Siemens 500 NIM manual

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MANUAL PUBLICA TION HISTOR Y SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Order Manual Number: PPX:TIW A Y–8110 Refer to this history in all correspondence and/or discussion about this manual. Event Date Description Original Issue 02/84 Original Issue (2704516–0001; 2587872–0001) Second Edition 04/86 Second Edition (2587872–0002) Errata 1 [...]

LIST OF EFFECTIVE P AGES Pages Description Pages Description Cover/Copyright Fifth History/Effective Pages Fifth iii — x Fifth 1-1 — 1-7 Fifth 2-1 — 2-16 Fifth 3-1 — 3-18 Fifth 4-1 — 4-64 Fifth A-1 — A-5 Fifth B-1 — B-6 Fifth C-1 — C-2 Fifth D-1 — D-2 Fifth E-1 Fifth F-1 — F-2 Fifth Registration Fifth[...]

Contents iii Contents Chapter 1 TIW A Y I Overview 1.1 TIW A Y I System Overview 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIW A Y I Options 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S[...]

iv Contents 3.5 Series 500 NIM Self T ests 3-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power-up Self-T est 3-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run-Time Self-T est 3-14 . . . . . . . [...]

Contents v W rite Block Primitive – Code 30 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W rite Random Block Primitive – Code 31 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block Data Acquisition Primitive Codes 50, 51, and 52 4-40 . . . . . .[...]

vi Contents List of Figures 1-1 TIW A Y I System Block Diagram 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 NIM Simplified Block Diagram 2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Number of Local Line Secon[...]

Contents vii List of T ables 1-1 Primitive Support in NIM Software Releases 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 RS-232-C Connections 2-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Pin Assignments of Local Line C[...]

Preface ix SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Preface This manual contains the information necessary to install and operate the Series 500  Network Interface Module (NIM). The following information is provided. • NIM specifications • Installation and testing procedures • Operating instructions and descriptions • SIMA TIC  T[...]

Preface x SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual • APPENDIX E — SPECIFICA TIONS provides general specifications for the Series 500 NIM. • APPENDIX F — PRIMITIVE EXAMPLES provides a simple primitive example in normal and extended addressing modes. The following publications contain additional information on TIW A Y I and TIW A Y I com[...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Chapter 1 TIW A Y I Overview 1.1 TIW A Y I System Overview 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIW A Y I Options 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 1.1 TIW A Y I System Overview TIW A Y I is an industrial Local Area Network designed to satisfy today ’ s factory and plant requirements for data acquisition and control of manufacturing processes. It is a significant enhancement of the Siemens “ Local Line, ” which has supp[...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual TIW A Y I network products provide a number of user-selectable options. • Baud rates are selectable from 1 10 baud to 1 15.2 K baud. • TIW A Y I devices can operate with modems in either full or half duplex mode, synchronously or asynchronously . • Both NRZ and NRZI data enc[...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual TIW A Y I System Overview (continued)       [...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual TIW A Y I provides a Universal Command Language for all communication on the network. The UCL consists of a set of high-level request/response transactions known as Primitives. Primitives are used for: • Reading and writing data • Acquiring status of devices attached to the ne[...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-6 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual TIW A Y I System Overview (continued) The Series 500 NIM provides several features which ensure maximum network signal integrity . • Each communication port is provided with a “ jabberstop ” circuit to disable the port ’ s transmitter in the event of a communication port f[...]

TIW A Y I Overview 1-7 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 1-1 provides a complete listing of the primitives and data types supported in each release. T able 1-1 Primitive Support in NIM Software Releases Release 1.1 Releases 2.1 and 2.2 Release 3.0 Primitive TT T ypes Primitive TT T ypes Primitive TT T ypes 0 0 0 0A 0 0A 1 1 1 1B [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Chapter 2 Network Design Considerations 2.1 TIW A Y I Network Configuration 2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication Media 2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 2.1 TIW A Y I Network Configuration TIW A Y I is a multi-drop communication network which consists of a main trunk cable (the “ spine ” ) and dropline cables. The network can connect up to 254 secondaries (e.g., Series 500 controllers) to a host computer . The Serie[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Figure 2-1 is a simplified block diagram of the Series 500 NIM. The media interface blocks are intentionally left unlabeled because the type of media interface depends on which NIM model you are using. The blocks are described as follows. • Special Function Interface [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual TIW A Y I Network Configuration (continued) The basic difference in the NIM models is the configuration of the media interface cards. Examples of the possible application of the different models are as follows: • If you want media redundancy for a dedicated line (leas[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 2.2 RS-232-C Cable Installation The physical layer in TIW A Y I provides a modem interface for synchronous or asynchronous modems at data transmission rates up to 1 15.2K bits per second. The modem interface provides standard signals, as defined in T able 2-1, for contr[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-6 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 2.3 Local Line Cable Installation The following paragraphs describe Local Line characteristics and installation guidelines. The TIW A Y I Local Line is a physical signaling technique (baseband, differential current drive) which operates over shielded, twisted-pair cabli[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-7 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual The TIW A Y I local line network cable consists of a main cable or spine with droplines or taps for each Secondary . Interrelated network variables having direct influence upon network performance are: • Maximum trunk cable length • Cable type • T ap length • T [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-8 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Figure 2-2 Number of Local Line Secondaries V ersus Cable Length[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-9 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Local Line Cable Installation (continued) As shown in Figure 2-2, when you use Belden  9860 cable (or its equivalent), up to 75 stations can be attached to a network operating at 38K bps and having a spine length of 20,000 feet. At 1 15.2K bps, the maximum length of [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-10 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Figure 2-3 TIW A Y I T ap Housing W ith the cover removed from the PPX:500 – 5606 T ap Housing, note that there are three sets of terminals, and that each set is labelled G, W , and B. (See Figure 2-3.) One set of these terminals is for the incoming Local Line twiste[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-11 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Local Line Cable Installation (continued) Some major points to consider during the planning phase of a Local Line network are as follows: • From the start, allow for system growth. This means making provisions for the attachment of additional computing devices by rou[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-12 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Figure 2-4 T ap Spacing Examples[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-13 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Local Line Cable Installation (continued) Cable routing should be planned as if the path between all stations on the network were free of obstructions. Next, modify the first routing to account for obstructions, then calculate the amount of cable needed. ! CAUTION All [...]

Network Design Considerations 2-14 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Surface Duct Routing. Surface ducting for network cabling is usually installed along the baseboards or is attached to walls at desktop height. While surface ducting protects cables from both physical and EMI effects, it may also require that network computing devices b[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-15 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 2.4 Local Line Biasing The TIW A Y I Local Line is designed to operate with shielded, twisted-pair cable which has a characteristic impedance of 124 ohms. In certain network configurations, the Local Line must be biased to raise its noise immunity and to prevent oscill[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-16 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual        ?[...]

Network Design Considerations 2-17 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Local Line Biasing (continued) T ermination of the Local Line must be at the tap housings at the extreme ends of the network spine, and is accomplished as follows: 1. The factory-installed termination resistors in the tap housing (see Figure 2-6) are left in place in t[...]

Installation 3-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Chapter 3 Installation 3.1 General Requirements 3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Installing the NIM 3-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Installation 3-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.1 General Requirements The following requirements must be met in order to install and use a Series 500 NIM: 1. The appropriate NIM configuration should be selected. • 500 – 5039 (LOCAL LINE/LOCAL LINE) • 500 – 5040 (RS-232-C/RS-232-C) 2. The programmable controller in which th[...]

Installation 3-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.2 Installing the NIM This section describes how to mount the NIM in the Series 500 I/O base, connect the communication cables to the NIM, and initialize the system for operation. The programmable controller (P/C) and the programming device should be in place before you install a NIM. [...]

Installation 3-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.3 Inserting the Module into the Base Before using the module, you should decide whether you want to protect it by “ keying ” the module ’ s position in the I/O base. As shown in Figure 3-1, keying is accomplished by placing the three keys provided in the right-hand slot of the t[...]

Installation 3-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Once the keys are in place, orient the module so that the indicators are on the top half of the module. Then, carefully push the module into the I/O base as shown in Figure 3-2. When the module is fully seated in the I/O base, tabs will hold the module in place. T o remove the module, p[...]

Installation 3-6 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.4 Setting the Dipswitches As Figure 3-3 illustrates, there are two blocks of dipswitches on the Series 500 NIM. The lower block of eight switches is used to select the NIM ’ s address on the network. The upper block of ten switches is used to configure the network communication para[...]

Installation 3-7 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 3-2 Address Examples 1 25 203 SW8 Open Open Open SW7 Closed Closed Open SW6 Closed Closed Closed SW5 Closed Open Open SW4 Closed Open Closed SW3 Closed Closed Closed SW2 Closed Closed Open SW1 Closed Closed Open The upper block of ten dipswitches is used in selecting the paramete[...]

Installation 3-8 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Setting the Dipswitches (continued)                ?[...]

Installation 3-9 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Configuration switches 1 through 4 (on the configuration switch bank) select the data transmission rate. All devices on the network must be configured to communicate at the same data rate. The data rates corresponding to the switch settings are shown in T able 3-3. For synchronous opera[...]

Installation 3-10 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Setting the Dipswitches (continued) Synchronous/Asynchronous Selection. Configuration switch 5 selects synchronous or asynchronous operation for modems. For synchronous modem communication, the NIM receives the transmit and receive timing signals from the modem via transmit signal timi[...]

Installation 3-11 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Lockout/Enable. Configuration switch 9 enables the P/C to “ lockout ” the NIM during time-critical operations. This function is not needed normally . During lockout, the NIM will not communicate with the P/C. The actual mechanism is as follows: 1. The P/C “ sees ” the NIM as an[...]

Installation 3-12 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Setting the Dipswitches (continued) A successful completion of these tests will leave only the NIM GOOD and PC/NIM COMM GOOD indicators on. If the TEST LED remains on, run the User Initiated Self-T est to determine the source of the error . The reset switch should always be pressed aft[...]

Installation 3-13 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Local/Remote. When set to remote, this two-position switch enables the NIM to perform write operations to controller memory . In the local position, the NIM cannot write to the controller . In either position, the NIM can monitor P/C memory and mode of operation. The Local Mode will be[...]

Installation 3-14 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.5 Series 500 NIM Self T ests The three levels of Series 500 NIM self tests available in the NIM are described in the following paragraphs. They are: • Power -Up Self-T est • Run-Time Self-T est • User -Initiated Self-T est The Series 500 executes a Power Up Self-T est in the fo[...]

Installation 3-15 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Failures detected in the ROM integrity test will cause the NIM GOOD LED to extinguish, and force the NIM into a failed state. In this condition the NIM goes to the Logically Disconnected State (LDS) and will always issue a Disconnect Mode (DM) response to any commands received. Once th[...]

Installation 3-16 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Self T ests (continued) Start of execution of the User -Initiated Self-T est will be signaled by the illumination of the T est Mode LED, with all other LED indicators being extinguished. Then, after approximately ten seconds, all LED indicators will flash on and off for [...]

Installation 3-17 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.6 Module Login V erification After the NIM has been installed and configured, you should verify that the NIM is logged into the controller I/O map. This is the first thing you should do if the PC/NIM Comm Good LED is not on. Connect a programming device to the controller to verify co[...]

Installation 3-18 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 3.7 Connecting the Network Cables Network cabling should already be in place before NIM installation is begun. If you need information concerning network cabling, see the SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Systems Manual (TIW A Y – 8101). There are two communication ports on the Series 500 NIM, one [...]

NIM Primitives 4-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Chapter 4 NIM Primitives 4.1 TIW A Y I Primitives 4-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Primitive Functions 4-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

NIM Primitives 4-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.1 TIW A Y I Primitives Primitives are high-level commands that allow a user to access like data types in all different Secondaries in the same manner . For example, a Primary can access image register memory in a NIM-equipped 520, 530, 5TI, and PM550 controller with the same command[...]

NIM Primitives 4-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.2 Primitive Functions Primitives serve as the command structure that a TIW A Y I Primary uses to access (read or write) information in a TIW A Y I Secondary . The Primitives defined in the following paragraphs serve these basic functional needs: • T o access and retrieve data • [...]

NIM Primitives 4-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.3 Primitive Structure and Operation A Primitive consists of multiple fields that specify the Primitive ’ s length and function, type and location of data to be accessed, and data to be transferred. In TIW A Y I, a Primitive forms the information field of an HDLC Information frame [...]

NIM Primitives 4-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Figure 4-1 illustrates the basic Primitive structure when HDLC operation is selected. There is a Request Format and a Response Format, as shown. The binary weight of the fields is detailed in Figure 4-2. All field lengths are multiples of 8 bits, which allows for octet testing of data[...]

NIM Primitives 4-6 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Primitive Structure and Operation (continued)         Figure 4-2 Binary W eight of t[...]

NIM Primitives 4-7 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Exception when Reading. The device performing the Primitive operation aborts execution of a Primitive when an exception condition is encountered, and returns the reason for the exception. The device requesting the Primitive should evaluate returned message, take appropriate corrective[...]

NIM Primitives 4-8 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Primitive Structure and Operation (continued) The upload and download formats will always be identical, i.e., data that is received from an upload request will be sent unmodified (in the same order and format) to the attached device during download. Y ou cannot write data or change th[...]

NIM Primitives 4-9 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.4 Primitive Logical Groups All Siemens TIW A Y Primitives fall into logical groups according to their function, as shown in T able 4-1. Each Primitive has a request and a response format. The device initiating the transaction formats a request Primitive, and the device answering the[...]

NIM Primitives 4-10 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Primitive Logical Groups (continued) The subset of TIW A Y I Primitives supported by the Series 500 NIM is given in T able 4-2. Future additions to this subset will be announced as they are implemented. Note that each of the following Primitives fits into the general categories liste[...]

NIM Primitives 4-11 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.5 Primitive Field Definitions The basic Primitive Request and Response field formats are shown in Figure 4-3. Each of the basic field types shown is described in the following paragraphs. For a detailed explanation of TIW A Y Primitives refer to the SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Systems Manua[...]

NIM Primitives 4-12 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Primitive Field Definitions (continued) The symbols used in the remainder of this section to denote the different types of Primitive fields are summarized in T able 4-3. T able 4-3 Summary of Primitive Field Symbols Symbol Description LLLL Length field PP Primitive code HH Attached d[...]

NIM Primitives 4-13 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual W ithin the Descriptor Field (see Figure 4-3) are different fields to define the following: data element types, location or address of a data element, number of data elements to access, and the status of the attached device. The Descriptor Field may contain a single descriptor or mul[...]

NIM Primitives 4-14 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.6 Data Element Types and Formats The data element types (TT s) and their length (in bytes) are defined in T able 4-4. Figure 4-4 through Figure 4-15 show the format of the data elements. T able 4-4 Data Element Types and Formats TT Data Element T ype Length (in bytes) 0 Instruction[...]

NIM Primitives 4-15 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-4 Basic Data Unit Format (continued) TT Data Element T ype Length (in bytes) ** 26 or 66 Loop Process V ariable High Limit 4 ** 27 or 77 Loop Process V ariable Low Limit 4 ** 28 or 78 Loop Orange Deviation Alarm 4 ** 29 or 79 Loop Y ellow Deviation Alarm 4 ** 2A or 6A Loop S[...]

NIM Primitives 4-16 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Data Element Types and Formats (continued) T able 4-4 Basic Data Unit Format (continued) TT Data Element T ype Length (in bytes) ** 43 or 83 Analog Alarm Sample Rate 4 ** 44 or 84 Analog Alarm Setpoint 4 45 Analog Alarm V ariable Flag* 2 46 Analog Alarm Control Flag 4 ** 47 or 87 Ana[...]

NIM Primitives 4-17 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual    ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-18 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Data Element Types and Formats (continued)              [...]

NIM Primitives 4-19 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual                ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-20 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Data Element Types and Formats (continued)       ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-21 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual       ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-22 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Data Element Types and Formats (continued)    ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-23 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual            [...]

NIM Primitives 4-24 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.7 Data Element Address Ranges The maximum data element locations (AAAA field) for each data element type / controller combination are provided in T able 4-5. All values in the table are 1-based (first legal value is 1; not zero). V alues of zero are not supported.[...]

NIM Primitives 4-25 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-5 Data Element Address Ranges P/C T ype Data T ype 520 – 1 101 530 – 1 102 530 – 1 104 530 – 1 108 520C – 1 101 520C – 1 102 530C – 1 104 530C – 1 108 530C – 111 2 560 – 1 101 565 – 1 101 NOTE L Instruction TT = 00 1024 2048 4095 8191 * 1024 2048 4096 8[...]

NIM Primitives 4-26 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.8 Data Field Length Restrictions T able 4-6 and T able 4-7 delineate the maximum length of the data field, in bytes, for Read and W rite Primitives. T able 4-6 Maximum Read Primitive Byte Length   ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-27 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-7 Maximum W rite Primitive Byte Length       ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-28 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 4.9 Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions The following paragraphs describe the NIM Primitives used in the Series 500 NIM. Refer to T able 4-2 for a complete list of the Primitives supported. A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 00 allows you to obtain an error st[...]

NIM Primitives 4-29 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Symbol V alue Definition DDDD 16 TT not programmed in attached device. 17 The attached device did not respond properly . 19 The resulting data element location formed by the starting address, plus the number of data elements to access is out of range specified by TT . 1A Communicatio[...]

NIM Primitives 4-30 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 and 3.0 The native Primitive 01 allows access to an attached device by using a T ask Code which is unique to the specific device addressed. By using 01, a programmer can embed a controller-unique [...]

NIM Primitives 4-31 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 02 is the machine status Primitive. It reports the current operational state of the attached device and NIM in a common format for all types of attached devices. The NIM gets a status update from the attached device every 4 sec[...]

NIM Primitives 4-32 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 03 allows the Primary to identify the types of devices that exist on the network. For example, an 03 response from a 520 P/C would be different from a response from a 5TI P/C. R[...]

NIM Primitives 4-33 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A vailability: Releases 1.1, and 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 04 is the format Primitive that allows you to ascertain the maximum length of the Primitive acceptable to the Network Interface Module. The buffer length is returned in number of bytes. Request: LLLL 04 Response: LLLL 04 NN[...]

NIM Primitives 4-34 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 05 allows one or more device task codes to be executed. Execution is aborted and an exception response returned if an exception occurs during processing. If an exception occurs durin[...]

NIM Primitives 4-35 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A vailability: Release 3.0 Primitive 07, used with the Program Upload and Download Primitives (58 and 59), obtains the attached device segment definition as an ASCII string. The definitions contain the segment number they represent and relate one-to-one with the MMMM descriptor (star[...]

NIM Primitives 4-36 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 This Primitive allows you to change the operational state of TIW A Y I Secondaries. For example, you may enter the Run or Program modes with this Primitive. Request: LLLL 10 DD, where Sym[...]

NIM Primitives 4-37 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 20 is a command to read a single contiguous block of data in the Secondary device. Read Block will access contiguous data element locations from a given data element location. Request: LLLL 20 TT NNNN AAAA Symbol V alue Definit[...]

NIM Primitives 4-38 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 21 is a command to read several random blocks of contiguous memory . Request: LLLL 21 TT NNNN AAAA  Symbol V alue Definition TT Data element type NNNN N[...]

NIM Primitives 4-39 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A vailability: Releases 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 Primitive 30 is the W rite Block Primitive, which will replace contiguous data element locations from a given data element location with the data specified in the Request. Request: LLLL 30 TT AAAA DD ... DD [...]

NIM Primitives 4-40 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached device operational status XX Number of block writes not completed due to error BB Block numbers not processed due to error ! CAUTION Blocks not processed due to error (specified by BB) may have bee[...]

NIM Primitives 4-41 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Symbol V alue Definition CC Block number (1 – 20 hex) TT Data element type NNNN Number of locations AAAA Data element location Response: LLLL 50 HH Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached device operational status Gather Block Primitive – Code 51. The Gather Block Primitive specifie[...]

NIM Primitives 4-42 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached device operational status EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE is a mask as defined by the Request Primtive and DDDD is defined by the data type being accessed. The order of return of the blocks is from the lowest nu[...]

NIM Primitives 4-43 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Symbol V alue Definition TT Data element type AAAA Data element location DD Data Response: LLLL 52 HH EEEEEEEE DD ... DD (repeated) Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached device operational status EEEEEEEE EEEEEEEE is a mask as defined by the Request Primitive and DDDD is defined by th[...]

NIM Primitives 4-44 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) A vailability: Releases 2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 The Record Data Acquisition Primitives allow repetitive collection of multiple predefined blocks of data. The Define Record Primitive (55) allows multiple blocks of data to be defined as a sin[...]

NIM Primitives 4-45 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual The total byte count of data elements defined by the record(s) must not cause the Gather Record Response to exceed the maximum Primitive frame length. See T able 4-5 and T able 4-6 for the number of bytes in each data type. Response: LLLL 55 HH Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached de[...]

NIM Primitives 4-46 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) W rite and Gather Record Primitive – Code 57. The W rite and Gather Record Primitive specifies which records (as defined with Define Record Primitive 55) will be read. It also allows you to replace any contiguous data element locati[...]

NIM Primitives 4-47 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Symbol V alue Definition XX Number of records in error CC Record numbers in error DD Data records returned without errors NOTE: An exception will be returned if the write portion of this Primitive fails. No data will be returned for records in error or invalid read defintions. A vail[...]

NIM Primitives 4-48 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) T able 4-8 provides a state diagram for the various command/state combinations. Program Load Exception Guidelines. If you receive a data block that is not the block you expect (the sequence number is returned in the primitive response[...]

NIM Primitives 4-49 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual The first request also contains the “ between response to request ” time-out value. This value corresponds to the number of seconds that the attached device will wait for the next upload request. If the time expires, the attached device will exit upload mode. The first response a[...]

NIM Primitives 4-50 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Upload Response Parameter Descriptions. The basic format of the response is as follows: LLLL 58 HH 00 RRRR MMMM OOOO LLLL 58 HH 01 RRRR YYYY WW ZZ DD ... DD LLLL 58 HH XX RRRR (YYYY may be present on some codes) where: Symbol V alue D[...]

NIM Primitives 4-51 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual There are four primary forms of the upload primitive. • Initiate upload — places the attached device into upload mode. • Upload device — sequentially collects all information that defines the operating environment for the attached device. • T erminate upload — removes the[...]

NIM Primitives 4-52 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Upload Data Request and Response Request: LLLL 58 01 RRRR YYYY Response: LLLL 58 HH 01 RRRR YYYY WW ZZ DD ... DD or LLLL 58 HH 02 RRRR (all data has been transferred) where: Symbol V alue Definition YYYY Upload sequence count which is[...]

NIM Primitives 4-53 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual If the terminate upload command is issued and the attached device is not in the upload mode, an error response of LLLL 00 58 002C will be returned. This notifies the host that the terminate (02) command code is not valid in the current mode. Abort Upload Request and Response Request:[...]

NIM Primitives 4-54 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Download Request Parameter Descriptions The basic format of the download request is as follows: LLLL 59 XX ... LLLL 59 00 RRRR MMMM OOOO (may have ASCII format) LLLL 59 01 RRRR YYYY WW ZZ DD ... DD LLLL 59 02 RRRR LLLL 59 03 RRRR wher[...]

NIM Primitives 4-55 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Download Response Parameter Descriptions The basic format of the response is as follows: LLLL 59 HH 00 RRRR OOOO LLLL 59 HH XX RRRR (YYYY may be present on some XX codes) where: Symbol V alue Definition HH Attached device status XX 00 Entered download mode 01 Download data was receiv[...]

NIM Primitives 4-56 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Like the program upload primitive, there are four forms of the download request. • Initialize download — places the attached device into download mode and clears any device memory areas that can accept download data • Download d[...]

NIM Primitives 4-57 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Download Device Request and Response Request: LLLL 59 01 RRRR YYYY WW ZZ DD ... DD Response: LLLL 59 HH 01 RRRR YYYY where: Symbol V alue Definition RRRR Host reference field YYYY Download sequence count which is initially set to 0. This field is incremented by one on each subsequent[...]

NIM Primitives 4-58 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) Download Examples The following pages contain examples of download requests for various conditions. T able 4-8 summarizes the Series 500 NIM Primitives. Summary of Primitives[...]

NIM Primitives 4-59 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-8 Summary of Primitives Primitive           [...]

NIM Primitives 4-60 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) T able 4-8 Summary of Primitives (continued)           ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-61 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-8 Summary of Primitives (continued)       ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-62 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) T able 4-9 Summary of Primitives (Extended Addressing) Primitive       ?[...]

NIM Primitives 4-63 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual T able 4-9 Summary of Primitives (Extended Addressing) (continued)           [...]

NIM Primitives 4-64 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Series 500 NIM Primitive Descriptions (continued) T able 4-9 Summary of Primitives (Extended Addressing) (continued) Primitive F ormat      [...]

PM550 CIM Requirements A-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix A PM550 CIM Requirements A.1 Introduction A-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.2 Local Line Length A-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

PM550 CIM Requirements A-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A.1 Introduction This appendix discusses biasing and terminating the TIW A Y I Local Line for network installations containing CIMs in addition to self-biased and switch-biased devices.[...]

PM550 CIM Requirements A-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A.2 Local Line Length The PM550 CIM supports operation over the Local Line at distances up to 10,000 feet and 9600 baud. Advances in technology have provided line drivers and receivers that support Local Line operation up to 25,000 feet. These new drivers have been incorporate[...]

PM550 CIM Requirements A-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual A.3 Local Line Bias and T ermination For TIW A Y I networks using the Local Line, some devices are provided with a toggle switch to allow selection of bias or no bias for the Local Line. Other devices have self-biasing built in and therefore have no Bias Switch. The CIM is pro[...]

PM550 CIM Requirements A-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual 2. If more than one CIM is attached to a Local Line, place CIMs at the extreme ends of the Local Line trunk. Install the jumpers provided with the outermost CIMs in accordance with the instructions in the PM550 CIM User ’ s Manual, Manual Number PM550 – 1 101 154 – 4. Th[...]

Floating Point Numbers B-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix B Floating Point Numbers B.1 Introduction B-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.2 IBM Format B-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Floating Point Numbers B-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual B.1 Introduction The Series 500 NIM allows IBM  excess 64 and IEEE representation of floating point data types (noted in Chapter 4). Floating point formats consist of three parts: the sign bit, the exponent, and the mantissa, or fraction. For both the IBM and the IEEE forma[...]

Floating Point Numbers B-3 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual B.2 IBM Format Floating point numbers are stored in memory in two 16-bit words as illustrated in Figure B-1. Before being stored in memory , however , the number is converted to a normalized hexadecimal fraction, a corresponding hexadecimal exponent, and a sign bit. The fracti[...]

Floating Point Numbers B-4 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual IBM Format (continued)             ?[...]

Floating Point Numbers B-5 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual B.3 IEEE Format The exponent portion of the IEEE format is similar to the IBM format except that it is 8 bits in length and is biased by 7F  . It is also different in that it represents a power of 2 instead of 16. The exponent for 2  is represented in memory by 7F [...]

Floating Point Numbers B-6 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual IEEE Format (continued)            ?[...]

Network Configuration Data Sheet C-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix C Network Configuration Data Sheet   ?[...]

Network Configuration Data Sheet C-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Date Name or Identifier DA T A DEFINITION T ABLE Data T ype Starting Address Number of Elements Record Number Block Number Length (Bytes)[...]

Network Evaluation Form D-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix D Network Evaluation For m If you would like Siemens to evaluate your network requirements, complete and submit the Network Evaluation Form. Siemens T echnical Services Group will analyze your requirements and provide you with a network design plan and quote.[...]

Network Evaluation For m D-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual         [...]

Specifications E-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix E Specifications Operating temperature range 0  to 60  C (32  to 140  F) Storage temperature range – 40  to 85  C ( – 40  to 185  F) Operating humidity range 0 to 95% relative humidity V ibration NA VMA T P9492 Model 5039: 1.25 watts, – 5 VDC; 8 [...]

Primitive Examples F-1 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Appendix F Primitive Examples The following TIW A Y I Primitive example (which does not include any program transfer capabilities) reads four words of variable memory from a Series 500 controller , starting at memory location 100 (hex = 64). The format for the request would be as [...]

Primitive Examples F-2 SIMA TIC TIW A Y I Series 500 NIM User Manual Response: LLLL A0 HH DDDD DDDD = 000A A0 00 8464 8665 A001 01F4 LLLL (Length) = 000A Primitive Code = A0 (extended address format for Primitive 20) HH (Status) = 00 (unit operational and executing logic) DDDD ... (values read from V -memory) V100 = 8464  V101 = 8665  V[...]

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