Automation Blogs: March 2010

Friday, March 26, 2010

Work with hydraulic solenoid valve

With one solenoid (4/3), at normal status P to A&B.
Port A connect to the first hydraulic cylinder and port B connect to the second cylinder. Each cylinder has one pipe only. Cylinders are used as clamps.

The question is how to control two cylinder in 4 cases:
1. Both cylinders extract.
2. One extracts, on retracts
3. Both cyllinders retract.

Let think and tell me know.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Omron H7BX counter

Different beetwen H7BR-BW & new model H7BX-AW.

H7BX has no batch output (pin 7 unused)

Friday, March 12, 2010

NC Machine Repair

Finally, after 3 days, I just finish repairing the NC machine with Omron position unit C200H-NC111.

1. Detect fault of some sensors (NC limit)
2. Correct position data

It's hard work.

Enjoy a cup of beer now!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

HMI Protected

HMI Weinview has been protected too and don’t know way to release.

Re-programming is the best and fastest way

FATEK PLC FBS password

Up to now, no way to find out the password of FBs.

The best solution for this time is re-programming.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FATEK Password protected

I have made cable and try online but unsuccessful because password protection.

Now searching a software or way to unlock.

FATEK PLC - Upload program

The first time, I work to FATEK PLC (Taiwan). Software can be downloaded from manufacturer's website, but I don't find any where or how to upload program from PLC.

So sad!!!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Omron cable

Mitsubish programming cable made by myself

Cheap cable made by myself. I have practiced in really project with FX PLCs (FX1N, FX2N, FX0S) and Shihlin. All work fine.

CX-ONE 4.0 now ready for sale in Vietnam

Support Softwares in CX-One Version 4.0
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CX-Programmer Ver.9.0
CX-Integrator Ver.2.4
Switch Box Utility Ver.1.6
CX-Protocol Ver.1.9
CX-Simulator Ver.1.9
CX-Position Ver.2.5
CX-Motion-NCF Ver.1.9
CX-Motion-MCH Ver.2.2
CX-Motion Ver.2.3
CX-Drive Ver.1.9
CX-Process Tool Ver.5.2
Faceplate Auto-Builder for NS Ver.3.1
CX-Designer Ver.3.1
NV-Designer Ver.1.1
CX-Configurator FDT Ver.1.1
CX-Thermo Ver.4.2
CX-FLnet Ver.1.0
Network Configurator Ver.3.1
CX-Server Ver.4.3
PLC Tools (Installed automatically.)

Friday, March 5, 2010

Easy way to connect CX-Programmer to Omron PLC

The first time you connect to Omron PLC, you confuse and don't know how to do?

That: port setting not default and you don't know the parameters.

Resolve in two cases:

Case 1. If port is not use: turn port to default setting (not effect to PLC operation)
1.1. CPM2A: set the switch beside Hostlink (RS232) port to ON position
  1.2. CQM1/1H, C200Hx: set DIP switch 5 to ON (apply to both peripheral and RS232 port)
    CX-P: set Network Type to SYSWAY (9600,7,2,even)

  1.3. CS1/CJ1: set DIP switch 4 to ON for peripheral port or DIP switch 5 for RS232 port
    CX-P: set Network Type to Toolbus (auto baud-rate)

Case 2. If port is connected to HMI, Host computer or similar device: remove cable to this device and perfom the same case 1

After perfoming, remember set DIP and other to origin position.

In other cases, please contact the expert or me to resolve.

Cheers and good luck!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Motion Control Unit C200H-MC221

1. Must connect directly to this unit via a cable CV500-CIF01, impossible to connect through CS1 CPU

2. Upload parameters, Programs, Positons from MC Unit and then download again to a new MC (All files or program only), parameter ok but program not ok and occur error on CX-Motion