BASEstar^tm Classic DAS
for Allen-Bradley
INTERCHANGE^tm Software
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
1.4	Errors messages and returned status codes
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
2.1.5	Preparation for installing over old PI or DTL DAS
2.2	Installation
2.2.1	Files Created During Installation
2.2.2	Installation Messages
2.3	Postinstallation Tasks
2.3.1	Modify TCP/IP for OpenVMS UCX parameters
2.3.2	Editing the Configuration File
2.3.2.1	Editing Type Records
2.3.2.2	Editing Path Records
2.3.2.3	Editing Device Records
2.3.3	Setting the BASEstar Classic Message Port Quota Parameter
2.3.4	Setting the SPT Block Parameter
2.3.5	Setting DAS-Specific Parameters
2.3.5.1	ILAN$DTLSRV_PRIORITY
2.3.5.2	ILAN$DTL_BACKLOG
2.3.5.3	ILAN$DTL_CYCLE_TIME
2.3.5.4	ILAN$DTL_DWNL_FLAGS
2.3.5.5	ILAN$DTL_MAX_ELEMENTS
2.3.5.6	ILAN$DTL_MAX_UNSOL_ELEMENTS
2.3.5.7	ILAN$DTL_SCMP_FLAGS
2.3.5.8	ILAN$DTL_TIMEOUT
2.3.5.9	ILAN$DTL_UDC_TIMEOUT
2.3.5.10	ILAN$DTL_UPL_FLAGS
2.3.5.11	ILAN$DTL_DUP_EI_ID
2.3.6	Setting the DTL Server Process Quotas
2.3.7	Setting Up Plant-Floor Equipment
2.4	Tracing Device Communications
2.5	Failures During Product Use
Chapter 3
3	Using the DAS
3.1	Accessing DAS Functions
3.2	Supported Functions
3.2.1	Read and Write Data Functions
3.2.1.1	PLC-5/250 and PLC-5 Addressing
3.2.1.2	SLC Addressing
3.2.1.3	PLC-3 Addressing
3.2.1.4	PLC-2 Addressing
3.2.1.5	Reading and Writing Data
3.2.2	Read Status Function
3.2.3	Upload and Download Functions
3.2.3.1	DTL_DOWNLOAD
3.2.3.2	DTL_UPLOAD
3.2.4	Loop Diagnostic Function
3.2.5	Simple Compare Function
3.3	Supported Data Types
3.3.1	Structured Data
3.3.2	Restrictions to Data Formats
3.4	Automatic Data Collection
3.4.1	Unsolicited Data Collection
3.4.2	Pollsets
3.5	Supporting Utilities
3.5.1	Stop Server Utility
3.5.2	Supporting Utilities for Allen-Bradley 6200 Series Software
3.5.2.1	Import 6200 File Utility
3.5.2.2	Export 6200 File Utility
Appendix A
Appendix A	Allen-Bradley PLC-5/250 Addressing
Appendix B
Appendix B	Allen-Bradley PLC-5 Family Addressing
Appendix C
Appendix C	Allen-Bradley SLC Family Addressing
Appendix D
Appendix D	Logged Messages
D.1	NI Logged Messages
D.2	PE Logged Messages
D.3	DTL Server Logged Messages
Index
Index
Examples
2-1	Type Configuration
2-2	Path Configuration for EI Network Interface
2-3	Path Configuration for PI MicroVAX
2-4	Device Configuration
3-1	READ DATA Output
3-2	WRITE DATA Output
3-3	READ STATUS Output for PLC-5 / 250
3-4	READ STATUS Output for PLC-5
3-5	READ STATUS Output for SLC
3-6	READ STATUS Output for PLC-3
3-7	READ STATUS Output for PLC-2
3-8	UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD Input
3-9	Loop Output
3-10	Stop Server Utility
3-11	Import 6200 File Utility
3-12	Export 6200 File Utility
Figures
1-1	DAS Communications
1-2	PI MicroVAX Configuration
1-3	EI Network Interface Configuration
3-1	Valid Unsolicited ID Configuration
3-2	Invalid Unsolicited ID Configuration
Tables
2-1	Disk Space Requirements
2-2	DAS Files Created ( EI Network Interface Option)
2-3	DAS Files Created ( PI MicroVAX Option)
2-4	Files Modified
2-5	Path Parameters
2-6	SPT Static Block Sizes
2-7	SPT Dynamic Block Sizes
3-1	Supported Devices and Functions
3-2	PLC-5 Supported Section Files
3-3	SLC Supported Section Files
3-4	PLC-3 Supported Section Files
3-5	Read and Write Data Interface Access
3-6	Read Status Interface Access
3-7	Upload and Download Interface Access
3-8	Download Qualifiers
3-9	Upload Qualifiers
3-10	Loop Interface Access
3-11	Simple Compare Interface Access
3-12	Simple Compare Qualifiers
3-13	Data Formats Supported for Structured Data
3-14	PLC-5 MSG Instruction for Unsolicited Data
3-15	PLC-5 / 250 MSG Instruction for Unsolicited Data
A-1	Supported PLC-5 / 250 Addresses and Data Types
B-1	Supported PLC-5 Family Addresses and Data Types
C-1	Supported SLC Family Addresses and Data Types