Table Of Contents - ICP DAS USA RU-87P1 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................4
1.1 Specifications .................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration...............................................................................8
2.1 View of the RU-87PN .....................................................................................8
2.1.1 Preparation .......................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Wire the 87Pn to power and PC .......................................................................... 9
2.1.3 87Pn's CPU module: ........................................................................................... 9
2.1.4 RU-87Pn series CPU Module Description ......................................................... 11
2.1.5 Plug in the I/O modules: .................................................................................... 11
2.1.6 Wiring the I/O modules: ..................................................................................... 12
2.1.7 Installing RU-87Pn extension unit...................................................................... 14
2.2 Setup the 87Pn system parameter: ..............................................................15
2.2.1 Communication parameters of 87Pn CPU module: ........................................... 15
Chapter 3 Software Configuration..............................................................................17
3.1 Setup RU-87Pn with DCON Utility................................................................17
3.1.1 87Pn Auto Config. Enable:................................................................................. 19
3.1.2 87Pn Auto Config. Disable:................................................................................ 21
3.2 Save & Load 87Pn Configure file .................................................................22
3.2.1 Save the module command to file: .................................................................... 23
3.2.2 Load the Configure file....................................................................................... 25
3.3 Load & Write configure file ...........................................................................27
3.4 Operating in off-line mode: ...........................................................................29
Chapter 4 Software Development Kits (SDK) ............................................................34
4.1 DCON DLL ...................................................................................................34
4.1.1 DLL Use Steps ................................................................................................... 34
4.1.2 VB Example (Reading an analog input value) ................................................... 36
4.2 DCON ActiveX..............................................................................................38
4.2.1 Procedure for using the ActiveX ........................................................................ 38
4.2.2 VB Example (Reading an analog input value) ................................................... 39
4.3 DCON LabVIEW...........................................................................................41
4.3.1 Procedure for using DCON_LabVIEW............................................................... 41
4.3.2 LabVIEW Example (Reading multi-channel analog Input value) ....................... 43
4.3.3 LabVIEW Demo Program (Reading multi-channel analog input value)............. 44
4.4 DCON InduSoft ............................................................................................45
4.4.1 Procedure for using the InduSoft bundled driver ............................................... 45
4.4.2 InduSoft Example (Reading an analog input value) .......................................... 46
4.5 NAP OPC Server..........................................................................................49
4.5.1 Procedure for using the OPC Server ................................................................. 49
4.5.2 OPC Server Example (Reading an analog input value) .................................... 50
Appendix A : Dimension..................................................................................................51
Appendix B : Compare RU-87Pn with I-87Kn ................................................................55
Appendix C : Solution for 87K I/O module on the slot..................................................56
Appendix D : Description For ini Files ...........................................................................60
Appendix E : Frame Ground ...........................................................................................61
Appendix F : Application of RS-485 Network ................................................................62

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