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Edition: August 26, 2016 
TWinSoft Version: 11.04 
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Summary of Contents for TBOX LT2-530 Series

Page 1: ...User s Guide Cabling Technical Specifications Version 1 09 LT2...

Page 2: ...his guide However Semaphore assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information Product information is subject to change without notice Windows 2003 XP VISTA 2008 7 8 10 are trademark of Mic...

Page 3: ...AUTION Never power the module when not fixed on the rack Switch off and disconnect power before removing the module from the rack Connection from the equipment to mains must be protected by a circuit...

Page 4: ...In case of DC power to a distribution network it is mandatory to use a surge protection Certifications SAFETY CSA CEBEC CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 07 ANSI UL 60950 1 2005 2nd edition IEC 60950 1 2005 co...

Page 5: ...nSoft 26 5 1 Wizard 27 5 2 Communicating with TBOX LT2 28 5 3 PC Communication Set up 28 5 3 1 Communication possibilities of TWinSoft 29 5 3 2 IP setting of PC 29 5 3 3 IP setting of TWinSoft 31 5 4...

Page 6: ...able 65 8 4 Groups of I Os 67 8 5 System variables 68 8 5 1 Digital System Variables 68 8 5 2 Analog System Variables 70 8 6 Timers Counters 74 9 Tags Variables 75 9 1 Physical I O 76 9 1 1 Analog I O...

Page 7: ...118 12 6 2 Value of Tag in a message 118 12 7 Alarm Timetables 119 12 7 1 Time Slices 119 12 7 2 Holidays 119 12 7 3 Timetables 120 12 8 Alarms Table 121 12 8 1 Columns description 121 13 ReadSMS POP...

Page 8: ...HTTP Protection 145 17 1 5 ModBus TCP protection on socket 146 17 1 6 FTP Protection 147 17 1 7 Advanced IP Configuration 147 17 2 Document protection 147 17 2 1 TWinSoft Document Protected 147 17 3 P...

Page 9: ...in TBox LITE 177 The RTC Real Time Clock 177 UTC Time 177 TBox LITE Time setting 177 Day Light Saving Winter Summer time 178 B 2 Data logging 178 Chronologies 178 Sampling tables 178 Periodic events...

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Page 12: ...itoring using PC Smart phone tablet WEB SERVER Ethernet GSM RS485 ModBus SNMP IEC 60870 DNP3 Chronologies SoE Sampling Tables Ladder IEC 1131 3 BASIC PLC SMS e mail FTP Pictures ALARMS SMTP HTTP FTP R...

Page 13: ...view of TBOX LT2 possibilities Retrieving data and consulting the process remotely Programming locally or remotely Consulting process through HTML Sending of Alarms Communication to a remote site Retr...

Page 14: ...ifications of the different models of TBOX LT2 and cablings are presented at the end of this manual Information related to Licenses is available in Appendix A All along this manual I warn you Read the...

Page 15: ...ty bit working with 4 20mA signal On all models of LT2 530 RS232 RS485 Ethernet USB x Options 3 GSM 3G 2 2 LT2 532 x I O Communication ports 16 x DI O Each channel can be used as input or output 3 fir...

Page 16: ...be used as input or output 3 first DI can be used as fast counter 10 Khz 6 x AI 0 10V and 4 20mA Individual selection of signal per channel With validity bit working with 4 20mA signal 2 x Pt1000 2 x...

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Page 18: ...upside down Christmas tree in a circle You have to crimp this ring tongue to a cable and screw this ring to the rack as indicated On the other side you must connect the cable to the ground The cable m...

Page 19: ...4 16 AWG With ferrule without plastic sleeve Solid or Stranded cable 0 2 1 5 mm With ferrule with plastic sleeve Solid or Stranded cable 0 2 0 75 mm Ferrule specification for 0 75mm cable B minimum 10...

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Page 22: ...through USB Serial port required for a local connection to TBOX LT2 If no serial port available you can use USB or Ethernet on PC Ethernet port 10 100 Mbps required for a connection to TBOX LT2 throu...

Page 23: ...TWinSoft includes WebForm Studio 2 0 HTML editor producing HTML pages based on SVG JAVA and JSON WebForm Studio 1 0 HTML editor for legacy HTML pages based on ActiveX Report studio Report editor dedic...

Page 24: ...t view from data logging attached to e mail To store data in a global database you should use TView call your local distributor Administrator rights is required during installation RM Configurator RM...

Page 25: ...configuration of TWinSoft Documentation group containing the various documents associated to TWinSoft and RTU Samples group with TWinSoft documents installed as example Report Studio to create reports...

Page 26: ...but sending of a program to TBOX LT2 is protected For more info about Licenses go to Appendix A at the end of this manual I am the Wizard of TWinSoft When you start TWinSoft the first time or when you...

Page 27: ...configuration Except for the Type of RTU settings can be modified latter from the RTU properties I O combination and optional com port corresponds to the model of TBOX LT2 you are configuring Check t...

Page 28: ...en to the serial port in your application by default 9600 N Ethernet check the IP address you have given to your TBOX LT2 and that it is in the same subnet of the PC or accessible to the PC USB Commun...

Page 29: ...en you connect TBOX LT2 to the PC the driver should be installed automatically by Windows Would you find some problems it can be installed manually The driver is available in TWinSoft directory name T...

Page 30: ...72 25 110 xxx 255 255 255 0 In case you intend to change IP address of TBOX LT2 you can define several IP addresses in Windows In IPv4 properties click Advanced then Add to add an IP address in the su...

Page 31: ...rresponding to the TBOX LT2 you are connected to 2 You program your TBOX LT2 through Ethernet and you want to change its IP address You check out the option Always use IP address of the RTU and you ty...

Page 32: ...2 from the factory its IP setting is IP address 192 168 1 99 subnet MASK 255 255 255 0 To communicate using Ethernet you have to make sure your PC is configured in the same subnet as TBOX LT2 see chap...

Page 33: ...onfiguration of the Ethernet General information about the program Process cycle time Unique ID of the RTU MMC SD card information The Status bar of TWinSoft displays the status of the connection The...

Page 34: ...ED flash green 3 times Release the toggle switch Global reset configuration The global reset mode is indicated by the LED flashing green at 0 5 Hz instead of 2 Hz in RUN mode In this mode TBOX LT2 is...

Page 35: ...Reset toggle switch indicates the status of the CPU LED sequence at TBOX LT2 startup Red one flash Boot Strap starting Red ON 1 sec UBOOT starting Orange ON 4 sec KERNEL starting Green ON 4 sec OS sta...

Page 36: ...our tws file you can just replace the tbk extension by tws and use the back up During development of the application it can be sent at any time to TBOX LT2 for testing purpose When sending an applicat...

Page 37: ...m Use the icon of the main tool bar From the main menu use Communication Send program Use the accelerator keys CTRL F9 The sequence for sending is Compiling Sending If a problem occurs during compilat...

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Page 40: ...application will be done in different steps Configuring the RTU properties Configuring the communication ports and I O s from the Resources Creating Tags Creating Programs using automation language L...

Page 41: ...ecific task like AGA calculations Protection to activate protection on TWinSoft document communication port protocols IP Security to activate Firewall HTTPS and change SSH password Info to type any in...

Page 42: ...LT2 It will be displayed when doing a RTU identification and used by the data aggregator software TView Maximum 11 characters Don t use space As far as TView is concerned don t start the name with a...

Page 43: ...ronology max 32 000 Default 100 Check memory available See chapter 5 10 2 Compiling an application Time zone The Time Zone where TBOX LT2 is installed Timestamped data are recorded internally in TBOX...

Page 44: ...PN Certificate When the browser connects to TBOX LT2 using HTTPS it has to identify the server using a certificate Either you don t have a certificate then you can generate one from TWinSoft Click Gen...

Page 45: ...l used even when it appears differently in TWinSoft Accessing TBox using console software like PuTTY make sure you start it As Administrator Depending on the Windows version login might be rejected if...

Page 46: ...ition disappears the alarm is generated Activate Plug Go Plug Go feature allows storing the complete TWinSoft project into a SD card See chapter 19 3 Micro SD card implementation To use the feature ch...

Page 47: ...top program with toggle switch stop when this feature is active you have to select the Tag corresponding to the toggle switch Stop in front of the CPU See in the Resources CPU Group 1 Pressing the tog...

Page 48: ...title that can contain the parameter station see above GSM Printer message when TBOX LT2 sends SMS you can add information to the message This information is sent in front of the message You can type...

Page 49: ...n alarm table This feature is associated to the alarm condition sent to a group of recipients When this feature is active the alarms table displays the event having initiated the alarm and all the cal...

Page 50: ...e of the day the recording is executed Weekly When weekly is selected in sampling table it is the day of the week and the time the recording is executed Monthly When monthly is selected in sampling ta...

Page 51: ...evice is in communication error Keep socket open working with OS 1 35 374 When carrying on Modbus Transactions in Modbus TCP TBOX LT2 will use one TCP context per remote device Checkink this option th...

Page 52: ...a TCP frame Compared to ModBus TCP in which there is no station address neither CRC TCP port used by TBox MS to communicate in ModBus over TCP default 7701 Modbus over UDP ModBus over UDP is a ModBus...

Page 53: ...It corresponds to the login as described chapter 17 3 7 6 8 Environment variables The environment variables are used when particular configuration might be needed in external software Available only w...

Page 54: ...chronology condition where you have specified a handling associated to Power Failure in case of power failure alarm and chronology conditions will not be executed see chapters related to Alarm and Chr...

Page 55: ...ding upon CPU powering Program is restored when the program on SD card is different from the one running in the CPU This allows easy deployment and maintenance when CPU must be changed on field Global...

Page 56: ...ystem variables Systems variables have pre defined function see chapter 8 5 System variables 8 1 The CPU Card When starting a new document TWinSoft creates automatically the CPU card corresponding to...

Page 57: ...log Communication Variables Special variables with a pre defined function time out user ID see chapter 8 3 Advanced mainly timing parameters required when CPU is Master or Slave in a ModBus communicat...

Page 58: ...tside its subnet DNS DNS Server is used to resolve Names in IP address given by the network administrator DNS can be set manually or acquired from a Server when available 8 2 4 GSM 3G modem When TBOX...

Page 59: ...g the SIM card It must then be restored with the PUK code using a mobile Auto Answer number of RINGS before the modem picks up the line Dialing a GSM data The SIM card of a GSM has three telephone num...

Page 60: ...eclare the IP address anywhere Initialization You have to update the initialization string with the APN ask you GSM operator Replace in the string the apn with the URL you receive from your GSM operat...

Page 61: ...ts GPRS connection The information is available in a DWORD but in the list of Tags you can display it as an IP address from the list of Tags right click the Tag Display as IP address This information...

Page 62: ...DNS Server addresses Don t use it with GPRS connection Even when working with fix IP address it does need to be declared IP address is always provided by the operator during connection Using TWinSoft...

Page 63: ...ick With a USB memory stick there are 2 features supported 1 Programming TBox This feature can be compared to Plug Go The procedure is You create a repository directory on the USB stick using Plug Go...

Page 64: ...in case of error during ModBus Master communication Possible errors Timeout ModBus Unknown address wrong quantity CRC error TCP IP wrong closing of socket Must be RESET by the user COMx HookLink Mode...

Page 65: ...g with GSM because it is not registered yet When you RESET this register OS executes a warm start of the modem sending init string COMx ModemPower LowPower used only with Low Power RTU COMx ModemAlarm...

Page 66: ...modem Possible values are 1 PIN code sent GSM only when PIN code activated 4 Init string accepted 7 Idle mode PSTN CSD modem 9 outgoing call Waiting CONNECT 10 incoming call RING arriving 12 Idle mod...

Page 67: ...s represented in TWinSoft with a hierarchy of 3 levels CARD with TBOX LT2 it is all in one CPU card GROUP the communication ports form a group as well as each type of I O group of DI group of DO group...

Page 68: ...ase it is longer than 1 second it resets TBOX LT2 This Watchdog can be reset to reinitialize the 1 second timer in case of cycle time longer 5 Ala_On 0 Alarm on this register indicates that alarm is a...

Page 69: ...ucceed to connect not supported yet SET 27 ModemLog ModemLog Not needed with TBOX LT2 All logs available from TWinSoft main menu Communication Retrieve from TBox Trace Log 28 SystemEr 0 SystemErr the...

Page 70: ...esent SD Card 1 means a SD card is detected in TBOX LT2 57 SdFull SD Card 1 means the SD card is full at 90 8 5 2 Analog System Variables According to its function a variable is Read Write or Read onl...

Page 71: ...ied by 1000000 example 50123456 means 50 degrees 0 123456 degree Resolution 11 cm Precision 15 meters 28 GpsLong GPS current longitude given by the external GPS ACC GPS on COM1 Longitude in degrees mu...

Page 72: ...ircular counter 50 CraSize Datalogging size of the table for analog chrono see RTU properties General 51 CreIndex Datalogging current position in the table of events circular counter 52 CreSize Datalo...

Page 73: ...h 10 seconds When a new file is detected it is computed and value of Tags is updated Return codes 0 Idle or operation succeeded 10 importing from FTP directory dropbox 11 import error from FTP directo...

Page 74: ...requires HTTP protection to be activated as well as HTTP session Authentication See RTU properties Protection and IP Security System variable 15 Week of the year This system variable indicates the we...

Page 75: ...types of variables The Physical I O DI DO AI AO See chapter 9 1 The Internal Variables digital analog and text aka Registers See chapter 9 2 The System Variables predefined analog and digital function...

Page 76: ...te a Tag of a variable from the Resources select it into the list and double click it change its name and description click OK If you are connected to a TBOX LT2 when the Tag is created you will see a...

Page 77: ...le 1 5V 4 20mA 0 10V By default Analog Inputs are configured as 0 10V inputs to prevent damaging the hardware if it is cabled before it is programmed 4 20mA input stage is not protected against over v...

Page 78: ...or 1 Analog AIV with several formats 8 bits Signed or Unsigned 16 bits Signed or Unsigned 32 bits Signed or Unsigned 32 bits Float IEEE 754 TEXT AIV analog register associated to a string of characte...

Page 79: ...intained at start up ModBus Address is discussed in chapter 9 3 9 2 2 Analog Internal Variable To create an Analog Internal Variable also known as Register from the list of Tags click Add a Tag Select...

Page 80: ...with the use you intend to have of the variable The initial value is the value the Tag will have at the start up of TBOX LT2 If you leave the field empty the value is maintained at start up ModBus Add...

Page 81: ...riables it is a little bit different they have two ModBus addresses One internal and fixed ModBus address It explains why when you are connected to TBOX LT2 even without sending a program you still ca...

Page 82: ...space double click an existing webform or Add a new WebForm Message with Digital Tags the states defined in Presentation will be used and with Float Tags the number of decimals See also chapter 12 6 1...

Page 83: ...e Tag and therefore its associated parameter can then be modified from TWinSoft a WebForm a SCADA The format of the Tag depends on the parameter Bool Byte Word Float Text Changing of parameters is mai...

Page 84: ...ondition Parameter Choice Tag Format Handling 0 enabled 1 disabled 2 power fail 3 DisCra DisCrd Byte Variation analog Byte or Word or DWord or Float 9 5 4 IP Parameters ISP FTP Parameter Tag Format Pa...

Page 85: ...GPRS ModemInit String see below Ethernet IP Ethernet Subnet Ethernet Gateway Ethernet DNS1 Ethernet DNS2 Serial Baudrate Serial Parity Serial StopBits Serial DataBits Serial FlowControl MasterTimeOut...

Page 86: ...ies Parameter Tag Format max length StationName POP3AckTimeout SMSTimeout HTTPServerPort FTPServerPort ModbusOverTCPPort ModbusOverUDPPort HTTPServerPort ModBusTCPSlavePort ModBusAddress Text 11 Word...

Page 87: ...ced RTU properties TCP IP All TCP IP services are defined in a Folder available from the Resources The FTP Server SMTP Server POP3 Server and NTP configurations correspond to connections to the approp...

Page 88: ...al prefix to connect to an ISP ATDT It should not be changed unless the modem needs a particular configuration If TBOX LT2 is placed behind a telephone switch the outside line prefix is defined in the...

Page 89: ...n The mode determines which party takes the initiative of the DATA transfer Passive During the CONTROL connection TBOX LT2 sends a request PASV The server returns a TCP port to use during data connect...

Page 90: ...the SFTP server Server name It is a free name to recall when you create the alarm recipient Server address Address of the site It can be in IP format or in text format In this last case the DNS must b...

Page 91: ...ibe an account This address will appear in the From when receiving the e mail Connection You select the way to connect to the Server ISP GPRS 3G Ethernet SMTPS If required by the server TBOX LT2 suppo...

Page 92: ...e next page RTU monitoring with predefine message see chapter 13 ReadSMS POP3 The checking of e mail is generated through an alarm recipient POP3 TBOX LT2 connects to Internet through a connection ISP...

Page 93: ...be a report or a message 2 The recipient retrieves its e mail The field Subject of the e mail is preceded with internal data RTU Id I Alarm index A Example of message I460000020107 A00004 MyTBox PUMP...

Page 94: ...NTP Server represents a server dedicated to time synchronization The time synchronization is generated through an alarm recipient NTP TBOX LT2 connects to Internet through a connection ISP Ethernet or...

Page 95: ...NS server You then connect to the DynDNS Server that will redirect you to the RTU Example of topology connecting with Internet Explorer to a RTU having a GPRS dynamic IP address Sequence 1 Detecting a...

Page 96: ...between IP address name It should not be changed Url You type the host address you have creating when subscribing the DynDNS account Example waterloo dyndns org Server requires authentication Select t...

Page 97: ...g a Camera with IP address 192 168 1 100 connected to Ethernet through a 3G connection using TCP port 81 Any request arriving with TCP port 81 will be redirected to IP address 192 168 1 100 Example ht...

Page 98: ...a seamless connection between SHDSL network and Ethernet it connects through SHDSL network two Ethernet LANs of 2 distant MS CPU32 X How do we configure a Bridge with TBox From the IP Parameters fold...

Page 99: ...ccess remote camera connected to TBox Ethernet By default in TBox each IP port in TBox is separated from each other The bridge represents a virtual connection between the ports When you need to access...

Page 100: ...magine TWinSoft is connected to COM3 of CPU 1 192 168 1 11 and you wish to update the application of CPU 4 In menu PC setup Uncheck Always use IP address of the RTU Type the IP address of destination...

Page 101: ...Soft provides 2 filters Level The level allows you selecting the kind of messages verbose warning info You can also select All to display all levels of messages Class The Class allows you selecting th...

Page 102: ...hentication uses a pair of keys the public key the private key not known by anybody When Client connects to the server they exchange their certificate which are checked using the CA certificate Each p...

Page 103: ...nt in the range of VPN subnet see below This address is available in the ACV OpenVPN IPaddress Regarding DNS address to access sites using names through the VPN connection TBox LT2 receives it from th...

Page 104: ...certificates using OpenSSL copy the content of server crt here file generated with build key server bat Key It is the private key required for Authentication associate to the certificate Client After...

Page 105: ...ections like sending mail or files are not affected By defining rules you will control access for displaying HTM files for access with TWinSoft with SSH console A rule defines an exception it gives ac...

Page 106: ...Subnet you type an IP address and a subnet mask to filter on a group or IP addresses Examples IP 172 25 110 0 Subnet 255 255 255 0 ALL IP addr in the range 172 25 110 xxx IP 172 25 110 80 Subnet 255 2...

Page 107: ...the outgoing port Concerning the incoming port make sure you have defined input rules Communication Ports Select both ports concerned by data forwarding From To Services Any all IP services are forwar...

Page 108: ...55 224 ALL IP addr in the range 172 25 110 64 96 Destination Any Any destination IP address TBox is communicating with Single you type a unique destination IP address TBox is communicating with Subnet...

Page 109: ...evel generates a call The three main items to create an alarm The condition a changing in a Tag The recipient to whom the data is sent The message or report information to send to the recipient The Al...

Page 110: ...t appears in the object field of the e mail Report sending of a report created with Report Studio The report must be created from the Project Workspace and the list of Web Report files Recipient Selec...

Page 111: ...everity Each alarm can be assigned a level of severity Low Normal or High When several alarms are still present in the queue and then not processed yet TBOX LT2 generates the calls according to the hi...

Page 112: ...threshold value according to the format and scaling of the Tag see chapter 9 The Tags Hysteresis The amount that the level must fall or rise below or above the Max or Min value before an alarm can be...

Page 113: ...ng which the condition must stay TRUE before the call is generated Filter can be tested either during both transitions or only during the transition selected see chapter 7 6 2 Handling The handling op...

Page 114: ...aster and Slave concerns the handling of the modem connection and acknowledgement A Slave connection means that TBOX LT2 dials equipment and doesn t do anything else The dialed equipment will sample a...

Page 115: ...on Printer sending of message s or report to a local printer E mail If you have subscribed an e mail account see chapter 10 4 SMTP Server TBOX LT2 is able to send an e mail You only have to specify th...

Page 116: ...d in the list of NTP Servers see chapter 10 5 NTP Server RAS This type of recipient can be used to establish a Client modem connection to a Server The Server is considered by TBOX LT2 as an ISP it req...

Page 117: ...n associate an Alarm condition to a recipient or a group of recipients See chapters 12 2 and 12 3 Alarm Conditions 12 6 Messages To access the definition of Alarm messages click the folder Alarms in t...

Page 118: ...otal length of SMS message to 70 characters 12 6 2 Value of Tag in a message Two kinds of value are available The value at the moment the alarm is sent The value will be the value of the Tag at the mo...

Page 119: ...ication of Time Slices time periods of the day and on Days days of the week and holidays 12 7 1 Time Slices The time slices are used to trunk the day in different slices Further you select these time...

Page 120: ...nique day Following in the recipients setting you can choose to have the recipient always active which means that he will receive his alarms any time of the day or you can also choose to have the reci...

Page 121: ...successfully In case of system events it is always the case as it is not an alarm but an event Recipient The name of the Recipient from the list of Recipients The name is listed only if the alarm was...

Page 122: ...TBOX LT2 ReadSMS POP3 features allow two uses 1 Acknowledgment of an alarm by sending back a SMS to the RTU 2 Controlling the RTU by sending SMS message s or sending e mail s An advanced menu is avail...

Page 123: ...t of type Pager SMS or E mail provide the options SMS acknowledge and POP3 acknowledge with e mail recipient only Acknowledgment is carried out in 2 steps Example with sending of a SMS 1 Sending of th...

Page 124: ...x If the option SMS acknowledge or POP3 acknowledge has been selected the RTU will send a header with the message including an identification number Example A00056 Level too HIGH Header prefix fixed A...

Page 125: ...index Tag analog Tag 16 bits format that will contain a value associated to the message sent to the RTU You add the message s you intend to send to the RTU When the RTU receives the message it will p...

Page 126: ...3 Writing Tag with Indirect addressing analog N You write a value directly to a ModBus address representing a pointer Syntax Nmodbus address value The value at modbus address corresponds to the ModBu...

Page 127: ...he login is composed of the last 8 digits of telephone number of the mobile used to send the SMS and a password To obtain the Password the utility Password Generator is needed Start Programs Techno Tr...

Page 128: ...at ModBus address 32 will be reset to 0 Note ReadSMS checks access protection level of the port before writing see chapter 13 3 5 above 13 3 9 Writing minutes since midnight into a register h To write...

Page 129: ...option is activated the selected recipient will be automatically updated with the telephone number of any incoming call if caller ID of originator has been activated 13 5 ReadSMS status A communicati...

Page 130: ...ntain the date time and the message Make sure you define this text Tag with a minimum of 160 characters Example 11 03 25 10 29 14 04 Hello to TBox The date and time are the one given by the SMS C not...

Page 131: ...ies are On event recordings by means of changes in Tags also known as Sequence of Events Each event is recorded with time date Tag and its status or value The minimum resolution is 1 ms Example of dig...

Page 132: ...e of periodic recording Each Tag is recorded into a separate table The maximum number of tables is 2000 and the size of each table is of maximum 65535 records To increase quantity of data recorded rec...

Page 133: ...when the system variable DisCRD is at 1 14 2 2 Analog chronologies Example of an entry in Analog chronology Recording of a variation of 10 mbar of PRESSURE Variation Recording in case of variation hig...

Page 134: ...bits Not available Float All periods accepted Instantaneous value at the moment of the recording Incremental TBOX LT2 records the difference between the current value and previously recorded value Ex...

Page 135: ...Trigger must correspond to the period selected between 2 recordings see above The period selected with the timestamp of the last record to rebuild the table Example of use of external Trigger quarter...

Page 136: ...ial up modem is used to execute ModBus Transactions TBOX LT2 needs first to establish the connection using an Alarm of type ModBus see chapter 12 4 Recipients Before creating a ModBus Transaction you...

Page 137: ...n the one you want to access in the Slave Byte Word DWord or Float If the Tag does not exist you can create it after having clicked the button It is the Tag of the Master it contains the value you wan...

Page 138: ...olding Register 16 100 16 bits 50 32 bits Maximum quantities for TBOX LT2 TBOX LITE TBOX MS You also have to check the maximum quantities of the Remote device they could be less With External source R...

Page 139: ...You write into AlaRec the ID of the ModBus Master recipient Stop connection by writing 0 to the Communication Variable COMx HookLink alternatively communication will be automatically stopped after 1 m...

Page 140: ...periodic event could be compared to an automatic timer A digital Tag is Triggered periodically it is automatically SET when the period has elapsed All tasks associated to a positive edge on this Tag...

Page 141: ...ciated to Tag Half_Hour will be executed each 30 minutes for instance a communication to a Remote Device the Tag would be the Trigger of the Remote Device Examples of a weekly event Sending a SMS each...

Page 142: ...le from the RTU properties The protection must be activated by one of the three methods see below Then ModBus protection can be assigned individually to each port Protection on other services HTTP Rea...

Page 143: ...the 4 character hexadecimal code that you have used to generate the Access Codes with the utility Password Generator see chapter 17 3 following Type it a second time to confirm Enhanced Global code t...

Page 144: ...2 Monitoring Access Level Current access level on serial and modem ports can be checked using the Communication Variables see chapter 8 3 2 17 1 3 ReadSMS protection ReadSMS feature allows controllin...

Page 145: ...s level Level 0 the file is always visible and does not require a login Typically a home page Level 1 the file is visible by user Read only Read Write and Engineer Level 2 the file is visible by user...

Page 146: ...ng to Tags If the communication port is protected and the presentation of the Tag is set write enable see tab Presentation of the concerned Tags user requires access level 2 Read Write to change value...

Page 147: ...in Appendix F IP Forwarding NAT Virtual Server Type a 4 digits hexadecimal code 17 2 Document protection It provides a protection against opening the independent from the Global code mechanism Type a...

Page 148: ...number into datalogging chronologies with the help of Analog Communication Variables see chapter 8 3 2 Global code This hexadecimal code of 4 or 8 characters is the basis for password generation It i...

Page 149: ...enu bar Tools Login If connected to a port of TBOX LT2 that is protected you need to Login to get an access level You type the Name you used in the Password utility and the Password that was created s...

Page 150: ...hich must be carried out on site When the program has been stopped the local port is no longer protected If the modem has been declared protected it will still be protected even after a global reset T...

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Page 152: ...2 530 3 LT2 530 S Communication standard Ethernet RS232 RS485 USB Communication optional 3 GSM modem 3G S Full RS232 port 16 x Digital Input Output 3 x Fast Digital Inputs 3 x Counter Inputs 8 x Analo...

Page 153: ...munication standard Ethernet RS232 RS485 USB Communication optional 3 GSM modem 3G S Full RS232 port 16 x Digital Input Output 3 x Fast Digital Inputs 3 x Counter Inputs 8 x Analog Input 4 20mA 0 10V...

Page 154: ...mmunication standard Ethernet RS232 RS485 USB Communication optional 3 GSM modem 3G S Full RS232 port 16 x Digital Input Output 3 x Fast Digital Inputs 3 x Counter Inputs 6 x Analog Input 4 20mA 0 10V...

Page 155: ...tandard Ethernet RS232 RS485 USB Communication optional 3 GSM modem 3G S Full RS232 port 16 x Digital Input Output 3 x Fast Digital Inputs 3 x Counter Inputs 6 x Analog Input 4 20mA 0 10V 2 x Analog I...

Page 156: ...Vin Vbat 12V Main board I O Com RS Eth USB 3G idle 50 mA 90 mA 3G in com 50 mA 90 mA USB to power external device 130 mA 260 mA Analog output 22 mA per output 22 per output Charger 210 in charge 12 V...

Page 157: ...ailsafe bias resistors included pullup and pulldown resistors which assures a logical level TRUE when A and B are opened or in short circuit Ethernet Model 100 BASE TX 4 wires Full Duplex Auto negotia...

Page 158: ...advise to consider replacing the battery when the value reaches 63 072 000 seconds 2 years In case the battery must be changed unscrew TBOX LT2 from its rack to access the back of the PCB To replace...

Page 159: ...settings of ethernet port using the file system xml see Appendix C To insert the micro SD card unscrew TBOX LT2 from its rack The micro SD card slot is accessible at the back of the PCB 19 4 Toggle Sw...

Page 160: ...P contexts Coding Schemes CS1 to CS4 EDGE Multi slot Class 12 UMTS HSDPA Class E2 4 logical channel HSDPA Cat 5 6 Emitting power CLASS 4 2W for GSM850 and EGSM900 CLASS 1 1W for DCS1800 and PCS1900 CL...

Page 161: ...GSM ANTANGLE It should be used for demo purpose only because it may interfere with analog measurement 3 The industrial antenna 3 dB ref ACC GSM ANT and the 5 meters cable ref ACC GSM EXT5 Optional ar...

Page 162: ...from antenna if mounted 2 Connect N M FME M adapter supplied with the antenna to the arrestor 3 Connect the antenna cable 19 6 RS232 optional Communication Signals TxD RxD RTS CTS GND DTR DCD RI Conn...

Page 163: ...Group 6 Counter V V MUST BE POWERED External voltage to V accepted With cabling only to DI 8 30 VDC With cabling to DI and DO 11 30 VDC Voltage at input Typical 12 VDC Maximum for a LOW level 2 0 VDC...

Page 164: ...0 C with a total for all output of 3 2 A Maximum 200 mA between 60 C 70 C Short Circuit current at 1 output Typical 1 4 A Maximum 1 9 A Protection Protection diode Protection against inverted voltage...

Page 165: ...0 2 full scale over the temperature range Input Impedance Typical 60 k Pt1000 Mode 2 wires Resolution 16 bits Range Typical 40 C 85 C Precision 0 5 C Protection 4 20mA 0 10V Pt1000 Max 28 mA 7 V Max 1...

Page 166: ...attery is automatically disconnected and TBOX LT2 will restart when applying voltage at Vin The Gnd connection should be used only for power supply DON T USE IT TO CABLE Analog Inputs see Appendix H 2...

Page 167: ...5 RxD input white blue 6 TxD output green 7 CTS input white brown 8 RTS output brown Cabling RJ 45 DB 9 to the PC Description 2 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 6 2 RxD Receive Data 5 3 TxD Transmit Data 3 4...

Page 168: ...CC RS485 ask your local distributor Maximum length depends on quality of cable speed and quantity of stations max 256 x TBox stations In good condition guaranteed to 1 2 km max 256 x TBox stations 960...

Page 169: ...Ethernet communication Connector RJ 45 Pin out 1 Tx 2 Tx 3 Rx 4 not used 5 not used 6 Rx 7 not used 8 not used One can use straight or cross over cable It must be a Shielded SFPT cable It connects to...

Page 170: ...ANIPULATE CONNECTORS UNDER VOLTAGE V MUST be connected to prevent permanent damage Cabling to NPN transistor Cabling to PNP transistor or OPTO Inverted logic output 1 input 0 Input x Gnd VDC 0 V DIO C...

Page 171: ...Digital Outputs Connector Spring Cage Terminal block see Appendix H 11 30 VDC 3 1 V 5 4 2 0 Gnd 11 9 7 13 12 10 8 6 15 14 Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Load Lo...

Page 172: ...H Analog Input Connector Analog Input Pinout Read important information about precautions in cabling in Appendix H Cabling to 2 wire sensor Cabling to 4 wire sensor 3 1 Gnd 5 4 2 0 Gnd 7 6 In 1 In 3...

Page 173: ...10V Inputs 0 1 2 3 4 5 LT2 542 x 6 inputs each input 4 20mA or 0 10V Inputs 0 1 2 3 4 5 20 9 Analog Inputs Temperature Pt 1000 Connector Spring Cage Terminal block see Appendix H Analog Input Connecto...

Page 174: ...174 20 10 Analog outputs Current Connector Spring Cage Terminal block see Appendix H Analog Output Connector Analog Outputs Pinout Cabling to an actuator Gnd Gnd 1 0 Out 0 Out 1 feedback Out x Gnd Act...

Page 175: ...Version 1 09 175...

Page 176: ...ant with any PC You need to install a driver to run the dongle It is available in our website http helpdesk servelec technologies com Download TBox Utilities A 3 The Code License Available from the me...

Page 177: ...enwich latitude It is used as internal timestamp to each event alarm chronology UTC time is converted into Analog System Variables to give access to time information second minute hour day month year...

Page 178: ...dapts all coming timestamps to the new time Sampling tables In sampling tables TBOX LT2 records the timestamp of the last record only The previous timestamps are built up when retrieving the data base...

Page 179: ...ID ID of the zone where RTU is installed It uses regional settings of the PC B 4 Summary Summary of time handling in the different cases 1 System variables in the RTU They display the local time where...

Page 180: ...ng application of TBOX LT2 is not copied to the micro SD card Only when TWinSoft sends an application to TBOX LT2 it will be copied into the SD card see above 3 You insert a micro SD card including a...

Page 181: ...and select the parent directory of repository directory to display its Info Extract sources once a repository has been selected see Plug Info above allows extracting its content System variable A dig...

Page 182: ...PU as well as in a possible Plug Go file Example of System xml xml version 1 0 System ComPort PortName COM3 PortName IPconfig IP 192 168 1 75 IP Subnet 255 255 255 0 Subnet Gateway 192 168 1 1 Gateway...

Page 183: ...to one file with the extension tpg TWinSoft Pack Go Once a project is packed it can be unpacked and or updated to the RTU from a double click on the tpg file TWinSoft needs to be installed on the mach...

Page 184: ...click a file with the extension tpg Unpack menu offers 2 features 1 Restore a project Extract a project into a directory of your PC This option is very convenient for backing up a project being sure...

Page 185: ...project and OS to the RTU If packed OS is different from OS in the RTU Pack Go updates the RTU with the OS Languages supported are English French and German It cannot be selected from Unpack menu but...

Page 186: ...s other redirections are possible using IP forwarding NAT and Virtual Server see Appendix F Routing 2 communication ports in ModBus TCP is called IP forwarding see next chapter Communication principle...

Page 187: ...n Master and Remote are of the same model of RTU If not you have to pre configure the Analog system variable see next chapter Analog System variable Rerout An analog system variable Rerout can also be...

Page 188: ...s not concern the local RTU different ModBus address OUT RS232 RS485 GSM CSD GPRS 3G Ethernet IN RS232 Routing Routing Not avail Not avail RS485 Routing Routing Not avail Not avail GSM CSD Routing Rou...

Page 189: ...feature requires enabling Advanced IP Configuration As a matter of fact if an Ethernet port of the RTU is connected to a LAN and the IP forwarding is activated anyone can access the LAN from a modem...

Page 190: ...quired service Quand vous cliquez OK vous devez entrer le nom et mot de passe correspond au code choisi ci dessus l tape 1 To deactivate these features you are also prompted to type the Advanced IP ac...

Page 191: ...AT command Before starting TWinSoft must be connected to TBOX LT2 through RS232 at 57600 Bps corresponding to the internal Baudrate of the modem It is not possible to use Terminal mode through Etherne...

Page 192: ...rom now on you will see what you type To check if the SIM card is ready type AT CPIN ENTER The modem answers CPIN READY To check the GSM operator has been found type AT COPS ENTER The modem answers wi...

Page 193: ...t plastic sleeve Solid or Stranded cable 0 2 1 5 mm With ferrule with plastic sleeve Solid or Stranded cable 0 2 0 75 mm Ferrule specification for 0 75mm cable B minimum 10 mm C 1 5 mm D 3 5 mm H 2 Ca...

Page 194: ...a current of 0 1 mA it gives 0 38 mV per C Using one GND cable The GND cable represents a little resistor common to temperature probes and sensors One meter of 0 5 mm represents a resistance of 0 034...

Page 195: ...nectors 19 digital input 170 digital output 171 Ethernet 169 power supply 166 precautions 193 RS232 optional 167 RS485 168 temperature input 173 Caller ID 66 Certifications 4 Chronologies 131 analog 1...

Page 196: ...Bus address of station 42 communication as Master 136 default station address 34 rerouting 186 ModBus device 136 ModBus Transactions 136 creating 137 ModBus device 136 through dial up modem 139 timing...

Page 197: ...digital 68 GPS 71 system xml 182 T Tags 75 analog variable 79 digital variable 78 group 75 I O 76 initial value 80 internal variables 78 ModBus address 81 presentation 82 text variable 80 Tags next wr...

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