Milltronics CVCC Manuel d'instructions

BIC-II BUFFERED INTERFACE CONVERTERInstruction ManualPL-371January 199633453710Rev 3.0

SPECIFICATIONSBIC-IIPower : » 100/115/200/230 V ± 15% jumper selectable» 50/60 Hz, 50 VAPower Fuse : » 2/10 amp MDL Slo-Blo Products : » BIC mode

Protocol : » Host / BIC II : » ASCII messages, 7 bit word, even parity, one stop bit.» ASCII messages, 8 bit word, no parity, one stop bit.» P

INSTALLATIONBIC-IIThe BIC-II should be mounted in an area that will allow operation within the specified operating temperaturerange and that is suitab

START UPHARDWARE SET UPHOST / MILLBUS BAUD RATEDetermine the serial communication baud rate of the host computer orPLC and open the SW 1 contact (1-5)

OPERATING MODE› SW 2 - 6 : set contact to correspond to the desired protocol. › BIC : may be used when replacing a BIC with a BIC-II(refer to Func

FUNCTIONALSERIAL COMMUNICATIONIn general, Milltronics products designed for serial communication transmit data over a bipolar current loop.This format

MODBUS MODEThis mode permits the BIC-II to operate as a Modbus ASCII slave device. By utilizing register mappingsimilar to that used by most PLC’s, t

NETWORKING MULTIPLE BIC-II’sWhen communication with more products than a single BIC-II can support is desired, up to 31 BIC-II’s may beinterconnected

APPLICATIONSThe following examples illustrate the most common applications to which the BIC-II may be applied. Refer tothe example which best resemble

BIC REPLACEMENT - EXAMPLEA BIC utilized for communication between an AiRanger DPL and a host device is to be replaced by a BIC-II.Disconnect the BIC a

MULTIPLE BIC-II’s - EXAMPLEA communication network is to be established which will require a PLC to communicate with 2 AiRanger IV’s set to 9600 baud

BIC PROTOCOL This is the protocol utilized when a BIC-II is operating in the BIC mode, as an interface between a host deviceand a Milltronics product

DATA FIELD DESCRIPTIONS For instruction purposes, messages are divided into a number of data fields. By identifying data fields, eachsection of the me

BIC-II MESSAGESThe following messages may be transmitted from the host to instruct the BIC-II to perform the operationspecified. The ASCII characters

RESETReset may be used to reset the BIC-II to the factory BIC mode software setup. When a Reset message istransmitted from the host, the BIC-II resets

FORMATThis message may be transmitted from the host to instruct the BIC-II to alter the format of the productmessage. (Refer to Product Messages).Form

TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE #GENERAL INFORMATIONAbout This Manual 1 - 1About The BIC II 1 - 1Features 1 - 3SPECIFICATIONSBIC II 2 - 1Cabling 2 - 2INST

PRODUCT MESSAGES Product Messages refers to messages which may be received by the host from the BIC-II in response to aRAM Table Request or FIFO Buffe

AIRANGER XPL When the BIC-II is in the AiRanger mode (factory setting), the AiRanger XPL, XPL Plus or DPL PlusMeasurement message (MT00) will be as fo

ALTERNATE FORMAT When the Format message is transmitted from the host to the BIC-II, an AiRanger IV or AiRanger DPLmeasurement (MT00) is altered by th

BIC-II PROTOCOLThis is the protocol utilized when the BIC-II is operating in the BIC-II mode, as an interface between the hostdevice and Milltronics p

MESSAGESThe following diagrams illustrate messages that can be used when communicating under specific conventionand to specific products.DATA FIELD DE

SOM (Start Of Message) This field contains the Host/BIC-II start of message character. ASCII character = STX (normally generated by simultaneously

MSG (Product Message)Contains the message received from (or in some cases, transmitted to) the product connected to the BIC-IIproduct port. The type

STOPIdentifies the number of stop bits that will be utilized in each byte of the messages received from (ortransmitted to) the product connected to th

SOFTWARE SET UPEach product port must be set up to identify the structure and sequence of the messages that will be receivedfrom the Milltronics produ

DUPLEX PORT INITIALIZATIONThis message prepares a BIC-II port to communicate with a product utilizing duplex convention. Data ASCII ExampleField Chara

BIC PROTOCOLSimplex Convention 7 - 1Data Field Descriptions 7 - 2Software Set Up 7 - 2BIC-II Messages 7 - 3Product Messages 7 - 6BIC-II PROTOCOLConven

The response received will consist of the following data fields :SOM ➟ BIC-II I.D. ➟ PORT ➟ MSG ➟ EOMThe contents of the MSG field will be equal to th

SELF TESTThis message instructs the BIC-II to perform an on-line self test and return the results.Data ASCII ExampleField Character Description SOM S

PRODUCT MESSAGES Product messages transmitted from the Host to the BIC-II must be in the following format :SOM ➟ BIC-II I.D. ➟ PORT ➟ MSG ➟ EOMThe BIC

MODBUS PROTOCOLGENERALIn recent years, Modbus has become an industry standard communications protocol for PLC’s(Programmable Logic Controllers) and DC

BIC-II GENERAL REGISTERSSelf TestThe BIC-II Self Test is an on-line self diagnostic feature which checks and reports on the health of the BIC-IIhardwa

Port InitializationA Port Initialization prepares the BIC-II to communicate with a Milltronics product. Write a Port Initializationmessage for each BI

Hold ConditionRead the HOLD CONDITION register frequently during normal operation. A product HOLD occurs whenevera simplex convention product is taken

REGISTERS When a Port Initialization configures a BIC-II product port to suit an AiRanger XPL, XPL Plus or DPL Plus, theproduct data registers (read o

Air Temperature RegistersAiRanger XPL, XPL Plus and DPL Plus Air Temperature registers contain a value derived from the airtemperature measurement for

AIRANGER DPL REGISTERSWhen a Port Initialization configures a BIC-II product port to suit an AiRanger DPL, the product data registers(read only) are a

FIGURESFig. 1 Outline and Mounting 12 - 1Fig. 2 BIC-II Layout 12 - 2WIRING FORMATSFig. 3A BIC-II / AiRanger XPL Interconnection 12 - 3Fig. 3B BIC-II /

Reading Registers AiRanger DPL Reading registers contain the measurement display value. Two registers are used for thereading associated with each poi

AIRANGER IV READ ONLY REGISTERSWhen a Port Initialization configures a BIC-II product port to suit an AiRanger IV, the product data registersare assig

Reading Registers AiRanger IV Reading registers (read only) contain the measurement display value. Two registers are used forthe reading associated wi

LIQUIDRANGER READ ONLY REGISTERSWhen a Port Initialization configures a BIC-II product port to suit a LiquidRanger, the product data registersare assi

Reading Registers LiquidRanger Reading registers (read only) contain the measurement display value. Two registers are usedfor the reading associated w

COMPUX WRITE ONLY REGISTERSWhen a Port Initialization configures a BIC-II product port to suit a CompuScale or CompuFlo seriesintegrator, several writ

TROUBLESHOOTINGSELF TESTThe BIC-II is capable of performing two levels of automatic self diagnostic tests upon initial power up; Normal,and Test. The

TESTThe BIC-II performs more extensive circuitry tests and then awaits the operator to perform a DIP switch andLED test. Set the BIC-II, board A, swit

BIC-II TEST DISKThe BIC-II Test Disk (copyright Milltronics 1991) communication test program operates under MS-DOS. Thisprogram tests communication be

96/01/09BIC-II MODBUS PROTOCOL REGISTER MAPPORT REGISTER XPL DPL AIR4 LIQUID COMPUX DPL Plus XPL Plus 1 * STATUS 40001-40010 40001-40006 40001-4

96/01/09BIC-II MODBUS PROTOCOL REGISTER MAPPORT REGISTER XPL DPL AIR4 LIQUID COMPUX DPL Plus XPL PLus 4 * STATUS 43001-43010 43001-43006 43001-43120

PLC REQUIREMENTSAs Programmable Logic Controllers continue to revolutionize the process control industry, new andinnovative ideas become reality very

ASCII / HEXADECIMAL / BINARY CONVERSION CHARTSTX = start of text LF = line feed CR = carriage return. = decimal point ---- = not applicableASCII ASCII

OUTLINE AND MOUNTING172 mm(6.8")lid screws( 6 places )91 mm(3.6")16 mm(0.6")suitable location for conduit entrances(water tight conduit

BIC-II LAYOUT96/01/09FIG. 2PL-371 12 – 2

WIRING FORMATSBIC-II / AiRanger XPL Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-336 for wiring o

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / AiRanger DPL Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-295 fo

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / AiRanger IV Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-250 for

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / LiquidRanger Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-270 fo

GENERAL INFORMATIONABOUT THIS MANUALIt is essential that this instruction manual be referred to during the installation and start up of the Milltronic

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II // CompuScale IIA / CompuFlo Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction ma

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / OCM-II Interconnectionto other productsas required1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, RX input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instru

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)MillBus / Multiple BIC-II Interconnection1. One 100 Ω MillBus loop termination resistor is supplied with each BIC-II. For sin

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / AiRanger XPL Plus Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-4

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)BIC-II / AiRanger DPL Plus Interconnection1. BIC-II, ports 1-6, Rx input is non-polarized.2. Refer to instruction manual PL-4

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)Host Interconnection* The interface BIC-II must have the indicated jumpers removed. Refer to MillBus / Multiple BIC-II Interc

WIRING FORMATS (cont’d)Power Wiring Detail1. All wiring must be done in conjunction with approved conduit, boxes and fittings and to procedures in ac

AiRanger IVAiRangerXPLAiRanger DPLComputerPLCCVCCLiquidRangerOCM IICompuscale / CompuFloIntegratorORBIC-IITypical BIC-II Communication Network Product

FEATURES✓ The BIC-II MillBus substantially reduces cable requirements when communication with several Milltronicsproducts is required.✓ Auto Polarity