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Summary of Contents for i3N Series

Page 1: ...Think inside the box User Manual For i3 N Series Controllers...

Page 2: ...n of IMO Precision Controls Ltd All software described in this document or media is also copyrighted material subject to the terms and conditions of the IMO Software License Agreement Information in t...

Page 3: ...PLY ONLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES In no event whether as a result of breach of contract warranty tort including negligence or otherwise shall IMO or its suppliers be liab...

Page 4: ...TER 4 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 17 4 1 Grounding Definition 17 4 2 Ground Specifications 17 4 3 How to Test for Good Ground 18 4 4 I3N100 14004 SEHF Power Wiring 19 4 5 I3N100 08D12 SEHF Power Wiring 19...

Page 5: ...et Module Specifications 59 11 6 Ethernet Module Configuration 60 11 7 Ethernet Configuration IP Parameters 63 11 8 Ethernet Module Protocol Configuration 63 CHAPTER 12 DOWNLOADABLE COMMUNICATION PROT...

Page 6: ...Modbus Addressing Table for I3N Units 86 CHAPTER 17 TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 87 17 1 LED Normal Functionality 87 17 2 LED Load Program Firmware Functionality 87 17 3 Switch Normal Functional...

Page 7: ...le WARNING Replace fuse with the same type and rating to provide protection against risk of fire and shock hazards WARNING In the event of repeated failure do not replace the fuse again as a repeated...

Page 8: ...good practice and local codes e Wear proper personal protective equipment including safety glasses and insulated gloves when making connections to power circuits f Ensure hands shoes and floors are dr...

Page 9: ...2 INTRODUCTION 2 1 General Overview of a I3N100 14004 SEHF I3N100 08D12 SEHF I3N I O Connectors Recessed Buttons Run Stop Load RJ 45 Ports LED Lights Run OK PWR I O Connectors Figure 02 1 Overview of...

Page 10: ...r Manual This manual provides general information that is common to I3N models and can be downloaded from our website to obtain user documentation and updates IMO https imopc com 2 2 2 Four main types...

Page 11: ...e used with the I3N Figure 02 2 Visual Overview of Connectivity of the I3N controller CAN Serial I O I3N Other Control Devices Drives PLCs Bar Code Readers Printers SCADA OPC Servers Serial I O Sensor...

Page 12: ...working for communication with remote I O other controllers or PCs Configurable serial protocols for communication to drives PLCs or other serial peripherals Advanced high speed I O capabilities I3 co...

Page 13: ...certificates and other documentation IMO https imopc com 2 6 Opening I3 configurator Help File After opening the i3 configurator Help file either use the Contest Index or Search tabs to located inform...

Page 14: ...ation Visit the IMO websites to obtain datasheets user documentation and updates 3 1 Overview The mechanical installation greatly affects the operation safety and appearance of the system Information...

Page 15: ...essible with the use of a tool 1 The I3N modules conveniently mount on a DIN rail 2 Be sure the DIN rail is in a horizontal position before installing the unit 3 The orientation shown to the right is...

Page 16: ...ide 3 3 2 Orientation I3N should be mounted with locking DIN tab facing down 3 3 3 Noise Consider the impact on the panel layout design and clearance requirements if noise suppression devices are need...

Page 17: ...protect an application from harmful interference causing either physical damage such as by lightning or voltage transients or from circuit disruption often caused by radio frequency interference RFI...

Page 18: ...ads and two ground rods Instructions are supplied for either a two point or three point ground test Figure 04 1 Two Point Ground Connection Test To power the I3N unit V and V wires are directly wired...

Page 19: ...with a minimum of two turns of the DC and DC signals from the DC supply that is powering the controllers 4 5 I3N100 08D12 SEHF Power Wiring To power up the I3N100 08D12 SEHF supply 10 32VDC to the V1...

Page 20: ...it input registers that come from the network AQG Global Analog Output Specially defined 16 bit output registers that go to the network D Display Bit These are digital flags used to control the displa...

Page 21: ...in Max Values Program Read Write Display Read Write SR1 USER_SCR User Screen Number Excludes I3N Units 0 to 1023 Read Write Read Write SR2 ALRM_SCR Alarm Screen Number 0 none Excludes I3N Units 0 to 1...

Page 22: ...nline Change Supported in Linux and XL units only 0 to 3 Read Only Read Write SR6 Average Scan Rate ms 10 Read Only Read Only SR7 Minimum Scan Rate ms 10 Read Only Read Only SR8 Maximum Scan Rate ms 1...

Page 23: ...Serial Number Hexadecimal LAN1 MAC ID Read Only Read Only SR37 Model Number Read Only Read Only SR38 Engine Version 100 Read Only Read Only SR39 BIOS Rev Number 100 Read Only Read Only SR40 FPGA Image...

Page 24: ...6 6 F7 7 F8 8 F9 9 F10 10 F11 11 F12 12 Enter 13 14 dot 15 0 16 1 17 2 18 3 19 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 System 26 Escape 27 Left 28 Right 29 Up 30 Down 31 Shift 32 Soft Key 1 34 Soft Key 2 35 Sof...

Page 25: ...er of users i3AX BX i3AL I3CL i3EL i3N only Read Only Read Only SR102 107 Reserved SR108 I3RMI License Details Number of webpages i3AX BX i3AL I3CL i3EL i3N only Read Only Read Only SR109 I3RMI Licens...

Page 26: ...er data Read Write Read Write SR164 8 CLR_BACKUP Clear Backup trigger bit Setting TRUE clears backup of all register data if a backup was done previously Read Write Read Write SR164 9 MAKE_CLONE MAKE_...

Page 27: ...Saver Enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled NOTE See SR57 16 0 to 1 Read Only Read Only SR186 Screen Saver Time in minutes delay 5 to 1200 Read Only Read Only SR187 NET_USE Network Usage Avg 0 to 1000 Read On...

Page 28: ...Reserved SR209 3 I3RMI Server Status Bit 3 is ON if server running Read Only Read Only SR209 4 I3RMI User Logged in Status Bit 4 is ON if 1 or more users logged in Read Only Read Only SR209 9 209 16 N...

Page 29: ...ly 5 3 Resource Limits Table 5 4 Resource Limits Resource Value S 13 SR 192 200 205 T 2048 M 2048 R 4096 K 5 D 1023 I 2048 Q 2048 AI 512 AQ 512 IG 64 per ID QG 64 per ID AIG 32 per ID AQG 32 per ID Et...

Page 30: ...E I3N100 14004 SEHF I1 to I14 Digital Inputs I15 Reserved I16 Q Fault Status Q1 to Q10 Digital Outputs I3N100 08D12 SEHF I1 to I8 Digital Inputs I9 to I15 Reserved I16 Q Fault Status Q1 to Q8 Digital...

Page 31: ...status of the pass through Connector Local xx Indicates the Network ID of the CONTROLLER to which the i3 configurator program is physically connected through its serial port It can serve as a pass th...

Page 32: ...and CAN iCAN For I3N use i3 configurator Version 9 90 SP5 or later Connect a PC Personal Computer running a Windows Microsoft operating system serial port to the MJ1 port on the I3N i3 PC45 cable can...

Page 33: ...vice has been plugged into the USB port Now that the I3N is plugged in go to i3 configurator Controller Connection Wizard If you are just opening i3 configurator Connection Wizard usually opens by def...

Page 34: ...e we suggest connecting via USB Figure 6 3 i3 configurator Connection Wizard Screenshots If Controller USB COM Port is not present in the dropdown list the Windows operating system has not yet recogni...

Page 35: ...ator Alternative Connection Method Screenshot Figure 6 5 Add Target Screenshot in the i3 configurator NOTE The following fields Target Name Connection Medium Connected Device and Connection Settings n...

Page 36: ...dropdown Installed Modem Select this option to communicate to the device through the internal modem of the computer i3 configurator will automatically detect the internal modem attached with PC and l...

Page 37: ...ial Port Start by configuring i3 configurator to use the correct communications port This can be done using the Tools Options Communication Port dialog in i3 configurator Connect the PC s serial port...

Page 38: ...address has been entered 8 The Default Gateway is not required for a direct connection 9 Click OK all the way back to the Network Connections dialog 10 Confirm the I3N is set to the default 192 168 25...

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Page 40: ...0 In the LAN1 Configuration fill in the network setup for the I3N It may be required to consult IT personnel to determine proper settings if connection to a corporate network is needed If Get settings...

Page 41: ...tem 2 If the I3N is already connected and communicating with i3 configurator press the Auto Config System button to automatically detect the connected I3N model 3 If the I3N is not connected a Select...

Page 42: ...I O should overlap these addresses 6 Next click the I3Nxxxx Configuration to configure I O Depending on the I3N model being used some or all of the follow ing options may be available 7 Configure the...

Page 43: ...input type may be specified as 4 20mA 0 20mA or 0 10V 10 Configure the Analog Outputs a The Output Value on STOP may be set to either Hold Last Value or to a specific raw value from 0 32000 when the...

Page 44: ...44 6 5 Scaling Analog Inputs To access the Advanced Math Scaling function select Tools Project Toolbox This will open a side bar and then select Advanced Math Scale...

Page 45: ...2000 for 20mA Use the Scale function to obtain an Integer pressure reading using the 0 32000 raw input range and the sensor s 0 2000psi output range Example 2 If readings with fractions are required t...

Page 46: ...and other low voltage and low current devices NOTE The digital outputs used on I3N controllers are sourcing outputs This means the output applies a positive voltage to the output pin when turned ON Wh...

Page 47: ...input will turn the input The internal design of this mode is basically a resistor from the input to I O ground This mode is sometimes called sourcing In negative logic mode connecting the input to th...

Page 48: ...Common Cause of Analog Input Tranzorb Failure Ifa4 20mAcircuitisinitiallywiredwithlooppowerbut without a load the analog input could see 24VDC This is higher than the rating of the Tranzorb This can b...

Page 49: ...is saved away to flash memory The clock continues to run on the battery at a much lower power The battery is designed to last well over a year in this state Once power is restored the battery recharge...

Page 50: ...charging Battery Discharging The battery is steadily discharging Table 8 1 Charging State 8 7 Battery Charging State In the I3N the program downloaded from i3 configurator is not battery backed The pr...

Page 51: ...igurator for controller programming In addition both MJ1 and MJ2 can be used for application specific communication using a variety of standard data exchange protocols Refer to the datasheet specific...

Page 52: ...full handshaking MJ2 RS 485 half duplex I3N100 08D12 SEHF MJ1 and MJ2 Pins MJ1 Pins MJ2 Pins PIN Signal Direction Signal Direction 8 TXD OUT 7 RXD IN 6 0V Ground 0V Ground 5 5V 60mA Max OUT 5V 60mA M...

Page 53: ...serial port programming on MJ1 USB 301A or I3PC45 can be use 9 4 Ladder Controlled Serial Communication Using Serial Communication function blocks both MJ1 and MJ2 ports support Generic ASCII for con...

Page 54: ...fer to the datasheet for the specific I3N being used Figure 10 1 CAN Connection The CAN port can be used for I3N programming by connecting it to the CAN port of another I3 or I3N that is connected wit...

Page 55: ...0 14004 SEHF CAN Port Wiring Figure 10 3 I3N100 14004 SEHF CAN Port Wiring CAN communications are provided via three connectors on the CAN connector CAN_LOW CL CAN_HIGH CH and V C If iCAN expansion I...

Page 56: ...EHF CAN Port Wiring The CAN port is provided via three connections on the CAN Power and Analog connector CAN_LOW CL CAN_HIGH CH and V C If iCAN expansion I O is to be used a 24VDC power source will be...

Page 57: ...figurator to access all I3N and i3 devices that are attached to the CAN port network 10 5 Ladder Controlled CAN Communication Using Put and Get Network Words function blocks the CAN port can exchange...

Page 58: ...XEL BSSA 11 2 MAC Address MAC Address The I3N MAC Address is found in System Registers SR35 36 All IMO controllers hold 00 E0 in the first two segments Therefore the first two segments of the MAC Add...

Page 59: ...File Transfer Protocol ASCII over TCP IP Web Server ASCII Data over Ethernet NTP Network Time Protocol Obtain clock from web based server HTTP Server Hypertext Transfer Protocol Web Server 11 4 Ether...

Page 60: ...i3 configurator Programming Software to perform the following steps 1 On the main i3 configurator screen select the Controller menu and its Hardware Configure sub menu to open the Hardware Configurat...

Page 61: ...network Typical local networks use Class C IP Addresses in which case the low octet rightmost number is used to uniquely identify each node on the local network In this case the default Net Mask value...

Page 62: ...to it The value stored in the Version Register is Ethernet Firmware Version 100 For example for Ethernet Firmware Version 4 30 the Version Register will contain 430 This version will only change with...

Page 63: ...power cycle the unit reverts to the last downloaded i3 configurator LAN Config that was loaded into non volatile RAM at power down i3 configurator LAN Config Get Settings from Register When Get setti...

Page 64: ...nfigurator application by selecting it from a list of installed protocol device drivers and attaching it to the desired serial port Program Protocol Config menu Only one protocol device driver can be...

Page 65: ...reads from the remote device unless the target I3 register value changes from one ladder scan to another In this case the new i3 value is written to the target device For triggered operations only a R...

Page 66: ...pdown selection Some i3 models can be limited in the number of ports or number of protocol device drivers that can be selected Once a protocol is selected the Network Devices and Data Scan List must b...

Page 67: ...etwork Configuration provides the required parameters to configure the network Each protocol is different and may not require all the Network Config field Please refer to the table below for the optio...

Page 68: ...n a failed response Timeout Specifies the amount of time for a device to wait for a valid response Update Scan Automatic Update Interval Specifies the update interval at which all the mapped entries a...

Page 69: ...om the Device button on the Protocol Config screen and provides a list of the configured devices on the Network Devices must be created and exist in this list before corresponding Scan List entries ca...

Page 70: ...70 Device Configuration This configuration is reached from the Device List when adding or modifying an existing device...

Page 71: ...ntains the source and destination registers the number of consecutive registers transferred the direction of the transfer and what triggers the transfer Typically the number of entries is limited to 5...

Page 72: ...as changed The write transaction only updates those local registers that have changed in value If several non consecutive local registers contained in a single mapping entry change value between trans...

Page 73: ...ers to be initialized locally before Writing to the target device register s Triggered Read A read transaction is triggered by a high level on a separately designated I3 binary trigger register Once t...

Page 74: ...equipped with a push in push out connector and a microSD card can be safely inserted into the Memory slot whether the I3N power is On or Off To install a microSD card Align its 8 pin gold edge connec...

Page 75: ...rd which is plugged into the PC s microSD compatible card reader by selecting the Export to Removable Media item on the i3 configurator File menu 13 6 Removable Media RM Function Blocks in I3 configur...

Page 76: ...ation Table 13 2 Filename Special Symbols Symbol Description Example Y Substitutes the current 2 digit year 2014 14 M Substitutes the current month with a 2 digit code March 03 D Substitutes the curre...

Page 77: ...ee Space This 32 bit register shows the free space on the RM card in bytes SR178 Card Capacity This 32 bit register shows the total card capacity in kilobytes Possible status values are shown in the t...

Page 78: ...hen automatically restore them from flash Detect corrupted or empty application in flash memory at power up and then automatically load the AUTOLOAD PGM application file from Removable Media Compact f...

Page 79: ...ed RAM registers fail their check The following process will be followed for restoring data The controller will be placed in IDLE mode Data will be copied from onboard flash memory to i3 battery backe...

Page 80: ...80 The i3 follows the following sequence in execution of Automatic Restore Figure 14 1 Flow Chart for Automatic Restore...

Page 81: ...iation will happen only in the following two cases When there is no application program in the i3 and a valid AUTOLOAD PGM is available in the removable media of the device When the program residing i...

Page 82: ...automatically place the I3 into RUN mode after the Autoload operation or automatic Restore Data operation When the Autorun setting is disabled NO the I3 remains in the IDLE mode after a Restore Data o...

Page 83: ...pdate the RUN and OK light will flash an alternating pattern Once the firmware update is finished load a program into the I3N and place in RUN mode 15 2 Backup Battery All the I3N i3 models use a lith...

Page 84: ...to respond the master s timeout timer expires to provide an indication of No Response 16 2 Modbus Slave Overview For complete Modbus Slave instructions please refer to the Help file in i3 configurator...

Page 85: ...ave ID serial and IP Address Ethernet Under Device Type the Modbus addressing style matching that specified in the slave s user documentation may be selected For instance some slaves specify Modbus ad...

Page 86: ...requires the Modbus Master to be configured with a specific Modbus Command and Modbus Offset The supported Modbus commands and the associated offsets are also illustrated in Table 16 1 Table 16 1 Mod...

Page 87: ...d 10 30VDC applied N A N A OK Self Test Fail Self Test Pass I O Forcing Enabled Application Loading from microSD RUN Stop Mode Run Mode Do I O Mode LED State Description MS Module Status Green Module...

Page 88: ...n which deletes all application programs 17 4 LED Diagnostic Functionality The LEDs are also used to indicate some fault conditions in the unit The two LEDs OK and RUN will flash several times dependi...

Page 89: ...troller Local No Port i3 configurator is unable to access the COM port of the PC This could mean that i3 configurator is configured for a COM port that is not present or that another program has contr...

Page 90: ...SB to serial adapters vary If in doubt IMO offers a USB to serial adapter 17 5 2 Connecting Troubleshooting Checklist ETN port programming 1 Controller must be powered up 2 Ensure that the correct IP...

Page 91: ...eep proper wires together One twisted pair is for V and V and the other twisted pair is used for CAN_HI and CAN_LO 8 Make sure the baud rate is the same for all controllers on the network 9 Assure shi...

Page 92: ...tion Action I3N does not read media card Attempt to reformat microSD card on PC I3N will not download project file Make sure the project file is saved as a pgm file and not a csp file In addition to f...

Page 93: ...cts For manual updates and assistance contact Technical Support at the following locations UNITED KINGDOM The Interchange Frobisher Way Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 9TG t 44 0 1707 414 444 f 44 0 1707...

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