Omron WS02-NCTC1-E - 07-2001 User manual

WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position
Operation Manual
Produced July 2001

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Notation
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and OK Button.
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Keys”tells the reader to press the SKey while holding down the Ctrl Key.
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for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
2 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
3 Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
4 Application Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii
5 Operating Environment Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
SECTION 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1-1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1-2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1-3 List of Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-4 Comparison with SYSMAC-NCT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-5 Basic Operating Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SECTION 2
Setup 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
4-5 Editing Speed Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4-6 Editing Acceleration/Deceleration Time Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4-7 Editing Dwell Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4-8 Editing Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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SECTION 5
Saving and Reading Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5-1 Saving Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5-2 Reading Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SECTION 6
Online Connection Default Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6-1 Default Configurations for Connecting Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
SECTION 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
10-1 NC Unit Error Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10-2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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About this Manual:
This manual describes the specifications and operation of the WS02-NCTC1-E CX-Position software
and includes the sections described below. The CX-Position runs on Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT
operating systems and is used to create data for and monitor the operation of the CS1W-NC
@@@ and
CJ1W-NC
@@@ Position Control Units (referred to as NC Units in this manual).
Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before
attempting to install and operate CX-Position. Please read the following manuals carefully and be sure
you understand the information provided before using a Position Control Unit.
Section 1 provides an overview of CX-Position, its functions, and the system configuration in which it
is used.
Section 2 provides information about CX-Position installation, connecting to the PC, and basic operat-
ing procedures
Section 3 describes the procedures for creating new projects, as well as those for adding and deleting
Programmable Controllers (PCs) and Position Control Units (NCs).
Section 4 describes the procedures used to edit settings
Section 5 provides information about saving and reading files.
Section 6 provides information on default configurations 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 available, displaying
sequence numbers and current positions for up to four Units simultaneously. Operating memory area
monitoring, operating data area monitoring, and NC Unit error logs can also be displayed. For details
on NC error log display, refer to 10-1 NC Unit Error Logs.
Section 9 provides information about printing data.
Section 10 provides information about NC Unit error log displays and troubleshooting.
NC Unit model number Manual name Cat. No.
CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CS1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433
Position Control Units Operation Manual
W376
CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433 CJ1W-NC113/213/413/133/233/433
Position Control Units Operation Manual
W397
!WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in per-
sonal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section
in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and
related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given.

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PRECAUTIONS
This section provides general precautions for using CX-Position and related devices.
The information contained in this section 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

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Intended Audience 1
1 Intended Audience
This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have
knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent).
•Personnel in charge of installing FA systems.
•Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.
•Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.
2 General Precautions
The user must operate the product according to the performance specifica-
tions described in the operation manuals.
Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the
manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems,
aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amuse-
ment machines, safety equipment, and other systems, machines, and equip-
ment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used
improperly, consult your OMRON representative.
Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are
sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide
the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms.
This manual provides information for using CX-Position. Be sure to read this
manual 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 and related devices
to the above mentioned applications.
3 Safety Precautions
!WARNING Never attempt to disassemble any Units while power is being supplied. Doing
so may result in serious electric shock.
!WARNING Never touch any of the terminals while power is being supplied. Doing so may
result in serious electric shock.
!Caution Save parameters and other data to flash memory after transferring them to
the Position Control Unit (referred to as NC Units in this manual). If parame-
ters and other data are not saved to flash memory, data will return to their pre-
vious values the next time power is turned ON, possibly resulting in Unit
malfunction.
!Caution Confirm the safety of the destination node before transferring parameters or
other data to the node. Transferring parameters or other data without confirm-
ing safety may result in injury.
!Caution Do not save data to flash memory during memory operation or while the
motor is running. Doing so may result in unexpected operation.

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Application Precautions 4
4 Application Precautions
!Caution Observe the following precautions when using CX-Position.
•Confirm the unit number before transferring parameters and other data to
an NC Unit.
•Confirm that set parameters and data operate properly before using in
actual operation.
•When the settings of the following parameters have been changed, they
must be transferred to the NC Unit and written to flash memory, and then
the NC Unit must be turned OFF and back ON, or restarted as a Special I/
O Unit, to enable using the new settings.
•Output pulse selection
•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 system before attempting
any of the following. Not doing so may result in unexpected operation.
•Changing the operating mode of the PC.
•Changing the present value of any word or any set value in memory.
•Force-setting/force-resetting any bit in memory.
•Do not turn OFF the power to the computer while installing or uninstalling
CX-Position. Doing so may corrupt computer data.