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ACTIVATING
A TEXT PAGE WHEN AN ALARM IS ACTIVATED
- Go
to "PROJECT MENU" and select "RDA SETUP" in the
DESIGNER Software.
- Go
to "PLC "at the "RDA SETUP MENU" and click on the
"ENABLE" box.
- Select
the PLC Address you wish to use, i.e. Internal Relay, Data Registers,
etc. Enter the PLC Address in the box. IMPORTANT: Data Register "X"
that was selected is assigned as the "Page Request" register.
D.R. "X+1" will control LED's 1 through 16 on the UniOP Panel.
D.R. "X+2" will be assigned to control LED's 17 through 32.
D.R. "X+3" will control the PLC Control Word on the UniOP
Panels.
- Click
on the "CTRL "box.
- Click
"OK"
- Go
to the "PROJECT MENU" and select "ALARMS" or select
the light bulb icon on the toolbar.
- Setup
the alarms by assigning a head address of a bit or internal relay. This
bit is assigned as Alarm #1. The next bit in that group from the PLC
will be Alarm #2. These must be consecutive register addresses from
the PLC.
- Type
in the desired text for Alarm #1.
- Select
"CURRENT ALARM OPTIONS" and enter the Page Number of the Text
Page you wish the panel to go to when this alarm is activated.
- If
this alarm needs to be acknowledged by the operator then select "ACKNOWLEDGE".
- Click
"OK"
- Go
to "KEYBOARD MACRO EDITOR".
- Select
the "ALARM" Tab.
- Select
an available UniOP Key from the top of the Macro Editor by scrolling
to the right or left and highlighting the desired key. When the selected
key is pressed during this alarm condition the UniOP Panel will go to
the Page select earlier in the setup.
CONFIGURING
A SERIAL PRINTER TO PRINT REPORTS FROM THE EXOR PANEL
- When
using an Exor 24HS Serial Printer a PFI-4-1250 RS-232 Converter P.C.
board is required which plugs into the back of the printer.
- An
Exor Dual Output Power Supply is also required, Exor Part Number PWR-ALFA.
- An
Exor cable CA119 connects the printer's serial port to the PC/Printer
port on the Exor Operator Interface panel.
- The
Designer Software needs to be configured to match the serial communication
parameters that are setup in the printer. In Designer go to the top
menu and select Project then select Panel Setup and finally select Printer
Setup. Set the communication parameters to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1
stop bit and no parity. Select TTY-Printer at the top, Width of 20,
Length of 10, Auto LF should be set to "CR", Eject set to
"LF", and Protocol set to "None".
- The
printer DIP switches should be set as follows.
| 1: |
OFF |
9600 BAUD |
| 2: |
ON |
9600 BAUD |
| 3: |
ON |
9600 BAUD |
| 4: |
OFF |
FLAG TYPE TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL |
| 5: |
OFF |
NOT USED |
| 6: |
OFF |
8 DATA BITS, 1 STOP BIT, AND NO PARITY |
| 7: |
OFF |
8 DATA BITS, 1 STOP BIT, AND NO PARITY |
| 8: |
OFF |
8 DATA BITS, 1 STOP BIT, AND NO PARITY |
DESIGNER
SOFTWARE STARTUP
- Click
"PROJECT MENU"
- Click
"CHANGE CONTROLLER DRIVER" and select the matching PLC/Controller
that the Exor UniOP Panel will be interfacing with and then click on
"OK"
- Click
"PROJECT MENU"
- Click
"CONTROLLER SETUP" and select the proper CPU, communication
settings, etc. for the PLC/Controller being used. If you are not interfacing
to a network of PLCs be sure the 1:N or similar networking control box
is not checked.
- Click
"PANEL SETUP" and click on the up/down arrow to select the
UniOP panel display for your MMI (Man Machine Interface) project and
then click "OK".
- The
panel that you have selected will de displayed on your monitor. Each
page on the Exor panel contains 32 lines. Depending on the type of display
purchased 2, 4, or 16 of these lines will be displayed on the face of
the UniOP panel at one time. You can use the Exor Cursor Keys in the
Macro Editor to scroll through these lines one line at a time, jump
to the next 2, 4, or 16 or simply not use the lower lines on the display.
DOWNLOAD
THE PROJECT FILE TO THE UNIOP PANEL
- Save
your Project file by clicking on the Diskette icon or using "FILE"
"SAVE" from the top menu.
- Press
and hold the ENTER Button on the front of the Exor UniOP Panel for approximately
two seconds. When using a Touch screen press and hold a blank spot on
the screen.
- The
UniOP Panel will go to the System Mode and display two lines of headings.
Use the Exor UniOP Panel's right arrow key to move to the CONFIG Heading
and press the ENTER key on the UniOP panel. The panel will now be in
Configuration Mode which will allow the Project File on the computer
to be transferred.
- From
the computer click on the menu "TRANSFERS" or select the Download
Icon on the Toolbar.
- A
window will pop-up on the monitor displaying the progress of the download.
A message will indicate that the transfer is complete.
- Click
"OK" and the UniOP Panel will automatically go into Operation
Mode. The UniOP Panel is now ready to communicate with the PLC/Controller
EXOR
CABLE CHANGES
- If
the Exor Panel Hardware Version is earlier than 0041 than you need to
purchase a new programming cable, Part Number CA2OLD. This is a 9 Pin
cable with RTS and CTS jumpered together. The newer Exor panels have
a "Pass-Through Mode" feature that requires a different cable
arrangement. The newer CA2 programming cable does not jumper RTS and
CTS.
HOW
DO I ADD AN UP AND DOWN ARROW TO MY EXOR CP/MD PROJECT PAGE?
- Download
the EXORARRW.FON file and copy it to your C:\Windows\System subdirectory.
Click this file name to download it: exorarrw.fon
- Open
your Exor Project File in Designer
- Go
to the top menu and select Options
- Select
Run Font Editor
- Select
File
- Select
Open
- Select
file: exorarrw.fon
- Click
OK
- Select
File
- Select
Install / View Installed Fonts
- Select
CP/MD 4x20 LCD
- Click
on Install Font
- Select
Yes to install exorarrw font file
- Click
OK
- Exit
Font Editor
- Go
to Designer top menu and select Project
- Select
Font
- Press
the Down Arrow to highlight EXORARRW
- Click
OK
- Save
File
- To
copy an Up or Down arrow into your project go to the Designer top line
menu and select Edit
- Select
Special Characters
- Scroll
to the right to view the last 2 characters shown - an Up Arrow and a
Down Arrow
- Click
on each one and drag it to any free space on your project page
- Close
out the Special Characters Box
- Highlight
the Down Arrow character and select the Cut Icon (Scissors) on the tool
bar
- Go
to the upper far right corner of your project page and select the Paste
Icon from the toolbar
- This
should be used when a project page is longer than the 2 or 4 lines that
are visible to prompt the operator to press the Down Arrow to scroll
the page downwards.
- Repeat
the Cut and Paste procedure to move the Up arrow to the last line that
you intend to use in your project page. This prompts the operator that
the last line in this page has been reached and the Up Arrow can be
used to scroll back up.
HOW
DO I COMPLETELY ERASE THE EXOR PANEL'S PROJECT?
- Press
and hold the ENTER key on the front of the Exor panel for several seconds
until the Command menu appears.
- Use
the arrows to move the cursor to the "CFG" (Configuration)
menu heading.
- Press
the ENTER key to go to the Configuration Mode.
- Press
the following arrow keys in the exact order shown: Left, Right, Up,
Left, Right, Down.
- Remove
power from the Exor panel and the internal memory will be totally erased.
This is the normal condition that an Exor panel would be in when it
is just purchased. When it is powered up it will be in Configuration
Mode awaiting a project file to be downloaded to it. This is not necessary
when changing the project file or the PLC driver.
RED
FLT LED IS CONSTANTLY FLASHING
- Check
that the Lithium battery is properly installed in the Exor Panel or
if it is a few years old then replace the battery. The battery maintains
the Exor internal Real Time Clock and Recipes. It is not required to
store the project file.
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