Allen-Bradley 1757-ABRIO User manual

Process Remote I/O

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Communication

Interface Module

1757-ABRIO

User Manual

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Important User Information

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface

Who Should Use this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1

Purpose of this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1

Conventions and Related Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1

Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1

Rockwell Automation Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1757-ABRIO Remote I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

RSLinx Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

ProcessLogix Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

ControlLogix Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Updating the 1757-ABRIO Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Using ControlFlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Using NTools with ProcessLogix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Chapter 2

Configure the 1757-ABRIO

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

AbRioCfg Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Mapping and Accessing RIO Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Installing AbRioCfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Autoconfiguring I/O Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Adding Block Transfer Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Addressing Modes for 1771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Configuring Block Transfer Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Input Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Output Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Tags Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Numeric Read and Numeric Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Flag Read and Flag Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Text Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Create a Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Block Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Deleting Mapped Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Tips for Configuring Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Offline Adding and Deleting Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

To delete a rack: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Offline Baud Rate Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Downloading the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Uploading a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

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Chapter 3

Creating Generic Modules in

AbRioCfg

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Generic Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Generic Module Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Configuration Block Transfer Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Example: 1771-IFE Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Example: 1771-OFE module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Data Block Transfer Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Numeric Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Flag Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Example: 1771-IFE Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

“Special” Flag Read Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Sample 1771-IFE Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Data Block Transfer Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Numeric Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Flag Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Sample 1771-OFE Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Creating a Generic Module in AbRioCfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Chapter 4

Configuring ProcessLogix to

Access Data on the 1757-ABRIO

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Modes of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

CONFIG Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

INACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

ACTIVE Mode (Run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

FORCED ACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Configure the 1757-PLX52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Chapter 5

Configuring ControlLogix to

Access Data on the 1757-ABRIO

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Modes of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

CONFIG Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

INACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

ACTIVE Mode (Run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

FORCED ACTIVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

1757-ABRIO Scheduled Digital I/O Connections

in ControlLogix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Scheduled Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Setup an Exclusive Owner Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Remote I/O Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Add a Module as an Exclusive Owner Connection . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Output Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Setup Input Only Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Add a Module as an Input Only Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

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1757-ABRIO Unscheduled I/O Connections

in ControlLogix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Create Tags For All Messages and All Storage Areas . . . . . . 5-10

Create Message Commands to Read and Write All RIO Data . 5-11

Chapter 6

Accessing Data through OPC/DDE

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Accessing Data from OPC/DDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Configuring a Topic in RSLinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Accessing the Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Chapter 7

Monitoring the 1757-ABRIO

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Monitoring the Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Monitoring Digital I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Monitoring the Data Value of Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Monitoring the Status of a Block Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Monitoring the Scanner Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Monitoring Diagnostic Counters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Active Rack List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Global Diagnostic Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Fatal Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Chapter 8

Supported 1771 Modules

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Module Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

1771-IFE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

1771-OFE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

1771-IR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

1771-IXE/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

1771-IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

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Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

1771-NOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

1771-NOV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

1771-NIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25

1771-NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26

Module Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27

I/O Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28

Diagnostic Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29

Chapter 9

Accessing HART Data

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Sending HART Commands using ControlLogix MSG . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

HART Command Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Reply Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Example: HART Command 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

1770-HT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

Rack Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Configuring the 1770-HT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Configuring the HART Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

HART Command status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Appendix A

Troubleshooting

LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

RIO LED - Network Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

SYS LED - ControlBus Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

OK LED - Module Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

4-Character Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Using the Configuration Program for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . A-3

Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Autoconfiguration fails or does not find racks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Data is not updating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Rack is offline or isn’t updating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Menu items are grayed out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Using RSLogix 5000 to Diagnose Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Connection Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

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Module Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Backplane Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Using Control Builder to Diagnose Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Troubleshooting ABRIO Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Still having a problem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Appendix B

Operational Comparison Between

the 1757-ABRIO and PLC-5

Normal Operational Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Exception Handling Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Appendix C

Tag Descriptions for ControlLogix

Scheduled Data

Configuration Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

I and O Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Status Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Appendix D

Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Rockwell Automation Support

Rockwell Automation Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Backcover

Installation Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backcover

New Product Satisfaction Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backcover

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Preface

Who Should Use this

Manual

We assume you have a good understanding of Remote I/O as well as the host

processor system (ProcessLogix or ControlLogix).

Purpose of this Manual

This manual describes how to understand, configure and troubleshoot your

1757-ABRIO RIO module.

For installation information, refer to the Process Remote I/O (RIO)

Communication Interface Module, publication 1757-IN916B.

Conventions and Related

Terms

Table Preface.1 Conventions and Related Terms

Related Documentation

See Table 8.2 on page 8-2 for a listing of related ControlLogix documentation.

If you need more information on these products, contact your local

Allen-Bradley integrator or sales office for assistance. For more information

on the documentation, refer to the Allen-Bradley Publication Index,

publication SD499 or visit us at:

• http://www.ab.com.

• http://www.theautomationbookstore.com.

Rockwell Automation

Support

Refer to the Backcover of this manual for details on Rockwell Automation

Support.

This term: Means:

Communication module 1757-ABRIO module

RIO Remote I/O

RIUP removal and insertion under power

Bold Commands Name of a software menu item, button,

tab.

=>Programs => 1757-ABRIO => AbRioCfg selecting menu sequence

AbRioCfg 1757-ABRIO Configuration Utility

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Introduction

This chapter provides the following information:

• describes the 1757-ABRIO Remote I/O Module

• lists the RSLinx Requirements

• provides update procedures for the module’s firmware

Process Remote I/O (RIO)

Communication Interface

Module

This document is a user guide for the 1757-ABRIO module, which allows

Rockwell Automation controllers (ProcessLogix or ControlLogix) to

communicate with Allen-Bradley remote I/O. The module acts as a RIO

scanner. The ABRIO module facilitates connection to analog and discrete I/O

devices as well as any block transfer modules.

Figure 1.1 ABRIO Example Topology

PLC5/C Controller

SLC Controller

Flex Ex

Data Highway +

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STATUS

ProcessLogix and ControlLogix

ProcessLogix

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As a RIO Scanner, the module:

• Scans 1771 racks with rack numbers from 1 to 37 octal.

• Supports baud rates of 57.6, 115.2 and 230.4 Kbaud.

• Supports up to 32 adapters with any mix of full/partial racks.

• Automatically manages and performs block transfers, update time can

be defined for each block transfer

• Provides full diagnostic counters for alarms and maintenance.

• Automatically performs scaling of raw analog data.

• Supports scheduled connections to update digital data with a

ControlLogix processor.

• Implements a watchdog timer in the module’s hardware.

If the firmware does not kick the watchdog within the time-out period

the watchdog times out and places the module into the configured safe

failure state.

• Automatically provides fault/fail safe commands to I/O and controller.

• Implements a jabber inhibit timer.

If the network transmitter is on longer than 150% of the longest

network frame time, the ABRIO turns the transmitter off and places the

module into the configured safe failure state.

• Supports firmware updates using NTools or ControlFlash.

• Supports direct DDE/OPC data access.

• Provides support for Rockwell Automation’s 1770 HT1, HT8, HT16

HART interface products.

• Provides HART command set for calibration and diagnostics.

RSLinx Requirements

The AbRioCfg program requires RSLinx OEM or above. You cannot use

RSLinx Lite. To access the module using OPC or DDE, you must have

RSLinx 2.31 or above.

If you are using ProcessLogix, refer to the ProcessLogix Installation and

Upgrade Guide to determine the appropriate RSLinx version for your release.

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ProcessLogix Quick Start

Use the following steps to quickly get the module running. Detailed

confirmation about each step is available in other sections of this manual or in

the installation manual. You can only have one scanner per RIO network.

Remove any other scanners on the RIO network before continuing.

Table 1.1 Quick Start Reference for ProcessLogix Users

Step: Refer to:

1. Install the 1757-ABRIO in the

chassis and connect it to the

RIO network.

The 1757-ABRIO Installation

Instructions, publication

1757-IN916B.

2. Flash the controller with the

latest firmware.

Using NTools with ProcessLogix on

page 1-6.

3. Install the AbRioCfg software. Installing AbRioCfg on page 2-3.

4. Autoconfigure or manually

configure the RIO racks. This

step locates all connected

racks.

Autoconfiguring I/O Racks on

page 2-4.

Offline Adding and Deleting Racks

on page 2-16

5. Add and configure block

transfer modules.

Adding Block Transfer Modules on

page 2-7.

6. Create tags for access by the

ProcessLogix controller.

Create a Tag on page 2-13.

7. Map I/O data to the tags and

save the configuration file.

Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg

on page 2-14.

8. Download the configuration to

1757-ABRIO module.

Downloading the Configuration on

page 2-18.

9. Configure ProcessLogix to

access information within the

1757-ABRIO using Control

Builder.

Configure the 1757-PLX52 on

page 4-3.

10. Access live data from the

1757-ABRIO via

ProcessLogix.

Live Data Examples on page 4-6.

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ControlLogix Quick Start

Table 1.2 Quick Start Reference for ControlLogix Users

Step: Refer to:

1. Install the 1757-ABRIO in the chassis and

connect it to the RIO network.

The 1757-ABRIO Installation Instructions,

publication 1757-IN916.

2. Flash the Controller with the latest

firmware.

Using ControlFlash on page 1-5.

3. Install the AbRioCfg software. Installing AbRioCfg on page 2-3.

4. Autoconfigure or manually configure the

RIO racks. This step locates all connected

racks.

Autoconfiguring I/O Racks on page 2-4.

Offline Adding and Deleting Racks on

page 2-16.

5. Add and configure block transfer modules. Adding Block Transfer Modules on page 2-7.

6. Create tags for access by the ControlLogix

controller.

Create a Tag on page 2-13.

7. Map I/O data to the tags and save the

configuration file.

Mapping Data to Tags in AbRioCfg on

page 2-14.

8. Download the configuration to

1757-ABRIO module.

Downloading the Configuration on page 2-18.

9. If you are using:

a. Scheduled, establish an Exclusive Owner

or Input Only Connection from CLX to

access digital data within the

1757-ABRIO.

Setup an Exclusive Owner Connection on

page 5-4 or Setup Input Only Connections on

page 5-7.

b. Unscheduled, configure tags and ladder

logic in RSLogix 5000 to access

information within the 1757-ABRIO.

1757-ABRIO Unscheduled I/O Connections in

ControlLogix on page 5-10.

TIP

Scheduled ControlNet users must also complete 9b to

access analog or text data from the 1757-ABRIO.

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Updating the 1757-ABRIO

Firmware

The 1757-ABRIO supports firmware upgrades using the Rockwell

ControlFLASH or NTools (ProcessLogix) utilities. ControlLogix Systems use

ControlFLASH to update the module firmware. The firmware version is

displayed on the 1757-ABRIO 4-character display when you power up the

module.

For ProcessLogix Users, if your 1757-ABRIO module revision is:

• at or less than 1.2, use ControlFlash to update the module firmware.

• greater than 1.2, use NTools to update the module firmware.

Using ControlFlash

Use the following procedure to update the module firmware using

ControlFLASH.

1. Insert the ABRIO CD.

2. Click Start ⇒ Run.

3. Enter this path or Browse to: >D:(or your CD-ROM drive

letter)\ControlFlash\setup.exe<

4. Click OK.

5. At the Welcome to ControlFLASH Setup window, click Next.

10. If you are using scheduled ControlNet,

schedule your network through RSNetworx

for ControlNet.

Refer to RSNetworx Help and the ControlLogix

ControlNet Interface Module User Manual,

publication 1756-6.5.3.

11. Access live data from the 1757-ABRIO via:

a. Scheduled Connections

1757-ABRIO Scheduled Digital I/O

Connections in ControlLogix on page 5-4 and

Live Data Example on page 5-9.

b. Unscheduled Connections 1757-ABRIO Unscheduled I/O Connections in

ControlLogix on page 5-10 and Live Data

Example on page 5-17.

Table 1.2 Quick Start Reference for ControlLogix Users

Step: Refer to:

IMPORTANT

The module ships with the latest firmware installed. You do

not need to download firmware to the 1757-ABRIO when

you first receive it.

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6. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.

7. Click Next to accept the default location.

8. At the Setup Complete window,

a. Uncheck the Yes, I want to view the README file checkbox.

b. Check the Yes, I want to launch ControlFLASH checkbox

c. Click Finish.

9. At the Welcome to ControlFLASH window, click Next.

10. Click 1757-ABRIO and click Next.

11. Expand the RSLinx Tree window to the location of the 1757-ABRIO

module you wish to flash.

12. Select the module icon and click OK.

13. Confirm new revision for this update and click Next.

14. At the Summary window, click Finish.

15. Click Yes to confirm the flash.

16. Click OK.

If this update is successful, the Update Status window displays the

following message in green:

Update Complete. Please verify this new firmware update before using

the target device in its intended application.

17. Click OK and then click Cancel at the Welcome to ControlFLASH

Setup window.

18. Click Yes to end the configuration session.

Using NTools with ProcessLogix

On a ProcessLogix system, if the module firmware is at 1.2 or greater, use the

following procedure to update the module firmware using NTools.

1. On the ProcessLogix Server, click Start ⇒ Run.

2. Enter >ntools -c -u<.

3. Click OK to launch the Network Tools application.

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4. Click OK to acknowledge the warning about monitoring through

Control Builder.

5. Click the resume button to initiate network scan.

6. Select the appropriate CNB or ENET icon.

7. Select the module to be updated in the chassis graphic.

8. Click the firmware button and click Yes to acknowledge the warning.

9. Navigate to the directory >D:(or your CD-ROM drive

letter)\Firmware_NTools<

10. Select the appropriate .nvs file.

11. Click Open to start the firmware load and click Yes to confirm.

12. Wait for the load to complete. The Status field in the lower portion of

the Network Tools window tracks the load progress.

13. Click OK to acknowledge the load completes with no errors.

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Configure the 1757-ABRIO

Introduction

This chapter provides the following information:

• an overview of the AbRioCfg utility

• an introduction to mapping and accessing RIO data

• installing the AbRioCfg software

• autoconfiguring I/O racks

• adding and configuring block transfer modules

AbRioCfg Overview

The 1757-ABRIO ships with a configuration utility, AbRioCfg. This

configuration program is an online configuration tool. Use it to:

• query the RIO network to determine the location and size of the racks

present

• manually add and configure racks present in RIO network

• add and configure supported block transfer modules

• import comma separated variable files to define the Generic Module as

any block transfer module that uses 16-bit integer data

• add, edit, and delete racks offline

• create tags for access by the control processor

• map I/O data to those tags

• download the configuration to the module, using RSLinx

• monitor data and diagnostics on the module

• change the baud rate of network communications in a configuration and

download to the module

• change the configuration of racks in a configuration and download to

the module

• upload a configuration from a module

• print the configuration

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Mapping and Accessing

RIO Data

Use the provided 1757-ABRIO configuration tool (AbRioCfg) to create tags

which are arrays of digital, floating point or text values that the host processor

reads or writes using unscheduled messages.

You map data that the module receives or sends into these tags. The data

mapping is stored in flash memory on the 1757-ABRIO module.

Figure 2.1 ABRIO and Data Mapping

WARNING

!

It is essential that the control program on the host

processor matches the addresses in the mapping

configuration on the 1757-ABRIO. Otherwise the control

program may inadvertently write to the incorrect I/O

locations. If you change the data mappings on the

1757-ABRIO, make sure that the control program is using

the correct addresses.

1757-ABRIO Module

Tag

From CLX/PLX

Write Data

To CLX/PLX

Remote I/O

• R/W Analog Data with Block Transfer Status

• R/W digital Data

• Scales Analog Data

• Analog/Digital Modules

• Hard Configured for Safe/Fault States

RIO

Read Data

Scan

List

RIO Scanner

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