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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 PLC Arduino ARDBOX 20 I/Os Relay HF PLUS User Guide Revised August 2019 This user guide is for version PLC Arduino ARDBOX 20 I/Os Relay HF PLUS, ABOX-104-001-8 with Reference name Ref.IS.AB20AN-HF-PLUS For older versions refer to user guide with Cat. No. ABOX-104-001-72...
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Rev.0: 30-08-19 Preface This User Guide is been implemented by Boot & Work, S.L. working under the name Industrial Shields. Purpose of the manual The information contained in this manual can be used as a reference to operating, to functions, and to the technical data of the signal modules, power supply modules and interface modules.
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 cabinet, or electric control room should be limited to authorized personnel. Failure to follow these installation requirements could result in severe personal injury and/or property damage. Always follow these requirements when Ardbox family PLCs. In case of installation or maintenance of the Ardbox please follow the instructions marked in the Installation and Maintenance section.
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PROPERLY RATED AND INSTALLED FOR THE INTENDED USE WITHIN THE OVERALL EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM. Industrial Shields shall not be responsible for conformity with any codes, regulations or standards that apply to the combination of products in the customer’s application or use of the product.
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Intended use or of Industrial Shields products Consider the following: Industrial Shields products should only be used for the cases of application foreseen in the catalogue and the associated technical documentation. If third-party products and components are used, they must have been recommended or approved by Industrial Shields.
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Residual Risks The control and drive components of an Industrial Shields PLC are approved for industrial and commercial use in industrial line supplies. Their use in public line supplies requires a different configuration and/or additional measures. These...
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Warranty and Limitations of Liability Warranty Industrial Shields’s exclusive warranty is that the products are free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year (or other period if specified) from date of sale by Industrial Shields.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Ardbox Relay HF: General Features COMPACT PLC ARDUINO ARDBOX 20I/Os RELAY HF PLUS Fuse protection (2.5A) Input Voltage 12 to 24Vdc Polarity protection Input rated voltage 24 Vdc Rated Power 30 W I Max. 1,5A Size 100x45x115 Clock Speed 16MHz 32KB of which 4KB are used by...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Technical Specifications General Specifications: Power supply DC power supply 12 to 24Vdc voltage Operating DC power supply 11.4 to 25.4Vdc voltage range Power DC power supply 30VAC max. consumption Power supply voltage 24Vdc External power supply Power supply output 700 mA capacity 20MΩ...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Clock Speed 16MHz Symbology Table that includes all the symbology that is used in the serigraph of the Ardbox Relay HF+: Standard No. / Standard Symbol Standard Title Reference No. / Symbol Meaning Symbol Title IEC 60417 / Indicates that the equipment is Graphical symbols 5031 / Direct...
Ardbox. Software interface Industrial Shields PLC are programmed using Arduino IDE, which is a software based on the C language. They can also be programmed using directly C but it is much easier working with Arduino IDE as it provides lots of libraries that helps in the programming.
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Steps: 1. Open Arduino IDE and go to: “File -> Preferences” located in the top left corner. 2. In Additional Boards URLs write the following: http://apps.industrialshields.com/main/arduino/boards/package_industrialshields_index.json 3. Press OK to save the changes. 4. Go to: Tools -> Board: … -> Boards Manager...
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Rev.0: 30-08-19 5. Search for industrialshields. 6. Click install (selecting the latest version). Following this steps you will be able to use now the Industrial Shields Boards: Once the Ardbox Family is selected, an extra option will appear on Tools:...
Ardbox Relay HF+ w/HW RS-485) depending on your jumpers & switch configuration. Also there are some examples of programming in File -> Examples -> Ardbox Family. Furthermore there are some extra libraries that can be found in Industrial Shields github. https://github.com/IndustrialShields/ How to connect PLC Arduino to PC Connect USB port from PLC to PC.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Select correct port. How to connect PLC to power supply Ardbox Family PLCs are 12-24Vdc supplied. IMPORTANT: The polarity IS NOT REVERSAL! Make sure that the live and GND connector of the power supply match the PLC. Make sure that the power supply mains output is not higher than 24Vdc.
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DIN Rail: -12Vdc / 24Vdc -2.5A -30W Industrial Shields power supplies provide parallel operation, overvoltage protection, and overcurrent protection. There is a LED inductor for power status, the power supply is certified according to UL. The standard, Part 1 of IEC 61010, sets the general safety requirements for the following types of electrical devices and their accessories, regardless of where use of the device is intended.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Ardbox Relay I/O pinout: 1.1 Zone Connections LEFT ZONE Base Switch config* (common unit) (see section 8 for Communications configuration. Enabling Communications disables some I/Os) LEFT ZONE Communications pins MISO SPI-MISO MOSI SPI-MOSI SPI-CLOCK RESET SPI-RESET 5VdC 5V Output RX-RS-232 Serial/RS232...
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Base (common unit) RIGHT ZONE RIGHT ZONE RS-485 pins Analog Outputs Pins RS485 RS485 Relay Outputs Z-/A0.1 RS485/Analog Output Y+/A0.0 RS485/Analog Output Relay 4 Out Relay 5 Out I0.9 Analog/Digital Input I0.8 Analog/Digital Input Digital/Analog Inputs pins I0.7 Analog/Digital Input I0.6...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Switch configuration General Switches Configurations LEFT ZONE. Communications and inputs/outputs can not work simultaneously. LEFT ZONE SWITCH Half Duplex Full Duplex SCL/R5 SDA/I0.0 I0.0 RE-RS485 RE-RS485 I0.4 I0.4 I0.4 RE-RS485 DE-RS485 DE-RS485 I0.5 I0.5 I0.5 DE-RS485 1. NC – Not Connected 2.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Communications and outputs can not work simultaneously. 1. D1 – RS-485: If this switch is ON, the R8 switch must be set to OFF. Being in ON mode it enables DI for the RS-485 and RS-232 Hardware Serial ( see section 9 for jumper configuration) 2.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 RS- 232 Switch configuration RS-232 TOP ZONE: In order to enable the RS-232 protocol the TOP ZONE TOP ZONE must be configured as it is shown in the table. Although the switch name only is referenced to RS-485 it is SWITCH MODE also the same for the RS-232.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Jumper configuration General jumper configuration This jumper zone makes the selection between using the RS-485 Full JUMPER ZONE 1 Duplex or the Analog Outputs. If it is wanted to use the RS-485 Full LEFT RIGHT Duplex communication protocol the Y+ must be connected to ENABLE, and Z- also connected to ENABLE.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Hardware Serial RS-232 & RS-485 Configuration 10.1 Hardware Serial RS-232 In order to enable the Hardware Serial RS-232 the total configuration of the Ardbox Relay HF will be: Switch configuration: LEFT ZONE SWITCH MODE TOP ZONE SWITCH MODE SCL/R5 DI - RS-485...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 10.2 Hardware Serial RS-485 In order to enable the Hardware Serial RS-485 the total configuration of the Ardbox Relay HF will be: Switch configuration: LEFT ZONE SWITCH MODE TOP ZONE ON/OFF SWITCH MODE SCL/R5 DI - RS-485 SDA/I0.0 RE-RS485 DO - RS-485...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Hardware Serial RS-232 & RS-485 Configuration 1.2 Hardware Serial RS-232 In order to enable the Hardware Serial RS-232 the total configuration of the Ardbox Relay HF will be: Switch configuration: LEFT ZONE SWITCH MODE TOP ZONE SWITCH MODE SCL/R5 DI - RS-485...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 1.3 Hardware Serial RS-485 In order to enable the Hardware Serial RS-485 the total configuration of the Ardbox Relay HF will be: Switch configuration: LEFT ZONE SWITCH MODE TOP ZONE ON/OFF SWITCH MODE SCL/R5 DI - RS-485 SDA/I0.0 RE-RS485 DO - RS-485...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 o Relay Outputs: From R1 to R6. If using I2C R5 is disabled. R7 and R8 are disabled from the TOP ZONE switch. o Analog Outputs: A0.0 & A0.1 if RS-485 is working in Half Duplex. They are disabled if using RS-485 Full-Duplex, see the JUMPER ZONE 1 from above.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 must be stablished an external pull-up or pull-down circuit in order to correctly work with these pins. I/0 technical details Digital Output Waveform Digital Output Turn-off...
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 PWM Waveform Analog Out Turn-on Analog Out Turn-off...
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Connector details The connector inside the PLCs that mounts on the PCB is MC 0,5/10-G-2,5 THT – 1963502 from Phoenix contact. MC0,5/10-G-2,5THT For I/O and power supply there is a FK-MC 0,5/10-ST-2,5 - 1881406 connector from Phoenix contact.
Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Installation and Maintenance Notes for installation: The installation position should be free from the following: dust or oil smoke, conductive dust, corrosive or flammable gas, high temperature, condensation, and rain. Besides, vibration and impact also affect the PLC normal operation and shorten its lifespan;...
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Provide adequate clearance for cooling and wiring ARDBOX 20 I/Os Relay HF PLUS. Is designed for natural convection cooling. For proper cooling, you must provide a clearance of at least 25 cm above and below the devices. Also, allow at least 25 cm of depth between the front of the modules and the inside of the enclosure.
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 - Disconnect the external power supply of the system (on all phases) before connecting or disconnecting a module. Failure to observe this precaution may cause faults or malfunctions of the module. - Tighten the screws of the terminal ports and the screws of the connectors within the prescribed tightening torque.
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 Revision Table Revision Number Date Changes 30 / 08 / 2019 It was first implemented...
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Ref.IS.AB20AN.HF+ Rev.0: 30-08-19 About Industrial Shields: Direction: Fàbrica del Pont, 1-11 Zip/Postal Code: 08272 City: Sant Fruitós de Bages (Barcelona) Country: Spain Telephone: (+34) 938 760 191 / (+34) 635 693 611 Mail: industrialshields@industrialshields.com...
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