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11.1 Connection of Digital Remote Displays

Introduction Digital remote displays can be connected to the TTY interface of the
SIWAREX U. The SIWAREX U contains an appropriate protocol for con-
nection of digital remote displays. All digital remote displays which support
this protocol and are equipped with a TTY interface can be connected to the
SIWAREX U. 4-digit, 5-digit and 6-digit remote displays are supported.

Note
It is the user’s responsibility to determine whether the digital remote display
chosen actually supports this protocol. Siemens AG accepts no liability for
damage caused by connection of remote displays.
The documentation of the remote display manufacturer must be adhered to.

Description
SIWAREX U
Weight WEIGHINGMODULE
SF
24V
Scale 1 ST1
ST2

Weight
Scale 2

Specified
value 1

Specified
value 2 X2
1 3
7MH4601-1BA01

TTY

Figure 11-2 Example: Connection of 4 digital remote displays to the SIWAREX U

Value output The following values can be indicated on a digital remote display:
S Gross weight value, weighing channel 1
S Gross weight value, weighing channel 2 (for two-channel SIWAREX U
only)
S Specified value 1 (can be assigned as desired via SIMATIC)
S Specified value 2 (can be assigned as desired via SIMATIC)
The value to be indicated is set on the remote display.

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Note
Since the specified values are stored in the RAM of the SIWAREX U, the
specified values must be supplied again by the SIMATIC CPU after a power
OFF/ON.

Special operating When special operating states occur (e.g., the indication range of the remote
states display is exceeded), the SIWAREX U sends appropriate ASCII characters
via the protocol. If the remote display can indicate these ASCII characters,
the special operating state is indicated on the remote display. See also cha-
racter set used for display data, table 5-8.

Table 11-1 Special operating states

Indication Description
“_ _ _ _ _” The indication range of the remote display has been exceeded
(e.g., 11.456 kg cannot be shown on a 4-digit display).
“E r r” The SIWAREX U reports a system error SF
(e.g., EEPROM error).
“_ _ _ _ _” Timeout function for monitoring the serial connection for wire
or break. This function must be included in the remote display.
The function is indicated differently depending on the type of
“≡ ≡ ≡ ≡ ≡”
display.

Connection of the The connection to the remote display is made with the free-floating TTY in-
remote displays terface of the SIWAREX U (via 20-way multipoint connection strip). The
interface is unidirectional (i.e., the weight values are transferred cyclically to
the remote display(s)).
Several digital remote displays can be connected to the SIWAREX U.
Example: Connection of two remote displays, remote display 2 active.

TxD+ RXD- Display 1

(Pin 6) < 1000 m
(e.g.: LIYCY 2x2x0.5mm2) RXD+ (passive)
TxD-
(Pin 7)
RXD-
RXD+
Display 2
SIWAREX U 20mA/R
(active)
(passive)
M/R

Figure 11-3 Connection of remote displays

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Assignment Table 11-2 Pin assignment of the TTY interface

Connection Assignment of the TTY Interface

Pin Signal Name
6 TxD2+ Sending data + of SIWAREX U
7 TxD2- Sending data - of SIWAREX U

For pin assignment of the remote display, see the documentation of your re-
mote display.

Note
Pin assignment of the remote displays may differ depending on the manufac-
turer. For example, S+/S- is used for sender power, and TX+/TX-/RX+/RX-
is used for sender or receiver lines. Some remote displays use the 24 V con-
nection instead of 20 mA/R and GND instead of M/R since these types of
remote displays are equipped with constant current control which limits the
current on the TTY interface. For details, see the documentation of your
remote display.
When several remote displays are to be connected to the TTY interface of
the SIWAREX U, we recommend asking the manufacturer of the remote
displays whether the power capacity of the active remote display is suffi-
cient.

Settings on the 4-digit, 5-digit and 6-digit displays can be connected to the
SIWAREX U SIWAREX U. Selection of the display to be connected is made in the appro-
priate data record via the SIMATIC or via SIWATOOL.
The number of positions set applies to all remote displays connected to the
TTY interface.
In addition, the specified values can be specified via the SIMATIC.

Table 11-3 Remote display

Function Data Record, Channel 1 (Channel 2) Format Comments

S5 S7
DR DR DR DR Length
No. No. Byte Bit (Byte)
Number of posi- 72 5 2 6 BYTE Selection code (dec.)
tions of the re- No indication = 0 (*)
mote display
4-position indication = 1
5-position indication = 2
6-position indication = 3
Specified value 1 70 6 0 6 INT 0 (*)
for remote dis- QB
play 6, 7

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Table 11-3 Remote display

Function Data Record, Channel 1 (Channel 2) Format Comments

S5 S7
DR DR DR DR Length
No. No. Byte Bit (Byte)
Specified value 2 71 6 2 6 INT 0 (*)
for remote dis- QB
play 14, 15
Interface parame- 59 5 1 6 BYTE Bit0=0: With parity (*)
ters for RS 232C Bit0=1: Without parity
and TTY inter-
Bit1=0: Even parity (*)
face
Bit1=1: Odd parity
(*) Factory setting

Output of the When the type of indication is set via data record 5 or 72 (parameters not
indication data dependent on the channel), the indication data are output on the TTY inter-
face every 100 msec.

After 100 msec After 100 msec After 100 msec

Gross, scales 1 Spec. value 1 Gross, scales 2 Spec. value 2

After 100 msec

Settings on the re- When a digital remote display is connected to the SIWAREX U, settings
mote display must be made on the remote display. The number of settings depends on the
remote display used.
For detailed information on the parameterization of remote displays, see the
documentation of the manufacturer of your remote display.

Table 11-4 Settings of the remote display

Meaning Setting
Interface TTY
Data format 8 bit
Parity Even/odd/without
Baud rate 9600 Baud
Protocol STX/ETX
Protocol response None
Ignore characters (See protocol layout) Ignore one character
Address length 2 positions

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Table 11-4 Settings of the remote display

Meaning Setting
Address Gross value, channel 1 = 01
Specified value 1 = 05
Gross value, channel 2 = 21
Specified value 2 = 06
Timeout Example: timeout after 2 sec
Decimal point No decimal point
Leading zeros Leading zeros are indicated.
Segment test If present on the remote display, segment
test should be enabled.

Number range Depending on the remote display selected, the weight value can be indicated
which can be with 4, 5 or 6 digits. When negative values are involved, the minus sign
represented takes up one of the positions.
Example of a 5-digit display with 2 positions after the decimal point:
Display range -99.99 to 999.99.
When the number range which can be represented is exceeded, this is shown
by “- - - -”.
The following configurations should be avoided when representing output
values since negative values cannot be represented otherwise.

Table 11-5 Number range which can be indicated on the remote display

Remote Display Type Number of Positions Con- Example

figured after the Decimal
Point
4-digit remote display 3 positions after the decimal 0.123
point -0.123 cannot be represented
since 5 positions required.
5-digit remote display 4 positions after the decimal 0.1234
point -0.1234 cannot be represented
since 6 positions required.
6-digit remote display 5 positions after the decimal 0.12345
point -0.12345 cannot be represen-
ted since 7 positions required.

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Position of the de- Weight values

cimal point The position of the decimal point can be specified via SIWATOOL or via the
SIMATIC separately for weight channel 1 and weight channel 2.
The decimal point position is kept static. After a decimal point position has
been parameterized, it is transferred with the protocol. When several remote
displays are used, the decimal point position can be set individually on some
remote displays by not specifying a decimal point position for the
SIWAREX U. The desired decimal point position must then be set directly
on the remote display.
Specified value
The SIWAREX U always transfers the specified values to the remote
display(s) without a decimal point. If you want to have a decimal point indi-
cated, this must be set on the remote display.

Addressing An address must be set on each display (e.g., by using the appropriate para-
meterization menu of the display). The address determines the value to be
indicated.
The following settings are possible

Table 11-6 Assignment of the addresses on the remote display

Address Remote Display Data

ASCII coded 1)
01 Gross value, channel 1
05 Specified value 1
06 Specified value 2
21 Gross value, channel 2

1) Since the address is represented as ASCII characters in the remote display protocol,
address “01” corresponds to the ASCII characters 30h and 31h.

Protocol layout The layout of the protocol will now be described. All digital remote displays
which can be connected electrically to the SIWAREX U and which can be
operated with the described protocol can be used with the SIWAREX U.
Description of the protocol
Data format: 8 bits, 1 stop bit
Baud rate: 9600 Baud
Protocol: STX/ETX without protocol response
Addressing: 2 bytes for addressing the displays

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Table 11-7 Description of the string layout

Byte No. Contents Commentary/Example

4-Digit 5-Digit 6-Digit HEX
Display Display Display (Ex.)
1 1 1 STX 02 02h
2 2 2 Address 30 2 digits, ASCII-coded
3 3 3 Address 31 (can be parameterized on
display)
4 4 4 Reserved 20 Blank
5 5 5 1st digit 35 Weight value channel 1, 2
Specified value 1, 2
6 6 6 2nd digit 34
7 7 7 Decimal point 2C (*)
8 8 8 3rd digit 33
9 9 9 4th digit 32
Blank 10 10 5th digit 31
Blank Blank 11 6th digit 30
12 12 12 Reserved 20 Blank
13 13 13 Reserved 20 Blank
14 14 14 Reserved 20 Blank
15 15 15 ETX 03
(*) Position depends on the decimal point position parameterized for SIWAREX U.
If no decimal point is parameterized, the data string has one byte less.

Table 11-8 Character set used for display data

Character Hexadecimal Code Commentary

Digits 0 to 9 30 to 39 Representation of the digits
Minus sign “-” 2D Sign for negative values
Underline “_” 5F For “range exceeded” - indicated in
all character positions
Decimal point 2C Decimal point representation
Blank 20 For blanking out characters
Letter E 45 For error display:
Letter r 72 “Error”
STX 02 Protocol control character for start of
data string
ETX 03 Protocol control character for end of
data string

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