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PMD 150/155 User`s Manual

1. PROCESSOR BOARD DISPLAY BOARD PMD 150 Board Locations 78 79707 8 Appendix D Options The PMD 150 offers many of its features as options Options available for the PMD 150 are OPERATING VOLTAGES 115VAC 230VAC 24VDC Not interchangeable MESSAGE INPUTS Standard 8 Message Data Select Optional 8 Additional Plug In Terminal Block MEMORY TYPE Standard EPROM Optional CLOCK OPTION Standard No Clock Optional Real Time Clock Operating Voltages The operating voltage is specified at the time of order and cannot be changed The figure below shows the fuse location of all PMD 150s When replacing the fuse refer to the General Specification section for the fuse type PMD 150 TOP COVER Fuse location for the PMD 150 WARNING REMOVE AC POWER FROM THE UNIT BEFORE CHANGING THE FUSE Appendix D Options 79707 8 79 The PMD 150 has 8 standard inputs that select message numbers or data values BCD or binary An optional add on P C board the 9 16 Bit In
2. Control Characters Conclusion eee eet Hee RISE e ee tainted reet nae ERST SECTION 5 TAPE MODE T trOdUuCtiORn 55 ru teet er Vaid e EU its PEERS 45 Th Baud R lte n eee Roter eese i n d eee cud 45 SECTION 6 USING A PRINTER Modu tO aed E nea Rt Printing Pa r imietets e e Rr On ee Rer et Print Message Program What Happens During Print Program 48 Print Displayed Messages eese enne 48 Printing Problems C oricIus1015 4 ost e SECTION 7 ALTERNATE OPERATION MODES THC GU CET OM s eec e eee 51 Robin aceti oe eerte 51 How to Activate Round Robin 51 How Round Robin Mode Works Priority How to Activate Priority Mode How Priority Mode Works seen foire E rt eve eT eres be tit Re ANE FERAS Table of Contents SECTION 8 DISPLAY MODE EFE Display Mode Preparation What Happens During the Display 59 Display Mode Operation esee eene 60 Displaying Messages Conclusi n iet Ee e tdt APPENDICES Appendix A General 63 Appendix B Panel Cut Out and Outline Dimensions esses 67 Appendix C Removing the Top Cover see 73 Appendix D OptiOnss eee teet 75
3. Y nm 89 Z m 90 um m ETEL Wu 91 mnnn amu au HN 92 um CELLO 93 mmmm m mu 94 95 ummum 96 97 b 98 anne 99 79707 8 95 FRANCE SWEDEN DENMARK International Character Sets ENGLAND GERMANY q nu mammam mum LELEII lt PEE EET EDO ep
4. VEFAVLT7 DELETE 77 EDIT A 77 FIND A 7TRINZ NALIV CAN N AND7 NNEZ7AGE7 VIzPLAY NVNNEER FREE 7 N E77ACE7 AN VI7PLAY NEXT N E77AGE AEART CAN N AND Program Mode Main Menu 79707 8 85 Appendix E Program Menus amp System Defaults Set Up Parameters Menu Table D 2 lists the Set Up Parameters Menu of the Program Mode and the sub menus of the Set Up Parameters Mode TET VP N ENV HARD CAPY CRT 7TATE AF NVLL7 PRINTED AFTER A lt ZR TERIAL PART CLACK PARALLEL PART RATE FAR 7CRALL CHAIN NNE77AGE7 BLINK AN AND AFF RATE DERAVNCE TIN E CHARACTER CHANGE RYN RAVND RABIN VIZPLAY TINNE 7ANER TINNEAVT 15 CANTRAL LINE PEFINITIAN CR LIT CAN N AND7 AEART CAN N ANV 7ERIAL PART 7VB N ENV PRAGRANN TERMINAL Z PRINTER 5 TAPE IN AND AVT CLACK 7VB N ENV 1 DATE Z ETVF TIME RATE FAR 7CRALL CHAIN NNE77AGE 1 VEFAVLT TINNE RATE FAR CHAIN 77 Z VEFAVLT TINNE RATE 7ZRZLL VP 5 VEFAVLT TINNE RATE FAR 7CRALL LEFT DERAVNCE 2VE NNENV I Ve AC 5 NARIAELE Program Mode Set Up Parameters Menu and Sub Menus 86 79707 8 Appendix E Program Menus amp System Defaults Programming Prompts When messages are added or edited various termi
5. ook D Sonn Y 62 oO oc D pn o Un 5 2 2 E 2 a Sink Input Interfacing 92 79707 8 Appendix H International Character Sets The PMD 150 supports 6 international character sets in addition to U S default To program messages in a non U S character set refer to the charts on the following pages Enter the ASCII character or code equivalent to the non U S character desired Blank areas the chart indicate no change from the American set If no character is shown for the character set in use the American character is displayed For example when using the English character set enter the character Program Mode to program and display the character All international character sets use the standard ASCII codes for that character NOTE programming terminal or computer always shows only the American character set To check your messages use the View Command of the Program Mode AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE n n a a n 35 ENNEN 56 a a m m BEEN B m m 64 111 ENNEN n
6. 14 Parallel Port Pin 15 RS 232 Terminal Printer 00002 0 0001 16 Power Input Terminal 1 17 dole Sollee 17 Table of Contents SECTION 3 PROGRAMMING THE PMD 150 Introductio ese cus sete ea tom heads Add a Message Clear All Messages and Set Parameters to Defaults 20 Delete Messages re cutee ettet t 21 5 21 Find a S trim Rete 22 List Walid Commands i eere e s 23 Ae tena 23 Display Number of Free Bytes sese 23 Set Up Parameters Hard Copy CRT otn treten iter these 24 Number of Printed After a CR eee 25 Serial POTIS eere ete at Clock Parallel Port Rate for Scroll and Chain Messages eene 28 Blink On and Off 29 Debounce Time Character Set de petes te tet ente ire tnos Change Run 30 Set Round Robin Display Time eee 3l Display Saver Tineout 5 Rete eti 31 Control Lines Defini
7. ADD A MESSAGE C CLEAR ALL MESSAGES AND SET PARAMETERS TO DEFAULTS D DELETE MESSAGES EDIT A MESSAGE 19 Section 3 Programming FIND A STRING LIST VALID COMMANDS LIST MESSAGES DISPLAY NUMBER OF FREE BYTES SETUP PARAMETERS VIEW MESSAGES ON DISPLAY lt CR gt LIST NEXT MESSAGE ESC ABORT COMMAND lt ADD A MESSAGE This command allows you to create a new message Use the E command to modify an existing message Enter A at the gt prompt to add a message You will see ADD MESSAGE Enter a number between 0 and 9999 for the desired message number and press lt CR gt The terminal responds with the current message option defaults followed with CHANGE OPTION DEFAULTS Enter N for no to leave the control options as they are set Enter Y for yes to change the option defaults The terminal will sequence through these prompts as shown in a table in Appendix E and described in Section 4 When the terminal displays the _ prompt you may enter the message text Once the message is added you will return to the gt prompt CLEAR ALL MESSAGES AND SET PARAMETERS TO DEFAULTS Enter C to clear the message program in the PMD The terminal will prompt you to confirm this gt CLEAR ALL MESSAGES ARE YOU SURE Y N Enter N to abort or enter Y to clear all messages The terminal responds CLEARING MESSAGES gt The Clear All Messages Command should be used prior to programming the PMD
8. Appendix 79707 8 96 Appendix H International Character Sets AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE s mum mum 115 t 116 117 HER v m 118 n wm m 119 mmu 1200 yim 12 122 mmmmm a t a 123 LI 124 a E 125 m a a m a 126 mum 79707 8 97 Appendix H International Character Sets 98 79707 8 Appendix Operator Interface Option The PMD 150 can be ordered with an operator interface front plate The end product is called the PMD 155 The front plate features eight function keys and a numeric keypad Each of these keys provide contact closure for discrete inputs on the PLC The PMD 155 is the same as a PMD 150 with an added function and numeric keypad The maximum voltage and current ratings for the contacts of each keypad are 30 mA and 30 VDC
9. To remove battery insert a blunt non metallic tool through the access slot between the bottom face of the cell and the holder Remove with fingers or an insulated tweezers Do not use uninsulated metal tools to change the battery Take care not to short the battery terminals to each other or to any part of the circuitry Insert new battery at an angle with the negative side facing the battery holder When the battery is inserted correctly the top contact of the holder will snap closed BATTERY REAL TIME MEN CLOCK BOARD a an E a C B E i PMD 150 VIEW TOP COVER REMOVED Real Time Clock Board and Battery Location 79707 8 83 Appendix D Options This page intentionally left blank 84 79707 8 Appendix E Program Menus amp System Defaults The following tables provide a reference of the Main Menu and Set Up Parameters menu of the Program Mode and of the default settings of the PMD 150 Main Menu The table below lists the Main Menu of Program Mode N ENV AVV A NNEZ7AGE CLEAR ALL NNE77AGE7 AND 7ET
10. The place of access on a PMD master for serial connection to a slave display A type of fuse that will withstand short current surges When using the parallel port this term refers to using the negative side of the voltage supply for reference and the positive side for logic one levels The last one or two bits sent in a synchronous data transmission to indicate the end of the message Two bytes that contain the two identifiers Group and Unit number distinguishing one message display from another present in each message to specify which PMD should respond A twelve bit binary number used to identify which member of its group it is Voltage alternating current Voltage direct current Fields within a message that allow the real time display of values that are entered either from the keypad or controlling device An evacuated display tube in which the anodes are coated with a phosphor that glows when electrons from the cathode strike it to create a display 79707 8 Index Add a message20 Back 12 11 Blink rates29 Center message41 Chain messages Interval28 Chained messages6 36 Clear messages20 Clock3 Clock settings27 Communication setup Switch setting13 Control characters44 Control inputs3 14 Control lines Definition31 Data set Starting41 Displaying43 Debounce time29 Default settings84 Delete messages21 Dip switch settings12 Display date43 Display Mode59 Display saver31 Display time43 Displaying me
11. m 1 0 218 DIA 193 04 5 54 oe 107 95 a 7 9 625 0 629 18 08 DEPTH PMD 150 NEMA 12 Unit Shown u m 4 7 500 190 50 10 32 NF2 6 NOTES 1 Dual dimensioned inches millimeters Stainless steel front panel measures 8 5 x 4 75 215 9 x 120 65 3 DEPTH PMD 150 4 685 118 99 2 Standard and Stainless Steel PMD 150 Panel Cut Out and Outline Dimensions 79707 8 Outline Dimensions 71 Appendix B Outline and Dimensions The figure below provides information necessary for mounting the PMD 150 display with clearance holes a 5 500 l 139 70 0 05 1 050 1 27 26 67 m ORTE DIA 4 Us 4 5765 4 75 3 375 3 750 T ANEL CUT OUT 95 25 la 7 600 12 193 04 Outline Dimensions 4 250 3 250 Sada 107 95 B A 8 000 203 20 DEPTH NOTES PMD 150 nae MIS m Imensione Unit Shown inches millimeters 2 DEPTH PMD 150 4 685 118 99 7 500 190 50 PMD 150 Panel with Clearance Holes Cut Out and Outline Dimensions 72 79707 8 Appendix B Outline and Dimensions The figure below provides information necessary for mounting the PMD 150 DIN dimension display EL CUT OUT 7 402 188 0
12. Oper ting Volt gesz ucc 75 Message Inputs meet Ce te HE Clock re Appendix Programming Menus amp System Defaults ie e tiet IO Set Up Parameters Menu Programming Prompts 4 notieren iie Rene ne Default Settings for the PMD 150 Appendix Error Messages sese ener 85 Programming PrOonipts eter tee reete Petr rne RS 85 Display EHOIS 1 LADRONES 85 86 Appendix Sourcing Sinking 87 Appendix International Character 89 Appendix PMD 155 Operator Interface see 91 GIOSSALY MM FEE NE 97 Indexes secto E Ete rco Ue eU 103 vi Section 1 Introduction INTRODUCTION The PMD 150 155 Programmable Message Display is an intelligent alphanumeric display panels that is user programmed with customized messages Its compact size reduces space previously required for annunciator panels and indicator lights Unlike annunciator panels the PMD 150 can be used to provide complete information of machine or process diagnostics operator prompting and fault indications A number of different models of PMD 150 displays are available to suit your requirements Yo
13. RTS output that goes low when the printer cannot accept any more characters This line can be connected to the PMD 150 s CTS line to implement handshaking If characters are missing from only the beginning of lines the printer may require some or more null characters to be sent after the carriage return Determining the number of nulls will require some trial and error on your part Some options that work with the PMD 150 are 1 An OKIDATA Microline 82 printer at 300 baud no nulls 2 An OKIDATA printer without Superspeed Microline 82A at 1200 baud with 75 nulls 3 An MPI Model No 886 at 300 baud with 30 nulls not using the handshaking capabilities of the printer 4 An MPI Model No 88G at 300 baud or 1200 baud using handshaking capabilities NOTE The printer s RTS Request To Send line must be connected to the PMD 150 s CTS Clear To Send line CONCLUSION 50 The Print User Program Mode described in this section of the manual provides a hard copy of the entire message program This includes all messages and their parameters as well as the total number of messages in the program the largest programmed message and other information The Print Displayed Messages option provides a printed report of significant events 79707 8 Section 6 Using a Printer These print functions are valid on both the EPROM and EEROM memory units Time and date are output to the printer only when the PM
14. Plug In Terminal Block and Clearance Dimension 79707 8 Appendix D Options Memory Type Standard PMD 150 memory is EPROM memory in which the message memory chip must be programmed outside the unit and then inserted into its socket Optional EEROM memory is programmed internally and may be changed or edited at any time The figure below shows memory chip location for the message memory It also shows Jumper JP1 that indicates whether the memory is EPROM or EEROM These jumper positions are also noted in Figure C 5 PMD 150 TOP COVER REMOVED cil To DO NOT P REMOVE EXEC CHIP 5 JP D PIN 14 P USER MEMORY POSITION A POSITION B CHIP EEROM MEMORY EPROM MEMORY Memory Chip and Jumper JP1 Locations 82 79707 8 Appendix D Options Clock Option The PMD 150 can have a real time clock The figure below shows the add on Real Time Clock Board Part Number 75E02 and location for the clock battery Refer to Appendix A of this manual for battery type
15. Standard PMD 150 with Parallel Port Terminal Block 6 055 DIN PMD 150 6 886 DIN PMD 150 with Parallel Port Terminal Block Black Anodized Aluminum NEMA 12 Gasketing Six Built In Mounting Studs Stainless Steel NEMA 4X Gasketing Eight Built In Mounting Studs Black Anodized Aluminum 2 pounds 12 ounces 25 Pin D Type Socket Female 25 Pin D Type Socket Female Terminal Optional Plug In Terminal Block Wire Clamp Screws for 18 22 AWG 79707 8 Appendix A General Specifications PART NUMBER 150 115 N ILOS EC 1 234567 1 Model 150 PMD 150 155 PMD 155 Operator Interface 22 Voltage 024 24 VDC Power Supply 115 115 VAC Power Supply 230 230 VAC Power Supply 3 Front NEMA 12 Plate NEMA 12 Clearance Holes S NEMA Stainless Steel D DIN Front Panel Dimension B DIN Stainless Steel 4 Display 1L 1 Line 20 Characters 2L 2 Line 40 Characters 52 Inputs 08 8 Isolated Inputs 16 16 Isolated Inputs 6 Memory L 8K EPROM light erasable 8K EEROM 7 Clock X No clock C Clock 79707 8 69 Appendix A General Specifications This page intentionally left blank 70 79707 8 Appendix B Outline and Dimensions The figure below provides information necessary for mounting the PMD 150 standard and stainless steel display Sele 5 2 e R gt 9
16. The brightness damaged screen may be partially restored by performing the Test Functions Display option on the PMD Copyright 1993 1999 All rights reserved UTICOR Technology LP AVG Automation P O Box 1327 4140 Utica Ridge Road Bettendorf IA 52722 2nd printing 6 99 Manual Number 79707 8 Getting Started with PMDs The first step in programming a UTICOR Programmable Message Display is establishing communication between your computer and the PMD Follow the guidelines below COMPUTER HARDWARE IBM or compatible computer 512K RAM One RS 232 serial port COM1 or COM2 DOS 3 3 or later The CONFIG SYS file in the computer s root directory should have the following two statements FILES 20 BUFFERS 20 SOFTWARE UTICOR PMD Programming Software Part Number 10F50 Note any terminal emulation software can also be used INTERCONNECT CABLE An RS 232 interconnect cable is required for proper communication This cable will connect to the COMI or COM2 port of the computer and the programming port of the PMD Computer 25 pin PMD Computer 9 pin PMD female male female male 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 T 7 5 7 Note Additional wires or jumpers in the cable may cause communication problems between the computer and the PMD Getting Started with PMDs USING 10F50 SOFTWARE Insert
17. 3 3 3 3 2 9 11 000 UE 279 40 4 670 7 118 62 IN 5 501 PMD 155 4o 7 10 82 139 73 NEMA 4X NF2 6 Unit Shown NOTES 1 Dual dimensioned L Tur inches millimeters z I 7 500 LIJ T 190 50 NEMA 4X Dimensioned PMD 155 Panel Cut Out and Outline Dimensions 79707 8 75 Outline Dimensions Appendix B Outline and Dimensions This page intentionally left blank 76 79707 8 Appendix C Top Cover Removal The top cover of the PMD 150 must be removed to change the fuse and real time clock battery or to add options in the field The figure below shows the correct method for removing the top cover EN e We N ES L 1 N N REMOVE THIS SCREW FROM BOTH SIDES OF UNIT 2 um gt NS Fa Pi 74 7 REMOVE TOP COVER Removing the Top Cover 79707 8 77 Appendix C Top Cover Removal The figure below shows location of the P C Boards of the PMD 150 CLOCK BOARD Optional x 8 16 BIT INPUT BOARD Optional
18. Display Mode When the PMD 150 enters the Display Mode the display will clear and nothing will appear on its display until the message control terminals indicate that a message select number is present PROGRAMMING How you program the PMD 150 depends upon the type of memory in the unit EPROM memory is programmed externally and then the memory chip is inserted into the display EEROM memory is programmed internally Existing message programs can be downloaded from digital tape computer diskette using PMD programming software or from another PMD 150 New message programs are created on line by programming the PMD 150 with a programming terminal EPROM MEMORY LIGHT ERASABLE EPROM memory must be programmed externally using an EPROM programming device Once programmed and installed EPROM memory cannot be changed You can connect a programming terminal to the unit and enter the Set Up Parameters Mode This allows you to select options from the Set Up Parameters menu to see the programmed values for the PMD 1507 parameters EPROM does not allow you to change these settings The programming terminal will also provide a means to set the real time clock 4 79707 8 Section 1 Introduction EEROM MEMORY EEROM memory is easily programmed with a dumb terminal or a computer operating in terminal mode EEROM programming is menu driven with continual prompts that let you quickly create message programs and set up the unit s para
19. Introduction The front panel also has gasketing and built in mounting studs although the standard unit can be ordered with clearance holes in place of mounting studs In addition the PMD 150 is available as an operator interface PMD 155 The PMD 155 features eight function keys and a numeric keypad The keys provide contact closure and are completely isolated from the internal electronics See appendix I THE BACK PANEL Section 2 of this manual covers the switches and connectors located on the back panel of the PMD 150 An 8 position dip switch sets the unit for the various modes of operation and provides an external setting for the baud rate A Restart button resets the unit and allows the readings of the switch settings to take effect An RS 232 port provides connection for a programming terminal printer or digital tape recorder A parallel port accepts input signals from the controlling device FEATURES AND OPTIONS Two standard models of the PMD 150 are available the 1 line and the 2 line display These standard models are specified as 115 VAC powered display with 8K EPROM memory 8 isolated inputs and a NEMA 12 front panel Other features are considered add ons although some of them do not change the price of the unit This section will outline the features and options of the PMD 150 OPERATING VOLTAGE The PMD 150 can be ordered with any of three operating voltages 115 102 132 VAC 230 102 132 VAC or
20. Mode and Priority Mode These two methods provide direct pilot light replacement and each input operates independently to select messages Information for these two alternatives including parallel port definitions are found in Section 7 of this manual Refer to this section for parallel port information when using these modes 13 Section 2 The Back Panel PARALLEL PORT DEFINITIONS ACTIVE Current flow on input NON ACTIVE No current flow on input INVERTED Active state reads logic 0 Non active state reads logic 1 NON INVERTED Active state reads logic 1 Non active state reads logic 0 BCD The 8 or 16 bits are interpreted as 2 or 4 BCD digits and can specify a message number or data from 0 99 or 0 9999 BINARY The 8 or 16 bits are interpreted as a message number from 0 255 or 0 9999 largest programmable message number or data from 0 255 or 0 65535 CONTROL INPUT DEFINITIONS The four message control inputs are Data Hold Message Data Data Select 1 and Data Select 2 A description of these lines follows DATA HOLD Logic 1 on this input allows the information present on the parallel port to be accepted by the PMD 150 This information can be a message number or data Signals on the parallel port must be held constant for scan time debounce time to be considered valid MESSAGE DATA Logic 17 on this input signifies that the information present on the message select inputs repr
21. The ERE Features and Options Operating Voltage Front Panel S Control Inputs ertet emergere Type of Message Memory sse 3 Clock Option E Unit Power Up Mode Selection essere 4 Programimitig ee ettet ete te tt gestes 4 EPROM Memory Light Erasable Memory 49 Message Display Options ES Standard MESSages e t ee ettet 6 Scrolling Messases cs eret eie aee Pte EDS 6 Chained Messages ds Special Display Features esee 6 Other Display Options seen 7 Scroll Options 257 Centered Uncentered Option Clear Display Option EN Blinking Messages eretia ereer eiee eireas 8 Print utp Ute S seco citet iita Displaying Messages Alternate Operation Round Robin 9 Alternate Operation Priority 9 Conclusion 9 SECTION 2 THE BACK PANEL GUC EON re Ee EOD EE 11 Switch ReStart Button iiio etie re eaaa e Ae FERE Do 13 Parallel Pott ui 13 Parallel Port Definitions 14 Control Input
22. are used to select alternate messages from the message bank when the 20 12 input mode is not used Pin numbers for parallel port signals used for message bank data selection are shown in Table 2 Table 4 shows ON OFF designations for Digit Select 1 Digit Select 2 and Message Data inputs for selecting message banks The right hand column Add to Message Number shows the value that will be added to the ON OFF message number for an input For example strobing data bank 4 and input D6 will result in selecting message number 406 79707 8 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes BANK DIGIT DIGIT N E77NGE NVN BEX Z 7ELECT 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 1 2 4 1 4 amp 4 1 1 4 1 4 4 i 1 4 1 amp 1 1 4 7 1 1 1 Table 4 Message Bank Message and Control Input Designations PRIORITY MODE AVV TA 14a ZAA 344 344 644 744 The Priority Mode provides you with direct diagnostic indicator pilot light replacement Each of the data lines is assigned a priority in relation to the other data lines Each input has one message number that corresponds to it When the line to an input turns ON the message programmed at this location will be displayed The smaller the message number and input number the higher the priority When more than one input is ON at the same time the higher priority message will be displayed This message will be displayed until its input is no longer energized or until a higher priority mes
23. gt up to 115 times To terminate entry of a chained message press lt CR gt twice An example follows CHAIN MESSAGE Y 1 gt 31 2 gt 32 3 gt 30 4 gt 33 5 gt 37 Section 4 Message Attributes The following rules apply to chained messages Message select numbers can be repeated within a chained message The message select number of a chained message is ignored when included in the message number list of a chained message After entering a chained message you return to the gt prompt BLINK ENTIRE MSG Enter Y at this prompt to have the entire message including time date and variable data blink on and off when it is displayed Enter N at this prompt if you don t wish to have the message blink The SEND MESSAGE RS232 PORT prompt always follows this prompt The following rules apply to blinking messages If more than one message is being displayed the Blink Option of the most recently selected message determines what all characters on the display will do A blinking message causes the entire display to blink A non blinking message causes all characters to not blink SEND MESSAGE TO RS232 PORT 38 Enter N if you don t want this message to be sent to the RS 232 Terminal Printer Port when it is selected The SCROLLS UPWARD prompt follows Enter Y if you want this message to cause a printout of the line s of the display after the message is displayed Note that chara
24. gt only to keep the setting shown in brackets the default value or the last number selected This option is set at zero until you program it Zero setting disables the display saver option and messages will not be cleared from the display even though inactive CONTROL LINES DEFINITION 79707 8 Select 13 and press lt CR gt to set control terminal use for the round robin and priority modes of operation The control terminals can be used either to select message bank messages or as additional discrete inputs for selecting messages When you select this from the menu you will see the prompt 31 Section 3 Programming FOR ROUND ROBIN AND PRIORITY MODES ONLY USE CONTROL LINES AS INPUTS Y N Selecting no limits discrete message selecting inputs to the 16 D1 D16 D1 D7 for 8 input port inputs Use the control terminals to select message bank messages Selecting yes causes the PMD 150 to read Data Select 1 Data Select 2 Data Hold and Message Data as discrete inputs for a total of 12 or 20 discrete inputs lt CR gt LIST SETUP COMMANDS Press lt CR gt only in response to the SETUP gt prompt to view the Set Up Parameters Menu ESC ABORT COMMAND Press lt ESC gt at any time while in the Set Up Mode to abort the current Set Up Command and return to the SETUP gt prompt Press lt ESC gt at the SETUP gt prompt to return to the Main Menu VIEW MESSAGES ON DISPLAY 32 Enter V to view a pro
25. it is This procedure repeats for each line of the message Additional lines of text may be added to the end of scrolling messages Terminate the edit process on a scrolled message by entering lt CTRL gt Z 43 Section 4 Message Attributes SPECIAL DISPLAY FEATURES Some features are not handled by prompts This section covers these options DISPLAY TIME To enter the time of day into a message enter lt CTRL gt T available with clock option only The terminal displays the indicator HH MM SS Rules that apply to this option This option occupies 8 character locations of the message 2 You cannot enter lt CTRL gt T beyond the 13th character location of any line of the message 3 You cannot enter time in a PMD 150 without the clock option DISPLAY DATE To enter the date into a message enter CTRL D The terminal will display the indicator DD MMM YY Rules that apply to this option 1 This option occupies 9 character locations of the message 2 You cannot enter CTRL D beyond the 12th character location of any line of the message 3 You cannot enter date in a PMD 150 without the clock option DISPLAY VARIABLE DATA 44 Each message can have 4 separate data sets of up to 5 significant digits each size of data sets depends on the number of message data inputs of your display To enter variable data digits in a message enter the designated control characters as shown on the next page 79707 8 Sectio
26. lines you can also select message numbers 101 201 301 etc up to message 701 with input D1 Using the message bank is optional Refer to Table 2 for parallel port pin numbers for using the message bank option Table 4 shows message control settings and the corresponding message number adder the right hand column PARALLEL PORT DESIGNATIONS FOR PRIORITY MODE FIN 21 ZZ Z3 73 TERMINAL DE7IGNATION7 Vi p3 3 3 4 4 V3 3 3 V amp amp amp p7 7 7 Vx x x 7 7 via l4 l4 Dil Il DIZ IZ IZ 15 15 74 14 14 DIS IS IS 16 LANNE T NANE 17 NA LINE ACTINE 79707 8 14 CV7T CAN N AN i Table 5 Parallel Port Designations for the Priority Mode 79707 8 61 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes PARALLEL PART FAR PRIARITY ZA 12 INFVT PIN TERMINAL NVN BEX DE7IGNATIAN7 amp VI 7 4 4 x p3 3 3 y v4 4 4 14 V3 3 3 i V amp amp amp IZ p7 7 7 15 Vx x x 7 7 17 via 14 l4 Dil ll 21 DIZ IZ IZ ZZ vis 15 15 25 74 14 14 DIS IS IS 73 16 2 17 17 3 7ELEZT IZ IZ 4 7ELEZT Z Ij i ZA LANNE T 17 NA LINE ACTINE 14 CV7T CAN N AN Table 6 Parallel Port Assignments for 20 Input Priority Mo
27. n m m 65 m BEER a a B a a 1 a 66 EEEE 67 BEER 68 HEEE Em 69 79707 8 93 International Character Sets 79707 8 o x x a 8 ME E x 4 7 a a e 5 g 5 See Bee mum E an E HEHHER m m SERRE BERN mum gt lt SERRE EEE ENNEN um mmu 5 ef o ef gt ef 2 8 Bl al s 8 8 8 Appendix H 94 Appendix H International Character Sets AMERICA CYRILLIC GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK SWEDEN FRANCE Ulm a a 85 mmm Vim a a m 86 LI 8 m 87 m X nm
28. software revision is not compatible with the software of the unit currently being loaded Line Of Data Lost Tape A line of data was skipped over on the tape Retry procedure Line Of Data Lost Tape A line of data was skipped over on the tape Retry procedure Not Enough Memory Message program is larger than the memory capacity of the PMD 150 90 79707 8 Appendix G Sourcing Sinking Inputs The figure below shows how the inputs on the Parallel Port should be interfaced for sourcing the inputs 150 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 010 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 7 gt Optional Message Data Data Select 1 Data Select 2 Data Hold Customer Common Customer Common 10 to 30 VDC PM Customer Supplied Par arallel Port Cow eo o 6 Lx EY eo o 8 xb o 9 10 eo 11 13 gt 18 YE eo o 19 e TET 21 Sea 22 to 5 23 24 e o 25 3 4 Fus 2 1 4 14 Source Input Interfacing 79707 8 91 Appendix G Sourcing Sinking Inputs If it is necessary to sink the inputs to the parallel port there must also be a 75E28 sinking board attached to the port The proper 75E28 connections are shown below ire adu SENI RRR RRR
29. you to program messages of various lengths that can be displayed in various ways 79707 8 5 Section 1 Introduction STANDARD MESSAGES Standard messages contain 20 or 40 characters or less and can be displayed alone or with other messages 1 They be included in any number of chained messages and can be included multiple times within one chained message 2 Messages can be overlaid on the display Two or more messages can be displayed without clearing the display The second message can cover parts of the first message and can skip over other parts of the first message where the second message is programmed with null characters Large numbers of messages can be generated by overlaying several messages together SCROLLING MESSAGES Scrolled messages contain up to 235 characters and can scroll upward or from right to left Upward scrolling messages scroll up on either line or both Left scrolling messages scroll on either line of the display The unused line on 2 line displays can be blank or display one line of a standard message or another left scrolling message CHAINED MESSAGES Chained messages link up to 115 individual messages together under one message number While each message within a chained message can be displayed individually it will also be displayed when a chained message that contains its message number is selected Messages within a chained message are displayed in their programmed order f
30. 150 The unit remains in the Display Mode indefinitely A unit with unprogrammed EEROM memory will power up with the message EPROM INOPERATIVE Once the EEROM is programmed the unit will work properly Be sure to program the memory chip before trying to operate the unit 63 Section 8 Display Mode DISPLAY MODE OPERATION 64 NOTE In the Display Mode the PMD 150 s software operates in a repetitive loop reading parallel inputs and updating the display This loop is the PMD s scan and its length varies between and 75 msec depending upon the amount of the PMD s display that must be updated When changing from one message number to another on the parallel inputs to the PMD 150 there is a transition time during which some of the inputs change from high to low and some change from low to high also applies when changing data If the PMD 150 reads the inputs during this transition time it may read a number different from either of the two valid message numbers For a new message number to be accepted from the parallel inputs the PMD 150 must read the same new value on two successive scans plus every scan after that for the amount of time specified by the debounce time parameter If the inputs don t change for that period of time the message whose number is read is displayed Note that this means that the inputs to the PMD 150 must be held constant for at least one PMD 150 scan up to 75 msec plus the selected deb
31. 155 253 47 63 Hz 24 VDC 21 6 26 4 10 to 30 VDC customer supplied 75 mA at 10 VDC 200 mA at 30 VDC Source Inverted Non Inverted Software Selectable BCD Binary Software Selectable 0 C to 60 C Ambient 40 C to 95 C Ambient 10 95 RH Non condensing NEMA ICS 2 230 Showering Arc Test ANSI C37 90a 1974 SWC Surge Withstand Capability Test 0 25 Amp 250 V Slo Blo 0 25 Amp 250 V Slo Blo 0 75 Amp 250 V Slo Blo 0 177 x 0 58 2AG See Appendix D for Replacement Panasonic BR2032 3 0 V coin type cell Poly carbonmonofluoride Lithium Typically 5 Years Minimum 1 1 2 Years 1 Minute Per Month Error Maximum Min 10 000 Changes to a Given Location 67 Appendix A General Specifications OVERALL DISPLAY DISPLAY CHARACTERS CHARACTER SET 1 or 2 Lines of 20 Characters Vacuum Fluorescent Blue 5 X 7 Dot Matrix 5 05 mm High All Standard ASCII Upper Lower Case and Symbols U S INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS MEMORY USAGE SPACE REQUIREMENTS Panel Space Unit Depth HOUSING The Front Panel The Body WEIGHT CONNECTORS RS 232 Port Parallel Port Power Input Terminals 68 Cyrillic French German English Danish Swedish Up to 250 20 Character Messages Up to 150 40 Character Messages 8 00 Wide x 4 25 High Standard Model 8 50 Wide x 4 75 High Stainless Steel 7 559 Wide x 2 835 High DIN Model 4 685 Standard PMD 150 5 501
32. 24 21 6 26 4 VDC Control inputs on all three versions require 10 30 VDC to operate the parallel inputs FRONT PANEL As mentioned previously the PMD 150 can have the standard NEMA 12 front panel or can be specified for NEMA 4X stainless steel or NEMA 12 DIN dimensioned NEMA 4X models have built in mounting studs NEMA 12 versions can be ordered with mounting studs or clearance holes 2 79707 8 Section 1 Introduction CONTROL INPUTS The standard PMD 150 has 8 message data inputs that specify a message number or data from 0 99 BCD or 0 255 Binary The PMD 150 can optionally include an additional 8 inputs for a total of 16 This allows message numbers from 0 9999 binary or BCD and data from 0 9999 BCD and 0 65535 Binary Optional Plug In Terminal Blocks are also available This connects to the 25 pin D type socket connector of the Parallel Port and provides screw type terminals for 18 22 AWG wire for all of the inputs TYPE OF MESSAGE MEMORY The PMD 150 offers two types of memory EPROM and EEROM Standard EPROM memory is fixed and the memory chip must be programmed externally and then inserted into the display This requires some type of device for programming IC chips An EPROM programming device and software for a personal computer for programming chips are available from UTICOR Technology LP Once inserted into the PMD 150 this memory cannot be altered Good applications for EPROM memory are large OEM applica
33. CR lists one message 2 Enter a number a dash a number and press CR lists a block of messages 3 Enter a number a dash and an asterisk lists messages from number specified to the end of the message program 4 Enter an asterisk only to list the highest numbered message the program The terminal displays the message number the parameters and the message for all message numbers entered with the list command Press lt CTRL gt S to stop scrolling Press lt CTRL gt Q to resume scrolling Press lt ESC gt to abort listing process DISPLAY NUMBER OF FREE BYTES Enter N to display message program information on the terminal screen An example follows gt N LARGEST MESSAGE NUMBER 87 TOTAL NUMBER OF MESSAGES 84 NUMBER OF FREE BYTES 6123 NUMBER OF DELETED MESSAGES 1 gt You have returned to gt prompt 79707 8 23 Section 3 Programming SET UP PARAMETERS Enter S to put the PMD into the Set Up Parameters Mode While in this mode the PMD displays SET PARAMETERS REV X The terminal displays the Set Up Parameters Menu and SETUP gt prompt as shown below SETUP COMMANDS ARE 1 HARD COPY CRT STATE 2 NUMBER OF NULLS PRINTED AFTER A CR 3 SERIAL PORTS 4 CLOCK 5 PARALLEL PORT 6 RATE FOR SCROLL AND CHAIN MESSAGES 7 BLINK ON AND OFF RATES 8 DEBOUNCE TIME 9 CHARACTER SET 10 CHANGE RUN MODE 11 SET ROUND ROBIN DISPLAY TIME 12 DISPLAY SAVER TIMEOUT 13 CONTROL LI
34. Cut Out Tolerance 40 020 0 000 0 5 0 0 ine 2 835 69 5 NOTES Unit Shown 1 Dual dimensioned inches millimeters DEPTH PMD 150 6 055 153 8 DIN Dimensioned PMD 150 Panel Cut Out and Outline Dimensions 79707 8 73 Appendix B Outline and Dimensions The figure below provides information necessary for mounting the PMD 155 NEMA 12 dimension operator interface N 218 DIA 5 537 6 HOLES E 4 250 107 95 10 32 12 NF2 6 Unit Shown NOTES 1 Dual dimensioned inches millimeters NEMA 12 Dimensioned PMD 155 Panel Cut Out and Outline Dimensions Appendix B Outline and Dimensions 74 79707 8 The figure below provides information necessary for mounting the PMD 155 NEMA 4X dimension operator interface 10 000 ur 127 7T 127 n CUT OUT DIMENSIONS n PMD 155 NEMA 4X I 4 1 27 256 54 5 537 6 HOLES 2 4 750 3 250 77 120 65 82 55 EJ F3
35. D 150 contains the clock option AKIPATA AND 7 7 AXE AF THE 7 INC 79707 8 51 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes INTRODUCTION This section covers two alternative methods of operation for the PMD 150 in addition to the normal display mode for selecting messages on the parallel port the round robin mode and the priority mode ROUND ROBIN MODE 16 8 Input Mode 52 The Round Robin Mode provides you with direct status indicator pilot light replacement Each parallel input is similar to an input wire for an individual pilot light Each input has two message numbers which correspond to it If the line is normally OFF the ON message number should be programmed with a message If the line is normally ON the OFF message number should be programmed While both the ON and OFF message numbers can be programmed doing so will cause a message to be displayed for that input each time the parallel port is scanned for it Table 1 shows parallel port pin number designations for the discrete inputs and their assigned ON OFF message numbers Note that the PMD 150 contains either 8 or 16 discrete inputs depending upon the options you ordered Also the message control terminals can be used either to select message banks messages or as additional discrete inputs for a total
36. G PARAMETERS The baud rate stop bits and parity settings of the RS 232 Port must be set to match those of the printer These parameters are set internally in the PMD 150 in the Set Up Parameters Mode The baud rate can be set externally on Switch One however to change the default values of the stop bits and parity you must set these internally NOTES The Print Functions of the PMD 150 sends an ASCII character string to the RS 232 terminal Printer Port When the unit is set for any of the international character sets the manner in these messages are printed is dependent upon the printer Time and date shown in the examples in this section are never output or printed when the PMD 150 does not have the clock option PRINT MESSAGE PROGRAM Use the following procedure to print a hard copy of the message program 1 Setup number of nulls to be sent if necessary 2 Setthe baud rate stop bits and parity mode on the PMD 150 and the printer 3 Connect the printer to the PMD 150 at the RS 232 Terminal Printer Port 4 Set Switch One to Print User Program 5 Press the Restart Button 48 79707 8 Section 6 Using a Printer Rules that apply to this procedure 1 Parity Enabled 7 Bit Word Length Parity Disabled 8 Bit Word Length WHAT HAPPENS DURING PRINT PROGRAM You should see the following sequence of events when printing a message program 1 The PMD 150 displays the message SELF TESTING for a minimum of 3 seco
37. NES DEFINITION CR LIST SETUP COMMANDS ESC ABORT COMMAND SETUP Press lt CTRL gt S to stop scrolling Press lt CTRL gt Q to resume scrolling Press lt ESC gt to exit Set Up mode To select an item from this menu enter the corresponding number and press CR while in the Set Up Parameters Mode HARD COPY CRT STATE Enter 1 and press CR to change how the programming terminal will handle deleted characters When you select option 1 the PMD toggles between Hard Copy and CRT modes and the terminal responds SETUP gt 1 lt IN CRT STATE gt PRESS lt CR gt TO TOGGLE STATE gt 24 79707 8 Section 3 Programming OR lt IN HARD COPY STATE gt PRESS lt CR gt TO TOGGLE STATE gt When you press lt CR gt the PMD toggles to the opposite state of the prompt currently shown The terminal then displays the prompt that reflects the new setting Press lt CR gt again to toggle the HC CRT state back again or press lt ESC gt to leave the setting as shown You will return to the gt prompt Rules that apply to this option Null characters affect the speed of lt CR gt when set up for Hard Copy State Hard copy mode prints characters as they are deleted CRT mode removes deleted characters from the screen as they are deleted Recommendations Unless your programming terminal cannot backspace to erase deleted characters keep the terminal set for CRT NUMBER OF NULLS PRINTED AFTER A
38. PMD 150 155 User s Manual WARNING In the application of UTICOR Technology LP programmable control devices you should consider them components Therefore provisions other than the programmable control device must be taken to protect personnel in the event of a programmable control device malfunction Programmable control devices should not be used as stand alone protection in any application Unless proper safeguards are used unwanted start ups could result in equipment damage or personal injury If programmable controllers are used with operator interface and like devices this hazard should be of primary importance The operator should be made aware of this hazard and appropriate precautions should be takern In addition consideration should be given to the use of an emergency stop function that is independent of the programmable controller The diagrams and examples in this user manual are included for illustrative purposes only UTICOR Technology LP cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the diagrams and examples CAUTION Static messages that remain on the display for extended periods of time may cause uneven illumination of the display s dot matrix grid This is caused by inherent properties of all vacuum fluorescent display technology To avoid uneven character display use the Display Saver Timeout feature described on page 31 Do not leave the same message on the display for indefinite periods of time
39. T lt 1 gt Add A Message REPLACE THIS LINE Y N Edit A Message Message Option Prompts for the Program Mode CHANGE OPTION DEFAULTS 79707 8 35 36 When you add a message the programming terminal displays the current defaults those most recently used and asks if you want to change them 79707 8 Section 4 Message Attributes If you enter N you may begin to enter your message The message is set up according to the parameters listed on the screen If you enter Y you see the CHAIN MESSAGE prompt REPLACE MESSAGE CONTROL OPTIONS Y N When you edit a message your programming terminal displays the parameters that are currently set up for the message you want to edit and asks if you want to change them If you enter N you may begin to edit your message line by line The message parameters for the message remain as they were previously set If you enter Y the BLINK ENTIRE MSG prompt follows when this is not a chained message CHAIN MESSAGE 79707 8 A chained message can contain up to 115 message numbers The chain message option assigns a message number to an ordered list of other message numbers Chained messages display the selected sequence of messages repeatedly until another message is selected Parameters and text for chained messages are set up within the individual messages to be displayed Enter Y to enter a chained message Enter a message select number and press lt CR
40. The keypads are terminated on a D style connector located on the circuit board on the back of the unit The keypads provide contact closure for your automated process and you can define them any way you wish The function keys have a changeable legend so that you can customize the labeling of each function key if you wish The termination of each key is as shown below Numeric Keypad D Connector Pin Number 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 0 10 Clear 17 Enter 14 Fl 25 F2 24 F3 23 F4 22 F5 21 F6 20 F7 19 8 18 Common 11 12 13 79707 8 99 Appendix Operator Interface Option The D connector for the keypad and pin locations are shown in figure 1 below There is also a plug in terminal block that can be placed over the D connector for ease of connection This terminal block is shown in figure 2 PIN PIN 14 PIN PIN 25 Figure 1 Operator Interface D Connector Sioa ON 7 Figure 2 75G20 Plug in Terminal Block for keypad connector 100 79707 8 Glossary AC Abbreviation for alternating current ASCII Abbreviation for American Standard Code for Information Interchange It represents a code for defining alphanumeric characters Adapter An intermediate device that permits attachment of special accessories or provid
41. aults Default Settings for The PMD 150 The table below lists default settings of the PMD 150 after memory is cleared 7Y7TEN VEFAVLT NULL PRINTED A ZR 4 TERIAL PART PXAGXAN TERMINAL RATE 1244 7 BIT ENABLED CRT 7TATE PRINTER RATE 1244 7 BIT ENABLED AVT NA VEFAVLT CLOCK TINNE IZ NAT NITHAVT CLACK BCD E EIT X INPVT VI7PLNY I amp EIT I4 INPVT PIZPLNY FAR 72RALL AND CHAIN 77 CHAIN 77 7 144 7 1CXAaLL VP 5 7 2 1CXALL LEFT 5 74 BLINK AN AFF RATE BLINK AN TINNE 5 7EC7 BLINK AFF 5 AF 7EZ7 VERAVNZE TINNE 5 NEZ CHARACTER V 7 N E77AGE APTIAN VEFAVLT7 VIZPLAY 7TAXTING 2 TTNXTING 7 PARALLEL PART PMD 150 Default Settings 88 79707 8 Appendix F Error Messages The PMD 150 returns error messages either on its display or on the programming terminal when problems occur during the various modes of operation The following sections cover the error messages sent by the PMD 150 Programming Errors Cannot Make Scrolling Msg Non Scrolling Msg When Editing a message Scrolling messages cannot become non s
42. by the Tape Modes are Tape Out Dumps message programs to a digital cassette recorder EEROM or EROM memory Tape In Loads a stored message program into the PMD 150 from tape EEROM memory only Verify A Tape Compares a tape to the message program in the PMD 150 both EEROM and EPROM memory Tape In and Tape Out Loads a message program directly from one PMD 150 to another EEROM memory only THE BAUD RATE 46 The baud rate for the Tape Functions may be set either internally in the Set Up Parameters Mode or externally on Switch One Rules that apply to the baud rate The baud rate of the PMD 150 must match the baud rate of the tape recorder When using Tape In or Tape Verify the PMD 150 must be set to the baud rate at which the tape was made When transferring message programs from one PMD 150 to another both units must be set at the same baud rate A message program that is dumped at 9600 baud may not load correctly if it contains messages that are 130 bytes or more in length This is due to the amount of time it takes to program EEROM memory chips 79707 8 Section 5 Tape Mode This page intentionally left blank 79707 8 47 Section 6 Using a Printer INTRODUCTION The PMD 150 can output messages to a printer for two reasons 1 produce a hard copy of the entire message program 2 print a list of displayed messages that are programmed to be output to the RS 232 port PRINTIN
43. can time the programmed debounce time NOTE For 20 12 input mode DATA HOLD is read as a discrete input therefore this line is NOT used in the message selection process for other inputs Debounce time is still implemented on the individual inputs Input scan stops while a message is displayed and resumes where it left off Input scan is a repetitive cycle If two lines are set to trigger a message the first one triggered is displayed for the programmed display time Scan resumes and the second one is triggered and displayed for the programmed display time Until new activity occurs on the parallel port these messages will alternate on the display for the programmed display time If only one line is set to trigger a message the message is displayed for the programmed display time The message remains on the display while scan continues and remains on the display until it is replaced A non repeating scrolled message is only shown when it is initially triggered Likewise messages to be sent to a printer are sent only once Actual message triggering happens only as a result of an input transition If a data line changes state and changes back before it is scanned it will not be displayed This information is not remembered by the PMD 150 and will be lost MESSAGE BANK MESSAGES 56 Round robin mode does not support variable data Parallel port data select lines which signal variable data insertion in normal operating mode
44. crolling messages To enter a scrolling message at this location delete the current message using the Delete Command and add the scrolling message using the Add Command Message Number Out of Bounds When entering a chained message You entered a message select number that is higher than the largest programmed message select number in the unit When editing a message This message number was larger than any existing message number in the unit When viewing a message This message number is larger than the largest programmed message in the unit XXXX Not Programmed When viewing a message This message was deleted and not replaced Or the message was never programmed and messages exist in the program with larger message numbers Display Errors XXXX Not Programmed When selected in the Display Mode This message was deleted and not replaced Or the message was never programmed and messages exist in the program with larger message numbers XXXX Out Of Bounds When selected in the Display Mode This message number is larger than the largest programmed message in the unit 79707 8 89 Appendix F Error Messages Tape Errors Data Checksum Error Tape In The unit has detected a checksum error on a line of the program on the tape Retry procedure Did Not Verify Tape Verify The program on the tape did not match the program in the unit Incompatible Types Tape In The program on the tape was made from a display whose
45. cters from previous messages that remain on the display will be printed When you select this option you must determine how it will be printed The ON ONE LINE prompt follows 79707 8 Section 4 Message Attributes 25 The following rules apply to these messages Characters that remain on the display from previous messages are sent also Non programmed null characters within the message are not sent ON ONE LINE 2 3 Enter Y if you want the message to be printed on one line Enter N if you want the printer to print each line of the message on separate lines The lt CR gt lt LF gt AT END OF MESSAGE prompt always follows this prompt Rules that apply to this prompt On one line one space is sent between the contents of each line Rule 1 does not apply to left scrolling messages Scrolling messages printed on one line may cause line wrap lt CR gt lt LF gt AT END OF MESSAGE Enter Y to have the printing element advance to the beginning of the next line after this message is printed Enter N to have the printer begin printing the next message on the same line as this one The SCROLLS UPWARD prompt always follows this prompt SCROLLS UPWARD 79707 8 Enter Y to have this message scroll upward when it is selected and displayed The ON LINE 1 TOP 2 BOTTOM 3 BOTH lt 1 gt prompt follows When you enter N the SCROLLS RIGHT TO LEFT prompt follow
46. de CONCLUSION These alternative methods of operating the PMD 150 provide added flexibility for adapting to your specific application The following section explains the standard operating mode for the PMD 150 and its parallel port 62 79707 8 Section 8 Display Mode INTRODUCTION The Display Mode is the operating mode for the PMD 150 While in the Display Mode the PMD 150 is controlled by a programmable controller or other intelligent device The PMD 150 may also be interfaced to a printer for a hard copy of selected messages DISPLAY MODE PREPARATION 5 Use the following procedure to prepare the PMD 150 for the Display Mode Connect AC and DC power lines to the PMD 150 Enter the message program into the PMD 150 memory or insert programmed memory chip Set up the Parallel Port Printer Port and debounce time Connect controller and other optional devices to the PMD 150 back panel Set Switch One to Display Mode Press the Restart Button WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE DISPLAY MODE NOTE 79707 8 The following sequence of events occurs when the PMD 150 is put into the Display Mode The PMD 150 displays the message SELF TESTING for a minimum of 3 seconds The display clears and enters the Display Mode If the Data Hold line of the Message Control inputs is enabled and if the Message Data line indicates that a message number is present on the Parallel Port the message indicated is displayed on the PMD
47. e display until a new message replaces it When a new message is selected it will replace the existing message regardless of how long this message was displayed If no message appears on the PMD 150 display when it is in the Display Mode either no message has been selected since the unit entered the Display Mode or the most recently selected message was a non repeating scrolled message ALTERNATE PARALLEL PORT OPERATION ROUND ROBIN MODE The Round Robin Mode provides you with direct status indicator pilot light replacement Each parallel input is similar to an input wire for an individual pilot light Each input has two message numbers which correspond to it If the line is normally OFF the ON message number should be programmed and vice versa While both the ON and OFF message number can be programmed doing so will cause a message to be displayed for that input each time the parallel port is scanned ALTERNATE PARALLEL PORT OPERATION PRIORITY MODE The Priority Mode provides you with direct diagnostic indicator pilot light replacement Each of the data lines is assigned a priority in relation to the other data lines Each input has one message number which corresponds to it When the line to an input turns ON the message programmed at the location will be displayed The smaller the message number and input number the higher the priority When more than one input is ON at the same time the higher priority message will be display
48. ed This message will be displayed until its input is no longer energized or until a higher priority message takes its place When a priority message input is no longer active it will be replaced by a lower priority message of message 17 if programmed CONCLUSION 79707 8 The essence of the PMD 150 is information information that is fast accurate and complete information where it is most needed With appropriate planning you can always be aware of the current status of your process and react immediately to unwanted situations Section 1 Introduction The PMD 150 is designed to provide maximum economy by offering many of its features as options Because every application is different the PMD 150 lets you order only the features that your system requires Some of the options available can be added to the PMD 150 at a later date Call Customer Service at UTICOR Technology for more information Get to know your new PMD 150 by first browsing through this manual Section 2 describes the external components of the unit Next when you program the unit experiment with your messages to obtain the most effective method for displaying them View your messages individually and in various sequences on the display when you are programming so that unforeseen effects can be easily edited and corrected Sections 3 and 4 of the manual provide information on programming The rest of the manual is a reference for the other modes of operatio
49. electronic device to reject interfering noise signals Null CharacterAn ASCII character that is neither a displayed character or a command but can be defined by the user In UTICOR displays the null character is used as placeholder in the current message when overlaying it on an existing message and will not effect that previous message where there are null characters 104 79707 8 Glossary Offline Programming Online Programming PMD Parameter Parity Parity bit Peripheral Equipment Printer Port Protocol Message programs are developed with UTICOR software and stored to disk The message file can then be up loaded to the PMD display The computer does not need to be connected to the PMD to program messages The PMD master display is programmed directly from the computer The PMD must be connected to the programming computer Stands for Programmable Message Display is Copyrighted by UTICOR Technology LP A constant or element the value of which characterizes the behavior of one or more variables associated with a given system A method of testing the accuracy of binary numbers used in recorded transmitted or received data for even parity the sum of the ones is an even number for odd parity the sum of the ones is an odd number An additional bit added to a binary word to make the sum of the number of 1s always even or odd In a data processing system any unit of equipment distinct f
50. er with its application devices and data terminals through various modules and cables Interface modules convert controller logic levels into external signal levels and vice versa 103 Glossary Invisible Messages Messages sent to printer or slave but not the master display Isolated Bidirectional Adapter Provides two way interface between devices using RS 232C and RS 422A RS 485A communication standards LED Light Emitting Diode a pn junction that emits light when biased in the forward direction Message Attributes The specific codes commands of a PMD message NEMA Standards Consensus standards for electrical equipment approved by the majority of the members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 4X National Electrical Manufacturers Association 4X enclosures are intended for indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against corrosion windblown dust and rain splashing water and hose directed water and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure They shall meet hosedown external icing and corrosion resistance design tests UTICOR uses 316 grade stainless steel NEMA 12 National Electrical Manufacturers Association 12 enclosures are intended for indoor and outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust falling dirt and dripping noncorrosive liquids They meet drip dust and rust resistance design tests Noise Immunity ability of an
51. es special means for mounting Alphanumeric Pertaining to a character set that contains both letters and numerals and usually other characters Amps Abbreviation for ampere A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons One volt across 1 ohm of resistance causes a current flow of 1 ampere BCD Binary Coded Decimal a system of number representation in which each digit of a decimal number is represented by a binary number Baud rate The speed at which serial data is transmitted and received Rated at bits per second Bidirectional Descriptive of a device that can transmit and receive data Binary A numbering system in which each digit can take on values from 0 to 1 the base 2 numbering system Bit An acronym for Binary digit the smallest unit of information in the binary numbering system Represented by the digits 0 and 1 Buffer An isolating circuit used in an electronic device to avoid reaction of a driven circuit on the corresponding driver circuit Byte A single group of bits processed together in parallel It can consist of a variable number of bits Byte Diagram Illustration that defines how bytes are utilized in message memory Checksum A calculation of all data bits being transmitted used by the receiving device for data integrity Chain Message A message which links up to 115 individual messages together and displays at a user defined rate 79707 8 101 Glossary Computer Interface Peripheral equipment
52. es through each line of the message Additional lines of text can be added to the end of scrolled messages Terminate the editing of scrolled messages by pressing lt CTRL gt Z Editing a chained message involves changing the numbers in the list or adding new numbers to the end of the list You will return to the gt prompt FIND A STRING 22 To find messages that contain a particular character string enter F The terminal will look similar to this gt FIND ENTER THE STRING gt Enter the character string you are searching for and press lt CR gt The PMD searches the program from the start When the string is found the terminal displays the message number the parameters and the message It will also display the prompt FIND gt Press lt CR gt only to find an additional message including the string This can be repeated until the terminal responds FIND gt STRING WAS NOT FOUND gt To end the Find A String command prior to receiving the WAS NOT FOUND message press lt ESC gt Note that the Find command is not case sensitive 79707 8 Section 3 Programming LIST VALID COMMANDS Enter H to view the Main Menu on the terminal Press lt CTRL gt S to stop scrolling Press lt CTRL gt Q to resume scrolling LIST MESSAGES Enter L to list one or more messages on the terminal screen The terminal will respond gt LIST ENTER RANGE You have four options 1 Enter a number and press
53. esents a message number Logic 0 signifies that this information represents variable data DATA SELECT When the Message Data input indicates a message 1 and 2 number logic 1 the status of these lines is inconsequential 14 79707 8 Section 2 The Back Panel When Message Data line indicates data logic 0 the logic state of these lines determine which data set will be assigned the value present on the parallel inputs The following table indicates the logic state of the two select lines for the four data sets DATA SELECT 2 DATA SELECT 1 DATA SET 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 4 Data Set Truth Table PARALLEL PORT PIN ASSIGNMENTS PIN TERMINAL BCD BINARY NUMBER DESIGNATION 1 CUST COMMON 2 MESSAGE DATA 3 DATA SELECT 1 4 DATA SELECT 2 5 DATA HOLD 6 DI 1 1 7 D2 2 2 8 D3 4 4 9 D4 8 8 10 D5 10 16 11 D6 20 32 12 D7 40 64 13 D8 80 128 14 CUST COMMON 15 17 NOT USED 18 D9 opt 16 inputs 100 256 19 D10 opt 16 inputs 200 512 20 D11 opt 16 inputs 400 1024 21 D12 opt 16 inputs 800 2048 22 D13 opt 16 inputs 1000 4096 23 D14 opt 16 inputs 2000 8192 24 D15 opt 16 inputs 4000 16384 25 D16 opt 16 inputs 8000 32768 Parallel Port Pin Number Assignments 79707 8 15 Section 2 The Back Panel RS 232 TERMINAL PRINTER PORT This is a 25 pin D type female connector where the RS 232 port is terminated The following equipment can be interfaced to this port 1 Programming ter
54. for attaching computer to other devices Control Characters ASCII codes used to make the display perform special tasks Controller Terminal These terminals interface to the programmable controller or other device that operates the PMD terminals used by the controller are the parallel port the message control terminal and VDC In and Out terminals Daisy Chain A serial wiring method where the cable goes from unit to unit Data Hold Allows data present on the parallel port to be accepted by the PMD Data Log An area of memory set aside for a time and date stamped historical Data Select DC Debounce Time record of events in the PMD Two control inputs on the parallel port used to select the data set number Abbreviation for direct current A period allowed for contacts to stabilize Decrement Subtract one Default The initial state of attributes Delimiter A character that distinguishes a string of characters and therefore cannot be a member of the string e g Blink delimiter DIN Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss German association that determines the standards for electrical and other equipment in that country European standard which gives very precise cut out mounting dimensions Dip Switch A mechanical switch housed in a dual inline pack used for 102 selecting unit attributes 79707 8 Glossary Display Mode The operating mode when in this mode the PMD is controlled by Dump EEPROM EPROM FIFO Group N
55. for the first time 20 79707 8 Section 3 Programming DELETE MESSAGES Enter D to delete one or more messages The terminal responds gt DELETE ENTER RANGE You have four options Enter a number and press lt CR gt deletes one message Enter a number a dash a number and press lt CR gt deletes a block of messages Enter a number a dash and an asterisk deletes from number specified to the end of the message program Enter an asterisk only to delete the highest numbered message in the program After you respond to the Delete prompt in one of the above manners the terminal responds ARE YOU SURE Y N Press Y to delete the message s or N to abort deletion You will return to gt prompt EDIT A MESSAGE 79707 8 Enter E to edit an existing message The terminal will respond gt EDIT MSG Enter the message number and press lt CR gt The terminal will respond with the message parameters that were programmed with the message followed with REPLACE MESSAGE CONTROL OPTIONS Y N Enter N to leave the parameters as they are set Enter Y to change them The terminal will sequence through the message control options 21 Section 3 Programming The terminal will then display the first line of the message along with the prompt REPLACE THIS LINE Y N Enter N to leave the line of text as it is or enter Y to replace it Re enter the line and press lt CR gt This process continu
56. grammed message on the PMD 150 display The terminal responds VIEW gt You have two options Enter a message number and press lt CR gt to view that message on the display Enter an asterisk only to view the highest numbered message in the program Continue in the above manner or press lt ESC gt to exit the View Mode Rules that apply to this option Messages programmed to be output to the RS 232 port will be displayed on the terminal screen Variable data digits are represented as numbers 1 5 in the View Mode 79707 8 Section 3 Programming lt CR gt LIST NEXT MESSAGE When lt CR gt only is pressed in response to the gt prompt the terminal will List the next message in the program from the program position most recently addressed If the most recent position is at the end of the program lt CR gt will list message number zero ESC ABORT COMMAND 29 Press lt ESC gt at any time to abort a command and return to the gt prompt When lt ESC gt is pressed during the editing process the terminal responds with the prompt ABORT EDITING OF MESSAGE Y N Enter Y for yes to confirm this Pressing lt ESC gt does not abort the Clear All Messages Command once you respond Y to the ARE YOU SURE prompt When lt ESC gt is pressed during Delete Messages Command some messages may be saved CONCLUSION 79707 8 The programming commands described in this section of the manual prov
57. ide an easy and quick method to develop your message program and alter it when necessary The Set Up Parameter menu commands let you to determine the current settings of the display unit and or change them Section 4 of this manual provides information concerning parameters and options for individual messages When you have finished programming your PMD 150 you can put the unit to work for you Section 8 of the manual provides information on the Display Mode 33 Section 3 Programming This page intentionally left blank 34 79707 8 Section 4 Message Attributes INTRODUCTION When you use the Add A Message or Edit A Message Commands while programming the PMD 150 the terminal prompts you with message parameter prompts You will never be dealing with all of the prompts when adding or editing a message however The table below lists these prompts MESSAGE OPTION PROMPTS CHANGE OPTION DEFAULTS Add A Message REPLACE MESSAGE CONTROL OPTIONS Y N Edit A Message CHAIN MESSAGE BLINK ENTIRE MSG SEND MESSAGE TO RS232 PORT ON ONE LINE lt CR gt lt LF gt AT END OF MESSAGE SCROLLS UPWARD ON LINE 1 TOP 2 BOTTOM 3 BOTH lt 1 gt REPEATS SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL SCROLLS RIGHT TO LEFT ON LINE 1 TOP 2 BOTTOM 1 REPEATS SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL CLEARS DISPLAY CENTER MESSAGE ENTER STARTING POSITION OF MESSAGE gt STARTING DATA SE
58. in brackets on this prompt 42 79707 8 Section 4 Message Attributes If this message does not contain variable data this setting is inconsequential however you must respond to this prompt Once you respond to this prompt you are ready to enter or edit the message At this prompt begin to enter the message Rules that apply to this prompt The lines of the message are entered 20 characters at a time Press lt CR gt to advance to the next line of text A 40 character message is terminated when the second lt CR gt is pressed When entering a 20 character message for 1 line displays you must press lt CR gt a second time after entering your message You may enter a second line of message text but this data is never displayed non scrolling messages This second line of text is output to the printer however A scrolling message can be 235 characters in length a lt CR gt counts as character The line of the display two line displays only that does not display a scrolling message can be blank Clear Display Option or characters from a previously displayed message can remain on this display line To end scrolling message text press lt CTRL gt Z REPLACE THIS LINE Y N 79707 8 When using the Edit A Message Command you see this prompt instead of the _ prompt Enter Y to replace the line of text shown Enter the new text and press lt CR gt Enter N to leave the line of text as
59. information regarding the controlled process by displaying messages that have been programmed into the display To accomplish this the PMD 150 must be interfaced to the controlled system The display can be interfaced to a programmable controller through discrete data or relay output modules in the 10 VDC to 30 VDC range The input lines on the PMD 150 are read by the unit as a number This number can either be interpreted as a binary or BCD Binary Coded Decimal number which in turn is either converted into a Message Number the location of a programmed message in the memory or a Variable Data number a value to be inserted into an assigned location in the displayed message Each of the unit s message select inputs represents a binary BCD number value that will be added to the values of the other terminals to form a Message Data Number The value on the terminal will be counted if current is present on the input non inverted mode or current is absent on the input inverted mode These values are read by the PMD at regular intervals Additional terminals must have current present so that the unit can determine whether the values it is reading is a message number or a data value If no current is present on these terminals the message control terminals input information is disregarded by the PMD 150 8 79707 8 Section 1 Introduction A message is displayed on the PMD 150 as soon as it is selected Most messages remain on th
60. is used for pilot light replacement Each parallel input is similar to an input wire for an individual pilotlight Priority mode provides diagnostic type pilot light replacement Each line input is ranked for precedence D1 is highest Section 3 Programming 30 79707 8 When you select 10 from the menu you will see ENTER MODE 0 REG 1 ROUND 2 PRIORITY 0 Press lt CR gt only to maintain standard parallel input operation Select 1 or 2 to select round robin or priority modes If you select round robin mode use option 11 from the set up menu to define display time SET ROUND ROBIN DISPLAY TIME Select 11 and press lt CR gt to set the display time for round robin mode messages When you select this from the menu you will see the prompt ENTER DISPLAY TIME IN TENTHS OF SECONDS FOR ROUND ROBIN MESSAGES lt 5 gt Enter a number between zero and 255 and press lt CR gt Or press lt CR gt only to keep the setting shown in brackets the default value or the last number selected Note that 255 25 5 seconds is the maximum allowed DISPLAY SAVER TIMEOUT Select 12 and press lt CR gt to set the display saver feature so that an inactive PMD 150 will clear a displayed message from its vacuum fluorescent display and prevent phosphor burn When you select this from the menu you will see the prompt DISPLAY SAVER TIMEOUT IN HOURS 0 24 lt 0 gt Enter a number between 0 and 24 and press lt CR gt Or press lt CR
61. lt CR gt 79707 8 Enter 2 and press lt CR gt to enter null characters to be sent to the RS 232 port after each lt CR gt The terminal will respond SETUP gt 2 ENTER NUMBER OF NULLS 0 Enter a number between 0 and 255 and press lt CR gt or press lt CR gt to leave it in its current state shown within brackets Default is 0 characters You will return to the SETUP gt _ prompt Rules that apply to this option Some printers require a delay time after receiving a carriage return to prevent loss of characters at the beginning of lines This command allows the creation of a delay after lt CR gt which may be adjusted to the required value 25 Section 3 Programming 26 Null characters affect the speed at which Hard Copy Mode operates SERIAL PORTS Enter 3 and press lt CR gt to set up the RS 232 Terminal Printer Port The terminal will respond with the following sub menu SETUP gt 3 SELECT WHICH MODE TO SETUP 1 PROGRAM TERMINAL 2 PRINTER 3 TAPE IN AND OUT Select an item 1 3 and press lt CR gt to set up the port for that mode The following prompts will be displayed and must be answered BAUD RATE 1 300 2 600 3 1200 4 2400 5 4800 6 9600 9600 STOP BITS SELECT 1 OR 2 1 PARITY ENABLED SELECT Y OR N lt N gt PARITY MODE 0 ODD 1 EVEN lt 0 gt CHECKSUM 0 CRC 1 EOR lt 0 gt Enter the proper letter or digit to select each item or press lt CR gt t
62. m Mode Tape In Mode Tape Out Mode Verify Tape Print User Program Display Test Function Not Used BAUD RATES 300 Baud external 1200 Baud external Baud Set Internally 12 POSITION 1 POSITION 2 POSITION 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 POSITION 4 POSITION 5 0 0 1 0 Oor 1 1 79707 8 Section 2 The Back Panel PROGRAM MODE SETUP POSITION 8 POSITION 5 MUST 0 No Parity 1 Stop 8 Characters 0 0 Odd Parity 2 Stop Bits 7 bit Characters 1 0 POSITIONS 6 AND 7 ARE NOT USED Switch One Switch Setting Definitions RESTART BUTTON The Restart Button resets the unit Press this button after changing the settings on Switch One When you press restart the unit displays the message SELF TESTING briefly while it conducts internal test routines Then it enters the selected mode of operation PARALLEL PORT 79707 8 The Parallel Port is a 25 pin D type female connector through which message numbers and data information from a controller or other device is entered into the PMD 150 when the unit is in the Display Mode of operation This port consists of either 8 or 16 message select inputs 4 message control inputs and customer common These inputs can operate with BCD or binary inverted or non inverted signals source and also for 8 or 16 bit wide data signals The PMD 150 features two alternate methods of selecting messages via the parallel port Round Robin
63. meters without constant reference to this manual Sections 3 and 4 of this manual provide programming information for the PMD 150 with EEROM memory Section 3 covers operation of programming menus and sub menus Section 4 describes programming prompts encountered and display options available for messages that are added or edited in the message program A totally customized message program is easily created and modified when programming the PMD 150 THE MAIN MENU Programming commands allow you to add edit and delete messages as well as clear the message program memory in the PMD 150 Messages can be viewed on the programming terminal or the PMD 150 display while you are programming Other commands can search the current program and locate messages that contain particular words or characters or can display information regarding the number of messages programmed and the amount of unprogrammed memory available THE SET UP PARAMETERS MENU A parameters menu provides software configuration of the back panel ports for the various modes of operation The input terminals used to select messages and the multi purpose RS 232C Terminal Printer Port used for Program Tape and Print Modes can be set up within this menu Additionally this menu is used to set the unit s real time clock and define system time rates for scrolled and chained messages as well as time rates for blinking characters MESSAGE DISPLAY OPTIONS Programming prompts allow
64. minal Program Mode 2 Digital tape recorder Tape Modes 3 Printer Print Message Program or print messages in Display Mode 4 Another PMD 150 to directly load and dump message programs Refer to the following table for terminal designations Minimum connections for the IBM computer are found in the figure immediately following RS 232 TERMINAL PRINTER PORT PIN NUMBER ASSIGNMENT 1 Chassis Ground 2 Receive Data 3 Transmit Data 4 Request to Send 5 Clear to Send 7 Signal Common Minimum cable connections for RS 232C communications when control signals for handshaking are not used Pin Number Assignment RS 232 Terminal Printer Port COMPUTER PMD COMPUTER PMD 1 1 1 il 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 7 6 e 4 20 6 4 7 7 8 25 TERMINAL 25 TERMINAL 9 TERMINAL 25 TERMIN D TYPE TYPE D TYPE TYPE CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECTOR CONNECT Minimum Connections for the IBM Computer IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines 16 79707 8 Section 2 The Back Panel POWER INPUT TERMINAL BLOCK This 3 position terminal block is for connecting to an external power source to power the unit Always connect the ground terminal to the safety ground CONCLUSION The back panel connectors described in this section of the manual provide all of the connections to the unit from the outside world The switches of the back panel provide an external baud rate setting and allow you to
65. n 4 Message Attributes lt CTRL gt U MSD lt CTRL gt V lt CTRL gt W lt CTRL gt X lt CTRL gt Y LSD Variable Data Definition Enter variable data sets of less than 5 significant digits by omitting unnecessary control characters from the Most Significant Digit side of the chart Rules that apply to this option The most significant data locations that do not contain data remain blank in the Display Mode Either text or a SPACE character must separate variable data control characters of different data sets NULL CHARACTERS To enter null characters within the message text enter character followed by a character for each null location Rules that apply to this option If this message does not clear the displays characters of the previous message remain on the display in null positions When this message is displayed on the terminal using Edit or List null characters are shown as periods CONTROL CHARACTERS To enter other ASCII control characters into messages enter the character followed by the appropriate control code character CONCLUSION 79707 8 You will use the message parameter prompts and options covered in this section when you add or edit messages Prompts are displayed on the terminal screen and require that you respond Y yes or N no or that you enter a number within the range specified 45 Section 5 Tape Mode INTRODUCTION Operations provided
66. n of the PMD 150 Combine this information with your knowledge of your needs your other equipment and your imagination to make your control network one that is complete 10 79707 8 Section 2 The Back Panel INTRODUCTION The back panel of the PMD 150 contains connectors for the various interfacing capabilities and switches to enable the different modes of operation The following switches and connectors are located on the back panel SWITCHES SW1 8 Position Dip Switch Restart Button CONNECTORS 25 D Type Parallel Port 25 Pin D Type RS 232 Terminal Printer Port 3 Position Power Input Terminal Block Figure 2 1 below shows the back panel of the PMD 150 V ONE ESTART BUTTON 108088019 1 8 RESTART Swi e 4 PRINTER PORT WER INPUT TERMINAL BLOCK Figure 2 1 gt Back Panel of the PMD 150 Section 2 The Back Panel 79707 8 11 SWITCH ONE Switch 1 is an 8 position dip switch which is used for the following purposes 1 Sets the PMD 150 for the different modes of operation 2 Sets the baud rate of the PMD 150 or lets the baud rate be software selected 3 Tests the dot matrix pattern of the vacuum fluorescent display The following table identifies these settings FUNCTION Display Mode Progra
67. nal prompts are involved to set up the desired parameters for the message The table below contains a flow chart that demonstrates the manner in which these prompts are encountered The flow chart does not show what prompts are specifically encountered just the order in which they may occur For example the CENTER MESSAGE prompt is not shown with a message that scrolls left ADD A MESSAGE yes Y no CHANGE DEFAULTS no CHAIN MESSAGE BLINK ENTIRE MESSAGE j yes or 10 Y ne SEND MESSAGE TO yes 85 232 PORT Y ON ONE LINE SCROLL UPWARD CR LP AT LL yes or no PUE UEMA END OF MESSAGE yes Y SCROLL RIGHT TO LEFT ON 1 TOP no ON UNE 1 T0P 2 BOTTOM lt 1 gt Y Y vorn REPEATS REPEATS yes or ro Y CHANCE SCROLL TIME INTERVAL n e OLL TIME INTE FROM SYSTEM DEFAULT SYSTEM DEFAULT Y yes yes ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL lt I gt ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERIM 1 Y DISPL Y Heel Y ys no no yes CENTER MESSAGE X Y ENTER STARTING POSITION STARTING DATA 9701 4 lt gt OF MESSAGE 1 ENTER OR EDT MESSAGE Programming Prompt Flowchart 79707 8 87 Appendix E Program Menus amp System Def
68. nds 2 PRINTING MESSAGES is displayed on the unit s top line 3 printer prints a heading similar to the following DATE 01 JAN 88 TIME 12 00 00 AM LARGEST MESSAGE NUMBER 97 TOTAL NUMBER OF MESSAGES 86 NUMBER OF FREE BYTES 4733 NUMBER OF DELETED MESSAGES 2 Prints out only when unit contains real time clock 4 The printer prints the messages and their control options 5 When the whole program is printed the PMD displays the message PRINTING COMPLETE PRINT DISPLAYED MESSAGES To print messages as they are displayed a printer must remain connected to the RS 232 Terminal Printer Port while the unit is in the Display Mode To set up the PMD 150 to print displayed messages follow Steps 1 3 in the Print Message Program procedure Then put the PMD 150 into the Display Mode The 5 232 port is always active and will output all messages that are programmed to be printed PRINTING PROBLEMS If the printout is made up of garbage characters verify that the PMD 150 and the printer are set for the same baud rate parity and stop bits 79707 8 49 Section 6 Using a Printer If characters are missing from the printouts the PMD 150 is probably sending characters faster than the printer can print them You can correct this by either going to a lower baud rate with both the printer and the PMD or by using handshaking between the printer and the PMD 150 Some printers provide a Busy or
69. nter 6 and press lt CR gt to setup default time rates for chained and scrolling messages The terminal responds with the following sub menu SETUP gt 6 SCROLL AND CHAIN MESSAGES 1 DEFAULT TIME RATE FOR CHAIN MESSAGES 2 DEFAULT TIME RATE FOR SCROLL UP 3 DEFAULT TIME RATE FOR SCROLL LEFT 9 79707 8 Section 3 Programming Select an item 1 3 and press lt CR gt for desired option The terminal returns the following prompt ENTER TIME IN TENTHS OF SECONDS lt 5 gt Enter a number between 1 0 1 second and 255 25 5 seconds and press lt CR gt Item 1 This is the amount of time each message within a chained message will remain on the display 2 This is the amount of time each message line will remain on each line of the display Item 3 This is the amount of time each character will remain at each character location Rules that apply to this option Press lt ESC gt to exit the Setup Rate Sub menu BLINK ON AND OFF RATES Enter 7 and press CR to select the rate at which blinking characters blink on and off The terminal responds SETUP gt 7 BLINK ON AND OFF RATES BLINK ON TIME IN TENTHS OF SECONDS lt 5 gt BLINK OFF TIME IN TENTHS OF SECONDS lt 5 gt Enter a number between 1 0 1 second and 99 9 9 seconds and press lt CR gt for each prompt DEBOUNCE TIME 79707 8 Enter 8 and press lt CR gt to select the debounce time for the parallel port This returns the following
70. o retain the current setting Note that in some cases some parameters are fixed and won t be included in prompts Program Terminal No checksum type Printer No checksum type Tape In and Out Select baud rate only You will return to the Setup Serial Ports sub menu Rules that apply to this option Press lt ESC gt to exit the Setup Serial Ports Sub menu The Parity Mode prompt will not be displayed when the Parity Enabled prompt receives a no response 79707 8 Section 3 Programming 3 Parity Enabled 7 Bit Word Length Parity Disabled 8 Bit Word Length CLOCK Enter 4 and press lt CR gt to set time and date or check the current settings The terminal responds with the following sub menu SETUP gt 4 CLOCK DATE DD MMM YY TIME HH MM SS AM 1 SETUP DATE 2 SETUP TIME 9 Select an item and press lt CR gt for desired option Option 1 Displays the following prompts MONTH SELECT 1 TO 12 1 DAY OF MONTH SELECT 1 TO 31 15 YEAR SELECT 0 TO 99 87 Option 2 Displays the following prompts HOUR FORMAT SELECT 12 OR 24 12 HOURS SELECT 1 TO 12 lt 2 gt HOURS SELECT 1 AM OR 2 PM 2 HOURS SELECT 0 TO 23 14 MINUTES SELECT 0 TO 59 18 SECONDS SELECT 0 TO 59 14 Prompts returned depend upon response to Hour Format prompt Rules that apply to this option 1 Press lt ESC gt to exit the Setup Clock Sub menu and return to the SETUP gt pr
71. of either 12 or 20 Table 3 shows pin designations for the 20 12 input mode How to Activate Round Robin Mode The Round Robin mode is selected during programming To activate this mode of operation refer to Section 3 of this manual How Round Robin Mode Works Once you select the round robin mode and program the messages the PMD 150 is ready to be installed and put to work Connect each input to the coinciding line Connect a strobe line to Data Hold and connect common see Table 1 Set the Function Switch for display mode refer to Section 2 and apply power 79707 8 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes 20 12 Input Mode Connect each input to the coinciding line This includes message control terminals Set the Function Switch for display mode refer to Section 2 and apply power PARALLEL PART FAR THE RAVNP RABIN PIN TERMINAL AN N E77NGE AFF N E77NGE NVN BEX DE7IGNATIAN7 NVN BEt NVN BEt 4 17 7 pZ Z IZ x p3 3 19 7 4 ZA l4 V3 3 i V amp amp ZZ IZ V 7 44 15 Vz x za 7 25 17 via l4 144 Dil 17 DIZ IZ ZZ ZZ 15 25 25 74 14 34 DIS IS 3I 73 16 52 14 V3T CAN N AN 5 PATA HALV Table 1 Parallel Port Designations for Round Robin Mode Pin Number Terminal Designation Z 7 3 7ELEZT 4 7 Z Table 2 Message Bank Pin Designations for the Parallel Port 79707 8 53 Sec
72. ompt 2 Time is not updated the sub menu as it is being displayed Each time the sub menu is re displayed the time is updated To update time press lt ESC gt and select 4 again 79707 8 27 Section 3 Programming The time setting you enter takes effect when you finish responding to all time prompts While setting time the real time clock becomes frozen Leaving the terminal while in the Time Set Mode causes the PMD to lose time If your PMD does not have an internal real time clock optional the terminal responds with the message NOT SELECTABLE WITHOUT CLOCK If you have a PMD 150 with a real time clock and EEROM light erasable memory you may temporarily select 12 or 24 hour format After power up or reset the unit reverts back to the mode selected in the programmed EEROM chip PARALLEL PORT Enter 5 and press lt CR gt to set up the Parallel Port of the PMD The terminal responds with the following prompts SETUP gt 5 PARALLEL PORT OZINVERTED 1ZNONINVERTED lt 0 gt 0 BCD 1 BINARY 0 0 8 BIT 1 16 BIT DATA 1 Enter 0 or 1 and press lt CR gt in response to these prompts or press lt CR gt only to leave them in their current state If your PMD does not have 16 message data inputs optional press lt CR gt only in response to the Data Bit prompt Any other response returns the message NOT SELECTABLE WITH 8 BIT DATA RATE FOR SCROLL AND CHAIN MESSAGES 28 E
73. or a user defined length of time The message chain repeats until a new message is selected SPECIAL DISPLAY FEATURES When the PMD 150 contains a real time clock any message can be programmed by entering control characters or other characters on the programming terminal to contain time date variable data from the controller or null non programmed characters 6 79707 8 Section 1 Introduction When displayed time and date within a message are continually updated by the unit s internal real time clock clock option must be present for this feature Variable data four sets of up to five significant digits per message depending upon number of inputs is updated through the input terminals used to select messages when the unit s four message control terminals indicate that data rather than message information is present at the inputs OTHER DISPLAY OPTIONS Other display options that affect the manner in which messages are displayed are programmed into the message through responses to programming prompts SCROLL OPTIONS Scrolling messages can be programmed to repeat and each message can be programmed to scroll at a unique rate Upward scrolling messages can scroll on either line or both 2 line displays Left scrolling messages can be displayed on either line CENTERED UNCENTERED OPTION Standard and upward scrolling messages can be programmed to center their lines of message text on the 20 character frame
74. ounce time or another PMD 150 scan if it is longer than the debounce time The PMD 150 features a display saver option to help prevent phosphor burn on inactive displays if for instance power is not removed from the unit during down shifts If display saver option has been set displayed messages are cleared from the display after the parallel port has been inactive for the programmed saver time Then the display remains blank until valid information is received through the parallel port and the display saver timer is reset The largest valid message number that can be programmed is 9999 On 8 input displays the largest message or data numbers which can be read from the input port is 99 BCD or 255 Binary On 16 input displays optional the largest possible message number is the 9999 maximum for programmed messages The largest possible data read from the input port is 9999 BCD or 65535 Binary 79707 8 Section 8 Display Mode DISPLAYING MESSAGES When selected and displayed a message displays itself according to how it is programmed Exceptions to this rule follow Sometimes messages are cleared from the displays even though the newly selected message is not programmed with the Clear Display option These exceptions follow When the previous message was a centered message containing control characters time date or nulls If an error message was previously being displayed When the new and previous message
75. ows 79707 8 Section 4 Message Attributes ON LINE 1 TOP 2 BOTTOM lt 1 gt Enter 1 or 2 and press lt CR gt or press lt CR gt only to select the number shown within brackets on this prompt to determine which line of the display the message scrolls on For a one line display a message programmed to be displayed on line 2 is never displayed The REPEATS prompt follows REPEATS Enter Y to have this message repeat It repeats until a message that clears display is selected or until another message is displayed on the same line of the display Enter N to have this message sequence through once and then scroll off the display The SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL prompt always follows this prompt SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL Enter Y to have this message move across the line of the display at a time rate which is different from the system time rate for left scrolling messages The ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL prompt follows Enter N to have this message scroll at the system set rate for left scroll The CLEARS DISPLAY prompt follows ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL Enter a number between 1 0 1 second and 99 9 9 seconds and press lt CR gt The CLEARS DISPLAY prompt follows CLEARS DISPLAY 79707 8 Enter Y to have the display and data set values cleared before this message is displayed Enter N to retain previously displayed characters in locations where this message doe
76. prompt SETUP gt 8 lt DEBOUNCE TIME IS 5 MSEC gt 1 DC 2 AC 3 VARIABLE 9 29 Section 3 Programming Select debounce time 1 3 and press lt CR gt Item 1 sets the inputs for 5 VDC or 10 to 30 VDC operation This debounce time is 5 msec Item 2 sets the inputs for 115 VAC operation This debounce time is 47 msec Note that at this time the PMD 150 is DC source only While the unit will set the parallel port for AC debounce time actual AC parallel inputs will require using an AC adapter that will be available at a later date Item 3 Var returns the following prompt ENTER TIME 1 99 Enter a number between 1 and 99 for the desired number of msec debounce time delay You have returned to the SETUP gt prompt Purpose The debounce time selection will cause the indicated input signal delay in addition to the scan time to protect against noise when parallel inputs change CHARACTER SET Enter 9 and press lt CR gt to select a different character set for displaying messages The terminal responds SETUP 9 gt CHARACTER SET 1 0 8 2 CYRILLIC 3 FRANCE 4 GERMANY 5zENGLAND 6 DENMARK 7 SWEDEN 1 Enter the number which corresponds to the desired character set and press CR Or press CR only to leave it in its current state CHANGE RUN MODE Select 10 and press CR to select one of the discrete type message selection modes for PMD 150 operation Round Robin mode
77. put Board boosts the inputs to 16 This 9 16 Bit Input Board Part Number 75E03 can be ordered from UTICOR Technology and added at a later date P C Board location is shown in Figure C 2 1 gt gt 9 16 Bit Input Board Location The PMD 150 also has an optional Plug In Terminal Block that is inserted in the 25 pin D type socket connector of the Parallel Port This provides screw type terminals for 18 22 AWG for all the inputs For Standard and stainless steel units this Terminal Block Board is Part Number 75E04 For DIN units the Part Number is 75E53 The figure on the next page shows this terminal block and clearance dimensions for the PMD 150 with the terminal block installed 80 79707 8 Options 75 04 1 K Part Number U TERMINAL BL NN VN VON KSN TN SON ISN amp COM OLODM AS 5 C00 000 82 88 9 C A 77 PLUG IN Appendix D 81
78. put the unit into the various modes of operation The following sections of the manual provide information for the various modes of The PMD 150 Section 3 provides information on programming the unit 79707 8 17 Section 2 The Back Panel This page intentionally left blank 18 79707 8 Section 3 Programming INTRODUCTION 4 This section describes the commands found in the Main Menu of the PMD 150 Program Mode EEROM memory units only Use these commands to develop and maintain PMD message programs A typical sequence to develop a new message program follows Set up PMD and programming terminal for programming see preparation below Use the Clear All Messages Command to remove any existing program Use the options from the Set Up Parameters Menu to define parameter defaults Use the Add A Message Command to enter messages Program Mode Preparation 1 2 Connect power to the Power Input Terminal Block Connect the RS 232 Terminal Printer Port to a programming terminal either a dumb or smart terminal or a personal computer with a software program diskette for terminal mode Refer to Section 2 for cable information Set the baud rate on Switch One Set Switch One for Program Mode and push Restart The PMD displays the message PROGRAM MODE REV X Rev X indicates the revision of the software in the unit The programming terminal displays the PMD 150 s Main Menu shown below 79707 8 COMMANDS ARE
79. rom the central processing unit that may provide the system with outside communication The place of access on a PMD that allows for communication between the message display and specified printer A formal set of rules governing the format and timing of data between two communicating devices Some PMD products can use either UTICOR protocol or ASCII protocol RAM Memory Acronym for Random Access Memory RAM is a type of memory ROM Glossary RS 232 79707 8 that can be accessed read from or loaded written into depending on the particular addressing and operation codes generated internally in the controller requires a battery Acronym for Read Only Memory a ROM is a solid state storage memory whose contents cannot be altered by the controller Electrical characteristics of a single ended digital interface circuits 105 RS 422 Real time Clock Scrolling Message Sink Slave Port Slo Blo Source Stop Bit Unit Address Unit Number VAC VDC Variable Data Vacuum Fluorescent 106 Electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits A clock that indicates the passage of actual time during which physical events take place A message that contains up to 235 characters and scrolls upward or from right to left When using the parallel port with a sinking module the positive side of the source is used for reference and the negative voltage level is equal to logic one
80. s 39 Section 4 Message Attributes ON LINE 1 TOP 2 BOTTOM 3 BOTH lt 1 gt Enter a number between 1 and 3 and press lt CR gt or press lt CR gt only to select the number shown within brackets on this prompt This number indicates which line or lines of the display the upward scrolling message is displayed on For a one line display a message programmed to be displayed on line 2 only is never displayed The REPEATS prompt follows REPEATS Enter Y to have this message repeat until a new message is selected when it is displayed Enter N to have this message sequence through once and then scroll off the display The SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL prompt always follows this prompt SET SCROLL TIME INTERVAL Enter Y to have this message move on the display at a time rate which is different from the system time rate for upward scrolling messages The ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL prompt follows Enter N to have this message scroll at the system set rate for upward scroll The CLEARS DISPLAY 2 prompt follows ENTER SCROLL TIME INTERVAL Enter a number between 1 0 1 second and 99 9 9 seconds and press lt CR gt The CLEARS DISPLAY prompt follows SCROLLS RIGHT TO LEFT 40 Enter Y to have this message scroll from right to left when it is displayed The ON LINE 1 2 BOTTOM lt 1 gt prompt follows When you enter N the CLEARS DISPLAY prompt foll
81. s not overwrite them 41 Section 4 Message Attributes The CENTER MESSAGE prompt follows this prompt except for left scrolling messages CENTER MESSAGE Enter Y to have this message centered on the lines of the display when it is displayed The STARTING DATA SET lt N gt prompt follows Enter N to position this message in a different manner The ENTER STARTING POSITION OF MESSAGE gt prompt follows except for scrolling messages Rules that apply to this prompt 1 Left scrolling messages cannot be centered ENTER STARTING POSITION OF MESSAGE gt When you see this prompt enter a number between 1 and 40 and press lt CR gt or press lt CR gt only to start the message at character position 1 The STARTING DATA SET lt 1 gt prompt follows Rules that apply to this prompt 1 This prompt is not displayed for upward scrolling messages 2 one line display a message programmed to start at a character position greater than 20 is never displayed 3 Character positions located before the starting position are null characters 4 If this message does not clear the displays characters of the previous message remain on the display in null positions 5 When this message is displayed on the terminal using Edit or List null characters are shown as periods STARTING DATA SET lt 1 gt Enter a number between 1 and 4 and press lt CR gt or press lt CR gt only to select the number shown with
82. s scroll affected lines are cleared The following rules apply to blinking messages 1 NOTE If more than one message is being displayed the Blink Option of the most recently selected message determines what all characters on the display will do A new blinking message causes the entire display to blink A non blinking message causes all remaining characters to become stationary Ifa message that does not clear the display is selected while a left scrolling message is displayed the new message scrolls off the display with the scrolling message on the affected line CONCLUSION 79707 8 Putting the PMD 150 into the Display Mode is a simple operation Once in the Display Mode the PMD 150 operates solely by the control device and requires no user input Other than occasionally changing the batteries for the real time clock optional a user may never have to touch the unit again 65 Section 8 Display Mode This page intentionally left blank 66 79707 8 Appendix A General Specifications POWER REQUIREMENTS Model Number 150 115 Model Number 150 230 Model Number 150 024 Control Inputs OPERATING TEMPERATURE STORAGE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE TOLERANCE FUSE TYPE Model Number 150 115 Model Number 150 230 Model Number 150 024 REAL TIME CLOCK BATTERY BATTERY LIFE CLOCK ACCURACY EEROM LIFE 79707 8 115 VAC 102 132 47 63 Hz 230 VAC
83. sage takes its place When a priority message input is no longer active it will be replaced by a lower priority message or message 17 message 21 for 20 input mode Table 5 shows parallel port pin number designations for the discrete inputs and their assigned message numbers Note that the PMD 150 contains either 8 or 16 inputs depending on the options you ordered Also message control terminals can be used either to select message banks or as additional discrete inputs for a total of either 12 or 20 20 12 input mode pin designations are shown in Table 7 6 How to Activate Priority Mode The Priority Mode is selected during programming To activate this mode of operation refer to Section 3 of this manual 79707 8 57 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes How Priority Mode Works Once you select Priority Mode and program the messages the PMD 150 is ready to be installed and put to work 16 8 Input Mode Connect each input to the coinciding line connect a strob line to Data Hold and conn ect com mon to pins and 14 Set the Func tion Swit ch for Disp lay Mod refe r to Secti on 2 and appl pow er 20 12 Input Mode Connect each input to the coinciding line This includes message control terminals Connect common to pins 1 and 14 Set the Function Switch for Display Mode refer to Section 2 and apply power 58 79707 8 NOTE Each parallel input triggers its associated mes
84. sage when it turns ON The smaller the message number the higher its priority Displayed messages are bumped replaced by higher a priority message A message is displayed until a higher priority input turns ON or until a lower priority message is active after the higher priority input turns OFF Unprogrammed message numbers are ignored and message 17 message 21 for 20 input mode will be displayed if programmed when no inputs are ON If message 17 21 is not programmed a MESSAGE 17 NOT PROGRAMMED message is displayed UNIT POWER UP Upon power up input lines are read in numeric order D1 through D8 or D1 through D16 In order for a message to be displayed the DATA HOLD line must be active for the scan time the programmed debounce time The parallel port is always active and will replace the message on the display when a higher priority input turns ON and the DATA HOLD line is active MESSAGE BANK MESSAGES 79707 8 Priority Mode does not support variable data Parallel port data select lines that signal variable data insertion in normal operating mode are used to select alternate message from the message bank 59 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes NVN BEX 60 In addition to using message numbers 0 17 for the parallel inputs the message bank allows up to 7 other messages for each input or state For instance line DI select message number 1 under normal conditions By manipulating the message control
85. ssages8 Edit a message21 Error messages85 Find a string22 Front panell General Specifications63 Hard copy CRT state option24 International character sets89 Selection30 List messages23 List number of free bytes23 List valid commands23 Message attributes35 Message bank messages56 Message memory3 Message starting position41 Messages6 Mounting67 Null characters44 Nulls printed25 Operating mode12 79707 8 107 Index 108 Operating voltage2 Operator interface option95 Options75 Parallel Port13 Parallel port settings28 Printer Using47 Printing messages8 Priority Mode9 55 Programming19 Main menu19 Programming menus81 Round Robin Mode9 51 Run mode Selection30 Scrolling message Interval28 Scrolling messages Right to left39 Upward38 Send message to RS 232 port37 Serial ports26 Set up parameters menu24 Sink input interfacing88 Source input interfacing87 Tape mode45 Terminal Printer port16 Top cover Removal73 View messages command32 79707 8
86. the UTICOR 10F50 disk into an available drive Follow prompts to install software Run 10F50 PMD PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE window will appear providing you with information about software version date manufacturer etc Press ENTER From Main Menu 1 Select 7 Product Selection and choose the proper UTICOR display PMD 150 200 300 etc 2 Select 2 Communication Setup a Select Output Port to change this setting see PMD manual b Select the Baud Rate 300 9600 This is the Baud Rate for the computer This Baud Rate MUST match the Baud Rate setting of the PMD All PMDs shipped from the factory are set to 1200 Baud c Select Parity none Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 3 Press ESC key to exit and save changes 4 Select 1 Terminal Emulator from Main Menu 5 Message Put PMD in Program Mode will appear select OK press ENTER You should now be communicating with the PMD If communications have not been established check your cable connections check that the proper COM port on the computer is used verify Baud Rate setting of 10F50 matches that of the PMD To program the PMD off line at the Main Menu select 8 Edit Message Program Off Line Refer to this manual for proper operation and programming UTICOR Technology LP 4140 Utica Ridge Road Bettendorf Iowa 52722 Table of Contents SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION IntfOdUCtIOI zx ione o ete SERERE Hr RR 1 Physical Characteristics m
87. tion 0 0 31 CR List Setup Commands see 32 ESC Abort Command eese nennt 32 View Messages On Display CR List Next Message zer te eere ee Herten ESC Abort Command ou ee eese nennen enne CONCTUSIONY eol oes osc ete eR e SECTION 4 MESSAGE PARAMETERS Introduction Change Option Defaults Replace Message Control Options Y N 36 Cham teet Blink Entire Msg Send Message to RS232 Port On One Line lt CR gt lt LF gt at End of SCrollS Upward eet tue Re A On Line 1 Top 2 Bottom 3 Both 1 ori Em E Set Scroll Time Interval eese Enter Scroll Time Interval eese Table of Contents Scrolls Right to On Line 1 Top 2 Bottom 1 Orm EE Set Scroll Time Intery l teet rtr Rete ete Enter Scroll Time Interval Clears DIsplay ot reca terree tote tie etre eee ert Eee Center Messages ise terret eee m eee Enter Starting Position of Message Starting Data Set 1 Og EE Replace this Lane YN eode te eere Special Display enne Display Time Display Date Display Variable Data ox tr Eo ene Null Characters
88. tion 7 Alternate Operation Modes NVN BEX PIN PARALLEL PART FAR RAVND RABIN ZA IZ INPVT NNAVE TERMINAL AN N E77NGE AFF N E74A GE VEAGNBATIAN NVN BEt NVN BEt 21 4 ZZ p3 3 Z3 v4 4 V3 3 25 744 p7 7 Z7 Vx x ZZ vy 7 25 via 34 Dil ll 3I DIZ IZ 52 15 55 74 14 DIS IS 35 34 N E77NGE DATR 17 57 7ELEZT IZ Ax 7ELEZT Z 19 3y ZA 44 CV7T CAN N AN Table 3 Parallel Port Designations for Round Robin 20 Input Mode HOW THE INPUTS AND THEIR MESSAGES WORK Each parallel input can trigger two messages an ON message and an OFF message Unprogrammed message numbers are ignored and do not affect display operation During operation an ON line with a programmed ON message will cause that message to be displayed Likewise an OFF line with an OFF message will cause that message to be displayed ON OFF states do not affect the display when the corresponding message number is not programmed UNIT POWER UP 54 Upon power up input lines are read in numeric order D1 through D8 or D1 through D16 The ON OFF state of each line is compared with its ON OFF messages When an input state has a corresponding programmed message that message will be 79707 8 79707 8 displayed for the programmed display time 55 Section 7 Alternate Operation Modes In order for any message to be displayed however the DATA HOLD line must be active for the s
89. tions when many PMD 150s will require the same message program Optional EEROM memory can be programmed using any ASCII terminal or personal computer with an RS 232C interface Personal computers require software for terminal mode available from UTICOR Message programs can be stored on digital tape and reloaded into one or more message displays at any time Both types of memory allow you to compare their programs with a program stored on tape Also both allow the PMD 150 to be interfaced to a printer either to print the entire program or to print individual messages as they are selected CLOCK OPTION The PMD 150 can be ordered with or without a real time clock Units without the clock option cannot display time or print the time and date 79707 8 3 Section 1 Introduction UNIT POWER UP MODE SELECTION Each time the PMD 150 is powered up or the Restart Button of the unit is pressed the software in the display performs a self test to ensure the soundness of the unit While the self test is underway the unit will display a message to indicate this Then the PMD 150 will enter the Mode for which the unit is set according to the setting of Switch One that units with unprogrammed EEROM memory power up with the message EPROM INOPERATIVE Program memory before operating unit When self testing is complete an appropriate message is displayed to indicate which mode the unit is currently in The exception to this is the
90. umber HEX Hexadecimal Handshaking IEEE Increment Input Devices Interfacing 79707 8 a programmable controller or other intelligent device the PMD can also be interfaced to a printer alarm device slave message units or computer while in this mode Sending of all or part of the unit memory contents through a serial port Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory this type of read only memory can be altered with commands of the programming terminal Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory a read only memory in which stored data can be erased by ultraviolet light or other means and re programmed bit by bit with appropriate voltage pulses First in First out a list in memory where the first item received is the first item retrieved A four bit binary number used as part of the unit identifier See hexadecimal Base sixteen numbering system with digits 0 through F where F is equal to fifteen The establishment of synchronization between sending and receiving equipment by means of exchange of specific character configurations Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Add one Devices such as limit switches pressure switches push buttons etc that supply data to a controller These discrete inputs are two types those with common return and those with individual returns referred to as isolated inputs Other inputs include analog devices and digital encoders Interconnecting a controll
91. ur PMD 150 is equipped with the features you specify and lets you pay only for the capabilities that your application needs You can also upgrade your PMD 150 later with many of the features available The PMD 150 can be interfaced to any type of controller Specific interfacing examples are available upon request from UTICOR Technology LP This manual provides the information necessary to install program and operate your PMD 150 Use of this manual will help you make full use of your PMD 150 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The PMD 150 is housed in a rugged black aluminum case Panel cut out and outline dimensions for the PMD 150 are located in appendix B THE FRONT PANEL The small 4 25 X 8 00 107 95 mm x 203 20 mm front plate integrates neatly into custom or standard panel design The stainless steel version front plate measures 4 75 x 8 00 120 65 mm x 215 9 mm and the DIN dimensioned panels measure 7 559 x 2 835 192 mm x 72 mm The front panel features either a 20 or 40 character display and the mounting hardware for the unit The vacuum fluorescent display consists of 1 or 2 rows of 20 characters which are 0 2 5 05 mm high Each character location consists of a 5 x 7 dot matrix which will display all standard U S ASCII characters as well as 6 other international character sets The characters are crisp and brilliant and are more legible than larger characters at distances of 10 feet or less 79707 8 1 Section 1
92. work of the message line Standard uncentered messages can begin at any character location between 1 and 40 Messages that begin beyond location 20 are never displayed on 1 line displays Upward scrolling uncentered messages begin at character position one CLEAR DISPLAY OPTION Additionally a standard message can be programmed to either clear the display area of all previous messages or layer the message on top of existing messages The PMD 150 also features a display saver option which causes the display to clear when inactive This prevents phosphor burn on the matrix of a display that otherwise may display the same message for extended periods of time 79707 8 7 Section 1 Introduction BLINKING MESSAGES Messages can also be programmed so that all characters on the display will blink PRINT OUTPUT Messages can also be programmed to send the contents of the message to a printer Programming prompts provide not only selection of which messages are to be printed when displayed but also how each message is to be printed The printed message will include real time and variable data if they are part of the message and any characters that remain on the display from previously displayed messages This feature provides selective data logging with a permanent record for each day s events DISPLAYING MESSAGES Despite all of the features and flexibility built into the PMD the most basic function of the unit is to provide

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