AADvance Discover Features

Tasks to perform with AADvance Discover are:
Task
Procedure
Configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Gateway Port in a controller
  1. Note the MAC address (Controller ID) labeled on the processor base unit and then install at least one 9110 processor module into the base.
  2. Ensure the program enable key is inserted in the KEY connector on the processor base unit.
  3. From the
    Start
    menu, click
    All Programs
    , then click
    Rockwell Automation
    , then
    AADvance
    , and then click
    AADvDiscover
    . The AADvance Discover tool displays and lists the controllers available on the network.
  4. In the list, locate the controller with the MAC address previously noted and ensure the status is
    Configurable
    .
  5. Double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  6. The
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box displays.
  7. In the
    IP Address
    ,
    Subnet Mask
    , and
    Gateway Port
    fields, type the required values for each Ethernet port.
  8. In the
    Gateway
    fields, type the required values for each processor module, then click
    Apply
    .
    The AADvance Discover tool refreshes the list of controllers. The controller settings update and the controller is configurable.
Configure the Resource Number in a controller
  1. Note the MAC address (Controller ID) labeled on the processor base unit and then install at least one 9110 processor module into the base.
  2. Ensure the program enable key is inserted in the KEY connector on the processor base unit.
  3. From the
    Start
    menu, click
    All Programs
    , then click
    Rockwell Automation
    , then
    AADvance
    , and then click
    AADvance Discover
    .
    The AADvance Discover tool displays and lists the controllers available on the network.
  4. In the list, locate the controller with the MAC address previously noted and ensure the status is
    Configurable
    .
  5. Double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  6. The
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box displays.
  7. In the
    Resource Number
     field, type the required value, then click
    Apply
    .
  8. The AADvance Discover tool refreshes the list of controllers. The controller status changed from
    Configurable
     to
    Pending Restart
    .
  9. To finish applying the modification, turn off power to the physical controller, and then restart the controller.
  10. In AADvance Discover, click
    Refresh
     to display the controller information. The resource number of the controller updates and the status is now Configurable.
    IMPORTANT: The
    Resource Number
     must also be configured in
    AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
    .
Configure Ethernet forwarding in a controller
  1. Ensure the program enable key is inserted in the KEY connector on the processor base unit.
  2. Stop the physical controller.
  3. From AADvance Discover, locate the required controller and ensure the status is
    Configurable
    .
  4. Double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  5. From the
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box, select or clear
    Enable Ethernet Forwarding
    , then click
    Apply
    .
  6. Remove the program enable key and start the controller.
View the MAC Addresses of Ethernet ports
  1. From AADvance Discover, double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  2. From the
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box, click
    View MAC addresses...
    .
Save the configuration of a controller
  1. In the AADvance Discover tool, double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  2. In the
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box, type the required configuration information, and then click
    Save.
  3. In the
    Save configuration file as...
     dialog box, specify a name and save location, then click
    Save.
Load the configuration into a controller
  1. In the AADvance Discover tool, double-click the required Controller ID (MAC Address).
  2. In the
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box, click
    Load
    .
  3. In the
    Select configuration file to load
    dialog box, browse to select the file to load into the controller, and then click
    Open
    .
  4. In the
    Controller Configuration
     dialog box, click
    Apply
    .
Configure the IP Address of the controller in
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
  1. From the
    AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software®
    , open or create the required project.
  2. From the
    View
    menu, click
    Communication View
    .
  3. In the
    Communication View
    , right-click
    Ethernet
    , and then click
    Open
    .
    The
    Communication
    property page displays with the six Ethernet Ports.
  4. In the
    Communication
    property page, type the IP address for each required port.
Configure the resource number of the AADvance controller
  1. From the
    AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
    , open or create the required project.
  2. From the
    View
    menu, click
    Application View
    .
  3. In the
    Application View
    , right-click the required controller, and click
    Properties
    .
    The
    Properties
    window displays.
  4. From the
    Properties
    window, in the
    Number
     property, type the same resource number defined in AADvance Discover.
Using the
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
, configure the controller to use the same IP Address set in the physical controller.
The AADvance controller provides up to six Ethernet communication ports, two for each 9110 processor module present. Each pair of Ethernet ports is identified as E
n
-1 and E
n
-2 where n indicates the processor module. The E
n
-1 Ethernet ports are all on one network and the E
n
-2 ports are on a second network.
TIP: To avoid unexpected ARP requests, it is recommended to configure IP addresses for E
n
-2 ports (even if they are unused).
The AADvance controller stores the IP address data in non-volatile memory in the 9100 processor base unit. The controller retains the address information when removing a processor module since the data is independent of the 9110 modules.
Allocate a local network IP address or use an address from the following ranges of private networks:
  • 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
  • 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
  • 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
Each controller on a local area network must have a unique IP address.
IMPORTANT: The two Ethernet ports on each 9110 processor module must be on different subnets.
Only define one Gateway address per processor module.
IMPORTANT: Communication blocking or miss-routing by
Windows®
(or other network devices) can cause the AADvance Discover tool to omit displaying certain controllers. DCP communications are unable to go through network bridges and routers. When using virtual machines, use a direct bridged connection. It may be necessary to disable firewalls blocking access to AADvDiscover.exe.
AADvance Discover is accessible from the
Windows
 Start menu or from the
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
 (in the View menu).
The DCP is proprietary to
Rockwell Automation®
. The protocol uses the MAC address of the 9100 processor base unit to identify individual controllers. In AADvance Discover, the MAC address of the base unit displays as the Controller ID. Also view the MAC addresses of the six Ethernet ports.
A controller has one of the following statuses:
Status
Description
Configurable
The controller is available for configuration. The following criteria are satisfied:
  • AADvance Discover has established communications with the controller
  • The program enable key is present
  • No application is loaded or an application is loaded but not running
Set the
Resource Number
,
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
, and
Gateway Port
 information for this controller.
Locked
AADvance Discover has established communications with the controller, but one or more of the following criteria is not satisfied:
  • The program enable key is present
  • No application is loaded or an application is loaded but not running
Resource Number
,
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
, and
Gateway Port
 information for this controller are view only.
No Response
The controller is turned off or the communications between the computer running AADvance Discover and the controller have failed.
Pending Restart
Restart the controller after making modifications to a controller available for configuration.
Before restarting the controller, modify the
Resource Number
,
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
, and
Gateway Port
 information.
Click Refresh in the AADvance Discover tool to update the list of controllers. When refreshing, a status bar displays at the bottom of the window, below the list. The status bar displays the following messages:
  • Initializing, the AADvance Discover tool starts
  • Searching, the tool locates all the controllers connected to the network
  • Querying, the tool displays the resource number and status of the controllers
  • Ready, the information that displays in AADvance Discover is ready for use
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