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DIRECTOR 

 

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Summary of Contents for Director DS2

Page 1: ...ne Tel 08001 824 511 Fax 08001 824 512 Netherlands Gratis 0800 Nummer Tel 0800 0221136 Fax 0800 0221148 Italy Numero Verde Tel 0800 790841 Fax 0800 780841 Whilst Arcom s sales team is always available to assist you in making your decision the final choice of boards or systems is solely and wholly the responsibility of the buyer Arcom s entire liability in respect of the boards or systems is as set...

Page 2: ...ings 17 5 2 AIM104 SER4 Serial Interface 18 5 2 1 AIM104 SER4 Specifications 18 5 2 2 SER4 Link Settings 1st card 18 5 2 3 SER4 Link Settings 2nd Card 19 5 2 4 Signal Interface to 9 way D type connectors 20 5 3 AIM104 COM4 Serial Interface 21 5 3 1 AIM104 COM4 Specifications 21 5 3 2 AIM104 COM4 Link Settings 21 5 3 3 Signal Interface to 9 way D type connectors 25 5 4 AIM104 MULTI IO 26 5 4 1 Boar...

Page 3: ...Board Specification 35 5 7 2 AIM104 PULSE Link Settings 35 5 7 3 AIM104 PULSE Connection Wiring 37 5 8 AIM104 HBI 38 5 8 1 HART Input Specifications 38 5 8 2 Analog Output Specifications 38 5 8 3 AIM104 HBI Link Settings 39 5 8 4 I O Connection using Ribbon Cabling 40 5 8 5 HART Wiring Diagrams 41 ...

Page 4: ...DS2 DS4 Hardware Manual Page 4 1 Revision History Manual Comments Revision 1 0 11 Aug 05 Initial release of DS2 DS4 Hardware Manual separated from older APEX Director Hardware Manual ...

Page 5: ...EMC tests of the DS2 DS4 have shown that the RF emissions of the board are well below standard international EMC limits and that it is unlikely to contribute significantly to the RF emissions spectrum of any system in which it is used 2 5 Packaging Please ensure that should a board need to be returned to Arcom it is adequately packed Use an anti static bag for the board and use a box not bag to ph...

Page 6: ...nnels analog and digital I O or HART protocol ports All boards are mounted in an industrial metal enclosure Director units are provided fully tested and may have customer specific configurations when they leave the factory By default the processor board has four serial ports one of which may be configured for two wire RS 485 These four ports are intended for local configuration and programming and...

Page 7: ...ts of the following hardware components Enclosure metal housing to contain processor and provide mounting arrangement Baseboard contains power supply built in communication port terminations and slots for installing card Microprocessor 386EX processor mounts to the Baseboard Optional I O PC 104 cards provide expansion I O Typically the only card installed on a DS2 is the Ethernet controller board ...

Page 8: ...tarily Additional power required for optional boards listed in each section of this manual Standard board set includes AIM104 386EX processor AIM104 Ether and SCT AIM104 baseboard Weight 0 737 kg 1 625 lbs excluding optional cards 4 1 1 Battery Safety Guidelines WARNING Battery is non rechargeable Danger of explosion if battery lithium cell is recharged or incorrectly replaced Replace only with th...

Page 9: ...anel mount metal enclosure which includes interior electrical shielding Enclosure and mounting dimensions are shown below DS2 Mounting Dimensions 4 125 in 105 mm Front View Drg S15039 01 G P O W E R R U N S T A T COM 1 COM 0 COM 3 COM 2 N E T 3 188 in 82 mm 6 5 7 i n 1 6 7 m m 5 5 i n 1 4 0 m m m a x a d j u s t a b l e 4 84 in 123 mm ...

Page 10: ...1 in 112 mm 7 9 5 i n 2 0 2 m m 6 8 9 i n 1 7 5 m m m a x a d j u s t a b l e 4 84 in 123 mm By default the processor board has four serial ports available on board These are brought to the front of the enclosure via a termination board SCT AIM104 Ethernet is provided via an expansion board AIM104 ETHER cabled to an RJ 45 connector on the front of the unit ...

Page 11: ...ctors on Backplate Optional Board 2 Optional Board 2 Optional Board 3 Optional Board 3 One of the following AIM 104 boards ETHER only choice allowed for DS2 COM4 SER4 HART MULTI IO RLY8 IN8 IN16 PULSE 4 2 2 I O Expandability Options Optional boards provide additional I O capabilities in addition to the built in serial and analog digital inputs AIM104 Ether 10baseT Ethernet AIM104 SER4 4 Serial Cha...

Page 12: ...ctly the processor needs the correct boot files in addition to valid configuration files which are stored in its Flash Filing System AIM104 386EX has four serial ports COM0 through COM3 with COM3 configurable through link settings for RS 232 or RS 485 422 operation An enhanced 5V monitor reset provides brown out protection A FLASH device provides permanent storage for Director operating system con...

Page 13: ...X uses IRQ14 AIM104 COM4 Last COM port uses IRQ11 but 386EX uses IRQ12 PL5 PL4 Front row PC 104 pins D0 Connects IRQ11 to IRQ12 Connects IRQ14 to IRQ15 Drg S15040 04b Other important jumpers on the SCT AIM104 baseboard select COM3 to be RS 232 or RS 485 and enable disable the on board battery The links JP1 JP4 are located at the back of the baseboard and should all be moved to either the RS232 or ...

Page 14: ... 6 7 8 9 Drg S15037 04a The direction of data with respect to the Director serial interface is such that the Director acts as a DTE Data Terminal Equipment device This means TX is used to transmit data from the Director RX is used by the Director to receive data GND must be connected to an RS 232 GND on the other device for proper communication RTS is asserted prior to the Director sending data CT...

Page 15: ...tage from 2 to 6 volts across its positive and negative output terminals A balanced differential line receiver senses the voltage state of the transmission line across the two signal input lines Data is connected to the Data of other 2 wire RS 485 devices Data is connected to the Data of other 2 wire RS 485 devices GND should be connected to signal ground at one end of the cable network for ground...

Page 16: ...must not have resistor Master Device Middle Device s End Device TX TX RX RX GND RX RX TX TX 4 wire RS 485 422 Device Connections End device and RS 485 Master may need 120 ohm termination resistor optional middle device s must not have resistor Drawing is labeled as if devices are DTE Direction of arrows is correct regardless of RX TX labeling on a given device RX RX TX TX Drg S15037 02 Optional Op...

Page 17: ... address 240H 576 Decimal and interrupt settings IRQ14 are pre programmed as a software configuration in the EEPROM Note If the AIM104 Ether board is fitted ensure the additional jumper is fitted on the PC 104 pins to connect IRQ14 to IRQ15 See Section 4 3 2 for details The Ethernet port of the DS2 DS4 provides network capability via an RJ 45 10baseT connector In order for the Director software to...

Page 18: ... 1 AIM104 SER4 Specifications The AIM104 SER4 requires 5 and 12 VDC supply which is a factory fit option Some Director baseboards include a factory fit power supply which only provides 5 VDC which will not run the AIM104 SER4 Serial Controller 85230 Number of Inputs Four RS 232 Power 2 55 Watt max Operating Temperature 20 to 70C 5 2 2 SER4 Link Settings 1st card Below are the link settings for an ...

Page 19: ...4 Link Settings 2nd Card Below are the link settings for an AIM104 SER4 to configure it for the second bank of COM ports These will be COM 8 through COM 11 on the DS4 LK1 LK3 LK4 LK2 E D C B A A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 LK5 F E D C B A LK6 F E D C B A ...

Page 20: ... DS4 acts as a DTE device This means TX is used to transmit data from the DS4 RX is used by the DS4 to receive data GND must be connected to an RS 232 GND on the other device for proper communication RTS is asserted prior to the DS4 sending data CTS must be received before data will be transmitted a jumper from RTS may be used if no handshaking lines are required for a modem DTR is asserted to ind...

Page 21: ...00 Vdc between channels Power 1 1 Watt typical Operating Temperature 20 to 70C RS 485 422 Termination Independently configurable unterminated terminated with 124 Ω resistor and or pulled active or inactive 5 3 2 AIM104 COM4 Link Settings Only one AIM104 COM4 board may be used in a DS2 DS4 which means the ports will typically be identified as COM4 through COM7 The first two serial ports COM4 and CO...

Page 22: ...inks LK9 12 for the appropriate differential communications mode for COM4 and COM5 COM4 channel A LK9 LK11 Mode Description A A RS 422 Point to point Transmit on A TXB Receive on A RX A B RS 422 Multidrop Transmit on A TXB Receive on A RX B B RS 485 Transmit and Receive on A TXB COM5 channel B LK10 LK12 Mode Description A A RS 422 Point to point Transmit on B TXB Receive on B RX A B RS 422 Multidr...

Page 23: ...unications pair floats to a known state when no transmitters are active Normally a communications pair should be pulled apart in the inactive state Pulled Inactive This mimics the condition where no character is being transmitted from the UART It is however possible for the AIM104 COM4 to pull the communications pair in either direction Care should be taken when using the pull apart resistors in s...

Page 24: ...ed Differential pair is terminated with 124 Ω and is pulled apart to mimic a break condition The following links configure the termination for the differential pairs Link Channel RS422 Pair RS485 Pair Signal Names LK13 A Receive n a A RXA A RXB LK14 B Receive n a B RXA B RXB LK15 A Transmit Bi directional A TXBA A TXBB LK16 B Transmit Bi directional B TXBA B TXBB ...

Page 25: ...OM4 board are RS 485 422 50 way ribbon cable pins are provided for reference 3 8 4 DB 9M 50 way port A B 45 35 46 36 47 37 RS 422 TX RS 485 TX RS 422 TX RS 485 TX RS 422 RX 9 48 38 RS 422 RX 5 49 39 Resistive ground 2 43 33 Ground Drg S15037 01e DB 9 Male output signals from processor DB 9 Male DB 9 2 RX 3 TX 5 GND 7 RTS 8 CTS 4 DTR 1 DCD 6 DSR 9 RI DS4 with AIM104 COM4 RS 232 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dr...

Page 26: ...00Ω 0 8 to 4 Vdc 4 to 20 mA with external 200Ω Input scaling depends on ISaGRAF configuration Resolution 12 bits Opto isolation 1000 V to field 30 V between adjacent channels Input Impedance 10 MΩ 10 pF typical Relative Accuracy 2 LSB max 25ºC 5 4 3 Digital Input Specifications Number of Inputs 8 opto isolated digital inputs Switching Voltage Range 10 V to 30 V Maximum Input Frequency 50 Hz Isolat...

Page 27: ...IO board is used the first MULTI IO in a Director should be addressed as Board 1 and the second as Board 2 Board Fitted PC 104 Base Address LK1 Jumpers Installed Board 1 3A0 H A2 A3 A4 A6 Board 2 3A4 H A3 A4 A6 Link settings also determine the operating mode of the analog inputs for either single ended or differential inputs Analog Mode LK3 LK4 16 channel single ended Fitted A 8 channel differenti...

Page 28: ...d 0 VA PDIFF AI CH 7 CH 15 AI CH 7 CH 14 AI CH 6 CH 13 AI CH 6 CH 12 AI CH 5 CH 11 AI CH 5 CH 10 AI CH 4 CH 9 AI CH 4 CH 8 0 VA PDIFF AI CH 3 CH 7 AI CH 3 CH 6 AI CH 2 CH 5 AI CH 2 CH 4 AI CH 1 CH 3 AI CH 1 CH 2 AI CH 0 CH 1 AI CH 0 CH 0 0 VA Common Cathode Input Byte 0 bit 7 anode Byte 0 bit 6 anode Byte 0 bit 5 anode Byte 0 bit 4 anode Byte 0 bit 3 anode Byte 0 bit 2 anode Byte 0 bit 1 anode Byt...

Page 29: ...e for 1 ms 5 5 3 Digital Output Specifications Number of Outputs 8 changeover relays Normally Open and Normally Closed contacts Switching Range Voltage up to 40 Vdc and currents up to 250 mA Power switching rating of 60 W resistive load Maximum Input Frequency 50 Hz with debounce filter enabled 10 KHz with debounce filter disabled Protection Up to 48 Vdc steady state overvoltage 300 W surge for 1 ...

Page 30: ...ardware Manual Page 30 Each opto isolated input channel can be set to include an input filter to reduce input errors caused by switch contact bounce by setting LK 2 where channel 0 is LK2A and channel 7 is LK2H ...

Page 31: ...C NC 4 COMM 1 NO 1 NC 1 Comm 2 NO 2 0 VPSU 24 VPSU Lamp 1 NO Lamp1 NC Lamp 2 NO Lamp2 NC NC 2 EXTGND EXTGND DI 1 DI 2 DI 3 DI 4 DI 5 DI 6 DI 7 DI 8 24 V PSU 0 VPSU 1 Each relay capable of switching v oltages upto 48VDC and switching currents upto 1 0A 2 Commoning supplies as perIEC standards 3 Wiring schematics f or both relay and lamp driv es are shown Female25Pin D Connectors enclosure rear 1 A ...

Page 32: ...emory If more than one AIM104 IN16 board is used the first AIM104 IN16 in a Director should be addressed at Board 1 and the second as Board 2 Board Fitted PC 104 Base Address LK1 Jumpers Installed Board 1 320 H A2 A3 A4 A6 A7 Board 2 324 H A3 A4 A6 A7 Input Filter Selection Each opto isolated input channel can be set to include an input filter to reduce input errors caused by switch contact bounce...

Page 33: ...DS2 DS4 Hardware Manual Page 33 ...

Page 34: ...2 2K2 LK 17 2K2 2K2 LK 16 2K2 2K2 LK 15 2K2 2K2 LK 14 2K2 2K2 LK 13 2K2 2K2 LK 12 2K2 2K2 LK 11 LK 10 LK 9 LK 8 LK 7 LK 6 LK 5 LK 4 LK 3 LK 2 DC DC 24V DC Isolated Supply Isolated 0 V 5V DC LK 20 A LK 20 B LK 20 C LK 20 D LK 20 E LK 20 F LK 20 G LK 20 H LK 19 A LK 19 B LK 19 C LK 19 D LK 19 E LK 19 F LK 19 G LK 19 H 0VPSU DI 5 DI 6 DI 7 DI 8 24VPSU 0VPSU DI 13 DI 13 DI 14 DI 14 DI 15 DI 15 DI 16 D...

Page 35: ...adjacent channels Protection Reverse protection diodes 5 7 2 AIM104 PULSE Link Settings Link settings on the AIM104 PULSE determine where the board s I O will appear in memory If more than one AIM104 PULSE board is used the first AIM104 PULSE in a Director should be addressed at Board 1 and the second as Board 2 Board Fitted PC 104 Base Address LK1 Jumpers Installed Board 1 3D0 H E G H Board 2 3D4...

Page 36: ... Manual Page 36 LK1 LK4L LK4K LK4J LK4I LK3 LK5 LK2 E D C B A LK4P LK4O LK4N LK4M LK4H LK4G LK4F LK4E LK4D LK4C LK4B LK4A LK6P LK6O LK6N LK6M LK6L LK6K LK6J LK6I LK6H LK6G LK6F LK6E LK6D LK6C LK6B LK6A H G F E D C B A ...

Page 37: ...2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 2K2 DC DC 24V DC Isolated Supply Isolated 0 V 5V DC LK6A LK6B LK 6C LK 6D LK6E LK 6F LK 6G LK 6H LK 6I LK 6J LK6K LK 6L LK 6M LK 6N LK 6O LK6P 0VPSU DI 5 DI 6 DI 7 DI 8 24VPSU 0VPSU DI 13 DI 13 DI 14 DI 14 DI 15 DI 15 DI 16 DI 16 24VPSU Common Positive Input Selection VDC CH 15 CH 15 CH 14 CH 14 CH 13 CH 13 CH 12 CH 12 GND VDC CH 11 CH 11 CH 10 CH 10 CH 9 ...

Page 38: ...ith the AIM104 HBI board connected in parallel for communication Devices in multidrop mode generally fix the current signal at a constant four millamps and the AIM104 HBI is used in place of an analog input In either case the AIM104 HBI board communicates to the device using the digital HART protocol and does not measure the 4 20 mA current signal The analog outputs are provided for applications r...

Page 39: ...t be configured correctly in order for the board to operate correctly Board Fitted PC 104 Base Address LK1 Jumpers Installed Board 1 0x2D0 A3 A5 A8 Board 2 0x2D8 A5 A8 Board 3 0x2E0 A3 A4 A8 LK1 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 LK2 LK3 LK4 IRQ 7 6 5 4 3 NOTE If using more than one AIM104 HBI board it is required to fit link LK2 on one and only one of the boards for interrupt sharing ...

Page 40: ... HBI board via a 10 way ribbon cable See section 5 8 5 HART Wiring Diagrams for specific examples of HART circuits to external devices 10 24F 9 n c 8 IOUT 2 7 IOUT 1 6 FGND 5 CH2 4 CH2 3 CH1 2 CH1 1 FGND Pin Function 1k 1k 100 100K 1K FGND FGND FGND Vref FGND 100 100K 1K FGND FGND FGND Vref FGND AIM104 HBI Circuit 10 way Header 24F ...

Page 41: ...r A large number of HART devices are 2 wire transmitters that require loop power These may be multidropped as shown in the diagram below or a single device may be connected on a loop If the analog outputs are not used the 24F and FGND terminals do not need to be connected 24F CHx CHx FGND Loop 24 V PSU 250 Ω Note Dashed lines are connections that may be made but are not required Up to 15 HART Devi...

Page 42: ...y A typical wiring arrangement is shown below CHx CHx HART Signal HART Signal 250 Ω Up to 15 HART Devices in Multidrop mode or 1 Device in Point to point mode Power Power HART Signal HART Signal Power Power 4 Wire Self Powered HART Transmitter s AIM104 HBI 2 Wire Valve Positioner 24F CHx CHx IOUTx FGND Loop 24 V PSU 250 Ω Signal Signal 2 Wire HART Valve Positioner AIM104 HBI ...

Page 43: ...50 Ω HART Signal HART Signal 4 Wire HART Valve Positioner AIM104 HBI IN IN assuming HART Signal requires power 4 Wire Valve Positioner HART internally powered CHx CHx 24F IOUTx FGND Loop 24 V PSU 250 Ω HART Signal HART Signal 4 Wire HART Valve Positioner AIM104 HBI IN IN assuming HART Signal is powered from positioner ...

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