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April 2002 ICC #10449-1.100- 000 A DJUSTA BLE SPEED DRIVE NETWORK INTERFA CE ICC INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1 Introduction Thank y ou for purchasin g the ICC, Inc. ETH-1 00 Ethernet C ommunicatio ns Interface for the Toshiba 7- Series and 9-Series Adjust able Speed Drives. Befor e using the ETH-100 int erf ace, please f amiliarize yourself with the product and be s ure to thoroug hly read the instructions and pr ecautions contained in this m anual.
2 ETH-100 Ethernet Interface User's Manual Part Number 10449-1.100-000 Printed in U. S.A. ©2001-2002 Industr ial Control Communicat ions, Inc. All ri g hts reserv ed Industrial Cont rol Communicat ions, Inc. reser ves the right t o make chang es and improv ements to its prod ucts withou t providi ng notice.
3 Usage Precautions • Please use the ETH- 100 only when the ambient temperat ure of t he environment int o which the ETH-100 is installed is within the f ollowing specified t emperat ure limits: Ope.
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Mechanical Diagrams ........................................................................... 6 1.1 Encl osure .........................................................................................................6 1.2 Mo unting Cli p .
5 10.4 Regi ster Remap Fu nctio n ...........................................................................29 10.5 ASD Scan Regi sters ................................................................................... 30 10.6 Mo dbus Programma ble Poi nter Re gisters .
6 1. Mec hanical Dia gr ams 1.1 Enclosure (All units ar e in inches).
7 1.2 Mounting Clip (All units ar e in inches).
8 1.3 External Interface ASD Channel A SHIELD gr ounding ter minal (refer to Secti on 4). Ethernet Net work Network Link /Act LEDs MMI p o r t Config uration DIP switches Module Status / Network Stat us LEDs ASD Channel B ASD Channel C Note that f or clarity t he above diagram shows t he ETH-100 unit rem oved from its case.
9 2. F ea tur e Summary The ETH- 100 interf ace provides a wide array of network dat a access and drive control f eatures. Combined with the flexible conf igurat ion and standard 10BaseT Ethern et/Interne t connectiv ity, this a llow s pow erful netw orked contro l and monito ring systems to be desi gned.
10 Drive A utoScan A l gorithm Connections to the dr ives are automatically established and continuously monit ored. No drive config uration needs to be per for med to connect t he ETH-100 t o the drives.
11 Field-Upgradeabl e As new firmware becomes available, the ET H-100 unit can be upg raded in the f ield by the end-user. Ref er to sect ion 12 for more inf ormat ion. Versatile 3- Way DIN-Rail Mounti ng System The unit’s enclosure is pr ovided wi t h a mounting clip attached to t he rear of the unit.
12 3. Installing The Interf ace The ET H-100 connects to each dr ive via the drive’s common serial (logic level) communication por t, typically located on either the main drive contr ol board (G7) ,.
13 If the EOI is alr eady connected via the RS485/RS232 channel, then no chang e is required . 6. Connect the drive’s commo n serial communication por t (CNU2) t o one of th e channe ls (A, B o r C) of the ETH-100 w ith the communi cation ca ble (communicat ion cable is not included with the interf ace kit ).
14 4. Remove the drive’s common serial comm unication port cover (r efer to the appropriate dr ive manual for inst ructions how to do this) . Do not discard t his cover, as it should be reinst alled to minimize contaminat ion of t he port’s elect rical contacts if the inter face is ever disconnecte d from the drive.
15 4. Gr ounding Grounding is of par ticular impor tance f or reliable, st able operation. Com munication system characteristics may vary from system to system, depending on the system environment and gr ounding met hod used. T he ETH-100 int erface is pr ovided with a “GND” screw terminal on the botto m of the uni t.
16 5. Envir onmental Specifica tions Item Specificat ion Operating Environment Indoors, less t han 1000m above sea level, do not expose to direct sunlight or corrosive / explosive gasses Operating Tem.
17 6. Maintenance And Inspection Preventive maintenance and inspection is req uired to m aintain the ET H-100 Ethern et interf ace in its optim al condition, and t o ensure a long oper ational lif etime. Depending on usage and oper ating condit ions, perf orm a per iodic inspection once every three to six months.
18 7. Stor ag e And W arr anty 7.1 Storage Observe the f ollowing points when the ETH- 100 interf ace is not used imm ediately aft er purchase or when it is not used f or an extended period of time. • Avoid storing the unit in places that ar e hot or humid, or that cont ain large quantit ies of dust or meta llic dust.
19 8. Console Configur a tion The ET H-100 typically requires conf ig uration prior to comm unicating on an Ether net network. Conf igur ation is achieved via a text-based console interf ace, accessible over an RS232 serial channel and a telnet inter face.
20 are their def ault values: usually the only change needed is t he “Bits Per Second” setting shown in Figur e 2. Figure 1: HyperT erminal Configurat ion Screen #1 Figure 2: HyperT erminal Config.
21 Figure 3: HyperT erminal Configurat ion Screen #3 8.2 Telnet The console is also accessible via a Telnet int erface f or r emote adm inistration over Ethernet once t he unit is communicat ing on the network . The T elnet console uses well-known port 23.
22 Figure 4: Telnet Menu 8.3 Command Overview The console provides standard access and conf igur ation methods f or the various network param eters and application conf ig uration param eters support ed by the ETH- 100. The num ber and type of support ed console commands m ay vary with dif fer ent console version and application version f irmware.
23 Figure 5: "Help" Command Via Telnet Echo: “Echo ON” (default setting ) will echo typed characters bac k to t he user. “Echo OFF” will disable the echoing of typed character s. Set: T he “Set” comm and actually encompasses several subcommands, each of which allow s setting a dif f erent conf igur ation paramet er.
24 Figure 7: "Show " Command Overview 8.4 Console Configuration Backup The console conf igurat ion is backed up in t he ETH-100’s bat tery backed SRAM.
25 9. LED Indica tor s The ETH- 100 unit contains m any diff erent LED indicator s, each of which convey s important infor mation about t he status of the unit, connected drives and Ethernet network. T hese LEDs and their f unctions are summ arized here.
26 9.3 MMI Connector Indicators The MMI port RJ45 connector also contains t wo integrated g reen LEDs. Fig ure 10 indicates the f unctions of these LEDs.
27 10. Modbus T CP/IP The ETH- 100 interf ace supports Schneider Electric’s Modbus TCP/IP pr otocol, release 1.0. T he ETH-100 is conf orm ance class 0 and partial class 1 compliant , and allows up to 8 simultaneous Modbus TCP/IP client connect ions (socket s).
28 10.3 Modbus/Drive Register Mappings The ETH -100’ s Modbu s TCP/IP inte rf ace acts a s a relativ ely stra ightf orw ard netw ork gatew ay for the a ttached drives .
29 Table 2 : Example Status Word (ASD Register 0xFE01) Format Bit Functi on 0 1 15 Reserved -- 14 Faulted status Not f aulted Faulted 13 Reserved -- 12 Reserved -- 11 Reserved -- 10 Run / stop stat us.
30 0xFD00 (Modbus holding register 0xFD01), which can theref ore be accessed via Modbus holding register 0x0D01 (3329 10 ) when register r emapping is enabled.
31 Refer to secti on 11.3.3 for more i nf ormation regarding programmabl e pointer register s and their conf igurat ion. 10.7 Register Access Notes This section cont ains some helpf ul notes and reminders that f urther detail the interf ace unit and drives’ behavior.
32 10.8 Performance Tips This section of f ers several conf igurat ion tips which can help to optimize the perfor mance of communicat ions with the ETH-100 and attached dr ives. 1. Configure Modbus programmabl e pointer regist ers to also be drive scan registers .
33 3. Group read and w ri te registers t ogether in the programmable point er list and access them w ith separat e Modbus commands . The ET H-100 can process read req uests and write request s fast er when they are grouped tog ether rather tha n the maste r hav ing to issue mul tiple transa ctions to access di sjoint register s.
34 10.9 Exceptions and Troubleshooting Although by no means exhaustive, Table 6 provides some possible causes behind some of the most com mon errors experienced when using the Modbus TCP/I P interf ace. Table 6: Troubleshooting Reference Problem Possible Cause Register addres sing is of f by 1 Refer to Sec tion 10.
35 11. Embedded W eb Ser v er The ETH- 100 interf ace contains an embedded web server (also k nown as an HTTP server), which allows users to access the unit’s int ernal data in a g raphical manner wi th web bro wsers such as M icrosoft Interne t Explore r or Netscape Na vi gator.
36 11.1 Setup Page The setup pag e is the initial pag e that is displayed when the unit’s IP address is accessed via a w eb br owser. Refer t o Figure 11 f or a screen shot of t he setup page.
37 11.2 Modbus Page The Modbus page can be accessed by clicking on the “ Modbus” tab located at the top of the browser window . Refer t o Figure 12 f or a screen shot of t he Modbus Page. Figure 12: Embedded Web Server A ccess – Modbus Page This page pr ovides access to the unit’s reg ister remap f unction.
38 11.3 Channels Page The Channels page can be accessed by click ing on the “Channels” t ab located at the top of the browser window. The initial pag e displayed will appear as in Figure 13 Figure.
39 11.3.1 Channel Select Use the “Select” dr op-down box to select the desired channel. T he screen that is displayed will appear as in Figure 14. T he channel select section on t his screen will display the currently selected channel and its online/ off line stat us.
40 11.3.2 ASD Scan Register Configuration Scan Register Set up Inf ormation: • Scan re g ister v alues refer to ASD registers, NOT Mod bus registe rs. • There are 8 possible scan r egister values for each of the 3 channels. Not all 8 values need to be config ured.
41 11.3.3 Programmable Pointer Register s Configuration Modbus Programma ble Pointer Reg ister Setup Inf orm ation : • Programmab le po inter register v alues refer to M ODBUS registers. • There are 16 point er reg isters f or each of the three channels.
42 11.3.4 Drive Test Commands Driv e test commands can be used to test the commun ications betw een the ETH-1 00 and your ASD. To run t he ASD connected to the cur rently selected channel, click “Run” and submit a valid freq uency command in the “FC” field.
43 12. Firmw ar e Upda tes The ETH- 100’s embedded f irmware resides in f lash memory that can be updat ed in the f ield. Firmware updates may be released f or a variety of reasons, such as custom f irmware implement ations, f irmware impr ovements and added f unctionality as a result of user req uests.
44 12.3 Using The RFU Utility Support f or downloading new application fir mware to the ET H-100 is provided by the fr ee Rabbit Field Utilit y (RFU), which is a 32-bit application that runs on Microsoft W indows platform s. T he RFU utility can be downloaded from ICC’s home pag e at ht t p: / / www.
45 Note : It is possible that cert ain computers m ay have difficult y communicating at a sustained 115kbaud r ate, which may result in comm unication errors dur ing f irmware dow nloadin g . If this occurs, try setting the “bau d rate” parameter sh own in Figure 19 to a lo wer va lue.
46 12.3.3 Transmitting Firmware Files W hen a board support pack age (BSP) has been downloaded and unzi pped, the f lash fir mware file will be the one with “. BIN” as it s f ile name extension. Once the RFU ut ility has been config ured, t he f lash firm ware files can be downloaded to the ET H-100 by two diff erent met hods.
47 W hen the unit powers up ag ain, it will be running t he new application firm ware. If the new firmware version release notes indicat ed that any config uration par ameters m ust be reentered, reenter t hem again via the console. Also conf igur e any new parameter s that are available to m atch your application req uirement s.
48 13. Notes.
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