Toshiba V Series User manual

6F8C0870
Integrated Controller V Series
model 3000 ASCII Module
(AS311) User’s Manual
March 9, 2001
TOSHIBA CORPORATION

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Safety Precautions
This manual contains important information for the operator to operate this product safely and correctly
and avoid bodily injury and property damage.
Grasp the meanings of the following marks and their descriptions before reading this manual.
Hazard Classifications
Note: 1. Serious injury means loss of sight, injury, burns (high temperature, low temperature), electrical
shock, fracture, or intoxication which leaves aftereffects or requires hospitalization or need to
go to the hospital for a long time.
2. Injury means hurt, burn, or electrical shock which does not require hospitalization or going to
the hospital for a long time.
3. Property damage means extended breakdown of assets and materials.
Notation of Markings
Note: The description of forbiddance, mandatory, and caution marks are subject to change, depending
on the labels on the main unit.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in serious injury or death.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not a avoided,
can result in minor or moderate injury, or property damage. It can
also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
Prohibited Indicates a "may not" mark.
The concrete forbiddance is indicated with a pictograph or wording.
Mandatory
Indicate a mandatory action that you should never fail to do.
The concrete content is indicated inside or near the circle with a
pictograph or wording.
Caution Indicates a caution.
The concrete content is indicated inside or near the triangle.

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WARNING
CAUTION
1. Checking the Warning Labels on the Main Unit
Make sure warning markings are attached on the main unit.
If any of them are missing or the wording is illegible, contact Toshiba's Service Department.
2. Precautions on Installation
Be sure to ground the equipment.
Operation without grounding may cause
accidental fire or shock.
Mandatory
Mandatory
Avoid the following locations when
installing or storaging the equipment.
•Locations where there is dust, salinity, or ion
particles
•Locations where there are corrosive gases
(SO2, H2S) or flammable gases
•Locations where vibration or shock occurs
beyond the allowance
•Locations where there is condensation due
to sharp temperature variations
•Locations where the ambient temperature
exceeds the allowance range
•Locations where the relative humidity
exceeds the allowance range
•Locations where the equipment is exposed
to direct sunlight
•Locations where strong electric radiation or
magnetic field is generated
Improper the installation or writing of the
system can cause not only insufficient
performance but also malfunction and
failure of the equipment
Do not cover the hole of the equipment, and the
ventilator/air inlet of the system.
Otherwise, overheating, etc. can cause fire
or malfunction.
Mandatory
Install the equipment at a place where
maintenance and inspection are easy to do.
Otherwise, recovery from failure may take
much more time, leading to a serious
accidents.
Mandatory
Forbidden

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WARNING
CAUTION
3. Safety Precautions on Maintenance and inspection
Turn off power removing or connecting any
modules, boards, or devices.
Otherwise, it can cause electrical shock, or
machine damage.
Mandatory
Be careful not to hit or fall off the equipment by
accident.
Excess shock can cause failure.
Touch a grounded metal part to discharge the
static electricity on your body before touching
the equipment.
Otherwise, charged static electricity on your
body can cause malfunction or failure.
Mandatory
Forbidden
Use soft cloth to clean the equipment.
Use water-dipped and squeezed cloth to
clean it if dirty.
Leaving the equipment dirty can cause
mistaken or malfunction.
Mandatory
Turn off power removing any modules after
installing.
Otherwise, exposed conductive parts of wire
or on the rear of terminal blocks can cause
electrical shock.
Mandatory
Do not apply benzene and thinner when clean-
ing the equipment.
Otherwise, it can cause deformity or discolora-
tion the panel or case of the equipment.
Place any modules or boards removed from
the unit on a conductive mat or conductive bag
(containing a spare board, etc.) on an
grounded desk.
Otherwise, static electricity can damage
components of the module.
Mandatory
Forbidden

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WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
4. Precautions During Parts Replacement
Turn off power of the equipment before
replacing the power fuse or warning fuse.
Otherwise, it can cause electrical shock or fire.
Mandatory
5. Precautions During Daily Use
Apply power of the specified ratings (voltage
fluctuation range, frequency, output rating,
etc.) in User's manual.
Otherwise, it can cause malfunction, machine
damage or fire due to overheat.
Mandatory
Do not touch any components, terminals,
connectors, or printed circuit boards in the
module.
Otherwise, it can cause the IC or LSI or the
like to be broken by static electricity, resulting
in failure or malfunction.
Also, the edge of components can cause
injury.
Forbidden
Do not forcibly bend or pull or distort the power
cord and other cables. Otherwise, they can be
cut off or cause overheat.
Forbidden
Turn off power immediately if the ambient
temperature or internal temperature exceeds
beyond normal range or if failure is occurred
in the equipment.
Contact Toshiba for repairing.
Operation under such situation can cause fire
or electrical shock.
Mandatory

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WARNING CAUTION
Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.
Otherwise, it can cause malfunction or failure.
Forbidden
Do not enter wire scrapes or other foreign
debris into the equipment.
Also, do not insert metal parts into them.
They can cause fire or accidents.
Forbidden
6. Safety Precautions on Disposal
Do not throw lithium batteries into fire.
Otherwise, they can explode.
Forbidden
Observe local regulations for disposal of the
lithium batteries or the product (Base unit
and modules).
Mandatory

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Limitation of Applications
The equipment has been designed and manufactured for use in an industrial environment.
However, the equipment is not intended to be used for systems which can endanger human life
(Note 1).
Consult Toshiba if you intend to use the equipment for a special application which involves human
life and has great influence on the maintenance of the public function (Note 2). This is why such
application requires special care on the operation, maintenance, and control of the system (Note 3).
(Note 1) The systems which can endanger human life are life maintenance systems, equipment
installed in the surgery, and other medical equipment.
(Note 2) The systems which involve human life and have great influence on the maintenance of the
public function mean the main control system of a nuclear power plant, safety and
protection system of a nuclear power facility, transport operation and control systems for
mass transportation, control systems of aviation and space systems, and other systems
and subsystems where safety is critical.
(Note 3) "Special care" means to build a safety system (foolproof design, fail safe design,
redundancy design, etc.) in full consultation with Toshiba's engineers.
Immunity
Toshiba is not liable for any loss caused by fire, earthquake, action by a third party, or other
accidents, or the operator's intentional or accidental misuse, incorrect use, or use under abnormal
condition.
Toshiba is not liable for any incidental loss caused by the use or non-use of this product, such as
loss of business profits, suspension of business, or loss or change of data on memory.
Toshiba is not liable for the loss caused by an operation contradictory to any of the instructions
stated in this manual.
Toshiba is not liable for the loss caused by an incorrect operation in combination with other
equipment.
Toshiba is not liable for the loss caused by a malfunction in combination with an application program
made by the customer.
NOTE:
Use cellular phones and PHSs at least one meter away from the working equipment, transmission
cables, and I/O bus cable. Otherwise, the system can malfunction.

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Preface
This manual explains the data configuration, wiring method, and installation of the ASCII
Module (AS311) for the Integrated Controller V Series model 3000.
Be sure to read the "Safety Precautions" in order to properly use the product.
[Related manual: Direct I/O User's Manual]
model 3000 Direct I/O Module User‘s Manual 6F8C0867

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Precautions
Take the following precautions to gurantee the safety of the operator and to maintain the
equipment in proper operating condition.
1. Read this manual carefully before using the equipment.
2. Avoid installing or storing in the following environment:
(1) Where there is great amount of dust
(2) Where there is corrosive (S02, H2S) gas
(3) Where there is excessive shock or vibration
(4) Where the temperature is outside the allowed range
(5) Where humidity is outside the allowed range
3. If the device internal or external temperature becomes abnormally high or if there is
a malfunction, stop operation, turn off the power and contact your local Toshiba ser-
vice station.
4. Do not open the case during operation except when setting the switches.
5. Do not modify the equipment.