How to run a

Matrix 300
over
PROFINET-IO

Instructions Manual for

Siemens S7-300/400 PLC
 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 2 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Summary
Master Revision History ..................................................................................................................2
Overview .........................................................................................................................................3
Referenced PLC Project ..............................................................................................................3
Referenced Configuration Tool ...................................................................................................3
Making a correct layout ...................................................................................................................4
Matrix300 setup with Visiset ...........................................................................................................5
Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................5
PROFINET-IO.............................................................................................................................5
Operating Mode ...........................................................................................................................7
GSDML file installation ..................................................................................................................8
Setting the HW Configuration .........................................................................................................9
Opening the sample project ...........................................................................................................11
Aligning the project and reader configurations .............................................................................12
Logic and Functional Blocks .........................................................................................................15
OB1: “DAD” FB .......................................................................................................................15
OB1: Reading Loop ...................................................................................................................16
Check the data traffic .....................................................................................................................21
(Most Common)Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................23

Master Revision History

Revision Date Author(s) Change Description
0 31/10/2013 D.Natati Preliminary Revision
1 07/02/2014 D.Natati First Revision, GSDML file upgrading
1.1 27/02/2014 D.Natati GSDML file upgrading to 20140214 version

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 3 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Overview
This document is intended to lead the user to start and practice the communication between a Datalogic
imager Matrix300 device and a Siemens S7-300/400 PLC over PROFINET-IO.

Following the simple steps explained below the user will be able to run a complete PLC project, in order
to capture barcode data and display them on his PLC.

The communication can be a “control-free” communication or handled by the Datalogic Data Flow
Control “DAD” named.
To find out more, please refer to the following documents:
• DAD FB 2.0 Instruction Manual

• DAD-DPD Driver Reference Manual

PLC commands

Matrix data

Referenced PLC Project

This document refers a sample project for S7-300 PLC, so called “Matrix_PNEbd_DAD2”.

Referenced Configuration Tool

This document refers the Simatic Step 7 v. 5.4 + SP5 configuration tool.

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 4 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Making a correct layout

Connect Matrix300, PLC and Pc hosting the STEP-7 configuration tool (SIMATIC) over the same subnet
(i.e through an Ethernet switch)

(i.e 192.168.0.5)

(i.e 192.168.0.1)
Simatic

(i.e 192.168.0.2)

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 5 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Matrix300 setup with Visiset

The picture below shows the needed setup to enable the PROFINET-IO driver on Matrix300.

Ethernet
First it needs to connect the reader to the communication network (i.e. 192.168.0.x).
Select “Ethernet” tab on the Parameter Setup, then “Ethernet System” and set the network parameters.

PROFINET-IO
Then it needs to enable PROFINET-IO.
On the “PROFINET IO” section of “Ethernet” tab set as following:
• Status = enabled
• Input Area Size = PLC configuration aligned (default = 64)
• Output Area Size = PLC configuration aligned (default = 8)
• Data Flow Control = PLC configuration aligned (default =
DAD Driver)
• Data Consistency = PLC configuration aligned (default =
disabled)
• Station Name = PLC configuration aligned (default =
Datalogic, now “Matrix”)
• Data TX = enabled

“Header String” and “Terminator String” parameters are for output

data format only.

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 6 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 7 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Operating Mode
Now it needs to select the Operating Mode for the reader.
Select “Operating Mode” tab on the Parameter Setup, then set as following:

• Operating Mode = Phase Mode

• Reading Phase ON = Ethernet IP/Profinet IO Input
Leading Edge
• Acquisition Trigger = Continuous
• Acquisition Trigger = Always enabled
• Reading Phase OFF = Ethernet IP/Profinet IO Input
Trailing Edge

Finally, click on “Send” button to send and save this setup into the reader.

Note:
Setting “Reading Phase ON” or “Reading Phase OFF” to a fieldbus activates the I/O Control making byte 0 of I/O
Data Exchange Area reserved for control operations and not available for data exchange (ref. section
“AB 0: I/O byte” of pag.18).

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 8 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

GSDML file installation

Copy the content of the zip package “GSDML_Matrix_20140214” on a local directory.

Open the Hardware configuration and select “Install new GSD” in “Tools” tab.

From that local directory select the file: GSDML-V2.1-Datalogic-Matrix-PNIO-20140214 then confirm
the loading.

After the installation has completed, following 3 new nodes and related icons
- Matrix210
- Matrix300
- Matrix410
appear in the PLC HW catalogue under the folders:
PROFINET IO/Additional Field Devices/Sensors/Datalogic Matrix Readers
and
PROFINET IO/Additional Field Devices/Sensors/Datalogic Matrix Readers/Migration Module1

Additional Field Devices

1
Select “Migration” nodes for Controller (PLC) not supporting the extended PROFINET-IO diagnostic
Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014
 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 9 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Setting the HW Configuration

Select “Matrix300” node for the project, the default I/O modules are 8 bytes for OUTPUT and 64 bytes
for INPUT

The I/O configuration must match the following requirements:

- 1 module for OUTPUT
- 1 module for INPUT
- OUTPUT module must be placed into the slot #2
- INPUT module must be placed into the slot #3
- Modules appending is not allowed

Datalogic GSDML file automatically controls the right position of the I/O modules, avoiding incorrect
positions and showing specific warning messages.

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 10 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

In the Node Properties Set:

- IP address matching with the Matrix reader configuration (i.e. “192.168.0.5”)
- “Station Name” matching with the Matrix reader configuration (i.e. “Matrix”)

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 11 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Opening the sample project

This section shows how to use the referred PLC project; it implements an endless reading loop for
Datalogic devices belonging to the “Matrix 2x0/3x0/4x0” series.

The involved PLC is a Siemens S7 PLC, the fieldbus in use is PROFINET-IO; anyway, this project can
be easily adjusted in order to run over PROFIBUS; a simple modification on the HW configuration of the
PLC project achieves this goal.

The basic items of this project are:

- FB100: DAD FB
the data flow control block, it handles the communication between PLC and Matrix device;

- DB100: FB100 instance

- DB101: Configuration Data Block for FB100

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 12 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Aligning the project and reader configurations

Select DB101 data block then choose the “Data” view.

This table sets the sw configuration of the PLC project: these values MUST match with the reader
configuration and with the PLC HW configuration.

Following the table items to check and match (look at the red arrows on the right side of the table):
1. INPUT field area first byte number
The current value must match the INPUT area starting address in the HW configuration

2. INPUT field area size

The current value must match the INPUT field area size in the HW configuration and in the reader
configuration

3. OUTPUT field area first byte number

The current value must match the OUTPUT area starting address set in the HW configuration

4. the OUTPUT field area size

The current value must match the OUTPUT field area size set in the HW configuration and in the reader
configuration

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 13 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 14 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

5. Digital Input Conditioning

The current value must match the reader and PLC HW configuration
• DAD_Cfg.Digital_IO = TRUE Digital trigger(trigger by PLC)is enabled

6. Consistency Mode
The current value must match the reader configuration:
• DAD_Cfg.Consistency = FALSE Data Consistency = Disabled

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 15 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Logic and Functional Blocks

OB1: “DAD” FB

DAD block instance implements the data flow control; it can be used to handle the communication
between PLC and Matrix device.

The flag below allows to enable the instance.

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 16 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Remember: in Matrix setup must be “Ethernet/Profinet IO/ Data Flow Control = DAD Driver”.

Note: in case of error condition (Error_Code <> 0),

refer to the Alarm- and Troubleshooting- tables to analyze the issue; then activate the “Alarm_Reset”
input to clear it.2

If no error condition is active, the project can run.

OB1: Reading Loop

First, it needs to provide a trigger to the device in order to start the reading phase.

This project is able to provide a logical trigger by a PLC bit; see segments 4 and 5 of OB1:

2
Refer to the “DAD FB 2.0 Instruction Manual”
Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014
 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 17 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 18 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

These program segments implement an endless cycle, which set and reset the “Phase_ON” signal, it
mapped on the M7.7 bit of the PLC memory.

M7 byte is mapped on the first byte of the Output area, it means this bit acts as trigger bit for the device
over the fieldbus.

Remember: in Matrix setup must be

• Operating Mode = Phase Mode
• Reading Phase ON = Ethernet IP/Profinet IO Input Leading Edge
• Reading Phase OFF = Ethernet IP/Profinet IO Input Trailing Edge

The active period of the trigger is controlled by the T1 timer, its value is currently set to 2 seconds.
The user can freely modify the timing, if needed.

In order to start the trigger cycle, set “Sample_enable” (M5.0) flag.

A VAT table “ReadingLoop_Control” named is also available to control the reading loop (see below)

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 19 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 20 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Data flow control (DAD) enabling is NOT mandatory to run this sample PLC project.
It’s also possible to start a “control-free” communication, disabling DAD both on the reader setup and
on DB101 Configuration Data Block.

The project segment n.6 (see below) allows the reading loop anyway.

If the device has been correctly placed in front of an enabled bar code, an endless reading session starts
to capture data then forward them to the PLC over PROFINET- IO.

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 21 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

Check the data traffic

In order to check the current status of the I/O data exchange between reader and PLC, VAT tables are
very useful. On the project block list select and open:
- “InputTable”, already designed to check the first 64 input bytes
- “OutputTable” ,already designed to check the first 8 output bytes

Here above a snapshots of the Input table during the I/O handshake.
Note that:

1. EB 0: I/O byte : it is reserved for the I/O control. See “Important note” of pag.6 to find out more.

2. EB 1, 2, 3: DAD Header (reader)

o EB 1: DAD control byte. Note that the current value is 81(hex) (1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

binary ), it means:

• Bit 7 = 1: DAD mark

• Bit 0 = 1: it means the node sent data to the PLC

o EB 3: length byte = 59, showing the node sent 59 bytes to the PLC

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 22 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

3. EB 4…..: data bytes: data string the device sent to the PLC. These data are also stored into the
data block DB105 “DAD_Read” named.

Here above a snapshots of the Output table during the I/O handshake.
Note that:

1. AB 0: I/O byte

it is reserved for the I/O control (ref. “Note” of pag.6 )

Bit 7 is mapped with the M7.7 bit of the PLC memory, the trigger bit . The 7-bit value on picture is 0,
it means the trigger is not active

2. AB 1: DAD Control byte (PLC)

PLC handles this byte to answer the node, to acknowledge the received data string. Note that the
current value is 81(hex) (1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 binary), it means:
• Bit 7 = 1: DAD mark

• Bit 0 = 1: acknowledge to EB 0.0 = 1, meaning the PLC recognized and

accepted the last data transmission from the device

3. M6.0: DAD_Enable

“TRUE” value shows DAD data flow control is running. Set/reset this flag to enable/disable DAD

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014

 DATALOGIC AUTOMATION Pag. 23 of 23

How to run a Matrix300 over

PROFINET-IO
Instructions Manual

(Most Common)Troubleshooting
Trouble Cause Action
Error code = 100 Configurations mismatch Align DB101 parameters, reader
parameters and PLC HW
configuration.
Error code = 100 even Incorrect checksum detected on Enable/disable the “Alarm_reset”
after configuration aligning the initial PLC check control line
Disable/enable the “DAD_enable”
control line
Switch on/off the reader
Data Flow Control Lost synchronization of PLC and Enable/disable the “ResyncCmd”
handshake not running reader control line
Data traffic stopped, Overwrite Protection enabled Disable Overwrite Protection in
Rx_Warning ON DB101 block

Rev. 1.1 27/02/2014