This document is intended to provide a quick introduction to the described System.
It is not intended to replace any specific product documentation. On the contrary, it offers
additional information to the product documentation, for installing, configuring and starting up the
system.
A detailed functional description or the specification for a specific user application is not part of
this document. Nevertheless, the document outlines some typical applications where the system
might be implemented.
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This document is intended to aid customers who are not familiar with CANopen in their first steps
to set up CANopen devices on a Premium or Micro PLC.
It explains how to set up the hardware and which software tools must be used for which purpose
during the process of software configuration. Default settings are retained wherever possible in
order to facilitate the configuration process and to prevent the user from loosing his orientation.
Word / Expression Signification
PLC
HMI
VVD
PC
AC
DC
PS
I/O
CB
ESTOP
Premium
Micro
Phaseo
Magelis
Altivar
Telefast
Programmable Logic Controller
Human Machine Interface
Variable Velocity Drive
Personal Computer
Alternating current
Direct current
Power supply
Input / Output
Circuit Breaker
Emergency Stop
A product name for a Schneider midrange PLC
A product name for a Schneider midrange PLC
A product name for Schneider power supply devices
A product name for Schneider HMI devices
A product name for Schneider VVD devices
A product name for Schneider distributed I/O devices
The system chapter describes the architecture, the components, the dimensions and
the number of components used within this system.
Architecture
Overview
Layout
We set up CANopen network as shown below with two Advantys STB on a Premium
PLC.
Note: The Premium PLC has been chosen for this example, but everything in this guide
also applies to the Micro.
Node #2 Node #3
Node #2 consists of a STBNCO2212 CANopen interface module, a STBPDT310
power supply module, a STBDDI3410 4 bit input module, and a STBDDO3410 4 bit
output module.
Node #3 is similar to Node #2, but has additionally 2 analog modules, the
STBAVI1270 two channels analog input module and the STBAVO1250 two analog
channels output module.
For both nodes, the outputs are wired to the inputs,so that:
• the digital input goes on when the output is set, etc ...
• the analog inputs read the values from the analog outputs
• Assemble the modules incl. wiring and hardware settings (baud rate, network
address, ...)
• Assemble the Premium PLC incl. TSX CPP 110 (for this example)
• Prepare and install the CANopen cable
Assemble the STB
devices
Step 1
Assemble the modules
Hardware
Connect the STB hot swap bases and mount the modules in the sequence
listed below. Changing the sequence of the I/O modules has an impact on
the I/O addresses in the state RAM of the PLC.
Node #2:
Network interface
STBNCO2212
Power supply STBPDT3100
Digital input module
STBDDI3420
Digital output module STBDDO3410
Termination plate STBXMP1100
Node #3:
Network interface
STBNCO2212
Power supply STBPDT3100
Digital input module
STBDDI3420
Digital output module STBDDO3410
Analog input module STBAVI1270
Analog output module
STBAVO1250
Termination plate STBXMP1100
Step 2
Field wire the devices
Wire the Advantys STB. The following illustration shows the wiring of Node
#3. The wiring of Node #2 is similar (only the last two modules are missing)
Note that we recommend having a separate power supply for the outputs.
For testing purposes, however, you can have one common power supply for
inputs, outputs and logic supply (as shown in the figure above).
Both the baud rate and the node address are set using the two rotary
switches in the middle of the NCO module.
To set the baud rate, proceed as follows :
1. Check that the power is off
2. Set the upper rotary switch (TENS) to position 4
3. Set the bottom rotary switch (ONES) to “Baud Rate” (= any
position after 9)
4. Power on
Note that the baud rate will be taken into account after power on and only
when the bottom rotary switch is set to position "Baud Rate". The baud rate
itself is selected using the upper rotary switch (0 = 10 Kbit, 1 = 20 Kbit, 2 =
50 Kbit, 3 = 125 Kbit, 4 = 250 Kbit, 5 = 500 Kbit, 6 = 800 Kbit, 7 = 1 Mbit).
The node address is set using the same two rotary switches:
1. Check that the power is off
2. Select 0 on the upper switch (TENS)
3. Select 2 on the lower switch (ONES) for the module with the CANopen
address 2 and 3 for the module with the CANopen address 3
4. Power on
Note: The 2 switches represent the address value. For a CANopen address
of 16: select 1 on the upper switch (TENS) and 6 on the lower switch
(UNITS).
Note that the node address will be taken into account only after power on.
When changing the address without a power cycle, the module will keep the
old address until the next power cycle takes place.
Step 5
Load the Advantys STB
configuration
Use the Auto-Configuration feature (no SIM card) of the NCO module as
follows:
1. Check that the power is on and remove the SIM card if inserted
2. Press the reset button which is located under the door in the bottom of
the NCO module for about 5 seconds
Now the Advantys STB boots. The hardware configuration is read from the
backplane and stored in a flash memory.
Note that an Advantys STB always trys to load the configuration from the
SIM card. When no SIM card is inserted, the configuration is taken from the
flash. When the current configuration is different from the one in the flash
and you wish to update the flash, push the reset button. Always push the
reset button after a configuration change or when the flash configuration is
unknown.
Now the Advantys STB is properly set up and the devices are ready to
communicate with the CPP110 CANopen master.
The LEDs must show the following status:
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NCO module: "RUN" and "PWR" are set to on, "CANRUN” blinks
PDT module: "IN" and "OUT" are set to on
•
I/O modules: "RDY" is set to on, on every I/O module
•
When the configuration in the flash is different from the actual configuration,
the LED status is as follows:
•
NCO module: "RUN" and "PWR" are set to on, "CANRUN" blinks green,
"ERR" and "CANERR" blink red
•
PDT module: "IN" and "OUT" are set to on
I/O modules: "RDY" blinks on every module which does not match with
•
the configuration in flash, "RDY" is on for every other I/O module
Some modules can display an error condition (e.g. DDO3230, when output
voltage supply is missing). In this case, "RDY" is on and "ERR" blinks on the
module, while the NCO module is healthy ("RUN" and "PWR" are set to on,
"CANRUN" blinks).
Ensure that the power supply module is powered off
Mount all Premium modules in the backplane
•
Insert the TSX CPP 110 card into the PCMCIA slot of the processor (1)
•
Fix the TAP on a DIN rail (2)
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Wire the power supply module
•
It is mandatory for the PCMCIA card to be installed in the slot located in the
processor module. As a result, only one CANopen bus is available for each
PLC CPU.
Note that when the PCMCIA card is inserted the PLC must be powered off.
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2
Now the Premium is properly set up, it can be turned on and the software
The implementation chapter describes all the steps necessary to initialize,
parameterize, program and to start-up the system.
Functional description
We set up the following CANopen network with two Advantys STB on a Premium
PLC.
Note: The Premium was chosen for this example, but this guide also applies to the
Micro.
Node #2 consists of a STBNCO2212 CANopen interface module, a STBPDT310
power supply module, a STBDDI3410 4 bit input module, and a STBDDO3410 4 bit
output module.
Node #3 is similar Node #2, but has additionally 2 analog modules, the STBAVI1270
two channels analog input module and the STBAVO1250 two analog channels
output module.
For both nodes, the outputs are wired to the inputs so that:
• the digital input goes on when the output is set, etc ...
• the analog inputs read the values from the analog outputs
The software configuration consists of three major steps:
1. Create the Advantys STB configuration and generate an EDS file for each node
2. Create the CANopen configuration (SyCon software)
3. Create the PLC application (PL7 software) and transfer the project to the PLC.
Once the system is running and you can write outputs to / read inputs from the
CANopen devices.
Create the Advantys
STB configuration
Software Configuration
(Advantys software)
The main purpose of the Advantys tool is:
•To modify the default parameters of the I/O modules (i.e. switching off
behavior of outputs, ...)
• To load the Advantys configuration into the SIM card (if any)
• To generate the EDS files
As we use in our example the module’s default settings and we have
already loaded a configuration from flash (refer to section Hardware
configuration), we only use this tool to generate an EDS file for each of the
nodes. These EDS files provide all the information on the nodes needed by
SyCon to configure the bus.
Note that the Advantys tool is not mandatory. You can also use a generic
EDS file, which is available in SyCon. This, however, requires deeper
CANopen knowledge and advanced usage of the SyCon software . EDS
files created by the Advantys software are dedicated to the individual
configuration, of each node and keep the configuration work to a minimum.
Note:If by you want to load the configuration through the Advantys tool, use
the menu Online/Connect then Online/Download into the I/O island (in this
case, specific cable is required).
Steps to create the
Advantys configuration
Advantys tool - Step 1
Create a new workspace
Start the Advantys tool, create a new workspace and enter name and path.
In our example, we have chosen the path D:\Advantys_Projects\Quick Start.
The name of the project file is Quick Start.aiw and the name of the Advantys
STB is Node_2 (referring to its CANopen node address). All the Advantys
STB on the same bus must be declared in the same workspace.The Default
workspace path is C:\program Files\Schneider Electric\Advantys\Project\
Now open a workspace with a DIN rail for Node #2 and configure Node #2
according to its hardware configuration using drag and drop and the
modules from the hardware catalog on the right side of the screen. Do not
forget the termination plate (Ref STB XMP 1100). Then, create a new node
(“Add new Island” from the “File menu”), name it Node_3 and configure it
according to the hardware configuration of Node #3.
The following figure shows the Node #3 configured correctly.
Note: You can read out the configuration when you are in online mode. In
this case, the power supply module and the termination plate will be missing
as they cannot be detected on the island’s backplane. You must add them
manually.
Advantys tool - Step 3
Display the Fieldbus I/O
image
Open the fieldbus I/O image using the menu I/O image overview. Select
Node #3, click on the TAB “Fieldbus image” and select PDO alignment as
shown in the screen below.
General mapping rules
are:
Detailed mapping
interpretation of Node #3
Do the same for Node #2. Make a hardcopy of both screens as it helps in
understanding the IO mapping.
In the PLC memory, Node #3 assigns 3 words of output data and 5 words of
input data. The table is read as follows: You can find the input of slot 1 (DDI
module) in the input word 1 (low byte), the I/O of slot 2 (DDO module) in
input word 1 and output word 1, .....
• First a block with discrete I/O, then the block with analog I/O
• Within the blocks, the I/O points are sorted by the physical sequence of
the I/O modules.
•Discrete I/O points are mapped into the discretes block and are, sorted
by number. First the I/O points, followed by, the echo (outputs only) and
then the status. Analog channels are sorted by number. The
input/output values are mapped into the analog input/output block, the
status bytes are mapped into the discrete input block.
Input Data
Word
1
2
3
4
5
15..1211..87..43..0
Status bits- slot 2 Echo bits- slot 2 Status bits- slot 1 Input bits- slot 1
Select node 2 and create the EDS file using File->Export.... Select
“Node_2” as name for the EDS file.
Do the same for node 3.
In our example the files are exported to the following directory :
D:\Advantys_Projects\Quick Start\*.eds.
Now the Advantys STB configuration is complete. You have generated the
EDS files as output and you are now ready to start the CANopen
configuration with SyCon.
With the CANopen configuration, we generate an electronic description of
the CANopen fieldbus. This description contains all information that PL7
needs to configure the CPP110 CANopen master.
Perform the following steps:
Start the SyCon tool (it can be opened from the PL7 configuration screen,
see: PL7 tool – Step 1) and open a new CANopen project. Save the empty
project as ...\Demo_cfg.co. The default path is ...\SyCon\Project\.
You will need the path and the filename later, as PL7 needs it during the
PLC configuration.
SyCon tool - Step 2
Import the EDS files
SyCon tool - Step 3
Insert the TSX CPP 110
Using Menu File then Copy EDS, Copy the EDS files node_2.eds and
node_3.eds that you have generated with the Advantys tool. Dont import the
bitmap file (those files don’t exist). Files to be imported in this example are
in the following directory (refer to Advantys tool - Step 4) :
D:\Advantys_Projects\Quick Start\*.eds.
Insert the CANopen master TSX CPP 110 (Insert->Master...).
Keep the node address #1. SyCon offers it as a default value.
SyCon tool - Step 4
Insert the nodes
“Node_2” and “Node_3”
Insert Node #2 (Insert->Node... and choose Node_2 from the list of
available devices). Keep the node address #2 that SyCon offers as default
value then click on the Add>> button and validate it with OK.
Do the same for Node #3.
Configuration screen in
SyCon
Now SyCon shows the following CANopen configuration screen. SyCon has
taken the names of Node_2 and Node_3 from the EDS files.
Simply Click on the TSX CPP 110 and then select Settings->Bus Prameter
in the menu. Change the Baud rate to 250 kBit/s, the value previously set
on the Advantys STB hardware.
SyCon tool - Step 6
Configure the PDOs for
Node #2
Double click on Node_2. The Node configuration screen opens a n shows two
PDOs in the“Predefined Process Data” grid. The first PDO is a Receive-PDO
(RxPDO) to configure the output data for Node #2, the second is a Transmit-PDO
(TxPDO) to configure the input data from Node #2. (The transmission direction is
always seen from the node’s point of view.)
Double click on the first PDO and validate the transmission type window. (We use
the predefined settings from this screen.) Now you have configured the first PDO
SyCon has all the necessary information from the EDS file you created with the
Advantys tool. Do the same for the second PDO and the PDO mapping for Node
#2 is finished. Now the screen looks as follows:
Click on OK to validate and close the node configuration window.
SyCon tool - Step 7
Configure the PDOs for
Node #3
Do the same with Node #3. For Node #3, SyCon offers four predefined
PDOs, two Receive PDOs and two Transmit PDOs.
• RxPDO1 is defining the PLC digital output data
• RxPDO2 is defining the PLC analog output data
• TxPDO1 is defining the PLC digital input data
• TxPDO2 is defining the PLC analog input data
Configure all 4 PDOs in the same way as you did make with Node #2.
Warning: You have to map all offered PDOs and make no changes to these
PDOs, otherwise your I/O mapping in PL7 does not correspond to the
address table in the Advantys tool.
SyCon tool - Step 8
Enable analog input
transmission for Node #3
By default, the transmission of analog input values is disabled on the
modules. Perform the following steps to enable analog input transmission:
1. Click on Select Database to import the *.co file into PL7 (example :
Demo_cfg.co)
2. Define the addresses of the Inputs and Outputs:
Example:
•2a : Inputs: Array of 32 words (from %MW0 to %MW31) We keep
default values.
•2b : Outputs: Array of 32 words (from %MW50 to %MW81).
3. Press on Bus configuration to see the list of nodes configured on the
bus.
By default:
4. “PL7” mode is selected to have the CANopen configuration loaded
together with the PL7 application into the PLC
Close the window, confirm all changes and save the project. You have now
finished the PLC application with PL7 and created all necessary data the
PLC needs to start the communication with the CANopen nodes.
You have now reserved 32 words for inputs and for outputs. The input
words start at %MW0, the output words at %MW50. As Node #2 is using
one input word and one output word and Node #3 five input words and three
output words, we have the following address assignment:
• Inputs Node #2: %MW0
• Outputs Node #2: %MW50
• Inputs Node #3: %MW1 to %MW5
• Outputs Node #3: %MW51 to %MW53
(Refer to Advantys tool – Step 3)
Transfer the application to the PLC and start the program.
1. The node list provides an overview of all configured nodes. Node #2 is
shown in red because it is not connected to the bus. Node #3 is working
properly and therefore is shown in black.
If one or more nodes are red, the DIAG button (and the CPP error led) is red
too. The Premium resets the error LED and the DIAG button automatically
when the fault has been corrected. For the TSX Micro, it must be reset by a
positive edge on bit %QW0.1:X2.
PL7 Debug - Step 2
Node diagnostic
2. Node diagnostic. To obtain more details, click on the red listed node.
The diagnostic field shows the string :
3. Set output word %MW51 to 16#000F, all four outputs will go on. You
can see the echo of the outputs in the MSB (Most Significant Byte) of
%MW1. As the outputs are also wired to the inputs, you also see the
inputs in the LSB (Less Significant Byte) of %MW1 too.
Set output word %MW52 and %MW53 to 16000 (=16#3E80). The
output channels put out 5 VDC and feed them back to the analog input
channels. You can read this value back in the input words %MW4 and
%MW5 (by using the scroll bar).
Input word %MW2 contains one Status byte for each of the two analog
input channels, Input word %MW3, the Status bytes for the two analog
output channels.
Refer to Advantys tool-Step 4, where I/O Mapping is described.
You can configure up to 4 PDOs per direction per node. If you require more,
some additional steps are required. This is due to the following:
COB-IDs for PDOs are in the range of 385 ... 1407 (hex 180 ... 57F). In
general, the user is free in the choice of the COB-ID for a given PDO.
However; the user has to take care to stay in this range and shoul d not use
a COB-ID twice. CAN open configuration tools normally provide an
automatic COB-ID allocation which takes care of this.
Sycon uses the following algorithm in accordance to profile 301:
Node #1
(decimal)
As the COB-ID determines the priority of a frame (the lower the ID is, the
higher the priority), this has the following consequence:
The first PDO of a node has higher priority than the second or the third
Transmit PDO1 has higher priority than Receive PDO1, Transmit PDO2
than Receive PDO2, etc.
The lower the node ID, the higher the priority of the PDO’s.
Note that the range for COB-IDs allows each node to have 4 Transmit
PDOs and 4 Receive PDOs. A 5
th
PDO is not given its COB ID
automatically as there are no more free numbers left.
Configure PDO5 in the Node configuration screen of Sycon. The following
window opens:
Disable the automatic COB-ID allocation (node configuration screen). Now
you can manually overwrite the COB-ID for PDO5, PDO6, ...
Use the following COB-IDs:
••Transmit PDO 5, 6, ... in the range of 1664 ... 1759 (Hex 680 ... 6DF)
Receive PDO 5, 6, ... in the range of 1761 ... 1792 (Hex 6E1 ... 700)
Now you can close the node configuration screen and save your project.
The following terms and abbreviations are helpful in understanding the
communication principles in a CANopen network.
EDS = Electronic Data Sheet. An EDS file describes the communication
properties of a device (baudrates, transmission types, I/O offer, ...). It is
used in the configuration tool to configure a node (like a driver in a Windows
operating system).
*.CO files are configuration files generated by the SyCon tool. They are
imported into PL7 and contain all necessary information the TSXCPP110
needs to configure the CANopen the nodes and to exchange I/O data.
PDO = Process Data Object. CANopen frame containing I/O data. We
distinguish between:
• Transmit-PDOs (TxPDOs with data provided by a node) and
• Receive PDOs (RxPDOs with data to be consumed by a node).
The transmission direction is always viewed from a node point of view.A
PDO does not necessarily contain the whole data image of a node (for both
TxPDO and RxPDO). Normaly, analog input data and discrete input data
are divided onto different TxPDOs.The same is true for outputs.
SDO = Service Data Object. CANopen frames containing parameters. As
the data of PDOs is automatically handled by the CANopen nodes
(according to the configuration in SyCon) SDOs must be launched by
function blocks in the application. As our example does not require SDOs,
for a further explanation refer to the TSX.CPP100/CPP110 user manual
(reference TSX DM CPP100/110 CAN open, available on the PL7
documentation CD).
SDOs are typically used to read parameters from / write parameters to
drives while the application is running.
CAN open frames can be either sent cyclically, on change of state, or on remote request.
For each PDO you can define a transmission type (in SyCon). This reduces
the network load. (In this guide we use the default settings and do not need
to go deeper into this subject. For more information refer to the TSX
CPP100/CPP110 user manual).
COB-ID = Communication Object Identifier. Each CANopen frame starts
with a COB-ID and is the identifier in a CAN frame. During the configuration
phase each node receives the COB-ID(s) for the frame(s) it provides and for
the frames it uses.
In a CANopen PDO you don’t find the node ID of a provider or consumer as
is common for other types of network. This role is taken over by the COB ID
and this enables the spread of the I/O image of a node over more than one
PDO.
Each of these PDOs can be sent with a different transmission type and
different priority. This also allows for more than one consumer for a PDO
(they only have to be sensitive to the same COB-ID).
For more details on COB-ID assignment, refer to “more than 4 PDOsrequired for a node” above.