Matan Barak Instruction Manual

Replacing the PLCs
Technical Note – 10100142 Rev. A
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Safety Procedures
Before reading this Technical Note, please refer to the section on
Safety Procedures in the Barak User's Manual.
About this Technical Note
This Technical Note describes the procedure for replacing the PLCs
on the Barak printer.
Barak's PLCs
There are two PLCs (PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS) installed
on the printer:
•The MACHINE PLC is installed to the left of the POWER
SWITCH, at the rear right corner of the printer, as shown
in the figure below.
The Machine PLC
The Machine PLC
•The BLOCK PLC is installed at the top rear of the
CARRIAGE, as shown in the following two figures:
The Block PLC
The Block PLC – general view
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Pull these 5 clips
and remove the PLC
unit from its rails.
The Block PLC – close-up view
Replacing the Machine PLC Hardware
1. Shut down the printer.
2. Put switch into STOP mode.
3. Disconnect the two green connectors.
4. Disconnect the DATA COMMUNICATION CABLE from underneath
the module DVP-14SS.
5. Disconnect the white connector(s) from underneath the PLC
you wish to replace.
6. Remove the PLC from the printer by pulling the white clips, and
removing it from the rail.
If you are changing only one module, make sure that you firmly
connect the module's connectors, as shown above.
7. Make sure that the new PLC’s switch is set to STOP.
8. Attach the new PLC to the rail by lifting the white clip on top of
the PLC and the one that is located underneath. Make sure
that the PLC is securely connected to the one next to it.
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9. Verify that the original green connector is not burnt and that
there are no black marks on it.
10. Connect the original green connector to the new PLC.
11. Reconnect the three wires to the 24v (white connector).
12. Power up the printer.
Replacing the Block PLC Hardware
From the Replacing the Machine PLC Hardware section, repeat
steps #1-12.
Updating the Block/Machine PLC Software
Burning a File into the PLC
¾Burn a File into the PLC:
1. Double click the ‘DVPServer’ application at C:\Program
Files\Matan Barak FE\Drivers\Delta to enter the
DVP_Tool.
2. Click OPEN to chose the desired *.DVZ file (BlockPLC.dvz or
MachinePLC.dvz) by double clicking it, as shown below.
3. Click WRITE TO PLC to open the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS dialog
box.
4. Configure the parameters in the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS dialog
box, and note the STATION ADDRESS and the COM PORT.
Both the Machine and Block PLC allocation is for the same
COM Port and it is set according to the Barak FE in the
ENGINEERING dialog box (Currently set to COM8).
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For Block PLC, the STATION ADDRESS should be set to ‘1’, as
shown below.
Change this field from
COM13 to COM8
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For Machine_PLC, the STATION ADDRESS should be set to ‘2’, as
shown below.
Change this field from
COM13 to COM8
5. Click UPDATE for PLC updating by the correct file.
The following message appears.
6. Click YES to confirm.
The UPDATE starts.
When the UPDATE has finished, the following message appears.

7. Click YES to confirm.
8. The following message appears.
Click OK.
9. Click the EXIT button to close the COMMUNICATION dialog box.
10. Choose another *.DVZ file, by clicking OPEN again, or click EXIT
to close the DVP_Tool.
Machine PLC is located at the right side of the printer next to the
UV power supplies, and the main electric panel.
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Appendix A: Damage Report Form
(not for Print Head)
Customer’s Name:
Address:
Barak5 Printer S/N*
Faulty Part Name
Details of faulty part:
Remarks:
Signed:
Name:
Position in Company:
Date:
*The Printer’s Serial Number is displayed on the label located at the rear of the
printer near the left end of the rollers, as shown below.
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Document History
Rev ECO # Written by Date Approved by Date Remarks
A 10000049 F. Taylor Technical Writer 09-10 Cataloging
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