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                                                                                                                                                      RTU32M Series User Guide 

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August 2018 

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Summary of Contents for RTU32M Series

Page 1: ...Version 1 65 5 54 August 2018 RTU32M Series Modular RTU PLC and Utility Controller User Manual...

Page 2: ...ttings Redundancy Settings 17 4 11 I O Board Settings 17 4 11 1 Current I O Configuration 17 4 12 System Configuration Network Settings 18 4 13 Network Redundancy Protocols 18 4 13 1 HSR High Availabi...

Page 3: ...P3 Master Drivers 43 6 9 Watchdog 44 6 10 Real time Real time Clock 44 6 11 Modem Functions 44 6 11 1 Dial functions for GSM and PSTN Modems 44 6 12 Data Logging 45 6 13 Status information functions 4...

Page 4: ...nably expected to result in significant injury to the user 2 A critical component is any component of a life support device or system whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to cause the f...

Page 5: ...uct is defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials service time and...

Page 6: ...nal removable microSD Flash card default is 4GB supports up to 64GB provides an easy to use portable access upgrade option The integrated Flash stores the main RTU32 firmware including embedded Linux...

Page 7: ...Chrome If you are experiencing problems with using the latest MS Internet Explorer version please enable Compatibility settings in the browser 4 How to connect and prepare your PC to configure the RTU...

Page 8: ...Now your PC Ethernet driver is setup for communicating with the RTU32M Now apply power to the RTU32M Wait for the RTU32M to boot up takes approx 20s As a minimum the orange Run LED on the CPU front PA...

Page 9: ...e number of project variables drivers and driver tags data points The System Overview page includes information about the licensing as shown in the example below The license limitations are managed by...

Page 10: ...Brodersen factory to generate a unique license code that enables the required functionality If you need additional drivers or other increased functionality that requires a license upgrade please cont...

Page 11: ...6 Settings overview The first page that you access when you enter the RTU32M Web pages is the Settings Overview page On this page you will get an overview of the network settings and versions of the p...

Page 12: ...n all RTU32M Additional drivers are installed if their Driver License is ordered with the RTU32M 4 7 Hardware Overview The hardware overview page shows you the current I O configuration status It list...

Page 13: ...ual IO points to be read written from to the RTU32M The page is edited using the Edit Config File menu and selecting CustomUI ini to be opened The example below shows a simple User Overview for a RTU3...

Page 14: ...S Islevdalvej 187 DK 2610 Roedovre Denmark Tel 45 45 35 26 27 Fax 45 45 35 26 29 Email sales Brodersen com August 2018 14 The example below shows how the descriptions point names and colours used in t...

Page 15: ...RTU32 and PC STRATON T5 runtimes can exchange data Default setting is 9000 Port Event log The Event Log port is where the RTU32M System Log can be viewed either by connecting using telnet or the Brode...

Page 16: ...are No Start PLC application is NOT started when booting the RTU32 Cold Start PLC application is started without loading retained variables Warm Start PLC application is started and retained variables...

Page 17: ...you can Read the actual I O configuration on the RTU32M Note the settings for configuration of inputs and output parameters is managed from within WorkSuite Future releases of firmware will allow acce...

Page 18: ...ork manager or IT department for help You can also change the RTU Host Name The default host name of the RTU32M is imx6ul var dart After entering new settings click Apply to save Note that the new set...

Page 19: ...single interface to allow primary standby modes or load balancing in network redundancy applications The four bonding modes include Active Backup Balance RR Balance XOR Broadcast 4 15 Adding a USB Eth...

Page 20: ...usted using the webpage In order to ensure the VPN client is working you will need to enter all credentials correctly The webpage includes small help icons just put the cursor on them and you will get...

Page 21: ...chronization options like manual time setting or synchronization via utility drivers that include this functionality such as IEC60870 or DNP3 NOTE The time shown on the webpage is running in software...

Page 22: ...n each group The three user groups have increasing levels of privileges and include Guests Read only access Superusers Full access and configuration except for the Security pages read only Administrat...

Page 23: ...ther increased functionality that requires a license upgrade please contact Brodersen or your authorized distributor and provide them with the RTU ID and details of the license requirements You will t...

Page 24: ...supports functions for reading textual files and can for example be used for setting up variable values set points alarm levels etc from the web interface The idea is that you can add your own file t...

Page 25: ...l of the configuration parameters used in the web pages stored in a tab delimited format If Backup Settings is selected the RTU will generate a new rtu32_settings dat file and the file will be uploade...

Page 26: ...ows IP traffic to be monitored and saved to a pcap file The file can then be uploaded to a PC and viewed by applications including WireShark Capture begins when the start button is pressed and files a...

Page 27: ...ot Since DNP3 slave version 3 1 55 910 the RTU32 Series supports both standard and extended versions of the dnp3s ini file The standard version allows access to slave and master address endpoint type...

Page 28: ...de an IP Serial gateway one or two of the comm ports can be setup to pass data to from an IP port The Network Port setting defines which IP port is used Eg in the example below any DNP3 messages recei...

Page 29: ...ense is locked to a USB hardware dongle that is included in the package In the package you find also the WorkSuite License Certificate with a License id number required to enter in the License utility...

Page 30: ...you can get help by pressing F1 If no valid help opens please check the PDF manuals available under the general WorkSuite Help menu or check our website www brodersen com for documentation We recommen...

Page 31: ...re specific for the RTU32M Product Series 6 2 WorkSuite I O Drivers for RTU32M The WorkSuite I O Drivers for the RTU32M are used to access the physical inputs and outputs All RTU inputs are read onlin...

Page 32: ...ite Use only genuine Brodersen bus cables for connection to Brodersen RTUs and for extension of I O module blocks The LB2 bus connection cables are a special build to handle the power requirements and...

Page 33: ...BL Series Module Configurator All BL Series modules are configured in Worksuite After creating a new project right click the project heading and select Configure I Os with and select the Brodersen RT...

Page 34: ...ploads modules from the online RTU 6 4 3 Moving a module Modules can be moved left or right by placing the mouse cursor on the module then press and hold the left mouse button to drag the module to th...

Page 35: ...or make your own For example if the syntax SLOT _ OFFSET _VAR is selected the variables will be as shown below for an 8 channel analogue input module As another example the syntax could be Module_Nr_...

Page 36: ...on DI DO module example In the example below a combination DI DO module with 10 DI and 6 DO has been selected Configuration Fields Inputs and Outputs Inverted Select if input is to be inverted Counter...

Page 37: ...variables for alternative methods of editing using document and spreadsheet software Export Select the I O module of interest and then select the Export Variables icon in the toolbar on the left to c...

Page 38: ...ter Name Variable Type Module Type OP BYTE Current Operation Mode 0 No Module 4 Stopped 5 Operational 6 Operational with heartbeat timeout 127 Pre operational 150 Missing HBCNT DWORD Number of heratbe...

Page 39: ...d tool in the main variables editor eg right click in the variables list and select Add Multi Variables The example here creates 7x variables named LB2_Slot1_OpMode thru to LB2_Slot7_OpMode After crea...

Page 40: ...ement the module address for each tag First select the relevant tags in the module column by selecting the first value then SHIFT Left click the last value Then select the Iterate Property button and...

Page 41: ...de Brodersen A S Islevdalvej 187 DK 2610 Roedovre Denmark Tel 45 45 35 26 27 Fax 45 45 35 26 29 Email sales Brodersen com August 2018 41 Example Logic Application Page showing various LB2_INFO paramet...

Page 42: ...ansmitted to RTS is deactivated Leading and trailing time is in units of msec e g COM1 9600 N 8 1 RT 50 10 RC Leading Trailing RTS is inactive when receiving data and is activated when the RTU wants t...

Page 43: ...bus Slave address and port settings You can find the function block in the Advanced function block folder All variable assignments addressing etc are done in the Fieldbus Configurator See WorkSuite fo...

Page 44: ...tem It provides the RTU32M millisecond resolution in order to make accurate time stamps From the RTU application program you have access to the real time clock via some special functions as shown belo...

Page 45: ...tion below 2 LogFileCSV simple function for logging data into a CSV file It uses a standard file write function and it is not recommended to use for data logging as a standalone Function LOGCSV Functi...

Page 46: ...of files to log and limit file size This allows management of log files in a ring buffer ensuring that your log files will not fill up the available storage memory 6 13 Status information functions RT...

Page 47: ...is available in the RTU The rest of the RAM memory up to around 64MB is used for storage file system etc The dwAvailPhys tells you how much available program memory you have in your RTU The rest is u...

Page 48: ...er the RTU32M files enter in the address field like ftp 192 168 0 1 The file structure must be the same as other RTU ini files such as SNMP txt and RTU32 ini The structure is simple and looks like thi...

Page 49: ...ces will be ignored 7 2 Network settings in RTU32 redundancy binding If you want to run redundancy Binding using the RTU32 you must configure all Ethernet interfaces No additional settings are necessa...

Page 50: ...se the program runs as fast as possible The automatic assignment of household execution time ensures all necessary operating system processes can be maintained with a good margin If you set the PLC sc...

Page 51: ...plication and monitor data online from your PC using the WorkSuite HMI Viewer or publish the page as an html document for remote viewing Example Hardware Overview The page below can be built using the...

Page 52: ...and Chrome The X5 Viewer installs in the same location on your PC as WorkSuite eg Programs Brodersen WorkSuite The WorkSuite generate tools create a zip file for use by the X5 Viewer and a htm file ba...

Page 53: ...ic applications as pages that can be viewed online using the Monitoring tool From the Tools menu select Build Monitoring Application The Generation Tool will then prompt for a name to use eg Demo_Mon1...

Page 54: ...lication that is located in the same folder as the WorkSuite application eg Program Files x86 Brodersen WorkSuite3 9 2 Use the folder icon to select the monitoring application You will then be prompte...

Page 55: ...ol See the Bulk Update Tool User Guide on CD for details 11 3 RTU32 Search Tool The RTU Search Tool is used to find RTUs on an Ethernet network It will search using the network card interface you defi...

Page 56: ...WorkSuite application program which will be printed in the system log COM port communications can be logged if you add the right parameters to the COM port setup LL extension see COM port settings for...

Page 57: ...programs in the RTU32M The application program kernel is implemented and runs in the Windows Embedded CE real time task WorkSuite offers complete PLC functionality as found in both normal PLC runtimes...

Page 58: ...all screwdriver pointed pen or paperclip for activating the reset button On the front panel of the RTU32M you will find a small 3mm hole located between the SD card and LAN 1 Behind this is a small pu...

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