Ronan X501NET - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1 - Introduction
X501NET System Configuration Manual © 2008 Ronan Engineering Company 3
wish to configure into the address bar of the browser and hit return. Then click the Login button,
enter your user name and password
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and you should be able to start using the configuration
program.
1.3 X501 Hardware Description
The X501NET Multiplexers, designed for industrial application, are available for rack mount or
surface mount NEMA (IP) enclosures. Each multiplexer houses single or dual power supplies for
field contact and logic voltage capable of accepting single or dual power sources such as 115/235
Vac or 115 Vac/125 Vdc or 24, 48 Vdc. The single or dual multiplexer-controller provides for
input card status interrogation, time tagging of events to 1 ms resolution, storing of up to 8,000
events, queuing of events, and transfer of events via several popular configurable communication
protocols (IEC 60870, DNP 3.0, TCP/IP) over 10 Mbs 10baseT communication layer to the
respective subscribers of events present on the network.
Four version
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of the controller card for the X501NET are available:
• Two versions that include an GPS time receiver with simple cable/antenna interface and
IRIG-B generator output input (models PL1 and PL3), and
• Two versions support IRIG-B input (models PL2 and PL4)
Additional standard features are temperature controlled precision oscillator, NTP (Network Time
Protocol) for backup synchronization and complete web server for simple browser interface
configuration and monitoring facilities. Up to 8,000 event local data storage, hardware/software
diagnostic, field contact input test that includes the opto-isolator input circuit. The sixteen input
modules, each serving eight input contacts, are microprocessor controlled for input status
interrogation, status change queuing, digital filters by individual inputs for alarm, return-to-
normal, debounce, and normally open/normally closed field contact logic. This multiplexer is a
self-sustained event acquisition, recorder, and producer unit.
1.4 Glossary
Term Definition
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission – an international
organization responsible for creating standards for the process control
and SCADA industries.
IEC 60870-5 Provides a communication profile for sending basic telecontrol messages
between two systems, which uses permanent directly connected data
circuits between the systems. The IEC Technical Committee 57
3 Almost any web browser will work providing JavaScript and cookies is enabled. Having the web browser security
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privacy settings may need to be set to low.
4 See section 4.1 if needed for more information about logging in.
5 The default user name is User1 and the default password is pwd1.
6 For a complete description of the features of all versions of the X501NET controller card, see the X501NET
Hardware Manual.