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Operation & Maintenance Manual

MODEL C64

PROTECTOR

Display & Alarm

Controller

Firmware V2.0 & above

Warning: Read & understand contents of this manual prior to operation.

Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

Summary of Contents for C64 PROTECTOR

Page 1: ... 409 927 4180 info gdscorp com www gdscorp com Operation Maintenance Manual MODEL C64 PROTECTOR Display Alarm Controller Firmware V2 0 above Warning Read understand contents of this manual prior to operation Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death ...

Page 2: ...om www gdscorp com REVISION HISTORY Revision 2 0a 5 15 2013 Update Section 2 3 6 and add Revision History page 2013 GDS Corp All Rights Reserved Specifications and features subject to change without notice For more information contact GDS Corp at 409 927 2980 or email us at info gdscorp com ...

Page 3: ...PAD 10 1 4 7 APPROVALS 11 SECTION 2 BASIC OPERATION 12 2 1 MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION 12 2 2 CHANGING MENU VARIABLES USING THE KEYPAD 20 2 3 ALARM OUTPUTS 20 2 3 1 STANDARD RELAY 1 2 AND 3 22 2 3 1 1 A1 A2 A3 VOTES REQUIRED 22 2 3 1 2 ACKNOWLEDGE 22 2 3 1 3 FAILSAFE 22 2 3 1 4 ZONE 1 8 23 2 3 1 5 OVERRIDE CHANNELS 1 8 23 2 3 2 HORN PIEZO 23 2 3 2 1 A1 A2 A3 23 2 3 2 2 ACKNOWLEDGE 24 2 3 2 3 FAILSAFE ...

Page 4: ... 4 6 8 COPY TO GROUP 35 2 4 6 9 RESTORE CH DEFAULTS 35 2 5 COMMUNICATION SETTINGS MENU 36 2 5 1 COM 1 4 SETTINGS 37 2 5 1 1 FUNCTION 37 2 5 1 2 BAUDRATE 38 2 5 1 3 PARITY 38 2 5 1 4 TIMEOUT 38 2 5 1 5 POLL DELAY 38 2 5 1 6 SYMPATHY ENABLED 38 2 5 1 7 RADIO SETUP 39 2 5 1 8 SLAVE BYTE ORDER 39 2 5 1 9 WIRELESS TIMEOUT 39 2 5 2 MODBUS TCP SETTINGS 40 2 5 2 1 SLAVE BYTE ORDER 40 2 5 2 2 MASTER TIMEOU...

Page 5: ...ENSOR LIFE 51 SECTION 3 INPUT OUTPUT BOARDS 52 3 1 MAIN I O INTERFACE BOARD 10 0331 52 3 2 INPUT OUTPUT OPTION BOARDS 53 3 2 1 OPTIONAL ANALOG INPUT BOARD 10 0334 54 3 2 2 OPTIONAL DISCRETE RELAY BOARD 10 0345 56 3 2 3 OPTIONAL BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD 10 0347 57 3 2 4 BRIDGE SENSOR INPUT BOARD INITIAL SETUP 58 3 2 5 OPTIONAL 4 20mA ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD 10 0348 59 3 2 6 OPTIONAL PROGRAMMABLE RELAY...

Page 6: ...OPTION PCB FOOTPRINT DIMENSIONS AND ENCLOSURE CAPACITIES 100 SECTION 7 WIRELESS OPTION 102 7 1 RADIO SETUP MENU 103 7 1 1 HOP CHANNEL 104 7 1 2 SYSTEM ID 104 7 1 3 MODE 104 7 2 WIRELESS MONITOR MODE 104 7 2 1 RADIO STATUS ALARMS WIRELESS MONITOR MODE 105 7 2 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS ERROR 105 7 2 1 2 LOW BATTERY 106 7 2 1 3 CALIBRATIONS 106 7 3 WIRELESS MODBUS SLAVE MODE 106 7 4 WIRELESS MODBUS MASTER M...

Page 7: ...0 9 2 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS 121 SECTION 10 NETWORK CONNECTION 122 10 1 DIRECT CONNECTION WITH CROSSOVER CABLE OR HUB SWITCH 122 10 2 CONNECTING THE ST 72 TO AN EXISTING LAN 123 10 3 CONNECTING THE ST 72 ON AN ISOLATED NETWORK 124 10 4 STATIC IP CONFIGURATION 125 10 4 1 ST 72 STATIC IP CONFIGURATIION 125 10 4 2 WINDOWS XP STATIC IP CONFIGURATION 125 10 4 3 DYNAMIC IP CONFIGURATION 128 10 5 TEST...

Page 8: ...ed AC power mains disconnect or circuit breaker should be mounted near the controller and installed following applicable local and national codes If a switch is used instead of a circuit breaker a properly rate CERTIFIED fuse or current limiter is required to be installed as per local or national codes Markings for positions of the switch or breaker should state I for on and O for off Clean only w...

Page 9: ...ble The Ethernet port allows the unit to be a MODBUS TCP Master and Slave and also provides access to the embedded webpage Options such as analog I O and discrete relays for each alarm are easily added to the addressable I2 C bus Option boards have 16 channels and therefore require multiple boards for 64 channel applications In addition to traditional analog and serial methods of providing monitor...

Page 10: ... Menu and bring you directly to the Channel Configuration Menu for the channel that is selected 1 3 1 MAIN DATA SCREEN The C64 Main Data screen shown below Figure2 1 displays all active channels at once It is capable of displaying 16 32 48 or 64 channels depending on the controller s configuration This screen displays measurement name and uses a bar graph and colored cells that flash with new alar...

Page 11: ...th new alarms to be displayed While in the Main Data screen use to highlight any cell and press Edit to go directly to that channel s configuration menu or press Next twice to scroll through that channel s individual data screens The exploded channel 38 in the example below Figure 2 2 indicates it is the channel selected and unused channels are grayed out when turned off Figure 2 2 Main Data Scree...

Page 12: ... subinterval To accurately portray the trend a vertical line is drawn between MIN MAX values for each subinterval The AVERAGE value pixel is then left blank leaving a gap in the vertical line This is demonstrated in the noisy area of the 24 hour trend in Figure 2 3 If the MAX MIN values are within 2 of each other there is no need for the vertical line and only the AVERAGE value pixel is darkened a...

Page 13: ... triangle that points right represents a high trip alarm and one that points left represents a low trip alarm When a channel reaches alarm state the bar graph changes to the color that represents that alarm level and flashes Once the alarm is acknowledged the bar stops flashing If there are more than 16 channels active the scroll bar along the right side of the screen indicates channels not in the...

Page 14: ...larm and one that points down represents a low trip alarm The Combination Screen is also useful for testing inputs for stability since MAX MIN AVERAGE values reset each time this screen is selected For example to test stability over a one hour period for an input begin timing as soon as the channel is selected One hour later record the MAX MIN AVERAGE values The visible trend is only 30 minutes bu...

Page 15: ...he Display Alarm feature in the Systems Configuration menu allows new alarms to always force the LCD to the Zone screen This is useful for applications requiring zones with alarms to be displayed If the Zone feature is not utilized this screen can be turned off in the Systems Menu The Zone screen is also helpful for configuring the different zones To display all the channels included in any zone p...

Page 16: ... Isolated Serial Expansion Board add 1 5 watts TB4 terminals 2 4 6 8 of the standard I O Board provide a maximum of 500mA fused output power for powering of auxiliary external devices such as relays lamps or transmitters Power consumed from these terminals should be considered when calculating system power consumption 1 4 1 1 600 WATT AC 24VDC POWER SUPPLY 110 120 VAC 8 5A max 220 240VAC 5A max Un...

Page 17: ...be kept separate from low level signal wiring 1 4 2 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE 25 to 60 degrees C 1 4 3 HUMIDITY RANGE 0 TO 90 R H Non Condensing 1 4 4 ALTITUDE Recommended up to 2000 meters 1 4 5 HOUSINGS General purpose panel mount weighing 7 lbs and including hardware for 19 rack mounting Figure 6 1 NEMA 4X wall mount in fiberglass enclosure weighing 54 lbs Figure 6 2 Includes non intrusive magn...

Page 18: ...CSA C22 2 No 213 M1987 Non Incendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I Division 2 Hazardous Locations UL Std No 1604 Third Ed 1994 Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II Division 2 Class III Hazardous Classified Locations ANSI ISA 12 12 01 2010 Non Incendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II Division 2 and Class III Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous Classified Locations CSA Fi...

Page 19: ...the 5 graphic data screens When C64 power is applied the graphic LCD starts in the Main Data screen 2 1 MAIN MENU CONFIGURATION Variables inside Main menu tree allow optimum C64 configuration for a wide range of demanding multi point monitoring applications The main menu is entered by pressing Menu Channel configuration menus are entered by pressing Edit from any channel s data screens and scrolli...

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Page 27: ...try move the cursor within a field When the field is complete Edit clears the cursor and loads it into non volatile memory where it is retained indefinitely and Next will cancel any changes that have been made in the active field With no cursor present Next closes open menus in reverse order and returns the LCD to the most recent data display 2 3 ALARM OUTPUTS The menu item identified as ALARM OUT...

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Page 29: ... to trip if any channel has an A1 level alarm active Default settings for standard relay 2 are A1 Votes 00 A2 Votes 01 A3 Votes 00 which causes relay 2 to trip if any channel has an A2 level alarm active Example If either default setting is modified such that A1 Votes 02 and A2 Votes 01 then any two channels must have an A1 level alarm active and any one channel must have an A2 level alarm active ...

Page 30: ...on an optional discrete relay PCB configured for Alarm 1 see section 3 2 2 2 3 1 5 OVERRIDE CHANNELS 1 8 Override allows entering one of the 256 different alarms that will trip this relay regardless of the Votes or Zone entries There are four alarms per channel and 64 channels and any one of these alarms may be used as the Over Ride This feature is useful when one channel s alarm has more signific...

Page 31: ...e is no alarm Thereby a power failure forces the relay contact to the alarm position 2 3 2 4 PIEZO ALARM Piezo Alarm ON causes the audible piezo to duplicate the action of the horn relay This feature may be used to provide a low decibel indication of the status of the system s horn 2 3 3 DISCRETE RELAY 10 00345 Discrete relay options may also be configured to function in a Failsafe mode using the ...

Page 32: ... identical Under the PROGRAMMABLE RELAY menu the user can configure the same parameters as STANDARD RELAYS discussed in section 2 3 1 Figure 2 12 2 4 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION ENTRY MENU CHANNEL CONFIGURATION is accessed through the MAIN MENU Once in the CHANNEL CONFIGURATION entry menu show on left in Figure 2 13 use to scroll up or down to select the channel that is to be configured Once the correct...

Page 33: ... 0a 26 2 4 1 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION MENUS Once the appropriate channel has been selected its configuration menu allows the following parameters to be accessed Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 Fault Alarm Data From Linearize and Configure Figure 2 14 ...

Page 34: ... no longer exists YES also causes this alarm group s common relay front panel LED and optional discrete relay to latch NO allows all outputs for this alarm to automatically reset as soon as the alarm condition clears 2 4 2 3 TRIP ON TRIP ON is set to HIGH for increasing alarms or LOW for decreasing alarms to determine if the alarm activates upon exceeding or falling below the setpoint 2 4 2 4 ON O...

Page 35: ... or default full scale value If the full scale value is changed the fault value is automatically updated to reflect the new value For example if the fault level is 10 and the full scale value is changed from 100 to 50 the fault level will automatically changed to 5 which is 10 of the new full scale value If the fault level is 5 5 of full scale and the full scale value is changed from 100 to 50 the...

Page 36: ...er will be interpreted as an unsigned 16bit integer For Modbus 16bit signed a single register will be interpreted as a signed 16bit integer For Modbus 32bit 2 consecutive registers are read and interpreted as a 32bit IEEE Floating Point value In 32bit Mode the register value is read directly and not scaled with Min Max Raw parameters 2 4 4 2 MIN RAW MAX RAW MIN MAX RAW is the Min Raw and Max Raw c...

Page 37: ...e manually changed C64 CAL MODE features allow pushbutton calibration of zero and span values This feature should be utilized only when there are no other zero span controls within the monitoring system since it is inappropriate to calibrate a signal at more than one point Therefore if calibration is to be performed at another transmitter or monitoring device the C64 CAL MODE feature should not be...

Page 38: ...ffers channel Marker menus for detecting and indicating such events see Figure 2 18 While active the C64diplays a 6 digit ASCII message to indicate the special event and if equipped with 10 0348 4 20mA output option the C64 also transmits the same 4mA value Figure 2 18 2 4 4 5 1 Marker Enabled Turns the marker feature ON and OFF 2 4 4 5 2 Marker The negative Marker value is entered into the Marker...

Page 39: ...hen the Data From is set to receive input through the Communications ports this is where the salve s unique ID number is entered Remote ID numbers up to 247 are valid 2 4 4 7 ALIAS The Alias register numbers define the location of the variable representing the input value of the Modbus data received through the Communications ports This number must be obtained from the manufacturer of the Modbus R...

Page 40: ...ull scale values This means if the range is 0 200 ppmH2S then 100 ppm is 50 of full scale Zero input will provide a zero output and 100 input a 100 output Nine intermediate points may be entered to define the curve Figure 2 20 2 4 6 CONFIGURE MENU From the entry level setup menu in Figure 2 14 the CONFIGURE menu may be entered for setting variables defining how the controller presents monitored da...

Page 41: ...e limited to a maximum of four digits and a polarity sign An auto ranging feature displays the highest resolution allowed by this menu s decimal point entry For example if three decimal points are entered and the range is 0 to 100ppm the reading will be 0 000 at 0ppm and 100 0 at 100ppm However this may be undesirable due to the high resolution at zero unless the sensor s output is extremely stabl...

Page 42: ...nnels Use Edit and to select channel numbers and Edit once more to copy 2 4 6 8 COPY TO GROUP This menu simplifies the Setup procedure by allowing one channel to be copied to a whole group of channels For example if some groups of 16 channels are identical except for the Measurement Name entry one channel could be configured and copied to the whole group at one time Only Measurement Name then must...

Page 43: ... four possible communication ports Once in the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS entry menu show on left in Figure 2 22 use to scroll up or down to select the communication port that is to be configured Once the correct com port is selected Edit brings you to that com port s configuration menu shown on right below Com ports 1 4 have identical menus and are shown only once Figure 2 22 ...

Page 44: ...mode is exclusively for wireless communication to our GASMAX RF wireless sensor transmitters please visit GASMAX RF See section 7 2 2 5 1 1 4 Redundant Port This setting allows the user to create a redundant port which uses the settings from another port that is already configured Redundant mode works with ports configured as Modbus Master When configured as a redundant port the Primary port commu...

Page 45: ...f the communication port The options include 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 2 5 1 3 PARITY A PARITY bit is a bit that is added to ensure that the number of bits with the value one in a set of bits is even or odd Parity bits are used as the simplest form of error detecting code The default is None 2 5 1 4 TIMEOUT The Master TIMEOUT menu item affects the C64 s master Modbus ports TIMEOUT is the l...

Page 46: ...ption is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 6 5 A3 TRANSMIT When set to YES the C64 broadcasts the alarm 3 alarm flag out of the communication port This option is only available if SYMPATHY ENABLED is set to YES 2 5 1 7 RADIO SETUP RADIO SETUP is used to configure radio kits that are connected directly to the C64 See section 7 1 2 5 1 8 SLAVE BYTE ORDER If Modbus Slave is selec...

Page 47: ...e select bar on this entry the Edit toggles between the 4 possible modes Min Max Raw values are not used in this mode 2 5 2 2 MASTER TIMEOUT The time in milliseconds before the unit gives up on a Modbus request and moves on to the next channel After three consecutive timeouts the channel enters the COM Error state 2 5 2 3 MASTER POLL DELAY The time in milliseconds the unit will delay between Modbu...

Page 48: ... the unit on a network This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 3 4 NETMASK Specify if your network requires Netmask specifies the subnet addressing scheme This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 3 5 GATEWAY Gateway is the IP address of the device that may connect this subnet to other networks This is automatically set when DHCP is enabled 2 5 4 TROUBLESHOOTING The TROUBLESHOO...

Page 49: ...ation port 3 in magenta Ch 21 31 communication port 4 in blue Ch 33 41 and the Ethernet port in yellow Ch 42 47 The number that is shown after the channel number represents the number of times a query was sent out and either a corrupt message was received or no message was received at all When trouble shooting a specific channel or communication port a simple test can be ran by resetting this numb...

Page 50: ...st be entered into the Lock Code field The C64 will ask this 4 digit code to be re entered and then it will be lock Once locked re entering the code will unlock the unit It is very important to record the 4 digit code However if lost the controller may be unlocked by entering the override code 8621 2 6 3 MODBUS LOCK CODE The Modbus database is normally locked The register 40099 is used to unlock t...

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Page 52: ...uration menus are accessed by pointing to the desired item and pressing Edit C o n f i g u r e Z o n e Na me s Mi mi c Mo d e S D Ca r d V i e w E v e n t L o g C l e a r E v e n t L o g V i e w S e n s o r L i f e V e r s i o n v 1 0 0 S y s t e m Co n t r a s t Da t e T i me E n a b l e Ch a n n e l Co u n t Di s p l a y A l a r m Wa r mu p T i me mi n Ca l P u r g e T i me mi n Z o n e S c r e ...

Page 53: ...reens when an alarm level is reached This proves to be useful if channel or zone must be displayed when in alarm The MAIN DATA screen is the default alarm screen from the factory 2 7 2 6 WARMUP CAL PURGE TIME WARMUP CAL PURGE TIME are available to prevent unwanted alarm trips during these times This time can be adjusted up to five minutes for sensors that take a long time to warmup or drift back d...

Page 54: ...rms of another C64 which can be connected with RS485 or TCP IP Entering the communications port and slave ID allows the C64 to automatically retrieve programmed configuration parameters from the Main controller The Mimic controller s communication port must be configured as the Modbus Master and the Main controller s communication port is set to Modbus Slave Once connected the Mimic controller wil...

Page 55: ...he header The header shows the name of each column The AVG fields in the header list the zero and span values for that channel The zero and span can be used when creating plots Another line exists for each minute of the day Those lines are time stamped with the hour and minute The numeric format of the MIN MAX and AVG values are based on channel settings The decimal precision is the same that is v...

Page 56: ... C64 to change the current configuration to a previous configuration or the SD card can be moved to another unit and the configuration can be copied to the second unit This is done by selecting LOAD CONFIG FILE then select the name and date of the configuration file that is to be copied 2 7 5 5 VIEW LOG FILE TREND VIEW LOG FILE TREND displays historic 24 hours of data using the 24 Hour Trend scree...

Page 57: ...me and date stamped and if channel specific the number is shown in the right column Use to scroll through the events The following events are logged Alarm 1 In Alarm 1 Out Alarm 2 In Alarm 2 Out Alarm 3 In Alarm 3 Out Fault In Fault Out Comm Error Config Error IO Error Cal In Cal Out System Boot Cold Boot Alarm Reset Remote Alarm Reset Alarm Refresh Marker Configuration Change and Event Log Cleare...

Page 58: ...be pushed out as new ones occur Figure 2 36 2 7 8 VIEW SENSOR LIFE Sensor Life is available when at least one channel has Sensor Life activated in the Marker menu see section 2 4 4 5 The Sensor Info screen displays each channel s sensor status as illustrated in Figure 2 37 Channels with Sensor Life disabled are indicate by Ch Disabled below the bar Cal Required indicates no Calibration Marker valu...

Page 59: ...g additional terminals for incoming and outgoing cables For example installing the two COM 1 jumpers connects screw terminals 1 5 and terminals 3 7 at TB3 RS 485 terminating resistors R5 COM 1 and R11 COM 2 are located on the MAIN I O Board and installed by moving the jumpers at JP2 to position 1 These resistors should not be installed if the port is not at the end of the communication line TB1 of...

Page 60: ...DC power to terminals 1 3 24VDC 5 7 24VDC COM of TB4 J9 is 40 pin ribbon to main controller J1 J2 connect to I2C optional I O Figure 3 1 Main I O Board 3 2 INPUT OUTPUT OPTION BOARDS Telephone style RJ11 connections J3 and J4 on all option Boards are used to add optional 16 channel analog and digital I O All option Boards must have 24 VDC applied to TB3 or TB4 which are tied together making daisy ...

Page 61: ...ts These are EXC and HI LO inputs TB3 and TB4 with only two positions each is for daisy chaining the power supply from one option board to another When the transmitters are hi power three wire units it is recommended this power be supplied to each option board with its own pair of wires connected directly to the DC power supply Precision 150 ohm 5 watt resistors R1 R16 between each channel s IN LO...

Page 62: ... HI Rev E EXC EXC R6 R5 LO EXC HI LO EXC HI LO EXC HI LO EXC EXC LO LO HI EXC LO HI LO HI 38 54 39 55 08 24 07 23 06 22 37 53 05 21 13 29 45 61 14 30 46 62 15 31 47 63 16 32 48 64 R8 R7 R16 R13 R15 R14 HI HI LO LO EXC LO HI EXC LO EXC LO HI EXC LO LO HI EXC HI EXC LO HI EXC HI EXC LEDs indicate board configuration EXC HI EXC HI LO LO 01 17 HI LO EXC HI LO EXC HI LO EXC HI LO LO HI HI EXC LO HI EXC...

Page 63: ...of 10 0345 discrete relays may be programmed in the system configuration menu as described in section 2 3 3 Many C64 applications utilize the five standard alarm relays see section 3 0 and sixteen optional programmable relay board and do not require discrete relays for each of the 64 alarm events 64 A1s 64 A2s 64 A3s 64 Faults If discrete relays are needed for all 64 alarms then sixteen boards are...

Page 64: ...r and balance potentiometer and an adjustable switching regulator for setting the correct sensor excitation voltage A three position coarse gain jumper allows setting the gain of the bridge amplifier Fault supervision circuitry forces the C64 into a FAULT condition upon sensor failure or removal This option may also be configured to accept 4 20mA inputs for mixing bridge sensors and current loops ...

Page 65: ...system power and connect sensor wires to the R C A terminals Reapply system power and confirm correct voltage across each sensor s A R terminals Note If sensor wires are long it may be necessary to measure the excitation voltage at the sensor end to compensate for I2 R losses in the wiring 3 With the minus voltmeter lead on TB3 common connect the plus lead to the channel s red test point With zero...

Page 66: ...nnels REF 10 0192 J3 J4 are interchangeable I2C connectors used to add other option PCB assemblies to the controller 4 2 0 VDC Figure 3 4 3 2 5 OPTIONAL 4 20mA ANALOG OUTPUT BOARD 10 0348 An optional 16 bit 4 20mA analog output board shown in Figure 3 5 may be connected to the I2 C bus Each channel s output will transmit 4mA for 0 readings and 20mA for 100 readings Loop drive capability depends up...

Page 67: ... the ST 72 Figure 3 5 3 2 6 OPTIONAL PROGRAMMABLE RELAY BOARD 10 0350 An optional Programmable Relay Board shown in Figure 3 6 adds 16 programmable 5 amp resistive form C relays per 16 channel alarm board Each relay may be configured via the Alarm Outputs Menu in the C64 Main Menu for ALARM 1 VOTES ALARM 2 VOTES ALARM 3 VOTES ACKNOWLEDGE FAILSAFE ZONES and OVERRIDES Each relay can be individually ...

Page 68: ...on output If communication is lost with the CPU board or if the relay board s processor fails the positive terminal of TB5 is pulled low All relays are rated at 5 Amp for 28 VDC and 250 VAC RESISTIVE loads IMPORTANT Appropriate diode DC loads or MOV AC loads snubber devices must be installed with inductive loads to prevent RFI noise spikes Relay wiring should be kept separate from low level signal...

Page 69: ...VDC power for the monitors or transmitters providing inputs to the C64 A 600 watt AC DC power supply may be included for these applications 115VAC or 230VAC When ordered from the factory it is pre wired to provide 24VDC primary power for the C64 controller as well as any transmitters or monitors that may be connected by the end user Figure 3 7 600 Watt 24VDC Power Supply ...

Page 70: ...re 24VDC power for the monitors or transmitters providing inputs to the C64 A 150 watt AC DC power supply may be included for these applications 115VAC or 230 VAC selected via slide switch When ordered from the factory it is pre wired to provide 24VDC primary power for the C64 controller as well as any transmitters or monitors that may be connected by the end user Figure 3 8 ...

Page 71: ...gnostics is exited It is very important to understand that CHANNEL INPUT DATA IS NOT PROCESSED DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS MODE It is possible to miss important input values while utilizing this mode and appropriate safeguards should be in place However the Diagnostics Mode can prove invaluable when testing I O since relays and analog outputs may be stimulated without driving inputs to precise levels 4...

Page 72: ...ss Edit These steps bring you to the screen on the right in Figure4 2 and allow the actuation of each relay in the group to be activated individually LEDs on the Discrete Relay board confirm relay actuation Figure4 2 4 3 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS PROGRAMMABLE RELAY allows manual actuation of the Programmable Relays while in the Diagnostic mode Highlight the relay to be actuated and press Edit LEDs on th...

Page 73: ...nts and can be useful for trouble shooting These counts have no calibration applied to them so the user can see if a particular channel s Analog to Digital counts 4 4 2 CALIBRATE BOARD Initial calibrating of each analog input channel is done at the factory by selecting each channel one at a time and applying 20mA The analog input board self adjust its output and stored this value in non volatile m...

Page 74: ...nalog output option board the output can be manually stimulated by selecting the channel group then the channel to be ramped up Pressing the Edit increases the output value in 4mA increments from 0mA to 20mA Figure 4 5 4 6 PIEZO Selecting PIEZO pulses the controller s local Piezo buzzer Figure 4 6 ...

Page 75: ...ision 2 0a 68 4 7 LEDS Selecting LEDs from the diagnostics menu causes the six LEDs on the front panel to blink without affecting their corresponding relays All six relay will cycle individually as indicated on the screen Figure 4 7 ...

Page 76: ...orts together as shown in Figure 4 8 and selecting SERIAL PORTS in the diagnostic menu The controller does a self diagnostic by polling one communication port with the other to ensure correct operation It gives a SUCCESS or FAILURE report If the optional communication ports 3 and 4 are not installed they will show a failure as illustrated in Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 ...

Page 77: ...figuration screen All the connected I O boards are displayed Second remove the PGM jumper J2 on the option board you want to configure A box will be displayed as show below in Figure 4 9 Use to select the parameter to be changed and press the Edit to toggle trough the options Third replace the PGM jumper J2 once the correct configuration is selected The box will disappear once the jumper is reinst...

Page 78: ...hen ModbusTCP slave is used the slave ID field of the message is ignored Channels can be configured to poll using the C64 s ModbusTCP master interface Devices are polled by IP Address not hostname 5 2 MODBUS SLAVE WRITES The Modbus slave ports allow function code 5 write coil as well as function code 6 and 16 write holding registers These function codes can be used to write configuration parameter...

Page 79: ...le These values can be read using either discrete register or the holding register Type Channel First Last Block Size Read FC Write FC Notes Lock Status N A 12005 12005 N A 2 N A Indicates the lock state for Modbus writes Locked 1 Unlocked 0 Standard Relay 1 State N A 12020 12020 N A 2 N A Off 0 On 1 doesn t take into account failsafe Standard Relay 2 State N A 12021 12021 N A 2 N A Off 0 On 1 doe...

Page 80: ...Indicates whether the fault has been acknowledged Horn Relay Flashing N A 12034 12034 N A 4 N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether the horn relay has been acknowledged Channel Data Alarm 1 Status 1 64 13449 13512 1 2 N A Off 0 On 1 Alarm 1 Flashing 1 64 13513 13576 1 2 N A Off 0 On 1 Alarm 2 Status 1 64 13577 13640 1 2 N A Off 0 On 1 Alarm 2 Flashing 1 64 13641 13704 1 2 N A Off 0 On 1 Alarm 3 Statu...

Page 81: ...ersion N A 32002 32002 N A 4 N A Reads version 100 Custom Feature N A 32003 32003 N A 4 N A N A Customer ID N A 32004 32004 N A 4 N A N A Lock Status N A 32005 32005 N A 4 N A Indicates the lock state for Modbus writes Locked 1 Unlocked 0 Boot Date Year N A 32006 32006 N A 4 N A System boot timestamp 0000 9999 Boot Date Mon N A 32007 32007 N A 4 N A System boot timestamp 0 12 Boot Date Day N A 320...

Page 82: ...ard Relay 1 Flashing N A 32026 32020 N A 4 N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 1 has been acknowledged Standard Relay 2 Flashing N A 32027 32027 N A 4 N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 2 has been acknowledged Standard Relay 3 Flashing N A 32028 32028 N A 4 N A False 0 True 1 Indicates whether standard relay 3 has been acknowledged Fault Relay Flashing N A 32029 32...

Page 83: ...4 1 4 N A 16bit integer value tracking analog output Uses a range of 800 4000 to represent 4 20mA Channel Value 1 64 33001 33064 1 4 N A 16bit representation of float w 5 over under range see formula Channel Value 1 64 33065 33192 2 4 N A 32bit IEEE Floating point Channel Value 1 64 33193 33384 3 4 N A Character string representation of value 2 ASCII characters per register Alarm 1 Status 1 64 334...

Page 84: ...0 On 1 Cal Flag 1 64 34089 34152 1 4 N A Off 0 On 1 Marker Detected 1 64 34153 34216 1 2 N A Off 0 On 1 Linearizing 1 64 34217 34280 1 2 N A Set if the channel s linearize map is non default Off 0 On 1 Error Flashing 1 64 34281 34344 1 2 N A Unacknowledged error Off 0 On 1 Sensor Life 1 64 34401 34464 1 4 N A 2 Disabled 1 Cal Required 0 100 Sensor life 16bit representation of float w 5 over under ...

Page 85: ... 59 Warmup Time N A 40027 40027 N A 3 6 16 Time in minutes 0 5 Cal Purge Time N A 40028 40028 N A 3 6 16 Time in minutes 0 5 Block Negative N A 40029 40029 N A 3 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Zone Names Zone 1 Name N A 40030 40037 N A 3 6 16 Character string 2 characters per register Zone 2 Name N A 40038 40045 N A 3 6 16 Character string 2 characters per register Zone 3 Name N A 40046 40053 N A 3 6 16 Characte...

Page 86: ...AY 1 Type Channel First Last Block Size Read FC Write FC Notes A1 Votes N A 40100 40100 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 1 channels required 0 64 A2 Votes N A 40101 40101 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 2 channels required 0 64 A3 Votes N A 40102 40102 N A 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required 0 64 Acknowledge N A 40103 40103 N A 3 6 16 Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 Yes 1 Failsafe N A 40104 40104 N A 3 6 16 Relay is failsafe No 0 Ye...

Page 87: ... channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 1 Alarm N A 40114 40114 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 2 Channel N A 40115 40115 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 2 Alarm N A 40116 40116 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 3 Channel N A 40117 40117 N A 3 6 16 Create a...

Page 88: ...e Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 6 Channel N A 40123 40123 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 6 Alarm N A 40124 40124 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 7 Channel N A 40125 40125 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 7 Alarm N A 40126 40126 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override cha...

Page 89: ...e No 0 Yes 1 Zone 1 Enable N A 40145 40145 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 1 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 2 Enable N A 40146 40146 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 2 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 3 Enable N A 40147 40147 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 3 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 4 Enable N A 40148 40148 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 4 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 5 Enable N A 40149 40149 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 5 cha...

Page 90: ...e Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 3 Channel N A 40157 40157 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 3 Alarm N A 40158 40158 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 4 Channel N A 40159 40159 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 4 Alarm N A 40160 40160 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override cha...

Page 91: ...0165 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 7 Alarm N A 40166 40166 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 8 Channel N A 40167 40167 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 8 Alarm N A 40168 40168 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 5 3 7 STANDARD RELAY...

Page 92: ... 4 Enable N A 40188 40188 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 4 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 5 Enable N A 40189 40189 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 5 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 6 Enable N A 40190 40190 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 6 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 7 Enable N A 40191 40191 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 7 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 8 Enable N A 40192 40192 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 8 channels for voting ...

Page 93: ...199 40199 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 4 Alarm N A 40200 40200 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 5 Channel N A 40201 40201 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 5 Alarm N A 40202 40202 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 6 Chan...

Page 94: ...m for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 5 3 8 DISCRETE RELAYS Type Channel First Last Block Size Read FC Write FC Notes A1 Failsafe N A 40220 40220 N A 3 6 16 Makes discrete relays boards that use alarm 1 failsafe No 0 Yes 1 A2 Failsafe N A 40221 40221 N A 3 6 16 Makes discrete relays boards that use alarm 2 failsafe No 0 Yes 1 A3 Failsafe N A 40222 40222 N A 3 6 16 Makes ...

Page 95: ...alue 1 64 41425 41552 2 3 16 32bit IEEE Float Span Value 1 64 41553 41680 2 3 16 Integer and divisor Span Value 1 64 41681 41808 2 3 16 32bit IEEE Float Alarm 1 Setpoint 1 64 41809 41936 2 3 16 Integer and divisor Setpoint 1 64 41937 42064 2 3 16 32bit IEEE Float Latching 1 64 42065 42128 1 3 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Trip 1 64 42129 42192 1 3 6 16 Low 0 high 1 On Delay 1 64 42193 42256 1 3 6 16 Time in sec...

Page 96: ... 43472 1 3 6 16 Low 0 high 1 On Delay 1 64 43473 43536 1 3 6 16 Time in seconds 0 10 Off Delay 1 64 43537 43600 1 3 6 16 Time in minutes 0 120 Horn Drive 1 64 43601 43664 1 3 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Color 1 64 43665 43728 1 3 6 16 Alarm color displayed on the unit Red 0 Blue 1 Orange 2 Enable 1 64 43729 43792 1 3 6 16 No 0 Yes 1 Fault Setpoint 1 64 43793 43920 2 3 16 Integer and divisor Setpoint 1 64 4392...

Page 97: ...ress 1 64 45073 45200 2 3 16 Target address for ModbusTCP TCP IP Port 1 64 45201 45328 1 3 6 16 TCP IP port for ModbusTCP 0 65535 Linearize Map Point 1 1 64 45329 45584 4 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 2 1 64 45585 45840 4 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 3 1 64 45841 46096 4 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE Floats Input and Output Point 4 1 64 46097 46352 4 3 16 2x 32bit IEEE ...

Page 98: ...47761 47824 1 3 6 16 Zone 1 0 Zone 2 1 Zone 3 2 Zone 4 3 Zone 5 4 Zone 6 5 Zone 7 6 Zone 8 7 Deadband 1 64 47825 47952 2 3 16 32bit IEEE Float 0 0 5 0 5 3 11 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS The programmable relay option allows 16 relays to be configured The configuration parameters are the same for all 16 relays The following table shows the base address of each programmable relay Programmable Relay Number Ba...

Page 99: ... A 3 6 16 Alarm 3 channels required 0 64 Acknowledge N A 3 N A 3 6 16 Relay is acknowledgeable No 0 Yes 1 Failsafe N A 4 N A 3 6 16 Relay is failsafe No 0 Yes 1 Zone 1 Enable N A 5 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 1 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 2 Enable N A 6 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 2 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 3 Enable N A 7 N A 3 6 16 Use zone 3 channels for voting No 0 Yes 1 Zone 4 Enable N A 8 ...

Page 100: ... disabled 0 64 Override 2 Alarm N A 16 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 3 Channel N A 17 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 3 Alarm N A 18 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 4 Channel N A 19 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 4 ...

Page 101: ...4 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 7 Channel N A 25 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 7 Alarm N A 26 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for this override channel to use Alarm 1 0 Alarm 2 1 Alarm 3 2 Override 8 Channel N A 27 N A 3 6 16 Create an override channel 0 is disabled 0 64 Override 8 Alarm N A 28 N A 3 6 16 Alarm for thi...

Page 102: ... a rectangular cutout 7 1 x 9 3 Only one 16 channel I O option Boards such as analog input or discrete relays may be mounted directly to the back of the enclosure Additional 16 channel I O option boards must be located external from the assembly on another mounting plate An extension I2 C cable up to 10 is required for this purpose Weight is approximately 7 pounds Properly ground the enclosure and...

Page 103: ...able for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 55 pounds Figure 6 4 provides important warning information concerning correct grounding procedures for non metallic enclosures Conduit entries are not provided so installers may place entries as needed Bottom or lower side areas are recommended Care must be taken to avoid drilling into ...

Page 104: ...s suitable for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 17 pounds Figure 6 4 provides important warning information concerning correct grounding procedures for non metallic enclosures Conduit entries are not provided so installers may place entries as needed Bottom or lower side areas are recommended Care must be taken to avoid drilling...

Page 105: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 98 Figure 6 4 ...

Page 106: ...ntially hazardous areas Five 16 channel I O option PCB s such as analog inputs or discrete relays may be mounted inside this enclosure with the addition of a 0010 1284 expansion plate It is suitable for mounting outdoors but an above mounted weather deflector shield is recommended Weight is approximately 110 pounds Properly ground the enclosure and follow national and local electrical codes Figure...

Page 107: ...se aluminum 19 expansion plate adds Four options RCS Part 0010 0321 72 03 Full 19 Rack mount two C64s o Two options 2 I O o Use aluminum 19 expansion plate adds Four options RCS Part 0010 0321 72 04 NEMA 4X Large fiberglass enclosure o Six options I O o Or two single dual radio options five regular options I O o Use NEMA 4X expansion plate adds Five options RCS Part 0010 1269 72 05 NEMA 4X Stainle...

Page 108: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 101 6 875 0 0 152 217 0 0 4 180 4 017 6 722 MAIN I O OPTION PCB FOOTPRINT 125 holes 4places Figure 6 6 Option Board Dimensions and Mounting Footprint ...

Page 109: ...e requires the radio be connected to the C64 s RS 485 port configured for MODBUS MASTER and Wireless Modbus Slave mode connects it to the RS 485 port configured for MODBUS SLAVE Section 2 5 1 1 It is important to remember RADIO SETUP functions described in section 7 1 may be performed from the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS menu Each transceiver on a wireless network must have their RADIO SETUP menus conf...

Page 110: ...O SETUP menu Pressing the Edit key with the arrow pointing to the Radio Setup menu brings the RADIO SETUP menus to the screen right side of Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 2 4 GHz Radio Modem Note 10 0357 Has One Radio Module Installed 10 0358 Has Two Radio Modules Installed 900 MHz Radio Modem Note 10 0364 Has One Radio Module Installed 10 0365 Has Two Radio Modules Installed ...

Page 111: ...RVER PER NETWORK 7 2 WIRELESS MONITOR MODE Wireless Monitor mode is exclusively for wireless communication to our GASMAX RF wireless sensor transmitters please visit GASMAX RF In Monitor mode the radio connects to the C64 s communication port and receives input data from up to 64 GASMAX RF sensor transmitters Wired and wireless inputs may be mixed between the C64 s 64 channels so it is possible to...

Page 112: ...tions Displayed here Observe this arrow to monitor time between RF transmissions Arrow resets to right of screen after each transmission typically 5 minutes with Comm Error after 18 minutes Figure 7 4 7 2 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS ERROR Each channel s 30 minute trend screen Figure 7 4 is very useful for diagnosing wireless problems since it indicates amount of time since the most recent transmission was ...

Page 113: ... Controller also equipped with a radio modem As in all GDS Corp wireless networks one transceiver must be designated as Server and all others as Clients No special configuration is required by the master or slave since this is a standard Modbus RTU network However radios must have the same Hop Channel and System ID settings to communicate The entire C64 Modbus database including registers and supp...

Page 114: ... The wavelength is based on the frequency Wavelength in meters 300 frequency in MHz Wavelength in feet 1000 frequency in MHz Therefore 900 MHZ antennas require at least 2 3 meter 2 feet and 2 4GHz 15 cm 6 inches Antennas may be mounted with less clearance but radiation will be reduced If the radio path is short this won t matter It is important the antenna mounting bracket to well connected to ear...

Page 115: ...er antenna if possible will also help to isolate the RF coupling 7 5 4 COAX CABLES If a coax cable connects to the antenna via connectors it is very important to weatherproof the connection using our 1000 2314 or equivalent sealing tape Moisture ingress into a coax cable connection is the most common cause of problems with antenna installations A three layer sealing process is recommended an initi...

Page 116: ...he same ground point as the C64 Antennas are normally mounted to a metal bracket which should be grounded to the C64 earth connection Surge energy induced into the antenna will be drained first by the mount s ground connection second by the outside shield of the coax cable to the ground connection on the radio and third by the internal conductor of the coax cable via the radio electronics This thi...

Page 117: ...int different earth potentials can exist during surge conditions There is also the possibility of surge voltages being induced on long lengths of wire from nearby power cables Surge diverters can be fitted to the data cable to protect against surges entering the wireless unit The same principle applies to I O device is not close to the wireless unit the risk of surge increases Surge diverters for ...

Page 118: ...properly drawn pages In order to view the webpage first the user must know the IP address or if DHCP enabled the controller s hostname This information can be viewed from the Network Settings menu see section 2 5 3 Once the name or address is entered into a browser a pop up box ask the user for the username and password The name and password are fixed The NAME admin and the PASSWORD controller64 A...

Page 119: ...flashing showing the alarm has been acknowledged The five standard relays states are shown at the bottom of the screen The boxes duplicate the LED behavior as seen when looking at the unit A flashing box indicates an unacknowledged relay a red box indicates an energized de energized for failsafe relay While in the System screen use the mouse to click on any cell to go directly to that channel s in...

Page 120: ...ed out If an alarm should occur the zone name field will flash and the corresponding box in the assigned zone will turn the color of the alarm that is present or alternate if two different colors are present Once the alarm has been acknowledged the name field will stop flashing To display all the channels included in any zone use the mouse to click that zone box The System screen will appear with ...

Page 121: ...or each subinterval Checking the Min Max and Avg box in the lower left corner turns the respective lines on and off If there is no trend data available the corresponding section of the graph will be grayed out This will occur on power interruptions The top portion of each trend screen indicates channel number real time reading in engineering units and measurement name When a channel reaches alarm ...

Page 122: ...in first out format in non volatile memory so a SD card is not necessary to view the event log These events include Alarms In and Out Alarm Resets Calibrations System and Cold Boots and Communication and Configuration Error The events are time and date stamped and if channel specific the number is shown in the right column in Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 ...

Page 123: ...g and editing of most system parameters The exceptions are communication and security settings which must be set from the unit s keypad interface All changes made to the configuration parameters will not be saved until the user has entered the correct login password 8 5 1 ALARM OUTPUTS Figure 8 5 ...

Page 124: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 117 8 5 2 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Figure 8 6 8 5 3 COPY CHANNELS Figure 8 7 ...

Page 125: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 118 8 5 4 PROGRAMMABLE RELAYS Figure 8 8 8 5 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Figure 8 9 ...

Page 126: ...the download link is clicked the unit saves the current configuration into a file and transfers it to the user It should be saved as a cfg file When uploading configuration select a cfg file and press upload Note that the maximum length of a filename for an uploaded file is 28 characters After a successful upload the unit will restart and the webpage will attempt to refresh after 30 seconds Figure...

Page 127: ...r wireless channels only This error indicates that the Interface selected is configured for something else For example if COM1 is set to Modbus slave and a channel 1 is set with a Source of Modbus 16bit and an Interface of COM1 To correct this either edit the COM port in Communication Settings menu or edit the channel s Interface in the Data From menu 9 1 3 I O ERROR I O Error indicates a problem ...

Page 128: ...oot menu shown in Figure 9 1 To access the Coldboot menu hold the Edit and cycle power The Edit can be released once the Loading Configuration Data progress bar appears If a SD Card is installed this menu will allow backing up the current configuration before starting the Coldboot If only one channel s configuration needs to be reset refer to section 2 4 6 9 Figure 9 1 ...

Page 129: ...r cable is not available or if multiple computers need access to the C64 a switch can be connected to the C64 and one or more computers using standard patch cables Figure 10 2 These simple networks will not likely have access to a DHCP server In this case if the C64 is configured for DHCP it will automatically select an IP address on the subnet 169 254 x x This subnet uses a netmask of 255 255 0 0...

Page 130: ...settings will allow it obtain an IP address from the DHCP server Once this happens the C64 can be accessed from computers and other devices on the network Computers access the C64 by hostname or by IP address If more than one C64 is on the network and if they need to communicate with each other it is recommended to use a static IP configuration see section 10 4 This is because there is a possibili...

Page 131: ...ork For example if the main network uses 192 168 0 0 192 168 0 255 with a netmask of 255 255 255 0 the isolated network could use 192 168 1 0 192 168 1 255 with the same netmask Port forwarding rules can usually be configured to only allow certain computers outside the firewall access to the C64 The method for creating forwarding rules is heavily dependent on the router firewall being used See rou...

Page 132: ... address should be set to 192 168 0 x where x is any number from 0 255 A typical address would be 192 168 0 2 The netmask should be set to 255 255 255 0 The gateway can be left as 0 0 0 0 unless the C64 will be accessing ModbusTCP devices outside a router firewall If the C64 needs to poll outside devices the gateway IP should be set This is typically the IP address of a router Figure 10 5 10 4 2 W...

Page 133: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 126 Figure 10 6 Click the properties button ...

Page 134: ...C64 Controller Users Manual Revision 2 0a 127 Figure 10 7 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click the properties button Figure 10 8 ...

Page 135: ...erver is available on the network It is recommended for C64s unless there are multiple C64s that need to communicate with each other Figure 10 9 To enable dynamic IP set DHCP to Yes in the network settings menu Power must be cycled before this change takes effect Make sure to exit the menu so the settings are saved before cycling power A PC will normally have DHCP enabled by default If not follow ...

Page 136: ...92 168 0 2 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 0 2 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Reply from 192 168 0 2 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Reply from 192 168 0 2 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Reply from 192 168 0 2 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Ping statistics for 192 168 0 2 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost 0 0 loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum 0ms Maximum 0ms Average 0ms If pinging the ho...

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