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NetEdit3 Software
Installing NetEdit3
NetEdit3 is a software utility which can be used to set network identifiers (Module ID or IP Address), perform diagnostic and troubleshooting tasks and upgrade the firmware in the ECOM module if necessary. The H0/H2/H4--ECOM100 requires
NetEdit 3.5 or later.
You can install NetEdit3 on Windows98/ME/2000/XP t or Windows NT4 t
. NetEdit3 is included with this manual on the AutomationDirect Software Product Showcase
CD (also available online at www.automationdirect.com). After inserting the CD into the drive, the following window will appear.
Click on the Essential Tools button. The following window will be displayed.
Click on Install NetEdit3. A series of windows will step you through the installation process. Fill in the necessary information as the installation wizard prompts through the install. In the Setup Type window, select Typical setup. This setup type is recommended for most users. The installation process places NetEdit3 in the
C:\HAPTools directory (default).
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Launching
NetEdit3
Using NetEdit3
There are three methods to launch NetEdit3.
The three methods are:
• using the Windows Start menu Programs>AutomationDirect Tools>
NetEdit3 as shown below
• launching
Direct
Soft (if installed), from the programming window, select
PLC>Tools>NetEdit3
• launching
Direct
Soft (if installed), then select Utilities>NetEdit3
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The NetEdit3
Screen
Starting NetEdit3 brings up the screen below. All NetEdit3 functions are accessed from this screen.
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Adding Network
Protocol Support to the NetEdit3 PC
You may have already set up your PC with selected networking protocols for
Ethernet communications. If not, you will need to select the protocols now for communication with the Ethernet modules. We strongly recommend that you include the IPX protocol. For Windows 2000, go from My Computer on your
Windows desktop to Control Panel. Double click on Network and Dial--up
Connections, then double click on the desired Network Device to see the installed
Protocols. If IPX is not listed among the protocols already loaded, add it now by clicking on the Install button. For Windows XP, go from Start>Settings>Control
Panel. The steps are the same as Windows 2000 from this point.
Add the TCP/IP protocol if it is necessary for your application. The TCP/IP selection will give you support for the UDP/IP protocol. Also, add the IPX protocol if it is not already active.
NOTE:
We strongly recommend you load IPX protocol on your PC for the connection from your PC to the ethernet modules. Use UDP/IP in your application, if required, but also add IPX to your list of active protocols. Having IPX loaded on your PC gives you a backup for troubleshooting communication problems.
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Using NetEdit3
This section steps through the features and uses of NetEdit3. We will describe the individual segments of the NetEdit3 screen and the function of each.
NOTE:
Your PC-based Control software may be capable of configuring the EBC module. If so, please refer to the appropriate documentation for that software product to determine the best method to configure the EBC. Depending on which software you are using, it may not be necessary to use NetEdit3.
Ethernet
Communication
Protocol
In the upper left corner of the NetEdit3 screen, you will find buttons labeled
IPX
and
TCP/IP
. The ECOM module understands these protocols. Both protocols are
permanently resident
in the firmware of the module.
When you click on one of these buttons, you are selecting the protocol you want your
PC to use to communicate with the ECOM module. You are not telling the module which protocol to use, because it is using both protocols all the time. IPX is a Novell standard in widespread use, and UDP/IP is a popular protocol supported by the
TCP/IP suite of protocols in your PC.
The figure to the right shows the
Protocol selection buttons in the upper left corner of the NetEdit3 screen. The choice you make here tells link NetEdit3 to the module.
your PC
which protocol to send to the ECOM to
Some PC-based control software products may support only one of these protocols.
Read the documentation for your software to be sure the protocol you select is supported.
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Ethernet Address
The upper left section of the NetEdit3 screen
Address
displays the
Ethernet
of the modules currently on the network.
If modules are added or removed from the network, click on the
Scan Network
button to update the list.
Notice that the MAC Address is the factory-assigned address that is on the permanent label on the module.
Select a specific module here by clicking on the MAC Address or by using the arrow keys. The selected module is highlighted.
NOTE:
The Module window may list the MAC Addresses of devices not covered by this manual.
Module Type, IP
Address and ID
The upper mid section of the NetEdit3 screen displays the
IP Address,
module
ID, Name
on the network.
Module Type,
and
Description
of the modules currently
A new ECOM will have an IP Address of 0.0.0.0, a Module ID of 0 (zero), and no Module Name or Description. To assign or change a module an
IP address, ID, name or description refer to the EBC Settings>General
Information description later in this section.
Right clicking on an ECOM module listed on the NetEdit3 screen will display the window to the right. This is an alternative to using the Module Info or ECOM settings tabs (shown below) to access the module’s configuration settings. The settings are discussed later in this section.
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Module Info>
General
Information
When the Module Info tab is selected, the
General Info
box lists the selected module’s Firmware Revision, Booter Revision, DIP Switch
Setting, PWB Revision, PLD Revision and CPU Revision.
This box is in the lower left section of the NetEdit3 screen.
Module Info>
Ethernet Stats
When the Module Info tab is selected, the
Ethernet Stats
box displays statistics related to the selected module’s communication errors. Click on the Reset Stats button to reset all categories to 0 (zero).
This box is in the lower middle section of the
NetEdit3 screen.
ECOM Settings
When the ECOM Settings tab is selected, the selected module’s
Configuration, Utilities and Firmware tools can be accessed.
This box is in the lower middle section of the NetEdit3 screen.
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ECOM Settings>
Configuration>
General
Clicking the General button in the ECOM
Settings>Configuration box brings up the General
Settings window below.
Module ID
Name
IP Address
The General Settings box allows you to assign a
Module ID
. Module IDs must be unique for each ECOM, but they do not have to be in sequence. The module’s DIP switches must be set to zero to allow NetEdit3 to set a Module
ID. Do not use address zero for communications.
The
Name
field and
Description
field are optional.
To set an
IP Address
, highlight the number in each of the four boxes, and overwrite the number. Use the twelve-digit number assigned to the ECOM module by your network administrator. If you change the IP Address, do not use the number “255” in any field. Doing so will cause communication problems.
The OK button sends all the entries to the module’s flash memory.
The following table summarizes NetEdit3’s Network Identifiers and their uses:
How to Set
DIP Switch
Format
Number 1-63
Ethernet (MAC)
Address
NetEdit3
NetEdit3
NetEdit3
NetEdit3
Set at Factory
Number 1-90
Number 1-999,999,999
32 Alphanumeric Characters
4 Three-digit Numbers xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(See Page 2-4)
12 Hex digits
Communication
PLC-to-PLC or
PC-to-PLC
PLC-to-PLC or
PC-to-PLC
PC-to-PLC Only
PC-to-PLC Only
Restrictions/Notes
Disables Module ID in
NetEdit3
DIP Switch must be set to “0”
PC-to-PLC; (PLC to PLC--Client/
Server using TCP/
IP or MODBUS
TCP protocol)
PC-to-PLC Only
> 90 (Not for PLC-to-PLC )
HMI Software may have restrictions
See Your Network Administrator for IP address;
(refer to pages 3--10 to 3--11, chapters 5 and 6)
Factory-assigned, for IPX
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ECOM Settings>
Configuration>
Advanced
Clicking the Advanced button in the ECOM
Settings>Configuration box brings up the
ECOM Advanced Settings window below.
RX/WX
-- Settings box in this window provides a place to make changes that affect PLC-to-PLC communications.
ACK Timeout
-- sets the time limit for receiving the acknowledge (ACK) response to an RX or WX instruction. The ECOM sends a message across the LAN. The acknowledge response comes back directly from the ECOM module receiving the transmission. This timeout is the maximum for transmission and acknowledgement from ECOM to ECOM across the LAN. It is not dependent on the PLC scan time.
Resp. Timeout
-- sets the maximum time for the receiving PLC CPU to respond to the ECOM that initiated the communication. The instruction has travelled from the initiating PLC CPU to the initiating ECOM, across the Ethernet LAN to the receiving ECOM, then to the receiving PLC CPU, and back again to the initiating ECOM. Multiple PLC scans may be required to execute an RX/WX instruction so the Resp. Timeout should allow for multiple scans. Also, communication errors may result in retries which require more time. Your response timeout setting must accommodate retries as well.
The WX/RX
Retries
field shows the number of times the ECOM will retry transmissions to the network.
The
K--Sequence Retries
field shows the number of times the backplane transmission between ECOM and CPU is to be retried.
The OK button loads the communication settings in the ECOM module’s flash memory.
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ECOM Settings>
Configuration>
Peer to Peer
This function allows you to configure the client H0/H2/H4--ECOM(100) module to use an IP protocol packet to perform the RX/WX instruction, as opposed to a broadcast packet to locate the slave ECOM or MODBUS TCP server.
Chosing Peer to Peer:
The following are reasons or conditions of when to configure the H0/H2/H4--ECOM(100) for peer to peer communications with a TCP/IP server device:
•
To eliminate network broadcast traffic when the ECOM(100) is a client executing RX/WX network instructions.
•
•
When an ECOM(100) is an “ECOM protocol client” and needs to access other server ECOMs through a router.
When an ECOM100 needs to serve as MODBUS TCP client
Clicking the Peer to Peer Config button in the
ECOM Settings>Configuration box brings up the Peer to Peer Configuration window shown below.
Any previous peer to configurations will be listed in the table.
peer
The RX and WX ladder logic instructions used by the PLC allow you specify a Node
(Device) Number as the slave identifer in the range of 1--87.
The Peer to Peer Configuration information is stored in the
ECOM(100) module’s flash memory.
This basically associates a Device Number
(that is used by the RX/WX instructions) with a server’s IP address.
Clicking on the
Add
button in the Peer to
Peer Configuration window will display the Add Device Address window shown to the right. Enter the necessary server’s network information (i.e. Device Number, server’s IP address and protocol). You can manually enter the information or you can click on the display all network.
local
Find Hx--ECOM
button to
ECOMs currently on the
MODBUS TCP device’s network information will have to be entered manually. Refer to page 6--6 for information on Port and Unit ID Numbers.
Clicking the OK button adds the Device
Configuration to the main peer to peer configuration screen. Be certain not to duplicate Device Numbers.
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Clicking on the
Find Hx--ECOM
button in the Add Device Address window will display the Select
ECOM window shown to the right.
Highlight the server ECOM that you intend to communicate with peer to peer via the client
ECOM(100) module. Then click the OK button. This will add the
ECOM’s Device Configuration information to the previous Add
Device Address window.
Once the module’s network information is in the Add Device Address window
(previous page), click the OK button to add the information to the main Peer to
Peer Configuration window. Repeat the steps to add other ECOMs to the configuration. Clicking the OK button on the main screen window writes the module(s) network information to the ECOM(100)’s flash memory.
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ECOM Settings>
Utils>Test CPU
Access
Clicking the Test CPU Access button in the
ECOM Settings>Utilities box brings up the window shown below.
The ECOM has two distinct “sides”, the network side, which contains the network configuration settings, and the backplane side, which the ECOM uses to communicate with the PLC CPU. It is possible that only one side could be operating correctly, while the other side is not. The
Test CPU Access
backplane to the PLC CPU and back to your PC.
function will test the connection from your PC to the ECOM module through the network side, across the
ECOM Settings>
Firmware
The functions in the Firmware box are used to update the selected module’s Firmware and Booter versions. The Restore Factory
Settings buttons resets the selected module’s IP address, ID, Name and
Description to factory defaults. Refer the sections on the next page to determine if updates are necessary.
Clicking on the either of the Update buttons opens the appropriate ECOM folder within the Images folder, which is created during the install of
NetEdit3. The Images folder is located in the same folder as NetEdit3.exe.
Each module folder contains the module’s firmware and boot loader files. The next section discusses keeping the firmware files up to date.
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FileMenu>
Live Update
The Live Update will retrieve the latest firmware and boot loader files from the Host Engineering web site and place them in the NetEdit3 Images folder that was created during the install of
NetEdit3. The feature requires that you have a functional Internet connection (dial--up or broadband). If the Images folder does not exist on your PC, it will be created as part of the retrieval process.
When you click the Go! button on the Live Update window,
NetEdit3 will compare the version information of the files on the Host Engineering web site against the files you have locally on your PC, and it will download any newer files. Once this process is complete,
NetEdit3 will rescan the devices on your network and refresh the
“F” and “B” columns next to the listed devices.
F / B / C
Columns
The F, B, and C columns are provided to signify potential issues with devices on the network.
The “F” column will display an asterick beside any device whose firmware is older than its firmware file in your Images folder.
The “B” column will display an asterick beside any device whose boot loader is older than its boot loader file in your Images folder.
The “C” column will display an asterick beside any device that has a configuration conflict with another device on the network. Duplicate module IDs
(that are non--zero) and duplicate IP Addresses (that are not 255.255.255.255) will report as conflicts.
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