Rockwell Automation 9220-CC User Manual

Quick Start

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(Catalog Number 9220-CC)

About this Document

Use this document to install and use the ControlNetnetwork
compliance tool. This tool verifies a product’s compliance to the
ControlNet network protocol.

This tool was designed for engineers and developers familiar with the
ControlNet network and network troubleshooting. To use the tool
efficiently, you should be familiar with ControlNet protocols.
For additional information on these protocols, see the ControlNet
Network Specification.

We use these conventions in this document:

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For this information See page

understanding the tool 2
system requirements 4
installing the compliance tool 5
using the compliance tool 7
troubleshooting 14

Screen displays and prompts
Text you type as shown at the DOS prompt
Text you type specific to your setup at the DOS prompt

Keys that you press

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ControlNet Network Compliance Tool2

Understanding the Tool

Use this tool to:

• examine and analyze a device for ControlNet network protocol

compliance

• assist in the testing and debugging of ControlNet products

Each test has a script file (*.tst) and an executable file (*.exe).
This tool contains these tests:

Test Typical test time Is used to test the

mr_obj.tst
mr_tst.exe

cm_obj.tst
cm_tst.exe

cnet_obj.tst
cnet_tst.exe

dev_obj.tst
dev_tst.exe

cs_obj.tst
cs_tst.exe

ccm_obj.tst
ccm_tst.exe

kpr_stub.tst
ks_tst.exe

alltests.tst 1.3 hours Core objects

15 minutes MR (message router)

30 minutes CM (connection manager)

20 minutes ControlNet object

15 minutes Device/Identity

20 minutes CS (ControlNet scheduling)

20 minutes Keeper object

1 minute Keeper stubs

ccm_cs.tst 40 minutes Keeper and CS object

Use this computer to run the tests
and create log files (.log) of the tests.

personal computer running
compliance tests (9220-CC)

9220-KTCT

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ControlNet link

device
under
test (DUT)

phase 1.5
ControlNet
device

ControlNet Network Compliance Tool 3

Use this table to become familiar with some of the tool’s terms.

Term Refers to the

TS
DUT Device Under Test

MAC ID ControlNet network address (0–99)
keeper
core

objects
script file ASCII text file (.tst) used by the test sequencer to control the execution of the tests
KTCT 9920-KTCT test card

tests sequencer—a DOS based program used to sequence the execution of a
series of self-contained .exe test programs.

ControlNet Configuration Manager—used to hold the network attributes for all
devices on a link and responsible for distributing those attributes in a timely fashion

Connection Manager, Message router, ControlNet object and Identity object

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System Requirements

You need a personal computer with these specifications.

microprocessor
operating system

486 33 MHz PC AT or higher

MS-DOS 3.3 or higher
memory 8 MB or higher
hard disk space

8 MB

À

VGA or high resolution
video adapter
and monitor

recommended: ATI VGAWonder XL card and color, super VGA

display (800 x 600)

minimum: VGA card and a display capable of 640x480 VGA
disk drive one 3.5” high-density drive
ISA/EISA bus
communication interface
pointing device

À

The

amount of hard disk space determines how much data you can store to disk files.

ControlNet ISA/EISA bus interface, updated to the latest release

(disk #2), (9220-KTCT) for interfacing to the ControlNet network

Microsoft mouse or compatible

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Installing the Compliance Tool

1. Insert the 9220-CC disk #1 into your computer’s 3.5” diskette drive.

2. Create a directory on your hard drive for the tool.

mkdir

tool_directory

3. Copy the contents of the tool disk to the directory you created.

copy

A:*.* c:\

tool_directory

4. Execute file 9220cc.exe.

Enter

Enter

9220cc.exe

Enter

5. Execute the self-extracting data file associated with the device being

tested. For example (for PLC

plc5data.exe

Enter

 testing):

6. Edit your config.sys file to set up the path for the qtp.dat and ktct.cfg

files.

A. Open your config.sys file.

edit

config.sys

Enter

B. Add these statements to the file.

set

testpath=C:\

tool_directory

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