
S90-510 CS (MAR 07)
FRICK
®
QUANTUM™ LX AcuAir
®
CONTROL PANEL
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COMMUNICATIONS SETUP
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM™ LX _____________________________________________________ 4
Quantum™ Description _____________________________________________________________________________ 4
How To Use This Manual ___________________________________________________________________________ 4
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS ________________________________________________________________ 5
General Description ________________________________________________________________________________ 5
COM-1 And COM-2 Description___________________________________________________________________ 5
COM-3 Description _____________________________________________________________________________ 5
RS-232 Description ________________________________________________________________________________ 6
RS-422/RS-485 Description _________________________________________________________________________ 6
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP _________________________________________________________________ 7
Using The Map File ________________________________________________________________________________ 8
Downloading The Map File From The Quantum™ ____________________________________________________ 8
Communication Setup Table ________________________________________________________________________ 10
TABLE 1 – COMMUNICATION SETUP _______________________________________________________ 10
ETHERNET AND NETWORKING ____________________________________________________________ 11
Description______________________________________________________________________________________ 11
Cabling_________________________________________________________________________________________ 11
RJ-45 Connectors ________________________________________________________________________________ 11
The Hub ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12
The Switch ______________________________________________________________________________________ 12
The Internet _____________________________________________________________________________________ 14
Internet Setup ________________________________________________________________________________ 14
PROTOCOL _____________________________________________________________________________ 16
Quantum™ Communications Protocols _______________________________________________________________ 16
Checklist For Setting Up Communication___________________________________________________________ 16
Frick
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Protocols _________________________________________________________________________ 17
Quantum’s Protocol Specifications ___________________________________________________________________ 17
CONVERSION CHART FOR DECIMAL / HEXADECIMAL / ASCII __________________________________ 21
ALLEN-BRADLEY COMMUNICATION ________________________________________________________ 22
Overview ____________________________________________________________________________ 22
SLC-500 - Suggested Setup ____________________________________________________________________ 22
Channel Configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 22
Read Message Setup Example __________________________________________________________________ 23
Read/Write Message __________________________________________________________________________ 23
Write Message Setup Example __________________________________________________________________ 23
PLC-5/30 - Suggested Setup ____________________________________________________________________ 23
Channel Configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 23
Read Message Setup Example __________________________________________________________________ 24
Allen-Bradley Programming Overview _____________________________________________________________ 24
Channel Configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 24
General Configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 24
System Configuration __________________________________________________________________________ 25
Message Sequence Logic ______________________________________________________________________ 25
Message Read Logic __________________________________________________________________________ 26
Message Read Setup Screen ___________________________________________________________________ 27
Message Write Logic __________________________________________________________________________ 28
Message Write Setup Screen____________________________________________________________________ 30
Allen-Bradley Data Access______________________________________________________________________ 30
EtherNet/IP __________________________________________________________________________________ 30
MODBUS
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Protocol_______________________________________________________________________
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Port Configuration of The
Leader
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Data Packet
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The Query
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The Response
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Data Field
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Error Checking___________________________________________________________________________________
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ASCII Framing
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Query (Read) Example
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Write Example
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Response Example
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