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Page 1: ...N 1 34 DigiRail Connect INSTRUCTION MANUAL V1 0x A CE Mark This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures ...
Page 2: ...ION PORTS 14 5 5 1 USB CONNECTION 14 5 5 2 ETHERNET CONNECTION 15 5 5 3 RS485 CONNECTION 15 5 6 ILLUMINATED SIGNS LEDS 15 5 6 1 OPERATION SIGNAL 15 5 6 2 RS485 COMMUNICATION SIGNAL 16 5 6 3 STATUS SIGNAL 16 6 MODBUS PROTOCOL 17 6 1 COMMANDS 17 6 1 1 READ HOLDING REGISTERS 0X03 17 6 1 2 WRITE HOLDING REGISTERS 0X06 17 6 1 3 WRITE MULTIPLE HOLDING REGISTERS 0X16 17 6 2 REGISTERS TABLE 17 7 CONFIGURA...
Page 3: ... installing and operating the device CAUTION OR HAZARD Risk of electric shock ATTENTION Material sensitive to static charge Check precautions before handling All safety recommendations appearing in this manual must be followed to ensure personal safety and prevent damage to the instrument or system If the instrument is used in a manner other than that specified in this manual the device s safety p...
Page 4: ...ypes digital input channels D analog input channels A digital output channels K relay output channels R and analog output channels O The configuration of the DigiRail Connect module can be performed using the NXperience configurator software which allows you to define the functions and mode of operation of the input and output channels and the communication ports In addition NXperience allows you ...
Page 5: ...e device housing Fig 02 DigiRail Connect 3 2 DEVICE MODEL DigiRail Connect has four models that address any user needs All models have a USB port an RS485 serial communication port and an Ethernet communication port The particular characteristics of DigiRail Connect can be seen in Table 01 Analog Input Analog Output Digital Input Digital Output Relay Output RAMIX DO ETH 2 2 4 3 RL ETH 2 2 4 2 DMIX...
Page 6: ...RL ETH model has 2 analog inputs 2 analog outputs 4 digital inputs and 2 relay outputs as shown in Fig 04 Fig 03 DO ETH Model Fig 04 RL EHT Model 3 2 2 DMIX DO ETH DMIX RL ETH MODELS The DO ETH model has 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs as shown in Fig 05 The RL EHT model has 8 digital inputs and 4 relay outputs as shown in Fig 06 Fig 05 DO ETH Model Fig 06 RL ETH Model ...
Page 7: ...MMENDATIONS Electronic and analog signal drivers must run the plant separately from the output and power leads If possible in grounded conduits The power supply for the electronic instruments must come from a proper power grid for instrumentation It is recommended to use RC FILTERS noise suppressors in contactor coils solenoids etc In control applications it is essential to consider what can happe...
Page 8: ...to 120 C 22 to 248 F 0 60 mV Linear Analog Signals Configurable measuring range 65 535 to 65 535 counts 0 5 Vdc 0 10 Vdc 0 20 mA 0 20 mA 4 60 mV Table 02 Input types and sensor measurement ranges Analog channels A1 and A2 are not electrically isolated from analog output channels O1 and O2 but are electrically isolated from other DigiRail Connect channels For the Temperature Sensors group the tempe...
Page 9: ... for the DigiRail Connect input channels Many of the improper condi tions are identified and then flagged by the blinking of the light signal of the respective channel The error conditions of the analog inputs are showed in Table 03 INPUT TYPE ERROR CONDITIONS Temperature Sensors Measures beyond the limits of the operating range Open input open signal 0 20 mA Measures above 22 mA 0 5 mA 0 5 0 10 V...
Page 10: ... its terminals As a reference for incrementing the count you can use the rising edge transition from 0 to 1 or the falling edge transition from 1 to 0 of the received pulse Integrator ON OFF Allows the sum integration of the time intervals measured with the digital input in logic state 0 to be performed and also the sum of the time intervals measured with the digital input in the logical state 1 I...
Page 11: ...S OF DIGITAL INPUTS Condition of logical states Contact Open 0 Contact Closed 1 Fig 16 Dry Contact Condition of logical states Contact Open 0 Contact Closed 1 Fig 17 NPN Condition of logical states Contact Open 0 Contact Closed 1 Fig 18 NPN ...
Page 12: ...nds the analog output waits for a percentage value 0 00 corresponds to the minimum value of the analog output 0 mA 4 mA or 0 V 100 00 corresponds to the maximum value of the analog output 20 mA 20 mA or 10 V o 0 to 32 000 The register that commands the analog output waits the 32 000 size Thus the analog output will be commanded by a per centage value to be written Power On State Allows you to set ...
Page 13: ...ll remain on o Pulse Train When selected it allows the digital output to generate a defined pulse sequence Pulse Duration Allows you to set the pulse duration and how long the digital output will remain on Repetition Period Allows you to define the repetition period of the pulse train which consists of the interval between the pulses Number of Pulses Allows you to set the number of pulses to be ap...
Page 14: ...ring and diagnosing the monitored process During installation of the NXperience software the USB port drivers will be automatically installed During its first use you must wait until Windows recognizes the DigiRail Connect driver The USB port is NOT ISOLATED from the Digital Input and Output circuits and the RS485 port circuit Although it can be used in a variety of activities the USB port is suit...
Page 15: ...tes 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 It can also be configured to operate with 1 or 2 Stop Bits and parity even odd and none More details about the implementation of a Modbus devices network via RS485 can be found in the document Basic RS485 and RS422 Con cepts available in the website www novusautomation com The Table 04 helps the connection of the RS485 communication interface co...
Page 16: ...in progress via the RS485 interface If the indicator is off it indicates that the device is not communicating via the RS485 interface 5 6 3 STATUS SIGNAL If the flag is blinking it indicates that there is a problem with some channel or some configuration sent to the device Otherwise it will remain lit Issues related to the channels will be indicated on the channel specific flag ...
Page 17: ...iguration There are two 16 bit registers Each of the bits represents the pres ence of a device or channel 2 HR_HW_SET_LO 3 HR_HW_SET_HI The lower part HR_HW_SET_LO is composed of bits from 0 to 15 The upper part HR_HW_SET_HI is composed of bits from 16 to 31 BIT 0 DI0 Digital Input 1 BIT 1 DI1 Digital Input 2 BIT 2 DI2 Digital Input 3 BIT 3 DI3 Digital Input 4 BIT 4 DI4 Digital Input 5 BIT 5 DI5 D...
Page 18: ...HR_AI1_LO Value read from A1 input 15 HR_AI1_HI 16 HR_AI2_LO Value read from A2 input 17 HR_AI2_HI 18 HR_AO1_LO Current value of O1 output 19 HR_AO1_HI 20 HR_AO2_LO Current value of O2 output 21 HR_AO2_HI 22 HR_COUNTER1_LO Current value from counter of D1 input 23 HR_COUNTER1_HI 24 HR_COUNTER2_LO Current value from counter of D2 input 25 HR_COUNTER2_HI 26 HR_COUNTER3_LO Current value from counter ...
Page 19: ...r ON of D7 input 51 HR_DI7_TIME_ON_HI 52 HR_DI8_TIME_ON_LO Current value of time integrator ON of D8 input 53 HR_DI8_TIME_ON_HI 54 HR_DI1_TIME_OFF_LO Current value of time integrator OFF of D1 input 55 HR_DI1_TIME_OFF_HI 56 HR_DI2_TIME_OFF_LO Current value of time integrator OFF of D2 input 57 HR_DI2_TIME_OFF_HI 58 HR_DI3_TIME_OFF_LO Current value of time integrator OFF of D3 input 59 HR_DI3_TIME_...
Page 20: ...hermocouple measurements 98 HR_STATUS_AI_CH1 Channel A1 status flags 99 HR_STATUS_AI_CH2 Channel A2 status flags 132 HR_INFO_ETH_IPV4_LO IPv4 Address Example IP 192 168 0 1 HR_INFO_ETH_IPV4_HI 0xC0A8 hexadecimal HR_INFO_ETH_IPV4_LO 0x0001 hexadecimal 133 HR_INFO_ETH_IPv4_HI 134 HR_INFO_ETH_IPV4_SBNT_MSK_LO IPv4 Subnet Mask same IP address format 135 HR_INFO_ETH_IPV4_SBNT_MSK_HI 136 HR_INFO_ETH_IPV...
Page 21: ..._FORCE Forcing value of K1 output 509 HR_DO1_FORCE_STATE Enable forcing of K1 output 510 HR_DO2_STATE_TO_FORCE Forcing value of K2 output 511 HR_DO2_FORCE_STATE Enable forcing of K2 output 512 HR_DO3_STATE_TO_FORCE Forcing value of K3 output 513 HR_DO3_FORCE_STATE Enable forcing of K3 output 514 HR_DO4_STATE_TO_FORCE Forcing value of K4 output 515 HR_DO4_FORCE_STATE Enable forcing of K4 output 516...
Page 22: ..._HI 1683 HR_DI4_FORCE Enable forcing of D4 input 1730 HR_DI5_FORCE_LO Forcing value of D5 input logical state counter or time integrator 1731 HR_DI5_FORCE_HI 1733 HR_DI5_FORCE Enable forcing of D5 input 1780 HR_DI6_FORCE_LO Forcing value of D6 input logical state counter or time integrator 1781 HR_DI6_FORCE_HI 1783 HR_DI6_FORCE Enable forcing of D6 input 1830 HR_DI7_FORCE_LO Forcing value of D7 in...
Page 23: ...s The software can be downloaded free of charge from our website www novus com br in the Downloads area 7 2 CONFIGURING DIGIRAIL CONNECT WITH NXPERIENCE You can configure DigiRail Connect by clicking the Configure button located on the NXperience home screen The following sections describe each of the configuration passable parameters and their particularities 7 2 1 GENERAL DEVICE INFORMATION Fig ...
Page 24: ...igured input 7 2 3 DIGITAL INPUTS Fig 31 Digital inputs Tag Allows you to set a name which will be used as an identifier for digital input The field allows up to 24 characters Function Allows you to select the function to be performed by the digital input o Logical Status Allows you to read the logic state of the signal applied to the digital input o Rising Edge Counter Allows you to count the num...
Page 25: ...n the device is turned on and before an analog output value setting com mand is received There are three possible options o Disabled Allows the analog output to remain off after device initialization and until a valid command is received o Configured Value Allows you to set the value to be adopted in the Initial Value parameter after the device initialization and until a valid command is received ...
Page 26: ...t the pulse duration and how long the digital output will remain on Repetition Period Allows you to define the repetition period of the pulse train which consists of the interval between the pulses Number of Pulses Allows you to set the number of pulses to be applied in the configured range Power On State Allows you to set the initial state of the device s analog output after initializing the devi...
Page 27: ...Static Subnet Mask Also known as subnet mask or netmask allows you to divide a specific network into smaller subnets making it more effective to use a certain IP address space This is a required field when the Obtaining Address parameter is marked Static Default Gateway Allows you to enter a default gateway which refers to the device address on the network that connects your computers to the Inter...
Page 28: ...llows you to set the parity to be used by the Modbus network even odd or none Stop Bits Allows you to set the number of Stop Bits to be used by the Modbus network 7 2 6 3 SAFE STATE WATCHDOG Watchdog Allows you to enable or disable the Watchdog function Timeout Allows you to enter a period of time in ms to activate the Watchdog function If there is a loss of communication and once the timeout time...
Page 29: ...put Forcing Value Allows you to force a specific value for each digital input channel by entering the desired value and clicking the button When executing this function the State parameter will adopt the forced value To stop forcing just click the button Update Forcing Allows you to update the forcing values of the already forced channels by clicking the respective button 7 3 2 ANALOG INPUTS Chann...
Page 30: ...just click the button Update Forcing Allows you to update the forcing values of the already forced channels by clicking the respective button 7 3 4 ANALOG OUTPUTS Channel Tag Displays the channel tag defined in the Tag parameter of each analog output State Displays the current value displayed by the channel Type Displays the type of output signal configured for each channel 0 20 mA 4 20 mA or 0 10...
Page 31: ...me and name of the event or error displayed by the device Check Table 06 and Table 07 for further information on this EVENT FLAGS Ethernet communication is enabled and running This device is connected via USB A Watchdog event occurred on the RS485 interface A Watchdog event occurred on the Ethernet interface One of the enabled channels has been forced One of the enabled channels has been paused Ta...
Page 32: ...alogue Channel resolution Analog inputs 16 bits 65536 levels Digital Input Logical Levels Logical Level 0 0 5 V Logical Level 1 3 V Maximum Voltage 30 V Input Impedance 270 kΩ Input Current 30 Vdc typical 0 15 mA Maximum Frequency square wave Dry Contact 10 Hz PNP 250 Hz NPN 250 Hz Minimum Pulse Duration Dry Contact 50 ms PNP 4 ms NPN 4 ms DC Digital Output Sourcing outputs Maximum load current 50...
Page 33: ...33 34 Operating Temperature and Humidity Temperature 20 to 60 C Humidity 5 to 95 RH non condensing Housing ABS PC Protection Rating IP2O Dimensions 100 x 30 x 110 mm Certifications CE UL Table 08 Technical Specification ...
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