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AN-X2-GENI

AN-X-GENI/B

Genius I/O

Communication Module

User Manual

Summary of Contents for AN-X-GENI/B

Page 1: ...AN X2 GENI AN X GENI B Genius I O Communication 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 4 INSTALLATION 5 Prevent Electrostatic Discharge 5 Power 5 Genius Cabling and Termination 5 Ethernet Cabling 6 Software Installation 6 CE Installations 6 QUICK START 8 ETHERNET CONFIGURATION 9 In...

Page 5: ...XCHANGING SCHEDULED DATA WITH A CONTROLLOGIX 21 Mapping I O Data 21 Global Data 23 Other Mappable Data 25 Diagnostic Counters 26 Block Error Table 26 Block Fault Table 27 Connection Diagnostics 27 Con...

Page 6: ...uration 43 Log Files 45 Genius I O Fault Log 45 ControlLogix Log 46 System Info Log 46 View All Logs 46 Administration Menu 46 AN X Configuration 46 Archive Configuration 47 Update AN X Firmware 48 Re...

Page 7: ...uts from the Genius network and write outputs The AN X module acts as a scanner on the Genius network It supports up to 31 Genius blocks The AN X2 GENI module has a web interface for configuration for...

Page 8: ...k A watchdog timer is implemented in the module 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 s...

Page 9: ...requires firmware version 4 and above The AN X2 uses the same hardware interface to automation networks There are no differences for applications once Ethernet and firmware have been configured Using...

Page 10: ...of operation Maintenance mode The AN X2 runs the maintenance firmware at startup It performs diagnostics memory tests etc and copies any changes from the microSD card If there are no errors it starts...

Page 11: ...ght the pins on the power connector are chassis ground negative voltage and positive voltage Pin 1 is closest to the Ethernet connector The chassis ground should be connected Power consumption interna...

Page 12: ...a standard RJ 45 connector for connecting to Ethernet If you are connecting to the AN X through a router or switch use a standard Ethernet cable If you are connecting directly to the AN X module use...

Page 13: ...AN X2 GENI AN X GENI B Page 7 Steward 28A2024 0A0 two passes on power cable...

Page 14: ...s and perform any other necessary configuration 3 Use the AN X web interface to set the baud rate and serial bus address for the AN X2 GENI 16 4 Connect AN X to the Genius network 5 5 Use the AN X web...

Page 15: ...IP address each time AN X powers up and any software that accesses the AN X module would have to be reconfigured If you are using multiple AN X modules connect and configure one at a time since initi...

Page 16: ...Page 10 AN X2 GENI AN X GENI B May 2013 The AN X2 Configuration page appears At the top the screen shows the serial number and MAC address of the AN X being configured...

Page 17: ...way address even if there is no device at the gateway address on the network Hostname Enter a Hostname for the AN X2 This name is used internally by AN X and may be used to identify the AN X if you ha...

Page 18: ...ssible on the current Ethernet network or the IP address is unknown Remove the microSD card and edit the file config txt using a text editor such as Windows Notepad to set the AN X2 to the desired con...

Page 19: ...tic IP address Hostname Ethernet host name from 1 to 30 characters Firmware Firmware file to run at startup must be present on microSD card If you edit the file and AN X2 finds an error during startup...

Page 20: ...c5 9d f7 Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller Packet Scheduler Miniport Active Routes Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 1 10 10 0 20 20 10 10 0 0 255 2...

Page 21: ...ith the IP address of the interface in your computer that is connected to the AN X2 Repeat the route print command and confirm that the table now has an entry similar to the one shown Now try pinging...

Page 22: ...interface select Automation Network Genius Baud Node Settings Check the desired baud rate from the four supported baud rates 38 4Kbps 76 8 Kbps 153 6 KBPS standard or 153 6 Kbps extended Enter the ser...

Page 23: ...Network Genius Network Configuration AN X can generate a default ControlLogix data mapping configuration based on the I O it finds see page 21 If you want to have it generate the ControlLogix configur...

Page 24: ...s of the Genius network to be scanned It is a comma separated values csv text file which can be created and edited with a text editor such as Windows Notepad Anything after a semicolon on a line is tr...

Page 25: ...address Block 0 31 Input length bytes Inp 0 128 Output length bytes Out 0 128 Scan mode Scan Scan Part number Part Maximum 15 characters enclosed in double quotes Description Desc Maximum 95 character...

Page 26: ...Ckt Source I O Block EndBlock Block 31 Inp 64 Out 0 Part IC697BEM731 Desc Series 90 70 Bus Controller EndBlock GlobSend 24 Global Data Sent by AN X 16 bit words Viewing the Current Configuration To v...

Page 27: ...etter suit your application For example in order to make the most efficient use of the available Ethernet bandwidth you can organize the data so that items that must update quickly are mapped to conne...

Page 28: ...wo AN X2 GENI modules each controlling a different Genius network each Genius network could have a block with the same serial bus address Using a different ClxPrefix in the configuration file for each...

Page 29: ...us module at serial bus address 4 and assign it tagname Block4Outputs add the following line to the DataOutput section of the connection 27 b4 Block4Outputs Example To map the inputs from the Genius m...

Page 30: ...ther node It will appear at the address you assigned Receiving Global Data on the AN X2 GENI When you perform an autoconfiguration if the other node is producing global data when you autoconfigure the...

Page 31: ...er connections to other slots on the AN X and are in run mode AN X does not scan the network You can override this behaviour by including a line with the keyword ScanGeniProg in the configuration file...

Page 32: ...error NoToken 9 No tokens received from network To map the diagnostic counters include a line with just the keyword DiagCtrs in the input section of a connection This maps all the diagnostic counters...

Page 33: ...le consists to 2 16 bit words one bit per serial bus address Bit 0 of the first word corresponds to serial bus address 0 bit 1 corresponds to serial bus address 1 and so on To map the block fault tabl...

Page 34: ...econds A value of 87 means 8 7 ms To map the statistics for a given connection include a line with the keyword ConnStatsn where n is the connection number from 0 to 15 in the input section of a connec...

Page 35: ...ock GlobSend Global Data Sent by AN X2 GENI DataInput Inputs to ControlLogix BlockErr Map BlockErr here since Clx sets to 0xffffffff on Connection Failure b1 b01_Inp Ofs 2 Len 1 IC660BBR101 16 Ckt Nor...

Page 36: ...ix 0 BlockFlt Ofs 0 Len 2 2 ConnDiag 10 DiagCtrs Ofs 10 Len 10 ControlLogix Connection Statistics ConnStats0 Ofs 20 Len 10 Viewing the Current Configuration To view the ControlLogix configuration curr...

Page 37: ...gix data connection Saving the Current Configuration To save the ControlLogix configuration currently stored in the AN X to a file start the web interface and select Automation Network View Active Con...

Page 38: ...X in the Ethernet configuration Set the chassis size to 17 and the Slot to 16 Set the revision to 1 1 Set the Comm Format or Rack Connection to None Set the IP address to match the AN X module Set El...

Page 39: ...AN X2 GENI AN X GENI B Page 33 Set the parameters as shown Set the Slot to 0 for the first connection 1 for the second connection and so on 4 Set the RPI for each connection...

Page 40: ...on the AN X There are two sets of alias files one for exclusive owner connections and one for listen only connections In the web interface select Automation Network View Configuration Files To view th...

Page 41: ...Tags and import the file Using the ControlLogix Log If there are problems with scheduled connections to the AN X use the ControlLogix log to identify the cause From the web interface select Log Files...

Page 42: ...tion file Genius Configuration File You must configure the Genius I O on the network being monitored The configuration file format is the same as described earlier see page 18 Ensure that the Scan fie...

Page 43: ...lLogix configuration 4 Save and edit the Genius configuration file Remove Scan from all network devices 5 Save and download the modified Genius configuration file to the AN X2 GENI 6 Save and edit the...

Page 44: ...le that corresponds to the AN X2 GENI serial bus address Of course if the AN X2 GENI global data is mapped to a ControlLogix connection the global data you write using the HMI will be overwritten by t...

Page 45: ...N X2 GENI set the Genius bus I O network configuration set the ControlLogix scheduled data configuration view the current configuration view AN X logs view and clear faults from Genius blocks It also...

Page 46: ...d Rate and Serial Bus Address Select Automation Network Genius Baud Node Settings to set the Genius network baud rate and the serial bus address of the AN X2 GENI To select the baud rate check the rad...

Page 47: ...ual Configuration Manual configuration does not require that the network be online Create a configuration file Refer to page 21 for details on the file format Browse or type the file name Click the Se...

Page 48: ...guration Type or browse the configuration file name into the Select file area Then click the Send To AN X button to send the file to AN X Check the ControlLogix Log to determine if there have been any...

Page 49: ...Browsers may return cached data rather than rereading data that has changed on the AN X Run the browser in a mode where it doesn t cache data incognito in Chrome Private browsing in Firefox and Safar...

Page 50: ...Page 44 AN X2 GENI AN X GENI B May 2013 Click the Ethernet IP link to view the current ControlLogix configuration...

Page 51: ...iles Genius IO Fault Log The web interface displays the faults in the Genius IO Fault Log area of the screen To clear faults for a specific Genius block select the serial bus address of the module fro...

Page 52: ...ormational messages during startup and normal operation View All Logs Use View All Logs to list and view all the AN X logs To view a log file click on the file name Administration Menu The Administrat...

Page 53: ...ult gateway for your network You must enter a valid default gateway address even if there is no device at the gateway address on the network Hostname Enter a Hostname for the AN X2 This name is used i...

Page 54: ...location Update AN X Firmware Use Update AN X Firmware to download a firmware file to the microSD card on the AN X Firmware files for the AN X2 have names that begin with AN X2 and have extension qtf...

Page 55: ...while the AN X2 is restarting following a firmware download Interrupting power at some points in the update process could render the AN X inoperative and it will have to be returned to the factory for...

Page 56: ...nload return to the main page and continue Otherwise restart the AN X in order to run the downloaded firmware Restart AN X Module Use the Restart AN X Module command to restart the AN X module for exa...

Page 57: ...I AN X GENI B Page 51 Click the Restart Now link to restart the AN X Troubleshooting Menu The troubleshooting menu contains information that is specific to an automation network as well as support inf...

Page 58: ...stem 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 or MS LED should be used i...

Page 59: ...about the state of the Genius network Debug mode was the mode used in earlier versions of the firmware To set debug mode enter a line with the keyword LedModeDebug in the ControlLogix configuration fi...

Page 60: ...of Genius I O communication Color Meaning Flashing or solid red One or more configured Genius blocks is not active on the network Network error CRC stop abort etc Baud rate mismatch Yellow No configu...

Page 61: ...are running The web page displays the download progress at the bottom left of the page You must restart the AN X2 to run the firmware that you downloaded WARNING It is essential that you do not disrup...

Page 62: ...on Bridge between Ethernet and Genius network Typical Power Consumption 200 mA 12 VDC or 100 mA 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 2 4W Environmental Conditions Operational Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F S...

Page 63: ...h 603 7724 2080 support AP prosoft technology com Europe Middle East Africa Languages Spoken French English 33 0 5 34 36 87 20 support EMEA prosoft technology com North America Languages Spoken Englis...

Page 64: ...which original identification marks have been removed or altered This Limited Warranty also will not apply to interconnecting cables or wires consumables nor to any damage resulting from battery leak...

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