PENKO Omega Instruction manual

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Omega QuickStart manual

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CONTENTS
System Overview.............................................................................................................................................................3
Connecting power ...........................................................................................................................................................3
Connecting a loadcell......................................................................................................................................................4
Connecting a laptop ........................................................................................................................................................5
Connecting to the Factory network ...............................................................................................................................6
First power up..................................................................................................................................................................6
Connecting to the Omega...............................................................................................................................................6
Ethernet.......................................................................................................................................................................6
USB...............................................................................................................................................................................6
Using Easy Setup to calibrate weighers.......................................................................................................................10
Next steps ......................................................................................................................................................................14
Updating the Omega Firmware....................................................................................................................................15

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The Omega system can consist of multiple rack units. Each rack unit consists of:
•A Bus unit.
•One power supply.
•One CPU module.
•Up to 8 weigher or I/O modules.
•Unused slots are covered by a dummy module.
CONNECTING POWER
The Omega system uses a 24VDC nominal power supply. The applied voltage should be between 18 and
36Volts.
Two power connections are provided. Both connections are wired identically to provide power to the next unit
in a multiple unit system.
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CONNECTING A LOADCELL
Each ADC+DIO or ADC+AIO module has two loadcell connections. The loadcell connects as following:

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CONNECTING A LAPTOP
A laptop for initial setup can be connected to the USB3 connection of the CPU module. This requires a USB-A to
Mini USB-B cable.
Alternately, a laptop can be connected to Ethernet 2.

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CONNECTING TO THE FACTORY NETWORK
FIRST POWER UP
After applying power, the unit starts up. The OK led on the CPU lights up RED while in boot mode.
After a few seconds this LED blinks green in a heartbeat pattern to show that the application is running. After
approximately 1,5 minutes the SD/INT LED stops flashing, and the unit is ready.
CONNECTING TO THE OMEGA
ETHERNET
When the laptop is connected to the Ethernet 2 port, the Omega will supply an IP address. Open your web
browser (Edge, Chrome, Safari or Firefox) and type the address 10.1.2.1. This will open the Omega web
interface.
When connected to the Ethernet 1 port, the factory LAN must supply an IP address through DHCP.
USB
When the laptop is connected to the USB3 port, the PC will add a network adapter device over USB. Open your
web browser (Edge, Chrome, Safari or Firefox) and type the address 10.54.32.1. This will open the Omega web
interface.

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The default login is:
Username: administrator
Password: administrator
Then click LOGIN
After successful login the dashboard is shown:
Click on “My Omega” to show an overview of the installed components.

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Click on “option cards overview” To shows a quick overview of all available channels. All weight, input output
and status indicators are live values.

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This example contains:
•dual loadcell and digital io module
•Digital I/O module
•Analog I/O module
Only the loadcell inputs are used to show a weight.
When a weigher is shown as “------” the following things can be wrong:
•No loadcell is connected.
•The loadcell is Wired wrong.
•Weight is above the maximum load.
•Weight is below the minimum load.
•The channel is not calibrated.
Click on “Settings”, followed by “Easy Setup”

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USING EASY SETUP TO CALIBRATE WEIGHERS
Now click on the “SETTINGS” for the “Dual Channel Loadcell Digital Outputs(1-1-1)” to start the setup for
channel 1 of the first card.
The display tab shows that this channel has no valid weight “-------”
The Weigher settings tab allows changing the maximum load, display step, decimal point position and the
weight unit. The weigher can be configured to show up to 3000 counts for certified installation or up to 10.000
counts for non-certified installations. Step sizes larger than 1 can be used to reduce the number of counts. Set
the maxload and decimal point accordingly.

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This tab shows the weight as “cccccc” which indicates the weigher is not correctly calibrated.
The Weigher filters tab allows fine tuning the weigher for different uses. Under “Filter preset selector” several
standard use cases can be selected which fill in the appropriate parameters.
The filter parameters influence the reaction of the loadcell so this must be selected before calibrating the
loadcell.

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The Calibration tab is used to do a simple two-point calibration. The signal is at 0.0031mV which is close to
0mV. When a weight is applied to the loadcell this number will increase. The maximum loadcell output will be
20mV.
The frame “Current calibration points” shows that there are no calibration points yet, so we must enter these
first.
With the loadcell mounted to the weigher and no load on the scale, wait until the signal is stable and then click
“Calibrate zero point” to store the signal at no load.
After a few seconds one calibration point will be shown.
After this, load the scale to close to its maximum load. Less weight can be used but this reduces the accuracy.
Enter the actual load placed on the scale. Leaving this value as 0 will overwrite the zero point calibration!
Wait until the signal is stable again and click “Calibrate gain point”

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When the two points are too close together in either weight or signal, the message “Gain overflow” will be
shown.
After a few seconds the gross will show the actual weight and gross x10 shows the higher resolution internal
weight before rounding. Calibration for this channel is now complete.
Using the buttons it is possible to switch directly between weighers so we can switch to channel 2.
Check and adjust the “weigher settings” and “weigher filters” and repeat the zero and gain calibration for this
channel to overwrite the old calibration points.

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Return to “Dashboard->Option cards overview”, there the correct weight values are now shown:
NEXT STEPS
The Omega system is modular and programmable for any weighing and PLC function. More features for each
module are available under “Settings->Advanced setup”. To use this please read “7600M1082-EN-R9 Manual
Omega” which also describes all modules and their connections.
To check if the Omega system is shipped with a CodeSys license go to “Dashboard->information” and the
“Device status” tab. The CPU module will have a silver CodeSys label with the same number on it.
To install the CodeSys programming environment on your PC, see “7600M1083-EN-R2 Manual CODESYS”.

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UPDATING THE OMEGA FIRMWARE
If needed the omega system firmware can be updated. For this you need several files:
•An .swu file for the main processor
•A .pip file for each type of module.
These files can be provided on request by our Professional Services department.
The CPU module can be updated from the ”tools”menu.
Then click “System update”.
The update omega menu can be used to update the omega CPU Module. To start the update process, press the
UPLOAD FILE button. Only files with the extension “.swu” are supported, e.g. “omega_update_img.swu”.

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Uploading the file followed by “Validating file” can take up to a minute. When finished the uploaded file is
shown.
To select another file press CANCEL.
The update process looks different between versions 1.0.8.9.0.1 and earlier versions. Both are shown here.
To start updating the CPU image press START UPDATE. A pop-up appears to confirm the update. When
confirmed the update process starts and the progress is shown.
Older version
Version 1.0.8.9.0.1 and higher
Updating the omega can take up to 5 minutes. Do not leave the page and wait till the update is finished.
Older version

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Version 1.0.8.9.0.1 and higher
When finished a message appears to indicate that the update is finished. After confirming the page will be
reloaded. If the update is not done after 6 minutes then the PC might have refused the connection. Disconnect
the USB and reconnect and reload the page.

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After a successful updated the browser returns to the system update page. Under Dashboard->My Omega the
new version number is shown.
Now the cards can be updated.
Click on “Tools->Card update”.
Then press “Upload firmware”
In this example we select the “OmegaDualLoadcellDigital_V1.0.6.9.0.14.pip” file on our PC.
Then press “UPLOAD FIRMWARE”.
After processing, the green color shows that this card already has this version installed.

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Press “UPLOAD FIRMWARE” again.
Now select the “OmegaIODigital_V1.0.6.9.0.14.pip” file on our PC.
After processing, the orange version number shows that this card has an older version firmware and can be
updated.
Select the Digital I/O module(s) and click “Update”. Checking the box in the column header will select all cards
of this type
The file is uploaded from the CPU to the card and after the update “succeeded” is shown.
This process can be repeated for the other card types.

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