AutomationDirect SOLO Temp Controller Setup

Topic: CM521

This SOLO temperature controller driver allows C-more to easily and directly access the parameters for viewing and/or adjustment over a serial connection.

Checking SOLO Communications Parameters

The serial communication settings are shown below and should be set to match the settings in the C-more Programming Software Panel Manager window.

To check or change the serial communication parameters in SOLO, go to the Initial Setting Parameters (P3-xx) by pressing and holding the SET button on the front of the controller for more than 3 seconds.

Parameter P3-12 must be turned ON in order to be able to change parameters in the controller from C-more.
Parameter P3-13 must be set to RTU in order for C-more to be able to communicate to the controller.
Parameters P3-14, P3-15, P3-17 and P3-18 need only match the C-more Programming Software Panel Manager settings.
Parameter P3-16 must be set to 8.

C-more Panel Manager Settings

To access the Panel Manager, Do one of the following:

From the Main menu, select Setup and then Panel Manger, or
From the Navigation window, click the Function tab, select Setup and then select Panel Manager.

From the Panel Manager window, click on the DEV001 selection on the tree to the left to open the Device Setup screen of the Panel Manager window shown below.

In the PLC Protocol field, click on the down arrow and select the AutomationDirect SOLO Temp Controller selection.

When you select a different PLC Protocol than the one currently in use, the warning Message shown below appears.

Click Yes to accept.

ClConnection Through Another PanelYou can configure this protocol for any PLC supported by C-more panels.You can connect a C-more panel to other C-more panels on your network via an ethernet connection. This type of connection is also known as a Pass Through Connection.Go to Connection Through Another Panel (Pass-Through) to learn more about Pass Through and using Connection Through Another Panel.

The AutomationDirect SOLO Temp Controller Panel Manager window provides the data described in the table below.

Panel Manager
Field	Description
PLC Slave Number	The Slave Address of the SOLO controller. This number should match the value set in parameter P3-14 of the SOLO controller that is connected to C-more
Baud Rate	The Baud Rate setting should match the rate set in parameter P3-15 of the SOLO controller.
Parity	The Parity setting should match the parity selected in parameter P3-17 of the SOLO controller
Stop Bit	This value should match the Stop bit selection configured in parameter P3-18 of the SOLO controller
Control RTS	If Yes is selected in this field, then C-more will assert the RTS signal of the serial port before transmitting data. This signal is commonly used with media converters, such as a FA-ISOCON
Require CTS	If Yes is selected in this field, then C-more will check to see if the CTS signal has been asserted from the connected device before it will transmit data.
Select RS 485	Select Yes for this field. The SD+ and RD+ must be jumpered and the SD- and RD- pins must be jumpered. This setting is on by default since the SOLO controllers use 2 wire RS-485 as their method of serial communication.
PLC Protocol, Registers Per Message and Coils Per Message	These fields are read only and are not accessible.
Timeout Time	The amount of time (in 100 ms) that the panel will wait on a reply after sending a request.
Poll Time	The amount of time (in milliseconds) that the panel will wait in between each request.