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Chapter 8 - Using the web interface

Version EN-062020-1.00

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8.3.3

Firmware update

The gateway comes with pre-installed firmware which is maintained and updated to continuously enhance
the functionality of the device. To ensure that your EtherNet/IP Gateway is running the latest firmware
version check for the latest version in the Softing 

Download Center

. Bear in mind that the EtherNet/IP

Gateway cannot be downgraded to a previous version.

Note

You need to be logged in as  

administrator

.

1. Download the firmware update to your computer. 

When you are downloading from this site for the first time you will have to register yourself in a few
steps.

2. Log on to the web interface of the gateway.

3. Select 

Settings   Firmware

 in the side bar navigation.

4. Click 

[Choose Firmware File...]

 and select the file 

firmware.bin

 from the firmware update you

downloaded. 

5. Click 

[Update] 

to install the latest firmware and 

[OK]

 in the message window. The update progress is

shown beneath the update button. 

Hint

Click 

[Check]

 to verify, if the file you have chosen is a valid firmware file.

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Summary of Contents for epGate DP

Page 1: ...Softing Industrial Automation GmbH EtherNet IP Gateways User Guide Version EN 062020 1 00...

Page 2: ...and durability pursuant to Sec 443 German Civil Code We reserve the right to make any alterations or improvements to these instructions without prior notice The actual design of products may deviate f...

Page 3: ...1 1 10 Connection diagrams PA Model 3 1 2 11 Connection diagram PB Model 3 1 3 11 Connection diagram DP Model 3 1 4 12 Connecting the power supply 3 1 5 13 Installation positions 3 1 6 15 Connecting...

Page 4: ...S LEDs Chapter 8 38 Using the web interface 38 8 1 General functions 38 8 2 Information 39 System 8 2 1 39 License 8 2 2 39 About 8 2 3 40 8 3 Settings 40 Network 8 3 1 41 User accounts 8 3 2 43 Firmw...

Page 5: ...tions in this guide 1 3 Typographic conventions The following conventions are used throughout Softing customer documentation Keys buttons menu items commands and other elements involving user interact...

Page 6: ...to Manuals Documentation Videos 1 6 Document feedback We would like to encourage you to provide feedback and comments to help us improve the documentation You can write your comments and suggestions...

Page 7: ...herals network with up to 32 PROFIBUS DP devices in EtherNet IP systems at speeds of up to 12Mbit s All three gateways support industry standard device configuration parameterization and condition mon...

Page 8: ...ors or rail connectors 2 4 System requirements This gateway can be used in combination with an EtherNet IP engineering system such as Rockwell Studio 5000 or Emerson DeltaV When the gateway is used to...

Page 9: ...n the maximum ambient operating temperature may differ See Section Installation positions for details Installation and inspection Installation and inspection must be carried out by qualified personnel...

Page 10: ...to PA1 while the 4 channel model has 4 physical PROFIBUS segment connections PA0 to PA3 The gateway has two 10 100 Base T Ethernet ports ETH1 ETH2 Both RJ45 ports correspond to IEEE 802 3 and are con...

Page 11: ...for line topologies The following diagram shows the side profile of the epGate PB model with the input and output interfaces and fieldbus connections 3 1 4 Connection diagram DP Model The epGate DP ha...

Page 12: ...is connected to the plug connector via flexible wires with a cross section of 0 75 to 1 5 mm The ground connection wire must have a cross section of 1 5 mm Pin Signal Description 1 GND Ground 2 Funct...

Page 13: ...d air outlet to ensure natural convection Rotated installation position The maximum permissible ambient temperature values also apply to a 180 rotated installation position Horizontal installation pos...

Page 14: ...n EN 062020 1 00 Number of PA channels used Maximum PA fieldbus voltage Minimum distance Maximum ambient temperature Ta 0 4 32VDC 0 mm 40 C 0 2 24VDC 0 mm 45 C 0 4 32VDC 17 5 mm 50 C 0 2 24VDC 17 5 mm...

Page 15: ...ch segment is powered by a power conditioner If you connect to field devices in explosive atmospheres ensure that you also connect a field barrier in between 2 Connect the gateway from one of the two...

Page 16: ...er Guide 16 Version EN 062020 1 00 epGate PB epGate DP 3 1 8 Powering up the device Turn on the power supply The boot process will take around 15 seconds For indication of proper operation refer to LE...

Page 17: ...and click Next 6 Click Install to install the selected software application on your PC While the installation is in progress the status bar of the installation wizard shows the different steps that a...

Page 18: ...US PA or PROFIBUS DP segment The EtherNet IP Gateway is connected with a PC which runs a Chrome or Firefox browser supporting JavaScript GSD files electronic device descriptions corresponding to the c...

Page 19: ...cifications RFC 952 and RFC 1123 7 Enter a dedicated IP address and subnet mask or click Use DHCP to obtain the IP settings from a DHCP server Note Ensure that you do not use the same IP address for E...

Page 20: ...Control Panel from your task bar 2 Select Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center A new window opens where you can view your basic network information 3 Click on your Internet connection eith...

Page 21: ...you can t recall the IP address of your gateway start the Search And Configure tool to find out what it is see Step 2 below 2 Click the IP address of the gateway to launch the login window in your we...

Page 22: ...lick Apply 4 Click Restart Device in top menu bar left to the Logout option Note See chapter EtherNet IP Settings for details 4 6 Configuring PROFIBUS Note As all three gateways have the same PROFIBUS...

Page 23: ...and output assemblies 5 1 1 Assemblies The EtherNet IP Gateway supports two input and two output assemblies with a maximum size of 255 bytes per assembly The following table shows the assembly IDs th...

Page 24: ...address _ slot _ iochannel where segment is the PROFIBUS segment PA0 PA1 PA2 PA3 or DP address is the PROFIBUS address of the slave slot is the slot number iochannel is the IO channel number 1 Input...

Page 25: ...the first output assembly contains the following fields HaControl This field is reserved for future High Availability feature MasterTargetState The field MasterTargetState allows to change the operati...

Page 26: ...stem Driver Configuration to configure the PROFIBUS driver 3 Allow Windows User Account Control UAC to modify settings The PROFIBUS Control Panel is opened 4 If you intend to work with SIMATIC PDM fir...

Page 27: ...l Panel tests the connection to the EtherNet IP Gateway After a short while the yellow question mark is replaced by a green check mark If a red cross appears instead check the network cables and the I...

Page 28: ...k address of your gateway e g 192 168 0 1 See Chapter Setting the IP address of the PC PACTware 4 1 or any other FDT frame application is installed PROFIdtm is installed Users of Windows 7 who have di...

Page 29: ...re installed for the connected PROFIBUS devices 5 Right click PROFIdtm and select Topology Scan 6 Click the arrow in the scan window to start the topology scan PROFIdtm and the detected PROFIBUS devic...

Page 30: ...and in the command window that opens type wmic qfe find 3033929 The answer contains information about the time date and Internet address of the installation EDD files and libraries of the PA devices m...

Page 31: ...Object networks 9 Right click on the network symbol and select Insert New Object Communication network 10 Click the Assign Device Type button The Assign Device Type window is opened 11 Select PROFIBUS...

Page 32: ...ll run a network scan to verify that the PA device can be reached The icon indicates that a device can be reached to read and write process parameters 15 Close the window in the top right corner 16 Ri...

Page 33: ...OK to confirm The window is closed 21 Right click in the Process Device Network View on the device you have just selected and select Object This opens the SIMATIC PDM view which shows the parameter v...

Page 34: ...ys EtherNet IP PROFIBUS system faults wrong configuration internal error refer to EtherNet IP LEDs and PROFIBUS Master LEDs PA BF Bus faults displays EtherNet IP PROFIBUS bus faults refer to EtherNet...

Page 35: ...de only firmware update is possible PWR RUN ERR CFG Device is running operational PWR RUN ERR CFG Software error A software error occurred Reboot the device PWR RUN ERR CFG Permanent hardware fault de...

Page 36: ...imed out Duplicate IP address For devices that support duplicate address detection the device has detected that its IP address is already in use Self test The device is performing a power up test Modu...

Page 37: ...BF All devices exchange data on all channels SF BF At least one used channel is not online SF BF At least one slave is not in data exchange BF green all channels are online red not all channels are o...

Page 38: ...emotely as instructed in this user guide or whenever required in ongoing operation Logout Select this function to log out as an active user Auto logout This default setting logs out the current user f...

Page 39: ...the boot loader Factory Version Version number of the factory image Hardware Version Version number of the hardware System ID Gateway model PA PB or DP Host ID This is the ID you will need to generate...

Page 40: ...s activated and the IP address is obtained from a DHCP server IP address Internet Protocol IP address of the device used for web access Subnet mask Subnet mask of the device used for web access Defaul...

Page 41: ...the modified password Access to your EtherNet IP Gateway configuration tool is managed by user roles which come with predefined permissions The following standard roles are available Role Username Pa...

Page 42: ...The following table shows the permissions of each user role Permission Administrator Service Engineer Observer Setting password Configuring gateway Reading configuration Reading diagnostics Updating...

Page 43: ...us version Note You need to be logged in as administrator 1 Download the firmware update to your computer When you are downloading from this site for the first time you will have to register yourself...

Page 44: ...nload is completed the EtherNet IP Gateway will be rebooted When the boot process is completed the RUN LED is ON Note After the gateway has rebooted you are automatically forwarded to the log in page...

Page 45: ...rome Explorer and Firefox typically display a padlock icon in the address bar to indicate that a secured HTTP connection is used Click on the icon to find out which type of security and certificate is...

Page 46: ...ate file Choose Intermediate Certificate Files Optional for installing necessary intermediate certificate files Apply Click button to activate your settings Note If you change the settings you must re...

Page 47: ...d for Softing Support to help Expert users analyse system data 8 4 1 Settings Select Diagnosis Settings to view gateway settings and change your log file priority Parameter Meaning Log File Priority A...

Page 48: ...ity under Diagnosis Settings Note Use the button Support Data to save the data to a file The information contained in this file may provide us with valuable information to fix your issue Parameter Mea...

Page 49: ...ds Select Diagnosis Threads to view currently running threads The list you will see and the details contained may not be of any use to you but helps Softing support to diagnose device and performance...

Page 50: ...ctions in the section Configuring EtherNet IP Parameter Meaning Obtain IP settings from a DHCP server If the checkbox is selected the IP settings for EtherNet IP access are obtained from DHCP server I...

Page 51: ...00 51 8 5 2 Mapping The EtherNet IP mapping table displays the mapping of PROFIBUS IOs to EtherNet IP EIP 8 5 3 Log The EtherNet IP log represents the state of the EtherNet IP connection The data help...

Page 52: ...to configure the gateway Actions Meaning Import GSD Import GSD device description file to device catalog Remove all GSDs Deletes all previously imported GSDs Clear Configuration Deletes all configure...

Page 53: ...me that the slave must wait before it may respond to a request from the master The default value is 11tBit Max Tsdr Maximum Station Delay Responder The time in which the slave must respond to a reques...

Page 54: ...e adequate measures CE The CE marking indicates conformity with the above standards in a Declaration of Conformity which can be requested from Softing Industrial Automation GmbH RoHS This product is c...

Page 55: ...le for download from the Internet by the manufacturer EDDL Electronic Device Description Language EDS Electronic Data Sheet A file containing the manufacturer s EtherNet IP device description ETH Ethe...

Page 56: ...Richard Reitzner Allee 6 85540 Haar Germany https industrial softing com Softing Industrial Automation GmbH 49 89 45 656 340 49 89 45 656 488 info idn softing com...

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