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- Page 1 460ETCDFM-NNA4 Protocol Gateway Product User Guide Firmware Version 5.2.14 Real Time Automation, Inc. 1-800-249-1612...
- Page 2 Trademarks CompactLogix, ControlLogix, & PLC-5 are registered trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of the ODVA. MicroLogix, RSLogix 500, and SLC are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are registered ® trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. BACnet is a registered trademark of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Revision History ............................5 Overview ............................... 6 Hardware Platforms ............................7 Hardware – NNA4 ............................8 Powering the Gateway ..........................8 Port Configuration ............................9 Mounting with a DIN Rail ..........................10 Installing ..............................10 Removing ..............................10 Accessing the Main Page..........................11 Error: Main Page Does Not Launch ...................... - Page 4 Data Mapping ............................39 String Mapping ............................39 Security Configuration ..........................40 Security Configuration-Security Levels ....................41 Security - Log In ............................42 Security - Log Out ............................ 42 Email Configuration ............................ 43 Alarm Configuration ............................ 44 Diagnostics – Alarm Status ........................46 Alarms –...
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Page 5: Revision History
Revision History Version Date Notes 5.1.1 6/7/16 Features Added 1. Reworked AutoMap functions to automap per device and made default for most productssupport@rtaautomation.com 2. Implemented Automatic reboot and redirect upon startup 3. Modified Template usage so it can be applied easily on a protocol or product level 4. -
Page 6: Overview
Overview The 460ETCDFM-NNA4 gateway connects up to 5 Allen Bradley PLCs with as many as 32 DF1 Slaves. By following this guide, you will be able to configure the 460ETCDFM-NNA4 gateway. For further customization and advanced use, please reference the appendices located on the CD or online at: http://www.rtaautomation.com/product/460-gateway-support/. -
Page 7: Hardware Platforms
Hardware Platforms The 460 Product Line supports a number of different hardware platforms. There are differences in how they are powered, what serial settings are supported, and some diagnostic features supported (such as LEDs). For these sections, be sure to identify the hardware platform you are using. To find which hardware platform you are using: 1) Look on the front or back label of the unit for the part number. -
Page 8: Hardware - Nna4
Hardware – NNA4 Powering the Gateway An 8-24 VDC power source to the gateway, Red Wire = (+) Black Wire = (-). a. The unit draws 175mA @ 12V. Real Time Automation, Inc. 1-800-249-1612... -
Page 9: Port Configuration
Port Configuration The Port Configuration page is where you set port specific parameters. These settings must match the settings of the device(s) that you are connecting to. When you have completed your port configuration, click the Save Parameters button. Real Time Automation, Inc. 1-800-249-1612... -
Page 10: Mounting With A Din Rail
Mounting with a DIN Rail Installing Follow these steps to install your interface converter. 1) Mount your DIN Rail. 2) Hook the top mounting flange over the DIN Rail. 3) While pressing the 515RTAAIC against the rail, press down to engage the spring loaded upper clip and rotate the unit parallel to the DIN Rail. -
Page 11: Accessing The Main Page
Accessing the Main Page The following steps will help you access the browser based configuration of the gateway. By default, DHCP is enabled. If the gateway fails to obtain an IP address over DHCP it will Auto IP with 169.254.X.Y. 1) Insert the provided CD-ROM into a computer also on the network. -
Page 12: Error: Main Page Does Not Launch
Error: Main Page Does Not Launch If the Main Page does not launch, please verify the following: 1) Check that the PC is set for a valid IP Address a. Open a MS-DOS Command Prompt b. Type “ipconfig” and press enter c. -
Page 13: Committing Changes To The Settings
Committing Changes to the Settings All changes made to the settings of the gateway in Configuration Mode will not take effect until the gateway is restarted via the webpage. Changes will not be stored if the gateway’s power is removed prior to a reboot. -
Page 14: Main Page
Main Page The main page is where important information about your gateway and its connections are displayed. Mode (orange box below): Running Mode: Protocol communications are enabled Configuration cannot be changed during Running Mode. If changes are needed, click the Configuration Mode button shown in the green box below Configuring Mode:... -
Page 15: Device Configuration
Device Configuration The device configuration area is where you assign the device description, IP address, and other network parameters. Changes can only be made when the gateway is in Configuration Mode. Click the Edit button to make these changes. Once you are done configuring the Description and the Network Settings, click the Save Parameters button. -
Page 16: Allen-Bradley Plc Configuration
Allen-Bradley PLC Configuration Click the Allen-Bradley PLC button to access the configuration page. 1) Delay Between Messages: Enter the length of time to delay between read and write scan line requests (ms). 2) Response Timeout: Enter the amount of time the gateway should wait before a timeout is issued for a read/write request (ms). -
Page 17: External Plc Configuration
External PLC Configuration The bottom area of the Allen-Bradley PLC Configuration page lets you configure up to 5 PLCs. There are three ways to configure this protocol: Auto-Configure Group by Device (Default) Auto-Configure Group by Data Type Manual Mode NOTE: You may go back and forth between modes, but when reverting from Manual Mode to either of the two Auto-Configure Modes, all changes made in Manual Mode will be discarded. -
Page 18: External Plc Configuration: Auto-Configure
External PLC Configuration: Auto-Configure While in either of the two Auto-Configure Modes, the # of scan lines and the actual scan lines themselves cannot be edited. Auto-Configure Mode looks at the other protocol and then configures the Scan Lines within the PLC to match. The PLC Tag/File Names and Data Types will be defined after the other protocol is configured. - Page 19 PLC. This could result in message timeouts if there are a lot of devices fighting for these shared buffers. Connected (Class 3 Explicit) messaging relies on reserved resources to transfer data to/from the PLC. RTA recommends using Connected. 6) To edit scan lines, you will need to go into Manual Configure Mode.
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Page 20: External Plc Configuration: Manual Configure Mode
External PLC Configuration: Manual Configure Mode 1) To transition from either of the two Auto-Configure Modes to Manual Configure Mode, click the dropdown in the middle of the Allen-Bradley Configuration page and select Manual Configure. a. When prompted, click OK to confirm mode change or Cancel to remain in Auto- Configure Mode. - Page 21 3) The Enable check box should be selected for the device. 4) Enter a Device Label to identify the device within the gateway. 5) Enter the IP Address of the PLC, the Controller Slot (Integrated Ethernet, use Slot 0), and select the PLC Type.
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Page 22: Configuring Read And Write Scan Lines
Configuring Read and Write Scan Lines Follow these steps to manually configure Read and Write Scan Lines. 1) Click the View Read Scan Lines or View Write Scan Lines button. 2) Enter the Tag/File Name that is set up within the PLC. This Tag/FileName must exist at the Controller Scope - not the Program Scope. -
Page 23: Df1 Master Configuration
DF1 Master Configuration Click the DF1 Master button to access the configuration page. 1) Serial Port: Select which serial port is being used for communication. This port must be configured on the Port Configuration page. If it has not yet been configured, it will display Disabled after the Port descriptions in this dropdown. -
Page 24: Df1 Master Device Configuration
DF1 Master Device Configuration The bottom area of the DF1 Master Configuration page lets you configure up to 32 external DF1 Slave devices. 1) To add additional Slave connections, click the -Select- dropdown under DF1 Master Device List and select Add Generic Slave option. -To remove a device, navigate to the slave to delete using the <<... -
Page 25: Configuring Read Scan Lines
Configuring Read Scan Lines Follow these steps to manually configure Read Scan Lines. 1) Select View Read Scan Lines if not already selected. 2) Select a File Type for each Scan Line. Options include: B (Binary), N (Int), F (Real), and ST (String). 3) Enter the File Number for the File Type selected. -
Page 26: Configuring Read And Write Scan Lines (Cont.)
Configuring Read and Write Scan Lines (cont.) If you are configuring more than 25 scan lines click << or >> to navigate to the next group of 25. When finished, click the Save Parameters button. Below is the Scan Line Data Limit for each Data Type and the max Length Range associated with them. Real Time Automation, Inc. -
Page 27: Mapping - Transferring Data Between Devices
Mapping - Transferring Data Between Devices There are 5 ways to move data from one protocol to the other. You can combine any of the following options to customize your gateway as needed. Option 1 – Data Auto-Configure Mappings: The gateway will automatically take the data type (excluding strings) from one protocol and look for the same data type defined in the other protocol. -
Page 28: Display Mapping And Values
Display Mapping and Values The Display Data and Display String pages are where you can view the actual data for each mapping that is set up. Display Data Click the Display Data button to view how the data is mapped and what the values of each mapping are. Here you will see how each data point (excluding strings) is mapped. - Page 29 If there are values of “- -“ on this page, it indicates that the source has not yet been validated and no data is being sent to the destination. The example below reflects the Modbus to PLC flow of data. The Modbus (right side) is the source and the PLC (left side) is the destination.
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Page 30: Display String
Display String Click the Display String button to view how the string data types are mapped and what the values of each string are. Here you will see how each string from each protocol is mapped to the other. To view, select the source or destination group and the String from the dropdown menu to generate the information regarding that device. -
Page 31: Data And String Mapping - Auto-Configure
Data and String Mapping – Auto-Configure The Auto-Configure function looks at both of the protocols and will map the data between the two protocols as best as it can so that all data is mapped. Inputs of like data types will map to outputs of the other protocols like data types first. -
Page 32: Data Mapping - Explanation
Data Mapping – Explanation Below are the different parts that can be modified to make up a data mapping. 1) Enable (red box above): Check to enable mapping. If not checked, this mapping is skipped. 2) Source Field (yellow box above) : a. -
Page 33: Data Mapping - Adding Diagnostic Information
Data Mapping – Adding Diagnostic Information Data Mapping offers 5 different types of information in addition to any scan lines specified for each protocol. IMPORTANT NOTE: Only add Diagnostic Information AFTER both sides of the gateway have been configured. If changes to either protocol are made after diagnostic information has been added to the mapping table, it is necessary to verify all mappings. - Page 34 5) Status_XY a. There are two Statuses provided, one for each protocol. This gives access to the overall status of that Protocol. Each Bit has its own meaning as follows: Common Status: 0x000000FF (bit 0-7)1 byte Hex: Bit Position: Decimal: Explanation: 0x00 if we are a Slave/Server...
- Page 35 Non-Recoverable Faults 0xFF000000 (bit 24-31)4 byte Hex: Bit Position: Decimal: Explanation: 0x01 16,777,216 nonrecoverable fault – task fatal err 0x02 33,554,432 nonrecoverable fault – config missing 0x04 67,108,864 nonrecoverable fault – bad hardware port 0x08 134,217,728 nonrecoverable fault – config err 0x10 268,435,456 Configuration Mode...
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Page 36: String Mapping - Explanation
String Mapping – Explanation Below are the different parts that can be modified to make up a string mapping. String data types can only be mapped to other string data types. There is no manipulation that can be done on the string. 1) Enable (red box above): Check to enable mapping. -
Page 37: Mapping - Auto-Configure Mode To Manual Configure Mode
Mapping – Auto-Configure Mode to Manual Configure Mode To transition from Auto-Configure Mapping Mode to Manual Configure Mode, click the dropdown at the top of the Mapping Configuration page and select Manual Configure. After you click this button, you will be prompted to confirm if this is really what you want to do. Click OK to proceed to Manual Configure Mode or click Cancel to remain in Auto-Configure Mappings Mode. -
Page 38: Mapping - Manual Configure Mode To Auto-Configure Mode
Mapping – Manual Configure Mode to Auto-Configure Mode To transition from Manual Configure Mode to Auto-Configure Mapping Mode, click the dropdown menu at the top of the Mapping Configuration page and select Auto-Configure Mappings. Click OK to proceed to delete all current mappings and go back to Auto-Configure Mappings Mode. Click Cancel to keep all mappings and remain in Manual Configure Mode. -
Page 39: View As Text
View as Text Data Mapping The View as Text page displays the point to point mapping(s) you set up in the Data Mapping section. This will also display any manipulation(s) that are configured. Each line on this page will read as follows: ->... -
Page 40: Security Configuration
Security Configuration To setup security on the 460 gateway, navigate to Other->Security Configuration. You can configure Security for 3 administrators, 5 users, and 1 guest. THIS IS A TOTAL SECURITY FEATURE The security feature offers a way to password protect access to diagnostics and configuration on the network. -
Page 41: Security Configuration-Security Levels
Security Configuration-Security Levels Each webpage in the gateway can have a separate security level associated with it for each user. Security Levels: 1) Full Access: Capability to view and configure a web page. 2) View Access: Capability to view a web page, but cannot configure parameters. 3) No Access: No capability of viewing the web page and page will be removed from Navigation. -
Page 42: Security - Log In
Security - Log In Username: Name of the user to login. Password: Password of the user to login. Log In: If login is successful, the user will be redirected to the Main Page. Send Password to Email: Sends the specified User’s Password to the email configured for that user. Display Hint: Displays the hint specified for the User if one was set up. -
Page 43: Email Configuration
Email Configuration To setup e-mails on the 460 gateway, navigate to Other->Email Configuration. You can configure up to 10 email addresses. 1) SMTP Mail Username: The email address that the SMTP server has set up to use. 2) SMTP Mail Password: If authentication is required, enter the SMTP Server’s password (Optional). 3) SMTP Server: Enter the Name of the SMTP Server or the IP Address of the Server. -
Page 44: Alarm Configuration
Alarm Configuration To setup alarms on the 460 gateway, navigate to Other->Alarm Configuration. 1) Alarm Delay upon Powerup: At Powerup, the gateway will have values of ‘0’ stored for all data. This may cause alarms to trigger before these values are updated by the mating protocols. Set this field to provide needed time to update fields before considering values for alarms. - Page 45 5) In the Clear Error Section: a. Select the Clear Error Operation. Available options are <, >, <=, >=, !=, ==, and Change of State (COS). This is the operation that will be used to compare the Data Point value against the Error Value to determine if the alarm needs to be cleared.
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Page 46: Diagnostics - Alarm Status
Diagnostics – Alarm Status Alarm Status will only display under the Diagnostic menu tab if at least 1 Alarm is enabled. 1) # Alarms Enabled: This is a count of enabled alarms. 2) # Alarms Active: This is how many alarms are presently active (set). 3) Last Active Alarm: This is the last alarm that the gateway detected. -
Page 47: Alarms - Clear
Alarms – Clear When an alarm is cleared, the following will occur: 1) A one-time notification will be sent to the email associated with the alarm. a. For duplicate emails to occur, the alarm must become active and then be cleared again. 2) Total # Alarms Active will decrement. -
Page 48: Change Of State (Cos) Configuration
Change of State (COS) Configuration To access the configuration files in the 460 gateway, navigate to dropdown Other->COS Configuration. The gateway, by default only writes when data has changed. The gateway also waits to write any data to the destination until the source protocol is successfully connected. Default values should fit most applications. -
Page 49: Diagnostics Info
Diagnostics Info The Diagnostic page is where you can view the gateway’s translations and protocol specific status information. For protocol specific diagnostic information, refer to the next three pages. Diagnostics – Data and String Mapping The Diagnostics->Diagnostic Info->System section displays the number of translations that are enabled, for both Data and String data types, the number of mappings that have an error, and the first mapping that has an error. -
Page 50: Diagnostics - Allen-Bradley Plc
Diagnostics – Allen-Bradley PLC Select the Allen-Bradley PLC in the dropdown menu on the Diagnostic page to view a breakdown of the diagnostics and common strings that are displayed on the page. You may also view individual counters by selecting the device in the All PLC’s dropdown menu and clicking View. Additional diagnostic information can be found by clicking the Help button. - Page 51 LED Status - This is the Status for All PLC’s or the specific PLC selected. 1) Connected (Solid Green) – All of the enabled PLC devices are connected and running. 2) Not Connected (Flashing Green) – No PLC’s are enabled. a.
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Page 52: Diagnostics - Df1 Master
Diagnostics – DF1 Master Select the DF1 Master in the top dropdown menu on the Diagnostic page to view a breakdown of the diagnostics and common strings that are displayed on the page. You may also view individual Slave counters by selecting the device in the All Slaves dropdown and clicking View. Additional diagnostic information can be found by clicking the Help button. - Page 53 LED Status - This is the Status for All Slaves or the specific Slave selected. 1) Solid Green (Connected) – The gateway is connected to all of the DF1 Slaves that are configured and enabled. 2) Flashing Green (Not Connected) – No DF1 Slaves are enabled/configured. a.
- Page 54 Status Strings - These are the values for All Slaves or the Specific Slave Selected. Last Read Error Code: -Last Read Request Error that the gateway received Last Write Error Code: -Last Write Request Error that the gateway received Error Code Breakdown: Format of Error: STS='Err Code',EXT_STS='Err Code' (N:'Slave Destination ID' A:'DF1 Request Address in Offset Notation' L:'Number of points to Read') 1) STS='Err Code',EXT_STS='Err Code' (N:'Slave Destination ID' A:'DF1 Request Address in Offset...
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Page 55: Led Configuration
LED Configuration To modify the behavior of the LEDs on the 460 gateway, navigate to Other->Setup LEDs. The LED Configuration page lets you configure the LEDs on the gateway. Each LED may be set to Disabled, Protocol 1, or Protocol 2. If either Protocol is a Master/Client, you may set the LED to represent either all Slaves/Servers configured in the gateway or a particular Slave/Server device. -
Page 56: Configuration Files
Configuration Files To access the configuration files in the 460 gateway, navigate to dropdown Other->Export/Import Config. Export Configuration The export tool allows you to save your gateway configuration for backup or to be exported into another gateway. This file is named rta_cfg.rtax by default. Network settings will not be saved in this configuration since they must be unique for each gateway. -
Page 57: Save And Replace Configuration Using Sd Card
Save and Replace Configuration Using SD Card Saving Configuration Using SD Card This function saves the gateway’s configuration automatically to an SD Card each time the gateway is rebooted via the Restart Now button on the webpage. If this unit should fail in the future, the last configuration the gateway used is stored on the SD card and can be used for a new gateway to get the application back up and running quickly. -
Page 58: Intelligent Reset Button
Intelligent Reset Button If the IP Address of the gateway is forgotten or is unknown, there is an easy way to recover the IP Address using a reset button on the hardware. 1) On the side of the gateway with the SD card slot, there is a small pinhole. Using a paperclip, press the button through this pinhole and hold the button for at least 5 seconds. -
Page 59: Utilities
Utilities To access the Utilities page in the 460 gateway, navigate to Other->Utilities. The Utilities screen displays information about the gateway including Operation Time, File System Usage, Memory Usage, and Memory Block Usage. Here you can also: View the full revision of the software. ...
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