Field Controls 10 manual

Installation Guid e Hardware Platform 10 FChwp10[...]

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Safety Informati on The followi ng are warni ngs or safety guidel ines. A warni ng means dan ger. You are in a situat ion th at could cau se bodil y inju ry. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards i nvolved wi th electri cal ci rcuitry and be famili ar wi th standard p ractices for preventing acci dents. Qualifi ed Personnel Warn[...]

Restricted Access Area Warning The device is intended for insta llation in restricted access areas. A restricted access area is an area to which access can be gain ed only by service personnel throug h the use of a special too l, lock and key, or other means of security, and t hat is cont rolled by the auth ority responsible for the locati on. Waar[...]

Power Suppl y Disconnecti on Warning Before working on the device or near power supplies, disconnect the pow er. Waarschuwing Voordat u aan een fr ame of in de nabijheid van voedingen werkt, dient u bij wisselstroom toestellen de stekker v an het netsnoer uit het stopcontact te halen ; voor g elijkstroom toestellen dient u de stroom uit te schakele[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 6 Table of Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Q u a l i f i e d P e r s o n n e l W a r n i n g ...................................... 3 I n s t a l l a t i o n W a r n i n g ...........................................[...]

About thi s manua l CER International bv 7 About this manual This document is i ntended for users of the FieldCommand er, ELS- or EWS controllers that are based on the HWP10-platform and explai ns the steps to instal l an d setup the system in your envi ronment. This gu ide contai ns in formation to i nstal l an d configure the uni t i n your netwo[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 8 Installati on This chapt er explain s the instal l ation in detai l and alon g the way it introduces you to some of the concepts important to understand t he operation of your controller uni t. System require ments In order to connect to the controller, you need a vali d TCP/IP network connection and a bro[...]

Install ation CER International bv 9 LED indicator Next to the Power Connector there is a green LED on the fro nt panel for indi catin g system status. Thi s LED is li t when power is suppl i ed to the unit . Power connector Power to the controller is accommodated by a DC jack “J9” or by passive power over ethernet connector. The DC jack is att[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 10 (ELS1700 or EWS1700 onl y) VGA Audi o USB (ELS172x only) To be defined !! VGA Audi o USB Serial port The 9-pin port is used to connect your controll er to your serial equi pment. Th e chapter call ed "Serial Interface" uncover s the detail s of ser ial communi cation and pi n-out of the connecto[...]

Install ation CER International bv 11 Hardware instal lation You communi cate with the controller over the Ethernet network. I n thi s part of the chapter, you'll learn about th e uni t itsel f and how and where to connect it. There are no configurabl e parts in side. Everything is controll ed and config ured by the software. Physical installa[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 12 Power Over Ethernet In your controller a passive power over E thernet (PoE) scheme is impl emented (see below), usi ng the un used pairs of the LAN port for power. Power can be injected usin g passive POE spli tter which can be ordered se perately. P OE Sp l i t t er Fi el dCo mm ande r LAN P OE Pow er[...]

Install ation CER International bv 13 Connecting to the network Before co nnectin g the controll er to the network, yo u mig ht want to consul t your network admin istrator. You can empl oy the controll er at various points i n your ethernet network as shown below. Make sure the IP addres sing scheme of your controller does not interfere with your [...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 14 To connect the CER controller to your 10/100base-T network, you can use any standard Category 5 (CAT5). A sui table cabl e is supp li ed. Attach one side to the RJ- 45 socket marked "Ethernet" on the front panel of the uni t and the other to your ethernet hub or switch. Take note of the ser ial [...]

IP configurati on CER International bv 15 IP configuration Your CER controller uses the common TCP/IP protocols to provide the connection to the cli ent machi ne over Ethernet. Like any serve r or de vice, it needs a 'uni que' IP number to be addressed. This chapter shows the basic concepts necessary to install and operate the controller,[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 16 For Field Commander controll ers: Assigni ng an IP address on a Field Commander The factory default IP address of the controller is: 10.0.0.1 with netmask 255.0.0.0 . This address wil l suffice when you have a poi nt-to-poi nt connecti on with the controll er or when the local network ID is "10"[...]

IP configurati on CER International bv 17 Note: For se curity reasons, it i s strongly recommended to change thi s password. See the User's G uide for in structions. In case you for got the address of FieldComma nder, you can force it to accept a new IP address by way of ARP and PING commands, see later this chapter. Now you should i denti fy [...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 18 Caution: Be aware that, when your Fi eldComma nder is assign ed a dynamic address, you may not know which ad dress to enter in order to access it. Use this setti ng wi th care. The "System IP" page shows the followin g in formation: IP: I nternet Protocol DHCP: Dynami c Host Configu ration Proto[...]

IP configurati on CER International bv 19 Force new IP address using ARP+PING When Fiel dComman der is outside of your subnet or or you don't recall it's current address, you cannot open the configurati on web pages to change the IP setting s. To solve this, you can force Fiel dCommander to accept a new IP address by way of ARP and PING c[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 20 For ELS controllers: Assigni ng an IP address on an ELS controlle r The IP address o n an ELS controll er is defined i n a configurat ion fi le and set to 10.0.0.1 by default. To change thi s IP address, connect to the ELS using an US B keyboard, SSH or the ser ial console. Then log i n usi ng username / [...]

IP configurati on CER International bv 21 For EWS controllers: Assigni ng an IP address on an EWS controll er The IP address o n an EWS controll er is defined i n a configu ration fi le and set to 10.0.0.1 by default. To change thi s IP address, connect to the ELS using an US B keyboard, SSH or the ser ial console. Then log i n usi ng username / pa[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 22 Testing the Etherne t connection The ping test The most basic way to test the network connection i s to do a so-called 'pi ng' test. When the connection i s working, th e CER controller wil l answer with an 'echo' or 'pong'. Start a command prompt on your l ocal machi ne and [...]

Serial interfaces CER International bv 23 Serial interface In this part of the i nstal lati on manu al, you wi ll learn some basics of serial communi cation, th e hardware invol ved and how the CER controll er connects to your RS- 232 device. RS-232 The RS-232c standard The RS-232 stan dard (RS stand s for r ecommended standards ) was publ ish ed f[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 24 RS-485 (option only) The RS-485 standard The RS-485 commun icati on protocol i s the ind ustry's most widely used bi di rectional , balan ced transmissi on li ne standa rd. It is specifical ly desi gned for indu strial mul ti-d rop systems that shoul d be able to transmi t and receive data at hi gh r[...]

Serial interfaces CER International bv 25 Network topology and wi ring Mult i-drop RS- 485 i mpli es that th ere are two main wires in a segment l abeled DATA + and DATA– or simp le A and B. The wi ring comes as a twisted pair. To reduce e lectrical noise, it sh ould be twi sted as ti ghtl y as possibl e. It is advisabl e to follow the stan dard [...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 26 Automatic Data Flow Control Function for RS-485 The CER controller automat ical ly senses the directi on of incomi ng data an d switch es its transmissi on di rection accordingl y. Therefore no handshaking si gnal (e.g. RTS sig nal) is necessary. This feature lets you simpl y and qui ckly bu il d an RS-4 [...]

Serial interfaces CER International bv 27 Ports on your controll er Hardware Platform 10 has di fferent versions, depending on the model you choose: Model USB* Port 1** Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 ELS1700 2xUSB2.0 RS-232 - - - ELS1722 2xUSB2.0 RS-232 RS -232 - - ELS1724 2xUSB2.0 RS-232 RS -485 - - EWS1700 2xUSB2.0 RS-232 - - - EWS1722 2xUSB2.0 RS-232 RS -[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 28 - + Pin Assignments RS-232 and RS-485 Serial Ports Pin RS-232 RS-232 full RS-485 Port 1 Port 2/3 (Option only) Port 2 (Opti on only) 1 - DCD DATA– (B) i nvertin g 2 RxD RxD DATA+ (A) non- inverti ng 3 TxD TxD - 4 - DTR - 5 GND GND GND 6 - DSR - 7 - RTS - 8 - CTS - 9 - RI - Power Connector Pin di ameter:[...]

Pin Assi gnment s CER International bv 29 Ethernet pin Col or pair functi on 1 Orange/Whit e 2 TX+ 2 Orange 2 TX- 3 Green/White 3 RX+ 4 Blue 1 POE: VCC in (D C 7-20V) 5 Blue/Wh ite 1 POE: VCC in (D C 7-20V) 6 Green 3 RX- 7 Brown/Whit e 4 POE: GND (power return) 8 Brown 4 POE: GND (power return) USB Ports Pin Si gnal 1 +5V DC 2 D – 3 D + 4 GND[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 30 VGA Note: In the ELS an Award BIOS is used. The combinati on of Award BIOS and Linux kernel wil l d etect a VGA monitor at bootti me, and won’t boot when no moni tor is connected. Pin Signal 1 VGARed 2 VGAGreen 3 VGABlue 4 nc 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 KBVCC +5V 10 GND 11 ncc 12 DDC data 13 HS Hor.Sync 1[...]

Technical Specifi cati ons CER International bv 31 Technical Specif ications Hardware CPU (type A ) 433MHz AMD Geo de LX700 (type B/C) 500MHz AMD Geo de LX800 Memory (type A) 128 MB SDRAM (type B/C) 256 MB SDRAM Storage (type A/B) 1GB GB Flash drive (256MB rese rved for system) (type C) 4GB GB Flash drive (25 6MB reserv ed for system) Indicators Po[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 32 RS-485 Interface (option only) Interface one RS-485 ser ial port (EIA/TIA-485 -A, ISO 84 82) Connector D-sub 9 pins Distance 1220 meter max (400 0 feet) Data bits 5, 6, 7 or 8 Stop bits 1, 1½ or 2 Parity Even, Odd, Mark, Space, None Flow control Automatic Signals DATA+ (A), DATA– (B), GND Network Inter[...]

Physical Dimen sions CER International bv 33 Physical D imensions All sizes in millimet ers[...]

Hardware Platform 10 Installati on Guide 34 Notice to the user Regulatory FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the fo llowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including int erference that may cause undesir[...]

Notice to the user CER International bv 35 Declaration of Conf ority Trademarks CER and FieldCommander are registered trademarks of CER International bv. All other product names and ser vices identified throughout this book are trademarks or registered trademark s of their respe ctive companies. They are used throughout this manual in editorial fas[...]

The latest documentati on is available from http://www.cer.com FieldCommander is a pr oduct of: CER International bv Postbus 258 NL 4700 AG Ro osendaal The Netherlands TEL: +31 (0)165 5 5741 7 FAX: +31 (0)165 5 62151 http:// www.cer.com Part no. FCHWP10IG, r evision 3.5.34[...]