Eaton Cutler-Hammer PanelMate User manual

PanelMate
Reliance Communication
Driver Manual
Eaton Corporation
Cutler-Hammer Business Unit
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Table of Contents 3
Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5
Installing Drivers ............................................................................................................................ 6
Downloading Drivers to a PanelMate Unit..................................................................................... 7
Serial Transfer Cables ................................................................................................................ 7
Memory Ranges.............................................................................................................................. 9
Read-only Registers and Memory Ranges...................................................................................... 9
Possible Configurations .................................................................................................................. 10
Direct Connection......................................................................................................................... 11
Serial Communication Card.......................................................................................................... 12
Serial Card Connection ............................................................................................................ 12
R-Net Connection..................................................................................................................... 12
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................13
Cable Configurations.................................................................................................................... 14
RS232C Cabling for Reliance PLCs ........................................................................................ 14
Communication Parameters ..........................................................................................................15
Standard Communications Parameters ......................................................................................... 16
Serial Communication Card ..................................................................................................... 16
R-Net Gateway Switch Locations ............................................................................................ 16
Gateway Switch Settings.......................................................................................................... 17
Baud Rate Selection ................................................................................................................. 17
Port Configuration.................................................................................................................... 17
Word and Bit References ...............................................................................................................18
Word Referencing Method ........................................................................................................... 19
Examples .................................................................................................................................. 20
Maintenance Access ........................................................................................................................21
Maintenance Access ..................................................................................................................... 22
Index.................................................................................................................................................23

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Introduction
1
In this chapter, you will learn:
About driver installation•
•
•
How to download drivers to a PanelMate unit
The supported memory types

Chapter 1: Introduction 5
Introduction
The Operator Station can be used with any of the programmable controllers in the current Reliance
AutoMate family using the Reliance driver. The Operator Station does not support the earlier
AutoMate 35 PLC.
Note: Check the Cutler-Hammer web site for current information on PanelMate PC connectivity to
the Reliance driver.
The driver takes responsibility for communications to the PLC, generating the protocol necessary to
request information from, and send information to the PLC. No ladder logic is required in the PLC to
support the interface to the Operator Station.
The Operator Station supports three types of connection to Reliance PLCs.
• To the R-Net using a gateway
• To the serial communications card
• Direct to the PLC processor programming port
All three types of connections use the same cable type and the "node.slot” format for the Operator
Station's PLC ID#.
Each PLC is addressed by a node number and a slot number. This address is entered in the PanelMate
unit as the PLC ID# in the PLC Name And Port Table, using the format "node.slot" (e.g., 22.3).
The period is required. The node and slot number to use depends upon the type of connection being
used to access the PLC. This is explained in greater detail in the sections that follow.
The slot number is simply the slot in which the processor card being addressed resides. Be aware that
in a PanelMate system using a three-slot power supply, slot 1 is not available.
The Operator Station's network ID should always be set to zero.
When using the CRT or Mini Programmer to configure the PLC, ensure the following:
Selection: 1
Node #: Set to the PLC ID#.
Max Node: Should always be greater than Node #1.
Configuration: 0

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Installing Drivers
PanelMate Configuration Editor software is installed using a CD-ROM. To install the drivers from the
CD-ROM, select the Install Software option and then Install Drivers. From the dialog box, select
the driver you wish to install.

Chapter 1: Introduction 7
Downloading Drivers to a PanelMate Unit
• In the VCP Transfer Utility, choose the “Executive” tab and select the proper Executive Firmware
to download to the PanelMate unit.
• Click the button labeled “Add to Operation List.”
Note: In order to download to a PanelMate for the first time or to clear the existence of another
driver, the PanelMate must first be loaded with Executive Firmware.
• Choose the “Driver” tab.
• Select the appropriate driver to be downloaded to the PanelMate.
• Click the button labeled “Add to Operation List.”
• Place the PanelMate unit in Serial Transfer Mode.
• Connect a serial transfer cable from the correct port on the PC to port 1 on the PanelMate. (See
cabling below.)
• Click “Start” at the bottom of the VCP Transfer Utility window.
• Note: For a more detailed description of downloading procedures and troubleshooting see
PanelMate Power Series, PowerPro, Pro LT Transfer Utility User’s Guide.
Serial Transfer Cables
Cable P/N 0518

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Cable P/N 0818
(PanelMate Power Series 1500 and PanelMate 500 only)

Chapter 1: Introduction 9
Memory Ranges
The following table shows the maximum amount of memory available for the specific Reliance model.
Your PLC may or may not have the maximum amount of memory.
Valid Bit Ranges Valid Register RangesReliance
Model Low High Low High
15 0.00 15.17 0
1000
15
1067
15E 0.00 77.17 0
2000
77
2777
20 0.00 77.17 0
2000
77
2777
20E 0.00 77.17 0
2000
20000
77
3577
23777
30/30E 0.00
2000.00
20000.00
77.17
3777.17
27777.17
0
2000
20000
77
3777
27777
40 0.00
1600.00
20000.00
177.17
17777.17
157775.17
0
1600
20000
177
17777
157775
40X 0.00
1600.00
20000.00
177.17
17777.17
157775.17
0
1600
20000
177
17777
157775
40E 0.00
20000.00
17777.17
157775.17
0
20000
17777
157775
Read-only Registers and Memory Ranges
The following PLC registers are read-only.
Model Read-only Registers
15E 76-77 2700-2777
20 76-77 ---
20E 76-77 2700-2777
30/30E 76-77 3700-3777
40/40E/40X 1776-1777 17500-17777
Note: For Reliance Models 40 and 40X, if references 1760-1777 are used in your configuration,
you should not use references 2000-2015. A PLC block read cannot span the boundary from
1777-2000.

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Possible Configurations
2
In this chapter, you will learn:
How to connect an operator station to Reliance PLCs•

Chapter 2: Possible Configurations 11
Direct Connection
The RS232 port on the PLC can be used to make a direct connection to the processor. The processor
port has a fixed baud rate of 9600. (A few AutoMate 20 PLCs have a 9600/1200 option.) The PLC
node number is set through the programming port using a programming terminal, and is stored in non-
volatile memory. Since communications are direct, the slot designation is always zero.
Example:
Processor ID# = 5
PanelMate PLC ID# = 5.0
An Operator Station connected directly to the programming port of an AutoMate 20 PLC should be
deactivated before starting up the PLC. This model PLC stops if it receives a command from the
programming port in the first few seconds after starting up. The Operator Station may be deactivated
by either disconnecting the cable from the programming port or by putting the Operator Station in
offline mode.

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Serial Communication Card
Serial Card Connection
A serial communication card can be placed in a rack with one or more Reliance PLC processors. The
default PLC ID# for the serial communication card on the Operator Station will be in the form of
"node.slot", where the node number is the slot where the serial communication card resides, and the
slot number is the slot where the processor resides.
The default baud rates on the top, middle and bottom port on the card are 9600, 4800 and 1200,
respectively. Both the node number and the baud rates on the serial communications card can be
changed by either PLC logic or by using a programming terminal.
Example:
Serial communications card in slot 2; processor in slot 1.
PanelMate PLC ID# = 2.1
R-Net is the network used by Reliance for its PLCs. To access the network, the Operator Station must
have a port connected to a Gateway. The Gateway must, in turn, be connected to an R-Net processor.
Refer to the Reliance documentation for details on these devices and their connections. The Operator
Station will have access to every node in the network to which the R-Net processor is connected.
R-Net Connection
To access a particular PLC in the network, use the node number of the R-Net processor residing in the
same rack as the PLC. The node number of the R-Net processor is determined by the switch settings
on the front panel of the R-Net processor. The node number is given in hexadecimal on the front
panel.

Chapter 3: Cabling 13
Cabling
3
In this chapter, you will learn:
The cabling requirements for Reliance PLCs•

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Cable Configurations
The communication between the Operator Station and Reliance AutoMate PLCs is RS232C, and has a
recommended maximum cable length of 50 cable feet. You should construct an Operator Station
communication cable of the desired length for each connection.
RS232C Cabling for Reliance PLCs
Operator Stations with female 9-pin (DB-9S) ports must have cables configured with male connectors
(DB-9P).
Note: For PanelMate PC applications, a female 9-pin connector is required for connecting to a male
9-pin port. To quickly convert a Cutler-Hammer cable for PC use, simply attach the 9-pin
Gender Changer found in the PanelMate PC Runtime Kit.
The Operator Stations that have RJ-11 6-wire modular jacks must have cables configured with male
modular connectors.

Chapter 4: Communications Parameters 15
Communication Parameters
4
In this chapter, you will learn:
The different switch settings•

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Standard Communications Parameters
The standard communications parameters for communicating with Reliance AutoMate PLCs are:
8 Data bits
1 Stop bit
No Parity
9600 Baud
Serial Communication Card
This card must be set to the correct baud rate unless you use the default value on one of the three ports
(9600, 4800, 1200). The card uses its slot number as its node number by default. Both the default
baud rate and the node number may be changed either by changing it in a program in the PLC or by
means of a programming terminal.
R-Net Gateway Switch Locations
The port parameters may be set on the Gateway using the switches located inside the module. The
following figure shows the DIP switch locations.
The Gateway must be connected to an R-Net Processor. This processor must be set to a unique node
number. To do this, set the node number using the rotary switches on the front panel of the processor.
Remember that the node number is entered here in hexadecimal. The upper rotary switch is used for
the high-order digit and the lower switch for the low-order digit.

Chapter 4: Communications Parameters 17
Gateway Switch Settings
Switch Position On Off
S1-1 Illegal Asynchronous*
S1-2 Illegal Binary*
S1-3 8 Data bits* 7 Data bits
S1-4 Parity on Parity off*
S1-5 Parity even Parity odd*
* Default value
Baud Rate Selection
Baud Rate S1-6 S1-7 S1-8
110 Off Off Off
300 On Off Off
600 Off On Off
1200 On On Off
2400 Off Off On
4800 On Off On
9600* Off On On
19200 (see S2-6) On On On
* Default Value
Port Configuration
Switch Position Function On Off
S2-4 Receive clk External Internal*
S2-5 I/O Port RS422 RS232*
S2-6 19200 1937Hz** 18750Hz***
S2-7 Not used - -
S2-8 Not used - -
* Default value ** +2.8% *** -2.3%

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Word and Bit References
5
In this chapter, you will learn:
How to configure word and bit references•