1.4.2 Important Notes............................................................................................................................... 10
1.4.3 Exclusion of Liability ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.1 COM Pinning of the System Bus Connector X1 ..........................................................................31
3.2 COM-CA-SCEB Pinning of the System Bus Connector X1.........................................................33
3.3 Signal Overview and Pinning of the Fieldbus Connector X2 on COM-CN ..................................35
3.3.1 Fieldbus Connector X2 for AS-Interface-Master.............................................................................. 35
3.3.2 Fieldbus Connector X2 for CANopen-Master/-Slave ....................................................................... 36
3.3.3 Fieldbus Connector X2 for DeviceNet-Master/-Slave ...................................................................... 37
3.3.4 Fieldbus Connector X2 for PROFIBUS-Master/-Slave .................................................................... 38
3.3.5 Fieldbus Connector X2 for Ethernet ................................................................................................ 39
3.3.6 Fieldbus Connector X2 for CC-Link-Slave....................................................................................... 40
3.4 Signals of the Host Interface........................................................................................................41
3.4.1 Power Supply of the COM-C Modules............................................................................................. 41
3.4.2 RESET Signal ................................................................................................................................. 41
3.4.3 The Dual-port Memory Bus of COM ................................................................................................ 41
3.4.4 Address Bus and Data Bus ............................................................................................................. 42
3.4.5 Dual-Port Memory Control Lines ..................................................................................................... 42
3.4.6 Interrupt Line to the Host System .................................................................................................... 43
3.4.7 Busy Line to the Host System.......................................................................................................... 43
3.4.8 Interfacing to the Dual-Port Memory of COM-C............................................................................... 43
3.4.9 Timing Diagram of COM-C .............................................................................................................. 44
3.4.10 Interfacing to the Dual-Port Memory for COM-CA-SCEB ................................................................ 46
3.4.11 Timing Diagram of COM-CA-SCEB................................................................................................. 46
3.5 Integration a COM-C Module into a Host System........................................................................47
4.1.6 CC Link Slave.................................................................................................................................. 52
All OEM piggyback Modules of Hilscher GmbH are called COM (Communication Modules). These
Modules provide a universal and easy to use fieldbus interface for integration on various host systems. Through the set of standard application interfaces and the same board dimensions in each
COM family it is easy to switch between the different fieldbus systems, e.g. PROFIBUS DP, InterBus, CANopen, DeviceNet or Ethernet by changing the Module.
This manual describes only the hardware part of the Modules. The general application interface is
common to all our COM Modules and CIF PC cards described in our Toolkit-Manual and the fieldbus related details are defined in our Protocol Interface Manuals.
A new generation of communication Modules exists named COMX Modules and offer beside fieldbus communication also Real-Time Ethernet communication. The application interface is different
(not compatible) compared to COM Modules. The COMX Modules are described in an own manual
now. The following two tables give a comparison of both COM and COMX Modules.
Comparison COM and COMX Modules
Basic differences between COM-C and COMX-C
COM-C COMX-C
Processor EC1 netX
Host Interface 8 Bit 8 / 16 Bit
Dual-Port Memory size 2 KByte or 8 KByte 16 KByte
USB Interface No Yes
Table 1: Basic differences between COM and COMX
Comparison of supported protocols for COM-C and COMX-C
COM-C COMX-C
AS-Interface Master supported in preparation
CANopen Master supported supported
CANopen Slave supported supported
CC-Link Slave supported supported
CompoNet Slave - in preparation
DeviceNet Master supported supported
DeviceNet Slave supported supported
InterBus Slave supported not supported by netX technology
PROFIBUS DP Master supported supported
PROFIBUS DP Slave supported supported
SERCOS II supported not supported by netX technology
EtherCAT Master - supported
EtherCAT Slave - supported
EtherNet/IP Scanner (Master) - supported
EtherNet/IP Adapter (Slave) supported supported
Open Modbus/TCP supported supported
POWERLINK Controlled Node - supported
PROFINET IO RT Controller - supported
PROFINET IO RT Device - supported
SERCOS III Master - supported
SERCOS III Slave - supported
Table 2: Comparison of supported protocols for COM and COMX
10 2010-07-13 H. Hentsch Table 2: Comparison of supported protocols for COM and COMX updated:
CANopen Slave, PROFIBUS DP Slave and DeviceNet Slave for COMX-C supported
Table 9: Available COMX-C Modules updated with COMX-C for Fieldbus Slaves
Table 7: Usage of Bolt for COM Modules updated
Designation of the COM-C expanded
Section Fieldbus Connector X2 for CANopen-Master/-Slave: COMX-CN-COS
added
Section
added
Section
added
Section
Section Fieldbus Connector X2 for PROFIBUS-Master/-Slave: Note 2 added
Section Diagnostic Interface USB: Note removed, because firmware now supports
USB
Table 74: Hardware Revision of COMX Modules with new USB Interface updated
Table 75: Hardware Revision of COMX Modules with old USB Interface updated
German text replaced by English text in the following drawings: M0500081,
M0500084, M0600121, M0900141, M0900151, M0400353
Section SERCOS III Slave, CANopen Slave, DeviceNet Slave and PROFIBUS
DP Slave added with LED Description
Table 38: Technical Data – Operating Condition: COMX-Cx-COS, COMX-Cx-DNS
and COMX-Cx-DPS added
11 2011-03-20 H. Hentsch Section Mechanical Dimensions of COM-C Modules:
M0200373 updated to M0200374, M0200463 updated to M0200464. Tolerance of
PCB thickness is 1.00 mm (-0,0 +0,2)
Section
12 2011-06-10 R. Göbel
H. Hentsch
Table 4: List of Revisions (Part 2)
Separation of documents for COM and COMX.
This manual contains the description for COM.
COM-A and COM-B removed as they are to be discontinued.
Section Mechanical Dimensions of COM-C Modules: Section updated, M0200374
updated, M0300632 updated
Table 5: COM-CA-EIS and COM-CN-EIS added
Section Meaning of the Rotary Switch added
Fieldbus Connector X2 for DeviceNet-Master/-Slave: COMX-CN-DNS
Fieldbus Connector X2 for PROFIBUS-Master/-Slave: COMX-CN-DPS
Fieldbus Connector X2 for CANopen-Master/-Slave: Note 2 added
Type of Connector: Headline ‘Cheaper version’ set to right position
Small footprint for the host connector with 50 mil grid
Solid mechanical assembly and a massive connection to earth ground by metal blocks spe-
cial design for the requirements of the Modules with fieldbus connector
Two dowels for exact mounting of the Module on the host board
Metal blocks can easily modified for special customer requirements
Front panel can be mounted on the metal blocks that the modules have always the same
front size and covers the fieldbus connector
Easy to use dual-port memory interface, with additional serial and diagnostic interface
Host interface is designed for 16 KByte address space of the dual-port memory with 8 bit bus
width.
3.3 V power supply reduce power consumption
Available in extended temperature specification
With the COM-C we have a much more compact form factor and additional technical features as
the already established COM Modules.
Extremely compact size 30 x 70 mm
Available with angled and without fieldbus connector
All fieldbus connectors are placed on one side, which is the edge side on the host board to
reserves space
2.5 mm space below the Module available for SMD components on the host board
Now you can have only one type of base board (for each COM family) on stock and you can mount
the requested fieldbus interface short before shipment to the customer. This gives much more
flexibility and saves money even if you have same mechanical constraints (for each COM family) in
comparison to our existing COM Modules. Therefore we have Modules with angled, straight and
without fieldbus connectors:
COM-CA COM-C Modules with angled fieldbus connector
All COM-C have a powerful processor and a complete fieldbus interface including isolated drivers
and the connector according to the standard. The slave modules have additional rotary switches to
set up the station address.
All boards require only a single stabilized 3.3 Voltage. All other voltages are created by DC/DC
converter on the COM-C Module.
The access to the COM-C Module is through the dual-port memory which can be easily integrated
as a static memory device. It has a non multiplexed 8 bit data bus with several control lines to the
host system. Between the COM-C Module and the host system it is possible to generate interrupts
for data handling.
Generally the firmware and the configuration data are stored permanently in FLASH memory by
loading the data through the dual port memory or the serial diagnostic line.
Figure 1: Block Diagram of the COM-C Modules
Note:The COM-CA-SCEB has only the special communication interface chip SERCON 816
on board. Programming of this chip must be done directly from the host application.
The description of the communication interface chip SERCON 816 can be get from the
‘SERCOS International’.
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1.4.4 Warranty
Although the hardware and software was developed with utmost care and tested intensively, Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH does not guarantee its suitability for any purpose
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2.1.1 Common Mechanical Dimensions for COM-C Modules
After mounting the COM-CA Module parallel at a basis board the rotary switches, LEDs and the
fieldbus connector are on the top side and are angled to the basis board. The edge of all front elements are in one layer which is 2.5 mm ahead of the edge of printed circuit board of the COM
Module.
The COM-CN Module has to be used if the mechanical dimensions or order of the LEDs, switches
and fieldbus connector doesn't fit. In that case you have to place these components directly on the
motherboard and feed the signals to the connector X2 of the COM-CN Module.
NotePlease take care on the isolation distance, because the optical isolation interface is on
the Module!
Especially for 12 MBit PROFIBUS the distance should as be less as possible.
For Ethernet, the signal traces should run parallel and should have the same length.
Please refer at the fieldbus standards for further information!
The COM-C Module has a board size of 30 x 70 mm. The maximum height of the components at
the top side of the printed circuit board is 14.0 mm including the fieldbus connector. Keep the
space of 14.0 mm above the top side free.
At the bottom side the maximum height is 4.0 mm, therefore you have 2.5 mm space for components on the host board below the Module. The power dissipation in that area should be less than
330 maw!
For further Module development please reserve additional 10 mm space behind the Module. There
are a few larger fieldbus interfaces which do not fit on the small board space. In that case a second
printed circuit board will be mounted on top of the Module and the 10 mm space is necessary for
the connection with flex stripe between these boards.
The general dimensions of the COM-C Modules are shown on the following drawings:
M0200374 General Mechanical dimension of COM-CA-XXX
M0200464 Mechanical dimension of COM-CN-XXX
M0300632 Mechanical dimension of light pipe of COM-CA-XXX
M0400353 Mechanical dimension of Front Plate and Connector of COM-CA-XXX (part 1)
M0400363 Mechanical dimension of Front Plate and Connector of COM-CA-XXX (part 2)
The connector X1 for the host interface is a 50 pins SMT female type with a grid of 1.27 mm. The
COM-CN Modules have an additional fieldbus connector X2 with 30 pins of the same family.
The connector of the motherboard is the corresponding male type and can be ordered as follows:
In Germany FJH die Steckverbinder GmbH
Hinter dem Turm 7
D-55286 Wörrstadt