Daihen OTC ALMEGA FD Series User manual

No. 1L22152V-E-2
series
INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
INTERFACE PANEL
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■Have only trained and qualified persons install, operate, or service this unit.
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Be Sure to Read Instruction Manuals Before Use
Thank you for selecting DAIHEN arc welding robot Almega series.
Almega series are the robots with high performance and various functions developed by making full use of the
latest technology. Since the knowledge of welding peculiar to a welding machine maker is applied to both
hardware and software, we are sure that each user can be fully satisfied
In order to use the superior performance and the abundant functions safely and fully, be sure to read the
following instruction manuals including this manual and other attached documents, and understand the
knowledge of the machines, safety information, and notes thoroughly.
Instruction manuals related to the manipulator “V/B/H series”, and the robot control unit “FD11” are as follows.
■Standard Manuals
Instruction Manual Type Instruction
Manual No. Main Contents
QUICK START 1L21700A Point on Safety, Transportation and Installation,
Turning the power on/off and manual operation, etc.
SETUP
1L21700B
Safety precautions, installing & connecting method,
starting up, periodical inspection, solution at the time
of failure
CONTROLLER MAINTENANCE 1L21700K Specifications of controller, explanation of each parts
and maintenance, parts list, etc.
MANIPULATOR
（ NB4 / NB4L / NB15 / NV6 / NV6L / NV20 / NH5 ） 1L11130A Specifications or maintenance of manipulator, parts
list, etc.
MANIPULATOR
（ NV50 ） 1L11312A Specifications or maintenance of manipulator, parts list, etc.
MANIPULATOR
（ NV166 / NV210 ） 1L11306A Specifications or maintenance of manipulator, parts
list, etc.
BASIC OPERATIONS
1L21700C
Explanation of manual operation, teaching, automatic
operation, file utilities, backing-up data, basic
operations of Arc/Spot welding application, etc.
EXTERNAL INPUT/OUTPUT
1L21700H Interfacing method with external control device, list of
I/O signals and start/halt the automatic operation, etc.
Software PLC 1L21700J Create program,Input/output relay lists,List of
command words, etc.
CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE
FUNCTION 1L21700L Edit logging,User Check,Troubleshooting, etc.
■Application Manuals
Instruction Manual Type Instruction
Manual No. Main Contents
APPLICATION MANUAL
(ARC WELDING) 1L21700F Basic settings, functions for arc welding, teaching technic, etc.
APPLICATION MANUAL
(SPOT WELDING) 1L21700E Basic settings, functions for arc welding, teaching
technic, etc.
Instruction manuals are available other than the above for each optional function that you have purchased.
[Notes] 1. Specifications and information contained in these manuals are subject to change at any time without notice.
2. The screen display of a teach pendant shown in the manual are described as examples, which may be different from the actual
ones.
3. Although we cautiously compiled this standard specifications to eliminate as much error as possible, we do not take any
responsibility for damages resulting from neither direct nor indirect errors.
4. The manual is a part of robot products. When transferring or selling off a robot, be sure to append the manual.
5. No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission.
6. Prohibited altering or remodeling
- Do not alter or remodel our products.
- You may get injured or have your equipment damaged because of fire, failure or malfunction caused by altering or
remodeling the product.
The warranty does not cover any altered or remodeled products.
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Notice
Notes on Safety
Before installation, operation, be sure to read "Chapter 1 Points on Safety" in SETUP manual and other attached
documents thoroughly and acquire all the knowledge of machines, safety information, and precautions.
Furthermore, before maintenance, inspection, and trouble scene, be sure to read CONTROLLER
MAINTENANCE manual and MANIPULATOR manual and other attached documents thoroughly and acquire all
the knowledge of machines, safety information, and precautions.
If operating machines in a wrong way, the accident resulting in various ranks of injury or death, or damage may
occur.
In order to call attention to wrong handling, the following four ranks of safety notes (“DANGER”, “WARNING”,
“CAUTION”, and “IMPORTANT”) are provided.
DANGER
Cases where a mistake made in handling is likely to cause the user to be exposed to
the danger of death or serious injury and where the degree of the urgency
(imminence) of the warning given for the danger to occur is at the high end of the
scale (including high-level danger).
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WARNING
Cases where a mistake made in handling is likely to cause the user to be exposed to
the danger of death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Cases where a mistake made in handling is likely to cause the user to be exposed to
the danger of minor injuries or of property damage only.
The following symbol is also used for particularly important checkpoints:
IMPORTANT
This is a particularly important checkpoint.
Note that even the matters which are described as CAUTION can result in serious accident depending on the conditions.
Be sure to keep the safety notes since they describe very important matters.
The meanings of “Serious injury”, “Minor injury”, and “Damage” described above are as follows.
Serious injury ：Injury which has the aftereffect by loss of eyesight, an injury, the burn (high/low
temperature), an electric shock, fracture, poisoning, etc. and that which requires
hospitalization and long-term treatment as an outpatient.
Minor injury ： Injury which does not require either hospitalization or long-term treatment as an outpatient,
a burn (high temperature, low temperature), and an electric shock.
Damage ： Direct and indirect damage in connection with damage of property and equipment.

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Outline
1.1 General Description of Interface Panel Function....................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 General description ........................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2 Specification ...................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.3 Signal attributes................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Operations from Designing Screens to Using Them ................................................................. 1-3
1.2.1 Designing screens ............................................................................................................. 1-3
1.2.2 Deciding on the operation method .................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 Operation........................................................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2 Condition Settings
2.1 Condition Settings...................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Select whether the screen is displayed ............................................................................. 2-1
2.1.2 Display the screen with input signal .................................................................................. 2-2
2.1.3 Setting of the initial status of the common switch.............................................................. 2-2
2.1.4 Setting of Enable/Disable of functionless code switch name setting ................................ 2-3
2.1.5 Setting of signal duplication check .................................................................................... 2-4
2.1.6 Setting of Enable/Disable of operations of f keys on touch panel ..................................... 2-4
2.1.7 Controlling the common switch using an input signal ....................................................... 2-5
2.1.8 Checking the status of the common switch ....................................................................... 2-6
2.1.9 Setting of softkey output signal for general purpose usage .............................................. 2-6
Chapter 3 Screen Design
3.1 Screen Design Basics................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1 Number of screens and layout of operation switches ....................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Reserved switch in upper right-hand corner...................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Operation Switch Design ........................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Basic operations for operation switch design .................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Round lamps and square lamps........................................................................................ 3-7
3.2.3 Push buttons...................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.2.4 Flash push buttons ............................................................................................................ 3-9
3.2.5 Selector switches (ON/OFF)............................................................................................ 3-10
3.2.6 Selector switches (2-contact type)................................................................................... 3-10
3.2.7 Displays ........................................................................................................................... 3-11
3.2.8 Digital switches (data input).............................................................................................3-12
3.3 Editing Using an External Personal Computer ........................................................................ 3-13
3.3.1 Outline .............................................................................................................................3-13
3.3.2 Editing using a personal computer ..................................................................................3-13
3.3.3 Loading screens designed using a personal computer (Import) .....................................3-18
3.3.4 Writing screens for editing by a personal computer (Export) ..........................................3-20
Chapter 4 Utilization of the Interface Panel

Table of Contents
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4.1 Basic Operation ......................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Opening the interface panel and changing the pages....................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Using operation switches................................................................................................... 4-3

Chapter 1 Outline
This chapter gives a general description of the interface panel function. This is an
extremely useful function that enables the push buttons, lamps, etc. to be
displayed on the touch panel of the teach pendant.
1.1 General Description of Interface Panel Function ........................................1-1
1.1.1 General description...............................................................................1-1
1.1.2 Specification..........................................................................................1-1
1.1.3 Signal attributes ....................................................................................1-2
1.2 Operations from Designing Screens to Using Them...................................1-3
1.2.1 Designing screens ................................................................................1-3
1.2.2 Deciding on the operation method........................................................1-4
1.2.3 Operation..............................................................................................1-4

1.1 General Description of Interface Panel Function
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1.1 General Description of Interface Panel Function
1.1.1 General description
By laying out the push buttons, lamps, etc. on the touch panel type of teach pendant, the interface panel function
assists the interlocking with the line controller and controlling of the peripheral equipments. The layout of the
operation switches, indicator lamps, etc., which used to be actualized by hardware circuits, on the touch panel type
of teach pendant helps to reduce costs.
Operation items (icons)
Interface panel
Can be laid out in
any way
Function keys Operation switches
Fig. 1.1.1 Outline of interface panel function
1.1.2 Specification
An overview of the interface panel function specifications is given in Table 1.1.1 Specifications of interface panel function.
Since a total of 248 switches can be designed exactly as desired on up to 8 screens, screens can be designed
flexibly to suit the applications.
Table 1.1.1 Specifications of interface panel function
Item Specification
Teach pendant Teach pendant with touch panel specifications required
Number of screens
(panels) Max. 8
Number of soft keys Max. 31 keys per screen x 8 screens = 248 keys
Size of soft keys 80 (L) x 80 (W) dots, fixed
(A 6-digit indicator is double-sized in width)
Function keys
All function keys can be laid out.
Types of operation items
that can be laid out Operation switches
Lamps (round, square)
Push buttons
Flash push buttons
Selector switches (ON/OFF type, contacts type)
Displays (3 digits, 6-digits)
Digital switches (3 digits, 6-digits)
Title No more than 16 full-size characters or 32 half-size characters
Colors Lighted colors, extinguished colors or base colors selected from 16 colors

1.1 General Description of Interface Panel Function
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Item Specification
Editing method Recorded with teach pendant
Editing also possible on a personal computer using commercially available
text editor
Display method Single-action touch ON/OFF display operation using dedicated key
Display also possible with input signals
1.1.3 Signal attributes
An overview of the input/output signals involved with the interface panel function is shown in Fig. 1.1.2 Overview of
input/output signals used by interface panel.
As with the "starting," "servo ON" and other status output signals, the logical output signals are allocated for use as
the interface panel outputs, that is to say, as the signals which are output to the external device when the push
buttons and selector switches are operated.
Similarly, as with the "start" instruction, "servo ON" instruction and other status input signals, the logical input signals are
allocated for use as the interface panel inputs, that is to say, as the input signals which are used for the lamp, display and
other indications, and in addition, logical output signals and internal control variables can be displayed as well. (Not only
the input signals from external sources but the output signals of the controller itself can be displayed.)
Internal control
variables
Interface panel outputs
Push buttons, selector switches, etc.
Interface panel inputs
Lamps, displays, etc.
"Start" instruction, "servo ON" instruction
and other status output signals
General-purpose output signals
General-purpose input signals
"Start" instruction, "servo ON" instruction
and other status input signals
2048 logical input signals
Software
PLC
2048 logical output signals
2048 external input signals2048 external output signals
Status input signalsStatus output signals
Individually
set
Fig. 1.1.2 Overview of input/output signals used by interface panel
It is not possible to operate the logical input signals directly by operating the interface panel outputs, that is to say,
the push buttons, selector switches, etc. on the panel. (The "start" instruction and "servo ON" instruction cannot be
executed from the interface panel.)
However, as is shown in the figure, when a software PLC is used, the fore-mentioned restrictions do not apply, and
any of the interface panel input/outputs can be connected to any input/output signals.
Output signals, which have been already allocated, cannot be set to the output signals of the interface panel. By
contraries, output signals set with the interface panel cannot be allocated as output signals having different
functions.
Signal which is already allocated to the other purpose usage can be allocated to the interface panel display
(duplicate allocation). Refer to “2.1.5 Setting of signals duplication check” for detail.