ICP iKAN-124 User manual

WrittenbyTonyLee

EditedbySunnyChiu

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iKANSeries

UserManual

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Version1.0.1‧Jan.2016

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iKANSeriesModbusLEDDisplayUserManualVersion1.0.1Page:2

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Warranty

AllproductsmanufacturedbyICPDASareunderwarrantyregardingdefective

materialsforaperiodofoneyear,beginningfromthedateofdeliverytotheoriginal

purchaser.

Warning

ICPDASassumesnoliabilityforanydamageresultingfromtheuseofthisproduct.

ICPDASreservestherighttochangethismanualatanytimewithoutnotice.The

informationfurnishedbyICPDASisbelievedtobeaccurateandreliable.However,no

responsibilityisassumedbyICPDASforitsuse,norforanyinfringementsofpatents

orotherrightsofthirdpartiesresultingfromitsuse.

Copyright

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theirrespectivecompanies.

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ContactUS

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Ifyouhaveanyproblems,pleasefeelfreetocontactusbyemailat:

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iKANSeriesModbusLEDDisplayUserManualVersion1.0.1Page:3

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Table of Contents

1.Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4

2.HardwareInformation ...................................................................................................................8

3.Configuration ...............................................................................................................................13

3.1.Ethernetconfiguration...................................................................................................... 13

3.2.ConnectingtoaremoteDL‐302device.............................................................................16

3.3.Importing/Exportingpre‐configuratedmessages.............................................................17

3.3.1.Exportingaconfigurationfile.................................................................................17

3.3.2.Importingaconfigurationfile ................................................................................19

3.4.COMportconfiguration ....................................................................................................20

3.5.LEDBrightnessandMessageMotionSpeedadjustment .................................................21

3.6.MISC. .................................................................................................................................23

4.Message s......................................................................................................................................25

4.1.EditingandManagingmessage s.......................................................................................25

4.2.Insertingsystemvariablesintoamessage........................................................................27

4.2.1.DisplayingtheIPAddress.......................................................................................29

4.2.2.DisplayingthecurrentDateandTime ...................................................................31

4.2.3.DisplayingtheCO2andtemperaturevaluesfromaremoteDL‐302module .......33

4.3.Insertingvariablesintoame ssage....................................................................................35

4.3.1.InsertingaCoilvariableintoamessage ................................................................35

4.3.2.Displayingthevalueofacoilwithreplacementtext.............................................37

4.3.3.Insertinganinteger‐typevariableintoame ssage.................................................39

4.3.4.DataMappingforInteger‐typeVariables...............................................................41

4.3.5.Insertingafloat‐typevariableintoamessage.......................................................44

4.3.6.Settingthenumberofdecimalplacesforfloat‐typevariables..............................46

5.WritingVariable ...........................................................................................................................48

5.1.UsingtheiKANWebConfigurationPag e ..........................................................................48

5.2.UsingtheModbusTCP/RTUprotocol ...............................................................................52

6.FirmwareUpdate .........................................................................................................................53

6.1.DownloadingtheLatestFirmwar e....................................................................................53

6.2.InstallingeSearchutility ....................................................................................................54

6.3.Updatingfirmware............................................................................................................54

7.FAQ ...............................................................................................................................................59

7.1.HowtoobtaintheIPaddressfortheiKANdevice?..........................................................59

AppendixA:InstructionforInsertingVariable ................................................................................60

AppendixB:ModbusRegisterTables...............................................................................................61

RevisionRecord................................................................................................................................64

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1. Introduction

TheiKANseriesisafamilyofindustrialModbusLEDdisplaydevicesthatdeliverindustrial‐grade

anti‐noisecapabilitiesaswellasreliabilityandstability.Theseriesdisplaydeviceishighlysuitable

forpresentingformattedmessagesinindoorareasusingeitherUnicodecharacters,whichcanbe

usedtodisplaymultiplelanguages,orASCIIcharacters.SupportforthepopularModbus

industrialprotocolisprovidedmeaningthatiKANdisplaydevicescanbeeasilyintegratedinto

existingPLCandSCADAenvironments.

168variablesareprovidedtoallowdatawrittenfromaPCoraPLCtobedisplayedinaformatted

messageinreal‐time.Sevencolorsareavailableforthetext,whichcanbeusedtoindicate

differentdegreesofimportanceofthemessage,aswellassignificantlyincreasethereadabilityof

themessageinanindustrialarena.

Messagescanbeeditedusingastandardwebbrowser,suchasGoogleChrome,Firefox,orIE,etc.,

onaPC,mobile device,orsmartphonewithoutanylimitationsrelatedtospecificcontroltoolsor

programs.Thedisplayofindividualmessagescanalsoberemotelyenabledordisabledas

necessaryusingthesamestandardwebbrowser.Eachmodelinthe iKANseriesprovidesstor age

spaceforupto64commonmessagesand10instantmessages,eachcontainingamaximumof40

Unicodecharactersor100ASCIIcharacters.Withanopenuserinterfaceandtheabilitytodisplay

real‐timedata,theiKANseriesLEDdisplaycanbeinstalledinavarietyofindoorspaces,including

shoppingmalls,railwaystations,andindustrialareas.

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Features:

SupportsmultiplelanguageswhenusingUnicodecharacters

Textheightof16cm

7colors,includingred,blue,yellow,green,lightblue,purpleandwhite

Adjustablebrightnessandmessagemotionspeed

Abletostoreupto64commonmessagesand10instantmessages

Abletointegratebothtextandvariablesinasinglemessage 

SupportstheModbusTCP/RTUSlaveprotocols

Built‐inRTC(RealTimeClock)

Web‐basedUserInterface

Canberemotelycontrolledusingasmartphoneorothermobiledevice

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Functiondescription

PLCHMI

TheiKANseriescanbeemployedasalargeHMIwithamemorystorageofupto64common

messagesand10instantmessages,eachofwhichcanbeusedtodisplayinformation

generatedbyaPLC.Messagetextcanbedisplayedinarangeofsevencolors,includingred,

blue,yellow,green,lightblue,purple,andwhite,whichcanbeusedtoindicatewarningsor

alarms,aswellasincreasingthereadabilityofamessage.

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SupportsMultipleLanguages

TheiKANseriesofdisplaydevicesupportsUnicodeinput,meaningthatmessagescanbe

configuredtobedisplayedinmultiplelanguages.

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MessageEditing

Amaximumof64commonmessagesand10instantmessagescanbepreconfiguredfrom

thefirstmomentthattheiKANseriesdisplayisswitchedon.Whenthedisplayisin

operation,thefocusneedsonlybeonmessagemanagementratherthantheneedto

frequentlyupdatethemessages.

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CO2:725 PPM

Voltage: 2.35 V

Machine A01: Active

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MessagePriority

Instantmessageshaveahigherprioritythancommonme ssages.Onceaninstantmessageis

enabled,thecommonmessagecurrentlybeingdisplayedwillbesuspendeduntil theinstant

messageisdisabled.Thisfeatureallowsthemostimportantinformationtobedisplayedin

anemergencysituation.

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Integer‐typevariablesenabledatamapping

TheiKANseriesofdisplaydevicesprovidetheabilitytoperformdatamappingtotranslatea

computerintegervaluetoareadablephysicalvalue,suchasthevoltage,temperature,or

relativehumidity,etc.Intheindustrialfield,thisisacommonlyperformedtaskbetweenthe

hostcomputerandthedata‐acquisitiondevicesviatheModbusprotocol,enablinga

reductionintheresourcesandprogrammingrequiredforthehostcomputer

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Import/Exportthemessageconfiguration

TheiKANseriesallowsamessageandtheparametersofthevariablestobesavedasa

configurationfile,whichcanthenbeloadedontoanotheriKANseriesdevicetoavoidthe

needtorepeattheconfiguration.

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SmartphoneApplication

Userscanmanagemessagesviaaregularsmartphonewithoutrequirementofaspecific

connectiondevice,meaningthatemergencyinformationcanbequicklysenttothedisplay 

usingthesmartphone.

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2. Hardware Information

Specifications

Model iKAN-116 iKAN-124

Display

Color Red,Blue,Yellow,Green,LightBlue,PurpleorWhite

CharacterSet 16‐bitUnicodeor7‐bitASCII

ASCII 16characters 24characters

Display

Size

Unicode 8characters 12characters

MessagePool

64commonmessagesand10instantmessages

Upto40Unicodecharactersor100ASCIIcharacterseach

DataPool 40Coilvalues,64Floatvalues,and64Integervalues

RTC

(Real‐timeClock)

Dateandtime,24hourformat,includinghours,minutes,

seconds,dayoftheweek,date,month,year

Ethernet

Port 1xRJ‐45,10/100Base‐TX

Protocol ModbusTCPSlave,Max.8connections

Configuration Web‐basedUserInterface

COMPort

Interface RS‐232orRS‐485.

Notethattheinterfacescannotbeusedsimultaneously

Baudrate(bps) 1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,38400,57600,115200

DataFormat N81,E81,O81

Protocol ModbusRTUSlave

Power

InputRange 100~240V

AC

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Consumption

0.25A@110V

AC

,

0.125A@220V

AC

0.3AA@110V

AC

,

0.15A@220V

AC

Mechanical

Dimensions(WxHxD) 1346mmx160mmx49mm 1986mmx160mmx49mm

Weight 4Kg 5Kg

Installation Wallmounting

HousingMaterial Aluminum

Environment

OperatingTemperature 0to60°C

StorageTemperature ‐10to75°C

Humidity 10to90%RH,Non‐condensing

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Appearance

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Wiring

PowerandEthernetWiring

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PowerSupply

EthernetSwitch

DisplayArea

10/100Base‐TXRJ‐45Connector

Ter minalBlock

‐COM1:RS‐232

‐COM2:RS‐485

‐FrameGround

PowerInput:100~240V

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RS‐232Wiring

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RS‐485Wiring

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RS-232 Device

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MountingPlatesInst allation

FastentheleftandrightmountingplatestoiKAN‐124displaywithfoursuppliedscrewseachside.

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Dimensions(Units:mm)

iKAN‐116

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iKAN‐124

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3. Configuration

3.1. Ethernet configuration

ThefactorydefaultIPaddressforeachiKANdeviceis192.168.255.1.BeforeintegratinganiKAN

seriesdisplayintoyournetwork,youshouldconfiguretheIP,Mask,andGatewayaddressesfor

thedevicebysettingthevaluesthatarevalidforyournetworksystem.To dothis,followthe

instructionsgivenbelow.

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z OneiKANdeviceuses2adjacentIPaddresses.OnceanIPaddressissetforaniKANdevice,

thenextIPaddresswillbeautomaticallysetforthecontrollerintheiKANdisplay.Ifthe

nextIPaddressisalreadyusedforanyotherdevice,youwillfailtocommunicatewiththe

iKANdisplay.

z DetailsonhowtochangetheIPaddressonyourcomputerdependuponthetype

architectureandoperatingsystemyouareusing.UsetheHelpandSupportfunctionality

onyourcomputerandsearchfor"IPAddressing".

z RemembertheIPaddressonyourcomputerforrestoringitlater.

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1. ConnecttheiKANdisplaytotheHostPC,thenpoweronalldevices,asillustratedbelow.

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2. SettheIPaddressofyourcomputer

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ThefactorydefaultIPaddressfortheiKANdeviceis192.168.255.1.Beforeattemptingto

connecttothebuilt‐inwebconfigurationpageontheiKANdevice,ensurethattheIPaddress

oftheHostPCissettoa validaddressintherange192.68.255.2to192.168.255.253.This

addressshouldbeuniqueandshouldnotbeusedbyotherEthernetdevices.

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3. EntertheIPaddressoftheiKANdisplayintheaddressbarofabrowser,suchasGoogle

Chrome,Firefox,orIE,etc.,andthenpressEnter.ThewebconfigurationpagefortheiKAN

devicewillthenbedisplayed.

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4. ConfiguretheIP,Mask,andGatewayaddressesfortheiKANdevicebyfollowingthe

instructionsgivenbelow.

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ClicktheSystemtabatthetopofthepage.

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ClicktheETHERNEToptionfromthemenuontheleft‐handsideofthepage.

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EnteravalidvaluefortheIP,Mask,andGat ewayaddressesinthefieldsinthe

LOCALETHERNETsection.NotethattheIPaddressmustbeuniqueandmustnot

beduplicatedwithotherEthernetdevicesinthenetwork.

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ClicktheUpdateSettingsbuttontosavethenewvaluesandcompletethe

configurationprocess.

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NotethattheiKANdevicewillbe automaticallyresetonceyouclicktheUpdate

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RestoretheIPaddressoftheHostPCtothepreviousvalue.

Repeatstep3above,butenterthenewIPaddressoftheiKANdevice,andthen

pressEntertodisplaythewebuserinterfacethatallowsmessagestobe

pre‐configured.

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3.2. Connecting to a remote DL-302 device

TheiKANseriesdevicescanbeusedtodisplaydatasuchasthetemperature,humidityandCO2

valuessourcedfromaspecificremoteDL‐302devicethatisconnectedtothesamenetworkas

theiKANdevice.OncetheIPaddressfortheDL‐302devicehasbeenconfigured,thedata

recordedbytheDL‐302canbeautomaticallyobtained.TospecifytheIPaddressoftherequired

DL‐302device,followtheinstructionsgivenbelow.

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ClicktheSystemtabatthetopofthepage.

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ClicktheETHERNEToptionfromthemenuontheleft‐handsideofthepage.

 EntertheIPaddressforthedesiredDL‐302.

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ClicktheUpdateSettingsbuttontosavethenewvaluesandcompletethe

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3.3. Importing/Exporting pre-configurated messages

IfyoursystemcontainsmorethanoneiKANseriesdevice,itcouldtakealotoftimetoconfigure

eachoneindividually.Tosimplifythisprocess,theImport/Exportfunctionthatisfoundonthe

webconfigurationpagecanbeusedtopre‐configurethe contentsofamessageorvariableon

theiKANseriesdevicebefor eusingModbusTCP /RTUcommandstomanagethemessagepool,

therebyreducingtheneedtorepeattheconfigurationtasksmultipletimes.

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OnceamessagehasbeenconfiguredfortheiKANdevice,usetheExportfunctiontosavethe

contentsasaCSVfileontheHostPC.ThismeansthatadditionaliKANseriesdisplaydevicescan

beeasilyconfiguredbyimportingthecsvfiletothatdevice.

3.3.1. Exporting a configuration file

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ClicktheSystemtabatthetopofthepage.

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Click the IMPORT/EXPORT option from the menu on the left‐hand side of

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ClicktheSavebuttontosavethecurrentconfigurationasaCSVfile.

Aconfirmationdialogwillbedisplayed,clicktheOKbuttontosavethefile.

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ClicktheExportbuttontosavetheconfigurationfiletotheHostPC.

The exported will be saved to the download folder location where your

browsersavesdownloadedfiles.  

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3.3.2. Importing a configuration file

Thefollowingisadescriptionofhowtoimportapreviouslystoredconfigur ationfile.Notethat

theImportfunctionwillonlyloadconfigurationinformationrelatedtomessagesandvariables.

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ClicktheSystemtabatthetopofthepage.

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ClicktheIMPORT/EXPORToptionfromthemenuontheleft‐handsideofthe

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ClicktheChooseFilebutton,andthenselectthedesiredCSVfile,whichis

msg_con.csvinthiscase.

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ClicktheImportbuttontoloadthecontentsoftheconfigurationfile,whichis

msg_con.csvintheillustrationabove.Oncethefilehasbeenloaded,themessage

“CSVfilesuccessfullyuploaded”willbedisplayed,asillustratedbelow.

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3.4. COM port configuration

RS‐232andRS‐485arebothprovidedtocommunicatewithModbusRTUdevices.Bothinterfaces

usethesameconfigurationsettingsincludingBaudRate,DataBits,StopBit,andParity,butonly

oneinterfacecanbeusedatthesametime.TransmissiondataformatisN81,E81orO81

selectableontheiKANdevice.

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ClicktheSystemtabatthetopofthepage.

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ClicktheSERIALPORToptionfromthemenuontheleft‐handside ofthepage.

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EntertheBaudRate,DataBitts,StopBit(s)andParity;allthesettingsneedbe

identicalwiththeparametersusedontheModbusRTUdevice(s)for

transferringdatacorrectly.

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ClicktheUpdateSettingsbuttontosavethenewvaluesandcompletethe

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