IBA ibaBM-DDCS User manual

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ibaBM-DDCS
Bus monitor for the DDCS drive bus from ABB
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iba AG
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guaranteed. The information in this publication is updated regularly, however. Any corrections
necessary will be contained in following editions or can be downloaded from the Internet.
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company names mentioned in this manual can be brands or trade names of the corresponding
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Certification
The device is certified according to the European standards and directives. This device
corresponds to the general safety and health requirements. Further international customary
standards and directives have been observed.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at its own expense.
Issue
Date
Revision
Chapter
Author
Version HW / FW
1.11
01-2021
Supported system, FCC declaration
4.4

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Table of contents
1About this manual...........................................................................................5
1.1 Target group.................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Notation......................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Symbols used................................................................................................ 6
2About this product ..........................................................................................7
2.1 Description .................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Areas of use.................................................................................................. 7
3Scope of delivery.............................................................................................8
4System requirements in the ibaPDA computer ............................................9
4.1 Hardware ...................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Software........................................................................................................ 9
4.3 ibaBM-DDCS................................................................................................. 9
4.4 Converter and automation systems ............................................................... 9
5Safety guidelines...........................................................................................10
6Assembly and disassembly ......................................................................... 11
6.1Assembly .................................................................................................... 11
6.2 Disassembly................................................................................................ 11
7Description of the device..............................................................................12
7.1 Properties.................................................................................................... 12
7.2 Functions .................................................................................................... 12
7.3 Configuration............................................................................................... 12
7.4 Computer side............................................................................................. 12
7.5 Device layout............................................................................................... 13
7.5.1 Operating status display (status LEDs) (1) .................................................. 13
7.5.2 Status LEDs data set query (2) ................................................................... 14
7.5.3 Status LEDs parameter query (3) ................................................................ 14
7.5.4 24 V power supply (4) ................................................................................. 14
7.5.5 X30 Rx (5) and X31 Tx (6)........................................................................... 14
7.5.6 X32 Rx (7) and X33 Tx (8)........................................................................... 15
7.5.7 X34 Rx (9) and X35 Tx (10)......................................................................... 15
7.5.8 Rotary switch S1 (11) .................................................................................. 15
7.5.9 Fiber optic connections X10 TX (12) and X11 RX (13)................................. 15
8ibaBM-DDCS in ABB environment...............................................................16
8.1 Configuration with data set and parameter channel..................................... 16
8.2 Cascading ibaBM-DDCS devices ................................................................ 17
8.3 Data set channel ......................................................................................... 18
8.3.1 Data sets..................................................................................................... 18
8.3.2 Star topology with NDBU mode REGEN ..................................................... 19
8.3.3 Star topology with NDBU mode DDCS/DRIVE BUS .................................... 21
8.3.4 Ring topology .............................................................................................. 23
8.4 Parameter channel ...................................................................................... 25
8.4.1 Parameter ................................................................................................... 25
8.4.2 Star topology............................................................................................... 26

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8.4.3 Ring topology .............................................................................................. 28
8.4.4 Connection of a computer with DriveWindow .............................................. 29
8.5 Time response ............................................................................................ 30
9Configuration in ibaPDA............................................................................... 32
9.1Configuration in the I/O Manager ................................................................ 32
9.1.1 ibaBM-DDCS - General tab......................................................................... 33
9.1.2 ibaBM-DDCS – Diagnostics tab .................................................................. 35
9.1.3 Module type „Data set“................................................................................ 35
9.1.4 Module type „Parameter“............................................................................. 38
9.1.5 Module type „Diagnose“ .............................................................................. 40
9.1.6 Module type “Data set telegram counters”................................................... 42
9.1.7 Display of the measured values .................................................................. 43
10 Technical data ............................................................................................... 45
10.1 Main data .................................................................................................... 45
10.2 Dimension sheet ......................................................................................... 47
11 Support and contact ..................................................................................... 48

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1 About this manual
This manual describes the structure, use and operation of the device ibaBM-DDCS.
1.1 Target group
This manual particularly addresses qualified professionals who are familiar with handling
electrical and electronic modules as well as communication and measurement
technology. A person is regarded as professional if he/she is capable of assessing safety
and recognizing possible consequences and risks on the basis of his/her specialist
training, knowledge and experience and knowledge of the standard regulations.
1.2 Notation
In this manual the following notations are used:
Action Notation
Menu commands Menu Logic diagram
Calling the menu commands Step 1 – Step 2 – Step 3 – Step x
Example:
Select the menu Logic diagram - Add - New
function block.
Keys <Key name>
Example:
<Alt>; <F1>
Press keys at the same time <Key name> + <Key name>
Example:
<Alt> + <Ctrl>
Graphic keys (Buttons) <Button name>
Example:
<OK>; <Cancel>
Filenames, paths “File name”
“Test.doc”

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1.3 Symbols used
If safety instructions or other notes are used in this manual, they mean:
The non-
observance of this safety information may result in an imminent risk of death
or severe injury:
•By an electric shock!
•Due to the
improper handling of software products which are coupled to input
and output procedures with control function!
If you do not observe the safety instructions regarding the process and the system or
machine to be controlled, there is a risk of death or severe injury!
The non-
observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of death or
severe injury!
The non-
observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of injury or
material damage!
Note
A note
specifies special requirements or actions to be observed.
Important note
Note if some special features must be observed, for example
exceptions from the rule.
Tip
Tip or example as a helpful note or insider tip to make the work a little bit easier.
Other documentation
Reference to additional documentation or further reading.

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2 About this product
2.1 Description
The ibaBM-DDCS device is a bus monitor for the DDCS communication bus from ABB
and serves to connect the process data acquisition system ibaPDA.
The device can be used for capturing of signals and their transmission to an ibaPDA
measuring system in order to record data continuously or triggered by event.
The purpose of this device is:
to be able to locate errors quickly
to be able to assess the quality of the closed-loop control and derive conclusions
about the status of the machine
to optimize the drive.
The ibaBM-DDCS enables free and reactionless access to the drive’s parameter and to
the communication telegrams between drive and controller. The desired data is selected
with the I/O Manager of the ibaPDA software.
The communication between ibaPDA and ibaBM-DDCS is handled by the bidirectional
iba fiber optic protocol 32Mbit Flex, which requires an I/O card of the ibaFOB-D
generation, e. g. ibaFOB-2io-D. The sampling rate can be up to 40 kHz, whereby up to
4060 Byte can be transmitted over the fiber optics to the ibaPDA computer for recording.
2.2 Areas of use
The device is intended for:
the permanent connection of an ibaPDA measurement system
the connection of an ibaPDA measurement system only when needed
(errors/problems)
the temporary connection of a mobile computer or notebook (if necessary,
additionally to the existing PC measurement system).
The ibaPDA recording software is optimized for large amounts of data. Depending on
the ibaPDA license and computer capacity, any number of analog and/or digital signals
can be captured, visualized and recorded. Measurements with a sampling time of down
to 25 µs are possible.
Furthermore, iba has other modules, connections and software components for
connecting a variety of PLC systems, which can be connected in parallel to the
ibaBM-DDCS.

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3 Scope of delivery
The scope of delivery includes:
ibaBM-DDCS device
Manual
2 pin plug for power supply
See www.iba-ag.com for other accessories not included in the scope of delivery.

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4 System requirements in the ibaPDA computer
4.1 Hardware
PC equipped as follows:
a free PCI slot or PCIe slot
ExpressCard slot (notebook)
Under www.iba-ag.com you find suitable computer systems with desktop and industry
housing.
A fiber optic interface card of the ibaFOB-D generation with firmware version V2.00
(build 172) or higher:
ibaFOB-io-D or -Dexp
ibaFOB-2io-D or -Dexp
ibaFOB-2i-D or -Dexp with expansion module ibaFOB-4o-D
ibaFOB-4i-D or -Dexp with expansion module ibaFOB-4o-D
ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard
An ibaNet fiber optic patch cable (duplex) for connecting ibaBM-DDCS and ibaPDA
computer
4.2 Software
ibaPDA V6.26 or higher for capturing, recording and displaying the measurement
data and for configuring the device
ibaAnalyzer for displaying and analyzing the recorded data (optional)
4.3 ibaBM-DDCS
Firmware beginning with version v02.06.001
Hardware beginning with version A7
4.4 Converter and automation systems
Converter of systems from ABB which support the DDCS protocol
Converters of current design: DCS800, AC80, AC400, AC800, ACS800,
ACS6000
Converters of older design: DCS600 and ACS600
NDBU-95 branching unit for connecting ibaBM-DDCS to the DDCS bus
Plastic fiber optic cable to connect ibaBM-DDCS and ABB equipment
For more information, please contact the service of ABB Mannheim.

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5 Safety guidelines
Observe the operating voltage range
Stay within the operating voltage range of DC +24 V (± 10%)!
Do not open the device!
There are no components requiring maintenance in the device.
Opening the device voids your warranty.
Note
Cleaning
Use a dry or slightly damp cloth to clean the device.

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6 Assembly and disassembly
The device is provided with a mounting rail clip for installation.
6.1 Assembly
1. Place the mounting rail clip attached to the device on the mounting rail.
2. Press the device down in such a way that the clip of the mounting rail engages with
a click.
3. Connect the power supply. Observe the correct polarity.
4. Connect the other cables.
6.2 Disassembly
1. Disconnect the power supply.
2. Disconnect all cables.
3. Close the open fiber optic inputs and outputs with a cover.
4. Hold the device to prevent it from falling down and press it slightly downwards.
5. After that pull the device and lift it up. The clip of the mounting rail will disengage with
a click.
6. Remove the device.
7. When storing or transporting the device observe the values specified in the technical
data.

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7 Description of the device
7.1 Properties
Bus monitor for the ABB DDCS bus
Automatic detection of the system configuration
Logging of data sent to and from the drive control
Capture of drive’s internal measured values and parameters
Configuration and data recording with ibaPDA via bidirectional fiber optic cables
(32Mbit Flex protocol)
Sampling rate up to 40 kHz and data size up to 4060 Byte
Additional connection options for computers with DriveWindow
Rugged design, mounting rail installation
Connection of up to 15 devices in a fiber optics ring with 32Mbit Flex protocol
7.2 Functions
The device logs DDCS bus signals which are used in ABB drives.
The device offers connections for 3 fiber optic cable pairs in order to realize the following
functions:
Logging of the signals, which are exchanged between controller and drive (data set
channel).
Active querying of additional measurements and parameters from the drives
(parameter channel).
Loopthrough of configuration and measurement queries of an external computer
with DriveWindow.
7.3 Configuration
The values to be measured are selected via a configuration dialog in the ibaPDA software
which is installed on the computer.
The device automatically detects the connected drives with the associated signals. The
signals to be recorded can be selected in the I/O Manager of the ibaPDA software.
7.4 Computer side
On the computer side, the iba modules ibaFOB-io-D, ibaFOB-2io-D or ibaFOB-4i-D with
the ibaFOB-4o-D supplementary modules are used.
Parallel to this, discrete signals can be coupled via other fiber optic connections, e.g.
using ibaPADU or ibaNet750-BM. The option of coupling in signals from other systems
using system connections and bus monitors is also available.
The ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard is used to couple notebooks.

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7.5 Device layout
Front view
1 Operating status display
2 Status LED data set query
3 Status LED parameter query
4 Plug for power supply
5 X30 Rx (Link0 = Data set channel, CH0)
6 X31 Tx (Link0 = Rx mirror, do not connect)
7 X32 Rx (Link1 = Parameter channel, CH3)
8 X33 Tx (Link1 = Parameter channel, CH3)
9 X34 Rx (Link2 = DriveWindow)
10 X35 Tx (Link2 = DriveWindow)
11 Rotary switch S1
12 FO output X10 TX
13 FO input X11 RX
Figure 1: Device layout
7.5.1 Operating status display (status LEDs) (1)
LED
Status
Description
Run
(green/red)
red on
green blinking
off
Device starting; if the device is booted up, the LED
changes to green
Device working
No power
Comm
(yellow)
off
on
No measurement
Measuring
32Mb
(white)
off
on
blinking
No data reception 32 Mbit/s on X11
Data reception 32 Mbit/s on X11
Data reception 32 Mbit/s on X11 but signal is wrong
Err
(red)
off
blinking
Normal status, everything is OK
Error has occurred within the device
Table 1: Operating status display LEDs

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7.5.2 Status LEDs data set query (2)
LED
Status
Description
Run (green) blinking
off or on
Data query OK
Function problems / device is defective
Link (yellow) blinking Blinks when a message is received
(steadily lit when several messages are being received)
Resp (white) on
blinks quickly
blinks slowly
off
Data requested, all data arriving
Data requested, data are not arriving
Data requested, only some data arriving
No data requested
Err (red) on
off
Disrupted message received (possible cause: the topology
setting of the drives connected to the NDBU-95 is wrong, see
chapter 8.3.2)
Normal status, everything is OK
Table 2: Data set query status LEDs
7.5.3 Status LEDs parameter query (3)
LED
Status
Description
DW (white) on
off
Connection for DriveWindow released
Connection for ibaBM-DDCS released
Link (yellow) blinking Blinks when a message is received
(steadily lit when several messages are being received)
Resp (white) on
blinks quickly
blinks slowly
off
Data requested, all data are arriving
Data requested, data are not arriving
Data requested, only some data are arriving
No data requested
Err (red) on
off
Disrupted message received
Normal status, everything is OK
Table 3: Parameter query status LEDs
7.5.4 24 V power supply (4)
A DC voltage of 24 V (20 V to 30 V) must be applied to the 2-pin Phoenix threaded
coupling connector provided for the power supply.
Important note
Make sure the polarity is correct!
7.5.5 X30 Rx (5) and X31 Tx (6)
Interface via X30 (Rx) to the data set channel in the DDCS network (CH0). The data
received on X30 is mirrored to the output X31 (Tx).
X31 must not be connected to the input of the branching unit NDBU. This connection
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7.5.6 X32 Rx (7) and X33 Tx (8)
Interface to the parameter channel in the DDCS network (CH3).
7.5.7 X34 Rx (9) and X35 Tx (10)
Connection to the loopthrough of a computer with DriveWindow
7.5.8 Rotary switch S1 (11)
Up to 15 ibaBM-DDCS devices can be interconnected in a ring topology. The devices
are addressed via the rotary switch S1.
Device numbers in the
cascade
Rotary switch position
Not allowed 0
1st Device 1
2nd Device 2
… …
14th Device E
15th Device F
7.5.9 Fiber optic connections X10 TX (12) and X11 RX (13)
X11: fiber optic reception interface (RX)
X10: fiber optic sending interface (TX)
An I/O card of the ibaFOB-D generation must be installed in the ibaPDA computer in
order to be able to send and receive data.
See chapter 4 “System requirements in the ibaPDA computer”.

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8.1 Configuration with data set and parameter channel
Figure 2: ibaBM-DDCS in the ABB environment with ABB control
ibaBM-DDCS offers 2 options for capturing and recording measured signals:
1. Logging of the signals in the data set channel (CH0 connection of the drives).
Simplex fiber optic connection between ibaBM-DDCS X30 and an arbitrary channel
of the NDBU-95 (NDBU operation mode: “REGEN”). The X31 output must not be
connected to the NDBU-95.
Alternative connection: ibaBM-DDCS is integrated in the connection between
NDBU-95 and ABB control.
2. Querying of other values from the drives in the parameter data channel (CH3
connection of the drives). Duplex fiber optic connection between ibaBM-DDCS
X32/X33 and the CH3 port of a drive or the MSTR port of a NDBU-95 (NDBU
operation mode: “DDCS/DRIVEBUS”).
3. Furthermore, ibaBM-DDCS offers a connection to loopthrough configuration and
measurement queries of an external computer with DriveWindow. The DriveWindow
computer is connected to the drives via the parameter channel if needed. Duplex
fiber optic connection between ibaBM-DDCS X34/X35 and the DriveWindow
computer.

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8.2 Cascading ibaBM-DDCS devices
Up to 15 devices supporting the ibaNet protocol 32Mbit Flex can be connected to each
I/O link of an ibaFOB-D card in a fiber optic ring topology (e. g. ibaPADU-S-IT,
ibaBM-eCAT). The rotary switch S1 has to be set to a unique device number at each
device.
Keep in mind, that the total data rate in the fiber optic ring must be distributed among the
connected devices.
Figure 3: ibaBM-DDCS - cascading
Other documentation
For the description of the 32Mbit Flex protocol refer to the ibaFOB
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8.3 Data set channel
8.3.1 Data sets
The ABB control uses “data sets” to exchange information with the drives (CH0).
Every data set consists of three 16-bit Integer values (indeces). A data set number and
the data set index provide a given measurement or status value with ABB.
The ABB control sends even data set numbers (2n) to the drives, which answer with the
next odd data set number (2n + 1).
ABB control
Drive
Query
response
Data set 10

Data set 11

Data set 12

Data set 13

The desired signals are selected with ibaPDA via the following parameters:
Node number (drive)
Data set number
Index
The device can read all data sets that the control requests from the drives an sends back
to them.

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8.3.2 Star topology with NDBU mode REGEN
One or more NDBU-95 devices (DDCS branching unit) are used to distribute the DDCS
telegrams. 8 drives can be connected to each NDBU-95. Up to 16 NDBU-95 devices can
be cascaded.
The device ibaBM-DDCS must be connected via a unidirectional FO cable to that NDBU-
95, which is next to the controller. This NDBU-95 must be operated in REGEN mode,
then the device can read all telegrams, including the response telegrams sent from the
drives.
AC800 M + CI858
NDBU-95
for DDCS
S1
ON DIP
OFF
12 3 4 5 67 8
Hex address : 7C
(decimal 124)
Hex address : 7C
(decimal 124)
S1
ON DIP
OFF
12345678
POF
ibaBM-DDCS
Unidir. POF
Bi-dir. POF
REGEN
4 MBIT/s
REGEN
4 MBIT/s
Figure 4: ibaBM-DDCS (data sets) with NDBU-95, REGEN mode

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Important note
When acquiring data sets in a star topology, ensure that the connected drives are set to
“
Star” topology.
In DriveWind
ow, the parameter “CH0 HW CONNECTION” in the parameter set “
DDCS
Control
” of each drive has to be checked and set to “STAR”.1
In some drives, e.g. ACC800, there are several user sets. The topology setting must be
set in all used user sets. The user sets can be loaded and saved in the parameter
“
APPLICATION MACRO” of the set “START-UP DATA“ (z.B. Par. 99.03).
Settings at the branching unit NDBU-95
Address settings (S1):
Address range 76 … 124
Default setting (01111100) = 0x7C.
S1
ON DIP
OFF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Operating mode selection (X13):
adjust to REGEN mode
Select transfer rate (X12):
Default value for CH0: 4 Mbit/s
1The parameter set is in the protected area (set 105) in some drives, e.g. ACC800. In this case, a 4-digit
code has to be entered in the parameter „PASS CODE“ of the set „SYST CTR INPUTS“ (e.g. Par 16.03) in
order to have access to the protected area. Please contact ABB, when the code is unknown.