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- Page 1 AN-X3-AMX Reliance AutoMax User Manual DCSNet Communication Module Quest Technical Solutions 321 757-8483 qtsusa.com qtsusa.com/dist...
- Page 2 Page AN-X3-DCSNet Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations. Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death, property damage, or economic loss. These warnings help to: • identify a hazard WARNING! •...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
AN-X3-AMX DCSNET MODULE OVERVIEW Hardware Features Package Contents Other Requirements Identifying the AN-X3 versus the Original AN-X Differences from the Original AN-X Using the MicroSD Card AN-X3 Modes of Operation INSTALLATION Prevent Electrostatic Discharge Power DCSNet Cabling and Termination Ethernet Cabling... - Page 4 Page AN-X3-DCSNet Requirements Installing and Configuring the VDD Configuring the Programming Software Multiple Programmer Access Connecting to a Different AN-X3 EXCHANGING SCHEDULED DATA WITH A CONTROLLOGIX Configuring the AN-X in RSLogix 5000 Mapping the DCS Data Sample DCS-SLV File Sample DCS-MAS File Sending the Configuration to AN-X3 Viewing the Current Configuration Ethernet/IP Log...
- Page 5 SUPPORT WARRANTY...
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Page 6: An-X3-Amx Dcsnet Module Overview
AN-X3-AMX DCSNet Module Overview The AN-X3-AMX supports several firmware images. This manual focuses on AN-X3-DCS-MAS and AN-X3-DCS-SLV firmware. Information that applies to both is referred to as AN-X3-DCSNet. The AN-X3-DCSNet communications module connects a computer or other device to a Reliance DCSNet network, using Ethernet. The module supports DCSNet master or a DCS slave. -
Page 7: Hardware Features
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Hardware Features The module has: • LEDs to indicate the status of the connection to the Ethernet, its own internal state, and the connection to the DCS network • an Ethernet connector • a 9-pin D-shell connector to connect to the DCS network •... -
Page 8: Identifying The An-X3 Versus The Original An-X
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Identifying the AN-X3 versus the Original AN-X The label on the bottom toward the front says AN-X3. There is a slot at the back for the microSD card. When initially powered up: AN-X3 railroads (alternates) SYS and NET LEDs green as it starts up ... -
Page 9: An-X3 Modes Of Operation
AN-X3-DCSNet Page AN-X3 Modes of Operation There are two AN-X3 modes of operation: • Maintenance mode. The AN-X3 runs the maintenance firmware at startup. It performs diagnostics (memory tests, etc), copies any changes from the microSD card. If there are no errors, it starts the AN-X3 in production mode. -
Page 10: Installation
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Installation Prevent Electrostatic Discharge The module is sensitive to electrostatic discharge. Electrostatic discharge can damage integrated circuits or semiconductors. Follow these guidelines when you handle the module: • Touch a grounded object to discharge static potential WARNING! • Do not touch the connector pins Power AN-X3 requires a DC power input of anywhere from 12 to 24 VDC. -
Page 11: Ethernet Cabling
AN-X3-DCSNet Page The passive tap has two BNC connectors for connection to the coaxial cables and terminating loads. The network coaxial cable must be terminated with 75 ohm terminating loads attached to the taps at the physical ends of the network. There should be two and only two terminators on the network. -
Page 12: Configuration
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Configuration The AN-X3-DCSNet module connects a computer or other device on Ethernet to a Reliance DCS network. Before you can use the AN-X3-DCSNet , you must configure its Ethernet network properties. Initial Ethernet Configuration AN-X can be configured: ... -
Page 13: Dhcp
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Select Administration/AN-X IP/FW Configuration. The AN-X3 IP/FW Configuration page appears. At the top the screen the serial number and MAC address of the AN-X being configured are shown. Check either DHCP or Static. DHCP If the AN-X3 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 14: Static Ip Address
Page AN-X3-DCSNet When you submit the changes, if the AN-X3 does not find a DHCP server, it reverts to the default link local address 169.254.42.84 and repeatedly flashes the SYS LED 3 times red followed by a pause. Static IP Address If you select static IP address, enter: •... -
Page 15: Reconfiguring An An-X From An Unknown State
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Click Continue to restart the AN-X3, 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. Reconfiguring an AN-X from an Unknown State It sometimes happens that an AN-X has been previously configured with an IP address that causes it to be inaccessible on the current Ethernet network or the IP address is unknown. -
Page 16: If The Link-Local Address Is Not Accessible
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Netmask Ethernet netmask, used only if IP is a static IP address DefGtwy default gateway, used only if IP is a static IP address Hostname Ethernet host name, from 1 to 30 characters Firmware Firmware file to run at startup, must be present on microSD card If you edit the file and AN-X3 finds an error during startup, it flashes an error code on the SYS LED, see page 34. - Page 17 AN-X3-DCSNet Page Option 2: Add a route to 169.254.42.84 Open a command prompt window and type route print It may be necessary to start the command prompt as administrator. The routing table appears =========================================================================== Interface List 0x1 ......MS TCP Loopback interface 0x2 ...00 18 8b c5 9d f7 ..
- Page 18 Page AN-X3-DCSNet Repeat the route print command and confirm that the table now has an entry similar to the one shown. Now try pinging the AN-X3 at 169.254.42.84. You should now be able to access it using a browser to set the desired Ethernet configuration. When you add a route in Windows and you want it to be 'persistent', use the -p option: route –p add 169.254.0.0 mask 255.255.0.0 10.10.0.20 metric 20...
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Page 19: Dcsnet Configuration
AN-X3-DCSNet Page DCSNet Configuration You set the DCS mode of operation (master or slave) by choosing AN- X3-DCS-MAS or AN-X3-DCS-SLV firmware. If DCS-MAS firmware is selected, the Drop Number is 0 and there is nothing to configure. If DCS-SLV firmware is selected, select Automation Network/Configure DCSNet to set the DCS drop number and depth. - Page 20 Page AN-X3-DCSNet Register Meaning Local station’s drop depth In the drop status table, register 4 contains status for drops 0 to 15, bit 0 corresponds to drop 0 (the master), bit 1 corresponds to drop 1, and so on. Register 5 contains the status of drops 16 to 31, register 6 contains the status of drops 32 to 47 and register 7 contains the status of drops 48 to 55.
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Page 21: Using The Automax Programming Software
AutoMax Programming Executive 3.9 or 4.3 or above Installing and Configuring the VDD 1. Install the virtual device driver. 2. Run the Control Panel Applet (Start/Control Panel/QTS PC Link Card Configuration and set the Port Address and Memory Address. You can leave them at their default values. -
Page 22: Configuring The Programming Software
Page AN-X3-DCSNet 5. Click OK. Configuring the Programming Software To configure the AutoMax Programming Executive to use AN-X3: 1. Run the Programming Executive 2. Select Setup/Communications. The Communications Setup dialog appears. November 2023... -
Page 23: Multiple Programmer Access
AN-X3-DCSNet Page 3. Set the Communications Type to PC Link Interface Module. 4. Set the Drop to match the AN-X3 drop number on DCS 5. Set the Segment to match the Memory Address in the VDD Configuration. 6. Set the Port Addr to match the Port Address in the VDD configuration. -
Page 24: Connecting To A Different An-X3
If you have more than one AN-X3 on the Ethernet network, each connected to a different DCS network, to change the AN-X3 your programming software is using, run the Control Panel Applet (Start/Control Panel/QTS PC Link Card Configuration and change the IP address in the AN-X3 IP Address field. November 2023... -
Page 25: Exchanging Scheduled Data With A Controllogix
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Exchanging Scheduled Data with a ControlLogix Each scheduled connection with a ControlLogix contains up to 250 words of input data and up to 248 words of output data. In order to be able to exchange all DCSNet data, the AN-X-DCSNet module supports multiple scheduled connections with a ControlLogix processor over Ethernet. - Page 26 Page AN-X3-DCSNet Enter the Name. Use the host name you assigned to AN-X when you configured its IP properties. (see page 10) Set the Revision to 1. Set Electronic Keying to Disable Keying. Set the Rack Connection to None. Set the Time Sync Connection to None. Set the chassis size to 17.
- Page 27 AN-X3-DCSNet Page right click on the backplane and select New Module. From the Other category, select 1756-MODULE and click OK. Set the Name and Description as desired. Set the Comm Format to Data – INT. Set the other parameters as shown. Set the Slot to 0 for connection 0, 1 for connection 1, and so on.
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Page 28: Mapping The Dcs Data
Page AN-X3-DCSNet AN-X accepts RPIs from 1 to 750 ms. Select an RPI appropriate to the remote I/O network scan time and to your application. The AN-X-DCSNet supports Unicast connections from the ControlLogix. Use the web interface of the ENBT module that connects to the AN-X to view the communication loading of the ENBT module. -
Page 29: Sample Dcs-Slv File
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Sample DCS-SLV File ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; QTS-AN-X-DCS-SLV Sample Configuration File ; Text after a semi-colon is a comment and is ignored ; They layout of the Slot 15 connection is shown at the end of this file AnxDcsSlvCfgFile ; Identifies this file as an AN-X-DCS-SLV Configuration file ClxName AnxDcsSlv ;... -
Page 30: Sample Dcs-Mas File
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Sample DCS-MAS File ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ; QTS-AN-X-DCS-MAS Sample Configuration File ; Text after a semi-colon is a comment and is ignored ; They layout of the Slot 15 connection is shown at the end of this file AnxDcsMasCfgFile ; Identifies this file as an AN-X-DCS-MAS Configuration file ClxName AnxDcsMas ;... -
Page 31: Viewing The Current Configuration
AN-X3-DCSNet Page 4. Browse or type in the configuration file name 5. Click ‘Send File to AN-X’ The web interface displays the result of the upload, the Configuration File uploaded and the Configuration Log. The configuration log shows any errors encountered, or a Success Message at the bottom. - Page 32 Page AN-X3-DCSNet 11 "AnxAmxDcs Rx Noise Errors/Type" 12 "AnxAmxDcs Drop Number/Type" 14 "AnxAmxDcs Rx Frames Good" 15 "AnxAmxDcs Rx Timeout Errors" 16 "AnxAmxDcs Rx CRC Error" 17 "AnxAmxDcs Rx Overun Errors" 18 "AnxAmxDcs Rx Abort Errors" 19 "AnxAmxDcs Tx Frames" 20 "AnxAmxDcs Drop Depth/Type"...
- Page 33 AN-X3-DCSNet Page ; 170 "AnxAmxDcs CLX -> AN-X Slot 13 Upd Time (*100us, Avg)" ; 172 "AnxAmxDcs CLX -> AN-X Slot 13 Upd Time (*100us, Min)" ; 174 "AnxAmxDcs CLX -> AN-X Slot 13 Upd Time (*100us, Max)" ; 180 "AnxAmxDcs CLX -> AN-X Slot 14 Upd Time (*100us, Avg)" ;...
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Page 34: An-X To An-X Communication
Page AN-X3-DCSNet AN-X to AN-X Communication The AN-X3-DCSNet module does not support AN-X to AN-X communication. November 2023... -
Page 35: Ethernet Plc-5 File Emulation
AN-X3-DCSNet Page Ethernet PLC-5 File Emulation You can use a DDE or OPC server, such as RSLinx, or an Allen-Bradley PLC etc. to access DCS data registers directly on the AN-X3-DCSNet. The module "emulates" PLC-5 integer files N100 to N155. Each file corresponds to a DCS drop. -
Page 36: Using Rslinx To View Data
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Using RSLinx to View Data AN-X3 appears to RSLinx to be an Ethernet PLC-5, specifically a PLC-5/20E. First create an Ethernet driver to communicate with the AN-X3. If you right click on the AN-X3 module in RSLinx and select Data Monitor, a list of files appears. - Page 37 AN-X3-DCSNet Page Each file corresponds to the data for one DCS drop. File N100 corresponds to drop 0, N101 corresponds to drop 1 and so on. To view the drop data, double click on the appropriate file. To change the display format, right click on the data display and select Properties, then select the format you want.
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Page 38: Troubleshooting
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Troubleshooting LEDs The AN-X3-DCSNet has LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection, the overall module state and the connection to the remote I/O network. Ethernet LEDs There are two LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection. The upper, yellow LED, labelled 100, is on if the link is running at 100 Mbits/second and is off otherwise. -
Page 39: Railroading" - Sys And Net Leds
AN-X3-DCSNet Page SYS LED State Possible cause Flashing red/off Configuration file problem “Railroading” – SYS and NET LEDs AN-X3 alternates (railroads) flashing the SYS and NET LEDs to indicate its state. It railroads the LEDs red while it is copying new maintenance firmware files from the microSD card to flash memory. -
Page 40: Fatal Errors
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Network error Flashes red Fatal Errors AN-X3 monitors its operation for “unrecoverable” conditions and generates a fatal error if it detects one. It generates a fatal error code on the SYS LED by flashing 8 bits followed by a pause. The least significant bit is first, with green for 1 and red for 0. -
Page 41: Updating The Firmware
If you do, make sure that there is only one version of each qtf file on the microSD card, the one you want AN-X to use. Obtaining the Latest Software Version numbers and software for the most recent AN-X3 releases are available from the QTS website, qtsusa.com/dist Nov 2023... -
Page 42: Specifications
Page AN-X3-DCSNet Specifications Parameter Specification Function Bridge between Ethernet and Reliance AutoMax DCSNet network Maximum Power Consumption 300 mA @ 12 VDC or 150 mA @ 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 3.6W Environmental Conditions: Operational Temperature 0-50°C (32-122°F) Storage Temperature –40 to 85°C (–40 to 185°F) Relative Humidity 5-95% without condensation... - Page 43 AN-X3-DCSNet 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, support.AP@prosoft-technology.com Europe –...
- Page 44 Page AN-X3-DCSNet 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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