AN-X-ABRIO-HMI Remote I/O HMI Interface Module
User Manual
Page 1: ...AN X ABRIO HMI Remote I O HMI Interface Module User Manual...
Page 2: ...h any particular installation Quest Technical Solutions does not assume responsibility or liability to include intellectual property liability for actual use based upon the examples shown in this publ...
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Page 4: ...tion 6 QUICK START 7 ETHERNET CONFIGURATION 8 Ethernet Configuration 8 Standalone Computer 12 Reconfiguring an AN X from an Unknown State 17 CONFIGURING REMOTE I O 18 Configuring a Remote I O Network...
Page 5: ...28 Restart an AN X 29 AN X Info 29 Read Kernel Parameters 30 Run Config Mode 30 Update AN X Flash 31 Update Firmware 31 Firmware Update Wizard 31 Update Firmware Command 35 Patch Firmware 35 USING THE...
Page 6: ...se File System 42 AN X IP Configuration 42 Archive Configuration 43 Restart AN X Module 45 TROUBLESHOOTING 46 LEDs 46 Ethernet LEDs 46 SYS LED 46 NET LED Network Status 47 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 48 Rea...
Page 7: ...I O network writing inputs and reading outputs It supports up to 16 rack numbers from 1 to 76 octal with any combination of partial racks and supports all remote I O baud rates It also supports block...
Page 8: ...le s hardware If the firmware does not kick the watchdog within the timeout period the watchdog times out and places the module into a safe fatal failure state A jabber inhibit timer is implemented in...
Page 9: ...nfiguration mode This is the mode when you are updating the firmware in the AN X Production mode This is the normal runtime mode of operation Refer to page 29 for information on how to determine the c...
Page 10: ...input of anywhere from 12 to 24 VDC Left to right the pins on the power connector are chassis ground negative voltage and positive voltage The chassis ground should be connected Power consumption is...
Page 11: ...he network contains any of the devices in the table below or if the network operates at 57 6 kbps or 115 2 kbps and you do not require the network to support more than 16 physical devices Device Type...
Page 12: ...ll any previous version of the software before you can install a new version Use the Windows Control Panel Add and Remove Programs to remove the old version Insert the CD supplied with the AN X module...
Page 13: ...N X connect it to Ethernet and use AnxInit to assign it an IP address 8 3 Connect AN X to the Remote I O network 4 4 Create a configuration file 18 4 Use the AN X web interface to download the configu...
Page 14: ...re that accesses the AN X module must be reconfigured AN X is shipped with DHCP enabled If it finds a DHCP server on the network the DHCP server assigns it an IP address You can use the utility AnxIni...
Page 15: ...ting AN X to an existing Ethernet network consult the network administrator to obtain a static IP address for AN X and to obtain information about how you should configure AN X IMPORTANT The AN X must...
Page 16: ...d 3 Enter the IP address you intend the AN X to use In the example shown it s 192 168 1 12 Step 2 In step 2 you choose a method of restarting AN X to put it in boot mode The preferred method is to cyc...
Page 17: ...hile AnxInit is waiting the Next button is disabled When AN X is in boot mode the Next button is enabled If the AN X does not enter boot mode within about 10 seconds return to the previous screens and...
Page 18: ...IP address automatically DHCP To configure the AN X to use a static IP address select Use the following Settings and enter the desired IP address for the AN X the Subnet mask for the AN X the default...
Page 19: ...d on the computer TIP The parameters in this example will work when you set up any standalone computer to work with AN X First configure the computer to use a static IP address From the Control Panel...
Page 20: ...y Click OK to accept the settings Connect the computer to AN X using the crossover cable If this is the first time you have used the AN X module it will look for a DHCP server on the network It waits...
Page 21: ...AN X ABRIO HMI Page 15 Select Utilities Select An AN X and enter the MAC Address and IP address Click OK to accept the setting Select Utilities AN X IP Configuration...
Page 22: ...ter The default gateway address does not exist on the network but AN X requires that the field have a valid entry Click Finish to accept the settings Select Utilities Restart AN X to restart AN X with...
Page 23: ...appens that an AN X has been previously configured with an IP address that causes it to be inaccessible on the current Ethernet network To reconfigure it to a known state run the command Configuration...
Page 24: ...ust the keyword EndRioCfg Anything after the EndRioCfg line is ignored Within the configuration data anything after a semicolon is treated as a comment A comment can be inserted at the end of a line o...
Page 25: ...rack I O group and slot the PLC 5 file address file number and offset where the HMI can access the data and the block transfer length The fields must be separated by commas btr rack I O group slot PLC...
Page 26: ...the configuration The configuration file must contain a line with the keyword BtByLen before the rack and block transfer definitions Sample Configuration RioCfg start of configuration Baud 57k6 defin...
Page 27: ...HMI Page 21 Downloading Configurations To download a configuration to the AN X AB RIO start the web interface and select Automation Network Configure RIO to Enet IP to download a configuration file t...
Page 28: ...se device shown Other HMIs Access data on the AN X as you would any other PLC 5 I O Data Discrete I O Data Discrete data is mapped to PLC 5 I input and O output files based on the rack and I O group B...
Page 29: ...2 2 CRC errors RX ABORT ERRORS S2 3 Abort errors RX NOISE ERRORS S2 4 Noise errors RX PACKET TIMEOUTS S2 5 Timeouts packet sent no reply RX PROTOCOL ERRORS S2 6 Protocol errors RX PROTOCOL MASK S2 7 I...
Page 30: ...20 Status racks 60 63 s2 21 Status racks 64 67 s2 22 Status racks 70 73 s2 23 Status racks 74 76 The rack status contains 4 bits per rack with the low bit corresponding to a rack starting at I O grou...
Page 31: ...pdate the flash low level firmware on the selected AN X Update the firmware on the selected AN X Patch the firmware on the selected AN X In addition it can be used to clear the AnxInit log copy the co...
Page 32: ...ules on the Ethernet network select Utilities Locate All AN X Modules AnxInit displays a list of the AN X modules it finds showing their MAC IDs IP addresses and host names This command is useful for...
Page 33: ...C Address field enter the MAC Address of the AN X you wish to select It can be found on the AN X label or by using the Locate All AN X Modules command The format is as shown above six pairs of hexadec...
Page 34: ...st Name for the AN X AN X uses the host name to create ControlLogix tags so give the AN X a meaningful host name This name is used internally by AN X and may be used to identify the AN X if you have a...
Page 35: ...t the currently selected AN X in poduction mode AN X Info The Utilities AN X Info command provides information about the currently selected AN X in the log window The information shown AN X Info Ether...
Page 36: ...ernel Parameters command leaves the AN X running the boot code Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart the AN X in production mode Run Config Mode The Utilities Run Config Mode command is us...
Page 37: ...e the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart it in production mode Update Firmware There are two ways to update all the firmware in an AN X module 1 The Configuration Firmware Update command starts...
Page 38: ...s the computer 2 Enter the MAC address of the AN X you are updating This is printed on the AN X label It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens In the example above it s 00 0...
Page 39: ...and completely running for this method to work For example if this is the first time you are configuring a new AN X allow sufficient time for it to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server or to time...
Page 40: ...n about 60 seconds return to the previous screens and check the entries Click the Next button and select the firmware file you want to download and click Open AnxInit transfers the firmware file and r...
Page 41: ...the filename dialog the AN X has already been reset and is in configuration mode Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart it in production mode Click the Next button and select the firmware...
Page 42: ...ot have to reconfigure the AN X after applying a patch All configuration information will be left intact When the patch has been applied AnxInit restarts the AN X in production mode If you cancel at t...
Page 43: ...ions To use the web interface you must know the IP address of the AN X Use the Utilities Locate All AN X Modules command in AnxInit to find all AN X modules on the Ethernet network To access the web i...
Page 44: ...8 for details on the file format Use the Choose File button to select the file Click the Send File to AN X button to send the file to the AN X AN X parses the file and displays either the configuratio...
Page 45: ...O HMI Page 39 To upload the configuration copy the contents to a text file View Active Configuration Select Automation Network View Active Configuration to display the result of the last configuration...
Page 46: ...AN X ABRIO HMI November 2011 View Diagnostic Counters Select Automation Network View Diagnostic Counters to display the remote I O diagnostic counters Refer to page 23 for detailed information on the...
Page 47: ...cord diagnostic and error messages Use the Log Files menu in the web interface to view these logs System Error Log The System Error log records errors that occur during AN X operation This log is norm...
Page 48: ...rotected and is used only for AN X technical support Browse File System If you are required by technical support to examine files on the AN X select Administration Browse File System Technical support...
Page 49: ...SUBMIT to set the parameters When prompted click CONTINUE to reboot the AN X with the new parameters Archive Configuration You can archive all the current AN X configuration files and log files from...
Page 50: ...Page 44 AN X ABRIO HMI November 2011 Click on the Archive File link and save the file Select the destination where the file will be stored...
Page 51: ...MI Page 45 Restart AN X Module The Restart AN X Module is password protected and is intended for technical support Technical support will provide the password and supply detailed information on any fu...
Page 52: ...e AN X operating system and software to indicate the state of operations and errors Errors or status indication in boot mode cause the LED to flash yellow Otherwise the LED flashes red The SYS LED sho...
Page 53: ...kernel loads with no errors solid green NET LED Network Status The NET LED shows the status of remote I O communication Color Meaning Red A frame receive error has been received in the last second CRC...
Page 54: ...files contain the application programs for AN X and have extension bin They are downloaded using the command Configuration Firmware Update or Utilities Update Firmware in AnxInit Refer to page 31 for...
Page 55: ...etween Ethernet and Remote I O network Typical Power Consumption 300 mA 12 VDC or 150 mA 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 3 6W Environmental Conditions Operational Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F Storage...
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