GE FANUC SNP Communications Reference
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1. Hex 0000 mal Hex 0000 0000 35 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE To display or modify programmable controller addresses from the SOI 260 1 Press E the function key on the SOI 260 keypad 2 Select Special item 5 from the menu that appears If a Special Security Screen appears enter any one of the pro grammed security codes 3 Select Bypass press N unless you want to Edit press Y the GE Fanuc network address 4 Press 1 to use the P A D function 5 Press PREV or NEXT until the file type you want to display or modify appears see Table 5 1 and press J the enter key 6 Enter the address you want to display or modify and then press I the enter key Alternatively you can press N or Y to decrement and increment the address shown For 16 bit registers with read write access you can press PREV or NEXT to move you between the address and data fields so you can enter new data 7 Press J the enter key to load the new data into the program mable controller The new data that was loaded into the pro grammable controller is immediately displayed Note At any point pressing MAIN MENU returns you to the main menu 36 APPENDIX A CONFIGURATION CHANGES This appendix is intended to inform the user that the GE SNP2. 1 Main Screen 1 Go to Screen 2 2 RO 1 Rl 2 Ra ls s R3 49 lt Screen 2 3 R4 1 R5 2 lt Screen 3 R6 _ 3 R7 4 4 R8 1 R9 2 R10 3 R11 4 Screen 4 EXAMPLE B Example B below show screen 2 with 3 ASCII entries of field size 10 If you scan in using a Bar Code Scanner 20 characters the first ten go into register DMO and the other 10 characters will be discarded and the cursor moves to the next entry field Pressing ENTER allows you to go the the next entry field 1 Main Screen 1 Go to ASCII Entry 2 RO 1 R1 2 lt Screen 2 CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING SZ GE Fanuc Specific Configuration Parameters This section describes the GE Fanuc specific PLC hardware parameters that the SOI SPS programming software supports Note Refer to the SOI SPS programming software manual for complete details on programming and additional information regarding the parameters accessible from the SOI Configuration Data menu Select the PLC Hardware Parameters menu option from the SOI Configuration Data menu to modify the PLC Address Communications Port Setup or Advisor Update Rate PLC CPU ID default blank The PLC CPU ID may be blank or any combination from one to six ASCII characters of the 0 9 or A F upper case only If blank the SOI will assume it is in a point to point connectio
3. 30 Direct ASCII Code Entry SOI 260 only 31 111 iv CHAPTER 5 SPECIAL OPERATIONS P A D Point Access Display on the SOI 120 Point Access Display on the SOI 260 eossosocccceccccccccceccceo eossoscocccccccccccccececcceo PREFACE Read this preface to familiarize yourself with the rest of this Reference This preface covers e who should use this guide related documents This Reference covers the information needed to use an SOI 120 or 260 operator interface product with a GE Fanuc Programmable Logic Controller The Reference contains the information you need to install program troubleshoot and use your SOI Please read all the information in this reference before you install or use your SOI Who Should Use this Reference Use this Reference if you design install program or maintain a control system that uses a GE Fanuc programmable controllers which support the SNP protocol This reference assumes a full working knowledge of the relevant programmable controller You should have a basic understanding of computer products If you do not contact your local distributor for the proper training before using these products SZ OMRON Host LINK COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE Related Documents The following table lists related documents that may help you as you install and use these products Publication Number Title 0300050 SOI 260 Operat
4. GE FANUC SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE NOTICE The products and services described in this manual are useful in a wide variety of applications Therefore the user and others responsible for applying the products and services described herein are responsible for determining their acceptability for each application While efforts have been made to provide accurate information within this manual Spectrum Controls assumes no responsibility for the accuracy completeness or usefulness of the information contained herein Under no circumstances will Spectrum Controls be responsible or liable for any damages or losses including indirect or consequential damages or losses arising out of either the use of any information contained within this manual or the use of any product or service referenced herein No patent liability is assumed by Spectrum Controls with respect to the use of any of the informa tion products circuits programming or services referenced herein The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice CAUTION Spectrum Controls devices contain electronic components which are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge A static charge can accumulate on the surface of ordinary plastic wrapping or cushioning material If any Spectrum Controls device must be returned to Spectrum Controls the following packaging instruction must be followed PREFERRED Use the original
5. 16 Bit Unsigned Integer 16 Bit Data Field E LSB Bit 15 Bit 0 Range 0 to 65535 This data format displays a 16 bit register as an Unsigned Integer value It represents a positive number by using the 16th bit as a data bit rather than a sign bit The 16 bit Unsigned Integer values have a range of 0 to 65 535 This data format may also be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 16 Bit Binary Coded Decimal 16 Bit BCD ae ee Digit 4 Digit 3 Digit 2 st Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit 15 D i 8 7 4 3 0 Range 0 to 9999 This data type displays a 16 bit register location as a 4 digit Binary Coded Decimal value The range for the 16 bit BCD selection is 0 to 9999 This data format may also be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 15 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 16 Note Note 16 Bit Hexadecimal 16 Bit HEX m a A ar 2 Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit 15 2 ll 8 7 4 3 0 Range 0 to FFFF This data type displays a 16 bit register location as a 4 digit hexadecimal value The range for the 16 bit Hex format is 0 to FFFF The Hexadecimal number system is defined as a base of 16 0 9 and the characters A B C D E F This data format may not be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 It is used for display only non entry operations 32 Bit Unsigned Integer 32 Bit Unsigned Integer MSB 16 Bit Loc
6. Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Bit Number The Bit number if the register number designates a multiple bit location a 16 bit data address for example This selection is irrelevant if the register number refers to a Bit type address Input Data by Pressing 1770 or YPN Enter 1 or Y This parameter determines whether the operator will enter 1 or Y to set the defined bit location If 1 is entered 0 will clear the bit location If Y is entered N will clear the bit location Default Value Z No Default Enter 1 0 Y N Z This parameter defines the default value that is displayed at the data entry position of the SOI display If a default value of Y is entered a Y is displayed and the operator is only required to press ENTER to set the bit location An entry of Z defines no default value If there is no default value programmed and the operator presses the ENTER no data is sent to the programmable controller Entry Screen Parameter for 16 Bit Unsigned Integer 16 Bit Signed Integer amp 16 Bit BCD Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Digits Right of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the right of the decimal Digits Left of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the left of the decimal Leave Place for Sign Y or N Leave a one ch
7. and the PLC The cabling and the communications port parameters are always the first things to check You can check the communications port parameters either from the SOI see Chapter 4 Special Operations P A D or from the SOI SPS programming software see Chapter 2 Programming If the cabling and communications parameters are correct put the SOI 120 or SOI 260 in Self Test mode to rule out any non functioning features of the SOI Refer to the SOI 260 User s Manual for detailed information about the Self Test Mode CHAPTER 3 TROUBLESHOOTING SZ The following screens appear on the SOI to indicate a problem Establishing Comm Attempting to communicate to PLC Action None Normal display when initiating communications with the PLC PLC ERR MJ MN 0000 gt Communications not established with the PLC This is displayed after attempting to establish communications with the PLC and fails after three 3 tries Refer to footnote for further details Action Check cabling and communications parameters to verify that the PLC matches those of the SOI 200 Perform the Self Test function if the Comm port is suspected COMM ERROR MJ MN 0000 Press Any Key Communication with the PLC was lost after three 3 attempts Action Check SOI to PLC cabling Check PLC operating conditions Note The SOI reports the Major Minor errors codes as received from the GE SNP PLC If the major and minor error codes are non z
8. the SOI 120 keypad 2 Select Special item 3 from the menu that appears If a Special Security Screen appears enter any one of the pro grammed security codes 3 Select Bypass item 0 unless you want to Edit item 1 the GE Fanuc network address 4 Select P A D item 1 5 Press NEXT until the data type you want to display or modify appears see Table 5 1 and then press the enter key 6 Enter the address you want to display or modify and then press P the enter key Alternatively you can press F1 and F2 to decrement and increment the address shown For 16 bit registers with read write access you can press PREV or NEXT to move you between the address and data fields so you can enter new data 7 Press J the enter key to load new data into the program mable controller This new data is displayed immediately Note At any point pressing MENU returns you to the main menu Table 5 1 Supported OMRON registers Point Access Display on the SOI 260 Figure 5 2 shows the Point Access Display screens and the key presses linking them 34 CHAPTER 5 SPECIAL OPERATIONS P A D GE SNP ID Select i eu I e e Decima gt 00000 Binar 8068 T_00001 Status OFF 0 ENTER to Change M 00001 atus OF ENTER to change Hex
9. time sync format differs from that in the core user s manual and uses the format indicated below The time sync uses the format below for both the Time Sync Read and Time Sync Write Register Utilization by the SOI Number Example 1 R101 Year 2 R102 Month 3 R103 Day 4 R104 Hour 5 R105 Minutes 6 R106 Seconds In the example either the time sync read or time sync write register is defined to be R101 From that register the year is read The following consecutive registers increasing by address will read the Month Day Hour Minutes and Seconds in that order on SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 38 CHAPTER 5 SPECIAL OPERATIONS P A D 39 Em gt ECTRU NI N T R oO L S Copyright 1997 Spectrum Controls Inc All rights reserved Specifications subject to change without notice Printed in USA Publication 0300164 01 Rev A September 1997 U S A Headquarters Spectrum Controls Inc P O Box 5533 Bellevue WA 98006 Fax 425 641 9473 Tel 425 746 9481 Midwestern Northeastern U S A Sales Office Spectrum Controls Inc 48945 Van Dyke Suite 4B Utica MI 48317 Fax 810 731 2715 Tel 810 731 2715 Southeastern U S A Sales Office Spectrum Controls Inc 5300 Regency Lake Ct Sugar Hill GA 30518 Fax 770 614 5886 Tel 770 614 5885 Web Site http www spectrumcontrols com E mail spectrum spectrumctls com
10. 16 individual bits One 16 bit location The programmable controller stores a binary 0 or 1 status for a bit location The SOI will read a programmable controller bit location and determine whether the operational status of the bit is ON 1 or OFF 0 You can customize the text to be displayed on the screen of the SOI 120 or SOI 260 for either state of a specified bit This text can be up to twenty characters For example the OFF 0 state of a bit might display Pump is OFF and the ON 1 state Pump is ON SOI SPS allocates enough screen characters for the longest of the two text strings In this example 12 characters would be allocated to display Pump is OFF The fewer characters used the less memory is required In the example above displaying OFF given the appropriate context conveys the same information in 3 characters as Pump is OFF does with 11 characters 16 Bit Signed Integer 16 Bit Signed Integer 15 Bit Data Field LSB Bit15 Bit 0 sign bit Range 32768 to 32767 This data type displays a 16 bit register as a signed Integer two s complement value The 16th bit of the register is the sign bit and is set 1 for a negative and cleared 0 for a positive number The 16 bit signed integer values have a range of 32768 to 32767 This data format may be scaled within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 to different engineering units CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING Note Note 16 Bit Unsigned Integer
11. 6 a Ao O 6 305 Shield C3 DB 9 Connector female DB 9 Connector female to SOI 260 to Computer Optional Printer Port Serial Port COM1 COM2 Figure 1 6 Upload Download cable for 9 pin computer connections Upload Download with the Spectrum Controls SCC 3 Cable If you don t want to build your own cable Spectrum Controls offers the SCC 3 cable for uploading and downloading application programs The pin connections for the SCC 3 cable are identical to those shown in Figure 1 2 You may use the SCC 3 cable to connect the SOI 120 s communications port or SOI 260 s communications port or optional printer port to a personal computer If your computer has a 9 pin communications port you need a 25 to 9 pin adapter shown in Figure 1 7 If you want to use the SOI 260 s optional printer port for uploading and downloading applications you also need a 9 pin female adapter shown in Figure 1 8 CHAPTER 1 CABLING AND COMMUNICATION PORTS 25 Pin to 9 Pin Adapter 14 M8 15 0 i lg o T 16 9 e 20 Data Out c5 17 3 Data In 53 18 ola 1 4 16 e e O 2 O 9 09 50 3553 30 JACA OSS 210 o 5 70 Signal Ground i O7 HES O 22 e 80 58 3 a 208 PTR MEE 59 e mu WY DB 25 Connector male DB 9 Connector female to SCC 3 Cable to Computer Serial Port COM1 COM2 Figure 1 7 25 pin to 9 pin adapter 9 Pin Female Adapter 19 o 6 2 5
12. 7 217 7 51 9 5 2 1 o O 5 O 6 y Pe Cne 20 Shield O 9 DB 9 Connector male DB 9 Connector female to SOI 120 or SOI 260 to Computer Comm Port Serial Port COM1 COM2 RS 232 selected Figure 1 4 Upload Download cable for 9 pin computer connections Upload Download via Optional Printer Port SOI 260 only Figures 1 5 and 1 6 show the cable pin connections 9 pin to 25 pin and 9 pin to 9 pin respectively when using the SOI 260 s optional printer port to upload or download applications from a personal computer The figures indicate the required connections when building your own cable SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE Upload Download Cable for 25 Pin Computer Connections O 14 O O o 9 15 205 Data In Data Out C5 O 16 z E Data Out Data In C53 O 17 5 5 O elo O 45 O O o 18 o 4 5 Signal Ground 568 o 1 7 O el O o 19 810 0136 67 0 20 O O 2m Q7 8 O O 2 9 O ly go g 9 O O e 3 Shield Cs 10 S o 5 Aa 126 13 DB 9 Connector male DB 25 Connector female to SOI 260 to Computer Optional Printer Port Serial Port COM1 COM2 Figure 1 5 Upload Download cable for 25 pin computer connections Upload Download Cable for 9 Pin Computer Connections 19 O 2 Data In Data In 32 O O 2e Data Out Data Out Ss O 6 o 4 410 O THe Oi o 9 7 O 575 Signal Ground 5 O D 5 812 C a 02 8 8 O 5 1580 O6 41 o97 919
13. Data In 2 O Q je Data Out 3 O 6 o 94 41 0 O 4 Ol a Ct O 7099 de Signal Ground 55 ue O 3 3 8 0 65 e O 910 O 2 7 714 O O Odd e er 5 O JO Shield 59 DB 9 Connector female DB 9 Connector female to SOI 260 to SCC 3 Cable Optional Printer Port Figure 1 8 9 pin female adapter Oo Y CO oO ao 4 CO co GE FANUC SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE Connecting to the GE Fanuc PLC The SOI may be connected to the GE Fanuc PLC via the programming port or one of the SNP capable ports in an optional GE Fanuc Communications Coprocessor Module as shown in Figures 1 9 and 1 10 Contact Spectrum Controls for information on interfacing to the CMM using Modbus protocol GE Fanuc SOr 120 801 269 Programming Port DB9 DB15 RD A Differential Receive Data I RD B Differential Receive Data SD A Differential Send Data I SD B Differential Send Data ES Cable Shield Signal Ground Resistor Termination RTS A CTS A RTS B CTS B Figure 1 9 Connecting to the PLC Programming Port 2 SOI 120 SOI 260 Series 90 30 CMM 311 DB9 Port 2 DB25 RD A Differential Receive Data RD B Differential Receive Data SD A Differential Send Data SD B Differential Send Data Cable Shield Signal Ground Resistor Termination RTS A CTS A RTS B CTS B Figure 1 10 Connecting to the CMM Port 2 RS485 422 Series 90 30 Resistor Termination The PLC commun
14. OI 120 or SOI 260 This data format is used for display only non entry operations ASCII ASCII Data Field 8 Bit Location 1 8 Bit Location 2 e CHR 1 CHR 2 MSB 17 Sa GE FANUC SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 18 Note Note Each 16 bit location may contain two ASCII characters 1 byte each By default the most significant byte of the base address stores the first character the least significant byte stores the second character the first byte of the next sequential location stores the third character and so on The data held in this range of address locations is expected to be in ASCII data format The ASCII data format is very useful for programmable controller applications reading ASCII data from bar code readers or data collection terminals This data format may not be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING SZ Data Display and Entry Screen Parameters When programming Data Display and Data Entry fields and positioning them on an SOI 120 or SOI 260 screen each field must be defined according to its programmable controller memory location address data format and other data parameters specific to the data format selected You are prompted for the register definitions at the Control Window Each register definition is somewhat different depending on the data format selected and whether the data field is a Data Display or Data Entry fiel
15. able controller data that may alter critical process control operations After pressing MODE SOI 120 or F SOI 260 a Special Security Screen may be displayed it bas to be created with the SOI SPS Programming Software You must enter one of the three programmed security codes to continue to the Special Operations menu screen Point Access Display on the SOI 120 Figure 5 1 shows the Point Access Display screens and the key presses linking them amp ds Eo 0000 00001 I 0 OFF I 00001 Status Ype gt gt GE SNP ID Select data t BIT ID I SPECIAL OPERATIONS P A D CHAPTER 5 gt gt SB 00001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF SOI 120 Point Access Display P A D screens 00001 00001 Status 00001 Status Status 00001 Status 00001 00001 Status 00001 Status 00001 tus Status T 00001 Bra M SA SB sc S G d SA 00001 m gt gt gt gt gt gt Figure 5 1 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE To display or modify programmable controller addresses from the SOI 120 1 Press MODE the mode key on
16. aracter place for the polarity sign or when the data is displayed Minimum Register Value The minimum data value of the programmable controller location CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING Maximum Register Value The maximum data value of the programmable controller location Minimum Entry Value The minimum data value to be entered When this value is entered the minimum register value is entered to the defined programmable controller location See Maximum Entry Value below for a description of scaling Maximum Entry Value The maximum data value to be entered When this value is entered the maximum register value is entered to the defined programmable controller location The range defined by the minimum entry value and the maximum entry value is proportionally scaled to the range of the minimum and maximum register values If both ranges are equal then the scaling ratio is 11 Low User Input Limit The minimum entry value that an operator may enter This value must be within the minimum and maximum entry values If a value lower than this limit is entered the SOI will display an Input Error screen displaying the minimum and maximum entry limits High User Input Limit The maximum entry value that an operator may enter This value must be within the minimum and maximum entry values If a value higher than this limit is entered the SOI will display an Input Error screen displaying the minimum and maxi
17. ation 1 16 Bit Location 2 e Range 0 to 4 294 967 295 This data format displays data located in two consecutive 16 bit register locations as a 32 bit Unsigned Integer It uses a memory register plus the next higher register to form the 32 bit location The High data value is stored in the first register and the Low data value is stored in the next sequential register location The range for the 32 bit unsigned Integer value is O to 4 294 967 295 This data format may not be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING SZ 32 Bit Binary Coded Decimal 32 Bit BCD 16 Bit Location 1 16 Bit Location 2 ub LSB MSB Range 0 to 99 999 999 This data type displays two consecutive 16 bit register locations as a 32 bit BCD value It uses a memory register plus the next higher register to form the 32 bit location The range for the 32 bit BCD value is 0 to 99 999 999 Note This data format may not be scaled to different engineering units within the SOI 120 or SOI 260 32 Bit Hexadecimal 32 Bit HEX MSB 16 Bit Location 1 16 Bit Location 2 a Range 0 to FFFF FFFF This data type displays two consecutive 16 bit register locations as a 32 bit Hex value It uses a memory register plus the next higher register to form the 32 bit location The range for the 32 bit HEX value is 0 to FFFF FFFF Note This data format may not be scaled to different engineering units within the S
18. ctrum Controls or which shall have been subject to misuse neglect or accident In no case shall Spectrum Controls liability exceed the purchase price The aforementioned provisions do not extend the original warranty period of any product which has either been repaired or replaced by Spectrum Controls Copyright and Trademark information SOL SOL SPS and SOI PRO are trademarks of Spectrum Controls Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks belong to their respective owners CONTENTS PREACH asada 1 Who Should Use this Reference eeeeee 1 Related Documents eere eene 2 CHAPTER 1 CABLING AND COMMUNICATION PORTS 3 Uploading and Downloading Application Programs 4 Connecting to the GE Fanuc Series PLC 8 Outputting Printer Forms SOI 260 only 9 Accepting ASCII Input SOI 260 only 10 CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING oi reuse bu imei etel 11 Supported GE Fanuc PLC Registers 12 Supported Data Fotinats incidan 13 Data Display and Entry Screen Parameters 19 hnic guo ir M t 24 GE Fanuc Specific Configuration Parameters 27 CHAPTER 3 TROUBLESHOOTINOL Auen 28 CHAPTER 4 TERMINAL MODE au 30 Arcade Entry of ASCI Characters
19. d The tables in the following two subsections list the applicable data formats and the Control Window prompts associated with each Data Display Screens The data format selections available for Data Display screens are listed below and their parameters described Display Screen Parameter for Bit Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Bit Number The Bit number if the register number designates a multiple bit location a 16 bit data address for example Text when Bit is OFF 0 The 20 character text description to be displayed when the bit is in an OFF 0 state Text when Bit is ON 1 The 20 character text description to be displayed when the bit is in an ON 1 state ho SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 20 Display Screen Parameter for 16 Bit Unsigned Integer 16 Bit Signed Integer amp 16 Bit BCD Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Digits Right of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the right of the decimal Digits Left of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the left of the decimal Leave Place for Sign Y or N Leave a one character place for the polarity sign or when the data is displayed Show Leading Zeros Y or N Display any zeros to the left of the data Minimum Register Value The minimum data val
20. e controller data location operand and address Digits Right of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the right of the decimal Digits Left of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the left of the decimal Show Leading Zeros Y or N Display any zeros to the left of the data For the 32 Bit BCD selections scaling of data is not supported The selected register number and the next higher sequential register number identify the locations defining the 32 bit data value Display Screen Parameter for 16 Bit HEX 32 Bit HEX Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Display Screen Parameter for ASCII Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Character Count The number of characters 2 characters for each 16 bit data location to be displayed up to a maximum of 20 characters The initial byte of the location identified by the register number is displayed first then the second byte the first byte of the next higher sequential location and so on To display 20 characters a sequential block of ten 16 bit locations is read by the SOI 21 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 27 Data Entry Screens The data format selections available for Data Entry screens are listed below and their parameters described Entry Screen Parameter for Bit Data
21. ero the error code is defined by the GE SNP Otherwise if zero the SOI did not detect a response from the PLC The PLC Major and Minor error codes are displayed as follows 00 00 Major Minor Major Error Codes 00h No response detected from the PLC Check cabling and comm settings 02h Insufficient Privilege to access PLC Check minor error code 05h The PLC detected a Service Request Error Check minor error code Any other Check cabling and comm settings before calling your service rep Minor Error Codes FEh No privilege for the attempted operation The SOi requires access level 3 or higher F5h Invalid password The SOI does not support passwords F9h Task address out ofrange Verify register address is valid for your CPU Any other Check cabling and comm settings before calling your service rep 29 30 CHAPTER 4 TERMINAL MODE Read this chapter of the GE Fanuc SNP Communications Reference to become familiar with the SOI 120 s and SOI 260 s Terminal Mode of operation This chapter covers e arcade entry of ASCII characters e direct ASCII code entry SOI 260 only In terminal mode the SOI operates as a simple terminal each key pressed on the SOI s keypad causes a character to be sent out the SOPs communications port Displayable ASCII characters sent into its communications port are displayed on the SOT s screen Arcade Entry of ASCII Characters The arcade entry method uses
22. ing software and may include production reports alarm messages instructional text etc Figure 1 11 illustrates the cabling needed Printer Port Cable 10 1 A 0 3 Data Out o oO 45 el oco 709 575 Signal Ground 52 0 018 80089 e 2 3 O 6 910 927 Req to Send Req to Send 7A 2 O l6 O 1 G e 5 O 83 Clear to Send Clear to Send SN JO Shield O DB 9 Connector female DB 9 Connector male to SOI 260 to Printer Printer Port or other serial device Figure 1 11 Printer port cable SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 10 Accepting ASCII Input SOI 260 only Note The SOI 260 s optional RS 232 printer port may also be used to accept ASCII data from a variety of devices including bar code scanners When using a scanner to read a bar code the ASCII data is entered directly from the device into a standard data entry screen created using the SOI SPS programming software on the SOI 260 If the SOI 260 recieves an odd number of characters from the scanner the SOI 260 adds a Null character to create an even byte count This facilitates word writes to the controller If keypad entry is enabled the operator may also use the 0 9 and decimal point keys to enter numeric data into the data entry field The SOI 260 writes data to the controller when any of the following occurs e the SOI 260 receives an ASCII carriage return character e the operator presses the SOI 260 s RETURN ke
23. inked screens Cursor will be at the first top left entry of each screen If at start of a series of linked screens PREV moves you between entries ENTER Allows you to send data and move to next entry within an entry screen If no data is entered pressing ENTER moves you from one entry field to the next When using the function keys on the SOI 120 to jump to an entry screen with multiple entries you must either press the ENTER key to go through all the entries defined or your must press the PREV or NEXT key before the SOI allows you to go back to the calling screen That is pressing ENTER at the last entry PREV or NEXT brings you back to the calling screen assuming auto return is specified The following examples show how the multiple entry feature works EXAMPLE A Example A has 4 screens linked one after the other Screen 1 is the main menu screen Screens 2 4 are entry screens Each screen has 4 entries and 0 displays Defaults are set to NONE If defaults were specified pressing ENTER always sends the default value and then advances to the next entry position The user must use the PREV NEXT key to move up down a series of linked screens Cursor movement is defined as follows If you press the ENTER key several times the cursor moves in the following order 1 2 3 and 4 then back to 1 25 GE FANUC SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 26
24. methods and addresses listed here Attempting to acheive access not allowed by the PLC or to an address not supported by the PLC will result in a communications fault while using the SOI CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMM ING Supported Data Formats The data format selected for a particular programmable controller memory location must reflect the correct format for the data actually stored in that location This is the only way you can ensure that correct consistent information is displayed on the SOI 120 or SOI 260 For example selecting a 16 Bit Hex format for one location will display data in one way Selecting a 16 Bit Signed Integer format for the same location will display the data in another way It is important to understand each data format and its characteristics The following table lists all supported data formats and the ranges applicable to each Data Format Range Scalable to Engineering Units Bit 0 1 No 16 bit signed integer 32 768 to 32 767 Yes 16 bit unsigned integer 0 to 465 535 Yes 16 bit BCD 0 to 9 999 Yes 16 bit hexadecimal 0 to FFFF No 32 bit unsigned integer 0 to 4 294 967 295 No 32 bit BCD 0 to 99 999 999 No 32 bit hexadecimal 0 to FFFF FFFF No ASCII display 0 to 20 characters No ASCII input SOI 260 only 0 to 32 characters No The supported data formats are described below 13 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 14 Note Note Bit Bit Data
25. mum entry limits Default Value This parameter defines a default value that is displayed at the entry location of the display An entry of Z defines no default value Entry Screen Parameter for ASCII Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Character Count The number of characters 2 characters for each 16 bit data location to be displayed up to a maximum of 32 characters The initial byte of the location identified by the register number is displayed first then the second byte the first byte of the next higher sequential location and so on 23 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 24 Note Multiple Entry Note Entry Screen Parameter for 32 Bit Unsigned Integer amp 32 Bit BCD Data Description Register Number The programmable controller data location operand and address Digits Right of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the right of the decimal Digits Left of Decimal The number of digits to be placed to the left of the decimal Low User Input Limit The minimum entry value that an operator may enter This value must be within the range of 0 to 99 999 999 If a value lower than this is entered the SOI will display an Input Error screen displaying the minimum and maximum entry limits High User Input Limit The maximum entry value that an operator may enter This value must be within the range of 0 t
26. n and broadcast with a NULL CPU ID The CPU ID must match the CPU ID of the PLC with which the SOI is to connect The PLC must be configured with the GE Fanuc PLC programming software Note Do not use a blank CPU ID in a multidrop configuration If you do communications on all units on the bus is likely to fail Communications Baud Rate default 19 200 gt Data Bits lt default 8 gt Parity lt default odd gt The communications must match those in the PLC as configured with the GE Fanuc PLC programming software The default Advisor Update Rate is 2 00 Note SPS and the SOI do not support PLC passwords The PLC must be operating at an access level three 3 or higher with no password for the SOI to establish a connection 27 28 CHAPTER 3 Note Note TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter of the GE Fanuc SNP Communications Reference provides solutions to possible problems with the SOI 120 and SOI 260 and their use with the GE Fanuc SNP communications protocol Typically any problems that occur involve communications between the SOI 120 or SOI 260 and the PLC The communications software used to communicate with the PLC has passed critical compliance tests usually eliminating the software as a possible source of a problem The only other possible sources are the cabling and the communication port parameters involved baud rate etc The communication param eters must be identical for both the SOI 120 or SOI 260
27. nication port Receive Data differential pair must be terminated as indiated if the PLC is either the first or last drop on the SNP bus This is always the case in a point to point configuration However PLCs may be connected as multiple drops Do not connect the termination resistor if the PLC is not the first or last drop on the SNP bus CHAPTER 1 CABLING AND COMMUNICATION PORTS Shield Ground The shield must be grounded at the first drop on the SNP bus If the SOI is the first drop on the bus connect the SOI communication port pins 5 and 9 If the PLC is the first drop on the bus connect pins 1 and 7 on the PLC port Do not connect the shield to gorund on more than one unit SOI or PLC on the SNP bus SOI Resistor Termination The SOI communication port Receive Data differential pair must be terminated as indicated if the SOI is either the first or last drop on the SNP bus This is always the case in a point to point configuration However multiple PLCs may be connected to the SNP bus Do not connect the termination resistor if the SOI is not the first or last drop on the SNP bus The SOI will only connect to and communicate with one PLC regardless of how many are attached to the SNP bus Outputting Printer Forms SOI 260 only You can use the SOI 260 s optional printer port to output Printer Forms to a printer or other serial device such as a large ASCII display unit Printer forms are created in the SOI SPS programm
28. o 99 999 999 If a value higher than this is entered the SOI will display an Input Error screen displaying the minimum and maximum entry limits Default Value This parameter defines a default value that is displayed at the entry location of the display An entry of Z defines no default For the 32 Bit BCD selections scaling of data is not supported The defined register number and the next higher sequential number locations will define the data value The SOI 120 and SOI 260 with the GE Fanuc SNP communications protocol can now accept and display multiple entries per screen The recommended limits are 4 entries displays per screen in any combination for example 3 entries amp 1 display or 2 entries amp 2 displays The display is live unless you are in the middle of an entry Depending on the speed of the programmable controller the cursor may appear to flash erratically when moving from screen to screen or between entry fields on the current screen This flashing is consmetic only This is a temporary condition which goes away once the screen is fully refreshed CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING SZ The following table decribes how to use the keys with the multiple entry feature Key Description NEXT Moves you to the next screen Cursor will be at the first top left entry of each screen If at end of a series of linked screens pressing NEXT moves the cursor between entries PREV Moves you up the list of l
29. onal printer port to upload or download application programs from a personal computer On the SOI 120 you must use the communications port The following subsections describe the cabling needed Upload Download via Communications Port RS 232 communications selected Figures 1 3 and 1 4 show the cable pin connections 9 pin to 25 pin and 9 pin to 9 pin respectively when using the SOI 120 s or SOI 260 s communications port RS 232 selected to upload or download applications from a personal computer The figures indicate the required connections when building your own cable CHAPTER 1 CABLING AND COMMUNICATION PORTS Upload Download Cable for 25 Pin Computer Connections identical to the Spectrum Controls SCC 3 cable A ZF 1 14 O 1 1 2 O 15 i Data In Data Qu 2 1 2 16 3 Data Out Data In 3 O 17 5 i er a ore Mig 7 4 59 nal Ground 55 6 o 19 3 g 6 7 9 6 a9 2 Q3 8 o o 2 i 1 e Ss 9130 3 A 9 Shield 23 10 5 O e On OO a O an O CN a DB 9 Connector male DB 25 Connector female to SOI 120 or SOI 260 to Computer Comm Port Serial Port COM1 COM2 RS 232 selected Figure 1 3 Upload Download cable for 25 pin computer connections Upload Download Cable for 9 Pin Computer Connections 1 1 28 aa Data Qui 2 3 e Data Out Data In c 3 53 5 4 al 1 o 6 9 4 e Q 2 O 7 5 Signal Ground 5 O 8 3 0 43 09 8 66 59 O
30. or Interface User Manual 0300051 SOI 120 Operator Interface User Manual 0300054 SOI SPS Programming Software Manual 0300063 Upload Download Cable For SOI 120 and SOI 260 CHAPTER 1 CABLING AND COMMUNICATION PORTS This chapter of the GE Fanuc SNP Communications Reference covers the cabling needed to use the SOI 120 s RS 232 communications port see Figure 1 1 and the SOI 260 s communications port and optional printer port see Figure 1 2 RS 232 485 Communications Port Dass L Figure 1 1 SOI 120 Communications Port Optional RS 232 Printer Port male gt T vool RS 232 485 Communications Port female C J Figure 1 2 SOI 260 Communications Port and Optional Printer Port SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE Use the communication ports to e upload or download application programs from a personal computer connect your SOI 120 or SOI 260 to the programmable controller On the SOI 260 you can also use the optional RS 232 printer port to e output Printer Forms to a printer or other serial device such as a large ASCII display unit accept data from an ASCII input device such as a bar code scanner Uploading and Downloading Application Programs On the SOI 260 you may use either the communications port or the opti
31. packaging material as supplied by Spectrum Controls Place the device inside the conductive plastic bag ACCEPTABLE Wrap the device in some type of antistatic material Antistatic plastic material can be identified by its pink color and can be obtained in sheet or bag form UNACCEPTABLE Do not use ordinary plastic film foam or styrene chips popcorn or peanuts These materials can accumulate charges in excess of 10 000 volts resulting in possible damage to the Spectrum Controls electronic device Antistatic metallized plastic bags can be obtained from the following manufacturers 3M Company 800 328 1368 Type 2100 bag Static Inc 800 782 8424 8000 Series bag Charles Water 617 964 8370 CP 303 bag ii LIMITED WARRANTY Spectrum Controls warrants that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service as described in Spectrum Controls literature covering this product for a period of 1 year Spectrum Controls obligations under this warranty are limited to replacing or repairing at its option at its factory or facility any product which shall in the applicable period after shipment be returned to Spectrum Controls facility transportation charges prepaid and which after examination is determined to the satisfaction of Spectrum Controls to be thus defective This warranty shall not apply to any such equipment which shall have been repaired or altered except by Spe
32. the PREV NEXT keys to scroll through a set of ASCII characters If a character was selected via PREV NEXT but not entered via ENTER and some other key is pressed the new key press overrides the Arcade entry The following character set is provided ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ The above set includes a space uppercase A through Z the equal sign the pound sign the question mark the asterisk the colon the percent sign the forward slash the comma and the dollar sign CHAPTER 4 TERMINAL MODE SZ Direct ASCII Code Entry SOI 260 only The Direct ASCII code entry method allows the user to press the EXP key followed by a decimal value from 32 through 254 to enter an ASCII code directly sl CHAPTER 5 Note SPECIAL OPERATIONS P A D After pressing MODE the mode key on the SOI 120 or F the function key on the SOI 260 one of the menu items is labelled Spe cial This item provides access to the Point Access Display P A D feature The P A D feature gives you access to all unrestricted programmable controller addresses With this access addresses may be displayed and or modified This feature is extremely useful in start up or debugging sessions of programs or regular programmable controller operations CAUTION The Point Access Display feature is a powerful tool Its access should be restricted solely to authorized personnel When using this feature itis possible to change programm
33. ue of the programmable controller location Maximum Register Value The maximum data value of the programmable controller location Minimum Displayed Value The minimum data value to be displayed This value is displayed when the data in the programmable controller location is equal to the minimum register value See Maximum Displayed Value below for a description of scaling Maximum Displayed Value The maximum data value to be displayed This value is displayed when the data in the programmable controller location is equal to the maximum register value The range defined by the Minimum Displayed Value and the Maximum Displayed Value is proportionally scaled to the range of the minimum and maximum register values If both ranges are equal then the scaling ratio is 1 1 Minimum Bar Value Bar Graph Only The minimum value of data to be displayed in the Bar Graph This value must be greater or equal to the Minimum Displayed Value Maximum Bar Value Bar Graph Only The maximum value of data to be displayed in the Bar Graph This value must be less than or equal to the Maximum Displayed Value The Minimum and Maximum bar graph values may be used to display a particular range or window of an overall range Minimum and Maximum Displayed Values CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING Note Display Screen Parameter for 32 Bit Unsigned Integer amp 32 Bit BCD Data Description Register Number The programmabl
34. y e the SOI 260 receives the maximum number of characters For example an operator can manually enter 2 characters and then scan a bar code containing 8 characters with the last character being an ASCII carriage return The SOI 260 then writes all 10 characters to the controller and moves to the next entry field CHAPTER 2 PROGRAMMING This chapter of the GE Fanuc SNP Communications Reference covers the following e supported GE Fanuc PLC registers supported SOI 120 and SOI 260 screen types and parameters e GE Fanuc specific configuration parameters 11 SZ GE Fanuc SNP COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCE 12 Supported GE Fanuc PLC Registers The SOI 120 and SOI 260 support the following registers Type Name Size Access Range R Registers 16 bit word Read Write 1 16 384 Al Analog Inputs 16 bit word Read Write 1 8 192 AQ Analog Outputs 16 bit word Read Write 1 8 192 Discrete Inputs bit Read Write 1 12 288 byte 1 1 536 Q Discrete Outputs bit Read Write 1 12 288 byte 1 1 536 T Discrete Temporaries bit Read Write 1 256 byte 1 32 M Discrete Internals bit Read Write 1 12 288 byte 1 1 536 SA Discretes bit Read Write 1 128 byte 1 16 SB Discretes bit Read Write 1 128 byte 1 16 SC Discretes bit Read Write 1 128 byte 1 16 S Discretes bit Read Write 1 128 byte 1 16 G Genius Global bit Read Write 1 7 680 Data byte 1 960 Your PLC may not support all the access
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