Metro DataVac MB-RS User Manual Download Page 3

 

 

 

 

2.  FOREWORDS 

 
 

ONE YEAR LIMITED GUARANTEE FOR THE MB-RS 

 

MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY

 

 

SPARE PARTS AND LABOUR

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The manufacturer commits himself to pay for repair or replacement costs (labour 
costs included) during a period of one year as from the date the guarantee came into 
force. The spare parts can be new or renovated and are guaranteed until the end of 
the initial guarantee period.  
 

FIRST END-USER COVERAGE.

  

This guarantee applies only to the first end-user of the product and is not assignable 
to any other subsequent purchaser or user. 
 

RESTRICTIONS

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Any accessory or expansion item not included in the original factory packaging is not 
guaranteed. 
 
The present guarantee does not cover: installation or repair costs, damages resulting 
from circumstances beyond the manufacturer's control like damages following acts of 
God, misuse, or careless mistake from the user, damages during the transport or due 
to a wrong installation, use or application, such as any material damage caused by 
the use of non supplied products, components or accessories. It also does not cover 
products modified without any written approval from the manufacturer, including 
electrical or mechanical modification, removal of serial numbers or of the 
manufacturer's trademarks or of any other identification.   

 
THE SOLE RECOURSE UNDER THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE THE REPAIR OR 
THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AS INDICATED ABOVE. UNDER 
NO CIRCUMSTANCES THE MANUFACTURER CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR 
INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE 
USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS OR 
PROFIT, AND WHETHER THESE DAMAGES CAN BE FORESEEN OR NOT AND 
WHETER THEY ARE BASED ON A GUARANTEE VIOLATION OR NOT. 
 
THE PRESENT GUARANTEE REPLACES ANY OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED 
GUARANTEE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY GUARANTEE OF 
MARKETING OR ADEQUACY FOR A PARTICULAR USE; AND ALL THESE 
GUARANTEES ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AND CANCELLED.  
 
WARNING 

 
The information contained in this booklet can be changed without notice. 
 
The  manufacturer  makes  no  warranty  whatsoever  with  respect  to  the  warranties  of 
commercial quality of this product or its suitability to a particular use. 

Summary of Contents for MB-RS

Page 1: ... 33 0 450 39 08 49 Metro Fax 33 0 450 39 08 33 Rue de la Jonchère web www metro fr com F 74420 Boëge E mail info metro fr com MB RS Master module for M Bus network User s manual ...

Page 2: ...NNECTORS _________________________________________________ 8 4 1 1 THE RS232 COMMUNICATION PORT 8 4 1 2 THE USB FULL SPEED CONNECTOR 9 5 COMMUNICATION ASCII PROTOCOL ____________________________ 10 5 1 1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE MBUS MODULES 10 5 1 2 COMMANDS FOR READING THE PROBES 13 5 1 3 MB RS VERSION 14 5 1 4 INPUTS OUTPUTS MB IO MODULES 14 5 1 5 RESOLUTION OF A MODULE FOR TTL PROBES 17 5 1 6 RES...

Page 3: ...sed by the use of non supplied products components or accessories It also does not cover products modified without any written approval from the manufacturer including electrical or mechanical modification removal of serial numbers or of the manufacturer s trademarks or of any other identification THE SOLE RECOURSE UNDER THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE THE REPAIR OR THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS AS I...

Page 4: ... use of this product CLEANING Use a soft cotton cloth slightly soaked with an ethyl alcohol based product DO NOT USE the following products acetone benzene toluene and halogens hydrocarbons TECHNICAL SERVICE No element of the product can be replaced by the user If the product is defective please send it back to Metro or to one of its distributor The list is available from the Metro website ...

Page 5: ...e through an external power transformer 3 2 CARACTERISTICS 3 2 1 Main technical characteristics Up to 254 inputs RS232 com port for computer or PLC M Bus port for connecting the M Bus multiplexers except the MB BT Bluetooth module USB full speed port with ASCII protocol Reset button Data transfert trhough footswitch pulse or through a command on the RS232 or USB port Operating Temperature 15 C à 3...

Page 6: ... 2 2 Dimensions and installation The M Bus modules are made on a robust aluminium profile All the M Bus modules are designed and must be installed on a standard DIN rail 7 5 35 in order to ensure a correct fixation ...

Page 7: ...3 2 1 Contains of the packaging The MB RS package contains 1 MB RS module 1 RS232 cable RJ45 SUB D9 1 USB cable 1 transformer 1 power supply cable 1 Mini CD including USB driver and this user manual ...

Page 8: ...the following 115200 bauds 8 bits 1 stop bit no parity RJ45 CONNECTOR PINOUT Pin Signal Direction Description 1 N C 2 N C 3 Gnd Ground 4 TX Output Transfer of data 5 RX Input Reception of data 6 N C 7 N C 8 N C USB Full Speed with ASCII protocol Creates a virtual COM PORT RS232 with ASCII or modbus RTU RJ45 connector Footswitch input Power supply connector 12 30 VDC Reset button ...

Page 9: ...cated in the directory Driver USB on the mini cd 2 Connect the MB RS to your computer through the USB cable a with the power supply The following message appears few seconds after 3 A COM PORT USB SERIAL PORT appears in the device manager menu Configuration panel Device manager Ports COM LPT You can then note the COM port number It can be usefull later for the configuration of your acquisition sof...

Page 10: ...l in hexadecimal o Move the first probe of the module or press the ID button depending on the module you use o Answer XXXXXXXXXX 0D when the module has been correctly identied example 9 I816102422 CR The value corresponds to the unique identification number of the module Example identify a MB 8I 8 inductive probes a MB 4C module 4 Sylvac capacitive probes and a MB IO module 8 inputs outputs 00 to ...

Page 11: ...es o Command ID 0D o Answer NN XXXXXXXXXX 0D NN XXXXXXXXXX 0D NN XXXXXXXXXX 0D 0A Where NN adress of the first channel of the module Where XXXXXXXXXX ID number of the module If no module is identifed the answer will be 0D 0A Example make the list of the modules identified on the last example 00 to 07 08 to 0B 0C o Command ID 0D o Answer 00 9 I816102422 0D 08 9 C416102465 0D 0C 9 E816133461 0D 0A ...

Page 12: ...here XX adress of the first channel of the module to be removed Example erase the MB 4C module identified on the last example 00 to 07 08 to 0B 0C o Command CL 08 D Erase all the modules o Command RAZ 0D o Answer RAZ IDs DONE 0D RAZ Config DONE 0D ...

Page 13: ... 0Dh 0000 0000 probe 1 1111 1110 probe 255 Example read the probes n 3 connected on the MB 8I 8 inductive probes and the probe n 1 on the module MB 4C 4 Sylvac capacitive probes previously identified on the last example The probe 3 of the first module is at the adress 02 Command 02 0D Answer example 001 4554 0D The probe n 3 of the first module adress 02 indicates 1 4554mm The probe 1 of the secon...

Page 14: ...B IO modules It is possible to connect MB IO modules on the MB RS MB IO modules are fitted with 8 optocoupled inputs outputs The 8 outputs are similar to the open collector PNP type They can be used with an external power supply 12 to 30 VDC maximum The maximal output current drained by each output is 50mA The 8 inputs represent a 2 2kOhms load connected to the 0 volt The inputs and outputs are is...

Page 15: ...f connection between a PLC and a MB RS Output to PLC 0V of the PLC I1 0 V MB IO module PLC 24V Output 24 V from the PLC 0 V MB IO module PLC 0 V 0 V 0V of the PLC PLC output 24V E1 Input 24 V from the PLC 24V 24V ...

Page 16: ...4 3 2 1 BIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 HEX C 2 Command O0C C2 0D Inputs Read the inputs status of a MB IO module o Command IXX 0D Where XX adress of the MB IO module o Answer YY 0D Where YY status of the inputs in Hexadecimal Example Read the input of the MB IO module previsouly identified at the adress 0C For the example we define that the inputs 4 and 2 have been activated by the external system HEX 0 A BI...

Page 17: ...µm 05 for 0 5µm or 10 for 1µm 5 1 6 Reset the counter of the modules for TTL 1Vpp or 11µA probes o Command Cxx 0D Where xx adress of the channel to configure 5 1 7 Step and Interpolation of an incremental probes 11µA or 1Vss o Command STPxx II PP 0D Where xx adress of the channel to configure Where II interpolation from 20 to 200 with II real step 10 example 02 for 20 and 20 for 200 Where PP STEP ...

Page 18: ...the code 3 in reading Data 1 to 256 registers CRC16 verification code on 2 bytes It is possible to read the probes by 2 ways With a real 32 bits With a signed integer 16bits value in µm For getting the real values you must read the registers 7000 to 7506 Probe 1 register 7000 Probe 2 register 7002 Probe 3 register 7004 Probe 254 register 7506 For getting the 16 bits integer value you must read the...

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