DEWESOFT IOLite LX User manual

IOLite LX Quick Start
TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
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1. Table of contents
1. Table of contents 2
2. About this document 3
2.1. Legend 3
2.2. Online versions 3
2.2.1. IOLite LX Quick Start Technical Reference Manual 3
2.2.2. DewesoftX®User Manual 3
3. General information 4
4. Licensing 4
5. Hardware connection 4
6. Ethernet configuration on the PC 4
7. Hardware setup 5
8. Input channel setup 8
9. Setting up real-time controller 9
9.1. Configure section 10
9.2. Module section 11
9.2.1. CAN Out 11
9.2.2. Logger 11
9.2.3. Analog output 12
10. Operating the real-time controller 13
11. Importing logged data 13
11.1. Importing data to Dewesoft 13
11.2. Scanning and decoding logged CAN data 15
12. Making modules available in real-time controller or over EtherCAT 15
13. Updating software 16
13.1. Updating system image 16
13.1.1. Preparing the SD card 16
13.1.2. Updating the system image 19
13.2. Updating firmware 22
14. Warranty information 26
14.1. Calibration 26
14.2. Support 26
14.3. Service/repair 26
14.4. Restricted Rights 26
14.5. Printing History 27
14.6. Copyright 27
14.7. Trademarks 27
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15. Safety instructions 28
15.1 Safety symbols in the manual 28
15.2. General Safety Instructions 28
15.2.1. Environmental Considerations 28
15.2.2. Product End-of-Life Handling 28
15.2.3. System and Components Recycling 28
15.2.4. General safety and hazard warnings for all Dewesoft systems 29
16. Documentation version history 32
2. About this document
2.1. Legend
The following symbols and formats will be used throughout the document.
Important
It gives you important information about the subject.
Please read carefully!
Hint
It gives you a hint or provides additional information about a subject.
Example
Gives you an example of a specific subject.
2.2. Online versions
2.2.1. IOLite LX Quick Start Technical Reference Manual
The most recent version of this manual can be downloaded from our homepage:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/hardware-manuals
In the Hardware Manuals section click the download link for the IOLite LX Quick Start® technical
reference manual.
2.2.2. DewesoftX®User Manual
The DewesoftX®User Manual document provides basics and additional information and examples for
working with DewesoftX®and certain parts of the program.
The latest version of the DewesoftX®tutorials can be found here:
https://download.dewesoft.com/list/manuals-brochures/software-manuals
In the Software Manuals section click the download link of the DewesoftX’s User Manual entry.
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3. General information
The IOLITE LX module enables the user to have standalone data logging as well as simultaneous
transmission of data over various buses.
4. Licensing
The unit comes with a valid DewesoftX®license.
5. Hardware connection
To connect your IOLITE LX to a PC, connect:
- power cable to the IOLITE PWR IN,
- Gigabit LAN port to the PC’s Ethernet port.
6. Ethernet configuration on the PC
In order to access the IOLITE over as a RTC, you have to set a static address on your PC.
The static address should be part of the same subnet as the address of the IOLITE.
First we need to set up the IP address of the PC.
- define the IP address (e.g. 192.168.10.10)
- define the Subnet mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0)
Image 1: Setting up IP address
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7. Hardware setup
Once everything is connected you can go to “Options” -> “Settings” as in Image 2.
Image 2: Adding Dewesoft RT device
If you can’t see the “RT Device” or IOLiteLX, check that you have “Real-time controller (Control)” enabled
as in Image 3. If not, enable it and restart Dewesoft.
Image 3: Enabling Real-time controller
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Once you have the RTC enabled, add the RTC in Devices as in Figure 4. by selecting “RT Device”.
Image 4: Adding RT Device
If the device is not found, is disconnected or if you need to update your connection settings to the
IOLiteLX, you can click the refresh button next to the IP address field (Image 5).
Image 5: Updating device IP settings
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The device should now be detected and you should be able to see its IP address and other information
(Image 6). Click OK to close and exit the Settings.
Image 6: Device information
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8. Input channel setup
Setting up the analog (Image 7) and counter (Image 8) input channel settings is done by clicking the
“Setup” button of each of the channels.
Image 7: Analog input channels
Image 8: Counter input channels
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9. Setting up real-time controller
First, add the real-time module, click on the “More…” button and choose “Real-time controller” from the
list.
Image 9: Adding real-time controller module
Now we are presented with the real-time module's user interface.
Image 10: Real-time module’s interface
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9.1. Configure section
In the “Configure” section there are two tabs, “Info” and “Config”. Info tab shows the basic information
about the device, as seen on Image 11.
Image 11: Info tab
In the Config tab we can set up the basic settings like the data acquisition frequency, scan cycle
frequency and others, as seen on Image 12. If we want to run the IOLite LX in a standalone mode, where
it starts logging or outputting automatically, we need to make sure that we enable the “Restart
acquisition on device startup” option.
Image 12: Config tab
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9.2. Module section
Next, in the “Module” section, there are different modules, depending on the configuration of the IOLite
LX input modules and features.
9.2.1. CAN Out
First is the “CAN Out” module, which allows us to output the measured values through the CAN port on
the rear of the device. The interface allows us to enable or disable the output and add or automatically
generate the list of channels which should be output. For now it is not possible to define the frequency
of the messages being sent out through CAN here, as this is defined by the “Scan cycle frequency”
under the “Config” tab.
Image 13: CAN Out module
9.2.2. Logger
Next there is the “Logger” module, which takes care of storing the data on the built-in storage, or
alternatively to a SD card or a USB external drive if they are inserted into the IOLite LX.
Here you can enable the logging functionality and set the conditions of the multifile creation if you
choose to use that. Here you can also define if you want to store the data onto the built-in storage or
onto the SD card.
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In the bottom of the interface you can see the list of the channels available and define which ones
should be stored, or switch to the stored logs view, where you can see the list of all the stored data files
on the currently selected location.
Image 14: Logger module
To view the logged data, it needs to be imported into Dewesoft first, which is described in the chapter
Importing logged data.
9.2.3. Analog output
The last module available here is the “Analog output” module. This module takes care of outputting the
measured values through the optional analog outputs if the IOLite LX is configured with the needed
hardware.
Here you can enable the output functionality and define which input channel should be output on
which analog output channel. You can also define the scaling, where “Direct” means 1:1 output, so if
input is 5 V then also the output will be 5 V. The other option, “From range”, means that the output
range will be matched to the range, so if the input module range is ±100 V and the measured value is 50
V, it will match the input range to the output range of ±10 V and will therefore output 5 V.
Image 15: Analog output module
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10. Operating the real-time controller
To control the real-time controller we can use the buttons in the “Control” section.
The first button, “Download” reads the current configuration from the IOLite LX and applies it to the
options in Dewesoft. This enables us to keep the current configuration even if we have not saved the
setup in Dewesoft when we were setting up the controller previously.
The second button, “Upload”, writes the configuration we have set up in Dewesoft to the IOLite LX.
The buttons “Start” and “Stop” control the state of the controller.
Image 16: Control section
We can see the current state of the controller on the right of the Control section. It tells us if the
controller is stopped, running, and if the configuration has changed.
Image 17: Controller state indication
Once the controller is in a running state, all the input channels are locked and grayed out to prevent any
unintentional changes.
11. Importing logged data
11.1. Importing data to Dewesoft
When you want to review the logged data, you need to go into the Analyze mode, select “Import” and
then “RT Data Logger”.
Image 18: Analyze mode
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In the window that shows up you can choose an RT device from which you want to import the data, the
logs on each of the drives on the selected device, and the information about the channels of the
currently selected log. Clicking on the “Import…” button will copy the selected log from the device to the
Dewesoft’s data folder and open it.
Image 19: Data log import interface
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11.2. Scanning and decoding logged CAN data
To view the CAN data recorded in the imported data file, you need to go to the “Setup” tab, “CAN” tab,
select the CAN input port and then click on the “Scan” button to read the recorded CAN data. To decode
the recorded data you can import messages and channels from DBC and ARXML files or from XML files
in Dewesoft specific format.
Image 20: Importing CAN data
12. Making modules available in real-time controller or
over EtherCAT
You can choose to make the input and output modules available either internally inside the real-time
controller or externally over EtherCAT, same as in IOLITEr or IOLITEs.
To change between the modes you need to enter Dewesoft settings and change the setting called “Use
external master”. If this option is disabled, the modules are available in the real-time controller, and if it is
enabled, they are available over EtherCAT LEMO connectors.
Image 21: Switching between internal and external availability of modules
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13. Updating software
The software running on the IOLITE LX consists of two parts:
- System image
- Firmware
Each is updated in a different way.
13.1. Updating system image
The system image is provided in a format of a system image (.img). The following is needed for updating
the system image:
- Computer with SD card slot
- SD card of at least 8 GB
-balenaEtcher
- System image file (.img)
The process consists of preparing the SD card using the system image file and balenaEtcher and of
updating the system image using the SD card.
13.1.1. Preparing the SD card
To prepare the SD card, follow these steps:
1. Insert the SD card into the computer.
2. Start balenaEtcher.
3. Click on “Flash from file”:
4. Open the .img image file:
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5. Click on “Select target”:
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6. Select the SD card (WARNING: all the contents of the SD card will be removed in the process!):
7. Click on “Flash!”:
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8. Wait until the process completes:
9. Close balenaEtcher.
10. Remove the SD card from the computer.
13.1.2. Updating the system image
To update the system image follow these steps:
1. Insert the SD card into IOLITE LX.
2. Power up the IOLITE LX.
3. Wait for at least 15 second for the unit to boot.
4. Start Dewesoft.
5. Open Settings:
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6. In the device list select “IOLiteLX”:
7. Click on “Upgrade system”:
8. Select “Yes” to start the upgrade process (WARNING: all data stored on the internal driver of
IOLITE LX will be deleted (configuration, logged data,...!):
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