Omron WS02-NCTC1-E - 07-2001, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...WS02 NCTC1 E CX Position Operation Manual Produced July 2001 ...

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Page 3: ...ot used as the abbreviation for any thing else Visual Aids The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of information Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient opera tion of the product 1 2 3 1 Indicates lists of one sort or another such as procedures checklists etc Notation In this manual the following conv...

Page 4: ...assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Moreover because OMRON is con stantly striving to improve its high quality products the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual Nevertheless OMRON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Neither is any liability assumed for...

Page 5: ...tup and Basic Procedures 9 2 1 Installation 10 2 2 Connecting to a PC 13 2 3 Basic Operations 18 SECTION 3 Creating New Projects 37 3 1 Creating New Projects 38 3 2 Adding and Deleting PCs 39 3 3 Adding and Deleting NC Units 41 3 4 Automatic NC Unit Search 42 SECTION 4 Editing Settings 43 4 1 Overview 44 4 2 Setting Editing Screens 47 4 3 Editing Parameter Settings 55 4 4 Editing Sequence Settings...

Page 6: ...ON 7 Transferring and Verifying Data 73 7 1 Downloading Data 74 7 2 Uploading Data 75 7 3 Verifying Data 77 7 4 Writing Data to Flash Memory 78 SECTION 8 Monitoring NCs 81 8 1 Monitoring NCs 82 8 2 Multiple Unit Monitoring 82 8 3 Operating Memory Area Monitoring 83 8 4 Operating Data Area Monitoring 84 SECTION 9 Printing Data 87 9 1 Printing Data 88 SECTION 10 Error Logs and Troubleshooting 91 10 ...

Page 7: ... for connecting online Section 7 provides information on data transfer and verification operations between the CX Position and NC Units and about operations for writing data transferred to NC Units into the NC Unit flash memory Section 8 provides information about monitoring NC Units The NC Unit s current positions error codes and status are displayed on the NC Monitor Monitor Units are also avail...

Page 8: ...ion is important for the safe and reliable application of CX Position You must read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate the CX Position 1 Intended Audience xii 2 General Precautions xii 3 Safety Precautions xii 4 Application Precautions xiii 5 Operating Environment Precautions xiv ...

Page 9: ... before attempting to use CX Position and keep this manual close at hand for reference during operation WARNING It is extremely important that CX Position and related devices be used for the specified purpose and under the specified conditions especially in applica tions that can directly or indirectly affect human life You must consult with your OMRON representative before applying CX Position an...

Page 10: ...lection Limit input signal type Origin proximity input signal type Origin input signal type Emergency stop input function No origin specification Operating mode selection Origin search operation Origin detection method Origin search direction Do not turn OFF the power to an NC Unit while writing to flash memory Doing so may damage flash memory Confirm that no adverse effect will occur in the syste...

Page 11: ...to condensation as the result of severe changes in tem perature Locations subject to corrosive or flammable gases Locations subject to dust especially iron dust or salts Locations subject to exposure to water oil or chemicals Locations subject to shock or vibration Caution Take appropriate and sufficient countermeasures when installing in the follow ing locations Locations subject to static electr...

Page 12: ... is used 1 1 Introduction 2 1 1 1 What Is CX Position 2 1 1 2 Applicable NC Units 2 1 1 3 Features 2 1 1 4 Applicable Computers 3 1 1 5 CX Position Data 3 1 1 6 Software Structure 3 1 1 7 Checking the Package 4 1 2 System Configuration 5 1 3 List of Functions 6 1 4 Comparison with SYSMAC NCT 6 1 5 Basic Operating Procedure 7 ...

Page 13: ...iting in Project Units The CX Position enables data for several NC Units 96 NC Units max per PC on several PCs 1 000 max to be handled as 1 project Data is displayed in tree format with parameter data sequence data speed data acceleration deceleration data dwell times and zone data displayed under the corre sponding NC Unit NC Units displayed under the corresponding PC and PCs displayed under the ...

Page 14: ...the CS1W NC or CJS1W NC 1 1 4 Applicable Computers The CX Position can be used on computers that satisfy the following condi tions 1 1 5 CX Position Data The CX Position is used to make project files with the configuration shown below The file extension for project files is nci 1 1 6 Software Structure The CX Position exchanges data online communications with NC Units via FinsGateway In order to e...

Page 15: ...nfirm that the contents of the package are as described below Model Number Confirm that the following details are correct CX Position Package The CX Position software package consists of the following items Confirm that accessories are provided Setup disk CD ROM 1 Operation manual this manual 1 Software Licence Agreement User Registration Card 1 Address label 1 CX Position FinsGateway Serial Unit ...

Page 16: ...27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 NC Unit CS1W NC413 433 CPU Unit CS1 Series Power Supply Unit CX Programmer Creation and transfer of ladder programs monitoring file management etc CX Position Creation and transfer of data NC Unit monitoring file management etc External inputs CCW lim...

Page 17: ...er present position I O sta tus and error code for an NC Unit page 82 Monitor Units Used to display the sequence numbers present positions I O sta tuses and error codes for 4 NC Units page 82 Automatic project setting Used to read information about the NC Units mounted on a speci fied PC connected online and creates a project tree based on this If the data upload check box is turned ON the data fo...

Page 18: ... using an RS 232C cable Connected to the peripheral port on the CPU Unit using a peripheral cable or via Ethernet Connected to the RS 232C port on the CPU Unit using an RS 232C cable Networks for con nection to PC Select from the following using the FinsGateway driver Host Link SYSWAY CV or RS 232C Ethernet via an Ethernet board Host Link RS 232C only Decimal binary dis play selection Supported No...

Page 19: ...iguration and Startup Refer to 7 1 Downloading Data Refer to SECTION 8 Monitoring NCs Refer to 7 4 Writing Data to Flash Memory Save the project Initialize the NC Units and CPU Unit Make communications settings for FinsGateway and start up communications Download data to the NC Units Write data to the flash memory in NC Units Perform positioning with the NC Units Monitor the NC Units Refer to the ...

Page 20: ... 2 2 Connecting to a PC 13 2 2 1 Connecting via Host Link SYSWAY CV 14 2 2 2 Connecting via Ethernet 18 2 3 Basic Operations 18 2 3 1 Starting 18 2 3 2 Quitting 19 2 3 3 Basic Window 20 2 3 4 Displaying Menus 21 2 3 5 Moving and Copying NC Unit Data 22 2 3 6 Main Menus 24 2 3 7 Main Menu Items 25 2 3 8 Operations Listed by Purpose 28 2 3 9 Toolbar 31 2 3 10 Status Bar 31 2 3 11 Option Settings 31 ...

Page 21: ...teway Version 2 4 For details on preparation required before installing FinsGateway refer to the FinsGateway User s Manual PDF data 2 1 1 Installing CX Position and FinsGateway Use the following procedure to install CX Position FinsGateway and the Serial Unit driver or Ethernet driver 1 2 3 1 Insert the CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive After a dialog box indicating that setup preparation is...

Page 22: ...select the desired drive and folder 5 Click Next The Program Folder Dialog Box will be displayed Select the desired program folder The default program folder is CX Position 6 Click Next The CX Position Setup Dialog Box will be displayed and instal lation will start Next the following dialog box will be displayed to confirm whether Fins Gateway installation is necessary 7 Click Yes If FinsGateway i...

Page 23: ...am Files OMRON FinsServer95 No changes are required to install in the folder that is displayed To install in a different folder click Browse and select the desired drive and folder 13 Click Next The Program Folder Dialog Box will be displayed Select the desired program folder The default program folder is FinsGateway No changes are required to install in the folder that is displayed To install in ...

Page 24: ...operation may not be completed successfully 2 2 Connecting to a PC Note If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX Server e g CX Programmer CX Protocol or CX Motion or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online it is not possible to perform online operations from CX Position using the same COM port Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that commu...

Page 25: ...ripheral port or RS 232C port Connection Method Note Use the CS1W CN118 to connect to the peripheral port of the CPU Unit using one of the RS 232C cables shown on the right XW2Z in the way shown below Note With CS CJ series PCs it is also possible to connect to ports on Serial Com munications Units Boards In this case connection can be made by Host Link only NEC PC 9801 BX NEC PC 9801 BX Computer ...

Page 26: ...ommunica tions mode Model number Length Remarks CPU Unit Built in peripheral port IBM PC AT or compatible D SUB 9 pin male Serial Unit SYSWAY CV CS1W CN226 2 0 m CS1W CN626 6 0 m Built in RS 232C port D SUB 9 pin female XW2Z 200S CV 2 m Uses anti static connector XW2Z 500S CV 5 m Serial Communi cations Board Unit RS 232C port D SUB 9 pin female XW2Z 200S CV 2 m Uses anti static connector XW2Z 500S...

Page 27: ...ort on Unit Computer Port on computer FinsGateway communica tions driver Protocol serial communica tions mode Model number Length Remarks CPU Unit Built in RS 232C port D SUB 9 pin female IBMPC AT or compatible D SUB 9 pin male Serial Unit SYSWAY CV XW2Z 200S V 2 m XW2Z 500S V 5 m Serial Com munica tions Board Unit RS 232C port D SUB 9 pin male XW2Z 200S V 2 m XW2Z 500S V 5 m Pin number Signal abb...

Page 28: ...G DR RS CS CI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FG SD RD RS CS 5V DR ER SG CS CJ series CPU Unit IBM PC AT or compatible computer Signal Pin No Pin No Signal RS 232C interface RS 232C interface D SUB 9 pin Cable connector female D SUB 9 pin Cable connector male Product name Model number Specifications Plug XM2A 0901 9 pin male Use together 1 is provided with CPU Units as a standard acces sory Hood XM2S 0911 E For...

Page 29: ...y Version 3 is not installed Ethernet Units Use one of the following Ethernet Units 2 3 Basic Operations Descriptions of CX Position s basic operations is given below 2 3 1 Starting 1 2 3 1 Click Start and move the cursor to Program OMRON CX Position 2 Click CX Position Support Software on IBM PC AT or compatible computer Ethernet Unit NC Unit Ethernet Unit NC Unit Ethernet network Ethernet board ...

Page 30: ...ner of the win dow After editing a project if the project has not been saved the following dialog box will be displayed 2 Click Yes to save the changes made Click No if it is not necessary to save the changes Click Cancel to return to the Project Editing Window without quitting CX Position Refer to 5 1 Saving Projects ...

Page 31: ...s created and when online operations are performed The menus that can be used with CX Position are displayed on the menu bar The functions that can be used with CX Position are displayed as icons on the toolbar Windows Project Workspace Data is displayed in the hierarchy shown below Project window e g Zone Data Editing Window Status bar Project workspace Project name Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Pro...

Page 32: ...n the cursor is at a Plus Icon the corresponding sub hierarchy will be displayed If the Left Key is pressed when the cursor is at a Minus Icon the cursor will move to the next level up in the hierarchy Project Windows Project windows are displayed for data files selected from the project work space by double clicking and for online operations such as transferring data and monitoring NC Unit operat...

Page 33: ...the N Key i e the underlined letter 2 3 5 Moving and Copying NC Unit Data NC Unit data such as parameters sequences and speeds can be moved to other NC Units in the same project in units of NC Units either using drag and drop or by using the Cut and Paste commands Data can also be copied using the Copy and Paste commands Moving NC Unit Data NC Unit data can be moved between CPU Units of the same s...

Page 34: ...og box below will be displayed Set a new unit number i e a unit number that is not used at that PC Changing this setting will change the unit number of the NC Unit itself The dialog box below indicates that the unit number of NC2 is already used for another NC Unit Copying NC Unit Data When data is copied from one NC Unit to another the data at the destination NC Unit is overwritten NC Unit data c...

Page 35: ...he scroll bar and to switch between decimal and hexadecimal display of NC Unit data Alt V Tool Used to make optional settings font number of files displayed on the recently used file list default display format decimal hexadecimal Alt T Online Used for performing online operations such as down loading uploading comparison and monitoring Alt L Window Used to change the display method for the curren...

Page 36: ... Unit for a PC Remove Removes a specified PC or NC Unit from a project Del Undo Undoes the previous operation Ctrl Z Cut Used to move a specified NC Unit in the project tree to another PC Used to move data in specified range other than parameter editing win dows Ctrl X Copy Used to copy data from a specified NC Unit in the project tree to another PC s NC Unit Used to copy specified data in a data ...

Page 37: ...ll data from a specified NC Unit to a project Verify Compares editing data with the data of a specified NC Unit Write Flash Mem ory Writes NC Unit data to flash memory Monitor Monitors NC Unit operating status Monitor Units F Simultaneously monitors the operating status for 4 NC Units Automatic NC Search Reads information about the NC Units mounted to the PC connected online and automatically crea...

Page 38: ...s arranged hori zontally Tile Vertically Displays editing windows arranged verti cally Arrange Icons Aligns editing windows represented as icons Close All Closes all open editing windows Project Moves the focus to the project tree Help Contents Displays the table of contents for help Search Displays the search window for help Unit Error Displays help for Unit errors Version A Displays the version ...

Page 39: ... New NC or Select a PC Right click New NC 3 3 1 Displaying the prop erties for a project PC or NC Unit Select a PC or NC Unit File Properties or Select a PC Right click Properties 3 1 Removing a PC or NC Unit Select a PC or NC Unit Edit Remove or Select a PC or NC Unit Right click Remove DEL 3 2 2 3 3 2 Cutting an NC Unit Select an NC Unit Edit Cut or Select an NC Unit Right click Cut Ctrl X 2 3 5...

Page 40: ...elect Edit NC Parameters in a project and press Enter 4 3 2 Editing sequence data Select Edit Sequence in a project and double click Select Edit Sequence in a project and press Enter 4 4 Editing speed data Select Edit Speeds in a project and double click Select Edit Speeds in a project and press Enter 4 5 Editing acceleration deceleration data Select Edit Accel Decel in a project and dou ble click...

Page 41: ...Monitoring an NC Unit Online Monitor 8 1 Monitor Units Online Monitor Units F 8 2 Automatic setting of project Online Automatic NC Search 7 2 2 Monitoring operating memory area Online Monitor NC Operating Memory Area 8 3 Monitoring operating data area Online Monitor NC Operating Memory Area 8 4 Displaying an error log Online View NC Error Log 10 1 2 Option set tings Making font settings Tool Optio...

Page 42: ...mber Function Number Function 1 Creates a new project 11 Inserts the clipboard con tents at the insertion point 2 Opens an existing project 12 Download 3 Saves the active project 13 Upload 4 Print 14 Verify 5 Adds a new PC 15 Writes to flash memory 6 Adds a new NC Unit 16 Monitors NC Unit operating status 7 Delete 17 Monitors operating status for 4 NC Units 8 Undo 18 Changes display format to deci...

Page 43: ... Recently Used Files List 1 2 3 1 Click Tool Option The Option Dialog Box will be displayed 2 Under Numbers of recent used files either enter a number directly or se lect a number from the drop down list 2 3 12 View Settings The view settings can be used to display or hide the project tree the toolbar or the status bar or change the display format decimal hexadecimal for the active data editing wi...

Page 44: ...he display format can also be changed by right clicking in the editing win dow and selecting either Decimal or Hexadecimal from the pop up menu 2 Hexadecimal cannot be used if the unit setting is either millimeter or inch Use decimal display 2 3 13 Setting the Network Type Set the network type for online connection to the PC with FinsGateway For details refer to 6 2 FinsGateway Configuration and S...

Page 45: ...irst few letters of the word to be searched for and press Enter If a matching word is found it is displayed in reverse video Click Display or double click to display the information for that word It is also possible to click directly on a key word index entry and then click Display or double click to display the information for that word ...

Page 46: ...35 Basic Operations Section 2 3 Displaying Unit Errors Use the following procedure to display help for NC Unit errors 1 2 3 1 Click Help Unit Error The Error Code Help Dialog Box will be displayed ...

Page 47: ... Section 2 3 2 Click the relevant error code Information about that error code will be dis played Displaying CX Position Version Information 1 2 3 1 Click Help Version The CX Position version information will be displayed ...

Page 48: ... for adding and deleting Programmable Controllers PCs and Position Control Units NC Units 3 1 Creating New Projects 38 3 2 Adding and Deleting PCs 39 3 2 1 Adding a PC 39 3 2 2 Deleting a PC 40 3 3 Adding and Deleting NC Units 41 3 3 1 Adding an NC Unit 41 3 3 2 Deleting an NC Unit 41 3 4 Automatic NC Unit Search 42 ...

Page 49: ... New press the Ctrl N Keys or select the New Project Icon from the toolbar 2 To change the project name highlight the project and either select File Properties or right click and select Properties from the pop up menu New Project is the default project name 3 Enter the project name and click the OK Button Comments can also be entered ...

Page 50: ...ype settings to the FinsGateway set tings Use the following settings when connecting using Host Link SYSWAY CV and the default FinsGateway Serial Unit driver settings Network Address 0 Node Address 240 default setting is 240 not 0 Unit No 0 fixed setting Refer to 6 2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup for information on FinsGateway settings Note When connecting using Host Link SYSWAY CV the Fin...

Page 51: ...ove DEL from the pop up menu 2 A dialog box will be displayed asking Do you want to delete Click the OK Button The Node Address in the Network Type field must be set to this value default setting for Node Address 240 For FinsGateway any setting can be used for the node number as long as it has not been used for another FINS Network node Default Setting for Node 240 2 Always use SYSWAY CV for this ...

Page 52: ...e 1 2 etc is the default name 4 Set the NC Type by clicking on the NC Type drop down list and selecting 5 Select the Unit No allocated to the NC Unit as a Special I O Unit 6 Enter a comment if required 7 Click the OK Button to add the NC Unit to the project 3 3 2 Deleting an NC Unit 1 2 3 1 Select the NC Unit to be deleted from the project tree and select Edit Re move DEL press the DEL Key or righ...

Page 53: ...3 1 Create a PC by either select Edit New PC or right click and select New PC from the pop up menu 2 Select the PC from the project tree and then select Online Automatic NC Search The Automatic NC Search Dialog Box shown above will be displayed 3 Click the data upload checkbox to read all the data from the NC Units 4 Click the OK Button to create NCs automatically If there is data to be up loaded ...

Page 54: ...3 Editing Parameter Settings 55 4 3 1 Parameter Setting Editing Screen 55 4 3 2 Editing Parameter Settings 55 4 4 Editing Sequence Settings 56 4 4 1 Sequence Editing Screen 56 4 4 2 Editing Sequence Settings 56 4 5 Editing Speed Settings 58 4 5 1 Speed Setting Editing Screen 58 4 5 2 Editing Speed Settings 58 4 6 Editing Acceleration Deceleration Time Settings 59 4 6 1 Acceleration Deceleration Ti...

Page 55: ...on Reverse mode 1 Reverse mode 2 or Single direction mode Reverse mode 1 Ori search method Method 0 Method 1 Method 2 or Method 3 Method 0 Ori search dir origin search direction Clockwise CW or counterclockwise CCW CW Top speed See notes 2 and 3 00000001 to 0007A120 Hex 1 to 500 000 pps 0007A120 500 000 Start speed See notes 2 and 3 00000000 to 0007A120 Hex 0 to 500 000 pps 00000000 0 Ori search h...

Page 56: ...ec imal format by setting the display format 2 Ranges given in the table are for when the displayed value s unit is set to Pulse When the set unit is millimeters or inches and the pulse rate is set to a value other than 1 the values displayed will change to the specified set value the pulse rate Speeds X Y Z U Axes 0 to 99 Only the X axis settings are used for the CS1W NC113 133 and CJ1W NC113 133...

Page 57: ...only the X and Y axis settings are used for the CS1W NC213 233 and CJ1W NC213 233 Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal format depending on the setting of the display format Note Settings can be entered and displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal for mat depending on the setting of the display format Zone X Y Z U Axes Zone 0 to Zone 2 Only the X axis settings ar...

Page 58: ...ollowing screen will be displayed after creating a new project 4 2 1 Displaying Setting Editing Screens Use the following procedures to display individual Setting Editing Screens in project window To Display Individual Setting Editing Screens With the project tree displayed select the settings to be displayed for the specified NC and either double click or press the Enter Key X and Y axis editing ...

Page 59: ...ing Screen 1 2 3 1 Under the NC on the project tree either double click Edit Sequence or se lect it and press the Enter Key 2 The following screen will be displayed To Display the Speed Editing Screen 1 2 3 1 Under the NC on the project tree either double click Edit Speeds or select it and press the Enter Key ...

Page 60: ...diting Screen 1 2 3 1 Under the NC on the project tree either double click Edit Accel Decel or select it and press the Enter Key 2 The following screen will be displayed To Display the Dwell Time Editing Screen 1 2 3 1 Under the NC on the project tree either double click Edit Dwell Time or select it and press the Enter Key ...

Page 61: ...ion 4 2 2 The following screen will be displayed To Display the Zone Editing Screen 1 2 3 1 Under the NC on the project tree either double click Edit Zone or select it and press the Enter Key 2 The following screen will be displayed ...

Page 62: ...ays minimize and close screens and arrange their contents Screens can also be displayed and minimized by clicking directly on the upper right screen buttons Click a minimized screen or on the left side of any screen s title bar to display the following menus Main menu Command Function Window W Display All Displays all minimized screens Icon All Minimizes all screens Cascade Cascades screens Tile H...

Page 63: ...ettings Entering Settings Using List Numbers 1 2 3 1 In the Setting Editing Screen enter the desired settings directly 2 Press the Enter Key or use the Up or Down Keys to set the setting Note 1 Settings can be displayed in either hexadecimal or decimal format Refer to 4 2 3 To Switch Settings Display Formats 2 When the Setting Editing Screen is active the left hand side of its status bar will disp...

Page 64: ...isplay Format on Startup Set the display format when starting up CX Position by selecting Tools Options Default Display Format Decimal is the default display format To switch to hexadecimal display select the Hexadecimal Display option 4 2 4 Clearing Settings Set parameter settings can be made into default settings and non parameter setting ranges can be cleared To Clear to Default Settings Use th...

Page 65: ...g Axis Settings For 2 axis and 4 axis NC Units data can be copied from one axis to another axis by selecting the source and destination axes Applicable NC Units 4 axis NCs CS1W NC413 NC433 and CJ1W NC413 NC433 2 axis NCs CS1W NC213 NC233 and CJ1W NC213 NC233 Settings That Can Be Copied The following settings can all be copied using a single procedure Parameters Sequences Speeds Accelerations Decel...

Page 66: ... tree and either double click or press the Enter Key Example The following will be displayed as the 4 axis NC Unit parameter Set ting Editing Screen 4 3 2 Editing Parameter Settings Select a setting or enter settings directly Refer to 4 2 2 Editing Settings for editing methods To Enter Settings Selecting Settings From the Drop down List 1 2 3 1 On the Setting Editing Screen select the setting to b...

Page 67: ...4 2 5 Copying Axis Settings for details 1 2 3 1 Select Edit Copy Axis 2 Under From and To select the axes to be copied from and to respectively 3 Click the OK Button 4 4 Editing Sequence Settings 4 4 1 Sequence Editing Screen On the project tree either double click Edit Sequence or select it and press the Enter Key For single axis NC Units only the Table 1 Tab will be displayed for 2 axis NC Units...

Page 68: ...Copy Axes For 2 axis and 4 axis NC Units data can be copied from one axis to another axis by selecting the source and destination axes Refer to 4 2 5 Copying Axis Settings for details 1 2 3 1 Select Edit Copy Axis 2 Under From and To select the axes to be copied from and to respectively 3 Click the OK Button Position designa tion 0 absolute position or 1 relative position End code 00 to 06 Hex 0 t...

Page 69: ... ever that the maximum speed of individual axes does not exceed 500 000 pps or the maximum speed set in the parameter settings Example The following will be displayed as the Speed Setting Editing Screen To Clear to Default Settings Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values Refer to 4 2 4 Clearing Settings for details 1 2 3 1 On the speed Setting Editing Screen ...

Page 70: ...e cursor will move to the next setting Example The following will be displayed as the Acceleration Deceleration Time Setting Editing Screen To Clear to Default Settings Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values Refer to 4 2 4 Clearing Settings for details 1 2 3 1 On the acceleration deceleration Setting Editing Screen select the set tings to be cleared to their...

Page 71: ...layed as the Dwell Time Setting Editing Screen To Clear to Default Settings Use the following procedure to clear specific settings to their default values Refer to 4 2 4 Clearing Settings for details 1 2 3 1 On the dwell time Setting Editing Screen select the settings to be cleared to their default values or designate the range by clicking and dragging 2 Select Edit Clear To Copy Axes For 2 axis a...

Page 72: ...ting Editing Screen hexadecimal display shown To Clear to Default Settings Use the following procedure to clear specific setting to their default values Refer to 4 2 4 Clearing Settings for details 1 2 3 1 On the zone Setting Editing Screen select the settings to be cleared to their default values or designate the range by clicking and dragging 2 Select Edit Clear To Copy Axes For 2 axis and 4 axi...

Page 73: ...d Reading Projects This section provides information about saving and reading files 5 1 Saving Projects 64 5 1 1 Saving a Project 64 5 2 Reading Projects 65 5 2 1 Reading a Project 65 5 2 2 Importing C200HW NC NC Settings 65 ...

Page 74: ...sting project under a new name To Save a Project Under a New Name 1 2 3 1 Select File Save Project As to display the Save As Window 2 Enter the folder to be saved in or select one by clicking on the arrow to ex pand the drop down list The folder into which CX Position was installed will be the default folder Enter or select the file name and the Save as file type CX Position default file type nci ...

Page 75: ...ct name or select one from the file list Set the Files of type field to nci 4 Click the Open Button 5 2 2 Importing C200HW NC NC Settings C200HW NC data created using the SYSMAC NCT can be imported as NC project data 1 2 3 1 Select File Import 2 From the Look in drop down list select the drive and folder to which the file to be imported was saved 3 Enter the file name or select one from the file l...

Page 76: ...rue Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX Server e g CX Programmer CX Protocol or CX Motion or the application that uses a special serial driver and then re attempt online operations from CX Position after starting up FinsGateway s Serial Unit servicing 6 1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online 68 6 1 1 Connecting via Host Link SYSWAY CV 68 6 2 1 S...

Page 77: ...p set Pro gramming Console address 144 to the 0000 Hex default if not already set to it If using an RS 232C port turn OFF pin 5 and set the PC Setup set Programming Console address 160 to the 0000 Hex default if not al ready set to it FinsGateway Configuration and Startup Refer to 6 2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup for details 6 2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup 6 2 1 Standard Configu...

Page 78: ...en an online connection is attempted 2 The node number setting on the FinsGateway Nodes Tab Page must match the node number set when the PC was added to the project If not a dialog box will be displayed saying that the selected PC and connected PC models conflict and online connection will be disabled 3 Refer to FinsGateway online help under Programs FinsGateway Fins Gateway Help with FinsGateway ...

Page 79: ...2 Set the node to 240 shown in reverse video 3 Click the Property Button 4 Set the following configurations in the Add Edit Serial Node Window The node number must match the node number used under Networks when the PC was added to CX Position The Type can be left as C200H FinsGateway FinsGateway default setting Adding PC to CX Position PC addition default setting Node on the Nodes Tab Page 240 Nod...

Page 80: ... default settings with the network number 0 and disabled are Local node number 31 Communications unit number 24 For Host Link use the default values as they are Note 1 Network number is the FINS network number of the SerialUnit virtual unit When using on Host Link 0 is the allocated default fixed It must match the network address of the PC to be added to CX Position 2 The local node number is the ...

Page 81: ... such as data transfers comparisons and NC monitoring are executed from the CX Position The following operations can be done later as and when needed from the Service Manager Icon 1 2 3 1 FinsGateway settings can be configured by right clicking on the Service Manager Icon and selecting Setting Configuration from the pop up menu 2 Services can be ended by right clicking on the Service Manager Icon ...

Page 82: ...ware that communicates using CX Server e g CX Programmer CX Protocol or CX Motion or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online it is not possible to perform online operations from CX Position using the same COM port The reverse is also true Quit online connection for the OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX Server e g CX Programmer CX Protocol or CX Motion o...

Page 83: ... Unit to be downloaded to 2 Select Online L Download D 3 Select the data to be downloaded under Data Type To download all data select All Data To designate specific data to be downloaded select Setting Data and then the specific data Clicking the Change Data Button will se lect only the data that has been changed 4 Click the OK Button Click the Cancel Button during data loading to stop the downloa...

Page 84: ... Uploading Data Use the following procedure to upload NC Unit data to the CX Position com puter 1 2 3 1 On the project tree select the NC Unit to be uploaded from 2 Select Online L Upload U 3 Select the data to be uploaded under Data Type To upload all data select All Data To designate specific data to be uploaded select Setting Data and then the specific data ...

Page 85: ... online All of the data on all the specified PC s NC Units can also be uploaded to the project 1 2 3 1 Select Edit New PC or right click and select New PC from the pop up menu to create a PC 2 Select the PC on the project tree and select Online Automatic NC Search 3 To upload all NC Unit data select the checkbox 4 Click the OK Button The project will be automatically searched for The fol lowing sc...

Page 86: ...er and NC Unit data 1 2 3 1 On the project tree select the NC Unit for verification 2 Select Online L Verify V 3 Under Data Type select the data to be verified To verify all data select All Data To designate specific data to be verified select Setting Data and then the specific data 4 Click the OK Button Click the Cancel Button during verification to stop the verification process ...

Page 87: ...ing Data to Flash Memory Use the following procedure to write all or specified data in the NC Unit to flash memory Caution Back up the data to flash memory after transferring parameters or other data to the NC Unit If parameters and other data are not backed up to flash mem ory settings will revert to their previous values the next time power is turned ON possibility resulting in incorrect operati...

Page 88: ...79 Writing Data to Flash Memory Section 7 4 1 2 3 1 On the project tree select the NC Unit for flash memory writing 2 Select Online L Write Flash Memory R 3 Click the OK Button 4 Click the OK Button ...

Page 89: ...Unit Refer to 2 2 Connecting to a PC and 6 2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup If OMRON Support Software that communicates using CX Server e g CX Programmer CX Protocol or CX Motion or an application that uses a special serial driver is connected online it is not possible to perform online operations from CX Position using the same COM port The reverse is also true Quit online connection for t...

Page 90: ...The present position of each axis is shown under Present Position the er ror code number and description are shown under Error Code and the se quence number and I O status of each axis are shown under Status A red light indicates that an I O signal is ON For error details refer to the relevant NC Unit Operation Manual or click the Help Button 8 2 Multiple Unit Monitoring Use the following procedur...

Page 91: ...he following procedure to monitor the operating memory area Special I O Unit words allocated in the CIO Area allocated to the PC 1 2 3 1 On the project tree select the NC Unit for operating memory area monitor ing 2 Select Online L Online Monitor NC Operating Memory Area 3 Select either Automatic or Manual to start monitoring Automatic continues monitoring until the Stop Monitor Button is clicked ...

Page 92: ...O Unit words allocated in the DM Area or custom DM EM Area allocated to the PC 1 2 3 1 On the project tree select the NC Unit for operating data area monitoring 2 Select Online L Online Monitor NC Operating Data Area Data Allocated words NC1 3 NC2 3 NC4 3 X axis X axis Y axis X axis Y axis Z axis U axis Command 1 n n n 2 n n 2 n 4 n 6 Command 2 n 1 n 1 n 3 n 1 n 3 n 5 n 7 NC status n 2 n 4 n 7 n 8...

Page 93: ...s Y axis X axis Y axis Z axis U axis Positions l 8 l 8 l 20 l 8 l 20 l 32 l 44 l 9 l 9 l 21 l 9 l 21 l 33 l 45 Speeds l 10 l 10 l 22 l 10 l 22 l 34 l 46 l 11 l 11 l 23 l 11 l 23 l 35 l 47 Acceleration times l 12 l 12 l 24 l 12 l 24 l 36 l 48 l 13 l 13 l 25 l 13 l 25 l 37 l 49 Deceleration times l 14 l 14 l 26 l 14 l 26 l 38 l 50 l 15 l 15 l 27 l 15 l 27 l 39 l 51 Sequence num bers l 16 l 16 l 28 l...

Page 94: ...87 SECTION 9 Printing Data This section provides information about printing data 9 1 Printing Data 88 ...

Page 95: ...he X axis and Y axis will be shown for a 1 axis Unit just the X axis will be shown After selecting the NC Unit select Print to display the screen with all the checkboxes selected After selecting the data select Print to display the screen with just the specified checkboxes selected 3 To print all data click the Select All Button To print specific data select their checkboxes All is the default sel...

Page 96: ...16000 14000 1200 400 1600 0 5 5000 10000 18000 16000 1500 500 2000 0 6 6000 12000 20000 18000 1800 600 2400 0 7 7000 14000 22000 20000 2100 700 2800 0 8 8000 16000 24000 22000 2400 800 3200 0 9 9000 18000 26000 24000 2700 900 3500 0 X axis Y axis Z axis U axis Zone 0 CW 536870911 268435455 805306367 132417727 Zone 0 CCW 536870911 268435455 805306367 260046849 Zone 1 CW 25165823 8388607 536870911 7...

Page 97: ...section provides information about NC Unit error log displays and troubleshooting 10 1 NC Unit Error Logs 92 10 1 1 Overview 92 10 1 2 To Display NC Unit Error Logs 92 10 1 3 Troubleshooting 92 10 1 4 Command Execution Check 96 10 2 Troubleshooting 108 ...

Page 98: ...oject tree select the NC Unit whose error log is to be displayed and select Online L View NC Error Log Click on the Clear Button to clear the error log Note Error codes 0350 to 0354 are NC Unit errors NC Unit error codes will be dis played for them under Detail 10 1 3 Troubleshooting For detailed information on error code causes and remedies see the section on troubleshooting in the Operation Manu...

Page 99: ...e NC Unit s power supply was interrupted there was noise or there was an error in flash memory When this error occurs operation can be continued by performing error reset Execute the next oper ation after performing error reset Common parameters Operating data area designation error 0010 The operating data area designa tion m is incorrect Area designation Set to a setting other than 00 0D or 0E Ba...

Page 100: ...tioning monitor time error 1332 The axis parameters positioning monitor time setting is outside the settable range 0 to 9999 ms Origin search Origin compensation error 1600 The axis parameters origin com pensation setting is outside the settable range 1 073 741 823 to 1 073 741 823 pulses Origin search high speed error 1601 The axis parameters origin search high speed setting exceeds the axis para...

Page 101: ... set ting Software limits CW software limit error 1800 The axis parameters CW software limit setting is outside the settable range 1 073 741 823 to 1 073 741 823 CCW software limit error 1801 The axis parameters CCW soft ware limit setting is outside the set table range 1 073 741 823 to 1 073 741 823 Sensor inputs Emergency stop input 6000 An emergency stop signal has been input After clearing the...

Page 102: ...he axis parameters origin search deceleration time setting is outside the settable range 0 to 250 s Deceleration time error 1321 to 1329 A deceleration time setting 1 to 9 is outside the settable range 0 to 250 s The rightmost digit of the error code indicates the setting with the error Acceleration decel eration curve error 1330 The axis parameters acceleration deceleration curve setting is not 0...

Page 103: ...eed setting exceeds the maxi mum speed setting Software lim its CW software limit error 1800 The axis parameters CW software limit setting is outside the settable range 1 073 741 823 to 1 073 741 823 CCW software limit error 1801 The axis parameters CCW software limit setting is outside the settable range 1 073 741 823 to 1 073 741 823 Zones Zone 0 CW error 1900 Zone 0 s CW data is outside the set...

Page 104: ...Unit The Z or U axis was specified for a 2 axis NC Unit More than one axis is specified for inter rupt feeding or speed control or all axis designation settings are set to 0 The last two digits of the code indicate the position data number 00 to 99 where the error occurred Transfer the data again after checking and correcting it When this error occurs during data transfer all data includ ing the d...

Page 105: ...ed so posi tioning cannot be started ABSOLUTE MOVEMENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT or PRESENT POSITION PRE SET Positioning commands used in memory operation absolute or relative designation The software limit was exceeded for interrupt feeding or speed con trol during memory operation Origin Current posi tion unknown 5040 One of the following commands was attempted with an unknown origin Memory operation wi...

Page 106: ... 6200 The Unit is set for a proximity input signal but no origin proximity input signal was received during the origin search Perform the origin search again after checking the origin proximity input signal wiring and the origin proximity input signal type N C or N O in the axis parameters I O settings If the signal type is changed reset the power supply or restart the NC Unit before resuming oper...

Page 107: ...g input in both directions Perform the origin search again after checking the wiring and signal type in the axis parameters I O settings N C or N O for both directions If the signal type is changed reset the power supply or restart the NC Unit before resuming operation The origin search will not be executed but other operating axes will not be affected Simulta neous origin proximity and limit sign...

Page 108: ...ch with limit input reversal not using the origin proximity input signal Perform the origin search again after checking the signal types in the axis parameters I O set tings N C or N O and positions for the limit input signal ori gin proximity input sig nal and origin input signal inputs If the sig nal type is changed reset the power supply or restart the NC Unit before resuming oper ation An emer...

Page 109: ...e speed designation of interrupt feeding is 0 or exceeds the axis parameters maximum speed Interrupt feed ing accelera tion time error 7202 The acceleration time designation of interrupt feeding is outside the settable range 0 to 250 ms Interrupt feed ing decelera tion time error 7203 The deceleration time designation of interrupt feeding is outside the settable range 0 to 250 ms Origin return Ori...

Page 110: ...is ORIGIN SEARCH ORIGIN RETURN PRESENT POSITION PRESET JOG TEACH RELEASE PROHIBIT ERROR RESET ABSOLUTE MOVE MENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT or INTERRUPT FEEDING Correct the ladder pro gram so that a com mand is not executed for a busy axis and execute the command again A data save operation was exe cuted while one of the following commands was in progress START INDEPENDENT START ORIGIN SEARCH ORIGIN RETURN...

Page 111: ...er was outside the settable range 00 to 99 Execute the command again after checking the sequence number The current START command will not be executed but other operating axes will not be affected The Sequence Number Enable Bit was OFF or the FORCED INTER RUPT Bit was ON when memory operation was executed after the power was turned ON or the NC Unit was restarted or after an ori gin search origin ...

Page 112: ...able range Read trans fer destina tion word error 8322 The read destination word or the read destination area was outside the settable range Error counter reset Origin adjustment output Error counter reset Origin adjust ment output error 8400 There was an attempt to output a error counter reset origin adjust ment output when the output couldn t be used Execute the command again after checking that...

Page 113: ...The NC Unit s address was out side the settable range The parameters for the origin search high speed and the origin search proximity speed were not sent together Flash memory Flash mem ory error 9300 An attempt was made to save data to flash memory but the data couldn t be saved because of a problem with the flash memory Execute the data save operation again The error will be cleared if the data ...

Page 114: ... to the PC turned ON Create the I O tables from either the CX Programmer or from a Programming Console Start FinsGateway set the communications settings and start the FinsGateway SerialUnit service SeeSECTION 6 Note At FinsGateway startup there must be no communications running on OMRON Support Software CX Programmer CX Protocol CX Motion etc using CX Server Turn ON the PC s power supply Check tha...

Page 115: ... default Unit address 0 FinsGateway communications settings when connecting via Host Link Protocol SYSWAY CV Node number Must be the same as the node number set for the CX Position default 240 Unit number Must be the same as the Host Link unit number at the PC Communications conditions baud rate and other settings Must be the same as the communications conditions of the PC The Exclusive checkbox o...

Page 116: ...the catalog number on the front cover of the manual The following table outlines the changes made to the manual during each revision Page numbers refer to the previous version Revision code Date Revised content 1 July 2001 Original production Cat No W398 E1 1 Revision ...