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RME2-AI-IA3 Analog Variables Acquisition Module – User’s Manual 

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Page 1: ...RME2 AI IA3 Analog Variables Acquisition Module User s Manual Exemys www exemys com Rev 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...emys com Rev 1 2 Exemys Products are in constant evolution to satisfy our customer needs For that reason the specifications and capabilities are subject to change without prior notice Updated information can be found at www exemys com Copyright Exemys 2007 All Rights Reserved ...

Page 3: ...nputs Configuration ________________________________________________ 12 1 3 1 Settings 12 1 3 2 Alarms 14 1 3 3 Monitoring 15 1 4 Serial port configuration______________________________________________ 16 2 OPERATION MODES_________________________________________________ 18 2 1 Modbus TCP ______________________________________________________ 18 2 2 CSV XML ________________________________________...

Page 4: ...s Acquisition Module User s Manual Exemys www exemys com Rev 1 4 5 2 MIB_____________________________________________________________ 25 A EXEMYS DEVICE LOCATOR 27 B COMMAND CONSOLE 29 C FACTORY SETTINGS 31 D DIN RAIL MOUNTING 32 ...

Page 5: ...tion ARP Address Resolution Protocol BPS Bits per second HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IP Internet Protocol LAN Local Area Network PC Personal Computer TCP Transmission Control Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol GND Ground Reference CSV Comma Separated Value XML Extensible Markup Language 1 2 Product Overview RME2 AI IA3 acquisition module is a complete interface for your analog ...

Page 6: ...i 62Ω Input Resolution 12 bits Network port Ethernet 10 100 Mbps RJ45 Connector Serial Protocols Modbus RTU ASCII for Gateway mode Serial Port 1 RS 232 with plug in terminals Administrator HTTP Served password protected Command Console Serial through RS 232 port Firmware update Through configuration web page Indicators Power LED Network status LED Data LED Measurements 100mm x 22 5mm x 112mm Heigh...

Page 7: ...e power supply RME2 AI IA3allows a power supply from 10 to 30 VDC Positive power supply must be connected to terminal N 1 and negative power supply to terminal No 2 as shown in the following image 2 2 Terminal Block Connections Device has 7 plug in terminals The function of each terminal is indicated in the following picture ...

Page 8: ... to the device as shown in the following image 2 3 2 Current input wiring 4 20mA In this case sensors with current loop output 4 20mA can be connected to the device as shown in the following image The input impedance value of each track is 62Ω Do not exceed the signal limit for each case 10 V or 20 mA respectively Excessive signal level may cause abnormal operation or permanent damage to the devic...

Page 9: ...hile the green one indicates the status of incoming and outgoing TCP connections Power LED indicates that device is energized Green Yellow Description Continuously on Looking for a DHCP server second on and second off Waiting serial console 90 of a second off and the remaining time on Device has an IP address and a connection bearer link This is the normal operating state 10 of a second off and th...

Page 10: ...or it using the Exemys Device Locator software which allows us to search identify and configure the basic network parameters The rest of the configuration is done from the configuration web page of the device In case you do not have a DHCP server the Exemys Device Locator will find the device with IP address 0 0 0 0 as shown in the image below If you do not have a DHCP server give it an IP address...

Page 11: ... browser is configured to search for a proxy server disable this option Type the RME2 AI IA3 IP address in the address field of your browser or from the Exemys Device Locator press the Configuration button If you configured a password the computer will ask for it when entering the web page In this case you must enter admin as the user and then the password that was set If you want to change it you...

Page 12: ...iled below Type Allows you to select the type of analog input voltage 0 10 V or current loop 4 20 mA Average Allows you to select the number of samples with which an average of readings is made for the corresponding input This average is the value shown by the input when it is monitored Possible values are 1 or 5 samples Scaling RME2 AI IA3 can convert the measured value into a scaled value For ex...

Page 13: ... of X0 and X1 corresponds to the value read in the analog digital converter of the device 0 for 0V 4000 for 10V or 800 for 4 mA and 4000 for 20 mA The value of Y0 and Y1 will be the output value for these two input points Returning to the initial example the values to be configured would be X0 800 Y0 100 X1 4000 and Y1 500 The limit values for Y are 32767 to 32767 The scaled value can be displayed...

Page 14: ...ds for each input one for a low value and one for a high value The alarm values are used to change the status text on the monitoring screen and to send SNMP traps if configured The configured values are compared with the scaled value of each input If we need an alarm when the value of input number 4 is out of the range of 10 C to 400 C decimals 0 we must set the parameters Low Value to 10 and High...

Page 15: ... of it a descriptive name and the number of decimals with which you want to see the scaled value that each input represents This visualization and follow up is done when entering to the device as explained in section 3 2 when you enter to the configuration web page the user monitoring will be displayed where you can see the previously configuration The descriptive name for variable monitoring has ...

Page 16: ...s enabled queries in Modbus TCP to read the device analog inputs must be made exclusively to the Modbus ID configured as Internal Memory Modbus ID If this option is not enabled device can respond to any Modbus TCP ID By enabling the use of the serial port the device allows you to configure basic parameters Parameter Options Modbus type RTU ASCII Baud Rate 300 to 115200 bps Data Bits 7 8 Parity No ...

Page 17: ...ead the device inputs in case it enables the serial port If you do not use the serial port you can read the RME2 AI IA3 inputs with any Modbus ID Inactivity time Modbus TCP If a TCP connection gets an inactivity time without sending or receiving data the connection will automatically close If set to 0 the connection will not close due to inactivity that means the option is disabled Exceptions Enab...

Page 18: ...ts values of the Analog Digital Converter 0 for 0V and 4000for10V 800 for 4mA and 4000 for 20mA 40201 a 40208 Input type 0 Current 4 20mA 1 Voltage 0 10V 40209 a 40216 Average 1 5 10 20 50 100 Number of samples to be averaged 40217a40224 Abscissa Zero for scaling X0 variable value between 0 and 4000 40225 a 40232 Ordinate Zero for scaling Y0 variable value between 32 767 and 32 767 40233 a 40240 A...

Page 19: ...tiplied by 100 in mA or V according each input is configured Scaled Value for each input according the scaling values are configured At any time that you access any of these 3 pages you will have current information For example if you want to display the values acquired from a spreadsheet Microsoft Excel execute the command Open File indicating as file name http 192 168 0 241 ad csv RME2 AI IA3 IP...

Page 20: ...le of generating unsolicited messages Traps for alarm notification For more information on this service see Chapter 7 2 4 Web page monitoring RME2 AI IA3 has two different types of monitoring The first one called Administrator s Monitor in which you can observe the analog values scaling A D converter and alarm status If device has a password to access the web page this monitoring has the same pass...

Page 21: ...choose by the user the alarm status and finally the scaled values only you can see inputs that were selected to be displayed in the section Configuration Inputs Monitoring 3 1 Administrator s Monitor Analog Value Value in milli Ampere or in Volt according to each of the inputs is configured In the range of 0 10 V or 4 20 mA Alarm Status In this field the alarm status of the inputs is reflected Thi...

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Page 23: ... necessary the RME2 AI IA3 can be restarted In this way all your connections will be closed and all your tasks will start again as if device had just been energized 4 3 Factory Reset User can return the device to its original factory settings This option can be executed from the web page or from the serial command console see Appendix B 4 4 Firmware update Device firmware can be updated in case ne...

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Page 25: ...nfigure up to 2 IP Manager addresses addresses to which the SNMP traps will be sent It should be clarified that if the same IP addresses are configured in the two IP Manager fields the alarms will arrive duplicated 5 2 MIB This file describes the set of objects or parameters of the RME2 AI IA3 accessible by SNMP You can download the RME2 AI IA3 MIB file from www exemys com documentation RME2 AI us...

Page 26: ...tion Module User s Manual Exemys www exemys com Rev 1 26 New Alarm Type 1 This trap is sent when an input turns from normal state to alarm state End Alarm Type 2 This trap is sent when an input turns from an alarm state to a normal state ...

Page 27: ... When Exemys Device Locator is executed for the first time it will search for any Exemys device within the network Device Device name such as RME2 AI IA3 Host Host name assigned to the device MAC Device hardware MAC address Version Current Firmware version DHCP If YES then network parameters have been obtained from a DHCP server IP Address Netmask and Gateway Device network configuration To update...

Page 28: ...e DHCP check box for device to search a DHCP server Click on OK button for Exemys Device Locator to send this information to the device If password is not correct it will display Failed to change settings If password is correct the device will be restarted for configuration changes to take effect After a few seconds the device will restart responding to the Exemys Device Locator Click on the Searc...

Page 29: ...s Console Download the Exemys Console http www exemys com console Once the serial terminal program is installed connect the RME2 AI IA3to a RS232 port on the PC and execute the Exemys Console 1 Click on Connection Serial Port it will open a window with name of all COM Serial port Select with double click the port where device is connected Verify Baud rate in the serial por is 9600 2 Turn on the RM...

Page 30: ...sword Change the configuration password Password must have a maximum of 10 characters or empty to delete it LIST Request the current device configuration HELP Displays the list of all available commands with syntax and descriptive text FACTRESET Reset to the factory settings This command must be entered 2 times for this to begin working END It saves the changes made and it ends the command console...

Page 31: ... 0 DNS 2 0 0 0 0 Puerto A Serial Port Enable NO INPUTS x 8 Configuration Type 4 20 mA Average 1 Simple scaling Enabled Abscissa X0 800 Ordinate Y0 400 Abscissa X1 4000 Ordinate Y1 20000 Alarms Low enable Disabled Low value 0 High enable Disabled High value 0 Monitoring Activation NO Name Input 1 8 Decimals 0 SNMP Activation Disabled Read community Public Read Write community Private Traps communit...

Page 32: ...OUNTING Device can be mounted on a DIN rail To assembly the module to the rail make the upper side of the device fit the DIN rail and then push gently until you hear a Click As shown in the image To disassemble the device of the rail DIN pull down the metallic clip and then remove it as shown in the image ...

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