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Catalyst EtherNet Option Setup R5 V01.docx 

RACO Manufacturing and Engineering 

Copyright © 1998-2015 RACO. All rights reserved.

 

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2. Catalyst Configuration  

This section will cover setting up the Catalyst Ethernet Module

 

for your network and 

assigning alarm channels to the desired SNAs (System Net Addresses). 

A. Configuring the Catalyst Ethernet Module IP Settings 

The Catalyst’s Ethernet Module’s IP settings must be configured in order to connect to 
the network. The current Ethernet Module’s IP address must initially be determined 
and then configured to correctly match your network setup.  

Determine and configure the IP Address 

1. 

Connect a standard RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Module. This should 
be on a network that is accessible to the PC and the PLC to be monitored. 
 

Summary of Contents for Catalyst

Page 1: ...Addendum to Catalyst Owner s Manual Catalyst Ethernet Module Setup Version 5 V01 ...

Page 2: ... after SP review Davey Hudson 4 23 2015 5 4 Edits Review 4 0 Davey Hudson 5 06 2015 5 V01 Updated bitmapping to match new firmware Davey Hudson 8 03 2015 The information contained in this document referenced documents and their appendices is confidential and remains the intellectual property of RACO Manufacturing and Engineering This document and its contents are not to be disclosed by the recipie...

Page 3: ...LE CONNECTIVITY 10 C CATALYST DATA REGISTER SNA ADDRESSING 12 What is an SNA SNA Data Types SNA Discrete and Analog Register Addressing SNA Discrete to Analog Register Bit Position Mapping Determining the mapping RACO Bit Addressing Ethernet_Fail Bit D ASSIGNING A SNA TO A CHANNEL 17 Assign and Configure a Discrete Channel Assign and Configure an Analog Channel E CHANNEL INTERLINKING AND NETWORK B...

Page 4: ... to starting this process please ensure The user is familiar with the basic operation and programming method of the Catalyst product and the Ethernet specific software Only the Ethernet specific features of the Catalyst are described in this addendum The Catalyst is setup and functioning in accordance with the manual The user has basic familiarity with Windows PCs and networking The Catalyst and P...

Page 5: ...ng web pages at www racoman com The latest manuals Alarmware software and EDS files can be downloaded from the online support sections of the web site Catalyst Downloads http www racoman com protected man_Catalyst htm For more information concerning the EtherNet IP network the Open EtherNet IP Vendor Organization has a webpage Please visit http www odva org for more information about EtherNet IP F...

Page 6: ...esired SNAs System Net Addresses A Configuring the Catalyst Ethernet Module IP Settings The Catalyst s Ethernet Module s IP settings must be configured in order to connect to the network The current Ethernet Module s IP address must initially be determined and then configured to correctly match your network setup Determine and configure the IP Address 1 Connect a standard RJ 45 Ethernet cable to t...

Page 7: ...5 08 03 Filename Catalyst EtherNet Option Setup R5 V01 docx RACO Manufacturing and Engineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 7 37 2 Click Start All Programs Alarmware v2 0 RACO IPConfig Tool ...

Page 8: ... Catalyst EtherNet Option Setup R5 V01 docx RACO Manufacturing and Engineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 8 37 3 The tool will scan the local subnet and display information on any Catalysts that it finds ...

Page 9: ...ore than one Catalyst is found you may need to temporarily disconnect one or more of them to determine which the correct one is Alternatively you can compare the MAC address printed on the Ethernet Module to the displayed MAC Address 5 Double Click on the line containing the IP address of the Catalyst that you want to configure The configuration window will appear ...

Page 10: ... Subnet mask and Default gateway provided by your IT Department You can leave the DNS entries blank 8 For a Dynamic IP DHCP select the DHCP On option button You do not have to enter the remaining fields 9 Close the configuration window and Exit the IPConfig tool CAUTION If DHCP is left on the PLC can lose connection with the Catalyst if the DHCP server changes the Catalyst s IP settings B Test the...

Page 11: ...ring Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 11 37 displayed configuration is incorrect then there is a problem that needs to be rectified before the Catalyst will be able to connect 2 The Catalyst Ethernet Module is now configured and ready to receive data from other devices on the network ...

Page 12: ...s a range of 123 16 bit analog addresses in the range of 1 2 40001 to 1 2 40123 The relationship between discrete and analog addressing is described in the following sections SNA Data Types The Catalyst determines if the SNA represents discrete or analog data by the first digit of the SNA If the first digit is a 0 1 2 00001 then the data is a single discrete bit This can be considered as the equiv...

Page 13: ...ngle bit Discrete register addresses can be mapped to these bit positions and can vary with different PLCs We will discuss the common options here If these do not match your scenario please contact Technical Support and we will gladly assist you Determining the mapping Numerous standards and variables can make determining the end to end mapping that your system uses Rather than going through the p...

Page 14: ... number to binary will show the correct bit If 0400 turned on the bit then the bit location would be where the 1 occurs in the binary representation 0000 0100 0000 0000 RACO Bit Addressing RACO Catalyst bit addressing for Modbus TCP and EtherNet IP both conform to the Modbus standard order for consistency The Discrete registers bits are addressed sequentially starting at the most significant bit p...

Page 15: ...ll rights reserved Page 15 37 Raco O Data 0 8 7 0100 1 2 00008 Raco O Data 0 7 8 0080 1 2 00009 Raco O Data 0 6 9 0040 1 2 00010 Raco O Data 0 5 10 0020 1 2 00011 Raco O Data 0 4 11 0010 1 2 00012 Raco O Data 0 3 12 0008 1 2 00013 Raco O Data 0 2 13 0004 1 2 00014 Raco O Data 0 1 14 0002 1 2 00015 Raco O Data 0 0 15 0001 1 2 00016 ...

Page 16: ...rior to 8 01 15 16 bit Analog Register 1 2 40001 1 bit Discrete Register Rockwell Tag Bit Position Hex Value SNA Raco O Data 0 7 0 0080 1 2 00001 Raco O Data 0 6 1 0040 1 2 00002 Raco O Data 0 5 2 0020 1 2 00003 Raco O Data 0 4 3 0010 1 2 00004 Raco O Data 0 3 4 0008 1 2 00005 Raco O Data 0 2 5 0004 1 2 00006 Raco O Data 0 1 6 0002 1 2 00007 Raco O Data 0 0 7 0001 1 2 00008 Raco O Data 0 15 8 0080...

Page 17: ... in the Ethernet connectivity We recommend that the first SNA that you configure is the Ethernet_Fail bit so that you can easily verify that the connection is good for the remainder of the setup It is usually set to the last alarm channel in your Catalyst to leave the lower channels open for standard alarms e g Ch 56 in a 56 channel Catalyst D Assigning a SNA to a Channel The user must assign an a...

Page 18: ...ved 2015 08 03 Filename Catalyst EtherNet Option Setup R5 V01 docx RACO Manufacturing and Engineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 18 37 3 In Alarmware Click on Configuration Channels ...

Page 19: ...efault states for most applications Any SNA can be assigned to any channel 5 Click Change Mode A window will appear very briefly as the Alarmware downloads the configuration data to the Catalyst The mode is the type of data that the SNA contains Discrete Mode means that the SNA represents a single bit like a PLC coil The other mode is Analog Mode where the address represents a 16 bit integer The m...

Page 20: ... and Click Change Mode The Catalyst will save and update the settings immediately NOTE Since the Discrete SNA 1 2 00003 uses one of the bits in the 16bit Analog register at SNA 1 2 40001 that register cannot be used to store analog data Refer to Section C SNA Discrete and Analog Register Addressing for more information 7 Repeat these steps to add additional alarms When you have finished adding ala...

Page 21: ...s for this channel This process is the same as when setting a physical address Refer to the Catalyst manual for that process Note Since the 16 bit Analog register 1 2 40005 consists of the 16 Discrete bits 1 2 00065 to 1 2 00080 those are not available for use as Discrete alarms Section C SNA Discrete and Analog Register Addressing 5 Repeat these steps to add additional alarms When you have finish...

Page 22: ...ked to a SNA output channel Once each scan cycle the value of the input SNA is written to the output SNA Refer to the Advanced Channel Settings section of the Catalyst manual for information for further information and configuration instructions This completes the Catalyst Setup You may now perform the Testing the Catalyst Ethernet Functionality procedure to verify its operation This consists of u...

Page 23: ...herNet IP systems If the Catalyst passes this test and the PLC is still not able to set alarms then investigate the connectivity between the PLC and Catalyst and that the PLC is writing to the correct address CAUTION The testing software must be run from a PC that is on the same subnet as the Catalyst It is strongly advised that the PC and the Catalyst be on an isolated network during testing Sinc...

Page 24: ...Now button 3 Download the file BBCOMTESTPRO zip file to your computer This process will vary depending on your browser 4 Double Click the zip file to open the zip file Double Click the setup exe file that s inside the zip file You do not need to extract the zip file contents 5 When the setup starts Click Yes at the Windows User Access Control window and the ComTest Pro installation will continue ...

Page 25: ...and Engineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 25 37 6 Click Next If the installer notifies you that a restart is necessary then restart your computer Otherwise the completion window will appear Uncheck the check box if you don t want to run the program now Click Finish ...

Page 26: ...R5 V01 docx RACO Manufacturing and Engineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 26 37 Configuring ComTest Pro 1 If ComTest Pro is not running start it by Clicking Start Menu All Programs BaseBlock ComTest Pro 2 At the Confirm window Click Yes ...

Page 27: ...ineering Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 27 37 3 The main ComTest Pro window will open The Help menu F1 has a very good explanation of the program options so they will not be repeated in detail here The initial screen may differ slightly from this example Click the Ethernet tab ...

Page 28: ...our Catalyst 6 In Step 2 select Read Holding Register s Enter the settings as shown here for testing ComTest Pro register 1024 corresponds to SNA 2 2 40001 in the Catalyst 7 The registers that are selected to be read will be highlighted in yellow ComTest Pro is now configured to read 123 registers from 1024 to 1147 SNA 1 2 40001 40123 in the Catalyst or to force 100 registers 1024 to 1124 SNA 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...cific register by setting Registers to 1 and entering the desired register in the Register box We recommend that you test the addresses that we provide in this procedure first This will verify the operation without adding additional variables to the testing For example this will read and write only register 1027 SNA 1 2 40004 and display the result in the 00001h textbox that is highlighted in yell...

Page 30: ...ComTest Pro Verify the Catalyst s Ethernet Connectivity This section is a brief recap of the Catalyst setup in Section 2 If you have just completed that section you may skip these steps 1 Connect the Catalyst to the same Ethernet subnet as the PC that ComTest Pro is running on 2 Check that the IP setting of the Catalyst using the RACO IP Config tool 3 Enter the IP address of the Catalyst into a we...

Page 31: ...ring Copyright 1998 2015 RACO All rights reserved Page 31 37 4 Assign SNA to Alarm Channel 5 If there are no alarm channels assigned to the Ethernet SNAs setup an alarm channel to monitor the desired SNA for example here Channel 5 set to monitor SNA 1 2 00001 This process is described in Section 2 3 ...

Page 32: ...ivity and functionality of the Catalyst 1 Check that ComTest Pro Alarmware and the Catalyst are still setup as described in the previous steps 2 Click the Start button in Step 3 of the ComTest Pro screen The program will start repeatedly reading and displaying the selected registers values The Valid Response s counter should start incrementing about once a second This indicates that the program ca...

Page 33: ... Page 33 37 3 The registers will all read 0000h unless data has previously been written to them If there is a communication or addressing problem ComTest Pro will display an error popup such as these Investigate and resolve the problem before continuing If the read testing is successful Click Stop and then proceed to the write testing Write Testing ...

Page 34: ...automatically Proceed to Step 1 in the procedure below To test a specific SNA we need to determine the correct integer required to enable the specific alarm SNA ComTest Pro can only write to a complete 16 bit register It cannot write a single bit To trigger a single bit discrete alarm SNA 1 2 00001 in our example we must determine the 16 bit HEX number that corresponds to that bit Divide the addre...

Page 35: ... Start button in Step 3 The program will start repeatedly writing the selected registers values The Valid Response s counter should start incrementing about once a second 3 In Alarmware Double Click on the numbered alarm indicator to monitor the Direct Channel Reading Change the Channel Number to the desired channel 4 The State should be ALARM and Report Value and Raw Value should be 1 5 Click Sto...

Page 36: ... for our example Remember that Register 1 corresponds to SNA 1 2 40001 in the Catalyst Since the register is 16 bit the maximum value is 65535 Any value entered greater that that will indicate 65535 on the Catalyst 9 Click Start Observe the Alarmware Direct Channel Reading window The Raw value should equal the same number that was entered in the ComTest Pro register The Report Value applies any sc...

Page 37: ...sfactorily exit the Alarmware and ComTest Pro programs You may now proceed to configuring and testing the PLC with the assurance that the Catalyst is responding properly If this testing is successful but your PLC cannot activate alarms on the Catalyst then there s a communication or addressing problem with the PLC These problems are best resolved by contacting your networking and PLC support optio...

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