VersaMax Micro-20/40/64 PLC Ethernet Option Module, GFK

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VersaMax Micro-20/40/64 PLC Ethernet Option Module

Module Description

This datasheet describes the Ethernet Option module for a

VersaMax Micro-20, -40 or -64 PLC CPU. This module cannot be used with other types of VersaMax Nano or Micro PLCs.

For more information about Option Modules, and about

VersaMax Micro-20, -40 and -64 PLCs, please refer to the

VersaMax Nano and Micro PLCs User’s Manual, GFK-1645J or later.

Ordering Information

IC200UEM001

RJ 45, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet Communications board supporting SRTP

Ethernet Option Module

Ethernet Module IC200UEM001 can be used with a Micro-20,

-40 or -64 -Point PLC to provide an Ethernet Port.

When installed on the Micro 20, 40 or 64 PLC, the Ethernet Port

Option Module becomes Port 2. It supports the following communications protocols: SRTP, Modbus Server and client

(separate download) and passthrough port (separate download). Protocol options are available online at www.ge-ip.com/support .

FCC and ICES Requirements for the

US and Canada

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Note: This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian

ICES-003.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by GE could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

IC200UEM001

Configuration

Use of the Port Option module as Port 2 and the protocol selection must be set up in the configuration software. After making those selections, the communications parameters can also be configured.

The option port should be configured for Ethernet. If the configuration and hardware do not match, the PLC logs a

System Configuration Mismatch fault in the PLC Fault Table.

The configuration options are:

Protocol

SRTP Server

Modbus TCP

Client / Server*

Parameters

Port Mode

Port Type

Data Rate

Flow Control

Parity

Stop bits

Time Out

Turnaround Time

Port Mode

Port Type

Data Rate

Flow Control

Parity

Station Address

Pass-Through or

Tunneling

Modbus/TCP Client

Support (Refer to the

VersaMax Nano and

Micro PLCs User’s

Manual, GFK-1645J or later.)

Port Mode

Data Rate

Flow Control

Parity

Disabled (default) or Enabled.

Enabling

Modbus/TCP Client

Support sets the

%I00488 status bit

ON.

Serial I/O

19.2, 38.4 or 175.0 kbps (default)

None

Odd (default),

Even, None

1 (default), or 2

7 or 8

Stop bits

Bits/Characters

Station Address

(Byte 1 to Byte 8)

Valid range:

0 –F. Default=0

* When the Ethernet Option Module is configured for Modbus/TCP

Client, the configured Sequence Number and Command Data addresses should not overlap or conflict with any other variables used in the logic. These addresses are reserved exclusively for communications between the CPU and Ethernet module when initiating Modbus TCP commands.

Value

SNP

Slave

19.2, 38.4 or 175.0 kbps (default)

None

Odd (default),

Even, None

1 (default) or 2

Long

0

RTU

Slave

19.2, 38.4 or 175.0 kbps (default)

None

Odd (default),

Even, None

Valid range

0 –247. Default=1

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IC200UEM001

I

nstallation Instructions

Power to the VersaMax Micro PLC MUST BE TURNED OFF when installing or removing Option Modules.

Setting the Temporary IP Address

First, set up a temporary IP address using Proficy Machine

Edition Logic Developer.

1. Open your project.

1. Remove the two doors shown below, by pressing downward on the latches and lifting them away from the module.

2. Click on Utility on the Navigator box.

3. Click on Set Temporary IP Address.

Press Down

Latch and

Remove These

Two Doors

4. Enter a Temporary IP address and MAC address for the

Ethernet module (MAC address is located on the front of the

Ethernet module). The IP address is only temporary and when Micro PLC is power-cycled, the IP address will be lost.

5. Once Set IP is clicked you will get confirmation that temporary IP has been set. At this point you can go on-line with Machine Edition via Ethernet and do any function that you would do with a serial connection.

2. If a port-type Option Module is being installed, orient the connector on the Option Module with the connector in the

Micro PLC. Be careful to avoid contact with the exposed components in the module.

Connector for

Option Module Screws for

Option Module

3. Press the Option Module downward until it clicks into place.

4. Install the screws provided with the Option Module into the corners indicated above.

Setting the Permanent IP Address

1. Go to C:/ Prompt on your computer and type:

Ping [IP address]

and press the Enter key. (This step is required to

“establish” the ARP table by creating an entry in the table.)

The address pinged should reply with Pinged data. (example c:/ Ping 10.10.0.5 and return data)

2. Type:

arp –a

(space between p and

–a). You should see at least one entry in the ARP table. (example c:/ arp

–a)

3. Type:

arp –s [IP address, including dots] [MAC Address of the Ethernet module, including dashes]

. You will not see any reply on the screen. (example c:/ arp

–s 10.10.0.5

00-20-4a-ff-ff-e9)

Connector for

Memory Pack

Module

4. Type:

telnet [IP address]

1 (leave space between IP address and 1) and press the Enter key. You will be prompted that the connection failed. This is normal. (example c:/ telnet

10.10.0.5 1)

Port

Connector

5. If a Memory Pack Module is being installed, orient the connector on the back of the Memory Pack Module with the connector on the Micro PLC or port-type Option Module.

Press the Memory Pack down until it clicks into place.

5. Type:

telnet [IP address] 9999

(leave space between IP address and 9999) and press the Enter key. You will be prompted to Press Enter to go into Setup Mode. You have two seconds to press the Enter key again. If you get the message “Connection to host lost”, re-enter

telnet [IP address]

and press the Enter key twice to get to the setup screen. (example c:/ telnet 10.10.0.5 9999)

6. Install the protective cover(s). If only the Memory Pack

Module is used, both covers may be installed. If a port module is used, the right hand cover is not installed and the port connector remains accessible.

Press 1 to change IP address (Enter the desired IP address) and Net Mask

Press 2 to change Serial Settings. For best performance, set the baud rate to 175000. Setting should be Mode#1, RS232

175000, 8, 0, 1. Port 2 needs to be configured with Proficy

Machine Edition to match these settings. Machine Edition should configure Port 2 for Ethernet and baud rate of 175000.

Setting the IP Address

Key items to remember when setting the IP address on the

VersaMax Micro Ethernet Board (IC200UEM001):

▪

When connecting via Ethernet point- to-point, a crossover cable is required.

▪

IP address setting must be saved to the Flash on the

Ethernet board or it will be lost during power cycle.

▪

The second port of the Micro PLC must be configured for

Ethernet.

When complete, press S to save to the Ethernet module. You will see a prompt that informs you Parameters saved, Display will

Restart …. and then Connection to host lost. The data is now stored in the internal Flash of the IC200UEM001. You can change the settings by repeating the above steps.

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Settings are now complete. Verify that Port 2 matches above configuration by connecting to the Micro PLC serial port and checking hardware configuration.

3. Enter password G5 (case sensitive, must be upper case G) in Remote file. For Remote host, enter the IP address of the Micro PLC (for example: 10.10.0.2).

Downloading Ethernet Drivers

The Ethernet drivers for the Ethernet Option Module are downloaded from www.ge-ip.com/support . Files and passwords are:

Function

GE Intelligent

Platforms SRTP

Modbus TCP

(Client and Server in single firmware)

Tunneling or Pass

Thru

Upgrade Kit for

Release 2.0

82A1587-MS10-000-B0

82A1588-MS10-000-B0

82A1589-MS10-000-B0

Destination

Password

G5

G5

G5

Downloading is done using the PumpKIN utility, which is included. To download a driver, perform the following procedure.

Only one driver can be present at one time. After the driver has been downloaded you will have to re-configure the port using

Telnet.

To download Ethernet drivers:

1. Open the PumpKIN Utility.

4. When the file is downloaded the utility will respond with the following:

5. When the transfer is accomplished, go back to Telnet and configure the settings by following the procedure listed under Setting the Permanent IP Address on page 2. Refer to

GFK-1852 for more information on configuration options.

6. Settings are now complete. Verify that Port 2 matches above configuration by connecting to the Micro PLC serial port and checking hardware configuration.

2. Click on Put File and Local file to be downloaded

(Modbus_TCP).

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Security Settings

Security settings are provided to prevent unauthorized access to the Ethernet Option Module configuration mode.

Two security settings are supported for the Ethernet Option

Module (firmware version 2.0 and later): Password support for

Telnet configuration and SNMP (Enable/Disable) configuration.

Security settings are provided for the three protocols:

SNP/SRTP, Modbus TCP and Tunneling.

For Modbus TCP and SRTP protocols, these security settings options are present in the "Network/IP Settings" menu. For

Tunneling (Passthrough), these security settings are present in

"basic parameters/server" menu.

By default, there is no password and Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) is enabled.

Disabling or Enabling the SNMP is configurable.

The maximum password length is 16 characters. These characters can be alphanumeric or special characters. The password requires a minimum length of 8 characters.

A password set on a particular protocol’s firmware remains in effect if the firmware is changed to that of a different protocol.

For example, if a password is set on Modbus TCP firmware and later the firmware is changed to SNP/SRTP, the same password set on Modbus TCP firmware will still apply.

IC200UEM001

Module Specifications

Processor Speed DSTni-EX CPU, 48MHz

Memory 256 kByte RAM, 512 kByte FLASH

Connection Type RJ 45 10Base-T/100Base-TX

Ethernet

Entity Type

Bus Speed

Client/Server

10/100Mbaud

Protocols

Supported

Number of

Connections

Supported

Mode

SRTP (preloaded)

Modbus TCP Server and Client

(optional)

Tunneling (optional)

 Supports up to 8 Modbus TCP/IP server channels.

 If client configured then 1 client and 7 server channels supported.

 Supports 4 SRTP server channels

 Supports 1 connection for

Tunneling

Full Duplex

Status LEDs

Link LED (Amber) Solid Amber: Connection to Micro

PLC established and network is connected

Activity (Green) Flashing Green when there is any activity on the network

Status (Red) OFF: No errors

Red ON: Duplicate IP address present or network controller error

Red BLINK (2x/sec): No DHCP response or Setup menu active

Revision History

IC200UEM001-AA Initial release. Compatible with

VersaMax Micro 64 firmware release

3.5 and Proficy Machine Edition 5.5

IC200UEM001-AB Improved noise immunity.

IC200UEM001-BC Added support for Modbus/TCP

Client, enhanced data throughput

(175,000bps), and 16-character password security.

Firmware requirements:

Micro 20, 40 and 64 firmware versions 3.83 and later

Ethernet Option Module firmware versions 2.0 and later.

Programmer requirements:

Proficy® Machine Edition Logic

Developer PLC, version 6.0 or later.

IC200UEM001-CC Labeling change. No changes to functions, features or compatibility.

Functional Compatibility

The default data rate with Ethernet option module firmware version 2.0 is 175000 bps. Micro firmware versions below 3.83 do not support 175000 bps. If firmware version 2.0 is to be used with Micro firmware versions prior to 3.83, the data rate on

Ethernet Option module should be changed to 38400 bps or less, as per the requirement.

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Telnet Configuration

Note: The Ethernet option module will be power cycled and reset under the following conditions:

A connection to the Ethernet option module is established through TELNET and disconnected immediately.

A connection to the Ethernet option module through is established through TELNET, the configuration is edited, and you press "Q" (Quit without Save).

Description of Serial IO configurable parameters

Baud Rate

The supported baud rates are 19200, 38400 and 175000. This baud rate should match the baud rate of the configuration software.

I/F Mode (Interface Mode)

The Interface (I/F) Mode is a bit-coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation.

The following table displays available I/F Mode options:

Note: All b it positions in the table that are blank represent “don’t care” bits for that particular option, which can be set to either a 0 or 1 value. Only RS-232C is supported and hence Bit 0 and Bit 1 always should be zeros. If you attempt to select an I/F Mode bit that pertains to RS-422/485 settings, the WARNING: RS-

422/485 I/F Modes Not Supported” message displays.

I/F Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

RS-232C 0 0

7 Bit

8 Bit

No Parity 0 0

1

1

0

1

Even Parity

Odd Parity

1 Stop bit

2 stop Bit

0

1

1

1

Common Interface Mode Settings

1

0

1

1

Common I/F Mode Setting

RS-232C, 8-bit, No Parity, 1 stop bit

RS-232C, 7-bit, Even Parity, 1 stop bit

Flow

Binary

0100 1100

0111 1000

Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input/output. This should be set to zero always.

Hex

4C

78

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Port Number

The setting represents the source port number in TCP connections. It identifies the channel for remote initiating connections. The range is 1-65535, except for the following.

Port numbers

1-1024

9999

14000-14009

30704

30718

Reserved for

Reserved (well known ports)

TELNET Setup

Reserved for Redirector

Reserved (77F0h)

Reserved (77FEh)

Warning

Do not use the reserved port numbers for this setting because incorrect operation may result.

Connect Mode

Connect Mode defines how the unit makes a connection, and how it reacts to incoming connections over the network.

Connect Mode Option a) Incoming Connection

Never accept Incoming

Always Accept b) Response

Nothing (quiet)

Character response (C =

Connect,

D= disconnect, N =

Unreachable) c) Active Startup

With any character

7

0

1

6

0

1

5

0

0

4 3

0

1

0

2

0

1

0

Remote IP Address

This setting specifies the remote IP address through which the communication needs to be established.

Remote Port

0

1

The setting represents the destination port number in TCP connections. It is the number that identifies the channel for remote initiating connections.

Note: See the reserved port numbers from the table specified in

Port Number section.

DisConn Mode: Set to zero.

FlushMode: Set to zero.

DisConnTime: Set to zero.

SendChar 1: Set to zero

SendChar 2: Set to zero.

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Examples

User entries are shown in bold.

To configure the Modbus/TCP Client in IC200UEM001 through TELNET:

 Connect PLC with IC200UEM001 on port2 in the Network.



For this example, the IP address of the IC200UEM001 is

10.10.0.5



Load the Ethernet Option Module firmware upgrade kit,

82A1588-MS10-000-B0

 Type TELNET 10.10.0.5 9999 at command prompt.

Configure the parameters of the Ethernet Option Module as follows:

Modbus/TCP to RTU Bridge

MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX

Software version 02.5 (090526) XCARD

Press Enter to go into Setup Mode

Model: Device Server OEM (Firmware Code:G5)

Modbus/TCP to RTU Bridge Setup

1) Network/IP Settings:

IP Address .......................10.10.0.5

Default Gateway ……… 10.10.0.1

Netmask .........................255.000.000.000

SNMP is enabled

2) Serial & Mode Settings:

Protocol ........................Modbus/RTU,Slave(s) attached

Modbus/TCP Client .…..disabled

Serial Interface ........…..38400,8,O,1

4) Advanced Modbus Protocol settings:

Slave Addr/Unit Id Source .. Modbus/TCP header

Modbus Serial Broadcasts .. Disabled (Id=0 auto-mapped

to 1)

MB/TCP Exception Codes ..... Yes (return 00AH and 00BH)

Char, Message Timeout ...... 00050msec, 05000msec

D)efault settings, S)ave, Q)uit without save

Select Command or parameter set (1..4) to change: Press 2.

Attached Device (1=Slave 2=Master) (1) Press Enter

Modbus/TCP Client Enabled (N) Y

Close Idle TCP sockets after (3-60 sec, 0=leave open) (10)

Enter

Serial Protocol (1=Modbus/RTU 2=Modbus/ASCII) (1) Enter

Enter serial parameters (38400,8,O,1) 175000,8,O,1

After configuring all the parameters telnet will display the configured parameters. Press S to save the configuration to the

Ethernet module. You will see the messages, Parameters

saved, Restarting…. and then Connection to host lost.

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To change the Serial Parameter Settings in SRTP Protocol:

 Connect PLC with IC200UEM001 on port2 in the Network.



For this example, the current protocol is SRTP and serial settings are 175000,8,O,1. The following procedure explains how to change the existing serial parameters to 38400,8,N,2



For this example, the IP address of the IC200UEM001 is

10.10.0.5



Type TELNET 10.10.0.5 9999 at command prompt. Follow the below procedure to configure the parameters of the

Ethernet Option Module.

MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX

Software version 01.8 (090618) XPTEX

Press Enter to go into Setup Mode

VMSE GE Intelligent Platforms SNP.

1) Network/IP Settings:

IP Address .................... 10.10.0.5

Default Gateway ……….10.10.0.1

Netmask ..............……...255.000.000.000

2) CH1 Serial & Protocol Settings:

Protocol Mode ..............

Mode#1 SRTP Ethernet to Serial SNP Slave

Serial Interface ....................175000,8,O,1

T1, Turn-Around Delay ...... 00002 msec

T2, ACK/NAK Timeout ........ 09000 msec

T3, Link Idle Timeout .......... 10000 msec

T4, After Break Delay ......... 00400 msec

3) SNP ID to IP mapping table (not used in this mode)

D)efault settings, S)ave, Q)uit without save

Select Command or parameter set (1..3) to change: Press 2

2) CH1 Serial & Protocol Settings:

Mode#1 SRTP Ethernet to Serial SNP Slave

Mode#2 Serial SNP Master to Remote VMSE

Select desired operating mode (1)

Enter serial parameters (175000,8,O,1): 38400,8,N,2

New T1, Line Turn-Around Delay (2-1280 msec, 1ms resolution)

(2) Press Enter

New T2, ACK/NAK Timeout (50-12,950 msec, 50ms resolution)

(9000) Press Enter

New T3, Link Idle Timeout (1000-60,000 msec, 250ms resolution) (10000) Press Enter

New T4, After <BREAK> Delay (5-1280 msec, 5ms resolution)

(400) Press Enter

After configuring all the parameters telnet will display the configured parameters. Press S to save the configuration to the

Ethernet module. You will see the messages, Parameters

saved, Restarting…. and then Connection to host lost.

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