Schneider Electric Network Card 890USE17700 User Guide

Advantys STB  
Standard Ethernet Modbus  
TCP/IP Network Interface Module  
Applications Guide  
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Table of Contents  
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7  
About the Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9  
Chapter 1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11  
What Is a Network Interface Module?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
What Is Advantys STB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
STB NIP 2212 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  
Ethernet Communications and Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  
Chapter 2 The STB NIP 2212 NIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
External Features of the STB NIP 2212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
STB NIP 2212 Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  
Rotary Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28  
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  
The CFG Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
The Power Supply Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Logic Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
Selecting a Source Power Supply for the Island’s Logic Power Bus. . . . . . . . . . 39  
Module Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42  
Chapter 3 Configuring the Island Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Auto-Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Auto-Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49  
Installing the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . 50  
Using the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card to Configure the  
Island Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
The RST Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55  
RST Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56  
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Chapter 4 IP Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
How the STB NIP 2212 Obtains IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
The IP Address Assignment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63  
Chapter 5 STB NIP 2212 Web Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  
5.1 Introduction to the Embedded Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66  
About the Embedded Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
Properties Web Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69  
5.2 Web Server Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70  
Configuration Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71  
Configuring an IP Address for the STB NIP 2212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72  
Configuring Master Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77  
Master Configurator Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79  
Configuring a Role Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82  
5.3 Web Server Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85  
Web Access Password Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86  
Configuration Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89  
5.4 Web Server Diagnostic Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91  
Diagnostics Web Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92  
Ethernet Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93  
STB NIP 2212 Registers Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94  
I/O Data Values Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96  
Island Configuration Web Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98  
Island Parameters Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99  
Error Log Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100  
5.5 SNMP Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102  
SNMP Device Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103  
Configure SNMP Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105  
About the Schneider Private MIBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107  
Transparent Factory Ethernet (TFE) MIB Subtree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109  
Port502 Messaging Subtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110  
Web MIB Subtree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111  
Equipment Profiles Subtree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112  
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Chapter 6 Data Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115  
Data Exchange with the STB NIP 2212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116  
Reading Diagnostic Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125  
Modbus Commands Supported by the STB NIP 2212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134  
Modbus Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137  
Chapter 7 Connection Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139  
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140  
Network Architecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141  
Sample Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142  
Modbus Functions Supported by the STB NIP 2212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146  
Chapter 8 Advanced Configuration Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149  
At a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149  
STB NIP 2212 Configurable Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150  
Configuring Mandatory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153  
Prioritizing a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155  
What Is a Reflex Action?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156  
Island Fallback Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161  
Saving Configuration Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163  
Protecting Configuration Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164  
A Modbus View of the Island’s Data Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165  
The Island’s Process Image Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168  
The HMI Blocks in the Island Data Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170  
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173  
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189  
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Safety Information  
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Important Information  
NOTICE  
Read these instructions carefully, and look at the equipment to become familiar with  
the device before trying to install, operate, or maintain it. The following special  
messages may appear throughout this documentation or on the equipment to warn  
of potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a  
procedure.  
The addition of this symbol to a Danger or Warning safety label indicates  
that an electrical hazard exists, which will result in personal injury if the  
instructions are not followed.  
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal  
injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid  
possible injury or death.  
DANGER  
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided,  
will result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.  
WARNING  
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, can  
result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.  
CAUTION  
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, can  
result in injury or equipment damage.  
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Safety Information  
PLEASE NOTE  
Electrical equipment should be serviced only by qualified personnel. No responsi-  
bility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any consequences arising out of the use  
of this material. This document is not intended as an instruction manual for untrained  
persons.  
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About the Book  
At a Glance  
Document Scope This Guide describes the hardware and software features of the Advantys  
STB NIP 2212, which enables an island of Advantys STB modules to function as a  
node on an Ethernet LAN.  
The Ethernet LAN on which an island resides uses Transport Control Protocol/  
Internet Protocol as its transport layer. The Modbus protocol runs over the TCP/IP  
layer. This way, an Ethernet host device can control an island with Modbus  
commands. The Modbus protocol allows devices that can connect only to the RS-  
232 port on other Advantys STB NIMs to connect to the STB NIP 2212’s fieldbus  
port, too.  
The following information appears in this guide:  
the role of the standard NIM as the gateway between Ethernet TCP/IP and the  
Advantys STB island  
the NIM’s integrated power supply and its role in the distribution of logic power  
across the island bus  
common external interfaces:  
the two-pin connector to an external SELV-rated power supply  
RS-232 interface to optional devices, including the Advantys configuration  
software and an HMI panel  
the optional removable memory card  
advanced configuration features, such as island fallback scenarios  
STB NIP 2212 specific features, including its global connectivity capabilities  
how to configure an STB NIP 2212 with IP parameters  
how to connect the STB NIP 2212 to an Ethernet network  
STB NIP 2212 web-based configuration and troubleshooting features  
SNMP management services  
Who Should Use This Manual?  
This manual is intended to support the customer who has installed the  
Advantys STB island bus on an Ethernet LAN and needs to understand the  
STB NIP 2212’s local and remote communications capabilities.  
This manual assumes familiarity with the Modbus protocol.  
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About the Book  
Validity Note  
The data and illustrations found in this book are not binding. We reserve the right to  
modify our products in line with our policy of continuous product development. The  
information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be  
construed as a commitment by Schneider Electric.  
Related  
Documents  
Title of Documentation  
Reference Number  
890USE17100  
890USE17200  
890USE18000  
890USE18300  
490USE13400  
Advantys STB System Planning and Installation Guide  
Advantys STB Hardware Components Reference Guide  
Advantys STB Configuration Software Quick Start Guide  
Advantys STB Reflex Actions Reference Guide  
Transparent Factory Network Design and Cabling Guide  
Product Related  
Warnings  
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document. If you have any suggestions for improvements or amendments or have  
found errors in this publication, please notify us.  
No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic  
or mechanical, including photocopying, without express written permission of  
Schneider Electric. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004.  
All pertinent state, regional, and local safety regulations must be observed when  
installing and using this product. For reasons of safety and to assure compliance  
with documented system data, only the manufacturer should perform repairs to  
components.  
When controllers are used for applications with technical safety requirements,  
please follow the relevant instructions.  
Failure to use Schneider Electric software or approved software with our hardware  
products may result in injury, harm, or improper operating results.  
Failure to observe this product related warning can result in injury or equipment  
damage.  
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Introduction  
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At a Glance  
Introduction  
This chapter provides a general overview of the Advantys STB standard network  
interface module and the Advantys STB island bus. The chapter concludes with an  
introduction to the specific features of the STB NIP 2212 NIM.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
12  
What Is a Network Interface Module?  
What Is Advantys STB?  
15  
19  
21  
STB NIP 2212 Product Overview  
Ethernet Communications and Connectivity  
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What Is a Network Interface Module?  
Purpose  
Every island requires a network interface module (NIM) in the leftmost location of the  
primary segment. Physically, the NIM is the first (leftmost) module on the island bus.  
Functionally, it is the gateway to the island bus—all communications to and from the  
island bus pass through the NIM. The NIM also has an integrated power supply that  
provides logic power to the island modules.  
The Fieldbus  
Network  
An island bus is a node of distributed I/O on an open fieldbus network, and the NIM  
is the island’s interface to that network. The NIM supports data transfers over the  
fieldbus network between the island and the fieldbus master.  
The physical design of the NIM makes it compatible with both an Advantys STB  
island and your specific fieldbus master. Whereas the fieldbus connector on each  
NIM type may differ, the location on the module front panel is essentially the same.  
Other NIM connectors, such as the power supply interface and the CFG interface  
(See The CFG Interface, p. 33), are identical for all NIM types.  
Communications Communications capabilities provided on a standard NM include:  
Roles  
Function  
Role  
data exchange  
The NIM manages the exchange of input and output data  
between the island and the fieldbus master. Input data, stored in  
native island bus format, is converted to a fieldbus-specific  
format that can be read by the fieldbus master. Output data  
written to the NIM by the master is sent across the island bus to  
update the output modules and is automatically reformatted.  
configuration services  
Custom services can be performed by the Advantys  
configuration software. These services include changing the  
operating parameters of the I/O modules, fine-tuning island bus  
performance, and configuring reflex actions. The Advantys  
configuration software runs on a computer attached to the NIM’s  
CFG port.  
human-machine interface An HMI panel can be configured as an input and/or output  
(HMI) operations  
device on the island bus. As an input device, it can write data  
that can be received by the fieldbus master; as an output device,  
it can receive updated data from the fieldbus master. The HMI  
can also monitor island status, data, and diagnostic information.  
The HMI panel must be attached to the NIM’s CFG port.  
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Integrated Power The NIM’s built-in 24-to-5 VDC power supply provides logic power to the I/O  
Supply  
modules on the primary segment of the island bus. The power supply requires a  
24 VDC external power source. It converts the 24 VDC to 5 V of logic power,  
providing 1.2 A of current to the island. Individual STB I/O modules in an island  
segment generally draw a current load of between 50 and 90 mA. (Consult the  
Advantys STB Hardware Components Reference Guide [890 USE 172] for a  
particular module’s specifications.) If the current drawn by the I/O modules totals  
more than 1.2 A, additional STB power supplies need to be installed to support the  
load.  
The NIM delivers the logic power signal to the primary segment only. Special  
STB XBE 1200 beginning-of-segment (BOS) modules, located in the first slot of  
each extension segment, have their own built-in power supplies, which will provide  
logic power to the STB I/O modules in the extension segments. Each BOS module  
that you install requires 24 VDC from an external power supply.  
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Introduction  
Structural  
Overview  
The following figure illustrates the multiple roles of the NIM. The figure provides a  
network view and a physical representation of the island bus:  
1
2
3
fieldbus master  
external 24 VDC power supply, the source for logic power on the island  
external device connecting to the CFG port—a computer running the Advantys  
configuration software or an HMI panel  
4
5
6
7
8
power distribution module (PDM)  
island node  
island bus terminator plate  
other nodes on the fieldbus network  
fieldbus network terminator (if required)  
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Introduction  
What Is Advantys STB?  
Introduction  
Advantys STB is an assembly of distributed I/O, power, and other modules that  
function together as an island node on an open fieldbus network. Advantys STB  
delivers a highly modular and versatile slice I/O solution for the manufacturing  
industry, with a migration path to the process industry.  
Advantys STB lets you design an island of distributed I/O where the I/O modules can  
be installed as close as possible to the mechanical field devices that they control.  
This integrated concept is known as mechatronics.  
Island Bus I/O  
An Advantys STB island can support as many as 32 I/O modules. These modules  
may be Advantys STB I/O modules, preferred modules, and standard CANopen  
devices.  
The Primary  
Segment  
STB I/O modules on an island may be interconnected in groups called segments.  
Every island has at least one segment, called the primary segment—it is always the  
first segment on the island bus. The NIM is the first module in the primary segment.  
The primary segment must contain at least one Advantys STB I/O module and can  
support an I/O load of up to 1.2 A. The segment also contains one or more power  
distribution modules (PDMs), which distribute field power to the I/O modules.  
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Introduction  
Extension  
Segments  
When you are using a standard NIM, Advantys STB I/O modules that do not reside  
in the primary segment can be installed in extension segments. Extension segments  
are optional segments that enable an island to be a truly distributed I/O system. The  
island bus can support as many as six extension segments.  
Special extension modules and extension cables are used to connect segments in  
a series. The extension modules are:  
the STB XBE 1000 EOS module, which is the last module in a segment if the  
island bus is extended  
the STB XBE 1200 BOS module, which is the first module in an extension  
segment  
The BOS module has a built-in 24-to-5 VDC power supply similar to the NIM. The  
BOS power supply also provides 1.2 A of logic power to the STB I/O modules in an  
extension segment.  
Extension modules are connected by lengths of STB XCA 100x cable that extend  
the island communication bus from the previous segment to the next BOS module:  
1
5
6
7
2
3
9
4
8
10  
11  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
primary segment  
NIM  
STB XBE 1000 EOS bus extension module  
1 m length STB XCA 1002 bus extension cable  
first extension segment  
STB XBE 1200 BOS bus extension module for the first extension segment  
another STB XBE 1000 EOS extension module  
4.5 m length STB XCA 1003 bus extension cable  
second extension segment  
10 STB XBE 1200 BOS bus extension module for the second extension segment  
11 STB XMP 1100 termination plate  
Bus extension cables are available in various lengths, ranging from 0.3 m (1 ft) to  
14.0 m (45.9 ft).  
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Preferred  
Modules  
An island bus can also support those auto-addressable modules referred to as  
preferred modules. Preferred modules do not mount in segments, but they do count  
as part of the 32-module maximum system limit.  
Note: If you want to include preferred modules in your island, you need to configure  
the island using the Advantys configuration software.  
A preferred module can connect to an island bus segment via an STB XBE 1000  
EOS module and a length of STB XCA 100x bus extension cable. Each preferred  
module has two IEEE 1394-style cable connectors, one to receive the island bus  
signals and the other to transmit them to the next module in the series. Preferred  
modules are also equipped with termination, which must be enabled if a preferred  
module is the last device on the island bus and must be disabled if other modules  
follow the preferred device on the island bus.  
Preferred modules can be chained to one another in a series, or they can connect  
to Advantys STB segments. As shown in the following figure, a preferred module  
passes the island bus communications signal from the primary segment to an  
extension segment of Advantys STB I/O modules:  
1
7
5
2
3
9
8
6
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
primary segment  
NIM  
STB XBE 1000 EOS bus extension module  
1 m length STB XCA 1002 bus extension cable  
preferred module  
1 m length STB XCA 1002 bus extension cable  
extension segment of Advantys STB I/O modules  
STB XBE 1200 BOS bus extension module for the extension segment  
STB XMP 1100 termination plate  
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Standard  
CANopen  
Devices  
You may also install one or more standard CANopen devices on an island. These  
devices are not auto-addressable, and they must be installed at the end of the island  
bus. If you want to install standard CANopen devices on an island, you need to use  
an STB XBE 2100 CANopen extension module as the last module in the last  
segment.  
Note: If you want to include standard CANopen devices in your island, you need  
to configure the island using the Advantys configuration software, and you need to  
configure the island to operate at 500 kbaud.  
Because standard CANopen devices cannot be auto-addressed on the island bus,  
they must be addressed using physical addressing mechanisms on the devices. The  
standard CANopen devices together with the CANopen extension module form a  
sub -network on the island bus that needs to be separately terminated at the  
beginning and end. A terminator resistor is included in the STB XBE 2100 CANopen  
extension module for one end of the extension sub-network; the last device on the  
CANopen extension must also be terminated with 120 . The rest of the island bus  
needs to be terminated after the CANopen extension module with an  
STB XMP 1100 termination plate:  
1
5
6
7
9
2
3
8
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
primary segment  
NIM  
STB XBE 1000 EOS bus extension module  
1 m length STB XCA 1002 bus extension cable  
extension segment  
STB XBE 2100 CANopen extension module  
STB XMP 1100 termination plate  
typical CANopen cable  
standard CANopen device with 120 termination  
Length of the  
Island Bus  
The maximum length of an island bus—the maximum distance between the NIM and  
the last device on the island—is 15 m (49.2 ft). This length must take into account  
the extension cables between segments, extension cables between preferred  
modules, and the space consumed by the devices themselves.  
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Introduction  
STB NIP 2212 Product Overview  
Introduction  
An Advantys STB island bus configured with an STB NIP 2212 standard NIM can  
function transparently as a node on an Ethernet local area network (LAN), or on the  
Internet. It can function, indirectly, as a node on a wide area network (WAN). The  
STB NIP 2212 can be a slave device to an Ethernet host manager.  
Ethernet and  
Internet  
Connectivity  
TCP/IP is the transport layer for the Ethernet LAN on which the STB NIP 2212  
Advantys STB island resides. This network architecture enables communications  
with a wide range of Ethernet TCP/IP control products, such as Programmable Logic  
Controllers (PLCs), industrial computers, motion controllers, host computers, and  
operator control stations.  
The STB NIP 2212 NIM has a Transparent Ready implementation classification of  
B20.  
Embedded Web  
Server  
The STB NIP 2212 includes an embedded web server (See STB NIP 2212 Web  
Server, p. 65), which is a web browser-enabled application. It allows authorized  
users worldwide to view configuration and diagnostic data for the STB NIP 2212  
(See Web Access Password Protection, p. 86). (Users with additional authorization  
(See Configuration Password Protection, p. 89) can write data to the  
STB NIP 2212.)  
Internet  
Applications  
The STB NIP 2212 is configured for the following Internet applications:  
HTTP embedded web server  
–Port 80 service access point (SAP)  
–browser based IP configuration and troubleshooting  
SNMP—allows remote network management of the STB NIP 2212  
–Port 161 SAP  
–enables remote network management (NMT) of the STB NIP 2212  
Open Modbus  
An open implementation of the proprietary Modbus protocol runs over TCP/IP on the  
Ethernet LAN on which the STB NIP 2212 resides. The fieldbus (Ethernet) port (See  
STB NIP 2212 Network Interface, p. 26) on the STB NIP 2212 is configured for Port  
502 SAP functionality. Port 502 is the well-known port for Modbus over TCP that  
was assigned to Schneider Electric by the Internet Authority (IANA).  
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Conformance to  
NIM Standards  
The STB NIP 2212 is designed to support all of the standard Advantys STB NIM  
features and functions (See What Is a Network Interface Module?, p. 12). Because  
an STB NIP 2212 runs Modbus as its fieldbus protocol, a device running the  
Advantys configuration software or a human-machine interface (HMI) can attach to  
either its fieldbus (Ethernet) port) (See STB NIP 2212 Network Interface, p. 26) or  
its CFG port (See The CFG Interface, p. 33).  
Ethernet Host  
PLCs and personal computers (PCs) configured with the Modbus protocol are  
suitable upstream Ethernet hosts to islands using the STB NIP 2212 as their  
gateway. The Ethernet host can be local or remote.  
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Introduction  
Ethernet Communications and Connectivity  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 allows the Advantys STB island to function as a node on an  
Ethernet local area network (LAN).  
Ethernet is an open local (communications) network that enables the interconnec-  
tivity of all levels of manufacturing operations from the plant’s office to the sensors  
and actuators on its floor.  
Conformance  
The STB NIP 2212 is located on a 10Base-T LAN. The 10Base-T standard is  
defined by the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet specification. Contention for 10Base-T networks  
is resolved by using Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detect (CSMA/  
CD).  
Transmission  
Rate  
An STB NIP 2212 island node resides on a baseband network with a transmission  
rate of 10 Mbit/s.  
Frame Format  
The STB NIP 2212 supports both Ethernet II and IEEE 802.3 frame formats;  
Ethernet II is the default frame type.  
Modbus over  
TCP/IP  
Connection  
Management  
The STB NIP 2212 limits the number of Modbus client connections to 32. If a request  
for a new connection is received and the number of existing connections is at the  
limit, the oldest unused connection is closed.  
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The STB NIP 2212 NIM  
2
At a Glance  
Introduction  
This chapter describes the external features of the STB NIP 2212, including its  
Ethernet port, network cable requirements, and power requirements.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
24  
External Features of the STB NIP 2212  
STB NIP 2212 Network Interface  
Rotary Switches  
26  
28  
30  
33  
35  
37  
39  
42  
LED Indicators  
The CFG Interface  
The Power Supply Interface  
Logic Power  
Selecting a Source Power Supply for the Island’s Logic Power Bus  
Module Specifications  
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External Features of the STB NIP 2212  
Summary of  
Features  
The following figure indicates where the physical features critical to STB NIP 2212  
NIM operations are located:  
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The physical features of the STB NIP 2212 are described briefly in the following  
table:  
Feature  
Function  
1
Ethernet interface  
An RJ-45 (See STB NIP 2212 Network Interface, p. 26)  
connector is used to connect the NIM and the island bus to  
an Ethernet LAN network.  
2
MAC ID  
48-bit, unique network ID hard-coded in the STB NIP 2212  
when manufactured.  
3
4
upper rotary switch  
lower rotary switch  
The rotary switches (See Physical Description, p. 28) used  
together specify a role name for the STB NIP 2212.  
Alternatively, the lower rotary switch can be used to direct the  
STB NIP 2212 to use its MAC-based default IP address (See  
Summary of Valid IP Address Settings, p. 29) or to obtain its  
IP parameters from a BootP server or from the  
STB NIP 2212 web site (See About the Embedded Web  
Server, p. 67).  
5
6
space provided to record Write the IP address that you assign to this STB NIP 2212  
IP address  
here.  
power supply interface  
A two-pin connector used to connect an external 24 VDC  
power supply (See Selecting a Source Power Supply for the  
Island’s Logic Power Bus, p. 39) to the NIM.  
7
LED array  
Colored LEDs (See LED Indicators, p. 30) use various  
patterns to visually indicate the operational status of the  
island bus, activity on the NIM, and the status of  
communications to the island over the Ethernet LAN.  
8
9
removable memory card A plastic drawer in which a removable memory card (See  
drawer  
Installing the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory  
Card, p. 50) can be seated and then inserted into the NIM.  
CFG port cover  
A hinged flap on the NIM’s front panel that covers the CFG  
interface (See The CFG Interface, p. 33) and the RST button  
(See The RST Button, p. 55).  
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STB NIP 2212 Network Interface  
Introduction  
The fieldbus interface on the STB NIP 2212 is the point of connection between an  
Advantys STB island and the Ethernet LAN on which the island resides. This  
fieldbus interface is also called the Ethernet port.  
The fieldbus interface is a 10Base-T port with an RJ-45 female connector. Category  
5 (CAT5) twisted pair electrical wiring, either shielded or unshielded (STP/UTP), is  
used to connect the STB NIP 2212 to the Ethernet baseband.  
Note: Because the Ethernet port is configured for Modbus over TCP/IP services (SAP 502),  
the Advantys configuration software can run over the fieldbus interface on the STB NIP 2212.  
Fieldbus  
(Ethernet) Port  
The interface for 10Base-T connections is located on the front of the STB NIP 2212  
NIM toward the top:  
eight-pin connector  
1
8
The RJ-45 connector is an eight-pin female connector. The eight pins connect  
horizontally along the top. Pin 8 has the leftmost position, and pin 1 is the rightmost.  
The pin-out for the RJ-45 complies with the information in the following table:  
Pin  
1
Description  
tx+  
2
tx-  
3
rx+  
4
reserved  
reserved  
rx-  
5
6
7
reserved  
reserved  
8
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Communications The required communications cable is either shielded (STP) or unshielded (UTP)  
Cable and  
electrical, twisted pair CAT5 cable. The cable used with the STB NIP 2212 must  
Connector  
terminate with an eight-pin male connector.  
The CAT5 cable recommended for connecting the STB NIP 2212 to an Ethernet  
LAN has the following characteristics:  
standard description max. length  
application  
data rate connector to the  
fieldbus interface  
10Base-T 24-gauge,  
twisted pair  
100 m (328 ft) data  
10 Mbits/s eight-pin male  
transmission  
Note: There are many 8-pin male connectors that are compatible with the RJ-45 fieldbus  
interface on the STB NIP 2212. Refer to the Transparent Factory Network Design and  
Cabling Guide (490 USE 134 00) for a list of approved connectors.  
Note: The technical specifications for CAT5 cable are defined by FCC Part 68, EIA/  
TIA-568, TIA TSB-36, and TIA TSB-40.  
About STP/UTP  
Cabling  
Select STP or UTP cable according to the noise level in your environment:  
Use STP cabling in high electrical noise environments.  
UTP cabling is acceptable in low electrical noise environments.  
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Rotary Switches  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 is a single node on an Ethernet LAN and, in turn, the Internet.  
An STB NIP 2212 must have a unique IP address. The two rotary switches on the  
NIM provide a simple, easy way to assign an IP address to the STB NIP 2212.  
Physical  
Description  
The two rotary switches are positioned one above the other on the front of the  
STB NIP 2212. The upper switch represents the tens digit, and the lower switch  
represents the ones digit:  
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Summary of  
Valid IP Address  
Settings  
Each rotary switch position that you can use to set a valid IP address is marked on  
the STB NIP 2212 housing (See Physical Description, p. 28). The following  
information summarizes the valid address settings:  
For a switch-set role name, select a numeric value from 00 to 159. You can use  
both switches:  
On the upper switch (tens digit), the available settings are 0 to 15.  
On the lower switch (ones digit), the available settings are 0 to 9.  
The numeric setting is appended to the STB NIP 2212 part number, e.g.,  
STBNIP2212_123, and a DHCP server assigns it an IP address.  
For a BootP-served IP address (See Server-Assigned IP Addresses, p. 62),  
select either of the two BOOTP positions on the bottom switch.  
If you set the bottom switch to either of the two INTERNAL positions, the  
IP address will be assigned by one of the following methods:  
if the STB NIP 2212 is direct from the factory, it has no software set  
IP parameters and will use a MAC-based IP address (See Deriving an  
IP Address from a Media Access Control (MAC) Address, p. 61).  
a fixed IP address using the STB NIP 2212 web configuration pages (See  
Web-Based Configuration Options, p. 71)  
a web-configured role name (See Configuring a Role Name, p. 82) in  
association with a DHCP server  
Note: For information about how the STB NIP 2212 prioritizes IP addressing  
options, refer to the IP parameterization flow chart (See Determining the  
IP Address, p. 63).  
Note: The STB NIP 2212 requires a valid IP address to communicate on the  
Ethernet network and with a host. You must power cycle the STB NIP 2212 to  
configure the STB NIP 2212 with an IP address set with these rotary switches.  
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LED Indicators  
Introduction  
Six LEDs on the STB NIP 2212 NIM visually indicate the operational status of the  
island bus on an Ethernet LAN. The LED array is located toward the top of the NIM  
front bezel:  
LED 10T ACT (See Ethernet Communications LEDs, p. 31) indicates whether  
the Ethernet LAN and the Ethernet port are healthy and alive.  
LED LAN ST (See Ethernet Communications LEDs, p. 31) indicates events on  
the Ethernet LAN.  
LEDs RUN, PWR, ERR, and TEST indicate activity on the island and/or events  
on the NIM.  
Description  
The illustration shows the six LEDs used by the Advantys STB NIP 2212:  
PWR  
ERR  
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Ethernet  
The 10T ACT and the STATUS indicate the conditions described in the following  
Communications table:  
LEDs  
Label  
Pattern  
on  
Meaning  
The network is alive and healthy.  
The network is not alive and not healthy.  
The Ethernet LAN is operational.  
No MAC address found.  
10T ACT (green)  
off  
steady on  
steady off  
blinking  
blink: 3  
blink: 4  
blink: 5  
Initializing the Ethernet network.  
No link pulse detected.  
Duplicate IP address detected.  
LAN ST (green)  
Obtaining IP address (See The IP Address  
Assignment Process, p. 63).  
blink: 6  
Using the default IP address (See Deriving an  
IP Address from a Media Access Control (MAC)  
Address, p. 61).  
Advantys STB  
The table that follows describes the island bus condition(s) communicated by the  
Communications LEDs, and the colors and blink patterns used to indicate each condition.  
LEDs  
RUN  
(green)  
ERR (red) TEST  
(yellow)  
blink: 2  
Meaning  
blink: 2  
off  
blink: 2  
off  
The island is powering up (self test in progress).  
The island is initializing—it is not started.  
off  
off  
blink: 1  
off  
The island has been put in the pre-operational state by  
the RST button—it is not started.  
blink: 3  
The NIM is reading the contents of the removable  
memory card (See Using the STB XMP 4440 Optional  
Removable Memory Card to Configure the Island Bus,  
p. 53).  
on  
The NIM is overwriting its Flash memory with the card’s  
configuration data. (See 1.)  
off  
blink: 8  
off  
off  
off  
The contents of the removable memory card is invalid.  
blinking  
(steady)  
The NIM is configuring (See Configuring the Island  
Bus, p. 45) or auto-configuring (See Auto-  
Configuration, p. 49) the island bus—the bus is not  
started.  
blinking  
off  
off  
on  
off  
Auto-configuration data is being written to Flash  
memory. (See 1.)  
blink: 6  
The NIM detects no I/O modules on the island bus.  
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RUN  
(green)  
ERR (red) TEST  
(yellow)  
off  
Meaning  
off  
blink: 2  
Configuration mismatch detected after power up—at  
least one mandatory module does not match; the island  
bus is not started.  
off  
blink: 2  
blink: 5  
off  
off  
Assignment error—the NIM has detected a module  
assignment error; the island bus is not started.  
Internal triggering protocol error.  
off  
blinking  
(steady)  
Fatal error—Because of the severity of the error, no  
further communications with the island bus are  
possible and the NIM stops the island. The following  
are fatal errors:  
significant internal error  
module ID error  
auto-addressing (See Auto-Addressing, p. 46)  
failure  
mandatory module (See Configuring Mandatory  
Modules, p. 153) configuration error  
process image error  
auto-configuration/configuration (See Auto-  
Configuration, p. 49) error  
island bus management error  
receive/transmit queue software overrun error  
on  
on  
off  
off  
off  
The island bus is operational.  
blink 3  
At least one standard module does not match—the  
island bus is operational with a configuration mismatch.  
on  
blink: 2  
off  
off  
Serious configuration mismatch (when a module is  
pulled from a running island)—the island bus is now in  
pre-operational mode because of one or more  
mismatched mandatory modules.  
blink: 4  
off  
The island bus is stopped (when a module is pulled  
from a running island)—no further communications  
with the island are possible.  
off  
on  
off  
on  
Fatal error—internal failure.  
[any]  
[any]  
Test mode is enabled—the configuration software or  
an HMI panel can set outputs. (See 2.)  
1
2
The TEST LED is on temporarily during the Flash overwrite process.  
The TEST LED is on steadily while the device connected to the CFG port is in control.  
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The CFG Interface  
Purpose  
The CFG port is the connection point to the island bus for either a computer running  
the Advantys configuration software or an HMI panel.  
Physical  
Description  
The CFG interface is a front-accessible RS-232 interface located behind a hinged  
flap on the bottom front of the NIM:  
The port uses a male eight-pin HE-13 connector.  
Port Parameters  
The CFG port supports the set of communication parameters listed in the following  
table. If you want to apply any settings other than the factory default values, you  
must use the Advantys configuration software:  
Parameter  
Valid Values  
Factory Default Settings  
bit rate (baud)  
2400 / 4800 / 9600 / 19200 / 9600  
38400/ 57600  
data bits  
7/8  
8
stop bits  
1/2  
1
parity  
none/odd/even  
RTU/ASCII  
even  
RTU  
Modbus communications mode  
Note: To restore all of the CFG port’s communication parameters to their factory  
default settings, push the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) on the NIM. Be  
aware, however, that this action will overwrite all of the island’s current  
configuration values with factory default values.  
You can also password protect a configuration, thereby putting the island in  
protected mode (See Protecting Configuration Data, p. 164). If you do this,  
however, the RST button will be disabled and you will not be able to use it to reset  
the port parameters.  
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Connections  
An STB XCA 4002 programming cable must be used to connect the computer  
running the Advantys configuration software or a Modbus-capable HMI panel to the  
NIM via the CFG port.  
The following table describes the specifications for the programming cable:  
Parameter  
model  
Description  
STB XCA 4002  
function  
connection to device running Advantys configuration  
software  
connection to HMI panel  
Modbus (either RTU or ASCII mode)  
2 m (6.23 ft)  
communications protocol  
cable length  
cable connectors  
eight-receptacle HE-13 (female)  
nine-receptacle SUB-D (female)  
cable type  
multiconductor  
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The Power Supply Interface  
Introduction  
The NIM’s built-in power supply requires 24 VDC from an external SELV-rated  
power source. The connection between the 24 VDC source and the island is the  
male two-pin connector illustrated below.  
Physical  
Description  
Power from the external 24 VDC supply comes in to the NIM via a two-pin connector  
located at the bottom left of the module:  
1
2
connector 1–24 VDC  
connector 2–common voltage  
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Connectors  
Use either:  
a screw type power connector, available in a kit of 10 (model STB XTS 1120)  
a spring clamp power connector, available in a kit of 10 (model STB XTS 2120)  
The following illustrations show two views of each power connector type. A front and  
back view of the STB XTS 1120 screw type connector is shown on the left, and a  
front and back view of the STB XTS 2120 spring clamp connector is shown on the  
right:  
1
2
3
4
5
STB XTS 1120 screw-type power connector  
STB XTS 2120 spring clamp power connector  
wire entry slot  
screw clamp access  
spring clamp actuation button  
Each entry slot accepts a wire in the range 0.14 to 1.5 mm2 (28 to 16 AWG).  
Each connector has a 3.8 mm (0.15 in) pitch between the entry slots.  
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Logic Power  
Introduction  
Logic power is a 5 VDC power signal on the island bus that the I/O modules require  
for internal processing. The NIM has a built-in power supply that provides logic  
power. The NIM sends the 5 V logic power signal across the island bus to support  
the modules in the primary segment.  
External Source  
Power  
Input from an external 24 VDC power supply (See Characteristics of the External  
Power Supply, p. 39) is needed as the source power for the NIM’s built-in power  
supply. The NIM’s built-in power supply converts the incoming 24 V to 5 V of logic  
power. The external supply must be rated safety extra low voltage (SELV-rated).  
CAUTION  
IMPROPER GALVANIC ISOLATION  
The power components are not galvanically isolated. They are intended  
for use only in systems designed to provide SELV isolation between the  
supply inputs or outputs and the load devices or system power bus. You  
must use SELV-rated supplies to provide 24 VDC source power to the  
NIM.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment  
damage.  
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The STB NIP 2212 NIM  
Logic Power  
Flow  
The figure below shows how the NIM’s integrated power supply generates logic  
power and sends it across the primary segment:  
5 V  
24 V  
24 VDC  
The figure below shows how the 24 VDC signal is distributed to an extension  
segment across the island:  
5 V  
5 V  
24 V  
24 V  
24 VDC  
The logic power signal is terminated in the STB XBE 1000 module at the end of the  
segment (EOS).  
Island Bus Loads The built-in power supply produces 1.2 A of current for the island bus. Individual  
STB I/O modules generally draw a current load of between 50 and 90 mA. (Consult  
the Advantys STB Hardware Components Reference Guide (890 USE 172 00) for a  
particular module’s specifications.) If the current drawn by the I/O modules totals  
more than 1.2 A, additional STB power supplies need to be installed to support the  
load.  
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Selecting a Source Power Supply for the Island’s Logic Power Bus  
Logic Power  
Requirements  
An external 24 VDC power supply is needed as the source for logic power to the  
island bus. The external power supply connects to the island’s NIM. This external  
supply provides the 24 V input to the built-in 5 V power supply in the NIM.  
The NIM delivers the logic power signal to the primary segment only. Special  
STB XBE 1200 beginning-of-segment (BOS) modules, located in the first slot of  
each extension segment, have their own built-in power supplies, which will provide  
logic power to the STB I/O modules in the extension segments. Each BOS module  
that you install requires 24 VDC from an external power supply.  
Characteristics  
of the External  
Power Supply  
The external power supply needs to deliver 24 VDC source power to the island. The  
supply that you select can have a low range limit of 19.2 VDC and a high range limit  
of 30 VDC. The external supply must be rated safety extra low voltage (SELV-rated).  
The SELV-rating means that SELV isolation is provided between the power supply’s  
inputs and outputs, the power bus, and the devices connected to the island bus.  
Under normal or single-fault conditions the voltage between any two accessible  
parts, or between an accessible part and the protective earth (PE) terminal for Class  
1 equipment, will not exceed a safe value (60 VDC max.).  
CAUTION  
IMPROPER GALVANIC ISOLATION  
The power components are not galvanically isolated. They are intended  
for use only in systems designed to provide SELV isolation between the  
supply inputs or outputs and the load devices or system power bus. You  
must use SELV-rated supplies to provide 24 VDC source power to the  
NIM.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment  
damage.  
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Calculating the  
Wattage  
Requirement  
The amount of power (See Logic Power Flow, p. 38) that the external power supply  
must deliver is a function of the number of modules and the number of built-in power  
supplies installed on the island.  
The external supply needs to provide 13 W of power for the NIM and 13 W for each  
additional STB power supply (like an STB XBE 1200 BOS module). For example, a  
system with one NIM in the primary segment and one BOS module in an extension  
segment would require 26 W of power.  
For example, the figure below shows an extended island:  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
24 VDC source power supply  
NIM  
PDM  
primary segment I/O modules  
BOS module  
first extension segment I/O modules  
second extension segment I/O modules  
island bus terminator plate  
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The extended island bus contains three built-in power supplies:  
the supply built into the NIM, which resides in the leftmost location of the primary  
segment  
a power supply built into each of the STB XBE 1200 BOS extension modules,  
which reside in the leftmost location of the two extension segments  
In the figure, the external supply would provide 13 W of power for the NIM plus 13 W  
for each of the two BOS modules in the extension segments (for a total of 39 W).  
Note: If the 24 VDC source power supply also supplies field voltage to a power  
distribution module (PDM), you must add the field load to your wattage calculation.  
For 24 VDC loads, the calculation is simply amps x volts = watts.  
Suggested  
Devices  
The external power supply is generally enclosed in the same cabinet as the island.  
Usually the external power supply is a DIN rail-mountable unit.  
For installations that require 72 W or less from a 24 VDC source power supply, we  
recommend a device such as the ABL7 RE2403 Phaseo power supply from  
Telemecanique, distributed in the United States by Square D. This supply is DIN rail-  
mountable and has a form factor similar to that of the island modules.  
If you have room in your cabinet and your 24 VDC power requirements are greater  
than 72 W, summable power supply options such as Schneider’s Premium  
TSX SUP 1011 (26 W), TSX SUP 1021 (53 W), TSX SUP 1051 (120 W), or  
TSX SUP 1101 (240 W) can be considered. These modules are also available from  
Telemecanique and, in the United States, from Square D.  
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The STB NIP 2212 NIM  
Module Specifications  
Specifications  
Detail  
The general specifications for the STB NIP 2212, which is the Ethernet network  
interface module (NIM) for an Advantys STB island bus, appear in the following  
table:  
General Specifications  
dimensions  
width  
40.5 mm (1.594 in)  
130 mm (4.941 in)  
70 mm (2.756 in)  
height  
depth  
interface and  
connectors  
to the Ethernet LAN  
RJ-45 female connector  
CAT5 STP/UTP twisted-pair, electrical  
cable(s)  
RS-232 (See Physical  
eight-pin connector HE-13  
Description, p. 33) port for device  
running the Advantys  
configuration software or an HMI  
panel (See The HMI Blocks in the  
Island Data Image, p. 170)  
to the external 24 VDC power  
supply  
two-pin connector (See The Power  
Supply Interface, p. 35)  
built-in power input voltage  
supply  
24 VDC nominal  
input power range  
19.2 ... 30 VDC  
internal current supply  
400 mA@ 24 VDC, consumptive  
5 VDC nominal  
output voltage to the island bus  
2% variation due to temperature drift,  
intolerance, or line regulation  
1% load regulation  
< 50 moutput impedance up to  
100 kHz  
output current rating  
isolation  
1.2 A @ 5 VDC  
no internal isolation  
Isolation must be provided by an  
external 24 VDC source power supply,  
which must be SELV-rated.  
addressable  
modules  
supported  
per segment  
per island  
16 maximum  
32 maximum  
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General Specifications  
segments  
supported  
primary (required)  
one  
extension (optional)  
six maximum  
IEEE 802.3  
B20  
standards  
Ethernet conformance  
Transparent Ready  
implementation classification  
HTTP  
Port 80 SAP  
Port 161 SAP  
Port 502 SAP  
SNMP  
Modbus over TCP/IP  
MTBF  
200,000 hours GB (ground benign)  
IEC 1131  
electromagnetic compatibility  
(EMC)  
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Configuring the Island Bus  
3
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this chapter describes the auto-addressing and auto-  
configuration processes. An Advantys STB system has an auto-configuration  
capability in which the current, actual assembly of I/O modules on the island bus is  
read every time that the island bus is either powered up or reset. This configuration  
data is saved to Flash memory automatically.  
The removable memory card is discussed in this chapter. The card is an  
Advantys STB option for storing configuration data offline. Factory default settings  
can be restored to the island bus I/O modules and the CFG port by engaging the  
RST button.  
The NIM is the physical and logical location of all island bus configuration data and  
functionality.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
46  
Auto-Addressing  
Auto-Configuration  
49  
50  
53  
Installing the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card  
Using the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card to Configure the  
Island Bus  
The RST Button  
55  
56  
RST Functionality  
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Configuring the Island Bus  
Auto-Addressing  
Introduction  
Each time that the island is powered up or reset, the NIM automatically assigns a  
unique island bus address to each module on the island that will engage in data  
exchange. All Advantys STB I/O modules and preferred devices engage in data  
exchange and require island bus addresses.  
About the Island  
Bus Address  
An island bus address is a unique integer value in the range 0 through 127 that  
identifies the physical location of each addressable module on the island.  
Addresses 0, 124, 125 and 126 are reserved. Address 127 is always the NIM’s  
address. Addresses 1 through 123 are available for I/O modules and other island  
devices.  
During initialization, the NIM detects the order in which modules are installed and  
addresses them sequentially from left to right, starting with the first addressable  
module after the NIM. No user action is required to address these modules.  
Addressable  
Modules  
The following module types require island bus addresses:  
Advantys STB I/O modules  
preferred devices  
standard CANopen devices  
Because they do not exchange data on the island bus, the following are not  
addressed:  
bus extension modules  
PDMs such as the STB PDT 3100 and STB PDT 2100  
empty bases  
termination plate  
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An Example  
For example, if you have an island bus with eight I/O modules:  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NIM  
STB PDT 3100 24 VDC power distribution module  
STB DDI 3230 24 VDC two-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3200 24 VDC two-channel digital output module  
STB DDI 3420 24 VDC four-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3410 24 VDC four-channel digital output module  
STB DDI 3610 24 VDC six-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3600 24 VDC six-channel digital output module  
STB AVI 1270 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog input module  
10 STB AVO 1250 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog output module  
11 STB XMP 1100 island bus termination plate  
The NIM would auto-address it as follows. Note that the PDM and the termination  
plate do not consume island bus addresses:  
Module  
Physical Location Island Bus Address  
NIM  
1
2
127  
STB PDT 3100 PDM  
STB DDI 3230 input  
STB DDO 3200 output  
STB DDI 3420 input  
STB DDO 3410 output  
STB DDI 3610 input  
STB DDO 3600 output  
STB AVI 1270 input  
STB AVO 1250 output  
not addressed—does not exchange data  
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
4
5
6
7
8
9
10  
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Associating the  
Module Type  
with the Island  
Bus Location  
As a result of the configuration process, the NIM automatically identifies physical  
locations on the island bus with specific I/O module types. This feature enables you  
to hot swap a failed module with a new module of the same type.  
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Configuring the Island Bus  
Auto-Configuration  
Introduction  
All Advantys STB I/O modules are shipped with a set of predefined parameters that  
allow an island to be operational as soon as it is initialized. This ability of island  
modules to operate with default parameters is known as auto-configuration. Once  
an island bus has been installed, assembled, and successfully parameterized and  
configured for your fieldbus network, you can begin using it as a node on that  
network.  
Note: A valid island configuration does not require the intervention of the optional  
Advantys configuration software.  
About Auto-  
Auto-configuration occurs when:  
Configuration  
You power up an island for the first time.  
You push the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55).  
As part of the auto-configuration process, the NIM checks each module and  
confirms that it has been properly connected to the island bus. The NIM stores the  
default operating parameters for each module in Flash memory.  
Customizing a  
Configuration  
You can customize the operating parameters of the I/O modules, create reflex  
actions, add preferred modules and/or CANopen standard devices to the island bus,  
and customize other island capabilities.  
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Configuring the Island Bus  
Installing the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card  
Introduction  
The STB XMP 4440 removable memory card is a 32-kbyte subscriber identification  
module (SIM) that lets you store (See Saving Configuration Data, p. 163), distribute,  
and reuse custom island bus configurations. If the island is in unprotected (edit)  
mode (See Protection Feature, p. 164) and a removable memory card containing a  
valid island bus configuration is inserted in the NIM, the configuration data on the  
card overwrites the configuration data in Flash memory, and is adopted when the  
island starts up. If the island is in protected mode, the island ignores the presence  
of a removable memory card.  
The removable memory card is an optional Advantys STB feature.  
Note: Network configuration data, such as the fieldbus baud setting cannot be  
saved to the card.  
Physical  
Description  
The card measures 25.1 mm (0.99 in) wide x 15 mm (0.59 in) high x 0.76 mm  
(0.30 in) thick. It is shipped as a punch-out on a credit-card-sized plastic card, which  
measures 85.6 mm (3.37 in) wide x 53.98 mm (2.13 in) high.  
Note: Keep the card free of contaminants and dirt.  
CAUTION  
LOSS OF CONFIGURATION—MEMORY CARD DAMAGE OR  
CONTAMINATION  
The card’s performance can be degraded by dirt or grease on its  
circuitry. Contamination or damage may create an invalid configuration.  
Use care when handling the card.  
Inspect for contamination, physical damage, and scratches before  
installing the card in the NIM drawer.  
If the card does get dirty, clean it with a soft dry cloth.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment  
damage.  
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Installing the  
Card  
Use the following procedure to install the card:  
Step  
Action  
1
Punch out the removable memory card from the plastic card on which it is  
shipped.  
removable memory card  
Make sure that the edges of the card are smooth after you punch it out.  
2
3
Open the card drawer on the front of the NIM. If it makes it easier for you to work,  
you may pull the drawer completely out from the NIM housing.  
Align the chamfered edge (the 45° corner) of the removable memory card with  
the one in the mounting slot in the card drawer. Hold the card so that the chamfer  
is in the upper left corner.  
4
5
Seat the card in the mounting slot, applying slight pressure to the card until it  
snaps into place. The back edge of the card must be flush with the back of the  
drawer.  
Close the drawer.  
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Removing the  
Card  
Use the following procedure to remove the card from the card drawer. As a handling  
precaution, avoid touching the circuitry on the removable memory card during its  
removal.  
Step  
Action  
1
Open the card drawer.  
2
Push the removable memory card out of the drawer through the round opening  
at the back. Use a soft but firm object like a pencil eraser.  
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Using the STB XMP 4440 Optional Removable Memory Card to Configure the  
Island Bus  
Introduction  
A removable memory card is read when an island is powered on. If the configuration  
data on the card is valid, the current configuration data in Flash memory is  
overwritten.  
A removable memory card can be active only if an island is in edit mode. If an island  
is in protected mode (See Protecting Configuration Data, p. 164), the card and its  
data are ignored.  
Configuration  
Scenarios  
The following discussion describes several island configuration scenarios that use  
the removable memory card. The scenarios assume that a removable memory card  
is already installed in the NIM:  
initial island bus configuration  
replace the current configuration data in Flash memory in order to:  
apply custom configuration data to your island  
temporarily implement an alternative configuration; for example, to replace an  
island configuration used daily with one used to fulfill a special order  
copying configuration data from one NIM to another, including from a failed NIM  
to its replacement; the NIMs must run the same fieldbus protocol  
configuring multiple islands with the same configuration data  
Note: Whereas writing configuration data from the removable memory card to the  
NIM does not require use of the optional Advantys configuration software, you must  
use this software to save (write) configuration data to the removable memory card  
in the first place.  
Edit Mode  
Your island bus must be in edit mode to be configured. In edit mode, the island bus  
can be written to as well as monitored.  
Edit mode is the default operational mode for the Advantys STB island:  
A new island is in edit mode.  
Edit mode is the default mode for a configuration downloaded from the Advantys  
configuration software to the configuration memory area in the NIM.  
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Configuring the Island Bus  
Initial  
Use the following procedure to set up an island bus with configuration data that was  
Configuration  
and Reconfigu-  
ration Scenarios  
previously saved (See Saving Configuration Data, p. 163) to a removable memory  
card. You can use this procedure to configure a new island or to overwrite an  
existing configuration. Note: Using this procedure will destroy your existing  
configuration data.  
Step Action  
Result  
1
Install (See Installing the  
STB XMP 4440 Optional  
Removable Memory Card,  
p. 50) the removable  
memory card in its drawer  
in the NIM.  
2
Power on the new island  
bus.  
The configuration data on the card is checked. If the  
data is valid, it is written to Flash memory. The system  
restarts automatically, and the island is configured with  
this data. If the configuration data is invalid, it is not  
used and the island bus will stop.  
If the configuration data was unprotected, the island  
bus remains in edit mode. If the configuration data on  
the card was password-protected (See Protecting  
Configuration Data, p. 164), your island bus enters  
protected mode at the end of the configuration  
process.  
Note: If you are using this procedure to reconfigure an  
island bus and your island is in protected mode, you  
can use the configuration software to change the  
island’s operational mode to edit.  
Configuring  
Multiple Island  
Buses with the  
Same Data  
You can use a removable memory card to make a copy of your configuration data;  
then use the card to configure multiple island buses. This capability is particularly  
advantageous in a distributed manufacturing environment or for an OEM (original  
equipment manufacturer).  
Note: The island buses may be either new or previously configured, but the NIMs  
must all run the same fieldbus protocol.  
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The RST Button  
Summary  
The RST function is basically a Flash memory overwriting operation. This means  
that RST is functional only after the island has been successfully configured at least  
once. All RST functionality is performed with the RST button, which is enabled only  
in edit mode.  
Physical  
The RST button is located immediately above the CFG port (See Physical  
Description  
Description, p. 33), and behind the same hinged cover:  
RST button  
Holding down the RST button for two seconds or longer causes Flash memory to be  
overwritten, resulting in a new configuration for the island.  
CAUTION  
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION/CONFIGURATION  
OVERWRITTEN—RST BUTTON  
Do not attempt to restart the island by pushing the RST button. Pushing  
the RST button will cause the island bus to reconfigure itself with factory  
default operating parameters.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment  
damage.  
Engaging the  
RST Button  
To engage the RST button, it is recommended that you use a small screwdriver with  
a flat blade no wider than 2.5 mm (.10 in). Do not use a sharp object that might  
damage the RST button, nor a soft item like a pencil that might break off and jam the  
button.  
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RST Functionality  
Introduction  
The RST function allows you to reconfigure the operating parameters and values of  
an island by overwriting the current configuration in Flash memory. RST functionality  
affects the configuration values associated with the I/O modules on the island, the  
operational mode of the island, and the CFG port parameters.  
The RST function is performed by holding down the RST button (See The RST  
Button, p. 55) for at least two seconds. The RST button is enabled only in edit mode.  
In protected mode (See Protecting Configuration Data, p. 164), the RST button is  
disabled; pressing it has no effect.  
Note: Network settings, such as the fieldbus baud and the fieldbus node ID, remain  
unaffected.  
CAUTION  
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION/CONFIGURATION DATA  
OVERWRITTEN—RST BUTTON  
Do not attempt to restart the island by pushing the RST button. Pushing  
the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) causes the island bus to  
reconfigure itself with factory default operating parameters.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment  
RST  
Configuration  
The following scenarios describe some of the ways that you can use the RST  
function to configure your island:  
Scenarios  
Restore factory-default parameters and values to an island, including to the I/O  
modules and the CFG port (See Port Parameters, p. 33).  
Add a new I/O module to a previously auto-configured (See Auto-Configuration,  
p. 49) island.  
If a new I/O module is added to the island, pressing the RST button will force the  
auto-configuration process. The updated island configuration data is  
automatically written to Flash memory.  
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Overwriting  
The following procedure describes how to use the RST function to write default  
configuration data to Flash memory. Follow this procedure if you want to restore  
default settings to an island. This is also the procedure to use to update the  
configuration data in Flash memory after you add an I/O module to a previously  
auto-configured island bus. Because this procedure will overwrite the configuration  
data, you may want to save your existing island configuration data to a removable  
memory card before pushing the RST button.  
Flash Memory  
with Factory  
Default Values  
Step  
Action  
1
If you have a removable memory card installed, remove it (See Removing the  
Card, p. 52).  
2
3
Ensure that your island is in edit mode.  
Hold the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) down for at least two seconds.  
The Role of the  
NIM in this  
Process  
The NIM reconfigures the island bus with default parameters as follows:  
Stage  
Description  
1
The NIM auto-addresses (See Auto-Addressing, p. 46) the I/O modules on the  
island and derives their factory-default configuration values.  
2
3
4
The NIM overwrites the current configuration in Flash memory with configuration  
data that uses the factory-default values for the I/O modules.  
It resets the communication parameters on its CFG port to their factory-default  
values (See Port Parameters, p. 33).  
It re-initializes the island bus and brings it into operational mode.  
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IP Parameters  
4
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this chapter describes how IP parameters are assigned to the  
STB NIP 2212.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
60  
63  
How the STB NIP 2212 Obtains IP Parameters  
The IP Address Assignment Process  
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IP Parameters  
How the STB NIP 2212 Obtains IP Parameters  
Summary  
As a node on a TCP/IP network, the STB NIP 2212 requires a valid 32-bit IP  
address. The IP address can be:  
the MAC-based default IP address  
assigned by an Internet server  
customer-configured using the STB NIP 2212 web pages (See About the  
Embedded Web Server, p. 67)  
Note: Refer to the IP parameters flow chart (See The IP Address Assignment  
Process, p. 63) for information about how the STB NIP 2212 prioritizes IP address  
assignment options.  
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IP Parameters  
Deriving an  
The 32-bit default IP address for the STB NIP 2212 is composed of the last four  
octets of its 48-bit Media Access Control (MAC) address. The MAC address, or  
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) global address is  
assigned at the factory. The MAC address for an STB NIP 2212 is located on the  
front bezel under the Ethernet port (See External Features of the STB NIP 2212,  
p. 24).  
IP Address from  
a Media Access  
Control (MAC)  
Address  
A MAC address is stored in hexadecimal format. The numbers in the MAC address  
must be converted from hexadecimal to decimal notation to derive the default  
IP address. Use the following steps:  
Step  
Action  
1
A MAC address comprises six pairs of hex values, e.g., 00 00 54 10 01 02.  
Ignore the first two pairs: 00 00.  
2
3
4
Identify a pair, e.g., 54.  
Multiply the first number, 5 by 16. (5 x 16 = 80).  
Add the second number, 4 (80 + 4 = 84).  
Note: There are many resources for converting hex numbers to decimal numbers.  
We recommend using the Windows calculator in scientific mode.  
Note: If you set the lower rotary switch to either INTERNAL position (See Rotary  
Switches, p. 28) and no IP parameters have been assigned from the  
STB NIP 2212 web site, the STB NIP 2212 is configured with its derived default  
address when it is powered on.  
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IP Parameters  
MAC-Based  
IP Address  
Example  
In the following example, the hex pairs in the example IEEE global address  
(MAC address) 54.10.2D.11 are converted into a decimal number in the derived  
IP address. The derived IP address is 84.16.45.17, so this becomes the default  
IP address for the example STB NIP 2212:  
Hex Pair Decimal Conversion  
5 x 16 = 80 + 4= 84  
10  
1 x 16 = 16 + 0 = 16  
2D  
2 x 16 = 32 + 13 = 45  
D = 13 in hex  
11  
1 x 16 = 16 + 1 = 17  
Server-Assigned  
IP Addresses  
A server-assigned IP address may be obtained from either a BootP or a DHCP  
server. A BootP server must be invoked using either BOOTP position on the lower  
rotary switch (See Physical Description, p. 28). A DHCP-served IP address is  
associated with a role name.  
Role Name  
A role name is a combination of the Ethernet NIM part number STBNIP2212 and a  
numeric value, e.g., STBNIP2212_123.  
A role name may be assigned in one of two ways:  
using the numeric settings (00 to 159) on the rotary switches (See Physical  
Description, p. 28)  
setting the lower rotary switch to an INTERNAL position, powering on the  
STB NIP 2212, and completing the Role Name web page (See Sample  
Role Name Web Page, p. 82).  
Customer-  
Configured  
IP Address  
If your STB NIP 2212 does not have a role name, you can configure an IP address  
directly on the Configured IP web page (See Sample Configured IP Web Page,  
p. 72). Set the lower rotary switch to an INTERNAL position, power on the  
STB NIP 2212, and complete the web page.  
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The IP Address Assignment Process  
Determining the  
IP Address  
As shown in the following flow chart, the STB NIP 2212 performs a sequence of  
checks to determine an IP address:  
STOP—invalid position  
switch  
yes  
position  
no connection  
allowed  
NOT USED  
no  
switch  
position  
BOOTP  
yes  
BootP request  
no  
switch  
position  
INTERNAL  
receive  
yes  
IP parameters  
no  
read switch-set  
role name  
role name  
configured in  
memory  
no  
yes  
no  
yes  
yes  
DHCP request  
using switch-set  
role name  
DHCP request  
using role name in  
memory  
yes  
yes  
no  
receive  
yes  
and validate  
IP parameters  
are  
configured  
IP parameters  
present  
yes  
IP parameters  
valid  
yes  
no  
default IP address  
constructed from MAC  
assign configured  
IP parameters  
assign IP parameters  
Initialization complete  
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IP Parameters  
IP Address  
Software  
Priorities  
The IP addressing methods for the STB NIP 2212 are prioritized in the order listed  
in the following table. Note: The lower rotary switch must be set to either of the two  
INTERNAL positions (See Rotary Switches, p. 28):  
Priority  
IP Address Method  
1
2
role name  
configured IP parameters (set up on the Configured IP web page (See Sample  
Configured IP Web Page, p. 72))  
3
MAC-based default IP address (See Deriving an IP Address from a Media  
Access Control (MAC) Address, p. 61)  
Frame Format  
Priorities  
The STB NIP 2212 supports communications in the Ethernet II and 802.3 frame  
formats. Ethernet II is the default.  
When communicating with a BootP server, the STB NIP 2212 first makes three  
requests using the Ethernet II frame format; then it makes three requests using the  
802.3 frame format. The interval between each request is one second.  
When communicating with a DHCP server, the STB NIP 2212 makes eight requests  
using the Ethernet II frame format; then it makes eight requests using the 802.3  
frame format.  
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5
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 includes an embedded web server that is described in this  
chapter.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following sections:  
Section  
5.1  
Topic  
Page  
66  
Introduction to the Embedded Web Server  
Web Server Configuration Options  
Web Server Security  
5.2  
70  
85  
5.3  
5.4  
Web Server Diagnostic Options  
SNMP Services  
91  
5.5  
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5.1  
Introduction to the Embedded Web Server  
At a Glance  
Introduction  
This section introduces the STB NIP 2212 embedded web server.  
This section contains the following topics:  
What's in this  
Section?  
Topic  
Page  
67  
About the Embedded Web Server  
Properties Web Page  
69  
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About the Embedded Web Server  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 includes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) based  
embedded web server. Via a web browser (See Browser Requirements, p. 67),  
configuration and diagnostic data about the island node can be viewed and  
selectively edited.  
Initialization of  
the HTTP Server  
At the end of the IP parameterization process (See Determining the IP Address,  
p. 63), the STB NIP 2212 is initialized as an HTTP server, and its web pages are  
available to view and/or edit.  
Browser  
Requirements  
Either the Netscape Navigator browser, version 4.0 or greater, or the Internet  
Explorer browser, version 4.0 or greater, must be used with the STB NIP 2212 web  
pages.  
Security  
The STB NIP 2212 web site has three layers of security:  
The initial security is provided by the default HTTP password. You should replace  
this password with your own web access password (See Web Access Password  
Protection, p. 86).  
Knowledge of your web access password allows read-only access to your  
STB NIP 2212 web site.  
Knowledge of the configuration password (See Configuration Password  
Protection, p. 89) allows read/write access to your STB NIP 2212 web site.  
Web Page Help  
Page-level help is available for every STB NIP 2212 web page. To display the help  
text for a page, click on the word Help. It is located at the top of the web page and  
to the right of the STB NIP 2212 banner.  
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Accessing the  
STB NIP 2212  
Web Site  
Use the following steps to access the STB NIP 2212 web site:  
Step Action  
Result  
1
Go to your url: http://configured IP address  
The STB NIP 2212  
home page is displayed.  
2
Enter your language preference. English is the default  
language.  
The web access  
password dialog box is  
displayed.  
If your language preference is English, click on the  
Enter button.  
To select a different language, click on its name, e.g.,  
Deutsche. Then click on the Enter button.  
3
4
Type the user name and the web access password for  
your STB NIP 2212 site. Then click on the OK button to  
proceed.  
Note: The default user name and password are USER.  
Both are case-sensitive. They should be changed (See  
Web Access Password Protection, p. 86) for your  
STB NIP 2212 web site.  
The STB NIP 2212  
Properties (See  
Properties Web Page,  
p. 69) page is displayed.  
To navigate to a different web page, click on its tab. For  
example, for information about how to contact the  
The Support web page  
(See Product Support  
STB NIP 2212 product support team, click on the Support Web Page, p. 68) is  
tab. displayed.  
Product Support  
Web Page  
Information about how to contact Schneider Electric about your STB NIP 2212  
product is available from the Support web page. A sample Support page appears in  
the following figure:  
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Properties Web Page  
Introduction  
The Properties web page displays STB NIP 2212 statistics, such as the version of  
the kernel and the executive, as well as the communications protocols for which the  
STB NIP 2212 is configured.  
Sample  
Properties Web  
Page  
The Properties page is displayed automatically after the HTTP server authenticates  
the user name and web access password. A sample Properties page is shown in the  
following figure:  
2
3
1
5
4
6
1
STB NIP 2212 banner. The role name (if configured) and the IP address in current use  
display in the web banner.  
2
3
4
Click on the word Home to return to the STB NIP 2212 home page.  
Click on the word Help to display the help text for this web page.  
The network activity icon indicates which communications protocols are active. The top  
light represents HTTP, the middle light Modbus, and the bottom light FTP. If a protocol is  
active, the light representing it is lit. For more information, drag the mouse over the light.  
5
6
Navigation tabs.  
Schneider Electric copyright information.  
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5.2  
Web Server Configuration Options  
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this section describes the configuration options supported by the  
STB NIP 2212 embedded web server.  
What's in this  
Section?  
This section contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
71  
Configuration Web Page  
Configuring an IP Address for the STB NIP 2212  
Configuring Master Controllers  
Master Configurator Web Page  
Configuring a Role Name  
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77  
79  
82  
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Configuration Web Page  
Introduction  
The web-based resources that are available for configuring the STB NIP 2212 are  
listed as options on the Configuration menu. The specific web page for each feature  
is linked to a menu option.  
Web-Based  
Configuration  
Options  
The Configuration menu appears in the following figure:  
Accessing the  
Configuration  
Menu  
Use step 1 in the following procedure to access the Configuration menu. Then use  
step 2 to navigate to the specific web page for the configuration option:  
Step  
Action  
Result  
1
Click on the Configuration tab.  
The Configuration menu is displayed.  
2
Click on the option that you want to use, The web page for the configuration  
e.g., Master Configurator (See Master  
option that you selected is displayed.  
Configurator Web Page, p. 79).  
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Configuring an IP Address for the STB NIP 2212  
Introduction  
To communicate as a node on the Internet, the fieldbus (Ethernet) port on the  
STB NIP 2212 must be configured with a valid IP address. The IP address must be  
unique on the Ethernet LAN on which the STB NIP 2212 resides.  
One of the available IP address assignment methods (See How the STB NIP 2212  
Obtains IP Parameters, p. 60) is to configure an IP address yourself. A customer  
configured IP address is set up on the Configured IP web page.  
Sample  
A sample Configured IP web page appears in the following figure:  
Configured IP  
Web Page  
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IP Parameters  
The IP address for the STB NIP 2212 has the four parameters, which are described  
in the following table:  
Parameter  
Description  
IP address  
Unique 32-bit address assigned to every node on the Internet.  
subnet mask The subnet mask is 32 bits assigned with the IP address of a host. The  
contiguous 1’s of the mask are used to separate the network portion from the  
host portion of the address. When the subnet mask is applied to the source  
and destination addresses, it determines if the target host is on the local  
subnet or on a remote network.  
gateway  
The default gateway, typically a router, is where the host sends frames that  
are bound for remote networks after the subnet mask compare.  
frame type  
Data format used by a protocol. For example, the STB NIP 2212 can use  
either the Ethernet II or the IEEE 802.3 frame format. Ethernet II is the default.  
Note: The IP address for the STB NIP 2212 is written in dotted decimal format.  
Using the  
Command  
Buttons  
The following table describes how to use the command buttons on the Configured IP  
web page:  
To ...  
Click on ...  
Reset  
Display the IP address stored in Flash memory  
Display the MAC-based, derived default IP address.  
Save the IP address displayed on the Configured IP web page.  
Default  
Save  
Configure the STB NIP 2212 with the IP address displayed on the Reboot  
Configured IP web page.  
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Assigning a  
Configured  
Use the following procedure to configure an IP address for the STB NIP 2212. Note:  
Your STB NIP 2212 cannot have a role name.  
IP Address to the  
STB NIP 2212  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Set the lower rotary switch to an INTERNAL  
position (See Physical Description, p. 28),  
and power cycle the STB NIP 2212.  
2
If your STB NIP 2212, has a role name, you If no role name is assigned, skip  
must remove it using the Role Name web  
step 2.  
page (See Configuring a Role Name, p. 82).  
3
4
Open the STB NIP 2212 web site.  
Click on the Configuration tab to display the  
Configuration menu.  
5
6
Select the Configured IP option.  
In the IP address field, type the IP address  
that you want to use in dotted decimal  
format.  
7
Click on the Save button to save the address If the address is valid, it will appear in  
to Flash memory and in RAM.  
the banner at the top of each  
STB NIP 2212 web page.  
Note: The LAN ST LED (See  
Ethernet Communications LEDs,  
p. 31) on the NIM blinks four times if  
the IP address is a duplicate.  
8
9
Click on the Configuration tab to return to the  
Configuration menu.  
Select the Reboot option (See About the  
Reboot Option, p. 76).  
10 At the Reboot now? prompt, click on the OK  
button.  
11 Click on the OK button at the confirmation  
Your STB NIP 2212 restarts. The  
IP address that you set up on the web  
is the active IP address for the island.  
prompt, "Are you sure?"  
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Restoring  
Default  
Use the following procedure to reconfigure the STB NIP 2212 with its default  
IP parameters (See Deriving an IP Address from a Media Access Control (MAC)  
Parameters from  
the Web  
Address, p. 61) from the web. Note: Your STB NIP 2212 cannot have a role name.  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Open the STB NIP 2212 web site.  
2
3
4
Click on the Configuration tab to display  
the Configuration menu.  
Select the Configured IP option.  
The Configured IP web page (See Sample  
Configured IP Web Page, p. 72) opens.  
Click on the Default button.  
The IP address parameters are restored  
to their default values.  
The address is based on the 48-bit MAC  
address that was programmed into the  
STB NIP 2212 when it was manufactured.  
5
Click on the Save button to save the  
Note: The LAN ST LED (See Ethernet  
address to Flash memory and in RAM. Communications LEDs, p. 31) on the NIM  
blinks six times if the STB NIP 2212  
default address is in use. If the address is  
a duplicate, the LAN ST LED blinks four  
times.  
6
7
8
9
Click on the Configuration tab to return  
to the Configuration menu.  
Select the Reboot option (See About the  
Reboot Option, p. 76).  
At the Reboot now? prompt, click on the  
OK button.  
Click on the OK button at the  
confirmation prompt, "Are you sure?"  
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About the  
The reboot operation will configure the STB NIP 2212 with IP parameters assigned  
Reboot Option  
on the web. Information about the reboot operation appears in the following figure:  
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Configuring Master Controllers  
Introduction  
Any controller on the Ethernet network has the potential to become the master of an  
island on that network. Mastery can be obtained on a first-come/first-serve basis.  
The STB NIP 2212 allows you to pre-assign mastery to as many as three specific  
controllers on the network. If one of these assigned controllers is connected, it will  
take mastery over any unassigned controllers, even if an unassigned controller has  
connected to the island first. To assign one or more master controllers, use the  
Master Controller web page.  
Understanding  
Processing  
Mastery  
A controller that has mastery over an island has the ability to write to the island’s  
output process image and to change operating parameters on the island nodes..  
Typically, the first controller to request write access is granted mastery. If another  
master attempts to write to the island while the first controller has mastery, the NIM  
sends an error message and access is denied.  
If a master controller has been configured on the Master Controller web page (See  
Sample Master Controller Web Page, p. 78), a write request from it will pre-empt  
processing mastery from any other device during its reservation time.  
Fields on the  
Master  
To pre-assign one or more (up to three) master controllers for the STB NIP 2212,  
identify them by their IP addresses:  
Controller Web  
Page  
Field Name Description  
Master x ID* The unique IP address (See How the STB NIP 2212 Obtains IP Parameters,  
p. 60) for a master controller.  
reservation  
time  
The amount of time in ms allocated to a master controller for writing to the  
STB NIP 2212. Other controllers attempting to write to the STB NIP 2212  
while the master is connected will receive an error message.  
The default reservation time is 60,000 (1 min). Each time the master writes to  
the NIM, the reservation time is reset to 60,000.  
holdup time  
The amount of time in ms that output modules will hold their current state  
without an update by a Modbus write command (See List of Supported  
Commands, p. 135). When the module hold-up time out expires, the outputs  
will be driven to their defined fallback states (See Island Fallback Scenarios,  
p. 161).  
Note: The holdup time must be defined via the Master Controller web page.  
Holdup time out parameters and values are stored in nonvolatile Flash  
memory.  
* If you do not enter an IP address, then write access to the NIM will be obtained by the first  
master that writes to it.  
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Setting Up  
Master  
Controllers for  
the Island  
Use the following procedure to configure a master controller for the STB NIP 2212:  
Step  
Action  
1
Click on the Configuration tab to display the Configuration menu.  
Select the Master Controller option.  
2
3
Type the IP address for each master controller (up to three) that you want to set  
up.  
4
5
Type a value for the reservation time (0 ... 120000 ms). This is the amount of  
time allocated to any master controller. The default setting is 60000 ms (1 min).  
Type a value in ms for the holdup time. The default setting is 1000 ms. (1 sec).  
The valid values are:  
values in the range 300 ... 120,000 ms.  
a value of 0 ms signifiying indefinite hold up time  
Note: You must enter the holdup value via the web page.  
6
Click on the Save button to store information about the master controller in the  
STB NIP 2212’s Flash memory and in RAM.  
Sample Master  
Controller Web  
Page  
A sample Master Controller web page is shown in the following figure:  
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Master Configurator Web Page  
What Is a Master  
Configurator?  
The master configurator of an Advantys STB island controls the configuration data  
for all of the I/O modules during its reservation time (See Fields on the Master  
Configurator Web Page, p. 80). The configuration master must run the Advantys  
configuration software. The configuration master can connect to either the fieldbus  
(Ethernet) interface (See Fieldbus (Ethernet) Port, p. 26) or the CFG port (See The  
CFG Interface, p. 33) on the STB NIP 2212.  
Note: The master configurator of an Advantys STB island must be set up on the  
Master Configurator web page.  
The configuration master of an Advantys STB island can be a:  
local host that resides on the same Ethernet LAN as the island  
remote host that communicates with the Ethernet LAN on which the island  
resides  
device connecting to the STB NIP 2212, serially, via the CFG port  
The master configurator is identified on the Master Configurator web page as  
follows:  
A master configurator running over the network is identified by its IP address.  
A configuration master connecting to the CFG port is specified as serial (See  
Fields on the Master Configurator Web Page, p. 80).  
A master configurator will pre-empt configuration mastery for the Advantys STB  
island from any other configurator during its reservation time.  
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Fields on the  
Master  
Configurator  
Web Page  
The fields on the Master Configurator web page are described in the following table:  
Field  
Legal Values  
Description  
Protocol  
IP  
The IP address (See How the STB NIP 2212 Obtains  
IP Parameters, p. 60) of the master configurator on the  
Ethernet LAN.  
serial  
The master configurator is attached to the CFG port on the  
STB NIP 2212.  
disabled  
Disabled is the default setting for this feature.  
If selected, the master configurator feature is disabled.  
However, devices normally capable of configuring the island  
will perform as designed.  
reservation 0 ... 120000 ms, The amount of time in ms allocated to a master for writing  
time  
with a 1 ms  
resolution time  
configuration data to the STB NIP 2212. Other masters  
attempting to configure the island during this time will receive  
an error message.  
The default reservation time is 60,000 ms (1 min).  
Reservation time is self-renewing.  
Configuring a  
Master  
Use the following procedure to configure a master configurator for an Advantys STB  
island:  
Configurator for  
the Island  
Step  
Action  
1
Click on the Configuration tab to display the Configuration menu.  
Select the Master Configurator option.  
2
3
To identify the master configurator, do one of the following:  
Click on the radio button next to the IP option and type in the IP address for  
the master configurator communicating via the fieldbus (Ethernet) port (See  
STB NIP 2212 Network Interface, p. 26), e.g., 139.158.2.38 (See Sample  
Master Configurator Web Page, p. 81).  
For a master configurator attached to the STB NIP 2212’s CFG port (See  
The CFG Interface, p. 33), click on the radio button next to the Serial option.  
To disable this feature, click on the radio button next to the Disabled (default)  
option.  
4
5
Type a value for the reservation time (0 ... 120000 ms). This is the amount of  
time allocated to the master configurator for writing configuration data to the  
island. The default setting is 60000 ms (1 min).  
Click on the Save button to store the information about the master configurator  
in the STB NIP 2212’s Flash memory and in RAM.  
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Sample Master  
Configurator  
Web Page  
A sample Master Configurator web page is shown in the following figure:  
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Configuring a Role Name  
Introduction  
You can assign, edit, or delete a role name for an STB NIP 2212 on the Role Name  
web page. A role name comprises the STBNIP2212 part number, an underscore (_),  
and three numeric characters, e.g., STBNIP2212_002.  
A role name is the priority IP address assignment method used by the  
STB NIP 2212 (See The IP Address Assignment Process, p. 63). If a role name is  
assigned, the IP address for the STB NIP 2212 is always associated with it. You will  
not be able to assign a configured IP (See Customer-Configured IP Address, p. 62)  
or the default IP address (See Deriving an IP Address from a Media Access Control  
(MAC) Address, p. 61), unless you remove the role name first.  
Sample  
A sample Role Name web page is shown below:  
Role Name Web  
Page  
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Configuring a  
Role Name  
Use the following procedure to create or edit a role name for the STB NIP 2212:  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Set the lower rotary switch to an  
INTERNAL position (See Physical  
Description, p. 28), and power cycle the  
STB NIP 2212.  
2
3
Open the STB NIP 2212 web site.  
Click on the Configuration tab to display  
the Configuration menu.  
4
5
Select the Role Name option.  
Type or overtype the numeric part of the The default role name is  
role name with three numeric values. You STBNIP2212_000.  
can use any numbers in the range  
00 to 159 that are not already in use on  
the same Ethernet LAN.  
6
Click on the Save button to save your role The role name will appear in the banner  
name to the Flash memory and in RAM. at the top of each STB NIP 2212 web  
page.  
Note: Saving the role name, however,  
does not configure the STB NIP 2212  
with it. You must reboot the  
STB NIP 2212 (see step 8) to configure  
it with a role name and to have a  
DHCP server assign an IP address (See  
Server-Assigned IP Addresses, p. 62).  
7
8
9
Click on the Configuration tab to return to  
the Configuration menu.  
Select the Reboot option (See About the  
Reboot Option, p. 84).  
At the Reboot now? prompt, click on the  
OK button.  
10 Click on the OK button at the confirmation Your STB NIP 2212 restarts. It is  
prompt, "Are you sure?"  
configured with the role name and an  
IP address.  
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About the  
The reboot operation will configure the STB NIP 2212 with a role name assigned on  
Reboot Option  
the web. Information about the reboot operation appears in the following figure:  
Deleting a Role  
Name  
You must delete a role name before you can assign a configured IP address or the  
default IP parameters. Use the following steps:  
Step Action  
1
Set the lower rotary switch to an INTERNAL position (See Physical Description,  
p. 28), and power cycle the STB NIP 2212.  
2
3
4
5
6
Open the STB NIP 2212 web site.  
Click on the Configuration tab to display the Configuration menu.  
Select the Role Name option.  
Highlight the role name to select it. Then press the Delete key on your keyboard.  
Click on the Save button.  
Note: The role name is deleted from Flash memory.  
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5.3  
Web Server Security  
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this section describes how the HTTP default password, the web  
access password, and the configuration password are used to protect the  
STB NIP 2212 web site.  
What's in this  
Section?  
This section contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
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89  
Web Access Password Protection  
Configuration Password Protection  
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Web Access Password Protection  
Summary  
The STB NIP 2212 web site is password-protected. Initially, security for the  
STB NIP 2212 web site is provided by a default user name and password. Any  
visitor to your STB NIP 2212 site can view all of your information using the default  
user name and password.  
You will want to set up your own user name and password to protect your  
STB NIP 2212 web site. Use the Change Web Access Password (See What Is the  
Web Access Password?, p. 87) option.  
Default User  
Name and  
Password  
The default name and password for the STB NIP 2212 web site are:  
default user name—USER  
default password—USER  
The user name and password are case-sensitive.  
Correct entry of the default user name and password authorizes read-only access  
to your STB NIP 2212 web site. The default (HTTP password) screen is shown in  
the following figure:  
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What Is the Web  
Access  
Password?  
The web access password is an eight-character, case-sensitive user name and  
password that you assign. Your values will replace the default protection for your  
STB NIP 2212 web site. All visitors to your site must correctly complete the web  
access password dialog box, which is shown in the following figure. The web access  
dialog box displays immediately after the STB NIP 2212 home page.  
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Setting Up the  
Web Access  
Login  
Use the following procedure to set up your web access user name and password:  
Step Action  
Result  
1
Navigate to your url: http://configured IP address. The STB NIP 2212 home page is  
displayed.  
2
Enter your language preference. English is the  
default language.  
The web access password dialog  
box is displayed.  
If your language preference is English, click on  
the Enter button.  
To select a different language, click on its  
name, e.g., Deutsche. Then click on the Enter  
button.  
3
4
Type USER, using all uppercase letters, in the user  
name field and then, again, in the password field.  
Click on the OK button.  
The STB NIP 2212 Properties  
web page (See Sample  
Properties Web Page, p. 69) is  
displayed.  
5
6
Click on the Security tab.  
The Security menu is displayed.  
Select the Change Web Access Password option. The Change Web Access  
Password page is displayed.  
7
Type the new user name.  
The user name can have a maximum of eight  
alphanumeric characters. You can also use an  
underscore (_).  
The characters are case-sensitive.  
8
9
Type the user name again as the value for the  
Confirm New User Name field.  
In the New Password field, type your web access  
password.  
The password can have a maximum of eight  
alphanumeric characters. You can also use an  
underscore (_).  
The characters are case-sensitive.  
10  
11  
Type the password again in the Confirm New  
Password field.  
Click on the Save button.  
The web access user name and  
password take effect  
immediately.  
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Configuration Password Protection  
Introduction  
The configuration password controls read/write access from the STB NIP 2212 web  
site to the physical module’s Flash memory. This password must be set up on the  
Change Configuration Password web page.  
Set  
Use the following procedure to set up a configuration password for your  
STB NIP 2212 web site:  
Configuration  
Password  
Procedure  
Step  
Action  
Result  
1
Click on the Security tab.  
The Security menu is  
displayed.  
2
3
Click on the Change Configuration Password  
option.  
The Change Configuration  
Password page is displayed.  
In the New Password field, type your configuration  
password.  
The password must have six alphanumeric  
characters. The characters are case-sensitive.  
4
5
Type the password again in the Confirm New  
Password field.  
Click on the Save button.  
The configuration password  
takes effect immediately.  
Logging In and  
Out  
If you set up a configuration password, the following login procedure takes effect:  
Step  
Action  
Result  
1
Type the configuration password for your  
web site next to the Logout button (See  
Sample Login Prompt, p. 90).  
The Login button toggles to Logout.  
Your entire STB NIP 2212 web  
session is now write enabled.  
Note: The password is case-sensitive.  
2
3
Perform the write operation, e.g., configure  
a role name from the Role Name web page  
(See Configuring a Role Name, p. 82).  
Click on the Logout button to end write  
privileges on your web site.  
The Logout button toggles to Login.  
Write protection for your web site is  
restored.  
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Sample Login  
Prompt  
When active, the login prompt is displayed in the web banner (as shown in the  
following figure). The six-character configuration password must be entered to  
proceed:  
Synchronizing  
the Web and  
Advantys  
The same password is used to authorize write privileges on the STB NIP 2212 web  
pages and to configure an Advantys STB island bus with the Advantys configuration  
software (See Protecting Configuration Data, p. 164).  
Software  
Configuration  
Passwords  
If your island already has a configuration password via the Advantys configuration  
software, you must use it as the configuration password for your STB NIP 2212 web  
site, and vice versa.  
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5.4  
Web Server Diagnostic Options  
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this section describes the diagnostics options supported by the  
STB NIP 2212 embedded web server.  
What's in this  
Section?  
This section contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
92  
Diagnostics Web Page  
Ethernet Statistics  
93  
94  
STB NIP 2212 Registers Web Page  
I/O Data Values Web Page  
Island Configuration Web Page  
Island Parameters Web Page  
Error Log Web Page  
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98  
99  
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Diagnostics Web Page  
Introduction  
The web-based resources that are available for troubleshooting the STB NIP 2212  
are listed as options on the Diagnostics menu. The web page for each feature is  
linked to a menu option.  
Diagnostics  
Menu  
The Diagnostics menu appears in the following figure:  
Accessing the  
Diagnostics  
Menu  
Use step 1 in the following procedure to access the Diagnostics menu. Then use  
step 2 to navigate to the web page for a specific diagnostics option.  
Step  
Action  
Result  
1
Click on the Diagnostics tab.  
The Diagnostics menu is displayed.  
2
Click on the option that you want to use, The web page for the option that you  
e.g., NIM Registers (See STB NIP 2212 selected is displayed.  
Registers Web Page, p. 94).  
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Ethernet Statistics  
Introduction  
Refresh Rate  
The Ethernet Statistics web page reports status information and errors that are  
related to data transmissions to and from the STB NIP 2212 over the Ethernet LAN.  
The statistics on this page are updated at the rate of one per second.  
A sample Ethernet Statistics web page appears in the following figure:  
Sample Ethernet  
Statistics Web  
Page  
2
1
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
unique role name for this STB NIP 2212.  
unique IP address for this STB NIP 2212.  
unique MAC address for this STB NIP 2212.  
Ethernet statistics—click on the Help button to display a description for each Ethernet  
statistic.  
5
Reset button—clicking on this button returns all of the counters to 0.  
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STB NIP 2212 Registers Web Page  
Summary  
The NIM Registers web page will display information about specific Modbus  
registers in the STB NIP 2212 process image. The registers to display are identified  
by their Modbus register addresses.  
Page Design  
The NIM Registers web page is designed to provide a shared view of the specified  
Modbus registers (See The Data Image, p. 166). There is no limit to the number of  
registers that can be displayed on this web page.  
Customized and  
Common Views  
The NIM Registers web page is designed to provide a customized but common view  
of the STB NIP 2212 process image to everyone viewing the web page.  
Custom view—By supplying a personal variable name (maximum 10  
characters) and an actual Modbus register location (See The Data Image,  
p. 166), you can customize this page to show the data that is most important to  
you.  
Common view—However, only one view of the NIM Registers can be saved to  
Flash memory.  
After the display on the NIM Registers web page is written to Flash memory (by  
clicking on the Save button on the page), the display on this web page is fixed,  
providing a common view.  
Using the  
Command  
Buttons  
The following table describes how to use the command buttons on the NIM  
Registers web page:  
To ...  
Click on the ...  
add a row to the display.  
delete one or more row(s) from the display.  
Add button.  
checkbox in front of each row that you  
want to delete; then, click on the Delete  
button.  
save the NIM registers’ information from the web Save button.  
page to Flash memory.  
Note: This operation will overwrite the "save"  
space in Flash memory with the NIM registers’  
data displayed on the web page.  
Format Feature  
The format feature allows you to select whether the content of the NIM registers is  
displayed in decimal or hexadecimal notation.  
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Sample NIM  
Registers Web  
Page  
A sample NIM Registers web page appears in the following figure:  
5
7
1
3
6
2
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10-character variable name  
Modbus register number  
current value for Modbus register 30090 is 0  
checkbox  
Add and Delete buttons  
format preference—decimal or hexadecimal  
Clicking on the Save button overwrites the designated (single) space in Flash memory with  
the content of this web page.  
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I/O Data Values Web Page  
Summary  
The I/O Data Values web page will display the values stored in the process image  
output data area (See The Output Data Process Image, p. 119) and input data area  
(See The Input Data and I/O Status Process Image, p. 120) for the I/O modules  
currently assembled on the island bus. The order of information on this web page is  
the order of the I/O module assembly, as determined by the auto-addressing (See  
Auto-Addressing, p. 46) and auto-configuration (See Auto-Configuration, p. 49)  
processes.  
Page Design  
The I/O Data Values web page is designed to accommodate 16 Advantys STB I/O  
modules (or 256 Modbus registers (See The Data Image, p. 166)). The number of  
modules that can be accommodated will vary according to actual I/O modules  
assembled on the island. For example, if there are multiple six-channel digital I/O  
modules (STB DDI 3610s and/or STB DDO 3600s), STB AVI 1270s,  
STB AVO 1250s, and a specialty module like the STB ART 0200, fewer than 16  
modules can be represented on the I/O Data Values web page.  
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Sample I/O Data  
Values Web Page  
A sample I/O Data Values web page appears in the following figure:  
8
3
6
5
7
2
4
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
module’s island bus node address  
Advantys STB part number  
Modbus register location(s) for input and status data  
input values  
format preference—decimal or hexadecimal  
Modbus register location(s) for output data  
output values  
middle light is lit indicating Modbus activity  
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Island Configuration Web Page  
Introduction  
The Island Configuration web page describes the configuration and operational  
status (See Fault Detection, p. 132) of every module currently assembled on the  
island bus. The modules are listed in order of their assembly starting with the  
STB NIP 2212.  
Sample Island  
Configuration  
Web Page  
A sample Island Configuration web page appears in the following figure:  
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Island Parameters Web Page  
Sample Island  
Parameters Web  
Page  
The Island Parameters web page displays a read-only list of the island’s parameters  
and their current values. A sample web page appears in the following figure:  
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Error Log Web Page  
Introduction  
System-wide information collected while the Advantys STB island is operational is  
reported on the Error Log web page.  
Sample Error  
Log Web Page  
A sample Error Log web page appears in the following figure:  
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Error Log  
The operations associated with the Error Log web page are described in the  
Operations  
following table:  
To ...  
Do ...  
Comment  
Display the Error Log web Click on the Diagnostics tab to  
page.  
display the Diagnostics menu  
(See Diagnostics Web Page,  
p. 92). Then select the Error Log  
option.  
Update the display.  
Click on the Refresh button.  
The error log is not updated  
automatically. It can only be  
updated manually.  
Delete the log.  
Click on the Delete button.  
You must have read/write  
authorization (See  
Configuration Password  
Protection, p. 89) to delete  
the error log.  
Caution: Deleting the error  
log on the web page  
removes it from Flash  
memory.  
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5.5  
SNMP Services  
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 contains a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)  
agent, which is described in this section.  
What's in this  
Section?  
This section contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
103  
SNMP Device Management  
Configure SNMP Web Page  
About the Schneider Private MIBs  
Transparent Factory Ethernet (TFE) MIB Subtree  
Port502 Messaging Subtree  
Web MIB Subtree  
105  
107  
109  
110  
111  
112  
Equipment Profiles Subtree  
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SNMP Device Management  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 contains a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)  
Version 1.0 agent that is capable of supporting up to three concurrent SNMP  
connections.  
User Datagram  
Protocol (UDP)  
On the STB NIP 2212, SNMP services are delivered via the UDP/IP stack. UDP is  
the transport protocol used by the SNMP application in its communications with the  
STB NIP 2212.  
Note: BootP and the DHCP applications also use UDP as their transport layer  
when communicating with the STB NIP 2212.  
SNMP Agents  
and Managers  
The SNMP network management model uses the following terminology and  
definitions:  
manager—the client application program running on the master  
agent—the server application running on a network device, in this case, the  
STB NIP 2212  
The SNMP manager initiates communications with the agent. An SNMP manager  
can query, read data from and write data to other host devices. An SNMP manager  
uses UDP to establish communications with an agent device via an "open" Ethernet  
interface.  
When the STB NIP 2212 is successfully configured with SNMP, the STB NIP 2212  
agent and the SNMP manager devices can recognize one another on the network.  
The SNMP manager can then transmit data to and retrieve data from the  
STB NIP 2212.  
Network  
SNMP software allows an SNMP manager (remote PC) to monitor and control the  
Management  
STB NIP 2212. Specifically, SNMP services are used to monitor and manage:  
Application  
performance  
faults  
configuration  
security  
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SNMP Protocol  
Data Units  
(PDUs)  
Protocol Data Units (PDUs) within SNMP carry requests and responses between the  
manager and the STB NIP 2212 agent. The following PDUs are used:  
GetRequest—An SNMP manager uses the "Get" PDU to read the value of one  
or more management information base (MIB) (See Management Information  
Base (MIB), p. 107) objects from the STB NIP 2212 agent.  
SetRequest—An SNMP manager uses the "Set" PDU to write a value to one or  
more objects resident on the STB NIP 2212 agent.  
These PDUs are used in conjunction with MIB objects to get and set information  
contained in an Object Identifier (OID).  
SNMP PDU  
Structure  
An SNMP message is the innermost part of a typical network transmission frame, as  
shown in the following illustration:  
local IP  
network  
header  
local  
MAC  
header  
SNMP message  
UDP  
header  
network  
trailer  
Version Community  
GetRequest or SetRequest  
PDU  
Version &  
Community  
Identifiers  
The STB NIP 2212 is configured with SNMP, Version 1.0. When setting up the  
SNMP agent function for your STB NIP 2212 (See Configure SNMP Web Page,  
p. 105), you should configure private community name(s) for GetRequest and  
SetRequest.  
Note: If you do not configure private community names for GetRequest and  
SetRequest, any SNMP manager can read the MIB objects for your STB NIP 2212.  
The community name is an identifier that you assign to your SNMP network when  
you set up the SNMP manager. Community names for the SNMP manager and  
agent must agree before SNMP processing can occur.  
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Configure SNMP Web Page  
Introduction  
The Configure SNMP web page allows you to view the parameters used by the  
SNMP agent contained in the STB NIP 2212.  
Fields on the  
Configure SNMP  
Web Page  
The parameters and the settings for the SNMP agent are described in the following  
table:  
Purpose  
Field Name Description  
Agent  
Location  
100-character, case-sensitive alphanumeric string describing  
the location of this STB NIP 2212 (agent device).  
Contact  
100-character, case-sensitive alphanumeric string identifying the  
contact person for this STB NIP 2212.  
Community Set  
100-character, case-sensitive alphanumeric community string  
used to wite the value of a point of information. A SetRequest is  
used by an SNMP manager to write to the STB NIP 2212.  
The default community name for the STB NIP 2212 is public.  
Note: If you enable an Authentication Failure Trap, assign a  
private community string for SetRequest.  
Get  
100-character, case-sensitive alphanumeric community string,  
assigned by the user and used by the master to read the value  
of a point of information provided by the STB NIP 2212.  
The default community name for the STB NIP 2212 is public.  
Note: If you enable an Authentication Failure Trap, assign a  
private community string for a Get Request.  
If you do not assign a private community string for this field, any  
SNMP manager can read the MIB objects for your  
STB NIP 2212.  
Trap  
A trap is an exception report from an agent notifying the SNMP  
manager of an event or parameter change.  
Used by SNMP managers listening for traps to determine with  
which community the trap is associated.  
If a network device has a configurable SNMP manger, the  
manger can be set up to receive specific traps based on the  
community string.  
Security  
Trap  
Enabled  
Authentication failure trap. Schneider Electric recommends that  
you always enable the trap.  
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Sample  
A sample Configure SNMP web page is shown in the following figure:  
Configure SNMP  
Web Page  
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About the Schneider Private MIBs  
Introduction  
The following information describes the Schneider Electric private MIB, and the  
Transparent Factory Ethernet (TFE) and other subtrees that apply to the  
STB NIP 2212.  
The STB NIP 2212 uses the MIB II standard.  
Management  
The Management Information Base (MIB) is an international communications  
InformationBase database in which each object that SNMP accesses is listed with a unique name and  
(MIB)  
its definition. Both SNMP manager and agent applications access the MIB.  
Each MIB contains a finite number of objects. A management station (PC) running  
an SNMP application uses sets (See Fields on the Configure SNMP Web Page,  
p. 105) and gets (See Fields on the Configure SNMP Web Page, p. 105) to set  
system variables and to retrieve system information.  
Schneider  
Private MIB  
Schneider Electric has a private MIB, Groupe_Schneider (3833). 3833 is a private  
enterprise number (PEN) assigned to Groupe_Schneider by the Internet Assigned  
Numbers Authority (IANA). The number represents a unique object identifier (OID)  
for Groupe_Schneider.  
The OID for the root of the Groupe_Schneider subtree is 1.3.6.1.4.1.3833. This  
OID represents a path to the TFE subtree as follows:  
ISO(1)  
Org(3)  
DOD(6)  
Internet(1)  
Private(4)  
Enterprise(1)  
Groupe_Schneider(3833)  
Transparent_Factory_Ethernet(1)  
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Transparent  
Under the Groupe_Schneider MIB is a Transparent_Factory_Ethernet (TFE) private  
Factory Ethernet  
(TFE) Subtree  
MIB that is controlled by the TFE SNMP embedded component. All SNMP  
managers that communicate with an Advantys STB island via an SNMP agent use  
the object names and definitions exactly as they appear in the TFE private MIB:  
Groupe_Schneider(3833)  
Transparent_Factory_Ethernet(1)  
Switch(1)  
Port502_Messaging (2)  
I/O_Scanning (3)  
Global_Data (4)  
Web (5)  
Address_Server (6)  
Equipment_Profiles (7)  
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Transparent Factory Ethernet (TFE) MIB Subtree  
Introduction  
The Transparent Factory Ethernet (TFE) private is a subtree of the  
Groupe_Schneider private MIB. The TFE SNMP component controls  
Groupe_Schneider’s private MIB function. Via its associated network  
communications services, the Groupe_Schneider private MIB manages and  
monitors all of the Advantys STB system components.  
The TFE MIB provides data to manage the main TFE communications services for  
the communication components that are part of the TFE architecture. The TFE MIB  
does not define specific management applications and policies.  
Transparent  
Factory Ethernet  
(TFE) MIB  
The Transparent_Factory_Ethernet(1) defines groups that support TFE services  
and devices:  
Service  
Description  
Subtree  
Port 502_Messaging(2)  
subtree that defines objects for managing explicit client/server  
communications  
web(5)  
subtree that defines objects for managing embedded web  
server activity  
equipment_profiles(7)  
subtree that identifies objects for each type of device in the TFE  
product portfolio  
Note: Numbers such as 1, 2, 5, and 7 are OIDs.  
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Port502 Messaging Subtree  
Introduction  
Port502 services support TFE services. Port502 services manage explicit client/  
server communications that support applications, e.g., HMI data communications.  
Every Port502 SAP is associated with a unique object in the Port502 MIB subtree.  
Port502 MIB  
Subtree  
The Port502_Messaging subtree (OID 5) provides connection management and  
data flow services to the STB NIP 2212. The following table includes the port502  
objects and OIDs used by a TFE service:  
Service  
Indication for Port 502  
Available  
Values  
port502Status(1)  
status of the service  
idle  
operational  
2
port502 SupportedProtocol(2) supported protocols  
port502IPSecurity(3)  
status of IP security  
disabled–default  
enabled  
port502MaxConn(4)  
port502LocalConn(5)  
max. no. of TCP connections supported 33  
no. of local TCP connections currently  
active  
always 0  
port502RemConn(6)  
no of rport502 connections that are  
currently active  
0 ... 32  
port502 IPSecurityTable(7)  
table containing the total no. of  
unsuccessful TCP connection attempts  
by a remote device  
port502ConnTable(8)  
table containing Port 502-specific  
information  
MsgIn  
MsgOut  
port502MsgIn(9)  
total number of Port 502 messages  
received from the network  
port502MsgOut(10)  
port502MsgOutErr(11)  
port502AddStackStat(12)  
total number of Port 502 messages sent  
to the network  
total number of error messages sent to  
the network from Port 502  
support of additional stack statistics  
disabled  
enabled  
port502AddStackStatTable(13) additional stack statistics (optional)  
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Web MIB Subtree  
Introduction  
The Web MIB subtree, OID 5, defines objects for managing embedded web server  
activity.  
Web MIB Subtree The following table describes the objects in the Web subtree that support Ethernet  
services used by the Advantys STB system:  
Service  
Indication  
Available Values  
1–idle  
webStatus(1)  
global status of the web service  
2–operational  
webPassword(2)  
switch to enable/disable use of web 1–disabled (see table  
passwords  
note)  
2–enabled  
webSuccessfulAccess(3)  
webFailedAttempts(4)  
total number of successful accesses  
to the STB NIP 2212 web site  
total number of unsuccessful  
attempts to access the  
STB NIP 2212 web site  
Note: Disabling the webPassword service will disable the default HTTP password (See  
Default User Name and Password, p. 86) for the STB NIP 2212 embedded web server.  
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Equipment Profiles Subtree  
Introduction  
The Equipment_Profiles subtree (OID 7) identifies objects for every device type in  
the TFE product portfolio.  
Equipment  
Profiles MIB  
Subtree  
The following table describes the objects contained in the Equipment Profiles MIB  
subtree (group) that are common to all TFE products:  
Service  
Description  
Comment  
profile Product Name(1)  
displays the commercial e.g., STB NIP 2212  
name of the  
communication product  
as a string  
profileVersion(2)  
displays software version e.g., Vx.y or V1.1  
of STB NIP 2212  
profileCommunicationServices (3) displays list of  
communication services  
supported by the profile  
e.g., Port502Messging, Web  
profileGlobalStatus(4)  
indicates global_status of available values  
the STB NIP 2212  
1–nok  
2–ok  
profileConfigMode(5)  
indicates the IP  
configuration mode of the  
STB NIP 2212  
available values  
1–local: the IP  
configuration is created  
locally  
2–DHCP-served: the IP  
configuration is created  
remotely by a DHCP  
server  
profileRoleName(6)  
indicates role name for  
if none, value is no role  
IP address management name  
profileBandwidthMgt(7)  
indicates the status of  
value is always disabled  
bandwidth management  
profileBandwidthDistTable(8)  
profileLEDDisplayTable(9)  
not available  
displays a table giving the refer to the STB NIP 2212  
name and state of each  
module’s LEDs  
LEDs discussion (See LED  
Indicators, p. 30)  
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Service  
Description  
Comment  
profileSlot(10)  
value=127  
profileCPUType(11)  
profileTrapTableEntries Max(12)  
Advantys STB  
managers not required;  
value is 0  
profileTrapTable(13)  
profileSpecified(14)  
profileIPAddress(15)  
profileNetMask(16)  
not used  
255  
IP address in use  
subnet mask associated  
with SNMP agent’s  
IP address  
profileIPGateway(17)  
profileMacAddress(18)  
default gateway  
IP address for the SNMP  
agent  
Ethernet media  
dependent address of the  
SNMP agent  
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6
At a Glance  
Introduction  
This chapter describes how data stored in the process image is exchanged between  
the STB NIP 2212 and the Ethernet network, via Modbus over TCP/IP.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
116  
Data Exchange with the STB NIP 2212  
Reading Diagnostic Data  
125  
134  
137  
Modbus Commands Supported by the STB NIP 2212  
Modbus Error Codes  
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Data Exchange with the STB NIP 2212  
Introduction  
Data exchange between a Modbus over TCP/IP host or the HTTP embedded web  
server and the Advantys STB island bus is conducted over the Ethernet port on the  
STB NIP 2212.  
Master Devices  
The input and output data image areas (See The Island’s Process Image Blocks,  
p. 168) can be accessed and monitored over the Ethernet LAN by a  
Modbus over TCP/IP fieldbus master or the STB NIP 2212 HTTP embedded web  
server.  
The Ethernet port on the STB NIP 2212 is configured as follows:  
Port 502 SAP—Modbus over TCP/IP  
Port 80 SAP—HTTP  
Port 161 SAP—SNMP  
Note: An HMI panel or a device running the Advantys configuration software can  
also exchange data with an island via the CFG port (See The CFG Interface, p. 33)  
on the STB NIP 2212.  
Modbus over  
TCP/IP  
Master devices use Modbus messaging (See List of Supported Commands, p. 135)  
to read and write data to specific registers in the process image. The Modbus  
Communications protocol is understood regardless of the network type.  
The Modbus protocol uses a 16-bit word data format.  
Data Exchange  
Process  
Data stored in the process image is exchanged between the STB NIP 2212 and the  
Ethernet network via Modbus over TCP/IP. First, data from the Ethernet host is  
written to the output data image area (See The Output Data Process Image, p. 119)  
in the NIM’s process image. Then, status, echo output, and input data information  
from the I/O modules on the island are placed in the input data image area (See The  
Input Data and I/O Status Process Image, p. 120). In this location, the Modbus  
master can access them over the TCP/IP network, or over the CFG port.  
Data within the output and the input areas of the process image is organized in the  
order that the I/O modules are assembled (See A Data Exchange Example, p. 118)  
on the island bus.  
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Data and Status  
Objects  
Data exchange between the island and the fieldbus master involves three object  
types:  
data objects, which are operating values that the master either reads from the  
input modules or writes to the output modules  
status objects, which are module health records sent to the input area of the  
process image by all of the I/O modules and read by the master  
echo output data objects, which the digital output modules send to the input  
process image; these objects are usually a copy of the data objects, but they can  
contain useful information if a digital output channel is configured to handle the  
result of a reflex action.  
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A Data Exchange The example uses the sample island bus assembly, as illustrated in the following  
Example  
figure. The sample island comprises the STB NIP 2212 NIM, eight Advantys STB I/  
O modules, a 24 VDC PDM, and an STB XMP 1100 termination plate:  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
STB NIP 2212 network interface module  
24 VDC power distribution module  
STB DDI 3230 24 VDC two-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3200 24 VDC two-channel digital output module  
STB DDI 3420 24 VDC four-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3410 24 VDC four-channel digital output module  
STB DDI 3610 24 VDC six-channel digital input module  
STB DDO 3600 24 VDC six-channel digital output module  
STB AVI 1270 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog input module  
10 STB AVO 1250 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog output module  
11 STB XMP 1100 island bus termination plate  
The I/O modules have the following island bus addresses:  
I/O Model  
Module Type  
Module’s Island Bus Address  
STB DDI 3230  
STB DDO 3200  
STB DDI 3420  
STB DDO 3410  
STB DDI 3610  
STB DDO 3600  
STB AVI 1270  
STB AVO 1250  
two-channel digital input  
two-channel digital output  
four-channel digital input  
four-channel digital output  
six-channel digital input  
six-channel digital output  
two-channel analog input  
two-channel analog output  
N1  
N2  
N3  
N4  
N5  
N6  
N7  
N8  
The PDM and the termination plate are not addressable (See Addressable Modules,  
p. 46), so they exchange neither data objects nor status objects with the fieldbus  
master.  
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The Output Data  
Process Image  
The output data process image contains the data written to the island from the  
Modbus over TCP/IP host. This data is used to update the output modules on the  
island bus. In the sample island bus assembly, there are four output modules—three  
digital output modules and one analog output module.  
Each digital output module uses one Modbus register for its data. The analog output  
module requires two registers, one for each output channel. Therefore, a total of five  
registers (registers 40001 through 40005) are needed to accommodate the four  
output modules in the sample island bus assembly.  
register 40001  
15  
STB DDO 3200 data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
ON/OFF conditions  
of outputs 1 and 2  
always 0  
register 40002  
STB DDO 3410 data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ON/OFF conditions  
of outputs 1 ... 4  
not used; always 0  
register 40003  
STB DDO 3600 data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ON/OFF conditions  
of outputs 1 ... 6  
always 0  
STB AVO 1250 channel 1 data  
register 40004  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
ignored  
11-bit analog value (see 1)  
sign bit (see 1)  
STB AVO 1250 channel 2 data  
register 40005  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
ignored  
11-bit analog value (see 2)  
sign bit (see 2)  
1
2
The value represented in register 40004 is in the range +10 to -10 V, with 11-bit resolution  
plus a sign bit in bit 15.  
The value represented in register 40005 is in the range +10 to -10 V, with 11-bit resolution  
plus a sign bit in bit 15.  
The digital modules use the LSBs to hold and display their output data. The analog  
module uses the MSBs to hold and display its output data.  
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The Input Data  
and I/O Status  
Process Image  
Input data and I/O status information from the I/O modules are sent to the input  
process image area. The fieldbus master or another monitoring device, e.g., an HMI  
panel (See The HMI Blocks in the Island Data Image, p. 170), can view data in the  
input data image area.  
All eight I/O modules are represented in the input process image area. Their  
assigned registers start at register 45392 and continue in the order of their island  
bus addresses.  
A digital I/O module uses two contiguous registers:  
Digital input modules use one register to report data and the next to report status.  
Digital output modules use one register to report echo output data and the next  
to report status.  
Note: The value in an echo output data register is basically a copy of the value  
written to the corresponding register in the output data process image area (See  
The Output Data Process Image, p. 119). Generally, the fieldbus master writes this  
value to the NIM, and the echo is of not much interest. If an output channel is  
configured to perform a reflex action (See What Is a Reflex Action?, p. 156),  
however, the echo register provides a location where the fieldbus master can view  
the current value of the output.  
The analog input module uses four contiguous registers:  
the first register to report the data for channel 1  
the second register to report status for channel 1  
the third register to report the data for channel 2  
the fourth register to report status for channel 2  
The analog output module uses two contiguous registers:  
the first register to report status for channel 1  
the second register to report status for channel 2  
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In total, the Modbus over TCP/IP sample island bus requires 18 registers (registers  
45392 through 45409) to support our configuration:  
register 45392  
STB DDI 3230 data  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
ON/OFF conditions  
of inputs 1 and 2  
always 0  
register 45393  
STB DDI 3230 status  
15  
14 13 12 11 10  
5
3
2
1
0
presence/absence  
of PDM short  
always 0  
STB DDO 3200 echo output data  
register 45394  
15  
14 13 12 11 10  
5
5
3
2
1
0
echoes module  
output data  
always 0  
register 45395  
STB DDO 3200 status  
10  
15 14 13 12 11  
9
8
7
6
4
3
2
1
0
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short on output 1  
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short on output 2  
always 0  
register 45396  
STB DDI 3420 data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ON/OFF conditions  
of inputs 1 ... 4  
always 0  
register 45397  
14 13 12 11 10  
STB DDI 3420 status  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
presence/absence  
of PDM short  
always 0  
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register 45398  
STB DDO 3410 echo output data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
echoes module  
output data  
always 0  
register 45399  
STB DDO 3410 status  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short in group 1  
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short in group 2  
always 0  
register 45400  
STB DDI 3610 data  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ON/OFF conditions  
of inputs 1 ... 6  
always 0  
STB DDI 3610 status  
register 45401  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
presence/absence  
of PDM short  
always 0  
STB DDO 3600 echo output data  
register 45402  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
3
2
1
0
4
echoes module  
output data  
always 0  
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register 45403  
STB DDO 3600 status  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short in group 1  
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short in group 2  
presence/absence  
of PDM or output  
short in group 3  
always 0  
STB AVI 1270 channel 1 data  
register 45404  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ignored  
11-bit analog value  
sign bit  
register 45405  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
STB AVI 1270 channel 1 status  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
global status  
presence/absence  
of a PDM short  
all 0s  
over-voltage warning  
over-voltage error  
under-voltage warning  
under-voltage error  
STB AVI 1270 channel 2 data  
register 45406  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
15  
ignored  
11-bit analog value  
sign bit  
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STB AVI 1270 channel 2 status  
register 45407  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
global status  
presence/absence  
of a PDM short  
all 0s  
over-voltage warning  
over-voltage error  
under-voltage warning  
under-voltage error  
STB AVO 1250 channel 1 status  
register 45408  
15  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
global status  
presence/absence  
of a PDM short  
all 0s  
over-voltage warning  
over-voltage error  
under-voltage warning  
under-voltage error  
STB AVO 1250 channel 2 status  
register 45409  
15  
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
global status  
all 0s  
presence/absence  
of a PDM short  
over-voltage warning  
over-voltage error  
under-voltage warning  
under-voltage error  
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Reading Diagnostic Data  
Summary  
Thirty-five contiguous registers (45357 through 45391) in the island bus data image  
(See The Data Image, p. 166) are reserved for diagnostic data about the  
Advantys STB system. The diagnostic registers have pre-defined meanings, which  
are described below.  
Master Devices  
The diagnostic registers can be monitored by a Modbus over TCP/IP host or the  
STB NIP 2212 embedded web server. The master devices use Modbus messaging  
(See List of Supported Commands, p. 135) to read and write diagnostic data to  
specific registers in the diagnostic block of the process image.  
Note: An HMI panel or a device running the Advantys configuration software can  
also exchange data with an island via the (CFG) port (See The CFG Interface,  
p. 33) on the STB NIP 2212.  
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Island  
Status information about the state of communications across the island bus is stored  
Communications in register 45357. The bits in the low byte (bits 7 through 0) use fifteen different  
Status  
patterns to indicate the island’s current communications’ state. Each bit in the high  
byte (bits 15 through 8) indicates the presence or absence of a specific error  
condition:  
Register 45357  
high byte  
low byte  
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
15  
see 23  
see 22  
see 21  
see 20  
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
see 1  
see 2  
see 3  
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
see 4  
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
see 5  
see 6  
see 7  
see 8  
see 9  
see 19  
see 18  
see 17  
see 16  
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
see 10  
see 11  
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
see 12  
see 13  
see 14  
see 15  
1
2
3
The island is initializing.  
The island has been set to pre-operational mode, for example, by the reset function.  
The STB NIP 2212 is configuring or auto-configuring—communication to all modules is  
reset.  
4
5
The STB NIP 2212 is configuring or auto-configuring—checking for any modules that are  
not auto-addressed.  
The STB NIP 2212 is configuring or auto-configuring—Advantys STB and preferred  
modules are being auto-addressed.  
6
7
8
The STB NIP 2212 is configuring or auto-configuring—boot-up is in progress.  
The process image is being set up.  
Initialization is complete, the island bus is configured, the configuration matches, and the  
island bus is not started.  
9
Configuration mismatch—non-mandatory or unexpected modules in the configuration do  
not match, and the island bus is not started.  
10 Configuration mismatch—at least one mandatory module does not match, and the island  
bus is not started.  
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11 Serious configuration mismatch—the island bus has been set to pre-operational mode,  
and initialization is aborted.  
12 The configuration matches, and the island bus is operational.  
13 The island is operational with a configuration mismatch. At least one standard module  
does not match, but all the mandatory modules are present and operating.  
14 Serious configuration mismatch—the island bus was started but is now in pre-operational  
mode because of one or more mismatched mandatory module(s).  
15 The island has been set to pre-operational mode, for example, by the stop function.  
16 A value of 1 in bit 8 is a fatal error. It indicates a low-priority receive queue software overrun  
error.  
17 A value of 1 in bit 9 is a fatal error. It indicates a NIM overrun error.  
18 A value of 1 in bit 10 indicates an island bus-off error.  
19 A value of 1 in bit 11 is a fatal error. It indicates that the error counter in the NIM has  
reached the warning level and the error status bit has been set.  
20 A value of 1 in bit 12 indicates that the NIM’s error status bit has been reset.  
21 A value of 1 in bit 13 is a fatal error. It indicates a low-priority transfer queue software  
overrun error.  
22 A value of 1 in bit 14 is a fatal error. It indicates a high-priority receive queue software  
overrun error.  
23 A value of 1 in bit 15 is a fatal error. It indicates a high-priority transfer queue software  
overrun error.  
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Error Reporting  
Each bit in register 45358 indicates a specific global error condition. A value of 1  
indicates an error:  
Register 45358  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
see 1  
see 2  
see 3  
see 4  
see 5  
see 6  
see 7  
reserved  
see 12  
reserved  
see 11  
see 10  
see 9  
see 8  
1
2
Fatal error. Because of the severity of the error, no further communications are possible  
on the island bus.  
Module ID error—A standard CANopen device is using a module ID reserved for the  
Advantys STB modules.  
3
4
5
Auto-addressing has failed.  
Mandatory module configuration error.  
Process image error—either the process image configuration is inconsistent, or it could not  
be set up during auto-configuration.  
6
Auto-configuration error—a module is not in its configured location, and the NIM cannot  
complete auto-configuration.  
7
8
An island bus management error was detected by the NIM.  
Assignment error—the initialization process in the NIM has detected a module assignment  
error.  
9
Internal triggering protocol error.  
10 Module data length error.  
11 Module configuration error.  
12 Timeout error.  
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Node  
The next eight contiguous registers (registers 45359 through 45366) display  
Configuration  
locations where modules have been configured on the island bus. This information  
is stored in Flash memory. At start up, the actual locations of the modules on the  
island are validated by comparing them to the configured locations stored in  
memory. Each bit represents one configured location:  
A value of 1 in a bit indicates that a module has been configured for the  
associated location.  
A value of 0 in a bit indicates that a module has not been configured for the  
associated location.  
The first two registers, shown below, provide the 32 bits that represent the module  
locations available in a typical island configuration. The remaining six registers  
(45361 through 45366), are available to support the island’s expansion capabilities:  
Register 45359  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
location 16  
location 15  
location 14  
location 13  
location 12  
location 11  
location 10  
location 9  
location 1  
location 2  
location 3  
location 4  
location 5  
location 6  
location 7  
location 8  
Register 45360  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
location 32  
location 31  
location 30  
location 29  
location 28  
location 27  
location 26  
location 25  
location 17  
location 18  
location 19  
location 20  
location 21  
location 22  
location 23  
location 24  
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Node Assembly  
The next eight contiguous registers (registers 45367 through 45374) indicate the  
presence or absence of configured modules in locations on the island bus. This  
information is stored in Flash memory. At start up, the actual locations of the  
modules on the island are validated by comparing them to the configured locations  
stored in memory. Each bit represents a module:  
A value of 1 in a given bit indicates that the configured module is not present.  
A value of 0 indicates that the correct module is present in its configured location,  
or that the location has not been configured.  
The first two registers, shown below, provide the 32 bits that represent the module  
locations available in a typical island configuration. The remaining six registers  
(45369 through 45374) are available to support the island’s expansion capabilities:  
Register 45367  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module in 1  
module in 2  
module in 3  
module in 4  
module in 5  
module in 6  
module in 7  
module in 8  
module in 16  
module in 15  
module in 14  
module in 13  
module in 12  
module in 11  
module in 10  
module in 9  
Register 45368  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module in 32  
module in 31  
module in 30  
module in 29  
module in 28  
module in 27  
module in 26  
module in 25  
module in 17  
module in 18  
module in 19  
module in 20  
module in 21  
module in 22  
module in 23  
module in 24  
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Emergency  
Messages  
The next eight contiguous registers (registers 45375 through 45382) indicate the  
presence or absence of newly received emergency messages for individual  
modules on the island. Each bit represents a module:  
A value of 1 in a given bit indicates that a new emergency message has been  
queued for the associated module.  
A value of 0 in a given bit indicates that no new emergency messages have been  
received for the associated module since the last time the diagnostic buffer was  
read.  
The first two registers, shown below, provide the 32 bits that represent the module  
locations available in a typical island configuration. The remaining six registers  
(45377 through 45382) are available to support the island’s expansion capabilities:  
Register 45375  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
module 16 error  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module 1 error  
module 2 error  
module 3 error  
module 4 error  
module 5 error  
module 6 error  
module 7 error  
module 8 error  
module 15 error  
module 14 error  
module 13 error  
module 12 error  
module 11 error  
module 10 error  
module 9 error  
Register 45376  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module 32 error  
module 17 error  
module 18 error  
module 19 error  
module 20 error  
module 21 error  
module 22 error  
module 23 error  
module 24 error  
module 31 error  
module 30 error  
module 29 error  
module 28 error  
module 27 error  
module 26 error  
module 25 error  
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Fault Detection  
The next eight contiguous registers (registers 45383 through 45390) indicate the  
presence or absence of operational faults detected on the island bus modules. Each  
bit represents a module:  
A value of 1 in a bit indicates that the associated module is operating and that no  
faults were detected.  
A value of 0 in a bit indicates that the associated module is not operating either  
because it has a fault or because it has not been configured.  
The first two registers, shown below, provide the 32 bits that represent the module  
locations available in a typical island configuration. The remaining six registers  
(45385 through 45390) are available to support the island’s expansion capabilities:  
Register 45383  
14  
15  
13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module 16  
module 15  
module 14  
module 13  
module 12  
module 11  
module 10  
module 9  
module 1  
module 2  
module 3  
module 4  
module 5  
module 6  
module 7  
module 8  
Register 45384  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
module 32  
module 31  
module 30  
module 29  
module 28  
module 27  
module 26  
module 25  
module 17  
module 18  
module 19  
module 20  
module 21  
module 22  
module 23  
module 24  
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Status Register  
Register 45391 contains a word of diagnostic data that is allocated to the status of  
the STB NIP 2212. The bits in the high byte have predefined meanings that are  
common to all of the NIMs used with the Advantys STB island. The low byte is  
reserved for the particular use of each specific NIM:  
Register 45391  
high byte—  
low byte STB NIP 2212-specific  
all Advantys STB NIMs  
12 11 10  
4
0
6
5
1
15 14  
9
3
2
8
7
13  
reserved  
see 6  
reserved  
see 1  
see 2  
see 3  
see 4  
see 5  
1
2
3
4
Module failure—bit 8 is set to 1 if any module on the island bus fails.  
A value of 1 in bit 9 indicates an internal failure—at least one global bit was set.  
A bit value of 1 in bit 10 indicates an external failure—the problem is on the fieldbus.  
A value of 1 in bit 11 indicates that the configuration is protected—the RST button is  
disabled, and the island configuration requires a password to write to it; a bit value of 0  
indicates that the island configuration is unprotected—the RST button is enabled, and the  
configuration is not password-protected.  
5
6
A value of 1 in bit 12 indicates that the configuration on the removable memory card is  
invalid.  
Island bus output data master—a value of 0 in bit 15 indicates that the fieldbus master  
device is controlling the output data of the island’s process image; a bit value of 1 indicates  
that the Advantys configuration software is controlling the output data of the island’s  
process image.  
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Modbus Commands Supported by the STB NIP 2212  
Introduction  
Modbus is the protocol used by Modicon PLCs. Modbus defines the message  
structure that the PLCs understand and use, regardless of network type. The  
Modbus protocol describes the process that a controller uses to access another  
device, how that device responds, and how errors are detected and reported.  
Modbus  
Message Data  
Frame  
Modbus messages are embedded within the frame or packet structure of the  
network in use. A Modbus over TCP/IP network uses both the Ethernet II and  
IEEE 802.3 data formats. For communications with the STB NIP 2212, Modbus  
messages can be embedded in either frame type. Ethernet II is the default data  
format.  
Modbus  
Message  
Structure  
The Modbus protocol uses a 16-bit word. A Modbus message begins with a header.  
A Modbus message uses a Modbus function code (See List of Supported  
Commands, p. 135) as the first byte.  
Following is a description of the structure of a Modbus message header:  
Invoke Identifier Protocol Type  
Command  
Length  
Destination  
ID  
Modbus  
Message  
two-bytefieldthat two-byte field  
two-byte field  
one-byte  
n-byte field  
first byte is the  
Modbus  
associates a  
request with a  
response  
value for Modbus value is the size of  
is always 0  
the rest of the  
message  
function code  
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ListofSupported The following table lists the Modbus commands that the STB NIP 2212 supports:  
Commands  
Modbus  
Function  
Code  
Subfunction Command  
or Subindex  
Valid Range Max. No. of  
Words per  
Message  
3
4
6
read holding registers (4x)  
1–9999  
1–4697  
125  
125  
1
read input registers (3x)  
write single register (4x)  
1–5120 and  
9488–9999  
8
21  
get/clear Ethernet statistics (See 0–53  
N/A  
Ethernet Statistics, p. 136)  
16  
22  
23  
write multiple registers (4x)  
1–5120 and 100  
9488–9999  
mask write registers (4x)  
1–5120 and  
9488–9999  
1
read/write multiple registers (4x) 1–5120 and 100 (write)  
9488–9999  
1—9999  
(read)  
125 (read)  
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Ethernet  
Statistics  
Ethernet statistics comprise status information and errors related to data  
transmissions to and from the STB NIP 2212 over the Ethernet LAN.  
Ethernet statistics are held in a buffer until the get Ethernet statistics command is  
issued, and the statistics are retrieved.  
The clear Ethernet statistics command clears all of the statistics currently held in  
the buffer except the MAC address and the IP address.  
The following table lists the Ethernet statistics used by the Advantys STB system:  
Word No. in Buffer  
00–02  
03  
Description  
Comment  
MAC address  
board status  
cannot be cleared  
04–05  
06–07  
08  
rx interrupt  
tx interrupt  
jabber failure count  
total collisions  
rx missed packet errors  
memory errors in state RAM  
chip restart count  
framing errors  
overflow errors  
CRC errors  
09  
10–11  
12–13  
14–15  
16–17  
18–19  
20–21  
24–25  
26–27  
28–29  
30–31  
32–33  
34–35  
36–37  
38–53  
rx buffer errors  
tx buffer errors  
silo underflow  
late collision  
lost carrier  
collision tx failure  
IP address  
cannot be cleared  
always 0  
reserved  
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Modbus Error Codes  
Introduction  
During operations, you may encounter Modbus error codes that are returned by the  
STB NIP 2212 NIM to the Advantys configuration software. These error codes are  
displayed as byte codes in hexadecimal format.  
Note: Because the STB NIP 2212 NIM supports Modbus over a serial interface,  
the Ethernet-based Modbus server does not support Modbus requests with a unit  
ID of 255 (0xFF). In the PL7 programming tool, the default value for the field unit  
ID when adding an I/O scanner connection is 255 (0xFF). Be aware that the NIM  
drops packets with this unit ID.  
General Error  
Codes  
Error Code  
Error Type  
Description  
0x01  
Illegal function  
This error code is returned when the Advantys  
configuration software attempts to modify the  
configuration of the STB NIP 2212 when the software  
does not have control.  
0x03  
Illegal Modbus  
data value  
This error code may indicate any of the following  
conditions:  
the function code contains incorrect data  
a request is being issued while the NIM is in the  
wrong operating mode—for example, COMM state  
protected  
you have entered the wrong password  
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7
At a Glance  
Introduction  
The information in this chapter provides an example showing how to connect and  
commission an Advantys STB island with an STB NIP 2212 gateway on a  
Modbus over TCP/IP (Ethernet) network.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
140  
Introduction  
Network Architecture  
141  
142  
146  
Sample Configuration  
Modbus Functions Supported by the STB NIP 2212  
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Introduction  
Overview  
The connection example that follows describes how to connect and commission an  
Advantys STB island with an STB NIP 2212 Ethernet gateway module. The  
connection example does not use a specific Ethernet host because Modbus over  
TCP/IP is an open protocol.  
Assumptions  
The connection example is based on the following assumptions:  
You have read the rest of this Guide.  
You have configured your STB NIP 2212 with an IP address that you either know  
or can locate (See Summary of Features, p. 24).  
You have a basic knowledge of Modbus (See Modbus Commands Supported by  
the STB NIP 2212, p. 134) over TCP/IP.  
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Network Architecture  
Architectural  
Diagram  
The physical network shown in the following figure is representative of how  
Advantys STB islands can have various Ethernet hosts and how the islands can be  
configured as nodes on the Ethernet:  
1
2
3
4
PC Ethernet host  
switches  
PLC Ethernet host  
Advantys STB islands with STB NIP 2212 gateways  
The following table describes the cabling guidelines for the network shown in the  
figure above:  
Type of Connection  
Cabling Guidelines  
direct connection between a PC  
host (with an Ethernet card) and  
the STB NIP 2212  
crossover cable  
through a switch as recommended shielded (STP) or unshielded (UTP) electrical, twisted  
by Schneider Electric  
pair Category (CAT5) cabling (See STB NIP 2212  
Network Interface, p. 26)  
Note: Compatible switch, hub, connector, and cable selections are described in the  
Transparent Factory Network Design and Cabling Guide (490 USE 134 00).  
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Sample Configuration  
Example  
A representative island bus assembly with an STB NIP 2212 gateway is shown in  
the following figure:  
1
2
3
4
STB NIP 2212 network interface module  
24 VDC power distribution module  
STB DDI 3230 24 VDC two-channel digital input module (2 bits data, 2 bits status)‘  
STB DDO 3200 24 VDC two-channel digital output module (2 bits data, 2 bits of echo  
output data, 2 bits status)  
5
6
STB DDI 3420 24 VDC four-channel digital input module (4 bits data, 4 bits status)  
STB DDO 3410 24 VDC four-channel digital output module (4 bits data, 4 bits of echo  
output data, 4 bits status)  
7
8
STB DDI 3610 24 VDC six-channel digital input module (6 bits data, 6 bits status)  
STB DDO 3600 24 VDC six-channel digital output module (6 bits data, 6 bits of echo  
output data, 6 bits status)  
9
STB AVI 1270 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog input module (16 bits data–channel 1,  
16 bits data–channel 2, 8 bits status–channel 1, 8 bits status–channel 2)  
10 STB AVO 1250 +/-10 VDC two-channel analog output module (16 bits data–channel 1,  
16 bits data–channel 2, 8 bits status–channel 1, 8 bits status–channel 2)  
11 STB XMP 1100 island bus termination plate  
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The I/O modules in the sample assembly have the following island bus addresses:  
I/O Model  
Module Type  
Module’s Island  
Bus Address  
Module’s Island  
Bus Address  
STB DDI 3230  
STB DDO 3200  
STB DDI 3420  
STB DDO 3410  
STB DDI 3610  
STB DDO 3600  
STB AVI 1270  
STB AVO 1250  
two-channel digital input  
two-channel digital output  
four-channel digital input  
four-channel digital output  
six-channel digital input  
six-channel digital output  
two-channel analog input  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
N1  
N2  
N3  
N4  
N5  
N6  
N7  
N8  
The PDM and the termination plate are not addressable (See Addressable Modules,  
p. 46).  
Modbus over  
TCP/IP View of  
the Sample  
Island  
The order in which the Advantys STB I/O modules in the sample island (See  
Example, p. 142) are physically assembled determines the order in which data will  
appear in the input and output data image areas (See The Island’s Process Image  
Blocks, p. 168) of the process image.  
Configuration  
input data includes all of the I/O modules on an Advantys STB island bus that  
contain status, data, and/or echo output data  
output data contains only data  
No bit-packing is used.  
Standard Modbus 4x and 3x message formats are the addressing mechanism.  
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Input Process  
Image  
The I/O modules in the sample island (See Example, p. 142) require 18 Modbus  
registers in the input data image area (See The Input Data and I/O Status Process  
Image, p. 120). The following table shows how these registers are organized:  
Modbus 15 14 13 12 11 10  
Register  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
45392  
45393  
45394  
45395  
45396  
45397  
45398  
45399  
45400  
45401  
45402  
45403  
45404  
45405  
45406  
empty–set to 0  
N1 data  
STB DDI 3230 data  
empty–set to 0  
N1 status  
N2 echo  
N2 status  
STB DDI 3230 status  
empty–set to 0  
STB DD0 3200 feedback  
empty–set to 0  
STB DD0 3200 status  
empty–set to 0  
N3 data  
STB DDI 3420 data  
empty–set to 0  
N3 status  
N4 echo  
N4 status  
STB DDI 3420 status  
STB DDO 3410 feedback  
STB DDO 3410 status  
STB DDI 3610 data  
N5 data  
N5 status  
N6 echo  
N6 status  
STB DDI 3610 status  
STB DDI 3600 feedback  
STB DDI 3600 status  
N7channel 1 data  
AVI 1270 channel 1data  
N7 channel 1 status  
AVI 1270 channel 1 status  
N7channel 2 data  
AVI 1270 channel 2 data  
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Modbus 15 14 13 12 11 10  
Register  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
45407  
N7 channel 2 status  
N8 channel 1 status  
N8 channel 2 status  
AVI 1270 channel 2 status  
45408  
AVI 1250 channel 1 status  
45409  
AVI 1250 channel 2 status  
Output Process  
Image  
The I/O modules in the sample island bus assembly require five Modbus registers  
in the output data image area (See The Output Data Process Image, p. 119). The  
following table shows how these registers are organized:  
Modbus 15 14 13 12 11 10  
Register  
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
40001  
40002  
40003  
40004  
40005  
empty–set to 0  
N2 data  
STB DDI 3230 data  
empty–set to 0  
N4 data  
STB DDO 3420 data  
empty–set to 0  
N6 data  
STB DDO 3600 data  
N8 channel 1 data  
STB AVO 1250, channel 1 data  
N8 channel 2 data  
STB AVO 1250, channel 2 data  
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Modbus Functions Supported by the STB NIP 2212  
Introduction  
The STB NIP 2212 supports the Modbus functionality that is described below.  
Note: The procedures required by your specific Modbus master and  
Modbus over TCP/IP application may differ from those described here. Be sure to  
read the documentation specific to your Modbus master and/or application.  
Operations  
Summary  
A Modbus over TCP/IP fieldbus master can read and write to the Modbus registers  
in the STB NIP 2212. Communications from the Modbus master to the  
STB NIP 2212 include:  
Modbus function code  
the size of the data being transmitted in words  
number of first Modbus register to be used  
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Request and  
Response  
Example  
The following example uses the data from channel 1 and channel 2 in the  
STB AVO 1250 module (node 8 in the sample Advantys STB island bus) (See  
Example, p. 142). In the example, Modbus register 40004 corresponds to channel 1  
and Modbus register 40005 corresponds to channel 2.  
Note: The examples use hexadecimal notation (0x000) for their numerical format.  
Addressing begins in the output process image at register 40001. The format and  
addressing may vary according to your particular software and controls.  
Request: The request determines the starting address and the number of registers  
to be read. In this case, two registers—40004 and 40005—should be read:  
Description  
command  
Field  
Example  
0x003  
Modbus function code  
word count  
register count  
starting point  
0x002  
starting register  
0x40004  
Response: The response is the reply from the device. It contains the contents of the  
registers in which the requested data is located. In this case, register 40004 contains  
data 1234, and register 40005 contains data 6789:  
Description  
command  
Field  
Example  
0x003  
Modbus function code  
word count  
register count  
returned value  
returned value  
0x002  
value of register 40004  
value of register 40005  
0x1234  
0x6789  
Reference  
The x’s following the leading character (3/4) represent a four-digit Modbus register  
Descriptions  
address:  
3xxxx  
Read input registers. A 3x reference register contains a 16-bit number received  
from an external source, e.g., an analog signal.  
4xxxx  
Read/write output or holding registers. A 4x reference register is used to store 16-  
bits of numerical data (binary or decimal), or to send the data from the CPU to an  
output channel.  
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ListofSupported The following table lists the function codes that can be used by Modbus over TCP/  
Function Codes  
IP masters that communicate with the STB NIP 2212:  
and Their  
Descriptions  
Modbus  
Function  
Code  
Subfunction  
or Subindex  
Hexadecimal Description  
3
4
6
8
0x03  
0x04  
0x06  
0x08  
read output holding registers (4x)  
read input registers (3x)  
write single register (4x)  
sub index 21  
get/clear Ethernet statistics (See Ethernet  
Statistics, p. 136)  
16  
22  
23  
0x10  
0x16  
0x17  
write multiple (output) registers (4x)  
mask write registers (4x)  
read/write multiple registers (4x)  
Modbus over  
TCP/IP Data  
Exchange  
The following table describes the general process used by Modbus over TCP/IP  
masters to exchange data with the STB NIP 2212.  
Stage  
Action  
1
Execute a function, specify the function code and the register address of the  
selected input or output channel.  
2
The Modbus master (i.e., PC, PLC) sends a request to the STB NIP 2212.  
If no exception is returned, the STB NIP 2212 responds to the master by  
sending the data that was requested.  
If a request contains an error, the STB NIP 2212 returns an exception code  
to the master.  
List of Exception The following table describes the exception codes that Modbus over TCP/IP uses to  
Codes  
indicate an error condition:  
Code in Hexadecimal  
Description  
0x01  
0x02  
0x03  
0x04  
illegal function  
illegal data address  
illegal data value  
slave device failure  
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Advanced Configuration Features  
8
At a Glance  
Introduction  
This chapter describes the advanced and/or optional configuration features that you  
can add to an Advantys STB island.  
What's in this  
Chapter?  
This chapter contains the following topics:  
Topic  
Page  
150  
STB NIP 2212 Configurable Parameters  
Configuring Mandatory Modules  
Prioritizing a Module  
153  
155  
156  
161  
163  
164  
165  
168  
170  
What Is a Reflex Action?  
Island Fallback Scenarios  
Saving Configuration Data  
Protecting Configuration Data  
A Modbus View of the Island’s Data Image  
The Island’s Process Image Blocks  
The HMI Blocks in the Island Data Image  
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STB NIP 2212 Configurable Parameters  
Introduction  
The following information describes how to the configure parameters for the  
STB NIP 2212 using the Advantys configuration software.  
The following operating parameters are user configurable:  
data size (in words) of PLC output data transmitted to the HMI panel and HMI  
input data sent to the PLC  
maximum node ID for the last module assembled on the island bus, including  
CANopen devices  
General  
Information  
For general information about the NIM module (model name, version number,  
vendor code, etc.), do the following:  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Open your island configuration with the The STB NIP 2212 is the leftmost module  
Advantys configuration software.  
in your island bus assembly.  
2
3
Double-click on the NIM in the island  
editor.  
The module editor window appears.  
Select the General tab.  
General information about the  
STB NIP 2212 is available from this tab.  
Accessing  
To access the configurable parameters for the STB NIP 2212:  
Configurable  
Parameters  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Double-click on the STB NIP 2212 in  
the island editor.  
The module editor window appears.  
2
3
Select the Parameters tab.  
Configurable parameters are located  
under this tab.  
In the Parameter name column,  
The configurable parameters are  
expand the Additional Info Store List by displayed.  
clicking on the plus (+) sign.  
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Selecting the  
Display Format  
By default, the values for the configurable NIM parameters use decimal notation.  
You can change the display format to hexadecimal notation, and vice-versa:  
Step  
Action  
Comment  
1
Double-click the NIM in the island  
editor.  
The module editor window appears.  
2
3
Select the Parameters tab.  
Click on the checkbox in front of  
Hexadecimal at the top right of the  
module editor window.  
The values for the configurable  
parameters will display in hexadecimal  
notation.  
Note: To use decimal notation, again,  
click on this checkbox to disable  
hexadecimal notation.  
Reserved Sizes  
(HMI to PLC)  
The network interprets data from the HMI as input and reads it from the input data  
table in the process image. This table is shared with data from all input modules on  
the island bus. When the reserved size (HMI to PLC) is selected, the range of  
available data sizes (in words) is displayed. Space that you reserve for HMI to PLC  
data must not exceed the maximum value shown (512 words).  
Reserved Sizes  
(PLC to HMI)  
The network transmits data to the HMI as output by writing it to the output data table  
in the process image. This table is shared with data for all output modules on the  
island bus. When the reserved size (PLC to HMI) is selected, the range of available  
data sizes (in words) is displayed. Space that you reserve for the PLC to HMI data  
must not exceed the maximum value shown (512 words).  
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Reserving Data  
Sizes  
To transfer data to the PLC from a Modbus HMI panel attached to the CFG port, you  
must reserve space for that data. To reserve data sizes:  
Step Action  
Result  
1
In the module editor window, select the  
Parameters tab.  
2
In the Parameter name column, expand the  
The configurable NIM parameters  
Additional Info Store List by clicking on the plus are displayed.  
(+) sign.  
3
4
Double-click in the Value column next to the  
Reserved Size (Words) of HMI to PLC table.  
The value is highlighted.  
Type a value for the data size to be reserved The value plus the data size of your  
for data sent from the HMI panel to the PLC.  
island cannot exceed the maximum  
value. If you accept the default value  
(0), no space will be reserved in the  
HMI table in the process image.  
5
Repeat steps 2-4 to select a value for the  
Reserved Size (Words) of PLC to HMI table  
row.  
6
7
Click on the OK button to save your work.  
Click on the Apply button to configure the NIM  
with these values.  
CANopen Device From the Parameters tab, you can set the maximum node ID of the last module on  
Node IDs  
the island bus. The last module may be a standard CANopen device. Standard  
CANopen devices follow the last segment of STB I/O modules. CANopen modules  
are addressed by counting backwards from the value that you specify here. The  
ideal node ID sequence is sequential.  
For example, if you have an island with five STB I/O modules and three CANopen  
devices, a maximum node ID of at least 8 (5 + 3) is required. This will result in node  
IDs of 1 through 5 for STB I/O modules and 6 through 8 for standard CANopen  
devices. Using the default ID of 32 (the maximum number of modules the island can  
support) will result in node IDs of 1 through 5 for STB I/O modules and 30 through  
32 for standard CANopen devices. Unless required, high addresses are not  
desirable if any of your standard CANopen devices has a limited address range.  
Assigning the  
Max. Node ID  
(CANopen  
To assign the highest node ID used by a CANopen device on the island bus:  
Step Action  
Comment  
1
In the module editor window, select the  
Parameters tab.  
Configurable parameters are located  
under this tab.  
Devices)  
2
In the box next to Max. node ID on the  
This node ID represents the last  
CANopen extension, enter a node ID.  
CANopen module on the island bus.  
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Configuring Mandatory Modules  
Summary  
As part of a custom configuration, you can assign mandatory status to any I/O  
module or preferred device on an island. The mandatory designation indicates that  
you consider the module or device critical to your application. If the NIM does not  
detect a healthy mandatory module at its assigned address during normal  
operations, the NIM stops the entire island.  
Note: The Advantys configuration software is required if you want to designate an  
I/O module or a preferred device as a mandatory module.  
Specifying  
Mandatory  
Modules  
By default, the Advantys STB I/O modules are in a non-mandatory (standard) state.  
Mandatory status is enabled by clicking on the mandatory checkbox on a module or  
preferred device’s parameters property sheet. Depending on your application, any  
number of modules that your island will support can be designated as mandatory  
modules.  
Effects on Island  
Bus Operations  
The following table describes the conditions under which mandatory modules affect  
island bus operations and the NIM’s response:  
Condition  
Response  
A mandatory module fails during The NIM stops the island bus. The island enters fallback  
normal island bus operations.  
mode (See Island Fallback Scenarios, p. 161). I/O  
modules and preferred devices assume their fallback  
values.  
You attempt to hot swap a  
mandatory module.  
The NIM stops the island bus. The island enters fallback  
mode. I/O modules and preferred devices assume their  
fallback values.  
You are hot swapping a standard When power is restored, the NIM attempts to address the  
I/O module that resides to the left island modules but must stop at the empty slot where the  
of a mandatory module on the  
island bus, and the island loses  
power.  
standard module used to reside. Because the NIM is now  
unable to address the mandatory module, it generates a  
mandatory mismatch error and the island fails to restart.  
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Recovering from  
a Mandatory  
Stop  
Pushing the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) while recovering from a  
mandatory stop will load the island’s default configuration data.  
WARNING  
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION/LOSS OF  
CONFIGURATION—RST BUTTON WHILE RECOVERING FROM  
MANDATORY STOP  
Pushing the RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) causes the island  
bus to reconfigure itself with factory-default operating parameters,  
which do not support mandatory I/O status.  
Do not attempt to restart the island by pushing the RST button.  
If a module is unhealthy, replace it with the same module type.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in death, serious injury,  
or equipment damage.  
Hot Swapping a  
Mandatory  
Module  
If the NIM has stopped island bus operations because it cannot detect a healthy  
mandatory module, you can recover island bus operations by installing a healthy  
module of the same type. The NIM automatically configures the replacement module  
to match the removed module. Assuming that other modules and devices on the  
island bus are correctly configured and conform to their configuration data as written  
to Flash memory, the NIM will start/restart normal island bus operations.  
Note: When hot swapping a mandatory module with a Fipio NIM present, the  
hardware configuration fault bit (x5) in the standard channel status is set.  
Replacing the module does not clear the bit. To restore normal operations in  
accordance with Fipio standards, reset the NIM with a reset command from the  
fieldbus or cycle NIM power.  
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Advanced Configuration Features  
Prioritizing a Module  
Summary  
Using the Advantys configuration software, you can assign priority to digital input  
modules in your island assembly. Prioritization is a method of fine tuning the NIM’s  
I/O scan of the island bus. The NIM will scan modules with priority more frequently  
than other island modules.  
Limitations  
You can prioritize only modules with digital inputs. You cannot prioritize output  
modules or analog modules. You can prioritize only 10 modules for a given island.  
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What Is a Reflex Action?  
Summary  
Reflex actions are small routines that perform dedicated logical functions directly on  
the Advantys island bus. They allow output modules on the island to act on data and  
drive field actuators directly, without requiring the intervention of the fieldbus master.  
A typical reflex action comprises one or two function blocks that perform:  
Boolean AND or exclusive-OR operations  
comparisons of an analog input value to user-specified threshold values  
up- or down-counter operations  
timer operations  
the triggering of a latch to hold a digital value high or low  
the triggering of a latch to hold an analog value at a specific value  
The island bus optimizes reflex response time by assigning the highest transmission  
priority to its reflex actions. Reflex actions take some of the processing workload off  
the fieldbus master, and they offer a faster, more efficient use of system bandwidth.  
How Reflex  
Actions Behave  
Reflex actions are designed to control outputs independently of the fieldbus master  
controller. They may continue to turn outputs on and off even when power is  
removed from the fieldbus master. Use prudent design practices when you use  
reflex actions in your application.  
WARNING  
UNEXPECTED OUTPUT OPERATION.  
For outputs that are configured to respond to reflex actions, the output  
state represented in the island’s network interface module (NIM) may  
not represent the actual states of the outputs.  
Turn off field power before you service any equipment connected to  
the island.  
For digital outputs, view the echo register for the module in the  
process image to see the actual output state.  
For analog outputs, there is no echo register in the process image.  
To view an actual analog output value, connect the analog output  
channel to an analog input channel.  
Failure to follow this precaution can result in death, serious injury,  
or equipment damage.  
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Configuring a  
Reflex Action  
Each block in a reflex action must be configured using the Advantys configuration  
software.  
Each block must be assigned a set of inputs and a result. Some blocks also require  
that you specify one or more user-preset values—a compare block, for example,  
requires that you preset threshold values and a delta value for hysteresis.  
Inputs to a Reflex The inputs to a reflex block include an enable input and one or more operational  
Action  
inputs.The inputs may be constants or they may come from other I/O modules on  
the island, from virtual modules or outputs from another reflex block. For example,  
an XOR block requires three inputs—the enable and two digital inputs that contain  
the Boolean values to be XORed:  
XOR  
enable  
operational input 1  
operational input 2  
result  
Some blocks, such as the timers, require reset and/or trigger inputs to control the  
reflex action. The following example shows a timer block with three inputs:  
timer  
enable  
trigger  
result  
time unit x terminal count  
reset  
The trigger input starts the timer at 0 and accumulates time units of 1, 10, 100 or  
1000 ms for a specified number of counts. The reset input causes the timer  
accumulator to be reset.  
An input to a block may be a Boolean value, a word value, or a constant, depending  
on the type of reflex action it is performing. The enable input is either a Boolean or  
a constant always enabled value. The operational input to an block such as a digital  
latch must always be a Boolean, whereas the operational input to an analog latch  
must always be a 16-bit word.  
You will need to configure a source for the block’s input values. An input value may  
come from an I/O module on the island or from the fieldbus master via a virtual  
module in the NIM.  
Note: All inputs to a reflex block are sent on a change-of-state basis. After a  
change-of-state event has occurred, the system imposes a 10 ms delay before it  
accepts another change of state (input update). This feature is provided to  
minimize jitter in the system.  
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ResultofaReflex Depending on the type of reflex block that you use, it will output either a Boolean or  
Block  
a word as its result. Generally, the result is mapped to an action module, as shown  
in the following table:  
Reflex Action  
Boolean logic  
integer compare  
counter  
Result  
Action Module Type  
digital output  
Boolean value  
Boolean value  
16-bit word  
digital output  
first block in a nested reflex action  
digital output  
timer  
Boolean value  
Boolean value  
16-bit word  
digital latch  
analog latch  
digital output  
analog output  
The result from a block is usually mapped to an individual channel on an output  
module. Depending on the type of result that the block produces, this action module  
may be an analog channel or a digital channel.  
When the result is mapped to a digital or analog output channel, that channel  
becomes dedicated to the reflex action and can no longer use data from the fieldbus  
master to update its field device.  
The exception is when a reflex block is the first of two actions in a nested reflex  
action.  
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Nesting  
The Advantys configuration software allows you to create nested reflex actions. One  
level of nesting is supported—i.e., two reflex blocks, where the result of the first  
block is an operational input to the second block.  
When you nest a pair of blocks, you need to map the results of both to the same  
action module. Choose the action module type that is appropriate for the result of  
the second block. This may mean that in some cases you will need to choose an  
action module for the first result that does not seem to be appropriate according to  
the table above.  
For example, say you want to combine a counter block and a compare block in a  
nested reflex action. You want the result of the counter to be the operational input to  
the compare block. The compare block will then produce a Boolean as its result:  
first nested action  
falling-edge counter  
enable  
operational input  
result 1  
counter preset  
counter direction  
reset  
action module: STB DDO 3410  
channel: none  
second nested action  
less than threshold compare  
enable  
result 2  
operational input  
threshold +/-  
action module: STB DDO 3410  
channel: 4  
(result 1)  
Result 2 (from the compare block) is the result that the nested reflex action will send  
to an actual output. Because the result of a compare block needs to be mapped to  
a digital action module, result 2 is mapped to channel 4 on an STB DDO 3410 digital  
output module.  
Result 1 is used only inside the module—it provides the 16-bit operational input to  
the compare block. It is mapped to the same STB DDO 3410 digital output module  
that is the action module for the compare block.  
Instead of specifying a physical channel on the action module for result 1, the  
channel is set to none. In effect, you are sending result 1 to an internal reflex buffer  
where it is stored temporarily until it is used as the operational input to the second  
block. You are not really sending an analog value to a digital output channel.  
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NumberofReflex An island can support up to 10 reflex blocks. A nested reflex action consumes two  
Blocks on an  
blocks.  
Island  
An individual output module can support up to two reflex blocks. Supporting more  
than one block requires that you manage your processing resources efficiently. If  
you are not careful with your resources, you may be able to support only one block  
on an action module.  
Processing resources are consumed quickly when a reflex block receives its inputs  
from multiple sources (different I/O modules on the island and/or virtual modules in  
the NIM). The best way to preserve processing resources is to:  
use the always enabled constant as the enable input whenever possible  
use the same module to send multiple inputs to a block whenever possible  
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Island Fallback Scenarios  
Introduction  
In the event of a communications failure on the island or between the island and the  
fieldbus, output data is put into a safe fallback state. In this state, output data is  
replaced with pre-configured fallback values, ensuring that a module’s output data  
values are known when the system recovers from a communications failure.  
Fallback  
Scenarios  
There are several scenarios in which Advantys STB output modules go into their  
fallback states:  
loss of fieldbus communications—Communications with the PLC are lost.  
loss of island bus communications—There is an internal island bus  
communications error, indicated by a missing heartbeat message from either the  
NIM or a module.  
change of operating state—The NIM may command the island I/O modules to  
switch from a running to a non-running (stopped or reset) state.  
missing or failed mandatory module—The NIM detects the absence or failure of  
a mandatory island module.  
Note: If a mandatory (or any other) module fails, it needs to be replaced. The  
module itself does not go into its fallback state.  
In all of these fallback scenarios, the NIM disables the heartbeat message.  
Heartbeat  
Message  
The Advantys STB system relies on a heartbeat message to ensure the integrity and  
continuity of communications between the NIM and the island modules. The health  
of island modules and the overall integrity of the Advantys STB system are  
monitored through the transmission and reception of these periodic island bus  
messages.  
Because island I/O modules are configured to monitor the NIM’s heartbeat  
message, output modules will go into their fallback states if they do not receive a  
heartbeat message from the NIM within the defined interval.  
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Fallback States  
for Reflex  
Only an output module channel to which the result of a reflex action (See What Is a  
Reflex Action?, p. 156) has been mapped can operate in the absence of the NIM’s  
Functions  
heartbeat message.  
When modules that provide input for reflex functionality fail or are removed from the  
island, the channels that hold the result of those reflex actions go into their fallback  
states.  
In most cases, an output module that has one of its channels dedicated to a reflex  
action will go to its configured fallback state if the module loses communication with  
the fieldbus master. The only exception is a two-channel digital output module that  
has both of its channels dedicated to reflex actions. In this case, the module may  
continue to solve logic after a loss of fieldbus communication. For more information  
about reflex actions, refer to the Reflex Actions Reference Guide (890 USE 183).  
Configured  
Fallback  
To define a customized fallback strategy for individual modules, you are required to  
use the Advantys configuration software. Configuration is done channel by channel.  
You can configure a single module’s multiple channels with different fallback  
parameters. Configured fallback parameters—implemented only during a  
communications failure—are part of the configuration file stored in the NIM’s non-  
volatile Flash memory.  
Fallback  
Parameters  
You can select either of two fallback modes when configuring output channels with  
the Advantys configuration software:  
hold last value—In this mode, outputs retain the last values they were assigned  
before the failure.  
predefined value—In this (default) mode, you can select either of two fallback  
values:  
0 (default)  
some value in acceptable range  
The permissible values for fallback parameters in the predefined value mode for  
discrete and analog modules and reflex functions appear in the following table:  
Module Type  
Fallback Parameter Values  
discrete  
0/off (default)  
1/on  
analog  
0 (default)  
not 0 (in range of acceptable analog values)  
Note: In an auto-configured system, default fallback parameters and values are  
always used.  
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Saving Configuration Data  
Introduction  
The Advantys configuration software allows you to save configuration data created  
or modified with this software to the NIM’s Flash memory and/or to the removable  
memory card (See Physical Description, p. 50). Subsequently, this data can be read  
from Flash memory and used to configure your physical island.  
Note: If your configuration data is too large, you will receive a warning message  
when you attempt to save it.  
How to Save a  
Configuration  
The following procedure describes the general steps to use to save a configuration  
data file to either Flash memory directly or to a removable memory card. For more  
detailed procedural information, use the configuration software’s online help feature:  
Step  
Action  
1
Connect the device running the Advantys configuration software to the CFG port  
(See The CFG Interface, p. 33) on the NIM, and launch the software.  
2
Download the configuration data that you want to save from the configuration  
software to the NIM. Then, use one of the following commands from the  
configuration software’s Online menu:  
To save to the NIM’s Flash memory, use the store to Flash command.  
To save to a removable memory card, first install the card (See Installing the  
Card, p. 51) in the host NIM, then use the store to removable memory card  
command.  
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Protecting Configuration Data  
Introduction  
As part of a custom configuration, you can password-protect an Advantys STB  
island. This protection restricts write privileges to authorized personnel and prevents  
unauthorized users from overwriting the configuration data currently stored in Flash  
memory.  
You must use the Advantys configuration software to password-protect an island’s  
configuration.  
Protection  
Feature  
If a configuration is protected, access to it is restricted in the following ways:  
An unauthorized user is unable to overwrite the current configuration data in  
Flash memory.  
The presence of a removable memory card (See Installing the STB XMP 4440  
Optional Removable Memory Card, p. 50) is ignored. The configuration data  
currently stored in Flash cannot be overwritten by data on the card.  
The RST button (See The RST Button, p. 55) is disabled, and pushing it has no  
effect on island bus operations.  
The island runs normally when it is in protected mode. All users have the ability  
to monitor (read) the activity on the island bus.  
Password  
A password must meet the following criteria:  
Characteristics  
It must be between 0 and 6 characters in length.  
Only alphanumeric ASCII characters are permitted.  
The password is case-sensitive.  
If password protection is enabled, your password is saved to Flash memory (or to a  
removable memory card) when you save the configuration data.  
Note: A protected configuration is inaccessible to anyone who does not know the  
password. Your system administrator is responsible for keeping track of the  
password and the list of authorized users. If the assigned password is lost or  
forgotten, you will be unable to change the island’s configuration.  
If the password is lost and you need to reconfigure the island, you will need to  
perform a destructive reflash of the NIM. This procedure is described on the  
Advantys STB product Web site at www.schneiderautomation.com.  
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A Modbus View of the Island’s Data Image  
Summary  
A block of Modbus registers is reserved in the NIM to hold and maintain the island’s  
data image. Overall, the data image holds 9999 registers. The registers are divided  
into nine contiguous groups (or blocks), each dedicated to a specific purpose.  
Modbus  
Registers and  
Their Bit  
Registers are16-bit constructs. The most significant bit (MSB) is bit 15, which is  
displayed as the leftmost bit in the register. The least significant bit (LSB) is bit 0,  
displayed as the rightmost bit in the register:  
Structure  
MSB  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
LSB  
0
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
The bits can be used to display operating data or device/system status.  
Each register has a unique reference number, starting at 40001. The content of each  
register, represented by its 0/1 bit pattern, may be dynamic, but the register  
reference and its assignment in the control logic program remain constant.  
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The Data Image  
The 9999 contiguous registers in the Modbus data image start at register 40001.  
The illustration below shows a graphical representation of the data image and how  
it is subdivided into nine distinct blocks:  
40001  
4096 registers  
512 registers  
Block 1  
Block 2  
44096  
44097  
44608  
44609  
Block 3  
Block 4  
512 registers  
128 registers  
45120  
45121  
45248  
45249  
54 registers  
54 registers  
35 registers  
Block 5  
Block 6  
Block 7  
45302  
45303  
45356  
45357  
45391  
45392  
4096 registers  
512 registers  
Block 8  
Block 9  
49487  
49488  
49999  
Block 1 output data process image (4096 registers available)  
Block 2 fieldbus master-to-HMI output table (512 registers available)  
Block 3 reserved (512 registers available)  
Block 4 128-register block reserved for future read/write use  
Block 5 54-register block reserved for future read/write use  
Block 6 54-register block reserved for future read-only use  
Block 7 35 predefined island bus status registers  
Block 8 input data/status process image (4096 registers available)  
Block 9 HMI-to-fieldbus master input table (512 registers available)  
Each block has a fixed number of registers reserved for its use. Whether or not all  
the registers reserved for that block are used in an application, the number of  
registers allocated to that block remains constant. This permits you to know at all  
times where to begin looking for the type of data of interest to you.  
For example, to monitor the status of the I/O modules in the process image, look at  
the data in block 8 beginning at register 45392.  
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ReadingRegister All the registers in the data image can be read by an HMI panel connected to the  
Data  
island at the NIM’s CFG port (See The CFG Interface, p. 33). The Advantys  
configuration software reads all this data, and displays blocks 1, 2, 8 and 9 in the  
Modbus Image screen in its I/O Image Overview.  
Writing Register  
Data  
Some registers, usually some configured number of registers in block 9 (registers  
49488 through 49999) of the data image, may be written to by an HMI panel (See  
HMI Panel Configuration, p. 170).  
The Advantys configuration software may also be used to write data to the registers  
in block 1 (registers 40001 through 44096). The configuration software must be the  
island bus master in order for it to write to the data image—i.e., the island must be  
in test mode.  
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The Island’s Process Image Blocks  
Summary  
Two blocks of registers in the island’s data image (See The Data Image, p. 166) are  
the focus for this discussion. The first block is the output data process image, which  
starts at register 40001 and goes to register 44096. The other block is the input data  
and I/O status process image, which also consumes 4096 registers  
(45392 through 49487). The registers in each block are used to report island bus  
device status and to dynamically exchange input or output data between the fieldbus  
master and the island’s I/O modules.  
Output Data  
Process Image  
The output data block (registers 40001 through 44096) handles the output data  
process image. This process image is a Modbus representation of the control data  
that has just been written from the fieldbus master to the NIM. Only data for the  
island’s output modules is written to this block.  
Output data is organized in 16-bit register format. One or more registers are  
dedicated to the data for each output module on the island bus.  
For example, say you are using a two-channel digital output module as the first  
output module on your island bus. Output 1 is on and output 2 is off. This information  
would be reported in the first register in the output data process image, and it would  
look like this:  
register 40001  
output data  
15 14 13 12 11 10  
9
8
7
6
5
4
2
1
0
3
1
0
always 0  
where:  
Normally, a value of 1 in bit 0 indicates that output 1 is on.  
Normally, a value of 0 in bit 1 indicates that output 2 is off.  
The remaining bits in the register are not used.  
Some output modules, such as the one in the example above, utilize a single data  
register. Others may require multiple registers. An analog output module, for  
example, would use separate registers to represent the values for each channel,  
and might use the 11 or 12 most significant bits to display analog values in  
IEC format.  
Registers are allocated to output modules in the output data block according to their  
addresses on the island bus. Register 40001 always contains the data for the first  
output module on the island—the output module closest to the NIM.  
Note: The requirements of each output module in the Advantys STB family are described in  
the Advantys STB Hardware Components Reference Guide (890 USE 172).  
A detailed view of how the registers are implemented in the output data block is  
shown in the process image example.  
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Output Data  
Read/Write  
Capabilities  
The registers in the output data process image are read/write-capable.  
You can read (i.e., monitor) the process image using an HMI panel or the Advantys  
configuration software. The data content that you see when you monitor the output  
data image registers is updated in near-real time.  
The island’s fieldbus master also writes updated control data to the output data  
process image.  
Input Data and I/  
The input data and I/O status block (registers 45392 through 49487) handles the  
OStatusProcess input data and I/O status process image. Every I/O module on the island bus has  
Image  
information that needs to be stored in this block.  
Each digital input module reports data (the on/off status of its input channels) in  
one register of input data and I/O status block, then reports its status (e.g., the  
presence or absence of errors) in the next register.  
Each analog input module uses four registers in the input data and I/O status  
block. It represents the analog data for each channel in separate registers and  
the status of each channel in separate registers. Analog data is usually  
represented with 11- or 12-bit resolution in the IEC format; status in an analog  
input channel is usually represented by a series of status bits that report the  
presence or absence of an out-of-range value in a channel.  
Each digital output module reports an echo of its output data to a register in the  
input data and I/O status block. Echo output data registers are essentially copies  
of the register values that appear in the output data process image. This data is  
usually not of much interest, but it can be useful in the event that a digital output  
channel has been configured for a reflex action. In this case, the fieldbus master  
can see the bit value in the echo output data register even though the output  
channel is being updated inside the island bus.  
Each analog output module uses two registers in the input data and I/O status  
block to report status. Status in an analog output channel is usually represented  
by a series of status bits that report the presence or absence of an out-of-range  
value in a channel. Analog output modules do not report data in this block.  
A detailed view of how the registers in the input data and I/O status block are  
implemented is shown in the process image example.  
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The HMI Blocks in the Island Data Image  
Summary  
An HMI panel that communicates using the Modbus protocol can be connected to  
the CFG port (See The CFG Interface, p. 33) on the NIM. Using the Advantys  
configuration software, you can reserve one or two blocks of registers in the data  
image (See A Modbus View of the Island’s Data Image, p. 165) to support HMI data  
exchange. When an HMI panel writes to one of these blocks, that data is accessible  
to the fieldbus master (as inputs). Data written by the fieldbus master (as outputs) is  
stored in a different reserved block of registers that the HMI panel can read.  
HMI Panel  
Configuration  
Advantys STB supports the ability of an HMI panel to act as:  
an input device, which writes data to the island’s data image that is read by the  
fieldbus master  
an output device, which can read data written by the fieldbus master to the  
island’s data image  
a combined I/O device  
HMI Input Data  
Exchange  
Input data to the fieldbus master can be generated by the HMI panel. Input controls  
on an HMI panel might be elements such as:  
push buttons  
switches  
a data entry keypad  
To use an HMI panel as an input device on the island, you need to enable the HMI-  
to-fieldbus master block in the island’s data image (See The Data Image, p. 166)  
and specify the number of registers in this block that you want to use for HMI-to-  
fieldbus master data transfers. You must use the Advantys configuration software to  
make these configuration adjustments.  
The HMI-to-fieldbus master block can comprise up to 512 registers, ranging from  
register 49488 to 49999. (Your actual register limit will be dictated by your fieldbus.)  
This block follows immediately after the standard input data and I/O status process  
image (See Input Data and I/O Status Process Image, p. 169) block (registers 45392  
through 49487) in the island’s data image.  
The HMI panel writes the input data to a specified number of registers in the HMI-  
to-fieldbus master block. The NIM manages the transfer of the HMI data in these  
registers as part of the overall input data transfer—it converts the 16-bit register data  
to a fieldbus-specific data format and transfers it together with the standard input  
data and I/O status process image to the fieldbus. The fieldbus master sees and  
responds to HMI data as if it were standard input data.  
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HMI Output Data  
Exchange  
In turn, output data written by the fieldbus master can be used to update enunciator  
elements on the HMI panel. Enunciator elements might be:  
display indicators  
buttons or screen images that change color or shape  
data display screens (for example, temperature read-outs)  
To use the HMI panel as an output device, you need to enable the fieldbus-to-HMI  
block in the island’s data image (See The Data Image, p. 166) and specify the  
number of registers in this block that you want to use. You need to use the Advantys  
configuration software to make these adjustments to your configuration.  
The fieldbus master-to-HMI block can comprise up to 512 registers, ranging from  
register 44097 to 44608. This block follows immediately after the standard output  
data process image (See Output Data Process Image, p. 168) block (registers  
40001 through 44096) in the island’s data image.  
The fieldbus master writes output update data in native fieldbus format to the HMI  
data block concurrent with writing this data to the output data process image area.  
The output data is placed in the fieldbus master-to-HMI block. Upon request by the  
HMI via a Modbus read command, the role of the NIM is to receive this output data,  
convert it to16-bit Modbus format, and send it over the Modbus connection at the  
CFG port to the HMI panel.  
Note: The read command enables all Modbus registers to be read, not just those  
in the block reserved for fieldbus master-to-HMI data exchange.  
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10Base-T  
An adaptation of the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) standard, the 10Base-T standard uses  
twisted-pair wiring with a maximum segment length of 100 m (328 ft) and terminates  
with an RJ-45 connector. A 10Base-T network is a baseband network capable of  
transmitting data at a maximum speed of 10 Mbit/s.  
802.3 frame  
A frame format, specified in the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) standard, in which the header  
specifies the data packet length.  
A
agent  
1. SNMP—the SNMP application that runs on a network device. 2. Fipio—a slave  
device on a network.  
analog input  
A module that contains circuits that convert analog DC input signals to digital values  
that can be manipulated by the processor. By implication, these analog inputs are  
usually direct—i.e., a data table value directly reflects the analog signal value.  
analog output  
A module that contains circuits that transmit an analog DC signal proportional to a  
digital value input to the module from the processor. By implication, these analog  
outputs are usually direct—i.e., a data table value directly controls the analog signal  
value.  
application  
object  
In CAN-based networks, application objects represent device-specific functionality,  
such as the state of input or output data.  
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Glossary  
ARP  
address resolution protocol. The IP network layer protocol, which uses ARP to map  
an IP address to a MAC (hardware) address.  
auto baud  
The automatic assignment and detection of a common baud rate as well as the  
ability of a device on a network to adapt to that rate.  
auto-addressing  
The assignment of an address to each island bus I/O module and preferred device.  
auto-  
configuration  
The ability of island modules to operate with predefined default parameters. A  
configuration of the island bus based completely on the actual assembly of I/O  
modules.  
B
basic I/O  
Low-cost Advantys STB input/output modules that use a fixed set of operating  
parameters. A basic I/O module cannot be reconfigured with the Advantys  
configuration software and cannot be used in reflex actions.  
basic network  
interface  
A low-cost Advantys STB network interface module that supports a single segment  
of up to 12 Advantys STB I/O modules. A basic NIM does not support the Advantys  
configuration software, reflex actions, island bus extensions, nor the use of an HMI  
panel.  
basic power  
distribution  
module  
A low-cost Advantys STB PDM that distributes sensor power and actuator power  
over a single field power bus on the island. The bus provides a maximum of 4 A total  
power. A basic PDM requires one 5 A fuse to protect the I/O.  
BootP  
BOS  
bootstrap protocol. A UDP/IP protocol that allows an internet node to obtain its IP  
parameters based on its MAC address.  
beginning of segment. When more than one segment of I/O modules is used in an  
island, an STB XBE 1200 BOS module is installed in the first position in each  
extension segment. Its job is to carry island bus communications to and generate  
logic power for the modules in the extension segment.  
bus arbitrator  
A master on a Fipio network.  
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C
CAN  
controller area network. The CAN protocol (ISO 11898) for serial bus networks is  
designed for the interconnection of smart devices (from multiple manufacturers) in  
smart systems for real-time industrial applications. CAN multi-master systems  
ensure high data integrity through the implementation of broadcast messaging and  
advanced error mechanisms. Originally developed for use in automobiles, CAN is  
now used in a variety of industrial automation control environments.  
CANopen  
protocol  
An open industry standard protocol used on the internal communication bus. The  
protocol allows the connection of any standard CANopen device to the island bus.  
CI  
command interface.  
CiA  
CAN in Automation. CiA is a non-profit group of manufacturers and users dedicated  
to developing and supporting CAN-based higher layer protocols.  
COB  
communication object. A communication object is a unit of transportation (a  
message) in a CAN-based network. Communication objects indicate a particular  
functionality in a device. They are specified in the CANopen communication profile.  
COMS  
island bus scanner.  
configuration  
The arrangement and interconnection of hardware components within a system and  
the hardware and software selections that determine the operating characteristics of  
the system.  
CRC  
cyclic redundancy check. Messages that implement this error checking mechanism  
have a CRC field that is calculated by the transmitter according to the message’s  
content. Receiving nodes recalculate the field. Disagreement in the two codes  
indicates a difference between the transmitted message and the one received.  
D
DeviceNet  
protocol  
DeviceNet is a low-level, connection-based network that is based on CAN, a serial  
bus system without a defined application layer. DeviceNet, therefore, defines a layer  
for the industrial application of CAN.  
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DHCP  
dynamic host configuration protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that allows a server to  
assign an IP address based on a role name (host name) to a network node.  
differential input  
A type of input design where two wires (+ and -) are run from each signal source to  
the data acquisition interface. The voltage between the input and the interface  
ground are measured by two high-impedance amplifiers, and the outputs from the  
two amplifiers are subtracted by a third amplifier to yield the difference between the  
+ and - inputs. Voltage common to both wires is thereby removed. Differential design  
solves the problem of ground differences found in single-ended connections, and it  
also reduces the cross-channel noise problem.  
digital I/O  
DIN  
An input or output that has an individual circuit connection at the module  
corresponding directly to a data table bit or word that stores the value of the signal  
at that I/O circuit. It allows the control logic to have discrete access to the I/O values.  
Deutsche industrial norms. A German agency that sets engineering and  
dimensional standards and now has worldwide recognition.  
E
economy  
segment  
A special type of STB I/O segment created when an STB NCO 1113 economy  
CANopen NIM is used in the first location. In this implementation, the NIM acts as a  
simple gateway between the I/O modules in the segment and a CANopen master.  
Each I/O module in an economy segment acts as a independent node on the  
CANopen network. An economy segment cannot be extended to other STB I/O  
segments, preferred modules or standard CANopen devices.  
EDS  
electronic data sheet. The EDS is a standardized ASCII file that contains information  
about a network device’s communications functionality and the contents of its object  
dictionary. The EDS also defines device-specific and manufacturer-specific objects.  
EIA  
Electronic Industries Association. An organization that establishes electrical/  
electronic and data communication standards.  
EMC  
EMI  
electromagnetic compatibility. Devices that meet EMC requirements can operate  
within a system’s expected electromagnetic limits without error.  
electromagnetic interference. EMI can cause an interruption, malfunction, or  
disturbance in the performance of electronic equipment. It occurs when a source  
electronically transmits a signal that interferes with other equipment.  
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EOS  
end of segment. When more than one segment of I/O modules is used in an island,  
an STB XBE 1000 EOS module is installed in the last position in every segment that  
has an extension following it. The EOS module extends island bus communications  
to the next segment.  
Ethernet  
A LAN cabling and signaling specification used to connect devices within a defined  
area, e.g., a building. Ethernet uses a bus or a star topology to connect different  
nodes on a network.0  
Ethernet II  
A frame format in which the header specifies the packet type, Ethernet II is the  
default frame format for STB NIP 2212 communications.  
F
fallback state  
fallback value  
FED_P  
A safe state to which an Advantys STB I/O module can return in the event that its  
communication connection fails.  
The value that a device assumes during fallback. Typically, the fallback value is  
either configurable or the last stored value for the device.  
Fipio extended device profile. On a Fipio network, the standard device profile type  
for agents whose data length is more than eight words and equal to or less than  
thirty-two words.  
Fipio  
Fieldbus Interface Protocol (FIP). An open fieldbus standard and protocol that  
conforms to the FIP/World FIP standard. Fipio is designed to provide low-level  
configuration, parameterization, data exchange, and diagnostic services.  
Flash memory  
FRD_P  
Flash memory is nonvolatile memory that can be overwritten. It is stored on a special  
EEPROM that can be erased and reprogrammed.  
Fipio reduced device profile. On a Fipio network, the standard device profile type for  
agents whose data length is two words or less.  
FSD_P  
Fipio standard device profile. On a Fipio network, the standard device profile type  
for agents whose data length is more than two words and equal to or less than eight  
words.  
full scale  
The maximum level in a specific range—e.g., in an analog input circuit the maximum  
allowable voltage or current level is at full scale when any increase beyond that level  
is over-range.  
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function block  
A function block performs a specific automation function, such as speed control. A  
function block comprises configuration data and a set of operating parameters.  
function code  
A function code is an instruction set commanding one or more slave devices at a  
specified address(es) to perform a type of action, e.g., read a set of data registers  
and respond with the content.  
G
gateway  
A program or /hardware that passes data between networks.  
global_ID  
global_identifier. A 16-bit integer that uniquely identifies a device’s location on a  
network. A global_ID is a symbolic address that is universally recognized by all other  
devices on the network.  
GSD  
generic slave data (file). A device description file, supplied by the device’s  
manufacturer, that defines a device’s functionality on a Profibus DP network.  
H
HMI  
human-machine interface An operator interface, usually graphical, for industrial  
equipment.  
HMI  
human-machine interface An operator interface, usually graphical, for industrial  
equipment.  
hot swapping  
Replacing a component with a like component while the system remains  
operational. When the replacement component is installed, it begins to function  
automatically.  
HTTP  
hypertext transfer protocol. The protocol that a web server and a client browser use  
to communicate with one another.  
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I
I/O base  
A mounting device, designed to seat an Advantys STB I/O module, hang it on a DIN  
rail, and connect it to the island bus. It provides the connection point where the  
module can receive either 24 VDC or 115/230 VAC from the input or output power  
bus distributed by a PDM.  
I/O module  
In a programmable controller system, an I/O module interfaces directly to the  
sensors and actuators of the machine/process. This module is the component that  
mounts in an I/O base and provides electrical connections between the controller  
and the field devices. Normal I/O module capacities are offered in a variety of signal  
levels and capacities.  
I/O scanning  
IEC  
The continuous polling of the Advantys STB I/O modules performed by the COMS  
to collect data bits, status, error, and diagnostics information.  
International Electrotechnical Commission Carrier. Founded in 1884 to focus on  
advancing the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, and computer  
engineering, and computer science. IEC 1131 is the specification that deals with  
industrial automation equipment.  
IEC type 1 input  
IEC type 2 input  
Type 1 digital inputs support sensor signals from mechanical switching devices such  
as relay contacts and push buttons operating in normal environmental conditions.  
Type 2 digital inputs support sensor signals from solid state devices or mechanical  
contact switching devices such as relay contacts, push buttons (in normal or harsh  
environmental conditions), and two- or three-wire proximity switches.  
IEC type 3 input  
Type 3 digital inputs support sensor signals from mechanical switching devices such  
as relay contacts, push buttons (in normal-to-moderate environmental conditions),  
three-wire proximity switches and two-wire proximity switches that have:  
a voltage drop of no more than 8 V  
a minimum operating current capability less than or equal to 2.5 mA  
a maximum off-state current less than or equal to 1.5 mA  
IEEE  
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. The international standards  
and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology, including  
electricity and electronics.  
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industrial I/O  
An Advantys STB I/O module designed at a moderate cost for typical continuous,  
high-duty-cycle applications. Modules of this type often feature standard IEC  
threshold ratings, usually providing user-configurable parameter options, on-board  
protection, good resolution, and field wiring options. They are designed to operate  
in moderate-to-high temperature ranges.  
input filtering  
input polarity  
The amount of time that a sensor must hold its signal on or off before the input  
module detects the change of state.  
An input channel’s polarity determines when the input module sends a 1 and when  
it sends a 0 to the master controller. If the polarity is normal, an input channel will  
send a 1 to the controller when its field sensor turns on. If the polarity is reverse, an  
input channel will send a 0 to the controller when its field sensor turns on.  
input response  
time  
The time it takes for an input channel to receive a signal from the field sensor and  
put it on the island bus.  
INTERBUS  
protocol  
The INTERBUS fieldbus protocol observes a master/slave network model with an  
active ring topology, having all devices integrated in a closed transmission path.  
IP  
internet protocol. That part of the TCP/IP protocol family that tracks the internet  
addresses of nodes, routes outgoing messages, and recognizes incoming  
messages.  
L
LAN  
local area network. A short-distance data communications network.  
light industrial  
I/O  
An Advantys STB I/O module designed at a low cost for less rigorous (e.g.,  
intermittent, low-duty-cycle) operating environments. Modules of this type operate in  
lower temperature ranges with lower qualification and agency requirements and  
limited on-board protection; they usually have limited or no user-configuration  
options.  
linearity  
LSB  
A measure of how closely a characteristic follows a straight-line function.  
least significant bit, least significant byte. The part of a number, address, or field that  
is written as the rightmost single value in conventional hexadecimal or binary  
notation.  
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MAC address  
media access control address. A 48-bit number, unique on a network, that is  
programmed into each network card or device when it is manufactured.  
mandatory  
module  
When an Advantys STB I/O module is configured to be mandatory, it must be  
present and healthy in the island configuration for the island to be operational. If a  
mandatory module fails or is removed from its location on the island bus, the island  
will go into a pre-operational state. By default, all I/O modules are not mandatory.  
You must use the Advantys configuration software to set this parameter.  
master/slave  
model  
The direction of control in a network that implements the master/slave model is  
always from the master to the slave devices.  
Modbus  
Modbus is an application layer messaging protocol. Modbus provides client and  
server communications between devices connected on different types of buses or  
networks. Modbus offers many services specified by function codes.  
MOV  
metal oxide varistor. A two-electrode semiconductor device with a voltage-  
dependant nonlinear resistance that drops markedly as the applied voltage is  
increased. It is used to suppress transient voltage surges.  
MSB  
most significant bit, most significant byte. The part of a number, address, or field that  
is written as the leftmost single value in conventional hexadecimal or binary notation.  
N
N.C. contact  
N.O. contact  
NEMA  
normally closed contact. A relay contact pair that is closed when the relay coil is de-  
energized and open when the coil is energized.  
normally open. contact. A relay contact pair that is open when the relay coil is de-  
energized and closed when the coil is energized.  
National Electrical Manufacturers Association.  
network cycle  
time  
The time that a master requires to complete a single scan of all of the configured I/  
O modules on a network device; typically expressed in microseconds.  
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NIM  
network interface module. This module is the interface between an island bus and  
the fieldbus network of which the island is a part. A NIM enables all the I/O on the  
island to be treated as a single node on the fieldbus. The NIM also provides 5 V of  
logic power to the Advantys STB I/O modules in the same segment as the NIM.  
NMT  
network management. NMT protocols provide services for network initialization,  
error control, and device status control.  
O
object dictionary (aka object directory) Part of the CANopen device model that provides a map to the  
internal structure of CANopen devices (according to CANopen profile DS-401). A  
device’s object dictionary is a lookup table that describes the data types,  
communications objects, and application objects the device uses. By accessing a  
particular device’s object dictionary through the CANopen fieldbus, you can predict  
its network behavior and build a distributed application.  
open industrial  
communication  
network  
A distributed communication network for industrial environments based on open  
standards (EN 50235, EN50254, and EN50170, and others) that allows the  
exchange of data between devices from different manufacturers.  
output filtering  
output polarity  
The amount that it takes an output channel to send change-of-state information to  
an actuator after the output module has received updated data from the NIM.  
An output channel’s polarity determines when the output module turns its field  
actuator on and when it turns the actuator off. If the polarity is normal, an output  
channel will turn its actuator on when the master controller sends it a 1. If the polarity  
is reverse, an output channel will turn its actuator on when the master controller  
sends it a 0.  
output response  
time  
The time it takes for an output module to take an output signal from the island bus  
and send it to its field actuator.  
P
parameterize  
To supply the required value for an attribute of a device at run-time.  
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PDM  
power distribution module. A module that distributes either AC or DC field power to  
a cluster of I/O modules directly to its right on the island bus. A PDM delivers field  
power to the input modules and the output modules. It is important that all the I/O  
clustered directly to the right of a PDM be in the same voltage group—either  
24 VDC, 115 VAC, or 230 VAC.  
PDO  
PE  
process data object. In CAN-based networks, PDOs are transmitted as unconfirmed  
broadcast messages or sent from a producer device to a consumer device. The  
transmit PDO from the producer device has a specific identifier that corresponds to  
the receive PDO of the consumer devices.  
protective earth. A return line across the bus for fault currents generated at a sensor  
or actuator device in the control system.  
peer-to-peer  
communications  
In peer-to-peer communications, there is no master/slave or client/server  
relationship. Messages are exchanged between entities of comparable or  
equivalent levels of functionality, without having to go through a third party (like a  
master device).  
PLC  
programmable logic controller. The PLC is the brain of an industrial manufacturing  
process. It automates a process as opposed to relay control systems. PLCs are  
computers suited to survive the harsh conditions of the industrial environment.  
preferred module An I/O module that functions as an auto-addressable node on an Advantys STB  
island but is not in the same form factor as a standard Advantys STB I/O module and  
therefore does not fit in an I/O base. A preferred device connects to the island bus  
via an STB XBE 1000 EOS module and a length of STB XCA 100x bus extension  
cable. It can be extended to another preferred module or back into a standard island  
segment. If it is the last device on the island, it must be terminated with a 120  
terminator.  
premium  
network  
interface  
An Advantys STB network interface module designed at a relatively high cost to  
support high module densities, high transport data capacity (e.g., for web servers),  
and more diagnostics on the island bus.  
prioritization  
process I/O  
An optional feature on a standard NIM that allows you to selectively identify digital  
input modules to be scanned more frequently during a the NIM’s logic scan.  
An Advantys STB I/O module designed for operation at extended temperature  
ranges in conformance with IEC type 2 thresholds. Modules of this type often feature  
high levels of on-board diagnostics, high resolution, user-configurable parameter  
options, and higher levels of agency approval.  
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process image  
A part of the NIM firmware that serves as a real-time data area for the data exchange  
process. The process image includes an input buffer that contains current data and  
status information from the island bus and an output buffer that contains the current  
outputs for the island bus, from the fieldbus master.  
producer/  
In networks that observe the producer/consumer model, data packets are identified  
consumer model according to their data content rather than by their physical location. All nodes listen  
on the network and consume those data packets that have appropriate identifiers.  
Profibus DP  
Profibus Decentralized Peripheral. An open bus system that uses an electrical  
network based on a shielded two-wire line or an optical network based on a fiber-  
optic cable. DP transmission allows for high-speed, cyclic exchange of data between  
the controller CPU and the distributed I/O devices.  
R
reflex action  
A simple, logical command function configured locally on an island bus I/O module.  
Reflex actions are executed by island bus modules on data from various island  
locations, like input and output modules or the NIM. Examples of reflex actions  
include compare and copy operations.  
repeater  
An interconnection device that extends the permissible length of a bus.  
reverse polarity  
protection  
Use of a diode in a circuit to protect against damage and unintended operation in the  
event that the polarity of the applied power is accidentally reversed.  
rms  
root mean square. The effective value of an alternating current, corresponding to the  
DC value that produces the same heating effect. The rms value is computed as the  
square root of the average of the squares of the instantaneous amplitude for one  
complete cycle. For a sine wave, the rms value is 0.707 times the peak value.  
role name  
A customer-driven, unique logical personal identifier for an Ethernet Modbus TCP/  
IP NIM. A role name is created either as a combination of a numeric rotary switch  
setting and the STB NIP 2212 part number or by modifying text on the Configure  
Role Name web page. After the STB NIP 2212 is configured with a valid role name,  
the DHCP server will use it to identify the island at power up.  
RTD  
resistive temperature detect. An RTD device is a temperature transducer composed  
of conductive wire elements typically made of platinum, nickel, copper, or nickel-  
iron. An RTD device provides a variable resistance across a specified temperature  
range.  
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Rx  
reception. For example, in a CAN-based network, a PDO is described as an RxPDO  
of the device that receives it.  
S
SAP  
service access point. The point at which the services of one communications layer,  
as defined by the ISO OSI reference model, is made available to the next layer.  
SCADA  
SDO  
supervisory control and data acquisition. Typically accomplished in industrial  
settings by means of microcomputers.  
service data object. In CAN-based networks, SDO messages are used by the  
fieldbus master to access (read/write) the object directories of network nodes.  
segment  
A group of interconnected I/O and power modules on an island bus. An island must  
have at least one segment and, depending on the type of NIM used, may have as  
many as seven segments. The first (leftmost) module in a segment needs to provide  
logic power and island bus communications to the I/O modules on its right. In the  
primary or basic segment, that function is filled by a NIM. In an extension segment,  
that function is filled by an STB XBE 1200 BOS module. (An island running with a  
basic NIM does not support extension segments.)  
SELV  
SIM  
safety extra low voltage. A secondary circuit designed and protected so that the  
voltage between any two accessible parts (or between one accessible part and the  
PE terminal for Class 1 equipment) does not exceed a specified value under normal  
conditions or under single-fault conditions.  
subscriber identification module. Originally intended for authenticating users of  
mobile communications, SIMs now have multiple applications. In Advantys STB,  
configuration data created or modified with the Advantys configuration software can  
be stored on a SIM and then written to the NIM’s Flash memory.  
single-ended  
inputs  
An analog input design technique whereby a wire from each signal source is  
connected to the data acquisition interface, and the difference between the signal  
and ground is measured. Two conditions are imperative to the success of this design  
technique—the signal source must be grounded, and the signal ground and data  
acquisition interface ground (the PDM lead) must have the same potential.  
sink load  
An output that, when turned on, receives DC current from its load.  
size 1 base  
A mounting device, designed to seat an STB module, hang it on a DIN rail, and  
connect it to the island bus. It is 13.9 mm wide and 128.25 mm high.  
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size 2 base  
A mounting device, designed to seat an STB module, hang it on a DIN rail, and  
connect it to the island bus. It is 18.4 mm wide and 128.25 mm high.  
size 3 base  
slice I/O  
A mounting device, designed to seat an STB module, hang it on a DIN rail, and  
connect it to the island bus. It is 28.1 mm wide and 128.25 mm high.  
An I/O module design that combines a small number of channels (usually between  
two and six) in a small package. The idea is to allow a system developer to purchase  
just the right amount of I/O and to be able to distribute it around the machine in an  
efficient, mechatronics way.  
SM_MPS  
state management_message periodic services. The applications and network  
management services used for process control, data exchange, error reporting, and  
device status notification on a Fipio network.  
SNMP  
simple network management protocol. The UDP/IP standard protocol used to  
manage nodes on an IP network.  
snubber  
A circuit generally used to suppress inductive loads—it consists of a resistor in  
series with a capacitor (in the case of an RC snubber) and/or a metal-oxide varistor  
placed across the AC load.  
source load  
standard I/O  
A load with a current directed into its input; must be driven by a current source.  
Any of a subset of Advantys STB input/output modules designed at a moderate cost  
to operate with user-configurable parameters. A standard I/O module may be  
reconfigured with the Advantys configuration software and, in most cases, may be  
used in reflex actions.  
standard  
network  
interface  
An Advantys STB network interface module designed at moderate cost to support  
the configuration capabilities, multi-segment design and throughput capacity  
suitable for most standard applications on the island bus. An island run by a  
standard NIM can support up to 32 addressable Advantys STB and/or preferred I/O  
modules, up to six of which may be standard CANopen devices.  
standard power  
distribution  
module  
An Advantys STB module that distributes sensor power to the input modules and  
actuator power to the output modules over two separate power buses on the island.  
The bus provides a maximum of 4 A to the input modules and 8 A to the output  
modules. A standard PDM requires a 5 A fuse to protect the input modules and an  
8 A fuse to protect the outputs.  
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STD_P  
standard profile. On a Fipio network, a standard profile is a fixed set of configuration  
and operating parameters for an agent device, based on the number of modules that  
the device contains and the device’s total data length. Three types of standard  
profiles are available—Fipio reduced device profile (FRD_P), Fipio standard device  
profile (FSD_P), and the Fipio extended device profile (FED_P).  
stepper motor  
subnet  
A specialized DC motor that allows discrete positioning without feedback.  
A part of a network that shares a network address with the other parts of a network.  
A subnet may be physically and/or logically independent of the rest of the network.  
A part of an internet address called a subnet number, which is ignored in IP routing,  
distinguishes the subnet.  
surge  
suppression  
The process of absorbing and clipping voltage transients on an incoming AC line or  
control circuit. Metal-oxide varistors and specially designed RC networks are  
frequently used as surge suppression mechanisms.  
T
TC  
thermocouple. A TC device is a bimetallic temperature transducer that provides a  
temperature value by measuring the voltage differential caused by joining together  
two different metals at different temperatures.  
TCP  
transmission control protocol. A connection-oriented transport layer protocol that  
provides reliable full-duplex data transmission. TCP is part of the TCP/IP suite of  
protocols.  
telegram  
TFE  
A data packet used in serial communication.  
transparent factory Ethernet. Schneider Electric’s open automation framework  
based on TCP/IP.  
Tx  
transmission. For example, in a CAN-based network, a PDO is described as a  
TxPDO of the device that transmits it.  
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UDP  
user datagram protocol. A connectionless mode protocol in which messages are  
delivered in a datagram to a destination computer. The UDP protocol is typically  
bundled with the Internet Protocol (UPD/IP).  
V
varistor  
A two-electrode semiconductor device with a voltage-dependant nonlinear  
resistance that drops markedly as the applied voltage is increased. It is used to  
suppress transient voltage surges.  
voltage group  
A grouping of Advantys STB I/O modules, all with the same voltage requirement,  
installed directly to the right of the appropriate power distribution module (PDM) and  
separated from modules with different voltage requirements. Never mix modules  
with different voltage requirements in the same voltage group.  
W
watchdog timer  
A timer that monitors a cyclical process and is cleared at the conclusion of each  
cycle. If the watchdog runs past its programmed time period, it generates a fault.  
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Category 5 (CAT5) cabling, 27, 42  
CFG port  
10Base-T, 26  
A
physical description, 33  
configuration data  
saving, 53, 57  
Configuration menu, 71  
configuration password, 67, 89, 90  
connection management  
ABL7 RE2403 Telefast 24 VDC power  
supply, 41  
action module, 158  
Advantys configuration software, 20, 33, 79,  
90, 116, 135, 148, 150, 153, 155, 157, 159,  
163, 164, 167, 169  
auto-addressing, 17, 46, 57  
auto-configuration  
defined, 49  
initial configuration, 49  
163, 164  
customer support, 68  
B
D
baud  
148, 170, 171  
data image, 117, 166, 168, 170  
data size, 152  
CFG port, 33, 56  
fieldbus interface, 56  
BootP server, 29, 60, 62, 64  
default IP address, 61, 62, 64, 73, 75  
DHCP server, 29, 60, 62, 64  
diagnostics block  
in the process image, 125  
island communications, 126  
Diagnostics menu, 92  
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H
embedded web server  
access, 68  
HE-13 connector, 34  
heartbeat message, 161  
HMI panel  
help, 67  
managing, 111  
data exchange, 12, 20, 150, 152, 167,  
170, 171  
navigation, 68  
functionality, 170  
overview, 19  
process image, 116  
hot-swapping  
Ethernet  
port, 20, 26, 31, 73, 79, 116  
specification, 21, 27  
statistics, 93, 136  
I
initial configuration, 53, 54  
inputs  
116, 136  
extension module, 13, 16, 37, 38, 39, 40, 46  
to a reflex block, 157  
Internet, 19, 28, 60, 72  
Internet browser, 67  
IP address  
BootP, 29  
change, 73, 83, 84, 94  
role name, 83  
F
fallback state, 153, 161  
fallback value, 153, 162  
fieldbus master  
setting, 28, 60, 63, 74  
IP address field, 72, 74  
island bus  
configuring, 77, 105  
HMI-to-fieldbus block, 170  
island bus, 77, 105  
164  
extending, 16, 38  
fallback, 161  
Flash memory  
LEDs, 31  
maximum length, 18  
operational mode, 31, 53, 56  
overview, 14, 15  
Advantys configuration software, 163  
and reset, 55, 57  
overwriting, 53, 57, 164  
saving configuration data, 49  
frame type  
status, 30, 126  
default, 21  
Ethernet II, 21, 64, 73, 134  
IEEE 802.3, 21, 64, 73, 134  
termination, 14, 17  
island bus example, 47, 118, 142  
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address range, 29  
island bus password, 164  
N
nested reflex actions, 159  
network considerations, 12, 19, 26, 28, 31,  
54, 60  
number of reflex blocks on an island, 160  
L
LEDs  
O
10T ACT, 31  
and COMS states, 31  
and reset, 31  
outputs  
ERR, 31  
island bus, 31  
LAN ST, 31  
overview, 30  
RUN, 31  
TEST, 31  
P
parameterization, 49  
preferred module, 17  
prioritization, 155  
process image  
logic power  
signal, 38  
120, 169  
120, 169  
M
mandatory I/O modules, 153  
MIB II, 107, 109  
168, 170  
HMI blocks, 170  
HMI-to-fieldbus block, 170  
I/O status image, 120, 165, 169, 170  
input data image, 96, 120, 169, 170  
output data image, 96, 119, 168, 171  
overview, 165  
Modbus over TCP/IP  
data formats, 64, 134, 143  
fieldbus interface, 26  
fieldbus master, 116, 117  
input data image, 120  
protected mode, 33, 50, 53, 54, 56, 67, 86,  
90, 164  
output data image, 119  
Port 502 SAP, 19, 42  
protocol, 20  
troubleshooting, 126  
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connector, 36  
R
reflex action  
and fallback, 162  
and the echo output data image area,  
117, 120, 169  
overview, 156  
STB NIP 2212  
Ethernet LAN, 21  
LEDs, 30  
limitations, 42  
reflex block types, 156  
RJ-45 connector, 26, 27  
rotary switches, 28, 62  
RST button  
and auto-configuration, 57  
and Flash memory, 55, 57  
caution, 55, 56  
disabled, 33, 164  
functionality, 49, 55, 56  
STB NIP 2212 diagnostics, 107  
and reset, 33  
physical description, 55  
installing, 51  
removing, 52  
S
security  
configuration password, 89, 90  
web access password, 87  
storing configuration data, 53  
storing configuration data  
and reset, 57  
to a removable memory card, 50, 53,  
153, 163  
Simple Network Management Protocol  
SNMP agent, 103  
SNMP manager, 104  
source power supply  
considerations, 40  
logic power, 13, 39  
T
test mode, 31  
troubleshooting  
two-receptacle wiring connector, 35  
specifications  
emergency messages, 131  
error log, 100  
global bits errors, 128  
island bus, 96, 129, 130, 132  
Modbus registers, 94  
CFG port, 33  
Ethernet transmission, 21, 27  
MIB II, 107, 109  
STB NIP 2212, 21, 42  
STB XCA 4002 programming cable, 34  
standard I/O modules, 153  
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92, 93, 100, 107, 109, 133  
using the Ethernet LAN LEDs, 31  
with the Advantys configuration  
software, 126  
with the HMI panel, 126  
TSX SUP 1011 Premium 24 VDC power  
supply, 41  
TSX SUP 1021 Premium 24 VDC power  
supply, 41  
supply, 41  
TSX SUP 1101 Premium 24 VDC power  
supply, 41  
U
W
web pages  
access, 71, 92  
Error Log, 100  
Island Configuration, 98  
login, 89, 90  
Master Configurator, 80, 81  
Master Controller, 77, 78  
navigation, 71, 92  
NIM Registers, 95  
Properties, 69  
Reboot, 76, 84  
Role Name, 62, 82  
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