ABLEPick Installation Guide

ƒ Abraham Lin
ƒ Logistics Division
ƒ ATOP Technologies, Inc.

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 ABLEPick Ethernet Architecture
PTL PC

AT500

AT511 AT510 AT505 AT506 AT50C AT530

AT500
Ethernet
Ethernet

Switch HUB
AT500

Ethernet

AT500

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 Close loop network for PTL
Build up a close loop networking environment for all TCP/IP controllers by
insert two LAN cards in PTL control PC
Close loop with the same domain IP

PTL control PC

WMS/MIS server

Switch HUB

Switch HUB

two LAN cards

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 Installation Accessories

Rail Rail cover Velcro

UL/CSA SPT-2 16AWG*2C 26/0.254mm

Twin wired cable

Conduction bar

End cover
Terminal block
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 AT500
(TCP/IP controller)

CE ,FCC certification

Connecting maximum up to 120 lights

4 connection port/ output channel
Connecting max. up to 30 light for each channel.
RS485 interface for compatible connected to 3rd generation module.
300W, 25A auto-switching (230 V/115V) power supply inside.
100M bps uplink to PC(Ethernet)
57.6K bps transmission baud rate downlink to devices

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 Interface on AT500
1:RJ-45 2:RS485 3:RS485+POWER 4: 4 output 5:AC outlet and
LAN plug D-type +FAN I/O terminal channels for power switch
connector block controlling
cableless modules

8:LAN and serial 6:AC power switch 9:RS485 signal light 7:I/O terminal pin
port signal light 230/115V master/slave assignment

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 Cabling on AT500

(1) LAN cable (3) Power cable

(2) 4 output channels
Each uses two-wired cable connect to
the first terminal block on the main bus

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 Install the AT500

1. Put TCP/IP controller (AT500) inside the cabinet.

2. Mount the Cabinet besides the rack to shorten the cable length from
the AT500 to the first terminal block on the bus.
3. It would be better to put the AC outlet (110V/220V) inside the cabinet.

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 Cabling for AT500

4 output channels

Maximum 30 lights for one output channel

(1)
01 02 03 04 05 26 27 28 29 30

(2)

(3)

(4)
Maximum 30 lights for one output channel

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 Installation Step - 1

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 Installation Step - 2

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 Installation Step - 3

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 Installation Step - 4

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 Cutting the Rail

1. Cut the Rail(3M or 2M) into the appropriate length to match the rack bin

Cutting machine

Cutting machine use to cut both Rail & rail cover.

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 Mounting the Rail

screw
Electronic driller

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 Cutting conduction bar

Cut the conduction bar into appropriate length.

Steel scissors

Put glue at the cutting edge of the conduction bar to avoid shorting with metal

Glue gun
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 Put conduction bar inside the rail
Stick the Velcro at the both side of the Rail & conduction bar.
DON’T use too many Velcro to avoid conduction bar sinking to the bottom of rail

rail

Back of
conduction bar

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 Put on the End Cover
Stick End cover at both ends of the rail by glue

Connect soft pipe between each consecutive rail

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 Put on Terminal Block

Put on terminal block

2~3M

Approximately > 6 M

Approximately > 10 M

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 Cabling by the two-wired cable
Using two-wired cable to connect two contiguous terminal blocks.
a. Decide the cable length
b. Combine Y-connector at both ends of the cable. A->Red, B->Blue

Y-connector pressing tool

Two-wired cable

1.25mm x 2C (0.18mm x 50C)

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 Cabling by the two-wired cable

Cabling all the terminal blocks together which under each output channel from AT500.
To one output channel on AT500

To one output channel on AT500

To one output channel on AT500

From AT500 to first terminal block Between each terminal block

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 Conduction bar loading curve

Means 6 M conduction bar can put maximum 10 devices if just using one terminal block
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 Basic rule for AT590 (terminal blok, TB)
and conduction bar (CBAR)
1. The shorter of cable length from AT500 to the first TB would be better. Maximum is
under 10 meters. The longer of this cable will decrease the number of lights could
be driven by controller.
2. In other words, if the total length of CBAR is longer, then the cable length from
AT500 to the first TB should be shorter in order to decrease the voltage dropping .
3. AT500 should be installed besides the rack, near the lights.
4. The maximum number of devices connected to one output channel is under 30
lights.
5. The best number of lights put on a 3M CBAR is 12 pcs of lights and just use one TB
(see the relationship chart).
6. If the length of CBAR is longer than 3M, and the lights are more than 12 pcs, either
cut the CBAR into several segments with 1 TB on it , or add on another 2 or 3 TBs
on this one segment of CBAR.
7. The total length of CBAR for one output channel is under 20 meters would be better
(depending on the voltage dropping situation).

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 Terminal Block

Continuous conduction bar for one port on AT500

The Maximum length is 10 M to 1st terminal block

Terminal Block

A B C
More than 5 M & less than 8 M
The length ration of 3 segment is -> A: B: C = 1:2:1

A B C D
The length ration of 4 segment is -> A: B: C :D = 1:2:2:1
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 Terminal Block

Separated conduction bar for one port on AT500

Back bone

Wrong cabling

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 Terminal Block – Polarity consistency

Same direction for :

A <-> A
• AT500’s channel output to terminal block B <-> B
• Terminal block and terminal block

Two-wired cable

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 Terminal Block - Polarity

A <-> A
B <-> B

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 Put on all tags

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 Turn on AT500 power

Turn on AT500’s power to

supply power to all the device

Before turn on power, make sure there is no

short on the two wired cable.

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 Noted for AT500 installation

1.Record each AT500’s IP address and make up one management table

2.When power on, make sure the correct power switch on 230V or 115V
3.AT500 must be put into the power rack, can not be put on ground directly
4.Mount the power rack with AT500 on Rack will be helpful for heat released.
5.Take the pulverulence around the installation site into concern.
6.Rack grounding.
7.It would be better that cable length is under 10m from the output channel to the
first TB
8. The total length from AT500 to the end of one bus is less than 30M for each
output channel.
8.Avoiding the short happening on the output channel for 1A1B~4A4B or on the
cabling on TB
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 Configure IP for AT500
(By MONITOR.EXE)

Using MONITOR.exe to configure AT500’s IP address to the same domain with PTL
control PC

New IP

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 Addressing for devices

1. Via the 3 buttons on tag to configure node address.

Below tags can use above method to do.

(AT505)
(AT503A) (AT506-3W-123) (AT50C)

(AT502)
(AT503-4K) (AT506-2W-33) (AT502V)
(AT50A-3W-523)

2. Via AT540 or by software (no buttons or display)

(AT50N)
(AT506) (AT510M) (AT510) (AT530) (AT511)

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 Addressing for devices
(via the buttons on tag directly)
blinking blinking

[ 001 ] [ 031 ]
First digit is blinking. default is 001 Adjusting up-count/down-
Push left 2 small buttons firstly, count button to appropriate
Then push the left confirmation button Push confirm button to move cursor number. blinking
to next digit.

[ 038 ] [ 038 ] [ 031 ]

Then push confirm button Adjusting up-count/down- Then push confirm button to
and all digits are solid on count button to appropriate move cursor to last digit.
number.

Configure node address from 001 to 038

Then push confirm button
again to confirm the
configuration to address 038

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 Addressing for devices
(via AT540 or software)
detecing

Standby status- > push confirm button to activate AT540 to detect the device’s original node address

Display the device’s original node address

Using the up-count & down-count button to adjust the new node address for the device.
When you finish the node address inputting on AIT, meanwhile the new node address will
be write into the device.

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 Addressing for devices
Controller IP Address

Device’s node address = [ Controller’s IP ] + [ node address ]

Maximum 30 lights for one output channel

(1)

01 02 03 04 05 26 27 28 29 30

(2)

31 32 33 34 35 56 57 58 59 60

(3)
61 62 63 64 65 86 87 88 89 90

(4)
91 92 93 94 95 116 117 118 119 120

Node address under one Controller must be UNIQUE, can not be duplicated

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 FF or EE

FF

Connection/communication fail between Tag and

controller

Tag’s node address is out of Controller’s polling

range

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 Polling range

The data exchanging range for Controller to communicate with

its connecting devices.

Normally, Polling Range >= maximum node address of device

that controller connect to.

Best polling range == maximum node address

Polling range < Maximum node address ->

Some device will show “FF” on display.

Configure TCP/IP controller’s polling range to best value

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 Detect Device’s status
After configure device’s node address, Using Wtagtest tool to detect each AT500’s
device status.( refer the user manual of Wtagtest)

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 Detecting Device’s status
The below screen message means:
1) Current polling range = 250, getting total 40 tags.
2) There is no any device on node = 09.
3) Maximum node address = 49.

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 Detecting Device’s status

Using “HW test” to auto-configure AT500’s best polling range.

After configuration, the screen will change to new message as below :

1) Best polling range = 49
2) There is no any devices on node, 9 & 41 ~ 48.

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 Voltage dropping inspection
The device will have maximum power consumption when it display “888888”.
We could turn on all devices by sending “888888” to see if every one could work well
or not. If someone reset, especially at the end of bus for each output channel, that
means the power is not enough at that area.

The connected device’s maximum node address

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 Trouble shooting
Can not connect to AT500
Can not find the AT500 by monitor.exe

Make sure of power N Inspect the power of AT500

and network cable
and network cable and connection,
(cross or straight),
And HUB’s function,
HUB and its power,

Y
Y Use the fixed IP for PC.
If PC use DHCP ?

N
N Reset IP to be in the
Same domain with PC ?
same domain for each other

Replace it with a new one

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 Trouble shooting
Can not connect to AT500

Can not Test it from wtagtest.exe

Check the IP address setup in N

IPINDEX whether the same as Reset the setup in IPINDEX
AT500’s setup

Y
Use the monitor.exe to make sure the
connection between PC and AT500

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 Trouble shooting

Trouble condition :

1. Whole bus of AT500

a. No power come out from 4 ports: This caused by there is some short on bus
or some bad device let AT500 activate itself protection to cut output power off.
b. If it comes from a bad device, then the temperature of this device will grow up
higher and higher till AT500 cut power off.
c. Some noise come out from the some position on conduction bar : It may comes
from there is some short happen, or wrong polarity of terminal block.

2. Around one segment of bus.

a. Caused by bad connection/installation of AT590(terminal block), such as loosed from
conduction bar.
b. Wrong polarity (A &B) on bus.
b. the cable loosed from the output channel on AT500.

3. Device itself
a. Wrong node address setup for device
b. damaged for communication .
c. LED light damaged
d. damaged on some-segment of 7-segment display
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