Part 90—This device has been type accepted for operation by the FCC in accordance with Part 90 of the FCC rules (47CFR Part 90). Eaton acquired Cooper Industries in November, 2012. “Cooper See the label on the unit for the specific FCC ID and any other Bussmann”...
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Effective December 2017 GNU General public license Proper use Eaton is using a part of Free Software code under the GNU General Any unauthorized modifications to or use of this equipment outside Public License in operating the 415U products. This General Public its specified mechanical, electrical, or other operating limits may License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation’s code and...
Overview TCP/RTU and DNP3 protocols as standard. WIB protocol provides The ELPRO 415U Ethernet Networking I/O and Gateway is a multiple powerful enhanced features, including IP addressing and it allows I/O node that extends communications to sensors and actuators in thousands of modules to exist in a system.
“block of I/O. ” The messages use error checking and return acknowledgment for greater reliability. Up to four attempts are made when transmitting the message over each hop of the radio path, and if no acknowledgment is received a Comms indication can be flagged. EATON www.eaton.com...
Battery Charging at full rate (SLA battery recharging after • 64k,96k 34dBm 32dBm 31dBm 28dBm extended power outage) Use the de-rating chart above to limit the radio power and duty • cycle depending on the expected maximum temperature. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Use the de-rating chart in <figure xx> below to limit the radio • power and duty cycle depending on the expected maximum GND BAT SUP SUP temperature. ETHERNET RS232 SUPPLY – Optional 10.8–15 Vdc 3A Fuse Lead Acid Battery 15-30 Vdc Supply Figure 6 Supply connections EATON www.eaton.com...
Analog inputs and outputs (per 20 mA loop) 50 mA to the 415U-2, then this connection will also be powered from the back-up supply, so that the expansion I/O modules receive the backup power as well as the main module. EATON www.eaton.com...
The net gain of the antenna and cable configuration is determined Figure 8. Grounding by adding the antenna gain and the cable loss. For example, an 8 dBi antenna with 10 meters of Cellfoil (–2.5 dB) has a net gain of 5.5 dB (8 dB – 2.5 dB). EATON www.eaton.com...
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Yagi elements should be vertical. If the Yagi is transmitting to another Yagi, the Figure 10. Vulcanizing tape elements at each end of the wireless link need to be in the same plane (horizontal or vertical). EATON www.eaton.com...
RJ-45 Signal Required Signal name Connector 115S-xx 115S-xx — Ring Indicator — Data Carrier Detect Data Terminal Ready Signal Common Figure 12. RS-485 connections Receive Data (from module) Transmit Data (to module) — Clear to Send — Request to Send EATON www.eaton.com...
IP address for the Ethernet connection. See “Connecting to the module” on page 14. Note: When DIP switch 6 is “on, ” radio and I/O functionality is disabled. EATON www.eaton.com...
LED. This feature can be used by configuring a fail-safe time and status via the I/O Digital Output screen in the MConfig utility. Figure 15. Digital/pulsed input wiring EATON www.eaton.com...
Filter times can be changed using the Analog Input screen within the MConfig utility. The LEDs next to AI1+, AI2+ indicate the current on these inputs. The LEDs next to AI1– and AI2– indicate the voltage on the analog inputs. Figure 18. Fail-safe state EATON www.eaton.com...
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1 and 2. Default scaling for analog 3 and 4 gives 0–5 V for 0–20 mA output. For voltage input on analog 3 and 4, set both DIP switches to the OFF position. Figure 20. Al1 and Al2 single-ended current inputs EATON www.eaton.com...
Fixed Links networks are suitable for networks where paired frequencies are required, as it is easy to flip the transmit and receive frequencies at each repeater. Figure 23. Analog outputs EATON www.eaton.com...
This is because when frequencies are paired, stations can only connect to repeaters with the opposite frequency pair (transmit matches receive in both directions). Figure 26. Manual mode networking Figure 25. ProMesh network EATON www.eaton.com...
When the system is configured and you are confident that it works, back up the configurations of all modules. Figure 27. Easy filter EATON www.eaton.com...
The CConfig utility is provided as a zip file from the download 2. Start the Configuration Application section of the Eaton website. Configuration of the 415U-2 module can be performed via USB or Ethernet connection, and all 3. Plug in the USB cable and wait for your computer to recognize appropriate USB drivers are installed during installation.
The base stations are connected to your wired backbone. Remote sites are your field locations. Repeaters forward signals for remotes that can’t reach the base directly. Once you have added your site, configure each item as described below. EATON www.eaton.com...
Tx/Rx Frequency are copied from the upstream device, so you normally only need to set these values at the system base station. Cautione: When selecting the Locale, frequency, bandwidth and power, make sure that you have approval from your regulatory EATON www.eaton.com...
Monitor comms Displays a diagnostic tool that allows you to monitor IP traffic received and transmitted by the device’s Ethernet port. IO Diagnostics Allows you to view the internal registers for the selected module unit (see Figure 35). EATON www.eaton.com...
Select this checkbox to enable the routing rule. Clear this checkbox to disable the routing rule without deleting it. Enabled Mappings Mappings are used to send I/O values between modules using the WIB I/O transfer protocol. The I/O is sent to a remote module EATON www.eaton.com...
Time to wait before deeming a mapping message as “unacknowledged” if the Acknowledge checkbox is selected in the mapping. The default value is two seconds. Tx Un Ack Count Number of times to send an IO mapping if the Acknowledge checkbox is cleared in the mapping. Figure 35. WIB Protocol configuration EATON www.eaton.com...
“off, ” or if an analog input is 4 mA and the mapping is inverted the output will be 20 mA. The invert applies to all I/O in the mapping. Floating point and long values are not inverted. EATON www.eaton.com...
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If this option is selected, the Update Time period will reset when a COS occurs between configured updates. This means that the next update will not be sent until a further update period has elapsed. You can use this option to reduce the amount of radio traffic produced when multiple mappings are configured. EATON www.eaton.com...
The addressing uses standard Modbus Long inputs (32-bit) 20 (longwords) 36001 protocol formatting and is also common to the ELPRO protocol. Float inputs (32-bit) 20 (floats) 38001 Long outputs (32-bit) 20 (longwords) 46001 Float outputs (32-bit) 20 (floats) 48001 EATON www.eaton.com...
To configure digital inputs, click Digital Inputs under IO in the project tree. Select a digital input from the list on the right, and click Edit (see Figure 39). This displays the IO Edit screen (Figure 40) where you can change settings. EATON www.eaton.com...
Edit. This displays the IO Edit screen (Figure 42) where you can change settings. Figure 42. IO edit (pulsed output) Analog inputs Analog inputs each support an associated set-point. Each analog input can also be scaled to convert the analog values to a range EATON www.eaton.com...
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To configure analog inputs, click Analog Inputs under IO in the project tree. Select a digital input from the list on the right, and click Edit (see Figure 43). This displays the IO Edit screen (Figure 44) where you can change settings. Figure 43. Analog inputs EATON www.eaton.com...
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(off, or “0”). When the analog value is between the upper and lower set points, the previous value is maintained. Note: The upper set point must always be higher than the lower set point. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Entering a zero as the fail-safe time will disable fail-safe. Fail-safe Value (mA) Sets the value that the output will be set to when the fail-safe time elapses. Figure 45. Analog outputs Figure 46. IO edit (analog outputs) EATON www.eaton.com...
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Communication fail—Located at register location 10019 + offset updated with an actual value. • value. This register indicates “1”when the module is in failure. Communication oK—Located at register location 10020 + • offset value. This register indicates “1”when the module is communicating properly. EATON www.eaton.com...
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See “Fail-safe blocks” on page 30 for information on configuring registers with a valid value at startup. Figure 49. Fail-safe block digital Figure 50. Invalid register state EATON www.eaton.com...
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Select the starting register for the sensitivity block. Count Select the number of consecutive registers to which the sensitivity applies. Sensitivity Select the amount that the register needs to change before a COS trigger occurs. Figure 52. Editing sensitivity block EATON www.eaton.com...
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These let you add and delete table rows. Each row corresponds to an item on the dashboard display. buttons: “Move Up” and These let you adjust the order items are displayed on the dashboard. Items are displayed on the dashboard in the “Move Down” same order as they are listed in the table. buttons: EATON www.eaton.com...
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You configure two points which define what value will be displayed as the register value changes. Refer to section “Internal I/O” and “Analog Inputs” for more detail on how the measured value is represented in the registers. Figure 55. Edit window EATON www.eaton.com...
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If no Modbus/TCP data is received within this timeout period, the TCP connection will be dropped. Set this field to zero for no timeout. Maximum Tries Maximum number of request retries that are performed on the serial port. EATON www.eaton.com...
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(RS-485 or RS-232) in the module project tree, and then click Modbus RTU Slave in the Operating Mode drop down menu. The Modbus slave device ID is configured by clicking Modbus in the project tree (see the next section). EATON www.eaton.com...
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Allows you to adjust the Modbus polling scan rate. The scan rate is the delay between the completion of one request and the initiation of the next request. Figure 59. Modbus master TCP client and RTU master disabled EATON www.eaton.com...
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Modbus RTU master (see Figure 61). The default rate is 1000 msec. Each mapping is configured with a response timeout, which is the period of time that the master will wait for a response before indicating the failure on the Comms Fail Register. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Shows the configuration parameters for RS-485 ports. See “RS-232/RS-485 Modbus parameters” on page 42. Parameters All Modbus mappings are directed to and from the onboard I/O registers, depending on configuration (see the following section). The Modbus TCP client can poll Modbus TCP servers on the local Ethernet network. EATON www.eaton.com...
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It can also be configured as an internal holding register (Reg 30501), which will show the fail indication as well as any Modbus error codes. This is useful for diagnosing communication problems. For Modbus error code descriptions, see “Modbus error codes” on page 78. EATON www.eaton.com...
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501. It is configured with a response response timeout is 1000 msec, and it has a communications fail timeout of 1000 msec, and local register 507 will indicate a failure to register of 506. communicate with this device. EATON www.eaton.com...
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RS-232 and RS-485 ports. These parameters are exactly the same as the serial parameters described in “Serial configuration” on page 35. These parameters are displayed under the Modbus tab for convenience. Figure 66. Modbus parameters EATON www.eaton.com...
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For large networks with limited bandwidth, we recommend using the UDP connection type with a keep alive time that is longer than the master poll time. Master DNP3 Address Sets the DNP3 address of the master station that will control the 415U-2 device. EATON www.eaton.com...
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DNP3 master. You can add additional their current value reported in response to a class 0 poll in the registers to the DNP3 point list by adding entries to the appropriate same manner as for points configured with polling Class 0. I/O configuration section. EATON www.eaton.com...
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For counters, you need to specify a dead band parameter in addition to a register number and polling class. To configure counter inputs, click the Counters option under DNP3 in the project tree. EATON www.eaton.com...
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1, 2, or 3. Once the analog input generates a change event, no (see Figure 67). additional events are generated until the register value has changed by more than the dead-band value. Figure 71. DNP3 analog inputs EATON www.eaton.com...
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20 mA for a register value of 49152. The default scaling allows the DNP3 values to be sent as a µA value. For example, a DNP3 value of 4000 results in 4 mA; a DNP3 value of 20000 results in 20 mA output current. EATON www.eaton.com...
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The register value set in the 415U-2 for the first reference point. The 415U-2 memory register receives this value when the DNP3 master writes the value listed in Engineering Low. Register High The register value for the second reference point, corresponding to the DNP3 value in Engineering High. EATON www.eaton.com...
USB device. The new device will identify as a “415U” . 4. Once the driver is installed, you will have an additional Network Adapter in your device manager list “Elpro 415U-2 USB Ethernet/ RNDIS Interface” 5. Open your web browser (recommended Internet Explorer version 10 or later) and type “http://192.168.111.1”...
WHEN YOU SELECT “LICENSED” LOCALE, YOU MUST HAVE A RADIO LICENSE FROM THE RADIO REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN YOUR LOCATION. THIS LICENSE WILL BE FOR A SINGLE FREQUENCY OR A RANGE OF FREQUENCIES. ENSURE THE RADIO IS CONFIGURED FOR A PROPERLY LICENSED FREQUENCY (REFER FOLLOWING SECTION) BEFORE TRANSMITTING. EATON www.eaton.com...
Base. For devices that will connect directly to the Base, the upstream device name is the name for the Base station. For devices that connect to a repeater, the upstream device name is the name for that repeater station. EATON www.eaton.com...
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This simplifies network configuration as the Ethernet and radio networks share a single sub-net, and a single IP address is used to access the device from either Ethernet or Radio networks. In most applications it is not necessary to configure any IP routing. EATON www.eaton.com...
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This is the highest IP address of the devices connected to the radio network. For the example above, this would be 192.168.10.254 Note: If you need to configure more complex filtering, you can access this functionality from the “IP filter” configuration web-page. EATON www.eaton.com...
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The date and time when the module was last programmed. System tools Click System Tools on the menu to perform administrative tasks, such as clearing the system log, reading or writing the module configuration, or performing firmware upgrades. Figure 76. System tools EATON www.eaton.com...
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NTP server. Use the “Ping” command on the Network Diagnostics page to check if you have connectivity Figure 77. Firmware upgrade to the NTP Server IP address. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Ping command on the Network Diagnostics page to check that the module can reach the NTP server. After connecting to the NTP server, the displayed time changes to match the NTP server. This is normally UTC time. EATON www.eaton.com...
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4. Wait for the module to complete the restart, and then Figure 81. Feature license keys click Continue. After the module resets, the message “Active” appears, 5. If the code is valid, activate the feature by clicking Save Changes indicating that the demonstration mode is activated. and Reset. EATON www.eaton.com...
Access to menu items is restricted by the user’s role, as shown in the following table. If you click a menu item and do not have sufficient access privileges, you are prompted to enter a username and password with the necessary access privileges. EATON www.eaton.com...
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1. Click User Management on the menu. 2. In the Password column for the user, click Change. 3. Enter a new password for the user and confirm the new password. 4. Click Apply. 5. Click Save and Activate Changes. EATON www.eaton.com...
1 will turn all the local digital outputs on. Write to Register page 54) and the list of watchdog files, and then contact Eaton 40001 with a count of 2 and a value of 49152 will set the two local technical support.
This statistic does not apply to broadcast transmissions, which are not acknowledged. Failed Transmissions: This is the percentage of transmissions that were unsuccessful due to not receiving an acknowledgement message to any of the re-transmissions. This statistic does not apply to broadcast transmissions, which are not acknowledged. EATON www.eaton.com...
Click Monitor IP Comms on the home page of the Web-based configuration utility to view the IP communication data frames. From here you can decode the data frame and read the transmitted and received I/O values. Figure 85. IP communication monitoring EATON www.eaton.com...
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I/O address at the destination. The destination is the location that the data will be written to or read from. Total I/O count from the address in the Dest field. Data values. The number of values will depend on the I/O count. EATON www.eaton.com...
These settings apply only to modules that have the 915U-AT (Audit Trail) feature key enabled. Event Logging is discussed in a separate document. The configuration example in see Figure 87 will log six registers in each log record. Table 17 shows an example of the logged data for this configuration. EATON www.eaton.com...
Figure 88. Log information Figure 89. Data log listing 3. Right-click the file that you want to retrieve. 4. Click Save Target as to save the file to your local computer. EATON www.eaton.com...
To increase storage space, each log file is compressed using the Tar-Gzip method when it is stored to internal flash memory. The log files can be opened and the compressed .csv files recovered using an archive manager, such as 7-Zip, that can operate with Tar-Gzip (.tgz) files. EATON www.eaton.com...
1.5 lb (0.7 kg) Power Supply Nominal Supply 15 to 30 Vdc; Under/Over Voltage Protection Battery Supply 10.8 to 15 Vdc Average Current Draw 220 mA @ 12 V (Idle), 110 mA @ 24 V (Idle) otee: Specifications subject to change. EATON www.eaton.com...
2. Open Properties of Local Area Connection. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Figure 93. Local area connection properties 4. On the General tab, enter IP address 192.168.0.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and then click OK. EATON www.eaton.com...
Strong signal suitable for 64QAM/4FSK Green Good signal suitable for 16QAM/4FSK Green Weak signal suitable for 4QAM/2FSK Yellow Very weak signal suitable for 4QAMFEC/2FSK Green Device is active as a Repeater Solid Yellow Ethernet LINK Flash Yellow Ethernet activity EATON www.eaton.com...
With a 10-Mbps connection, the LED is off. LINK—Orange indicates an Ethernet connection. The LED briefly • flashes with activity on the 415U-E, The front panel ETH LED provides additional indication of the Ethernet status. See page 69. Figure 96. Ethernet socket EATON www.eaton.com...
Third Byte High byte of register 30405 Least Significant Byte Low byte of register 30405 30406 Current Radio Channel for frequency agility 30407 – 30408 Radio Transmit Frequency (in Hz). 32-bit. Most significant word at lower (odd) address. EATON www.eaton.com...
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Local analog outputs as floating point values. ModScan format (sign + exponent + most significant 7 bits of significant at even/higher addressed location) Lower 16 bits of significant at lower/odd addressed location (example: Analog output 1 at 12.3 mA gives registers 48001=CCCD, 48002=4144) 48005 – 48040 Spare space for floating point values 48041 Onwards Not available EATON www.eaton.com...
Analog Input 3 Floating 38005-38006 — Point (mA) Analog Input 4 Floating 38007-38008 — Point (mA) Input 5 – Local V Supply 38009-38010 — Floating Point Input 6 – Local +24 V Analog 38011-38012 — Loop Floating Point EATON www.eaton.com...
63488 F800 Invalid Local Memory Address Local address is invalid in the command. The memory location does not exist or is not initialized. 65535 FFFF No Response to the Poll There was no response to the poll message. EATON www.eaton.com...
Perform periodic account maintenance (remove • minimize the cybersecurity risks to their system. unused accounts). Eaton is committed to minimizing the Cybersecurity risk in its Change passwords and other system access credentials • regularly (recommend every 90 days). products and deploys cybersecurity best practices and latest cybersecurity technologies in its products and solutions;...
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Conduct regular Cybersecurity risk analyses of the organization /system. Category Description Eaton has worked with third-party security firms to perform system audits, both as Restrict network Protect your SSID - To avoid outsiders easily accessing your part of a specific customer’s deployment and within Eaton’s own development cycle access radio network, avoid publicizing System address (SSID).
DISKPART> format fs=fat32 label=FW_ UPGRADE DISKPART> select Disk 1 100 percent completed Disk 1 is now the selected disk. DiskPart successfully formatted the volume. Alternatively, you can format the drive from within the Windows GUI environment using the following procedure. EATON www.eaton.com...
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If the upgrade process is interrupted, the module may become unserviceable and will need to be returned to Eaton for repair. Figure 98. Quick format 4. When formatting is complete, copy the supplied firmware files to the USB flash drive root directory.
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User Manual MN032006EN 415U Condor-long-range wireless I/O and gateway Effective December 2017 Figure 102. Firmware upgrade LED indicators 8. When the upgrade is complete, remove the USB flash drive from the module’s USB port and replace the access panel cover. EATON www.eaton.com...
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(Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term “modification” .) Each licensee is addressed as “you” . Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are EATON www.eaton.com...
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You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License. EATON www.eaton.com...
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DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EATON www.eaton.com...
RSSI is an indication of the power level being received by the antenna. Therefore, the higher the RSSI number (or less negative in some devices), the stronger the signal. Transmit Power The power at which the wireless devices transmits, usually expressed in mW or dBm. EATON www.eaton.com...
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40-bit (64-bit) encryption. Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity. An interoperability certification for wireless local area network (LAN) products based on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard. EATON www.eaton.com...
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