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D8000 SERIES

USB Interface Modules

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The D8000 series USB interface modules are a complete family of data acquisition modules for
use in process control systems. These modules can measure process signals such as
thermocouples, 4-20mA loops, discrete contact closures, and they can generate voltage or
current signals for controlling annunciators or valves. Complete data acquisition systems can be
created with ease with the D8000 modules and a host supervisory computer.

The D8000 series modules can be easily connected to a host computer and configured for use
with the information below. Review the required items listed below in order to begin configuring
the module.

The D8000 modules require:

1. A DC Voltage power supply, +10-30Vdc, 1.5W

2. A USB cable

3. An unused computer USB port

Use the USB cable to connect the D8000 series modules to the computer. A virtual serial
communications port will be created on the computer after the module is connected. The serial
port number can be found in the computer Device Manager. See “Locate the Serial Port Number”
below.

The D8000 series modules communicate through the virtual serial port using the Modbus RTU
serial protocol. The Modbus Slave Address is 0x01, at 9600 baud, no parity, eight data bits and
one stop bit. Using both the virtual serial port and the Modbus RTU protocol allows virtually any
commercial data acquisition software program to communicate with the D8000 module(s).

The user-selectable setup features in the module can be changed at any time using the
D6000/D8000 series Utility Software. The software is distributed on CD ROM with each order and
can be also be downloaded at anytime.

The D8000 series modules contain an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory) to store setup information and calibration constants. The memory is nonvolatile which
means that the information is retained even if power is removed.

Quick Start Steps:

1. Connect a +10-30Vdc voltage in between the +VS and GND terminals, Figure 1.0 below.

2. Plug one end of the USB cable into the connector on the module. Connect the other end
of the USB cable into an unused port on the computer. Figure 1.0 below.

3. Then install the Utility Software on the computer to begin the module configuration
process. See the “Software Installation” information below.

Module Connections

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he D8000 series module connects to a host computer using a USB 1.0 or 2.0 compatible cable.
Plug one end of the cable into the module and the other end into an unused USB port on the host
computer. Note: No connections are required on the analog or digital I/O pins to perform the
module configuration.

Locate the Serial Port Number

After the USB cable is plugged into the computer (for the first time) then a message will appear
indicating that new hardware has been found. See Fig 1.0 below. The new hardware will be
added as a virtual serial communications port, typically identified as “COMn:” where n is the port
number.

Figure 1.0 D8000 series message indicating new hardware has been found.

Locate Serial Port Number:

Open the computer Device Manager to determine the new serial port number. Open the Device
Manager by either right-clicking on the “My Computer” desktop icon and select “Properties”. Or
press the “Start” button in the lower left corner of the screen and click the “My Computer” link.

Figure 2.0 Using My Computer Icon, right-click and select PROPERTIES.

Figure 3.0 Using the Start button and then click on My Computer.

The System Properties dialog screen will appear and select the “Hardware” tab and press the
“Device Manager” button. See Figure 4.0 below.

Figure 4.0 My Computer System Properties dialog screen, select the Hardware tab.

Figure 5.0 Click on the “Device Manager” button.

Figure 6.0 Click on the + next to Ports (COM & LPT) and expand the ports tree.

The new serial port is listed under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in the Device Manager and will be
designated as “USB Serial Port (COMn)” where n is the port number. See “USB Serial Port
(COM12)” in Figure 6.0 above.

The serial port number is required to communicate with the D8000 using the Utility Software or
other commercial data acquisition software. After locating the serial port number, install the Utility
Software to make any setup adjustments such as analog input range selections. See “Software
Installation” below.

Software Installation

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he D6000/D8000 Series Utility Software is the best program to use when configuring a module.
The utility software reads the existing module information, displays the information in easy to
understand terms, allows changes to be made via drop-down list boxes and then writes the new
values back to the module.

The Utility Software is provided free of charge on CDROM with a purchase order and the latest
version is always downloadable online. The utility software runs on Windows based computers.
Simply insert the CDROM into the CDROM drive, or download the Setup.Exe file from the
website, and then run the OMEGAD6000SETUP.EXE installation file. The software will install and
create a menu section called “OMEGA UTILITY SOFTWARE” and the “D6000 Utility Software”
will be under that selection. This software is for both the D6000 and D8000 series modules.

From the computer desktop select the “start” button, select “all programs”, select “OMEGA
UTILITY SOFTWARE” and then select “D6000 Utility Software” to run the utility software. A
desktop icon is also available to start the program. When the software opens then the first step is
to select, configure and open the serial communications port on the computer that the module is
connected to.

Figure 7.0 Utility Software main screen.

Select “Serial Port” in the upper left corner of the program screen. Then select the serial
communications port in the upper right corner of the screen and press the “Settings” button.

On the Settings screen select 9600 baud, no parity, eight data bits, one stop bit, RTS Only
handshaking and the Tx and Rx delays can be left in their default state.

Figure 8.0 Serial Port Settings screen.

Press the “Open Port” or “Update” button to complete the serial port configuration process.

Test Communications

After the utility software serial port has been configured the next step would be to check for valid
communications between the computer and the module. You must have valid communications
with the module before trying to perform the configuration process. To test the communications
set the Modbus Slave Address to 0x01. Set the Function selector to 03 and the Register selection
to 40001. Press the “Send” button to verify communications. A typical module response is shown
in the figure below.

Figure 9.0 Utility Software main screen with typical Modbus response.

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he figure above illustrates Modbus function 03 being sent to Slave address 01. Both the
command and response messages are displayed. This command/response format is provided for
troubleshooting purposes. It displays each byte of data being sent to and received from the
module. This information be a good troubleshooting tool or a good way to become familiar with
the Modbus RTU protocol.

The response data value from register 40001 is located in the RSP: line. The data value is a 16­bit value located in the fourth and fifth bytes in the message (00 01). The “00 01” indicates that
the register value is 0001. Using the 7CH Current Input Modbus Register map, register 40001 is
the Modbus Slave address. In this example the module slave address value is read back as

0001.
In the event that the module was not detected by the software then the RSP: line would say

“RSP: Timeout – No Response Detected!”. Several things may contribute to this problem. Some
examples are no power to the module, bad RS-485 wiring connection(s), invalid port settings, or
RS-485 half-duplex handshaking problems all can cause timeout errors. Timeout errors must be
corrected before attempting to configure a module.

Setup a Module

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fter a successful communications test has been performed then the module can be configured.
Select the type of module using the drop-down list box under “Quick Setup” in the lower left hand
corner of the screen. Then press the “Setup” button. A new screen (see below) will appear that
contains list of all the user-selectable module values. The screen below is for a seven channel
current input module.

Figure 10.0 D8000 series analog input module configuration screen.

Ensure that the Module Address in the lower left corner is 01, the proper serial port is selected in
the upper right corner of the screen and press the “Read Setup” button. The screen will now
populate using the configuration data read from the module.

The user-selectable values are displayed in an easy to understand format and new selections can
be made using the drop-down list boxes. The drop-down list boxes make the configuration
process easy and accurate because erroneous values cannot be entered.

Figure 11.0 D8000 series analog input module configuration screen with values.

After the settings have been changed to meet the application requirements then press the “Apply”
button to transmit the new values.

Scan Module Data Values

fter the module has been properly configured, the analog input data values can be read from

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each channel. This feature is a good troubleshooting or verification tool and should only be used
when valid analog input signals are connected to the module.

Press the “Scan” button to enable the scanning process. Each channel value is read from data
registers within the module. The analog input module data registers can be found in the Modbus
Register map. Each module has its own specific Modbus Register map.

The analog data values are returned in unsigned integer hexadecimal percentage of Full Scale
format where a value of 0x0000 represents the minus full scale input of the module range. A
value of 0xffff represents the positive full scale input of the module range. These values can be
viewed to check that each channel is operating properly when analog signals are applied to the
input terminals.

The analog data values can be displayed as a numerical value. The utility software knows the
plus and minus full scale input range for each channel. The software can convert the raw data
values to millivolts, milliamps, or temperature readings. Simply uncheck the “Display Hex Values”
selection underneath the channel readings to display the numeric values.

The scanning process will also log and display the highest (peak) and lowest (valley) readings
that were recorded during the scanning process. This is just for indication purposes only.

Once the setup process is completed then the D8000 is ready to be installed into the application.

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