ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: ICP DAS

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition User Guide

Congratulations!

Congratulations on purchasing the tM-AD5 the most popular automation solution for remote monitoring and control applications. This Quick Start Guide will provide information needed to get started with the tM-AD5. Please also consult the User Manual for detailed information on the setup and use of the tM-AD5.

What’s in the shipping box?

In addition to this guide, the shipping box includes the following items:

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - overview

tM-AD5

Technical Support

ICP DAS Website

http://www.icpdas.com

Understanding the Hardware Specifications and Wiring Diagrams

Before installing the hardware, you should have a basic understanding of hardware specification and the wiring diagrams.

System Specifications：

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - System
Specifications

I/O Specifications：

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - I O Specifications

Wire Connection：

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Wire Connection

Pin Assignment：

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Pin Assignment

Booting the tM-Series in Init Mode

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Booting the tM-Series in Init
Mode

Make sure the switch placed in the “Init” position.

Connecting to the PC and the Power Supply

The tM-Series series is equipped with an RS-485 port for connection to a 232/USB converter to PC

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Connecting to the PC and the Power
Supply

Installing the DCON Utility

The DCON Utility is an easy-to-use tool designed to enable simple configuration of I/O modules that use the DCON protocol.

Step 1: Locate the DCON Utility

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 1 Locate the DCON
Utility

The DCON Utility can be obtained from the companion CD or from the ICPDAS FTP site:
CD:\Napdos\8000\NAPDOS\Driver\DCON_Utility\setup\
http://ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/driver/dcon_utility/

Step 2: Follow the prompts to complete the installation

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 2 Follow the prompts to complete the
installation

After the installation has been completed, there will be a new shortcut to the DCON Utility on the desktop.

Using the DCON Utility to Initialize the tM-Series Module

The tM-Series is an I/O module based on the DCON protocol, meaning that you can use the DCON Utility to easily initialize it.

Step 1: Run the DCON Utility

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 1 Run the DCON
Utility

Double-click the DCON Utility shortcut on your desktop.

Step 2: Use the COM1 port to communicate with the tM-Series

Click the “COM Port” option from the menu and a dialog box will be displayed that will allow you to set the communication parameters as described in the table below.

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 2 Use the COM1 port to communicate
with the tM-Series

Step 3: Search for the tM-Series module

Click “Start Search” button from the toolbox to search for the tM-Series module. After the tM-Series module is displayed in the list, click “Stop Search” button.

Step 4: Connect to the tM-Series

After clicking on the name of the module in the list, a dialog box will be displayed.

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 4 Connect to the tM-
Series

Step 5: Initialize the tM-Series module

Set the “Address” field in the dialog box to 1 and then click “Setting” button to save the settings.

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Step 5 Initialize the tM-Series
module

Rebooting the tM-Series Module in Normal Mode

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Rebooting the tM-Series Module in Normal
Mode

Make sure the INIT switch is placed in the “Normal” position.

Starting the Module Operation

After rebooting the tM-Series module, search for the module to make sure the settings have been changed. You can double click on the name of the module in the list to open the configuration dialog box.

ICP DAS tM-AD5 Data Acquisition - Starting the Module
Operation