will transfer DataLink table Specify network address 02 node address to transfer 03 Network address 000 04 05 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 06 01 YES 07 31 YES 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 1 jL fi a i a Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End 4 After specifying all the target nodes for reading press the F6 Execute Key The transfer results screen will be displayed and data link table read proces L Data Link Section 5 3 sing will start Data link tables will be read in ascending order of node ad dress LLE Conpater utalink table Heisk ade 8001 Hodge xecwtinn Resi its Hode Execution Aesi its 1 Pa rcnal cod Ez Moraal end 0 Fornal emi Emad E X A X LE To cancel the read processing press the F9 Cancel Key During read processing Wait will be displayed in the lower part of the screen and the progress of processing will be displayed for each node When read processing for all the specified nodes is completed End will be displayed in the lower part of the screen 5 Then press the F10 End Key Writing Data Link Tables W Computer Controller Lin
125. ending on the communications protocol being used If such communications errors occur the frequency of error occurrence can be reduced by changing the perfor mance or reception buffer performance for communications port settings on the Control Panel Setting Delayed Writing for Drives Set delayed writing for drives under the file system settings for system performance on the Control Panel Setting the Reception Buffer for the Communications Port Reduce the current reception buffer size under the communications port settings for the device manager for sys tem settings on the Control Panel If communications errors recur even after the above settings have been changed close other applications running under Windows 95 Note 1 If the same problem occurs even after the settings have been changed run the Controller Link Support Software in DOS mode 2 For computers with Windows Keys never press a Windows Key during online connection with a PC Otherwise the line may be disconnected or Windows 95 may hang up 3 Never switch to another application by pressing the Escape or Tab Key while holding down the Alt Key Otherwise the line may be disconnected or Windows 95 may hang up 4 If an echoback test is to be executed always execute it in DOS mode Otherwise the correct test results may not be obtained Computers with Infrared Port Communications In the Controller Link Support Software the serial port must be enabled If you ar
126. er of measure discon frames frames frames network 01 05 01 2000 SL1 Netwk disconnect Own node Max cycles disconnect in discnct 3 CVM1 CLK12 0 0 0 No 09 06 08 0 10 02 05 01 2000 0 0 0 3 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 01 07 0 10 03 05 01 2000 0 0 0 1 0 9 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 01 27 0 9 04 05 01 2000 0 0 0 3 CVM1 CLK12 No 09 03 00 0 2 05 05 01 2000 9 No 09 00 25 06 05 01 2000 CVM1 CLK12 CVM1 CLK12 9 No 09 01 17 07 05 01 2000 SL1 3256 7 CVM1 CLK12 No 08 59 57 SL2 126 09 05 01 2000 No 08 55 50 10 01 01 2000 No 00 00 00 0 7 0 ss SL2 L ss SL2 CVM1 CLK12 7 CVM1 CLK12 o ojo ojo ojo ojo gt o c Oj r5 co ro NINN Connection Order lt lt lt Controller Link Network Configulations List 01 05 2000 PAGE 0001 HeadNd 09 Netwk addr 063 Displayed at 01 05 2000 09 27 31 Normal Ring Recorded at 01 05 2000 09 13 45 Start Time Detect Quits Netwk Own node Max cycles Model Power of measure discon network disconnect disconnect in discnct 05 01 2000 2 CVM1 CLK12 08 55 50 3 05 01 2000 3 CVM1 CLK12 08 59 57 1 06 05 01 2000 2 9 CVM1 CLK12 09 01 17 2 05 05 01 2000
127. er Link Unit and Controller Link Support Board also have an error logging function Error logs can be displayed for Units that have an error log and support FINS commands using the Controller Link Support Software 5 9 2 Data Formats for Error Log Files Error logs can be saved as text files using the Controller Link Support Software Error log files can be read and edited using standard text editors enabling the data to be used in other applications such as network maintenance Details about the data formats for error log files are provided here Note The extension for error log files is CLG 105 E Display Error Log Section 5 9 The structure of error log files is as shown below System debugging error log xxxxxx CR LF Title 30 bytes LINE A1 xxx CR LF lt PC ID 10 bytes 00 01 18 14 56 53 CR LE Time of reading CR LF Year month day hours seconds minutes 0012 CR LF 2 digits BCD for each 62 CR LF 0005 CR LF Network address 4 digits BCD 0002 232D 00 01 03 01 18 18 CR LF Node address 2 digits BCD 0006 0800 00 01 02 21 37 04 CR LF 0004 0000 00 01 02 23 39 02 CR LF 021A 0003 99 12 24 23 59 59 CR LF 0209 0001 99 12 24 23 59 58 CR LF XXXX XXXX XX XX XX XX XX XX CR LF XXXX XXXX XX XX XX XX XX XX CR LF Error Log mE Xxxx Xxxx xx xx xx XXIXX XX CR LF Each item co
128. er of banks Maximum number of words in EM Maximum number of words in DM Maximum number of words in LR Maximum number of words in CIO Maximum number of data link words per node Controller Link Support Board 32 000 words max CS1 series Controller Link Unit 12 000 words max Others 8 000 words max Model name character string displayed in the model list displayed by Device Info set Model number sequence in which each model appears in the model list displayed by Device Info set When editing the device information setting file note the following restrictions e Up to 10 alphanumeric characters can be specified as a model name Model names are case sensitive For all other items specify decimal numbers Always place a colon after each model number Always place a equal sign 2 after each model name e Separate each item following the maximum number of data link words per node item with a comma No items can be omitted Note 1 Before editing the device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT save it as a different name to create a backup file 2 Before adding or changing items carefully check the areas in the PC to be used If incorrect values are specified an error may occur during a data link table check even if the data link tables are correct 168 Appendix F Data Link Setting Forms The forms on the next two pages can be copied and used to design data links They are described
129. es higher than 32 Node addresses higher than 32 can only be set for Controller Link Networks that consist of only Optical Ring Controller Link Units 4 Press the F6 Execute Key A confirmation message will be displayed at the bottom of the window 5 Press Y and then the Enter Key The network parameter settings will be modified To cancel the processing press N and then the Enter Key R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 R Routing Table R Routing table is used to manage the routing tables used for determining communications paths between multiple networks It has the following menu Menu item Function Creates or edits routing tables Routing tables are created in the computer memory To set the routing tables for each node execute T Transfer K Check Checks the routing tables in the memory for errors or inconsistencies C Initialize Initializes or clears the routing tables in the memory Use this item when routing tables are to be created from scratch S Save Saves routing tables in the memory as a file L Retrieve Reads routing tables from the file into the memory T Transfer Writes routing tables from the memory to the specified node or reads routing tables from the specified node into the memory This item can also be used to compare the routing tables in the memory with the routing tables at the specified node D Delete Deletes routing tables from the specified node P
130. etwork address explicitly Node address Enter the node address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 62 Node address 0 represents the local node the address of the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Test data length Specify the number of bytes of data to be transmitted for the echoback test The setting range is as follows Controller Link Support Boards 1 to 1 998 bytes Controller Link Units 1 to 512 bytes of tests Specify the number of echoback tests to be repeated The setting range is between 1 and 9999 Alternatively an asterisk can be specified If is specified an echoback test will be repeated until the F9 Cancel Key is pressed 100 D Broadcast Test Section 5 7 Note For CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Con troller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details 3 Press the F6 Execute Key A confirmation message will be displayed at the bottom of the window to ask you to determine whether the echoback test is to be started 4 To start the test press Y and then the Enter Key The echoback test will be started To cancel execution of the test press N and then the Enter Key The progress of the echoback test will be displayed in the following window Duri
131. ey can be used to re execute a command and refresh the display In this case if information that is read from the network is not saved a confirmation message will be displayed Press Y and then the Enter Key to start reading and displaying the information To cancel the operation press N and then the Enter Key F7 Clear Clears all the connection information at a specified node Refer to Clearing Connection Information below F8 Connect Switches to the Connection Information Screen Once the screen has changed the display for this key changes to Frame F8 Frame Switches to the Frame Information Screen Once the screen has changed the display for this key changes to Connect F9 Help Displays a help window for comparison errors and logic errors Only available when the display is in connection order F9 Cancel The display for this key changes to Cancel when the F6 Execute Key is pressed Use this key to cancel reading of node information executed by pressing the F6 Execute Key This key can also be used to cancel execution when a confirmation window is displayed after F6 Execute is pressed Cancels reading of information from nodes and clearing of information and exits the Network Configuration Screen 121 K Connection Information Section 5 12 Clearing Connection Information When a Network Configuration Screen is displayed it is possible to c
132. f there is a disconnection in one place only the connection informa tion may not be concurrent but there will be no adverse effect on data communications In this case identify the location of the disconnec tion using the disconnection log and remove the cause of the discon nection For details refer to information on notification and counter measures for network disconnections in the Optical Ring Controller Link Units Operation Manual W370 5 12 2 Displaying the Connection Information Menu Network Configuration To read display save load and print connect information select the required function from the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu and perform the relevant procedure These procedures are explained over the next few pages The method for displaying the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu is given here 1 2 3 1 Select K Connection Information from the Main Menu The Connection Information Network Configuration Menu will be displayed Retrieve S Save fPrint The Connection Information Network Configuration Menu can be dis played from a Network Configuration Screen by pressing the F2 Submenu Key 5 12 3 Reading Connection Information R Read R Read is used to read and display the connection information for a specified network 1 2 3 1 Select R Read from the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu The following window will be displayed
133. fied node and comparing the original data with the data returned from the node echoback data If the original data and the returned data are identical the test will be successful If they are different the test will fail Note An echoback test can be conducted for any node that supports FINS com mands 1 2 3 1 Select N Echoback test from the Main Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the target node for an echoback test Echobeack Test J Specify Dresk natian amin x PC IR z Hetaork sbirezz Honde addres oi Test data lemyth ppl E of tests nod 2 Specify the target node and the test conditions to be used Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Alphanumeric Keys to enter a PC ID Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the PC ID of the node Use this field only when a PC ID is to be used If a PC ID is used the network address and node address will be automatically input see page 124 Network address Enter the network address of the node The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the n
134. fied nodes can be saved to files and this data can be read from the file and displayed The error log data saved to files in this way can be displayed and edited using a standard text editor and used in other applications It can also be printed out About the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 1 1 1 4 Main Functions Registering Data Link Tables Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT computer Create Data link tables Controller Link Network Data link table for 1 node send and receive areas Transfer Data link table for 2 node send and receive areas Transfer Data link table for 3 node send and receive areas Transfer Data link tables Tables that specify the send areas at the local node and the numbers of words to be received from a particular areas at remote nodes Starting and Stopping Data Links Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible PC startup node Starting and stopping Controller Link Network Displaying Network and Node Status Data link status monitor Data link area monitor Network monitor Node status display Controller Link Support Software IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Controller Link Support Software Optical Ring Controller Link Network About the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 1 Testing Controller Link Support Software
135. g range is between 1 and 127 Be careful not to specify the same network address for two different networks Relay PC ID Specify the PC ID of the relay node This entry is valid only when PC IDs are used If PC IDs are used network and node addresses are automatically input see page 124 Relay network Specify the network address of the relay node Enter one of the values specified in the Loc Netwk column of the Local Network Table The setting range is between 1 and 127 Relay node Specify the node address of the relay node The setting range is between 1 and 126 or between 1 and 62 for Controller Link Networks see note Note The setting range for Controller Link Units other than Optical Ring Controller Link Units is between 1 and 32 Press the F6 Insert Key or the Insert Key to insert one blank line before the cursor line You cannot move the cursor until you enter a value in the End Netwk column on the blank line Press the F7 Delete Key or the Delete Key to delete the line on which the cursor is currently positioned 5 After entering all the necessary values in the relay network table press the F10 End Key Even if the Relay Network Table Screen is switched to another screen the contents of the routing table will be retained until the Controller Link Support Software is exited To return to the Local Network Table Screen use the F4 Pre Pg Key F5 Nxt Pg Key Page Up Key or Page
136. h data link tables are to be compared with those in the memory Compare DataLink table Node Information Nod Transfer DataLink table 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Compare 01 Will compare DataLink table Specify network address 02 node address to compare 03 Network address 000 05 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6ExecuteT 8 9 0 End 71 L Data Link Section 5 3 2 Specify the address of the Controller Link Network containing the nodes for which data link tables are to be compared Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key When the Enter Key is pressed the software will check the nodes on the specified network and display only the nodes that exist in the network and for which the number of nodes specified in the data link table in the memory is not 0 These nodes will be displayed in ascending order of node address When node addresses are displayed YES will be displayed at each node address to represent the target nodes for comparison 3 Select the nodes to be excluded from comparison Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the node to be excluded from comparison then press the Enter Key YES will be erased to deselect the node To reselect a node for comparison move the cursor to the node unmarked with YES then press the Enter Key again YES will be displayed t
137. hdog Tiner s tm 85 2 Specify the maximum node response time Use Numeric Keys to enter a val ue in Units of second then press the Enter Key The setting range is be tween 2 and 25 If another item is also to be set press the Escape Key to return to the pre vious screen 5 14 5 Setting the Printer Model P Printer Model P Printer model is used to specify the printer model or printer control code type to be used with the Controller Link Support Software The following printers can be used according to the type of the personal comput er used Use a printer that can execute the following emulation Printer Printer specification Printer model HP Laser Jet 4P HP Laser Jet IBM 4202 003 Wide Carriage Graphics Compressed Graphics EPSON MJ 500 Compressed Graphics 1 2 3 1 Select P Printer model from the System Setup window The printer model window will be displayed arm MEP HiDimpresamd draphics H HF LakecdaL 2 Select the desired setting from the window 3 If another item is also to be set press the Escape Key to return to the pre vious screen 5 14 6 Setting the Data Directory D Data Disk Drive D Data disk drv is used to specify the drive and directory from to which the Controller Link Support Software is to read and write file data The specified drive and directory will be used as the default drive and directory from to which data is to be read or written Y
138. he modem to the PC 159 Using Modems Appendix B Connecting Online via Modems This section describes how to connect online via modems Be sure to set up and connect the modem before start ing the following procedure 1 Start the communications software from the computer 2 Dial the other party s phone number from the communications software From the communications software in terminal mode enter the other party s phone number following ATDT underlined section Example Using tone dialing ATDT045 123 4567 OK Wait until the modem connects to the modem at the PC When the line is connected CONNECT will be displayed as shown below CONNECT 3 With the line connected quit the communications software 4 Enter the following command underlined section to start the Controller Link Support Software C CLK gt CLKSS 5 Set the following communications parameters using the System Setup of the Controller Link Support Software Item Setting details Baud rate 2 400 4 800 9 600 or 19 200 bps Stop bit 1 bit Parity Even Data bits 7 bit Unit No Node number 0 see note Destination PC C CV or CS1 see note Operating level Level 0 or 1 see note Maximum node response time 10 seconds see note watchdog timer Note Set these items according to the system being used 6 Operate the Controller Link Support Software as usual Terminating the Online Connection When PC o
139. i1G 45 CLK Board 34 50 CS1H 63 Others 35 51 CS1H 64 36 52 CS1H 65 37 58 CS1H 66 38 54 CS1H 67 39 55 C200HX 4Z 40 56 C200HX 65Z 41 57 C200HX 85Z 42 58 C200HE Z 43 59 C200HG Z 44 60 C200HX 45 61 CQM1H 51 46 62 CQM1H 61 4T CVM1 CPU21 48 CVM1 CPU11 CVM1 CPU01 1M menu 2S menu 3Delete 4 5 6Select 7 Fill 8 8 0 End Note a If Others is selected restrictions for each model will no longer apply Regardless of the model restrictions will apply to only the upper limits when numeric values are entered or checked b New PCs that do not appear in the model list can be displayed and selected from Controller Link Support Software by editing the de vice information setting file see Appendix E Editing the Device In formation Setting File C The version of the Controller Link Support Software is displayed on the logo screen when the software is started 3 Select the model to be set Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the model to be set then press the Enter Key The specified model will be set for the specified node Press the F7 Key to set the specified model for all the nodes 4 After specifying the models for all the nodes press the F10 End Key The model setting procedure will end 82 P Set Network Parameters Section 5 4 5 4 P Set Network Parameters P Set Network parameters is used to modify network communications param eters to provide the most suitable Controller Link communications fo
140. ications error occurs 43 Main Menu 44 Menu item D Broadcast test Section 5 2 Function Transmits the same data to all nodes within the Controller Link Network Use this item to check the status of communications with all nodes within the network C Monitor Network Displays the network participation status and data link status for all nodes within the Controller Link Network Use this item to locate faulty sections E Display Error log Reads and displays the error log recorded at the specified node Network problems can be examined by checking the past error log S Display Node status Displays the operating status of the specified node Use this item to isolate the cause of an error that has occurred to a node M Maintenance Reads and writes data from to EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board and initializes network parameters Use this item for network maintenance This item has the following menu I PFaiwirnanmcr J LI rd ick up Cilnitkalize Hebunrk parameters K Connection Information Displays the order of connection for the nodes that make up the Optical Ring Controller Link Network as well as the connection status and the contents of errors This data can be stored in files from which they can be read and displayed This function can only be used with Optical Ring Networks Any attempt to use it with a different type of network will
141. ications within the network as follows When there is no offset error No display When there is an offset error YES An offset error occurs when the offset value is greater than the number of send words Area short Area short Displays area shortage status in the data link tables for node communications within the network as follows When the area is sufficient No display When the area is short YES When the data link is inactive No display A short area occurs when the receive area is smaller than the amount of send data and not all of the send data can be received It is not a fatal error If the receive area intentionally receives only part of the send data it can be used without having to make any changes Area remaining Area remain Displays remaining area in the data link table for node communications within the network as follows When the area does not remain empty No display When words in the area remain empty YES Remaining area occurs when the receive area is larger than the amount of send data and extra space remains unfilled after reception The remaining space will be cleared with Os This is not a serious error If the receive area intentionally provides extra space it can be used without having to make any changes 5 3 15 Specifying Node Models I Device Information Settings Device Info set is used to specify the models of the nodes that comprise the Controller Link Network The
142. in more detail in the body of this manual 169 OLT E Date Comments EM Controller Link Support Software o 8 E System Data Link Setting Form 1 ff aaa Drawing No eo Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node SU word amp word 0 o word word word d I I I I wu Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node Link start Node word word wor word wor d I d e I I I I J xipueddy ILI Comments Controller Link Support Software Data Link Setting Form 2 System Drawing No Node Link start word Area 1 2 Link start word Data Send Start word at Source Number Send Start word at Source Number Receive local node node of words Receive local node node of words Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send Send Receive Receive Send
143. ine of Routing Tables 0 ee eee 86 5 5 2 Setting Routing Tables 0 0 0 ce eee eee 87 5 5 3 Communications Range 0 eee eee 87 5 5 4 Displaying the Routing Table Menu eee 88 5 5 5 Creating and Editing Routing Tables E Edit 0 88 5 5 6 Checking Routing Tables K Check 0 0 0 0 00 00000 91 5 5 7 Initializing Routing Tables C Initialize llle eese 93 5 5 8 Saving Routing Tables as a File S Save 0 0 0 0000 93 5 5 9 Reading Routing Tables from the File L Retrieve 94 5 5 10 Transferring Routing Tables T Transfer 0 0000 94 5 5 11 Deleting Routing Tables from a Node D Delete 98 5 5 12 Printing Routing Tables P Print leleleleeeeee 99 5 6 N Echoback lest oror 255 005 ieu eG GEL ee RAS 6 LR EIS EROS 100 5 7 D Broadcast Test abe a WeRSEI e Nx eg eee Bh es 101 5 8 Monitor Network eeure rse tasenn e bees Sees ed RES REFS E DRUES DESDE S 103 5 9 BiDisplay Error LO 5o pe d LR PS E LUTTE ERG 104 2 9 About Error 0gs sic eb aks SE eb adel ene RESET UP wd eet e nets 105 5 9 2 Data Formats for Error Log Files 0 0 0 0 0 0c ee eee eee eee 105 5 9 3 Displaying the Error Log Menu 1 0 0 0 0 0 c eee eee ee eee 106 5 9 4 Reading Error Logs R Read 0 0 cece ee eee 106 5 9 5 Reading Error
144. ineer or the equivalent Personnel in charge of installing FA systems Personnel in charge of designing FA systems Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities General Precautions N WARNING The user must operate the product according to the performance specifications described in the operation manuals Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems railroad systems aviation systems vehicles combustion systems medical equipment amusement ma chines safety equipment and other systems machines and equipment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used improperly consult your OMRON representative Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are sufficient for the systems machines and equipment and be sure to provide the systems machines and equipment with double safety mechanisms This manual provides information for programming and operating the Unit Be sure to read this manual before attempting to use the Unit and keep this manual close at hand for reference during operation It is extremely important that a PC and all PC Units be used for the specified purpose and under the specified conditions especially in applications that can directly or indirectly affect human life You must consult with your OMRON representative before applying a PC System to the above mentioned
145. ing and Connecting Cables 4 Operation e Dialing from the communications software e Setting up the Controller Link Support Software System Setup Connecting online to the Controller Link Support Software C200HX HG HE ZE PC Setup for Built in Host Link Port This section describes how to set the DIP switch on the PC and set up the Host Link port RS 232C port using the PC Setup DIP Switch Turn the CPU Unit OFF and set the DIP switch on the front panel as follows Setting Setting details Write processing executed from the peripheral device to the user program memory area and DM 6144 to DM 6655 Automatic transfer of the contents of the memory cassette to the PC when power is turned on Switching the Programming Console messages between Japanese and English Default settings of expansion instructions Default settings for RS 232C port ARO0712 control For online connection via modems always set pin 5 of the DIP switch to OFF RS 232C port is not used with de fault setting Set other pins according to your needs 151 Using Modems Appendix B PC Setup Set up the RS 232C port on the PC using RS 232C Port Setup in the PC Setup from a Programming Device for the PC Set the RS 232C port as follows Example Setting the baud rate to 9 600 bps CQM1 lt gt RS 232C PC setup 1 E R3 232C setup G Node Mo R Delay Start code End code Data link areas PT max unit No
146. ing the Controller Link Support Software always make sure that the line is connected 161 Appendix C Registering the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Software If the Controller Link Support Software is to be used on the same personal computer as the SYSMAC Support Software it is better to register the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Software s Option Menu This section describes how to register the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Soft ware 1 Select the Option Menu in the SYSMAC Support Software Opt ion 1 Y Start up DOS Z fidd new facility L ss a a a 2 Select Z Add new facility from the Option Menu The utility registration screen will appear Ho The facility name Program name B C D E F G H I J K L n N 0 P Del H 4 b i 9 0 163 Registering the Controller Link Support Software in the SYSMAC Support Software Appendix C 3 Move the cursor to the letter where the utility is to be registered then press the Enter Key The following window will be displayed to prompt you to enter a utility name and an executable program name The utility name Program Up to 30 characters can be entered as the utility name Up to 120 characters can be entered as an executable program name 4 Enter a utility name in the first input area and an executable program name in
147. ing whether the information should be cleared or not will be displayed Press either Y to clear or N to cancel and press the Enter Key The operation can also be cancelled by press ing the F9 Cancel Key 5 12 4 Reading Connection Information from a File L Retrieve L Retrieve is used to read connection information from files to computer memory Note When connection information is read from a file any connection information cur rently in computer memory will be lost 1 Select L Retrieve from the Connection Information Network Configura tion Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the file to be read Retrieve Network configulations Input file name to retrieve C 2 Specify the file name including the directory of the file to be read Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen Press the Enter Key to read the file 5 12 5 Saving Connection Information as a File S Save 122 S Save is used to save connection information as a file K Connection Information Section 5 12 Note 1 Unless saved all connection info
148. ing window will be displayed to prompt you to select the operating level of the Controller Link Unit to be used If a CQM1H is selected as the PC be sure to select operation level 0 CC Serl ez EN 6 If another item is also to be set press the Escape Key to return to the pre vious screen 5 14 4 Setting the Node Response Time T Watchdog Timer If an error occurs during communications between the Controller Link Support Software and a node the node may not be able to send a response to a request sent by the Controller Link Support Software T Watchdog timer is used to set the maximum node response time to be monitored Failure to send a response within this time will be treated as an error Note 1 If the node does not send a response within the maximum node response time a response timeout error will occur and an error message will be dis played 2 Normally the maximum node response time can be set to the default 5 se conds If however a response timeout error frequently occurs take one of the following actions e Increase the maximum node response time 140 I System Setup Section 5 14 e Increase the value specified in the of Event frames per comm cycle field in the Set Network Parameters Window e Review the node configuration and the communications intervals to re duce the volume of traffic on the entire network 1 2 3 1 Select T Watchdog timer from the System Setup window Watc
149. issue in teks k RE etek Kee wba ees 7 1 3 1 Compatible Computers 0 0 0 0 E E IIIA 7 1 3 2 PANES stat oa wal UP eb a aid 8 1 4 Overall Flow of Operation sssi acses ie hee eb ERREUR E REEL 9 1 5 M ng Hierarchy eese eR oes nes dane Coen nbs NE Re See aes 10 About the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 1 1 1 About the Controller Link Support Software 1 1 1 Features Sets Data Link Tables Run from Programming Device or from a Node Compatible with All Controller Link Models Print the Current Screen or Data Create Routing Tables Set PC IDs Connect from Remote FA Networks Facilitate Unit Replacement The Controller Link Support Software is used to set up control and monitor Controller Link Networks Functionality for Optical Ring Controller Link Networks has been added with this version Ver 2 00 of the Controller Link Support Software is required for Optical Ring Controller Link Networks For other types of network Ver 1 10 or earlier versions can be used The Controller Link Support Software can be used to create data link tables to manually set data links It can also create data link areas used for automatically set data links The Controller Link Support Software can be run on an IBM PC AT or compatible computer as a programming device connected to a PC via an RS 232C inter face or it can be run on an IBM PC AT or compatible computer connected as a node to the Controller Link Netw
150. ith Alphanu meric Keys then press the Enter Key Up to eight characters can be speci fied as a PC ID Press the Enter Key to write the entered data on the cursor line and move the cursor to the next line The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the charac ters displayed Then you can write the next data as required Press the F5 Change Key at the PC ID Edit Screen Change mode will be entered To display the desired page press the F6 Page Key enter the page num ber screen number then press the Enter Key To move the cursor to the desired line press the F7 Row No Key enter the line number then press the Enter Key The first page can be displayed by pressing the Escape Key while holding down the Shift Key Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the data to be changed then press the Enter Key The data on the cursor line will be displayed in the input fields in the lower part of the screen and you can change the value in each input field The three input fields will be displayed in the lower part of the screen Press the Escape Key to return to the previous input field Change the network address node address and PC ID as required The input method is the same as for write mode Press the Enter Key in the PC ID input field to writes the entered values on the cursor line You can now go back to step 1 and move the cursor on the Screen Then you can change the
151. iver A Controller Link Support Board is not installed in the computer or the driver is not set correctly Install a Controller Link Support Board or set the driver correctly then start again No DataLink table can t run Cannot be executed because the data link table has not been registered Register the data link table No drive No floppy disk memory card or hard disk exists in the specified drive Insert a floppy disk or memory card into the specified drive or check the specified drive name No part of DataLink The specified node is not participating in the data links Check all nodes that are participating in the data links No polling node can t run Cannot be executed because the specified node is not a polling node Check the node on the network No print data The specified data cannot be processed Specify the correct data No space The file cannot be saved because of insufficient free space on the data disk memory card or hard disk Delete unnecessary files from the data disk memory card or hard disk or use a new data disk or memory card No such data The specified search data does not exist Enter the correct search data No such PC ID The specified PC ID does not exist Check the specified PC ID and specify the correct PC ID Check the specified PC ID and the PC ID registered in the computer No unit The specified unit does not exist
152. k is used to write the data link tables from the to Nodes W Computer computer memory to nodes Controller Link Note 1 If data link tables are written to nodes the existing data link tables set at the nodes will be lost In this case a confirmation message for overwriting will not be displayed even if data link tables have already been set at the nodes Therefore carefully check the contents of the data link tables set at the nodes before transferring new data link tables When writing data to the CS1 series PC be sure to set pin 1 of the CPU Unit s DIP switch to OFF 2 When writing data link tables to a CVM1 or CV series PC always set the system protect key switch on the CPU Unit to NORMAL 3 W Computer Controller Link can also be used to delete the data link tables for the nodes that are not participating in the data link Always delete unused data link tables 4 Data link tables can be written to nodes only when the nodes are not partici pating in active data links or when the data links are inactive 69 L Data Link Section 5 3 1 2 3 1 Select W Computer Controller Link from the Transfer Data Link table Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the target nodes Computer CLK DataLink table Node Information Nod Transfer DataLink table 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 I Computer gt Controller Link 01 Will transfer DataLink table Specify network
153. k area 2 for each node These items are not displayed for a node for which a data link table has not been set Press the F3 Delete Key or the Delete Key to delete the data link table for the node in the cursor position When either of these keys is pressed a con firmation message will appear at the bottom of the screen To delete the data link table press Y and then the Enter Key To cancel the delete processing press N and then the Enter Key Press the F4 Key Pre Pg F5 Key Nxt Pg Page Up Key or Page Down Key to switch between the screen for nodes 1 to 31 and the screen for nodes 33 to 62 Data link areas similar to automatically set areas can be easily created by pressing the F6 Set All Key See page 56 for details 53 L Data Link Section 5 3 2 Select the node for which a data link table is to be created or edited Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the node then press the Enter Key The Data Link Table Screen for the specified node will be displayed Homie lH Fetypal 1 Fun nf Md l ta thee rii Hode thread Link Start wow aS 1 4wreaz Link Start MordIDOO000 1 Link Bd Mum ld Source bd ffzet Link dd Hem Wd Source Wd Offset The functions of the Function Keys differ depending on whether the cursor is in a word address input field or in other input fields e The following Function Keys appear when the cursor is in a word address input field a NDUNC
154. l not participate in the data links Press the Enter Key at a node marked with Yes to erase the Yes Press the F6 Execute Key to display the following window to prompt you to specify whether the data link tables for the nodes not participating in the data links are to be cleared or retained Press Y and then the Enter Key to erase the data link tables for the nodes not participating in the data links and create data link areas similar to the one for automatically set data links at each node participating in the data links Press N and then the Enter Key to retain the data link tables for the nodes not participating in the data links and create data link areas similar to the one for automatically set data links at each node participating in the data links Press the Escape Key to cancel the execution and return to the Node Informa tion Screen The execution can also be canceled by pressing the F1 Menu Key the F2 Menu Key or the F10 End Key The following screens are displayed when these keys are pressed F1 Main Menu F2 Data Link Menu F10 Node Information Screen 5 3 5 Copying Data Link Tables Y Copy Table Y Copy table is used to copy a data link table for one node to other nodes When a similar data link area is to be used for other nodes the data link table for each node can be easily created by copying the original data link table and then making changes Note 1 Once this copy function is executed
155. l be dis played L Wampir ro 0D PMetunrk addrery IMM Bede addres 1 g LU 95 R Routing Table Section 5 5 Writing Routing Tables to Nodes W Computer gt PC Board A Caution Note Note Comparing Routing Tables V Compare 1 2 3 96 W Computer gt PC Board is used to write the routing tables from the computer memory to a node Once routing tables are transferred to a PC all CPU Bus Units at the node ex cept SYSMAC BUS 2 Master Units will be reset Before transferring the routing tables always make sure that the equipment will not be affected 1 If routing tables are written to a node the existing routing tables set at the node will be lost In this case a confirmation message for overwriting will not be displayed even if routing tables have already been set at the node Therefore carefully check the contents of the routing tables set at the node before transferring routing tables 2 When writing routing tables for the first time perform the following proce dure a Connect the Controller Link Support Software to nodes with only one Communications Unit or Board that reside on the network for which the routing tables are to be set b Specify 0 as the network address of the target network c Write the routing tables to each node on the network d If the routing tables are to be written to another network connect the Controller Link Support Software to a node
156. le Edit Screen to check the word addresses Warnings Message Meaning Recv area remain The number of words in the Check the number of link Area 1 Area 2 receive area is greater than words If free space is see note a that in the send area intentionally left in the receive area the data link can be executed without having to make any changes Recv area short The number of words in the Check the number of link Area 1 Area 2 receive area is fewer than words If only part of data in see note b that in the send area the send area is to be received the data link can be executed without having to make any changes Invalid offset The specified offset is outside Check the offset The data Area 1 Area 2 the send area link can be executed but no data can be received Source node has A send area has not been set Change the reception node or no send data for a node from which data set a send area for that node reception has been specified Source node has A data link table has not been Change the reception node or no table set at the node from which set the data link table for that data reception has been node specified Note a Message Receive area remain will be displayed when the num ber of send words and the receive area are as shown in the follow ing illustration Not remaining Remaining Node 1 Nod
157. le and restores the file to the EEPROM Connection information reading Reads node configurations and the status of networks Only available for Optical Ring Networks PC ID editing Assigns a unique ID to each PC Using PC IDs allows easier PC management than using network and node addresses System setup Sets the communications parameters for the Controller Link Support Software the PC to be connected the service conditions for the Controller Link Support Software and so on These must be set before the Controller Link Support Software is connected to a node Note Other FA networks such as Controller Link Networks SYSMAC NET Networks and SYSMAC LINK Networks can be inter connected 1 1 3 Additional Functions The following functions were added to the Controller Link Support Software for when upgrading from Ver 1 1 to Ver 2 00 e Optical Ring Controller Link Networks Connection configuration data for Optical Ring Controller Link Networks can be read using the Connection Information Menu In addition since an Optical Ring Network can have up to 62 nodes the maximum number of nodes for which each menu s functions can be used has been increased to 62 from 32 with Ver 1 10 e CS1 series PCs This version of the Controller Link Support Software can be directly connected to and used with CS1 series PCs e Saving and Printing of Error Log Files Error logs read from speci
158. lear the connection information disconnection information recorded in several nodes in one operation When a Network Configuration Screen is displayed press F7 Clear to display the following window This window is for selecting the nodes for which informa tion is to be cleared Clear Errors Network config Connect info Head Nd 01 Netwk addr 000 Displayed at 08 10 1999 15 46 10 Normal Ring Logged Node58 SL1 Node47 SL2 Recorded at 08 10 1999 15 44 10 Clear Error Informations Specify node address to clear error informations Node Powe No Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node pees Node Dsgn 01 YES ii YES 21 31 41 YES 5 YES 61 YES 02 YES 12 22 32 YES 42 52 YES 62 YES 03 YES 13 23 33 43 53 04 14 24 YES 34 YES 44 YES 54 05 YES 15 25 YES 35 45 YES 55 06 YES 16 26 YES 36 YES 46 56 07 1T 27 YES 37 47 57 08 18 28 YES 38 YES 48 YES 58 YES 09 YES 19 YES 29 39 49 YES 59 YES 10 YES 20 YES 30 40 YES 50 60 YES 00 00 00 Logical Error Verify Error 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End Select nodes for which connection information is to be cleared by moving the cursor to that node and pressing the Enter Key YES indicates that information will be cleared for this node whereas no display indicates that information will not be cleared If the cursor is moved to a YES and the Enter Key is pressed the YES will disappear Press the F6 Execute Key A window for confirm
159. left and eventually disappears from the field The Function Keys for data area selection F3 to F6 are valid while a word ad dress is being entered If an incorrect digit is entered the word address entry procedure can be canceled and restarted by pressing one of the F3 to F6 Keys Specifying EM Addresses 1 2 3 Note Press the F6 EM Key The display will wait for input of the bank Example Eg 00000 Enter a bank number by pressing one of the numeric keys or A to F The bank number must be a single digit hexadecimal number The bank number must be followed by a word address Example Pressing 1 bank number 1 E1 N Specify a word address by pressing the numeric keys Each time a numeric key is pressed the corresponding number appears on the right end of the highlighted portion and the other digits shift to the left Example When pressing 4 1 and 9 in this order E1 gygy E1 2M E1 VERE Press the Enter Key to register the entered data The entered data will be automatically checked according to the node model specified as described in 5 3 15 Specifying Node Models page 81 Example E1 00419 1 You cannot use the Backspace Key or the Delete Key when entering a word address If an incorrect digit is entered continue to enter digits until the cor rect five digit number is entered Each time a digit is entered the incorrect digit shifts to the left and eventua
160. lls how to edit the device information setting file Appendix F provides forms that can be used to help structure data links NNARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in personal injury or death damage to the product or product failure Please read each section in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given PRECAUTIONS This section provides general precautions for using the Controller Link Support Software The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of the product You must read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate the Controller Link Support Software Intended Audience esr em yr eC HER E RE REN En EF EY xii 2 General Precautions 5 43 pci a p a a EL vc a a a Rc act xii 3 Safety Precautions 2 2 0 tid en tnp e eed eth et ed E A A edad a i a xii 4 Application Precautions 0 0 cece nent nent m e le xii SsLrademarkS s oe pU ve PERI Uu T Us deal Te IRI P En EDU A SEES et xiii 6 Checking the Contents rares nE oam rupe br g 8 E a epe eee bete bees xiii xi Application Precautions 1 2 3 4 xii Intended Audience This manual is intended for the following personnel who must also have knowl edge of electrical systems an electrical eng
161. lly disappears from the field The Function Keys for area selection F3 to F6 are valid while a word ad dress is being entered If an incorrect digit is entered the word address entry procedure can be canceled and restarted by pressing one of the F3 to F6 Keys 2 If an incorrect bank number is entered it cannot be corrected Press the F6 EM Key to restart the entry procedure 21 Basic Operations Section 3 2 3 2 4 Selecting a File from the File List Screen The Controller Link Support Software allows you to display a list of files in a di rectory and select one of the files This will save you the trouble of entering file names and also prevent entry mistakes Displaying a File List The F8 Key serves as the Files Function Key as shown below and allows you to select a file from the file list File lists can be displayed in any window where the F8 Key has Files displayed for it Ear 2 EEEHNNS Selecting from a File List 1 2 3 Specify in the file name entry field the directory for which the file list is to be displayed Enter a file name with Alphanumeric Keys the Insert Key the De lete Key and the Backspace Key The character string before the last backslash is treated as a directory name When the window is first displayed the directory specified in Data disk drive of the System setup Menu is displayed Example Input Tile name tn sme C xd ies Da Tee DHE i CLE E
162. mation Setting File A new PC can also be temporarily registered by setting Others in I Device Info set in the Data Link Menu In this case however the maximum number of banks and words that can be handled by the Controller Link Support Soft ware will be registered and so it will not be possible to perform checks based on the actual PC model In order to check data link tables for PCs that are added with the Controller Link Support Software it is necessary to edit the device information setting file in the way shown below Note The device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT is a text file and can be edited using any text editor Contents of Device Information Setting File The contents of the Controller Link Support Software s device information setting file CLKTYPE TXT are as shown below 1 C200HE Z 8000 512 64 6000 0 0 2 C200HG Z 8000 512 64 6000 6144 1 3 C200HX 8000 512 64 6000 6144 3 4 C200HX 85Z 8000 512 64 6000 6144 16 5 CVM1 CPU21 8000 2556 200 24576 32766 8 6 CVM1 CPU11 8000 2556 200 24576 0 0 7 CVM1 CPU01 8000 2556 200 8192 0 0 8 CV2000 8000 2556 200 24576 32766 8 9 CV1000 8000 2556 200 24576 32766 8 10 CV500 8000 2556 200 8192 0 0 11 CLK Board 32000 65535 65535 65535 65535 16 12 Others 32000 65535 65535 65535 65535 16 167 Editing the Device Information Setting File Appendix E The meaning of each line component is as follows 3 C200HX 8000 512 64 6000 6144 3 Ae Maximum numb
163. monitor or run mode Change the PC mode to program mode FAT is destroyed The floppy disk memory card or hard disk is corrupted Replace the floppy disk memory card or hard disk File access error The floppy disk file cannot be read or written Re create the data to be read or written File does not exist The specified file does not exist on the specified data disk memory card or hard disk Press the F8 Files Key to display the file name list and check the file name File error The floppy disk memory card or hard disk has an error Use a new floppy disk memory card or hard disk after formatting them Floppy not loaded No floppy disk memory card or hard disk exists in the specified drive Insert a floppy disk or memory card in the specified drive or check the specified drive name Insuff disk capacity The data disk memory card or hard disk capacity is insufficient Prepare another floppy disk or memory card Invalid table The data link table has not been set correctly Set the data link table correctly Last page The displayed screen is the last page There are no more screens after this page Network does not exist The specified network does not exist Check the specified network address and specify the correct network address 145 Error Messages Appendix A Action to be taken Error message No CLK board dr
164. n 1 and 127 Relay netwk addr rng err The relay network address is outside the allowable range 1 to 127 Change the network address to a value between 1 and 127 Relay node addr rng err The relay node address is outside the allowable range 1 to 126 Change the network address to a value between 1 and 126 Dup end netwk addr The same end network address is specified more than once Change the local network address to a unique address Relay netwk addr err A network address not in the local network table is specified as a relay network address Specify one of the network addresses set in the local network table R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 7 Initializing Routing Tables C Initialize Note 1 2 3 C Initialize is use to initialize routing tables 1 C Initialize initializes the routing tables in the computer memory To initial ize the routing tables that have been set at a node select D Delete from the Routing Table Menu 2 Initializing the routing tables makes them unspecified blank 1 Select C Initialize from the Routing Table Menu The following confirma tion message will be displayed Clear Routing table 1 OK vem 2 To initialize the routing tables press Y and then the Enter Key The routing tables will be initialized To cancel the initialization processing press N and then the Enter Key 5 5 8 Savi
165. n modified a confirmation window will be displayed Press Y to continue the read processing or press N to cancel the proces sing and then press the Enter Key If routing tables in the memory have not been modified or Y is pressed to continue the following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify a file name E Beiris Routing table Input Pile name to retrieue LE US 2 Specify the file name including the directory name to be read Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key When this window appears the data directory specified in System setup will be displayed as the source directory The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen The file will be read 5 5 10 Transferring Routing Tables T Transfer T Transfer is used to transfer routing tables between the personal computer and the specified node as follows Function R PC Board gt Reads the routing tables set at the Computer specified node into the computer memory W Computer Writes the routing tables from the memory PC Board to the specified node for registration V Compare Compares the routing tables set at the specified node with the routing tables in the memory Displaying the Transfer The following procedure is sued to display the Transfer Routing Ta
166. ne number input field a confirmation message will be displayed to ask you to confirm wheth er the PC ID data is to be cleared 3 To clear the PC ID data press Y and then the Enter Key The specified range of PC ID data will be cleared and the lines following the cleared lines will be moved up to fill the gap To cancel the processing press N and then the Enter Key 5 13 9 Printing PC ID Data P Print P Print is used to print PC ID data Note For the Controller Link Support Software for DOS select Printer model from the System Setup Menu and specify the printer model before using P Print 1 2 3 1 Make sure that the computer on which the Controller Link Support Software is currently running is connected to the printer and the printer is ready to op erate 2 Select P Print from the Edit PC ID Menu The PC ID data will be printed and the print status window will be displayed During printing Printing will be displayed in the window To cancel the printing press the F9 Cancel Key After the data that has al ready been sent to the printer buffer is printed printing will stop 131 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 The PC ID data being printed is the same as that displayed on the PC ID Edit Screen The PC ID data will be printed sequentially from the first line Printing Example PC ID Data List 11 12 96 PAGE 001 Line Netwk node Pem Line Netwk node PCID Line Netwk node PCD 2000
167. ng Routing Tables as a File S Save Note 1 2 3 S Save is used to save routing tables as a file 1 Unless saved the routing tables in the memory will be lost when the Control ler Link Support Software is exited 2 If routing tables have been modified but have not yet been saved a con firmation message will be displayed when you attempt to exit the Controller Link Support Software 3 S Save is used to save routing tables residing in the computer memory To save the routing tables that have already been set at a node select T Transfer from the Routing Table Menu to read the tables to the comput er then save them 4 Routing table files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with those for the SYSMAC Support Software and the SYSMAC LINK Sup port Utility Therefore routing files can be transferred between them 1 Select S Save from the Routing Table Menu C aup Routing tabla Input file name to tawr cis 2 Specify the file name including the directory name to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key The extension of the file name to be saved must be RTG If the extension is omitted RTG will be automatically added as an extension When this window appears the data directory specified in System setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters di
168. ng the Controller Link Support Software Section 3 1 b If the path to the Controller Link Support Software directory is spe cified in the AUTOEXEC BAT file this step need not be per formed Enter the following command string to start the Controller Link Support Soft ware C CLK gt CLKSS Note a Options can be specified in the start command See Start Options on page 17 for details b If the Controller Link Support Software is started normally the logo screen and the Main Menu will be displayed in order The ver sion number of the Controller Link Support Software appears on the logo screen Startup Options The operation mode can be specified using options when starting the Controller Link Support Software The option entry format is as follows CLKSS B OSSS path U Portions in brackets may be omitted The brackets themselves are not input Option Meaning The Controller Link Support Software is started for use with a Controller Link Support Board as a node This option is valid only when a Controller Link Support Board is installed in the computer If a Controller Link Support Board is not installed or does not operate normally an error message will be displayed The Controller Link Support Software is started for use with a Controller Link Unit for connecting to a PC Even if the Controller Link Unit is not connected to a PC no error will occur The Controller Link Unit may be conn
169. ng the test the values displayed in the tests OK and Errors fields will be updated Echoback test Besaltal Destination moder FL In I ietuk 001 Rode O01 E tgktzL HEA uk 80121 Errar3 59001 To cancel the test during execution press the F9 Cancel Key The F9 Key is valid only during the echoback test When the specified number of tests are completed updating of the values in the above fields will stop and the function key display will change 5 After confirming the test results press the F9 End Key 5 7 D Broadcast Test 1 2 3 D Broadcast test is used to broadcast a communications test from the Control ler Link Support Software to all the nodes participating in the specified network In a broadcast test the Controller Link Support Software simultaneously trans mits the specified bytes of test data to all nodes the specified number of times After test data has been transmitted the Controller Link Support Software moni tors the number of times the test data has been received by each node and de termines the success count for each node The contents of each received test data will not be checked If the success count differs from the number of tests conducted for a node the node has communications problems 1 Select D Broadcast test from the Main Menu I Hroadrazt teat Hetuork address Ba Tert data lewth IMEI i af icxiz 5081 2 Specify the target network and the
170. ngs will be displayed on the right side of each item in the System Setup Window 135 I System Setup Section 5 14 Screen Transitions Screen transitions are shown below System setup C PC interface Peripheral CS1 19200 T Watchdog Timer 5Sec P Printer model HP LaserJet D Data disk drv C E PC imberfaee 1 XX YC COM1 Destination PC C C series V CVM1 CV series S C81 series i C eriet 1 Lisi E Host Link 1 DE CTIEEUDRTT M B Baud rate G Unit F Farity B Bata bits Stop bits L E Printer mide I 3 LEX x ioe ACHP Laserdet Press the Escape Key at any screen to return to the previous screen Selecting an item on the screen marked with bullets e also returns to the previous Screen e L__ E Unit No 1 J unit 0 to 31 112 9 x Hits J itr 5 14 2 Displaying the System Setup l System Setup To perform System Setup select the desired item from the System Setup win dow Each item is described on the following pages The System Setup window can be displayed as follows 136 Select l System Setup from the Main Menu The System Setup window will be displayed fx hd rar ripheral iit HEDL 7I z hed ay a oo FoPrinter model HP LaserJet B Date disk dre 00 5 I System Setup Section 5 14 5 14 3 Setting PC Communications
171. nit and Can t run 2608 is displayed The Routing Table Enabled Bit in the DM Parameter Area for a C200HX HG HE Controller Link Unit is set to OFF disabled Turn ON the Routing Table Enabled Bit in the DM parameter area enabled Characters are printed abnormally The correct printer model is not set Check whether the printer model in the System Setup is correct The printer settings are incorrect Check the printer settings Printing is not possible from Windows 95 The property settings of the Controller Link Support Software are incorrect Open the Controller Link Support Software properties window and check the Print Screen check box in in the windows shortcut keys under Others to see if it is selected The Controller Link Support Software is being operated under Windows 95 and communications errors such as Wrong network are displayed 144 Other applications are running in the background under Windows 95 Close other applications running under Windows 95 See Appendix D Running Under Windows 95 for details Error message 1st page Appendix A Error Messages The displayed screen is the first screen Action to be taken There are no more screens before this screen A required file could not be found Please reinstall The required file has not been installed or damaged Reinstall the file Address range err The specified bit or word address
172. nk Active o err 0K Error msg Com controller err Backup status Network param err DataLink table err Routing table err EEP ROM err System setting err Hardware err Tx err Node adrs set err Dup Node adrs err Net param mismatch PC model err pate Ll sens Logging status Pwr stat Max node address Connection mode Current error log No Model z CVM1 CLK21 Version V1 00 V1 00 1M menu 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 0 End 4 To close the screen press the F10 End Key 5 11 M Maintenance M Maintenance is used to back up the contents of EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board and initialize the network parameters Use this function for system maintenance such as replacing faulty Units or Boards M Maintenance has the following menu Menu item Function U Unit Backup Reads the contents of the EEPROM in the Controller Link Unit for SYSMAC C200HX HG HE PCs and saves it as a file or writes the contents of a file to the EEPROM in the Unit C Initialize Network Initializes the network parameters used to parameters specify Controller Link Network operation Use this item when the Controller Link Network fails to start Note When replacing the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Support Board al ways refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 or Controller Link Support Boards Operation Manual W307 After replacing the Unit
173. nk Network aa Controller Link Support Software Supplemental Connection Information The Controller Link Support Software can be connected to PCs via modems IBM PC AT or compatible Controller Link Network Controller Link Support Software Operating Environment Section 1 3 When multiple FA networks are inter connected the Controller Link Support Software can be used to set up and monitor up to three levels of Controller Link Networks including the local network In this case set routing tables at each node Running from a Computer Node 5l SYSMAC NET Net work 2nd network aT 4 Network levels X are not possible Computer running the Controller Link Support Em Software gt Controller Link Network Controller Link Net Controller Link Net 1st network local work 3rd network work 4th network Running from a Programming Device Computer running the Controller Link Support mE Software SYSMAC NET Net work 2nd network Ca 4 Network levels x are not possible Controller Link Network Controller Link Net Controller Link Net 1st network local work 3rd network work 4th network The connection to the PC is not counted as a network level 1 2 Checking Components When you first open the container check the contents to be sure you have the product you ordered and that all items are present 1 2 1 C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software The C200
174. nk Unit set tings are also stored in the SRAM for CS1 series PCs or EEPROM for CV se ries PCs in the PC Use the following procedure to write the contents of EEPROM from the Unit to a file on the computer 1 Select U Unit Backup from the Maintenance Menu If a CV series or CS1 series PC is set as the destination PC in the System Setup Wrong PC will be displayed The Backup Unit Menu will be displayed I Backup Unit 1 omputer gt Init 2 Select S Unit gt Computer from the menu E Uit gt Computers J Input ile name tn save LE US 3 Specify the file name including the directory of the file in which the contents of the EEPROM are to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key The extension of the file name to be saved must be CLU If the extension is omitted CLU will be automatically assigned as an extension When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen Press the Enter Key to save the file If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played to ask you to determine whether the file is to be overwritten Press Y 113 M Maintenance Section 5 11 Writing EEPROM
175. nk tables in the memory have not been modified or Y is L Data Link Section 5 3 pressed to continue the following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify a file name E Betriew Datalink table 1 Input Tile nese to retrieve EUM 2 Specify the file name including the directory to be read Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key When reading files specify the extension CL2 for Ver 2 00 format files CLK for Ver 1 10 format files or CL3 for CX Net format files If an extension is not specified a search for the specified file name in the specified directory will be made and if a corresponding file is found it will be read If more than one file of the same name is found then priority will be in the following order 1 CLK Ver 1 10 format 2 CL2 Ver 2 00 format 3 CL3 CX Net format For example if two files with the same name are found and one of the files has the extension CLK and the other one has the extension CL2 the one with the CLK will be read When this window appears the data directory specified in System setup will be displayed as the source directory The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen The file will be read 5 3 10 Transferring Data Link Tables T Transfer Table Displaying the
176. nodes for which data link tables are to be created or edited The Data Link Table Screens can be displayed from these screens There are two Node Information Screens one for nodes 1 to 32 and one for nodes 33 to 62 available for one Controller Link Network Data Link Table Screens The Data Link Table Screens are used to create or edit a data link table for each node One screen is provided for each node Main Menu Data Link Table Edit Screens Node Information Page Up Key Node Information ones as el i nodes 1 to 32 nodes 33 to 62 F10 End Key ESC Key F8 Key Page Up Key Node selection F8 Key Page Up Key Data Link Table Screen selected node Data Link Table Screen next node Data Link Table Screen previous node Select Edit table from the Data Link Menu to go to a Node Information Screen Specify a node address on a Data Link Table Screen to display the Data Link Table Screen for that node If there are more than 16 nodes registered on one Data Link Table Screen use the Up and Down Arrow Keys to scroll up or down as required 46 L Data Link Section 5 3 Setting Data Link Tables Perform the following procedure to set a data link table on the Data Link Table Screen 1 2 3 1 Specify the link start words for areas 1 and 2 2 Specify the address of the node from which to receive data 3 Specify the number of words to be received N
177. notes on running the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 Note 1 The Controller Link Support Software for the Controller Link Support Board for running on a computer node of the network cannot be run under Windows 95 2 The Controller Link Support Software cannot be run under Windows 3 1 or Windows NT Setting Up the Controller Link Support Software Note Before starting the setup procedure be sure to close all active programs In the following descriptions drive C and drive A are the hard disk drive and the floppy disk drive respectively If this system configuration is different from that of you computer treat drive C and drive A as the hard disk drive and floppy disk drive in your computer 1 Start Windows 95 Insert the Controller Link Support Software floppy disk into drive A Click on the start button on the lower left of the screen Select Run from the Start menu Enter AASETUP and then click on the OK button The Controller Link Support Software setup procedure will start Follow the instructions displayed on the screen 6 When the setup procedure is completed a message will appear on screen indicating that the setup has been completed 7 Click on the OK button This completes the setup procedure Starting the Controller Link Support Software Note Always run the Controller Link Support Software in full screen mode It cannot be run in window mode Also avoid switching to another programs while
178. nsists of the following information j Error code 4 digits hexadecimal Detail code 4 digits hexadecimal Time of error year month day hours minutes XXXX XXXX XX XX XX xx xx xx CR LF seconds 2 digits BCD for each IRK KXXX Oe Ser CR LF Error log files always contain 39 lines of error XXXX XXXX XX XX XX XX XX XX CR LF information If the actual number of error log items is less than 39 the unused areas will be filled with spaces 20 Hex No of error log items 4 digits hexadecimal x Space 20 Hex CR LF Carriage return OD Hex 0A Hex Unused parts of the title and PC ID lines are filled with spaces e The year is indicated by just the last 2 digits Files that are not in the above format cannot be displayed correctly When edit ing error log files be sure to keep to this format 5 9 3 Displaying the Error Log Menu To read display save load or print error logs first select the required function from the Error Log Menu Explanations for each of the functions appear on the following pages The method for displaying the Error Log Menu is given below 1 2 3 1 Select E Display Error log from the Main Menu The Error Log Menu will be displayed f Error iog j 3 Save f E L Retrieye 8 P Print The Error Log Menu can be displayed from the Error Log Screen by pressing the F2 Submenu Key 5 9 4 Reading Error Logs R Read R Read is used to read and
179. o o oji2 jo o olo b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 11 0 0 0 0 0 Retries 0 No 1 Yes Communications mode 0 Full duplex 1 Half duplex Xon Xoff control 0 No 1 Yes b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 12 Specify an Xoff send stop code The initial value is 13 Hex and the bit string is as follows 13 Hex 0001 0011 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 13 Specify an Xon send stop release code The initial value is 11 Hex and the bit string is as follows 11 Hex 0001 0001 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 bi bO 14 Specify the transmission delay The initial value is 00 Hex 0 ms and the bit string is as follows 00 Hex 0000 0000 Set all bits of bytes 15 to 19 to 0 CQM1H PCs Connecting to Peripheral Port Use one of the following methods when connecting to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit a Set DIP switch pins 5 and 7 to ON and set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps 35 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 36 b Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and pin 7 to ON and set the PC Setup word DM 6650 peripheral port settings to 0000 Hex standard setting Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and pin 7 to ON and set the PC Setup word DM 6650 peripheral port set
180. o reselect the node Compare DataLink table Node Information Nod Transfer DataLink table 2 Node Number of Area 1 1 Area 2 L Compare 01 Will compare DataLink table Specify network address 02 node address to compare 03 Network address 000 04 05 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 06 01 YES 07 31 YES 08 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 JL 1 fi Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End 4 After specifying all the target nodes for comparison press the F6 Execute Key The transfer results screen will be displayed and data link table com parison will start Comparison will be performed in ascending order of node address Datalink table Hrtek adr 8001 Hoe Execwtinn Hes ite Hose Execwtinn Hari ite u Compare errar EZ Conpare Uill display differences specify noie address HEF To cancel the comparison press the F9 Cancel Key During comparison Wait will be displayed in the lower part of the screen and the progress of processing will be displayed for each node If a comparison error is detected in a node the node address and the execu tion results will be highlighted 72 L Data Link Section 5 3 If no comparison error is detected in all the specified nodes Compare OK will be displayed In this case press the F10 End Key to quit the compari son If comparison errors are detected
181. on Screens can be displayed in either of the orders given below Display order Description Node address order Displays information based on the network participation status recorded in specified nodes in increasing order of node address Nodes for which the network participation status is to be read are specified while the display order is connection order For this reason when this Network Configuration Screen is displayed for the first time after starting up the Controller Link Support Software only the information for the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected will be displayed Connection order Displays information starting with the specified node in order of connection i e going in the direction of the SL2 connector side of the specified node Pairs of connectors SL1 SL2 that are connected are indicated by the same color When this Network Configuration Screen is displayed for the first time after starting up the Controller Link Support Software the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected will be displayed at the top of the screen Display Example Display order Frame Information Screen Connection Information Screen Node address order sme into nae orar work con LI Netwe addre 000 Displayed at 08 10 1999 15 40 10 lt Connect info Nd order Netwk addre 000 Displayed at 08 10 1999 18 40 10 Normal Ring Logged NodeS8 SL1 Node4T SL2 Normal Ring Logged
182. only be used in Controller LInk Networks that consist of Optical Ring Controller Link Units only O If a start word address is specified between LR 000 and LR 199 for a CS1 series CVM1 or CV series PC it will be allocated to the CIO1000 to CIO1199 d The number of DM words and the number of EM banks differ ac cording to the CPU Unit model used Refer to the PC operation or programming manual for details 58 L Data Link Section 5 3 After the necessary items have been specified press the F7 Execute Key to display the following window in which the nodes to participate in the data link can be selected Node Information DataLink table Node Information rnv E one T Vt Node Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Link Parameter Setup odes Link Wd Link Wd Area 1 Link Start Word 00000 33 Area 1 Link Word Number 10 48 34 35 Select Node 38 Specify nodes for Set All 37 38 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 39 01 11 21 31 41 51 61 40 02 12 22 32 42 52 62 41 03 13 23 33 43 53 42 04 14 24 34 44 54 43 05 15 25 35 45 55 44 06 16 26 36 46 56 45 07 17 27 37 47 5T 48 08 18 28 38 48 58 47 09 19 29 39 49 59 PM 10 20 30 40 50 60 T a Select a node for edit 1M menu 28 menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the nodes to participate in the data links then press the Enter Key Yes will be displayed An unmarked node wil
183. or Keys to move the cur sor to the node for which the processing is to be changed then press the Enter Key Each time the Enter Key is pressed the display will change as follows YES data link tables deleted No display data link tables not deleted Delete DataLink table Node Information Nod Delete DataLink table Will delete DataLink table Specify network address node address to delete 1 01 Network address 000 02 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn a 04 01 YES 31 15 62 620 620 31 62 620 620 16 62 620 620 32 62 620 620 Select a node for edit 1M menu 28 menu 3 4 5 6Execute7 8 9 0 End 4 After specifying all the nodes from which data link tables are to be deleted press the F6 Execute Key The deletion results screen will be displayed and data link table delete processing will start Data link tables will be deleted in ascending order of node address futalink table Hetek ade 8001 Hote Execetion Nes ite Hode Execetion Hasu ite 02 Bornal cod Fond LI GR X a A X 70 To cancel the delete processing press the F9 Cancel Key During delete processing Wait will be displayed in the lower part of the screen and the progress of processing will be displayed for each node When the delete processing for all the specified nodes is completed End will be displayed in
184. or specify similar PC IDs for multiple nodes 1 2 3 1 Select F FILL from the Edit PC ID Menu E FILL 1 lepit type to Fill I Hertu 1 mmdm ZPL Ib Specify range to Fills Begin End Input data tn fill 2 Specify the data type range and data then press the Enter Key 130 W Edit PC ID Section 5 13 Item Meaning Input type to fill Use a Numeric Key to specify one of the following items 0 Network address 1 Node address 2 PCID Specify range to fill Specify the first and last line numbers of the range of nodes for which the data is to be set The setting range is between 1 and 500 Input data to fill Specify the data to be set for the specified item The setting range differs according to the item to be set See Writing PC IDs Write Mode Press the Enter Key or F6 Execute Key with the cursor in the Input data to fill field to execute the batch setting 5 13 8 Clearing Multiple PC IDs C Clear C Clear is used to clear or delete the specified range of PC ID data on the PC ID Edit Screen 1 2 3 1 Select C Clear from the Edit PC ID Menu Clear Sprrifuy the range to clear Beg in IE T 2 Specify the first and last line numbers of the range of PC ID data to be cleared Specify the first and last line numbers with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key The setting range is between 1 and 500 When the Enter Key is pressed with the cursor in the last li
185. ord address validity checks when data link tables are created or edited Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 I Device Info set Creating Data Link Tables Data link tables are required for manually set data links e Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Checking Data Link Tables Check the created data link tables for errors or inconsistencies Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 K Check table Transferring the Data Link Tables Transfer the created data link tables to the nodes Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 T Transfer table W Computer Controller Link Interconnecting Networks Section 4 3 A Caution 5 Starting the Data Links After the data link tables have been transferred start the data links Main Item Selection Main Menu L Data Link Data Link submenu F2 R Start Stop Before starting data links make sure that data link tables have been appropri ately set at each node for which the data links are to be established If the data link tables have been inappropriately set the equipment may perform unex pected operation and result in injury Even if the data link tables have been ap propriately set always make sure that the equipment will not be affected before starting or stopping the data link 6 Checking Data Link Operation Use the operation status monitor to check
186. ork parameters R Routing table N Echoback test D Broadcast test C Monitor Network E Display Error log S Display Node status Display Board setup M Maintenance K Connection Information W Edit PC ID I System setup Q Exit to DOS Select Q Exit to DOS from the Main Menu To select Q Exit to DOS press Q or use the Up and Down Cursor Keys to highlight Q Exit to DOS and then press the Enter Key The Controller Link Support Software will terminate and the system will be ready to receive the next command as shown below CNS Note a If the Controller Link Support Software is started from the SYS MAC Support Software or Windows it will return to the original state when terminated b If the Controller Link Support Software is started for use with the Controller Link Support Board the Controller Link Support Board will be disconnected from the network when the software termi nates Then an error indicating that the number of nodes partici pating in the network has decreased error code 0206 Hex will be recorded in the error log in the other nodes connected to the net work Basic Operations Section 3 2 3 2 Basic Operations 3 2 1 Screen Displays A sample screen for the Controller Link Support Software is shown below Subfunction name The submenu item corresponding to the current function is displayed Nothing is displayed when the current function main menu item has no submenu E
187. ork via a Controller Link Support Board The Controller Link Support Software supports all Controller Link Units and Con troller Link Support Boards The following products are available for the Controller Link Network e Controller Link Unit for SYSMAC CS1 series PCs wired and optical and opti cal ring e Controller Link Unit for SYSMAC C200HX HG HE PCs wired only e Controller Link Unit for SYSMAC CVM1 and CV series PCs wired and optical ring e Controller Link Unit for SYSMAC CQM1H PCs wired only e Controller Link Support Board for IBM PC AT or compatible computer wired and optical The Controller Link Support Software can print the current screen or data The Controller Link Support Software can create routing tables which allow in ter network connections Data files for routing tables can be shared with the SYSMAC Support Software The Controller Link Support Software allows you to create and edit PC IDs which facilitate node management Data files for PC IDs can be shared with the SYSMAC Support Software When multiple FA networks are inter connected the Controller Link Support Software can be used to set and display all Controller Link Networks within a three level hierarchy including the local network Here FA networks include Controller Link SYSMAC NET and SYSMAC LINK Networks The Controller Link Support Software can save in the computer all the settings stored in Controller Link Units or Controller
188. ort Soft ware and edit them again Retrieve table on page 66 Controller Link Computer under the Transfer Table Menu on page 67 5 3 3 Displaying the Data Link Menu To create or edit a data link table or manage a data link select the corresponding function from the Data Link Menu Each function is described on the following pages The following procedure shows how to display the Data Link Menu 51 L Data Link Section 5 3 1 2 3 1 Select L Data Link from the Main Menu The Node Information Screen will be displayed Node Information DataLink table Node Information Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Nodes Link Wd Link Wd Nodes Link Wd Link Wd 01 17 02 18 03 19 04 20 05 21 06 22 07 23 08 24 09 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14 30 15 31 16 32 _ es en Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3Delete 4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6Set A117 8 9 0 End Node Information DataLink table Node Information Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Node Number of Area 1 Area 2 Nodes Link Wd Link Wd Nodes Link Wd Link Wd 33 48 34 49 35 50 36 51 37 52 38 53 39 54 40 55 41 56 42 57 43 58 44 59 45 60 46 61 47 62 Select a node for edit 1M menu 2S menu 3Delete 4Pre Pg 5Nxt Pg 6Set A117 8 9 0 End 2 Press the F2 Menu Key The Data Link Menu will be displayed
189. ort Software to the maxi mum value 19 200 bps Alternatively set DIP switch pin 4 to ON and make the PC Setup settings for the CPU Unit using CX Programmer Select the peripheral port and set the serial communications mode to peripheral bus and make the same communications settings as the Controller Link Support Software Connecting to RS 232C Port When connecting to the RS 232C port on the CPU Unit set DIP switch pin 5 to ON and set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to the maxi mum value 19 200 bps Alternatively set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and make the PC Setup settings for the CPU Unit using CX Programmer Select the RS 232C port and set the serial communications mode to peripheral bus and make the same communications settings as the Controller Link Support Software 25 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 C200HX HG HE PCs 26 Note Set the same baud rate as the Controller Link Support Software in PC Setup words DM 6650 and DM 6651 of the CPU Unit Setting the Standard Communications Parameters x 15 0 Peripheral port DM 6650 EN UT Communications parameters 0 Standard communications parameters 9600 bps 1 According to DM6651 Initial status 0000 Standard communications parameters at 9 600 bps Setting the Baud Rate 15 0 Peripheral port DM 6651 bits 0 to 7 DM6651 E Baud rate 00 1200 bps see note 01 2400 bps 02 4800 bps 03 9600 bps 04 19200 bps Initial stat
190. ou can also specify another drive or directory when writing or reading data If a nonexistent drive or directory is spe cified an error will occur when you attempt to write or read data 1 2 3 1 Select D Data disk drv from the System Setup window The following win dow will be displayed to prompt you to specify the default drive and directory L Bata Biak Drive 1 Cos 2 Specify the drive and directory names of the default data directory Enter the drive and directory names with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key Up to 66 characters can be specified as a directory name including the drive name 141 Q Exit to DOS Section 5 15 The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the charac ters displayed Example Inputting C CLK DATA as the data directory name E Bata Disk Drive C SCLESBRTR 5 15 Q Exit to DOS Q Exit to DOS is used to quit the Controller Link Support Software Note f data link table routing table or PC ID data has been modified but has not yet been saved a confirmation window will be displayed when you attempt to quit the Controller Link Support Software If the Controller Link Support Software is quit without saving data in the memory all the data will be cleared To save the data execute one of the following save functions before quitting the Controller Link Support Software Data link tables S Save table of L Data Link in Main Menu
191. ound the data in the memory will be displayed in the upper row and the data at the node will be displayed in the lower row indicates that no corresponding data exists 2 If the comparison results screen extends across more than one page use the F4 Pre Pg and F5 Nxt Pg Keys to switch the screen and display the results The Page Up and Page Down Keys can also be used to switch the Screen 3 After checking the comparison results press the F10 End Key 97 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 11 Deleting Routing Tables from a Node D Delete D Delete is used to delete the routing tables set at the specified node Caution Once routing tables are removed from a PC all CPU Bus Units at the node ex cept SYSMAC BUS 2 Master Units will be reset Before deleting the routing tables always make sure that the equipment will not be affected 1 2 3 1 Select D Delete from the Routing Table Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the node from which routing tables are to be deleted E elste Bowtiw table SXperdifuhmrbunrk address nod addres to delete Pc m Hetunrk addres Mode threas 2 Specify the target node Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to a desired field then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Alphanumeric Keys to enter a PC ID Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next field Item Meaning Enter the P
192. ous step Esc Display the previous screen Page Up Display the next screen Page Down Print screen Print Screen Delete one character back Backspace Insert space Insert Delete one character forward Delete The Controller Link Support Software displays the Main Menu when the F1 Menu Key is pressed at any screen The Main Menu consists of the following items Menu item L Data Link Function Performs various data link operations such as creating and editing data link tables transferring data link tables to nodes starting and stopping data links and displaying operating status This item has the following menu L Batalisk 1 T Lopy table Initialize table Check tab be ee We table Biiriews table Transfer table Be bete tabla Print tah be Hiartest p Monitor statws Bruder lnia at c DN inb Uus e I VP USC P Set Network parameters Modifies network communications parameters to provide the most suitable Controller Link communications for the user application R Routing table Creates or edits routing tables and transfers them to nodes when multiple FA networks are interconnected This item has the following menu I Routing table 1 Lhe Cilnitialize EE LiBetrieuws T Trauzfer D Delete F Pr im N Echoback test Conducts a communications test for the specified node This item can be used to locate faulty sections when a commun
193. outing Tables Routing tables are required when multiple FA networks are connected Main Item Selection Main Menu R Routing table 2 Checking the Routing Tables Check the created routing tables for errors or inconsistencies Main Item Selection Main Menu R Routing table Routing table submenu F2 K Check 39 Interconnecting Networks Section 4 3 40 A Caution 3 Transferring the Routing Tables Transfer the routing tables to nodes e Main Item Selection Main Menu gt R Routing table Routing table submenu F2 T Trans fer W Computer PC Board 4 Saving the Routing Tables Routing tables can be edited for only one node at a time Therefore always save the routing tables as a file after transferring them to the node Repeat the routing table creation check transfer save procedures until the routing tables are registered at all nodes Main Item Selection Main Menu R Routing table Routing table submenu F2 gt S Save Once routing tables are transferred to a PC all CPU Bus Units at the node will be reset This is for the purpose of reading and enabling the set routing tables Before transferring the routing tables always make sure that the equipment will not be affected SECTION 5 Operating Procedures This section describes individual operating procedures for the Controller Link Support Software 5 1 Keyboard Operation isses seu ek aree Rp DER ares 43 2 2 Main Menu
194. perations are completed disconnect the line according to the following procedure Press the PHONE button on the modem or turn the modem OFF to disconnect the line 160 Using Modems Appendix B Connecting Online without Communications Software This section describes how to connect online via modems without using communications software Registering RS 232C Interface Driver in CONFIG SYS Use a text editor or word processing software to add the following line to CONFIG SYS DEVICE A NDOSNRSDRV SYS Specify in the underlined section the drive and directory in which the RSDRV SYS file resides In this example the file resides in directory DOS in drive A Creating and Executing a Batch File Create a batch file for setting the computer communication conditions modem telephone number and dial up A sample batch file for the ME2814B III is shown below These files can be created using a text editor In this exam ple the baud rate is 9 600 bps and the dialing method is tone dialing QECHO OFF ODE COM1 96 E 7 1 ECHO ATYOX3 amp HO amp KO amp MA amp N6S0 1815 2128519 10 amp D0 amp WODT045 123 4567 gt AUX ECHO ON The underlined section indicates the other party s telephone number For the meaning of each AT command refer to Modem Settings earlier in this appendix Execute the batch file at the DOS prompt to connect the line then operate the Controller Link Support Software as usual Note Before start
195. r log currently in computer memory S Display Node Status Section 5 10 Note For the Controller Link Support Software for DOS select Printer model from the System Setup Menu and specify the printer model before using P Print 1 2 3 1 Select P Print from the Error Log Menu The error log will be printed and the print status window will be displayed During printing Printing will be displayed in the window To cancel the printing press the F9 Cancel Key When printing for the error log has been completed the print status display window will close and the processing will automatically terminate The contents of the error log being printed are the same as those displayed on the Error Log Screen lt lt lt Controller Link Error Log List gt gt gt 01 05 2000 PAGE 0001 PC ID Netwk addr 063 Node addr 009 01 05 2000 09 13 42 Details Time of error 14 12 2000 08 46 45 14 12 2000 10 46 51 14 12 2000 10 46 56 14 12 2000 10 51 59 14 12 2000 11 30 16 14 12 2000 11 35 51 14 12 2000 12 04 39 14 12 2000 16 10 17 14 12 2000 16 14 02 14 12 2000 16 45 30 15 12 2000 08 51 12 15 12 2000 09 06 19 15 12 2000 12 55 01 15 12 2000 12 55 24 15 12 2000 12 55 29 15 12 2000 12 56 25 15 12 2000 12 57 50 15 12 2000 12 58 13 15 12 2000 12 58 20 15 12 2000 15 19 43 16 12 2000 13 11 00 16 12 2000 14 56 17 16 12 2000 14 56 22 16 12 2000 14 56 32 17 12 2000 03 51 42 17 12 2000 03 51 58 17 12 2000 11 04 11
196. r the user application Note 1 Network parameters cannot be set during data link operation Set the net work parameters after stopping the data links See 5 3 13 Starting and Stopping Data Links on page 77 2 The same network parameters are used for all nodes within the Controller Link Network Therefore any change in each network parameters will affect all nodes within the network 3 Before executing P Set Network parameters always set pin 1 of the DIP switch on the CS1 series and CQM1H series CPU Unit to OFF 4 Before executing P Set Network parameters always set the system pro tect key switch on the CVM1 or CV series CPU Unit to NORMAL 1 2 3 1 Select P Set Network parameters from the Main Menu 2 Specify the address of the Controller Link Network for which network param eters are to be changed Enter the network address with Numeric Keys then press the Enter Key The current network parameter settings for the speci fied network will be displayed Set Network Parameters Network address 000 Max node address 2 62 62 of Event frames per comm cycle 16 238 035 of Polled nodes per comm cycle 1 61 04 83 P Set Network Parameters Section 5 4 3 Specify the new values for the network parameters Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired field then enter a value with Numeric Keys Press the Enter Key to register a new value and move the cur
197. re a cable for wiring the connectors as shown below Modem At PC Abbreviation Pin No Pin No Abbreviation ERU 2 nme Or D Sub 25 pin plug male D Sub 9 pin plug male Connect to the built in Host Link port on C200HX HG HE ZE CVM1 CV series CS1 series or CQM1H PCs or connect to the Host Link port on a Serial Communications Board Unit for CS1 series PCs Connecting the Modem to the Peripheral Port on PC When the modem is to be connected to the peripheral port on the PC connect a CQM1 CIF01 Peripheral Interface Cable to the PC as shown below and connect the other connector to the cable prepared to connect the modem Cable to be prepared CQMt1 CIFO1 h To modem E To PC Prepare a cable for wiring the connectors as shown below Modem CQM1 CIF01 Abbreviation Pin No Abbreviation Pin No er connector 3 RS 232C m Ls EL GN SD EMI interface oos 8 EN er 2 D Sub 25 pin plug male D Sub 25 pin plug male 158 Using Modems Appendix B Connecting the Modem to the Host Link Unit Prepare a cable for wiring the connectors as shown below Modem Host Link Unit Abbreviation Pin No Abbreviation FG Connector _ connector hood hood 2 Pin No nln T RS 232C RS 232C interface interface wn oq zx uz D Sub 25 pin plug male D Sub 9 pin plug male Connecting the Cables Use the prepared cables to connect the computer to the modem and t
198. re set in the DM parameter area for automatic setting Item Meaning Area 1 Link Start Word Area 1 Link Word Number Specify the first word address of area 1 Specify the number of words in the send area in each node in area 1 Specify the first word address for area 2 Specify the number of words in the send area in each node in area 2 Specify the first word of the words in which data link status is to be stored Area 2 Link Start Word Area 2 Link Word Number Status Word The setting range for each item is as follows 57 L Data Link Nodes in data links CS1 series PC 1 to 62 C200HX HG HE PC CVM1 or CV series PC CQM1 series PC Section 5 3 IBM PC AT see note a Area 1 Link Start Word Area 2 Link Start Word CIO 0000 to 6143 LR 000 to 199 see note c DM 00000 to 32767 see note d EM banks 0 to 12 00000 to 32767 see note d CIO 000 to 235 300 to 511 LR 00 to 63 DM 0000 to 5999 see note d EM banks 0 to 15 0000 to 6143 see note d CIO 0000 to 2555 000 to 199 see note c 00000 to 24575 see note d EM banks 0 to 7 00000 to 32765 see note d LR DM CIO 0000 to 247 LR 00 to 63 DM 0000 to 5999 see note d 0000 to 6143 see note d CIO 00000 to 65534 LR 00000 to 65534 DM 00000 to 65534 EM banks 0 to 15 00000 to 65534 Area 1 Link
199. result in an error This item has the following menu Network configl R Read L Retrieve S Save P Print W Edit PC ID Sets and edits a unique PC ID for each PC Using PC IDs allows easier PC management than using network and node addresses This item has the following menu Edit PL IP I 1 F PENE F FILL C r Imar F Pr mt Ktheck Scart Ai F i ial I System setup Sets the method of communications between the Controller Link Support Software and the node to be connected the service conditions for the Controller Link Support Software and so on These settings must be set before the Controller Link Support Software is connected to a node Q Exit to DOS Exits the Controller Link Support Software L Data Link Section 5 3 5 3 L Data Link L Data Link is used to perform various data link operations for the Controller Link It has the following menu Menu item Function E Edit table Creates and edits data link tables These tables are created in the computer memory To register data link tables at each node execute T Transfer table Y Copy table Copies data link tables within the memory A data link table can be easily created by copying and changing a similar data link table C Initialize table Initializes clears all data link tables in the memory Use this item to create data link tables from scratch K Check table Checks all d
200. rmation will be lost when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 2 The connection information saved with this operation is already in the com puter memory To save connection information recorded at actual nodes first read the connection information to the computer memory using R Read from the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu 1 2 3 1 Select S Save from the Connection Information Network Configuration Menu Save Network configulations Input file name to save C 2 Specify the file name including the directory of the file to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key The extension of the file name to be saved must be CNI If the extension is omitted CNI will be automatically assigned as an extension When this window appears the data directory specified in the System Setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the characters displayed You can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played asking you to specify whether the file is to be overwritten Press Y to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key 3 Enter a title for the file Enter the title with Alphanumeric Keys Up to 30 char
201. ror log recorded at the specified node Can also be used to clear the error log currently displayed L Retrieve Reads error logs saved in files to computer memory S Save Saves error logs in computer memory as files P Print Prints the error log currently in computer memory 5 9 1 About Error Logs The Controller Link Unit and the Controller Link Support Board both have an er ror logging function which records error types error details and the date and time of error occurrence for all errors that occurred during communications Reading the error log recorded in the Controller Link Unit or Controller Link Sup port Board allows you to check the errors that occurred in the past and detect network problems The Controller Link Support Software displays the error log information in the table below in chronological order It can also clear the currently displayed error log or save it as a file and read and display error log files Item Meaning Displays an error code that indicates an error type Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 or Controller Link Support Boards Operation Manual W307 for details Displays a code that indicates error details Refer to the Controller Link Units Operation Manual W309 or Controller Link Support Boards Operation Manual W307 for details Time of error Displays the date and time the error occurred Note Some Units other than the Controll
202. rror message display area Function name An error message is displayed if an error occurs The main menu item corresponding during Controller Link Support Software operation to the current function is displayed Ed Tt fatalink table Handel type I fun of Md 8 nni Hodse inrek1s Link Start Hordi read Link Start Mord Dee Link Bd Pum Wd Source Link Mi Hem dd marce H4 Pet Cursor The cursor indicates the selection or input object On the menu move the cursor to a desired item then press the Enter Key For setting enter a character string or numerical value at the cursor position ct Send Breas Ti i Ure Function Keys The Function Keys labels are arranged from left to right and correspond to the F1 to F10 Keys respectively Pressing a Function Key executes the displayed function For example pressing the F1 Menu Key displays the Main Menu The functions of Function Keys differ according to the screen displayed Note The display color of the function and subfunction name fields indicates the de vice to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected Blue The Controller Link Support Software is running for connecting to a Controller Link Unit for connecting to a PC Yellow The Controller Link Support Software is running for use with the Controller Link Support Board as a node The destination to which the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected can be
203. rs cannot be used as relay nodes but can be used as source and destination nodes 87 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 4 Displaying the Routing Table Menu To create or edit routing tables select the corresponding function from the Rout ing Table Menu Each function is described on the following pages The Routing Table Menu is displayed as follows 1 2 3 1 Select R Routing table from the Main Menu The routing table local net work table will be displayed DILE ICUDUACUICENN i Local Metunrk table Mo Lec sinu Ha Lec sinu Hetwk unit E Hetuk unit amp 1 m 3 Zz 18 3 ii 4 iz 5 13 5 14 7 15 a 16 uLIE SS Le ea giet Py jint LU NEED En 2 Press the F2 Menu Key The Routing Table Menu will be displayed I Fowting table 1 her iabtkalizz Uam Retr bee Transher Delete Print TS ae ora 5 5 5 Creating and Editing Routing Tables E Edit E Edit is used to create or edit the routing tables the local network table and the relay network table Note 1 E Edit creates or edits routing tables in the computer memory To actually set the routing tables at a node select T Transfer from the Routing Table Menu Also save the routing tables as a file by selecting S Save from the Routing Table Menu The table data will be cleared when the Controller Link Support Software is exited 2 The Controller Link Support Software can create routing tables for only
204. rted from the hard disk and command input will be prompted as shown below C gt Note If another application is started terminate it and display a DOS com mand input prompt Refer to the related manuals for your computer and the application software Make sure that the current drive is the drive in which the Controller Link Sup port Software has been installed Note a The current drive is the default drive that files are read from or writ ten to If a file name is specified without a drive name the file will be searched or written in the current drive b When C gt is displayed as shown in step drive C is the current drive If the current drive is not the drive in which the Controller Link Support Soft ware has been installed enter the drive name as below to change the cur rent drive Example When changing the current drive from drive A to drive C A gt C Enter the command shown below to change the current directory to the di rectory in which the Controller Link Support Software has been installed Specify in the underlined section the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software has been installed Example Controller Link Support Software is in directory CLK C gt CD CLK Note a The current directory is the default directory that files are read from or written to If a file is specified without a directory name the file will be searched or written in the current directory Starting and Exiti
205. s Tinona amp biji a Data Link Table for Node 2 Hoelig Potypet Bum nf Md 2 l Rode iireal gt Link Start Ward LEE l eaz Link Start MordlDoeGg8 1 Link ii Mum Ud Sours Moet Link Md Hem Wd Source Ws ioe a1 Baz15s IB gales 5 Dodona e Diagon B uz MLE Ji Send Area WHHHHI TO Semi rea Data Link Table for Node 3 Hodelud PMetypal I Pum nf mad P a Hode iireal gt Link Start wora gE 1 reaz gt Link Start Bord De 1 Link id Mum US muros Prset Link Md Hem Bd Sowrcs d Uf E set B1 00153 I5 saben g puaoonpa e Dee e Me oni Ae EM LI WHHHHI bo DONI a 05 iii 155 Send Area Tipona B o fend firma L Data Link Section 5 3 5 3 2 Setting Data Link Tables Perform the following procedures to create and transfer data link tables 1 2 3 1 Edit table on page 52 2 Check table on page 61 3 Transfer table on page 67 When necessary use Save table and Retrieve table to save and retrieve data link tables to from files Note 1 Data link table data created or edited with the Controller Link Support Soft ware is recorded in the memory of the computer The data will be lost when the Controller Link Support Software is exited To avoid this use Save table to save the data created or edited with Edit table 2 If data link tables have already been saved or transferred the following pro cedures can be used to read the tables to the Controller Link Supp
206. s Y and then the Enter Key The routing tables will be deleted A broadcast test will be started To cancel execution of the test press N and then the Enter Key The progress of the broadcast test will be displayed on the following screen During the test the value displayed in the tests field will be updated To cancel the test during execution press the F9 Cancel Key The F9 Key is valid only during a broadcast test When the specified number of tests are completed the success count will be displayed for each node and the function key display will also change Broadcast test Netwk adrs 000 tests 0020 0020 Data len 0001 Node OK Node OK Node OK Node OK eE ie ere aec p ee iP RNUN 1 0020 17 33 49 18 34 50 3 19 35 51 4 20 36 52 5 21 37 53 6 22 38 54 7 23 39 55 8 24 40 56 9 25 41 57 10 26 42 58 11 27 43 59 12 28 44 60 13 29 45 61 14 30 46 62 15 31 0000 47 16 32 48 1M menu 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 End The progress of the broadcast test will be displayed in the tests field as follows Number of times test data was transmitted Specified number of tests to be repeated 102 C Monitor Network Section 5 8 The number of times the test data was received by each node will be dis played in the OK column Each node can be checked for communica tions problems by comparing the value in
207. s Unit System Setup from a Programming Device for the PC Note In the CPU Bus Unit System Setup screen for the Host Link Unit 0 to 9 are used to set up communica tions port 1 and 10 to 19 are used to set up communications port 2 Set each value on the screen as shown below CPU SIOU Unit System Setup Unit 00 LK BYTE b7 1001 0000 0001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 co o 100 80 0 t t t t t You need to set only the port to be used for online connection via modems CS1 series PC Setup for Built in Host Link Port This section describes how to set the DIP switch on the PC and set up the Host Link port RS 232C port using the PC Setup DIP Switch Turn the CPU Unit OFF and set the DIP switch on the front panel as follows 154 Using Modems Appendix B Setting Setting details ON Writing disabled for user program memory OFF Writing enabled for user program memory ON The user program is automatically transferred and executed when power is turned ON OFF The user program is automatically transferred but not executed when power is turned ON ON Programming Console messages displayed in English OFF Programming Console messages displayed in the language stored in system ROM ON The peripheral port communications parameters set in the PC Setup is used OFF Peripheral port communications parameters set
208. s exited 3 If data link tables have been modified but have not yet been saved a con firmation message will be displayed when you attempt to exit the Controller Link Support Software 4 S Save table saves the data link tables in the computer memory To save the data link tables that have already been set at nodes select T Transfer table from the Data Link Menu to read the data link tables to the computer then save the tables 5 Data link table files for the Controller Link Support Software are not compat ible with those for the conventional SYSMAC LINK Support Utility 1 Select S Save table from the Data Link Menu E Gave Datalink table 1 Input Tile nese to cave US 2 Specify the file name including the directory to be saved Enter the file name with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key Use the extension CL2 for files to be saved in Ver 2 00 format and use the extension CLK for files to be saved in Ver 1 10 format If an attempt to save a file containing node addresses 33 to 62 is made with the extension CLK an error will be generated If the extension is omitted by the user it will be added automatically depending on the node addresses used in the follow ing way e If node addresses 33 to 62 are used CL2 e If node addresses 33 to 62 are not used CLK When this window appears the data directory specified in System setup will be displayed as the destination The Insert Backspace
209. s will be displayed in the lower part of the screen as follows When comparison errors continue on the next page Continue When the comparison error screen is the last page Last page When inconsistent data is found the data in the memory will be displayed in the upper row and the data at the node will be displayed in the lower row Consistent data will not be displayed If the comparison error screen extends across more than one page use the F4 Pre Pg and F5 Nxt Pg Keys to switch the screen and display the re sults The Page Up and Page Down Keys can also be used to switch the Screen To display the comparison errors for another node press the Escape Key to exit from the comparison error screen then repeat the procedure from step 5 7 After checking the comparison results press the F10 End Key 5 3 11 Deleting Data Link Tables from Nodes D Delete Table 74 Note 1 2 3 D Delete table is used to delete the data link tables set at one or more nodes 1 Data link tables cannot be deleted from a node that is currently participating in the data links 2 The nodes for which the number of nodes set in the data link table in the computer memory is 0 will be automatically selected as the nodes from which data link tables are to be deleted Therefore data link tables can be deleted from only the nodes that are not to participate in the data links You can also change the target nodes for deletion 3
210. selected by specifying an option when starting the software see page 17 19 Basic Operations Section 3 2 3 2 2 Selecting Menu Items Using Shortcut Keys Using the Cursor Menu items can be selected in either of the following two ways As shown in the figure below a letter is displayed on the left of each main menu item or submenu item This key for this letter on the keyboard is called a shortcut key You can select a menu item by simply pressing the corresponding shortcut key Example Data Link Submenu Datalink 1 opp tab le Cilmithalise table E Check table aitare table Lifetrbewr tabbe T Trassfer table 0 Delete table PiPr mbi table A Start Sitop H Monitor status ibevicn Info xci In this example pressing K at the Data Link Submenu selects K Check table Part of each Controller Link Support Software menu is always highlighted This highlighted portion is called the cursor The cursor indicates a selected object To move the cursor use the Up and Down Cursor Keys Press the Enter Key to select the item at the cursor position Example Data Link Submenu Datalink Py table C initialize tabla KrCherk tahle diie table L Betrieus table Ti ramzer table DiDbelete table F Triet table WiXtartzhimp H Pesita e ztatus Dewice Info set In this example pressing the Enter Key selects E Edit table 3 2 3 Entering Word Addresses Note The Controller Link Support Sof
211. sist only of Optical Controller Link Units with CLK11 at the end of the model number or that consist of both Optical Controller Link Units and Optical Ring Controller Link Units with CLK12 at the end of the model number Node addresses 1 to 62 can only be used in Controller LInk Networks that consist of Optical Ring Controller Link Units only If a start word address is specified between LR 000 and LR 199 for a CS1 series CVM1 or CV series PC it will be allocated to the CIO1000 to CIO1199 d The number of DM words and the number of EM banks differ ac cording to the CPU Unit model used Refer to the PC operation or programming manual for details O Creating Simple Data Set All can be used to simply create data link areas similar to automatically set Link Areas Set All data link areas An example is shown below Area 1 Start word Same size Area 2 Start word p Same size After Set All is performed highly flexible data link tables can be quickly created by changing the link start word addresses the number of send words and the number of receive words for each node With automatically set data links only limited areas can be used for areas 1 and 2 With Set All however data areas can be freely selected for link areas 1 and 2 With automatically set data links data links must use the automatically created data link areas With Set All the link start word the number of send words and th
212. sor to the next field Meaning Maximum node address Max node address Maximum node address of nodes that are checked by the network polling node Any node with a node address greater than this setting will not participate in the network Unnecessary polling connection checking can be avoided by setting the maximum node address of the nodes to be checked The setting range is between 2 and 62 The default is 62 Number of Event frames per communications cycle of Event frames per comm cycle Maximum amount of event data such as message service data that can be transmitted during a communications cycle Increasing the value also increases the communications cycle time Too small a value results in frequent transmission timeout errors The setting range is between 16 and 238 The default is 35 Number of Polled nodes per communications cycle of Polled nodes per comm cycle Maximum number of nodes for which communications status can be checked by the network polling node during a communication cycle Increasing the value also increases the communications cycle time but provides quicker response to nodes participating in or leaving the network The setting range is between 1 and 61 The default is 4 Press the F7 Initialize Key to set each item to its default Note If the Controller Link Network consists of Units other than Optical Ring Controller Link Units do not set node address
213. splayed Alternatively you can press the F8 Files Key to display the File Name List Screen and then select a file name from the screen If an existing file name is specified a confirmation message will be dis played to ask you to check whether the file can be overwritten Press Y to overwrite the file or press N to cancel the save processing then press the Enter Key 3 Enter a title to be attached to the file Enter a title with Alphanumeric Keys then press the Enter Key Up to 30 characters can be entered as the title The Insert Backspace and Delete Keys can be used to correct the charac ters displayed If no title is required just press the Enter Key The file will be saved 93 R Routing Table Section 5 5 5 5 9 Reading Routing Tables from the File L Retrieve L Retrieve is used to read routing tables from a file into the memory Note 1 If routing tables are read from a file the current routing tables residing in the memory will be lost 2 If routing tables in the memory have been modified a confirmation window will be displayed when you attempt to read routing tables from a file 3 Routing table files for the Controller Link Support Software are compatible with those for the SYSMAC Support Software and the SYSMAC LINK Sup port Utility Therefore routing files can be transferred between them 1 2 3 1 Select L Retrieve from the Routing Table Menu If routing tables in the memory have bee
214. splayed on the screen The path to C CLK must be specified in AUTOEXEC BAT Start Type C CLK gt CLKSS then press the Enter Key SYSMATE Controller Link Support Software Ver 2 00 This screen is displayed for a Making initial setting few seconds C Copyright OMRON Corporation 1996 2000 All Rights Reserved OMRON Corporation Man Mano Select the desired item from the iDatabihk menus to perform setting or Set Network parameters monitoring operations Routing table Echoback test Broadeast test Monitor Network Display Error log Display Node status Display Board setup Maintenance Connection Information Edit PC ID System setup Q Exit to DOS HEA Z ENMQUSM OG Menu Hierarchy Section 1 5 1 5 Menu Hierarchy 10 Start Controller Link Support Software Note FO HF mb RE c oU obj a im ocu cu Ed Main Menu DataLink Set Network parameters Routing table This section shows the menu hierarchy of the Controller Link Support Software The following illustration shows the overall flow of the menus it does not show all the steps necessary to display individual menus The menu items marked with asterisks are valid only when a Controller Link Support Board is installed in the computer If a Controller Link Support Board is not installed in the computer these menu items cannot be selected Use Controller LInk Support Software Ver
215. t C and Quick BASIC are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM and IBM PAC DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation U S A PC PR210H is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation ESC P is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Other brands and their products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be noted as such 6 Checking the Contents Confirm that the following items are included with your purchase These items are required to configure the C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 e Installation disk 3 5 inch 1 disk Operation manual B5 size English User registration cards English and Japanese e Mailing label One operation manual this manual xiii SECTION 1 Features This section explains the features of the Controller Link Support Software and its operating environment l 1 About the Controller Link Support Software 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee eee 2 II Features 2l Aes cen oak ob eR ose RE IURE RAIN ET ettieUkwehsru 9t 2 1 1 2 Functions oec b ERE E E ERO ME 3 1 1 3 Additional Functions slesleseeeeeeeee III 3 1 1 4 Main Functions 2 2 2 sone ee ed Dep ied Ge PUR PN ep ee 4 1 1 5 Connecting to the Network 0 0 0 0 cece eee 5 1 2 gt Checking Components cs sect O04 sob or he Pee ke oe wk gs IHRE E 7 1 2 1 C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software 7 1 3 Operating Environment
216. t Data Links 0 0 0 0 0 eee eee Interconnecting Networks 38 38 38 39 39 37 Starting Data Links Section 4 2 4 1 Starting the Network for the First Time 1 2 3 1 System Setup Set up the Controller Link Support Software operating environment and the PCs to be connected This step does not necessarily need to be performed first but it does need to be performed before transferring data between the Controller Link Support Software and nodes printing data or executing the functions on the Mainte nance Menu Main Item Selection Main Menu gt I System setup Broadcast Test If necessary conduct a communications test for the entire network to check for any communications problems Main Item Selection Main Menu D Broadcast test Echoback Test If necessary conduct a communications test stricter than the broadcast test for each node and make sure that the Controller Link Support Software can communicate normally with each node e Main Item Selection Main Menu N Echoback test PC IDs This step is optional Assign a PC ID to each node to facilitate node management and Controller Link Support Software operations Main Item Selection Main Menu gt W Edit PC ID 4 2 Starting Data Links 4 2 1 Manually Set Data Links 38 1 2 3 1 Setting Device Information Specify the model of each node on the Controller Link Network This in formation is used to perform w
217. t necessarily have to be performed for the modem at the computer If however the settings are not stored in the nonvolatile memory the modem will need to be set up using AT commands from the communications software each time a communications procedure is started Setting Items The items shown in the following table must be always set Other setting items differ according to the telephone line type modem type and so on Set each item according to your system as described for specific modems Item Setting details Baud rate 2 400 4 800 9 600 or 19 200 bps Data bits 7 bits Parity Even Stop bit 1 bit Data error correction and data compression Data error correction enabled Data compression disabled MNP class 4 or V 42 etc Flow control Disabled CS RS control disabled and Xon Xoff control disabled Automatic reception Enabled at PC ER signal Always ON Fixed terminal line speed mode Disabled Abort timer Set to 10 minutes example value 157 Using Modems Appendix B Preparing and Connecting Cables The cable connector wiring method differs according to the communications port to be used Prepare an appropri ate cable for the system being used Connecting the Modem to the Computer Using the cable provided with the modem connect the modem to COM1 or COM of the personal computer Connecting the Modem to the Host Link Port on the PC Prepa
218. t panel of the Unit for CS1 series CVM1 and CV series PCs DIP switch pin 4 on the front panel of the Unit for C200HX HG HE PCs Fixed to 0 for CQM1H PCs Communications Board Option switch on Controller Link BIOS device driver Enter the same unit number as the above setting Press the F6 Insert Key or the Insert Key to insert one blank line before the cursor line You cannot move the cursor until you enter s a value in the Loc Netwk column on the blank line Press the F7 Delete Key or the Delete Key to delete the line on which the cursor is currently positioned 3 After entering all the necessary values in the local network table press the F4 Pre Pg Key or the F5 Nxt Pg Key The Relay Network Table Screen will be displayed 89 R Routing Table Section 5 5 Press the Page Up Key or the Page Down Key to switch between the Local Network Table Screen and the Relay Network Table Screen R lai PC IR etui foal amp LI Relay Hetueork table Faz long FC ID Metik Si a ST a ee d ie 4 Set the relay network table Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the desired position then enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Use Al phanumeric Keys to enter the PC ID of each relay node Press the Enter Key to register the entered value and move the cursor to the next position Item Meaning End Network Specify the address of the destination network The settin
219. tch 151 modem settings COMIH PCs 156 CS1 series PCs 154 CVMI and CV series PCs 152 DIP switch settings CV series Host Link Unit 31 E echoback test 38 EEPROM Unit backing up 113 saving 113 writing 114 error logs displaying menu 106 file formats 105 printing data 108 reading 106 reading data from a file 108 saving data as a file 108 error messages 63 145 local network table 92 relay network table 92 exiting CLSS 18 features 2 file list displaying 22 screen 22 selecting a file 22 Frame Information Screen See Network Configuration Screens Function Keys 54 functions 3 Host Link port built in C200HX HG HE ZE setup 151 CQM1H PC setup 156 CS1 series PC setup 154 CV series PC setup 152 Host Link Unit connection to a CV series PC 153 DIP switch 154 rotary switches 153 installation creating backup disk 12 preparation 12 procedure 13 keyboard operation 43 logical error 118 173 M main menu 43 C Monitor Network 103 D Broadcast Test 101 E Display Error Log 104 I System Setup 135 K Connection Information 115 L Data Link 45 M Maintenance 112 N Echoback Test 100 P Set Network Parameters 83 Q Exit to DOS 142 R Routing Table 85 S Display Node Status 109 W Edit PC ID 124 maintenance menu displaying 113 menu hierarchy 10 item selection 20 modems 149 conditions 149 connection online 160 without communications
220. the Controller Link Support Software Section 1 explains the features of the Controller Link Support Software and its operating environment Section 2 describes how to install the C200HW ZW3AT2 E V2 Controller Link Support Software Refer to the Controller Link Support Boards Operation Manual W307 for installation procedures for the 3G8F5 CLK 1 E Controller Link Support Software Section 3 describes the Controller Link Support Software menu structure and basic operations such as starting and exiting the software It also describes how to connect the computer running the Controller Link Support Software to the Network Section 4 outlines operating procedures for the Controller Link Support Software Actual procedures are provided in Section 5 Operating Procedures Section 5 describes individual operating procedures for the Controller Link Support Software Section 6 describes troubleshooting methods for some of the problems that can occur with the Controller Link Support Software Appendix A provides a list of error messages displayed by the Controller Link Support Software Appendix B describes how to connect a remote computer running the Controller Link Support Software to a PC on a Controller Link Network via modem Appendix C tells how to register the Controller Link Support Software on the Option Menu of the SYSMAC Support Software Appendix D tells how to run the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 Appendix E te
221. the Controller Link Support Software is running aR WO PD Starting the Controller Link Support Software from Windows 95 1 Click on the start button The start menu will appear Then move the mouse cursor to Program 2 When the mouse cursor is positioned on Program the next menu will immediately appear Then move the mouse cursor to SYSMAC 3 The Controller Link Support Software menu item will appear Then click on the menu item The Controller Link Support Software will be started Starting the Controller Link Support Software in DOS Mode 1 Invoke DOS mode from Windows 95 as follows Click on the Start button select Exit Windows select Reboot in DOS Mode then click on the Yes button The system will enter DOS mode 2 While in DOS mode switch to the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software was installed then enter CLKSS and press the Enter Key The Controller Link Support Software will be started Example Controller Link Support Software in directory CLK in drive C C gt CD CLK C CLK gt CLKSS 165 Running the Controller Link Support Software under Windows 95 Appendix D Precautions If Windows 95 automatically writes data on the hard disk in the background or other applications are running under Windows 95 during communications with a PC communications errors such as Wrong network type may oc cur In particular when a Host Link port is used communications errors are more likely to occur dep
222. the lower part of the screen 5 Then press the F10 End Key 5 3 12 Printing Data Link Tables P Print Table P Print table is used to print the data link tables in the computer memory Note Select Printer model from the System Setup Menu and specify the printer mod el before using P Print table 75 L Data Link Section 5 3 1 2 3 1 Select P Print table from the Data Link Menu The following window will be displayed to prompt you to specify the nodes for which the data link tables are to be printed This window displays the nodes for which the number of nodes set in the data link table in the memory is not zero These nodes are displayed in as cending order of node address and YES is displayed at each node address to represent the nodes for which data link tables are to be printed 2 Select the nodes to be excluded from printing Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor to the node to be excluded from printing then press the Enter Key YES will be erased to deselect the node To reselect a node for printing move the cursor to the node unmarked with YES then press the Enter Key again YES will be displayed to reselect the node Print DataLink table Node Information Nod Print DataLink table Specify nodes to be printed a 01 Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn Node Dsgn 01 YES 03 02 YES 04 03 YES 05 04 YES Select a node for edit 1M menu
223. ting Tables P Print P Print is used to print routing tables residing in the computer memory Note Select Printer model from the System Setup Menu and specify the printer mod el before using P Print Select P Print from the Routing Table Menu Printing will start During printing Printing will be displayed in the window When printing is completed the window will close and the processing will termi nate automatically The contents of the local network and relay network tables will be printed The contents of these tables being printed are the same as those displayed on the Local Network Table and Relay Network Table Screens See 5 5 5 Creating and Editing Routing Tables page 88 for details Printing Example Routing Table List 11 06 96 PAGE 001 Local Network table Loc SIOU Netwk unit 0001 01 SIOU unit 9 Loc 1 No Netwk 1 1 i j i 1 i l i 1 1 1 i 1 t i 1 i CELLES T t i i t i edness M Relay Network table 1 Relay 1 lN IEnd Relay I Netwk node NO INetwk pcID Netwk node RM 001 003 i 001 007 001 007 i l I l t i i 1 1 1 99 N Echoback Test Section 5 6 5 6 N Echoback Test N Echoback test is used to conduct a communications test echoback test between the Controller Link Support Software and the specified node An echoback test is conducted by transmitting the specified bytes of data to the speci
224. ting to a Node Section 3 3 C200HX HG HE PCs Use the PC Setup DM Area of the PC to set the communications parameters for the port to be used peripheral port or RS 232C port Note When DIP switch pin 5 on the CPU Unit is set to ON the communications param eters are set as follows regardless of the PC Setup Communications Host Link mode Node No 00 Start bits 1 bit Data bits 7 bits Stop bits 2 bits Parity Even Baud rate 9 600 bps Transmission delay None Setting Standard Communications Parameters RS 232C port DM6645 Communications mode Set to 0 Host Link Not related when Host Link is set CTS control Yes No Communications parameters 0 Standard communications parameters 1 According to DM 6646 Initial status 0000 Standard communications at 9 600 bps Bits 8 to 11 are valid for only the master node with 1 1 link Bits 0 to 7 and 12 to 15 are valid only when DIP switch pin 5 on the CPU Unit is set to OFF The standard communications parameters are as follows Start bits 1 bit Data bits 7 bits Stop bits 2 bits Parity Even Baud rate 9 600 bps Always set the mode to be used If the above communications parameters are acceptable specify 00 in the lower two digits Setting Communications Parameters The Controller Link Support Software can communicate with PC only when DIP switch pin 5 on the CPU Unit is set to OFF and DM 6645 is set to use DM 6646 settings 15 0
225. tings to 0001 Hex settings as in DM 6651 Set the communications settings DM 6651 peripheral port settings to the same settings as the Controller Link Support Software Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to a value in the range 2 400 to 19 200 bps Connecting to RS 232C Port Use one of the following methods when connecting to the RS 232C port on the CPU Unit a Set DIP switch pin 5 to ON and set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps b Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and set the PC Setup word DM 6645 RS 232C port settings to 0000 Hex standard setting Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and set the PC Setup word DM 6645 RS 232C port settings to 0001 Hex settings as in DM 6646 Set the communications settings DM 6646 RS 232C port settings to the same settings as the Controller Link Support Software Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to a value in the range 2 400 to 19 200 bps SECTION 4 Basic Operating Procedures This section outlines operating procedures for the Controller Link Support Software Actual procedures are provided in Sec tion 5 Operating Procedures 4 1 4 2 4 3 Starting the Network for the First Time 0 0 0 0 2c cece eee eee eee Starting Data Links 4 2 1 Manually Set Data Links 00 eee eee eee 4 2 2 Automatically Se
226. to 16 lines can be displayed simulta neously When setting 17 lines or more the screen will automatically scroll 54 L Data Link Section 5 3 Node CS1 series PCs 1 to 62 If 17 or more lines have been set the screen will automatically scroll up down if the Page Up Down Key is pressed with the cursor in the top bot tom line of the Node or Num Wd column To specify the data area use the F3 CIO IR F4 LR F5 DM or F6 EM Key Press ue Use Numeric Keys to enter numeric values Hodie UT 1 Hode Areal Link ld Bono uon LET Fitupel Link Start WordrGgOaOn Pun US Sources Bd 1 Fun of Md d 31 State Jareaz p L r l Link Start MordIDOeGO link Md Hem Bd Source 44 or the Delete Key in the first status word field to set the default val Dan firma The setting range for each item is as follows C200HX HG HE PCs CVM1 and CV series PCs CQM1H PCs IBM PC AT see note a Link start word CIO 0000 to 6143 LR 000 to 199 see note c DM 00000 to 32767 see note d EM banks 0 to 12 00000 to 32767 see note d 000 to 235 300 to 511 00 to 63 0000 to 5999 see note d EM banks 0 to 15 0000 to 6143 see note d LR DM CIO 0000 to 2555 LR 000 to 199 see note c DM 00000 to 24575 see note d EM banks 0 to 7 00000 to 32765 see note d 00
227. to prompt you to specify the network to be read Read Network configurations Specify network address to read Network address 001 119 K Connection Information Section 5 12 2 Specify the target network Enter a numeric value with Numeric Keys Item Meaning Network address Enter the network address The setting range is between 0 and 127 Network address 0 represents the local network the address of the network containing the node to which the Controller Link Support Software is connected see note For CS1 series and CV series PCs with multiple Communications Units specify the network address explicitly Note For CV series CPU Units manufactured before April 1996 lot No 46 always set routing tables Specify in Network address the value other than 0 specified in the routing tables Refer to the Con troller Link Units Operation Manual W309 for details The Network Configuration Screen can be closed by pressing the F10 End Key 3 Press the F6 Execute Key The connection information will be read from the specified network and displayed on the screen Network config lt Frame info Nd order Netwk addr 000 Displayed at 08 10 1999 15 46 10 Normal Ring Logged Node58 SL1 Node47 SL2 Node Start time Detect Lost Broken CRC Power of measure discon frames frames errors 01 08 10 1998 SL1 57729 1177 CVM1 CLK12 No 14 23 10 SL2 63744 17 08 10 1999 SL1 7374 978 CVM1 CLK1
228. to select the operating level of the Controller Link Unit to be used If a CQM1H is selected as the PC be sure to select operation level 0 feries EE 6 If another item is also to be set press the Escape Key to return to the pre vious screen Host Link 1 2 3 1 Select C PC interface from the System Setup Window LPL dsterface uim zum 2 Select J Host Link The Host Link window will be displayed Het Link 1 Hn Ai Baud rate G lmit B P Parity D bata bibs 8 Stop bits 139 I System Setup Section 5 14 3 Select the item to be changed The window corresponding to the item to be changed will be displayed Destination PC Communications Port Destination PC f ViCVEI CV series 81 series Baud Rate Unit No C Baud Rote Unit No 1 unit afi 0 to 31 B 2908 Parity Data Bits Parity J D Bata Hits i LE H Moa Stop Bits Stop Bits ita If the Controller Link Support Software is to be connected to a CVM1 or CV series PC set a baud rate of at least 4 800 bps and if it is to be connected to a CS1 series PC set a baud rate of at least 9 600 bps 4 Select the desired setting from the window In the Unit No Window use Nu meric Keys to enter a number between 00 and 31 then press the Enter Key In windows other than the Unit No Window select one of the settings 5 If a C series PC is selected as the destination PC the follow
229. tup in PC Setup from a Programming Device for the PC Set the RS 232C port as follows Example Setting the baud rate to 9 600 bps OmrCRE lt gt ICINSTUNENEEN E PC Setup i PC Setup J ack addr L Hast Link 1 2 Ist adr Le addr i tup 3 8T l t addr P P r i tij W tat addr D Data bits hrrak Gilnit H D tine cycle time CPI bus iink S Error Log J Schedulged interrapt T IUOIF HT display Set a unit number between 0 and 31 Other items must be set exactly as shown above Note CV series PCs cannot be set up using the SYSMAC Support Software Use the CV Support Software or the Programming Console to set up CV series PCs Host Link Port Setup for Connection to a Host Link Unit Installed in a CVM1 or CV series PC This section describes how to set up the Host Link port RS 232C port using the rotary switches and DIP switch on the Host Link Unit and the CPU Bus Unit Setup for the PC Note Before starting this setup procedure create an I O table to make the Host Link Unit ready for operation Rotary Switches on Host Link Unit Use the rotary switches SW1 to SWA on the front panel of the Host Link Unit to set the CPU Bus Unit number and the unit number used in the Host Link system Set each rotary switch within the following setting range Rotary switch Setting details Setting range Second digit of CPU Bus Unit number 00 to 15 First digit of CPU Bus Unit number decimal number Second digit of
230. tware displays the Function Keys at the bottom of the screen as shown below when the cursor moves to the word address entry field a a NESCUNG The word address entry methods for CIO IR LR and DM Areas are slightly different from that for the EM Area When entering data in the first status word field you can also use the Key and the Delete Key to set the first status word to its default value Specifying ClO LR and DM Addresses 20 1 2 3 Specify the data area by pressing the corresponding Function Key In the following example the DM Area is specified by pressing the F5 DM Key Basic Operations Section 3 2 Example 113 OOOOO Specify a word address by pressing the numeric keys Each time a numeric key is pressed the corresponding number appears on the right end of the highlighted portion and the other digits shift to the left Example When pressing 1 2 and 5 in this order Dae IDEE DUBS Press the Enter Key to register the entered data The entered data will be automatically checked according to the node model specified as described in 5 3 15 Specifying Node Models page 81 Example D00125 Note You cannot use the Backspace Key or the Delete Key when entering a word ad dress If an incorrect digit is entered continue to enter digits until the correct five digit number is entered Each time a digit is entered the incorrect digit shifts to the
231. um Wd 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each node that is to participate in the data links 1 N Area 1 of node 1 Area 1 of node 2 3 Link start word z 2 Node 2 No of Node 2 Area 1 of node 3 2 Link word Node 3 P Node 3 NO iO fete a words Link word Node model specified 1 3 in Device Info set al PAi Matalink table Hode il Potypel CAOUHK I up of m 2 Sta Drini Hote ireal gt Link Start Wordi 1 eaz Link Start Wordl 1 Link Bd Mue H4 Source Md Offset Link Md Md Source Bd fret Sj Can be set Automatically displayed 2 4 Bet Seed Areal If the data link table for the EDF GB ere el grit ha 9 Ena node at the cursor position has been set the link source word will be automatically displayed If it has not been The first word for each node is If the data link table for the remote node set nothing will be displayed automatically displayed has been set the link source word will be automatically displayed If it has not been set nothing will be displayed The send area for the local node is displayed as Send area Note ltems that can be input on the screen are displayed in green 47 L Data Link Section 5 3 Setting Example Data Link Status 48 The following is an example of data link areas and the corresponding data link tables Area 1 of node 1 Area 1 of node 2 Area 1 of node 3 00100
232. um data link refresh time that has been measured since the data links were started For nodes with a Controller Link Support Board the refresh cycle time is always 0 ms Data link table DataLink table Displays whether data link tables have been set at the nodes displayed on the screen L Data Link Section 5 3 Meaning Displays the operating status of PC on the network as follows When user program is not running on PC No display When user program is running on PC YES YES will be always displayed for nodes with a Controller Link Support Board PC error PC err Displays error status of each PC on the network as follows When the PC is operating normally or is not participating in the data link No display When the PC has a fatal or nonfatal error YES Communications error Comm err Displays the communications status of each node on the network as follows When the node is communicating normally No display When the node has caused a cyclic communications error or is not participating in the network YES Data link join DtLnk join Displays the data link participation status of each node on the network as follows When the node is not participating in the data link due to data link table error or other errors No display When the node is participating in the data link YES Offset error offset err Displays offset error status in the data link table for node commun
233. upport Soft ware is connected 2 Reading the Network Participation Status from the Base Node This is performed by sending the CONTROLLER STATUS READ com mand The nodes that are participating in the network are identified from this information and a Network Participation List is created When reading information from all nodes reading is in fact executed only for nodes that are registered on this list 3 Reading Information from All Nodes This is performed by sending the CONNECTION DATA READ NETWORK DISCONNECT DATA READ and CONTROLLER DATA READ commands All the information required for the Network Configuration Screens is read Screen Display when Information is not Concurrent While a node is participating in a Controller Link Network its network participa tion status is constantly being updated If the network is in token ring mode and there is a normal ring connection status the connection information along with the time at which it was created is updated with every communications cycle If the ring becomes disconnected the information updated immediately before the disconnection will be maintained If there is disconnection in only one place information can still be read in the normal way but if a node is separated or added during disconnection the information will not be concurrent Non participating Nodes A non participating node is a node that is not in the Network Participation List but is in the conn
234. ure that the printer is connected to the computer in which the Control ler Link Support Software is running and that the printer is ready to operate Press the Print Screen Key The current screen images will be printed Note The Controller Link Support Software cannot be operated while printing 3 3 Connecting to a Node 3 3 1 Connection Method Running from a Computer Node If the Controller Link Support Software is being used in a computer in which a Controller Link Support Board is installed and the computer is connected as a Network node you need not bother to connect the Controller Link Support Soft ware If the Support Board is activated normally the Controller Link Support Software will be automatically connected to nodes when started Connecting to a PC If the computer in which the Controller Link Support Software is installed is to be connected to a PC use the SYSMAC Support Software connection cable to con nect the computer to the PC Note The Controller Link Support Software communicates with a PC only when data is transferred between them Therefore you may connect the computer to a PC only when necessary to transfer data or monitor status Peripheral Port on CS1 series PCs Computer PC communications CS1W CN226 626 D Sub 9 pin lt dedicated connector Peripheral port on Peripheral Bus or CS1 series PC Host Link RS 232C Peripheral port 23 Connecting to a Node Section 3 3
235. us 0000 1200 bps The baud rate cannot be set to 1 200 bps for the Controller Link Support Soft ware Connecting to a Node Section 3 3 CVM1 and CV series PCs uguuuu CQM1H PCs Host Link CS1 series PCs DIP switch Note Use DIP switch pins 1 and 2 on the CPU Unit to set the same baud rate as the Controller Link Support Software DIP switch pins Baud rate 2 50 Kbps see note 19 200 bps 9 600 bps 4 800 bps Note The baud rate cannot be set to 50 kbps for the Controller Link Support Software Connecting to Peripheral Port Use one of the following methods when connecting to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit a Set DIP switch pins 5 and 7 to ON and set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and pin 7 to ON and set the PC Setup word DM 6650 peripheral port settings to 0000 Hex standard setting Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to 9 600 bps C Set DIP switch pin 5 to OFF and pin 7 to ON and set the PC Setup word DM 6650 peripheral port settings to 0001 Hex settings according to DM 6651 Set the communications settings DM 6651 peripheral port settings to the same settings as the Controller Link Support Software Set the baud rate for the Controller Link Support Software to a value in the range 2 400 to 19 200 bps Connecting to RS 232C Port Peripheral bus connection to the RS 23
236. wable number of words for the following PCs CS1 series PCs 12 000 words C200HX HG HE PCs 8 000 words CQM1H PCs 8 000 words CVM1 and CV series PCs 8 000 words IBM PC AT 32 000 words Reduce the total number of words in the data link areas of areas 1 and 2 to the maximum allowable number of words for the following PCs or less CS1 series PCs 12 000 words C200HX HG HE PCs 8 000 words CVM1 and CV series PCs 8 000 words IBM PC AT 32 000 words Link area overlap error The same data area is specified for areas 1 and 2 The data link status words overlap with a data link area Change the link start and first status word of areas 1 and 2 so that the data link area and the data link status words do not overlap each other Insufficient Link area Area 1 Area 2 There are not enough words for the data link area Correct the data link area within the allowable range Link word number 0 error The total number of link words for one node is set to 0 Set the number of link words for area 1 or 2 63 L Data Link Section 5 3 Note Range checks are performed according to the model specified in Device Info set For C200HX HG HE PCs no error will occur even if a word address between CIO 236 and CIO 299 which are the outside the allowable range is specified However when the data link table is transferred or written to the node an error will occur Use the Data Link Tab
237. work Participation List and in the connection order information for the base node but for which there is a discrepancy in the connection order information The node address for any node with a verify error will be displayed with an asterisk All information is displayed and the information on a Network Configuration Screen will be displayed in the connection order recorded in the base node SL1 and SL2 K Connection Information Section 5 12 however will not be highlighted in different colors This situation is caused by repeated disconnection and reconnection in token ring mode resulting in dis crepancies in the connection information collected from the nodes Screen Display for Disconnected Nodes Above the tables in the Network Configuration Screens the status of disconnec tions at that time and the disconnection log information on detected node dis connections recorded in the base node are displayed in the following way Normal Ring Logged Node10 SL1 Node12 SL2 Information on dis connected node 2 Node address and con i nector where discon Information on dis nection occurred Network disconnection status connected node 1 Normal ring Communications normal Disconnecting Disconnection Information on disconnected nodes is not cleared when connection is restored For this reason there may be times when a log is displayed even though the network disconnection status indicates normal communications Note I
238. write protected the hole in the corner of the disk is uncovered Always use the data disk in write enabled state with the hole covered Wrong drive The specified drive name is incorrect Check the drive name of the data disk memory card or hard disk Wrong file name The specified file name is incorrect Check the file name including the extension then specify the correct file name Wrong key The entered data is wrong Enter the correct data An invalid key was pressed Press the correct key Wrong netwk number The number of networks specified in the routing table is incorrect Specify the correct number of networks Wrong network type The specified network is not Controller Link If the Controller Link Support Software is running under Windows 95 there are too many active applications running in the background The specified network is not Controller Link If the Controller Link Support Software is running under Windows 95 there are too many active applications in background mode Wrong path The specified path name is incorrect The data drive name specified in Data dsk drv of the System Setup is incorrect Check the path name of the data disk memory card or hard disk Wrong position The cursor is in the wrong position Move the cursor to the correct position Wrong setting The entered data is incorrect Enter the corre
239. ystem Setup is used to set the communications between the Controller Link Support Software and the PC service conditions for the Controller Link Support Software and so on 5 14 1 About the System Setup The System Setup Menu has the following functions Function C PC interface Sets the type of the PC to be connected and the communications method and communication parameters to be used when the Controller Link Support Software connects to the PC This item must be set when the Controller Link Support Software connects to a PC T Watchdog Timer Sets the maximum node response time within which the node must send a response to an instruction sent by the Controller Link Support Software If the Controller Link Support Software does not receive a response from the node within the specified time a response timeout error will occur P Printer model Sets the printer model to be connected to the Controller Link Support Software D Data disk drv Sets the drive and directory to from which data is to be written or read The specified drive and directory will be used as the default drive and directory for file operations The settings in the System Setup Menu will be automatically saved as a file and stored in the directory in which the Controller Link Support Software was installed Once the System Setup Menu is set it need not be reset until the des tination PC or printer is changed Note The current setti

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