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DL4500
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Revision 2.02 – January 26, 2007

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  • Page 1 DL4500 User Manual Revision 2.02 – January 26, 2007...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Standard Tunnel................18 Modbus TCP ..................19 5.2 ComPort Redirector ..................20 5.2.1 Configuration...................20 DF1 MultiMaster ................21 Standard Tunnel................22 5.2.2 Port Settings..................23 5.3 DL32 Configuration Software ...............24 5.3.1 Configuring Modbus Parameters ............24 #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...
  • Page 3 8.2 DL4500-EDH-485 ..................39 8.3 DL4500-MEDH+...................39 9 Frequently Encountered Problems ...........40 9.1 Device Installer cannot find the DL4500............40 9.2 Cannot communicate to DH+ node 0 using the DL4500-MEDH+ ....41 Appendix A: TCP/IP Tutorial..............42 A.1 IP Address......................42 A.2 Subnet Mask....................43 A.3 IP Address and Subnet Mask Couple.............43 A.4 Valid IP Addresses..................44...

  • Page 4: General Operation And Applications

    Lantronix Ethernet Microprocessor with our proven A-B interface. The DL4500 comes with a RJ-45 Connector for the 10 Base-T Ethernet link, and a 3 pin Phoenix plug for connection to A-B networks. Power is supplied via a 2 pin Phoenix type plug which allows for 9-27 Volts DC to be connected.

  • Page 5: Hardware Specifications And Layout

    Configuration and Reset Pushbuttons go into BIOS features and Flash Setup and do a full Hardware Reset. Operating Parameters are stored in Non-Volatile Serial EEPROM. The DL4500 uses FLASH upgradeable firmware from either the supplied DL32 configuration program or once can use a HyperTerminal type program set to 9600,N,8,1 and XON/XOFF flow control.

  • Page 6: Physical Specifications

    The RESET pushbutton is on the left side, the Configure pushbutton is on the right side. The bottom side of the DL4500 has the following connectors: Going Left to Right. • 9 Pin DM9M connector for Configuring the BIOS and Firmware •...

  • Page 7: Mode Of Operation

    Mode of Operation Online Mode of Operation Online Mode is the normal operating Mode of the DL4500. In this mode the Channels are now configured as they are defined by the A-B Network and Configuration. The DL4500 is ready to interface your equipment.
  • Page 8 Firmware Version Once selected the current DL4500 model and version numbers will be displayed. Can be used to check the correct firmware was burnt into the Flash or if the DL4500 has the most up to date firmware in the Flash.

  • Page 9: Switch And Led Indicator Functions

    The Reset pushbutton will perform a complete hardware reset of the DL4500. It is identical to a complete power cycle and will cause the DL4500 to go through its LED start-up sequence as defined in Section 5.2.1. A complete hardware reset is needed on changing any online operating parameters.

  • Page 10: Normal On-Line Operation

    4.2.2 Normal On-line Operation The following is a description of the normal operation of the LED’s on the DL4500. LEFT LED’s Description of Operation Power Green Indicates Power is being supplied to the DL4500. Ethernet Flashes GREEN for 0.5 seconds when a character is Received or Transmitted.

  • Page 11: On-Line, Power-Up And Reset Errors

    Factory Settings (See Section 4.3) and then reconfigure the unit. A-B Network There is a duplicate node on the A-B network. The Flashing RED DL4500 has been assigned a node address that is already in use. Right TX/RX and Red solid, green (TX/RX) blinking: Diagnostic...

  • Page 12: Off-Line Modes

    BIOS Manager Ethernet & Status Solid Offline Hardware Diagnostics Testing Mode Green A-B Network Solid Red Ethernet Solid Red A-B Offline Debug Mode Network & Status Solid Green #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 13: Configuration

    Used to map Modicon registers/coils to Allan-Bradley data files with the DL4500-MEDH+ or MEDH-485. After the IP address of the DL4500 is assigned, you must then telnet to the DL4500 to setup the internal communications between the Lantronix daughter board and the DL4500 motherboard.
  • Page 14 The following steps are used to assign an IP address to the DL4500. 1. Click on the Search button to have the Device Installer find the DL4500. If the Device Installer finds the DL4500, the device should appear. If the device cannot be found then follow the instructions at the end of the IP Address section.
  • Page 15 3. Enter the desired IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway (if required) and click Next. 4. To assign the chosen IP address to the DL4500, click the Assign button. When the IP address is assigned, a message stating that the IP address was successfully assigned should appear.

  • Page 16: Telnet

    1. Click the Assign IP button and the following screen will appear. 2. Enter MAC address of the DL4500 and click Next. This can be found on the bottom of the DL4500. The Device Installer should now find the device. Now follow the steps at the beginning of the IP Address section to assign an IP address.

  • Page 17: Df1 Multimaster

    Telnet using Device Installer Open Device Installer and click search to find the DL4500. Highlight the device and click the Telnet button. The following screen should appear. Make sure port 9999 is entered and click OK to begin the Telnet session.

  • Page 18: Standard Tunnel

    (10001) ? When asked about the incoming sockets, the number that is entered for Number to use for Lantronix Redirector is the number of devices that can connect to the DL4500 at a time. The default for this setting is 2.

  • Page 19: Modbus Tcp

    3. Press 9 and then Enter save the new settings and end the telnet session. 4. Press the reset button on the DL4500 to put it online. Modbus TCP The following menu will appear after starting a telnet session. Modbus/TCP to RTU Bridge Setup 1) Network/IP Settings: IP Address ....

  • Page 20: Comport Redirector

    Whenever a COM port is added or removed, you will need to reboot your PC before the COM port can be used. The PC can be rebooted after the ComPort Redirector has been configured. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 21: Df1 Multimaster

    DF1 MultiMaster 5. Enter the IP address of the DL4500 in the box labeled Host. Do not include leading zeros when entering the IP address. This will cause the ComPort Redirector to be unsuccessful in connecting to the DL4500.

  • Page 22: Standard Tunnel

    You may be prompted to reboot your computer at this point. Standard Tunnel 5. Enter the IP address of the DL4500 in the box labeled Host. Do not include leading zeros when entering the IP address. This will cause the ComPort Redirector to be unsuccessful in connecting to the DL4500.

  • Page 23: Port Settings

    If Timeout Reconnect is enabled, each connection attempt lasts this long. If Timeout Reconnect is disabled, the connection attempt fails after this interval and no more attempts are made. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 24: Dl32 Configuration Software

    Mode, configure Com Port Redirector and your Lantronix server to use the same port number. DL32 Configuration Software The DL32 software is only required when configuring a DL4500-MEDH+ or a DL4500- MEDH-485. The DL32 software is used to setup the address mapping between Modbus and Allan-Bradley networks.
  • Page 25 1. From the Welcome screen, select the DL4500 models. The Main Menu should appear. 2. Select the COM port that you have connected to the DL4500 and Click on the Configure / Open File button. The Configuration Menu for the DL4500 will appear as shown below.

  • Page 26: Configuring Modbus Parameters Using The Dl Offline Manager

    “DL3500-DH+ Modbus Slave”. The setup of the translation table is the same for both the DL3500 and the DL4500. If more slots are needed than what is shown, see the following section on configuring Modbus parameters using the DL Offline Manager.
  • Page 27 2. Press Enter to continue. You will then be asked to select a PLC type that the DL4500 will be communicating to. Select A-B PLC TYPE: SLC/Micrologix Enter 0 for PLC5, 1 for PLC3 or 2 for SLC or Micrologix or <ENTER> to keep: 3.

  • Page 28: Allan-Bradley Network Configuration

    The DH+ network allows up to 64 nodes on a network with addresses ranging from 0 to 63 decimal. The DL4500 DH+ node address is determined from the last octet of the IP address assigned to the unit. The following table shows how the DH+ node address is determined from the last octet of the IP address.

  • Page 29: Dh-485 Node Address

    DL4500 will stay in this mode until a valid network is connected to the A-B Network Connector. The A-B Network LED will then switch to on solid once the DL4500 is on the DH+ network as a valid node address.

  • Page 30: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade There may be times when the firmware in the DL4500 needs to be upgraded. Some of theses times include installing newer firmware or switching from DF1 MultiMaster to Standard Tunnel or vice versa. The DL4500 has two different types of firmware that need to be upgraded. Depending on what needs to be upgraded, one or both firmware may need to be upgraded.
  • Page 31 Next. 4. Select the firmware to be installed by clicking the browse button and choosing the appropriate firmware file. After this is done, click Next. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...
  • Page 32 5. Select the Do not copy or replace any files option and click Next to proceed. 6. To begin the firmware upgrade click Next. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 33: Dl32 Configuration Software

    This firmware is responsible for the DH+ and DH-485 networks. In order to upgrade the DL4500 firmware, follow the procedure below. 1. Open the DL32 Configuration and select DL4500 Models. You will see the following screen. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...
  • Page 34 2. Select the COM port attached to the DL4500 and click the DL Offline Manager button. You will be prompted to press the configure button on the DL4500. The following Menu will be shown in a new window. BIOS MANAGER for DL4500-ENET- Revision 1.01 Oct.15,03 (c) Equus Technologies.
  • Page 35 5. When the Send Flash System File button is pressed, a message box will appear asking if the WRITE new Firmware option was selected. Click Yes to continue. 6. Select the desired firmware file and the DL4500 will begin upgrading the firmware. Upon a successful install, the following text will appear.

  • Page 36: Wiring Diagrams

    Pin 1 is located closest to the power connector. RS-232 Null Modem Cable The RS-232 null modem cable is used to serially connect to the DL4500 in order to use the DL Offline Manager or configure the device using the DL32 Configuration Software.

  • Page 37: Dh+ Cable

    DH+ Cable Below is a diagram of the DL4500 DH+ connector. Pin 1 is the pin closest to the power connector. DH-485 Cable Below is a diagram of the DL4500 DH-485 connector. Pin 1 is the pin closest to the power connector.

  • Page 38: Dl4500 Typical Applications

    DL4500 are shown in this section. DL4500-EDH+ The following example shows a PC using tunneled DF1 over Ethernet with a DL4500 to communicate with the PLC’s and other devices on the DH+ network. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 39: Dl4500-Edh-485

    DL4500-EDH-485 The following example shows a PC using tunneled DF1 over Ethernet with a DL4500 to communicate with the PLC’s and other devices on the DH-485 network. DL4500-MEDH+ The following example shows a SCADA server using a DL4500 to acquire data from PLC’s and devices on the DH+ network.

  • Page 40: Frequently Encountered Problems

    DL4500 which can be located on the bottom of the unit (denoted by aa-bb-cc-dd-ee- ff). 4. Open a telnet session to the DL4500 using port 1. This is done by typing the following at the command prompt. telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 1...

  • Page 41: Cannot Communicate To Dh+ Node 0 Using The Dl4500-Medh

    5. Finally open another telnet session but this time to port 9999 as follows. telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 9999 6. Set the IP address of the DL4500 by changing the Network or Server settings from the main menu of the telnet session. The IP address assigned here will become the permanent IP address of the DL4500.

  • Page 42: Appendix A: Tcp/Ip Tutorial

    Appendix A: TCP/IP Tutorial This section is design to guide you to gain a brief understanding to TCP/IP addressing mechanism and the meaning behind the DL4500 IP configurations. TCP/IP suite is the most commonly used Ethernet communication protocol in both industrial and commercial networking applications.

  • Page 43: Subnet Mask

    255 or 0 in the Subnet Mask segments for network customizations. However, this advance TCP/IP application is beyond the scope of this tutorial. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 44: Valid Ip Addresses

    IP addresses with the first segment ranging from 128 to 191, and subnet mask 255.255.0.0. Class C IP Address IP addresses with the first segment ranging from 192 to 223, and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...
  • Page 45 IP address regulations, in which the IP address / Subnet Mask couple is interpreted differently than in classful IP address. Detail information on class-less IP address regulations is out of the scope of this tutorial. #815-1200 W73rd Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6P6G5, Canada Phone: 888-387-3787 or 604-266-8547 www.equustek.com...

  • Page 46: Appendix B: Rslinx Setup

    Appendix B: RSLinx Setup This section will assist in setting up RSLinx to communicate with the DL4500. Before continuing make sure that the DL4500 and the ComPort Redirector has been configured. To setup RSLinx, follow the steps below. 1. Start RSLinx.
  • Page 47 8. Set the baud rate to 115200, parity to None, Stop Bits to 1, Error Checking to BCC, and Protocol to Full Duplex. 9. For the Station Number, use the node address that is assigned to the DL4500; this value of the last octet of the IP address.

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