Monday, June 21, 2010
Sullair eConnect/PanelView Notes
PanelView Info
1. Install FT View ME Studio on PC.
2. Install KEP Server Enterprise on PC (all drivers).
3. PanelView Settings:
a. 192.168.2.10
b. 320 x 240 screen size
4. Need to flash PV firmware: c:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\FUPs. Make sure “Ethernet” is selected on Kepware drivers.
5. When upgrading firmware, got “not enough memory” message. Had to change PV startup configuration to “go to configuration screen” instead of “loading and running application”.
6. Apparently, the Kepware configuration is the only thing that affects the PanelView communications setup – not the RSLinx Enterprise settings as normally. After any changes to Kepware, the application must be recompiled.
Sullair Info
1. Econnect design company: ICC Designs, 608-831-1255
2. Econnect card had different IP settings than shown in the book. Used hyperterminal to change them to match the book.
3. Hyperterminal settings for connection: 38400 / 8 / none / 1 / hardware
4. IP address settings for Econnect: 192.168.1.2 / 255.255.255.0
5. Before Sullair system was configured using the HMI, Panel View diagnostics returned an exception 7 (neagative acknowledgement) indicating that the Etherent communications were OK, but that the eConnect was not communicating to the Sullair control system through the RS485 link. The PanelView displayed all “***” in the data fields.
6. Sullair HMI configuration:
a. Factory Setup -> Comm Module -> Yes <Enter>
b. Sequencing -> Sequence By Remote
7. Only one compressor is connected on this application, but multiple compressors could be connected. On multiple setups, Com1 uses addresses 1 through 200, Com2 uses addresses 201 thru 400, etc.
8. Addresses for analog holding registers are offsets. For example parameter 105 is Modbus address 40105 (this shows us as 400105 in the Kepware server).
9. Wired start relay to output 4 (Modbus address 43125 (403215 in the Kepware server). This is dout4, terminal J9/5. Output On =Run (External relay is de-energized). Output Off =Stop (External relay is energized).
10. Remote on Sullair Supervisor must be illuminated (Red) for PanelView remote start/stop button to work.