RAPID-NIEK-V0004 User Guide UG-1204 One Technology Way P.O. Box 9106 Norwood, MA 02062-9106, U.S.A. Tel: 781.329.4700 Fax: 781.461.3113 www.analog.com RapID Platform Network Interface The evaluation kit provides a quick assessment for interfacing a EVALUATION KIT CONTENTS host processor to the network interface module (sold separately). Network interface baseboard When the host side communication is established, use third UART personality module party PC-based tools or vendor specific programmable logic Parallel interface personality module controllers (PLC) to evaluate the communication. The commu- Ethernet personality module nication path between the host processor and a PLC can be Power supply with outlet adapters completely verified before integrating the network interface into Ethernet cable the end field device. USB cable Innovasic developer portal information card The RAPID-NIEK-V0004 evaluation kit provides an end to end evaluation of the communication path from the host processor DOCUMENTS NEEDED to the PLC. This user guide describes how to use the evaluation Protocol specific user guide kit to set up and run a host simulator example (see the corre- sponding protocol specific user guide for full details). The ADDITIONAL HARDWARE REQUIRED application example demonstrates the host communication RapID-NI-V2007, RapID-NI-V2008, RapID-NI-V2009, RapID- example that ultimately leads to an end to end communication NI-V2010, RapID-NI-V2011, or RapID-NI-V2012 module from a host processor to a PLC. For the example described in ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIRED this user guide, the host processor is a PC and communicates to the network interface via USB. Communication to the PLC is is NI TEST IO host processor simulator, available for download described on a protocol by protocol basis in the protocol specific from the Developer Portal user guide. GENERAL DESCRIPTION After running the application example, the user can refer to the The RapID Platform network interface solutions are pretested, protocol specific quickstart guide for an example of the network industrial network interfaces that manage the industrial communication. The evaluation kit and protocol specific user protocol and network traffic. The unified interface of the guide must be used in conjuction with the Design Integration module allows a single host interface hardware, and the Guide to develop field device products, available for download software design supports PROFINET, PROFINET IRT, from the Developer Portal. PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP, EtherNet/IP with device level ring Figure 2 shows an overview of the evaluation and development (DLR), EtherCAT, and ModbusTCP. Choose the type of process. For full details on the completion of a field device design network interface to support the required industrial protocols. using the network interface, see the Design Integration Guide. The unified interface ensures that the host processor hardware or software interface does not need to change, even when the user switches or updates protocols. The network interface connects to a host processor via a UART, 16-bit parallel interface, or Ethernet cable. PLEASE SEE THE LAST PAGE FOR AN IMPORTANT WARNING AND LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Rev. 0 Page 1 of 7 UG-1204 RAPID-NIEK-V0004 User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Evaluation Kit Contents ................................................................... 1 Evaluation Board Hardware .............................................................4 Documents Needed .......................................................................... 1 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and Power Supply Considerations ...............................................................................4 Additional Hardware Required ...................................................... 1 Power Supply and Grounding .....................................................4 Additional Software Required ........................................................ 1 Evaluation Hardware Setup .........................................................4 General Description ......................................................................... 1 Evaluation Board Schematics ...........................................................6 Revision History ............................................................................... 2 Evaluation Kit Overview .................................................................. 3 REVISION HISTORY 2/2019Revision 0: Initial Version Rev. 0 Page 2 of 7