Notice:

The speed input board type 70SP01 is in development, as of Jan 2009. Projected release date: summer 2009.
If you wish to be notified upon release, please send us an email.

Update January 24th, 2010:
The 70SP01 has been in full release mode for the past several months, so please forgive my being lax with updating the site here. This paragraph will be deleted with the next update; I assume everyone has taken notice.

Update June 21st, 2009:
The 70SP01 is now in prototype test mode, scheduled for completion sometime in July.  We're accepting orders for this module; please use the email link above to contact us.

The SP01 is a single channel rotational speed input, which is directly inserted in the local bus. It produces two analog values on the bus, one for the full range of the speed, the other for the zoomed range. It will be a functional substitute for ABB's board type 70EI05. It can also replace Dekontic k board type UA379, but some minor wiring changes are required; this is due to the relocation from a Dekontic rack to a BlueLine or Procontrol® rack.

BlueLine module type 70AI01 is fully compatible with Procontrol boards type 70EA01 and 70EA02. The wiring of the 70AI01 is identical to the EA01/EA02 as well. A 70AI01 installed in the same slot as the ABB board will function without any changes.

While Procontrol uses two different boards, one for 4...20mA and the other for +/-10 VDC and 0...20mA, the 70AI01 can be configured using BlueLine Tools or the stand-alone BlueLine configurator software, followed by loading the configuration using a standard serial cable.

While the 70EA01 and 70EA02 can only send on four consecutive addresses, the four addresses of the 70AI01 can be set randomly. Unused addresses can be turned off to conserve address space on the bus.

For further setup instructions, refer to the user manual library.

The backplane connectors on our rack type 70RC01 have changed from molex to IDC. This measure was taken for two main reasons:

• The IDC connectors are more fool - proof in the way the cable connects to the little pins vs. those used on the molex
• The 24 intermediate circuit boards are no longer needed for the IDC style connectors.

All racks shipping after May 1st, 2009 will have the new connectors.

                        Photo 1: Molex connectors                                          Photo 2: IDC connectors

The IPGW module does not have a user interface available to display its IP address. Cases of lost / forgotten IP addresses have occurred, in which the gateway becomes useless since no communications can be established without knowing the IP address. The bulletin details a method by which this IP address can be retrieved.

Tools needed:
- a personal computer with hyperterminal or similar software and a standard 9pin serial port
- a special serial cable with a rectangular 10pin serial header
- a small screwdriver to open the gateway.

Procedure:

• Carefully open the gateway on the side with the coax connections and gently slide out the circuit board all the way.

• Connect the serial header to connector 11 as shown on the picture below. Verify proper polarity: pin1 on a ribbon cable is identified with a red tracer. On the circuit board, pin1 is to the right. Connect the serial cable to the PC
  

• Start hyper terminal. Connection settings are as follows:
  - 19200 baud
  - 8 data bits
  - No parity
  - 1 stop bit
  - No flow control
  - hit the 'connect session' key.

• Power up the gateway. If hyperterminal does not display boot message, hit the 'enter' key a few times to get it rolling. A typical feedback report will look something like shown to the right -->. In this case, the IP address is obviously 210.100.100.22.
  

• Stop hyperterminal, power down the gateway, remove all cables and reassemble the gateway.

• Set the HMI PC to an IP within the same subnet, start the IM1 power tool and verify proper data transmission.

• Note: The default IP address of a new gateway from the factory is 192.168.1.252.

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