User’s Manual WX1 GateCONTROL IM WX1-07E 8th Edition
This manual describes the functions and operating procedures of GateCONTROL. To ensure correct use, please read this manual thoroughly before beginning operation. After reading the manual, keep it in a convenient location for quick reference in the event a question arises.
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Overview of This Manual Structure of The Manual This user’s manual consists of the following chapters. Chapter 1 Title Overview 2 Operating 3 Functions Description Gives an overview of the GateCONTROL software. Lists the PC requirements for running GateCONTROL and gives information about system configuration. Gives procedures for entering environment and data acquisition. Procedures interval settings, and how to monitor the operational status of the software.
1 Contents Software License Agreement............................................................................................................. ii Overview of This Manual.................................................................................................................. iv Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 1.2 Chapter 2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Running and Exiting GateCONTROL................................................................................... 2-1 Running the Software..........
Contents 3.5 Error Messages and Corrective Actions............................................................................. 3-10 Error.................................................................................................................................... 3-10 Message............................................................................................................................. 3-10 Messages during (When Executing) Data Acquisition ...............................................
Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 1 Overview of GateCONTROL Functions DAQLOGGER is application software for the PC that enables communication between the PC and various types of recorders as well as monitoring of data logged by those recorders. A direct connection can be made for communications between DAQLOGGER and the µR1000/µR1800, VR, DARWIN, DX, MV, and CX recorders by Yokogawa. Remote Monitor is application software that enables monitoring of data logged by recorders or data logging software.
1.2 System Overview System This software can open communication with Yokogawa temperature controllers and signal conditioners, perform data acquisition, and write the data. The supported temperature controllers and signal conditioners are the ones below that support the Modbus/RTU or Modbus/TCP protocol. The product may not support GateCONTROL depending on its firmware revision number.
1.2 System Overview 1 Hardware Requirements Note An RS-232 to RS-485 converter is required to perform communications between the software and another Modbus/RTU (RS-485) device (Yokogawa ML2 RS232C/RS485 converter recommended). IM WX1-07E 1-3 Overview The following hardware and software are required to use GateCONTROL. • PC: A PC that runs one of the OS above, and that meets the following CPU and memory requirements. When Using Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pentium 4, 1.
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Chapter 2 2.1 Operating 1 Running and Exiting GateCONTROL Running the Software 2 Procedure GateCONTROL > GateCONTROL. Operating 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs > YOKOGAWA DAQWORX > 3 GateCONTROL starts. Index Note • • When you start GateCONTROL it is restored to the same status that was active during the previous session. If the program is closed while a process or service is running, the license will be considered to be “in use.” If the message, “Invalid license number.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings This software includes an automatic model determination function, enabling automatic acquisition of the connected devices' (temperature controllers and signal conditioners) model names, tag information, and Modbus address when you enter the appropriate serial port settings, IP addresses, and/or port numbers. The following environment settings are entered.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings 1 Settings for the Connected Devices Register all devices that you will operate and from which you will acquire data. Procedure 2 1. Click the Model tab or choose View > Model from the menu bar. The Model When Ether communication is selected, clicking here displays a dialog box for setting the IP address, port number, and Modbus address. If COM1-COM9 is selected, a dialog box for setting the Modbus address appears.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings Modbus Address (for Ports Set to COM) 3. Click an address. The Address Selection dialog box opens. 4. Enter the Modbus address. Modbus address: 1–99 If you will perform automatic model determination including for the Modbus address, choose Unknown. Automatic Model Determination 5. After specifying the communication methods and addresses, drag numbers to specify the range for automatic model determination.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings Note • • and the UM33A as the UM331. The position proportional type UT35A, UT32A, UP55A and UP35A are registered as the standard type UT351, UT321, UP550 and UP35A, respectively. Heating / cooling type UT52A are registered as the Heating / cooling type UT551. From the above, the one actually connected may differ from the one displayed on screen, as follows.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings TCP/IP Settings for the Monitor Server Port The port number need not be changed unless desired. Procedure 1. Choose File > Port No. from the menu bar. The Port No. for the internal communication dialog box opens. 2. Enter the port number used to transfer data loaded from a connected device to DAQLOGGER, Remote Monitor or AddObserver.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings 1 Tag Settings Procedure 1. Click the Detail Settings in the tag information column of the model you wish to 2 set in the Model Settings page. Operating 3 Index Click to Tag Setting dialog box The Tag Setting dialog box opens. One of the following tag names that was reserved is displayed. PV1 PV2 SP1 SP2 OUT1 OUT2 HOUT1 HOUT2 COUT1 COUT2 A/M1 A/M2 C.A.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings 2. If you performed automatic model determination, the tag information acquired from the connected devices is displayed. If links are set, the edited contents are reflected on the linked channels. Note The UT55A, UT52A, UT35A, UT32A, UP55A and UP35A’s numbers of PID and SP groups correspond to GateCONTROL’s PIDNO and SPNO span maximum values, respectively.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings Note The tag number use/do not use settings are those of the ON/OFF display conditions of the Remote Monitor. The color setting is the display color of the Remote Monitor. Editing the Output Tab Page Select/clear all rows Used as the Tag No.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings Decimal point: Set the offsetting decimal place for writing to registers. Select 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Span minimum/maximum : Setting range: –1E9 to 1E9 If the value requested by AddObserver is outside of the span range, it is not output. Units: Specify using six alphanumeric characters or fewer.
2.2 Entering Environment Settings Tag Setting Execution Button Duplicate register numbers and tag names are displayed in yellow. IM WX1-07E 2-11 1 2 Operating Insert input tags, insert output tags : Insert a tag in the last line of the tag numbers. Cannot be performed during testing. Delete input tags, delete output tags: Deletes the selected tag. If a tag is deleted, the tag numbers are refreshed.
2.3 Saving and Restoring Environment Settings Saving Environment Settings Procedure 1. Click the Save button or choose File > Save from the menu bar. Save button The current settings are saved. Restoring Environment Settings This procedure clears all settings currently being entered and restores the most recently saved settings. Procedure 1. Choose File > Revert from the menu bar.
2.4 1 Starting/Stopping Data Acquisition 2 Operating When you start data acquisition using this software, data from connected devices (temperature controllers and signal conditioners) is loaded, transferred to DAQLOGGER or Remote Monitor, and output requests from AddObserver are written to connected devices. 3 Note The maximum number of DAQLOGGERs, Remote Monitors, or AddObservers that can be connected at once is sixteen. Index Starting Data Acquisition Procedure 1. Enter environment settings.
2.4 Starting/Stopping Data Acquisition Starting (Executing) from the Monitor/Status Tab 2. Click the Start button on the Monitor/Status tab. The name of connected clients and their communication statuses are displayed. Maximum number of display of clients communication statuses is 48.
2.5 1 Performing Communication Tests of Connected Devices Before starting data acquisition, you can perform a loop back test, read test, and write test between connected devices. 2 Operating Performing the Loop Back Test 3 Using the loop back test you can check the specified communication method and connection status with the device at the specified address. Note The loop back test can not be performed during data acquisition. Index Procedure 1.
2.5 Performing Communication Tests of Connected Devices Performing Read and Write Tests You can check the data of the registers specified in the input tab page (monitor execution) by performing a read test. Also, you can perform a write test to the registers specified in the output tab page during monitor execution. Note The Read and Write tests cannot be performed during data acquisition. Procedure Performing a Read Test 1.
2.5 Performing Communication Tests of Connected Devices 1 Performing a Write Test 3. Specify the Output Values of the tags on which you wish to perform the output test in the output tab page. 2 4. Select the tags on which to perform the output test 5. Click the Output Test button. Operating The output values are written to registers, then the values are acquired from the write registers and the loaded results are displayed in the loaded value column in the output tab page.
2.6 Checking the Client Connection Status and Communication Status of Connected Instruments, and Reconnecting Connected Instruments Checking the Client Connection Status and Communication Status of Connected Instruments Procedure Checking the Connection Status 1. Click the Monitor/Status tab or choose View > Monitor/Status from the menu bar. The Monitor/Status tab is displayed. The client connection status and communication status of connected devices is displayed.
2.6 Checking the Client Connection Status and Communication Status of Connected 1 Viewing Error Detail 2. Double-click the status indicator under Communication Status. The Error Indicator dialog box opens. 2 Up to 100 of the most recent errors are displayed for each connection. Operating Errors are displayed in the order date/time of occurrence, error number, error contents, affected number, and affected system number. 3 Index See section 3.4 for error messages.
2.7 Viewing Version Information Procedure 1. Click the About button or choose Help > About from the menu bar. The Version dialog box opens.
Chapter 3 3.1 Functions 1 Modbus Communication Device Settings Port number Baud rate Parity • Settings for the Connected Devices (Temperature Controllers and Signal conditioners) Serial Communications • Communication protocol • Baud rate • Parity • Stop bit • Data length • Communication Address Ethernet Communications • IP address • Subnet mask • Default gateway Enter communication parameters on devices connected to GateCONTROL in advance.
3.2 Meanings of Tags of Connected Devices The default tag list in the Tag Settings dialog box that is displayed when you click the detail settings in the Model Settings tab determines the model, control mode, control output, and option function contents of the Model Settings tab. The following describes the meanings of each tag that may appear in the Tag Settings dialog box. Also, the tag names listed here are reserved. Arbitrarily added tags cannot be used.
3.2 Meanings of Tags of Connected Devices Tag Name TIME LSP/CAS C.A.M1 C.A.M2 O/C ADVANCE RUN IM WX1-07E 3-3 1 2 3 Functions INPUT Meaning Remaining time of currently operating segment, or time elapsed during WAIT The units are seconds.
3.3 Details on Functions Time Out Operation When reading tag data, after sending a register value request message to the Modbus device, if the message is not received within the specified time out time that tag is considered to have timed out. If Use Retry is set to ON, for tags on which a timeout occurred, retries are attempted starting from the next acquisition interval at the specified retry interval until communication is restored.
3.3 Details on Functions 1 Error Status The following shows the error statuses supported by each model. Also, the statuses are modified as shown before transfer to DAQLOGGER and Remote Monitor.
3.3 Details on Functions Processing Alarm Statuses Each model’s alarm types are changed as follows before being sent to DAQLOGGER and Remote Monitor.
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3.3 Details on Functions Output Processing Output request from client Storage buffer for output request Checked at 1 second intervals Acquisition executed Output executed Instrument Function • The output request from the client is stored in the output request storage buffer. • The output request storage buffer is checked for an output execution every second, and output is executed on the instrument if an output request is found. Then, the output request storage buffer is cleared.
3.4 Notes When Performing Communications with Software on Other PCs Communications with DAQLOGGER Communications with DAQLOGGER Client Package Check the port number (initial value is 50299) and system number set in GateCONTROL, then reconnect. The logic behind the system numbers is the same as that for DAQLOGGER. GateCONTROL Settings Set the same serial and model settings as the connected device on GateCONTROL.
3.5 Error Messages and Corrective Actions A message (such as an error message) may appear during operation. The following describes the meanings of the messages and their corrective actions. Error Code E211 E212 Description Cannot write to the file. Cannot read file. E213 Cannot open the file. E501 Invalid license number. Please reinstall. E1010 Execution failed. Corrective Action Confirm that the disc capacity and file system are correct.
Index 1 Index A W alarm statuses....................................................................... 3-6 automatic model determination............................................. 2-4 write tests............................................................................ 2-16 C 3 client connection status....................................................... 2-18 communication device settings............................................. 3-1 E Index Index error messages.........................
