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GENERAL INFORMATION

Important User Information ..................... 2

Standard Warranty ................................... 2

Returns Policy .......................................... 2

24 Hour Technical Support Number ........ 2

WEEE Statement ..................................... 2

About this Manual

Audience .................................................. 5

Trademark Notices ................................... 5

Revision Record ....................................... 5

Revision History ............................ 5

Navigating this Manual ............................ 5

Manual Conventions ................................ 5

Where To Go From Here ......................... 6

Reference: RBE2-8 Introduction

The RBE2-8 ............................................. 7

Unit Description ....................................... 8

Status LEDs ............................................. 9

Output Mode LED ......................... 9
Channel Status LEDs ..................... 9
Link Activity LEDs ....................... 9
Module Status (MS) LED .............. 10
Network Status (NS) LED ............. 10

Compatible Relays ................................... 11

AC Relay Specifications................. 11
DC Relay Specifications ................ 11
Relay Dimensions .......................... 12
Relay Environmental Curves ......... 12

Specifications ........................................... 13

Notes ........................................................ 14

Reference: Data Formats

Data Addressing ....................................... 15

Output Data Format ................................. 15

Input Data Format .................................... 16

Word 1 Input Bits .......................... 16
Word 0 Input Bits .......................... 16

Reference: Configuring Network

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Interfaces

Firewall Settings ...................................... 17

Disable All Unused Network Interfaces .. 17

Configure Your Network Interface .......... 17

Test Your Network Interface ................... 18

Task: Installing the RBE2-8

Safe Handling Guidelines ........................ 19

Prevent Electrostatic Damage ....... 19
Prevent Debris From

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Entering the Unit ........................ 19

Remove Power Before Servicing .. 19

General Wiring Guidelines ...................... 19

Wiring ...........................................  19
Grounding .....................................  20
Surge Suppression .........................  20
Mounting .......................................  20

DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 20

Reattach the DIN Brackets

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(if needed) ................................... 20

DIN Rail Installation ..................... 21
Dimensions ................................... 21

Panel Mounting ........................................ 22

Attach the Panel Mount
Brackets ........................................ 22
Dimensions ................................... 22

Power Wiring ........................................... 23

Network Connections ............................... 24

EtherNet/IP DLR Applications ..... 24
PROFINET MRP Applications .... 24

Installing Relays ....................................... 24

Relay Output Wiring ................................ 24

Task: Set the IP Address and

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Protocol

Determine the Best Method ..................... 25

Use Factory Default Settings ................... 25

Use the Embedded Web Server ................ 26

Task: Implicit Communications with

an EDS

Obtain the EDS file .................................. 31

Install the EDS file ................................... 31

Start the EDS Hardware

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Installation Tool .......................... 31

Install the EDS File ....................... 32

Host System Configuration ...................... 34

Add the RBE2-8 to Your Project ............. 34

Configure the RBE2-8 .............................. 35

General Tab ................................... 35
Connection Tab ............................. 35

Buffering the I/O Data ............................. 35

Summary of Contents for RBE2-8

Page 1: ...S INC ADVANCED U s e r M anual RBE2 8 Networked Relay Board with Integral 2 Port Ethernet Switch Device Level Ring functionality for EtherNet IP Media Redundancy Protocol for PROFINET Manual 940 0R011 E2 Technology ...

Page 2: ...als and workmanship for a period of 18 months Within this warranty period AMCI shall at its option repair or replace free of charge any equipment covered by this warranty which is returned shipping charges prepaid within eighteen months from date of invoice and which upon examination proves to be defective in material or workmanship and not caused by accident misuse neglect alteration improper ins...

Page 3: ...aces Firewall Settings 17 Disable All Unused Network Interfaces 17 Configure Your Network Interface 17 Test Your Network Interface 18 Task Installing the RBE2 8 Safe Handling Guidelines 19 Prevent Electrostatic Damage 19 Prevent Debris From Entering the Unit 19 Remove Power Before Servicing 19 General Wiring Guidelines 19 Wiring 19 Grounding 20 Surge Suppression 20 Mounting 20 DIN Rail Mounting 20...

Page 4: ...dbus TCP Configuration Enable Modbus TCP Protocol 45 Modbus Addressing 45 Modbus Table Mapping 45 Host Addressing 45 AMCI Modbus TCP Memory Layout 46 Supported Number of Connections 46 Supported Modbus Functions 46 Supported Modbus Exceptions 47 Task PROFINET Network Configuration Basic Steps 49 Download the GSDML files 49 GSDML File Installation 49 Configure the PROFINET Network 49 Add the RBE2 8...

Page 5: ...st Revision History 940 0R010 February 28th 2022 Initial Release Navigating this Manual This manual is designed to be used in both printed and on line formats Its on line form is a PDF document which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7 0 to open it The manual is laid out with an even number of pages in each chapter This makes it easier to print a chapter to a duplex double sided printer The PD...

Page 6: ...r Title Page Intended Audience RBE2 8 Introduction 7 Anyone new to the RBE2 8 This chapter gives a basic overview of the features available on the unit and specifications Data Formats 15 Anyone that needs detailed information on the data formats used by the RBE2 8 to communicate with its host controller Configuring Network Interfaces 17 Basic information on configuring a PC or laptop to successful...

Page 7: ...e platform that supports EtherNet IP PROFINET or Modbus TCP and the RBE2 8 will operate with the new system Features of the RBE2 8 include Compatible with a variety of AC and DC solid state relays 24 Vdc operation A push button on the relay board that disables enables the outputs A DIP switch on the relay board sets the state of outputs if there is a network communications loss A Reset Module push...

Page 8: ...rd regardless of the state of the network data Press the button to toggle between its Active and Disabled states The LED is red when the outputs are disabled by the switch and green when the outputs are controlled by the network data 5 Communication Error Mode switch This slide switch is used to specify what state the output take if the network connection is lost When the switch is off the outputs...

Page 9: ... LED Channel Status LEDs Each output channel has a yellow status LED that shows the state of the relay control signal For their loca tions on the relay board see item in figure R1 1 on page 8 Table R1 2 Channel Status LEDs Link Activity LEDs There is a Link Activity LED on each of the two RJ45 connectors For their locations on the relay board see item in figure R1 1 on page 8 They are amber LEDs T...

Page 10: ...g Waiting for valid physical connection to the network Steady Green Module and Network are operational Device Name or IP Address are set Flashing Red Initializing IP Address conflict Initializing Device Name or IP Address are not set If the Network Status LED is also flashing the IP Address or Network Protocol has been changed Cycle power to the unit or press the Reset Module push button to contin...

Page 11: ...47 63 Hz 12 140 24 280 24 280 12 280 Transient Overvoltage Vpk 400 600 600 600 Maximum Off State Leakage Current mA 5 5 5 0 1 Minimum Off State dv dt v µs 200 200 200 500 Maximum Load Current Arms 3 3 4 5 Minimum Load Current Arms 0 02 0 02 0 02 0 06 Maximum Surge Current Apk for 16 67 mS 90 90 130 250 Maximum On State Voltage Drop 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 4 Minimum Power Factor Max Load 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 Opto...

Page 12: ...following figure show the maximum allowable load current per relay vs the ambient temperature Note that the RBE2 8 itself is rated to 50 C Figure R1 3 Relay Maximum Allowable Current 0 30 7 6 LOAD CTRL 0 025 0 64 0 16 4 1 0 50 12 7 0 40 10 2 1 00 25 4 1 00 25 4 1 40 35 6 1 70 43 2 6 0 Load Current Amps Ambient Temperature C Crydom MCXE240D5 Crydom MP240D4 Opto22 MP120D4 MP240D4 Opto22 DC60MP Opto2...

Page 13: ...300 Vac The RBE2 8 is designed for operation with 240Vac relays 380Vac and 480Vac relays are not compatible Compatible Relays Sensata Crydom MCXE240D5 MP120D3 MP240D3 and MP240D4 AC relays Opto22 MP120D4 and MP240D4 AC relays Sensata Crydom MPDCD3 and MPDCD3 B DC Relays Opto22 DC60MP and DC200MP AC relays Relays from other manufacturers that have an iden tical height and pin configuration and use ...

Page 14: ...RBE2 8 INTRODUCTION RBE2 8 User Manual ADVANCED MICRO CONTROLS INC 14 Notes ...

Page 15: ...ut data The bottom eight bits of the first output word are used to control the state of the eight relay outputs A 0 in the bit location turns the output off A 1 in the bit locations turns the output on Note that the state of these bits is ignored and the outputs are forced off if the Output Mode momentary pushbutton is toggled to its Disabled state See bullet of figure R1 1 on page 8 for location ...

Page 16: ... the corresponding relay has a fault Table R2 1 below lists the fault states based on the state of the Output_K n bit and the Fault_ n bit n 1 to 8 This table assumes that the Output Mode State bit Input Word 1 bit 13 equals 0 Table R2 1 Multi Word Format Examples 1 The monitoring circuit only monitors the state of the circuit that drives the low power input circuit of the relay Due to the require...

Page 17: ...ten go out the wrong port The easiest way to avoid this problem is to temporarily disable all network interfaces that are not attached to the RBE2 8 This includes all wireless interfaces as well as all Bluetooth interfaces Configure Your Network Interface Before you can communicate with the RBE2 8 your network interface must be on the same subnet as the relay board The rest of this procedure assum...

Page 18: ...ons window Double click on the appropri ate interface In the window that opens select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP v4 from the list and then click on the Properties button Set the address and subnet mask to appropriate values 192 168 0 1 and 255 255 255 0 will work for an RBE2 8 that has factory default settings The default gateway and DNS server settings can be ignored Test Your Network Int...

Page 19: ... to the unit or unintended machine operation with possible personal injury When using DIN rail to mount the unit the rail should be securely installed and grounded before the unit is mounted on it 1 1 3 Remove Power Before Servicing Remove power before removing or installing the RBE2 8 module 1 2 General Wiring Guidelines When wiring any control system these guidelines must be followed to help pre...

Page 20: ...used to power the RBE2 8 and any of the loads attached to its relay outputs 1 2 4 Mounting If mounting an RBE2 8 on an enclosure door do not rely on the hinge to make an electrical connection between the door and the enclosure A bonding wire from the door to the rest of the enclosure must be installed When mounting an RBE2 8 on DIN Rail the included plastic DIN rail brackets will electrically isol...

Page 21: ...round bus 1 3a 3 Dimensions Figure T1 2 shows the dimensions of the RBE2 8 Networked Relay Board when mounting on a DIN rail The RBE2 8 does not require any additional spacing when mounting the unit Figure T1 2 RBE2 8 DIN Rail Mount Outline The plastic DIN rail brackets electrically isolate the RBE2 8 from the rest of the system A grounding wire from the grounding connection on the power connector...

Page 22: ...g hardware If needed a wire from the grounding connection on the power connector to the system ground bus can be installed Refer to 1 4 Power Wiring on page 23 for additional information 1 Remove the two screws that hold the bracket in place 2 Remove the bracket 3 Slide the plastic DIN adapter off of the channel to remove it 4 Reverse the bracket and reattach it to the relay board with the two scr...

Page 23: ... tightening torque of 4 4 to 5 4 lb in 0 5 to 0 6 Nm The power supply is connected to the pins marked 24V and GND The CHASSIS GND pin is used to attach the aluminum frame of the RBE2 8 to earth ground The use of a 12 AWG stranded wire for the earth ground connection is strongly recommended A strip length of up to 0 4 inches 10 mm is acceptable for the power connector Neat wiring is important to pr...

Page 24: ...uminum anti vibration bar 2 Install your choice of compatible relays If using an equivalent to the crydom relays verify that the relays are one inch 25 4 mm in height The relays will only install in one direction 3 Install the aluminum anti vibration bar and the two thumb screws to complete the installation 1 7 Relay Output Wiring A simple wiring diagram is shown below For AC relays the polarity o...

Page 25: ...ckwell Automation to save the IP address to flash memory It is supported but AMCI encourages you to use the embedded web server 2 2a Use Factory Default Settings The factory default address for the RBE2 8 is 192 168 0 50 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 The easiest way to verify this address is with the ping command as described in Configuring Network Interfaces which starts on page 17 If the u...

Page 26: ...he same subnet before you can communicate with an RBE2 8 Refer to Configuring Network Interfaces which starts on page 17 if needed 2 2b 1 Disconnect the RBE2 8 from the host controller and cycle power to the RBE2 8 This ensures that the unit does not have any open connections to the host controller 2 2b 2 Start your web browser and connect to the RBE2 8 The internal HTML pages should work with any...

Page 27: ...r desired values into the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields The Default Gateway setting is not optional It must be set to a valid address on the chosen subnet Because the Default Gateway is often not used in device level networks if you do not have a required value for it AMCI suggests setting the Default Gateway to the IP address of your host controller 3 If needed click on the pr...

Page 28: ...window to appear before cycling power to the RBE2 8 Cycling power before this window appears may corrupt the non volatile memory of the RBE2 8 The RBE2 8 will also flash the Network Status LED red to indicate that power must be cycled Figure T2 3 Write Configuration to Flash Memory Pages 6 Once instructed to cycle power to the unit You can now enter the new IP address into the address bar of your ...

Page 29: ...ci com 29 PROTOCOL SPECIFIC INFORMATION Manual Sections The remainder of this manual is divided into three sections one for each supported protocol Each section has the protocol name in the page header Starting Pages EtherNet IP protocol Page 31 Modbus TCP protocol Page 45 PROFINET protocol Page 49 ...

Page 30: ...PROTOCOL SPECIFIC INFORMATION RBE2 8 User Manual ADVANCED MICRO CONTROLS INC 30 Notes ...

Page 31: ...Tool This will open the EDS Wizard Figure T3 1 Opening the EDS Wizard 2 Click on Next to advance to the Options screen Many EtherNet IP platforms support the use of EDS files to simplify the addition and configuration of devices This chapter covers the installation and use of the EDS file for systems that are programmed with Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 version 20 and above Other systems will f...

Page 32: ...ext Figure T3 2 EDS Options Screen 2 The registration screen will open Select the Register a single file radio button Figure T3 3 EDS Registration Screen 3 Click on the Browse button and browse to the folder that contains the extracted EDS file you downloaded from the AMCI website Select the EDS file and click on the Open button to return to the registration screen Click on the Next button to adva...

Page 33: ... Press on the Next button to advance to the Change Graphic Image screen This screen gives you the ability to change the icon associated with the device Figure T3 5 Change ECS Icon Screen 6 Click on the Change icon button In the window that opens click on Browse and browse to the folder that contains the extracted EDS and icon files you downloaded from the AMCI website 7 Select the icon file ico as...

Page 34: ... Configuration tree before adding the unit to your project Refer to your Rockwell Automation documentation if you need instructions for configuring the ethernet port 3 4 Add the RBE2 8 to Your Project You can add an RBE2 8 to the project once the Ethernet port built in or bridge module is configured As shown in figure T3 6 below the Ethernet port will be listed under the I O Configuration tree 1 R...

Page 35: ... Tabs that are not listed in the steps below are filled with reasonable defaults by the EDS file 3 5 1 General Tab The Name Description and IP address of the device must be specified here The Change button allows you to change the Module Definition if needed 3 5 2 Connection Tab The default RPI time is eight milliseconds This value can be changed in this tab The minimum acceptable value is one mil...

Page 36: ... If you are using an Ethernet bridge module you will have to add it to the I O Configuration tree before adding the driver to your project Refer to your Rockwell Automation documentation if you need instructions for configuring the ethernet port 4 2 Add the RBE2 8 You can add the RBE2 8 to the project once the Ethernet port built in or bridge module is configured 1 Right click on the Ethernet port...

Page 37: ... 8 continued 2 In the resulting Select Module Type screen type generic into the filter as shown in figure T4 2 This will limit the results in the Catalog Number list 3 Select the Catalog Number ETHERNET MODULE in the list 4 Click on the Create button to create the module 5 Click on Close if necessary to close the Select Module Type screen Figure T4 2 Selecting a Generic Device ...

Page 38: ...f the Comm Format is incorrect IP Address Must be the address you set for the RBE2 8 Refer to the Set the IP Address and Protocol task chapter starting on page 25 for information on setting the IP Address of the unit Input Assembly Instance 100 Size 2 words Output Assembly Instance 150 Size 2 words Configuration Assembly Instance 110 Size 0 7 Verify that the Open Module Properties check box is sel...

Page 39: ... using Synchronous Copy instructions This is to insure stable input data during the program scan and guarantee that complete command data is delivered to the device Ten word integer arrays can be used for this purpose These data tags should be buffered with Synchronous Copy File instructions to guarantee stable input data during the program scan and guarantee that complete command data is delivere...

Page 40: ...tain the data read from the RBE2 8 This file must be at least 2 words in length An Integer file to contain the data written to the RBE2 8 This file must be at least 2 words in length A Message MG data file This file must have at least two elements one to control the Read Operation and one to control the Write Operation An Extended Routing Information RIX data file This file is used to store inform...

Page 41: ...n the Channel field click on the select 1 Integral and press Enter 3 Double click in the Communication Command field click on the select CIP Generic and press Enter 4 If the Message Instruction is being used to read data from the RBE2 8 enter the integer file where the data will be placed in the Data Table Address Received field and press enter 5 If the Message Instruction is being used to write d...

Page 42: ...e field will change to E hex For Write operations the Ser vice Code field will change to 10 hex For both read and write operations the Class field will change to 4 hex and the Attribute field will change to 3 hex 10 For Read operations enter a value of 100 decimal 64 hex in the Instance field For Write operations enter a value of 150 decimal 96 hex in the Instance field The figure below show a typ...

Page 43: ...ons being used to write data to the RBE2 8 Please note that the Data Table Address Send field may be different in your application Figure T5 4 Write Message Instruction Setup Screen Click on the MultiHop tab on the top of the window As shown in figure T5 5 enter the IP address of the RBE2 8 and press Enter Figure T5 5 Message Instruction MultiHop Settings After you are finished adding both the rea...

Page 44: ...ion in the Project Tree and then select the Channel 1 tab The fol lowing window will open Figure T5 6 MicroLogix Ethernet Configuration Screen 2 Enter the IP address and Subnet Mask of your MicroLogix 1100 not the address of the RBE2 8 and click on Apply The Ethernet Port should now be working AMCI is aware of an issue with the RIX data type in version 10 of RSLogix 500 If you are experiencing com...

Page 45: ... location as bit 0 of the first Input Register Register address 1 the second register contains Discrete Inputs 16 through 31 The Coil and Holding Register tables in the Modbus data model map to the same physical memory locations in the RBE2 8 relay boards These registers hold data that is from the host controller to the unit Addresses for these registers start at 1024 in zero based addressing Coil...

Page 46: ...e the Read Write Registers function which is function code 23 Each RBE2 8 buffers the data that is sent to it over the network If you use the Read Write Registers function to write data to the unit the data read with that command will not contain the response to the new write data The response to the new data will be sent with the next data read Function Code Function Name RBE2 8 Register Addressi...

Page 47: ...IGURATION 47 Supported Modbus Exceptions Table T6 2 Supported Modbus Exceptions Code Name Description 01 Illegal function The RBE2 8 does not support the function code in the query 02 Illegal data address The data address received in the query is outside the initialized memory area 03 Illegal data value The data in the request is illegal ...

Page 48: ...MODBUS TCP CONFIGURATION RBE2 8 User Manual ADVANCED MICRO CONTROLS INC 48 Notes ...

Page 49: ...File Installation 1 Open or create a new project that will include the RBE2 8 and open the Project View of the project 2 In the menu select Options Manage general station description files GSD 3 In the window that opens click on the button and navigate to the folder that contains the extracted GSDML file you downloaded from the AMCI website Once at the folder click on the OK button 4 Click on the ...

Page 50: ...ardware Catalog vertical tab to open the Hardware Catalog 3 You can search for RBE or browse to the RBE2 8 icon by clicking through Other field devices PROFINET IO IO Advanced Micro Controls Inc AMCI_Products AMCI_Speciality IO Drag and drop the appropriate icon onto the PROFINET network 4 Drag the green square on the RBE2 8 icon onto the PROFINET network line to connect the device to the network ...

Page 51: ...Right click on the RBE2 8 icon and select Properties from the pop up menu The Inspector window will open at the bottom of the screen Under the General tab select the General heading You can rename the RBE2 8 by changing the Name field 6 Under the PROFINET interface x1 heading select Ethernet addresses Under the IP protocol section set the desired IP address and subnet mask for the RBE2 8 Figure T7...

Page 52: ...view tab The view in the Hardware Catalog will change Expand the Module tree to show both the Input and Output modules 2 To map the I O bytes to the CPU double click on the 4 bytes IN and 4 bytes OUT icons in the Hardware Catalog The system will automatically assign the next I and Q addresses to the data table Figure T7 4 I O Byte Mapping 7 6 Verify and Download the New Configuration 1 Continue by...

Page 53: ...e appropriate domain Use the Media redundancy role drop down menu to select Client 3 Continuing in the Inspector window select Advanced options Port 1 Port interconnection Under Partner port the partner port you assigned to the port when you drew the topology is shown If you do not know which port will be the partner port in the actual installation you can use the drop down menu to select Any part...

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