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DA-PU100 Series Administrator's Manual

Specific example of parameter setting

What to prepare

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PLC adaptor to set up

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Power connection cable etc.

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HUB

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PC for setting (pre-installed setting tool)

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DHCP server (substitutable for TA and router)

DHCP server configuration example

IP address 192.168.0.1

Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 * 1

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Adhesive label for device name (After setting, label is pasted on the main unit)

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Excel sheet for setting parameters

IP address to be set for the PLC adaptor (From your network administrator,

please obtain a fixed IP address allocation for the number of PLC adaptors.)

*1. If the number of connected devices is 256 or more, the setting

of the subnet mask will be different. Please refer to Chapter 4.

Setting screen during setting work

Summary of Contents for HD-PLC DA-PU100

Page 1: ...Administrator s Manual PLC Adaptor Model No DA PU100 ...

Page 2: ...at display 29 3 3 Monitoring Tool 30 3 3 1 Setting up the monitoring tool 30 3 3 2 Status indication of task tray 31 3 3 3 Baloon notification 31 4 Preparation for operation 33 4 1 PLC Network 33 4 1 1 Usable places Power lines 33 4 1 2 Tips for stable use 34 4 1 2 1 Signal attenuation due to transmission line resistance 34 4 1 2 2 Noise in transmission line 35 4 1 2 3 Influence of signal attenuat...

Page 3: ...em 59 About communication speed 60 About the influence on other electric appliances 61 About the Internet 61 Others 61 Factory Reset 61 6 Specifications 63 6 1 Unit 63 6 2 PLC port 63 6 3 Ethernet port 64 6 4 RS 485 port 64 6 5 USB port 64 7 Dimensions 65 8 Term Abbreviation Definition 66 ...

Page 4: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 5: ...s Manual 5 1 Introduction 1 1 Product appearance 1 2 Supplied items Check that all accessories are included before installing the product PLCAdaptor 1 Fixing brackets 3 Small fixing screws 3 Large fixing screws 3 Operating Manual 1 ...

Page 6: ...on and operation Changing parameter settings and firmware updating is also possible 3 Monitoring Tool Operation monitoring Notifies when an error occurs in the PLC adaptor It is possible to output the status of the PLC adaptor as a log Setting Tool Maintenance Tool Monitoring Tool A maximum of 1 024 units can be collectively set with a csv file shared key IP address etc Sequential setting by a csv...

Page 7: ...r Indicates the status of the PLC link SET UP button LED indicator lights steady or set the communication stop status USB connector RS 485 terminal DIN rail lever Pull the lever in the direction of the arrow to release the product from the DIN rail LAN connector RESET button Resets the product CLEAR button Restores the factory default settings Terminal cover Terminal cover screws Holes for fixing ...

Page 8: ...and then blinks after that If you press the SET UP button the LED lights steady for 1 minute and then blinks after that Function of SET UP button Push time Function Short press The LED indicator lights steady from blinking It will blink for 1 minute Long press 30 seconds or more When the stop action of this product becomes necessary you can forcibly set the communication stop status When the commu...

Page 9: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 9 Chapter 2 Installation and Operation ...

Page 10: ...nnection status is displayed on the tool which place is installed in order to identify we recommend setting a name that makes it easy to infer the installation location for the device name The Setting Tool can read various parameters from the Excel sheet It is convenient to set up beforehand on the Excel sheet and then perform the setting work When using this PLC adaptor it is necessary to set the...

Page 11: ...P address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 1 Adhesive label for device name After setting label is pasted on the main unit Excel sheet for setting parameters IP address to be set for the PLC adaptor From your network administrator please obtain a fixed IP address allocation for the number of PLC adaptors 1 If the number of connected devices is 256 or more the setting of the subnet mask will b...

Page 12: ...s on the PLC adaptor When selecting each PLC adaptor on the Setting Tool the corresponding PLC adaptor LED lights up Put a label on the corresponding PLC adaptor 2 If there is no DHCP server it can be set by Auto IP mode AC 100 240 V LAN HUB DHCP Server 2 PC for setup tool HD PLC Adaptor Setting parameters Start Create PLC setting parameter list or import CSV file updated by Excel Connect HD PLC t...

Page 13: ...rner and save the CSV file in an arbitrary folder Enter setting values in CSV file Open the saved CSV file Enter PLC Shared Key 1 PLC Shared Key 2 Web User Name and Web Password in the CSV file After input it will not be displayed in the tool so please be sure to keep a copy of it Enter Parameters with the Setting Tool Enter the contents of the Setting Tool s Basic tab Device Name Please enter a v...

Page 14: ...otocol IPv6 Auto Configuration SW IPv6 IP Address Default router Link local address and Auto configuration Set respectively Enter the contents of RS 485 tab of the Setting Tool Only when setting is necessary Baud rate Data bit Parity bit Stop bit Data format Termination time Termination length Termination code Master IP Address and Slave IP Address Each setting Save CSV file parameter entered Sele...

Page 15: ...r that it glows green when linking with another PLC adaptor When connected to a network device the LAN indicator lights up or blinks When the PLC adaptor is set to MASTER the MASTER indicator will light up green or orange If no LED indicator lights up even after waiting for about 3 minutes immediately turn off the power and consult with your dealer ...

Page 16: ...200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 250000 460800 921600 bps When the communication speed is 38400 bps or more a wiring length of 1200 m is not supported Please check in the actual environment 3 Data bit Please set the data bit size 4 Parity bit Please set the parity bit 5 Stop bit Set the stop bit length 6 Data format Set the data format as binary code or ASCII code 7 RS 485 route ...

Page 17: ...ting The number of devices that can be connected is up to 5 devices including one hub per adaptor The maximum number of connected devices that can be used with one PC is 64 devices This product does not support high speed data communication You cannot use USB devices that use isochronous transfer that emphasizes real time data transmission such as Web camera and USB speaker Depending on the specif...

Page 18: ...ecurity against interception by a third party This product has no firewall function Therefore when connecting to the Internet and using it we recommend that you configure security settings for routers PCs and other devices If you do not change the password of the product from the factory default value unintended configuration changes may be done by a third party Be sure to set the password before ...

Page 19: ...ail Use the DIN rail lever to secure it to the DIN rail DIN rail lever When pulling out from the DIN rail pull it in the direction of the arrow 2 4 1 2 When a fixing bracket is used Notice The weight of this product is about 260 g Please confirm in advance that there is sufficient strength at the installation site Check the strength of the installation site for long term use If the strength of the...

Page 20: ...20 14 Use certified or equivalent wires for the electric wires of this product Diameter single wire 0 813 mm to 1 628 mm Cross section stranded wire 0 519 m to 2 081 m When using a single wire please strip off 8 mm of the coating When using stranded wire use Y type crimp terminal with insulation tube M4 The proper tightening torque is 1 6 N m to 1 8 N m Please tighten the screw securely Make sure ...

Page 21: ...work devices can be connected to each PLC adaptor When the network device is connected the LAN indicator will blink 2 4 4 USB device connection 1 Connect the USB cable USB 2 0 compliant product to the USB connector of the PLC adaptor and connect the USB device to be used to that end Notice The USB connector of this product is Type A Please prepare the type of the USB cable with type Type A connect...

Page 22: ...is recommended Wire devices between devices in a point to point fashion Connect a terminating resistor to the end of wiring This product has built in terminating resistor In addition to signal lines connect the signal ground SG If there is no signal ground at the connected device do not connect Wiring Example 1 2 3 4 5 RS 485 Terminal attached 1 pin 5 pin DA PU100 A B SG RS 485 Equipment Shielded ...

Page 23: ... the PC to the same LAN network as the PLC adaptor 2 Please launch the Maintenance Tool on the PC 3 Open the Logical Topology Format window in the Maintenance Tool window 4 Please confirm that the installed PLC adaptor is linked If the installed PLC adaptor is not displayed problems such as slow connection speed occur so please follow the troubleshooting procedure AC 100 240 V LAN HUB Installed PL...

Page 24: ...tool Monitoring Tool previously installed 1 Connect the PC to the same LAN network as the PLC adaptor 2 Launch the Monitoring Tool on the PC 3 Configure the Monitoring Tool If the installed PLC adaptor is not displayed problems such as slow connection speed occur so please follow the troubleshooting procedure AC 100 240 V LAN HUB Installed PLC Adaptor PC for Operation tool ...

Page 25: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 25 Chapter 3 PC Tools ...

Page 26: ...itial installation 2 Maintenance Tool Maintenance Confirms communication status during installation and operation Changing parameter settings and firmware updating is also possible 3 Monitoring Tool Operation monitoring Notifes when an error occurs in the PLC adaptor It is possible to output the status of the PLC adaptor as a log PC Tools can be downloaded from the following URL For details refer ...

Page 27: ...rite setup information button Writes the HD PLC setting information in the setting tool to the PLC adaptor 4 Read setup information button Loads the setting information in the PLC adaptor into the setting tool 5 Basic tab Displays the basic setting information of HD PLC 6 IPv4 tab Displays the IPv4 setting information of HD PLC 7 IPv6 tab Displays the IPv6 setting information of HD PLC 8 RS485 tab...

Page 28: ...C adaptor status 1 Search button Searches the PLC adaptors 2 Reload button Reloads the PLC adaptor information display 3 List display tab Topology display tab Displays the list and the topology 4 Detected number display label The number of HD PLC terminals detected by 1 is displayed 5 HD PLC Terminal information data grid Add a checkmark at firmware update execution Displays HD PLC terminal inform...

Page 29: ...ection point where the speed is slow 1 Scale button Maximizes Minimizes the topology window 2 Save diagram button Saves the currently displayed topology in the image file png format 3 Communication quality setting button Displays the setting window of communication quality 4 Keyword input text box search button Searches the HD PLC terminal information from the topology with the keyword input text ...

Page 30: ... specified range Sets the specified range of the monitored target 3 Text box for setting a specified range IP Sets the start IP address and end IP address of the monitored target 4 Check box for specified list Sets the range to be monitored with the list 5 Text box for select file Sets the range of addresses written in the setting file CSV format 6 Text box for setting the comm speed check cycle S...

Page 31: ...SL authorization 14 Text box for password Sets password for SSL authorization 15 Text box for source address Sets source address for e mail sending 16 Check box for SSL authorization available Sets SSL connection available for e mail sending 17 Save button Saves the setting screen information 18 Cancel button Exits application without saving settings 3 3 2 Status indication of task tray Check the ...

Page 32: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 32 Chapter 4 Preparation for Operation ...

Page 33: ...communication data is superimposed on power lines For data transmission Wavelet OFDM modulation is used on a frequency of 2 28 MHz shortwave band using 432 carriers for communication 4 1 1 Usable places Power lines Because it uses shortwave frequency confirmation of regulations and laws is required for each country in addition to safety standards There are restrictions on locations and power lines...

Page 34: ...ication and reduce the noise level 4 1 2 1 Signal attenuation due to transmission line resistance Cause Long transmission path length High impedance of the wire used Power strip filter etc Corrective action example Add a multi hop repeater on the transmission line and amplify the attenuated signal level Suppress line impedance Use wire with a large diameter Reduction of line length etc ...

Page 35: ...hat produce a lot of noise sparks in the high frequency range such as cheap dryers become noise sources Avoid power outlets near a PLC and use it at a distance Insert a filter attached power strip to use noise generating equipment Lightings DC driven halogen light Touch light Dimming light Dimming chandelier Impedance changes phase fluctuation Generates impulsive noise synchronized with AC Power s...

Page 36: ...etwork has one Master and it manages the whole and multiple Terminals that authenticate and join the network When the Master fails PLC communication cannot be performed Therefore when high availability is required it is possible to provide a Secondary Master which normally operates as a Terminal and operates as the Master when the Master fails Image of signal attenuation due to branching What is t...

Page 37: ... branch since many sub breakers exist in the distribution board and branch wiring For that reason basically every time going through the distribution board you need to install a Terminal on that distribution board If a Terminal is not installed on the distribution board there is a high possibility that symptoms may occure such as communication cannot be made communication speed is slow or it is no...

Page 38: ...C adaptors across multiple circuits Please attach a PLC adaptor for multihop relay in the vicinity of the distribution board 3 3 Even if a PLC adaptor for multi hop relay attachment is installed near the distribution board but the speed is not enough please make a separate PLC network for each circuit and bridge with an Ethernet cable at the distribution board DB Power line circuit 1 Primary side ...

Page 39: ... example Connection diagram Master Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal Terminal Camera Monitor Total power line Approx 250 m Hopping 7hops Approx 100m Approx 50m Monitor Aisle Approx 30m Distribution board Distribution board Approx 30m ...

Page 40: ...Moreover if you connect to one port of the PLC wall outlet connect a power strip with a noise filter to the other and connect other equipment to the power strip you can make PLC performance more enriched Connecting the PLC to a power strip is greatly affected by other devices and degrades the performance of the PLC It is recommended to connect the PLC directly to the wall outlet It is not recommen...

Page 41: ... between PLCs if PLC 1 and PLC 2 cannot communicate PLC link is not made install PLC 3 on distribution board B You can communicate by hopping with PLC 1 PLC 3 PLC 2 Place the PLC 3 in the 200 V phase on the secondary side of the main breaker If the location is difficult to install install the PLC 3 on the secondary side of the sub breaker connected to the outlet to install the PLC 2 Add PLC3 Distr...

Page 42: ...oise equipment examples fan motor inverter etc In addition when there are two main trunks main breakers in the distribution board if PLC 2 connected to one with more noises can not communicate with PLC 1 in distribution board A change the connection beyond the main trunk with less noise There are many times that noise will be reduced and communication becomes possible Influence of noise equipment ...

Page 43: ...twave band used by the PLC When installing the PLC adaptor with a breaker for the safe side in the communication route a heat operated circuit breaker is recommended Especially with a fully electromagnetic breaker a small one of 10 A or less has a filter effect Since the power signal passes through the coiled structure the coil s linearity becomes smaller as a result of the small size small curren...

Page 44: ...otation depends on the four groups of numbers separated by dots called octets It consists of Example 192 168 32 1 An IP address is assigned to each terminal on the Internet a global IP address It is managed by the NIC Network Information Center of each country In Japan JPNIC is the representative organization Applications to these organizations will be granted addresses of classes A C Class A Addr...

Page 45: ... part addresses are all 1 Used when broadcasting to all terminals belonging to the branch line as an IP broadcast 3 When all addresses of the host part are 1 IP broadcast of 255 255 255 If the issuer declares its own network address If you do not know use for example with DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 4 All 32 are all 0 If the destination address is not in the routing table specify the ...

Page 46: ...rvice Quality of service required by IP datagram D Delay low T High throughput R High reliability ID Communication frame signal for identifying the IP datagram from the upper layer Flags Information on fragmentation Time to Live Survival time subtract one by one every time you go through the router discard it when it gets to zero Protocol Upper layer protocol identification signal e g TCP 06h UDP ...

Page 47: ...other You can change the authentication key with the Setting Tool Since the authentication key is important for security please manage it properly 2 IP address This PLC adaptor requires an IP address for operation Since the factory default is DHCP enabled please set the IP address when used with a fixed IP address 3 Network address Please set the IP address of the PLC adaptor connected to one Mast...

Page 48: ...sage length can be greatly reduced In other methods there is a possibility that the bandwidth will be exceeded only by the routing traffic so it is difficult to handle multiple units 3 Since there is sufficient communication bandwidth it can be shared with various communications 4 It is an international standard as ITU T G 9905 Approved in August 2013 5 Scalable protocol for large scale systems su...

Page 49: ...s it was necessary to establish a more stable communication path Resolve weak points with multi hop communication PLC Even if communication cannot be made directly it is resolved by installing a relay node Improvement of network coverage within facilities Higher reliability of communication can be achieved In the conventional HD PLC it was difficult to conduct an alternative study in the case wher...

Page 50: ...ample Since the PLC adaptor bridges the layer 2 the network address of the Ethernet to be bridged must be the same network address In the case of the above example for the network address 1 2 3 please set the same network address Do not connect Ethernet ports in the same PLCnet with an Ethernet cable Loops are formed and the network may go down PLC Ethernet1 Network address1 PLC PLC PLC Power Line...

Page 51: ...line length is 1 200 m and the maximum communication speed decreases according to the distance Shielded twisted pair wire for RS 485 is recommended for the wiring Connect the daisy chain as necessary and connect the terminating resistor to the final end DA PU100 A B SG RS 485 Equipment Shielded twisted pair wire RS 485 Equipment RS 485 Equipment Built in terminating resistor Connect to terminating...

Page 52: ...ng the RS 485 network with power line communication using the PLC adaptor it is possible to reduce the length of the RS 485 cable Example of replacing RS 485 cable PLC Master PLC Terminal Power Line PLC Terminal PLC Terminal Controller RS 485 equip C RS 485 equip A RS 485 equip B Controller RS 485 equip A RS 485 equip B RS 485 equip C ...

Page 53: ... RS 485 Master RS 485 Slave RS 485 Slave RS 485 Slave Power line RS 485 Mode Master Slave IP Address 192 168 0 248 192 168 0 247 192 168 0 246 192 168 0 249 192 168 0 248 192 168 0 247 192 168 0 246 Mode Slave Master IP Address 192 168 0 249 PLC Master PLC Terminal PLC Terminal PLC Terminal RS 485 Master RS 485 Slave RS 485 Slave RS 485 Slave Power line RS 485 Mode Master Slave IP Address 192 168 ...

Page 54: ... command by unicast to each PLC Terminal to which 485 Slave is connected However it excludes the source PLC Terminal from which the response is sent Specific case 485 Master 1 communicates with 485 Slave 3 1 485 Master 1 sends a command to 485 Slave 3 2 Command transfer from PLC Master to PLC Terminal 485 Slave 2 3 4 with unicast 3 485 Slave 3 sends a response to 485 Master 1 4 Response transfer f...

Page 55: ...by unicast to each PLC Terminal to which 485 Slave is connected However it excludes the source PLC Terminal from which the response is sent Specific case 485 Master 2 communicates with 485 Slave 3 1 485 Master 2 sends a command to 485 Slave 3 2 PLC Master 485 Slave 1 and PLC Terminal 485 Command transfer to 485 Slave 3 3 485 Slave 3 sends a response to 485 Master 2 4 Response transfer from PLC Ter...

Page 56: ...to take into consideration that PLC Master is passed once Example In the topology as shown on the right the number of hops between 485 Master and 485 Slave is 2 hops 10msec x 2 20msec Slave Process Time Tslave Time until 485 Slave receives data and returns response It depends on customer s unit specifications Slave Process Time can be calculated Response Time Tresp Tresp T485 x 3 TMHP x 2 Tslave F...

Page 57: ...000 m 10 hops depending on the environment The transmission speed is about 1 50 about 10 Mbps 10 hops for 480 Mbps USB 2 0 As a USB device various sensors can be used For moving images such as network cameras please use a LAN interface USB isochronous transfer is not supported Standard USB connection USB connection through PLC adaptor USB Cable Max 5m Data logger Power line LAN cable Master Termin...

Page 58: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 58 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting ...

Page 59: ...ible The product is connected to a backup power supply such as an uninterruptible power supply UPS Do not connect to backup power supply Due to the wiring conditions between PLC adaptors or the effects of noise the PLC signal is not reaching its destination Reevaluate the installation locations or add another PLC adaptor relay unit to the power wires on the transmission route Initialized accidenta...

Page 60: ...verter lighting Kitchen blender Not all devices will necessarily have an impact To find out which appliances are affecting this product unplug the power plugs of the electrical outlets and the appliances to which the power strips are connected one at a time and check the communication speed Using the Maintenance Tool If the communication speed is improved after unplugging the power plug we recomme...

Page 61: ...dicator of all adaptors in the same network turns on green If the PLC indicator is lit in orange refer to the explanation of the problem page 31 Not connected to the Internet Please connect the PC and the router etc directly with the LAN cable and check whether you can connect to the Internet If you cannot connect please check the connection set up by PC or router Others Symptom Possible Cause Rem...

Page 62: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 62 Chapter 6 Specifications ...

Page 63: ...c HTTPd IPv4 IPv6 SNMP MIB IPv4 6 2 PLC port Standard HD PLC multi hop Multi hop 10 Communication speed 240 Mbps 1 Frequency band 2 MHz 28 MHz Modulation method Wavelet OFDM 2 PAM 32 PAM Access method CSMA CA Error correction Reed Solomon encoder decoder Convolutional encoder Viterbi decoder LDPC CC Low Density Parity Check Convolutional Codes Security AES 128 bit encryption Communication distance...

Page 64: ...he connected devices and operating environment 2 This product uses the Store and Forward method in which it accumulates commands responses and then forwards them Therefore some forwarding delay will occur 3 The master slave setting for RS 485 is separate from the Master Terminal setting for PLC 4 Shielded twisted pair wiring is recommended 6 5 USB port USB USB2 0 USB1 1 Type A 1 Forwarding method ...

Page 65: ...DA PU100 Series Administrator s Manual 65 7 Dimensions With the fixing brackets attached ...

Page 66: ...communication cable A low speed PLC using a frequency of 450 kHz or less and a high speed PLC using 2 30 MHz etc are also called PLC HD PLC A Panasonic registered trademark Japan No 4926446 which is a standard of CEPCA CE Powerline Communication Alliance organization and which is the centerpiece of the same organization Master IEEE 1901 BM Basic Service Set Manager Cooperation security Adjacent ne...

Page 67: ...y the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http www openssl org Trademarks HD PLC and HD PLC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panasonic Corporation in Japan and in other countries Panasonic Corporation Web site http www panasonic com Panasonic Corporation 2018 PNQX8805ZA P0818AG0 ...

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