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AN-X2-ABDHRIO

Remote I/O Drive

Interface Module

User Manual

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Page 1: ...AN X2 ABDHRIO Remote I O Drive Interface Module User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ociated with 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 publication Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations WARNING Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or de...

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Page 4: ...lectrostatic Discharge 5 Power 5 Cabling and Termination 5 Ethernet Cabling 7 Software Installation 7 CE Installations 7 QUICK START 8 ETHERNET CONFIGURATION 9 Initial Ethernet Configuration 9 DHCP 11 Static IP Address 11 Hostname 11 Firmware 11 Submitting the Configuration 11 Reconfiguring an AN X from an Unknown State 12 The Configuration File 12 If the link local address is not accessible 13 CO...

Page 5: ...uled Message Information 25 Input and Output Tags 26 Sample Ethernet Template File 27 Downloading Configurations 28 Main Configuration File 28 Template File 29 USING THE WEB INTERFACE 30 Automation Network 31 Configure RIO to Enet IP 31 Download Drive Template 31 View Drive Templates 32 View Active Configuration 32 Log Files 33 Ethernet IP Log 33 System Info Log 33 View All Logs 33 Administration ...

Page 6: ...ruary 2013 TROUBLESHOOTING 39 LEDs 39 Ethernet LEDs 39 SYS or MS LED 39 Railroading SYS or MS and NET or NS LEDs 40 NET or NS LED Network Status 40 Startup LED Sequence 40 Fatal Errors 40 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 41 SPECIFICATIONS 42 SUPPORT 43 WARRANTY 44 ...

Page 7: ...the operation of the remote I O drive being replaced and the target Ethernet drive In particular it may be necessary to make some changes to the application depending on the operation of the Ethernet drive Remote I O network features emulates up to 4 racks with rack numbers from 1 to 76 octal with any combination of partial racks supports all remote I O baud rates The AN X2 ABRIO DRV module has a ...

Page 8: ... the remote I O network 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 state A jabber inhibit timer is implemented in the module s hardware If the network transmitter is on longer than 150 of the longest network frame time the transmitter is forced o...

Page 9: ...rsion 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 the MicroSD Card The AN X2 microSD card stores configuration data and firmware The are no restrictions on the size or speed of the card The format must be FAT 16 or FAT 32 An adapter is provided so you can insert the mic...

Page 10: ... AN X2 modes 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 the AN X2 in production mode Production mode This is the normal runtime mode of operation ...

Page 11: ...where from 12 to 24 VDC Left to right 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 internally is 200 mA 12VDC or 100 mA 24VDC The part number for the power connector is Phoenix MSTB 2 5 3 ST 5 08 Cabling and Termination Follow Allen Bradley cabling recomme...

Page 12: ...of the devices in the table below are present The maximum number of physical devices on the network is 32 Use 150 ohm resistors if the 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 Catalog Number Series Adapters 1771 AS All 1771 ASB Series A and B 1...

Page 13: ...AN X module use a crossover cable Software Installation There is no required software installation for the AN X2 ABDHRIO DRV All configuration can be done using the web interface CE Installations If you are installing the AN X2 in a location which requires CE install the following ferrites or their equivalents on the cables Steward 28A2024 0A2 on Ethernet cable close to module one loop Steward 28A...

Page 14: ...r up the AN X connect it to Ethernet and assign it an IP address 9 2 Connect AN X to the Remote I O network 5 3 Create configuration files 16 4 Use the AN X web interface to download the configuration files and configure the remote I O network 31 5 Use the AN X to transfer between remote I O and Ethernet ...

Page 15: ... 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 initially they will all be set to the same link local IP address IMPORTANT If you are connecting AN X to an existing Ethernet network consult the network administrator to obtain information about how you should configure AN X or to obtain a static IP address for AN X You ...

Page 16: ...AN X2 ABDHRIO Remote I O Drive Interface February 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 Check either DHCP or Static ...

Page 17: ...ork 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 internally by AN X and may be used to identify the AN X if you have a DNS server on your network The name can be from 1 to 30 characters long Firmware Select the firmware the AN X is to load from the list provided AN X builds ...

Page 18: ...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 configuration The Configuration File The Ethernet configuration and the name of the production firmware file to load are stored in the file config txt on the microSD card The file config txt is a text file that contains the E...

Page 19: ...roSD card If you edit the file and AN X2 finds an error during startup it flashes an error code on the SYS or MS LED see page 39 Example config txt files Example Link Local IP address IP LOCAL Hostname ANX2Drv Firmware AN X2 AB DRV 04 Example DHCP IP DHCP Hostname ANX2Drv Firmware AN X2 AB DRV 04 Example static IP address IP 192 168 1 14 NetMask 255 255 255 0 DefGtwy 192 168 1 1 HostName ANX2Drv F...

Page 20: ...0 20 10 10 0 20 255 255 255 255 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 20 10 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 10 10 0 20 10 10 0 20 20 64 215 255 122 255 255 255 255 10 10 0 1 10 10 0 20 20 127 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 1 169 254 0 0 255 255 0 0 10 10 0 20 10 10 0 20 20 224 0 0 0 240 0 0 0 10 10 0 20 10 10 0 20 20 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 10 10 0 20 10 10 0 20 1 Default Gateway 10 10 0 1 Persistent Route...

Page 21: ...AN X2 ABDHRIO Remote I O Drive Interface Page 15 Now try pinging the AN X2 at 169 254 42 84 You should now be able to access it using a browser to set the desired Ethernet configuration ...

Page 22: ...nsists of baud rate options definitions for up to four drives Within the configuration data anything after a semicolon is treated as a comment A comment can be inserted at the end of a line or on a separate line The file can also contain blank lines You download the configuration to the AN X using the web interface see page 31 To view the current main configuration file select Automation Network C...

Page 23: ...il the racks are communicating with the remote I O scanner then add the option Drive Definitions Drive definitions begin with a line that contains the keyword Rack and end with a line that consists of just the keyword EndRack The beginning of the drive definintion is a line that consists of the keyword Rack followed by a comma the rack number in octal in the form 0oxx where xx is the rack number f...

Page 24: ...ta would have length 15 and the data returned would consist of 5 blocks of three each containing the parameter number the least significant word of the parameter value and the most significant word of the parameter value 1 LSW MSW 2 LSW MSW The requested length ReqLen see page 25 would be set to 5 parameters 6 bytes parameter 30 The maximum number of parameters you can read in a single block trans...

Page 25: ... allowed range is 1 to 750 ms The requested RPI must be within the range supported by the Ethernet drive Example RPI 10 Remote I O Template File Include a line with the keyword Template followed by the name of the remote I O template file that defines the mappings of remote I O data and data on the Ethernet drive Remote I O template files usually start with RioDef AN X appends the extension csv Do...

Page 26: ...tiple drives defined at different starting remote I O addresses can use the same template file if the data mappings are the same You can make changes in the template file and all drives using that template will use the change once you restart the AN X Ethernet Template File Name Include a line with the keyword Template followed by the name of the Ethernet template file that defines the data on the...

Page 27: ... of O n where n is the I O group from 0 to 7 Bit addresses consist of O n b where b is the bit number from 0 to 17 octal Examples O 0 Command O 2 0 Start TIP You can map one remote I O output to more than one Ethernet output Be careful not to map more than one remote I O output to the same Ethernet output AN X doesn t check and both mappings will be active Scaling The AN X can apply scaling to the...

Page 28: ...ce the allowed scaling parameters depend on the data type refer to the Ethernet template for the drive when applying scaling Examples O 2 22 Speed O 3 47 Speed2 O 4 9 17 Speed3 O 5 1 7e3 Torque Input Data For mappings to input words the scaling is appended to the Ethernet tag name For data types int and dint the scaling can contain an integer multiplier divisor or a combination of both For data ty...

Page 29: ...LogicCommand_NormalStop O 0 1 LogicCommand_Start O 0 17 LogicCommand_Jog1 O 3 SpeedReference O 6 TorqueTrim O 7 TorqueStep EndOutputs Sample Remote I O Template File with Scaling Template EthDef_PowerFlex_700M Inputs I 0 0 LogicStatus_Active I 0 0 LogicStatus_Running I 3 SpeedFeedback 22 7 I 6 Encdr1Position I 7 Encdr1SpdFdbk 3 14 EndInputs Outputs O 0 0 LogicCommand_NormalStop O 0 1 LogicCommand_...

Page 30: ...f the data on the Ethernet drive The AN X is shipped with templates for many common Ethernet drives These files may require changes for your application since many drives can be configured to have additional scheduled data version numbers may be different and so on TIP If you need to make changes to an Ethernet Template copy the file to a new template rename it and make the changes in the new file...

Page 31: ...s done This is not a good idea Example Key 0x01 0x7b 0x490 c1 5 Minimum RPI The minimum RPI supported by the drive is specified in a line that consists of the keyword MinRpi followed by a comma and the numeric value in milliseconds Example MinRpi 5 If the RPI requested in the main configuration file is less than the minimum RPI supported by the drive AN X generates an error Unscheduled Message Inf...

Page 32: ...n of DINT and REAL The input section ends with a line with just the keyword EndInputs Tag definitions consist of the keyword EthTag a name the data type and the location of the data as a word offset into the Ethernet data The location is enclosed in square brackets TIP The default for data location is as 16 bit word offsets To change this prefix the offset within the brackets with one of the follo...

Page 33: ...e data as a word offset into the Ethernet data The location is enclosed in square brackets TIP The default for data location is as16 bit word offsets To change this prefix the offset within the brackets with one of the following BYTE keyword changes to BYTE Offset INT keyword changes to INT Offset 16 bit words same as default DINT keyword changes to DINT Offset 32 bit words REAL keyword changes to...

Page 34: ...ncdr1SpdFdbk real 10 EndInputs Outputs 30 EthTag LogicCommand int 0 EthTag LogicCommand_NormalStop int 0 0 EthTag LogicCommand_Start int 0 1 EthTag LogicCommand_Jog1 int 0 2 EthTag LogicCommand_ClearFault int 0 3 EthTag LogicCommand_SpdRefSel1 int 0 12 EthTag LogicCommand_SpdRefSel2 int 0 13 EthTag LogicCommand_SpdRefSel3 int 0 14 EthTag SpeedReference dint 2 EthTag TorqueTrim real 8 EthTag Torque...

Page 35: ...hernet template file select Automation Network Download Drive Template Remote I O and Ethernet template files are stored in the directory DrvTemplates on the microSD card on the AN X To view the templates currently stored on the AN X select Automation Network View Drive Templates If you change a template file and download it the changes do not take effect until you restart the AN X ...

Page 36: ...ctions It also contains contact information for support To use the web interface you must know the IP address of the AN X To access the web interface start your web browser and type the AN X IP address where you normally enter web addresses in the browser The left pane contains commands Click on the arrows at the left of the main headings to expand or contract the sections The contents of the righ...

Page 37: ...o the AN X First create a configuration file Refer to page 16 for details on the file format Use the Browse or 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 configuration if it has been successful or a message that indicates the source of the error if it fails To view the current main configuration...

Page 38: ...tes Select Automation Network View Drive Templates File to display a list of drive template files stored on the microSD card on the AN X TIP To view the contents of a template file click on the file name View Active Configuration Select Automation Network View Active Configuration to display the result of the last configuration download ...

Page 39: ... the Ethernet communication System Info Log The System Info log records informational 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 Administration menu contains items used to configure control and update the AN X AN X Configuration Use AN X Configuration to set the AN...

Page 40: ...HCP server To find the address assigned you have to look at DHCP server When you submit the changes if the AN X2 does not find a DHCP server it reverts to the default link local address 169 254 42 84 and repeatedly flashes the SYS or MS LED 3 times red followed by a pause Static IP Address If you select static IP address enter the IP address for the AN X the netmask for the AN X the default gatewa...

Page 41: ...rdware Submitting the Configuration Once you have entered all required parameters click SUBMIT to write the configuration to the file config txt on the microSD card The changes do not take effect until the AN X restarts Archive Configuration Use Archive Configuration to create an archive that contains the current AN X configuration and logs for use by technical support Click the Archive File link ...

Page 42: ... disrupt power while downloading firmware especially maintenance firmware to the AN X2 or 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 reinitialization AN X displays status messages in the lower left corner of the page When the download is comp...

Page 43: ...to download 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 example after changing Ethernet parameters or after downloading firmware ...

Page 44: ...mote I O Drive Interface February 2013 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 information ...

Page 45: ...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 in conjunction with the logs to locate the cause of problems In the following red 3 means three red flashes followed by a pause and so on SYS or MS LED State Possible cause Red 3 DHCP configuration failed Yellow 2 microSD card not present Ye...

Page 46: ...anned is not being scanned or is in error Green All racks are being scanned with no errors Startup LED Sequence At startup the LED sequence is fast yellow flash as maintenance boot code performs memory tests other startup diagnostics fast yellow flash as maintenance firmware runs railroad yellow if firmware files are being updated yellow error code if an error occurred in configuration railroad gr...

Page 47: ... the AN X 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 disrupt power while downloading firmware especially maintenance firmware to the AN X2 or while the AN X2 is restarting following a firmware download Interrupting power at some points in the update...

Page 48: ...ion Function Bridge between Ethernet and Remote I O 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 Storage Temperature 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Relative Humidity 5 95 without condensation ...

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Page 50: ...cation or on 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 leakage In all cases Quest Technical Solutions responsibility and liability under this warranty shall be limited to the cost of the equipment The purchaser must obtain shipping instructions fo...

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