Adaptive is the leading supplier of led digital signage solutions. Introducing the Excite series, the next generation of full colour outdoor advertising solutions.

The Excite series has been designed to maximize return of advertising, while minimizing energy and maintenance costs. With bright displays and ultra wide viewing angles the Excite series is ideal for any on or off premise advertising application. With its light weight modular design, the Excite series provides edge to edge viewing without the wasted space seen on bulky framed in configurations and because it’s equipped with digital pure colour processing, the Excite series renders over 16 million vibrant colours that shine bright in all lighting conditions.

The Excite series is the first all digital led display to use an industry standard DVI architecture for maximise flexibility. This provides straight forward integration with in door signage networks for an enterprise solution and because every Excite ships with Ooh!Media,  Adaptives’ powerful content, creation, and scheduling software. You will have the flexible to instantly deliver targeted exciting digital media that can be produced at a moments notice or scheduled months in advance.

With true Ethernet connectivity and embedded PC control, the Excite series delivers blazing fast file transfers and is capable of displaying real time video content, at up up to 60 frames per second.

Enclosed in Adaptives innovative protector case, environmental containments like dirt and salt spray are virtually eliminated from Excites internal compartments, minimizing maintenance costs and maximizing the life of your investment.

The Excite series is engineered and manufactured by Adaptive, a company with over 30 year of successfully delivering industry leading led display solutions and after sales support with a nation wide network of factory trained partners.

Courtesy of Adaptive

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During the Month of January 2010 only Panasonic Ideas for Life have a Fully Expandable PLC package for only $299.00 CAD. Touch Screen with pass through feature.

The package includes:

• 1 - PLC – AFPX-C14R
• 1 - 5ft Cable – AFC1500-US
• 1 - Touch Screen – AIGT0030B1
• 3 Year Warranty Included
• Plus PLC & HMI software package
• All for $299.00 (Regular value $407.00)

The regular price for this package is $407.00 but you can get the Fully Expandable PLC Package for $299.00 Canadian Dollars till the end of January.

by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com

Overview

MaxStream XStream wireless modems can now be security coded by applying a Vendor Identification (VID) number. This procedure will protect against unwanted intruders.

Procedure

• Connect the MaxStream XStream to the computer using a straight through serial cable.
• Only dip switch 1 is in the on position.
• Apply power to the XStream.
• Open the MaxStream X-CTU software. Should a Windows error box appear it means the XStream unit is not connected to the computer.
• Select the Modem Configuration tab and the Read tab to acquire the modem parameters. A Version box will appear. In order for this procedure to work change the version to 42B5 .

• Select the Write tab and at the bottom of the screen will appear Complete.

• Select the Terminal tab to enter AT commands.
• Holding down the the shift key and typing +++ simutaenously will acknowledge an OK.  If necessary repeat this step until you see the OK.
• Continue the following steps in a timely manner or you will have to repeat the above step.
  

• Type atid and the VID code of the modem will appear in red.

• Type atid 4444 as the new number and press the Enter Key. The Ok will appear.

• This new number must be saved to non-volatile memory using a Write Command (ATWR) .  Otherwise, the VID code revert to the orginal number when the modem is powered off and then on again.
• Type atwr and press the Enter Key. OK will appear.

• Type atcn to exit the command mode.
• Repeat this step for the corresponding XStream wireless modem.

http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/productmanual_xstream_pkgr_rs232rs485rfmodem_v5.x00.pdf (MaxStream X09-009PKC-R manual)

http://www.manuauto.com/decimal-to-hexadecimal-converter/ (Hex Converter)

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 by Brent Raynor – www.manuauto.com

Overview

• Red power led is on.
• X-CTU software (Maxstream) does not detect the 9XTend modem.
• Can ping the MaxStream (Digi) ethernet wireless modem.
• Yellow and green I/O leds are not flickering simultaneously during transmit.

• Remove the original power adapter (JP4P2-9V4-6F). The technical specifications are 120VAC,  60Hz with an output is 9VDC at  400mA.  The defective unit may have an output of  12.75VDC. The Maxstream 9XTend wireless modem will power accordingly; however, the circuitry inside is in an overload state.  
  
• The new power adapter ( JRSP2-9V11-6F Rev A) is 100 -120VAC, 47-63Hz with an output of 9VDC at 0.5Amp, will fix this problem.

http://www.digi.com/pdf/ds_xtend.pdf  (MaxStream 9XTend datasheet)

 http://ftp1.digi.com/support/documentation/productmanual_xtend_pkgr_rs232rs485rfmodem.pdf  (MaxStream 9XTend manual)

At Manufacturers Automation Inc., we are dedicated to customer service and want to make your experience with Maxstream (Digi) a pleasant one.

© Copyright 2009, Manufacturers Automation Inc., www.manuauto.com

Moxa Turbo Chain technology breakthrough for forming Multiple Redundant Connections.

Best redundant solutions beyond redundant ring technologies by realizing Flexible Topology, Fast Fault Recover and Cost effective configuration. Providing you with the maximum flexibility and expandability possible.

Turbo chain is versatile enough to be used with any topography simply link the two ends of your switch chain to your Ethernet network and your done.

Boundless Expansion.  Turbo chain makes network extension easy and engineers no longer need to reconfigure the existing network. Moxa Turbo Chain also inter-operates with other redundant protocols.

Now you can create any type of redundant network flexibly and with any restriction.

Fast Fault Recover in under 20 milliseconds.

With Turbo Chains ultra redundancy you can instantly recover from network failures. If a network link fails turbo chain activates the blocked path and and continues forwarding data all in a recovery time less that 20 milliseconds.

Cost saving deployment ring couplings use to interconnect different rings for distributed applications.

Compared with coupling turbo chains flexible topography requires fewer coupling cables and fewer Ethernet ports. Moxa’s Turbo Chain has been successfully used in numerous applications such as Oil Pipeline, Wind Power, Railway especially those that require multi ring connections.

All Moxa managed Ethernet switches are managed with redundant turbo chain technology.

So why wait start and deploy your networks with Turbo Chain today.

Moxa NPort S8000 Serial to Ethernet Device – Overview

Combo switch and device server. NPort S8000 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch. Moxa switches support turbo raid Fastest self healing technology that provides fault recovery of less than 20 ms and allows for a larger ring configuration. Moxa Device Servers are rugged and reliable. Easy to use Serial to Ethernet connectivity.  All in one design for greater versatility.

Each NPort S8000 includes:

• 2 fiber ports
• 3 Ethernet Ports
• 4 RS-232/422/485 Serial Ports

The Moxa NPort S8000 Supports Several Serial to Ethernet Functions:

• Serial Device Server RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, Real COMM and RFC 2217.
• Industrial Ethernet Switch Turbo Ring, RSTP, VLAN, Qos and 802.1x.

Complete Hardware Protection that Includes Surge Protection for the Power Source, Serial and Ethernet Connections.

• 2 KV Serial Isolation
• Full Surge Protection
• Level 4 ESD
• UL508 Safety

Ring Redundancy at the Device Level – Ethernet Redundancy at the Device Level.

Watch the video for some practical applications.

Compact size makes the NPort S8000 is the best solution for your projects.

The NPort S8000 simplifies your Industrial Network Connections.

Moxa’s Serial to Fiber Converter Family Introduction

Moxa’s serial to fiber converters which include TCF-90 and TCF-142 for entry level, ICF-1150 series for industrial grade and NRack System for high density solution. Also include CP-102UF which is a multiport serial board with fiber optic interface.

The TCF-142 media converter is equipped with a multiple interface circuit that can handle RS-232 or RS-422/485 serial interfaces and multi-mode or single-mode fiber. TCF-142 converters are used to extend serial transmission up to 5 km (TCF-142-M with multi-mode fiber) or up to 40 km (TCF-142-S with single-mode fiber). The TCF-142 can be configured to convert either RS-232 signals, or RS-422/485 signals, but not both at the same time.

Today to be in the forefront of technology a company needs to provide a product that is reliable, sturdy and fast. Moxa have such products. Moxa’s Industrial Ethernet products are just that reliable, sturdy and fast.

The company behind such products as serial device servers has been in business for over twenty years and have been relied on in major device networking installations in all parts of the world.

Moxa is backed by numerous certifications such as MTSC, ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001.

Advanced product design has been an earmark of Moxa industrial devices that communicate over a wide range of protocols RS-483, Ethernet, cellular networks and more.

Moxa has Industry Associations with: Profibus & Profinet International, EhterCAT Technology Group, Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner, CiA: CAN in Automation Association, ODVA, ModBus IDA and MCAA: Measurement Control & Automation Association.

Moxa’s Network Serial Ethernet Devices are a natural next step from serial to serial devices. A serial device server talks bi-directionally between Ethernet and serial formats and allows you to manage, access and configure equipment and projects anywhere in the world over the internet.

These network enabled serial devices are easy to use with serial to RS-232 or RS-422/485 and have anywhere from 1 to 16 port selections.

What is Serial to Ethernet?

Moxa’s Serial Device Servers are devices that move data from serial to Ethernet and allows engineers to have the best of both worlds. The “serial world” is that of sensors, modems actuators and RS-485 networks that relays data from devices and computers. The “Ethernet world” is the world of Network Interface Card NIC’s for short, the internet and open protocols moving data and information from host to host.

What type of applications are Moxa’s serial Ethernet device servers used in: Campus Attendance and Entrance Control systems, Medical Equipment Data Acquisition, Remote Environmental Monitoring Systems, Remote Management of Rack Servers and Power Distribution Management Systems just to mention a few.

The Moxa Serial to Ethernet Product Family includes Secure Terminal Servers the NPort 6000 series of secure serial device servers that offer users reliable and most importantly secure serial to Ethernet connectivity. Other  members of  the serial to Ethernet Moxa product family are NPort 5600 Series that have 16-port RS-232 or RS-422/485 Serial Device Servers, NPort 5110 Series which are 1-port RS-232 Serial Device Servers, the CN2510 Series 8/16 Port RS-232 Terminal Servers and the NE-4120S 10/100 Mbps Embedded Device Server for RS-232 Devices.

To get full details on all of Moxa’s product line contact us at 1-800-387-6268 Today.

We all here at Manufaturers Automation want to thank you our customer for your support this year that has brought us the Carlo Gavazzi Outstanding Distributor Acheviement Award for 2009.

 Post submitted by  Paul Puttick 

  of  Tethco Technologies

 www.tethco.com

This post explains how to configure a Micrologix 1000 serial port to a Modbus serial slave, to a Modbus TCP/IP.

Materials

Micrologix 1100

Moxa MGate MB-3180

Cable

Male 8 pin mini-din to Micrologix.  Female DB9 to Moxa Mgate serial Connection.  Using RS-232.

Pinout:

Male 8 pin Mini-Din                    Female DB9

                2—————GND—————5

                4<<<<RxD<<<<<<TxD<<<<<<3

                7>>>>TxD>>>>>>RxD>>>>>>2

                6—————CTS—————- 8

                3—————RTS—————- 7

Micrologix Serial Port Configuration

Select Channel Configuration, then Channel 0.  Driver = Modbus RTU Slave.  Node Address = 1(can be any unique address from 1-247) Baud Rate = 9600.  Parity = Odd.

Protocol Control using no Handshaking.  InterChar. Timeout = 2ms.  Pre Transmit Delay = 2ms.

Configure the desired Modbus data tables.   Enter a number for the desired data Files in the fields for Coils(00001), Contacts(10000), Input Registers(30001), Holding Registers(40001).  For example, I used 50 for Holding Registers field.  Data file N50 is created automatically.  Select N50 enter a description and adjust the data file elements to suit.  N50:0 = Modbus register 40001.

Moxa Mgate MB-3180 Configuration

Install MGate Manager using the provided CD.  Initially the MGate has a default IP.  Configure the LAN on your computer to be in the same subnet as the MGate default IP.  Connect to the device, open MGate Manager, then select Broadcast search.  Highlight the device, select “Configuration”. 

Under the mode tab select RTU Slave Mode.

Select the Serial tab.  Configure Port 1 as Follows:  Baud Rate = 9600, Flow Control = None, Party = Odd, FIFO = Disable, Start Bit = 1, Interface = RS232.

Select the Modbus tab.  Initial Delay = 2ms.  Modbus TCP Exception = Disabled.  Port 1 Response Time-Out = 1000ms. 

You can use the Auto Detection button to test your connection.  If you see a response on the Node Address 1 then connection is ok. 

Testing

To test I used some free demo software.  Modscan32.   To connect select Connection.  Connect Using – Remote Modbus TCP Server.  Enter the IP of the Moxa MGate.  Select Protocol Selection pushbutton.  Transmission Mode = RTU.  Slave Response Timeout = 1000ms.  Delay Between Polls = 2ms.  Select Ok.  Device ID = 1(needs to match PLC Node address).   

Modscan32 is a Windows shareware program designed to act as a Modbus Master.  It is a simple way to read or write data to the connected slave device using RTU or ASCII.  The weblink below is a 30 day evaluation.  Data collection will cease at approximately 3 1/2 minutes after receiving the first valid slave response. 

  ModScan32.zip (851K)

Updated to Version 7.B01
(Feb 27, 2009)

At Manufacturers Automation Inc., we are dedicated to customer service and want to make your experience with Moxa a pleasant one.