CREATOR CR-PGMIII User Manual

PGMⅢ Programmable Ethernet Control System

User Manual

V1.2

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injury could possibly happen.

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voltage in the device could caused electric

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Please contact with qualified service staff.

List the situation of causing unsuccessful

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Important Notices

Caution

To ensure the device in reliable use and

personal safety, please abide by the following

items when in installation, use and maintenance:

Notice in installation

◆ Please DO NOT use the product in following

places: the places with dust, oily smoke,

electrical conductive dust, corrosive gas,

inflammable gas; the places with high

temperature, due, rain and wind exposures; the

places endangered by shock and vibration.

Electric shock, fire and incorrect operation could

also cause damage and deterioration to the

product.

◆ When conducting screw drilling and wiring

process, DO NOT let metal irons and wire lead

drop into the controller and air vent, which could

possibly cause fire, failure and accidental

operation.

◆ After finishing the installation, it is necessary

to ensure there is no foreign matter including the

packing material like contact paper on the

ventilation surface, otherwise, it could cause

poor heat dissipation while running, as well as

fire, failure and accidental operation.

◆ Avoid conducting wiring and plugging in/out

cable socket with electricity, otherwise, electric

shock, circuit damage could easily happen.

◆ Installation and wiring should be firm and

reliable. Poor contact could cause malfunction.

◆ With regard to the application situations with

strong interference, shielded cable should be

used for the input and output of HF signal, to

improve the anti-interference performance of the

system.

Note in Wiring

◆ Installation and wiring shouldn't be

conducted until external electric power is cut off,

otherwise, electric shock or device damage could

happen.

◆ The product is grounded by the earth lead of

the power cable. To avoid electric shock, the

earth lead is necessary to be connected with the

ground. Before making connection with the

output end or input end of the product, please

ensure it is correctly grounding.

◆ Upon finish wiring, remove the sundries.

Please cover up the terminal plate for avoiding

electric shock.

Note for Operation and Maintenance

◆ Please DO NOT touch the terminal when

with electricity, otherwise, electric shock could

happen.

◆ Don't clean up and screw the terminal tight

before power is off. Such operation could cause

electric shock when with electricity.

◆ Please turn off the power before connecting

or disconnecting the communication signal cable,

peripheral modules or control units, otherwise,

device could be damaged and accidental

operation could happen.

◆ Please DO NOT disassemble the device, so

as to avoid internal electric components damage.

◆ It is necessary to read through the Manual

and fully ensure the safety, before altering the

program, trial running, starting and stopping

operation.

Note for declaration of the worthless

When declaring of worthless, please note

◆ Explosion of electrolytic capacitor on the

circuit board could happen when burning it.

◆ Please classify and dispose it. Don't dispose

it into household garbage.

◆ Please deal it as industrial waste, or in

accordance with local environmental protection

regulation.

Forward

User’s Manual for PGMIII Programmble Ethernet Control System mainly introduces the operation

manner, primary parameters and trouble shootings of PGMIII.

The Manual serves as user's operation instruction only, rather than for maintenance service

purpose. Since the date of release, any function or relevant parameter alteration will be provided in

supplement instruction. Please refer to the manufacturer or dealers for inquiry.

CREATOR Electronics own the copyright of the Manual. Without permission, any unit or person shall

not take part or total of the Manual for business purpose.

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Index

Chapter One ,General Introduction........................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Main Features.............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Controller Installation.................................................................................................................................. 1

Chapter Two,Detailed Controller Specifications...................................................................................................2

2.1 Front & the rear Panel.................................................................................................................................2

2.2 Interfaces Introduction....................................................................................................................................4

2.2.1 COM Pins introduction.................................................................................................................4

2.2.2 CR-NET Connection.................................................................................................................... 4

2.2.3 CR-LINK Connection....................................................................................................................4

2.2.4 USB Interface................................................................................................................................ 4

2.2.5 Change the controller’s MAC address...................................................................................... 5

Chapter Three,Receiver........................................................................................................................................... 6

3.1 CR-WF10 Wireless Access Point..............................................................................................................6

3.1.1 CR-WF10 Settings........................................................................................................................7

3.1.2 System Connection Diagram....................................................................................................12

3.1.3 Cascading and Ethernet Connection Diagram......................................................................13

3.2 Wireless One-way Receiver: CR-RFA................................................................................................... 13

3.2.1 How to use...................................................................................................................................13

Chapter Four,Connection Diagram.......................................................................................................................14

4.1 System Connection Diagram................................................................................................................... 14

Chapter Five,IR Emitting Probe............................................................................................................................ 15

5.1 Features.......................................................................................................................................................15

5.2 Connection instruction...............................................................................................................................15

Chapter Six,Extension Cards................................................................................................................................ 16

6.1 D/A Conversion Card.................................................................................................................................16

6.1.1 Features....................................................................................................................................... 16

6.1.2 External Input.............................................................................................................................. 16

6.1.3 Operation Instructions............................................................................................................... 16

Chapter,Software Introduction...............................................................................................................................18

7.1 Think Control 1.0 Programming Software............................................................................................. 18

7.2 Think Control 1.0 Installation................................................................................................................... 18

7.3 jdk1.4 Installation....................................................................................................................................... 19

7.4 Set up the correct path jdk....................................................................................................................... 20

7.5 Uninstallation.............................................................................................................................................. 21

7.6 Codes organization and Controller Functions.......................................................................................21

7.6.1 Codes Organization.................................................................................................................. 21

7.6.2 Controller Functions..................................................................................................................23

7.7 Programing..................................................................................................................................................29

7.7.1 Build a new project....................................................................................................................29

7.7.2 Add device..................................................................................................................................29

7.7.3 Add event....................................................................................................................................31

7.7.4 IR Learning.................................................................................................................................. 32

7.7.5 Import IR Control Codes........................................................................................................... 35

7.7.6 Editing the program....................................................................................................................36

7.7.7 Compile the project.................................................................................................................... 37

7.8 Upload the program to the CR-PGMIII...................................................................................................37

7.9 Project Sample........................................................................................................................................... 38

7.9.1 Control the built-in relay modules on the controller..............................................................38

7.9.2 Cascading and Module calls.................................................................................................... 39

7.9.3 Wall-mounted Programmable keyboard.................................................................................40

7.9.4 Lighting and Sound Control...................................................................................................... 41

7.9.5 Interlock of 2 ways relay............................................................................................................42

7.9.6 Repeat button pressing without affecting delay timer execution........................................43

7.9.7 Control the matrix switchers..................................................................................................... 43

Chapter Eight,Technical Specifications............................................................................................................... 46

Chapter Nine,General Trouble Shootings........................................................................................................... 47

PGMⅢ Programmable Ethernet Control System

Chapter One ,General Introduction

CR-PGMIII is a patent Programmable

Ethernet Controller launched by CREAOTOR. It

has applied 32bit 667MHz ARM11 CPU, 256M

RAM, and 1G Flash Memory.

The CR-PGMIII Programmable Ethernet

Controller provides multi-types controlling

interfaces: 3 types of network controlling ports:

CR-NET, CR-LINK and Ethernet; IR, I/O, RELAY,

and COM Ports, etc.

Advanced IC Technology has been applied to

provide high-speed accurate integrated control;

and the Open Programming UI ensures the

easiness of programming for various complicated

controlling functions.

1.1 Main Features

◆ Elegant design integrated with both popularity

and fashion

◆ ARM11 CPU,256M DDR RAM,1G Flash Memory；

◆ 667MHz 32bit powerful CPU；

◆ 8 independent programmable IR Control

modules, supporting multiple same or different equipment through IR；

◆ 8 independent programmable RS-232/422/485

Controlling interfaces; allowing users to program

and set multiple types of controlling protocols and

codes

◆ 8 low-current replay modules;

◆ 8 digital I/O Modules

◆ 3 types of network communication: CR-NET,CR-Link,Ethernet；

◆USB2.0 programming communication interface；

◆built-in IR Learning module, easy for

diagnosing and maintenance;

◆ both local and remote control supported;

◆ Universal power （AC100~240V）,

1.2 Controller Installation

The CR-PGMⅢ programmable Ethernet

Controller can be installed onto standard 19 inch

rack. One pair of racking frames has been

provided along with the machine. Please refer to

the following draft for the guidance:

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Chapter Two,Detailed Controller

1） POWER——Power Indicator

2） RS-232/422/485——COM data

communication indicator

Indicates the data communication status of

the 8 COM interfaces: when there is data sending

or receiving, the corresponding indicator will be

on. The “TX” is for data sending indication, and

the “RX” is for data receiving indication.

3） ACTIVE——Status Indicator

4） RESET—— Reset Button

When the controller is into an abnormal status

due to being downloaded with wrong program (a

infinite loop for example), the RESET button can

be pressed to erase the wrong program.

Operation Instruction: First power off the

controller; then power on the controller while

press and hold the RESET button. The “beep”

sound will start and continue. Release the RESET

button after about 7 ~8 beeps, and the wrong

program will be erased from the controller.

5） SENSOR—— IR Receiving Window

CR-PGMⅢ Programmable Ethernet

Controller provided built-in IR Learning Module,

and SENSOR can receiving the IR Signal to be

2.1 Front & the rear Panel

CR-PGMⅢ Front Panel：

CR-PGMⅢ Rear Panel：

Specifications

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learned for controlling.

6） REBOOT—— Reboot button

Press this button to reboot the system when the

controller is not functioning.

7） DATA—— Data Signal Indicator

The indicator will be ON if the data signal

transmission is normal, or, it will be OFF

8） IR OUT—— IR Signal Indicator

Indicating 8 IR Modules status: when the

controller is sending the IR Control Signal to the

equipment to be controlled, the corresponding

indicator will be ON.

9） COM Interfaces

8 programmable two-way serial communication

DB9 (male) interfaces have been provided;

RS-232/422/485 protocols.

10） ETHERNET—— Ethernet Interface

Used to communicated with the Ethernet and the

Wifi touch panels, or to realize the Ethernet

remote control.

USB——USB2.0 Communication Interface

Connected to the PC’s USB interface to realize

various operations: such as the program

downloading, System Diagnosis, and IR Learning,

etc.

11） 24V Safety

12） AC 100V~240V—— System Power Supply

Power Supply for the controller: self-adaptive

AC100V~240V@ 50/60H.

13） IR OUT—— Extension IR Control Module

Slot

Extension IR Control Module can be inserted here

to extend the total IR Control Modules.

14） CR-LINK——CREATOR High-speed Bus

Interface, for extending controlling functions

CR-NET——CR-NET Bus

CREATOR Communication Interface (Similar to

RS485) of 4-core phoenix connector type; can be

used to connecting various CREATOR external

network equipment: such as the relay box,

lighting control module, sound control module,

wireless Access Point, and wired touch panels,

etc.

IR OUT——IR Control Port

Includes 8 ways independent programmable IR

Control carrier waves to control various

equipment: such as the DVD, VCR, and MD, etc.

It’s of the 2-core phoenix connector type, and

needs to be used along with the IR Emitting

Probes: connect the IR Emitting Probe to the IR

OUT port and the other end near to the

equipment to be controlled (the distance needs to be ≤ 15cm).

RELAY OUT——Low-current Relay

Control Port

Provides 8 ways low-current control function, and

can drive the load below AC 0.3A/125V and DC

0.3A/110V, DC 1A/30V. It can control the ON

and OFF of any equipment fulfilling the above

mentioned conditions to realize controlling

high-current, high-voltage load with low-current,

low-voltage controller

DIGITAL I/O——I/O （ input / output )

interface

Provides 8 ways programmable I/O controlling

function: 5V/10mA output or 0~5V/10mA input.

15 ） RELAY OUT——Extension Low-current

Relay Module Slot

Can extend the low-current relay module number

by inserting extension module.

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16）DIGITAL I/O——Extension I/O Module Slot

Can extend the I/O control module number by

inserting the extension module here.

17） UART—— Extension COM Module Slot

Can extend the COM interface number by

inserting the extension COM module here.

18） Grounding Pole

2.2 Interfaces Introduction

2.2.1 COM Pins introduction

Pin Signal Introduction

1 RXD

RS-485 protocol, connected along

with the pin 9 to be used as the

RS-485”-”

2 RXD RS-232 protocol, receive data

3 TXD RS-232 protocol, send data

4 TXD+

RS-485 protocol, connected along

with the pin 6 to be used as the

RS-485”+”

5 GND Signal Grounding

6 RXD+

RS-485 protocol, connected along

with the pin 4 to be used as the

RS-485”+”

7 RTS

RS-232 protocol, request for

sending

8 CTS RS-232 protocol, cancle sending

9 TXD

RS-485 protocol, connected along

with the pin 1 to be used as the

RS-485”-”

2.2.2 CR-NET Connection

The connection of the CR-NET equipment

supports both series and parallel connection

types. And attention should be paid to the

corresponding of the 24,Y,Z,G. Please refer

to the following diagram:

During the installation and using, plugging

and unplugging equipment while power is ON

should be avoided to reduce the risk of

malfunction of the controller due to the electric

shock caused.

2.2.3 CR-LINK Connection

The connection of the CR-NET equipment

supports both series and parallel connection

types. And attention should be paid to the

corresponding of the 24,D+,D-, . Please refer to

the following diagram:

During the installation and using, plugging

and unplugging equipment while power is ON

should be avoided to reduce the risk of

malfunction of the controller due to the electric

shock caused.

2.2.4 USB Interface

The USB interface is used to communicate

with the PC during programming and diagnosis.

The connection diagram is as following:

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2.2.5 Change the controller’s MAC address

The MAC address cannot be in conflict with

any equipment’s MAC address (the PC for

example); and it needs to be modified if the

conflict happens.

How to do it: While ensuring the controller is in

good communication with the PC, fill in the MAC

address in the box according to the following

sample. Then click the OK and reboot the

controller.

USB

PGMⅢⅢ

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Chapter Three,Receiver

3.1 CR-WF10 Wireless Access

Point

The CR-WF10 is a wireless router with

delicate, elegant design.

The wireless AP provides the communication

between the CR-PGMIII and CREATOR Wifi

wireless touch panels to ensure the easy, flexible

and highly effective control experience.

Features

◆ Resistible to 12KV static electric shock

◆ WEP 64bit/128bit digital encryption technology

has been applied to ensure the stableness and

confidentiality of the transmission to avoid tapping

and interference.

◆ One RJ45 interface has been provided for the

connection to the CR-PGMIII or Network Switch.

High-quality CAT5 cable is recommended.

◆ Configuration Mode: AP Mode, Point to Point

Bridge Mode and Point to Multiple Point Bridge

Mode.

◆ The signal coverage can reach up to a circle

area of 15 meters radius without strong block.

The general coverage is a circle area of 10meters

radius

◆ IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11b standards

supported;

◆ Dual-antenna to ensure the stableness of

transmission

Interfaces:

Front Panel：

Rear Panel：

①

POWER

Power indicator: it will be ON if the device is

powered on, otherwise it will be off.

②

PoE

Ethernet power supply indicator: when the

Ethernet powers the device, it will be on.

③

WIRELESS

Wireless network signal indicator: when there is

wireless signal transmitting, the indicator will on,

meaning it is sending or receiving data.

④

ETHERNET

Ethernet signal indicator: when there is Ethernet

signal transmitting, the indicator will on, meaning

it is sending or receiving data.

⑤

Antenna

A pair of rotatable antenna has been provided for

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being adjusted for best signal transmission

⑥

RESET

This is the reset button. There are two ways of

reset the device to the default settings: press and

hold the RESET button for 10 seconds, or, use

the web-browser based configuration tools.

The RESET button will eliminate all the

settings back to the default settings, which

include all the security settings and IP. The default value will be: IP: 192.168.1.245,login user name： admin, Password：admin.

⑦ ETHERNET

Ethernet interface, for connection to network card,

network switch or routers. The blue color means

the connection is good, while the orange color

means the communication is going on.

⑧ DC 12V

DC power supply interface: the device is powered

by DC 12V.

3.1.1 CR-WF10 Settings

Step One: Hardware installation

Connect the CR-WIFI10’s ETHERNET port to the

PC’s network card, and connect the power supply

to the CR-WIFI 10. Then the device should be on

automatically.

Step Two: Set the right IP

The default IP of the CR-WF10 is:

192.168.1.245,the default subnet mask is:

255.255.255.0,and the default SSID is ciscosb, all

of which can be set to other value required.

1. Wired Network settings (example given in

Windows XP OS)

Power on the PC with Windows XP installed and

check whether the LAN port indicator is ON. If not,

please check and make sure the PC is well

connected to the router.

Firstly, right click on the desktop and choose the

“Network Neighbor” from the popup menu, then

choose and click “Prosperities”. Illustrated as Img.

3-1.

Img.3-1

Right click the “Local Connections” on the opened

window and click the “Properties” as shown in

Img. 3-2.

Img. 3-2

Choose the “Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) at the

popup dialog, as shown in the Img. 3-2. Then

right click and choose “Prosperities”.

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Img.3-3

Then, set the IP, Subnet Mask and the Default

Gateway in the window opened. The IP address

should be within 192.168.1.1 to

192.168.1.254(192.168.1.245 excluded). The

Subnet Mask is: 255.255.255.0, and the default Gateway is ： 192.168.1.245. Click “OK” to save

the settings, then click “OK” again to save the

prosperities of the Local Connections, as shown

in Img. 3-4:

Img. 3-4

2. Verify the settings (based on Windows XP OS)

Select: “Start” --- “All Programs” --- “Accessories”,

as shown in Img. 3-5:

Img. 3-5

Follow the instructions shown in Img.3-6, type

“Ping 192.168.1.245” and press Enter. If you can

get the results as shown in the image, it means

the connection between the PC and the CR-WIFI

10 is working.

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Img.3-6

3. Log in the CR-WIFI 10 (based on Windows XP

OS)

Open IE browser, and type 192.168.1.245 into the

address bar, then press Enter, as shown in the

Img. 3-7:

Img. 3-7

Use the username: admin (default) and the

password: admin (default) to log in at the pop up

window, and press Enter, as shown in the Img.

3-8:

Img. 3-8

Step Three: Wireless Settings

The settings page of the CR-WIFI 10 will open

after procedures shown in Img. 308, and the page

is as shown in Img. 3-9, which includes setting

options as: Setup Wireless AP Mode Security

Monitor,Administration, and Status. What need to

be changed are only the Setup, Wireless, and the

Administration.

Img. 3-9

3.1.1.1 Setup

Basic settings and network settings can be down

under this option. The interface is as shown in

Img. 3-4.

◆ Basic Setup

Basic Setting: to perform settings of Host name

and Device Name. The Host Name can be used

to access the network, and build up the DNS

through the network.

Host name：Set the controller’s name. A

proper name is suggested for easier manage.

Device Name：Set the device’s name: it can

be any name.

◆ Network Setup

Network settings: IP can be changed under this

option.

IP Settings：Set up the law for IP assignment:

static or dynamic. The default way is static IP, and

the same default value should be kept for the

controller’s settings. The CR-WIFI 10’s IP can be

changed by the following procedures:

Local IP Address： fill in your IP address,

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e.g.: 192.168.2.1

Subnet Mask：fill in the Subnet Mask, such

as: 255.255.255.0

Except the above mentioned settings, all the

other value can be set as 0,which include Default

Gateway, Primary DNS and the Secondary DNS

Click “Save Setting” to save and finish the

settings.

3.1.1.2 Wireless Settings

Img. 3-10

The wireless setup page is shown in Img. 3-10.

For setting up the wireless network the control

system, only the following items should be

changed, while other items should be kept as

their default value.

1,Basic Wireless Settings

Basic Settings：to setup the basic

prosperities of the wireless network.

Wireless Network Mode：the following

options are available:

Disable：to disable the wireless connections

B-Only：B Mode: the max speed of the

wireless transmission is 11Mbps.

G-Only：G Mode: the max speed of the

wireless transmission is 54Mbps

Mixed：Self-adaptive mode

This option is recommended, then the device

can self-adjust and choose the best suitable

mode according to the network card connected.

Wireless Channel：Choose the right channel

here. The default amount of the channels is 6. For

the detailed settings, please refer to Section

3.1.1.3 in this chapter.

SSID Name：The log in name used for

wireless local network identification. Only the ID

passed the identification can access the wireless

network. As shown in the image, this device

supports 4 SSID, and the SSID name can be

customized.

SSID Broadcast：Enable should be set here

for the other devices to detect the AP.

Click “Save Settings” to finish the settings.

2, Wireless Security Settings

Img. 3-11

Wireless Security：Security parameters

can be set here: set a key and enable WEP, or WPA, WPA2 encryption to reject the unauthorized access to the network. As shown

in Img. 3-12.

Select SSID：select an SSID and set its

security mode. The image shows the security

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settings for “ciscosb”.

Wireless Isolation（between SSID）：when

it is enabled, different users within different SSID

cannot access each other to realize Wireless

Virtual Local Network. The default value is Enable,

and to improve the security level, it is

recommended to enable this option.

Wireless Isolation（within SSID）：Clients

within this AP cannot access each other when it is

enabled, which can prevent the spreading of virus.

The default value is disabled.

Security Mode：9 different encryption

methods are provided for this AP. The WEP mode

is recommended, as shown in Img. 3-12:

Img. 3-12

Authentication Type：Nothing needs to be

changed here. The default value is open system,

which is a hand-shaking method for WEP

encryption. The setting is shown as following: Img.

3-13

Img. 3-13

The available key is from 1 ~ 4, and definition can

be made to the 4 keys respectively. All the four

keys can be used to access the AP.

There are two types of Keys: Hex and ASCII: the

key needs to be 0 ~ 9 for the Hex format, and all

the characters can be used for the ASCII format.

Default Transmit Key：Default key, and

corresponds to the following Key 1 to Key 4.

Encryption：The way of encryption: the

default is 64bits: input 10 bits Hex characters or 5

bit ASCII characters in the corresponding transmit

key.

If 128bits format has been chosen, then 26bits

characters or 13 ASCII characters are required

for the Keys.

Passphrase：Use this to generate password

by the system. It is not recommended to be used,

in stead, use your own memorable keys.

3.1.1.3 Wireless Channel Setting Rules

The following aspects should be paid attention to while setting the Wireless Channel：

1. Wireless PCs are based on WiFi802.11g or

802.11b standards, and 13 overlapping channels

are provided in wireless PC network, as shown in

the following image:

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