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Introduction
Introduction
This manual shows how to use the following software that comes with the 3500
Monitoring system.
Software Name
Function
Rack Configuration
3. Test all of the communication ports on the rack by using the test utilities
listed in the following table:
Port to be
tested...
Location of
port...
Utility to use...
Refer to page...
CONFIGURATION PORT
Rack Interface
Module
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HOST
Rack Interface
I/O Module
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HOST and
RACK
Comm Gateway
I/O Module
Comm Gateway
Port Test Utility
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Computer Requirements
The Configuration and test utilities require a 386/20 - 80387 computer or better,
4 megabytes of RAM, 25 megabytes of unused hard disk space, a VGA
monitor, and an RS232 serial port. The computer must also have one of the
following versions of Microsoft Windows installed and running: Windows 3.1,
Windows for Workgroups 3.11, or Windows NT 3.5.
Installation Instructions
To install the configuration, test utilities, and configuration tutorial on your
computer:
1. Start Windows and choose the Run command from the File menu.
2. Insert the disk labeled "3500 Monitoring System Rack Configuration
Software", (disk 1) into drive A or B.
3. In the Command Line box, type a:setup if you put the disk into drive A or
b:setup if you put the disk into drive B.
4. When the installation program starts, follow the instructions on your screen.
If you do a complete installation, the installation program will create a new
group called 3500 Software in the Program Manager and add the following
icons to the group:
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Copying Configuration
Information
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Menu Bar S access commands to connect to a rack, manipulate configuration files, copy
configuration settings from one module to another, and control the operation of the rack.
Reference Information
S helps you keep track
of which rack and rack
file you are configuring.
Although you can enter most configuration settings in any order you choose, we
recommend that you create a rack configuration by using the mode buttons on
the Main Configuration display from top to bottom as suggested in the
following figure. Because these buttons control how the Configuration Software
operates, be sure that the correct button is depressed before you proceed with an
operation.
Build a rack.
Place modules in slots 1 through 15 by clicking on a slot
and then selecting a module from the drop down list.
Direct
Remote
Network
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Remote Communication
The 3500 Monitoring Rack has two versions of the Rack Interface I/O Module:
one with a RS232/422 terminal and one with an internal modem. The internal
modem will operate at speeds up to 14.4 kbaud.
With Internal
Modem
With RS232/422
connector.
Many laptop computers and some desktop models also contain internal modems.
Baud rates on these modems can vary from 4800 to 28.8 kbaud. The modem-tomodem communication speed is determined by the quality of the phone
connection and the protocol of the information being transmitted. The speed at
which the computer communicates with the modem does not have to be identical
to the modem-to-modem communication rate.
To use modems to connect the computer and the rack:
1. Verify that you have dedicated telephone communications available at the
computer and rack locations.
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2. At the computer: Connect the phone line to the internal or external modem
phone port. If you use an external modem, connect a standard modem cable
between the computer serial COM port and the modem.
3. At the rack: Connect the phone line to the internal modem on the Rack
Interface I/O Module. If you use an external modem, connect the standard
modem cable to the port labeled CONFIGURATION PORT on the front of
the RIM or to the port labeled HOST on the Rack Interface I/O Module.
Verify that the RS232/RS422 switch on the I/O module is set to the RS232
position.
The following figures show some of the ways for using modems to connect the
computer to the rack.
Standard
modem cable
Note:
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Network Connection
If the configuring computer has network access to a Data Acquisition DDE
Server as shown in the following figure, you can configure all racks that are
daisy chained to the server by using the Network connection.
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) is a method of exchanging or providing data to
and from Windows applications. This method lets multiple devices access the
data simultaneously.
Data Acquisition
DDE server
Configuring
Computer
Daisy-chained
3500 racks
Ethernet cable
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Communication
Parameter
Description
Connect Password
Rack Address
Com Port
Baud
Phone Number
Data Acquisition (DDE) The network name of the computer that is running
Server Computer Name 3500 Data Acquisition software and that is connected
to the daisy-chained 3500 racks to be configured.
4. Initiate communication by clicking on Connect. A successful connect to the
rack is indicated by the message "Connection established".
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To download a configuration:
1. Connect the configuring computer to the rack to be configured. (Refer to
page 10 of this manual.)
2. Establish communication with the rack by using the procedure in the
"Initiating Communication with a 3500 Rack" section.
3. Move the configuration keylock on the front panel of the Rack Interface
Module from Run to Program. (All functions of the rack will continue
operating with the keylock set to Program.)
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An equal sign between the arrow buttons indicates that the configuration of the
channels or channel pairs are the same. "Copy" indicates that the configuration
of the channels or channel pairs are not the same. The arrow buttons copy the
monitor options but not the alarm setpoints.
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If the slot or slots chosen in the lower row of buttons do not contain the same
type of module as in the slot chosen in the upper row, the program will replace
the module before it copies the configuration parameters.
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Configuring Keyphasor
Modules
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Configuring Monitors
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The following table defines the configuration parameters for the RIM:
Configuration
Parameter
Description
Rear Port / Front The Rack Configuration Module has two ports for accessing
Port
the information in the 3500 rack. These ports can operate
simultaneously and can transmit and receive messages using a
Bently Nevada proprietary protocol. Use these fields to
identify how devices are connected to these ports.
I/O Option
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Configuration
Parameter
Description
Byte Timeout
Connect
Password
Configuration
Password
Dynamic Signal The monitors that will provide data to the External Dynamic
Option
Data Interface (DDIX) or the External Transient Data
Interface (TDIX). The DDIX and TDIX are Bently Nevada
communication processors.
Agency Approval The agency approval for the 3500 rack. The option selected
in this field must match the approval rating of the rack.
Mounting Option The mounting configuration of the rack being configured. The
option selected in this field must match the mounting option of
the rack.
Power Supply
Top / Bottom
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The following table defines the configuration parameters for the Keyphasor
Module:
Configuration
Parameter
Description
Signal Polarity
Type
Hysteresis
The voltage level above and below the threshold value which
is required to trigger the conditioned Keyphasor signal.
Threshold
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Configuration
Parameter
Description
Events Per
Revolution
Orientation
Upper RPM
Limit
The upper limit of the full scale range for the Keyphasor rpm.
The Keyphasor Module will scale the rpm value between 0
and this value.
RPM Clamp
Value
I/O Module
Configuring Monitors
The two steps for configuring monitors are setting monitor and channel options
and setting alarm setpoints.
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The second box is for setting options for each channel in the monitor module
and looks like this:
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Choose up to two
proportional values
that will have
setpoints for danger
alarms.
Adjust all alarm
setpoints except
phase by either
clicking and
dragging the
bargraph...
...or by entering the
setpoint value in the
number boxes. The
alarm will occur if
the value moves
outside of the
colored area in the
bar graph.
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greater than the number shown in parenthesis to insert zeros into the successive
registers of the message. Press Use Module Defaults to include the primary
proportional value from all channels in all modules in the rack that have
proportional values available.
For example, the above display would include the following values in the
Communication Gateway registers:
Register Address
Decimal
Modbus
Slot #
Channel #
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 to 447
30001
30002
30003
30004
30005
30006
30007
30008
30009 to 30448
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5
5
5
5
none
none
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none
1
1
2
3
4
zero
zero
1
439 zeros
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To determine which values are the primary proportional value for each module,
refer to the operation and maintenance manual for that module.
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Description
Active
Address
Connection
Communication
Parameter
Description
Config Allowed Specify if the 3500 rack can be configured from the DCS
computer. Check (:)the box for yes; clear (9) the box for
no. Refer to the Communication Gateway Operation and
Maintenance Manual for a list of items which can be
configured through the Communication Gateway ports.
Parity
Stop Bits
Baud Rate
Byte Timeout
Full Scale Data The value used to scale the proportional data.
Range
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Communication
Parameter
Description
Numeric Format The number system that the communication protocol uses to
send and receive data. For the Modbus protocol, the system is
Hex.
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Voting Options
The TMR Rack Interface Module continuously checks the output of monitors in
a rack by using 2 out of 3 voting. The configuration settings used to control this
voting are Comparison and % Comparison.
Comparison: The enabled proportional value used in the 2 out of 3 voting.
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Clicking on the Send button will set the rack date and time as follows:
If the Send Host Data and
Time to Rack box is...
selected
not selected
Clicking on the Read button will cause the configuration software to read and
display the date and time from the 3500 rack.
When this dialog box is initially displayed, it will contain the computer's date
and time.
Disabling Alarms
Alarm Inhibit lets you disable alarms (both
alert and danger) and relay activation in the
rack. This feature is useful when you
service and verify your 3500 rack. The
current status of Rack Alarm Inhibit
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(hardware contact and software) are displayed at the top of this screen.
Rack Reset
Rack Reset lets you reset latched alarms, latched not OK's and timed OK defeat.
This feature is useful when you service and verify your 3500 rack.
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You can run a self-test on any module in a 3500 rack by using the Module Selftest button on the System Events screen. The results of the self-test are posted
in the list. The help system in the Rack Configuration Software explains how to
run a self-test.
The configuration software uploads 20 events at a time from the 3500 rack.
You can scroll through these 20 events by dragging the vertical scroll bar up
and down or by clicking the up and down arrows. Display additional 20-event
pages by pressing the Page Up, Page Down, or Latest Events buttons.
The configuration software uploads 20 events at a time from the 3500 rack.
You can scroll through these 20 events by dragging the vertical scroll bar up
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and down or by clicking the up and down arrows. Display additional 20-event
pages by pressing the Page Up, Page Down, or Latest Events buttons.
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Start a test utility by double clicking on the icon for that utility. The opening
displays of the utilities show how to connect the computer running the utility to
a 3500 rack.
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Description
File
Start Display Program Open the screen that displays the output of the
communication port being tested.
Exit
Com Set Up
Help
Program Information
About
Display a screen that contains copyright
information and the version number of the utility.
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Setting Up Communications
The Program Set Up display of the RIM Host Port Test Utility contains the
following options:
Option Name
Run Mode
Com Port
Baud Rate
Modem
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The following table describes the fields in the Test Data Display:
Field
Name
Description
Address
Family #
RIM #
Firmware
Rack
Status
Bytes
When you click on a byte number button, the utility displays additional
information about the meaning of the bits:
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Description
File
Scan Program
Data Display
Manual Program
Exit
Com Set Up
Help
Program Information
About
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Setting up Communications
The Com Set Up display of the Comm Gateway Port Test Utility contains the
following options:
Option Name
CGM Port
Address
Comm Port
Baud Rate
Parity
Stop Bits
If you don't know the communication settings for a Comm Gateway Module, you
can have the Scan Program under the File menu automatically detect these
settings.
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Scan Program lets you display the communication parameters of any Comm
Gateway Module in the Modbus daisy chain. Enter the address of the rack at the
prompt.
Data Display lets you display all proportional values for a monitor as a percent
of full scale.
The proportional
value as a percent of
full scale.
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File Type
Use
.DEF
Default
.DAT
.TBL
.DLL
Windows Dynamic
Link Libraries
.INI
Initialization
.VBX
.RAK
Rack Configuration
Files
.EXE
Executable software
and utilities
.HLP
Help files
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List of Files
The 3500 installation program adds the following files to your hard drive:
** This file comes with MS Windows. The installation program adds this file
only if it is not found or if the version on the hard disk is older than the one on
the installation disks.
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The following diagram is a continuation of the diagram from the previous page
and shows the additional subdirectories and files that are under dsptbls.
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Description
130118-XXXX-XX
132632-XXXX-XX
132633-XXXX-XX
02290860
130119-01
130120-XXXX-XX
131106-XXXX-XX
130121-XX-XX
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Use...
Motorola FasTalkII
Custom
To support other modems, use the Custom modem type. To do this, you should
edit the Custom entry as required and select the Custom modem type from the
Remote Connect screen. Be aware that modems are highly nonstandard; getting
a new modem to work will require an intimate understanding of how to operate
and program that modem.
The modem setup file consists of a "entry" name followed by 6 modem command
fields. The fields contains modem setup and control information along with
modem initialization strings. Use these guidelines when editing the fields:
C The maximum length of a line is 80 ASCII characters. Consult your modem
manual to determine the maximum initialization string length.
C The commands must be in the same order as listed in the following table.
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C Fields that are not needed should be left blank but not deleted.
C Lines cannot be added or swapped.
Line Definition
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* Null if not needed
Some experimenting may be required to obtain the modem settings that give the
best results. Since the modem to modem connection baud rate is determined by
the modem, it is usually necessary to enable hardware flow control (RTS/CTS).
Many modems will automatically default to data compression. This feature can
cause large "dead times" in commands and responses from the Personal
Computer and the 3500 rack. The 3500 rack looks for a specific amount of
dead time in a command to signify the end of a message. To ensure that the rack
correctly services commands sent from the personal computer, you should either
set the "Byte Time Out" field in the Rack Interface Module's configuration to a
large value OR setup the modem to not utilize these features.
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