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  • Page 1 AN-X2-GENI User Manual AN-X-GENI/B Genius I/O Communication Module...
  • Page 2 Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Because of the variety of uses for the products described in this publication, those responsible for the application and use of these products must satisfy themselves that all necessary steps have been taken to assure that each application and use meets all performance and safety requirements, including any applicable laws, regulations, codes and standards.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    MODULE OVERVIEW Hardware Features Package Contents Identifying the AN-X2 versus the Original AN-X Comparisons with the Original AN-X Using the MicroSD Card AN-X2 Modes of Operation INSTALLATION Prevent Electrostatic Discharge Power Genius Cabling and Termination Ethernet Cabling Software Installation CE Installations QUICK START ETHERNET CONFIGURATION Initial Ethernet Configuration...
  • Page 5 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page If the link-local address is not accessible… GENIUS NETWORK CONFIGURATION Setting the Bus Address and Baud Rate Configuring the Genius Network Autoconfiguration Manual Configuration Genius Configuration File Format Viewing the Current Configuration Saving the Current Configuration EXCHANGING SCHEDULED DATA WITH A CONTROLLOGIX...
  • Page 6 Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 USING THE WEB INTERFACE Automation Network Baud Rate and Serial Bus Address Genius Network Configure ControlLogix Support View Configuration Files View Active Configuration Log Files Genius I/O Fault Log ControlLogix Log System Info Log View All Logs...

  • Page 7: Module Overview

    The AN-X module acts as a scanner on the Genius network. It supports up to 31 Genius blocks. The AN-X2-GENI module has a web interface for configuration, for monitoring logs, and for performing other administrative functions. You can communicate with the module using any standard web browser such as Internet Explorer.

  • Page 8: Hardware Features

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Hardware Features The module has: • LEDs to indicate the status of the connection to the Ethernet (100 and Link/Act) • a LED to indicate the module’s internal state (SYS or MS) • a LED to indicate the state of communications on the Genius network (NET or NS) •...

  • Page 9: Identifying The An-X2 Versus The Original An-X

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Identifying the AN-X2 versus the Original AN-X The label on the bottom toward the front says AN-X-GENI/B. Note: AN-X2-GENI and AN-X-GENI/B refer to the same module. There is a slot at the back for the microSD card.

  • Page 10: An-X2 Modes Of Operation

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 AN-X2 Modes of Operation There are two AN-X2 modes of operation: • Maintenance mode. The AN-X2 runs the maintenance firmware at startup. It performs diagnostics (memory tests, etc), and copies any changes from the microSD card. If there are no errors, it starts the AN-X2 in production mode.

  • Page 11: Installation

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Installation Prevent Electrostatic Discharge The module is sensitive to electrostatic discharge. WARNING! Electrostatic discharge can damage integrated circuits or semiconductors. Follow these guidelines when you handle the module: • Touch a grounded object to discharge static potential •...

  • Page 12: Ethernet Cabling

    If you are connecting directly to the AN-X module, use a crossover cable. Software Installation There is no required software installation for the AN-X2-GENI. All configuration can be done using the web interface. CE Installations If you are installing the AN-X2 in a location which requires CE, install the following...
  • Page 13 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Steward 28A2024-0A0 two passes on power cable...

  • Page 14: Quick Start

    Genius devices and perform any other necessary configuration. Use the AN-X web interface to set the baud rate and serial bus address for the AN-X2-GENI Connect AN-X to the Genius network Use the AN-X web interface to autoconfigure the Genius network and ControlLogix configuration...

  • Page 15: Ethernet Configuration

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Ethernet Configuration Before you can use the AN-X2-GENI, you must configure its network properties on Ethernet. Initial Ethernet Configuration AN-X can be configured:  to use a static (unchanging) IP address  to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server ...
  • Page 16 Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 The AN-X2 Configuration page appears. At the top the screen shows the serial number and MAC address of the AN-X being configured.

  • Page 17: Dhcp

    Select the firmware the AN-X is to load from the list provided. AN-X builds the list from the firmware files on the microSD card that are compatible with the AN-X hardware. The firmware file for Genius operation is AN-X2-GENI-MAS.v4.x.x.qtf Submitting the Configuration Once you have entered all required parameters, click SUBMIT to write the configuration to the file config.txt on the microSD card.

  • Page 18: Reconfiguring An An-X From An Unknown State

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Click Continue to restart the AN-X2, then wait until the AN-X has completely restarted before continuing. If you have changed the IP address, you will have to enter the new IP address in the browser’s address field.
  • Page 19 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Each line consists of a keyword followed by a colon and then a value. Example: IP: 192.168.1.12 Anything after a semicolon on a line is treated as a comment. Keyword Possible Values LOCAL DHCP static IP address...

  • Page 20: If The Link-Local Address Is Not Accessible

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 If the link-local address is not accessible… Addresses 169.254.1.0 to 169.254.254.255 are reserved for use on a local network. AN-X2 modules are shipped set to the address 169.254.42.84 for initial configuration. This address is almost always accessible from a computer on the same local Ethernet as the AN-X.
  • Page 21 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page route add 169.254.0.0 mask 255.255.0.0 10.10.0.20 metric 20 where 10.10.0.20 is replaced with the IP address of the interface in your computer that is connected to the AN-X2. Repeat the route print command and confirm that the table now has an entry similar to the one shown.

  • Page 22: Genius Network Configuration

    Click the Submit Changes button to set the Genius bus properties of the AN-X2-GENI. Configuring the Genius Network There are two methods of configuring the Genius I/O that the AN-X2-GENI is to scan: • autoconfiguration. The AN-X2-GENI reads the network contents by sending...

  • Page 23: Autoconfiguration

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page • manual configuration. You build a configuration file and send it to the AN-X2-GENI. You can also use autoconfiguration to build an initial configuration file, edit the file to add features, then perform a manual configuration with the modified file.

  • Page 24: Manual Configuration

    0. If the AN-X2-GENI is to control the outputs on a module, include the keyword Scan. If the AN-X2-GENI is only to monitor the inputs on a module, omit the keyword Scan.
  • Page 25 Global Data Sent by AN-X2-GENI If the AN-X2-GENI is to send global data on the Genius network, add a line of the form GlobSend=length to the configuration file. The length can be from 1 to 64. The length of global data is in...

  • Page 26: Viewing The Current Configuration

    Details depend on your computer and browser. Saving the Current Configuration To save the configuration currently in AN-X to a file, access the web interface and select Automation Network/View Configuration Files. Right click on the AN-X2-GENI Genius Network Configuration File link and save the file.

  • Page 27: Exchanging Scheduled Data With A Controllogix

    The AN-X2-GENI supports scheduled connections with a ControlLogix processor over Ethernet. The AN-X2-GENI behaves like a 17-slot ControlLogix rack with an ENBT/A module in slot 16 and generic modules in slots 0 to 15. A ControlLogix processor can open a scheduled connection to each of these 16 generic modules.
  • Page 28 Genius serial bus address on different Genius networks when the ControlLogix processor has connections to more than one AN-X2-GENI. For example, if the ControlLogix has connections to two AN-X2-GENI modules, each controlling a different Genius network, each Genius network could have a block with the same serial bus address.

  • Page 29: Global Data

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Data definitions consist of lines that define the mapping between the ControlLogix data table and the Genius module. They consist of lines of the form CLX_offset (optional), Genius_Node, tagname The CLX_offset is the offset into the data for the connection. You can select the offset where the data is located or you can leave it blank and AN-X will automatically assign the offset.
  • Page 30 Receiving Global Data on the AN-X2-GENI When you perform an autoconfiguration, if the other node is producing global data when you autoconfigure the AN-X2-GENI, the autoconfiguration will include the global data. If you are configuring the Genius network manually, add a line of the form Block=nn,Inp=inlength,Out=0,,Part="partnumber",Desc="description",EndBlock...

  • Page 31: Other Mappable Data

    The ControlLogix processor that is the exclusive owner of the connection to the generic module in slot 0 controls how the AN-X2-GENI module scans the Genius network. For that reason, when you map the data, you must always include a connection to the generic module in slot 0.

  • Page 32: Diagnostic Counters

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Diagnostic Counters The AN-X2-GENI maintains the following diagnostic counters. Counter Offset Description TxFrames Transmitted network frames TxMsgs Transmitted network messages (datagrams) RxFrames Received network frames RxMsgs Received network messages (datagrams) RxDup Received duplicate frames RxCrcErr...

  • Page 33: Block Fault Table

    Example: ,BlockFlt If the block fault bit is set for a block, use the web interface on the AN-X2-GENI to view and clear the fault. Refer to page 45 for details. Connection Diagnostics The AN-X2-GENI maintains diagnostics related to the UDP traffic to and from the module.

  • Page 34: Connection Statistics

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Connection Statistics The module maintains statistics for each scheduled connection. In the following table, O represents the connection originator (ControlLogix) and T represents the connection target (AN-X). The statistics for each connection consists of 10 words of data. Only three words in the ten word block are used.

  • Page 35: Example Configuration File

    ,b9,b09_Out, ; Ofs= 4 Len=12 IC670GBI001 Genius Bus Interface Unit ,b22,b22_Out, ; Ofs= 16 Len= 2 IC660BBD024 12/24VDC 32 Ckt Source I/O Block ,GlobSend; Global Data Sent by AN-X2-GENI DataInput ; Inputs to ControlLogix ,BlockErr ; Map BlockErr here since Clx sets to -0xffffffff on Connection Failure ,b1,b01_Inp, ;...

  • Page 36: Viewing The Current Configuration

    To view the ControlLogix configuration currently stored in the AN-X, start the web interface and select View Active Configuration. Click the Ethernet/IP link to view the current ControlLogix scheduled data configuration. AN-X2-GENI ControlLogix Config File /home/axctrl/GeniEnetIpSvr.csv 5: ;DisOutOnProg 7: ClxName: AnxGeniMas...

  • Page 37: Saving The Current Configuration

    You can also save the ControlLogix configuration by selecting Automation Network/View Configuration Files. Right click on the AN-X2-GENI ControlLogix Configuration File link and select Save target to save the current ControlLogix scheduled data configuration to a file.
  • Page 38 Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Set the Name to match the hostname of the AN-X in the Ethernet configuration. Set the chassis size to 17 and the Slot to 16. Set the revision to 1.1 Set the Comm Format or Rack Connection to None.
  • Page 39 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Set the parameters as shown. Set the Slot to 0 for the first connection, 1 for the second connection, and so on. 4. Set the RPI for each connection.

  • Page 40: Controllogix Aliases

    In the web interface, select Automation Network/View Configuration Files. To view the files, click either AN-X2-GENI Ethernet/IP ControlLogix Exclusive Owner Data Tags or AN-X2-GENI Ethernet/IP ControlLogix Input Only Data Tags. To save the file to your computer, right click on the link and select Save Target As…...

  • Page 41: Using The Controllogix Log

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Importing Tags in RSLogix 5000 To import the tags into RSLogix 5000, you must be offline. Select Tools/Import Tags and import the file. Using the ControlLogix Log If there are problems with scheduled connections to the AN-X, use the ControlLogix log to identify the cause.

  • Page 42: Using Ghost Mode

    ControlLogix via scheduled connections. Ghost mode is useful when the AN-X2-GENI and a ControlLogix is to replace an existing control system and you want to verify the data and timing on the existing system before replacing it.

  • Page 43: Accessing Global Data From Hmis

    Use the aliases to access the data from RSLogix 5000 Accessing Global Data from HMIs The AN-X2-GENI maps global data from Genius nodes 0 to 31 to integer files N100 to N131. Each file is 64 words long. To read the global data for any node, create the connection to the AN-X as you would for...
  • Page 44 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 You can also use an HMI to write to the global data that the AN-X2-GENI is transmitting, that is, the file that corresponds to the AN-X2-GENI serial bus address. Of course, if the AN-X2-GENI global data is mapped to a ControlLogix connection, the global data you write using the HMI will be overwritten by the data from the scheduled data.

  • Page 45: Using The Web Interface

    The AN-X module contains a webserver capable of communicating with standard web browsers such as Internet Explorer. Use the web interface to:  set the baud rate and serial bus address for the AN-X2-GENI  set the Genius bus I/O network configuration ...

  • Page 46: Automation Network

    To select the baud rate, check the radio button for the desired baud rate, either 38.4 Kbps, 76.8 Kbps, 153.6 Kbps Standard or 153.6 Kbps extended. Enter the serial bus address (SBA) for the AN-X2-GENI, from 1 to 31. Click the SUBMIT button to send the values to the AN-X.

  • Page 47: Configure Controllogix Support

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Autoconfiguration If you are autoconfiguring the Genius network, connect the Genius network to the AN-X2-GENI. To configure just the I/O, check Auto-configure Genius network. To configure the Genius network and also generate a default ControlLogix configuration on the AN-X, check Auto-configure Genius network and ControlLogix configuration Click the Auto-configure Network button.

  • Page 48: View Configuration Files

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Select Automation Network/Configure ControlLogix Support in the web interface to upload the configuration. Type or browse the configuration file name into the Select file: area. Then click the Send To AN-X button to send the file to AN-X.

  • Page 49: View Active Configuration

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Click on the links to view the files using the application that is associated with CSV files. Right click on the links to retrieve the files from AN-X and store them on your computer. Browsers may return cached data rather than rereading data that has changed on the AN-X.
  • Page 50 Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Click the Ethernet/IP link to view the current ControlLogix configuration.

  • Page 51: Log Files

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Log Files AN-X maintains various logs to record diagnostic and error messages. Use the Log Files menu in the web interface to view these logs. Genius I/O Fault Log Genius bus modules can return fault information. If a module that is being controlled by the AN-X-GENI returns a fault, you can use the web interface to view and clear the fault.

  • Page 52: Controllogix Log

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 ControlLogix Log The Ethernet/IP log shows messages and errors associated with the Ethernet communication. System Info Log The System Info log records informational messages during startup and normal operation. View All Logs Use View All Logs to list and view all the AN-X logs. To view a log file, click on the file name.

  • Page 53: Archive Configuration

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page The top of the screen shows the serial number and MAC Address of the AN-X2 being configured. Check either DHCP or Static. DHCP If the AN-X2 finds a DHCP server on the network, it obtains an IP address and other network parameters (netmask and default gateway) from the DHCP server.

  • Page 54: Update An-X Firmware

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Click the Archive File link and enter a filename and location. Update AN-X Firmware Use Update AN-X Firmware to download a firmware file to the microSD card on the AN-X. Firmware files for the AN-X2 have names that begin with AN-X2 and have extension *.qtf.
  • Page 55 AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Browse to select the file, then click the Update Firmware button to transfer the file. It is essential that you do not disrupt power while downloading firmware, especially maintenance firmware, to the AN-X2 or while the AN-X2 is restarting following a firmware download.

  • Page 56: Restart An-X Module

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 If you have other files to download, return to the main page and continue. Otherwise, restart the AN-X in order to run the downloaded firmware. Restart AN-X Module Use the Restart AN-X Module command to restart the AN-X module, for example, after...

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting Menu

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Click the Restart Now link to restart the AN-X. Troubleshooting Menu The troubleshooting menu contains information that is specific to an automation network, as well as support information.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    May 2013 Troubleshooting LEDs The AN-X2-GENI has LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection, the overall module state and the connection to the Genius I/O network. Ethernet LEDs There are two LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection.

  • Page 59: Ms And Ns Leds: Runtime

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page “Railroading” – SYS (or MS) and NET (or NS) LEDs AN-X alternates (railroads) flashing the SYS (or MS) and NET (or NS) LEDs to indicate its state. It railroads the LEDs yellow while it is copying new maintenance or production firmware files from the microSD card to flash memory.

  • Page 60: Fatal Errors

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Debug Mode SYS or MS LED The SYS or MS LED is used by the AN-X operating system and software to indicate the state of operations and errors. The SYS or MS LED should be used in conjunction with the logs to locate the cause of problems.

  • Page 61: Updating The Firmware

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Updating the Firmware The AN-X2 operating software consists of the maintenance firmware and the runtime firmware. The maintenance firmware runs at startup. It performs diagnostics, updates any firmware that has been downloaded, and starts the runtime firmware.

  • Page 62: Specifications

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Specifications Parameter Specification Function Bridge between Ethernet and Genius network Typical Power Consumption 200 mA @ 12 VDC or 100 mA @ 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 2.4W Environmental Conditions: Operational Temperature 0-50°C (32-122°F) –40 to 85°C (–40 to 185°F)

  • Page 63: Support

    AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) Page Support How to Contact Us: Sales and Support Sales and Technical Support for this product are provided by ProSoft Technology. Contact our worldwide Sales or Technical Support teams directly by phone or email: Asia Pacific Languages Spoken: Chinese, English +603.7724.2080,...

  • Page 64: Warranty

    Page AN-X2-GENI (AN-X-GENI/B) May 2013 Warranty Quest Technical Solutions warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for three years after date of shipment. Quest Technical Solutions will repair or replace without charge any equipment found to be defective during the warranty period.

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