Remote Automation Solutions Emerson FBxRemote I/O™ Quick Start Guide

Emerson FBxRemote I/O™
Quick Start Guide

Emerson FBxRemote I/O Quick Start Guide

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Device Safety Considerations

 Reading these Instructions

Before operating the device, read these instructions carefully and understand their safety implications. In some
situations, improperly using this device may result in damage or injury. Keep this manual in a convenient location
for future reference. Note that these instructions may not cover all details or variations in equipment or cover every
possible situation regarding installation, operation, or maintenance. Should problems arise that are not covered
sufficiently in the text, immediately contact Customer Support for further information.

 Protecting Operating Processes

A failure of this device – for whatever reason -- may leave an operating process without appropriate protection and
could result in possible damage to property or injury to persons. To protect against this, you should review the
need for additional backup equipment or provide alternate means of protection (such as alarm devices, output
limiting, fail-safe valves, relief valves, emergency shutoffs, emergency switches, etc.). Contact Remote
Automation Solutions for additional information.

 Returning Equipment

If you need to return any equipment to Remote Automation Solutions, it is your responsibility to ensure that the
equipment has been cleaned to safe levels, as defined and/or determined by applicable federal, state and/or local
law regulations or codes. You also agree to indemnify Remote Automation Solutions and hold Remote Automation
Solutions harmless from any liability or damage which Remote Automation Solutions may incur or suffer due to
your failure to ensure device cleanliness.

 Grounding Equipment

Ground metal enclosures and exposed metal parts of electrical instruments in accordance with relevant safety
standards. For the USA, refer to OSHA rules and regulations as specified in Design Safety Standards for Electrical
Systems, 29 CFR, Part 1910, Subpart S, dated: May 16, 1981 (OSHA rulings are in agreement with the National
Electrical Code). For international locations, refer to
You must also ground mechanical or pneumatic instruments that include electrically operated devices such as
lights, switches, relays, alarms, or chart drives. The FB3000 includes a chassis ground lug. Unless specifically noted,
the chassis ground is isolated from ground terminals on individual modules installed in the device to prevent noise.
The chassis ground lug provides a path to earth ground for electrical safety, static discharge, and stray voltages.
not connect the chassis ground lug directly to a lightning arrestor/lightning rod.
Important: Complying with the codes and regulations of authorities having jurisdiction is essential to ensuring
personnel safety. The guidelines and recommendations in this manual are intended to meet or exceed applicable
codes and regulations. If differences occur between this manual and the codes and regulations of authorities
having jurisdiction, those codes and regulations must take precedence.

 Protecting from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

This device contains sensitive electronic components which can be damaged by exposure to an ESD voltage.
Depending on the magnitude and duration of the ESD, it can result in erratic operation or complete failure of the
equipment. Ensure that you correctly care for and handle ESD-sensitive components.

System Training

A well-trained workforce is critical to the success of your operation. Knowing how to correctly install, configure,
program, calibrate, and trouble-shoot your Emerson equipment provides your engineers and technicians with the skills
and confidence to optimize your investment. Remote Automation Solutions offers a variety of ways for your personnel
to acquire essential system expertise. Our full-time professional instructors can conduct classroom training at several of
our corporate offices, at your site, or even at your regional Emerson office. You can also receive the same quality
training via our live, interactive Emerson Virtual Classroom and save on travel costs. For our complete schedule and
further information, contact the Remote Automation Solutions Training Department at 800-338-8158 or email us at

[e-mail]

IEC 60364-4-41: PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Do

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Ethernet Connectivity

This automation device is intended to be used in an Ethernet network which does not have public access. The inclusion
of this device in a publicly accessible Ethernet-based network is

not recommended.

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Contents

Safety First! ................................................................................................................................................ 1

Required Tools ........................................................................................................................................... 2

Mounting on the DIN Rail ............................................................................................................................ 2

Grounding the FBxRemote I/O™ ................................................................................................................. 3

Removing Battery Saver Tabs ..................................................................................................................... 4

Wiring Communications ............................................................................................................................. 5

Wiring I/O ................................................................................................................................................. 11

Wiring Power ............................................................................................................................................ 16

Installing Field Tools Configuration Software ............................................................................................ 16

Establishing a Connection and Configuring Remote I/O ............................................................................ 18

Connecting to the FBxRemote I/O ............................................................................................................ 18

Configuring the IP Address and DNP3 Address of the Remote I/O ............................................................. 20

Example - Configuring I/O in the FBxRemote I/O ....................................................................................... 22

Example – Transferring Data from the FBxRemote I/O to the Host RTU ..................................................... 25

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DANGER

WARNING

CAUTION

SAFETY FIRST

Safety First!

Notes

 If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection

provided by the equipment may be impaired.

 Wiring to or from this device, which either enters or leaves the user-provided enclosure,

must adhere to wiring methods suitable for Class I, Zone 2 and Division 2 Hazardous
locations, as appropriate for the installation.

This product may display safety label(s) to identify potential hazards. The same types of notices
appear within the documentation. Whenever you see an exclamation point (!) enclosed within a
triangle (shown to the left), consult the documentation for additional safety information about the
hazard and how to avoid it. The labels used are:

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MAY CAUSE DEATH

Observe all precautionary signs posted on the equipment.

Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury to personnel.

DANGER TO PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT

Observed all precautionary signs posted on the equipment.

Failure to do so may result in injury to personnel or cause damage to the equipment.

MAY CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE EQUIPMENT

Observed all precautionary signs posted on the equipment.

Failure to do so may result in injury to personnel or cause damage to the equipment.

General instructions and safety reminders.

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Tool

Use

For chassis ground lug, panel installation, removal of rear
Magnets

For removing battery

Non-metallic tool

For removing battery

Laptop PC running Field Tools with FBxConnect

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Upper tab retracts DIN rail clips

2

Lower tab extends DIN rail clips they snap back into place

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Required Tools

Certain tools and equipment are required for installing and servicing the RTU:

Table 1: Required Tools

#2 Phillips screwdriver

¼ “slotted blade screwdriver For removing personality modules l

configuration software

Mounting on the DIN Rail

The back of RTU chassis includes a removeable mounting plate with a slot for DIN-rail mounting,
using either 7.5 or 15 mm DIN rails.

panel.

For software configuration

Chassis Mounting

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Grounding the FBxRemote I/O™

The FBxRemote I/O rack includes a chassis ground lug to the left of the power supply modules.

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Location of Chassis Ground Lug

 Once you have installed the unit, run a ground wire (14 AWG protective conductor)

between the ground lug and a known good earth ground.

 Use stranded copper wire to earth ground and keep the length as short as possible.

 Clamp or braze the ground wire to the ground bed conductor (typically a stranded copper

AWG 0000 cable installed vertically or horizontally).

 Run the ground wire so that any routing bend in the cable has a minimum radius of 30.48

cm (12 inches) below ground and 20.32 cm (8 inches) above ground.

 If using one or more extension chassis for additional I/O capacity, ground each chassis

individually.

For more information on grounding or if your installation uses cathodic protection, refer to Site

Considerations for Equipment Installation, Grounding, and Wiring (D301452X012).

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Removing Battery Saver Tabs

When you are ready to install the rack and place it into operation, you must remove the battery
saver tabs for the SRAM coin cell batteries. Each power module, as well as the CPU, has a similar
tab.

Grasp the tab on the “REMOVE BEFORE USE” label and pull the tab straight out.

Battery Saver Tab

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RS-232 port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

Wiring Communications

The communication ports allow you to connect to a PC or laptop running FBxConnect software or
to other devices. Regardless of the interface standard [RS-232, RS-485 (4-wire), or RS-485 (2­wire)], you must use FBxConnect to configure the port for proper usage.
refer to RS-485 (4-wire) as RS-422.

Serial Ports

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Note: Older standards

COM1 Configured as RS-232

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RS-485 (4-wire) port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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RS-485 (2-wire) port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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COM1 Configured as RS-485 (4-wire)

COM1 Configured as RS-485 (2-wire)

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RS-485 port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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RS-485 (4-wire) port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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COM2 Configured as RS-232

COM2 Configured as RS-485 (4-wire)

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RS-485 (2-wire) port on device

2

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

1

Enable AC termination using switch

2

RS-485 bus, twisted pair required

3

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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COM2 Configured as RS-485 (2-wire)

COM3 Configured as RS-485 (2-wire)

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Enable AC termination using switch

2

RS-485 bus, twisted pair required

3

Connect cable shields to suitable Instrument Earth connection point

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COM4 Configured as RS-485 (2-wire)

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Ethernet Port 1

2

Ethernet Port 2

3

Micro A-B USB Port

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Ethernet and Micro USB Ports

Located on the top of the CPU module, the two Ethernet ports are standard 8-pin 10/100Base-T RJ ­45 8P8C sockets. The Micro A-B USB connector is located on the front of the module. The Micro A-B
USB connector is compatible with either Micro A USB or Micro B USB plugs, but
with Micro C plugs. You can use the Micro A-B USB port for DNP3 slave communications. When
configuring the USB port, ignore baud rate and other settings; simply choose the correct COM port
and communicate as if using one of the serial ports.

is not compatible

Location of Ethernet and USB Ports

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1

External Voltage Source

2

External Current Source

3

Power Supply 30VDC Max

Wiring I/O

You can individually configure AI/DI/PI1 through AI/DI/PI8 as analog inputs (AI), digital inputs (DI),
or pulse inputs (PI).

Analog Input (AI)

AI Wiring Using 1–5 Vdc or 4–20 mA

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External Current Source

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AI Wiring Using Loop Power

Analog Output (AO)

AO Wiring

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Power Supply 30VDC Max

2

50 mA load max field device

3

Low side switch - internal

4

Suppression diodes- only one required. Recommended placement is across inductive load.
5

Relay coil or inductive load

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Digital Input (DI)

DI Wiring (internal pull-up enabled)

Digital Output (DO)

DO Wiring: Low Side Internal Switch

When installing the diode, ensure correct polarity.

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50 mA load max field device

2

High Side Switch - INTERNAL

1

500 mA load max field device

2

30VDC Max Power Supply

3

DOHI_1/DOLO_1 configured as an external low side switch (LSS)

4

DOHI_2/DOLO_2 configured as an external high side switch (HSS)

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Digital Output (DO) Wiring –High Side Internal Switch with 24V Loop Supply

Digital Output (DO) Wiring –Dry Contact Closure

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500 mA load max field device

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External Device (Because no power supply, requires internal pull-up to be enabled.)

2

External Device

3

30VDC Max Power Supply

4

Control signal

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Digital Output (DO) Wiring – Contact Closure using 24V Loop Supply

Pulse Input (PI)

Pulse Input (PI) Wiring

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Input power from external power supply (power for RTU)

2

Loop power from external power supply (power for field devices)

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Wiring Power

DANGER

EXPLOSION HAZARD: Ensure the area in which you perform this option is non-hazardous.
Performing this operation in a hazardous location could result in an explosion.

The device supports both 12V and 24V power supplies. It accepts DC voltage from 10.5 to 30V; the
amount of power required varies depending upon the options used.

Controller power powers the RTU; field power can power attached field devices.

External Power Connections

Note If using extension chassis, only wire power to the base chassis.

Installing Field Tools Configuration Software

To configure the device, you install Field Tools 3.x software (which includes FBxConnect) on your
PC.

Important

 Field Tools (including FBxConnect) is available as a free software download to registered

SupportNet

24 hours to process, so plan accordingly.



If installing TechView, close all other programs down before you begin installation. In
particular Office 365 components must be closed because they can interfere with the Field
Tools installer.

 Field Tools cannot reside on a computer running any component of OpenEnterprise 2.x,

OpenEnterprise 3.x, OpenEnterprise Client/Server, or ObjectServer software.

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 TechView and other components of BSI_Config software cannot be installed on a

computer running OpenBSI Network Edition versions older than 5.9 Service Pack 2.

 You must have administrative privileges to install Field Tools.

 You must disable User Account Control (UAC) prior to installing Field Tools (you can re-

enable it after a successful installation).

 As part of the installation, software from both Eltima and MACTek® is automatically installed.

Depending upon your permissions, Windows may require you to confirm these installations
before the installation can proceed.

1. Right click on the installer file and choose Run as administrator from the pop-up menu.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions. For details on minimum hardware/software requirements
as well as more details on the installation steps see the Field Tools Quick Start Guide

(D301703X412).

Note

During Field Tools installation, you must select the FBx support including FBxConnect option.
If you purchased FBxDesigner, you should also select the

FBxDesigner -FBx Application

Development option.

3. After software installation re-boot, start Field Tools from either the Windows Start Programs
menu or (if you created it) from the desktop icon.

4. Log onto Field Tools.

Important

The very first time you login with Field Tools, use the default username of admin and leave

password field blank. Then assign a new password when prompted. See the Field Tools

the

Quick Start Guide (D301859X012) for any questions you have on changing default passwords

after installation.

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Establishing a Connection and Configuring Remote I/O

When making multiple FBxConnect connections to the same device (as with a remote and a local
connection), be aware that the changes one connection makes to the device may not be
immediately visible to other connections and may even require the other connections to restart
FBxConnect before changes become visible. For example, simple changes (such as changes to
setpoints) may be immediately visible to all connections, but changing the number of meters,
configuring I/O, adding/deleting menu items, or other major configuration changes may require
re-establishing the connection using FBxConnect.

Important

The FBxRemote I/O rack provides extra I/O for an FB3000 RTU. During configuration you can
connect to it either through an Ethernet cable or a serial cable. When placed in service the FB3000
RTU host only communicates to the I/O rack using Ethernet.

You must configure an IP address and a DNP address for the FBxRemote I/O rack. Once this is done,
you can configure the I/O points and FBxNet™ connections either locally, or remotely through the
host RTU.

Connecting to the FBxRemote I/O

1. Click Connections > Add connection.

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2. Choose FBx as the Device Platform.

3. Choose the Connection Type

 For serial: choose the PC Comm port (or the port for the USB/serial adapter). COM 1

defaults to DNP3, 115200 BAUD, 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit, RS‐232.

 For IP: Enter the default IP Address for the Ethernet Port 1 of 192.168.1.10. (Your PC

must be able to access this address.)

 WiFI: The FB3000 does not currently support WiFi.

4. Click Connect. Field Tools activates the connection and automatically launches the
FBxConnect tool.

5. If prompted, enter the Username and Password. Initially this is admin for both.

Important

When you finish initial configuration activities, be sure you

user

. Otherwise, anyone reading this document could gain access to your device.

cha nge the password for the admin

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Configuring the IP Address and DNP3 Address of the Remote I/O

1. When FBxConnect opens, click Configure, then click Communications.

2. Click on the ports drop-down and select the Ethernet Port which the FBxRemote I/O rack will
use to communicate with its host RTU.

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3. On the General tab for the Ethernet Port enter the IP address you want to use in the IPv4 IP
Address field, then click Save.

4. Click the DNP tab then specify the DNP address for the rack in the Flow Computer Address
field, then click

Save.

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Example - Configuring I/O in the FBxRemote I/O

I/O in the FBxRemote I/O rack is configured the same way as you configure I/O in the FB3000 host
device. You can connect locally to the rack, as described in Connecting to the FBxRemote I/Oand run
FBxConnect to configure the I/O. This example, however, shows how to connect to the remote I/O
through the FB3000 host RTU.

1. In Field Tools, launch an existing IP connection to the host FB3000 RTU.

2. When FBxConnect opens, click the Configure tab, then click Pass Thru.

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3. When Pass Thru screen opens, select the rack you want to connect to (If there’s more

than one), enter the IP address of the rack in the

Rack IP Address field, then specify the

Rack DNP Address, then click Connect via Pass Thru.

4. You will notice that the FBxConnect ribbon changes to reflect only those options

available for the FBxRemote I/O rack.

5. You will notice that the FBxConnect ribbon changes to reflect only those options

available for the FBxRemote I/O rack. For this example, click the
choose

IO Setup > AI.

Configure tab and

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6. You will notice that the FBxConnect ribbon changes to reflect only those options

available for the FBxRemote I/O rack. For this example, click the
choose
See the online help for information on I/O configuration and details of specific fields.

IO Setup > AI. You can now configure the AI as you would any AI in the host RTU.

Configure tab and

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Example – Transferring Data from the FBxRemote
I/O to the Host RTU

You must configure FBxNet™ software for data transfer between the host RTU and the FBxRemote
I/O rack. FBxNet requires an Ethernet connection.

Note

Full details on FBxNet™ configuration are included in Chapter 4 of the Field Tools Quick Start Guide or
in Field Tools online help. This example shows how to transfer a single value from the rack to the
host RTU. if you are transferring large amounts of data, it may be easier to manually edit CSV files in
Excel or a text editor than use the steps shown here.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, you must have active Field Tools connections with both the FB3000 RTU and the
FBxRemote I/O rack.

Also, you must create an FBxNet user in each device that uses FBxNet. In this case, that means you
must create an FBxNet user in the FB3000 host RTU, and then create an identical FBxNet user in the
FBxRemote I/O rack. You create an FBxNet user within FbxConnect as follows:

1. Click Services > User Management

2. In the User Management screen, click Add User

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3. For the user details:

 Select FBxNet as the Protocol Type.

 Specify a Username and Password combination. All FBxNet users you define on your

network must share this same username/password combination.

 Specify the Role for the user; Admin provides the most access; Auditor provides the

least access.

4. Click OK to save your changes, and OK to exit the User Management screen.

Configuring FBxNet to Transfer Data

1. In Field Tools, click FBxNet

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2. In FBxNet, click the Add Site

I con.

3. This creates an icon for the site in the Subscriber List pane. Specify a Site Name (here we used

“CENTRAL” then check the box for specifying a designated device, and enter the

Designated
Device IP Address. For this example, this address is the IP port on the host FB3000 RTU that
communicates with the FBxRemote I/O rack. Click

Save when finished.

4. Now you’ll notice the site name gets added, and the name of the RTU you specified as the
designated device shows below it. (This name might not necessarily be the same name you use
in Field Tools, it’s the RTU name stored in the RTU.)

For the Subscriber Name and IP Address, enter the name and IP address of your FB3000 host
RTU. Then click

Add Publisher.

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5. The publisher is your FBRIO rack so edit the Name field to make it the name of the FBxRemote
I/O rack and enter the

IP Address for the FBxRemote I/O rack.

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6. Click Add Parameter and a new line is added in the Publisher Parameters Configuration pane.

7. Click Tag Browser (or Open Tag Browser in the menu bar). Select the Device name (in this case
it’s your FBxRemote I/O rack), then choose the AI you want and its associated parameter (in
this case

Live Value) finally click Copy Tag.

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8. In the Publisher Parameters Configuration pane, click in the Publisher Tag field, and right click
to paste in the tag you copied from the Tag Browser.

9. Now go back to the Tag Browser and select the Device name (in this case it’s your FB3000 host
RTU), then choose the destination parameter (in this case
PID Loop 1) then finally click

Copy Tag.

Primary Process Variable Input to

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10. Now paste the copied tag into the Subscriber Tag field.

11. This completes the definition of the parameter. You can repeat this entire process for other
parameters you want to transfer. When finished, click

12. Now click File > Download files to update the CSV files in the subscriber(s). You’re done!

Save To File to save the CSV file.

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