VAMP VEA 3CGi User Manual

VEA 3CGi

Ethernet adapter

User’s Manual

VEA 3CGi Ethernet adapter

User’s manual

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Table of Content

1. General...................................................................................3

1.1. Front panel ...........................................................................3

1.2. Application ..........................................................................4

1.3. Operation .............................................................................5

2. Connection.............................................................................6

2.1. Ethernet adapter ................................................................6

2.1.1. Connection to 100-series relays...............................7

2.1.2. Connection to 200-series relays...............................7

2.1.3. Connection to other VAMP products ....................8

3. Configuration..........................................................................9

3.1. The Ethernet settings of the relay .....................................9

3.2. VEA 3CGi to the relay and Ethernet network.............. 10

3.3. VAMPSET communication over the Ethernet Network11

4. Dimensional drawing...........................................................13

5. Firmware update of VEA 3CGi............................................14

6. Reference information.........................................................15

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1. General

 Installed to 35mm DIN- RAIL
 Steel plate case
 Powered from the VAMP relay via serial cable (from the

LOCAL port of the relay) or from an external power supply
interface. There is a screw terminal (6 , see figure 1) for
connecting an external power supply.

1.1. Front panel

Figure 1.1-1VEA 3CGi front panel

1. 2 serial ports : connection to VAMP relay (Local + Remote)

2. Ethernet port : 10 Mb/s, RJ-45 connector

3. 4 LED indicators:

 Power: Powered by VAMP relay
 Error: Internal error
 A/B Future feature

4. Act: Communication active

5. Link: Ethernet link is active

6. External power supply and grounding interface:

 Range: +12..24Vdc
 Power:1W
 Connection: Removable terminal block
 Grounding help limit the effects of noise due to

electromagnetic interference (EMI) Run the ground
connection from the right most connector of the 3­contact terminal block to the grounding surface prior to
connecting devices.

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1.2. Application

Figure 1.2-1 Application

VAMPSET data over Ethernet

 Read / write of relay settings
 Upload of disturbance recordings

Time synchronization of relays with NTP-server

 NTP time server con

nects to Ethernet

 NTP server gets its time from GPS or Internet
 VEA 3CGi gets synchronized via the server, using SNTP
 The relay is synchronized to VEA 3CGi via the Local

interface

Modbus TCP over Ethernet

 Read / wr

ite of relay data in Modbus registers

 The applicable Modbus register numbers for each VAMP

relay type can be found from documents called “ Modbus
parameters”.

 The same data which is available via serial Modbus RTU

protocol is also available via Modbus TCP.

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1.3. Operation

Figure 1.3-1 VEA 3CGi operation principle

Function

 Open the communication tunnel between Port 23 / Telnet

and Local port, which enables the VAMPSET connection to
VAMP relay.

 Open the communication tunnel between Port 502 and

Remote port, which enables the use of Remote port
protocols, e.g. Modbus TCP.

Initialization

After resetting, the VEA 3CGi performs the following the
initialization sequence:

1 Opening the Local port and configuration to speed 38400

b/s.

2 Obtaining the necessary setting from the relay through the

Local port.

3 IP setting in accordance with the information obtained from

the relay.

4 Opening and configurating of the Remote port according to

the information obtained from the relay.

5 Initialization of communication through Port 23 and 502.
6 Initialization of NTP query if IP address of the NTP server

has been obtained from the relay.

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2. Connection

2.1. Ethernet adapter

Figure 2.1-1VEA 3CGi connection cables

100-series 200-series Other VAMP

products
VAMPSET communication VX015 VX003 VX030
Modbus TCP and

VAMPSET communication

─

VX004M

and VX003

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2.1.1. Connection to 100-series relays

Figure 2.1.1-1 Connection to 100-series relay

 Galvanically isolated.
 Modbus and VAMPSET communication over TCP/IP.
 Powered by VAMP relay via VX015 cable.
 The REMOTE port of the 100-series has both REMOTE

and LOCAL port signals.

 Cable VX015 is connected to both ports of VEA 3CGi.

2.1.2. Connection to 200-series relays

Figure 2.1.2-1 Connection to 200-series relay

 Galvanically isolated
 Modbus and VAMPSET communication over TCP/IP.
 Powered by VAMP relay via VX003 cable.
 Serial cable 1 : RS-232 interface to LOCAL port

- VAMPSET communication

- Clock syncronization

 Serial cable 2 : RS-232 interface to REMOTE port

- Modbus TCP communication

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Figure 2.1.2-2 VX004 connection to 200-series relay

2.1.3. Connection to other VAMP products

 VAMP40: use cable VX030
 VAMP96: use cable VX030
 WIMO6CP10: use cable VX030

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3. Configuration

3.1. The Ethernet settings of the relay

Connect cable VX003 to relay’s front panel (see Figure 3.1-1).
Find the Ethernet-menu of the relay with VAMPSET and give
proper values to parameters " IP Address " and " NetMask".
The other parameters can be left to their default values when
testing the communication.

To learn about possible IP addresses you may have to talk with
the system administrator responsible of the Ethernet network
you are going to use for communications. A fixed IP address
must be used because DHCP is not supported in VEA 3CGi.

Figure 3.1-1 Connecting cable VX003 to the relay’s front port for the
Ethernet settings of the relay.

Figure 3.1-2 Ethernet settings of the relay

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3.2. VEA 3CGi to the relay and Ethernet
network

Connect VEA 3CGi to a 200-series relay’s LOCAL serial port
with cable VX003 . Connect the VEA 3CGi and the PC to an
Ethernet Switch (see Figure 3.2-1 ). Connection to 100-series
relays is done with VX015 cable and connection to VAMP 40 is
done with VX030 cable.

Figure 3.2-1 Connecting VEA 3CGi to the VAMP relay and PC

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3.3. VAMPSET communication over the
Ethernet Network

Change the Communication settings of the VAMPSET software
as shown in Figure 3.3-1. Set parameter Port = Network and
set the Network Address = IP Address selected in the relay
settings. Press “Apply” button and then activate Connection to
the relay (see Figure 3.3-2).

Figure 3.3-1 Changing the communication settings of the VAMPSET
software

Figure 3.3-2 Button for activating connection to the relay

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After activating the connection to the relay the normal
connection opening window as shown in Figure 3.3-3 should
pop up.

Figure 3.3-3 VAMPSET connection opening window

The communication with the VEA 3CGi can also be tested
using “ping” command via the DOS-window of the Windows
operating system (see Figure 3.3-4 ).

Figure 3.3-4 Testing connection to the VEA 3CGi with the " ping" command.

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4. Dimensional drawing

Figure. 4-1 Ethernet adapter VEA 3CGi dimensions

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5. Firmware update of VEA 3CGi

The firmware of the VEA 3CGi module can be updated using
Vampset PC software. For the update procedure a PC with
Vampset software and a firmware file for the adapter is
needed. The file can be obtained by contacting

[email protected]. The adapter to be updated must be

disconnected from the network and from the relay. An external
power supply of DC 12-24V must be connected and a null­modem cable should be connected between the serial port of the
PC and the remote port of the adapter.

From Vampset menu communication select Update Firmware
and follow the instructions given by Vampset. The adapter is
expecting the communication speed of the serial link to be
38400 bps.

After the update procedure has finished, remove the external
power supply and reconnect the adapter to the relay.

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6. Reference information

Documentation:

VAMPSET User’s Manual VMV.EN0xx

Manufacturer data:

VAMP Ltd.
P.O.Box 810
FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland
Visiting address: Yrittäjänkatu 15
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
URL: http://www.vamp.fi

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FIN-65101 Vaasa, Finland
Visiting address: Yrittäjänkatu 15
Phone: [phone]
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