BASEstar^tm Open DAS
for Modicon®
on OpenVMS^tm
Installation and User's Guide

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Overview
1.1	Description
1.2	Device Communications
1.3	Supported Functions and Devices
Chapter 2
2	Installing and Configuring the DAS
2.1	Installation Requirements
2.1.1	Hardware
2.1.2	Software
2.1.3	Additional Software
2.1.4	Disk Space
2.2	Installing the DAS
2.2.1	Files Created During Installation
2.2.2	Installation Messages
2.3	Postinstallation Tasks
2.3.1	Editing the Configuration Files
2.3.1.1	Editing ODS Registrations
2.3.1.2	Editing BASEstar Open Protocol Profile Definitions
2.3.1.3	Editing VMD Definitions
2.3.1.4	DAS Configuration Files
2.3.2	Configuring Ports
2.3.3	Configuring TELNET Access
2.3.4	Setting Up Plant-Floor Equipment
2.3.5	Tracing Device Communications
2.4	Failures During Product Use
Chapter 3
3	Using the DAS
3.1	Accessing Modicon Functions
3.2	Supported Functions
3.2.1	Connect, Conclude and Abort Functions
3.2.2	Read and Write Variable Functions
3.2.3	Read and Write Data Point Functions
3.2.4	Receiving Indications
3.2.4.1	Write Indications
3.2.4.2	Abort Indications
3.3	Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
3.3.1	Modicon Micro 84 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
3.3.2	Modicon 184 and 384 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
3.3.3	Modicon 484 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
3.3.4	Modicon 884 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
3.3.5	Modicon 584 and 984 Addressing Syntax and Supported Data Types
Appendix A
Appendix A	I/O Error Messages
Appendix B
Appendix B	DAS Error Messages
Index
Index
Examples
2-1	ODS Registration
2-2	BASEstar Open Protocol Profile Configuration
2-3	VMD Configuration
2-4	ODS Configuration File
2-5	BSTR Configuration File
3-1	UNNAMED_VARIABLE CREATE Command
3-2	UNNAMED_VARIABLE GET VALUE Output
3-3	UNNAMED_VARIABLE PUT VALUE Output
3-4	DEVICE_DATA_POINT CREATE Command
3-5	DATA_POINT GET VALUE Output
3-6	DATA_POINT PUT VALUE Output
3-7	Modbus Plus Write Indication Configuration
3-8	Modbus TCP/IP Write Indication Configuration
3-9	Modbus Write Indication Configuration
3-10	MOD.PAR Contents
3-11	Write Indication Example
Figures
1-1	DAS Communications
2-1	Modbus Communications
2-2	Modbus RS-232 Pinouts
2-3	Modbus Plus Communications
2-4	Modbus TCP/IP Communications
Tables
2-1	Disk Space Requirements
2-2	Files Created During Intallation
2-3	Modbus RS-232 REGISTER Attributes
2-4	Modbus Plus REGISTER Attributes
2-5	TCP/IP REGISTER Attributes
2-6	VMD CREATE
3-1	Connect, Conclude and Abort Interface Access
3-2	Read and Write Variable Types
3-3	Read and Write Variable Interface Access
3-4	Read and Write Data Point Interface Access
3-5	Indication Interface Access
3-6	Modicon Micro 84 Address Format
3-7	Modicon 184 and 384 Address Format
3-8	Modicon 484 Address Format
3-9	Modicon 884 Address Format
3-10	Modicon 584 and 984 Address Format