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User Manual netBRICK NB 100 Gateway Devices Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH www.hilscher.com DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
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Configuration Requirements ..................31 DEVICE DRAWINGS AND CONNECTIONS ............32 Dimensioned Drawing....................32 Drilling Template.......................32 LEDs and Control Elements ..................33 4.3.1 Elements of the netBRICK NB 100-RE-xx Device ..........33 4.3.2 Elements of the netBRICK NB 100-RS-xx Device ..........34 Connections......................35 4.4.1 X1 Power Supply PWR ..................35 4.4.2...
6/135 1 Introduction About the User Manual This user manual describes the hardware, installation, commissioning, and operation of the netBRICK NB 100 series of gateways. 1.1.1 Obligation to read and understand the Manual Important! ! To avoid personal injury and to avoid property damage to your system...
Section Configuration Requirements updated: Windows Vista and Windows added. 4.3.1 Section Elements of the netBRICK NB 100-RE-xx Device: Complete LED names. Section Install USB Driver – Windows® 7 added. Path names in section Boot up Behavior on invalid Firmware adapted.
There is no entitlement to revisions of delivered documents. The manual delivered with the product applies. Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is not liable under any circumstances for direct, indirect, incidental or follow-on damage or loss of earnings resulting from the use of the information contained in this publica-...
1.2.3 Exclusion of Liability The software was produced and tested with utmost care by Hilscher Ge- sellschaft für Systemautomation mbH and is made available as is. No war- ranty can be assumed for the performance and flawlessness of the soft- ware for all usage conditions and cases and for the results produced when utilized by the user.
Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player installation program ® Documentation Documentation in the Acrobat Reader Format (PDF) Driver USB Driver for netTAP NT 100 and netBRICK NB 100 Device Description File Examples Example files for netSCRIPT Firmware Loadable Firmware fscommand...
Generic DTM for EtherCAT Slave devices EtherCAT_GenericSlave_DTM_en.pdf tion Manual Table 8: Additional Documentation for netBRICK NB 100 with EtherCAT Master netBRICK NB 100 with EtherNet/IP Scanner/Master You need the following additional documents, if you use the protocol EtherNet/IP Scanner/Master on the gateway device:...
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Generic DTM for PROFINET IO Device devices PROFINET_IO_GenericDevice_DTM_en.pdf tion Manual Table 10: Additional Documentation for netBRICK NB 100 with PROFINET IO Controller netBRICK NB 100 with sercos III Master You need the following additional documents, if you use the protocol...
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User Manual ASCII Handshake Mechanism ASCII – Handshake Mechanism UM xx EN.pdf Table 15: Additional Documentation for netBRICK NB 100 with ASCII netBRICK NB 100 with 3964R You need the following additional documents, if you use the protocol EtherNet/IP Scanner/Master on the gateway device:...
Introduction 18/135 Licenses If the netBRICK NB 100 device is used in conjunction with a firmware that has master functionality (except Modbus RTU or Open Modbus/TCP) a master license in the netBRICK device must be present. If the device has a master license can be read out with the software SYCON.net.
Personnel Qualification The netBRICK NB 100 Gateway must only be installed, configured and re- moved by qualified personnel. Job-specific technical skills for people pro- fessionally working with electricity must be present concerning the following topics: •...
NEC500 Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, and D OR non-hazardous locations only. The diagnostic interface DIAG (USB con- nector located in the diagnostic area) of the netBRICK NB 100 device is not suitable for the use in hazardous locations with potentially explosive at- mosphere.
BRICK NB 100 device. 2.6.1 Device Destruction by exceeding allowed Supply Voltage Adhere for all netBRICK NB 100 device described in this manual the in- struction hereafter: The netBRICK NB 100 may only be operated with the specified supply volt- age.
Status information of the protocol at port X2 can be mapped into the send data of the protocol at port X3 and vice versa. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
DVD in the directory Documentation. 3.3.1 Protocol Conversion - Ethernet to Fieldbus The netBRICK NB 100 connects to Ethernet on port X2 and connects to fieldbus on port X3. The following devices support this: Device Name...
Description and Application 29/135 3.3.2 Protocol Conversion - Serial Protocols to Fieldbus The netBRICK NB 100 connects to serial interfaces (RS) on port X2 and connects to fieldbus on port X3. The following devices support this: Device Name Serial Protocol (X2)
Device Drawings and Connections 33/135 LEDs and Control Elements 4.3.1 Elements of the netBRICK NB 100-RE-xx Device Description Fieldbus connector OUT (female) User label LINK LED / L/A LED Ethernet connection OUT Ethernet connector CH1 OUT ACT LED / Rx/Tx LED...
Device Drawings and Connections 34/135 4.3.2 Elements of the netBRICK NB 100-RS-xx Device Description Fieldbus connector OUT (female) User label Serial RS interface, parallel with APL LED Covering cap for the diagnostic port. Under- neath the cover you will find the USB ser-...
Connections 4.4.1 X1 Power Supply PWR The power supply of netBRICK NB 100 devices has to be connected to the connector X1 , which is of type M12 male A coded. The voltage level need to be between 18 V and 30 V DC.
The cable can be conducted at a relative angle of 45° compared to the device in this case. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
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The pins of the connector IN and OUT are connected galvanically. Please note the wiring instructions in section CANopen on page 119. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
Scope of the UL Standards Important! Outside the scope of the UL standards you are allowed to use the netBRICK NB 100 device in non-hazardous locations only! When using the device in hazardous locations with potentially explosive atmosphere according to UL (UL-Report/File E326833) you must observe the following safety messages.
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4.4.6.2 Diagnostic Interface Electrostatically sensitive Devices " To prevent damage to the netBRICK NB 100 device, make sure, that you are discharged when you open the diagnostic interface DIAG (USB con- nector) of the netBRICK NB 100 device. Important: Connect the USB cable to the device after the device was powered.
Explosion Hazard! ! Do not connect or disconnect the netBRICK NB 100 device unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non-hazardous. ! Substitution of components may impair suitability for NEC500 Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, and D.
Device Destruction! ! Use only the permissible supply voltage to operate the netBRICK NB 100 device. ! Operating the netBRICK NB 100 device with a supply voltage above of the specified range leads to device destruction. Device Destruction! ! Use only the permissible supply voltage to operate the netBRICK NB 100 device.
Explosion Hazard! ! Do not connect the netBRICK NB 100 device unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non-hazardous. ! Use only a power supply specified according to the UL standard.
Explosion Hazard! ! Do not connect or disconnect the netBRICK NB 100 device unless power has been removed or the area is known to be non-hazardous. ! Substitution of components may impair suitability for NEC500 Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, and D.
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" Click on OK. # You are back in the Devices and Printers window. # The netBRICK device is shown as Hilscher BRICK in the Devices and Printers window. The display of the COM port number is different from PC to PC.
NB 100 device. Electrostatically sensitive Devices " To prevent damage to the netBRICK NB 100 device, make sure, that you are discharged when you open the diagnostic interface DIAG (USB con- nector) of the netBRICK NB 100 device.
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" Close the window above and close the main window of ComProX. " Remove the power from your device and perform a power cycle. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
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SYCON.net via the USB port. From there you can now download the firmware of your choice. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
(1,000 ms). Table 47: LED State Definition for EtherCAT Master for the RUN and ERR LEDs netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
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(1,000 ms). Table 49: LED State Definition for EtherCAT Slave for the RUN and ERR LEDs netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
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(1,000 ms). Table 58: LED State Definition for sercos Master for the STA and ERR LEDs netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
125 ms, followed by off for appr. 125 ms. Table 60: LED State Definition for sercos Slave for the S3 LED (STA LED) netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
If the Hilscher device is linked with only one other device on the bus, they must be at the ends of the bus line. The reason is that these devices must deliver the power supply for the termination resistors.
T-stubs is 6 m. The whole length of the bus cable and all T-stubs does not exceed the maximum length listed in the following table. netBRICK NB 100 | Gateway Devices DOC091111UM07EN | Revision 7 | English | 2012-02 | Released | Public...
Table 4: Reference to Driver Table 5: Directory Structure of the DVD Table 6: Device Description Files for netBRICK NB 100 on the DVD Table 7: Basic Documentation for netBRICK NB 100 Table 8: Additional Documentation for netBRICK NB 100 with EtherCAT Master...
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