Frick QUANTUM LX - SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM EVAPORATOR CONTROL SYSTEM; SECTION 2 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS; SECTION 3 QUANTUM LX ALLEN-BRADLEY COMMUNICATION; SECTION 4 MODBUS PROTOCOL

QUANTUM
™
LX EVAPORATOR CONTROL PANEL
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP
090.610-CS (MAY 2016)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM™ EVAPORATOR CONTROL SYSTEM................................................................5
INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM™ LX........................................................................................................6
Quantum™ Description.......................................................................................................................................6
How To Use This Manual......................................................................................................................................6
ETHERNET AND NETWORKING.........................................................................................................................7
Description..........................................................................................................................................................7
Cabling.................................................................................................................................................................7
RJ-45 Connectors................................................................................................................................................8
The Hub...............................................................................................................................................................8
The Switch..........................................................................................................................................................8
Ethernet Setup..................................................................................................................................................10
IP Data...............................................................................................................................................................10
Naming Data......................................................................................................................................................11
E-Mail Data........................................................................................................................................................11
Protocols............................................................................................................................................................11
SECTION 2
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS..................................................................................................................................13
SERIAL COMMUNICATION DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................................13
RS-232 Description............................................................................................................................................13
RS-422/RS-485 Description................................................................................................................................13
Serial Communications Setup.............................................................................................................................14
Using The Map File............................................................................................................................................15
Serial Communication Setup Table......................................................................................................................17
SERIAL PROTOCOL........................................................................................................................................18
Description........................................................................................................................................................18
Quantum™ LX Communications Protocol List....................................................................................................18
Checklist For Setting Up Communication............................................................................................................18
Frick® Protocol.................................................................................................................................................19
Description.................................................................................................................................................19
Frick® # Protocol Specications.................................................................................................................19
SECTION 3
QUANTUM™ LX ALLEN-BRADLEY COMMUNICATION............................................................................................25
Overview Of Half And Full Duplex Theory.................................................................................................................25
SLC-500 - Suggested Setup......................................................................................................................................26
Channel Conguration.......................................................................................................................................26
Read Message Setup Example............................................................................................................................26
Write Message Setup Example...........................................................................................................................26
ALLEN-BRADLEY PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW........................................................................................................27
Channel Conguration...............................................................................................................................................27
General Conguration...............................................................................................................................................27
System Conguration................................................................................................................................................28
Message Sequence Logic..........................................................................................................................................28
Message Read Logic.................................................................................................................................................29
Message Read Setup Screen.....................................................................................................................................30
Message Write Logic.................................................................................................................................................31
Message Write Setup Screen.....................................................................................................................................33
Allen-Bradley Data Access.........................................................................................................................................33
Ethernet / IP...............................................................................................................................................................33
SECTION 4
MODBUS® PROTOCOL.........................................................................................................................................35
General Description..................................................................................................................................................35
Modbus® TCP/IP (Ethernet)......................................................................................................................................35
Modbus® ASCII (Serial Communications)...................................................................................................................36
Modbus® RTU (Serial Communications)....................................................................................................................36
Serial Port Conguration Of The Master......................................................................................................................36