Toshiba T-PSV User manual

UM-TS03∗∗∗-E044
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER
PROSEC T-SERIES
DDE SERVER
T-PSV
Version 1.1
OPERATION MANUAL
TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Operation Manual 1
Important Information
Misuse of this equipment can result in property damage or human injury.
Because controlled system applications vary widely, you should satisfy yourself
as to the acceptability of this equipment for your intended purpose.
In no event will Toshiba Corporation be responsible or liable for either indirect
or consequential damage or injury that may result from the use of this equipment.
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Publication number: UM-TS03***-E044
1st edition December 1998, 2nd edition January 2002.
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Contents
1. Overview .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 T-PSV Overview ............................................................................................................. 3
1.2 System configuration .................................................................................................... 4
1.3 System Requirements ................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Functional specifications .............................................................................................. 6
2. Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.1 Install the T-PSV ............................................................................................................. 7
2.2 Startup the T-PSV ........................................................................................................ 11
2.3 T-PSV screen description ........................................................................................... 13
2.4 Finish the T-PSV ............................................................................................................ 14
3. Operation Procedure ............................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Operation procedure ..................................................................................................... 15
4. Configuration File .................................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Example of the configuration file .................................................................................. 17
4.2 Inside the configuration file ........................................................................................... 18
4.2.1 Connection setting .................................................................................................................. 19
4.2.2 Serial setting ............................................................................................................................ 19
4.2.3 PLC setting for Ethernet ......................................................................................................... 20
4.2.4 PLC setting for Serial .............................................................................................................. 20
4.2.5 Tag setting ............................................................................................................................... 21
5. Using Excel as DDE Client ...................................................................................................... 24
5.1 Reading PLC data into Excel spreadsheet ................................................................... 24
5.2 Starting up T-PSV from Excel ....................................................................................... 26
5.3 Writing data from Excel into PLC ................................................................................... 27
6. List of Error Messages ............................................................................................................ 29
6.1 List of error messages .................................................................................................... 29

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1. Overview
1.1 T-PSV Overview
The T-series PLC DDE Server (hereafter called T-PSV) is an application software that runs on
Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000. The T-PSV works to collect data from T-series PLCs connected by
Ethernet and/or serial communication line, and to exchange the data with other Windows
application, such as Excel, using DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange). Data writing into the PLC is
also possible.
You can access any register/device data in the PLCs connected on Ethernet or serial line, and
can use these data on Windows application without need of developing the communication
program.
Configuration file for T-PSV:
This file specifies the PLC communication method, data sampling timing, Tag name
designation, etc. This file is CSV format which can be edited by Excel, etc.
DDE client application (Excel, Visual Basic, etc.):
The PLC's data can be displayed on Excel spreadsheet by designating the Tag name with
the DDE expression. Data writing into the PLC is also possible by using VBA.
T-PSV program:
The T-PSV is a program to gather the PLC's data based on the configuration file. When a
DDE client application requests the data, the T-PSV sends the data to the client application.
After that, the T-PSV sends the data when the data is changed.
T-PSV
DDE server
for T-series
PLC
DDE client
application
(Excel, etc.)
Configuration
file for T-PSV
(CSV file)
PLC PLC PLC PLC
PLC PLC PLC PLC
Serial Ethernet
Ethernet UDP/IP Computer link
Serial (RS232C/RS485) Computer link
Personal computer

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1. Overview
1.2 System configuration
The T-PSV supports one Ethernet connection and one Serial connection at the same time.
On the Ethernet connection, up to 64 PLCs can be connected.
On the other hand, the Serial connection has three types of connection systems, RS485
computer link connection, programmer port connection, and TOSLINE-S20 connection. Either
one connection system can be selected among these three types.
(1) Ethernet connection
The Ethernet connection is available with T2N, T3H, S2T, S2 and S3. These PLCs can
have an Ethernet interface.
Up to 64 PLCs can be connected to the T-PSV. The transmission speed is 10Mbps. In this
configuration, personal computer's Ethernet port is used.
(2) RS485 Computer link connection
The RS485 computer link connection is available with T1S, T2E, T2N, T3, T3H, S2T, S2
and S3. These PLCs have an RS485 computer link port on the CPU module.
Up to 32 PLCs can be connected to the T-PSV. The transmission speed is up to 19.2kbps.
In this configuration, personal computer's Serial port is used. The RS232C/RS485 converter
(ADP-6237B) is used to convert to RS485.
Note) T1S means T1-16S and T1-40S which has the RS485 communication port.
T3H / S3 T2N / S2T / S2
T-PSV
Ethernet
(max. 64 PLCs)
T3 / T3H / S3 T2E / T2N
/ S2T / S2
T-PSV
RS485
(max. 32 PLCs)
RS232C
ADP-6237B
T1S

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1. Overview
(3) Programmer port connection
The programmer port connection is available with T1, T1S, T2E, T2N, T3, T3H, and S2T.
The interface of the PLC's programmer port is RS232C.
Only one PLC can be connected to the T-PSV. The transmission speed is fixed at 9.6kbps.
In this configuration, personal computer's Serial port is used.
(4) TOSLINE-S20 connection
The TOSLINE-S20 connection is available with T2E, T2N, T3, T3H and S2T. These PLCs
support TOSLINE-S20 connection.
Up to 64 PLCs can be connected to the T-PSV via TOSLINE-S20. The transmission speed
is fixed at 9.6kbps. In this configuration, personal computer's Serial port is used to connect
with the loader port of the TOSLINE-S20 station.
Note) TOSLINE-S20 is a Toshiba's high-speed control data network. Three types of
network configuration are available, co-axial bus, optical bus, and optical loop. The
transmission speed is 2Mbps. For details of the TOSLINE-S20, refer to the separate
TOSLINE-S20 manual.
T2E / T2N / S2T
T-PSV
RS232C
T1 / T1S
T3 / T3H
OR OR
(only 1 PLC)
T3 / T3H T2E / T2N / S2T
T-PSV
TOSLINE-S20
(max. 64 PLCs)
RS232C
T2E / T2N / S2T
Loader port of the
TOSLINE-S20 station

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1. Overview
1.3 System Requirements
Item Computer requirements
Operating system Windows 98, Me, NT4.0, or 2000
CPU Celeron 300 MHz (Pentium III 500 MHz or more is recommended)
Memory 64 MB or more
(128 MB or more recommended)
Monitor Color: 16 colors or more
Graphics: 640 ×480 pixels or more (1024 ×768 pixels recommended)
Floppy disk One 1.44 MB
Hard disk 10 MB or more free space
Communication
interface Ethernet (TCP/IP Winsock) Serial (RS-232C, asynchronous up to 19.2 kbps)
1.4 Functional specifications
Item T-PSV specifications
PLC interface Ethernet Serial (RS232C)
Communication speed 10Mbps 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200
bps
Number of PLC
connected Max. 64 RS485 computer link: max. 32 Programmer port: 1
TOSLINE-S20: max. 64
(Either 1 system of above)
Communication port
support 1 Ethernet port, 1 Serial port, or both
Data update cycle
setting 3 cycles setting per interface High: 0.2 second or more
Middle:0.3 second or more
Low: 0.4 second or more
Number of Tag on
T-PSV Total max. 4096 (Windows NT4.0 or 2000) Total max. 1792 (Windows 98 or Me)
Number of Tag per
PLC Continuous address data: Max. 248 words / cycle (max. 744 words / 3 update cycles)
Individual address data:
Max. 32 words / cycle (max. 96 words / 3 update cycles)
Note) Either continuous address Tag or individual address Tag can be used for a PLC per one
update cycle.

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2. Getting Started
2.1 Install the T-PSV
To install the T-PSV into your hard disk, insert the T-PSV master disk into the floppy disk drive
then operate as follows.
Windows [Start] menu →[Settings] →[Control Panel]
Double click [Add/Remove Programs]
Double click here
Click here

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Click [Install]
Then follow the message displayed on the screen.
You will install the T-PSV from floppy disk. Its installation program is "A:\Setup.exe".
Click here

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2. Getting Started
When you select the T-PSV installation program correctly, the T-PSV installation wizard will be
started as follows.
Click [Next] to start installation.

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2. Getting Started
The default installation folder is c:\Program Files\Toshiba\T-PSV.
If you change the installation folder, click [Browse] and select the folder.
Click [Next] and follow the message to proceed the installation.
When T-PSV is installed normally, the following screen will be displayed.
Click [Finish]

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2. Getting Started
2.2 Startup the T-PSV
When installation is completed normally, let's startup the T-PSV.
The detailed operation/setup procedure will be explained in the following sections.
This section introduces basic operation for starting up and finishing the T-PSV, and T-PSV
screen description.
To startup the T-PSV, select [T-PSV] from the [Start] menu.
Click here

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2. Getting Started
Then the T-PSV is started and the configuration file open dialog is displayed as follows.
Configuration file open dialog is displayed only at the initial starting up. Once a configuration file
is designated, the T-PSV will be started with the latest configuration at the next time.
As you can see, a sample configuration file (Sample.csv) has been installed with the T-PSV.
Let's select the Sample.csv here.

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2. Getting Started
2.3 T-PSV screen description
When a configuration file is designated, the T-PSV read the configuration and the following
screen will appear.
Tag name, PLC name, register/device address and update cycle are specified by the
configuration file.
Actual update cycle shows the actual interval of data read from the PLC.
Actual data acquisition time shows the PLC's response time.
Status shows the communication status between the T-PSV and the PLC as follows.
Stopped: Communication with the PLC is not executing.
Receiving: Data is receiving from the PLC within the specified update cycle.
Cycle over: Data could not be received within the specified update cycle.
Timeout: There is no response from the PLC within the specified timeout setting.
Error: Error response is received or TCP/IP is not ready.
Connection
configuration Tag name
PLC name
Register or
Device
address
Update cycle
Actual
update
cycle (sec)
Actual data
acquisition
time (sec)
Status

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Menu structure:
File Open (Ctrl+O) Opens configuration file
Recent files Displays the recent used four configuration files
Exit Finish the T-PSV
View
Toolbar Displays or hides the toolbar
Status Bar Displays or hides the status bar
Split Changes the screen split position
Status Hold Holds the status display except Receiving
Refresh Displays the latest status
DataStart Starts data gathering (on-line)
Stop Stops data gathering (off-line)
HelpAbout T-PSV Displays the version information of the T-PSV
Toolbars:
2.4 Finish the T-PSV
To finish the T-PSV, select [File] →[Exit].
Stops data gathering (red color when enable)
Starts data gathering (green color when enable)
Opens configuration file

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3. Operation Procedure
3.1 Operation procedure
(1) Create the configuration file
The configuration file is used to specify the setting information for the T-PSV.
The T-PSV does not have the function to edit the configuration. The T-PSV works based on
the configuration described on the configuration file that is created separately.
The configuration file is CSV format, and it is created by other application, such as Excel.
The configuration file includes the following information.
•PLC connection information (Ethernet or serial)
•For serial connection, communication parameters (baudrate, parity, etc.)
•Time-out and update cycle settings for the connection
•PLC information (IP address for Ethernet, station number for serial, PLC model, etc.)
•Tag setting (tag name, corresponding PLC register, update cycle designation, etc.)
Refer to section 4 for the configuration file setting details.
A sample configuration file (Sample.csv) has been installed together with the T-PSV in the
same folder. You can use this file to create your configuration file by modifying it.
(2) Create the DDE client application
The T-PSV functions to link the PLC data with the DDE client application, such as Excel,
Visual Basic, etc.
In the client application, the Tag of the T-PSV is linked through the following convention.
<application>|<topic>!<item>
Where;
application = PLCSRV
topic = T
item = Tag name
application and topic are fixed as above. (Upper and lower cases are not distinguished)
item is the Tag name used in the T-PSV.

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The following is an example screen of Excel. The cell B4 has been linked with a tag named
"Dev1" of the T-PSV.
Refer to section 5 for more information. A sample Excel file (PlcBook.xls) has been installed
together with the T-PSV in the same folder for your reference.
(3) Execute the T-PSV
Execute the T-PSV and open the configuration file you created.
If PLCs are connected on the communication line, you can start the data gathering (on-line).
Then you will see the communication status on the T-PSV screen.
(4) Execute the DDE client application
When you start the DDE client application and the DDE link is established, you will see the
data is updating on your DDE client application.
In this example, the Tag
has the name "Dev1".

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4. Configuration File
4.1 Example of the configuration file
An example of the configuration file is shown below. (Excel 97 screen)
Note that the configuration file must be CSV (comma delimited) format. When you create and
save the file by Excel, specify as CSV format.
In CSV format, comma is used to separate each column. Therefore you cannot use comma
even in the comment line.

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4.2 Inside the configuration file
The configuration file contains the connection, PLC, and Tag settings.
The first column of each line designates the setting ID as follows.
Setting ID (first column):
Comment line #
Connection setting C
Serial setting CS
PLC setting for Ethernet PE
PLC setting for Serial PS
Tag setting for individual address T
Tag setting for continuous address (Staring) TA
Tag setting for continuous address (Following) +
The setting line order should be as follows.
C (Connection setting) … Ethernet or serial, update cycle setting, etc.
--- If above line is for Ethernet ---
PE (1st PLC on Ethernet) … IP address, port number, PLC model, etc.
T/TA (1st Tag of 1st PLC) … Tag name, corresponding PLC register/device, update cycle, etc.
T/+ (2nd Tag of 1st PLC) … Ditto
:
PE (2nd PLC on Ethernet) … IP address, port number, PLC model, etc.
T/TA (1st Tag of 2nd PLC) … Tag name, corresponding PLC register/device, update cycle, etc.
T/+ (2nd Tag of 2nd PLC) … Ditto
:
C (Connection setting) … Ethernet or serial, update cycle setting, etc.
--- If above line is for serial ---
CS (Serial setting) … COM port number, baudrate, parity, etc.
PS (1st PLC on serial line) … PLC station address, PLC model, etc.
T/TA (1st Tag of 1st PLC) … Tag name, corresponding PLC register/device, update cycle, etc.
T/+ (2nd Tag of 1st PLC) … Ditto
:
PS (2nd PLC on serial line) … PLC station number, PLC model, etc.
T/TA (1st Tag of 2nd PLC) … Tag name, corresponding PLC register/device, update cycle, etc.
T/+ (2nd Tag of 2nd PLC) … Ditto
:

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4. Configuration File
4.2.1 Connection setting
The connection setting specifies the connection name, type of connection (Ethernet or Serial),
Time-out setting, and Update cycles (High, Middle and Low).
The setting details and the column order are as follows.
Setting ID C
Connection name Any name (within 11 characters)
Type of connection Ethernet or Serial
Time-out (in second) Response time-out setting
Minimum 0.2 (0.1 s increments)
High update cycle
(in second) High-speed update cycle setting Minimum 0.2 (0.1 s increments)
Middle update cycle
(in second) Middle-speed update cycle setting Minimum 0.3 (0.1 s increments)
It must be larger than high-speed setting
Low update cycle
(in second) Low-speed update cycle setting Minimum 0.4 (0.1 s increments)
It must be larger than middle-speed setting
4.2.2 Serial setting
If the connection setting is serial, the serial setting is required.
The serial setting specifies the computer's communication port, baudrate, data bit length, parity,
and stop bit length.
The setting details and the column order are as follows.
Setting ID CS
Communication port COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4
Baudrate 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 bps
Data bit length 8 (fixed)
Parity ODD, EVEN, or NON
(upper and lower cases are not distinguished)
Stop bit length 1 or 2
Note) When the programmer port or TOSLINE-S20 is used, set the communication parameter
as follows.
•Baudrate : 9600 bps
•Data bit : 8 bits
•Parity : Odd (for Programmer port) or Even (for TOSLINE-S20) at default state
(Parity can be changed by user)
•Stop bit : 1 bit