IBA ibaFOB-4i-X User manual

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Contents
This manual 5
1Introduction 6
1.1 The ibaFOB I/O Concept............................................................... 6
1.2 What's new?.................................................................................. 7
2Scope of Delivery 8
3Safety Information 8
4System Requirements 9
4.1 Hardware....................................................................................... 9
4.2 Software ........................................................................................ 9
5Installation / Uninstallation 10
5.1 Preparation.................................................................................. 10
5.2 Installing the Card ....................................................................... 10
5.3 Removing the Card ......................................................................11
6Installation of drivers 12
6.1 Windows XP ................................................................................ 12
7System Integration 14
7.1 Sample Topologies with ibaFOB-4i-X .......................................... 14
7.1.1 Operation for data acquisition ................................................................14
7.1.2 Operation with ibaLogic (Vibration Monitoring, Bearing Monitoring) ......14
7.1.3 Operation with ibaPDA-V6 in X-Mode....................................................15
8Device Description 16
8.1 Device Properties ........................................................................ 16
8.2 Views, Displays and Connectors ................................................. 17
8.3 Front Side Elements.................................................................... 18
8.3.1 Status-LEDs ...........................................................................................18
8.3.2 7-Segment Display.................................................................................18
8.3.3 Fiber Optic Interface of ibaFOB-4i-X......................................................18
8.4 Expansion Modules ..................................................................... 19
8.4.1 Combinations with ibaFOB-4i-X.............................................................19
8.4.2 Fiber Optic Interfaces of ibaFOB-4o-X (optional)...................................20
9Configuration and Engineering 21
9.1 Configuration and Diagnostics with ibaPDA-V6........................... 21
9.1.1 Configuration of the Card.......................................................................21
9.1.2 Module and Signal Configuration (F-Mode) ...........................................24
9.1.3 Module and Signal Configuration (X-Mode)...........................................25
9.1.4 Diagnosis ...............................................................................................30
10 Synchronization of Several Boards 31
11 Technical Data 32
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This manual
This compact manual provides the information for installation and handling of the device
ibaFOB-4i-X.
For further information concerning the system integration and software configuration
please refer to the corresponding engineering manuals and / or software documentation
of our software products used in conjunction with this device.
You can find the latest issue of this manual always on our website
http://www.iba-g.com in the download area.
This manual uses several symbols which essentially have the following meanings:
Important hint or warning in order to avoid hazard against material or life.
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iba training courses
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1Introduction
The board ibaFOB-4i-X is a fiber optic communication card like the other well-known
boards ibaFOB-io-PCI, ibaFOB-io-S, ibaFOB-4i-PCI, ibaFOB-4i-S, ibaFOB-4o and iba-
FOB-OF-Link which are used to connect a standard PC to the iba peripheral devices
such as ibaPADUs, ibaNet750 devices and ibaLink signal modules (SM).
The essential difference to the boards without the "X" in the name is a higher data trans-
mission rate on the fiber optic link. Of course, in order to take advantage of this enhanced
data rate there should be the appropriate peripheral devices installed which support the
high data rate too. On one hand these are devices from iba which care the "X" in the
name and on the other hand system components of other manufacturers like ABB AC
800 PEC or Simatic TDC with LO5A interface.
The ibaFOB-4i-X can be extended by means of the add-on module ibaFOB-4o-X with
four fiber optic output ports in order to get a device with full input-output functionality (e.
g. with ibaLogic).
As far as the following text does not refer to a particular card, the boards are referred to
as ibaFOB boards.
1.1 The ibaFOB I/O Concept
The unique peripheral I/O concept based on the ibaFOB boards, features characteristics
otherwise unknown on standardized field busses such as:
Full deterministic transmission profiles for all fiber optic buses and connected devices
(1 ms).
Internal and/or external synchronization on the bus, even for more than one bus with
programmable cycle times between 1.0 and 9.9 ms in steps of 100 μs.
Deviation less than 2 μs between several busses (external synchronization)
The iba fiber optic transmission standard integrates not only A/D converters (ibaPADU)
but a huge variety of PLC interfaces and hence allows the realization of heterogene-
ous measuring and I/O topologies. The following devices can be connected:
ibaFOB cards incl. ibaFOB-OF-Link
ibaLink-SM-64-io (Siemens Simatic S5 115U, 135U 155U; MMC216 all types)
ibaLink-SM-128V-i-2o (VME32 & VME64 rack)
ibaNet750 (Wago IO system 750)
ibaBM-FOX-i-3o (FO-splitter and repeater)
ibaPADU-8, ibaPADU-8-ICP, ibaPADU-8-M, ibaPDAU-8-S, ibaPADU-16,
ibaPADU-16-M-2, ibaPADU-32-T, ibaPADU-32-R and ibaPADU-8-O
ibaBM-SLM (Simolink Monitor for Siemens Motion Link Bus)
ibaBM-DDCSM (Monitor for ABB DDCS+ Drivebus)
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Adjustable bus timing (ring topology in combination with ibaLogic only!)
Easy handling without the termination problems of copper based systems (ground
loops, termination etc.)
The integration in hazardous areas is no problem in terms of EMI due to the fiber
optic communication concept.
One source can be accessed by multiple clients at the same time by just multiply-
ing the optical fibers (ibaBM-FOX-i-3o and ibaFOB-OF-Link splitting devices) – so
I/O peripherals may be used for process control and measuring at the same time.
This also makes redundant structures easy.
1.2 What's new?
The ibaFOB-4i-X and respectively the ibaFOB-2io-X and ibaFOB-2i-X card represent the
new generation of iba's fiber optic PC boards. These boards extend the existing board
family and will replace the previous ibaFOB-cards in long-term. The new boards are
100% compatible on the fiber optical bus side while in the PC the interface and dual port
ram layout differ between the old and new boards.
The new cards features are:
Full Plug&Play functionality.
Three different data transmission rates per optical link:
3.3 Mbit/s, 5 Mbit/s and 32 Mbit/s
The 2 MBit data transfer to the old ibaPADU-16, - 32 devices is not supported.
(All ibaPADU-16 and -32 with serial number 999 and below use 2 Mbit data
transfer.)
Three modes of operation on each fiber optic link:
F-mode, for data acquisition and output up to 1 kHz (1 ms cycle) with 3.3 Mbit/s
M-mode, asynchronous mode, for data acquisition up to 25 kHz (40 μs cycle)
with 5 Mbit/s
X-mode, for data acquisition up to 20 kHz (50 μs cycle) with 32 Mbit/s
In X-mode considerably more signals can be transmitted in the same time, up to
512 Signals / ms.
Enhanced card diagnostics and card information in ibaPDA-V6
PCI-X compatible
The card can be operated in PCI-X slots, though the PCI-X mode (64 bit ac-
cess) is not supported.
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2Scope of Delivery
The following components are included with the delivery.
ibaFOB-4i-X device
Flat ribbon cable with four jacks for iba card interrupt synchronization
Manual
3Safety Information
Please consider the following safety advises:
W A R N I N G!
To avoid electrical shock during installation or uninstallation of the device
disconnect the power supply from the computer before opening.
C A U T I O N !
This board contains components which can be destroyed by electrostatic discharge.
Prior to touching any electronics board, your body must be electrically discharged. This
can be simply done by touching a conductive, grounded object immediately beforehand
(e.g. bare metal cabinet components, socket protective conductor contact).
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4System Requirements
4.1 Hardware
IBM-compatible PC with the following minimum configuration:
Pentium IV / 2 GHz or better 1), for X-mode operation: Pentium IV / 3 GHz
512 MB RAM or better 1), for X-mode operation: 1 GB
At least one free PCI slot per card
Please see http://www.iba-ag.com for further details on a properly outfitted workstation.
1) Recommendation for operation of two ibaFOB-4i-X (= 8 FO-links) with 32 Mbit/s. Lower requirements, lower
transmission rates or less links permit use of PCs with lower performance.
4.2 Software
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or 2003 Server
ibaPDA Version V 6.6.1 or higher
ibaLogic 3.88 p
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5Installation / Uninstallation
5.1 Preparation
The card fits in every compatible PCI slot.
C A U T I O N !
Use a ground line or discharge any electrostatic charge from yourself before touching
the card.
Avoid direct contact with the connectors.
Don’t plug in or pull out the card under power.
The standards for handling electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD) must be followed.
Note
Please follow carefully the advises below. Not to do so may void your warranty.
Remove and install cards only in a ESD designated workspace.
Remove all power connections from the PC before opening the PC and/or install-
ing/removing any device.
Never remove or (un-)solder chips or other parts of the device because this may
damage the device and void your warranty.
5.2 Installing the Card
1
Switch off the PC, disconnect it from power supply and open it, so that you
can see the PCI slots.
2 Unpack the card carefully. Use a ground line or discharge any electrostatic
charge from yourself before touching the card.
3 No settings of jumpers or switches are required.
4 Take hold of the card on the board edges and the front panel.
5 Press the card carefully into the desired PCI connector of the main board
Check that the card is fully
.
plugged into the slot and fix the card with the
ne iba-card are used connect all iba cards with the synchroni-
Close the computer, connect the power supply and start it.
screw on the front panel.
6 If more than o
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5.3 Removing the Card
In order to remove the card from the PC please follow these steps:
1 Stop and switch off the computer, disconnect it from the power supply and
open it.
2 Release the screw in the front panel.
3 Pull out the card off the PCI slot carefully and put in a safe place or conduc-
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6Installation of drivers
6.1 Windows XP
The ibaFOB-4i-X cards comply to the plug and play conventions of Windows.
After the first-time installation of the card and booting of the computer the hardware in-
stallation wizard pops up and guides you through the next steps of the installation proc-
ess. If the wizard does not appear you can use the Windows “Find New Hardware Wiz-
ard” in order to search for the new hardware.
When this dialog opens please check the radio button „No, not this time”.
After, click on <Next>.
In the next step check the radio button „Install the software automatically” and click on
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The system searches the driver software and installs it automatically. After, click on
<Finish>.
In the Windows device manager you can check if the card has been detected and in-
stalled correctly.
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7System Integration
7.1 Sample Topologies with ibaFOB-4i-X
7.1.1 Operation for data acquisition
Mode of operation
F-Mode
Transmission rate (FO)
3.3 MBit/s (input)
Sample rate
1 Hz ... 1 kHz
Sample time
1000 ms ... 1 ms
Peripheral devices Applications
all ibaPADU except ibaPADU-8-ICP and -8-M,
ibaDig-40, ibaBM-DDCSM, ibaBM-SLM, ibaBM-DPM64
ibaLink-SM-64-io, ibaLink-SM-64-SD16, ibaLink-SM-128V-i-2o,
ibaLink-MBII-io
ibaPDA-V6
ibaQDR-V6
ibaLogic (Asynchronous
mode)
7.1.2 Operation with ibaLogic (Vibration Monitoring, Bearing Monitoring)
Mode of operation
M-Mode
Transmission rate (FO)
5 MBit/s (input)
5 MBit/s (output)
Sample rate
0.5 kHz ... 25 kHz
Sample time
2000 ms ... 40 μs
Peripheral devices Applications
ibaPADU-8-M, ibaDig-40 ibaLogic (Asynchronous
mode)
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7.1.3 Operation with ibaPDA-V6 in X-Mode
Mode of operation
X-Mode
Transmission rate (FO)
32 MBit/s
Sample rate
1.25 kHz ... 20 kHz
Sample time
800 μs ... 50 μs
Peripheral devices Applications
ABB AC 800PEC with ibaNet-output module
Simatic TDC with LO5A-interface board
ibaLink-VME-2io-X (in preparation),
ibaLink-MBII-2io-X (in preparation)
ibaBM-DPM-S (PROFIBUS-Monitor)
ibaBM-CAN (in preparation)
ibaPDA-V6
The following table shows the permitted combinations of modes of operation and soft-
ware applications:
Mode of operation F-Mode M-Mode X-Mode
Data transmission rate 3,3 MBit/s 5 MBit/s 32 MBit/s
Sampling rate 1 Hz ...1 kHz 0.5 kHz ...25 kHz 1.25 kHz ... 20 kHz
Number of signals per
FO-link
64 A + 64 D 8A + 8D (768A+768D
96 devices in ring)
512 ... 16
Application Input Output Input Output Input Output
ibaPDA-V6 ■□1) - - ■-
ibaLogic ■□2) ■- - -
ibaScope - - - - - -
1) Alarm outputs, via ibaFOB-4o-X, 2) Output signals via ibaFOB-4o-X
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8Device Description
8.1 Device Properties
Full compliant PCI V2.2 board
Four unidirectional (ibaFOB-4i-X) independent fiber optic channels
Each optical link has its own microprocessor
256 kbyte per link
Firmware upgrade in the PC without uninstalling the card
Four LEDs for each input channel indicating CPU life counter (green), optical link
status / data transmission rate (yellow, white) and processor error (red)
7-segment display for board-ID and indication of sync master board
Expansion connector (light grey) for ibaFOB-4o-X module to monitor the input and
output data streams
Expansion connector (black) for ibaFOB-4o-X to transmit analog and digital output
signals; applications: ibaLogic or ibaPDA-V6 alarms
No jumpers or DIL switches, all parameters are software controlled (the switch on
top of the board is for iba internal use only); interrupt synchronization cable to con-
nect multiple iba cards in one PC
Dynamic reassigning of interrupt sources and interrupt generation (board and driver
synchronization)
Dynamic assignment of bus cycle time in steps of 100 μs (accuracy +/-400 ns).
Minimum cycle is 1.0 ms; max cycle 9.9 ms (ring topology only!); default 1.0 ms
Synchronous sampling on daisy chained devices on the fiber optic bus can differ
with a maximum of -800 ns to + 1300 ns relative to device #1 channels (worst case
measured with 1 ms basic sampling time); the fiber optics between devices should
not exceed 1 m.
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8.2 Views, Displays and Connectors
Connector for ibaFOB-4o-X for
monitoring of input signals
Connector for ibaFOB-4o-X for
output signals
Power supply for
Sync-i / Sync-o- modules
Sync-IRQ-connector
7-Segment display
LEDs (4 x)
Receivers (4 x)
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8.3 Front Side Elements
8.3.1 Status-LEDs
Run, Link and Error LEDs indicate the operational state of the ibaFOB channels. The fol-
lowing table describes the states in which you may find the LEDs and their respective
meanings. When switching on power all LEDs are on for a few seconds to prove their
proper function.
LED Status Description
Run
(green)
Flashing
OFF /ON
power is on and the channel is functioning properly
controller stopped
Link
(yellow)
ON
OFF
receiving / sending telegrams on this channel with 3.3 or 5 Mbit/s
no telegrams received; fiber optics not connected, 32 Mbit/s or sending
device off
Error
(red)
ON
OFF
internal error in controller link
normal state; after resolution of error, LED automatically resets
Rate
(white)
ON
Flashing
OFF
Transmission with 32 Mbit/s active (X-mode)
Set to X-mode but no telegrams received.
Transmission with 3.3 Mbit/s (F-mode) or 5.0 Mbit/s (M-mode)
8.3.2 7-Segment Display
The 7-segment display shows the following information
Board-ID (ranging from 0...7) - after board was initialized; when board is not initial-
ized a horizontal line is displayed.
The decimal point in the display indicates whether the board is dedicated to be...
an internal interrupt master (dot is on) or
an external interrupt master (dot is blinking) or
an interrupt slave (dot is off).
8.3.3 Fiber Optic Interface of ibaFOB-4i-X
The ibaFOB-4i-X provides four ST type jacks (grey) for the fiber optic receivers.

If the card was configured for external synchronization, e. g. for operation with an
ibaBM-SLM, the first (top) input channel needs to be connected with the external
device for proper function (otherwise the whole PC process will be stopped).
The external sync configuration channel will be indicated by a blinking dot in the 7-
segment display so that the correct data input can be identified easily (F-mode only).
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8.4 Expansion Modules
8.4.1 Combinations with ibaFOB-4i-X
The following schematics show how the ibaFOB-4i-X board may be combined with the
ibaFOB-4o-X module to achieve a full monitoring of up to 512 analog and 512 digital in-
put channels, with practically no delay.
To do this connect the ibaFOB-4o-X to the ibaFOB-4i-X on the light grey 14-pin connec-
tor. The ibaFOB-4o-X module mirrors the input and output signals.
Parallel (monitored) input signals
Input signals
max. 4 * (64 A + 64 D), F-mode, 3.3 Mbit/s
max. 4 * (8 A + 8 D), M-mode, 5.0 Mbit/s
(768 A +768 D, multiplexed, with 96 devices
in ring per FO-port)
max. 4 * 512, X-mode, 32 MBit/s
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If the PC power supply is switched OFF, all “monitored signals” are off because the
monitoring involves an optical – electrical –optical conversion - which cannot work
without the PC´s power supply.
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8.4.2 Fiber Optic Interfaces of ibaFOB-4o-X (optional)
The ibaFOB-4o-X expansion module provides four optical transmitters (white ST jacks).
Channel #1 is the upper channel.
The module provides both the full four-channel output function in terms of ibaLogic and
the optical mirror function for monitoring input (and output) signals.
Beside the fiber optic ports, this module provides fur-
ther connections to…
- ibaFOB-4i-X / ibaFOB-2io-X
Two different builds are available:
a) with short front plate (picture)
ibaRackline PCs have special slots in the housing for
this kind of build. They enable installation of these
modules without blocking regular PCI slots.
b) with long standard front plate
This kind may be installed on all standard slots in any
PC. The opening in the housing will be blocked for
other PC cards though the PCI connector is not used.
Using this module as an output module only makes sense in conjunction with an ibaFOB-
4i-X board because only this board has the black 14-pin connector in order to realize four
full bidirectional channels.
For applications which require only two in-/output channels, the use of the ibaFOB-2io-X
is recommended.
If the module is used for mirror function then another iba system may be supplied with the
same input signals, e. g. ibaPDA and ibaLogic. Therefore, connect the module with the
light grey 14-pin connector on the ibaFOB-2io-X or ibaFOB-4i-X card.

Note:
An output link is only active if the related input link is NOT working in X-mode (32 Mbit)!
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