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Safety Symbols DANGER Indicates a high-risk, imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING Indicates a moderate risk, which, if not avoided can cause a potentially hazardous situation. CAUTION Indicates a low-risk, potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
Preface In this chapter, we explain the scope of and how to use this document. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Revision History Relevant Models Package Contents Usage Scenarios Hardware and Software Requirements ...
3. Modbus Gateway The ioThinx 4510 Series has one or more serial ports to connect serial devices. It collects serial data using a Modbus RTU master protocol, which can be accessed by a PLC or master software with IT or OT protocols.
4510 Series Preface Hardware and Software Requirements You will need the following hardware and software to use the ioThinx 4510 Series. • A power source that provides 12 to 48 VDC, and power wires • A PC running a Windows OS with Chrome installed and an Ethernet cable •...
Attempting to repair the device yourself could invalidate the device’s warranty. Additional Resources Refer to the following documents for additional information. • Datasheets for the following products: ioThinx 4510 Series ioThinx 4500 Series (45MR) Modules • User’s Manual for the following products: ioThinx 4500 (45M) Module Series...
Product Overview In this chapter, we give an overview of each of the 45MR modules. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Technical Data Common Specifications Appearance Front View Physical Dimensions LED Indicators...
4510 Series Product Overview Technical Data Common Specifications Input/Output Interface Expansion Modules: Up to 32 Note: Compatible with 45MR Series only Ethernet Interface 10/100BaseT(X) Ports (RJ45 connector): 2 Ethernet Software Features Industrial Protocols: Modbus TCP Server (Slave) RESTful API...
4510 Series Product Overview LED Indicators Labeling Indication LED Qty LED Color LED Action System On: power on Green Power Off: power off On: power on Field Power Green Off: power off Green: system ready Green slow blinking: booting up...
Hardware Installation In this chapter, we describe how to install the 45MR modules. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Wiring System and Field Power System Power Field Power Wiring Ethernet Ports Wiring Serial Port(s) ...
4510 Series Hardware Installation Wiring System and Field Power Wire range: 12 to 26 AWG (Ferrule diameter: 2.0 to 0.4 mm) Wire strip length: 10 mm Unit: mm (in.) NOTE Powering the unit requires connecting both the system and field power to the power supply. If only one of the power sources is connected, the device may not work properly.
4510 Series Hardware Installation Field Power This device provides 12/24 VDC field power input, which is a passive power supply without protection and the maximum current output is 2 A. NOTE The 12/24 VDC field power supply can be connected directly to 45MR modules. If more connection points are needed, purchase 45MR-7820 (8 x FP+ and 8 x FP-) modules.
4510 Series Hardware Installation Grounding the Unit This device has two ground pins. One pin is for system power and the other pin is for field power. Connecting the System Power Ground The system power ground connector is at the back of the unit. Once the device has been installed on a DIN rail, the system power ground connector will connect to the DIN rail.
4510 Series Hardware Installation CAUTION Be sure to note the maximum possible current for each power wire and common wire. Observe all electrical codes dictating the maximum current allowable for each wire size. If currents exceed the maximum rating, the wires will overheat, which could cause serious damage to your equipment.
4510 Series Hardware Installation INFORMATION When the I/O module is inserted into the correct position, the connection between the internal bus and the previous module is established. Removing the Unit from a DIN Rail Take the following steps to remove the unit from a DIN rail.
4510 Series Hardware Installation Installing Covers on the Device and the Right-Most I/O Module Insert the covers on the left side of the device and on the right side of the I/O module that is installed furthest to the right. Make sure the covers cover the internal bus of the module.
4510 Series Hardware Installation Horizontal Installation Before installing the device, ensure there is enough space around the device so that it can dissipate heat. In order to ensure the device works properly, we suggest reserving the space shown in the figure below.
Software Tools In this chapter, we introduce which software tools can be used with this device. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Preparing Software Tools Connecting Web Console Preparing IOxpress Utility Preparing Moxa CLI Configuration Tool ...
Refer to the Mass-deploying the Settings section for detailed instructions. NOTE The ioThinx 4510 Series is only compatible with IOxpress v2.2 or later. Preparing Moxa CLI Configuration Tool Moxa CLI Configuration Tool (MCC_Tool) can be downloaded from the Moxa website at www.moxa.com. After downloading the file, unzip it and run setup.exe.
4510 Series Software Tools Web Console The Web Console is the main software tool to configure, monitor, and operate a device. If mass deploying to multiple devices is required, use IOxpress utility instead. The Web Console is divided into three regions: 1.
4510 Series Software Tools Dashboard The dashboard provides information about the system, modules, I/Os, and the connection status. It also allows you to exit the safe mode status or to change the I/O status. System Information The one page system information provides detailed information for this device. For information regarding modules and I/Os, click Module &...
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4510 Series Software Tools Module & I/O The Module & I/O provides information about modules and I/Os status. It also allows you to change the I/O status. Module Drop-Down List: It lists all of the I/O modules of this device. Select the specific module for its module and I/O information.
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4510 Series Software Tools DO Channel (Pulse Mode): It shows the status of this channel. Click START or STOP to change the pulse output status. Relay Channel: It shows the status of this channel. Click ON or OFF to change the relay status.
4510 Series Software Tools System This section introduces the functions of the device’s system. Device Settings Device Name: Set the name of this device (max length = 16, '.' is not allowed). Language: Select the language of the web console.
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4510 Series Software Tools Watchdog Safe Mode on Service: Select the service that you want to link the watchdog to in order to keep monitoring the connection status (option: Modbus TCP Slave). Communication Watchdog for Safe Mode: The timeout value when the master of Safe Mode on Service is disconnected (unit: sec(s), 0 to 65535, 0 is disable).
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4510 Series Software Tools Configuration Select File: Click Browse to select a configuration file to update the device. Update network settings (IP, Gateway, etc.): Click the checkbox if the network settings need to be updated. Update to Device: Click Update to update the firmware to the device.
4510 Series Software Tools NOTE Do not disconnect the power or network cable during the update process. NOTE This device supports firmware automatic recovery function. If the firmware in the device is corrupted, the system will load the backup firmware automatically to overwrite the corrupted one. When the system is in recovery mode, the RDY LED will slowly blink red.
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4510 Series Software Tools User Settings Enable/Disable user type, or configure the username and password for Administrator, Operator, and Users. Type: Select a user type to change the username and password. Enable: Enable or disable the type you select.
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4510 Series Software Tools Account Settings Idle Timeout: The timeout value when the user account is idle (unit: min(s), 0 to 1440 mins, default: 5 mins) Note: 0 for disabled. Retry Failure Threshold: The maximum number of retries for the user account to log in (unit: time(s), 1 to 10 times, default: 5 times).
4510 Series Software Tools Network This section introduces the Network settings function. LAN Settings IP Configuration: Configure the following settings if Static IP is selected. If DHCP is selected, the following settings are not allowed (option: Static IP or DHCP).
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4510 Series Software Tools Edit: Click this button to enter edit mode. Save Settings: This button only appears in edit mode. Click this button to finish module settings and exit edit mode. Cancel: This button only appears in edit mode. Click this button to cancel module settings and exit edit mode.
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4510 Series Software Tools NOTE The detected module should match the configured module. Otherwise, the Web Console will not allow you to configure other settings. NOTE The detected module should match the configured module. Otherwise, the Web Console will not allow you to click Finish.
4510 Series Software Tools Serial Port This section introduces the serial port settings function. Port 1/Port 2 Click the tab to configure the settings of Port 1 or Port 2. NOTE The Port 2 tab is only available when the Mode of the Port 1 is RS-485 2-Wire.
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4510 Series Software Tools Modbus RTU Device Device Drop-Down List: It shows the device name of the Modbus RTU devices. Select one of the devices to configure its settings. The green icon shows that data collection from the device is enabled.
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4510 Series Software Tools Modbus RTU Device Profile Click Add New Profile to create a profile of the selected device. After creating a new profile, configure the settings of the profile. Profile Name: Name the profile of the Modbus device (max. length = 16; “.” is not allowed).
4510 Series Software Tools Exception Code Setting - WORD IR Index: Set the internal register for exception code. It only allows you to select one of the available internal registers. Delete this Profile: Click this button to delete this profile.
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4510 Series Software Tools DI Mode Filter: Software filtering is used to avoid switch bounces (unit: 500μs, 0 to 65535). Counter Mode Filter: Software filtering is used to avoid switch bounces (unit: 500μs, 0 to 65535). Power on Value: The initial counter value upon powering up (0 to 4294927695).
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4510 Series Software Tools DO Mode Power on Status: The DO status upon powering up (option: ON or OFF). Safe Mode Status: The DO status when the device is in safe mode (option: ON or OFF). Power on Delay: The time delay before triggering Power on Status after powering up (unit: sec(s), 0 to 65535).
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4510 Series Software Tools Relay Channel Settings Channel Name: The channel name is used for representing this channel (max. length = 16, “.” is not allowed). Power on Status: The Relay status upon powering up (option: ON or OFF).
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4510 Series Software Tools 0-20 mA/4-20 mA burnout/4-20 mA/0-10 V/±10 V Mode Burnout Value (only for 4-20 mA burnout mode): The 4–20 mA burnout mode is shown in the diagram below. The Burnout Value (default = 2 mA) is definable (unit: mA, 0.000 to 4.000). When input values are in the burnout range, raw data will register as 0000h to indicate that the analog input has burned out.
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4510 Series Software Tools Point Scaled Value: The scaled value of the 1 point (-4294967295 to 4294967295). Point Scaled Value: The scaled value of the 2 point (-4294967295 to 4294967295). Scaled Unit: The unit of the scaled value (max. length = 8, “.” is not allowed).
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4510 Series Software Tools TC Channel Settings Sensor Type Drop-Down List: It lists all of the sensor types, which can be connected to this channel. Select the sensor type for each channel (option: J Type, K Type , T Type , E Type , R Type , S Type , B Type , N Type , ±19.532 mV, ±39.062 mV, or ±78.126 mV).
4510 Series Software Tools Internal Register This section introduces functions of Internal Register settings. IR Type Drop-Down List: It lists all of the IR types. Select the IR type to modify or view its settings. IR Quantity: Apply a number to adjust the quantity of the selected IR type. The total available IR quantity is 256.
4510 Series Software Tools IR Information: The IR status window will pop-up after you click one of the IR blocks. The name is used for representing this internal register (max. length = 16, “.” is not allowed). Protocol This section introduces the protocol settings functions.
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4510 Series Software Tools Reload Configuration: Click this button to reload the configuration settings of all Modbus registers. Filter: Type characters into the textbox to filter the items in the Modbus Table. Point Type Category: Click 01: Coil Status (R/W), 02: Input Status (R), 03: Holding Register (R/W), or 04: Input Register (R) tab to see the registers under the specific point type.
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4510 Series Software Tools Start Address Textbox: Change the value of the Start Address in the textbox (0 to 65535 or leave it blank). When there is no value in the textbox, it will be displayed in light yellow. When it conflicts with another register, it will be displayed in red.
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4510 Series Software Tools INFORMATION Enable/disable this service through Security Service Settings. SNMPv1, SNMPv2c Settings Read Community: Type the community string matching for read authentication (max length = 30, default = "public"). Write Community: Type the community string matching for write authentication (max length = 30, default = "private").
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4510 Series Software Tools SNMPv3 Settings – Read/Write Username: Type the username for the SNMP v3 settings (min. length = 1; max length = 30; A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, symbols, spaces are not allowed, default = "v3rw").
Quick Start Guide The following topics are covered in this chapter: Configuring the Unit Login to the Unit Configuring Module Settings Changing Device Name Changing Username & Password Configuring Service Settings Configuring Account Settings ...
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Configuring the Unit This section explains how to configure this device through the Web Console from the beginning. If you require additional information, please refer to Preparing Software Tools before reading this section. Login to the Unit Follow the steps to log in to the unit.
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4510 Series Quick Start Guide If you see the module settings page as opposed to the dashboard, click Edit to enter the edit mode and start editing the module settings. In edit mode, if any detected module and configured module do not match, the configured module will be highlighted as shown below.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Changing Device Name Set the name of this device through System Device Settings. We recommend choosing a unique name for the device in order to easily differentiate it from other devices. Changing Username & Password In order to have higher levels of security, we recommend changing the username and password after your first log in.
For account settings, the user can modify the parameters and define the login failure message and system usage notifications. If the user wants to know the access history, the ioThinx 4510 Series supports access log export, which can store up to 1000 records.
Configuring Network Settings Click Network on the menu panel to enter the network settings page as shown below. The ioThinx 4510 Series supports Ethernet daisy-chain topology with one MAC address. For this LAN port, it supports static IP and DHCP mode.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Click Internal Register on the menu panel to enter the internal register settings page. For more detailed information, please refer to the Internal Register chapter. Configuring I/O Settings Click I/O on the menu panel to enter the I/O settings page. For more detailed information, please refer to the...
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Configuring Modbus Address Settings Click Modbus on the menu panel to enter the Modbus TCP Slave setting page. On this page, users can see all of the Modbus TCP addresses categorized by coil status, input status, holding register, and input register.
Click SNMP on the menu panel to enter the SNMP settings page as shown below. The ioThinx 4510 Series supports SNMP V1, V2c, and V3 and after configuring it, please download the mib file from Moxa’s website. For detailed information on the structure of the mib file, please refer to the SNMP...
Min. 512 MB, 1024 MB is recommended Network 10/100 Ethernet NOTE The ioThinx 4510 Series is only compatible with IOxpress v2.3 or later. INFORMATION To get the latest version of IOxpress, please download it from www.moxa.com Users can change IP address, update configurations, change the device name, and set the date and time to multiple units by IOxpress.
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4510 Series Quick Start Guide Step 3: Open IOxpress, go to the Device Library and click Device Search in the menu. 5-11...
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4510 Series Quick Start Guide Step 4: In the Search for Devices window, choose the product series you would like to search for in the By Product Series dropdown menu, and then click Submit. IOxpress will start to search the devices and list them in the table.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Updating Configuration to Multiple Units IOxpress supports updating configuration of multiple units. Follow the steps to complete this task. Step 1: Export the configuration file of a device through the Web Console. Refer to Backing up Configuration Files for more details.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Setting Date and Time to Multiple Units The IOxpress supports setting the date and time of multiple units. Follow these steps to complete this task. Step 1: Select Set Device Date & Time in the dropdown button Step 2: Select either Sync with PC or Manual Setting.
To monitor and operate the device, go to the Dashboard of the Web Console. INFORMATION The ioThinx 4510 Series supports three different user profiles (Administrator, Operator, and User). Refer to User Settings for the permission information of each profile. Monitoring Module & I/O Status Under the Dashboard of the Web Console, click Module &...
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Monitoring Connection Status Under the Dashboard of the Web Console, click the Connection button to go to the connection status web page. The connection status page lists the connection information from other hosts. NOTE Some browsers may create more than one Web Https connection at the beginning.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Maintaining the Unit This section introduces the maintenance functions of the ioThinx 4510 Series. Backing up Configuration Files This device can only be configured through the web console. After configuration, the configuration file can be retrieved from the device to perform backup and mass deployment.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide NOTE Performing a firmware update will delete the configurations in the device. Backup the configurations before performing the firmware update. Restarting the Unit This device will restart automatically after the firmware and configurations have been updated. The user can also restart the device manually.
4510 Series Quick Start Guide Loading Factory Default Settings There are three ways to restore the device to factory default settings. 1. Follow the steps to load the factory default settings from the web console. Step 1: Go to the configuration page via Menu System Configuration Step 2: Click Reset located under Load to Default and then the device will return to default settings.
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4510 Series Quick Start Guide 3. Hold down the RESET button for 10 seconds to load factory default settings. The system will load the default settings and then restart the device. The system is ready when the RDY LED turns green.
4510 Series Appendix Network Port Usage Service Type TCP/UDP Port Default DHCP Disabled Web Server Enabled RESTful API Disabled SNMP Agent Disabled HTTPs Disabled Modbus/TCP Slave Enabled Auto Search 4800 Enabled IOxpress/CLI 10124 Enabled Modbus/TCP Slave Rules Supported Function Code...
4510 Series Appendix 04: INPUT REGISTER Parameter Description Length Type modbusRtuMasterDeviceStatus Modbus/RTU Master - device status WORD modbusRtuMasterprofileErrorCode Modbus/RTU Master - profile error code WORD deviceName device name BYTE deviceDate device date DWORD e.g. 2016/06/28 -> 20160628 deviceTime device local time DWORD e.g.
4510 Series Appendix 02: INPUT STATUS Parameter Description Length Type diStatus DI - DI mode - status (0: OFF, 1: ON) BOOL diMode DI - mode (0: DI, 1: Counter) BOOL diCounterOverflowFlag DI - Counter mode - overflow flag (0: Normal, 1:...
4510 Series Appendix 04: INPUT REGISTER Parameter Description Length Type doModeAll DO - mode (0: DO, 1: Pulse) WORD 45MR-2601 (-T), 16 DOs Registers 01: COIL STATUS Parameter Description Length Type doStatus DO - status (0: OFF, 1: ON)
4510 Series Appendix 04: INPUT REGISTER Parameter Description Length Type diStatusAll DI - DI mode - status (0: OFF, 1: ON) WORD diCounterOverflowFlagAll DI - Counter mode - overflow flag (0: Normal, 1: WORD Overflow) diModeAll DI - mode (0: DI, 1: Counter)
4510 Series Appendix 04: INPUT REGISTER Parameter Description Length Type aiValueRaw AI - raw value WORD aiValueRawMin AI - minimum raw value WORD aiValueRawMax AI - maximum raw value WORD aiValueScaled AI - scaled value REAL aiValueScaledMin AI - minimum scaled value...
4510 Series Appendix GET Request Components Component Content Description Request Method Use GET request to retrieve information http://{IP address}/{RESTful API} Refer to RESTful API List Headers Accept: vdn.dac.v2 Headers are mandatory for all RESTful API Content-Type: application/json requests PUT Request Components...
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4510 Series Appendix RESTful API Description Access Format /api/io/do/{ioName}/doStatus DO - status (0: OFF, 1: ON) R/W 0 or 1 /api/io/do/{ioName}/doPulseCount DO - Pulse mode - count 0 to 65535 /api/io/do/{ioName}/doPulseOnWidth DO - Pulse mode - ON width 1 to 65535...
4510 Series Appendix RESTful API Description Access Format value /api/io/rtd/{ioName}/rtdResetMinValue RTD - reset minimum value (1: RESET) /api/io/rtd/{ioName}/rtdResetMaxValue RTD - reset maximum value (1: RESET) /api/io/tc/{ioName}/tcStatus TC - Status (0: normal, 1: 0 or 1 burnout) /api/io/tc/{ioName}/tcType TC - Type (0: J Type, 1: K...
4510 Series Appendix Forgot username & password If you forget your username and password, use a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip to hold down the Reset Button for 10 seconds. This will restart the unit and reset all settings on the device, including the username and password.
4510 Series Appendix Step 2: In the Search for Devices window, choose the product series you would like to search in the By Product Series dropdown menu, and then click the Submit button. IOxpress will start to search the devices and list them in the table.
4510 Series Appendix Failed to access the unit through IP address & IOxpress Incorrect network configurations can result in the user not being able to access the unit. Check if the device and PC are in the same subnet by following the procedure below.
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