Afag aflex 150, Original Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Flexible feeding system aflex 150 aflex 200 Original Operating Manual Copyright by Afag GmbH ...

Page 2: ...PTFE plate for transported material 50436241 with structured plate for transported material 50436242 aflex 200 with white POM plate for transported material 50436243 with black POM plate for transported material 50436244 with white PTFE plate for transported material 50436245 with background lighting and white POM plate for transported material 50436246 with background lighting and white PTFE plat...

Page 3: ...ce 17 4 2 1 Drilling pattern for assembly 17 4 2 2 Dismantling adaptor plate 18 4 2 3 Assembly of the flex sockets 19 4 2 4 Assembly of the adaptor plate on the mounting level 19 4 2 5 Assembly of aflex on the adaptor plate 19 Connection of the device 20 Power supply 20 Connection of the control 21 5 Software description 23 Installation of the Software 23 User groups 24 Start page 25 5 3 1 Control...

Page 4: ...update Client Node 70 6 First commissioning 72 Assembly of the system 72 Connect to control unit 72 Configure Control Unit 72 Configure client nodes 72 Configure software modules 73 Integration with higher control 73 6 6 1 Development of transfer values 75 6 6 2 Digital input output 76 6 6 3 Telnet Server 82 6 6 4 Profibus module 85 6 6 5 Input commands 87 6 6 6 Output commands 90 7 Operating manu...

Page 5: ...w voltage directive 2014 35 EU EMV guidelines 2014 30 EU Practical harmonised norms EN ISO 12100 2010 The technical documentation for this incomplete machine was created according to Appendix II Part B The manufacturer is obligated to transmit these technical documentations electronically to national au thorities upon request Authorized representatives for the compilation of this operating manual ...

Page 6: ... direct potential danger When the information is not followed it can lead to death or sever body injuries disability WARNING Indicates a possible threatening situation When the information is not followed it can lead to death or sever body injuries disability CAUTION Indicates a possible dangerous situation When the information is not followed it can lead to property dam age and mild or indirect b...

Page 7: ...to IEC 364 Disturbances that impair the safety of personnel of aflex or other material assets must be eliminated immediately The following instructions serve not only for the personal safety of the operating per sonnel as well as the safety of the described products and the devices connected to them 2 2 1 Electrical Connection Instruction Disconnect the voltage supply before assembly or disman tli...

Page 8: ...ents f In an aggressive environment e g saline atmosphere Obligations of the operator A safety related condition and use of the aflex is the prerequisite for safe operation Therefore the operator is obligated to ensure that the following points are complied with Ensure that the aflex is operated by authorized personnel only Prohibit hazardous and dangerous work Check the handling by the staff Have...

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Page 10: ... Improper assembly commissioning and operation of the aflex d Changing the control software without prior consultation with the manufacturer e Operating the aflex at or with obvious faults and or defects f Cleaning work without observing the safety precautions for aflex work on site g Improper assembly commissioning and operation of the aflex Instruction No modifications or alterations to the afle...

Page 11: ... the components are separated and isolated through vibrations If re quired the components can be conveyed into any areas by defined conveying direc tions These movements must be adapted to the components The components are conveyed to the aflex as bulk material As a rule an electromag netically controlled bunker is used for this purpose The valid tapping coordinates are determined via a camera sys...

Page 12: ... Dimension sheet aflex Table 1 Technical data Description Unit aflex 150 aflex 200 Dimensions A mm 210 295 B mm 160 240 C mm 150 220 D mm 100 165 E mm 64 3 90 5 F mm 21 21 G mm 18 18 H mm 12 12 I mm 55 55 K mm 32 5 32 5 L mm 32 32 M mm 89 131 5 N mm 64 104 ...

Page 13: ...voltage DC smoothed VCC V 23 0 DC 24 0 DC 25 0 DC Input current control unit IG A 0 064 0 080 4 Reverse polarity protection Voltage supply Yes Signal voltage 1 Digital output VDO V VCC 1 0 VCC VCC 0 5 Signal voltage 0 Digital output VDO V 0 0 002 1 Output current Digital output IDO mA 4 Input voltage Digital output VDI V 20 0 24 0 30 0 Input current Digital output IDI mA 10 10 1 10 5 Reverse polar...

Page 14: ... 0 100 Frequency output FOUT Hz 6 200 Reverse polarity protection Power output No Operation Storage temperature C 0 40 C 0 85 C Relative humidity max 40 without condensa tion Protection class IP 30 Table 4 Technical data of the Profibus module PB node Description Symbol Unit Evaluation Min Type Max Working voltage DC smoothed VCC V 23 0 DC 24 0 DC 25 0 DC Input current IG A 0 050 0 080 0 120 Rever...

Page 15: ...ckground lighting Description Symbol Unit Evaluation Min Type Max Working voltage DC smoothed VCC V 23 0 24 0 25 0 Input current aflex 150 IG A 0 4 0 5 0 7 Wavelengths aflex 150 red λ nm 625 Input current aflex 200 IG A 1 0 1 1 1 3 Wavelengths aflex 200 white λ 880 ...

Page 16: ...the aflex actuators PB Node Optional field bus interface for communication with the higher level control via Profibus All control modules communicate via a BackSideBus which is mounted in a standard 35x7 5mm DIN rail DIN rail and BackSideBus are included in the scope of supply Instruction For reasons of copyright protection it is not permitted to copy modify decompile and or decompile the control ...

Page 17: ...transporting the vibrating conveyor may only be raised on the base The conveyor rail is a lifting point Assembly of the device To enable the aflex to work with reliable functionality follow the steps below In case of non observance a fault free operation cannot be guaranteed 4 2 1 Drilling pattern for assembly Figure 3 Drilling pattern in mounting level Table 6 Dimension for drilling pattern Descr...

Page 18: ... Remove the four side countersunk head screws with the corresponding hexagon socket screwdriver Subsequently remove the aflex smoothly from the top of the adap tor plate Figure 4 Dismantling adaptor plate Figure 5 Dismantling adaptor plate Instruction Pulling off is limited by 20 cm Connection cables Max 20cm ...

Page 19: ...ate on the mounting level Set the adaptor plate on the flex sockets and screw this with the delivered M6 screws and the corresponding securing disc Instruction Observe the following Maximum torque 0 9Nm Mounting level realized as plate 17 mm Figure 7 Assembly of the adaptor plate 4 2 5 Assembly of aflex on the adaptor plate Set the aflex on the mounted adaptor plate Take care that the cable is not...

Page 20: ...he circuit diagram This is included in the appendix Power supply WARNING Work on the electrical supply may only be carried out by trained authorized qualified personnel The grid feed must take place on the customer s side via a residual current circuit breaker Aflex may only be operated with power supply mentioned on the name plate The energy feed of aflex takes place with 24V DC low voltage The e...

Page 21: ...ternatively the control modules can be disman tled For subsequent reassembly observe the following procedure 1 Mount the profile rail in the control cabinet the screw head height must not ex ceed 3 8 mm 2 Fasten the bus circuit board using the corresponding circuit board cover 3 If necessary remove the protective film from the conductor tracks 4 Now place the individual control modules on the prof...

Page 22: ...via the clip lock in order to connect the lines However do not interchange the individual terminals 7 Optionally it is possible to connect the aflex system via the Profibus The addi tional module PB Node is used for this purpose If you have selected this option you can also connect the Profibus module to the circuit diagram ...

Page 23: ... is set up and preconfigured to the desired application via this Windows application The aflexConfigurator is used to set the aflex on the components to be fed Figure 10 aflexConfigurator Start page Installation of the Software Install the software included in the scope of delivery To do this run the setup exe and follow the installation instructions After the aflexConfigurator is successfully ins...

Page 24: ... changes saving is deactivated o Can load configurations and test their function User Advanced Contains extended rights against the standard user This user group is used for com missioning the aflex system o Has the right to change and save configurations o Can change general settings and save them o Has access to the fieldbus menu User Admin Has full access rights in the aflexConfigurator Can par...

Page 25: ...r devices in the network 4 Display the control unit In order to establish a connection to the control unit of the aflex controller this must be connected to the computer via Ethernet interface Connect the controller to the computer s network User switching 1 User change for extended display of options For more information on user groups see 5 2 Help page 2 Display the corresponding extract from th...

Page 26: ...scribed below Figure 14 Display control unit 1 Control Unit Name 2 Remove Control Unit from lists 3 IP Address 4 Series number 5 Network status Subnet 6 Ping Status 7 Ping reply 8 Save Control Unit 9 Establish connection Control Unit Name 1 The name of the Control Unit can be changed in the aflexConfigurator and the appli cation can be adjusted This facilitates the identification while using more ...

Page 27: ...ime are visualized in this line Save control unit 8 Once detected control units can be stored for later use in a local file If the aflexCon figurator is closed all control units with the status remember connection are saved These are loaded when the program is restarted and added to the display To prevent older control unit s to display automatically the checkbox remember connection has to be remo...

Page 28: ...network connection has been interrupted Figure 17 Control unit ready for connection set up The control unit delivers a valid ping response The response time is displayed The connection set up is started via the connect button The Configurator is not connected to the device it is located in the same subnet but no connection to the device can be established Possible Cause The device is offline or th...

Page 29: ...e added via a button The IP address is specified here As soon as the aflexConfigu rator finds a control unit with this IP address the data will be loaded and displayed Figure 19 Control unit Display admin The display of the control unit is extended in the administrator mode by the MAC ad dress of the device Each ping is checked via the MAC filter This determines whether this participant is a contr...

Page 30: ...f the control unit is read out Figure 20 Connection set up If another aflexConfigurator is already connected to the control unit no TCP IP con nection is established The connection attempt is terminated after expiry of the time out time Main menu After successful connection the menu control interface is displayed Figure 21 control interface ...

Page 31: ...status The sliding button can be used to toggle between automatic manual modes Automatic operation In automatic mode the aflex control responds to commands from the higher level con troller These are transmitted via the fieldbus interface As long as the automatic mode is active no commands can be executed from the aflexConfigurator The aflexCon figurator generates an error message in this case Aft...

Page 32: ...ators are switched off The current release is displayed by the status 1 If a release exists this is displayed with released otherwise with inhibit Control interface 3 The menu control interface provides all functions for the manual operation of the aflex These are described5 5 in more detail in the section Controller menu 4 Settings of the control unit are made here These are for example network s...

Page 33: ...User Switching 1 User change for extended display of options Further information on the user groups can be found in the section5 2 Return to home page 2 Deletes the connection to the current control unit and returns to the start page ...

Page 34: ...ing mode manual is a prerequisite for controlling the aflex via aflexConfigurator 5 5 1 Aflex control panel The aflex control panel is used to manually control and configure the aflex control panel Figure 25 aflex control panel 1 aflex Control Pad 2 Display Direction Intensity 3 Help page 4 horizontal primary phase 5 horizontal inverted phase 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 3 1 ...

Page 35: ...is made between the primary and the inverted phase The actuator in whose direction the components are to be con veyed is controlled as a primary phase If for example the aflex is controlled with a directional specification of 180 X the actuator X is controlled as a horizontal primary phase and the actuator X as a horizontal inverted phase All phases are de fined in percentage This is the percentag...

Page 36: ...nes the vibration frequency of the aflex In addition the frequency can be finely adjusted using the buttons 1 1 and 0 1 0 1 The vibration fre quency has a decisive influence on the behaviour of the components on the aflex To separate the components the resonance frequency of the vibrating plate is selected For the conveying of components this not suitable This feed frequency must be de termined em...

Page 37: ...opposite the horizontal primary phase The horizon tal inverted phase is controlled as a short pulse at the end of the horizontal primary phase 2 3 Diagram vertical phase 4 The vertical actuators are steered timely to the horizontal actuators The components are excited by the vertical vibrations of the plate 5 5 2 Aflex configurations In order to enable different components or movement sequences to...

Page 38: ...onfiguration 3 Help page 4 Import Export of Configurations 5 Select configuration number 6 Configuration name Input 7 Save configuration 8 Delete configuration Available configurations 1 Display saved configurations Display of configuration number and name Load configuration 2 Load the bottom 1 selected configuration Help page 3 Display corresponding extract from operating manual 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 39: ...anced visible Select the configuration number which should be saved Configuration name Input 6 From user level advanced visible Entry of the configuration name should be saved Maximum of 21 characters Save configuration 7 From user level advanced visible Saves the current aflex parameters under the se lected configuration number 5 and the entered configuration name 6 Delete configuration 8 Visible...

Page 40: ...equence can be freely parametrized The simulations also known as demos can be edited exported and imported Figure 31 simulate external machine standard view Figure 32 simulate external machine advanced view Figure 33 simulate external machine advanced view 1 Select a simulation 2 Help page 3 Start Stop of the selected demo 4 Create a new simulation 5 Editing the selected simulation 6 Delete the se...

Page 41: ...o configurator to edit the current simulation Information on the demo configurator can be found in the following sec tion Delete the selected demo 6 Visible from user level admin Deletes the currently selected simulation 5 5 4 1 Demo Configurator The demo configurator is used to configure simulations The individual functions are described in more detail below Figure 34 demo configurator 1 Select c...

Page 42: ...e intensity is set to 0 to prevent overheating of the aflex The aflex is to be controlled with a relative duty cycle 15 If the pause time is too low a warning and the necessary pause duration are displayed Demo Name 6 Name of the demo under which it is identified Description 7 This description is displayed when the demo is selected A sensible description should be chosen A maximum of 100 character...

Page 43: ... Sub menu controller user Advanced 1 Display Control Unit information 2 Interrupt connection 3 Restart Control Unit 4 Set the general release 5 Status display Operating voltage of the Control Unit 6 Help page 7 Activation of the Bootloader Mode 8 Save Display Control Unit information 1 Displays the device name the serial number the hardware version and the firmware version This information is requ...

Page 44: ...loader Mode 7 This function is visible from user level advanced The Bootloader Mode is used when running software updates on the control unit If the Bootloader mode is active there is no communication between the control unit and the control modules The aflex is not functional until the bootloader mode is deac tivated While the control unit is in the bootloader the status LED in the control unit h...

Page 45: ...he control unit 1 They can be freely defined in the Fieldbus Configuration menu The specifications of the digital interface can be found under Technical data Help page DigitalIO 2 Opens an extract from the manual Help page PowerOuptut 3 Opens an extract from the manual Power Output 4 If the aflex is connected to the circuit diagram the background lighting is controlled via this 24V PWM power outpu...

Page 46: ... IP configuration of the aflex controller The assigned device name is displayed in the Device List New settings are transferred to the control unit with Set new settings 3 These are activated after a restart of the control unit Restart the control unit with the Restart control unit button The connection to the aflexConfigurator is interrupted if neces sary the IP address of the computer has to be ...

Page 47: ...stored on the control unit To back up these settings you can create a complete backup of the EEPROM The Load Configuration to File area 1 is used to create this backup After the EEPROM has been read the backup file will be created using the Save to File button The backup file can be loaded in the Restore Config uration From File area 2 and transferred to the EEPROM To enable this data the control ...

Page 48: ... a higher level control The server is activated in the aflexConfigurator More detailed information about the Telnet protocol can be found in the section Telnet Server Activate Telnet Server 1 Activate the Telnet server Telnet Port 2 Port via which the telnet server is addressed Console for Telnet Control 3 The console is used to simulate a superior control and to test the Telnet connection quickly...

Page 49: ...et Server Sending the command line 7 Sending the command line A brief description of the protocol structure is stored in the expander command overview Delete the saving 8 Delete the receiving buffer Sub menu clients The sub menu client nodes is opened via the main menu In this all control modules that communicate with the control unit via the BackSideBus are displayed Clicking on the individual cl...

Page 50: ... to the client and this can be used with all functions Bootloader 3 The bootloader is used to transfer firmware upgrades to the clients If the client is in the boot loader no firmware is active and all client functions are disabled This notifi cation is also displayed when you click on this client It is also possible to leave the boot loader directly via the go back to firmware button Figure 42 Bo...

Page 51: ...ailable The registration must be saved in order to retrieve you after a restart The Save to EEPROM function is used for this purpose This is described in the following chapter Figure 44 unregistered node 5 7 1 Client Nodes Functions A client node is selected by a mouse click The currently selected client node is visu alized with a red frame Depending on the user level the user has several type ind...

Page 52: ...arts the client node When the bootloader is activated the client node changes to bootloader mode when restarted In this firmware updates are carried out More information can be found in the section 5 10 3 Save to EEPROM 3 This function is available from the user level advanced Saves the settings of the selected client node in the remanent memory Add Client Node 3 This function is available from us...

Page 53: ...rrently selected client node Only after saving all parameters via the controller menu is this permanently removed from the remanent memory 5 7 2 T4X Client Node The T4X module is a driver unit with four power channels This module is used for controlling the aflex actuators For a standard aflex with eight actuators two T4X mod ules are required Only Pulse Mode Continuous is used to control the afle...

Page 54: ...evel advanced the T4X channels will be enabled All settings exclusive min max Power and pulse mode can be adjusted However the general release is required to activate the T4X channels As shown in the figure above all functions are deactivated and greyed out when the release is missing The release status of the individual channels is also displayed via the display 1 The general release is set via t...

Page 55: ...ontrolled within a frequency period 2 The maximum channel phase length is 75 Figure 53 T4X Channel Node Admin view 1 Min Max Power 2 Pulse Mode Slider Min Max Power 1 The maximum intensity set by this slider limits the controller intensity of the actuators The intensity is converted as a percentage to the maximum setting If this is for e g set to 80 the actuator is only controlled at 80 with a con...

Page 56: ...ctuator is pulsed with the set frequency and channel phase Alternatively the mode Pulse Mode Off can be used to determine the position of an actuator The actuator is switched over to continuous operation If the T4X client node is linked to an aflex software module this setting is automatically overwritten when the aflex is controlled Instruction If an aflex is connected to this channel the maximum...

Page 57: ...width of the fieldbus inputs 4 Data width of the fieldbus outputs 5 Transfer new settings 6 Re initialize Profibus Node The Profibus address 2 and the data width of the fieldbus node are defined in the client configuration 3 4 The settings can be adjusted from the user level ad vanced The settings are transmitted by means of the send settings 5 button The reinitialize button 6 initializes the Prof...

Page 58: ...e can be integrated into the control system Each control module e g T4X driver or control unit and each aflex have multiple controllable parameters In the fieldbus configuration these parameters are defined in the fieldbus Figure 56 Sub menu Fieldbus configuration 1 Load a configuration 2 Save the fieldbus settings 3 Display value of the fieldbus input and output 4 Add fieldbus output 5 Add fieldb...

Page 59: ... fieldbus settings 2 Saves the current fieldbus settings Display value of the fieldbus input and output 3 When the checkbox is activated the values of the fieldbus inputs and outputs are dis played These must be updated via the refresh button The checkbox for the display and the button refresh activate or update both the inputs and the outputs The values of the fieldbus interface are shown No curr...

Page 60: ... Fieldbus Device 1 The fieldbus interface defines the interface via which the higher level control is com municated Parameter Target Field 2 Defines which parameter is described via the fieldbus input Addressed control module Target device 3 Defines the control module software module whose parameter is changed In this ex ample the direction of the aflex software module is changed with the serial n...

Page 61: ...n the background lighting Intensity can be adjusted as a percentage from 0 100 General Release general release Without these no power outputs are switched Optionally the following commands can be used Controller Restart Initiate a restart in case of a falling flank AutoMode Switch between automatic and manual modes The control unit switches to the automatic mode after aborting the TCP IP connectio...

Page 62: ...ol unit recognizes which driver outputs are to be controlled and con trols the client nodes accordingly The correct driver assignment is a basic prerequisite for the aflex function Figure 59 Sub menu software module Standard view Figure 60 aflex Module standard view The user standard has no rights in the aflex menu Only the current settings are dis played they cannot be changed The driver assignme...

Page 63: ...ient nodes 5 Help page 6 Transfer the selection to the control unit 7 Display of the assigned channels 8 Assign channel disconnect 9 Help page 10 Unassigned channels 11 Transfer the assignments to the control unit Add an aflex module 1 This function is available from user level admin Adds a new aflex module Delete the aflex module 2 1 3 2 10 9 5 4 8 6 11 7 ...

Page 64: ...he control unit 6 This function is available from user level admin Transfers the selected client nodes to the control unit Caution These are stored in the remanent memory only after saving Save to EEPROM save all Display of the assigned channels 7 The individual driver channels are assigned to the aflex actuators which is also re ferred to as mapping Instruction The mapping and electrical wiring m...

Page 65: ...aflex all driver channels must be assigned and must match the electrical wiring Transfer the assignment to the Control Unit 11 Transmits all current assignments to the control unit These settings must be trans ferred to the non volatile memory using the Save to EEPROM function or the save all function in the control unit menu ...

Page 66: ...ical actuators The vertical actuators then drop continuously and the vibrating plate moves slowed into the rest position The vibrations of the system are thus dampened Setting options Figure 62 Soft Release 1 Activate the Soft release mode 2 Help page 3 Set Hold intensity 4 Set Hold time 5 Set Release time Activate the Soft release mode 1 Activate Deactivate the check box Caution Since the aflex c...

Page 67: ...ation directory control unit Bootloader The software update of the control unit differs from that of the client nodes It is per formed using the application control unit Bootloader installed with the aflexConfigu rator The application can be found in the Afag GmbH folder via the start menu Pro ceed as follows Start the application Control unit Bootloader Figure 64 Software update Control Unit 1 1 ...

Page 68: ...the time was increased to one minute Connect the bootloader application to the control unit using the Connect 2 button After the connection is established further options are enabled Figure 65 Software update Control Unit 2 1 Select software update 2 Delete current program 3 Break connection First delete the current program via the Erase button 2 After the Flash Erased message was issued a new sof...

Page 69: ...are update via the Erase Program Verify button 1 The bootloader application loads the new software update in the Control Unit Af ter successful completion the confirmation Verification successful is dis played as shown in the following figure The control unit automatically switches to the new program after the waiting time and can be configured via the aflexConfigurator Figure 67 Software update C...

Page 70: ...ctive bootloader mode of the client node To activate it the activate Bootloader function must be executed This activates the bootloader and restarts the client node When restarting this does not change into the firmware but starts the boot loader program If the client node is in the bootloader mode the functions shown below are displayed Figure 69 Software update Client Node 1 1 Firmware update pr...

Page 71: ...y clicking on this the flash memory of the client node is deleted and then the new firmware file is transferred 3 Start firmware 4 As soon as the firmware file has been transferred fully the button for starting the firmware is released Clicking on this activates the firmware of the client node It is displayed as connected and the normal client node functions are available Instruction If no valid f...

Page 72: ...be found in the section Software description Configure Control Unit The IP address device name of the control unit is adapted to the application Detailed information can be found in the section Software description Configure client nodes The control modules are preconfigured in the delivery state All channels of the T4X drivers are in Pulse Mode Continuous and the Channel Max Power is set to the a...

Page 73: ...nt standard fieldbus configurations are stored in the aflexConfigurator It is rec ommended to use these for the control Delivered configuration files for e g the device description file for Profibus are created for this configuration The following commands are included in the standard configurations Table 7 important commands for controlling aflex Command name Description Load Config Number Load c...

Page 74: ...sets can be changed This may be of big advantage for e g in the case of a change of variants or an alternative component handling a change from separating to conveying As soon as a new configuration number is transferred to the aflex input the control unit switches the parameters As a rule a distinction is made between a conveyor configuration and a flip configura tion during the control A differe...

Page 75: ...er value can be calculated using the following formula 𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 8𝐵𝑖𝑡 255 𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 16𝐵𝑖𝑡 65535 𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 32𝐵𝑖𝑡 4294967295 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 100 𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 If the intensity defined as 16Bit wide is set to 75 the value 49151 must be trans mitted A special case is the vibration frequency which is transmitted in heart Hz by a factor of 10 Thus a frequency of 56 4 Hz corresponds to a value of 564...

Page 76: ...tal IO Table 8 Digital IO Commands Command name Description Load Config 1 Load Config 2 Load Config 3 Load Config 4 Load Config 5 In the control unit various aflex configurations can be stored This allows you to quickly switch between separating con veying or alternatively changing configurations for different work pieces With the commands Load Config x the corresponding con figuration is loaded w...

Page 77: ...e intensity can be controlled in seven steps from 0 100 Strategy 2 Components can be separated and conveyed with two configurations The in tensity can only be set here from 0 to 100 Instruction In 90 of the applications it is sufficient to separate the compo nents by vibrations Conveying components is often not neces sary Here strategy 1 should be followed Instruction In alternative control interf...

Page 78: ...esent release Aux Power Output Status 0 0V Background lighting off light intensity 0 Status 1 24V Background lighting on light intensity 100 Load Config 1 Status 0 0V No action Status 1 24V With rising flank load the configuration slot 1 Load Config 2 Status 0 0V No action Status 1 24V With rising flank load the configuration slot 2 Load Config 3 Status 0 0V No action Status 1 24V With rising flan...

Page 79: ... in this strategy it is important to set the Horizontal Max Power to 0 In this way the configuration is independent of the direction since the horizontal actuators are deactivated The following figure shows the corresponding slider from the sub menu control interface Figure 73 Digital IO Typ1 horizontal max power setting ...

Page 80: ...wer Output Status 0 0V Background lighting off light intensity 0 Status 1 24V Background lighting on light intensity 100 Load Config 1 Status 0 0V No action Status 1 24V With rising flank load the configuration slot 1 Load Config 2 Status 0 0V No action Status 1 24V With rising flank load the configuration slot 2 Intensity Status 0 0V 0 Intensity aflex switched off Status 1 24V 100 Intensity Direc...

Page 81: ...exConfigurator you must configure the fieldbus interface as shown in the fol lowing figure By configuring the outputs equal to the inputs you get a response about the current values of the aflex system Figure 74 Fieldbus Configuration IO Type 2 ...

Page 82: ... login button the heartbeat shows the existing connection A brief description of the Telnet protocol is stored in the command overview Telnet Protocol The Telnet protocol based on the ASCII code An empty space 0x20 is used as a separator At the end of each command a Carriage Return 0x0D Line Feed 0x0A is necessary Login To log on to the Telnet server a user name and password must be transferred Af...

Page 83: ... 00 00 00 Bit address 40 byte address 5 0 Bit width 32 bits The aflex is to be controlled with an intensity of 80 This corresponds to a value of 32 bit width of 3435973836 The following command must be passed via telnet SI 40 3435973836 r n The telnet server reports the following acknowledge AK 40 3435973836 r n Get Output GO An output of the aflex system is queried via the Get Output command The ...

Page 84: ...s a heartbeat during an existing connection If this is not received by the client the Telnet server will terminate the connection The Heart beat is built as follows HBT 1 HBT 0 The bit is changed between 1 and 0 for each Heartbeat In this case no CR and LF are sent Overview of Telnet commands Table 11 Overview Telnet commands Command Description Reaction SI Set Input An input is set ACK message of...

Page 85: ...ption of an optional Profibus interface This is offered by your Profibus module Like the two T4X driver modules this module is connected to the control unit via the back side bus The Profibus module has a 9 pole SUB D socket for communication with the master Figure 76 Profibus module It is recommended to use the predefined standard Profibus Fieldbus configuration for the control This is loaded via...

Page 86: ...utput data These settings must match the settings of the Profibus master Figure 78 Profibus module Settings The aflex is integrated into the higher level control via the supplied GSD file As in the aflexConfigurator the corresponding input and output range must be defined Various input module or output module or input output modules are available for this purpose In this example two 16 byte DIO mo...

Page 87: ...range of data listed in the table below gives the original data range of the command but all commands can be stretched or compressed to any data range The target module tells which module of the aflex control the command is directed to Thus e g the aflex controlled via the target module aflex module The control unit via the target module control unit Table 12 Input commands Target mod ule Designa ...

Page 88: ...flex Caution minimum 16 bit necessary 32 Bit aflex Mod ule Direction Set the direction of movement of aflex 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel1 Power Separate control of individual driver outputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel2 Power Separate control of individual driver outputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel3 Power Separate control of individual driver outputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel4 Power Separate control of in...

Page 89: ...tputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel2 Phase Off Separate setting of the phase shifts of individ ual driver outputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel3 Phase Off Separate setting of the phase shifts of individ ual driver outputs 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel4 Phase Off Separate setting of the phase shifts of individ ual driver outputs 32 Bit ...

Page 90: ... Bit Control Unit Load Config Number Current loaded configuration 8 Bit Control Unit Load Config Number 1 Status if configuration 1 is loaded 1 Bit Control Unit Load Config Number 2 Status if configuration 2 is loaded 1 Bit Control Unit Load Config Number 3 Status if configuration 3 is loaded 1 Bit Control Unit Load Config Number 4 Status if configuration 4 is loaded 1 Bit Control Unit Load Config...

Page 91: ...river Channel2 Phase On Status of the phase shifts of driver out put 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel3 Phase On Display of the phase shifts of driver out put 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel4 Phase On Status of the phase shifts of driver out put 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel1 Phase Off Status of the phase shifts of driver out put 32 Bit T4X Driver Channel2 Phase Off Status of the phase shifts of driver out put 32 B...

Page 92: ...erable to EMF Persons with active medical implants are not allowed to stay in the danger area LED Display The LED status of the control modules must be monitored in case of error The follow ing is a list of possible messages Picture Legend LED On LED Off LED Blinking X Without im portance Control Unit Table 14 LED Displays Control Unit con err pwr Reporting Power supply IO connected to control mod...

Page 93: ...able program available PB Node Table 16 PB Node con err pwr pbcon Reporting Power supply IO connected to control modules Power supply IO no connection to further control mod ules X Fault occurred during operation X Bootloader mode is active X Bootloader mode active no executable program avail able 8 Maintenance instructions Instruction The aflex is maintenance free If repair or maintenance is stil...

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