Rockwell Automation 1757-ABRIO User Manual

Process Remote I/O (RIO)
Communication Interface Module

(Catalog Number

User Manual

1757-ABRIO

)

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Configure the 1757-ABRIO Module

Purpose of this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Who Should Use this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Additional Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication Interface Module . 9

RSLinx Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ProcessLogix System Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

RSLogix 5000 System Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Update the 1757-ABRIO Module’s Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using ControlFlash Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using NTools with ProcessLogix Software. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 2

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

AbRioCfg Software Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Mapping and Accessing RIO Network Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installing AbRioCfg Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Autoconfigure the I/O Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adding Block Transfer Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Addressing Modes for 1771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Configuring Block Transfer Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Input Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Output Scaling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tags Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Create a Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Block Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Deleting Mapped Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Tips for Configuring Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Add Racks Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Delete Racks Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Change the Baud Rate Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Download the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Upload the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Creating Generic Modules in
AbRioCfg Software

Configuring the ProcessLogix
Controller to Access Data on the
1757-ABRIO Module

Chapter 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Generic Module Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Generic Module Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuration Block Transfer Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Data Block Transfer Read. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Data Block Transfer Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating a Generic Module in AbRioCfg software . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

CONFIG Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

INACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

ACTIVE Mode (Run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

FORCED ACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configure the 1757-PLX52 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Configuring RSLogix 5000
Software to Access Data on the
1757-ABRIO Module

Accessing Data through a DDE or
OPC Server

Chapter 5

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

CONFIG Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

INACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

ACTIVE Mode (Run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

FORCED ACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Scheduled Digital I/O Connections in RSLogix 5000 Programs .
60

Scheduled Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setup an Exclusive-owner Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Setup Input-only Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Unscheduled I/O Connections in ControlLogix. . . . . . . . . . . 67

Create Message Commands to Read and Write All RIO

Network Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 6

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Accessing Data from a DDE or OPC Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Configuring a Topic in RSLinx Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Accessing the Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Module

Supported 1771 Modules

Table of Contents

Chapter 7

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Monitoring the Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Monitoring Digital I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Monitoring the Data Value of Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Monitoring the Status of a Block Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Monitoring the Scanner Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Monitoring Diagnostic Counters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Active Rack List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Global Diagnostic Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Fatal Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chapter 8

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Module Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

1771-IFE Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

1771-OFE Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

1771-IR Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

1771-IXE Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

1771-IL Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

1771-NOC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

1771-NOV Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Accessing HART Data

1771-NIV Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

1771-NR Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chapter 9

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Sending HART Commands Using RSLogix 5000 Software MSG .
115

HART Command Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Reply Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Example: HART Command 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

1770-HT1 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Rack Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Configuring the 1770-HT1 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

HART Command status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Specifications

Troubleshooting

Appendix A

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Appendix B

Interpret the Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

RIO Status Indicator – Remote Devices Status . . . . . . . . 133

SYS Status Indicator – ControlBus Status . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

OK Status Indicator – Module Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Status Display Power-up Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Power Supply Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Interpret the Alphanumeric Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Using AbRioCfg Software for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 136

Troubleshooting Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using RSLogix 5000 to Diagnose Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Connection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Module Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Backplane Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Using Control Builder Software to Diagnose Problems . . . . 140

Troubleshooting 1757-ABRIO Module Communications . . . 140

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Operational Comparison Between
the 1757-ABRIO Module and a
PLC-5 System

Tag Descriptions for Scheduled
Data in RSLogix 5000 Software

Table of Contents

Appendix C

Normal Operational Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Exception Handling Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Appendix D

Configuration Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

I and O Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Status Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Preface

Purpose of this Manual

Who Should Use this Manual

Additional Resources

This manual describes how to configure and troubleshoot your
Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication Interface Module.

For installation information, refer to the Process Remote I/O (RIO)
Communication Interface Module Installation Instructions, publication

1757-IN916

We assume you have a good understanding of Remote I/O (RIO)
modules as well as the host controller system (ProcessLogix or
ControlLogix).

These documents contain additional information concerning related
Rockwell Automation products.

Resource Description

Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication
Interface Module Installation Instructions,
publication 1757-IN916

Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication
Interface Module Release Notes,
publication 1757-RN520

Industrial Automation Wiring and Grounding
Guidelines, publication 1770-4.1

.

Provides details on how to install the
1757-ABRIO module.

Provides release details on the 1757-ABRIO
module.

Provides general guidelines for installing a
Rockwell Automation industrial system.

Product Certifications website,

http://ab.com

See I/O Module Documentation
ControlLogix documentation.

You can view or download publications at

http://literature.rockwellautomation.com

technical documentation, contact your local Rockwell Automation
distributor or sales representative.

Provides declarations of conformity,
certificates, and other certification details.

on page 84 for a listing of related

. To order paper copies of

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Table of Contents Preface

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Introduction

Chapter

1

Introduction

Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication Interface Module

ProcessLogix

System Server

ProcessLogix and ControlLogix Controllers

This chapter:

describes the 1757-ABRIO Remote I/O Module.
lists the RSLinx software requirements.
provides update procedures for the module’s firmware.

This document is a user guide for the 1757-ABRIO module, which lets
Rockwell Automation controllers (ProcessLogix or ControlLogix)
communicate with Allen-Bradley remote I/O. The module acts as a
RIO network scanner. The 1757-ABRIO module facilitates connection
to analog and discrete I/O devices as well as any block transfer
modules.

1757-ABRIO Module Example Topology

ControlNet Network

Data Highway + Network

ControlNet

Network

SLC Controller

PLC5

Controller

PLC5/C

Controller

43290

1771 Remote I/O

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Flex Ex Modules

Remote I/O Network

1746 Remote I/O

Drive

Supports
Block
Transfers ­limit of 32
words in a
block

Chapter 1 Introduction

As an RIO network scanner, the module:

scans 1771 racks with rack numbers from 1 to 37 octal.
supports baud rates of 57.6, 115.2 and 230.4 kilobaud.
supports up to 32 adapters with any mix of full/partial racks.
automatically manages and performs block transfers, update

time can be defined for each block transfer.
provides full diagnostic counters for alarms and maintenance.
automatically performs scaling of raw analog data.

supports scheduled connections to update digital data with a
ControlLogix controller.

implements a watchdog timer in the module’s hardware.

If the firmware does not kick the watchdog within the time-out
period the watchdog times out and places the module into the
configured safe failure state.

automatically provides fault/fail safe commands to I/O modules
and controllers.

RSLinx Software Requirements

implements a jabber inhibit timer.

If the network transmitter is on longer than 150% of the longest
network frame time, the 1757-ABRIO module turns the
transmitter off and places the module into the configured safe
failure state.

supports firmware updates using NTools or ControlFlash
software.

supports direct DDE/OPC data access.

provides support for Rockwell Automation’s 1770-HT1,
1770-HT8, and 1770-HT16 HART interface products.

provides HART command set for calibration and diagnostics.

The AbRioCfg software requires RSLinx OEM software or above. You
cannot use RSLinx Lite software. To access the module using OPC or
DDE, you must have RSLinx 2.31 software or above.

If you are using ProcessLogix software, refer to the corresponding
ProcessLogix Installation and Upgrade Guide to determine the
appropriate RSLinx software version for your release.

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Introduction Chapter 1

ProcessLogix System Quick Start

Use the following steps to quickly get the module running in a
ProcessLogix system. Detailed information about each step is available
in other sections of this manual or in the installation manual. You can
only have one scanner per RIO network. Remove any other scanners
on the RIO network before continuing.

1. Install the 1757-ABRIO module in the chassis and connect it to

the RIO network.

See the Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication Interface
Module Installation Instructions, publication 1757-IN916

2. Flash the controller with the latest firmware.

See Using NTools with ProcessLogix Software

3. Install the AbRioCfg software.

See Installing AbRioCfg Software

4. Autoconfigure or manually configure the RIO racks. This step

locates all connected racks.

on page 19.

on page 15.

.

See Autoconfigure the I/O Racks

Offline on page 33.

5. Add and configure block transfer modules.

See Adding Block Transfer Modules

6. Create tags for access by the ProcessLogix controller.

See Create a Tag

7. Map I/O data to the tags and save the configuration file.

See Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg

8. Download the configuration to the 1757-ABRIO module.

See Download the Configuration

9. Configure the ProcessLogix controller to access information

within the 1757-ABRIO module using Control Builder software.

See Configure the 1757-PLX52 Controller

on page 30.

on page 19 and Add Racks

on page 23.

Software on page 31.

on page 35.

on page 53.

10. Access live data from the 1757-ABRIO module.

See Live Data Examples

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on page 56.

Chapter 1 Introduction

RSLogix 5000 System Quick Start

Use the following steps to quickly get the module running in an
RSLogix 5000 system. Detailed information about each step is
available in other sections of this manual or in the installation manual.
You can only have one scanner per RIO network. Remove any other
scanners on the RIO network before continuing.

1. Install the 1757-ABRIO module in the chassis and connect it to

the RIO network.

See the Process Remote I/O (RIO) Communication Interface
Module Installation Instructions, publication 1757-IN916

2. Flash the Controller with the latest firmware.

See Using ControlFlash Software

3. Install the AbRioCfg software.

See Installing AbRioCfg Software

4. Autoconfigure or manually configure the RIO racks. This step

locates all connected racks.

on page 14.

on page 19.

.

See Autoconfigure the I/O Racks

Offline on page 33.

5. Add and configure block transfer modules.

See Adding Block Transfer Modules

6. Create tags to access analog data from the ControlLogix

controller.

See Create a Tag

OR

Use scheduled updates to access digital data from the
ControlLogix controller.

See Scheduled Digital I/O Connections in RSLogix 5000

Programs on page 60.

7. Map I/O data to the tags and save the configuration file.

See Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg

on page 30.

on page 19 and Add Racks

on page 23.

Software on page 31.

8. Download the configuration to 1757-ABRIO module.

See Download the Configuration

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on page 35.

Introduction Chapter 1

9. If you are using:

a. a scheduled network, establish an Exclusive Owner or Input

Only connection from the ControlLogix controller to access
digital data within the 1757-ABRIO module.

See Setup an Exclusive-owner Connection

Setup Input-only Connections

on page 63.

on page 60 or

b. an unscheduled network, configure tags and ladder logic in

RSLogix 5000 software to access information within the
1757-ABRIO module.

See Unscheduled I/O Connections in ControlLogix

on

page 67.

TIP

If you are using a scheduled ControlNet network, you
must also complete 9b to access analog or text data
from the 1757-ABRIO module.

10. If you are using a scheduled ControlNet network, schedule your

network through RSNetWorx for ControlNet software.

See the RSNetWorx Help and the ControlNet Modules in
Logix5000 Control Systems User Manual, publication

CNET-UM001

.

11. Access live data from the 1757-ABRIO module via:

a. scheduled connections.

See Scheduled Digital I/O Connections in RSLogix 5000

Programs on page 60 and Live Data Example on page 66.

b. unscheduled connections.

See Unscheduled I/O Connections in ControlLogix

on

page 67 and Live Data Example on page 73.

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Update the 1757-ABRIO Module’s Firmware

The 1757-ABRIO module supports firmware upgrades using
ControlFLASH or NTools software. The firmware version is displayed
on the 1757-ABRIO module’s 4-character display when you power up
the module.

For ProcessLogix software users, if your 1757-ABRIO module revision
is:

at or less than 1.2, use ControlFlash software to update the
module firmware.

greater than 1.2, use NTools software to update the module
firmware.

IMPORTANT

The module ships with the latest firmware installed.
You do not need to download firmware to the
1757-ABRIO module when you first receive it.

Using ControlFlash Software

Use the following procedure to update the module firmware using
ControlFLASH software.

1. Insert the 1757-ABRIO CD.

2. Click Start>Run.

3. Type this path or Browse to:

D:(or your CD-ROM drive letter)\ControlFlash\setup.exe

4. Click OK.

5. At the Welcome to ControlFLASH Setup window, click Next.

6. To accept the License Agreement, click Yes.

7. To accept the default location, click Next.

8. At the Setup Complete window,

a. Uncheck the Yes, I want to view the README file checkbox.
b. Check the Yes, I want to launch ControlFLASH checkbox.
c. Click Finish.

9. At the Welcome to ControlFLASH window, click Next.

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10. Click 1757-ABRIO and click Next.

11. Expand the RSLinx Tree window to the location of the

1757-ABRIO module you wish to flash.

12. Select the module icon and click OK.

13. Confirm new revision for this update and click Next.

14. At the Summary window, click Finish.

15. To confirm the flash, click Yes.

16. Click OK.

If this update is successful, the Update Status window displays
the following message in green:

Update Complete. Please verify this new firmware update before
using the target device in its intended application.

17. Click OK and then click Cancel at the Welcome to ControlFLASH

Setup window.

18. Click Yes to end the configuration session.

Using NTools with ProcessLogix Software

On a ProcessLogix system, if the module firmware is at 1.2 or greater,
use the following procedure to update the module firmware using
NTools.

1. On the ProcessLogix Server, click Start>Run.

2. Type >ntools -c -u<.

3. To launch the Network Tools application, click OK.

4. Click OK at the warning about monitoring through Control

Builder software.

5. To initiate the network scan, click Resume.

6. Select the appropriate CNB or ENET icon.

7. Select the module to be updated in the chassis graphic.

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8. Click the firmware button and click Yes to acknowledge the

warning.

9. Navigate to:

D:(or your CD-ROM drive letter)\Firmware_NTools

10. Select the appropriate .nvs file.

11. To start the firmware load, click Open.

12. To confirm, click Yes.

The Status field in the lower portion of the Network Tools
window tracks the load progress.

13. When the load completes, click OK.

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Chapter

2

Introduction

AbRioCfg Software Overview

This chapter:

provides an overview of the AbRioCfg software.
gives an introduction to mapping and accessing RIO network

data.
explains how to install the AbRioCfg software.
explains how to autoconfigure I/O racks.
explains how to add and configure block transfer modules.

The 1757-ABRIO module ships with configuration software, called
AbRioCfg. This configuration software is an online configuration tool.
Use the configuration software to:

query the RIO network to determine the location and size of the
racks present.

manually add and configure racks present in RIO network.
add and configure supported block transfer modules.
import comma separated variable files to define the Generic

Module as any block transfer module that uses 16-bit integer
data.

add, edit, and delete racks offline.
create tags for access by the controller.
map I/O data to those tags.
download the configuration to the module, using RSLinx

software.
monitor data and diagnostics on the module.
change the baud rate of network communications in a

configuration and download to the module.
change the configuration of racks in a configuration and

download to the module.
upload a configuration from a module.
print the configuration.

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Mapping and Accessing RIO Network Data

Use the provided AbRioCfg software to create tags which are arrays of
digital, floating point or text values that the host controller reads or
writes using unscheduled messages.

You map data that the module receives or sends into these tags. The
data mapping is stored in flash memory on the 1757-ABRIO module.

The 1757-ABRIO Module and Data Mapping

1757-ABRIO Module

Tag

Tag

RIO Network

Scanner

Scan

List

Write Data

Read Data

R/W Analog Data with Block Transfer Status
R/W digital Data
Scales Analog Data

Remote I/O

Modules

Analog/Digital Modules
Hard Configured for Safe/Fault States

ControlLogix or

ProcessLogix

Controller

RIO Network

Remote I/O

Modules

WARNING

It is essential that the control program on the host controller
matches the addresses in the mapping configuration on the
1757-ABRIO module. Otherwise the control program may
inadvertently write to the incorrect I/O locations. If you change
the data mappings on the 1757-ABRIO module, make sure that
the control program is using the correct addresses.

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Installing AbRioCfg Software

1. Verify that RSLinx software and RSLinx OEM or RSLinx

Professional (not RSLinx Lite) software is installed before you
install the AbRioCfg software.

2. Insert the CD supplied with the 1757-ABRIO module and run the

program setup.exe.

3. Confirm that you have RSLinx OEM or RSLinx Professional (not

RSLinx Lite) software installed.

IMPORTANT

Before you install a new version of AbRioCfg software, you must
delete the old version. Use the Add or Remove Programs utility in
your Windows Control Panel to remove the previous version.

IMPORTANT

Messages about the DTL32.DLL during installation or when you
run the software indicate problems with the RSLinx software
installation.

If you get these messages, install the proper version of RSLinx
software before you continue.

Removing the software does not delete stored configuration
files.

Autoconfigure the I/O Racks

TIP

The first step in building a configuration is to perform an
autoconfiguration. To complete an autoconfiguration, the RIO
network must be connected to the 1757-ABRIO module and the
module must be in “inactive” mode.

ATTENTION

1. Start AbRioCfg software.

If you see question marks for the 1757-ABRIO module when
running RSNetWorx or RSLinx software, install the EDS file
from the provided CD.

You do not need to load the firmware on the CD into your
1757-ABRIO module as the module ships with the latest version
of firmware. The firmware is on the CD for archival purposes
only.

When using AbRioCfg software, you must left-click to
select/highlight before you can right-click to activate menu
options.

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2. Click Hardware Config to highlight it and activate the AbRioCfg

menu toolbar.

TIP

With AbRioCfg software, 2.0 and higher, you can also manually
configure the I/O racks in your network. Refer to Add Racks

Offline on page 33 for more information.

3. Click the Autoconfig button in the toolbar.

An RSWho window opens.

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4. Navigate to the 1757-ABRIO module.

5. Select the module and click OK.

The Select Baud Rate dialog box opens.

6. Select the appropriate baud rate and click OK.

The baud rate in this example is set by
switches on the 1771-ASB adapter. See
your device documentation for how to
set the desired baud rate. All racks or
devices on one RIO network must
operate at the same baud rate.

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The 1757-ABRIO module sends messages to all possible racks
and builds the network rack configuration from the responses. It
displays a list of the racks it found in the network tree.

If you expand a rack, the partial racks that make up that rack
number are displayed.

7. If you are using 1771 remote I/O modules,

a. Right-click the rack in the network tree and select Enter Rack

Switch Setting.
The Select Rack Setting dialog box opens.

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b. Select the value that matches the Last State switch setting in

the backplane of the I/O chassis, either De-energize or Hold
Last State.

This setting tells the 1757-ABRIO module what to do if the
controller stops updating the tag to which this chassis’s digital
data is mapped.

Adding Block Transfer Modules

c. Repeat steps 7a

I/O modules.

Autoconfiguration can locate the racks present on the network but it
cannot detect the analog I/O modules in those racks. Remote I/O
protocol does not allow for module identification to be communicated
on the network. Because of this, Block Transfer modules need to be
added manually. You do not have to add digital modules.

To add a block transfer module, complete the following steps.

1. Expand the rack that contains the analog I/O module in the

network tree.

2. Right-click the partial rack that contains the module and select

Add Module.

and 7b for all racks that contain 1771 remote

The Add BT Module dialog box opens.

3. Select the Module Type from the pull-down menu.

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4. Select the slot location for the module.

To do this, you should be familiar with Allen-Bradley addresses
and, in particular, with 1771 addressing modes (see below).
See I/O Module Documentation

on page 84 for a list of related

ControlLogix documentation.

5. Click OK.

Addressing Modes for 1771

The 1771 chassis have three addressing modes - 1/2-slot, 1-slot and
2-slot addressing. The addressing mode is set by switches in the
backplane of the chassis and is set on a per-chassis basis. The
addressing mode determines how physical block transfer modules
map into logical addresses (rack, I/O group and slot).

In the following tables, the addresses used for modules in a 16-slot
rack in each addressing mode. The rack switches are set for rack 1,
starting I/O group 0.

As illustrated in the 2-slot addressing table below, the controller
addresses two I/O module slots as one I/O group. For example, for a
chassis at rack 1, starting I/O group 0, a block transfer module in the
first slot would be at address rack 1, I/O group 0, slot 0. A module in
the next slot would be at rack 1, I/O group 0, slot 1.

2-Slot Addressing

Slot in chassis0123456789101112131415

Rack 1111111111111111
I/O Group 0011223344556677
Slot 0101010101010101

As illustrated in the 1-slot addressing table below, the controller
addresses one I/O module slot as one I/O group. For example, for a
chassis at rack 1, starting I/O group 0, a block transfer module in the
first slot would be at address rack 1, I/O group 0, slot 0. A module in
the next slot would be at rack 1, I/O group 1, slot 0.

1-Slot Addressing

Slot in chassis0123456789101112131415

Rack 1111111122222222
I/O Group 0123456701234567
Slot 0000000000000000

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As illustrated in the 1/2-slot addressing table below, the controller
addresses 1/2 of an I/O module slot as one I/O group. For example,
for a chassis at rack 1, starting I/O group 0, a block transfer module in
the first slot would be at address rack 1, I/O group 0, slot 0. A module
in the next slot would be at rack 1, I/O group 2, slot 0.

1/2-Slot Addressing

Slot in chassis0123456789101112131415

Rack 1111222233334444
I/O Group 0246024602460246
Slot 0000000000000000

Configuring Block Transfer Modules

TIP

When you add a block transfer module, the configuration dialog box
for that module opens. The contents of the dialog box are specific to
each module type.

You cannot change the location of a module in the
configuration once you have created it. You must delete the
module and create a new one at the new location.

See Supported 1771 Modules
information on configuring individual modules.

To edit the configuration for a module, double-click the module in the
network tree, or right-click the module and select Configure.

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Scaling

Part of the configuration procedure for analog modules is entering
scaling values. The 1757-ABRIO module performs scaling between
raw I/O data and floating point user values.

You can send floating point output values to the 1757-ABRIO module
which it converts to raw output values using the scaling values you
supplied in the configuration. Similarly, the 1757-ABRIO module
converts raw input data to floating point values, using the scaling you
enter. The 1757-ABRIO module supports scaling values from -3.4e38
to 3.4e38. Scaling is done on a per-channel basis.

Input Scaling

For analog input modules, you must supply the floating point values
to which you want the minimum and maximum raw data scaled.

Minimum corresponds to the lowest raw value.
Maximum corresponds to the maximum raw value.

EXAMPLE

If a raw input range is 1 5 V dc and you set the minimum
scaling value to 12.3 and the maximum scaling value to 77.4,
a raw input voltage of 1 produces a scaled input value of 12.3.
A raw input voltage of 5 V dc produces a scaled input value of

77.4
A raw input value outside the range of 1 5 V dc produces an

input of NaN (not a number). Modules also have underrange
and overrange bits to indicate data overflows.

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Output Scaling

For output modules, you supply the floating point values you want to
correspond to the minimum and maximum raw output values.

ATTENTION

The minimum scale value may not be larger than the maximum
scale value

EXAMPLE

If a channel has a range of 1 5 V dc and you set the minimum
scaling value to 12.3 and the maximum scaling value to 77.4,
when you set the output value to 12.3, the module produces a
raw output value of 1 V dc. When you set the output value to

77.4, the module produces a raw output of 5 V dc.
If you set the value outside the minimum and maximum scaling

values, the raw output is clamped at the minimum or maximum.

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Tags Defined

The ProcessLogix or ControlLogix controller accesses data for the
1757-ABRIO module using unscheduled messages that read or write
tags. For more information on how the controllers access this data, see

Configuring the ProcessLogix Controller to Access Data on the
1757-ABRIO Module on page 51 and Configuring RSLogix 5000
Software to Access Data on the 1757-ABRIO Module on page 57.

Before you program the controller to read or write to the 1757-ABRIO
module, you must define the tags in AbRioCfg software.

The 1757-ABRIO module supports the following five types of tags.

Numeric Read (1) and Numeric Write (2) tags

– Numeric read and numeric write tags are arrays of 64 scaled

floating point values.

– You can map data from block transfer modules to these tags.

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