Varec TankGate Interface 8315 Series Manuel d'instructions Page 1

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Contentsviii Installation and Operations Manual

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface90 Installation and Operations ManualNote Double-left clicking on the input source or the output destination icon all

8315 TGI TroubleshootingVarec, Inc. 918 Troubleshooting8.1 OverviewThis chapter describes the procedures used to isolate hardware faults. Three push-

Troubleshooting Tank Gate Interface92 Installation and Operations Manual8.2.2 LED Displays under Abnormal ConditionsThe table below lists the abnormal

8315 TGI TroubleshootingVarec, Inc. 938.2.4 Performing a Hard ResetA ‘Hard Reset’ clears the Tank Gate Interface’s database. The following procedure

Troubleshooting Tank Gate Interface94 Installation and Operations Manual5. The LEDs will light (and remain steady) to indicate the address. For examp

8315 TGI TroubleshootingVarec, Inc. 95• Replace and tighten the case cover.• Turn on power and test with PC and ViewRTU. • Close the enclosure doo

Troubleshooting Tank Gate Interface96 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI Appendix - Order CodesVarec, Inc. 97A Appendix - Order CodesNote 1: If 'No Enclosure' is selected, then 'No DC Power Supply&a

Appendix - Order Codes Tank Gate Interface98 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI OverviewVarec, Inc. 11OverviewThe 8300 series Tank Gate Interface acts as a tank gauge interface for data acquisition and host gateway for t

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Overview Tank Gate Interface2 Installation and Operations Manual1.3 ApplicationsThe 8300 series Tank Gate Interface is ideally suited for Tank Farm, T

8315 TGI OverviewVarec, Inc. 31.4.7 Surge protection• Gas Discharge Tubes (GDTs) and clamping diodes on all field inputs, power supply inputs and co

Overview Tank Gate Interface4 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI HardwareVarec, Inc. 52 HardwareThe Tank Gate Interface consists of an enclosure, motherboard, single tank gauge interface module and connect

Hardware Tank Gate Interface6 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 2-2: The Tank Gate Interface MotherboardFigure 2-3: Tank Gate Interface Functio

8315 TGI HardwareVarec, Inc. 72.2.1 Power Supply• Unit AC Power terminal block (J2)• Surge Protection terminal block (J4)• Field Power terminal b

Hardware Tank Gate Interface8 Installation and Operations Manual2.2.1.3 Field Power (VFIELD) terminal block (J3)The Field Power terminal block, referr

8315 TGI HardwareVarec, Inc. 92.2.1.5 AC Power Fuses (F1,F2)The AC Power Fuses provide protection for the AC input power. The two fuses, F1 and F2, a

Hardware Tank Gate Interface10 Installation and Operations Manual• Re initialize System Hardware• Clear Scratch Memory• Verify Database and Re init

8315 TGI HardwareVarec, Inc. 11Figure 2-10: COM1 J5 Terminal Block2.2.3.1 COM0 (J7)COM0 is an RS-232 port for use in diagnostic testing/local program

Hardware Tank Gate Interface12 Installation and Operations ManualThe choice of RS-232 or RS-485 is determined by the COM RS-232/RS-485 Selection Switc

8315 TGI HardwareVarec, Inc. 13For RS-485, set the Hardware Handshaking Switch SW1 to the ‘A’ position. Refer to the following table:.Table 2-1: Tank

Hardware Tank Gate Interface14 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 2-14: COM1 Cable without RTS/CTSNote COM1 is not available on the 8315 Tank Ga

8315 TGI 8215 L&J Tankway Communications Interface ModuleVarec, Inc. 153 8215 L&J Tankway Communications Interface ModuleThis communications

8215 L&J Tankway Communications Interface Module Tank Gate Interface16 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 3-1: L&J Tankway Tank Gate Int

8315 TGI 8215 L&J Tankway Communications Interface ModuleVarec, Inc. 173.2.2 LED Indicators (D1-D6)The LED displays indicate the status of the Mo

8215 L&J Tankway Communications Interface Module Tank Gate Interface18 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 3-4: Input Circuit3.2.5.1 Connect

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 194 Software DescriptionThe Tank Gate Interface software platform is based on a real-time, multi-tasking ope

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. iCopyrightAll rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act

Software Description Tank Gate Interface20 Installation and Operations Manual4.1.4 CommunicationsThere are two communications tasks - one for each of

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 214.1.8 System TasksSystem tasks include the Calendar Task, which manages Time and Date functions. Other sys

Software Description Tank Gate Interface22 Installation and Operations ManualThe user-related parameters are the Config, Command and Dynamic parameter

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 23PntCheckSum ParameterThe PntCheckSum is a CRC-16 checksum of the Configuration Parameters of a point. Most

Software Description Tank Gate Interface24 Installation and Operations ManualWhen FuelsManager is the Host system, the Change of State method has the

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 25The Modbus Slave protocol handler is flexible, allowing the user to set options for handling several aspec

Software Description Tank Gate Interface26 Installation and Operations Manual4.3.5 Fixed Modbus MapFor each version of the Tank Gate Interface, there

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 27Figure 4-2: Adding a GWBLK point in View RTUFigure 4-3: Configure the GWBLK in View RTU

Software Description Tank Gate Interface28 Installation and Operations ManualIn this example, the Modbus register map is configured according to the f

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 294.4 Common Software BlocksThis section describes Software Blocks included with the base unit of the 8315 T

Tank Gate Interfaceii Installation and Operations ManualTerms of UseThe information provided in this document is provided "as is" without wa

Software Description Tank Gate Interface30 Installation and Operations ManualApplicationThe COM point controls the operation of Host and Slave communi

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 314.4.3 Floating Point Register (FPREG)The Floating Register point provides four bytes of storage in IEEE fl

Software Description Tank Gate Interface32 Installation and Operations ManualApplicationThe Emulator point (EMU) provides a communication interface be

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 334.4.5 EMU Gateway (EMUGW)The EMU Gateway point is used to manage scanning functions for the EMU point. Sta

Software Description Tank Gate Interface34 Installation and Operations ManualApplicationThe EMUGW point is automatically created when the TankView (TS

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 35ApplicationThe GWBLK point is a look-up table used by the Modbus Slave protocol handler. Up to sixteen add

Software Description Tank Gate Interface36 Installation and Operations ManualThe DataMode can also control if the data is changed to 0xFFFF if the dat

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 37ApplicationThe MODGW point provides status information for the communications with any Modbus masters used

Software Description Tank Gate Interface38 Installation and Operations Manual4.4.9 Scaler Point (SCALER)The Generic Scaling point allows you to perfor

8315 TGI Software DescriptionVarec, Inc. 39ApplicationThe SCALER point allows you to perform simple math functions such as conversion of units. The S

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. iiiSafety Precaution DefinitionsCaution! Damage to equipment may result if this precaution is disregarded.Warning! Direct injury

Software Description Tank Gate Interface40 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI L&J Tankway Software BlocksVarec, Inc. 415 L&J Tankway Software BlocksThis chapter describes the Software Blocks that are included i

L&J Tankway Software Blocks Tank Gate Interface42 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 435.1 L&J MCG1000 Tank Gauge (LJ1000)The LJ1000 point provides an interface to L&J MCG1000 Tank Gauge transmitters. This

Tank Gate Interface44 Installation and Operations ManualMaxtime Specifies the maximum time (in secs) between automatic Change of State data being sent

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 455.1.2 ApplicationThe LJ1000 point provides an interface to L&J MCG1000 Direct Digital Gauges. L&J Model 1000 Tank gaug

Tank Gate Interface46 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 475.2 L&J MCG1200 Tank Gauge (LJ1200)The LJ1200 point provides an interface to the L&J MCG1200 Data Acquisition Interfac

Tank Gate Interface48 Installation and Operations Manual5.2.2 ApplicationThe LJ1500 point provides an interface to the L&J MCG1200 Data Acquistion

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 495.3 L&J MCG1500 Tank Gauge (LJ1500)The LJ1500 point provides an interface to L&J MCG1500 Tank Gauge transmitters. This

Tank Gate Interfaceiv Installation and Operations Manual

Tank Gate Interface50 Installation and Operations Manual5.3.2 ApplicationThe LJ1500 point provides an interface to L&J MCG1500 Servo Gauges. L&

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 51ScanningScanning begins when the Module is assigned. The DevType must match the configuration of the transmitter. Conversion f

Tank Gate Interface52 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 535.4 L&J MCG2000 Tank Gauge (LJ2000)The LJ2000 point provides an interface to L&J MCG2000 Tank Gauge transmitters. This

Tank Gate Interface54 Installation and Operations Manual5.4.2 ApplicationThe LJ2000 point provides an interface to L&J MCG2000 Gauges. L&J Mod

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 55ScanningScanning begins when the Module is assigned. The DevType must match the configuration of the transmitter. Conversion f

Tank Gate Interface56 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 575.5 L&J Scanner (LJSCAN)The L&J Scanner point is used in conjunction with L&J Tank (LJ1000, LJ1500 and LJ2000) gau

Tank Gate Interface58 Installation and Operations Manual5.5.2 ApplicationThe LJSCAN point monitors the status of the Model 8215 Tank Gauge Interface.

8315 TGI Varec, Inc. 59gauges are read from the Fast Scan List. When a Normal Scan Cycle occurs, gauges are read from the Normal Scan List. The RKSC

Varec, Inc. vContents1Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Ve

Tank Gate Interface60 Installation and Operations Manual

8315 TGI InstallationVarec, Inc. 616 InstallationBefore attempting installation, review the Safety Precautions below. Installation and maintenance pe

Installation Tank Gate Interface62 Installation and Operations Manual6.3 InstallationStandard systems are shipped with the motherboard and tank gauge

8315 TGI InstallationVarec, Inc. 63sFigure 6-2: Tank Gate Interface Dimensions197204125

Installation Tank Gate Interface64 Installation and Operations Manual6.3.4 GroundingTo allow use in harsh industrial environments, the Tank Gate Inter

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 657Using ViewRTU7.1 OverviewThis chapter describes the software used to configure the Tank Gate Interface. This cha

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface66 Installation and Operations ManualExecute the ViewRTU program,1. Select the ViewRTU program group from the Windows

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 677.4.1 ViewRTU windowThis main window allows the user to perform the commands necessary to configure the Tank Gate

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface68 Installation and Operations ManualNewThe user is able to create a new configuration file by clicking on the New pu

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 69Figure 7-5: Dialog viewed when adding a new pointSelect Point to Add dialog boxThis dialog box displays a list of

Contentsvi Installation and Operations Manual4.1.6 Data Scanning Task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface70 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 7-7: Edit Point dialogEdit Point dialogThis dialog box contains all dynam

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 717.5.3 The Config MenuFigure 7-9: The Configuration MenuDownload Database to RTUThe Download Database to RTU optio

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface72 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 7-12:Spreadsheet Mode Edit windowPasswordThe user can use the Password op

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 73Note Make sure that you write down the password and store it in a secure place.Changing the Password• Select Con

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface74 Installation and Operations ManualPort Communications Setup dialogThis dialog box allows the user to enter the spe

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 757.5.5 The Options MenuFigure 7-19:The Options MenuConvert Configuration FilesThe Convert Configuration Files opt

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface76 Installation and Operations Manualthat you organize the directories with names corresponding to the Tank Gate Inte

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 777.6 Using ViewRTUBy using ViewRTU, the user is able to define or modify sub-programs called Software Blocks. Sof

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface78 Installation and Operations Manual7.6.2 Configuring Single PointsConfiguring the point involves entering configura

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 79Edit (Digital) Point dialogThis window is used to view and modify the Dynamic and Configuration parameters of the

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Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface80 Installation and Operations ManualPreviousThe Previous push-button allows the user to step through multiple points

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 81To modify a value• Double-click the desired parameter to enter a new value. The following example Modify Point d

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface82 Installation and Operations ManualOnly valid references appear in the list boxes contained in this dialog box. The

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 83Figure 7-28:Spreadsheet Mode: Entering point parameter dataSpreadsheet ModeThis window displays a list of all the

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface84 Installation and Operations ManualThe Edit MenuFigure 7-30:Spreadsheet Mode: The Edit MenuCopyThe Copy option allo

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 85Figure 7-31:Spreadsheet Mode: Copying and Pasting point parameter data rows.Note If the number of rows and column

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface86 Installation and Operations Manual1. Click on each desired cell or column.2. Select Set Value from the Edit menu.

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 87Figure 7-35:Spreadsheet Mode: Viewing selected parameter types dialogThe user is able to select any combination o

Using ViewRTU Tank Gate Interface88 Installation and Operations ManualFigure 7-36:Spreadsheet Mode: Hiding columnsThe user can unhide a row or column

8315 TGI Using ViewRTUVarec, Inc. 89Displaying the Point Connections window.• Double-click on one of the icons to display the Point Connections wind