ABB T200 Communication Server
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1. gt F ABBT200 Isi ISO Help Com Port Settings Topic Definition DDE Server Settings Server Settings Command A number of parameters that control the internal operation of the Server can be set In most cases the default settings for these parameters provide good performance and do not require changing However they can be changed to fine tune the Server for a specific environment To change the Server s internal parameters invoke the Configure Server Settings command The Server Settings dialog box will appear Protocol Timer Tick fi 0 msec J NetDDE being used Cancel Configuration File Directory IC ABBT 200 IT Start automatically as Windows NT Service ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 7 The following describes each field in this dialog box Protocol Timer Tick This field is used to change the frequency at which the Server checks for work to do at this frequency the Server tries to send one request command to PLC and receive one reply from PLC Usually three activations of the Server are needed to process one full data obtaining cycle at first tick the request with task code is sent to PLC on next tick the ACK is received from PLC and response request inquiry is sent to PLC and on third tick the response with data is received from PLC If some step of send response cycle is taking too long time then2. 32767 coupler area 2047 15 0 32767 ee 65535 Word outputs Integer 0000 00 32767 32767 coupler area 2047 15 0 32767 ee 65535 Value ranges 32767 32767 and 2147483647 2147483647 for signed integers item point without suffix u value ranges 0 32767 32769 65535 and 0 2147483647 for unsigned integers item point with suffix u Both inputs and outputs in the coupler areas can be can be addressed both in terms of bits and words Word EEWxxxx 00 Bits EExxxx 00 aint EExxxx 15 ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 16 Item Point Naming Examples The following examples show the correct format for item point names M1 15 bit in Bit flag area group 1 channel 15 item type Discrete R W MME6 2 bit in Bit word flag area group 6 channel 2 item type Discrete R W MW10 0 word in Word flag area group 10 channel 0 item type Integer R W MW8 0 12 12 bit in Word flag area word group 8 channel 0 item type Discrete R O MD13 14 double word in Double word flag area group 13 channel 14 item type Integer R W MMWO 7u word in Word bit flag area group 10 channel 7 item type Integer unsigned R W MMD003 3 double word in Double word bit flag area group 3 channel 3 item type Integer R W S0 08 bit in Step chains area group 0 channel 8 item type Discrete R O E2 48 3
3. is displayed Verbose if checked then additional debugging information is displayed This option is useful for getting additional information about error situations Dump displays all information about ports active topics and data items DumpScreen if checked information about active topics and messages is displayed in ABBT200 main window All debugging information except DumpScreen option is displayed via the Wonderware Logger which must be active for these commands to work Warning if you check Show Send and or Show Receive debug output grows very fast ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 26 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION ABBT200 Communication Server Revision History Mar 99 Rev 1 0 First Release May 99 Rev 1 1 Minor changes in the Installing the ABBT200 Server section Mar 2002 Rev1 2 Installation from CD information added ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12
4. is not logged on to the system This is valuable when systems must operate in an unattended mode Enabling this option and rebooting the system will cause the Server to run as a Windows NT service However to view configuration information or to reconfigure the Server the user must log on to the system Any Server related problems that may arise such as missing adapter cards licensing failures or device drivers not loading will not be visible to the user until a log on is performed Disabling this option and rebooting the system will cause the Server to run as a Windows NT application program once again Note The Service Startup configuration can be changed by MS Windows NT Control Panel Services configuration dialogs The Allow Service to Interact with Desktop checkbox in Service dialog box must be checked the Service dialog box can be invoked by pressing the Startup button on Services dialog box when Service ABBT200_ OServer is selected If Allow Service to Interact with Desktop is not selected then ABBT200 Server full functionality is not ensured e g the Server configuration can not be changed no message boxes will be displayed etc Once all entries have been made click on OK ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 8 Com Port Settings Command This command is used to configure the communication port that will be used to communic
5. statement the word channel must be used in the POKE statement instead of the actual cell reference The applicationname and topicname portions of the formula must be enclosed in quotation marks POKE channel itemname Data_Reference POKEs the value contained in the Data_Reference to the specified item name actual location in the ABB T200 PLC via the channel number returned by the previously executed INITIATE function Data_Reference is the row column ID of the cell containing the data value For itemname use some of the valid item names specified like described in the Item Names section ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 23 TERMINATE channel Closes the channel at the end of the macro Some applications have a limited number of channels Therefore they should be closed when finished Channel is the channel number returned by the previously executed INITIATE function RETURN Marks the end of the macro The following is an example of Excel macro used to poke value from cell B2 to topic PLC1 item MW5 12 PokeMacro Ctrl a INITIATE ABBT200 PLC1 POKE A2 MW5 12 B2 ON TIME NOW 0 01 TerminateDDEChannel RETURN TerminateDDEChannel TERMINATE A2 RETURN Note Refer to the Microsoft Excel manual for complete details on entering Remote Reference formulas for cells ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual
6. 1 the binary input 207 remote UO line 4 substation 8 slot channel 31 item type Discrete R O AW0 03 00 the word output basic subrack 3 slot channel 3 16 bit channel item type Integer R W AD2 15 1 the double word output 2 remote UO line 1 substation 5 slot channel 1 32 bit channel item type Integer R W t0 5 timer group 0 channel 5 item type Integer R O Ee0005 12 bit in binary inputs coupler area group 5 channel 12 item type Discrete R W aaw21 04 word in word outputs coupler area group 21 channel 4 item type Integer R W ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 17 Monitoring Communication with a PLC For each topic there is a built in discrete item that indicates the state of communication with PLC The discrete item STATUS is set to 0 when communication fails and set to 1 when communication is successful From InTouch the state of communication may be read by defining an I O Discrete tagname and associating it with the topic configured for the PLC and using STATUS as the item name From Excel the status of the communication may be read by entering the following formula in a cell ABBT200 topic STATUS Using the ABBT200 Server with InTouch To access items points on ABB T200 PLC from InTouch the Access Names and Tag names should be defined in WindowMaker Defining the Access Names InTouch uses Acce
7. 20 Entering the slow poll mode is reported to WWLogger by following string Set slow poll mode poll after each lt SlowPolllnterval 1000 gt msecs Stop error logging to Topic lt TOPICNAME gt Leaving the slow poll mode is reported to WWLogger by following string Port lt PORTNAMEsS return to normal communication to Topic lt TOPICNAME gt ConsecutiveWriteErrors The ConsecutiveWriteErrors entry is used to enter the number of consecutive unsuccessful write retries for one write command If after ConsecutiveWriteErrors the write command still is not executed then write command is deleted from the list of active pending write messages and write is finally rejected ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 25 The default ConsecutiveWriteErrors value is 5 used if WIN INI file does not contain this entry Troubleshooting menu The following debugging choices are appended to the Server s System Menu the menu that appears when you click on the Server icon in the upper left hand corner of the Server window Suspend Protocol Resume Protocol these choices permit you to turn protocol processing on and off what means that you can suspend access to the PLC Show Send if checked then all outgoing user data is displayed Show Receive if checked then all incoming user data is displayed Show Errors if checked then all information about errors
8. 67 Max Raw 32767 af Tr m Conversion Eng Units E Ee Access Name PLC1 C Square Root ltem Mw5 12 M Use Tagname as Item Name Log Deadband jo Refer to the Item Names section below for complete details Where applicable the Use Tagname as Item Name option may be selected to automatically enter the tag name in this field Note The tag name can only be used if it follows the conventions listed in the Item Names section Once all entries have been made click on the Save button in the top dialog box to accept the new tagname To define additional tagnames click on the New button To return to the WindowMaker main screen select Close Monitoring the Status of Communication with InTouch InTouch supports built in topic names called DDEStatus and lOStatus which are used to monitor the status of communication between the Server and InTouch For more information on the built in topic names DDEStatus and lOStatus see your online InTouch User s Guide The status of communication between the Server and InTouch can be read into Excel by entering the following DDE reference formula in a cell on a spreadsheet in following examples PLC1 is the Topic Name configured for ABBT200 Server view DDEStatus PLC1 or view IOStatus PLC1 ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 22 Notes on Using Microsoft Excel Data from ABBT200 to
9. 769 65535 Double word Integer 0 00 00 2147483647 inputs 4 99 06 2147483647 0 2147483647 Word outputs AW Integer 0 00 00 32767 32767 4 99 07 0 32767 32769 65535 Double word AD AD Integer 0 00 00 2147483647 outputs 4 99 06 2147483647 0 2147483647 Value ranges 32767 32767 and 2147483647 2147483647 for signed integers item point without suffix u value ranges 0 32767 32769 65535 and 0 2147483647 for unsigned integers item point with suffix u Both inputs and outputs areas can be can be addressed both in terms of bits words and double words Double word EDx xx 00 Words EWx xx 00 EWx xx 01 Bits Ex xx 00 os Ex xx 15 Ex xx 16 goe Ex xx 31 ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 15 Operands for timers and counters Operand type Operand Operand Item Address Value identifier identifier type range Range in item in PLC name program ba T T Integer 00 00 0 32767 15 15 16 ail 00 00 0 65535 15 15 All timer and counter items are Read Only Operands for coupler areas Operand type Operand Operand Item Address identifier identifier type range ig in item in PLC name program Inputs in the EE E Discrete 0000 00 0 1 coupler area 2047 15 Paste e coupler area 2047 15 Word inputs Integer 0000 00 32767
10. ABB T200 Communication Server for Microsoft Windows and InTouch Applications User Manual Ver 1 x Rev 1 2 DR 370 10 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION P O Box 38 FIN 00371 Helsinki Finland tel int 358 9 5404940 fax int 358 9 5413541 www klinkmann com Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server i Table Of Contents ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 1 ABB T200 Communication Server Overview The ABB T200 Communication Server hereafter referred to as the ABBT200 Server or ABBT200 or Server is a Microsoft Windows 32 bit application program that acts as a communication protocol Server and allows other Windows application programs access to data from ABB Procontic T200 Programmable Logic Controllers PLCs using the RS 232C serial interface The communication is possible with ABB T200 CPU Programming Port or with RS 232C serial port on 07 KP 60 Communication Processor Any Microsoft Windows program that is capable of acting as a DDE FastDDE or SuiteLink Client may use the ABBT200 Server Communication Protocols Dynamic Data Exchange DDE is a communication protocol developed by Microsoft to allow applications in the Windows environment to send receive data and instructions to from each other It implements a client server relationship between two concurrently running applications The server application provides the data
11. OK to accept the new Access Name and close the Add Access Name dialog box The Access Names dialog box will reappear displaying the new Access Name selected in the list Click Close to close the Access Names dialog box Defining the Tag names To define the Tag names associated with the new Access Name invoke the Special Tagname Dictionary command in WindowMaker The Tagname Dictionary dialog box will appear Tagname Dictionary EN C Main Details Alarms Details LAlams Members Hew Restore Delete Save Cancel Close Tagname mw51 2 f Typ i Memory Integer Group sSvstem C Readony Readiwnite Comment I LogData Log Events I Retentive Value Retentive Parameters Click on New and enter the Tag Name The tag name defined here is the name InTouch will use The ABBT200 Server does not see this name Select the tag type by clicking on the Type button The Tag Types dialog box will appear ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 20 Memory Discrete 1 0 Discrete Indirect Discrete Memory Integer v 1 0 Integer Memory Real 1 0 Real Indirect Analog Memory Message LA Message Indirect Message Group Var Hist Trend Tag ID To access ABBT200 items the type must be I O Discrete or I O Integer Select the Tag type The Details dialog box for the tag name will a
12. Read Only 255 15 Value ranges 32767 32767 and 2147483647 2147483647 for signed integers item point without suffix u value ranges 0 32767 32769 65535 and 0 2147483647 for unsigned integers item point with suffix u Integer 000 00 383 01 l 2147483647 This is a common flag area which can be addressed both in terms of bits words and double words Double word MMDxxx 00 Words MMWxxx 00 MMW xxx 01 Bits MMxxx 00 E MMxxx 15 MMxxx 16 er MMxxx 31 This is a common flag area which can be addressed both in terms of words and double words Double word MDxxx 00 Words MW xxx 00 MWxxx 01 ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 14 Operands for inputs and outputs The location addressing of inputs and outputs I Os is the following Oa bc xx where O operand identifier E A EW AW ED AD a basic subrack 0 or number of remote I O line 1 4 b number of expansion subrack 0 5 or number of substation 0 9 c sot number 0 9 Separator xx Channel number 00 31 for binary I Os 0 7 for word I Os and 0 6 for double word I Os Operand type Operand Operand Address identifier identifier range in item in PLC name program 4 99 31 Lid ad ll D 99 31 Word inputs Integer 0 00 00 eee 32767 4 99 07 0 32767 32
13. Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 24 Troubleshooting WIN INI entries The first time you run the ABBT200 Server configuration most of the items in the following list will automatically appear in the WIN INI file located in the MS Windows system directory e g C WINNT or C Win95 It is an ASCII file and can be altered manually if you wish with any text editor e g MS Windows Notepad do not use a program that formats text such as MS Word or Write unless the file is saved as a DOS text The following is a typical entry for the ABBT200 Server ABBT200 Winlconic 0 WinFullScreen 0 WinTop 112 WinLeft 0 WinWidth 200 WinHeight 168 There are following additional WIN INI entries available for ABBT200 Server SlowPollRetries and SlowPolllnterval The SlowPollRetries entry is used to enter the number of consecutive error retries for one topic PLC If after SlowPollRetries there is still no successful response from PLC then this topic is changed to slow poll mode The WIN INI file SlowPolllnterval entry is used to enter the slow poll mode update interval in seconds The default values they are used if WIN INI file does not contain these entries are SlowPollRetries equal to 3 and SlowPolllnterval equal to 60 seconds For example the following entries can be used to specify that slow poll mode 2 minutes will start after 5 consecutive unsuccessful retries SlowPollRetries 5 SlowPollinterval 1
14. User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 12 Item Names Within the ABBT200 Server item point naming depends on ABB T200 PLC operand naming conventions The Server supports the fixed set of item names each of them generally may be described as Oa bc xxd where O operand identifier e g E or MW a basic subrack number used only for inputs and outputs can be 0 or number of remote I O line bc group number or number of expansion subrack or number of substation and slot number for inputs and outputs separator xx channel number d optionally used suffix can be the following b the address of bit in word or double word operands for example MW5 12 07 is the bit 7 in flag word MW5 12 for word operands possible bit addresses are 00 15 for double word operands possible bit addresses are eh if b addressing is used then item type is Discrete binary Read nly u indicates that word or double word value is interpreted as unsigned integer value range 0 65535 for word operands and 0 21474836447 for double word operands corresponding item without suffix u is interpreted as signed integer value limits 32767 32767 for word operands and 21474836447 21474836447 for double word operands Notes 1 Both uppercase and lowercase characters can be used in item names For example both MW5 12u and mw5 12U are valid item names 2 Leading zeroes can be excluded when addre
15. and accepts requests from any other application interested in its data Requesting applications are called clients Some applications such as Wonderware InTouch and Microsoft Excel can simultaneously be both a client and a server FastDDE provides a means of packing many proprietary Wonderware DDE messages into a single Microsoft DDE message This packing improves efficiency and performance by reducing the total number of DDE transactions required between a client and a server Although Wonderware s FastDDE has extended the usefulness of DDE for our industry this extension is being pushed to its performance constraints in distributed environments The ABBT200 Server Suite Link amp DDE version supports the FastDDE Version 3 an extension to Wonderware s proprietary FastDDE Version 2 This extension supports the transfer of Value Time Quality VTQ information The original DDE and FastDDE Version 2 formats are still supported providing full backward compatibility with older DDE clients FastDDE Version 3 works on Windows 9x systems as well as Windows NT systems NetDDE extends the standard Windows DDE functionality to include communication over local area networks and through serial ports Network extensions are available to allow DDE links between applications running on different computers connected via networks or modems For example NetDDE supports DDE between applications running on IBM compatible computers connected via LAN or modem an
16. ate with ABB T200 PLCs Invoke the Configure Com Port Settings command The Communication Port Settings dialog box will appear Communication Port Settings ee CZ Com Pott COM1 M Baud Rate C 300 C 600 C 1200 2400 C 4800 9600 GG 19200 Data Bits Stop Bits CG 7 8 O C2 Parity Even C Odd C None Reply Timeout 3 00 Secs Select the Com Port and examine the characteristics of the selected Port To select a necessary Com Port click on the combo box button and make your choice from the list box The Reply Timeout field is used to enter the amount of time in seconds the PLC using the selected communication port will be given to reply to commands from the Server Note The default value of 3 seconds should be sufficient for most configurations The following are default and recommended communication parameters Baud Rate 19200 7 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit Even Parity IW necessary these parameters can be changed The communication parameters entered here must match with settings used on ABB T200 PLC side on CPU Programming Port or on RS 232C port on 07 KP 60 Once communication parameters and Reply Timeout are entered select Save to save the configuration for the communication port Once all entries have been made click on OK ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 9 Saving ABBT200 Confi
17. c T200 907 PC 32 programming system or yourself made connection cable The following wiring diagram can be used to connect computer s RS 232 serial port and PG port on ABB T200 CPU e g 07 ZE 61 or RS 232C port on 07 KP 60 Communication Processor IBM PC ABB T200 9 pin female 15 pin male RLSD 1 1 PGND RD 2 _ 2 TD TD3 3 RD RTS 7 4 RTS CTS 8 5 CTS DTR 4 7 DSR DSR6 L gRLsD SGND 5 9 SGND 10 SGND Configuring the ABB T200 PLC Before starting the ABBT200 Server the ABB T200 PLC side must be ready to communicate with the Server Depending on which type of connection CPU Programming Port or RS 232C port on 07 KP 60 is used the following must be done H Server will communicate with CPU Programming Port PG then serial interface parameters for PG must be checked Same parameters must be configured for ABBT200 Server see Com Port Settings Command section it can be done by 907 PC 332 ABB Procontic Programming and Test Software at Programming interface configuration usually the default parameters baud rate 19200 bps 7 data bits even parity 1 stop bit with checksum are most commonly used and recommended H Server will communicate with RS 232C port on 07 KP 60 then following settings are needed on 07 KP 60 the MODE switch operating mode rotary switch must be set to 1 or 2 depending on application and RS 232C Parameter DIL switch settings must match with settings configured fo
18. d DDE aware applications running on non PC based platforms under operating environments such as VMS and UNIX SuiteLink uses a TCP IP based protocol and is designed by Wonderware specifically to meet industrial needs such as data integrity high throughput and easier diagnostics This protocol standard is only supported on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or higher SuiteLink is not a replacement for DDE FastDDE or NetDDE The protocol used ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 2 between a client and a server depends on your network connections and configurations SuiteLink was designed to be the industrial data network distribution standard and provides the following features Value Time Quality VTQ places a time stamp and quality indicator on all data values delivered to VTQ aware clients Extensive diagnostics of the data throughput server loading computer resource consumption and network transport are made accessible through the Microsoft Windows NT operating system Performance Monitor This feature is critical for the scheme and maintenance of distributed industrial networks Consistent high data volumes can be maintained between applications regardless if the applications are on a single node or distributed over a large node count The network transport protocol is TCP IP using Microsoft s standard WinSock interface The Suite Link FastDDE Versio
19. e adjusted depending on real application needs Note The default Response TM is 0 no waiting time 6 Enter the value in the Read Block Size field This value determines the maximum number of consecutive words which can be read from PLC in one read command communication protocol 40H task The greater value is configured the faster data update rate can be achieved Therefore reduce the default Read Block Size value 120 words only if PLC has timing problems to process great amount of data in a short time period 7 Set the Update Interval field to indicate the frequency the items points on this topic will be read polled This is requested update rate at this frequency the values of all this topic active items must be updated In real conditions when large amount of data is requested from PLC the real update rate can be longer it will be automatically adjusted by the Server for maximum possible performance Note The default Update Interval is 1000 milliseconds There is also the Address LUMP field specified in this dialog box This field is reserved for future use for the possibility to enter the LUMP network address In the current version of ABBT200 Server the default unchangeable value FFFFOOOO direct communication is used Once all entries have been made click on OK Select Done in the Topic definition dialog box when configuration for all Topics has been performed ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x
20. guration File If the configuration file does not currently exist or a new configuration path has been specified the Server will display the Save Configuration dialog box Save Configuration Configuration File Directory C ABBT 2005 Defaults V Make this the default configuration file This dialog box displays the path where the Server is going to save the current configuration file The path may be changed if necessary Also the path can optionally be recorded in the WIN INI file by selecting the Make this the default configuration file option Doing so will allow the ABBT200 Server to find the configuration file automatically each time it is started Configuration File Location When the ABBT200 Server starts up it first attempts to locate its configuration file by first checking the WIN INI file for a path that was previously specified If the path is not EN the WIN INI file the Server will assume that the current working directory is to e used To start the Server from an application directory configuration file other than the default configuration file a special switch d is used For example invoke the File Run command and enter the following ABBT200 d c directoryname Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files that may be created although each must be in a separate directory ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communica
21. lect Add Remove Programs and select the ABBT200 SL and DDE Server from the list of available software products Click on Add Remove and proceed as directed by the UninstallShield program Notes 1 The ABBT200 Server is developed with Wonderware I O Server Toolkit ver 7 0 and needs the Wonderware FS2000 Common Components to be installed on computer where the ABBT200 Server is running The Wonderware FS2000 Common Components are installed automatically when any of Wonderware FS2000 Components e g InTouch or some Wonderware I O server is installed ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 4 2 If ABBT200 Server version will run on PC where Wonderware FS2000 Common Components are not installed then a special I O Server Infrastructure installation package can be obtained from Klinkmann Automation see Installing the I O Server Infrastructure section below This I O Server Infrastructure installation package contains the minimum set of software needed to run the ABBT200 Server and these infrastructure files must be install prior to executing the ABBT200 Server 3 The HASP key is needed for full time running of ABBT200 Server The HASP Driver setup is performed during the Server setup Without HASP Driver installed the ABBT200 Server will run only 1 hour with all features enabled Installing the UO Server Infrastructure The I O Server Infrastr
22. more than one activation of Server is needed to process it If computer is very busy or some other MS Windows application is taking over the computer then Server is activated rarely than setting in the Protocol Timer Tick Note The default and minimum value of Protocol Timer Tick is 10 milliseconds With this value the maximum performance of Server is ensured but in this case also the overload of computer is possible This minimum Protocol Timer Tick value can be increased to some higher value e g to 50 milliseconds to achieve Server performance and computer load optimum correlation NetDDE being used Select this option if you are networking using NetDDE Configuration File Directory The first field is used to specify the path disk drive and directory in which ABBT200 will save its current configuration file ABBT200 will use this path to load the configuration file the next time it is started Note Only the path may be modified with this field The configuration file is always named ABBT200 CFG Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files created although each must be in a separate directory When using the ABBT200 Server with InTouch it is good practice to place the configuration file in the application directory Start automatically as Windows NT Service Enabling this option will cause the ABBT200 Server to start as a Windows NT service Windows NT offers the capability of running applications even when a user
23. n 3 and DDE support for ABBT200 Communication Server is implemented by Wonderware I O Server Toolkit ver 7 0 060 Accessing Remote Items via the Server The communication protocol addresses an element of data in a conversation that uses a three part naming convention that includes the application name topic name and item name The following briefly describes each portion of this naming convention application name The name of the Windows program server that will be accessing the data element In the case of data coming from or going to ABB T200 PLC via this Server the application portion of the address is ABBT200 topic name Meaningful names are configured in the Server to identify specific devices ABB T200 PLCs These names are then used as the topic name in all conversations to that device For example PLC1 Note You can define multiple topic names for the same device PLC to poll different items at different rates item name A specific data element within the specified topic For example when using this Server items can be individual operands bits words and double words in the ABB T200 PLC The term point is used interchangeably with the term item in this User Manual For more information on item names see the Item Names section later in this manual ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 3 Installing the ABBT200 Server Installi
24. ng the Server The ABBT200 Server installation package can be supplied 1 Asa self extracting archive 37010xxx EXE if downloaded from Klinkmann s web site the xxx is the current latest version of the Server 2 From installation on CD 3 On two or three distribution disks floppies To install the ABBT200 Server from the self extracting archive run the 37010xxx EXE and proceed as directed by the ABBT200 Server Setup program To install the ABBT200 Server from CD or distribution disks on MS Windows NT 2000 XP or 9x 1 Insert the CD with Klinkmann Software into CD drive or insert the ABBT200 Server Disk1 into a floppy drive A or B 2 Select the Run command under the Start menu 3 Run STARTUP EXE if installing from CD or SETUP EXE if installing from distribution disks floppies 4 If installing from CD select Protocol Servers DDE SuiteLink OPC find ABBT200 SL and DDE Server and click on Setup 5 Proceed as directed by the ABBT200 Server Setup program When installation is finished the subdirectory specified as a folder where to install the ABBT200 Server files will contain the following files ABBT200 EXE The ABBT200 Server Program This is a Microsoft Windows 32 bit application program ABBT200 HLP The ABBT200 Server Help file ABBT200 CFG An example configuration file LICENSE TXT Klinkmann Automation software license file To uninstall the ABBT200 Server start Control Panel se
25. on Name box type the actual program name for the I O Server program from which the data values will be acquired In case the values are coming from the ABBT200 Server the ABBT200 is used Do not enter the exe extension portion of the program name Topic Name Enter the name defined for the topic in the ABBT200 Server to identify the topic the ABBT200 Server will be accessing The Topic Name is an application specific sub group of data elements In the case of data coming from ABBT200 Server program the topic name is the exact same name configured for the topic in the ABBT200 Server Note This will usually be the same as the Access Name although if desired they may be different However it must be the same name used when the topics were configured in section Configuring the ABBT200 Server Which protocol to use Select the protocol DDE or Suite Link that you are using ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 19 When to advise server Select Advise all items if you want the Server program to poll for all data whether or not it is in visible windows alarmed logged trended or used in a script Selecting this option will impact performance therefore its use is not recommended Select Advise only active items if you want the Server program to poll only points in visible windows and points that are alarmed logged trended or used in any script Click
26. pics nodes may be accessed from Excel spreadsheets To do so enter a formula like the following into a cell on the spreadsheet ABBT200 topic item Sometimes Excel requires the topic and or item to be surrounded by apostrophes In the formula topic must be replaced with one of the valid topic names defined during the Server configuration process Replace item with one of the valid item names described in the Item Names section Reading Values into Excel Spreadsheets Values may be read directly into Excel spreadsheets by entering a DDE formatted formula into a cell as shown in the following examples ABBT200 PLC1 MW5 12 ABBT200 ABBT200 e0 03 00 ABBT200 pic m010 5 Note Refer to the Microsoft Excel manual for complete details on entering Remote Reference formulas for cells Writing Values to ABBT200 Points Values may be written to the Server from Microsoft Excel by creating an Excel macro that uses the POKE command The proper command is entered in Excel as follows channel INITIATE ABBT200 topicname POKE channel itemname Data_Reference TERMINATE channel RETURN The following describes each of the above POKE macro statements channel INITIATE ABBT200 topicname Opens a channel to a specific topic name defined in the Server in an application with name ABBT200 the executable name less the EXE and assigns the number of that opened channel to channel Note By using the channel INITIATE
27. ppear Initial Value fo Min EU 32768 Max EU 32767 Deadband fo Min Raw 32768 Max Raw 32767 Conversion Eng Units lees Unassigned C Square Root SS IT Use Tagname as Item Name Log Deadband fo Select the Access Name for ABBT200 Server by clicking on the Access Name button The Access Names dialog box will appear Add Modify Delete Select the appropriate Access Name and click on Close If the Access Name has not been defined as previously described click on Add and define the Access Name now The Details dialog box will appear displaying the selected Access Name ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 21 Initial Value jo Min EU 1 32767 Max EU 32767 Deadband jo Min Raw 1 32767 Max Raw 32767 r Conversion Eng Units E e ae Linear i i PLCI s Square Root ltem M Use Tagname as Item Name log Desdbend fo For integers fill in the Min EU Max EU Min Raw and Max Raw fields These fields control the range of values which will be accepted from the Server and how the values are scaled If no scaling is desired Min EU should be equal to Min Raw and Max EU equal to Max Raw Enter the ABBT200 item name to be associated with this tagname in the Item field in the Details box Initial Value jo Min EU 32767 Max EU 32767 Deadband jo Min Raw 327
28. r ABBT200 Server see Com Port Settings Command section usually the default parameters baud rate 19200 bps 7 data bits even parity 1 stop bit with checksum the corresponding positions of RS 232C Parameter switch are switches 1 7 OFF switches 2 3 4 5 6 8 ON are most commonly used and recommended The One way Activation Control Procedures are used between the ABBT200 Server and ABB T200 PLC i e each of modules in ABB Procontic T200 PLC is activated by an entry of a task code from the ABBT200 Server ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 6 Configuring the ABBT200 Server After the ABBT200 Server is initially installed a little of configuration is required Configuring the Server automatically creates an ABBT200 CFG file that holds all of the topics nodes definitions entered as well as the communication port configurations This file will be placed automatically in the same directory in which ABBT200 is located unless the path where the configuration file will be placed is specified via the Configure Server Settings command To perform the required configurations start up the ABBT200 program If the Server starts up as an icon double click on the icon to open the server s window The following will appear gt F ABBT200 olx Configure Help To access the commands used for the various configurations open the Configure menu
29. ss Names to reference real time I O data Each Access Name equates to an I O address which can contain a Node Application and Topic Ina distributed application I O references can be set up as global addresses to a network I O Server or local addresses to a local I O Server To define the Access Names in WindowMaker node invoke the Special Access Names command The Access Names dialog box will appear Access Names pebejetip Delete Click on Add The Add Access Name Dialog Box will appear ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 18 Add Access Name Access Name PLCI Node Name Cancel PC Application Name AB BT200 Topic Name PLET r Which protocol to use DDE C SuiteLink i When to advise server Advise all items Advise only active items Note If Add is selected this dialog box will be blank when it initially appears Data has been entered here to illustrate the entries that are made The following fields are required entries when entering an Access Name Definition Access Name In the Access Name box type the name you want InTouch to use to this Access Name For simplicity use the same name that you will use for the Topic Name here Node Name If the data resides in a network I O Server in the Node Name box type the remote node s name Application Name In the Applicati
30. ssing operands and bits For example both MW5 12 07 and MW005 12 7 are valid item names 3 It is highly recommended that consecutive addressing for example MW1 1 MW1 2 MW1 3 etc is used for items accessed via the ABBT200 Server This will greatly increase the performance of ABBT200 Server 4 Do not operate with items representing physically non existing operands e g inputs or outputs in the PLC It will lead to communication failures because the Server recognizes item name error only if item name goes out of range shown in the tables of supported item names see below The following tables list the supported item names for ABB T200 PLCs ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 13 Flag operands Operand type Operand Operand Address identifier identifier range in item in PLC name program Bit and special Discrete 000 00 0 1 flag area 127 15 Bit word flag Discrete 000 00 0 1 area 383 31 MW Integer 000 00 3276 7 32767 4127 15 0 382767 32769 65535 MD Integer 000 00 2147483647 3135 14 2147483647 0 2147483647 Word flag area Double word flag area M M M M MM 0 32767 32769 65535 Double word bit M 2147483647 flag area M Word bit flag W 32767 32767 area MD Integer 000 00 383 00 0 2147483647 Step chains S Discrete 000 00 0 1
31. tion Server 10 Topic Definition Command The user provides each PLC with an arbitrary name that is used as the Topic Name for all references to the PLC The following steps are taken to define the Topic attached to the ABB T200 PLC 1 Invoke the Configure Topic Definition command The Topic definition dialog box will appear Topic definition 2 To modify an existing topic select the topic name and click on Modify To define a new topic click on New The Topic Definition dialog box will appear Application Name ABBT200 Topic Name Pict Com Port Address LUMP FFFF0000 Response TM 0 in 10 Mier Read Block Size fz Words Update Interval nom MilliSec Cancel 3 Enter the Topic Name Note If using InTouch the same Topic Name is to be entered in the Add Access Name dialog box described in the Using the ABBT200 Server with InTouch section 4 Click on the Com Port button to associate a topic with the communication port Note Additional topics may be associated with the same communication port later ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 11 5 Enter the value in the Response TM field This value in units of 10 milliseconds determines the response waiting time in transmission of control characters ACK EOT or NAK from PLC to the Server This value can be from 0 to 15 from 0 to 150 milliseconds This value should b
32. ucture installation package can be supplied 1 Asa self extracting archive l1OServerInfrastructure exe if downloaded from Klinkmann s web site 2 On one distribution disk floppy To install the I O Server Infrastructure from the self extracting archive run the lOServerInfrastructure exe and proceed as directed by the I O Server Infrastructure Setup program To install the I O Server Infrastructure from the distribution disk on MS Windows NT 1 Insert the I O Server Infrastructure disk into a floppy drive A or B 2 Select the Run command under the Start menu 3 Type A SETUP or B SETUP 4 Click on OK 5 Proceed as directed by the I O Server Infrastructure Setup program To uninstall the I O Server Infrastructure start Control Panel select Add Remove Programs and select the IO Server Infrastructure from the list of available software products Click on Add Remove and proceed as directed by the UninstallShield program Note The I O Server Infrastructure installation will be rejected if Wonderware FS2000 Common Components are already installed on same computer ABB T200 Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 2 37010M12 Klinkmann Automation ABB T200 Communication Server 5 Connection Cable To connect the ABB T200 PLC to your computer you can either use some manufactured cable for example the 07 SK 61 R1 or 07 SK 62 R1 type interface cables used for connection to ABB Proconti
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