Moving To An ESC Andrew Bermudez May 9, 2018

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1 Moving To An ESC 8864 Andrew Bermudez May 9, 2018

2 Why? After over 15 years of service as the workhorse of the ESC data acquisition and handling solution, the ESC 8832 has reached obsolescence. Parts for manufacture of new ESC 8832 data controllers or the repair of existing 8832s are no longer available. There is no longer any space remaining in the 8832 firmware for additional functions to meet changing regulatory requirements. The ESC 8864 provides powerful new features, a few of which will be outlined at the end of this presentation. The ESC 8864 also includes major hardware upgrades from the

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5 Upgrade Procedure 1 Compare Physical I/O and Card Configuration 7 Physically Install the ESC Obtain the Network Details of the Existing ESC Connect to the ESC Create a Snapshot of the Existing ESC Download your configuration to the ESC Power On and Attach a USB Keyboard to the ESC Download the server.cfg to the ESC 8864 (if using Modbus) 5 Confirm the ESC 8864 SettingsMatch the ESC Retrieve an As Left File from the ESC Prepare DLSuite 12 Run Daily Calibrations 5

6 1 Compare Physical I/O and Card Configuration 6

7 ESC 8832 ESC

8 2 Obtain the Network Details of the Existing ESC 8832 Why? Snapshot of the ESC 8832 ESC 8864 network configuration How? Controller emulation Physical unit Log in with Integrator password C Configuration menu S Configure System Parameters Ctrl-N second page 8

9 3 Create a Snapshot of the Existing ESC 8832 A data controller snapshot consists of two files: an As Found file and a SERVER.CFG file The As Found file contains the configuration currently found in the existing data controller (channels, math constants, event programs, alarms, etc.) The SERVER.CFG file contains the configuration the data controller uses for MODBUS communication Retrieving these is important for troubleshooting issues after the upgrade! 9

10 3 Create a Snapshot of the Existing ESC 8832 The As Found file can be captured using Telnet (Ethernet) or a terminal program such as PuTTY or HyperTerminal (serial). Enable session logging telnet -f log01.dmp LOG Log into the data controller S Status Menu D Dump Setups P Dump all to Current Port The SERVER.CFG file can be acquired from the controller via FTP. User name is das GET SERVER.CFG (all caps) 10

11 4 Power On and Attach a USB Keyboard to the ESC 8864 Becomes available only after connecting a USB keyboard 11

12 5 Confirm the ESC 8864 Settings Match the ESC

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14 6 Prepare DLSuite DLSuite is a tool that is available from ESC for working with data controller configurations outside of StackVision or StackStudio. Before running DLSuite, be sure to install the required Microsoft Access Database Engine. Within DLSuite, you can open the configuration file that you acquired from the

15 7 Physically Install the ESC 8864 Installation Procedure If the unit is online, put all channels in the existing ESC 8832 in maintenance. Power off and unhook the existing data controller, taking note of the position of each connector. Install the ESC 8864 using the same wiring connectors and port connectors. Plug the Ethernert cord previously used by the ESC 8832 into the ESC 8864 s Ethernet port 1. Power on the ESC Cold start the new data controller by navigating to Status Menu > System Maintenance > Cold Start. 15

16 8 Connect to the ESC 8864 ESC 8864 Remote Access Instead of TELNET, the ESC 8864 now uses the SSH protocol for remote connections (Port 22). Controller emulation is done to confirm remote access to the new data controller is possible. ESC 8864 controller emulation can be done from StackVision or from an SSH communication tool such as PuTTY. 16

17 9 Download your configuration to the ESC 8864 Use the icon next to the Open From box to open the configuration snapshot from the ESC Click the DLDownload toolbar icon. Drag the black icon from the left side of the window onto the top of the black icon on the right to select the configuration snapshot for download. Make sure the Alias is either the network name or IP address of the ESC Select all the configuration fields (or only some, if desired) and click Send to download. 17

18 10 Download the server.cfg to the ESC 8864 (if using Modbus) Use a secure FTP client such as WinSCP or FileZilla to connect to the ESC 8864 via SFTP on port 22. Use the username admin and the integrator password to connect. Transfer the SERVER.CFG file to the root of the 8864 s FTP folder. 18

19 11 Retrieve an As Left File from the ESC 8864 Retrieve an As Left capture file of the new data controller Use the Session Logging feature of PuTTY to capture the contents of the SSH session and then dump the configuration using the same menu selection as for creating the As Found configuration file on the

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21 Upgrade Procedure 1 Compare Physical I/O and Card Configuration 7 Physically Install the ESC Obtain the Network Details of the Existing ESC Connect to the ESC Create a Snapshot of the Existing ESC Download your configuration to the ESC Power On and Attach a USB Keyboard to the ESC Download the server.cfg to the ESC 8864 (if using Modbus) 5 Confirm the ESC 8864 SettingsMatch the ESC Retrieve an As Left File from the ESC Prepare DLSuite 12 Run Daily Calibrations 21

22 Implementing New ESC 8864 Features 1 Calibration Counters Math Functions 2 Data Storage Time Expansion 22

23 Calibration Counters Math Functions HOUR(channel) 26OPHR(channel) SEC2OOC(channel) GRACE(channel) Seconds until end of 26 clock-hour period. Seconds until end of 26 operating-hour period. Seconds until OOC. Seconds remaining in grace period PHASE(calibration) STARTUP(cal.) NEXTCAL(cal.) LASTCAL(cal.) Seconds left in currently active calibration phase. Seconds left in the startup delay for calibration. Seconds until next calibration. Seconds since last calibration.

24 More Counters 09 NEXTEVENT(event) Number of seconds until the next scheduled run for the specified timed digital event. 10 LASTEVENT(event) Number of seconds since the last time that the named timed digital event was started.

25 Create an Out-of-Control Counter HOUR(channel) 26OPHR(channel) SEC2OOC(channel) GRACE(channel) Seconds until end of 26 clock-hour period. Seconds until end of 26 operating-hour period. Seconds until OOC. Seconds remaining in grace period PHASE(calibration) STARTUP(cal.) NEXTCAL(cal.) LASTCAL(cal.) Seconds left in currently active calibration phase. Seconds left in the startup delay for calibration. Seconds until next calibration. Seconds since last calibration.

26 Create an Out-of-Control Counter SEC2OOC(Channel s Name)=

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28 Expand Storage Time in the ESC 8864 Update the second time interval for all three averages on each channel. Exact value may be adjusted to align with the memory layout of the ESC Consider a mass edit of the configuration snapshot file prior to downloading.

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