Measurement-computing PointScan Road Map rev.2.0 Manuel d'utilisateur

PointScan Road Map For use with “Dedicated” or “Shared” Local Area Networks (LAN) IOtech, Inc. 25971 Cannon Road Cleveland, OH 44146-1833 P

Step 3) Set up Ethernet communications between your Computer and the “Ethernet-Connected” PointScan/100 module(s) PointScan/100 modules can be used

5) Close out the Network window and the Control Panel. Make sure that you disable any firewall programs or other software that might restrict traff

Step 5) Start up the IOToolKit Software Start the IOToolKit by going to the Windows Start menu and then selecting Programs > IO Tools. The IOT

Remote I/O Configuration, General Tab (f) Fill in the fields in the RS-485 tab (following figure), then click <Next>. This tab (following

(g) Fill in the fields on the “Ethernet” tab (following figure) for “Dedicated” LAN or “Shared” LAN, as applicable to your setup. Then click <N

(h) Fill in the blanks in the Discrete or Analog tab, then click <Finish>. Some points of importance pertaining to PointScan/100 Series systems

Remote I/O Configuration, Analog Tab (i) Save the project by going to File/Save Project. 12 878395

Step 7) Configure each “RS-485 Connected” Module using IOToolKit Two “RS-485 Connected” and One “Ethernet-Connected” Module Providing one cluster

Remote I/O Configuration, General Tab (e) Fill in the “Define RS-485 Communications for this Station” fields in the RS-485 tab, then click <Nex

(f) Fill in the fields in the Discrete or Analog tab, then click <Finish>. Some points of importance pertaining to PointScan/100 and /200 Serie

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Step 8) Fill in the “Connected To” Information in the Station Tab in the IOToolKit Main Window (a) Click on the Stations tab in the IOToolKit main

f) Select: Operations> Load> Load Now (or click on the Load icon) to download the configuration to this module. You should get a message that

Download the Configuration for ”RS-485 Connected” Modules These instructions pertain to “RS-485 connected” modules. These can be PointScan/200 Series

Select Communications Device For more information on these settings, click on the <Help> button in the IOToolKit window. Download the configu

Step 10) Install the KEPServerEX Software Note: If you have purchased the LITE version of KEPServer you will be allowed to configure your server to

Step 11) Start up the KEPServerEX Software The KEPServerEX software is used to set up and implement an OPC server. This server automatically polls

If the IOtech PointScan100 driver is not listed in the pulldown menu, there has been an installation error. If this is the case you must uninstall an

Adding a KEPServerEX Device In KEPServerEX, a “device” is a single PointScan module (either a PoinScan/100 series device or a PointScan/200 series de

Adding a KEPServerEX Static Tag In KEPServerEX, a “static tag” represents a single input to a PointScan module (either a PoinScan/100 series device o

Address - Click on the <?> (Hints) button and then the Hints window’s <Help> button for detailed information on how to set the address.

PointScan Road Map 897795 iii Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 Dedicated LAN, 2 figures …… 2 Shared LAN, 1 figure …… 3 Step 1) Hook up the

c.1 After you have selected the Scaling tab, select the radio button labeled “Linear.” See preceding figure. c.2 Type in the raw value range for t

Running the “Quick Client” Program Kepware provides a program called “Quick Client” to allow you to test the configuration and make sure that KEPServ

Step 13) Configure DASYLab as the Client Program Install DASYLab DASYLab software versions that precede 6.0 do not support PointScan products. If

A Word About Data Socket Module Support This section is only for users who have grayed-out Data Socket Import and Data Socket Export modules [located

Choosing a DataSocket Source Folder You will be prompted to choose a source folder for the DataSocket, as indicated in the above figure. Confirma

Connect DASYLab to the OPC Server Before connecting DASYLab to the OPC Server, use KepServer’s Quick Client feature to verify that the OPC server is r

3. Configure a channel; steps 3(a) through (f). DataSocket Import Setup 3(a) Select the channel that is to be configured. Note that a green sock

3(f) For the channel that is being configured, select the desired “tag” by highlighting it; then click <OK>. 3(g) Click the <Options> bu

8. In the Experiment Setup window, in the Global Settings frame (see above figure), verify that Auto Select is unchecked and that the Block Size is s

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PointScan Road Map 878395 1 Introduction This document provides a “road map” for setting up a PointScan data acquisition system that is made up of

“DEDICATED” LAN “Dedicated” LAN refers to an Ethernet Local Area Network that is dedicated solely to the PointScan system and to no other device. Th

“SHARED” LAN “Shared” LAN refers to an Ethernet Local Area Network that is used by both the PointScan system and at least one other non-PointScan de

Step 1) Hook up the PointScan Hardware Follow the hardware instructions in the PointScan User Guides to set up the module bases and to connect sens

PointScan Road Map 878395 5 Step 2) Power up the PointScan Hardware Up to 7 PointScan modules can be powered from one PointScan/443. However, the