VETEC P1001 Series User manual

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Document Ref:pm65\manuals\Serial Output Revision:4 Dated: 28 February 2011
Software version F00.21
-232 RS232
-485 RS485 / RS422
Includes settings details for the Real Time Clock option -RTC
Serial Output option for the P1001 and D100X series
VETEC ApS, Lucernemarken 18
DK-5260 Odense, Denmark
http://www.vetec.dk
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.Warranty
We warrant this product against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of three
(3) years from the date of purchase.
In the event of a defect during the warranty period, the unit should be returned, freight (and
all duties and taxes) prepaid by the Buyer to the authorised distributor from where the unit
was purchased.
The Distributor, at its option, will repair or replace the defective unit. The unit
will be returned to the Buyer with freight charges prepaid by the distributor.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from:
1. Improper or inadequate maintenance by the buyer.
2. Unauthorised modification or misuse.
3. Operation outside the environmental specification of the product.
4. Mishandling or abuse.
The warranty set forth above is exclusive and no other warranty, whether written or oral is
expressed or implied. We specifically disclaim the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES
The remedies provided herein are the buyer’s sole and exclusive remedies.
In no event shall we be liable for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages
(including loss of profits) whether based on contract, tort or any other legal theory.

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Warranty 2
General Description 4
Installation Hints 5
Serial Output board configuring 6
Setting up your serial port 7
Specifications 8
Modbus ASCII 9
Signal Levels 10
Fault finding 11
-RTC Real Time Clock option 12
-RTC Real Time Clock setup method 13
Notes 14
Notes 15
Connections and installing into a display See main display manual*
Record of revisions 16
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Contents

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General Description
This manual only covers the setup of the serial output option. Please refer to the main display’s
operating manual for full specifications, installation methods, safety notices etc. You can
download manuals from our website.
The serial output option allows you to create an isolated RS232 or RS485 signal which provides
data proportional to the nett or gross value shown on the front of your display.
This can be used to feed remote devices such as data loggers, displays, PLCs and other
peripheral equipment.
There are 2 different option boards available:-
1. An RS232 board, for short distance point to point transfer of data
2. An RS485 board, which is suited for longer distance transmission and which may
be part of a group of addressed instruments.
Both boards can be set to transmit continuously or can be requested to transmit by a data
request.
The serial output is derived from the displayed value, so if you adjust filtering for the display,
the serial output will also be filtered and will respond to any input changes at the same speed
as the display.
The serial output is updated 10 times per second when in continuous mode.
Maximum recommended cable distances if using LOW
capacitance screened cable such as CAT5 cable.
Baud Rate RS232 RS485 or RS422
1200 50m 1200m
9600 20m 150m
19200 10m 75m
38400 5m 30m
115200 2m 10m

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Installation hints for best performance
This section offers several suggestions which will help you get the best performance from
your serial output.
1. Use good quality low capacitance twisted-pair screened signal cable. CAT5
screened twisted-pair is ideal.
2. The cable should be routed away from noisy wiring and devices such as power
feeds from inverters, discharge-lighting cables, welder cabling etc, and should
preferrably be routed in a dedicated low voltage signalling/instrumentation conduit
or cable tray.
3. Screened cable should be earthed at the destination end only.
4. All wires and screens coming out of the screened cable should be kept as short
as possible to minimise pickup of noise.
5. If you are going to daisy chain several RS485 devices together on the same data
line, you should earth your screen as shown below, paying particular care that you
do not earth both ends of any run of of cable.
6. Remember to fit a termination resistor to the instruments at each extreme end of
the cable run, but no termination resistor on intermediate units.
Connect screen
to earth ONLY
at this end.
Do not
connect
screen at
this end.
Length of screened cable Length of screened cable
Remote
device
Clean Earth
Displayconnections
Receiver connection
With termination resistor
Connect screen
to earth ONLY
at this end.
Do not
connect
screen at
this end.
Length of screened cable
Remote
device
Clean Earth
Displayconnections
Receiver connection
With termination resistor
Polled Output WITH termination resistor
Link Screen but do
not earth at this point.
Polled Output NO termination resistor
Polled Output WITH termination resistor

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Serial output board configuring
The only board you may need to make adjustments to is the RS485 output option board.
You can identify it as an RS485 board, because IC4 will be missing.
If the display is at the end of the data cable, you will need to fit the 120 Ohm termination
jumper.
If you have several addressed displays sharing a dataline, and find that you occasionally
see errors in communication, it may be necessary to fit the line bias jumpers as shown
below. This should only be done on the furthest display from the data receiver, so all three
jumpers should be fitted.The input/output solder switch must be open - this configures the
board as an output driver.
The RS232 board looks similar to the RS485 board, but requires no jumpers to be fitted at
any time. The input/output solder switch must be open - this configures the board as an
output driver.
You can identify it as an RS232 board, because IC3 will be missing.
9122-0670 P4
Solder Switch must be Open
9122-0670 P4
Bias +5V on Sig B
Bias 0V on Sig A
120 Ohm termination resistor
Solder Switch must be Open
IC4
IC3
IC4
IC3
RS232 Version (IC3 missing)
RS485 Version (IC4 missing)

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Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset Lockout Switch must be OFF
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2
3
This feature is available in Easy and Advanced Modes
Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset
Done!
Press to accept
Setting up your Serial output port
OFF
Circuit board ON
Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset
Display shows each of the parameters
and you can edit or move on to the next
one with the OK button.
You can edit the settings with the DIGIT,
UP and DOWN buttons. OK to accept.
The default parameters are:-
baud 9600
dF. 8n1
Prot.C1
Addr.00
t.reP.05
t.chr.00
Choose a baud rate to suit the receiver.
Data format 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop
Protocol. C1 = continuous, P1 = polled
The display’s address, from 00 to FF. Choose
00 if you do not need addressing.
Time to reply following a request, in mS
Time in mS between each character.
You can choose from :-
Baud rates in the range 300 to 115200
Data formats of 8n1,7n1,7e1 or 7o1
Protocol C1 for continuous output (Link “Enable” to “Common” on output connector)
Protocol P1 for polled output
Protocol P2 for Modbus ASCII mode
Press briefly together

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Output signal RS232 or RS485 depending on installed board.
Isolation 250 VAC Optically isolated from input, logic, excitation, power,
alarms and serial communications ports
Response speed Derived from displayed value, which is updated 10 times per
second. Any filtering applied to the display will be applied to the
serial data output also.
Linearisation The analogue output is derived from the displayed value, so if your
display has a non linear response, and you are using the display’s
lineariser function, the output will follow the display directly.
Calendar/Clock option Accuracy better than +/- 10 seconds per month (DS3231SN)
Battery backup during power loss. Battery = CR1620 3V Lithium
Data strings:-
Specifications
Protocol C1 – Continuous output (Enable line to common gives output)
Meter sends: 8 characters<CR><LF>
e.g.
20 20 20 20 20 2D 31 37 0D 0A (-17) decimal position = 0
20 20 20 20 2D 31 2E 36 0D 0A (-1.6) negative value
20 20 20 20 20 31 2E 38 0D 0A (+1.8) positive value
20 20 20 20 20 20 4F 52 0D 0A (OR) over range
20 20 20 20 20 20 55 52 0D 0A (UR) under range
Protocol H1 - GPS clock data format for use with ASR-GPS
Protocol P1 – Polled ASCII
Controller sends: <STX> ADDRH:ADDRL r <ETX> e.g. 02 46 37 72 03 ( to device F7)
Meter replies <STX> 8 characters <ETX>
e.g.
02 20 20 20 20 20 2D 31 37 03 (-17) decimal position = 0
02 20 20 20 20 2D 31 2E 36 03 (-1.6) negative value
02 20 20 20 20 20 31 2E 38 03 (+1.8) positive value
02 20 20 20 20 20 20 4F 52 03 (OR) over range
02 20 20 20 20 20 20 55 52 03 (UR) under range
Protocol P2 – Polled ASCII Modbus - See next page
When you have finished setting the meter, put the lockout switch in its ON position now, to
prevent your settings from being changed.

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Modbus ASCII
Select protocol P2, using the previous page.
The displayed value is available as a 32 bit 2’s compliment signed integer in registers
0x0000 and 0x0001
Register 0x0000 Display value low word
Register 0x0001 Display value high word
The decimal point position is available in the low byte of register 0x001E.
The high byte is not currently used, but should be masked off to guarantee compatibility with
future firmware releases.
Some examples:-
If meter shows 9 Display value reads 9 Decimal position reads 0
If meter shows 9.9 Display value reads 99 Decimal position reads 1
If meter shows 9.99 Display value reads 999 Decimal position reads 2
If meter shows 9.999 Display value reads 9999 Decimal position reads 3

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+5V
0V
Typical UART output
RS485 data line levels 8n1
RS232 data line levels 8n1
Start 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Stop
B(-)
A(+)
Start 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Stop
A(+)
B(-)
LSB MSB
LSB MSB
These examples show the transmission of a single ASCII character 2C (0010 1100) which
is a Comma, so that you can see the voltages in RS485 and RS232 systems.
1 2 4 8 10 20 40 80
+7.5V
0V
-7.5V
Idle
Idle
Start 00110100Stop
Idle
LSB MSB
Signal levels

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Fault finding
If you are having trouble getting serial data out of the display, first check that you have chosen the
correct mode.
If you are using Continuous Mode C1
Ensure that you have put a link between terminals 18 and 19 to enable the data output.
You can test for data with a simple data monitor which you can make with 2 diodes and a resis-
tor, as shown below.
Provided the baud rate is 9600 or higher, the Green LED should be on for most of the time, and
you should see the red LED flicker as data is sent.
Check to see if data is arriving at the remote location. If the red LED is lit most of the time, with
the green flickering, your wiring may be transposed.
If neither LED is lit, check the meter to make sure it is configured to transmit continuously, and
check your connections to make sure the cabling and connector terminals used are correct.
If you are using Polled Mode P1
Check to see whether there is any data activity, using the simple data monitor shown below. If
not, check the settings in the polling device.
If the polling device is working correctly, check the settings on the display.
You can check to see whether a serial output board has been installed in the display - press the
outer 2 buttons for around 3 seconds and the display will give a summary of installed software
and options.
General
You can use your PC to generate and monitor serial data, with a free program called RealTerm
which you can download from :-
http://sourceforge.net/projects/realterm/
This can be very useful in diagnosing communication problems.
1K
Terminal numbers on output
connector of display
RS232 RS422/485
16 16
18 17
Simple Data monitor.
2 x LEDs connected
back to back and a
resistor.
Green LED on
most of the time.
Red LED
flashes with
data.
Green Red

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The -RTC option board consists of a precision calendar/clock chip which is battery-backed
to maintain timing during periods of power loss.
It can be set to automatically correct for summer and winter time clock shifts.
It may be used to include date and time in serial data, along with descriptive text, if
required. Normally supplied in conjunction with a custom function.
In some systems, the board can also be corrected automatically by our ASR-GPS atomic
time receiver.
Because there are so many ways in which the-RTC board can be used, we provide only
basic setup details here, with additional information, specific to your application, supplied
with the unit.
-RTC Real Time Clock option
9122-1270-P1
Real Time Clock board
Location of the RTC board
on the main board

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This feature is available in Easy and Advanced Modes
Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset
Done!
Press to accept
Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset
Display shows each of the parameters
and you can edit or move on to the next
one with the OK button. You can edit the
settings with the DIGIT, UP and DOWN
buttons. OK to accept. Let us assume
it is March 24 2011 and the time will
shortly be 14:59 you want to set
yr. 11
n ~03
dt.24
14:59
14:59
14:59
Set the last 2 digits of the year
Set the month. 1=Jan, 12 = Dec
Set the date 1=1st , 31=31st
Set the hour
Set the minutes
The time will brighten and the 4 leds to the
right of the display will flash.At exactly 14:59,
press the OK button. No menu timeout.
Lockout Switch must be OFF
OFF
Circuit board ON
Set1 Set2 Output Alarms
Digit OK
Max/Min Reset
Press together for 3 seconds
RTC setup method

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Notes

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Notes

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Record of Revisions
20 August 2010 Revision 0 version of manual released.
2 November 2010 Rev. 1 Added <LF> to C1 mode data output stream
26 November 2010 Rev. 2 Software updated to F00.20
2 February 2011 Rev. 3 Software updated to F00.21
28 February 2011 Warranty increased to 3 years and terms added.