Modifications to the firmware ................. 24 Modification of the MVX licence ..............24 Upgrading the firmware ................25 8.2.1 Upgrading the firmware to MVX 5.1: important note ......25 8.2.2 Upgrading the firmware to MVX V4.x: important note ......25 8.2.3 Select the source directory ..............
Change the licence granted to MVX (upgrade) Upgrade the internal software (firmware) OneProd is not intended for common operating of MVX but only for start-up and CAST maintenance operations. The present manual is typically suited for 5.1 firmware MVX versions.
This software needs Microsoft.NET Framework 2 to be already installed on your computer. Microsoft.NET Framework 2 is included into the MVX package. 2.2 Microsoft Framework 2.0 installation You have first to check if Microsoft.NET Framework 2 is already installed on your computer or not.
Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 installation only takes a few minutes. When this installation is completed then you can start installing CAST. 2.3 Installing OneProd-CAST Run Install.exe from subdirectory CAST_3.5.3 on the CDROM provided with OneProd Select the language for the installation program and confirm by clicking on “OK”.
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The last screen is used to select some final installation options: Click on “Finish” to complete the installation of CAST. Brand of ACOEM...
MVX: click on “Configure”. Warning Using the Expert mode of CAST allows acting on MVX internal parameters and can then lead to intentionally or unintentionally stopping programmed monitoring. The use of CAST is then restricted to well-informed operators.
After selection of the CAST operating mode, the program displays a blank home page. The first operation to carry out when using CAST consists in specifying the MVX to which to connect. To do so, enter in the corresponding field: ...
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This password is property of the MVX you want to communicate with. It is necessary for any kind of communication. By default, this password is factory-set to MVX. It can be modified using CAST (2 tab). Once you have blanked the box or once you begin to enter a password, a complete first tab page opens.
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Either the MVX serial number (in the case of a dynamical IP network), Or directly the MVX IP address (in the case of a fixed IP address network). In clicking into the IP address zone, you can see the scrolling list of the last MVX that have been reached with CAST.
4 Communication Tools Please first click on the « Tools » tab as below: 4.2: Retrieving the 4.1: Ping test MAC address 4.3: Looking for an IP address on the network Brand of ACOEM...
To retrieve an IP address if you know the Hostname (serial number of an MVX). (or) o To retrieve the Hostname (serial number of an MVX) if you know its IP address. Please first type the serial number on the left (into the red rectangle) and then click on the “Ping”...
5 Visual display of information 5.1 Display of information specific to each MVX The display of this information is a basic operation, with which one should start each time CAST is used with a given MVX. Click on button “Read information” in the first tab: after a few seconds, the...
Channel 2 is in Short-circuit mode, Channel 4 is in Open-circuit mode, Channels 1, 3, 5 to 8 are OK, Channels 9 to (32) have not been defined in the set-up file loaded in MVX. Brand of ACOEM...
In the above example, logical input #2 is active. Note 1: Click again on “Read” to refresh the screen. Note 2: In the case of MVX-160, it is normal that the 4 inputs that are not available are displayed as active.
5.4 Internal processing information This tab can be used to visualize live the internal processing of MVX. It allows well informed operators to verify that the different operating conditions are rightfully detected and how often they appear. This can be useful in order to optimise the monitoring strategy in the case of complex or no irregular cycle machineries.
This tab allows drawing live status evolution of the different tasks that MVX should perform. Such advanced function us useful to optimise MVX setup in the worsts use cases : complex operating conditions machine (wind turbine), several machines with multiple conditions each, etc.
2 - If Modbus PLC is on a different network then connect it on port A 6.1 Configuration of a MVX with fixed IP The second tab “Configuration” includes a section to define the fixed IP of a MVX. MVX addressing on an Ethernet network can sometimes prove a delicate operation to implement.
Click Note: To carry out this operation, the fixed IP address of MVX must be known first. If this fixed IP address is lost, you must reset the MVX : see § 7.4 of MVX user manual. Brand of ACOEM...
7 Setting the RS485 interface The RS485 interface is used to communicate with the MVX using Modbus RTU protocol. It is possible to adjust the settings from the second tab "Configuration": Recommended configuration: Speed : 19200 or 9600 Data : 8 bits ...
Function levels (Easy or Premium), Possible options. A licence number is valid for a single MVX, which is defined by its serial number. In the second tab "Configuration", enter the licence number and click on “Send to MVX”.
192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.101. 8.2.2 Upgrading the firmware to MVX V4.x: important note CAST allows upgrading MVX firmware in most of the situations, except when MVX is currently in a V1, V2 or V3 version and you want to upgrade it to V4.
Upgrade is available in Expert mode only. The corresponding tab “Firmware installation” does not exist in Consultation mode. To upgrade the firmware of a MVX, a copy of the firmware must be present on a computer station connected to MVX, i.e., on the station from which CAST is used.
9 Miscellaneous 9.1 Retrieval of log files Log files are files in which MVX records various dated events as they come along. File “Log Ws” is devoted to information transfer between MVX and the user’s computer station. CAST allows reading these files or printing them in order for Acoem specialists to analyse possible dysfunctions.
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1 – Choose the file to be uploaded 2 – Click here to upload the file 3 – Click here to access printing menu Brand of ACOEM...
9.2 Retrieval of parameter file lists CAST allows reading the list of files that constitute the application settings of MVX, as well as its measurement files, in order to allow Acoem specialists to analyse possible dysfunctions. To do so, click on button “Read directories” in the last tab “Files”.
9.4 Time setting of MVX Select the second tab “Configuration” and click on button “Update date and time”. MVX will be set to the same date and time as the PC hosting CAST. Click This operation is not available in “Browse” mode.
In a general way, one set a particle counter to zero just after a major maintenance operation on the corresponding machine. Setting a GCI counter to a specific value car be useful in the case where an MVX has been replaced. Such possibility allows for downloading the old count to the new MVX.
3 – Launch the changing of HTTPS port This change causes MVX to reboot. After MVX reboot, one should update “HTTPS port” field in the upper CADST banner. A Hard Reset of MVX returns to port 443: see MVX user manual § 7.4 Brand of ACOEM...
9.7 Changing MVX communication password As written in chapter 3.2 each MVX has its own communication password. This password is requisite for all the communications with MVX, as well as they operate from XPR, CSM, VIO or CAST. By default this parameter is factory-set to MVX.
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