Bb-electronics VFG3000 - Manual User Manual

REV 1 VFG1000/2000/3000-0310M FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL Phone: (815) 433-5100 Fax: (815) 4334-5104 www.bb-elec.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE VIII COMMITANDRESET() ...

ALIGNING PRIMITIVES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 84 primitive will leave a copy of the primitive in its original position, there

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI REORDERING PRIMITIVES REVISION 1 PAGE 85 commands work on the currently selected primitives, and attempt to reallocate the

DEFINING COLORS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 86 when a Paste is performed, Fieldbus Gateway Manager will offset the newly-pasted

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI DEFINING FILL PATTERNS REVISION 1 PAGE 87 displayed in the “rainbow” will be capable of being rendered on the Gateway’s 2

ACTION DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 88 virtual HMI facility: In order for remote access to be allowed, the Enable e

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI ACTION DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 89 • VGA Displays: The popup cannot be larger than 296 pixels and higher than 224 pix

ACTION DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 90 THE CHANGE INTEGER VALUE ACTION This action is used to write an integer valu

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI USING DEFAULT SETTINGS REVISION 1 PAGE 91 In the example above, holding the primitive will raise MotorSpeed by 1 until it

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 92 THE LINE PRIMITIVE The Line primitive is a line drawn between two points

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 93 THE SIMPLE BAR PRIMITIVES The Simple Vertical Bar primitive allows an expressio

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE IX GETFORMATTEDTAG(INDEX) ... 256 GETINTE

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 94 The properties are accessed by double-clicking the primitive… • The Val

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 95 The properties are split over five tabbed pages, one general, and one for each s

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 96 • The X Axis Minimum and X Axis Maximum properties are used to specify

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 97 • The Data Points properties are used to define the pattern and colors used t

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 98 lowest number of major divisions is one, in which case large tick-mark wi

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 99 • The Text property is used to specify the text to be displayed. As mentione

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 100 THE TAG TEXT PRIMITIVES The tag text primitives are used to display or

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 101 The first page is more-or-less the same for all five primitive types… • The

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 102 manually enter the data in the appropriate properties, or, assuming a su

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 103 various functions from the Function Reference or the data modification operator

TABLE OF CONTENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE X MULDIV(A, B, C) ...

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 104 EDITING THE UNDERLYING TAG If you want to edit a tag text primitive’s pr

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 105 The first page is shown below… • The Value property is used to indicate the t

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 106 The second page contains data entry properties. These are as described f

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 107 THE RICH BAR PRIMITIVES The Rich Vertical Bar primitive allows you to display

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 108 • The Flash on Alarm property is used to indicate whether or not you wa

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 109 The third page contains the label and formatting information for the field...

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 110 The first of these pages is shown below… • The Value property is use

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 111 The second page is used to control data entry, and functions are as for tag tex

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 112 • The Show End Markers property is used to indicate whether to display

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 113 The third tab of the properties is used to control how the primitive’s buttons

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE XI SLEEP(PERIOD) ... 339

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 114 Up to eight pairs of colors may be assigned to tags with priorities 1 t

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 115 The first step is achieved using the system variable Data. This system variab

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 116 The last step is then to write the program so the proper information is

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 117 The properties of the alarm ticker are displayed on three tabbed pages. The fir

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 118 THE EVENT VIEWER PRIMITIVE The Event Viewer primitive is used to provi

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 119 • The Sort Order property is used to choose whether files residing under the f

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 120 The data logger primitive is configured via two property pages, shown be

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 121 The Pens page provides a way to change the color of the trace for each tag pres

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 122 • The Data Log property is used to select the data log to be displayed.

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 123 • The Major Data Gridlines property is used to indicate into how many major

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 124 • The Style property is used to define the style of button to be displa

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 125 THE RICH BUTTON PRIMITIVE The Rich Button primitive displays an animated butto

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 126 • The Style property is as defined for general buttons. • The Layout p

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 127 Both primitives are configured using four tabbed pages, the first of which is s

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 128 The second tab contains additional formatting information… • The Fill

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 129 The first tab is used to select the images to be displayed… • The Image Count

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 130 If you use one of the Adjust buttons to manipulate an image, you will fi

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 131 The now-reduced image can be moved within the whole primitive by defining value

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 132 The fourth tab of the primitive’s properties is used to control basic fo

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 133 THE CF IMAGE PRIMITIVE The CF Image primitive is only available via Insert >

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PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 134 The second tab of the primitive’s properties is used to define optional

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS REVISION 1 PAGE 135 The first of these pages is shown below… • The Value property is used to defi

PRIMITIVE DESCRIPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 136 • The Minor Divisions property is used to indicate into how many minor

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI DEFINING PAGE PROPERTIES REVISION 1 PAGE 137 DEFINING PAGE PROPERTIES Each page has a number of properties that can be acc

DEFINING SYSTEM ACTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 138 in many cases, actions that you may think need to be run on each update

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI ADDITIONAL SYSTEM PROPERTIES REVISION 1 PAGE 139 • The One Touch Data Entry property defines whether or not the keypad s

SELECTING LANGUAGES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 140 that have been imported into the project. By default, the filename alone of

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI CHANGING THE LANGUAGE REVISION 1 PAGE 141 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE To configure a key or primitive to change the language dis

BLOCKING DEFAULT ACTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 142 You will note that this dialog box is similar to that shown earlier in

CONFIGURING PROGRAMS USING THE PROGRAM LIST REVISION 1 PAGE 143 the action will not be performed, and a “TIMEOUT” message will be displayed for the

PROGRAM PROPERTIES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 144 to the approximate position of the error. If no errors exist, a dialog box w

CONFIGURING PROGRAMS ADDING COMMENTS REVISION 1 PAGE 145 MODE BEHAVIOR referenced by the program. Read When Executed External data used within the

RETURNING VALUES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 146 RETURNING VALUES As mentioned above, programs can return values. Such programs

CONFIGURING PROGRAMS PROGRAMMING TIPS REVISION 1 PAGE 147 PROGRAMMING TIPS The sections below provide an overview of the programming constructions s

PROGRAMMING TIPS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 148 The example below shows an if statement with two actions… if( TankEmpty ) {

CONFIGURING PROGRAMS PROGRAMMING TIPS REVISION 1 PAGE 149 This example below will start a motor selected by the value in the MotorIndex tag... switc

PROGRAMMING TIPS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 150 the do loop tests the condition afterwards. The for loop is a quicker way of d

CONFIGURING PROGRAMS PROGRAMMING TIPS REVISION 1 PAGE 151 THE FOR LOOP You will notice that the while loop shown above has four elements… 1. The in

PROGRAMMING TIPS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 152 The example below shows the example from above, rewritten to use a do loop… in

CONFIGURING DATA LOGGING BATCH LOGGING REVISION 1 PAGE 153 CONFIGURING DATA LOGGING Now that you have configured the core of your application, you m

GETTING STARTED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS REVISION 1 PAGE 1 GETTING STARTED Fieldbus Gateway Manager is designed to provide quick and easy access to the f

CREATING DATA LOGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 154 The figure above shows the result on the CompactFlash card for normal loggi

CONFIGURING DATA LOGGING DATA LOG PROPERTIES REVISION 1 PAGE 155 DATA LOG PROPERTIES Each data log has the following properties… • The Update Type

LOG FILE STORAGE VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 156 • The History Buffer property is used to indicate how much RAM should be al

CONFIGURING DATA LOGGING THE LOGGING PROCESS REVISION 1 PAGE 157 THE LOGGING PROCESS Fieldbus Gateway Manager’s data logger operates using two separ

USING WEBSYNC VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 158 using this method, as earlier versions of Windows may otherwise lock the CompactF

CONFIGURING DATA LOGGING USING WEBSYNC REVISION 1 PAGE 159 EXAMPLE USAGE As an example, the following command line… websync –poll 10 –path C:\Logs 1

CONFIGURING THE WEB SERVER WEB SERVER PROPERTIES REVISION 1 PAGE 161 CONFIGURING THE WEB SERVER Fieldbus Gateway Manager’s web server can be used to

WEB SERVER PROPERTIES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 162 • The Remote Control property is used to enable or disable an option by

CONFIGURING THE WEB SERVER ADDING WEB PAGES REVISION 1 PAGE 163 • The Authentication properties are used to restrict access to any user connecting

INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 2 INSTALLING THE USB DRIVERS When you first connect a Vlinx Fieldbus Gat

USING A CUSTOM WEB SITE VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 164 available within the database. Tags can be added to the page by double-

CONFIGURING THE WEB SERVER ACCESSING THE WEB SERVER REVISION 1 PAGE 165 are using an operating system earlier than Windows 2000 to perform such an o

WEB SERVER SAMPLES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 166 In case the TCP port defined in the Web Server module is different from 80,

CONFIGURING THE WEB SERVER WEB SERVER SAMPLES REVISION 1 PAGE 167 The picture below shows the data log menu… The picture below shows the contents o

WEB SERVER SAMPLES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 168 The picture below shows a custom page containing three tags… The picture be

USING THE SECURITY SYSTEM SECURITY BASICS REVISION 1 PAGE 169 USING THE SECURITY SYSTEM Fieldbus Gateway Manager contains powerful features to al

SECURITY BASICS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 170 USER RIGHTS Each user is granted zero or more access rights. A user with no rig

USING THE SECURITY SYSTEM SECURITY SETTINGS REVISION 1 PAGE 171 DEFAULT ACCESS To speed the configuration process, Fieldbus Gateway Manager also

CREATING USERS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 172 value for this setting will produce an insecure system, while too low a value wi

USING THE SECURITY SYSTEM SPECIFYING TAG SECURITY REVISION 1 PAGE 173 • The Password property is used to specify an initial password for this us

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS MAIN SCREEN ICONS REVISION 1 PAGE 3 FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS To run Fieldbus Gateway Manager, select the Fiel

DATA VALUES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 174 WRITING EXPRESSIONS You will recall from the earlier sections of this manual that

WRITING EXPRESSIONS DATA VALUES REVISION 1 PAGE 175 The ‘U’ and ‘L’ suffixes supported by earlier versions of software are not used. CHARACTER CO

SIMPLE MATH VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 176 TAG VALUES The value of a tag is represented in an expression by the tag name. Uppe

WRITING EXPRESSIONS TYPE CONVERSION REVISION 1 PAGE 177 TYPE CONVERSION Normally, Fieldbus Gateway Manager will automatically decide when to swit

TESTING BITS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 178 TESTING BITS Fieldbus Gateway Manager allows you to test the value of a bit within

WRITING EXPRESSIONS CHOOSING VALUES REVISION 1 PAGE 179 CHOOSING VALUES You may find situations where you want to select between two values—be th

INDEXING ARRAYS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 180 Each example shifts Data two bits in the specified direction. BITWISE NOT Fina

WRITING EXPRESSIONS PRIORITY SUMMARY REVISION 1 PAGE 181 PRIORITY SUMMARY The table below shows the priority of all the operators defined in this

WRITING ACTIONS CHANGING PAGE REVISION 1 PAGE 183 WRITING ACTIONS While expressions are used to define values, actions are used to define what yo

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MAIN SCREEN ICONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 4 More advanced tag properties include alarms that may activate when various cond

RUNNING PROGRAMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 184 such that an example such as Data.1:=(Level>10) can be used to set or clea

USING RAW PORTS CONFIGURING A SERIAL PORT REVISION 1 PAGE 185 USING RAW PORTS In order to allow customers to implement simple ASCII protocols wit

READING CHARACTERS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 186 The On Update property is configured as described above, while the Port prop

USING RAW PORTS SENDING DATA REVISION 1 PAGE 187 The example above listens on a TCP/IP socket for a frame that starts with an asterisk and ends w

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE HOW ARE SYSTEM VARIABLES USED REVISION 1 PAGE 189 SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE The following pages describe the various s

ACTIVEALARMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 190 ACTIVEALARMS DESCRIPTION Returns a count of the currently active alarms. VARIABLE

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE COMMSERROR REVISION 1 PAGE 191 COMMSERROR DESCRIPTION Returns a bit-mask indicating whether or not each communication

DISPBRIGHTNESS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 192 DISPBRIGHTNESS DESCRIPTION Returns a number indicating the brightness of the dis

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE DISPCONTRAST REVISION 1 PAGE 193 DISPCONTRAST DESCRIPTION Returns a number indicating the amount of display contrast

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS SELECTING A MODEL REVISION 1 PAGE 5 SECURITY MANAGER This icon is used to create and manage the various users of the

DISPCOUNT VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 194 DISPCOUNT DESCRIPTION Returns a number indicating the number of display updates since

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE DISPUPDATES REVISION 1 PAGE 195 DISPUPDATES DESCRIPTION Returns a number indicating how fast the display updates. VAR

ISSIRENON VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 196 ISSIRENON DESCRIPTION Returns true if the Gateway’s sounder is on or false otherwise.

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE PI REVISION 1 PAGE 197 PI DESCRIPTION Returns pi as a floating-point number. VARIABLE TYPE Floating point. ACCESS TYP

TIMEZONE VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 198 TIMEZONE DESCRIPTION Returns the Time Zone in hours from –12 to +12. Using the Link Se

SYSTEM VARIABLE REFERENCE TIMEZONEMINS REVISION 1 PAGE 199 TIMEZONEMINS DESCRIPTION Returns the Time Zone in minutes from –720 to +720. Using t

USEDST VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 200 USEDST DESCRIPTION Returns the unit daylight saving time state. This variable will add a

PROGRAMMING REFERENCE EXPRESSION OPERATORS REVISION 1 PAGE 201 PROGRAMMING REFERENCE This section is a summary of all the commands used for pro

ACTION OPERATORS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 202 OPERATOR PRIORITY EXAMPLE Less Than Group 6 Data < 100 Less Than or Equ

PROGRAMMING REFERENCE PROGRAMMING STATEMENTS REVISION 1 PAGE 203 MANIPULATING BIT OPERATOR PRIORITY EXAMPLE Bitwise AND Group 8 Data & M

WORKING WITH DATABASES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 6 This feature allows you to see help information for each icon in the main

PROGRAMMING STATEMENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 204 WHILE LOOP while ( condition ){ Action; } FOR LOOP for ( initializat

FUNCTION REFERENCE PROGRAMMING STATEMENTS REVISION 1 PAGE 205 FUNCTION REFERENCE The following pages describe the various standard functions th

ABS(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 206 ABS(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value int / float The value to be processed.

FUNCTION REFERENCE ACOS(VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 207 ACOS(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. DESCRIPTION R

ALARMACCEPTALL() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 208 ALARMACCEPTALL() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Accepts all

FUNCTION REFERENCE ASIN(VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 209 ASIN(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. DESCRIPTION R

ATAN(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 210 ATAN(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. D

FUNCTION REFERENCE ATAN2(A, B) REVISION 1 PAGE 211 ATAN2(A, B) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION a float The value of the side that is opposite the an

BEEP(FREQ, PERIOD) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 212 BEEP(FREQ, PERIOD) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION freq int The required freque

FUNCTION REFERENCE CLEAREVENTS() REVISION 1 PAGE 213 CLEAREVENTS() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Clears the list of events dis

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS DOWNLOADING TO A VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY REVISION 1 PAGE 7 VERIFYING THE USB LINK If you are using USB, you might als

CLOSEFILE(FILE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 214 CLOSEFILE(FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File handle as returned b

FUNCTION REFERENCE COMMITANDRESET() REVISION 1 PAGE 215 COMMITANDRESET() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION This function will forc

COMPACTFLASHEJECT() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 216 COMPACTFLASHEJECT() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Cease

FUNCTION REFERENCE COMPACTFLASHSTATUS() REVISION 1 PAGE 217 COMPACTFLASHSTATUS() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the cur

CONTROLDEVICE(DEVICE, ENABLE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 218 CONTROLDEVICE(DEVICE, ENABLE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION device

FUNCTION REFERENCE COPY(DEST, SRC, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 219 COPY(DEST, SRC, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION dest int / float The first arra

COS(THETA) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 220 COS(THETA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION theta float The angle, in radians, to be pr

FUNCTION REFERENCE CREATEDIRECTORY(NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 221 CREATEDIRECTORY(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name cstring The directory to be c

CREATEFILE(NAME) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 222 CREATEFILE(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name cstring The file to be crea

FUNCTION REFERENCE DATATOTEXT(DATA, LIMIT) REVISION 1 PAGE 223 DATATOTEXT(DATA, LIMIT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data int The first element in

DOWNLOADING TO A VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 8 upgrades at some point in time, it is highly recommended

DATE(Y, M, D) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 224 DATE(Y, M, D) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION y int The year to be encoded, in four-

FUNCTION REFERENCE DECTOTEXT(DATA, SIGNED, BEFORE, AFTER, LEADING, GROUP) REVISION 1 PAGE 225 DECTOTEXT(DATA, SIGNED, BEFORE, AFTER, LEADING, GROU

DEG2RAD(THETA) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 226 DEG2RAD(THETA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION theta float The angle to be process

FUNCTION REFERENCE DELETEDIRECTORY(NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 227 DELETEDIRECTORY(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name cstring The directory to be d

DELETEFILE(FILE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 228 DELETEFILE(FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File handle as returned

FUNCTION REFERENCE DEVCTRL(DEVICE, FUNCTION, DATA) REVISION 1 PAGE 229 DEVCTRL(DEVICE, FUNCTION, DATA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION device int The

DISABLEDEVICE(DEVICE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 230 DISABLEDEVICE(DEVICE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION device int The device

FUNCTION REFERENCE DISPOFF() REVISION 1 PAGE 231 DISPOFF() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none float Turns backlight to display off. DESCRIPTION T

DISPON() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 232 DISPON() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none Turns backlight to display on.. DESCRIPT

FUNCTION REFERENCE DRVCTRL(PORT, FUNCTION, DATA OR VALUE???) REVISION 1 PAGE 233 DRVCTRL(PORT, FUNCTION, DATA OR VALUE???) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRI

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS DOWNLOADING TO A VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY REVISION 1 PAGE 9 Note that some caution is required when mounting the Compa

EMPTYWRITEQUEUE (DEV) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 234 EMPTYWRITEQUEUE (DEV) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION dev int The device num

FUNCTION REFERENCE ENABLEDEVICE(DEVICE) REVISION 1 PAGE 235 ENABLEDEVICE(DEVICE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION device int The device to be enabled.

ENDBATCH() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 236 ENDBATCH() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Stops the current batch

FUNCTION REFERENCE EXP(VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 237 EXP(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. DESCRIPTION Ret

EXP10(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 238 EXP10(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed.

FUNCTION REFERENCE FILL(ELEMENT, DATA, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 239 FILL(ELEMENT, DATA, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION element int / float The

FIND(STRING,CHAR,SKIP) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 240 FIND(STRING,CHAR,SKIP) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The

FUNCTION REFERENCE FINDFILEFIRST(DIR) REVISION 1 PAGE 241 FINDFILEFIRST(DIR) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION dir cstring Directory to be used in sear

FINDFILENEXT() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 242 FINDFILENEXT() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the fil

FUNCTION REFERENCE FINDTAGINDEX(LABEL) REVISION 1 PAGE 243 FINDTAGINDEX(LABEL) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION label cstring Tag label (not tag name

UPDATING VIA COMPACTFLASH VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 10 UPDATING VIA COMPACTFLASH If you need to update the database within a

FORCE(TAG, VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 244 FORCE(TAG, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION Tag int/float Tag which will b

FUNCTION REFERENCE FORCECOPY(DEST, SRC, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 245 FORCECOPY(DEST, SRC, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION dest int/float The fir

FORMATCOMPACTFLASH() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 246 FORMATCOMPACTFLASH() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION For

FUNCTION REFERENCE FTPGETFILE(SERVER, LOC, REM, DELETE) REVISION 1 PAGE 247 FTPGETFILE(SERVER, LOC, REM, DELETE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION serv

FTPPUTFILE(SERVER, LOC, REM, DELETE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 248 FTPPUTFILE(SERVER, LOC, REM, DELETE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESC

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETALARMTAG(INDEX) REVISION 1 PAGE 249 GETALARMTAG(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number DESCRIPTION

GETBATCH() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 250 GETBATCH() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the name of the

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETCAMERADATA(PORT, CAMERA, PARAM) REVISION 1 PAGE 251 GETCAMERADATA(PORT, CAMERA, PARAM) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port in

GETDATE (TIME) AND FAMILY VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 252 GETDATE (TIME) AND FAMILY ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION time int The

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETDISKFREEBYTES(DRIVE) REVISION 1 PAGE 253 GETDISKFREEBYTES(DRIVE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION drive int The drive number, a

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER BASICS GURU MEDITATION CODES REVISION 1 PAGE 11

GETDISKFREEPERCENT(DRIVE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 254 GETDISKFREEPERCENT(DRIVE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION drive int The

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETDISKSIZEBYTES(DRIVE) REVISION 1 PAGE 255 GETDISKSIZEBYTES(DRIVE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION drive int The drive number, a

GETFORMATTEDTAG(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 256 GETFORMATTEDTAG(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETINTERFACESTATUS(PORT) REVISION 1 PAGE 257 GETINTERFACESTATUS(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION interface int The interface

GETINTTAG(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 258 GETINTTAG(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number DES

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETMAXTAGINT(INDEX) REVISION 1 PAGE 259 GETMAXTAGINT(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number DESCRIPTIO

GETMAXTAGREAL(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 260 GETMAXTAGREAL(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index numb

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETMINTAGINT(INDEX) REVISION 1 PAGE 261 GETMINTAGINT(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number DESCRIPTIO

GETMINTAGREAL(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 262 GETMINTAGREAL(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index numb

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETMONTHDAYS(Y, M) REVISION 1 PAGE 263 GETMONTHDAYS(Y, M) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION y int The year to be processed, in four

GETNETGATE(PORT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 264 GETNETGATE(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The index of the Ethern

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETNETID(PORT) REVISION 1 PAGE 265 GETNETID(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The index of the Ethernet port. Must be

GETNETIP(PORT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 266 GETNETIP(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The index of the Ethernet p

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETNETMASK(PORT) REVISION 1 PAGE 267 GETNETMASK(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The index of the Ethernet port. Mus

GETNOW() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 268 GETNOW() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the current time an

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETNOWDATE() REVISION 1 PAGE 269 GETNOWDATE() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the number of seconds i

GETNOWTIME() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 270 GETNOWTIME() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns the time of

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETPORTCONFIG(PORT, PARAM) REVISION 1 PAGE 271 GETPORTCONFIG(PORT, PARAM) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int Number of the p

GETREALTAG(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 272 GETREALTAG(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number D

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETSTRINGTAG(INDEX) REVISION 1 PAGE 273 GETSTRINGTAG(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION Index int Tag index number DESCRIPTI

CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS SERIAL PORT USAGE REVISION 1 PAGE 13 CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS The first stage of creating a Fieldbus Gateway Manager da

GETTAGLABEL(INDEX) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 274 GETTAGLABEL(INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag index number

FUNCTION REFERENCE GETUPDOWNDATA(DATA, LIMIT) REVISION 1 PAGE 275 GETUPDOWNDATA(DATA, LIMIT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data int A steadily inc

GETUPDOWNSTEP(DATA, LIMIT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 276 GETUPDOWNSTEP(DATA, LIMIT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data int A

FUNCTION REFERENCE GOTOPAGE(NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 277 GOTOPAGE(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name Display Page The page to be displayed. DE

GOTOPREVIOUS() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 278 GOTOPREVIOUS() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Causes the Gate

FUNCTION REFERENCE HASACCESS (RIGHTS) REVISION 1 PAGE 279 HASACCESS (RIGHTS) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION rights int The required access rights.

HIDEPOPUP() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 280 HIDEPOPUP() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Hides the popup that

FUNCTION REFERENCE INTTOTEXT(DATA, RADIX, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 281 INTTOTEXT(DATA, RADIX, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data int The valu

ISDEVICEONLINE(DEVICE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 282 ISDEVICEONLINE(DEVICE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION device int Reports i

FUNCTION REFERENCE ISPORTREMOTE(PORT) REVISION 1 PAGE 283 ISPORTREMOTE(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The port number to monitor. DE

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE I TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED ...

PROTOCOL OPTIONS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 14 Select the appropriate manufacturer and driver, and press the OK button to clos

ISWRITEQUEUEEMPTY(DEV) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 284 ISWRITEQUEUEEMPTY(DEV) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION dev int The device n

FUNCTION REFERENCE LEFT(STRING, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 285 LEFT(STRING, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The string to be proce

LEN(STRING) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 286 LEN(STRING) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The string to be processed

FUNCTION REFERENCE LOADCAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX, FILE) REVISION 1 PAGE 287 LOADCAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX, FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESC

LOG(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 288 LOG(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. DES

FUNCTION REFERENCE LOG10(VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 289 LOG10(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be processed. DESCRIPTION

LOGSAVE() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 290 LOGSAVE() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Forces the data logger to

FUNCTION REFERENCE MAKEFLOAT(VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 291 MAKEFLOAT(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value int The value to be converted. DESCRI

MAKEINT(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 292 MAKEINT(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value float The value to be converte

FUNCTION REFERENCE MAX(A, B) REVISION 1 PAGE 293 MAX(A, B) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION a int / float The first value to be compared. b int / floa

CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS ETHERNET CONFIGURATION REVISION 1 PAGE 15 In the example above, the Modbus Universal Master protocol has been selected, a

MEAN(ELEMENT, COUNT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 294 MEAN(ELEMENT, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION element int / float The

FUNCTION REFERENCE MID(STRING, POS, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 295 MID(STRING, POS, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The string to

MIN(A, B) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 296 MIN(A, B) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION a int / float The first value to be compared.

FUNCTION REFERENCE MULDIV(A, B, C) REVISION 1 PAGE 297 MULDIV(A, B, C) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION a int First value. b int Second value. c int T

MUTESIREN() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 298 MUTESIREN() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Turns off the Gateway

FUNCTION REFERENCE NEWBATCH(NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 299 NEWBATCH(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name cstring Name of the batch. DESCRIPTION Sta

NOP() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 300 NOP() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION This function does nothing. FUNCT

FUNCTION REFERENCE OPENFILE(NAME, MODE) REVISION 1 PAGE 301 OPENFILE(NAME, MODE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name cstring The file to be opened.

PI() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 302 PI() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Returns pi as a floating-point numb

FUNCTION REFERENCE PLAYRTTTL(TUNE) REVISION 1 PAGE 303 PLAYRTTTL(TUNE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION tune cstring The tune to be played in RTTTL re

ETHERNET CONFIGURATION VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 16 PHYSICAL LAYER The Physical Layer options control the type of connection

POPDEV(ELEMENT, COUNT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 304 POPDEV(ELEMENT, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION element int / float

FUNCTION REFERENCE PORTCLOSE(PORT) REVISION 1 PAGE 305 PORTCLOSE(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int Closes the specified port. DESCRIPTI

PORTGETCTS(PORT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 306 PORTGETCTS(PORT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The raw port to get th

FUNCTION REFERENCE PORTINPUT(PORT, START, END, TIMEOUT, LENGTH) REVISION 1 PAGE 307 PORTINPUT(PORT, START, END, TIMEOUT, LENGTH) ARGUMENT TYPE

PORTPRINT(PORT, STRING) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 308 PORTPRINT(PORT, STRING) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The raw

FUNCTION REFERENCE PORTREAD(PORT, PERIOD) REVISION 1 PAGE 309 PORTREAD(PORT, PERIOD) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The raw port to be rea

PORTSETRTS(PORT, STATE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 310 PORTSETRTS(PORT, STATE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The raw p

FUNCTION REFERENCE PORTWRITE(PORT, DATA) REVISION 1 PAGE 311 PORTWRITE(PORT, DATA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port int The raw port to be writt

POSTKEY(CODE, TRANSITION) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 312 POSTKEY(CODE, TRANSITION) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION code int Key c

FUNCTION REFERENCE POWER(VALUE, POWER) REVISION 1 PAGE 313 POWER(VALUE, POWER) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value int / float The value to be pro

CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS SLAVE PROTOCOLS REVISION 1 PAGE 17 For most protocols, this will produce higher performance, as it will allow simultaneou

RAD2DEG(THETA) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 314 RAD2DEG(THETA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION theta float The angle to be process

FUNCTION REFERENCE RANDOM(RANGE) REVISION 1 PAGE 315 RANDOM(RANGE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION range int The range of random values to produce.

READDATA(DATA, COUNT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 316 READDATA(DATA, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data any First array

FUNCTION REFERENCE READFILE(FILE, CHARS) REVISION 1 PAGE 317 READFILE(FILE, CHARS) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File handle as required b

READFILELINE(FILE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 318 READFILELINE(FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File handle as retu

FUNCTION REFERENCE RENAMEFILE(HANDLE, NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 319 RENAMEFILE(HANDLE, NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION handle int File handle. name

RIGHT(STRING, COUNT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 320 RIGHT(STRING, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The stri

FUNCTION REFERENCE SAVECAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX, FILE) REVISION 1 PAGE 321 SAVECAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX, FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESC

SCALE(DATA, R1, R2, E1, E2) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 322 SCALE(DATA, R1, R2, E1, E2) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data int

FUNCTION REFERENCE SENDFILE(RCPT, FILE) REVISION 1 PAGE 323 SENDFILE(RCPT, FILE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION rcpt int The recipient’s index in t

SLAVE PROTOCOLS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 18 Note that a single device has been automatically created for the protocol. In th

SENDMAIL(RCPT, SUBJECT, BODY) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 324 SENDMAIL(RCPT, SUBJECT, BODY) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION rcpt i

FUNCTION REFERENCE SET(TAG, VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 325 SET(TAG, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION tag int or real The tag to be changed. value i

SETINTTAG(INDEX, VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 326 SETINTTAG(INDEX, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag ind

FUNCTION REFERENCE SETLANGUAGE(CODE) REVISION 1 PAGE 327 SETLANGUAGE(CODE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION code int The language to be selected. DES

SETNETCONFIG(PORT, ADDR, MASK, GATE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 328 SETNETCONFIG(PORT, ADDR, MASK, GATE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESC

FUNCTION REFERENCE SETNOW(TIME) REVISION 1 PAGE 329 SETNOW(TIME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION time int The new time to be set. DESCRIPTION Sets t

SETPORTCONFIG(PORT, PARAM, VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 330 SETPORTCONFIG(PORT, PARAM, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTIO

FUNCTION REFERENCE SETPORTCONFIG(PORT, PARAM, VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 331 The following setup shows how to modify the RS232 port from the device di

SETREALTAG(INDEX, VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 332 SETREALTAG(INDEX, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index int Tag i

FUNCTION REFERENCE SETSTRINGTAG(INDEX, VALUE) REVISION 1 PAGE 333 SETSTRINGTAG(INDEX, VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION index Int Tag index numb

CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS SLAVE PROTOCOLS REVISION 1 PAGE 19 ADDING ITEMS TO A BLOCK Once the block has been created and its size defined, entries

SGN(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 334 SGN(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value int / float The value to be processed.

FUNCTION REFERENCE SHOWMENU(NAME) REVISION 1 PAGE 335 SHOWMENU(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name Display Page Display page to show as popup

SHOWPOPUP(NAME) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 336 SHOWPOPUP(NAME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION name Display Page The page to be d

FUNCTION REFERENCE SIN(THETA) REVISION 1 PAGE 337 SIN(THETA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION theta float The angle, in radians, to be processed. DE

SIRENON() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 338 SIRENON() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Turns on the Gateway’s in

FUNCTION REFERENCE SLEEP(PERIOD) REVISION 1 PAGE 339 SLEEP(PERIOD) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION period int The period for which to sleep, in mill

SQRT(VALUE) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 340 SQRT(VALUE) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION value int / float The value to be process

FUNCTION REFERENCE STDDEV(ELEMENT, COUNT) REVISION 1 PAGE 341 STDDEV(ELEMENT, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION element int / float The first a

STOPSYSTEM() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 342 STOPSYSTEM() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Stops the Gateway t

FUNCTION REFERENCE STRIP(TEXT, TARGET) REVISION 1 PAGE 343 STRIP(TEXT, TARGET) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION text cstring The string to be processe

PROTOCOL CONVERSION VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 20 PROTOCOL CONVERSION In addition to exposing internal data tags via slave pro

SUM(ELEMENT, COUNT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 344 SUM(ELEMENT, COUNT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION element int / float The f

FUNCTION REFERENCE TAN(THETA) REVISION 1 PAGE 345 TAN(THETA) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION theta float The angle, in radians, to be processed. DE

TESTACCESS(RIGHTS, PROMPT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 346 TESTACCESS(RIGHTS, PROMPT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION rights int T

FUNCTION REFERENCE TEXTTOADDR(ADDR) REVISION 1 PAGE 347 TEXTTOADDR(ADDR) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION addr cstring The addressed in dotted-decimal

TEXTTOFLOAT(STRING) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 348 TEXTTOFLOAT(STRING) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The string

FUNCTION REFERENCE TEXTTOINT(STRING, RADIX) REVISION 1 PAGE 349 TEXTTOINT(STRING, RADIX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION string cstring The string t

TIME(H, M, S) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 350 TIME(H, M , S) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION h int The hour to be encoded, from 0

FUNCTION REFERENCE USECAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX) REVISION 1 PAGE 351 USECAMERASETUP(PORT, CAMERA, INDEX) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION port

USERLOGOFF() VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 352 USERLOGOFF() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Causes the current u

FUNCTION REFERENCE USERLOGON() REVISION 1 PAGE 353 USERLOGON() ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION none DESCRIPTION Forces the display of the log-on p

CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS DATA TRANSFORMATION REVISION 1 PAGE 21 To move data between two master devices, simply select one of the devices, and cre

WAITDATA(DATA, COUNT, TIME) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 354 WAITDATA(DATA, COUNT, TIME) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION data any

FUNCTION REFERENCE WRITEFILE(FILE, TEXT) REVISION 1 PAGE 355 WRITEFILE(FILE, TEXT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File handle as required b

WRITEFILELINE(FILE, TEXT) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 356 WRITEFILELINE(FILE, TEXT) ARGUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION file int File

TROUBLESHOOTING GENERAL REVISION 1 PAGE 357 TROUBLESHOOTING This section covers the most common problems encountered while setting up, programming

GENERAL VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 358 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Values show “----” No communication with

TROUBLESHOOTING GENERAL REVISION 1 PAGE 359 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Symbol or image leaves a trace when animated. The backgr

FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER MESSAGES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 360 FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER MESSAGES ERRORS POSSIBLE CAUSES PO

TROUBLESHOOTING SERIAL COMMUNICATION REVISION 1 PAGE 361 SERIAL COMMUNICATION This section is used to troubleshoot the communication between two d

ETHERNET COMMUNICATION VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 362 ETHERNET COMMUNICATION This section is used to troubleshoot the communic

TROUBLESHOOTING PROGRAMS REVISION 1 PAGE 363 Values blink between the data and “----” Incorrect tag mapping on one of the tags on the display. Del

WEB SERVER VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 364 WEB SERVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS Internet Browser says “Cannot display

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS USING EXPANSION CARDS REVISION 1 PAGE 23 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS This chapter explains how to use some of the more advanced

TABLE OF CONTENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE II PROTOCOL CONVERSION ...

SHARING SERIAL PORTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 24 SHARING SERIAL PORTS All Vlinx Fieldbus Gateways provide a so-called “port

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SHARING SERIAL PORTS REVISION 1 PAGE 25 TCP/IP port number of the serial port that you have shared. In the example below, we

SHARING SERIAL PORTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 26 is thus the only package that we are able to support, and the following inf

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS USING ELECTRONIC MAIL REVISION 1 PAGE 27 LIMITATIONS Note that some PLC programming packages may not work with virtually or

USING ELECTRONIC MAIL VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 28 The configuration options for the SMTP transport are shown below… • The

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS USING ELECTRONIC MAIL REVISION 1 PAGE 29 useful when debugging SMTP operations, but it will tend to degrade performance slig

WORKING WITH MODEMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 30 THE ADDRESS BOOK The Addresses tab is used to define email recipients… An u

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS WORKING WITH MODEMS REVISION 1 PAGE 31 TCP/IP download facility, its web server, its shared serial ports, and to any TCP/IP

WORKING WITH MODEMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 32 ADDING A DIAL-IN CONNECTION To add a dial-in connection to your database, op

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS WORKING WITH MODEMS REVISION 1 PAGE 33 even if you want a permanent connection, you must enter a suitable timeout so as to a

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE III EXPRESSION PROPERTIES ...

WORKING WITH MODEMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 34 ADDING A DIAL-OUT CONNECTION Dial-out connections are added exactly as above

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS WORKING WITH MODEMS REVISION 1 PAGE 35 specify the timeout after which the link will be terminated if no packets have been t

WORKING WITH MODEMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 36 SMS MESSAGE PROCESSING When SMS messaging is enabled, the Gateway will instr

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS WORKING WITH MODEMS REVISION 1 PAGE 37 IP ROUTING The Ethernet icon in the Communications window contains a property called

WORKING WITH MODEMS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 38 STATUS MEANING CONNECTED The modem has established a connection. This stat

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS WORKING WITH MODEMS REVISION 1 PAGE 39 • No Flow Control • Modem must ignore RTS • DSR override, always on • Auto answer

USING TIME MANAGEMENT VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 40 The codes in the table below are modem replies recorded in the file. CODE

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS USING TIME MANAGEMENT REVISION 1 PAGE 41 The properties are detailed below… • The Enable Time Manager property is use

USING TIME MANAGEMENT VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 42 selected, the unit’s Ethernet port must be configured to use DHCP, and the

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURING THE SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGER (FTP) REVISION 1 PAGE 43 TIME-ZONE CONFIGURATION As mentioned above, the Fieldbus Ga

TABLE OF CONTENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE IV KEYBOARD OPTIONS ...

CONFIGURING THE SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGER (FTP) VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 44 • The Server IP address indicates the IP addre

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURING THE FTP SERVER REVISION 1 PAGE 45 The Log synchronization becomes available and the following settings can be e

CONFIGURING THE FTP SERVER VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 46 Numerous FTP clients are available on the market, some free, others a

ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURING THE FTP SERVER REVISION 1 PAGE 47 ACCESSING THE SERVER To access an FTP server from a web browser, type ftp://1

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS ALL ABOUT TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 49 CONFIGURING DATA TAGS Once you have configured the communications options for your database,

ALL ABOUT TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 50 equal to the contents of a PLC register, it is not truly mapped to that register,

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS ALL ABOUT TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 51 TAG COLORS The color of the tag depends of its family and mapping with a communication devic

CREATING TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 52 • Tags are used within Fieldbus Gateway Manager to implement many advanced featur

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING PROPERTIES REVISION 1 PAGE 53 EDITING PROPERTIES Most properties are edited in ways that are self-evident to anyone wh

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE V THE DIAL GAUGE PRIMITIVES ...

EDITING PROPERTIES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 54 TRANSLATABLE STRINGS Fieldbus Gateway Manager databases are designed to suppo

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING FLAG TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 55 The More option at the bottom of the list can be used to invoke the color selection dialo

EDITING FLAG TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 56 • The Bit Number property is used when a flag variable is mapped to a PLC r

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING FLAG TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 57 THE DATA TAB (FORMULAE) The Data tab of a flag formula contains the following properties.

EDITING FLAG TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 58 • The Simulation property is as described for flag variables. Note that the v

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING FLAG TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 59 • The Label Text property is used to specify the label that can be shown next to this ta

EDITING FLAG TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 60 THE ALARMS TAB The Alarms tab of a flag variable or formula contains the follo

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING FLAG TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 61 event, this property also specifies the amount of time for which the alarm condition must

EDITING INTEGER TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 62 EDITING INTEGER TAGS You will recall that integer tags represent a 32-bit s

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING INTEGER TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 63 MODE DESCRIPTION BCD to Binary The BCD value is converted to binary. Binary to BCD

TABLE OF CONTENTS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE VI COMPACTFLASH ACCESS ...

EDITING INTEGER TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 64 • The Setpoint properties are as described for integer variables. THE DATA

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING INTEGER TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 65 THE FORMAT TAB The Format tab of an integer tag contains the following properties...

EDITING INTEGER TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 66 • The Group Digits property is used to indicate whether decimal values s

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING INTEGER TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 67 THE ALARM TABS Each Alarm tab of an integer variable or formula contains the following

EDITING MULTI TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 68 property always acts to maintain an alarm once the alarm is activated, and no

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING MULTI TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 69 THE DATA TAB (VARIABLES) The Data tab of a multi variable contains the following propert

EDITING MULTI TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 70 THE DATA TAB (ARRAYS) The Data tab of a multi array contains the following pr

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING MULTI TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 71 • The Navigation slider is used to step through the 512 states that can be defined for

EDITING MULTI TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 72 THE COLORS TAB The Colors tab of a multi tag contains the following propertie

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING REAL TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 73 • The remainder of the properties are as described for the Alarms tab of flag tags. THE

TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION 1 PAGE VII CHANGING PAGE ... 183

EDITING STRING TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 74 THE DATA TAB (VARIABLES) The Data tab of a string variable contains the foll

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS EDITING STRING TAGS REVISION 1 PAGE 75 THE DATA TAB (FORMULAE) The Data tab of a string formula contains the following propert

EDITING STRING TAGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 76 THE FORMAT TAB The Format tab of a string tag contains the following propert

CONFIGURING DATA TAGS MORE THAN TWO ALARMS REVISION 1 PAGE 77 The parentheses, the space and the dash will all be included when the field is display

EXPORTING TAG MAPPINGS VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 78 not need to push this button unless you have removed and then replaced ta

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI CONTROLLING THE VIEW REVISION 1 PAGE 79 CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI Now that you have configured your communications options

USING THE PAGE LIST VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 80 only mode. Editing of the screen however will not be available in this mode

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI WORKING WITH THE GRID REVISION 1 PAGE 81 WORKING WITH THE GRID The Show Grid command on the View menu can be used to show

ADDING DISPLAY PRIMITIVES VLINX FIELDBUS GATEWAY MANAGER USER MANUAL PAGE 82 SMART ALIGNMENT If you have the Smart Align features of the View menu

CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL HMI USING THE IMAGE LIBRARY REVISION 1 PAGE 83 mode, click the padlock icon again, or press the Escape key. The same operatio