Document Outline

• J2-3096-1, AutoMax PC3000 Instruction Manual
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• 1.0 - About The AutoMax PC3000
  • 1.1 How the AutoMax PC3000 Fits into Your Application
  • 1.2 About the AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card
  • 1.3 About the AutoMax PC3000 Serial Card
  • 1.4 About the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 1.5 Related Hardware and Software
  • 1.6 What to Do Next
• 2.0 - Getting Started
  • 2.1 Overview of the Tasks Required to Install and Configure the AutoMax PC3000
  • 2.2 Overview of the Tasks Required to Program the AutoMax PC3000
  • 2.3 Finding the Information You Need When You Are New to AutoMax
  • 2.4 Finding the Information You Need When You Are New to Allen-Bradley Remote I/O
  • 2.5 Overview of the Tasks Required to Configure and Run the Remote I/O Scanner Interface
  • 2.6 What to Do Next
• 3.0 - Designing An AutoMax DCS-NET Network
  • 3.1 About the AutoMax DCS-NET Network
  • 3.2 Choosing the DCS-NET Network Media
  • 3.3 Designing a Coaxial Network
  • 3.4 Designing a Fiber-Optic Cable Network
  • 3.5 Calculating the Data Update Rate
  • 3.6 What to Do Next
• 4.0 - Designing Control Systems That Use The Allen-Bradley Remote I/O Link
  • 4.1 Components of an Allen-Bradley Remote I/O System
  • 4.2 Dividing I/O into Racks
  • 4.3 Designing a Remote I/O Link
  • 4.4 Determining Remote I/O Scan Times
  • 4.5 Optimizing System Performance
  • 4.6 Allen-Bradley Remote I/O Installation Considerations
  • 4.7 What to Do Next
• 5.0 - Installing The AutoMax PC3000 Processor And Serial Cards
  • 5.1 Handling the Cards
  • 5.2 Installing the AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card
  • 5.3 Installing the AutoMax PC3000 Driver
  • 5.4 Configuring the AutoMax PC3000 for Use with the AutoMax Programming Executive Software
  • 5.5 Installing the Optional AutoMax PC3000 Serial Card
  • 5.6 Wiring Considerations
  • 5.7 Manually Configuring the Processor Card When Device Conflicts Are Present
  • 5.8 Installing Multiple PC3000 Processor Cards in a PC
  • 5.9 What to Do Next
• 6.0 - Installing The AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 6.1 Planning for Installation
  • 6.2 Wiring Considerations
  • 6.3 Mounting the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 6.4 Grounding the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 6.5 Connecting Power
  • 6.6 Turning on the AutoMax PC3000
  • 6.7 Installation Consideration When Installing a Microprocessor Card in the PC3000 Industrialized Chassis
  • 6.8 What to Do Next
• 7.0 - Installling An AutoMax Coaxial DCS-Net Network
  • 7.1 Constructing a Coaxial Cable System
  • 7.2 Inspecting and Testing the Cable
  • 7.3 Pulling the Cable
  • 7.4 Terminating the Cable
  • 7.5 Testing Cable Segments
  • 7.6 Constructing Long Cable Segments
  • 7.7 What to Do Next
• 8.0 - Installing An AutoMax Fiber-Optic DCS-NET Network
  • 8.1 Installing the Stand-Alone Transceiver
  • 8.2 Installling the Rack/Power Supply and Rack-Mounted Transceivers
  • 8.3 Installing the Fiber-Optic Cable
  • 8.4 Attaching the Fiber-Optic Connectors
  • 8.5 Connecting a Fiber-Optic Cable Between a Stand-Alone Transceiver and a Rack-Mounted Transceiver
  • 8.5 What to Do Next
• 9.0 - Connecting An Allen-Bradley Remote I/O Link
  • 9.1 Connecting the Remote I/O Link tot he PC3000 Processor Card
  • 9.2 What to Do Next
• 10.0 - Connecting A Programming Device To The AutoMax PC3000
  • 10.1 Overview of the Connection Methods
  • 10.2 Connecting to the AutoMax PC3000 Via the ISA Bus
  • 10.3 Connecting to the AutoMax PC3000 Via Port B of the Serial Card
  • 10.4 Connecting a Modem to the AutoMax PC3000 Via Port B of the Serial Card
  • 10.5 Connecting to an AutoMax PC3000 Processor Via the DCS-NET Network
  • 10.6 What to Do Next
• 11.0 - Connecting Devices To The AutoMax PC3000 Serial Card Ports
  • 11.1 Connecting Devices to Port A
  • 11.2 Connecting Devices to Port B
  • 11.3 Accessing the Serial Card Ports
  • 11.4 What to Do Next
• 12.0 - Configuring The AutoMax PC3000
  • 12.1 Adding an AutoMax PC3000
  • 12.2 Converting an Existing Rack into an AutoMax PC3000
  • 12.3 Specifying the DCS-NET Drop Number and Drop Depth
  • 12.4 Specifying the AutoMax PC3000 CPU Tick Rate
  • 12.5 Assigning a Name to the AutoMax PC3000 Installed in a PC Chassis
  • 12.6 Using the AutoMax PC3000 CPU Common Memory Variables
  • 12.7 Using the DCS-NET Network Register Variables
  • 12.8 Configuring the AutoMax PC3000 as a Passive-Listening DCS-NET Network Drop
  • 12.9 What to Do Next
• 13.0 - Configuring The AutoMax PC3000 A-B Remote I/O Scanner
  • 13.1 About Configuring the AutoMax PC3000 Scanner Interface
  • 13.2 Configuring the Remote I/O Racks
  • 13.3 Configuring the I/O Scanner by Assigning Variable Names to the Scanner Setup and Status Registers
  • 13.4 AutoMax PC3000 Scanner Configuration Example
  • 13.5 What to Do Next
• 14.0 - Configuring And Programming Block Data Transfers To A-B I/O Modules
  • 14.1 About Block-Transfers
  • 14.2 Configuring Block-Transfers
  • 14.3 Programming Block-Transfers
  • 14.4 Monitoring Block-Transfer Status
  • 14.5 What to Do Next
• 15.0 - Programming Basics
  • 15.1 Programming Overview
  • 15.2 Organizing Your Application Project
  • 15.3 About the Organization of the AutoMax Programming Executive Software
  • 15.4 Configuring I/O
  • 15.5 Configuring Variables
  • 15.6 What to Do Next
• 16.0 - Initializing The AutoMax PC3000 A-B Remote I/O Scanner
  • 16.1 Specifying the Data Communication Rate
  • 16.2 Specifying the Remote Racks That Will Be Scanned
  • 16.3 Initiating Scanning
  • 16.4 Placing the Scanner in RUN Mode
  • 16.5 What to Do Next
• 17.0 - Exchanging Data With An AutoMax PC3000 Over The ISA Bus
  • 17.1 About the Register Organization of the AutoMax PC3000 Application Interface
  • 17.2 Using the Volatile Variables
  • 17.3 Using the Non-Volatile Variables
  • 17.4 Using the System Information Variables
  • 17.5 What to Do Next
• 18.0 - Monitoring The AutoMax PC3000
  • 18.1 Monitoring the Status of the Battery
  • 18.2 Monitoring Status
  • 18.3 Overview of the DCS-NET Interface Register Organization
  • 18.4 Ensuring Network Integrity
  • 18.5 Detecting Partial Network Failure
  • 18.6 What to Do Next
• 19.0 - Troubleshooting The AutoMax PC3000
  • 19.1 Interpreting LED Indicators on the AutoMax PC3000 processor Card
  • 19.2 Interpreting Error Codes
  • 19.3 Handling Remote I/O Rack Errors
  • 19.4 Handling Bus Errors
  • 19.5 Troubleshootinh the Serial Ports
  • 19.6 Receiving Incorrect Data
  • 19.7 Resetting the AutoMax PC3000
  • 19.8 Removing the PC3000's Operating System
  • 19.9 Chaning the Remote I/O Data Communication Rate
  • 19.10 What to Do Next
• 20.0 - Maintaining The AutoMax PC3000
  • 20.1 Handling the Cards
  • 20.2 Replacing the Battery on the AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card
  • 20.3 Replacing the AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card
  • 20.4 Removing the old AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card from the Device Manager
  • 20.5 Replacing the AutoMax PC3000 Serial Card
  • 20.6 Replacing the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 20.7 Replacing the Filter for the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
  • 20.8 What to Do Next
• 21.0 - Maintaining The DCS-Net Network
  • 21.1 Maintaining the Coaxial Cable DCS-NET Network
  • 21.2 Maintaining the Fiber-Optic DCS-NET Network
  • 21.3 What to Do Next
• A - Technical Specificaitons
• B - Recommendations for Building CE-Compliant Systems
• C - Cable Reference
• D - Register Assignment Map
• E - Replacement Parts
• F -- Using the Sample AutoMax Configurations and Programs
• G - Examples of Remote I/O Programs
• H - Glossary of Terms
• Index
• Back Cover