Danfoss MCXWeb User guide

User Guide

Easy and fast

Apply the MCXWeb tool with your MCX

To ensure that you correctly install your MCXWeb please follow this user guide

www.danfoss.com/mcx

User Guide | MCXWeb

Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................	3
2. MCXWeb components........................................................................	3
3. MCXWeb connections.........................................................................	5
4. Web Server and MCX Update...........................................................	6
4.1 Web server firmware update (xport)...................................	6
4.2 Web Server software interface update (Web pages).....	6
4.3 MCX061V-MCX152V BIOS Update.......................................	7
4.4 MCX061V-MCX152V Software Application Update.......	7
5. Web Server User Guide.......................................................................	8
5.1 Login................................................................................................	8
5.2 Main buttons................................................................................	9
5.3 Network Overview (home page).........................................	10
5.4 History...........................................................................................	10
5.5 Alarms...........................................................................................	11
5.6 Configuration.............................................................................	11
5.6.1 Configuration network................................................	12
5.6.2 Configuration Template & Files.................................	13
5.6.2.1 Create the application template
with MCXShape.............................................................	14
5.6.3 Configuration Users......................................................	15
5.6.4 Configuration System..................................................	15
5.6.4.1 Network..............................................................	15
5.6.4.2 NTP........................................................................	16
5.6.4.3 Site........................................................................	16
5.6.4.4 Reboot.................................................................	17
5.6.5 Configuration Update.................................................	18
5.6.5.1 Application Update.........................................	18
5.6.5.2 BIOS Update......................................................	18
5.6.6 Configuration History..................................................	19
5.7 Device pages..............................................................................	20
5.7.1 Device Overview............................................................	20
5.7.1.1 Customization of the Overview page......	21
5.7.2 Device Details.................................................................	22
5.7.3 Device Alarms.................................................................	23
5.7.4 Device Graphs.................................................................	23
5.7.5 Device Back-up...............................................................	24
5.7.6 Device Restore................................................................	24
5.7.7 Device Info.......................................................................	25
6. MCXWeb Simulator............................................................................	26
7. Appendix - Application template XML structure....................	28

2 | DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 |

User Guide | MCXWeb

1. Introduction

MCXWeb is the online tool used to monitor software applications running into one or more MCX devices connected in a CANbus network.

To monitor MCX devices using the MCXWeb you will need to have at least one MCX061V or MCX152V device in the CANbus network, as these are the MCX models that supports Web Server and an Ethernet connection.

The MCXWeb tool can also be used as a simulator for MCX software applications running on a PC for testing and debugging.

IMPORTANT NOTE.

You can use MCXWeb with popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Using it with Internet Explorer is not recommended.

This manual refers to the following firmware version or later:

Web Server interface: 2v08

Web Server firmware: 2v23

MCX061V-MCX152V BIOS: 2v22

2. MCXWeb components

1.MCX061V and MCX152V are the MCX models with Web Server included.

Like all other MCX models, MCX061V and MCX152V are fitted with a BIOS and can run application software.

2.Web Server is the software tool included with MCX061V and MCX152V, providing the user with web pages that are displayed on a browser on remote PCs (6).

This service needs the following two software elements: Web Server firmware (xport

BIOS) and software interface (web pages).

- The Web Server firmware is the file xport_pro.romz

MCX061V and MCX152V are provided with Web Server’s firmware already installed and should be upgraded only in case of special needs (see Paragraph 4.1 Web Server firmware update).

The files needed to upgrade Web Server’s firmware (BIOS) are included in the MCXWeb update pack available at http://www.danfoss.com/mcx

DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 | 3

User Guide | MCXWeb

-The software interface is the set of the files in the following folders present in the root of the server:

The MCX061V and MCX152V are provided with the Web Server software interface already installed and should be upgraded only in case of special needs (see paragraph 4.2 Web Server software interface update).

All the files needed to upgrade Web Server’s software interface are included in MCXWeb update pack available at http://www.danfoss.com/mcx

The Web Server software interface includes the folders containing web pages and additional files, for example, the software applications and templates used to configure the MCX present in the MCX CANbus network.

The configuration files should be added or upgraded every time a new MCX device is added to the CANbus network or when there is an upgrade in the MCX firmware or software (see Paragraph 5.6.1, Configuration Network).

3.A memory card is a hardware component used to upgrade the firmware and software of Web Server and of the MCX, and to store log data.

4.MCX devices can be connected via CANbus to the MCX061V and MCX152V, which can be used as web interfaces for all the MCX present in the CANbus network. Each MCX is provided with its firmware (BIOS) and software application. MCX061V and MCX152V

must be configured with a template file for each MCX connected, representing the list of variables involved in the communication.

5.A router is a device that connects MCX Web Server to the Internet

6.Remote PCs are the computers where MCXWeb pages are displayed through popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Using Internet Explorer is not recommended.

4 | DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 |

User Guide | MCXWeb

3. MCXWeb connections	To start using MCXWeb, the first step is identifying the MCX061V or MCX152V in the local
	network supporting the web server. There are two alternative options.
	1) Enter in the BIOS menu of MCX061V or MCX152V by pressing and releasing the X and
	ENTER key at power up.
	Configure the TCP/IP settings by navigating to the “GEN SETTINGS” – “TCP/IP” screen.
	You can manually assign the IP address or get it dynamically from the network via
	DHCP.
	2) Realize a small local network as in Figure

		LAN		LAN
			Ethernet Router	LAN


			Server DHCP=ON
			Server DHCP=ON

MCX061V/MCX152V		PC
IP = Auto		IP = Auto
(DHCP enabled by factory default)		(DHCP)

Run the Gateway Finder program available at http://www.danfoss.com/mcx to find the

IP address of your MCX061V or MCX152V:

Using the Gateway Finder you get the IP address and MAC addresses of any MCX061V or

MCX152V connected to the LAN.

You can then establish a connection with MCX Web Server through a web browser or an FTP client.

For the description of the web pages accessible through the web browser, see Paragraph 5, Web Server User Guide.

The FTP client is used to update the web server elements when needed. See Paragraph 4, Web Server and MCX Update.

DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 | 5

User Guide | MCXWeb

4. Web Server and MCX Update

To update Web Server’s elements, use a FTP client. We suggest using FileZilla.

See Paragraph 3, MCXWeb Connection on how to establish a connection.

The parameters to configure the FTP client are as follows:

Host:	MCX IP Address	(e.g. 192.168.1.xxx)
Username:	admin	(Username is case sensitive)
Password:	PASS	(Password is case sensitive)

4.1Web Server Firmware Update (xport)

4.2Web Server Software Interface Update (web pages)

Establish the FTP connection with MCX Web Server as described in Paragraph 3, MCXWeb connection.

To update MCX Web Server’s firmware, copy the file xport_pro.romz in the root of MCX Web Server. The update procedure starts automatically after copying the files.

NOTE. The file will be automatically removed during the process.

WARNING: DO NOT power off the MCX061V/MCX152V for 2 minutes after the update.

If you have executed the Web Server firmware update as described in the previous paragraph, wait two minutes from the start of that procedure before proceeding with the Web Server software interface update.

To update the Web Server software interface, you will need the MCXWeb update pack available at http://www.danfoss.com/mcx.

-Establish the FTP connection with MCX Web Server as described in Paragraph 3, MCXWeb connection.

-Remove all the files and folders present on MCX Web Server

-Copy all the following folders, which the software interface is made of, in the root of MCX Web Server.

WARNING: do not copy the Web Server firmware (romz file) with the software interface files, otherwise the firmware update process will start (see the previous paragraph) and the web pages will not be updated. If this happens, you must copy the folder of the wep pages in the root of the MCX Web Server again two minutes after copying the firmware update.

WARNING: after an update operation, MCX Web Server may automatically run a defrag operation to optimize space and performance; this operation makes the MCX Web Server inaccessible for few minutes without any visible signal.

6 | DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 |

User Guide | MCXWeb

4.3 MCX061V-MCX152V BIOS

Update

4.4 MCX061V-MCX152V

Software Application Update

The update for the MCX061V-MCX152V BIOS follows the same procedure of all the other MCX models.

You can update via the CANbus using the MMYMYK or via serial communication using a PC and a USB/485 converter.

In addition to the usual options, with MCX061V and MCX152V it is also possible to update the BIOS via memory card and via web pages.

To update the BIOS via memory card, the procedure is as follows:

-copy the file mcx061v.bin or mcx152v.bin (the name is case sensitive) in the root of a memory card

-switch off the MCX061V or MCX152V

-insert the memory card into the MCX slot

-switch on the MCX

The BIOS updating procedure will start automatically and the MCX display will show the BIOS splash screen.

To update the BIOS via the web, follow the instructions in Paragraph 5.6.5.2, BIOS Update. You can also update the BIOS of the MCX connected through CANbus to the MCX061VMCX152V using web pages.

The file needed to upgrade the BIOS is available in the BIOS pack at http://www.danfoss.com/mcx

Updates to the application software running on MCX061V or MCX152V follow the same procedure as all other MCX models.

You can update via the CANbus using the MMYMYK or via serial communication using a PC and a USB/485 converter.

In addition to the standard update methods, MCX061V and MCX152V can also be updated using an application, a memory card and web pages.

To update the application software via memory card, the procedure is as follows:

-copy the file app.pk (the name is case sensitive) in the root of a memory card

-switch off the MCX

-insert the memory card into the MCX slot

-power on the MCX.

The application will be automatically copied from memory to the MCX061V or MCX152V and executed.

To update the application software using the web pages, follow the instructions in Paragraph 5.6.5.1, Application Update. When updating with web pages, you can also update the MCX’s application software connected through the CANbus to the MCX061V-MCX152V.

DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 | 7

User Guide | MCXWeb

5. Web Server User Guide

5.1 Login

Launch an internet browser from the PC connected to the local network and type the IP of the MCX061V or MCX152V (see Paragraph 3, MCXWeb Connection) in the address bar.

WARNING. You can use popular browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Using Internet Explorer is not recommended.

Enter your user name and password to log in to the MCXWeb interface

User name and password are defined in Configuration > Users. By default, they are admin and PASS.

If you are using a virtual keyboard (e.g. for touch screens) check the box beside the keyboard icon under the password field

8 | DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 |

User Guide | MCXWeb

5.2 Main Buttons

The main buttons can be found at the top right of all the MCXWeb pages after login.

They are used for:

Back to home page (Network Overview)

Back to login page

Site information:

Version of the MCXWeb software interface

Version of the Web Server firmware in the MCX061V – MCX152V Version of MCX061V-MCX152V BIOS

Serial number of the MCX061V – MCX152V MAC address of the MCX061V – MCX152V License information

DKRCC.PS.RI0.Z1.02 | 9

+ 21 hidden pages

Danfoss MCXWeb User guide

2. MCXWeb components

3. MCXWeb connections

4. Web Server and MCX Update

4.1Web Server Firmware Update (xport)

4.2Web Server Software Interface Update (web pages)

5. Web Server User Guide

5.1 Login

5.2 Main Buttons