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1. 11 47 40 800 11 47 50 800 11 48 00 800 11 48 10 800 11 48 20 800 11 48 30 800 11 48 40 800 11 48 50 800 time Fig 5 19 Logarithmic representation of PLC analog signals with Excel Furnace 6 700 600 900 HFW 130 400 ET 3 300 10 DW 10 100 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O CO cO CO cO cO cO cO cO oO oO oO oO fe oO oO oO lt LO O _ N co St LO N N cO cO cO cO cO CO b Y Y Y b Y b Y Fig 5 20 3D representation of PLC analog values with Excel Signal display and analysis 5 19 Impulse plan 29 21 7 32 2 32 1 Q 3 1 Q 3 2 Q 3 7 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 Fig 5 21 Discrete signals with Excel 5 14 Importing signal files With PLC ANALYZER pro it is also possible to import data which are in a text format The import format has same structure than the format fort the signal export see section 5 13 5 Exporing signal files as a text Separating characters Data format of columns Semicalan ORalative time in ms comma Absolute time Tab Date Space Measured value Name Data definition in the first line Mit 3 Format Unsigned Decimal Don t import column Relativzeit Datum Absolutzeit LU YROS YADI vAU2 YAOH vRO4 110 07 04 2003 10 34 33 110 Lif 07 04 2003 10 34 33 177
2. Now select in the menu Project the menu item Start acquisition The modules are transferred either during operation or after control stop depending on the setting you have made in the PLC driver window Properties see section 6 2 Configuring the PLC driver Information iJ The following modifications will now be made in AD New FB 3 DB 3Modification OB 1 For safety resons stop the connected process machine The PLC ANAL YZER sets PLC into stop state for a few seconds PROCESS STOPPED NOVY Fig 8 2 Message before modifications in the AD for setting With AD safety stop SIMATIC S5 8 7 Information l The following modifications will now be made during JJ operation of AD New FB 3 DB 3Modification OB 1 Process behaviour may be affected Put the system into a safe statel Fig 8 3 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Confirm with Yes only after you have stopped the process or put it in a safe state Make sure that injury or damage cannot happen by affecting control operation PLC ANALYZER pro searches in the PLC for a free module number and creates a function module and a data module for data recording In addition a call to the new function module is appended to the end of OBI The controller is now in the RUN state or is switched to the RUN state Cycle precise acquisi tion begins The screen appears as follows m AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 PRO JECT35 PR J
3. 234 07 04 2003 10 34 35 234 eod 07 04 2003 10 34 35 288 he 07 04 2003 10 34 33 342 Fig 5 22 Importing Data Signal display and analysis 5 20 Clicking the mport button in the file menu starts the importing of data Choose the data file which shall be imported and click Open The window Import will appear There you can make the settings for importing the data Within the lower range of the window is a data preview Here you can see how the made set tings affect themselves Set the Separating character which separates the measured values in the data file By activating Data definition in the first line the first line will be ignored when importing the data because normally the headlines of the columns included here Under Data format of columns it is possible to give each column the desired format Therefore mark those column in the data preview you like to change the format Change the desired for mat A column can include the Relative time the Absolute time a Date or a Measured value For a measured value determine a Name of the measured value and the Format Choose Don t import column if a column shall be ignored Then click mport PLC ANALYZER pro will take over the data form the text file and will shoe them in an online window As usual it 1s possible to change and store this created signal file afterwards Remote diagnosis 6 1 6 PLC Process data recording and remote serv
4. During cycle precise signal acquisition a limited number of signals are acquired in a memory within the PLC The selected signals are stored in the memory during each PLC cycle and transmitted to the PC in such a clever way that a continuous cycle precise acquisition 1s possi ble There is no visible difference in contrast to a normal acquisition for you as user Online display can be used as usual The S7 200 doesn t support the cycle precise acquisition SIMATIC S7 7 6 7 4 1 Installation of additional software For using the SIMATIC 57 driver the STEP7 Software at least version 3 0 must be installed on your computer Also you have to install SIMATIC NET if you want to establish a connec tion with the SIMATIC Industrial Ethernet driver 7 4 2 Installation of additional Hardware We strongly recommend the usage of a PROFIBUS Ethernet or MPI card for cycle precise acquisition Otherwise you may get gaps in the acquisition 7 4 3 Configuration of PLC driver for cycle precise acquisition You can set important parameters in the menu Options PLC driver under Properties for the cycle precise S7 driver The base configuration of the driver is described in section 7 2 Config uring the PLC driver Properties CPU Time performance Station address Time stamp a only when signal changes seqment IL E _ continuously Slotnumber of CPU Scan interval Rack number Iv Cycle acquisition symbolism TORREA aE
5. It is important that you read the driver appendix before using a PLC driver Please pay attention to the WARNINGS that advise you on possible dangers when using PLC ANALYZER pro WARNING Errors that can occur in the automated facility endangering humans or causing large scale material damage must be prevented by additional external measures These measures e g independent limit monitors mechanical interlocks must guarantee safe operation even in the case of dangerous errors 7 1 Installation The PLC driver can be installed while PLC ANALYZER pro is operating Select PLC driver in the menu Options In the window PLC driver click the button Add If the desired driver is not in the list then you have to install a new driver by activation via the License Key management see section 2 2 Installation With PLC ANALYZER pro you can load the same or different PLC drivers more than once For example you can acquire signal data from a SIMATIC S7 and a SIMATIC S5 simultane ously also suitable for SIMATIC C7 SAIA xx7 and VIPA SIMATIC S7 7 2 7 1 1 Installing additional hardware If you have already connected your programming unit or your PC for programming under STEP7 or alternative programming software with the automation device through a PROFIBUS Ethernet an MPI or a PPI interface then you normally must do nothing else The following interfaces can be used Interface Explanation PC Adapter Connects the COM port of yo
6. This makes it possible to use symbolic identifier fort he address definition see section 4 1 Address selection Besides the absolute addresses the symbolic identifier and the comments will be shown and stored in a sig nal file resp a project file 8 3 Data acquisition 8 3 1 Supported PLC models and CPUs The following models of the SIMATIC S5 family are supported by the AS511 driver AG CPU Particularities 90U No acquisition of PW No cycle precise acquisition 95U No acquisition of PW 100U 100 102 103 101U No cycle precise acquisition 115U 941 942 943 944 945 135U 921 922 928 928B 150U No cycle precise acquisition 155U 946 947 948 Table 8 1 Overview of the supported SIMATIC S5 models Other automation devices and CPUs from the S5 family are generally compatible with PLC ANALYZER pro but have not been explicitly tested 8 3 2 Recordable PLC addresses The following table shows the recordable addresses and the corresponding address syntax Syntax Address type Example Qx z Output byte x bit z Q32 4 QBx Output byte x QB9 QWx Output word x QW 14 SIMATIC S5 Syntax Address type Example QDx Output double word x QD98 Ix z Input byte x bit z I17 0 IBx Input byte x IBI127 IWx Input word x IWI2 IDx Input double word x D124 Fx z Flag byte x bit z F3 7 FBx Flag byte x FB250 FWx Flag word x FW24 FDx Flag double word x FD134 FGx Flag x floating point representation FG104 FWAx Flag word analog x FWA26 PWx
7. 7 3 Insert notes Choose menu item Notice New in the signal file menu and click a point in window where the signals are shown and where you want the note to be shown A text field will appear Fill in your desired text By lt ENTER gt you get into the following line Click with the mouse in this text field or press lt ESC gt to accept the note It is possible to move existing notes Drag with the left mouse button to the new position The position of the arrowhead can be changed that way too Via double click on a note it is possible to change the text If you like to remove a note press with the right mouse button on the note and choose menu item Delete 5 7 4 Changing of symbol addresses and symbol comments Position the mouse cursor onto the PLC address whose symbol or comments you wish to mod ify Right click the mouse and select the menu item Signal info Signalinfo Absolute symbol IT 0 v Runtime Comment Runtime of system Fig 5 11 Signalinfo Via the window Signalinfo it is possible to change the symbol and the comments 5 7 5 Mark area For using of specific features of PLC ANALYZER pro it is necessary to mark an area of a sig nal file E g if you like to store export print an area or to make a statistic analysis Position the signal cursor to the beginning of the part which shall be marked Choose Area Mark in the menu Signal file and drag the cursor with the mouse to the desired end
8. AD safety stop Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Message before modifications in the AD for setting With AD safety stop Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Driver settings SIMATIC 55 Message before modifications in the AD for setting With AD safety stop J amp odmes mes Gm ri aca AA A d ee AMA vi AAAA AA d Co Co CO CO CO CO COCO hO2O h2 OO KRW DOWAAUOAAANAKNA ABWN HK WN Table of contents Fig 8 3 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Fig 8 4 Cycle precise acquisition status Fig 8 5 Message before modifications in the AD for setting With AD safety stop Fig 8 6 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop List of Tables Table 3 1 Toolbar icons Table 4 1 Address syntax SIMATIC S7 Table 4 2 Saving behaviour at trigger recording Table 4 3 Trigger operator Table 4 4 Modes of data acquisition Table 5 1 Signal cursor Table 5 2 Statistical evaluation of a bit address Table 5 3 Statistical evaluation of a register address Table 7 1 Interface types SIMATIC S7 Table 7 2 Address syntax SIMATIC S7 Table 7 3 Time stamp settings Table 8 1 Overview of the supported SIMATIC S5 models Table 8 2 Address syntax SIMATIC S5 Table 8 3 Status display cycle precise recording S5 vil M od adi CONN Introduction 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to PLC ANALYZER pro 5 the software logi
9. Default Onlineset e File Project Signalfle Find Yiew Tools Extras Window 7 O uz Trigger Mem full Transfer T1 active T2 active Time base Aa gt Trigger 21 Permanent acquisition active 00 01 26 Fig 8 4 Cycle precise acquisition status The displayed signals serve as status display for cycle precise recording Their meaning is shown in the following table Signal Trigger Mem full Transfer T1 active T2 active SIMATIC S5 8 8 Meaning Signals whether the trigger condition is fulfilled Shows that the circular memory is full The circular memory is transferred from the PLC to the PC and a signal file is created The trigger combination from AND block 1 is activated The trigger combination from AND block 2 is activated Table 8 3 Status display cycle precise recording S5 Recording is stopped with Stop acquisition You should now stop your system process or put the system into a safe state Removal of the modifications 1s now done analogously in the stop state or online One of the following message windows appears Information i The following modifications will now be made in AD Delete FB 3 OB 3Modification OB 1 For safety resons stop the connected process machine The PLC ANAL YZER sets PLC into stop state for a few seconds PROCESS STOPPED NOVY Information The following modifications will now be made during operation of AD Delete FB 3 OB 3Modi
10. Hold the button Ctr and change the position of the measuring point with arrow keys and gt Mark a time difference measurement with the mouse to remove it and press Del 5 5 3 2 Bit measurement With the bit measurement it is very easy to measure bit signals The time between two edges of a bit signal will be measured Activate the bit measurement and choose under Signalfile the menu item Time measurement time difference or click symbol in the toolbar Click with the signal curser on a bit signal The corresponding bit signal will be measured auto matically Finish measurement via menu item Time measurement time difference or click sym bol in the toolbar Mark a bit measurement with the mouse to remove it and press Del Signal display and analysis 5 6 5 6 Search functions PLC ANALYZER pro supports searching according to specific bit patterns signal edges trig ger Specific points in time or notes within a signal file Activate the search function with the menu Find by clicking the right mouse button in the dis play area of the signal window keyboard Ctrl or choose the according symbol in the tool bar 5 6 1 Find trigger The triggers set within a signal file are displayed as vertical dashed lines Select the menu item Find Find trigger in order to activate the Find trigger window Find trigger Trigger All trigger v search direction d search in all signalfiles in this direct
11. Note Find Note Note All Notices v search direction forward backward Fig 5 10 Find note First choose the note you are looking for If you select All Notices all notices will be sear ched Set the search direction via forward und backward Set Find to start The program will search fort he next note in the search direction and positions the signal cursor on it 5 7 Adapting signal display PLC ANALYZER pro makes possible the individual configuration of signal display You can change the signal color shift signals and title signals 5 7 1 Moving of signals Choose in the left column of the online window the identifier of the PLC address with the mouse and drag the signal with the left mouse button to the desired position It is also possible to change the height of analog signals Therefore drag the upper or lower gage of the signal scale with the left mouse button upward or downwards It is also possible to move the signals in the online window directly see section 5 2 Signal se lection 5 7 2 Change signal color Choose in the left column of the online window the identifier of the PLC address which belongs to the color you want to change Press the right mouse button and select the menu item Change signal color Choose the desired color It is also possible to change the color of the signals in the online window directly see section 5 2 Signal selection Signal display and analysis 5 10 5
12. Please note that changing the sign interpretation may cause the minimum and maximum values to be reversed 4 5 Modes of data acquisition Three different types of acquisition are available You specify the type of data acquisition under Acquisition mode Project options Addresses Online Scaling Trigger Acquisition mode Acquisition mode Signalfile size Ringbuffer No limit Free Space on Harddisk O Trigger Maximum length O Time controlled O Maximum size Description Manual acquisition The acquisition is started manually and terminated manually All signals are stored fig I The signals are stored in a signal file only limited by the disk size or in several signal files with adjustable size Manual acquisition with ringbuffer ignals are saved in signal files with adjustable firm size Signal files which are older than the adjusted ringbuffer size are deleted fig II Fig 4 11 Setting the acquisition mode The signal data acquired by the PLC are saved in a signal file according to the acquisition mode Following table shows the differences Data acquisition 4 15 Acquisition mode Description Manual The selected PLC signals are recorded from manual start to end with out breaks Under Signalfile size you can limit the size of the signal file If the limit is reached then the current signal file is saved and a new signal file automatically created With the control field Ringbuffer you acti
13. You can define several triggers By using control field Trigger active you can activate or deactivate the selected trigger With a deactivated trigger no trigger will be activated even if the trigger conditions are performed Data acquisition 4 7 The Trigger time of the trigger indicates how many times the trigger conditions must be per formed in order to activate a trigger The activation of the control field Save leads by the controlled trigger record see section 4 5 Modes of data acquisition to the fact that PLC signals are saved in a signal file only if all the trigger conditions are performed You can also define how many times before and after the trig ger occurrence information will be saved The save reaction depends of the activating of the control field start trigger and stop trigger Activated control fields Save reaction Start trigger The saving begins when the trigger condition is performed It ends when a stop trigger occurs or if the storage is ended manually Stop trigger If a start trigger was activated before the stop trigger will end the storage of signals Otherwise the stop trigger has no influence on the data storage Start trigger and Stop trigger At first appearance of trigger condition the storage will be started and at second time it will be ended Neither start trigger nor stop Data around trigger event are saved Set how many times trigger before the trigger and how many times after the trigger sig
14. backward Start the search with Search The program finds the next analog value in the given search direction corresponding to the given parameters The signal cursor is set to the found value 5 6 5 Find edge Find edge Addresses Edqes SADT any edge SRO SAD aH positive edge cAD3 SROs negative edge SROB r dr 4 Sb o3 4 4 FK Search direction 8 forward C backward Search in all signalfiles in this directory Fig 5 9 Find edge In order to search for a particular signal edge select the menu item Find Find edge All bit addresses displayed in the active signal window are listed under Addresses Now enter the desired edge form in the text fields to the right of the addresses Permitted entries are B and X posi tive edge negative edge B any edge X don t care Alternatively you can change the search values by using of the spin controls on the appropriate spin field If you like to scan all signal files in the directory of the current signal file choose the menu item Search in all signal files in this directory Specify the search direction with forward and back ward Click on Find to start the search The program now searches for the next edge pattern in the given search direction and positions the signal cur sor on it Signal display and analysis 5 9 5 6 6 Find note To find the notes you have to choose menu item Find Note see section 5 7 3 Insert
15. be recorded in sequence e g EBO EB1 EB2 then click on the Next address button You can change already inserted addresses with Replace With Remove you delete the signal addresses that should not continue to be recorded Data acquisition 4 2 Project options Addresses Online Scaling Trigger Acquisition mode symbol addresses Name Absolute iv Default Set FB 238 FB 238 FB 240 Adresses in set Absolute QB 5 IB 0 IB 32 FW 3 AE qm Address sets Driver SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S SIMATIC S Symbol Comment QB 5 IB 0 IB 32 FW 3 ES ae Symbol Comment COMPR DELETE COD B4 FB 241 COD 15 FB 242 MUL_16 FB 243 CONTROL FB 244 RESET FB 245 SYSTEM FB 246 POSITION FB 24 STATUS FB 248 DELETE2 Te 330 TIMER 30 31 TIMER 31 32 TIMER 32 33 TIMER 33 34 T34 35 T35 3b T36 37 T3 38 T38 39 T39 40 T40 41 T41 Properties v Acquire address set Insert Addresses in Default Onlineset AAAAAAAAAASA v PLC Driver SIMATIC S MPI J he Update Symbols Address Absolute FB 245 Symbol SYSTEM Comment i Abbrechen Fig 4 2 Entering signals to acquire NOTE 35 The simultaneous acquisition of signals from different PLC controllers with sev eral drivers 1s possible Simply load all necessary drivers and make sure that the correct driver has been selected for each address The following table shows as an example the addr
16. cannot be deinstalled Pay attention that during the deinstallation the License Key diskette remains in the floppy drive gt There is a psoobility of a forced deinstallation NOTE All activated licenses get lost Start Deinstallation Click More as long as a License Key error message appears e g read fault error Do not confirm this message but open the Windows Registration Editor Start Run insert regedit OK Change HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwarevVAutemPLC ANALYZER pro Settings Deinstall_error from to 0 Now confirm the error message The ANALYZER will be deinstalled completely now Dongle malfunctioning gt Under http www aladdin de produkte softwaresicherheit hardlock support setup html download file hldrv32 zip and install it Start PLC ANALYZER PLC ANALYZER pro doesn t start gt Did you activate the license of the ANALYZER An errors appears while starting PLC ANALYZER pro gt If the PLC ANALYZER crashes during the start or other errors appear during the start remove following key in the registry Start Run insert regedit OK HKEY CURRENT USER Software AUTEMWPLC ANALYZER pro 5 DRIVER Start the PLC ANALYZER pro again No drivers can be loaded gt Be sure that you installed a PLC driver gt In the registry Start Run insert regedit OK the key DriverPath is defined under HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWARE AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Settings Check whether the PLC driver of PLC AN
17. from your PC e g your USB mouse etc and try it again General help for problems with connecting to the PLC gt fitis not possible to make a connection to your PLC via your programming software Concept Medoc Modsoft check the hardware connection first Did you make the right settings under Extras PLC driver properties COM Port Baudrate PL C adddress gt Close all programs using the same interface which you set under Extras PLC driver properties There are interrupts during the recording gt Deaktivate the Powermanager via the system control of your PC Check the hardware connection Take care for electromagnatic shielding against electrical and magnetical fields
18. high degree of operational reliability enables a practically continuous recording of signals over several years When the capacity has been reached the oldest signal file 1s automatically deleted to create space for new signal data Remote diagnosis 6 2 6 2 Fields of application BLACKBOX PLC process data recording Failure diagnosis Determine cause of downtimes Preventive maintenance Plant documentation QS TPM OEE Remote service This form of continuous recording is relevant for system and machine manufacturers and users because the data obtained is applicable for localizing faults as well as documenting operating behavior and system operation Maintenance construction and quality assurance receive valuable information concerning the system The recorded data also serves as incorruptible evidence in searching for the cause and the elimi nation of faults for example It is connected to the PLC by means supported by the PLC ANALYZER pro 5 i e via connec tion to the PU interface or an automation network MPI PROFIBUS Industrial Ethernet TCP IP Modbus The optionally available AD USB Box even enables the additional simultaneous acquisition of external electrical measured values Input 8 x analog 20 x discrete It is possible acquire data from several different PLCs simultaneously It is possible to record the same values like PLC ANALYZER pro does input output flag counter timer data word data block et
19. of the part The marked area will be displayed in blue Left click to end marking Or choose the menu item Area Mark via right click It is also possible to hold the shift button Shift tT pressed and place the signal cursor with mouse and keyboard 5 8 Signal file comparison One of the favourites of PLC ANALYZER pro is to compare two signal files easily So it easy to find out creeping wear and tear of a machines e g Open the signal files which you like to compare one after another to compare it Then choose Compare in the signal file menu Now the signals of both signal files will be shown superim posed in one online window Signal display and analysis 5 11 Pm AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Default Onlineset SYSTEM 2 17 02 2005 SPS File Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window 5 460 s Timebase Active Signalfile Cursortime _ 130_ ms_ O SYSTEM 2 17 04 2005 8PS 11 59 38 579 zm SYSTEM 2 17 02 2005 8PS lt Fig 5 12 Signal file comparison The signals of the non active signal file are displayed in gray The signals of the active signal file appear in the color previously set Under Active signal file you change the active signal file in need All signal file functions e g cursor time time difference search functions refer to the active signal file With Offset you can shift the signals of the active signal file horizontally This enables you to specify a common reference point
20. or enter the text the computer should pronounce With Test you can test in advance if all settings are correct and if the acoustic signaling has been sent duly Note L 35 The installation of Microsoft Text to Speech Engine is been required for a text announcement as well as a soundcard with online speakers Get Microsoft Text to Speech Engine free under http www microsoft com 4 4 Scaling of register values Data acquisition 4 13 With the help of online scaling you can influence the display of analog values in respect to their number value and the graphical representation For example you can convert signal values to physical units m kg hPa and display them correspondingly on the screen You can specify unit factor and offset of an analog value The analog signal is converted according to the fol lowing formula Display value Factor Measured value Offset Project options Addresses Online Scaling Trigger Acquisition mode Adresses Absolute Symbol Comment Driver Format Unit Factor Offset Offset Unsharpness Min SIMATIC S Unsigned Decimal Analog auto SIMATIC S Unsigned Decimal Analog auto SIMATIC 57 Unsigned Decimal Analog auto SIMATIC 57 Signed Decimal i SIMATIC S SIMATIC Time S5TIME Analog Format signal display scaling Signed Decimal v Factor 0 001 Analog Auto scaling Decimal places 2 Offset 0 O Bitpattem 8 Fix scaling Display as floating point 5 Low
21. the mouse in the list Addresses in online window Alternatively the buttons All gt and gt can also be used Position the addresses in the list Addresses in online window with the mouse in the succession as they will set in the online window Adjust if it s necessary Position Height as well as Color of the signals Data acquisition 4 6 Under Reset all signals Position Height and Color are reset to default values see section 3 2 1 Options Signals If previously selected addresses are no longer displayed in the online window please drag them with the mouse out of the list Addresses in online window or use the button lt all and lt Under Change address symbol you change the symbolic designator and the comment of an ab solute address For this select the desired Absolute address and register the Symbol as well as the Comment of the address With Accept the change will be undertaken 4 3 Trigger PLC ANALYZER pro allows you to trigger recording upon occurrence of certain events e g sporadically occurring errors With this feature you can create signal files containing a specific event with the signal history leading up to and following the event You can trigger on binary and analog signals For binary signals you can trigger on either logi cal 0 or I For analog signals you can trigger on the relations greater than gt less than lt equal and not equal lt gt Trigger conditions can be combined with th
22. two signal files with each other Activate a stopwatch function Activate bit measurement 3 wt er Configuration 3 7 Button Meaning Inserts note into the online window Stores the selected range of the active signal file Prints the signal file of the active online window Starts signal recording in the current project Stops signal recording in the current project Opens the Project settings window Opens the Bit pattern search window Opens the Signal edge search window Opens the Analog value search window Opens the Trigger search window Opens the Time search window Displays all open online windows as overlapping Displays all open online windows as contiguous Toggles the grid on off in the active online window Changing between relative and absolute time display Graphical display of the signals Signal display in text mode Loads a PLC driver and the corresponding settings Opens the help window of the PLC ANALYZER pro and indicates the list of the help themes EIE IW C HB Aa Be we PER ED Qu EP Starts context sensitive Help Click this button and then select a menu item or a toolbar button in order to display a corresponding help text Table 3 1 Toolbar icons 3 3 Tools Extras Window Step7 Set PG PC interface Customize Fig 3 8 Tools menu The Tools menu can be used to start external programs from PLC ANALYZER pro Any pro eram can be selected free and modified at any time using Customize Cli
23. v Generate timestamp or niin DAUser Projects SPs ANALYZER PDFEA4d5 Sv With PLC Security Stap Fig 7 2 Driver settings for cycle precise driver SIMATIC S7 For recording of very brief signal changes activate Cycle acquisition see section 7 4 Cycle precise acquisition Generate time stamp is used to associate the time with the data during cycle precise recording Deactivate this option when there is so much data to record that data loss results In this case there will be no time information available during signal analysis In addition to that you can choose if the PLC will be stopped before and after the transmission of the modules to the PLC by selecting With PLC Security Stop and you can select whether a conditional module end BEB should be checked with a corresponding notification Such a command in OBI can result in the required modules for cycle precise acquisition not being executed SIMATIC S7 7 7 Choose in Time stamp whether the data will be stored to signal file continuously for each cycle or only if the signal changes Following setting 1s recommended in this connection Setting Description continuously Choose this setting if the signals will probably change in each cycle Only if signal changes Choose this setting if the signals will probably not change each cy cle So you give the PLC ANALYZER pro the possibility to opti mise the recording of the signals and to acquire more sign
24. want is not in the list you ISE 57 a have to install the driver license via the SIMATIC 85 5 0 0 License Key management see section 2 2 Installation on your PC Driver Select a driver and click on the Add button in order to load it After loading of all desired drivers set all important parameters of the selected PLC driver with Properties You will find a description of these parameters Fig 3 3 Selecting the PLC driver in the corresponding driver appendix under Configuring the PLC driver Loaded PLC drivers can be removed from the list of the loaded drivers with Delete 3 2 Options Use Options to configure PLC ANALYZER pro as you wish Your configuration settings are stored and used when the program is restarted Configuration 3 3 3 2 1 Signals With Signals you set the signal display and the scope of information Options signale Directories Language Toolbars Addresses Address display Font Font size O Absolute aol 5 0 MI B oy O Comment signals standard Signal color standard height of binary signals 15 Fixel w 8 colored standard height of analog signals 100 Pixel v C black CEST oignal line width signal file Open signal file with saved time base Open signal file with saved cursor position Print Iv Adjust signal height Fig 3 4 Setting signal options Select under Address display the display of the address indication Next to the
25. 5 25 17 04 50 sps mm 0 D 10s m 9s 900ms 5s Oms Os Oms 240 120 D Ue 17 05 19 17 08 29 17 05 39 105 Cursortime M Timebase 479455 17 05 50 irosso Cursortime 100 Sms S 17 05 26 489 602 ms_ 17 06 01 769 lt K gt Fig 5 2 Signal file display The name of the opened signal file is displayed in the title bar of the signal window You can have several signal files opened simultaneously so that a direct comparison is possible A signal window is opened with the signal selection and scaling contained in the signal file In a signal window the left side displays the address identifiers of the displayed signals in absolute or symbolic form The right side shows the signal values at the current cursor position The time base for the display is always chosen so that the contents of the entire file fit in the signal window For a detailed analysis it is meaningful to set an appropriate time base s section 5 5 2 Setting the time base 5 2 Signal selection When a signal file 1s opened the PLC signals are displayed according to the online selection in the signal file If you wish to change the signal selection then click on menu item Selection in menu Signal file Alternatively you can click the right mouse button in the display area of the signal window and then choose the Selection menu item in the context menu Signal file Signal display and analysis 5 3 Now make the adequate sett
26. 5 9 Signal statistics With PLC ANALYZER pro you can create a statistical overview of the signals over time Se lect the menu item Signal statistics in the signal file menu in order to obtain various statistics on a given signal Signal display and analysis 5 12 Signal statistics Absolute Symbol S8 Ts Comment a Fange 9 Signal file Binaries 1min 24s 32 1 3 Signal at High Longesthigh phase 2 249 s Longest low phase emin 58s 67 9 Signal at Low shortest high phase Shortestlow phase 1 48 s Cycle time 9 High cycle from rising edge ta next rising edge CD Low cycle from falling edge to next falling edge Longest cycle 4 2515 Shortest cycle 3 388 Average 4 005 s Registers Fig 5 13 Signal statistics Under Absolute select the address for which statistical information is to be obtained Symbol name and comments of the selected address are adapted automatically Under Range select the desired range of the signal file for which the analysis takes place If you marked the desired range of the signal file already see section 5 7 5 Mark area only the marked range will be valuated statistically The following table explains the statistical evaluation for a discrete signal bit address Field Explanation Signal high Gives the period of time during which the signal in the selected range was HIGH TRUE logical 1 Signal low Gives the period of time during which the signal in the selected range wa
27. 85 15 2 Fig 5 14 Signal statistics register values When selecting a register value you can also determine how often a particular signal value has occurred Enter an operand and a signal value Click on the Calculate and the result 1s dis played 5 10 Project info For documentation of a project it 1s possible to create a general view of all project settings with PLC ANALYZER pro Select the menu item Project info in the project menu All project data will be shown by Project info If you select Save all project settings will be stored in a text file Use Print to print all pro Ject data 5 11 Saving a signal file To save changes in a signal file select in menu File the menu item Save signal file or Save sig nal file as Signal display and analysis 5 14 5 11 1 Saving an extract PLC ANALYZER pro enables you to also save extracts of a signal file Simply select the de sired area with the help of the time difference measurement see section 5 7 5 Mark area and select option Area Save under the menu Signalfile Specify a name for extract and click Save 5 12 Printing a signal file You can print either entire signal files or extracts of signal files You reach the printer selection window through the Print menu item in the File menu Print Printer Status Ready Type HP LaserJet 1200 Senes PCL Where LFT Comment Print range Copies All Mumber of copies P Pages fom 1 2 p gp Cur
28. ALYZER pro occur in this path If not change SIMATIC S5 9 11 the path or copy the driver into the directory Connection establishment to PLC and data recording Error during connecting to SIMATIC S7 c Step7 min Version 3 0 has to be installed gt During the connecting via Ethernet Softnet has to be installed gt f you are not able to make a connection by Step7 to your PLC check the hardware connection between PLC and PC Check if you made the right settings for the connection under PG PC set interface STEP7 gt Did you make the right settings for the PLC address in the PLC ANALYZER pro under Extras PLC Driver Properties MPI Profibus or TCP IP address gt Did you make the right settings for the slot of the CPU under Extras PLC Driver Properties It is not possible to make a connection via Ethernet to SIMATIC S7 gt f you made the right settings for an Industrial Ethernet connection under PG PC set interface you have to enter the MAC address in the S7 driver of the PLC ANALYZER pro Format XX XX XX XX XX XX If you use the connection TCP IP a TCP IP address has to be entered in the S7 driver of PLC ANALYZER pro Format XXX XXX XXX XXX gt Pay attention to enter under slot the slot of the CPU and not the slot of the CP It is not possible to make a connection via MPI USB Cable gt f you like to make a connection via USB you need at least STEP7 Version 5 0 SP3 or 5 1 SP2 It is
29. C ANALYZER pro e Fault analysis in PLC systems e Finding and localizing sporadic errors e Analysis and optimization cycle time reduction e Short term and long term registration of measured values e Documentation and support for your quality assurance system e g QA TPM OEE e Installation maintenance development training TPM Total Productivity Management OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness Introduction 1 3 1 3 Technical features e Data acquisition through the PLC programming unit interface or the automation network e Acquisition of input output flags timers counters data words data block etc e Signal display in bit byte word or double word formats e Creating of pseudo signals e Adding of additional addresses or trigger conditions while recording e Simultaneous acquisition on several PLC systems e g SIMATIC S5 S7 or SIMATIC S5 Allen Bradley e Software solution no additional hardware necessary e No modifications in the PLC program necessary e Cycle precise acquisition for SIMATIC controls e Recording of the signal waveform on hard disk e Trigger controlled creation of signal files continuous recording e Time controlled signal recording e Online signal display similar to an oscilloscope e Comfortable definition of trigger per drag amp drop e Substantial trigger features with an and or linkage and cascading e Pretrigger and posttrigger time can be set by user e Start and sto
30. I O word x only input PW214 SX Z Special flag x bit z S1010 1 SYx Special flag x SY2027 SWx Special flag word x SW 1423 SDx Special flag double word x SD1028 SGx Special flag x floating point SG1424 Tx Timer x T2 Cx Counter x C5 yDLx Left data byte x from DB y 20DL15 yDRx Right data byte x from DB y 2 DR53 yDWx Data word x from data block y I2DW5 yDDx Data double word x from DB y 27DDO yDXx Data word x from DX module y 22DXI5 Table 8 2 Address syntax SIMATIC S5 NOTE 35 The automation devices of the SIMATIC 55 family allow only byte oriented data acquisition PLC ANALYZER pro automatically converts a given bit address to a byte address All bits are available for display The address type FWA flag word analog can be used to acquire analog output values which are directly trans ferred in a flag word in the user program to left justified output format and finally to the analog periphery without using a standard functional module Backward formatting to the right justified two s complement form takes place SIMATIC S5 8 5 8 3 3 Time behaviour and particularities NOTE 35 Acquiring data with PLC ANALYZER pro results in a small increase in cycle time in the automation device to the same extent that happens with STEPS in op erating mode STAT VAR The intervals between scan transfers from the SIMATIC PLC to the computer are dependent on the PLC CPU and the number of acquired signals For the SIMATIC 55 115U CP
31. Number of pictures in which the signal file shall be separated Clicking the button Export generates a Web Site and exports the signal file areas as a JPEG picture You can open the Web Site with each Web Browser e g Internet Explorer With this Web Site you get an overview and it shows the signal file divided in sectors as little thumbnails Click on the thumbnails to display the pictures in original size Signal display and analysis 5 17 5 13 3 Exporing signal files as a text Specify under Export file the name of the export file and activate the control field Text CSV Under Range you can choose the desired area of the signal file which shall be exported You only can activate Mark if you marked an area in the signal window before see section Mark area Clicking on the Properties button will open the properties window Determine the Separating characters between each measured value If you activate Data definition in the first line the data column will be captioned with headlines With Interval you set the time lag between those signals you like to export Choose Export when signal changes only if you like to export signal changes The export file will be much smaller then Choosing Every scan point exports data if a scan point appears Clicking on Export exports the signal file Relative time absolute time signal values trigger as well as occurred errors during the data recording will be exported The export file 1s for
32. PLC ANALYZER pro 5 User Manual m AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Default Onlineset 12 04 2005 123225 sps Ele Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window De iud ode wf i 2 Me 3 314e 003 Pressure MG 30 hPa system OK MK Timebase Cursortime 300 S ms 12 35 20 803 lt gt PLC Logic analysis in no time User Manual PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Copyright 1995 2005 AUTEM GmbH All rights reserved No part of this user manual including excerpts may be reproduced photocopied or electronically stored without express written permission by AUTEM The software described in this manual is subject of a software licensing agreement and may be used only according to the terms of this agreement AUTEM GmbH Dithmarscher StraBe 29 D 26723 Emden Germany Telephone 49 4921 9610 0 Telefax 49 4921 9610 96 eMail info autem de http www autem de AUTEM issues no guarantee for this manual This includes both expressly given and tacit guarantees for commer cially accepted quality and suitability for a particular use AUTEM accepts no liability for errors in the manual or for damages that may occur as a result of using or applying this material The names of particular software and hardware products mentioned in this book are mostly registered trademarks whose usage is subject to the terms of appropriate law We are thankful for any comments sugge
33. R pro looks as follows e Connect PC with the PLC programming unit interface e Select signals to record e Select signals to be displayed on the screen e Set trigger combinations to freeze the data being recorded e Start data recording e End data recording e Evaluate and analyze recorded signals in graphical display e Use recorded signals to calculate time intervals 1 5 Help You have access to a convenient online help for PLC ANALYZER pro To activate help just select the menu item Help topics in the help menu A help window appears with important in formation and comments on program operation If you need detailed help on a specific window simply press the Fl key when the window is active Direct help on an individual dialog element can be obtained by positioning the mouse over the element and clicking the right mouse key 1 6 Technical Support Check the online help and this manual if you run into difficulty when using PLC ANALYZER There is a FAQ list at our Web site http www autem de containing answers to frequently asked questions Please contact our technical support if you cannot solve the problem Technical support AUTEM Tel 449 0 4921 9610 0 Fax 449 0 4921 9610 96 eMail support autem de Introduction 1 5 Please have the following information at hand in addition e Exact error description e Version and serial number of PLC ANALYZER pro e Model and exact type description of the PC or programming un
34. SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7 7 5 NOTE 355 The automation devices of the SIMATIC 57 family allow only byte oriented data acquisition PLC ANALYZER pro automatically converts a given bit address to a byte address All bits are available for display 7 3 3 Time behaviour and particularities NOTE 35 Acquiring data with PLC ANALYZER pro results in a small increase in cycle time in the automation device to the same extent that happens with STEP7 in op erating mode Watch and control variable The intervals between scan transfers from the SIMATIC PLC to the computer are dependent on the PLC CPU the number of acquired signals and the transmission speed of the Ethernet PROFIBUS or the MPI network For the 87 300 the scan interval with MPI board for a byte is approximately 25 30 ms i e for a cycle time 30 ms there is one scan for each cycle For each additional acquired byte the scan interval increases by about 2 ms With Industrial Ethernet TCP IP the minimal scan interval is about 10 ms 7 4 Cycle precise acquisition WARNING For cycle precise acquisition PLC ANALYZER pro programs a small extension to the PLC program in the connected automation device We call attention to the fact that an effect on the operation of the automation device or the PLC program can not be completely ruled out Cycle precise signal acquisition provides you guaranteed an acquisition of selected signals of each PLC cycle without gaps
35. Setting the time base udi z J ll PW uli L Ahbob O NE T ee ae OO RN A I Js Be Ss ee oe iE Bs oe COMONA aAat BWW I E DERE NNN sm JA N Table of contents 5 5 3 Time measurement 5 5 3 1 Time difference measurement 5 5 3 2 Bit measurement 5 6 Search functions 5 6 1 Find trigger 5 6 2 Find time 5 6 3 Find bit pattern 5 6 4 Find analog value 5 6 5 Find edge 5 6 6 Find note 5 7 Adapting signal display 5 7 1 Moving of signals 5 2 Change signal color 5 3 Insert notes 5 4 Changing of symbol addresses and symbol comments 5 5 Mark area 5 8 Signal file comparison 527 Signal statistics 5 10 Project info 5 11 Saving a signal file Sel Saving an extract 5 12 Printing a signal file 5 3 Exporting signal files 9 159 Export as graphic bitmap Dol 9 2 Export as a HIML Site 513 3 Exporing signal files as a text SASA Graphical evaluation of signal data in Microsoft Excel 5 14 Importing signal files PLC PROCESS DATA RECORDING AND REMOTE SERVICE 6 1 BLACKBOX f r den PLC ANALYZER pro 6 2 Fields of application BLACKBOX 6 3 Remote service with the BLACKBOX DRIVER APPENDIX SIEMENS SIMATIC S7 Installation 7 1 1 Installing additional hardware 7 1 2 Installing additional software 7 2 Configuring the PLC driver Jo Data acquisition 7 3 1 Supported PLC models and CPUs 3 2 Recordable PLC addresses 3 3 Time behaviour and particularities 7 4 Cycle precise acqu
36. U942 and the 95U the interval for a byte is approximately 30 ms i e for a cycle time gt 30 ms there is one scan for each cycle For a longer PLC cycle time data transfer 1s synchronized with the PLC cycle For a shorter cycle time the computer does not obtain a scan for each cycle resulting in a partial loss of information In normal acquisition mode this loss can be made up by repeated measure ment of the signals in question If you request more signal addresses than one byte the minimal transfer interval increases by about 4 ms per byte The scan interval for the S5 155U has been fixed in the automation device by Siemens to 150 ms The CPU 921 S processor 135U is the second slowest CPU in regard to the transfer rate about 70 ms scan interval for the first byte 8 4 Cycle precise acquisition WARNING For cycle precise acquisition PLC ANALYZER pro programs a small extension to the PLC program in the connected automation device We call attention to the fact that an effect on the operation of the automation device or the PLC program can not be completely ruled out NOTE In the properties window of the PLC driver see section 8 2 Configuring the PLC driver you can select whether a conditional module end should be checked with a corresponding notification Such a command in OBI can result in the required modules for cycle precise acquisition not being executed SIMATIC S5 8 6 During cycle precise signal acquisition a limi
37. absolute indica tion the display as symbolic identifier or as comment is also possible But the precondition is that a symbol file has been loaded s Driver Addendum Besides set the desired font and font Size Under Standard Signal Color you set the signal display The option colored causes a separated color to be used for every address type input output flag etc The option black causes all signals to be displayed in black Later the signal color can be changed at any time Here also set the Standard height of binary signals the Standard height of analog signals and the Signal line width With Signal file you can choose if the last stored cursor position and time base have to be set automatically With selection of the control field Adjust signal height the height of PLC signals 1s chosen automatically so that all signals can be printed on one page Configuration 3 4 3 2 2 Directories Now set the standard directory path for project files and signal files The PLC ANALYZER pro works with this directory in case you don t explicit indicate something else Options Signale Directories Language Toolbars Projects CAPragrammeyAUTEMASPS ANALYZER pra EPPraject Fig 3 5 Selecting the standard directories You can change the directory paths by clicking on the buttons to the right of the text fields Configuration 3 5 3 2 3 Language You use this window to set the menu language of PLC ANALYZER pro T
38. als con tinuously cycle precise Table 7 3 Time stamp settings NOTE 35 If more addresses are stored to the memory than can be read from the PLC so a overflow of the circular memory will happen This means that you lose data You can avoid this by reduction of the number of addresses which will be recorded 7 4 4 Input of addresses You can acquire up to 25 addresses byte word or double word values simultaneously in cycle precise acquisition mode This restriction results from the restricted memory capacity of the PLC and the transmission speed of the PROFIBUS Ethernet or MPI Interface A acquisi tion without gaps is not guaranteed in any case if to many addresses are recorded The number of addresses which will be recorded continuously depends on the following points e Cycle time of the PLC program e Setting of the time stamp option see section 7 4 3 Configuration of PLC driver for cycle precise acquisition e Transmission speed of the PROFIBUS or MPI Interface e Frequency of the signal change e Recording with without time stamp For a cycle time of 2ms with a 87 300 CPU314 you can acquire ca 6 bytes without gaps if the bytes changes each cycle If the bytes change only each 10th cycle you can acquire ca 30 bytes continuously without gaps 7 4 5 Starting acquisition Select the option Cycle precise acquisition in the Properties windows of the PLC driver SIMATIC S7 7 8 WARNING It is absolutely necess
39. are available the PLC ANALYZER pro for detailed analysis e g time measurement diverse search functions and signal statistics 5 1 Opening a signal file After the end of data acquisition PLC ANALYZER pro always automatically loads the last signal file created You can also open a signal file in the File menu either with the History list contains the four most recently loaded signal files or with Open signal file Load signalfile Suchenin System 2 O f amp fir Grobe Ge ndert am i System Seu S3kB 25005 2005 17 12 FP 2005 05 25 1 04 50 sps 31 KE 25005 2005 0707 FF 2005 05 21 11 02 53 5ps SIEKB 25052005 17 07 F 2005 05 25 17 01 01 55 120 KB 25 052005 17 04 E JInput sps 11S KB 25 05 2005 17 01 FF 2005 05 25 15 57 23 5ps LIE KB 25 05 2005 17 01 FF 2005 05 25 15 54 22 sps LIE KB 25 05 2005 17 01 E 12 04 2005 123225 sps 1Ol1kKB 25 05 2005 14 52 E SYSTEM 17 02 2003 5PS Jo KB 29 04 2003 09 32 Dateityp siqnalfile SPS v Abbrechen Comment Fig 5 1 Opening a signal file The signal files are listed chronologically in the file selection window Comments with notes on the contents of a signal file are displayed under Comment To open a signal file select it and then simply click on the Open button Signal display and analysis 5 2 Pm AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 System 2 prj File Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window aQagidisiHd i ben M2 Fe LL 2005 05 25 17 04 50 505 ICIIDK system 3 2005 0
40. ary to put the system into a safe state before making any modifications With the setting With AD safety stop PLC ANALYZER pro switches control of module transfer or modification into the STOP state The operation after the end of recording functions analogously Now select in the menu Project the menu item Start acquisition The modules are transferred either during operation or after control stop depending on the setting you have made in the PLC driver window Properties see section 7 4 3 Configuration of PLC driver for cycle precise acquisition One of the following information windows appears Information J The following modifications wil now be made in AD Mew FZE 1 CB 1 DE 2 Modification OB 1 For safety resons stop the connected process machine The PLC ANAL YZER sets PLC into stop state for a few seconds PROCESS STOPPED NOVY Information 1j Thee following modifications will now be made during JJ operation of AD Mew FZ 1 CB 1 DE 2 Modification OB 1 Process behaviour may be affected Put the system into a safe state MAKE MODIFICATIONS IN THE AG ROM Fig 7 4 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Confirm with Yes only after you have stopped the process or put it in a safe state Make sure that injury or damage cannot happen by affecting control operation PLC ANALYZER pro searches in the PLC for a free module number and creates a function module and a data modu
41. ave to insert the license key disk in your floppy disk drive and click on the button Activate licenses now The License management will start automatically NOTE 35 If there is no floppy disk drive during the installation you can activate the licenses later Installation 2 2 License Key Management File License Licenses on this License Key diskette amp Y v Licenses on your PC Product Number Version S N Product Version S N PLC ANALYZER pro 5 base module 1 5 0 0 5004535 PLC Driver Siemens SIMATIC 57 MPI PPI Profi 1 5 0 0 5004535 PLC Driver Siemens SIMATIC S Industrial Ethern 1 5 0 0 5004535 PLC Driver Siemens SIMATIC S5 PG interface 1 5 0 0 5004535 Driver AD_USB Box 1 5 0 0 5004535 Fig 2 1 License Key management Select those licenses from the list of Licenses on this License Key diskette which you want to install on your PC Press and hold the button Ctrl if you want to select several licenses dif ferent drivers Afterwards press the button to transfer the selected licenses to your PC The button A installs all licenses at once After installation you can install additional licenses e g drivers from your License Key disk to your PC at any time Warning Consider please that a formatting reinstallation of your hard disk causes a lost of activated license s Therefore re transfer the activated licenses from your PC back to the License Key diskette in time before d
42. bol or ad dress comments in text field Comment Alternatively you choose a symbol address while mak ing a double click on it or drag the symbol address with the mouse from the list Symbol ad dresses to the list Addresses in set NOTE 35 Some programmable controllers e g SIMATIC 57 only allow bytewise data ac quisition In such a case PLC ANALYZER pro converts a given bit address auto matically into a byte address All bits are available for display 4 1 2 Pseudo signals The PLC ANALYZER offers you the possibility to generate pseudo signals from chosen ad dresses Pseudo signals are artificial signals which work out via any mathematical formula from existing signals According to the formula P 2 U x I performance voltage x current for example the perform ance of a machine can permanently be calculated and indicated in pseudo signals if voltage and current are really present as measuring signals Data acquisition 4 4 For this choose the button Pseudo signal and click on Add in order to generate a pseudo signal Now create a formula for this signal through selection of the appropriate buttons Now this pseudo signal will be continuously calculated and indicated during the registration Pseudo signal Name Ree eS ER ee LJ ES Addresses Formula gre a e 3 Fig 4 3 Generate pseudo signals 4 1 3 Address sets The PLC ANALYZER pro offers you the possibility to define several sets of addresses so call
43. c Operating trouble and downtimes cause enormous costs So it is very important for the man agement to find out who is responsible for damages and to claim against the suppliers e g De tailed process data are very helpful by this 6 3 Remote service with the BLACKBOX In need the keyboard the mouse and the screen can be connected to the BLACKBOX directly Very smart 1s the Remote Service via network connection LAN from any desired PC The software needed is scope of delivery The BLACKBOX is prepared for distance control by DUN Dial Up Networking Modem or Internet VPN Thereby remote service of facilities will be much more easier At any time it is possible to transfer signal data recorded by PLC ANALYZER pro via the remote network connection to any external PC also during the recording process The BLACKBOX will be supplied with the desired software configuration ready to run SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7 7 1 7 Driver appendix Siemens SIMATIC S7 This driver appendix describes the particularities of the following PLC drivers and gives you hints on using them e Siemens SIMATIC S7 MPI PPI PROFIBUS cycle precise e Siemens SIMATIC 57 Industrial Ethernet cycle precise The listed driver SIMATIC S7 MPI PPI PROFIBUS allows acquisition of PLC signals through PROFIBUS and all usual MPI PPI PLC circuits from Siemens The SIMATIC 57 In dustrial Ethernet driver makes it possible to record data via Industrial Ethernet
44. c analyzer that gives you valuable help in solving automation problems The program is very easy and intuitive to use Nevertheless please read the manual in order to familiarize yourself with the numerous applicabilities of PLC ANALYZER pro This manual informs you on installation operation and application areas of this program Pm AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 SUCHE T E File Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window Vad ecHh So we a o x BSS amp A suo Im l Flag 3 2005 05 25 17 04 50 sps ES system 3 2005 05 25 17 04 50 sps Simi Time overflow 3s 100ms 00011010 Timebase 17 05 20 17 05 34 17 08 39 05 17 0549 Cursortime Timebase 17 05 30 17 05 50 Cursortime 50 jTms 17 0533339 M 200 Sms 17 05 23 889 lt J gt Fig 1 1 PLC ANALYZER pro 1 1 Overview PLC ANALYZER pro is a software tool for logic analysis and registration of measured values on facilities operated with a PLC Programmable Logic Controller It easily makes possible acquisition display and evaluation of PLC signals of all types Among others these signals include inputs outputs flags timers counters and data words Introduction 1 2 Equipped with the capabilities of a traditional logic analyzer PLC ANALYZER pro normally requires no software or hardware modification of the PLC for capturing signal data This is a result of using the existing PLC protocol for data acquisition whereby PLC ANALYZER pro
45. cking on an existing menu item causes the corresponding program to be started from PLC ANALYZER pro Data acquisition 4 1 4 Data acquisition This chapter describes how to acquire data from a PLC With PLC ANALYZER every data ac quisition is navigated by a so called project All options for registration are saved in this project Start a project with Assistant New project in the File menu The project assistant leads you step by step to a new project On the first dialog window of the assistant you give the project an appropriate name with eventual descriptive comments Move to the next page with Continue On each page enter the data appropriate to your new project The menu item New project in the File menu offers another possibility in defining a project In the Create new project window you give the project an appropriate name with eventual descrip tive comments Go to project settings with Continue Create new project Name Description Continue Cancel Fig 4 1 Definition of a new project 4 1 Address selection In the Addresses window you specify which signal you want to record First select the PLC driver under driver for the desired address Then enter the desired addresses sequentially into the text field Absolute according to the syntax of the PLC driver Clicking on the Accept button or pressing lt ENTER gt causes the entered address to be included in the Addresses in set list If several addresses should
46. e for the loaded driver This makes it possible to use symbolic identifier fort he address definition see section 4 1 Address selection Besides the absolute addresses the symbolic identifier and the comments will be shown and stored in a sig nal file resp a project file For recording of very brief signal changes activate Cycle acquisition see section 7 4 Cycle precise acquisition 7 3 Data acquisition 7 3 1 Supported PLC models and CPUs The drivers for the SIMATIC S7 family supports all CPUs for the ADs AS200 AS300 AS400 M7 C7 and also the simulation software S7 PLCSIM 7 3 2 Recordable PLC addresses The following table shows the recordable addresses and the corresponding address syntax Syntax Address type Example Qx z Output byte x bit z Q32 4 QBx Output byte x QB9 QWx Output word x QWIA QDx Output double word x QD98 Ix z Input byte x bit z 117 0 IBx Input byte x IBI127 IWx Input word x IWI2 IDx Input double word x D124 Fx z Flag byte x bit z F3 7 FBx Flag byte x FB250 FWx Flag word x FW24 FDx Flag double word x FD134 Tx Timer x T2 Cx Counter x C5 DByDBXx z Data byte x bit z from data block y DB23DBX2 5 DByDBBx Data byte x from data block y DB2DBB5 DByDBWx Data word x from data block y DBI2DBWS5 DByDBDx Data double word x from data block y DB27DBDO PIB x Peripheral input byte x PEB 231 PIW x Peripheral input word x PEW 232 PID x Peripheral input double word x PED 304 Table 7 2 Address syntax
47. e logical operators AND and OR enabling you to specify complex trigger conditions Project options Addresses Online Scaling Trigger Acquisition mode Trigger Addresses Trigger definition Name Absol Symbol Comment Driver SRD6 1 iv Trigger 1 5 0 5 0 SIMATIC S C 1 5 1 5 1 SIMATIC S FW 3 120 52 52 SIMATIC S7 SR0 2 1 amp 53 53 SIMATIC S7 21 MKz1 AND OR 5 4 5 4 SIMATIC S 5 5 5 5 SIMATIC S L HH AND Trigger 1 5 6 5 6 SIMATIC S7 57 57 SIMATIC S7 5 OB 5 SIMATIC 57 0 0 SADI SIMATIC S7 01 SRO SIMATIC S7 02 SA02 SIMATIC S7 03 SR02 SIMATIC S7 04 SA03 SIMATIC S7 05 SR03 SIMATIC S7 06 SRO6 SIMATIC S7 07 MK SIMATIC S7 320 320 SIMATIC S7 321 READ SIMATIC S7 322 READ SIMATIC S7 323 READ SIMATIC S7 324 READ SIMATIC S7 325 READ SIMATIC S7 F stertrigger 32 6 READ SIMATIC S7 327 READ SIMATIC S7 Stoptrigger B 0 BO SIMATIC 57 IB 32 IB 32 SIMATIC S7 FW 3 FW 3 SIMATIC S7 T 20 T en SIMATIC S7 Description Trigger active Trigger time 0 a v Save Before Trigger After Trigger 30 ms s 30 gals v v v Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO Fig 4 5 Entering trigger conditions Through activating the button Add you generate a new trigger Give the trigger a name and as sign it a Description
48. ed address sets You can assign specific signals to each address set Through the selection of the button New you generate a now address set Give the address set a name and choose the online window in which the address has to be dis played With the control field Generate address set you decide 1f the signals of the address set have to be generated You delete the selected address set with Remove 4 2 Online signal selection A particular feature of PLC ANALYZER pro is the online display of recorded values in a fash ion similar to an oscilloscope In the Online window you can select the current signal to be dis played Data acquisition 4 5 Project options Addresses Online Scaling Trigger Acquisition mode Online windows Addresses Addresses in Online window Name Absolute Symbol Comment Driver Position Signal SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC 57 SIMATIC S SIMATIC S SIMATIC S SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S SIMATIC S7 SIMATIC S7 32 0 SIMATIC 57 32 1 SIMATIC S 32 2 READY 2 SIMATIC S 32 3 READY 3 SIMATIC S 32 4 READY 4 SIMATIC 57 Add 32 5 READY 5 SIMATIC S 32 6 READY 6 SIMATIC 57 Display 32 7 READY 7 SIMATIC 57 8 y t graph IB 0 IB 0 SIMATIC S7 A B 32 IB 32 SIMATIC S7 C Tex FW 3 Fw 3 SIMATIC S7 T ie T 20 SIMATIC S iW System 3 Flag 3 Timer Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO Co CO CO CO Co CO CO Co Co CO CO CO Time ba
49. eleting your hard disk 2 3 Uninstallation If you do not need a license on your PC anymore you can uninstall it and transfer the license back to the License Key diskette Start the License Key management in the program group PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Select those licenses from the list of licenses Licenses on your PC you want to uninstall Press and hold the button Ctrl if you want to select several licenses Afterwards press the button to uninstall the licenses from your PC The button A uninstalls all licenses at once In both cases the licenses will be transferred back to the License Key diskette Installation 2 3 NOTE 353 The licenses can be transferred back to that License Key diskette only from which they were installed originally The license to be transferred back and the License Key diskette must have the same serial numbers 2 4 Starting the program NOTE 35 Please make sure that your computer s time and date are set correctly Correct the values if need be Start PLC ANALYZER pro simply by double clicking on the PLC ANALYZER pro 5 icon in the program group PLC ANALYZER pro Ad D zu Ti LK 1 p pm P AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 Ix File Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window Fig 2 2 The initial screen After successful activation of the licenses your screen should appear as in the above figure 2 2 Otherwise you will see a message window with the request to install the correc
50. er individually SIMATIC S7 7 3 Properties CPU Time pertormance Station address Time stamp only when signal changes segment IL te continuously Slot number af CPL Scan interval Rack number minimal y Cyele acquisition Symbolism RUNE ODD Symbolset IDAUser Projects vSPS ANALYZER PDFA46 SY Fig 7 1 Driver settings SIMATIC S7 Choose a meaningful Name for he driver first Set the Station address and the slot number of the desired Ethernet PROFIBUS PPI or MPI interface under PLC address Note 35 For SIMATIC 57 Ethernet driver you can enter either the TCP IP address or the MAC address of the CP Pay attention to enter under slot the slot of the CPU and not the slot of the CP Use Time stamp to specify whether the time stamps should be entered into the signal file con tinually at every scan point or only for signal changes For a continuous time stamp the exact s can points are documented even for a signal which does not change The signal files are there fore larger Under Scan interval enter the length of time between read out of data from the PLC A longer scan interval may be chosen for non critical time signals e g temperature The signal files thus created then become smaller Only with SIMATIC S7 Ethernet driver SIMATIC S7 7 4 Under Symbolism you can refer a symbol fil
51. es not move Ctrl e scroll backward by 10 pixels cursor does not move Page tt page up Page page down Home cursor to beginning of screen on left End cursor to end of screen on right Ctrl Home cursor to beginning of signal file Ctrl End cursor to end of signal file Table 5 1 Signal cursor Signal display and analysis 5 4 5 5 Time information The bottom portion of the graphics signal window contains important information and options in respect to time display Timebase 0500 wos 00 0 170529 Lursartime aon lems 17 05 23 588 lt li gt Fig 5 3 Time information 5 5 1 Absolute and relative time display In the Cursor time text field the current time at the signal cursor position is displayed continu ously You can select between two different display possibilities 1 Relative Time display relative to the beginning of the signal file 2 Absolute System time computer time from the moment of incoming data You can change the time display on menu item Relative time display in menu View or via the symbol in the toolbar The general format for time display is hh mm ss xxx hh hour mm minute ss second xxx millisecond 5 5 2 Setting the time base The time base gives the time per screen pixel The setting takes place under Time base Activate the left spin field with the mouse in order to modify the time base Alternatively you can enter the new time base directly into the text field Confirm yo
52. ess syntax for the Siemens SIMATIC 57 family Syntax Address type Example Qx z Output byte x bit z Q32 4 QBx Output byte x QB9 QWx Output word x Qw 14 QDx Output double word x QD98 Ix z Input byte x bit z 117 0 IBx Input byte x IBI27 IWx Input word x IWI2 IDx Input double word x D124 Fx z Flag byte x bit z p FBx Flag byte x FB250 FWx Flag word x FW24 Data acquisition 4 3 Syntax Address type Example FDx Flag double word x FD134 FGx Flag x floating point representation FG104 Tx Timer x T2 Cx Counter x C5 DByDBXx z Data byte x bit z from data block y DB23DBX2 5 DByDBBx Data byte x from data block y DB2DBB5 DByDBWx Data word x from data block y DBI2DBWS5 DByDBDx Data double word x from data block y DB27DBDO PIBx Periphery input byte x PIB 123 PIWx Periphery input word x PIW 124 PIDx Periphery input double word x PED 126 Table 4 1 Address syntax SIMATIC S7 Please consult the appropriate driver appendix for the address syntax of other PLC systems 4 1 1 Use of PLC symbol files With PLC ANALYZER pro you can use the PLC symbol files produced by the programming software For this purpose load the desired symbol file in the PLC driver settings You find the exact procedure in the corresponding driver addendum under Configuration of PLC Driver If a symbol file 1s loaded all symbolic identifiers and comments of the symbol file will be indexed in the list Symbol address Now you can also give symbolic addresses in text field Sym
53. fication OB 1 Process behaviour may be affected Put the system inte a safe statel Fig 8 6 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Confirm the message after you have stopped your system or put it into a safe state The original state in the AD is now reinstated After the end of acquisition the last signal file created 1s automatically opened for display The time base is chosen so that the entire file fits onto the screen SIMATIC S5 8 9 8 4 4 Particularities of signal display and analysis Evaluation of cycle precise acquired signal files is practically identical to normal signal files One difference 1s that the data within the PLC cannot be assigned an exact data time Because of this the time is always shown relative in cycles The time base here is milli cycles per pixel mcp SIMATIC S5 9 10 9 Appendix A Frequently Asked Question FAQ Installation and License key management During the installation following error message appears File xxx cannot be opened gt The Installation CD is defect You can start the License key management but there are no licenses visible poss following message appears Licenses not found Check if there are data files in the installation directory Data 000 Data 001 If there are no data files install the PLC ANALYZER pro on another PC but do not activate and copy the data files to the first PC afterwards PLC ANALYZER pro
54. g Fig O 2 SO CONA ABRWNH KH MH AHANOONA ABWNKONAAABWN N PLC ANALYZER pro License Key management The initial screen Options menu Contiguring the PLC driver Selecting the PLC driver Setting signal options Selecting the standard directories Language selection Contiguring toolbars Tools menu Definition of a new project Entering signals to acquire Generate pseudo signals Selecting signals for online display Entering trigger conditions Entering of trigger value of a bit signal Entering trigger value of an analog signal Principles of analog triggering lt gt lt gt Setting trigger properties Register scaling for online display Setting the acquisition mode Signal acquisition with graphics and text online window Opening a signal file Signal file display Time information Activated time difference measurement Find trigger Find time Find bit pattern Search for analog value Find edge Find note Signalinfo Signal file comparison Signal statistics Signal statistics register values Printer selection window Printout of a signal file not to scale Export in ASCII format Example of an exported signal file extract Logarithmic representation of PLC analog signals with Excel 3D representation of PLC analog values with Excel Discrete signals with Excel Importing Data BLACKBOX Driver settings SIMATIC 57 Driver settings for cycle precise driver SIMATIC S7 Message before modifications in the AD for setting With
55. gnal goes outside the range lt gt Triggering occurs if the measured value leaves the range between the lower and upper cut off values Triggering can occur again only if the signal enters the range Table 4 3 Trigger operator Data acquisition 4 10 trigger trigger Upper cut off hysteresis trigger value trigger trigger trigger value hysteresis lower cut off trigger trigger Upper cut off i hysteresis trigger value hysteresis lower cut off y trigger trigger upper cut off i hysteresis trigger value hysteresis lower cut off Y Fig 4 8 Principles of analog triggering lt gt lt gt Data acquisition 4 11 Confirm your choice with OK Now the address appears with it trigger value in the trigger list With a double click on the address you can also change the trigger condition later With lt Del gt the selected address will be removed from the trigger list 4 3 4 Trigger action With Action in the window Trigger you reach the action window of the selected trigger Here you set all the actions which should be carried out during the trigger action Trigger action If trigger occured then Trigger aktivate deaktivate Address set aktivate deaktivate aktivate deaktivate aktivate deaktivate Trigger 1 Trigger 1 Default Set iw Default Set Number To E Mail Addresses Comment n16012345678 abci test c
56. hen click the OK button to switch to the desired language while using PLC ANALYZER pro Options Signele Directories Language Toolbers Used Language Francais Fig 3 6 Language selection 3 2 4 Toolbars PLC ANALYZER pro offers several toolbars enabling you to directly select important func tions through the corresponding icons You can configure the toolbars according to your needs on the Toolbars tab page Icon small symbolic graphic Configuration 3 6 Options Signale Directories Language Toolbars Toolbars Drag a symbol to a toolbar Project file Description Create a new project Fig 3 7 Configuring toolbars The available toolbars are listed under Toolbars Activate the check box next to the correspond ing name in order to make the toolbar visible You can move individual icons from the selected toolbar to another toolbar simply by dragging the desired symbol with the mouse onto the corresponding toolbar in the PLC ANAYLZER pro main window Use Reset to reestablish the original state of the selected toolbar The following table describes the toolbar icons Button Meaning Creates a new project Any project still open is closed ES Loads a project Any project still open is closed E Stores the current project m Loads a signal file Stores the active signal file under its current name Exports the current signal file as graphic text or HTML Site Compares
57. ice Long term recording of signals is favourable in many respects Besides the detecting of sporadic errors the recorded data also serves as incorruptible evidence in searching for the cause and the elimination of faults for example Based on the logic analyzer PLC ANALYZER pro AUTEM provides a BLACKBOX Mlini PC which archives PLC signals by smallest dimen sions This equipment records signal data of different PLCs over years and also allows remote service Fig 6 1 BLACKBOX 6 1 BLACKBOX f r den PLC ANALYZER pro The BLACKBOX from AUTEM provides an ultra compact data acquisition computer for the long term recording of PLC signals and external electrical values PLC process data archiving Due to its small dimensions the system can be integrated in a switching cabinet without any problem The BLACKBOX can continuously record and archive processing data over a longer period of time typically in excess of 3 years A special recording software will be used PLC ANALYZER pro for BLACKBOX The BLACKBOX works autarchic and does not need any additional periphery Simply a power supply 24 V DC or 100 240 V AC and a connection to the PLC are necessary An integrated Watchdog ensures that the BLACKBOX is automatically rebooted in the case of a recording fault The operating status of the BLACKBOX can also be requested at any time from an exter nal device floating contact Recording 1s automatically resumed after rebooting The
58. ings see section 5 2 Signal selection and press the button OK Now the signal course is displayed in the signal window 5 3 Signal Scaling of register values While opening a signal file the PLC signals will be displayed as set by the stored online selec tion If you like to change the signal selection choose under Signal file the menu item Signal selection You also can use the right mouse button in the current signal display and choose Sig nal selection Now make the adequate settings see section 4 4 Scaling of register values and press the but ton OK Now the signal course will be displayed in the signal window 5 4 Signal cursor The vertical green line blinking is the signal cursor All values displayed in the display fields such as current level and time are always in respect to the current cursor position You simply move the cursor to the signal position you wish to investigate and then read the corresponding measurement values The signal cursor can be easily moved either with the mouse or the keyboard You can move the cursor to a desired position e g by moving the mouse If you move the cursor through the left or right border of the signal display window the signal file view will scroll slowly forward or backward The same effect can be achieved by clicking in the address display or on the current values Key Function gt cursor steps forward e cursor steps backward Ctrl gt scroll forward by 10 pixels cursor do
59. isition 7 4 1 Installation of additional software 7 4 2 Installation of additional Hardware 4 3 Configuration of PLC driver for cycle precise acquisition 4 4 Input of addresses 4 5 Starting acquisition 4 6 Particularities of signal display and analysis DRIVER APPENDIX SIEMENS SIMATIC S5 8 Installation 8 1 1 Installing additional hardware 8 1 2 Installing additional software 8 2 Contiguring the PLC driver 8 3 Data acquisition D Q O A Y A Q Q NO SO SO SO CO N N amp amp O 10 NAA A A N g N g g g Q EAN 10 8 4 Table of contents 8 3 1 Supported PLC models and CPUs 8 3 2 Recordable PLC addresses 8 3 3 Time behaviour and particularities Cycle precise acquisition 8 4 1 Address entry 8 4 2 Trigger condition entry 8 4 3 Starting acquisition 8 4 4 Particularities of signal display and analysis APPENDIX A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION FAQ DRIVER APPENDIX PILZ FESTO BOSCH MITSUBISHI ALLEN BRADLEY GE Fanuc OMRON SCHNEIDER AD USB Box please refer to special reference book NO I Qo Qo Qo Qo Co Qo Qo OO O oo000 010 01C 2 CO Table of contents Table of Figures Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fig Fi
60. it release number e Amount of memory RAM and free space on the hard disk e Exact version of operating system e g Windows XP ServicePack2 e PLC model and CPU type e g SIMATIC 57 300 CPU 314 and release number NOTE 35 Don t forget to register the software with the enclosed recording form This gives a titel to you to use our support hotline free of charge Installation 2 1 2 Installation 2 1 Hardware and software requirements To operate PLC ANALYZER pro the following system configuration is necessary Intel Pentium Processor Microsoft Windows 9x NT 2000 XP 128 MB RAM ca 100 MB free hard disk memory Graphic adapter 800 x 600 pixel Depending on the PLC driver the computer used to acquire data may have to satisfy additional requirements such as the installation of a network card and supplementary device drivers For such cases please read Chapter Installation in the corresponding driver appendix 2 2 Installation Install the PLC ANALYZER pro on your PC e Insert the CD of the PLC ANALYZER pro in your CD drive e Click on the Windows Start button on the task bar e Select menu item Run e Search for SETUP EXE on the CD and start the installation program with OK After the installation program starts several dialog windows appear in which you are requested to make settings Simply follow the instructions given by the installation program After the installation the licenses will be activated Therefore you h
61. itted sig nal conditions are 1 0 and X 1 TRUE 0 FALSE X don t care Alternatively you can change the search values by using of the spin controls on the appropri ate spin field SRO eA aH SAS SRS SROb ar 4 ok ok dh 4 SP FK If you like to scan all signal files in the directory of the cur rent signal file choose the menu item Search in all signal files in this directory Search direction Oean Specify the search direction with forward and backward Click on Find to start the trigger search O backward The program now searches for the next bit pattern in the given search direction and positions the signal cursor on it Search in all signalfiles in this directory Fig 5 7 Find bit pattern 5 6 4 Find analog value To find a specific analog value in a signal file you use the analog value search Select the menu item Search analog value 7 Search Value Address DOperand Value Search directian Search in all signalfiles in this directory 8 forward backward VER Seach Fig 5 8 Search for analog value Signal display and analysis 5 8 First select under Address the signal to be examined Then enter the Operand and the Value you wish to find If you like to scan all signal files in the directory of the current signal file choose the menu item Search in all signal files in this directory Specify the search direction with forward or
62. le for data recording In addition a call to the new function module is appended to the end of OBI SIMATIC S7 7 9 The controller is now in the RUN state or is switched to the RUN state Cycle precise acquisi tion begins The screen shows online the signal changes Recording is stopped with Stop acquisition You should now stop your system process or put the system into a safe state Removal of the modifications 1s now done analogously in the stop state or online One of the following message windows appears Information J The following modifications wil now be made in AD Delete FC 1 DE 1 DB 2Modification OB 1 For safety resons stop the connected processimachine The PLC ANAL YZER sets PLC into stop state for a few seconds PROCESS STOPPED NOVY Information The following modifications will now be made during operation of AD Delete FC 1 DE 1 DB 2Modification OB 1 Process behaviour may be affected Put the system into a safe state MAKE MODIFICATIONS IN THE AG ROM Fig 7 6 Message before modifications in the AD for setting No AD safety stop Confirm the message after you have stopped your system or put it into a safe state The original state in the AD is now reinstated After the end of acquisition the last signal file created is automatically opened for display The time base 1s chosen so that the entire file fits onto the screen 7 4 6 Particularities of signal display and analysis Evaluati
63. mated automatically to process with it in Microsoft Excel e g HT time e 9 31 9 9 997 mms 9 39 7 sep a 9 E E 9 S s sS 3xem 0 9 G7 7a se 9 3 0 9 9 72 dp 3 3 9 Swmso4nxo 9 wm s 97 0 9 9 3 Ss zso4nso 1 i 9 O SB en 30N 9 e 1 i 9 O S87 5 GR on 9 sw msoanaso 0 3 9 9 S87 S em 9 Fig 5 18 Example of an exported signal file extract 5 13 4 Graphical evaluation of signal data in Microsoft Excel In the following you see examples for the graphical evaluation of signal data in a spread sheet program Microsoft Excel The examples shown are designed to give you ideas Interesting results can also be obtained by using other analysis programs e g mathematics and statistics programs Start Excel and open the CSV file exported by PLC ANALYZER pro After you have re sponded to some queries regarding import e g used separators Excel reads the data format ted into cells see Fig 5 18 Now you can use the built in graphics functions of Excel to obtain meaningful graphical repre sentations for various application purposes Signal display and analysis Revolution turbine SLK04 Fw 3 10 DW 123 C 4 1 min
64. me performance Fart VE Time stamp COMI nnly when signal changes 8 continuously Cycle acquisition Scan interval minimal Symbolism c date projects mk_rtez0 seq Fig 8 1 Driver settings SIMATIC S5 Choose a meaningful Name for he driver first Then specify under Connection the COM Port serial interface of the PC which is connected by a cable to the AG For recording of very brief signal changes activate Cycle acquisition see section 7 4 Cycle precise acquisition This setting has priority over the choice of acquisition mode s section 4 5 You also specify here whether for safety reasons the automation device should be stopped before and after transfer of the acquisition modules You also specify whether a conditional module end should be checked SIMATIC S5 8 3 Use Time stamp to specify whether the time stamps should be entered into the signal file con tinually at every scan point or only for signal changes For a continuous time stamp the exact scan points are documented even for a signal which does not change The signal files are there fore larger Under Scan interval enter the length of time between read out of data from the PLC A longer scan interval may be chosen for non critical time signals e g temperature The signal files thus created then become smaller Under Symbolism you can refer a symbol file for the loaded driver
65. nals have to be saved Table 4 2 Saving behaviour at trigger recording Activating the control field Create new signal file if trigger occurs causes the creating of a new signal file of every trigger Otherwise all files will be saved in one signal file NOTE 35 With recording method Manual see section 4 5 Modes of data acquisition the trigger option set under Save are annulled Under Action you reach the dialogue window in which settings for events at trigger release could be made see section 4 3 4 Trigger actions In the window Addresses all addresses are listed which are available for the formatting of trig ger conditions 4 3 1 AND OR combination of trigger signals In order to specify complex trigger conditions PLC ANALYZER pro allows you to combine individual conditions with the logical AND and OR operations There are up to AND blocks which are combined with logical OR The individual conditions within each block are combined with logical AND Data acquisition 4 8 4 3 2 Trigger on bit signals Drag with the mouse a bit signal address on the desired position in the list Trigger As soon as you let go the address the window Trigger value will open Now choose 1 TRUE or 0 FALSE Confirm your choice with OK Now the address appears with it trigger value in the trigger list With a double click on the address you can also change the trigger value later With lt Del gt the selected address will be removed from
66. not possible to make a connection SIMATIC S7 200 gt Step 7 has to be installed S7 Micro Win is not enough gt Choose under PG PC interface an MPI connection or a PPI connection gt f you use MPI you have to adjust the MPI speed on 19200 Baud Check whether you can see the 57 200 via the accessible notes in Step7 Use the shown address and enter it in the PLC driver of the PLC ANALYZER pro under the station address It is not possible to make a connection SIMATIC S5 gt f you are not able to make a connection by Step5 to your PLC check the hardware connection between PLC and PC gt Did you choose the right COM port under Extras PLC driver properties gt Close all programs which interfere with the choosen COM interface e g Step5 There is no connection to Allen Bradley PLC DH possible gt Did you make the right DH address settings of that card in the driver properties KTXD Card Enter the address which you entered on the card PCMK Card Open in the system controlthe program PCMKInfo Enter the driver properties shown in the PCMK Info SIMATIC S5 9 12 gt If you use a PCMK Card the PLC ANALYZER pro will only operate under Win9x It is not possible to start data recording with the AD USB Box Driver gt You need at least Win98 SE to make data recording There are interrupts during the recording with the AD USB Box gt Perhaps there are problems with other USB units you use Remove all other USB units
67. o a EOS E 1 cys p a cvs l a Toes o o a TOWS aa Vau OE OH aye ri Bd qui 2830A Fig 5 16 Printout of a signal file not to scale Signal display and analysis 5 16 5 13 Exporting signal files It is possible to export signal data as a text CSV comma separated values as a graphic or as a Web Site HTML If you make an export as a text it is possible to work with it in a spread sheet e g A HTML export is very useful for showing other people the signal files with each kind of Web Browser e g Internet Explorer You call up the export selection window by selecting the Export menu item in the File menu Export file c analyzersexport csv m Export as Range eee eee eee eee x a fText CSV Y All OGraphic BMP Current page Web Site HTML Marked Rage Fig 5 17 Export in ASCII format 5 13 1 Export as graphic bitmap Enter the name of the export file under File Export and check the check box Graphic If you click Properties you specify the graphic format By using Export the signal file will be exported as a graphic with the specified format 5 13 2 Export as a HTML Site Activate the control button Web Site and select under Export folder the path of the HTML site and the attached JPEG pictures Signal file sector Clicking on Properties the properties win dow will open There you can create a Description and the Size of thumbnails and you can de fine the
68. om Customer d il Technici ef mail com DIEM Text max 160 Characters Problems in System 3 Subject FLC AMAL ZER pro Trigger 1 Text Acoustic signaling Problems in System 3 Play wWAV file C data alarm wawv Say text T Attach signal fle to E Mail a Cancel Fig 4 9 Setting trigger properties Activate and inactivate address sets and trigger cascading A fired trigger can activate or deactivate a trigger address set and triggers The lists Address set activate deactivate display the address sets that were defined before in the Address selection window Selecting the control field in front of an address set causes the corresponding set to be selected If a trigger fires during signal acquisition the selected address sets in the lists are acti vated or deactivated After the trigger has fired the addresses in the active address sets are monitored Monitoring of deactivated sets is stopped Triggers can be activated and deactivated in the same way by selection in the lists Trigger activate and Trigger deactivate Data acquisition 4 12 4 3 4 1 Send E Mail Activate the control field Sending E Mail in order to send an E Mail during a trigger event Un der Configure you set the options to send an E Mail on your computer The E Mail will be send either over the fitted Standard Mail program e g Outlook or over a SMTP server Enter one or more E Mail addresses Under Subject the PLC ANALYZER pro enters a subjec
69. on of cycle precise acquired signal files 1s identical to normal signal files SIMATIC S7 7 10 If more addresses are stored to the memory than can be read from the PLC so a overflow of the circular memory will happen This means that you lose data These gaps in the acquisition are displayed as grey lines SIMATIC S5 8 1 8 Driver appendix Siemens SIMATIC S5 This driver appendix describes the particularities of the following PLC drivers and gives you hints on using them e Siemens SIMATIC 55 PG Interface cycle precise Both drivers listed make possible the acquisition of PLC signals through the programming inter face of the PLC The second driver also makes possible cycle precise data acquisition Section 8 4 Cycle precise acquisition describes the particularities of this recording mode It is important that you read the driver appendix before using a PLC driver Please pay attention to the WARNINGS that advise you on possible dangers when using PLC ANALYZER pro WARNING Errors that can occur in the automated facility endangering humans or causing large scale material damage must be prevented by additional external measures These measures e g independent limit monitors mechanical interlocks must guarantee safe operation even in the case of dangerous errors 8 1 Installation The PLC driver can be installed while PLC ANALYZER pro is operating Select PLC driver in the menu Options In the window PLC driver click the but
70. order bits ignore Unit m s 0 v Fig 4 10 Register scaling for online display Select the signal to be scaled and change if necessary the default values in the corresponding text boxes First change the Format of the selected address Dependent on the selected address different number representations can be chosen Enter the number of Decimal places With choice of Dis play as floating point the numerical value of the address will be indicated as a floating point number If you are interested in seeing the bit pattern for a particular measured value then switch under Signal display switch to Bitpattern In order to reduce the amount of recorded data for lightly fluctuating analog values choose Low order bits ignore Variation of measured values in these bits will not be considered then The vertical scale of an analog signal can be adapted automatically with Auto scaling The sig nal is scaled in such a way that the maximum value lies at the upper end of the scale and the minimum value at the lower end Automatic scaling is preset as default If you desire fixed scaling of the displayed values then you can choose the Automatic scaling Now you can manually enter the scaling limits for the display under Min and Max Entry takes place according to the format set under format Data acquisition 4 14 Fixed scaling is useful for example if you would like to zoom small changes of a measured value in a particular value range
71. ory 8 forward backward Fig 5 5 Find trigger Enter the name of the trigger to find in the Trigger text field The option All triggers specifies search for all triggers Specify the search direction with forward and backward If you like to scan all signal files in the directory of the current signal file choose the menu item Search in all signal files in this directory Click on Find to start the trigger search The program now searches for the next trigger in the given search direction and positions the signal cursor on it 5 6 2 Find time select the menu item Find Find time to find a specific point in time in a signal file Find time Time 25052005 170450090 4 Fig 5 6 Find time Signal display and analysis 5 7 Enter the desired time It is also possible to use the spin controls to find the specific point in time The time search occurs corresponding to the setting in the signal window absolute or rela tive time The time search is started with Find The program searches for the corresponding time stamp and positions the signal cursor on it 5 6 3 Find bit pattern Find bit pattern In order to search for a particular binary signal pattern se lect the menu item Find Find bit pattern Addresses Fattem SAD All bit addresses displayed in the active signal window are listed under Addresses Now enter the desired search pattern in the text fields to the right of the addresses Perm
72. ptions 1n the Project menu or confirm LF Start acquisition with Start acquisition in the Project menu or over the symbol in the icon toolbar PLC ANALYZER pro tests the communication with the automation device first in order to test the connection and to determine any particularities of the connected PLC driver or its CPU NOTE 33 If the communication test fails you are notified with the message Error during connection attempt In this case check the settings of the PLC driver under Extras Data acquisition 4 16 PLC driver and hardware connection to the PLC see driver appendix After successful connection PLC ANALYZER pro records the selected PLC signal data and creates depending on the acquisition mode one or more signal files If you have selected online signals then these are displayed on the screen either in an oscillo scope like manner or in text form Otherwise the signal display area of the screen remains empty For online display the left column shows the address identifier in absolute or symbolical form as well as the y axis of the signals In the right column the currently measured values are displayed Occurring triggers are displayed immediately as vertical dashed lines on the screen The time base can be changed during acquisition Signals and their scaling can be changed when data acquisition is running To do this select the menu item Project Project settings 4 Data acquisition 1s not inte
73. ptrigger e Trigger on binary and register value e Automatic alarm in case of trigger event E Mail or send SMS acoustic announcement e Comparing signal files e Search for trigger edge bit pattern time and advices over several signal files e Relative and absolute data time e Flexible register scaling and conversion to physical units e Uses symbolical address names and comments from the PLC programming software e Project files for pre configuring and automating data acquisition runs e Printout and storage of project settings for documentation of measurements e Printout of signal files e Export of signal files as image format text csv file or HTML file e Import of measured values in text format csv file e Multilingual German English French e S7 PLCSIM supporting e AD USB Box Recording of external voltage and current by means of external box which will be connected to the USB Port e BLACKBOX optional ultra compact Mini PC for installation in switching cabinet long term recording of measured values over several years e Available PLC Driver Siemens SIMATIC S7 C7 M7 SAIA xx7 VIPA SIMATIC S5 Sinumerik Festo BOSCH PILZ Allen Bradley GE Fanuc OMRON Mitsubishi Schnei der AD USB BoxG BeckhoffTwinCat a o Varying terminology and restrictions possible according to PLC model An exception is cycle precise acquisition Introduction 1 4 1 4 Typical operation A typical application run of PLC ANALYZE
74. rent page Fig 5 15 Printer selection window Under Printer select the desired printer Enter the desired portion of the signal file to be printed Click on the option radio button Current page if you would like to print the displayed area in the active signal window Select A to print the entire signal file with the time base set in the current online window If you like to print a very specific area please mark the area first see section Mark area Then choose Current page in the printer menu to print this area The option field Copies indicates how many copies of the signal file should be printed Start printing with OK An information window appears during printing Following you see an example printout 5 15 iaaea G G S G i c a ca e c a i i c a c e e i T n un uu b us Ls p D Lk Ar E us uou ten H e Ee m n i ul uU ge un un in ds di E E i ah pa i3 es c e e D I m uw 8 m E ai a pra ap oo c w hb Ll a in ih i Lei H e T Ls t BJ ua E E J i l d E d e 4 a sad in oad a by A H hi 2 x E H p F ie Lnd B Tt SFE SDOT Hogs Signal display and analysis SOZ PO ST amp e9 SSsIDV IdN 5 OILVWIS t sbe uezTeM ue ueTqozxdirszjxel IPjUsuMOy um su OOS SrSeqirez SE TS 60 SO0Z P0 80 LZ 65 60 S00Z 0 80 Sunuyotezyny Cad SOVINVZTVM axeLoad sds 9z6P60 SO0Z P0 80 sueursied m od M3ZA TVNV SdS L a HH 0 a SOWS 5 u a rows k
75. rrupted however The set tings are stored in the signal file being recorded Pm AUTEM PLC ANALYZER pro 5 System 2 prj Ele Project Signalfle Find View Tools Extras Window du Timebase 2s 100ms A P lt Nu 224 LJ Timer Timebase 20 jw ms lt Trigger 0 Permanent acquisition active 00 01 15 Fig 4 12 Signal acquisition with graphics and text online window NOTE 353 An analog signal is displayed in gray if the signal falls outside the range of the scaling limits With automatic scaling the scale is corrected after every pass of the signal over the screen Data acquisition 4 17 Communications trouble also causes the signal color to change to gray In this case the current values are not displayed The name of a signal file is dependent on the time of the first recorded PLC signal entry The name is made up of day month year hour minute and second plus extension SPS e g 2005 04 21 12 45 00 SPS created on 21 April 2005 at 12 5 Acquisition is terminated by selecting the menu item Project Stop acquisition or by the symbol d in the icon toolbar After ending acquisition the last signal file created is automatically opened The time base is automatically chosen so that the entire recorded signal is visible in the online window Signal display and analysis 5 1 5 Signal display and analysis The evaluation of recorded signal data is described in this chapter Diverse tools
76. s LOW FALSE logical 0 State change Number of signal edge changes in the selected range Longest high phase Gives the longest period of time during which the signal in the selected range was HIGH TRUE logical 1 Shortest high phase Gives the shortest period of time during which the signal in the selected range was HIGH TRUE logical 1 Signal display and analysis 5 13 Field Explanation Longest low phase Gives the longest time during which the signal in the selected range was LOW FALSE logical 0 Shortest low phase Gives the shortest time during which the signal in the selected range was LOW FALSE logical 0 Table 5 2 Statistical evaluation of a bit address Under Cycle time cycle times of single bit signals will be shown First adjust the type of cycle Choose either Signal at High from rising edge to next rising edge or Signal at Low from trail ing edge to next trailing edge The longest high phase the shortest high phase the longest low phase and the longest low phase will be displayed For register values byte word or double word the following information is displayed Field Explanation Maximum value Maximum value of the signal in the selected range Minimum value Minimum value of the signal in the selected range Average Average value of the signal in the selected range Table 5 3 Statistical evaluation of a register address Registers Maximal value 255 Minimal value 0 Average 65 905 170 42 48
77. se 20 Display online window Change symbol address Position Height C Grid Absolute o0 x V Bar display Symbol Sant Reset all Signals Abbrechen Hilfe Fig 4 4 Selecting signals for online display 4 2 1 Define online window You can define several online windows and even indicate them simultaneously in need Click ing on the New button causes a new online window Give the online window a name and under Display select the type of display in the online window The Time base gives the time per screen pixel This can also be changed at any time during ac quisition Choose under Display online window if the online window 1s displayed as online window dur ing acquisition Activating the control field Grid causes a raster grid to appear in the display area of the online window Indicate whether discrete signals binary signals are displayed as Bar display or as lines Under Display sample points you activate display of sample points which are then displayed as small points on the signal curve The sample interval can be set in the window Properties of the PLC driver More information on this can be found in the driver appendix for the corresponding PLC driver With Remove you delete the selected online window 4 2 2 Choose addresses for online display All signals which are registered with the actual project are indexed under Addresses Drag all addresses which are displayed in the online window with
78. simply uses the typical hookup of programming units via serial connection or automation network The programming unit a PC connected to the PLC can be used directly for data ac quisition without further modification With PLC ANALYZER pro the user can record all internal PLC signals for example flags or timers which are normally not accessible outside the PLC By using our special measurement interface AD_USB Box external voltage and current sig nals which are not available in the PLC can be recorded also In this manual the MPI PPI PROFIBUS driver for Siemens SIMATIC S7 was selected in order to demonstrate program operation The essential facts apply also to all other available PLC driv ers e g the ETHERNET driver for Siemens SIMATIC S7 or the AS511 driver for Siemens SIMATIC S5 You will find specific comments on the particularities of other PLC drivers in the corresponding driver appendix It 1s important that you read the appropriate driver appendix before using a PLC driver Please pay attention to the highlighted warnings on the possible dan gers associated with the use of PLC ANALYZER pro WARNING Errors that can occur in the automated facility endangering humans or causing large scale material damage or must be prevented by additional external measures These measures e g independent limit monitors mechanical interlocks must guarantee safe operation even in the case of dangerous errors 1 2 Fields of application PL
79. stions or ideas you may be willing to write us Edition 2005 SIMATIC Sinumerik S5 7 C7 M7 STEP5 STEP7 87 200 S7 300 S7 400 and S7 PLCSIM are registered trademarks of Siemens AG Table of contents Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION Overview Fields of application PLC ANALYZER pro Technical features Typical operation Help Technical Support 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 Hardware and software requirements 2 2 Installation 2 9 Uninstallation 2 4 Starting the program 3 CONFIGURATION 3l PLC driver Options 3 2 1 Signals 3 2 2 Directories 3 2 3 Language 3 2 4 Toolbars 3 3 Tools 4 DATA ACQUISITION 4 1 Address selection 4 1 1 Use of PLC symbol files 4 1 2 Pseudo signals 4 1 3 Address sets 4 2 Online signal selection 4 2 1 Define online window 4 2 2 Choose addresses for online display 4 3 Trigger 4 3 1 AND OR combination of trigger signals 4 3 2 Trigger on bit signals 4 3 3 Trigger on analog signals 4 3 4 Trigger action O0 wN 4 3 4 1 Activate and inactivate address sets and trigger cascading 4 3 4 2 Send E Mail 4 3 4 3 Send SMS 4 3 4 4 Acoustic signaling 4 4 Scaling of register values 4 5 Modes of data acquisition 4 5 Cycle precise acquisition 4 6 Starting data acquisition 5 SIGNAL DISPLAY AND ANALYSIS 5 1 Opening a signal file 9 2 Signal selection 5 3 Signal Scaling of register values 5 4 Signal cursor 5 5 Time information 5 5 Absolute and relative time display 5 5 2
80. t line automatically which could be changed if necessary Now enter under Text any E Mail text Through activating Attach signal file to E Mail the signal file which has been produced by the trigger event will be automatically added enclosed to the E Mail With Test you can test in advance if all settings are correct and if the E Mail has been sent duly 4 3 4 2 Send SMS Activate the control field Send SMS in order to send an SMS during a trigger event Under Configure you set the options for sending an SMS First choose how a connection to the SMS exchange has to be established Depending on the equipment of your computer the PLC ANALYZER pro can produce a connection over DUN Dial Up Networking adapter analog modem or ISDN CAPI Choose an SMS Center Enter if necessary your MSN number and acti vate the control field Modem at an extension line as long as your DUN adapter is connected to an extension Confirm the inputs with OK NOTE 35 Other settings for DUN adapter have to be made if necessary in the control sys tem of Windows Now enter the telephone number of the receiver as well as the text of the SMS With Test you can test in advance if all settings are correct and if the SMS has been sent duly 4 3 4 3 Acoustic signaling Activate the control field Acoustic signaling in order to announce a trigger event acoustically via a sound file WAV file or alternative via audio response First choose a path to the WAV file
81. t licenses After you have successfully installed PLC ANALYZER pro you should make several appropri ate basic settings in the program How to do this is described in the following chapter Configuration 3 1 3 Configuration Before you can acquire and analyze data you must configure PLC ANALYZER pro The gen eral settings are performed in the menu item Extras Choose an adequate PLC driver and con figure the program under Options according to your guideline During installation the program was al Window ready pre configured according to your specifica PLC driver Ctrl D om Options The options set are saved when exiting PLC ANALYZER pro The options saved are automati cally set when the program starts again Fig 3 1 Options menu NOTE 35 All options are also saved in the project files 3 1 PLC driver PLC driver The following drivers are loaded Orivername Connection ersion SIMATIC S57 MPI 3 h n Description Siemens SIMATIC S7 Records data from Siemens SIMATIC S7 over MPI PROFIBUS Fig 3 2 Configuring the PLC driver Configuration 3 2 In the window Extras PLC driver the PLC drivers are listed that have already been loaded You can select further PLC drivers with Add and define the necessary attributes for communica tion To the left you see the selection win Select driver dow for loading a PLC driver All available drivers are listed In case the driver you
82. ted number of signals are acquired in a circular memory within the PLC The selected signals are stored in the circular memory during each PLC cycle Acquisition occurs only through trigger control After triggering the acquired signals are trans ferred to the PC and saved as a signal file The signal file so created can be displayed and evalu ated at a later time Online display is not possible 8 4 1 Address entry For cycle precise acquisition you can acquire up to 8 addresses byte or word values simulta neously This restriction results from the limited storage capacity of the PLC The fewer ad dresses you enter the more cycles can be acquired in one run 8 4 2 Trigger condition entry A trigger condition must be entered for cycle precise acquisition In contrast to the other acqui sition modes only two AND blocks are available for entering the trigger condition For each AND block you can refer to a maximum of 8 bit values or 2 analog values in the trigger combi nation one analog value corresponds to 4 bit values 8 4 3 Starting acquisition Select the option Cycle precise acquisition in the Properties windows of the PLC driver WARNING It is absolutely necessary to put the system into a safe state before making any modifications With the setting With AD safety stop PLC ANALYZER pro switches control of module transfer or modification into the STOP state The operation after the end of recording functions analogously
83. the trigger list Trigger value Signal SRO ji Tru HO Fig 4 6 Entering of trigger value of a bit signal 4 3 3 Trigger on analog signals Drag with the mouse an analog value address at the desired position in the list trigger As soon as you let go the address the window trigger value will open Select one of the four comparison operators under Operator Then enter the corresponding number value under Trigger value The Hysteresis can be set in order to prevent trigger bouncing resulting from small signal fluc tuations The program determines the Upper cut off and Lower cut off automatically according to the entered hysteresis value When triggering on equal or unequal lt gt the entered hys teresis 1s used as the fuzzy value Trigger value Upper cut off 122 TE ER value Lower cut off 118 Fig 4 7 Entering trigger value of an analog signal Data acquisition 4 9 The following table explains how the various trigger operators function Trigger operator Description lt Triggering occurs if the trigger value is exceeded Triggering can occur again only if the signal falls below the lower cut off value gt Triggering occurs if the signal falls below the trigger value Triggering can occur again only if the signal exceeds the upper cut off value Triggering occurs if the measured value lies in the range between the lower and upper cut off values Triggering can occur again only if the si
84. ton Add If the desired driver 1s not in the list then you have to install a new driver by activation via the License Key management s content 2 2 Installation With PLC ANALYZER pro you can load the same or different PLC drivers more than once For example you can acquire signal data from two SIMATIC S5 simultaneously that are con nected to two different COM ports of the PC 8 1 1 Installing additional hardware If you have already connected your programming unit or your PC for programming under STEP 5 or alternative programming software with the automation device over a serial cable then you normally must do nothing else Otherwise connect a free COM port serial connection of your programming unit or PC with the PG interface of the automation device Because the serial PG interface on the automation device functions as a current interface TTY 20mA you will need for connecting your PC an SIMATIC S5 8 2 appropriate connecting cable with integrated RS232 TTY converter AUTEM Order ANA1500 or Siemens Order 6ES5 734 1BD20 8 1 2Installing additional software No software is required in addition to the PLC ANALYZER pro basic module and the PLC driver 8 2 Configuring the PLC driver After installing the driver you can change important parameters under Properties If you have loaded several drivers you can set the properties for each driver individually Properties Name SIMATIC S5 Connection Ti
85. ur PC with the MPI interface resp Profibus interface of the AG MPI ISA on Board This MPI PPI interface is a basic component of the programming units PG720 PG740 and PG760 and also the PCs RI45 RI25 FI25 and Field and Power PGs You only have to make sure of a good connection be tween the PROFIBUS the PPI or the MPI interface and the automation device CP 5512 CP 5512 Siemens order no 6GK1551 2AA00 is a PCMCIA card PC Card for PROFIBUS or MPI connection of notebooks and programming units with a AGs AS300 and AS400 CP 5611 The CP 5611 Siemens order 6GK1 561 1AA00 is a PCI board for con necting a programming unit or a PC to PROFIBUS or MPI CP 1612 CP 1612 Siemens order no 6GK1 161 2AA00 is a PCI card for a Ether net connection of a programming unit or a PC with a AGs AS300 and AS400 CP 7515 The CP 7515 Siemens order no 6GK1 751 5AA00 is a PCMCIA card for Industrial Wireless LAN connection of a programming unit or a note book with a AGs AS300 and AS400 Table 7 1 Interface types SIMATIC S7 7 1 2 Installing additional software To use the S7 driver STEP 7 at least version 3 0 must be installed on your computer Also you have to install SIMATIC NET if you want to establish a connection over Industrial Ethernet 7 2 Configuring the PLC driver After installing the driver you can set important parameters under Properties If you have loaded more than one driver then you can set the properties for each driv
86. ur entry with lt ENTER gt The time base unit is automatically adapted to the number value entered When the number value moves outside certain limits the unit 1s automatically changed to the next lower or higher unit If the signal file is long enough you can also manually change the unit by using the right spin field 5 5 3 Time measurement For making a time measurement of signals via PLC ANALYZER pro it is possible to measure time difference and make a bit measurement Signal display and analysis 5 5 LJ System 3 2005 05 25 17 04 50 sps z7 B s 15 000 1 8 NENNEN Timebase a Cursartimne 200 ms_ B Fig 5 4 Activated time difference measurement 5 5 3 1 Time difference measurement The time difference measurement makes it possible to measure the time difference between two arbitrary positions First position the signal cursor on a reference point Now activate the time difference measurement and choose under Signalfile the menu item Time measurement time difference or click symbol in the toolbar The reference point is marked by a fixed reference cursor Click with the mouse on the second measuring point The time difference will be shown If you like to change the measuring points later drag with the left mouse button to the new measuring point If you like to change the measuring points with the keyboard navigate the cursor to a measuring point and press the button Ctr
87. vate the ring memory func tioning On this occasion signals are saved in signal files under Signal file size with adjustable fixed size When the ring memory is full the oldest signal file will be erased Trigger The standby of recording will be started manually and will be ended manually According to the trigger conditions set see section 4 5 Trigger the measuring data will be saved around one trigger or be tween a start trigger and a stop trigger in a signal file if a trigger oc curs Time controlled When acquisition starts you are requested to specify the Start time and Stop time for the recording The selected PLC signals are recorded between these points in time Recording stops when the stop time 1s reached Table 4 4 Modes of data acquisition 4 5 1 Cycle precise acquisition In addition to the acquisition modes already explained some PLC drivers e g SIMATIC 57 and S5 allow cycle precise data acquisition Selected signals within the PLC are pre acquired cy cle precise More detailed information can be found in the corresponding driver appendix 4 6 Starting data acquisition Make sure that the data acquisition attributes have been correctly set Exit the Project options window only by clicking on the OK button The online windows you have defined appear on the screen Save your project with Save project in the File menu so it can be used again later If you want to modify your project again select the menu item Project o

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