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tM-P4C4 Quick Start Guide

May 2010, Version 1.0.1 beta5
Congratulations on purchasing the tM-P4C4 - the most popular automation solution for remote monitoring and control applications. This Quick Start Guide will provide information needed to get started with the tM-P4C4. Please also consult the User Manual for detailed information on the setup and use of the tM-P4C4.
In addition to this guide, the shipping box includes the following items:
tM-P4C4
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1 Understanding the Hardware Specifications and Wiring Diagrams
Before installing the hardware, you should have a basic understanding of hardware specification and the wiring diagrams.
System Specifications
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I/O Specifications
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Wire Connection
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Pin Assignment
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2 Booting the tM-P4C4 in Init Mode
Make sure the switch placed in the "Init" position.
3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connecting to the PC and the Power Supply
The tM-Series series is equipped with an RS-485 port for connection to a 232/USB converter to PC

Connect to the PC using an RS-485 Converter

PC RS-232

Connect to PC using a USB Converter

Power Supply

I-7520

PC USB

RS-485 tM-Series

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Power Supply

I-7561 RS-485

tM-Series
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4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Installing the DCON Utility
The DCON Utility is an easy-to-use tool designed to enable simple configuration of I/O modules that use the DCON protocol.
Step 1: Locate the DCON Utility
The DCON Utility can be obtained from the companion CD or from the ICPDAS FTP site: CD:\Napdos\8000\NAPDOS\Driver\DCON_Utility\setup\ http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/driver/dcon_utility/
Step 2: Follow the prompts to complete the installation
After the installation has been completed, there will be a new shortcut to the DCON Utility on the desktop.
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5 Using the DCON Utility to Initialize the tM-Series Module
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Step 1: Run the DCON Utility
Double-click the DCON Utility shortcut on your desktop.
Step 2: Use the COM1 port to communicate with the tM-Series Click the "COM Port" option from the menu and a dialog box will be displayed that will allow you to set the communication parameters as described in the table below.

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Communication parameter Address Baud Rate Protocol Checksum Parity

Factory default Value 00 9600 DCON Disabled N,8,1

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Step 3: Search for the tM-Series module Click "Start Search" button from the toolbox to search for the tM-Series module. After the tM-Series module is displayed in the list, click "Stop Search" button.
Start Search Stop Search
Step 4: Connect to the tM-Series After clicking on the name of the module in the list, a dialog box will be displayed.
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Step 5: Initialize the tM-Series module Set the "Address" field in the dialog box to 1 and then click "Setting" button to save the settings.
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6 Rebooting the tM-Series Module in Normal Mode
Make sure the INIT switch is placed in the "Normal" position.
7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starting the Module Operation
After rebooting the tM-Series module, search for the module to make sure the settings have been changed. You can double click on the name of the module in the list to open the configuration dialog box.
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Address 30001 ~ 30004 40481 40482 40483 40484 40485 40486
40488 40489 40492 10033 ~ 10036 10065 ~ 10068 10073 ~ 10076 10097 ~ 10100 10105 ~ 10108 00001 ~ 00004 00129 ~ 00132 00161 ~ 00164 00193 ~ 00196 00513 ~ 00518 00257 00258 00260

Description

Attribute

Counter value of digital input

R

Firmware version (low word)

R

Firmware version (high word)

R

Module name (low word)

R

Module name (high word)

R

Module address, valid range: 1 ~ 247

R/W

Bits 5:0

R/W

Baud rate, valid range: 3 ~ 10

Bits 7:6

00: no parity, 1 stop bit

01: no parity, 2 stop bit

10: even parity, 1 stop bit

11: odd parity, 1 stop bit

Modbus response delay time in ms, valid range: 0 ~ 30 R/W

Host watchdog timeout value, 0 ~ 255, in 0.1s

R/W

Host watchdog timeout count, write 0 to clear

R/W

Digital input value of channel 0 ~ 3

R

High latched values of DI

R

High latched values of DO

R

Low latched values of DI

R

Low latched values of DO

R

Digital output value of channel 0 ~ 3

R/W

Safe value of digital output channel 0 ~ 3

R/W

Power on value of digital output channel 0 ~ 3

R/W

Counter update trigger edge of channel 0 ~ 3

R/W

Write 1 to clear counter value of channel 0 ~ 3

W

Protocol selection, 0: DCON, 1: Modbus

R/W

1: Modbus ASCII, 0: Modbus RTU

R/W

Modbus host watchdog mode

R/W

0: same as I-7000

1: can use AO and DO command to clear host

watchdog timeout status

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Description

Attribute

00261

1: enable, 0: disable host watchdog

R/W

00264

Write 1 to clear latched DIO

W

00265

DI active state, 0: normal, 1: inverse

R/W

00266

DO active state, 0: normal, 1:inverse

R/W

00270

Host watchdog timeout status, write 1 to clear host R/W

watchdog timeout status

00273

Reset status, 1: first read after powered on, 0: not the R

first read after powered on

Note: For tM DIO modules, Modbus registers starting at 00033 or 10033 can be

used to read the digital input values. For M-7000 DIO modules, they are 00033

or 10001.

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