| Embedded PLC |
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| Application Kit |
The Embedded PLC Application Kit enables a Rabbit 3000 based single-board computer to be programmed using a standard software environment that is commonly used to program PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers). Design engineers in automation and control applications can now make use of more cost effective hardware solutions from Rabbit, while maintaining their software development under the international standard IEC61131-3.
Machine control in applications such as factory assembly lines, often make use of industrial programming languages such as; Sequential Function Chart (SFC), Function Block Diagram (FBD), Ladder Diagram (LD), Structured Text (ST), and Instruction List (IL). The Embedded PLC Application Kit supports all of these languages included within the IEC61131-3 specification, plus adds support for the additional industrial language of Flow Charts (FC). Included in the kit is the ISaGRAF V3.50 Workbench (32 I/O package included), which has been ported to support select Rabbit hardware platforms.
The Embedded PLC Application Kit gives you everything you need to get started programming a Rabbit Semiconductor SBC with the ISaGRAF PLC programming system. Included in the kit is the BL2500, an advanced single-board computer that incorporates flash memory, SRAM, digital I/O ports, analog I/O, RS-232/RS-485 serial ports and a 10/100baseT Ethernet port. The BL2500 single-board computer provides control and automation engineers with a powerful and low-cost embedded solution, suitable for high-volume applications such as factory equipment control, access control, HVAC, and vending machines. The BL2500’s compact board size of 100 x 100 mm is easily mountable in standard 100 mm DIN rail trays. External connections are provided via polarized friction locking connectors, enabling rapid assembly using wire harnesses.
Key Features
- An ISaGRAF 32 I/O V3.50 Workbench
- A fully featured BL2500
- Embedded PLC Kernel for BL2500
- Prototyping wires, connectors
and terminals
- Programming cable and
documentation
ISaGRAF V3.50 supports the
following industrial programming
languages
- Sequential Function Chart (SFC)
- Function Block Diagram (FBD)
- Ladder Diagram (LD)
- Structured Text (ST)
- Instruction List (IL)
- Flow Chart (FC)
Applications
- Factory automation
- Motion control
- Process control
- Distributed control systems
- Complex networking
Application Kit Contents
- BL2500 with 10/100BaseT, 512K Flash, 256K + 512K SRAM, 44.2 MHz clock
(Rabbit Semiconductor P/N: 101-0602)
- ISaGRAF V3.50 32 I/O Workbench
- Embedded PLC software kernel
(firmware loaded into BL2500)
- ISaGRAF Programming Cable
- User Documentation
| Embedded PLC Application Kit Specifications |
| FEATURE |
Embedded PLC Application Kit |
| I/Os supported |
• 16 Digital Inputs
• 8 Digital Sinking Outputs
• 1 Analog Input (connected through AD0): 10 bits resolution, 0 - 3.3V
• 1 Analog Output (connected through DA1): 10 bits resolution, 0 - 3.3V
For further details, refer to the BL2500 technical specification. |
| Communications |
• Communication parameters are configurable using the Embedded PLC
Utility for the Rabbit Processor
• Modbus TCP (using static IP address)
• Modbus RTU over RS-232 (using BL2500 serial port E)
• Modbus RTU over RS-485 (two-wire mode, using BL2500 serial port D)
• Modbus RTU serial communication configuration (fixed):
• Baud rate: 19200 or 9600
• Parity: None
• Data bits: 8
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None |
| Performance: |
• Digital Inputs scan time = 200 μsec
• Analogue Input scan time = 83 msec
• Digital Output update time = 30 μsec per output
• Analog Output update time = 120 μsec
• Boolean instruction = 30 μse
• Program execution overhead = 100 μsec per program |
| Memory space |
• Maximum size of the ISaGRAF application database is 50000 bytes.
• Size of ISaGRAF real-time database (holds variables, SFC engine data) is 10000 bytes
• Free root memory is approximately 9000 bytes
• Embedded PLC kernel code size is approximately 260000 bytes |
| Application Kit |
U.S. 101-1108, Int’l 101-1109 |
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| BL2500 Specifications & Features |
| FEATURE |
BL2500 |
| Microprocessor |
Rabbit 3000 at 44.2 MHz |
| Ethernet Port |
10Base-T, RJ-45 (standard) |
| Flash Memory |
512K |
| SRAM |
256K + 512K |
| LEDs |
4, user-programmable |
| Digital Inputs |
16: 15 protected to ±36 V DC, 1 protected to +5 –36V; threshold is 1.5 V nom. |
| Digital Outputs |
8, sink up to 200 mA each, 36 V DC max. standoff voltage |
| Analog Inputs |
One 10-bit resolution, 8-bit accuracy, input range 0.1–3.1 V, 10 samples/s |
| Analog Outputs |
Two 9-bit PWM, 0.1–3.1 V DC, 17ms settling time |
| Serial Ports |
6 serial ports:
• 1 RS-485
• 2 RS-232 or 1 RS-232 (with CTS/RTS)
• 1 CMOS level asynchronous or clocked serial port
• 1 expansion serial port multiplexed to two RS-422 clocked SPI ports
• 1 CMOS compatible serial port for programming/ |
| Part Number |
101-0602 |
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