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Introduction

The board ibaFOB-4i-X is a fiber optic communication card like the other well-known

boards ibaFOB-io-PCI, ibaFOB-io-S, ibaFOB-4i-PCI, ibaFOB-4i-S, ibaFOB-4o and iba

FOB-OF-Link which are used to connect a standard PC to the iba peripheral devices

such as ibaPADUs, ibaNet750 devices and ibaLink signal modules (SM).

The essential difference to the boards without the “X” in the name is a higher data trans

mission rate on the fiber optic link. Of course, in order to take advantage of this enhanced

data rate there should be the appropriate peripheral devices installed which support the

high data rate too. On one hand these are devices from iba which care the “X” in the

name and on the other hand system components of other manufacturers like ABB AC

800 PEC or Simatic TDC with LO5A interface.

The ibaFOB-4i-X can be extended by means of the add-on module ibaFOB-4o-X with

four fiber optic output ports in order to get a device with full input-output functionality (e.

g. with ibaLogic).

As far as the following text does not refer to a particular card, the boards are referred to

as ibaFOB boards.

32Mbit P2P mode

You should use 32Mbit P2P mode, if

 there is only a single fiber optic cable available or

 you want to connect two ibaLink-io-embedded modules or

 you want to connect an ibaLink-io-embedded module to ibaLogic.

In this mode, the module has to be configured as described in chapter 7 “Software” and

the user has to ensure that the complete signal configuration of the application is also

set up correctly in the 2nd device (ibaLink-io-embedded, ibaPDA or ibaLogic).

32Mbit mode

In 32Mbit mode, up to 16 ibaLink-io-embedded modules can be connected in a ring with

ibaLogic. ibaLogic can read and write process data to all devices in the ring. The devices

can read all data which is currently on the fiber optic link, but can only write data on their

parts of the fiber optic link.

The application has to ensure, that only the allowed signals at the correct location in the

fiber optic buffer are used. The configuration of the ibaLink-io-embedded module will

check this. If the configuration is wrong, it will not be applied and the red LED is blinking.

The rotary switch of the ibaLink-io-embedded is used to select the device number (0 to

F). It is not allowed to have two devices in the ring with the same number.

Scope of delivery

After unpacking check the completeness and intactness of the delivery.

The scope of delivery of “HDK ibaLink-io-embedded“ (order no. 60.700204) includes:

 ibaLink-io-embedded module (order no. 14.132400)

 2nd ibaLink-io-embedded module as test board (modified)

 Ribbon cable (2×22 pin, RM 2.0 mm)

 2 pin cable for power supply

 Data medium “iba Software & Manuals”

Connections

FO interface

The module communicates with compatible devices over the fiber-optic RX and TX in

terface ports. RX realizes the fiber-optic receiver while TX realizes the fiber-optic trans

mitter.

32Mbit Flex mode

32Mbit Flex is the preferred mode for data acquisition applications with ibaPDA. ibaLink

io-embedded has to be configured at least once, see chapter 7 “Software”. The ibaPDA

application reads the configuration and displays the configured signals. The user can

select the signals to be measured and adjust the cycle time. The cycle time can be faster

for small amounts of data, up to 10 μs with 17 Bytes. The maximum amount of data is

4060 Bytes at 1.4 ms. The data format and size can freely be set. The application can

use the complete RX and TX buffer (4060 Bytes).

32Mbit Flex requires a bidirectional FO connection to a card of the ibaFOB-D type for

communication. With 32Mbit Flex, it is possible to connect up to 15 devices in a ring

topology.

Maximum distance of fiber optic connections

The maximum distance of fiber optic connections between 2 devices depends on various

influencing factors. This includes, for example, the specification of the fiber (e.g.

50/125 μm, 62.5/125 μm, etc.), or the attenuation of other components in the fiber optic

cable plant such as couplers or patch panels.

However, the maximum distance can be estimated on the basis of the output power of

the transmitting interface (TX) or the sensitivity of the receiving interface (RX). A model

calculation can be found in chapter 10.2.

The specification of the transmitter’s output power and the receiver’s sensitivity of the

fiber optic components installed in the device can be found in chapter 10 “Technical data”

under “ibaNet interface”.

32Mbit Flex mode

32Mbit Flex is the preferred mode for data acquisition applications with ibaPDA. ibaLink

io-embedded has to be configured at least once, see chapter 7 “Software”. The ibaPDA

application reads the configuration and displays the configured signals. The user can

select the signals to be measured and adjust the cycle time. The cycle time can be faster

for small amounts of data, up to 10 μs with 17 Bytes. The maximum amount of data is

4060 Bytes at 1.4 ms. The data format and size can freely be set. The application can

use the complete RX and TX buffer (4060 Bytes).

32Mbit Flex requires a bidirectional FO connection to a card of the ibaFOB-D type for

communication. With 32Mbit Flex, it is possible to connect up to 15 devices in a ring

topology.

Introduction

ibaLink-io-embedded is an embedded module for OEM customers, that allows to ex

change data over fiber optic (FO) with iba measuring systems. The module can be inter

faced via DPRAM.

When integrating the ibaLink-io-embedded module into an application, the system inte

grator is responsible for the CE/EMC conformity of the entire device.

A brief overview:

 Integrated connection to iba measuring systems in OEM solutions

 Fast 8/16 bit Dual Port RAM data interface

 Dimensions 80 mm x 80 mm

 Power supply 5 V (± 5%) DC

 Current consumption max. 0.4 A (2 W)

 Connector male 44 pin header (2 x 22 pins, 2 mm pitch)

 Bidirectional fiber optic link for analog and digital inputs and outputs

 Supported ibaNet protocols: 32Mbit, 32Mbit Flex

 Flexible setting of data rate, data size and formatting with 32Mbit Flex

 Different operation modes (cascading, point-to-point)

 Rotary switch for address

 4 LEDs indicate operating status

Scope of delivery

 ibaLink-SM-64-io board

 S5- function blocks  (on the data medium “iba Software & Manuals”)

 P23-k1st.s5d for S5-115U (941-944) Cache Mode

 P23-k2st.s5d for S5-115U (945) Cache Mode

 P23-k3st.s5d for S5-135U (928) Cache Mode

 P23-k4st.s5d for S5-150U (924-927) Cache Mode

 P23-k5st.s5d for S5-155U (948) Cache Mode

 P23-m5st.s5d for S5-155U (948) linear addressing for multi-processor mode

System requirements

Hardware

Control system

 SIMATIC S5-155U/CPU 948. S5-150U/CPU 924-927. S5-135U/CPU 928B,

S5-115U/CPU 941B, 942B, 943B, 944B

 SIMICRO MMC 216 system with at least one free slot

Accessories

For measurement or analysis of the received data beside the board:

 PC with one of the following fiber optical interface boards:

 ibaFOB-io-S or ibaFOB-io-X, resp.

 ibaFOB-4i-S + ibaFOB-4o or

 ibaFOB-4i-X + ibaFOB-4o-X as well as

 ibaFOB-D + ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard

 also older FOB-F ISA-cards can be used

 For measuring on a notebook computer an ibaCom-PCMCIA-F card (type 2) and

the corresponding spiral cable are required.

In order to realize a frame-to-frame connection a second ibaLink-SM-64-io card or an

other iba component such as ibaLink-MBII-2io or ibaLink-SM-128V-i-2o (VMEbus) is re

quired.

Software

Accessories

For further data processing on a connected PC, the following components are required:

 Online software

 ibaPDA

 ibaQDR

 Signal manager (Soft-PLC) ibaLogic, V3.60 or higher

 ibaScope, version 3.0.01 or higher

 Analysis software

 ibaAnalyzer (V2.50 or higher)

Introduction

The card ibaLink-SM-64-io is an interface board in double European size, with modified

design for SIMATIC S5 (8 bit and 16 bit) and SIMICRO MMC 216.

It is used for transmission of measured data from a SIMATIC S5 or SIMICRO MMC 216

system to an ibaPDA or ibaLogic system or for realization of a so called frame connec

tion.

The card provides a fiber optical (FO) transmitter and receiver on the front panel.

Up to 64 analog (Integer / Float) and 64 digital signals can be transmitted over these

connections.

The ibaLink-SM-64-io-card uses a dedicated memory range on the backplane bus of the

S5 or MMC system. The data to be measured are written into this memory range by the

system where the card is plugged in and are transmitted over an iba standard fiber optical

interface with 3.3 Mbit/s to the iba system.

The fiber optical receiver is used for data being sent from an ibaLogic system to the S5

or MMC system and for input of measured data from other iba systems or devices

(ibaPADU, ibaLink-MBII, ibaLink-SM-128V-i-2o etc.) to the S5 or MMC system.

By means of a crossed over point-to-point connection between two ibaLink-SM-64-io

cards or an ibaLink-SM-64-io card and another iba component with FO transmitter and

receiver in another PLC system, data can be exchanged even without an iba software

application.

Driver

Driver 1: CS3 for STRUC version 3:

This variant acts like a CS3 MMC communication board with the following properties:

 The board can only be used in sub-racks with C-bus connection (i. e. SR12 or

SR24. or SR1 and SR5. respectively)

 The board can only communicate with P16 processor modules that have the C-bus

connection, i.e. not with the technology processors (e.g. PG16. PG26. PS16.

PT20/G/M)

 The board features a dual-port RAM (DPR) with a memory capacity of 16 KB

 The MMC “COMNET” protocol is used as the communication protocol. All data is

exchanged, including initialization tasks and monitoring functions, according to this

protocol.

Driver 2: CS12 for STRUC version 4:

This variant acts like a CS12 fiber-optic interface module with the following properties:

 The board can only be used in sub-racks with C-bus connection (i.e. SR12 or

SR24)

 The board can also communicate with P32 processor modules. The P32 proces

sors are all equipped with a C-bus connection

 The board features a dual-port RAM (DPR) with a memory capacity of 32 KB

 The CIP3 protocol is used as the communication protocol. All data is exchanged,

including initialization tasks and monitoring functions, according to this protocol

Regardless of the variants of the drivers and the STRUC-version, the board is well em

bedded in the SIMADYN D environment:

 Data is exchanged in SIMADYN D with standard modules.

 The board is initialized with a standard central module.

 SIMADYN D and the iba system connected can be switched on and off fully inde

pendent of each other. SIMADYN D can also run without the iba system connected

and visa versa

 The execution cycle in the ibaLink-SM-64-SD16 is 1 ms

Product specifications

Description

The ibaLink-SM-64-SD16 board serves as the direct optical interface between the

SIMADYN D automation system and the ibaPDA/ibaScope process data acquisition sys

tem or the ibaLogic automation system.

The ibaLink-SM-64-SD16 board features an optical bidirectional channel that can transmit

64 analog and 64 binary signals simultaneously in both directions in one millisecond.

The connection to ibaPDA/ibaScope or ibaLogic is carried out by connecting ibaFOB-4i or

ibaFOB-io PC interface boards.

The board can be directly installed in a SIMADYN D rack and behaves there just like a

standard SIMADYN D board.

Note

The iba FOB-SD interface board is available for STRUC V4/P32 systems for transmitting

large data volumes with optional access; this PC interface board communicates with the

SIMADYN D CS12/13/14 interface module.

Mechanical Arrangement and Board Sizes

Multibus II boards are available in two Eurocard board sizes:

• Single: height 3 U1) (5.25 ” or 133.35 mm), depth 8.66 ” or 220 mm

• Double: height 6 U (10.5 ” or 266.70 mm), depth 8.66 ” or 220 mm

The double size is most spread. The ibaLink-MBII-io has the double size too.

The backplane connectors are designed in compliance with DIN 41612.

Scope of Delivery

The following items are part of the delivery:

• ibaLink-MBII-io board

• ibaLink-MBII-io manual

System Requirements

Hardware

Control system

Multibus II-rack (height 6U) with at least one empty slot (4 TE)

Accessories

Software

Accessories

For measurement or analysis of the received data beside the board:

IBM-compatible PC with one of the following fiber optical interface boards:

ibaFOB-io-S resp.

ibaFOB-4i-S + ibaFOB-4o or

ibaFOB-4i-X + ibaFOB-4o-X

In order to realize a frame-to-frame connection a second ibaLink-MBII-io card or another

iba component such as ibaLink-SM-64 (MMC frames) or ibaLink-SM-128 (VMEbus) is re

quired.