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1. Password Min Input Register ji Bo Eng Max Addr 102 original Eng Min o If the Set checkbox is selected two additional options Password and Limited are enabled E Password To enhance the security of the device the operation of parameter setting can be protected by password To set or change the password activate the command Tools gt MD204L config to pop up a dialog for password setting MD 04L config q x MDI204L Control Control Reg rv E Station No E status auto change window M204 L lt PLe Control the buzzer M204L parameter Tnitial Window 1 Password 5678 SCreen saver 3Min gt Show window E Backlight Off Report current window Med L FPLey Peripheral r Use RIC module ov Enter a new password or change the original password for example 5678 and click Ok When the operator press the key ENT the MD204L will pop up a password enter window The data can be changed only when the operator enter the correct password All the windows of one project share a common password E Limited The designer can set limits to the data to make the data out of limits invalid Thus the eView MD204L V4 User s Manual possible damage done by inputting data too great or tiny is avoided For example let the maximum input be 9000 and the minimum be 0 The setting value will be written into the regist
2. The length and width of the trend line Note A trend line component can display only one line 2 2 13 Alarm List In industrial auto control applications alarming is a very important function It can be used in many cases Alarm list is the most direct and simple method Every project of MD204L can have a cluster of alarm list information Every piece of information corresponds to a relay The addresses of all the relays are continuous The user can designate the initial address of the relays When any of the relays jumps from OFF to ON the corresponding alarm information 1s activated MD204L will pop up the alarm window where the alarm information is displayed in the first row If another relay jumps to ON the new information will be displayed in the second row When some alarm relay jumps to OFF the corresponding alarm information will disappear automatically To log the alarm information press pal to pop up the alarm list dialog box alarmist A x Alarm list initial coil Station Ho 2 Type nt Addr E o Alarm description The list is blank for no information has been logged Move the cursor to the Alarm description column and enter the information Temp over high Press Enter to show the screen as the following figure eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Alarm list Alarm list initial coil Station No 1 lt Type M Addr 0 l EE Alarm description MO
3. 30e and d43f HEX form respectively Input 2a in the Value space of the first row and In gear in the Context space on the right Input the other two statuses in the same way If the value of register D10 is 2a the dynamic text be displayed is In gear If it is 30e Temp Lower will be displayed Other conditions can be inferred from the two examples above The example is shown in the figure below eView MD204L V4 User s Manual EA TP200 software New project y 3 s EE FilefF EdiElE Viewt Toolsi ComponentsiP HelpiHi D H eeel ga am De Hoek aes Window _ Description Dynamic Text Property Position Register Display Text Station No Z H type w y se a oo Mode Bo Dec Signed Siemens 57 200 23 NUM r 2 2 6 Function Keys for window jumping Next configure the function keys in the main menu window to execute the function of window jumping for example press lt to jump to the parameter setting window press gt to jump to the mode setting window The procedure of defining the function keys is Press a to activate a dotted rectangular box The box moves as the cursor moves Click the left button to determine the position of the function key A hand shape and the function key to be defined default key is gt are displayed in the editing region The properties of the function key are displayed below the editing region The meanings of position and
4. H fas Low fo Siemens 57 200 23 NUM A This bar graph can be used to monitor the data in register D300 The bar graph is full when the value of D300 is 100 When the bar is filled 50 the value of D300 is 50 2 2 12 Trend Line Some parameters in industrial control applications vary at a slow rate Often the operators want to know the variations of these parameters in a certain of time Trend line should be the best choice Press be to show a dotted box that moves with the cursor Move the cursor to the proper position and click the left button to locate the trend line there ENTP200 software New project i loj xi File F Edit E View W Tools T Components P Help H DSH tee Ona awa Lenona lAR gt m Trend Line Property Register Station 2 Registers fi Mode HEX BCD Dec Type vv 3 Signed Siemens S7 200 23 Num Zo eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Register Address The address of the register corresponding to the trend line High The register value when the trend line reaches the 100 of the scale Low The register value when the trend line reaches the 0 of the scale Data Sample number of dots The total of the sample points in the whole trend line The more sample dots does the trend line has the more detail it can provide Certainly more sample dots make the time period longer Sample Interval The interval between two sample points Size
5. MD204L responds 01H 00H 00H 02H 00H 00H 00H OCH OFH MWO 0 MW1 12 b The controller write 256 to MWO the controller sends 01H 57H 00H 01H 01H 00H SAH MD204L responds 01H 00H 01H 11 Important Notes NW Function keys such as ALM SET ENT UP and DOWN have default basic functions If these functions conflict with the user defined functions the basic functions will be disabled The basic function of register setting for SET has the highest priority Although it can be defined to execute other functions the register setting function will not be disabled So if it is necessary to execute the function for setting register please don t define SET for other functions NW When setting the registers the user can input the numbers continuously after pressing CLR If only one digit of the number is needed to change move the cursor with the lt d and gt key to that digit and press the expected number key to change the digit If it is necessary to input the hexadecimal number A F set the digit to 0 or 9 firstly and press A and Y to get the expected hexadecimal number E Ifthe actual value of the register is over the length set by the user it will be cut from the end That will certainly cause some errors So the user must set the length of register to the maximum that could possibly reach according to the type of register Although in many conditions the great value will not be used in project enough margins are necessary Or t
6. Temp too hich Input other information in the same way Alarm list initial coil Type M Station No Addr 0 Coil Alarm description Temp too high Mi 2 DE gt After entering all the information set the coil type and address to M100 for example to indicate that the relays M100 M102 correspond to three pieces of alarm information eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Alarm list Alarm list initial coil Station Ho Type M w Addr 1001 Enil Alarm description EE too high mor Temp too low SS moz hotor speed more than 000K When MD204L is in gear if M101 M101 are set ON it will pop up an alarm window and display as the figure below shows Temp too high Temp too low Seeing this alarm window the operator can take some measures to solute the breakdowns To return to the monitoring window press ESC 2 3 Save Project After the window editing is finished the project files can be saved and downloaded to MD204L for shakedown test Press Url to show the save dialog box eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Savein My Documents ME m My Music 5 my Pictures My Received Files save as type TP200 file evpl w Select the proper path and filename to save the file The system defines evp as the default external filename Enter the filename and select the proper path then click Save 2 4 Download Window Connect the 9 pin RS2
7. User s Manual 2 2 11 Bar Graph The bar graph can give a direct view of some analog parameters such as flow rate pressure and level The user can set the height width and the direction of it arbitrarily Press T to show a dotted box that moves with the cursor Move the cursor to the proper position and click the left button to locate the bar graph there FA TP200 software New project l Eiei m x File F Edit E View W Tools T ComponentsiP Help H Dae s 8 2 1004 AB gi Hoey as Bar Graph Property Position Register 3 i 2 Registers fi Mode HEX BCD Dec y fe Addr f0 Type vb oa Size Display Y 16 High 255 Direction up y H fag Low fo Siemens 57 200 23 NUM 7 NW Register Address The address of the register corresponding to the bar graph E High The register value corresponding to the full bar graph E Low The register value corresponding to the empty bar graph W Direction The direction of the bar graph including four options up down left and right m Size The height and width of the bar graph eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Eo e e L File F Edit E view Tools T Components P Help H DSdA PrEA P1ODOAAA De Hoe Ws yl Bar Graph Property Position Register 3 e 2 Registers fi Mode HEX BCD Dec re 4 Addr 300 4 Type vB y See Size Display Y 16 lt High 1100 Direction ur y
8. here NW Make a rectangular hole on the front panel of the controlling cabinet according to the dimension in the figure above W Put the MD204L into the hole with the front side facing to the out side Insert the screws into the fixing hole on the flanks of the md2041 and fasten them NW Connect md2041 and the COM port of PLC with a cable The cable can be provided by the manufacturer of the MD204L or be made by the user according to the Connection Guide provided in this manual Switch on the 24 V DC power supply to start the system eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Chapter 2 The Editing Software TP200 2 1 General Introduction of TP200 TP 200 V4 0 0 is the specific configuration software for the programmable text monitor MD204L V4 It can run on the WINDOWS 98 2000 XP platforms It is easy to study and convenient to use The user can input English Chinese characters directly 2 1 1 About the Project and Window The basic element of a project is the window All the windows for one certain project are saved in a single project file Every window is made to execute some certain functions By arranging the windows the user can jump from one window to another The application project file is composed of all the windows 2 1 2 Window Contents After opening a project the user can new or open a window The user can put some elements such as characters English or Chinese LEDs switches data inputing boxes and jump ke
9. parameters configured correctly Are the power supplies for PLC and the MD204L OK Are they power on Contact the seller if the problem can t be solved 2 5 Importing TPE Project This configuration software is version V4 0 0 of TP200 Because the hardware is updated with the software the configuration software supports only the new MD204L V4 The projects based on the old version product can be converted through Import TPE Project After conversion the project can be downloaded to MD204L V4 File E Edit E view Tools T Y New Project W G Open Project O El Save Project s Save Project asi PLE Selection P i COM Selection c Y Cownload D Import TPE Project Exits As the figure above shows select File gt Import TPE Project to open a TP200 old version project file with the postfix TPE Look in G e m evp File name Files of type TP200 Old version project tpe 44 eView MD204L V4 User s Manual After selecting a file the program will show a progress bar Import TPE Project Convert Click Convert to start the conversion The program will do the conversion automatically and save the converted old version project file with the postfix EVP in the current directory of the old version project For instance an old version project named unnamed TPE will be converted to unnamed EVP The user ca
10. relate address are the PLC registers FE LED indicator Indicate the on off status of the inner delays in PLC Function key The 8 keys at the lower part of MD204L and the other 12 keys for number input can be defined to be function keys They can execute the functions such as window jumping and switch control Bar graph Monitor the data change in PLC in the form of bar graphs Trend line Monitor the data change in PLC in the form of trend lines Paste pictures Paste a monochrome BMP picture Max 192 X 64 pixels onto the window The example below shows how to design a main menu window as the window no 1 Firstly lay the text Main Menu Press Al and click the left button on the editing region to affirm the operation right click will cancel it After left click the default text text will be displayed in the editing region The properties of the text are displayed below the editing region The text string will move as the user moves the cursor The distance across is a multiple of 4 points To locate the text in an arbitrary position edit the X and Y coordinates FA TP200 software New project loj xj File E Edit E View Tools T Components P Help H Dee tse 2 ODAMM a vw HM val wRe Text Property Position X aa y 24 Text String Text Style Double Reverse Siemens 57 200 23 E Position X value represents the horizontal pos
11. style are the same as those in the text property They indicate the position the size and the color of the graph The function key setting window is shown in the figure below eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Function Key Property Function Key Ker Right Hand Invisible Password f Set Coil Jump to Set Register Position Y 28 Style a T e m F Double ms Reverse O Reverse Instant on E Key Select a proper key from the 20 keys E Hand For the convenience of use add a hand shape symbol before the key symbol The hand indicates that pressing the key will carry out an operation The user can remove the hand shape to save the space Invisible The user can make the symbols of some keys invisible in the window But the functions of those keys are still valid E Password Only when the system password is entered correctly the function key can execute its function E Set Coil The function key is defined to set a switch Jump to The key is defined to execute the window jumping function m Set Register The key is defined to set the register parameters E Station No The station number of PLC E Type When the key is defined to set a switch the definition number of the PLC relay corresponding to the switch is determined by the type here E Addr Set the address of the relay E ON Set the designated relay on eView MD204L V4 User s Manual W OFF
12. 32 serial port of PC and that of MD204L with the window downloading cable MD2 PC Make sure that MD204L is connected with a 24V DC power supply Press y to begin the download process A dialog box will be displayed to indicate the progress of downloading Download Project 3 Project downloading After all the transmission has been done a dialog box will pop up to indicate that all the project windows have been downloaded to MD204L Cut off the power of MD204L and remove the window downloading cable MD2 PC Connect MD204L and PLC with the PLC communication cable Turn on the MD204L and PLC If the communication 1s successfully established the system can be used for data monitoring and other functions If there are some communication failures due to the incorrect communication parameters or some errors in cable connection the MD204L will show the text communicating at the bottom of the right edge to indicate that MD204L is trying to establish the connection with PLC If the MD204L can t communicate with PLC please check the items in the list below m Is the PLC type selected in the project the same as that of the PLC being actually eView MD204L V4 User s Manual connected to Are the addresses of the PLC register or coil visited in the project out of range Is the station number of PLC correct Are they connected with a communication cable Is the connection of the cable correctly done Are the PLC communication
13. A 1min between signal and GND DC500V about 1 OM between signal and GND E Ambient Requirement Operation Temperature 0 50 C eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Storage Temperature 10 60 C 20 85 no condensation 10 25Hz Max 2G for 30 min in any of the X Y Z axis Voltage Noise _1000Vp p IP6SE 1 3 Name of Components On the front panel of MD204L there is a LCD display and 20 thin film switches The keys have a good touch feeling and they are endurable and reliable Besides being used for the basic functions all the 20 keys can be set to execute specific functions for example jumping the windows directly or setting the status parameters etc The front panel of MD204L programmable text monitor is shown as following picture bee oo bee E la La Ca C gt J ser EY i ee ee All the 20 function keys can be defined to execute specific functions for example Bit setting Bit resetting window jumping etc For the undefined keys can only execute basic functions including setting the registers returning to the initial window and jumping from the current window to the previous next window The basic functions of the function keys When pressed the MD204L will return to system initial window The user can designate the system initial window during the window making procedure default value is window no 1 window no 0 1s prohibited Usually the Main Menu window or the most frequently used window is s
14. Contents Chapter 1 General TatrOduetl OMe oir AS arc ne ea boat Sd a ede 3 AA A e eave gaa aea wind T E 3 12 General SpeCiiCaiOns alias 3 lS Names Of he AN a a 4 LAY Dimensions and Installations id 6 Chapter 2 The Editor 1 P20 ranas tas 8 2 1 General Introduction Of VP200 ie s ceccves eve raaddwcedyeners exddsdeGonebneel se laseaeet es 8 2 1 1 About the Project and WindOWS 0 cece cece cece eee eee ee enn enn ees 8 21 2 Contents of ING WiINdOW dssicncsin teen harecdcaleee a ana a aE 8 Zi ON harn OL USING tocada 8 22 Edmond Si 8 A ANS A ante ndah ek Naa tae aia ba wes 8 2 2 2 Making Basic WI dOWisesviissisn retirada ad 10 2 2 5 Comimouraomeor Wil 2 04M is ikea a Petal A E E I T 11 D2 A A A eae ae aaa ore cates 12 22 A E 14 2 2 6 Function Keys for window JUMmpiN ccc cece eee e cece sees eee e eens 16 22 No alan IS Play E A A A 20 2 2B AS Ob cc Seen cA A A A ent eae 23 A A E D alts tas yack Aaa he Rea ane ad teen E TE in ee aes a oa Ace ET 25 2 2 10 Function Keys for controlling the status switches cee eee e eens 29 A O eee sees ETA 31 2212 Trend A A E TOE 32 NS e a E N E 33 LS NA O iS erea T O se 35 24 Downloading the Pro CCS rre e a T 35 20 importas TPE Project uedes eeni eO een 36 Chapter 3 Manipulation o E E E E awar netdunnee 38 3 2 Chanemoa Me WiIndOw Ss O A Ar 38 O A e aoaoe ees emee nent 38 A ees coe args a a 39 3 Controllino he Wicho dt oa 40 Chapter 4 Conne
15. D204L V4 User s Manual Pin map of 8 pin round female socket 4 5 Delta DVP Series MD204L can communicate with the delta DVP series PLC The programming port of PLC is used as the communication port 9600bps 7bits 1stop Even Station No Range 1 254 default 1 Connection guidance of MD2 DVP cable PLC side 8 pin round MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug 4 6 Panasonic FP Series MD204L can communicate with Panasonic FP PLC The communication port is the eView MD204L V4 User s Manual programming port of PLC or external communication port 9600bps 8bits Istop Odd MD2 FP1 MD2 FP Connection guidance of MD2 FP1 cable MD204L side PLC side 9 pin D shape 9 pin D shape female plug male plug Connection guidance of MD2 FP cable MD204L side PLC side 9 pin D shape 5 pin round female plug male plug Pin map of Panasonic 5 pin round female socket 4 7 LG Master K CNet Series eView MD204L V4 User s Manual MD204L can communicate with the LG Master K series PLC The communication port is Port2 MD204L COM port 9 pin COM port Connection guidance of MD2 LG CNet cable PLC side 9 pin D shape MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug NOTE THE PLC SWITCH SET 1 OFF 2 CON 4 8 LG Series supporting Modbus protocol MD204L can communicate with the LG series PLC that support Modbus protocol The communication port
16. MD204L side PLC side 9 pin D shape 25 pin female plug 4 12 ECOSTEP Series MD204L can communicate with Kinco ECOSTEP series PLC The communication port is RS232 port Item Content MD204L COM port 9 pin COM port PLC COM port RS232 Default parameters 9600bps 8bits 1stop None Distance Max Connection guidance of MD ECOSTEP CAB232 cable eView MD204L V4 User s Manual MD204L side ECOSTEP side 9 pin female 9 pin plug MD204L side ECOSTEP side 9 pin female plug 9 pin ECOSTEP side 9 pin MD204L side 9 pin female plug 4 13 AB Micrologix Series MD204L can communicate with Allen Bradley Micrologix series PLC The communication port is the programming port Distance Max 15m Cable type MD2 AB Inner relay address B3 9 10 11 12 13 0 254 e View MD204L V4 User s Manual N7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 254 Connection guidance of MD2 AB cable PLC side 8 pin round MD204Lside 9 pin D shape female plug male plug 4 14 MODBUS RTU ASCI EMERSON RTU EXTEND MD204L can communicate with any slave device that supports MODBUS RTU or MODBUS ASCII 19200bps S8bits Istop Even 19200bps 7bits lstop Even Connection guidance of MD2 MODBUS RS232 cable MD204L side Slave device 9 pin D shape female plug eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Connection guidance of MD2 MODBUS RS485 cable MD204L side Slave device 9 pin D shape female plug MD204L s
17. Set the designated relay off NW Reverse Set the designated relay to be of negative logic NW Instant on The designated relay will be set on when the key is pressed down When the key is released the relay will be set off EX TP200 software New project oj xj File F Edit E View Tools T Components P Help H Dae BSP Ona awm De Hoa ae gt Function Key Property Position Function Key x 36 key Right y M Hand Invisible Password Y 24 4 Set Coil C Jump to C Set Register Style Coil Double Stai E Type fu F Addr o fo gt Reverse ON C OFF C Reverse Instant on Siemens 57 200 23 NUM hh Click the down arrow on the right of the list to show the names of the 20 keys Select the proper key to be defined Function Rey Property Function Key Set Register Double Reverse Reverse Instant on To make the window simple the hand shape can be removed by not selecting the checkbox Hand So only the keys are shown on the screen Select the option button Jump to to define the key as a window jumping function key Designate the target window number below the key If the number is 10 it means window no 10 is the parameter setting window To hide the parameter setting window select the checkbox Password to enable the password property Thus the system will jump to window no 10 only when the system password
18. ack view there is a DC power supply port and a 9 pin eView MD204L V4 User s Manual D shape male socket as the COM port The RS232 RS485 and RS422 COM port is built in the 9 pin D shape socket To download the window data connect the 9 pin port of MD204L and the 9 pin port of PC with the communication cable MD2 PC To communicate with PLC select the proper connection mode in the configuration software according to the type of the PLC To adjust the contrast of the display turn the contrast adjusting potentiometer on the right side of MD204L back view with a small screwdriver The display of MD204L is equipped with a LED background light When any key is pressed the light will turn on In default conditions the light will turn off automatically if there is no operation in 3 minutes default set Pin Definition of the Serial Port of MD204L A me RxD soo p mw E E MD2 PC Connection Guide MD204L 9PIN Female Plug 1 4 Dimension and Installation Guide Dimension of MD204L L W H 172 95 30 mm Dimension of the hole for installation is showed in the following figure eView MD204L V4 User s Manual 86mm 165mm Four ferric installation screws are included in the accessory package of MD204L There are four rectangular holes for fixing the MD204L on the two sides of the MD204L two on the top and two on the bottom Fix the MD204L in the hole on the controlling cabinet with the screws The procedure 1s listed
19. ameter Control the buzzer O 3Min E Report current window MD204aL PLe C Show window fi Backlight Off E Initial Window eView MD204L V4 User s Manual The first window will be displayed after power on Usually this window is set to be the main menu window or the most frequently used window Press ESC when the MD204L is running the system will jump to this window directly Password All the windows of a project share a common password When the Password attribute of the components such as data setting window function keys and etc is enabled The components can only carry out their functions when the system password is entered With this function the user can hide the windows and secure the data The password operation is discussed in the following text Note Password is valid only when there is a component whose password attribute is enabled in all the windows of the project The password can be an arbitrary integer between 0 and 9999 Screen Saver Under default conditions the backlight will hold for 3 minutes The time can be set by the user If 1t is set to be never the backlight will keep on Also the window can be set to jump to a screensaver window when no key is pressed in 3 minutes Note If the window has jumped to a screen saver window the pressing of any key will not carry out any function Any operation will awake the screen saver to return to the original window Only text or picture
20. and is W or error value The gray items address length and data are NULL Form of Data 1 is the address n is the length At first the controller sends a request to the MD204L After the MD204L has accepted the request it will check the parity If the parity is correct and the station number is the same as that of the MD204L the MD204L will respond to that request If not the MD204L won t give any response If it is in broadcasting mode the station number is 0 the MD204L will never respond to the request The controller will check if the response of the MD204L is over time If the delay is more than 50 ms it is considered to be over time The controller should send the request again The MD204L checks if the receiving of data is overtime If the delay is more than 25ms it will be considered to be overtime The MD204L will initialize the communication and wait for the new request from the controller Thus the transmission interval within a frame can t be more than 25ms or it will be over time For the same reason the interval between different frames should be greater than 25ms to ensure the stability of communication eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Reading read data from the MD204L Controller MD204L Data the value of MW to be read Writing write data to the MD204L Controller MD204L Status 0 OK Example a The controller read MW0 MW1 from MD204 The controller sends 01H52H 00H 02H 55H
21. arbitrary position edit the X and Y coordinates eView MD204L V4 User s Manual lola File E Edit E View W Tools T ComponentsiP Help H DSW theel OOAMB De Hoe ase Dynamic Text Property Position Register 2 pDisplay Text x 28 Station No Pb 3 Value Content rizo type vs y a R Addr fo a ee Style ee M Double Mode C HEX BCD ae ee Dec Reverse sw Siemens 57 200 23 NUM j W Position X value represents the horizontal position of the text Y value represents the vertical position of the text The origin of the position is at the up left corner of the window m Style Double The text will be displayed in double size both horizontally and vertically Reverse The text and the background will be displayed in reversed color NW Register The PLC data register for controlling the status change of the dynamic text E Mode Determine the data form of the data register The form will affect the display form of the numeric items in the dynamic text E Display Text Log the different text content corresponding to different values of the data register It can keep the texts corresponding to as many as 32 different statuses Example Display the dynamic text controlled by register D10 The dynamic text to be displayed has three statuses In gear Temp Lower and Position arrived The three texts correspond to the D10 register value 2a
22. component can be used as screen saver Dynamic components such as register and bar graph can t be used as screen saver MD204L Status Control Usually the window changing is executed by pressing the keys Besides the PLC can change window by changing the data in register If this property is selected the number n will be written into the D300 for example controlling register at the beginning of running then MD204L will jump to window No n After jumping to that window the data in D300 controlling register will be cleared MD204L write the current window no into D301 so PLC can know the status of the status of MD204L Note The user can define the address of the interactive controlling register MD204L Peripheral Control If necessary the user can contact to the manufacturer to get an optional clock module When a clock module being used with MD204L the system will transmit the data of the clock to the controlling register defined by the user Note The user can define the address of the interactive controlling register 2 2 4 Text box The table below describes the functions of the 8 components on the top of the window editing NO Input text including Chinese characters and English letters eview MD204L V4 User s Manual Dynamic text list The content of the text can be changed under the control of PLC register Register components The user can dispose some data setting monitoring components with it the
23. component can be used for setting data if it is selected So the component can be used for both monitoring and setting the data The register set box has some special properties maximum minimum and password In this example the settings are listed below Register type D Addr 100 Register 1 Digits 4 Decimal 0 Mode Dec the negative number will not be displayed Register Property Position gt 3r5tyle Display X 88 Double Digits l4 Mode HEX BCD Dec 16 Reverse Decimal o Signed Register Station a 4 Type vy Set Max Input 255 Password Min Input Register E Limited Limited one Max 255 Addr 100 original Eng Min o Set the display boxes of the current output of group B and C in the same way The register addresses are D101 and D102 The other properties are the same as those of group A 2 2 8 Data Setting Continue the configuration of the parameter setting window Press ES to show a dotted box moving with the cursor Move the cursor until the proper position 1s reached then click the left button to confirm the position Select the Set checkbox So the component has the function of monitoring and setting the data eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Register Property Position Style X fiag Double ET E Mode HEX BCD Dec T 16 Reverse Decimal o Signed Register Station j2 Type vE Set Max Input
24. ction with PLC 4 NSU DIS ma FX SES rescata E RESE 4 4 2 SIEMENS 57 200 Series eView MD204L V4 User s Manual a OMRON C Series a ai 42 44 Schneider NEZA TWIDO SEM 43 AD ercas EERO ATRN 44 AO Panasoni FP SGTS riren ar a a E a aN N a e a 44 ATEGO Master ONE SEE SS E AN 45 4 8 The Modbus Protocol of LG Series 0 ccc ccc ccc cece cc nn nr nn nro 46 ARA CONS ria 47 AMOROSO la ola 48 A ASE COS WR SES ts 49 Al 27s MEIOSI A A oO AAS MODBUS FUMAS Clot ido 0 4 14 eView Free Protoco cooocooncoocnocnnocnnccnonnancnanonncnonn canon conc ancora rra orar nn DL eView TP200 V4 0 0 Software Release Note 00 c cece cece cece cece eee e cece cece eee rro 53 ll EGO SEE Pe Serie Snte 57 2 AB MICtOlO SIX DENE A IN O sioulia dace 58 3 MODBUS RIUASCH Erri e ande 59 An ENICAN FreE Proloco sanas ca OU De o A A ee oe eee ee eaten canes 63 eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Chapter 1 General Introduction of MD204L 1 1 Functions MD204L is a Human Machine Interface that 1s used with many kinds of PLC or the other intelligent controllers with communication ports With MD204L both the values of the PLC inner registers and the relays status of PLC can be monitored or changed through texts or LEDs So the operation of the machines or the devices is more easy and convenient MD204L programmable text monitor has many features The windows are made with the editor TP200 on PC Text including Chinese characters ca
25. e current values are in the left column while the target values in the right one The current values can be used to monitor the data only while the target values can be used for both monitoring and changing the data The relation between the parameters and the PLC data registers are given in the table below eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Addr of the current values Addr of the target values Output of Grp A D100 D110 Output of Grp B D101 D111 Output of Grp C D102 D112 The procedure of making the window Click New to pop up a dialog box for setting the window number and the window description E Window No The serial number of the new window Window Description Descript the character of the new window Set the window number to be 10 and input the window description Set parameter Click Ok The window properties are displayed at the right and bottom edge of the interface Set the destination window number of A to be 0 and that of Y to be 20 So when it is not in the data setting mode it will jump to Main Menu if A is pressed and to Set parameter if Y is pressed Window Property window 10 Window description Set parameter When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window E When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 20 Put the text Current Target A Output B Output and C Output in proper positions in the editing region eView MD204L V4 Use
26. en every two rows and two columns is 8 points The whole region is a matrix of 192 64 points The user can refer to the dots nearby to align the components when laying or moving them If the user move a component by dragging it with the cursor each time the component will move across the distance which is a multiple of 4 for example 4 8 16 When necessary change X and Y positions of the components to locate them in arbitrary positions The table below is the description of all the buttons in the toolbar Mi Create a new project Open projet Save project de MES Cut the text in the textbox also can be used to delete components Copy the text in the textbox eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Paste the text to the toolbox New window pressing the key New in the window indicator will also new a window Change a window with the copy of another one Delete the current window Designate the initial window When the MD204L is running the system will return to the initial window directly if ESC is pressed Usually the main menu or the window most frequently used is set to be the initial window Set the system password Set the definition number of the interactive controlling register Login the Alarm List information Every piece of information represents a status of the select variable Download the project to MD204L through the RS232 port on PC Press O or activate File gt New Project command in the
27. er only when it is between 0 and 9000 or the system will halt until a correct value is entered W Set Maz Input 9000 Password Min Input lo H al Tce ced M Limite Eng Max ass Original y Eng Min i NW Original and Project data After selecting the Limited checkbox the designer can select the original data or the project data from the list Original data The original data option means that the data in the register will be displayed without any operation The position of the decimal point is determined by the value of the Decimal property For example if Decimal 2 and the register value is 14561 it will be displayed as 145 61 Project data This option means that the data read from the register will be converted to project data before being displayed The conversion is done following the formula below The Converted Data Eng Min original register data Min Input Eng Max Eng Min Max Input Min Input For instance the data stored in the register is the binary output of a 12 digits A D while the data being actually displayed is a voltage between 10000mV and 10000 mV Do the setting like this Max Input 4095 Min Input 0 Eng Max 10000 Eng Min 10000 In this way the result of A D conversion in the register 1s displayed as the voltage value Note Because of the limited accuracy of floating point operation there may be some errors in the conversion result E En
28. et to be the initial window When pressed the MD204L will shift to the predefined alarm list information window It can also be defined as a specific function key When pressed in the process of data input you must press SET first you can input data with numeric keyboard directly need not shift key lt gt Left shift the digit being edited when changing the register data When pressed the digit twinkling will be shifted to the left one Right shifting the digit being edited when changing the register data When pressed the digit twinkling will be shifted to the right one eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Jump to the previous window The number of the previous window is designated in the Window Attribute option default value is the result of subtracting from the current window number In the data setting mode pressing it can add 1 to the digit being edited The value will increase from 0 to 9 then return to 0 Jump to the next window The number of the next window is designated in the Window Attribute option default value is the result of adding 1 to the current window number In the data setting mode pressing it will subtract 1 from the digit being edited The value will decrease from 9 to 0 then return to 9 Press it to enter the mode for editing the value of registers The register being operated is displayed in reverse color The digit being edited is flickeringly displayed If the current window contains
29. g mode Select 1 the window will be like the figure below Input the password with the number keys the number input will be displayed as Press ENT when the password has been input If the password is correct it will show the window below 3 4 Changing the data eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Log in and press ENT the target output of group A is flickering So the data that will be changed first is the target output of group A Press CLR to clear current value and input the new value with the number keys If it is necessary to input a signed number press to change the sign To input the hexadecimal number A F press lt and gt to change the digit being edited Press A and Y to change the value of that digit The value will vary in the sequence 9 A F 0 Press ENT to confirm the entered data The data been changed is written into the PLC register D110 The target output of group A will stop flickering while that of group B starts to flicker That means the setting for group A has been done and the setting for group B begins To quit or skip the setting for group A continue to press SET The output of group A will remain the original value and stop flickering and the output of group B starts to flicker to indicate that the data being changed is B output When the C output has been set all data will be normally displayed none of them flickering To enter the setting mode again press ENT 3 5 Contr
30. gineering Limits The maximum and minimum of the project data 2 2 9 LED The procedure for making the Set status window and the method of setting LED and function keys are introduced in detail in this section Example the window no 20 is the window for setting the working mode of the machine manual or automatic In manual mode the direction of the movement of the machine forward or backward is controlled by pressing the keys on the front panel The LED indicates the direction of eView MD204L V4 User s Manual rolling The relation between the relay statuses and the actions is listed in the following table M21 1 Move backward The procedure of window is given below Press New window to pop up the dialog box of window number and window description Set the window number to be 20 and input the window description Set status ES le Window Mo 20 E Window description Set status Click Ok The window properties are displayed at the right and bottom edge of the interface Set the destination window number of A to be 0 and that of Y to be 20 So when it is running it will jump to Main Menu if A is pressed and to Set status if V is pressed Window Property window 20 Window description Set status When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window l E ala When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 10 i Press e to put a LED There 1s a dotted box moving with the cursor in the editing re
31. gion Click the left button in the proper position to locate the LED eView Coil Station No 2 Type Address o E E Coil Station No mz MD204L V4 User s Manual The definition number of the coil shows the PLC switch address corresponding to the LED Two kinds of LEDs round and square Positive Negative Logic indicates that the LED is on off for the TRUE status The definition of the PLC intermediate relay that is corresponding to the LED E Shape The shape of the LED round and square E Positive Logic The LED is filled when the corresponding intermediate relay is ON Unfilled when the corresponding intermediate relay is OFF Negative Logic The LED is unfilled when the corresponding relay is ON Filled when is OFF Set the coil station No to be M10 select square shape select positive logic There is an unfilled square LED in the editing region LED Property Po ition Coll E 24 E Station No 2 Type mf Address fo lt p mz style Display i Double Shape Square Logic Positive eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Press Bi to put the function key There is a dotted box that moves with the cursor in the editing region Move the cursor and click the left button in the proper position to locate the key Function Key Property Position Function Key X lda Select the function of the coil 12 Set Coil C Jump to C Set Re
32. gister Style Coil M Double a H Type z Coil properties include station No and Addr fo a fo 4 Reverse ON OFF Reverse Instant on the types of the key actions Select SET to be the key for setting the Auto Mode Set the type and station No to be M10 select ON as the type of key action remove the hand shape to make the window simple Function Key Property Function Key Set Coil C Jump to O Set Register l Double Reverse f ON C OFF Reverse Instant on Put the text Auto to the right of the key to indicate that the function for this key 1s to select the auto mode Auto 20000 Set the Manual key and the Manual mode LED in the same way The corresponding address of the LED is still M10 select negative logic in the display column The designated key is ENT whose function is to set the relay M10 OFF eView MD204L V4 User s Manual C ser Manual Auto Add two round LEDs of positive logic to monitor the moving status of the machine The addresses of the two LEDs are M20 and M21 The left one is on when the machine is moving forward while the right one is on when it is moving backward _ Pos Co O Manual O O 8 E Auto Window Property window 1 Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 2 2 10 Function Keys for cont
33. h temperature Coil at any address and offset can be set to the initial coil 5 Password Password must be entered before changing the data Press ENT to show the window below eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Select 1 with the A V and ENT keys to log in select 2 to log out press ESC to return to the monitoring mode Select 1 the window will be like the figure below Input the password with the number keys the number input will be displayed as Press ENT when the password has been input If the password is correct it will show the window below If the password is incorrect it will show the window below Select 2 to log out 1t will show the window below 6 Import TPE project eView MD204L V4 User s Manual FiletE Edit E view Tools T Y New Project Wi G Open Project O i Save Project 5 Save Project asi PLE Selection P i COM Selectionc Y Pownioad D Import TPE Project Exits As the figure above shows select File gt Import TPE Project to open a TP200 old version project file with the postfix TPE eT TEE evp Fle name Files of type TP200 Old version project tpe 44 After selecting a file the program will show a progress bar Import TPE Project Convert Click Convert to start the conversion The program will do the conversion automatically and save the converted old vers
34. he data that have been cut off when error occurs will be considered to be legal E Any key pressing in the screen saver window is invalid and will not execute any eView MD204L V4 User s Manual function Any key pressing will awake the screen saver to the original window E Ifthe low value is greater than the high value in the limits setting of register bar graph and trend line the program will check it out and report an error during downloading Configuration will not be downloaded until the error has been fixed NW When setting the register data the user can input the number continuously with the number keys after pressing CLR That will make the input of number faster E When the stability of communication can be ensured please use the baud rate as high as possible A higher baud rate can improve the refresh frequent greatly and reduce the response time of the key
35. ide Slave device 9 pin female plug NOTE MODBUS EXTEND SUPPORT 1 4X_BIT 0 F 2 5X same as 4X but for the dword the high low word is reversed compare with 4X 3 6X support modbus 06 function code 4 15 MODBUS SERVER MD204L can communicate with MASTER device that supports MODBUS RTU Content 19200bps 7bits Istop Even Distance Max Inner relay address Register parameter address Connection guidance of MD2 MODBUS RS232 cable eView MD204L V4 User s Manual MD204L side 9 pin D shape Master device female plug MD204L side 9 pin D shape Master device female plug MD204L side 9 pin female plug Master device 4 16 eView Free Protocol MD204L can provide its 255 byte memory as a slave device Through the free protocol the 255 bytes memory can be visited for display function MD204L COM port 9 pin COM port Default parameters 19200bps S8bits Istop None eView MD204L V4 User s Manual E Comm mode RS232 485 422 Cable type MD2 FREEPTC RS232 485 422 Inner relay address M 0 254 Register parameter address MW 0 254 Connection guidance of MD2 FREEPTC RS232 cable MD204L side 9 pin D shape Master device female plug MD204L side 9 pin D shape Master device female plug MD204L side 9 pin D shape Master device female plug 4 17 SAIA PCD S BUS PROTOCOL MD204L can communicate with SAIA PCD using S BUS protocol eView MD204L V4 User
36. ing the formula below The Converted Data Eng Min original register data Min Input X Eng Max Eng Min Max Input Min Input For instance the data stored in the register 1s the binary output of a 12 digits A D while the data being actually displayed is a voltage between 10000mV and 10000 mV Do the setting like this figure shows eView MD204L V4 User s Manual W Set Maz Input 4096 Password Min Input o Limited A a e E Project gt Eng Min 10000 In this way the result of A D conversion in the register is displayed as the voltage value Note Because of the limited accuracy of floating point operation there may be some errors in the conversion result 3 Set the register parameters with single function key Select a function key and select the option button Set Register A parameter can be written in to a designated register when the function key is pressed The following figure shows how to write hexadecimal number 7FFF into address 0 of VW register Function Key Property Function key Key Right Hand Invisible Password Soe Coil C Jump to Set Register Double a pe vu El HEX El Parameter TFFF Reverse 4 Alarm List When the coils are displayed in the form M x y the setting of alarm list is shown in the figure below Alarm list initial coil Station Mo fi Type m Addr 3 la Coil Alarm description Ma 4 Hig
37. ion project file with the postfix EVP in the current directory of the old version project For instance an old version project named unnamed TPE will be converted to unnamed EVP The user can select the Save Project As command to save the converted project to a designated directory The current directory can be seen on the top of the window eView MD204L V4 User s Manual New Protocols 1 ECOSTEP Series 2 AB Micrologix Series 3 MODBUS RTU 4 MODBUS ASCII 5 MODBUS RTU EXTENDED 6 MODBUS SERVER 7 EMERSON PROTOCOL 8 SAIA SBUS 9 LGCNET 10 eView Free Protocol MD204L can provide its 255 byte memory as a slave device Through the free protocol the 255 byte memory can be visited for display function Free Protocol It is a simple communication protocol for connecting the controller with the MD204L The controller is the master device and the MD204L is the slave device To communicate with this protocol the user only need to write some simple writing reading programs and doesn t need to write the interrupt service routine eView free protocol is compatible with the old protocols and it provides a more memory maximum 255 words to be visited The recommended communication parameters are 19200bps 8bits 1stop and none parity The protocol supports all the setting compounds except those of 7bits The baud rate range is 1200 115200 the user can select within the range according to the co
38. is eView MD204L V4 User s Manual entered correctly After setting the function key put the text set parameter beside the key symbol to inform the operator that it will jump to the window for parameter setting when gt is pressed FA TP200 software New project lol xj File E Edit E View Tools T ComponentsiP Help H DSW tee Ona awm eK Hah AB Window Property window Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 H Siemens 57 200 23 NUM Put the symbol of lt and the text Set status in the editing region to indicate that it will jump to the window for status setting when lt is pressed The user can set window no 20 to be the parameter setting window Note To leave some margin for inserting new windows the number of different kinds of windows should be non continuous For example if it is necessary to insert another parameter setting window it can be set to window no 11 just after the original parameter setting window ZA TP200 software New project 0 xj File F Edit E Yiew Tools T Components P Help H Oem t SRE P OAMBM aK OA Nay Window Property window Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 Siemens 57 200 23 NUM Add a key for jumping to the alarm window o
39. is Port2 StaionNo E eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Connection guidance of MD2 LG Mod cable PLC side 9 pin D shape MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug NOTE THE PLC SWITCH SET 1 OFF 2 CON 4 9 LG Master K 120S Programmable port MD204L can communicate with the LG Master K 120s PLC via Programmable port 38400bps Sbits Istop none Connection guidance of MD2 LG Mod cable PLC side 9 pin D shape MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug NOTE THE PLC SWITCH SET 1 OFF 2 CON 4 10 FACON Series eView MD204L V4 User s Manual MD204L can communicate with FACON MU MC series PLC The communication port is Port0 Connection guidance of MD2 FACON cable PLC side 15 pin D shape MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug 15 pin COM port plug of FACON PLC 4 11 KOYO S Series MD204 can communicate with the KOYO S series PLC When communicating with SZ 4 either Port or Port2 can be used as communication port Staind E Cable type MD2 SZ for SZ SH SH series MD2 SG for SU SG series eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Inner relay address M000 M377 Register parameter address R2000 R3777 Note All addresses are shown in octal mode Connection guidance of MD2 SZ cable MD204L PLC side 9 pin D shape 6 pin female plug ee m Pin map of RJ12 6 pin female socket E Connection guidance of MD2 SG cable
40. ition of the text string Y value represents the vertical position of the text string eView MD204L V4 User s Manual The origin of the position is the up left corner of the window m Style Double The text will be displayed in double size both horizontally and vertically Reverse The text and the background will be displayed in reversed color E Text Strings The content that will be actually displayed is input here The user can input English letters or Chinese characters with various kinds of Chinese input methods in this textbox The content in it can be copied or pasted Example Display the text text in reverse color Input text in the text string box and select the Reverse checkbox EN TP200 software New project 5 x File F Edit E View Tools T ComponentsiP Help H Dae BSP Ona awm De Hoel ae Text Property Position Text x 44 y 24 Text String Text Style Double Siemens 57 200 23 2 2 5 Dynamic Text Press AA and click the left button on the editing region to affirm the operation right click will cancel it After left click the default text Dynamic Text will be displayed on the editing region The properties of the dynamic text are displayed below the editing region The text string will move as the user moves the cursor The distance across each time is a multiple of 4 points To locate the dynamic text in an
41. menu to pop up a dialog box for PLC selection z FLC Type Sienens 57 200 Siemens 57 200 Communicati Modbhus ETU Mitsubishi FX Omron e COM a Panasonic WEPM PE LARP OD lt ROYO 5 Schneider MNT FETAR CMU HLA Li MASTER K Cnet LG Modbus K80 R120 DELTA DWP Free 4A DFI Modbus ASCII Baud rate Data bite stop bite Farity Select the proper PLC type baud rate data bits stop bits and parity in the dialog box Select the PLC type according to the object that is connected with MD204L The window data and the protocol corresponding to the selected PLC will be downloaded to MD204L monitor when execute the window downloading function of TP200 MD204L will communicate with PLC after the protocol loaded 2 2 2 Making Basic Window In the example given below the PLC type is Mitsubishi S series The example will give you a general description of window making eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Firstly enter the system initial window default value is window no 1 editing mode The properties of the current window window no 1 are shown at the right and bottom edge of the interface Every window has its own properties which include three items WE Window Description Descript the use of the window It helps the designer to note the use of all the windows can be omitted for example main menu EH When Up Arrow key A pressed jump to window The numbe
42. n x 44 Low temperature 4 Position reached pu Cal Hy HEX BCL DEC F Signed Example Display the dynamic text controlled by register D10 The dynamic text to be displayed has three statuses Normal Low temperature and Position reached The three texts correspond to the D10 register value 2a 30e and d43f HEX form respectively Input 2a in the Value space of the first row and Normal in the Context space on the right Input the other two statuses in the same way If the value of register D10 is 2a the dynamic text be displayed is Normal If it is 30e Low temperature will be displayed Other conditions can be inferred from the two examples above 2 Project Data Conversion After selecting the Limited checkbox the designer can select the original data or the project data from the list Mi Set Max Input 255 z Password Min Input 0 Sa ee Eng Max 255 Original The original data option means that the data in the register will be displayed without any calculation The position of the decimal point is determined by the value of the Decimal property For example if Decimal 2 and the register value is 14561 it will be displayed as 145 61 The project data option means that the data read from the register will be converted to project data before being displayed The conversion 1s done follow
43. n be input and the PLC address can be set The windows are downloaded with serial port The PLC communication protocols are downloaded to the MD204L with the data of the windows so the engineer needn t program of communication It can work with most popular PLC including SIEMENS Mitsubishi OMRON Schneider FACON LG Delta AB SAIA and etc It supports some general protocols like Modbus RTU Free communication and ECOSTEP protocol applied in KINCO servo motor driver Password protecting function Alarm List function The current alarm information is displayed one by one Optional clock module is available They can provide a real time clock It has 20 keys which can be defined as function keys there is a keyboard for numeric input The manipulation is simple Some of the mechanic buttons on the controlling cabinet can be substituted with them Various communication modes can be selected Any of RS232 RS422 and RS485 is OK STN LCD with background lights 4 rows 24 western or 12 Chinese characters in every row of characters can be displayed at the same time The front panel of the MD204L accords with IP65 standard It is waterproof and greaseproof 1 2 General Specification NW Electric Specification WARNING The product may be damaged if the input voltage is out of range or the positive and negative poles are connected incorrectly Input Voltage DC12V DC24V lt aw TYP2OW Max Power Cut Time Max Voltage AC1000V 10m
44. n select the Save Project As command to save the converted project to a designated directory The current directory can be seen on the top of the window Chapter 3 Manipulation 3 1 Communication When the window downloading has finished cut off the power supply and remove the downloading cable MD2 PC Connect MD204L and PLC with a communication cable and check the setting of the PLC communication parameters Turn on the power supply 24V DC for MD204L the MD204L then start to work Note MD204L can work whether the PLC is running or being programmed 3 2 Shifting the Windows Take the project windows edited in chapter 2 as an example to introduce the manipulation of MD204L MD204L displays window No 1 at first Because the initial window is window No 1 Main PEDI Diet parameter diSet status Window No l is a main menu window Pressing the function keys can jump to sub windows Press gt to jump to parameter setting window window No 10 Current ed dde A output 342 0 B output 5680 0 c output 6470 0 The data in the left column are the outputs of the three groups corresponding to PLC eView MD204L V4 User s Manual addresses D100 D101 and D102 respectively 3 3 Password Password must be entered before changing the data Press ENT to show the window below Select 1 with the A Y and ENT keys to log in select 2 to log out press ESC to return to the monitorin
45. n the main menu So it will jump to the alarm list window when that key is pressed eView MD204L V4 User s Manual lola File F Edit E View Tools T Components P Help H Dee st BO Ona awm ve Hoey as Window Property window Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o 4 When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 4 For logging the alarm information see 2 2 13 Setting register parameter with a single function key To write a parameter constant to a designated register select a function key from the key list and select the option button Set parameter The constant parameter will be written to the designated register when that key is pressed during running Setting as the following figure will write the hexadecimal number 7FFF to the D register at address 0 Function Key Property Position xfa 16 Function Key Kev Right Hand Invisible Password Ss Coil Jump to Set Register Style Double Type vu El HEX El Parameter TFFF Reverse 2 2 7 Data Display This section will introduce how to make a Set parameter window The methods of setting the components such as parameter display parameter setting and password setting are discussed in detail Example The window no 10 sets and monitors three couples of parameters which are corresponding to the output of group A B and C respectively Th
46. nditions At first the controller sends a request to the MD204L After the MD204L has accepted that request 1t will send a response to the controller The maximum number of words that are exchanged between the MD204L and the controller is 255 They are MW0 MW254 every bit of the words can be used as a coil The form of the bit is MWx 1 x 0 254 1 0 F Note that the maximum number of words that can be visited by the protocol each time is 128 If the user wants to visit the whole memory continuously please visit twice eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Form of the Request Station No The station number of the MD204L 0 255 0 represents the broadcasting mode the MD204L needn t send response Command R 0x52 represents reading from the MD204Lr W 0x57 represents writing to the MD204L Address The search number of MW 0 254 Length The number of MW to be written read Data The value of MW NULL when Command is R Parity Sum up all the bytes from the station number to that before the parity Divide the sum by 0x100 The remainder is the parity Note if the parity is Ox5a the check will be skipped Form of Response Status The status of the communication 0 normal 1 address error address gt 254 2 length error length gt 128 or length 0 3 range error address length gt 255 4 command error the command is none of R 0x52 and W 0x57 When the comm
47. no register setting components no operation will be executed When SET 1s re pressed before ENT is pressed the edition done to the current register will be canceled The user can continue to operate the next data register NOTE The function of register setting for SET can NOT be disabled by the user defined function When password protection is enabled pressing it will pop up a window for password setting In register setting mode pressing it means the edition on the current register is finished The edited data will be saved Then the edition will move to the next register After the edition on the last register on the current window has been finished it will quit from the register setting mode NOTE Except for the SET key if there is a conflict between the basic function and the user defined function for the same key the basic function will be disabled The basic function of register setting for SET has the highest priority Although it can be defined to execute other functions the register setting function will not be disabled So if it is necessary to execute the function for setting register please don t define SET for other functions There is a power supply port a COM port and a contrast adjusting potentiometer on the two sides of MD204L i view MD204LV4 SIM 204400040001 aView HMlbek Co Lid 204400040001 TEE f pa Tu aaa On the left side of the product b
48. olling the Switches After changing the parameters press ESC to return to the initial window window No 1 as the figure below shows The device is in manual mode at this time Press SET to change to auto mode The relay M10 of PLC is set ON Press lt 4 and hold the machine will continue moving forward press gt and hold the machine will move backward continuously eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Chapter 4 Connection with PLC 4 1 Mitsubishi FX Series MD204L can communicate with all types of Mitsubishi FX series PLC The communication is done through the programming port of PLC or the FX2N 422BD module of the FX2N series 70 Must use special cable MD2 FX2n which made by eView HMItek Shenzhen Ltd also for FXOS FXON FX1S and FX1N Series Pin map of 8 pin round female socket Note that the right left direction of the male plug is reverse to that of the female socket Note Because the communication port of the Mitsubishi FX2N series PLC has been upgraded the client has to use the MD2 FX2N cable provided by us or the SCO9 programming cable provided by Mitsubishi to ensure the communication between MD204L and FX2N PLC successful eView MD204L V4 User s Manual 4 2 SIEMENS 57 200 Series MD204L can communicate with the programming port or external communication port of S7 200 PLC through the PPI protocol Station No Item MD204L COM port PLC COM port Default parameters Dis
49. r s Manual urrent tae AAs A Pee B output C output Window Property window 10 Window description Set parameter Put the data display boxes Press ss to show a rectangular dotted box moving with the cursor Click the left button in the proper position y output B output C output The number 12345 in the dotted box indicates that this component is a five digits register displaying setting box The properties in the dialog box are E Station The definition number of the PLC register corresponding to the display component NW Register It is the amount of the registers being displayed or set The minimum number is 1 and the maximum is 2 E Password If selected the data can be changed only when the correct system password is entered The command for setting the password is in the menu Tools T Digits The maximum number of digits of the data being displayed or set E Decimal The length of the significant digits behind the decimal point E Dec The data in the register will be displayed in decimal form Recommended for Mitsubishi and OMRON E Signed Only valid when the Dec mode is selected If the highest digit of the register is 1 the eView MD204L V4 User s Manual data will be displayed as a negative number For example the hexadecimal number FFFEH represents 2 E HEX BCD The data is displayed in hexadecimal form Recommended for KOYO S PLC E Set The
50. r of the window that it will jump to when Up Arrow key pressed E When Down Arrow key Y pressed jump to window The number of the window that it will jump to when Down Arrow key pressed The most convenient way for window jumping is to press ESC A and Y when the MD204L is running The user can also jump from one window to another by pressing the user defined function keys Note m If the A and Y key in the current window are defined for other functions the window jumping parameters of the window properties are invalid NH If the window designated by the A key doesn t exist the system will search up until the existing window is found and jump to it It will stop at window 1 if no window is found The situation of the Y key is similar that means the system will search down for the window if the designated one doesn t exist m If there are some data setting components in the window A and Y key will execute the function of value increase and decrease in the data setting mode After quitting the data setting mode the A and Y key will execute the basic function for window jumping 2 2 3 Configuration of MD204L at configuring the system parameters of MD204L MD204L config g x MEL Control Initial Window fi Control Reg ny JE Station Mo 2 Status Password jo auto change window MUZTA EDE Press or activate Tools gt MD204L config command to pop up a dialog box for M20d4L par
51. rolling the status switches Press ci to put the function key Select BP whose corresponding address is M20 the function of the key gt is to set the relay M20 ON instantly Retain the hand shape on the window When gt is pressed the M20 relay of the PLC will be set ON and the machine begins to move forward program the PLC to designate M20 relay as the trigger of Y0 when P is released the M21 relay of PLC will return to OFF and the machine stop the forward movement eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Window Property window 1 Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o 2 When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window E Press a Select lt 4 whose corresponding address is M21 The function of is to set the relay M21 OFF instantly Retain the hand shape on the screen When is pressed the relay M21 of PLC is set ON and the machine will begin to move backward program PLC to designate the relay M21 as the trigger of Y1 when lt 4 is released the relay M21 returns to OFF and the machine will stop its backward movement Put the text Pos and Neg to indicate the forwardness and backwardness of the movements Pos Neg A E Manual Omog a E Auto EE O Window Property window 1 Window description When Up Arrow key pressed jump to window o When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 eView MD204L V4
52. s Manual Default parameters 9600bps 8bits Istop None Range 0 255 default 1 same with PCD station no Cable type MD2 SAIA Inner relay address Flag 0 8191 Register parameter address Register 0 4095 Connection guidance of MD2 SAIA RS232 cable MD204L ll PCD OPIND ESE RS232 0 MD204L ill 9 EF D FRESE PCD A A D RS485 0 r eView TP200 V4 0 0 Configuration Software ReleaseNote eView MD204L V4 User s Manual TP200 V4 0 0 is a new configuration software for the new version hardware of MD204L V4 0 New type of CPU and greater memory make the new hardware architecture swifter and more stable TP200 V4 0 0 supports more types of PLC downloads the configuration faster provides more useful functions New hardware supports the importing of old version project so the user of the old versions can easily use their old projects on the new platform But for the hardware architectures are different the new version software can t be used to download project to the old version MD204L New Features E Configuration downloading is 5 10 times faster than the old version E The program runs faster Especially when there are many dynamic controls for example registers in the window the respond speed of keyboard and the refresh speed of display are obviously faster than the old version m Supports more protocols AB DF1 ECOSTEP MODBUS RTU ASCH SAIA PCD and more E Dynamic texts are displayed non continuou
53. sly It can display the value of an arbitrary register lt 65535 Alarm list can be used with all protocols The offset in some protocols is no longer required to be 0 Setting the register parameters can be done with a single function key The register data can be converted to engineering data Supports the inputing setting and displaying of hexadecimal number Supports the enhanced free protocol As the display unit of the slave device it can visit the memory of 255 words The password manipulation is more convenient Starts and responds faster NW Remote upgrade function When a new version software is available the user can upgrade the software by downloading the new version from our website The software of MD204L will be updated automatically during the configuration window downloading The process of updating will be easily Compatible with the project of old version TP200 New Functions 1 Non continuous display of the dynamic texts The dynamic texts can correspond to the register of any data length only the value is less than 65535 the different content will be displayed corresponding to different value of the register The value can be non continuous signed decimal numbers or unsigned decimal numbers or hexadecimal numbers The user can log dynamic texts corresponding to as many as 32 statuses eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Dinamic Text Property Register Station Mo 2 Type Positio
54. tance Max Comm mode 9600bps 8bits Istop Even Cable type MD2 S7 200 Inner relay address M000 M3 17 Register parameter address VW000 VW4096 Connection guidance of MD2 S7 200 cable MD204L side PLC side 9 pin D shape 9 pin D pin female plug male plug It is recommended to use the S7 200 programming cable to be the communication cable 4 3 OMRON C Series MD204L can communicate with PLC of OMRON CPM and CQM series through HOST Link protocol 9600bps 7bits 2stop Even eView MD204L V4 User s Manual Inner relay address IR20000 22715 Register parameter address DM000 DM1024 Note CPM1A and CQM1 CPU11 has only one COM port so the signal of the programming port must be converted to RS232 signal with the connection cable or communication module provided by OMRON CIF01 CAB when connect with the MD204L Connection guidance of MD2 CQM cable PLC side 9 pin D shape MD204L side 9 pin D shape female plug male plug NOTE THE CPU MUST WORK ON MONITOR MODE 4 4 Schneider NEZA TWIDO Series MD204L can communicate to the programming port of NEZA TWIDO PLC through MODBUS RTU protocol Item JADAN 19200bps 8bit Istop NONE MW000 MW511 Connection guidance of MD2 TWIDO cable MD204L side PLC side 9 pin D shape 8 pin round female plug male plug NOTE the relation between HMI and PLC OX 1 MO OX 2 M beat AX 1 MWO 4x 2 MWI aaa eView M
55. ys on every window Jumping between different windows is allowed The operator can carry on the operations such as data monitoring parameter setting switch controlling and alarm list monitoring 2 1 3 Flowchart of Using The basic flowchart of using is shown in the following figure Create or Create or Software Run the l gt Open a Open a installation software project window Run fp Download Save the Edit the E the windows project window 2 2 Editing the User s Window 2 2 1 Create a New Project Run the software TP200 and create a project after which a window editor will be showed on the screen eView MD204L V4 User s Manual File E Edit E View Tools T ComponentsiP HelpfH Dae i eel Ona awm ave Hoel a sr Window Description 1 Window Property window Window description When Up rrow key pressed jump to window o 4 When Down Arrow key pressed jump to window 2 Siemens 57 200 23 NUM A On the top of the editor there is the menu and the toolbar The window numbers and window descriptions are listed in the table on the left of the editor E Window List the serial number of all the windows included in the project It is helpful for finding the window quickly E Description A simple description of the window function The window editing region is on the center of the editor There is a grid of white dots in the display region The distance betwe

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