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1. Ladder Editor GLO Ladder Ladder Editor GLO Ladder File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help mracan Waa a i co Tf ue A fo Te ee ee 0 Pen Feleed re oe on feo Fe i 3p EP lead ee gt Poe nfo ti Program Description E 4 SUB START subroutine 1 START gt s SUB END subroutine witch lamp 65H PEND 2 Off Off lial la B 4 e Rune 3 L_Stopped DO disabled vino cca Rune 4 M Stopped VO disabled jo ooa E Add Variables This adds a new variable Addition can be made during inserting Variable type of Data or command E Writing an Edited Logic Program This writes the logic program edited by Write change of Controller to the GLC unit Logic program will be written when editing other rung after editing ft Ladder Editor GLG Ladder File Edit View Search Insert Data en eas at FS 9 fi x Lea anes E x gt gt RE escription _ Peele
2. Ladder Editor GLO Ladder File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help an a eS i sc ue Fs a LOT Ie EP 2 0 an a eS i oe mea f Pam Felted re fe oe on feo Fe i f Pam Flt ree fe oe on eo i Program Description E Program Description E 1 START switcl lamp gt 24 Off Off 3f END 4 PEND lial E E Fung 2 f Stopped LO disabisd __0000 EE j If a variable is added at this time the variable add instruction 1s executed at the same time E Delete Rungs File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help Bem er AE e ee ee ee lele Deker exta Ake hee Fe ele m area Iel 1 lo 118 fF Pile lial ie one 1 18 Program Description E Program Description E 1f START
3. Variables are not deleted at this time Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 5 Chapter 5 On Line Editing E Add Labels This adds a label Select Insert menu s Label command E Ladder Editor GLG Ladder Search Insert Data Controller Help File Edit en Search Insert Data Controller Help ales er esl gt ale Pe rato e Fee eo feo cee LE no eee f iy evel oe gt fon fa Lt Tel FE elak ref gt miei le Program Description E Program Description I w 4 a a 4 ic 14 START lamp gt Off Off 3f END 4 PEND 4 END 5 PEND F E B E Rune 2 Stopped VOdisabled om ceai Rune 3 Stopped VO disabled j__ 0000 f Siea _ E Add Subroutines This adds a subroutine Subroutine 1s inserted between END label and PEND label Select Insert menu s Subroutine command
4. Start Stop Ezad than Gartraller Write ta Genteller Command IP Setup Property E Restoring an Edited Logic Program This restores the edited program rung unit to its previous state ies Edit i View Search E Insert Data eilig Help Deke eka Pre fee lefel EE ebe i 1 Lo reer Program Description Stat Stop m Ezad tiam Gartraller Wite to Gantal 1 START Command Setup Property witch lamp 1 Er Of 5 8 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 5 On Line Editing Kowa Saving Data After creating a logic program with the Pro Control Editor write it once to the FEPROM using the Write to Controller command After sending the logic program to the GLC and starting it up the content of FEPROM 1s copied to the GLC s SRAM With online edit this logic program in SRAM is edited The logic program saved in SRAM may be lost due to a dead battery when the power supply is OFF In this case the logic program stored in the FEPROM is read at the next start up Therefore be sure to backup the edited logic program with the Copy to FEPROM command in the GLC OFFLINE menu or save as an WLL file using Pro Control Editor E Copy to FEPROM Select Copy to FEPROM from the GLC OFFLINE
5. Off Place Cancel Help Vs Hoa PROBCA IOF FOR ella ff_pushbutton is pressed BEE pr_Off_ pushbutton Lt Ka GBdbEPEAHIKRELIUMNAPG RS TET WY of E L ra Creates Lamp objects A MTOM 5I0 i g 4 Click on the Lamp Settings window s Browser button to select a Lamp Part Lamp Settings LA_001 General Settings Shape Color Label Description Bit Address A State Fon Lore Browser i Shape Browser j iu OK LM_3D002 Ferm E INI PDB File Current PDE File e propbwinpdb4pdb pdb Help Title LM_30001 r Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 6 Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII 6 8 Board shown below Kl Screen Edit View Option Draw Tags Parts Special Library Window Help eemale ejeje elter bns exa Do G a a im E A j ll i ea aa il mara F 8 liE Fils Z OFF it Switch Settings B5_001 E 1 amp General Settings Shape Color I Label 2 i Description s un 5 oril amp M um
6. Editor Tab If selected the Instruction Pa rameter box is automatically Preferences opened for any new instructions ee prema yor prozram 7 If selected the Editor opens at start ra an new rungs and instructions after existing ones D f ee that nr rau at the rather than inserting them before end of the last session Settings such Eike sense as window s ze and position for any neces EHER windows open during your editing session are retained This also applies to the Data Watch window which retains ts contents when the current ply Hela program runs On line Default selected If selected new instructions are appended to the right of the focus Objects including rungs labels and subroutines are appended below the focus If cleared new instructions are inserted to the left of the focus Objects are inserted above the focus If the focus is on a shunt new instructions are inserted on the shunt Default selected jl Edit new instructions automatically i il Keep window settings between sessions il Enable auto saves Every 10 min UK Canc If selected Editor windows display on the top of any other windows that are open Default not selected If selected the ladder logic screen will be cleared when going Off line from On line Default not selected Saves the file that is being created by the Editor after a pre set number of minute s elapses The fi
7. Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 5 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial lt a Creating and Deleting Variables In this section you will use the Editor to create a ladder logic program which controls the operation of a fast food restaurant soft drink machine Features of this machine include e The ability to fill small medium or large cups automatically with the single press of a button e The ability to dispense ice or soda only if a cup is present under the dispenser e The ability to count the number of cups filled by the machine since it was powered on A sample of this chapter s completed ladder logic program is located in the Pro Control Sample folder s Sodal wI file was Creating a Variable List You can add variables at any point while creating a ladder logic program For conve nience create a list of the variables you will use in the tutorial now Variables are addressable units of data you create and map to logic program instructions E Creating a List 1 From the Data menu select Variable List The Variable List window is displayed Variable List a File Edit View Data Help 2 From the Edit menu select Add Variable and the Variable Type dialog box will appear Variable Type i Es CA Input CA Output Hot Assigned Butpu TCaontiggre WE J Array Size il Retentive Wil Global 3 Type Cup_Present_for_Ice in the
8. in the Variable List dialog box but do not release the mouse button 3 With the mouse button still pressed drag Light to the NO instruction located on the branch on rung 3 As when inserting branches note that your cursor initially becomes a amp When the cursor is in this state you cannot assign the variable to any instruction 4 When you research the No instruction your cursor will change to a 4 mark Poe OF _ pushbutton Light Variable List File Edit View Data Help Discrete Discrete Sn Discrete Discrete Counter Soda_walwe Medium pushbutton Number of Larges HF The variable is then assigned when the cursor is released As long as the cursor appears as a f you can assign the variable to an instruction Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 23 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 4 Release the mouse button The variable Light is now assigned to the NO instruction 5 Click on and then drag the Power_On_pushbutton variable to the other NO instruction on rung 3 Rung 3 should now appear as follows Power On pushbutton Fower_Off_pushbutton L ight ort ort ort Light otf In general variables which are expressions constants are assigned to instructions in exactly the same way as basic type variables however they must be typed in manually since there is no window to drag them from E Copying Counter Timer Variable Elements When
9. As soon as the Editor s installation 1s finished the GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 Add on data installation starts automatically Follow the instructions given by the installer program When an incorrect item is entered or selected click on Back and correct your entry selection If your new data is not accepted restart the installation process from the beginning este Na Do not attempt to transfer Editor programs to different folders after the Editor software instal STOP lation is completed since all files related to Editor program operation have been automati cally placed in specific locations If program files are moved the Editor program will not operate correctly 2 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 2 Installation STOP The Editor has its required files in set directories If the directories are altered the Pro Control Editor program will not operate correctly E Opening the README TXT file Use the Windows Explorer program to select the Editor s program folder C Pro control and double click on README TXT This file contains the Editor program s latest information Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 2 3 2 4 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial se Creating a Logic Program Tutorial This chapter presents step by step instructions for using the Editor to create a ladder logic program in OFFLINE mod
10. Help Currently there are no drivers registered with your program ay You can also open the Configure I O dialog box by clicking on on the tool bar ote NY or by clicking on Configure 1 0 in the Variable Type dialog box Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 41 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To specify a driver 1 Click on Drivers in the Configure I O dialog box The I O Drivers dialog box appears 1 0 Drivers Available Drivers Registered with Program DIO Module Driver Flex Network Driver The left side of this dialog box lists all Available Drivers The right side of the dialog box lists the drivers Registered with Program Currently there are no registered drivers 2 Select DIO Driver in the Available Drivers section of the I O Drivers dialog box 3 Click on Add gt gt or double click on the driver s title and the selected driver will appear in the Register with Program list 4 Click on Close The Configure I O window shown on the following page will appear For this program you need to configure DIO Driver Module 0 DIO Driver has total of 32 I O terminals 16 Input terminals 16 Output terminals E To set up the DIO driver 1 Select Module 0 2 Click on Setup The Module Setup dialog box appears Module Setup ol Module number Hl Hold output values after controller stops 16 Discrete F Output Terminal
11. Validity dialog box Your validity check will show the following error Error 200 Rung 9 Parameter should be a Discrete Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 49 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To fix an error 1 Double click on the error line in the Validity dialog box The Instruction Parameter Box of the instruction on rung 9 is highlighted indicating there is no variable assigned to it 2 Enter Soda_valve as the instruction variable For more information on specific errors and warnings refer to the Editor Help system or Appendix A Errors and Warnings in this manual When you have corrected the errors listed in the Validity dialog box run a validity check again Any errors that exist are displayed If they have all been corrected your program can be written to the Controller lt Summary gt In this section you have learned how to check the validity of an Editor ladder logic program 3 50 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial lt mae Printing Your Ladder Logic Program With Pro control Editor you can print different aspects of your ladder logic program E To print a ladder logic program From the File menu select Print and the following dialog box is displayed You can view the logic program on the screen before it s printed using the Pre view function K Print Options Rapha
12. Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms A2 4 E Real Any number containing a decimal point or being represented in scientific notation The range for a real in Editor is 2 25e 308 to 1 79e 308 It can have up to 15 significant digits E State Flow Highlights individual instructions based on their parameters Each contact is highlighted if it is able to pass power as opposed to whether it actually gets power based on the state of its parameter E Subroutine A group of rungs in a separate named area Subroutines are placed between the END and PEND Program End markers and cannot be placed within other subroutines When you click on Subroutine from the Insert menu both a Subroutine Start and a Subroutine End markers are created You can then insert logic between the two Subroutine are called with a Jump Subroutine JSR instruction The advantage is that they can be called from many places and the code only needs to be written once A subroutine name is required E Subroutine Name A Subroutine Name consists of up to 32 letters digits and or underscores It can only start with a letter E System Variables System Variables are special predefined variables that provide information about the controller s status or affect its operation They perform like ordinary variables except that they are created automatically and cannot be deleted E Variable Storage locations for data values are called var
13. When the cursor is in this state you cannot assign the variable to any I O terminal The Light remains on until the Power_Off_pushbutton is pressed 1X1 0 0 1IX1 0 7 Power_On_pushbutton Power_Off_pushbutton 3 e Off Off S Confqure 1 0 OX1 1 0 Light Off 4 Drag the cursor over terminal 0 and release the mouse The variable Power_On_pushbutton is now assigned to terminal IO i m Ej Configure 1 0 TR ower On_pushbutton Drivers 211 a2 212 14 E 15 E IE 17 18 ZE E lA IB FT Unmap Auer il 7 T m x Drivers Ih E F ou a A Unmap The variable Power_On_pushbutton on the NO instruction of rung 3 now has a series of digits and letters above it This is the IEC I O address of that variable For more information about the IEC addressing format of your I O driver refer to your driver s Help system Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial The Light remains on until the Power_Off_pushbutton is pressed 1X1 0 0 IX1 0 7 Power_On_pushbutton Power_Off_pushbutton 3 1 5 Off Off OX1 1 0 Light Off E To click and drag variables to I O terminals from the Vari able List dialog box 1 Open the Variable List dialog box The Configure I O window should still be open 2 Arrange the dialog boxes so that both can be viewed 3 From the Variable List dialo
14. aBUso x RA 009825752 Rec Fe i ed Ole S E amp Ladder Editor Sodal wll er File Edit View Search Insert Data Controller Help r Deket lekta hee ee aele 2 F falta rei TIC amA 2 Enge A This program runs a typical fast food restaurant soft drink dispensing machine F E i pae Ice_Maker 1 amp Oft B E 2 START The Light remains on until the Power_Off_pushbuttitsig pressed a The Fower On 12 pushbutton starts the E soft drink machine Su E Fower_On_pushbutton Fower_Off_pushbutton 3 Aa DJ EFGSOHJKKLIN off or or ma eagy Configures the 1 0 system 2 Drop it in the GP PRO PBIII s drawing board 3 The Lamp Settings window appears automatically Z Drawing Board Project Screen Edit View Option Draw Tags Parts Special Libram Window Help DEalalelaa jejee BB a Bas oo KK General Settings BhapecColar Label Description Bit Address State ol Help 4 trio c f Fee 2 DE 7 staurant soft drink dispensing machine E SS OFF ss Lamp Settings LA_001 el 1 2 3 4 5 amp TOWEL I Ice_Maker
15. amp Watchdog timer po H m Watchdog timer 500 me Wil Disable controller auto start I Stop on minor fault Disable controller auto start Enable I0 Do Stop oan minor fault DJ a I en m When you set parameters on the Tuning tab you are setting the parameters the ladder logic program uses when it is written to the GLC Controller From this point onward whenever this particular program is run the GLC Controller uses these settings unless they are changed These settings are unique to this program Controller Tuning options are explained below Option Description In Target Scan Time System Variable TargetScan enter the amount of time in milliseconds you would like each scan of your program to take Note If the logic time exceeds the 50 of the scan time the Scan operation is not guaranteed In Percent allocation System Variable PercentAlloc enter a value in to designate the scan time by the percentage of the whole dealing time Enter a value in milliseconds in Watchdog Timer to designate the System Variable Watchdog Time power was cut To enable this setting select DEFAULT for the CONTROLLER SETTING menu s CONTROLLER STATE in the GLC System Variable DisableAutoStart Stop on Minor lfchecked the logic program will stop if a minor fault occurs A minor fault is Fault a non serious error For the status of a minor fault refer to FaultCode System Variable FaultOn
16. s ladder logic program You can drag an instruction from the Editor s logic program and drop it in a GP PRO PBIII screen There the applicable Part s dialog box will automatically appear as soon as an instruction is dropped e Prior to using this feature you need to import the necessary Editor I variable s to GP PRO PBIII If an Editor program instruction is dragged Important and dropped into GP PRO PBIII and its variable has not yet been imported a warning message appears and the imported instruction will not be registered as an Editor variable but as a GP PRO PBIII symbol That means the copied instruction is disabled in GP PRO PBIII until the variable is imported In this case you need to import the Editor s variable to GP PRO PBIII Then the instruction can be read as an Editor variable by GP PRO PBIII e If the imported variable supports a Labeled Part the Part s label will become the variable name e You may select one part from two or more parts to be assigned to one instruction When an instruction is dragged and dropped the corre sponding Part selection menu will automatically appear so that you can select a desired Part e Also prior to copying a GP PRO PBIII Part to the Editor a specific GLC variable must be assigned to the Part e When you drag and drop a GP PRO PBIII Part in the Editor be sure to hold down the CTRL key while you are dragging Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 6 5 Chapter
17. the variable values will be initialized according to the programming mode s default setting e Global Global check box sets the specific variable to global or local Global variable works as a variable in GP PRO PB IH GLC variables displayed on the tags should be set to Global Setting can be made globally by selecting more than 2 variables at the same time on the Variable List dialog box Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial wire Selecting Variable Types The variable Cup_Present_for_Ice is now displayed in the Variable Type dialog box The words Not Assigned are highlighted in the list below it There in no variable type assigned to Cup_Present_for_Ice Therefore it needs to be assigned as a discrete input E Assigning Variable Types 1 Select Discrete from the Variable Type list 2 Select Input 3 Click on the Retentive box to deselect it Data will not be retained if the power supply is cut or the GLC unit is reset 4 Click on Create Cup_Present_for_Ice has now been assigned as a dis crete input Note that the variable type change that you made to Cup_Present_for_Ice in the Variable Type dialog box has now taken effect in the Variable List window and that the Variable Type dialog box is still open If you had clicked on OK the changes would still have occurred in the Variable List window b
18. Adding a Program Description The first description to add to your ladder logic program is a description explain ing the program s features E To add a program description l Double click on the Program Description field at the top of the screen and the Description dialog box will appear 4 Description Program Program Description All Editor descriptions are entered here Ge re The word Program above the text field in the description dialog box indicates N that the text field contains a description of the program 2 Click on the Program Description text 3 Type This program runs a typical fast food restaurant soft drink dispens ing machine 4 Click on OK This description now appears at the very top of the ladder logic program You may need to scroll up to see it This program runs a typical fast food restaurant soft drink dispensing machine Ott Se You can also add or edit a Program Description by double clicking the lower left ote hand panel of the status b NSS panel of the status bar lce_ Maker N Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 2 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial eee Adding a Rung Description Via the Editor you can add descriptions to each rung of your program In the following example a description is added to rung 5 E To add a rung description 1 Right click on rung 5 s left side number 2 Select D
19. Al Ge re When variables are assigned to I O via text entry the variables will be automatically Nes listed in the Variable List dialog box 3 46 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Assigning variables to output terminals is the same as assigning them to input terminals Use the above procedures to assign variables from the following table to the input and output terminals light ou Cup Present for Soda imu 6 The input and output modules are displayed in the Configure I O dialog box as shown here E3 4 Configure 1 0 of E 0 PowerOn_pushbutton 21 0 0 Drivers E 11 ce_pushbutton 11 0 1 Ei 2 Cup_Present_for_Ice 11 0 2 Ti Im E F 13 5mall_lushbutton E 4 Medium_pushbutton E 5 Large_pushbutton 1 6 Cup_present_for_soda ea Power Oftpushbutton 4141 03 11 0 4 11 0 5 1 1 0 6 11 0 7 E l8 g 19 E A IB Fl Configure I O window with assigned output Configure 1 0 em T Mec La ei 10 Drivers E O0 Light 40 1 1 0 C1 ce 20 1 1 1 etp 6 02 Soda_valve 41 1 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 47 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial erw Unassigning Variables from the Configure I O Dialog Box E To unassign a variable from the Configure I O window 1 Select the input Module 0 2 Click on terminal IO in the Configure I
20. Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 1 Pro Control Editor Fundamentals sm Pro Control Editor Fundamentals 1 1 About Pro Control Editor Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 hereafter referred to as the Editor is a logic pro gramming software for use with GLC Series units This software contains many features such as e a GLC DIO unit driver e a GLC FlexNetwork I F unit driver e a Ladder logic program editor e Ladder logic program transfer feature e Cross reference reports e Monitoring feature e Online Edit Function e Communication via Ethernet The Editor allows you to create ladder logic programs in a graphical drawing pro gram like Windows environment The logic program created on your personal com puter with the Editor can then be used for unit operation after it is transferred to a GLC Series unit Also the variables created in the Editor can be transferred to and used in common with the GLC compatible GP series software GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 vase SS Next chapter describes about installation of this Editor software Be sure to operate correctly according to the on screen instructions as well as this manual Supported by GLC 2400 only Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 1 1 Chapter 2 Installation Installation Yea Installing the Editor E System Requirements o litm Specification P entum133M Hz or higher Personal Computer Windows
21. Each of the variables you see here should be assigned to each of the OUT instruc tions Assign these variables now This completes the subroutine you can add more than one subroutine to a ladder logic program by selecting either the SUBSTART or PEND rungs and repeating steps 2 through 6 If you want a subroutine to be executed at some point in your ladder logic program you must insert a JSR instruction This is explained in the following tutorial This subroutine is executed as soon as the Light OUTPUT COIL on rung 3 turns ON Therefore the JSR instruction must be placed on rung 4 E To insert a JSR instruction 1 Select rung 3 2 From the Insert menu select Rung 3 Insert a PT instruction on rung 4 4 Assign the variable Light to the PT instruction 5 Insert a JSR instruction to the right of the PT instruction This is done from the Insert Instruction dialog box 6 Type Reset_Counters the name of the subroutine in the Instruction Pa rameter Box of the JSR instruction The rung appears as follows Licht d F gt Reset _Counters i ff Whenever the JSR instruction Reset_Counters receives power it will jump to the subroutine Reset_Counters Execution will resume from rung 5 once the subroutine has finished execution Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial ER To delete a subroutine yo
22. Find operation You can locate subsequent occurrences of a text NS match by selecting Find Next from the Search menu s wa The References Command The References command allows you to locate all occurrences of a specific variable in your ladder logic program It identifies the rung numbers and the instructions the variable appears on For this tutorial you will select the START label However the References command can be implemented from any point in your program E To use the Reference command 1 Click on the START label 2 From the Search menu select References The References dialog box appears References cose Hep JA Exact matches only 3 Re size and move the References dialog box to the lower right hand corner of your screen 4 Click on the rung 6 s Fill_Timer PT variable and the References dialog box will appear as follows References MOY B000 Fill Timer PT MOY S000 Fill Timer PT HL Fill Tirer Q TON Fill Timer I Cs Her J Exact matches only 5 Select Exact matches only 4 References B MOY 4000 Fill_T imer PT Y MOY 6000 Fill_T imer PT o MOY 8000 Fill Tirner PT Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 3 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial In the References dialog box display e The number at the left of the line signifies the rung number the variable appears on This display tells you the Fill_Timer
23. Value dialog box appears as follows Data value Value of Ok Number of Smalls Cancel Change to E Apply Format Decimal F Help All 3 Select the 0 in the Change to field then type 5 4 Click on Apply The value of Number_of _Smalls is now 5 You can change other values or close the Data Value dialog box by clicking on Close ER e You can enter data values in Decimal Hexadecimal Octal or Binary number Note format Simply select one from the Format list F Use the Variable List or Data Watch List in conjunction with the Data Value dialog box to quickly find and set Editor variables Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 5 3 Chapter 5 On Line Editing mem Changing Variable Attribute You can use the Data menu to change the variable attributes Retentive Global This menu is enabled only when you are in the programming mode E Changing a Variable Attribute Retentive Select the Data menu s Variable List The Variable List window will appear Select the variable you wish to change its attribute and change the attribute using this window as shown below However the system variable s retentive cannot be changed Variable List File Edit View Data Help Power Of pushbutton Fower_On_pushbutton a Small pushbutton Of Gada valve Chrl T rl Yarable Type Watch Data watch List Value
24. copying Counter Timer variable elements in any other instructions all the Counter Timer variable elements are displayed in the list box ay i When a Counter variable element is copied to another Counter or a Timer variable SS element is copied to another Timer the variable is copied as it is and the list box will not display 1 Click on the Counter Timer variable and drug it to the instruction you wish to copy the Counter Timer variable 2 Select the variable element displayed in the list box Fill Trner Ssode_walwe TON ia IH im Ort 4000 PT ETO Fi an a Be Ice_pushbutton Gup_Fresent_for_ ce gt a lce I 1 m OFF Off Off omal Pushbutton Off Fill Trner TI 3 24 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Since you have learned how to assign variables to instructions you can now complete the remaining rungs of the program A diagram of the completed rungs is presented on the following page Notice that the MOV instruction on rung 6 and the NC instruction on rung 7 contain the variables Fill_Timer PT and Fill_Timer Q respectively These variables refer to the PT and Q elements of the Timer with the Fill timer variable assigned to it E To enter these variables To enter these variables you can either e select the Instruction Parameter Box and type the variable in directly or e click on and drag the Fill_Timer
25. cre Note ated You can also type a variable that already exists in your variable list directly into an Instruction Parameter Box The variable is assigned automatically when you fin ished entering it 3 22 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 5 Using the above mentioned method assign the operand Power_Off pushbutton to the NC instruction on rung 3 Rung 3 should look like this Powe rOTF_ pushbutton Light 3 Off Off ER If you change the variables assigned to Coil instructions i e OUT SET RST Note NEG to Retentive the Coil instructions also automatically change to Reten N tive type i e M SM RM NM 6 Assign the variable Ice_Maker_ to the SET coil on the first initialization rung This variable can be created by typing it directly into the Instruction Parameter Box After it is typed the initialization rung appears as follows Ice_haker off Another method of assigning variables to instructions is to simply drag the variable from the Variable List dialog box to the instruction itself This method is very convenient if there are many instructions which need to have the same variables assigned to them The advantages of using this method will be explained in Chapter 3 9 Assigning I O E To assign a variable using the Variable List dialog box l Call up the Variable List dialog box 2 Click on Light
26. for participating GLC stations e Cannot be edited or deleted e Have only the bit or 32 bit HEX device types E To Import GLC variables This section explains how to import GLC variables into Pro Server Be sure you have imported GLC variables to GP PRO PB III beforehand 1 Start Pro Studio 2 Create a network project file 3 Select Edit menu s Store participating station command Select a PRW file to be linked to the PRO PB II project file Node Name GLET PLO Type MEMORY LINK S10 Type r IF Address 10 230 230 120 PC Node Data PLO Type Select Windows PC Sub Net Mask 255 0 0 0 IF Address Enter the same address as used in your PC s Control Panel Gateway 10 230 230 232 Sub Met Mask Unused Use the same data as in your F Control Panel s eT data PROIPB3 CAProPBYyinidatabaselGLe 2400 pr a Date of S100 String data mode 3 4 Select Tool menu s Import GLC var able command The S100 file date is displayed as a property of the participating station 5 The symbol name is displayed under Symbol name Item on the right of the main screen Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 1 1 Chapter 7 Pro Control Editor and Pro Server 3 S100 File Check 1 2 If there is a difference in the content of any of the S100 files 1 e those which are stored in each participating station stored in the PRW file to be linked and those that are imported to the GLC it is possible that an incorrect devic
27. menu When entering the OFFLINE menu the GLC stops the logic program and display functions and starts from the initial conditions CONTROLLER MENU 1 CONTROLLER SETTING CONTROLLER DIAGNOSIS COPY TO FEPROM Flex Network DRIVER When an edited logic program is copied to FEPROM the system can continue opera tion by reading the logic program from FEPROM even if the logic program saved in SRAM is lost If Copy to FEPROM is not performed after editing the logic program with EN online edit the warning message No logic program in FEPROM will be I NEY displayed at GLC start up If copying is not done to FEPROM and the logic program saved in SRAM is lost the system will execute the logic program saved in FEPROM prior to editing with online edit So be sure to copy to FEPROM When data in SRAM is lost the logic program is read from FEPROM auto matically However a minor error will occur in this case and with some important systems there may be a problem in automatic execution using the logic program in FEPROM In such systems select the Continue Error Switch and set so the logic program is not automatically executed E Saving with Pro Control Editor After finishing online editing with the Pro Control Editor the file can be saved as a WLL file by switching to programming mode and performing Save for the edited logic program The edited logic program can be executed by downloading the logic program save
28. perform a single scan of logic This function is useful for troubleshooting or debugging an application Pause button stops the Controller from scanning logic but Pause leaves the I O enabled The Continue option is available after the Pause button has Continue been pressed It allows the Controller to continue executing logic or a single scan with the current data values Forces Lists all forced variables in the ladder logic program Reset Ge re If you click on Reset all Editor variables will be reset except retentive variables Ne Use the MOV instruction etc if any values need special initialization 4 8 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program You can also select these items from the Controller menu s Command Controller Go On Line withe Changes Fa Unds Changes Stan Step Read from Controller Write to Controller Command Go Command Mode Reset Start Continue Stop Pause Setup Property 1 Scan Enable forces Enable I0 Go Command Mode 4 Pa FL Read from controller Reston D Oo m Enable Forces Fi Enable IO die If you click on Reset all Editor variables will be reset except retentive variables NS Use the MOV instruction etc if any values need special initialization Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 9 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program ee T
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30. the Paste Instruction or click on the Edit menu s Paste _Edit Undo Changes to Aung Ctrl z View Search Insert Data Controller Undo Changes to Aung 2 Im Delete Rung Cut Cr Copy Ctrl C Insert Instruction Paste Instruction Del Delete Select Range Edit Instruction Enter Description Ctrl D _ rE Ott 3 Now the copied instruction is pasted inserted into the desired rung ToT 3 16 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Editing New Instructions Automatically Select the File menu s Preferences and select the Editor tab s Edit new instructions automatically That will call up the variable name entering field automatically whenever an instruction with no variable name assigned is inserted Preferences Editor Monitoring Confirmation Clipboard il Keep window settings between sessions Append new rungs and instructions after existing ones mil rather than inserting them before J Keep editor on top Tl Clear logic when going Off Line il Enable auto saves Every 10 mir Kr Inserting Branches This section explains how you can insert a branch on rung 2 between the NO and the NC instructions This branch is designed to turn the light in the soda pop machine E To insert a branch 1 Place the cursor at the point o
31. 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII 6 6 When Copying from Pro Control Editor to GP PRO PBIII for Windows Pro Control Editor Instruction GP PRO PBIII for Windows Parts O a Contact BiyToggle Switch C b Contact BiyToggle Switch T StartUp Contact BiyToggle Switch B L T Start Down Contact iYToggle Switch UT M OutCoil amp EGINM Reverse Co ETISM SetCol STRM ResetCol TU Up Counter TD Down Count TUD Uadown Cour TON On Delay Timer Keypad Input Display TOF Off Delay Timer Keypad Input Display TP Pulse Timer Keypad Input Display When Copying from GP PRO PBIII for Windows to Pro Control Editor NO a Contact NC b Contact PT StartUp Contact NT Start BiyToggle Switch Down Contact NO a Contact NC b Contact PT StartUp Contact NT Start Lamp Down Contact OUT M OutCoil NEG NM Reverse Coil SET SM SetCoil RST RM ResetCoil Numeric Display Graph Keypad InputDisplay ICTU Up Counter CTD Down Counter CTUD Updown Counter Keypad Input Display TON On Delay Timer TOF OffDelay Timer TP Pulse Timer Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII E To Drag and Drop copy Editor Variables into GP PRO PBIII 1 Click on the Editor s variable you wish to copy and drag it to the GP PRO PBIII s drawing board Screen Edt view Option Draw Tags Parts Special Library Window Help Josa s e aal gt jeflo sae
32. AIEFPSOIHIKR RL IMNOPORS T amp Te tw UY TOA Tank Graph SG_OO1 s 164 52 260 180 selected da MTOM SIO 12 4 Designating an Integer Bit for the Control Variable using GP PRO PBIII s Tag Feature In the Editor you can designate a bit for an integer variable by adding an exten sion to the variable Also you can designate a bit for an imported integer variable in the GP PRO PBIII using the same method Whether you designate a bit or not only normal integer variables will be imported from the Editor to the GP PRO PBIII If you wish to access imported integer variables in the GP PRO PBIII that use an integer bit you need to designate a bit for the integer in GP PRO PBIII Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII WA Linking Editor Variables with GP PRO PBIII Project Objects GLC program operation screens are created with the GP PRO PBIII s screen creation objects 1 e with pre made Parts or Tags then each screen object is associated with its respective GLC variable and transferred to the GLC To do this the GLC must be connected to your personal computer s serial communication port For GLC connection details see the Editor program s ONLINE HELP GLC Setup section ae Transferring Screens to the GLC E Transferring GP PRO PBIII operation screens to the GLC 1 Click on the GP PRO PBIII screen s Transfer icon 2 T
33. CONTROLLER INFORMATION CONTROLLER gt ECOM 2 45 DRIVER LOGIC PROGRAM ma nn Followings are the examples of two types of system information displays E System Information CF Card upload data This lets you confirm the data uploaded to the CF card System Information e Model No e System version e Communication protocol e Ethernet protocol e Simulation GLC 2400 Ver 3 00 MELSEC ANA Ver 1 40 Ver 2 00 Ver 3 20 The item Simulation changes to Ladder monitor when ladder monitor ste program is installed N number Screen Data Information e Screen creat on software e Comments Poste Uploaded Data Size e Information data e Internal FEPROM e SRAM Controller Information e Controller e Driver e Logic program 4 14 When there is no specified program No is displayed instead of the version Ver 5 00 Production System A up to 60 characters When there is no screen image data information uploaded screen image infor mation will not be displayed and the message There is no data information N uploaded will be displayed 1 Kbyte 8192 Kbytes 512 Kbytes ECOM Ver 2 45 Flex Network Ver 1 00 Production System A Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program E System Information Display Internal data Touch Internal data to display the following windows screens Use these screens to confirm the GLC internal det
34. Compatible recommended IBM PC AT compatible Display VGA 640X480 dots or higher resolution with more than 256 colors Windows 95 98 2000 NT Ver 4 0 or later compatible Hard Disk Space Required Minimum Minimum Standard AcrobatR eader will require Sandare Ian 15MB disk space to for Installation 10MB install 16MB or larger 32MB is recommended Windows 95 98 2000 NT Ver 4 0 or later compatible If your personal computers RS 232C connector is not equipped with either a D sub 25pin or 9pin a conversion connector is required Transfer Cable Digital s GP W C B02 sold separately English Korean C hinese and Operating System Windows 95 98 2000 NT Ver 4 0 or later Taiwanese OS compatible English text entry only GLC 100 41 24V GLC Models GLC 300 41 24V GLC 2400 41 24V Screen Creation Software GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 or later A Prior to installing the Editor shut down all your personal computer TIT application programs including any resident programs such as a vi rus detection program etc ER Installing the Editor in your personal computer while a resident virus detection pro Note gram is turned ON may cause the personal computer s power supply to turn OFF or N its operating system to hang up freeze This however will not cause any problem once the system is restarted To correct this restart your personal computer s operating system turn off all resi de
35. Ctrl Tyr MHI TyrmugER Cy lieth Erler Tum Retentive Turn Global Discrete Discrete Input Input The Power On pushbutton st ee Ol ei Variable List miim File Edit View Data Help Power Off pushbutton Ott Power O n pushbutton Small pushbutton Sada valve 5 4 0 0 Ole Chrl T Ctrl Variable Type watch a The Fill Timer decides how Ic Data Watch List Value Ctrl Cy list Eile Tyr NHI Tym ER Turn Retentive Turm Global Discrete Discrete Input Input The Power On pushbutton st Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 5 On Line Editing E Changing a Variable Attribute Global Select the Data menu s Variable List The Variable List window will appear Select the variable you wish to change its attribute and change the attribute using this window as shown below Variable List File Edit View Data Help Yanable Type Ctrl T arid Chri 7 G The Fill Timer decides how Ic Data Watch List Wale Ctra Treg NHI Cy liste Tym Fel Etle i Turm Retentive See Turm Global Fowe Off pushb al Fower_Of_pushbuttor Power On_ pushbutton Discrete The Power On pushbutton st rk HE mal pushbutton Discrete off odavale Discrete Yariable List lo File Edit view Datal Help Variable Type Ctrl T Watch Chrl at Data Watch List Value Cha Tar OHI Etrit Tarn DER Etle Power Off pushbutton
36. Eu TumBetenive U um Global m ton Dicete Ing The Power On pushbutton st Ot Small_ pushbutton Discrete Gada vale Discrete Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 5 5 Chapter 5 On Line Editing ww Data Watch List E To change the display mode of all selected variables at the same time Select the Data menu s Data Watch List and select a display mode in the View list box This allows you to change all of the selected variables display mode to the designated display mode at the same time Data Watch List File Edit View Help y Fill_T imer ASCII F trli Power Off pushbutton Light j aLI Lipil oe Binary Ltrl B Power Off ee Decimal Ctrl D Hexadecimal Ctrl H Octal Ctrl U E To Display Array Elements When creating an array via Data Watch List you can display array counter timer s values by element 1 Select the Data menu s Variable List and Data Watch List 2 Select the Data Watch List menu s Edit and select Add Elements from the Edit box Data Watch List Delete Watch Del Add Watch Chrl E Cirle Tarn ER Etlik Tym DER EtrlefE _Tmer tlh TOG ORTI Off Force List 5 6 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 5 On Line Editing 3 Online Edit Gtc model GLC2400 The GLC2400 allows you while in monitoring mode to change the logic program as it is being executed In online edit 6 types of edi
37. FFFFF in hexa decimal Integers cannot contain decimal points E Internal Variable A variable that s not mapped to an I O point E I O Input Output The Editor Controller connects to physical real world devices through I O hardware supplied by third parties E 1 0 Address An address assigned to a variable when it is mapped to an I O device The format of an I O address depends on the driver it is mapped to E Label Name A name containing up to 32 characters that identify or label a position within the ladder logic It cannot start with a digit E Ladder Logic The collection of rungs that make up your application So called because it looks vaguely like a ladder E Off Line When Off Line the Editor works with the disk file WLL containing a ladder logic program This program is developed Off Line and then run On Line with the Controller E On Line The Editor monitors a program which is running live in the Controller For example Power_of_pushbutton ResetButton ALARM2 etc E Parameter An input to or output from an instruction Parameters are entered into the Instruc tion Parameter Box E Power Flow The path power is taking through the ladder logic program Pro Control Editor Editor The Pro Control Editor is the front end to the GLC Controller All program devel opment and monitoring take place here The Editor s name is WALTZED EXE Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual A2 3
38. Minor Enable I O When this item is selected data is written to and read from the GLC2400 only physical I O For details about system variables refer to the Editor Help System 4 4 System Variables or the Pro Control User Manual Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 1 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Connection e Entering your password Once the password is set and downloaded to the GLC every time you download or upload any file or you change from operation mode to monitoring mode the password confirmation window will display If the correct password is not entered there that operation will not be enabled Also if you are using the Editor Ver 1 5 or lower data cannot be download to upload from a GLC that already has a password set downloaded without entering this password Also changing to monitoring mode is not possible if the GLC has a password 1 Select the Controller menu s Setup and the screen shown below will appear 2 Click on the Connection tab s Set Password button Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memory GLC Platform COM F GLC100 does not support Speed BPS 115200 Ir ABE bps and 115 Kbps Remote GLC Pastes O J Pot p Remote GLC Find when connecting Password Set Password R re A Maximum of 24 alphabetical numerical characters can be used for the pass W word setting If no character is entered this will be
39. Name field 3 6 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Variable names cannot begin with numerical characters or contain I spaces For example you could not name a variable 1Switch or Important Switch 1 but you could name it Switch1 or Switch_1 Variable names are not case sensitive For a variable name you can use only alphabetical numerical characters and _ under bar A maximum of 20 characters can be used Array Timer Counter s element values and Integer Real bit values are included in these characters Also the variables that are designated in the Global setting can be read via the Pro PBIll for Windows Ver 5 0 software s Import feature N fa e Array YY An array variable consists of multiple elements of the same type each having a single unique name associated with it The number of elements is limited only by the amount of memory available e Retentive Retentive is a feature associated with retentive variables which are stored in static SRAM memory If Retentive is enabled retentive variable values will be retained in event that the GLC s power supply is cut off Retentive variable values are pre set in the programming mode s default setting therefore in case the GLC s power supply is cut off or reset the latest variable values will be retained How ever if the controller is reset in the monitoring mode
40. O window 3 Click on Unmap The Power_On_pushbutton is now unassigned from terminal IO and can be assigned to any other terminal you select In this tutorial assign it back to terminal IO Km Assigning I O to Variables The easiest way to configure I O for new programs is to type the variables directly into the terminals They are then automatically created configured and mapped to the correct I O point In this case when you configure your I O first and then construct your ladder logic program creating your I O points is explained E To assign I O to variables 1 Click the target variable and drag to the I O terminals as described above to assign variables to the input and output terminals of your driver 2 Construct your ladder logic program 3 Click and drag the variables from the Configure I O dialog box to the in structions you want I O assigned to lt Summary gt This section explained how to e select an I O driver e configure the DIO driver e assign variables to I O 3 48 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial All Checking the Validity of a Program Before running an Editor ladder logic program online use a validity check to make sure the program is free of errors E To run a validity check e From the File menu select Check Validity and the following dialog box will appear Rung Preset value is zero Rung Number
41. PREFACE Thank you for purchasing Pro face s ladder logic programing software Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 for use w th GLC series units To ensure correct use of th s product be sure to read the included manuals care fully and keep them nearby so that you can refer to them whenever required NOTE 1 The copyrights to all programs and manuals included in the Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 hereinafter referred to as this product software are re served by the Digital Electronics Corporation Digital grants the use of this product to ts users as described in the Software Operating Conditions sec tion Any actions violating the above mentioned conditions are prohibited by both Japanese and foreign regulations 2 The contents of this manual have been thoroughly inspected However if you should find any errors or omissions in this manual contact your local representative 3 Please be aware that Digital Electronics Corporation shall not be held liable by the user for any damages losses or third party claims arising from the uses of this product 4 Differences may occur between the descriptions found in this manual and the actual functioning of this product Therefore the latest information on this product is provided in data files i e Readme txt files etc and or separate documents Please consult these sources as well as this manual
42. Symbol Eh ote Provides hints on correct use or supplementary information D Indicates related manual name page number information 1 2 etc Indicates related supplemental information Indicates the personal computer s keys m Keyboard Compatibility List i rin ni Pro Control Editor oftware grealung transferring and monitoring a unit s ladder logic program Controller The control function of a GLC unit PE The screen creation software GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 or screen creation later software ndicates the series of graphic logic controllers manufactured by the Digital Electronics Corporation Abbreviation for Programmable Logic Controller 8 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual E Keyboard Compatibility List These keys may vary depending on the type of personal computer keyboard you are using This manual uses the following symbols to indicate a personal computer s keys i 101 101keyborad e Ca Back space Space E Typical System Configuration This manual describes this software s operating procedures and functions based on the typ cal PC system configuration shown below If you use a different system configuration from this one the screen shown on your PC as well as various item names may be different In this case substitute a functionally equivalent item for the one s shown here em Specification Remarks PC AT compatible Personal Comp
43. TABLE ODFEONTENTS anne a Eaa EEEa A MANUAL SYMBOLS AND TERMINOLOGY uurnunnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnneeennnnnn nen 8 PRECAUTIONS eee erate eee ee ees ers 10 CHAPTER 1 PRO CONTROL EDITOR FUNDAMENTALS About Pro Control Editor cccccccsccccccccccccccccccccccccsccccccccccccccccccees 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 aE E E E E E E E 1 1 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION l stalhne tbe TIL OL susirasti nana RE a ER raa Oe 2 1 2 1 1 Installation Procedure cccececcececcsceccececsececsecsccccnceccecersecs 2 2 CHAPTER 3 CREATING A LOGIC PROGRAM TUTORIAL 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 ODOT CW sees sac EA E I EU NEE E TEE E EET E E 3 1 3 1 1 Preference Area Settings Prior to Creating a Logic Program 3 2 Creating and Deleting Variables u a 3 6 3 2 1 Creating a Variable List 000osseoeenesssssseseerrsssssssserrrsssssssseerrssssss 3 6 3 2 2 S lecting Variable Types cos nciesiscrnicinonentivenionniaancesriieninupnidinepsnavenamnnte 3 8 32 3 SAVNE VOUT Propra ceecee ninen nip cn Eni ea eunin Seni 3 9 Inserting Rungs Instructions and Branches sscsssssscccccccssssscceceooo 3 10 Jod Moorim RON ee ee een 3 10 J332 Doline a RUN sessast ene ee Ernie 3 11 3 3 3 Inserting Instructions nern een 3 12 3 34 D leting nstr ctOnS nee 3 15 3 3 5 Copying and Pasting Instructions ccorcscsssascseaceesesessssmesecceodercssuaness 3 16 3 50 TES CC NO Br che 3 17 3 3 LMA ZA OU OIG nee een 3 19 Assigning Variab
44. a TEM DATA DISPLAY CINTERNAL DATA U IE gt GLC2400 SYSTEM VERSION gt 81 na Malen EXPANSION SIO gt NO EXIST SCREE EDITOR VERSION PROJECT COMMENT oe roject A PL vale SIZE SIZE System Information e Model No e System version e Communication protocol e Ethernet protocol La e Simulation x installed Screen Image Information e Image creation software e Comments Poste Le Le TERNAL FEPROM SIZE 3192 adie 0512 Kbytes SYSTEM DATA DISPLAY CINTERNAL DATA LCONTROLLER INFORMATION CONTROLLER ECOM V2 45 Flex Network 1 00 DRIVER LOGIC PROGRAM Project A GLC2400 Ver 3 00 MELSEC ANA Ver 1 40 Ver 2 00 Ver 3 20 Note e Simulation changes to Ladder monitor when the ladder monitor program is Ver 5 00 Production System A up to 60 characters If the screen data information is not uploaded when transferring the screen image screen image information will not be displayed and the message There is NA no data information uploaded will be displayed Uploaded Data Size e Internal FEPROM e SRAM Controller Information e Controller e Driver e Logic program lt Summary gt 8192 Kbytes 512 Kbytes ECOM Ver 2 45 Flex Network Ver 1 00 Production System A This chapter has explained how to e configure the Controller e read and write a program to the Controller e start and stop the Controller P
45. acters that describes some part of your program A summary of descriptions may be viewed with the Description List window E Discrete point A point that can have one of two states OFF or ON Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual A2 1 Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms A2 2 E Drag To press and hold down the left mouse button move the mouse then release The mouse pointer indicates whether th s s a val d place to let go E Element An element is a name for some part of a variable rather than the whole thing This part can be e An element of a Timer or Counter variable e An element of an array or e Part of an Integer see Modifiers E Error Fault Conditions There are three types Major Minor and I O A Major Fault is serious When this occurs the Controller stops executing logic immediately The editor shows the state as MAJOR FAULT To clear the condition the Controller must be reset using the Start Stop window A Minor Fault is one that can be safely ignored An VO Fault is a failure to read or write I O in E Focus A black rectangle that highlights a selection in the ladder logic E Forces Discrete points can be forced either ON or OFF This overrides any actions the logic may take For example if a variable is forced OFF but the logic is trying to turn it on it stays off A list of the forces in your program can be viewed with the Force List window E GLC Controller T
46. ad from Controller A copy of the program written to the Controller will be opened You can now make changes to the program and or save it as a WLL file 4 6 Select the Controller menu s Property The GLC program s property infor mation list box will appear Go On Line inte Changes Fa Wada Changes Shari Shop Read from Controller Write to Controller Command The Property box is shown below Property Sodal will Frogram memory Ae 6754130429 bytes Varlable memory ere PO432 704 bytes Platform GLCIOO Target scan 10 ms i FOO me OFF Stop on minor Fault OFF COM port COM COM speed 38400 bps OFF Password 4 12 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Wa CF Memory Loader Tool c c model GLC2400 47 1 In order to use the CF Memory Loader Tool it is necessary to first transfer the CF Memory Loader Tool to the CF Card IPL SYS MLD2269 SYS GPBACKUP INP using GP PRO PB II The GLC can then operate the CF Memory Loader Tool from that CF Card For CF Memory Loader function details refer to the GP PRO PB III for Windows Operation Manual E PCF file creation To create start up CF Card data or backup data for the GLC it is necessary to first create a PCF file using Pro Control Editor 1 Create a WLL file using the File menu s Save command 2 Select PCF as the file type using the File menu s Save as com
47. cccecccccccccsssssssssssesceeee 5 2 5 4 Forcing Discretes ON and OFF 0 cccssccccccccccccccccccccssssssssssssssssssees 5 3 5 3 CHANGING Variable VYalel sans 5 3 5 6 Changing Variable Attribute sciences 5 4 Ss Dita Wan MLS sip irersccccvassncxssciacsienatenasicansssiseansnensacssavisceteaasicusnevacesassenscisees 5 6 5 8 Online Edit GLC model GLC2400 000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnc 00 5 7 5 8 1 Editing Functions in Online Edit nes 5 7 Io VE Da eaaa ee ee 5 9 6 1 Importing the I O Symbols to GP PRO PBIII 0000000000000000000000 6 1 6 1 1 To Open a GP PRO PBIII Prod esse en 6 1 6 12 Selecting the GP type and PLC 1Y pe s sisien isisisi 6 1 Dale HOPON een ER ee 6 2 6 1 4 Creating Operation Screens with GP PRO PB 6 5 6 2 Linking Editor Variables with GP PRO PBIII Project Objects 6 9 6 3 Transferring Screens to the GLC ssss000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnsnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnn00e 6 9 6 4 Operating the Pump Project scssssscccssatesscaccsseccssatcascasssscacssateascasascenessss 6 10 4 ImiDorime GLEN ar allerersten isn 7 1 7 2 SWUTIEC HECK sacaessccancscrestccccacensccescescecssateneseccenuscsucussctesaesuesasacsnstaseenucssvesss 7 2 OD Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 1 ERRORS AND WARNINGS 200 299 Logic errors and warnings scien ancesesatearcsnednseanhesasncssednaeapsetnaresaeds Al 1 300 399 Variable errors and warnings eeesssss
48. cribed and used Qe re e The Editor executes or solves instructions in a ladder logic program from left to YY right top to bottom For more information on how the Editor solves ladder logic see the Programmers Reference in the Editor Help area e Before you insert any instructions into an Editor ladder logic program you must indicate which rung you wish to insert the instructions on E Selecting a rung to insert instructions 1 Here you are inserting instructions on rung 2 Click on anywhere on the rung 2 line to select it but not on the number 2 itself The selected rung will then be high lighted as shown below 2 Once you have selected this rung you can insert instructions One way to do that is from the toolbar The Editor toolbar contains the following buttons Click on these buttons to insert instructions into a selected rung The meaning of these buttons is as follows nF E L Coil OUT Em On Delay TON T Timer Off Delay TOF Tr sam Up Counter CTU eal Down Counter CTD 3 12 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E Method 1 Insert instructions from the toolbar 1 Click on the TF button The following box will appear Ba The instruction now appears on the selected rung Also there is a box above it with a flashing cursor inside This is the Instruction Parameter Box and is where you enter a
49. d can start the Controller 4 6 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program eee Ethernet function GLC model GLC 2400 This enables logic program writing reading and monitoring mode execution via on Ethernet network E Transmission Settings Select Setting at the Controller Menu Select Ethernet or Ethernet Auto matic Search with the Communication Setting on the Setting Menu Item Content Ethernet Setthe IP address and portno ofthe GLC for communication via Ethernet This searches for GLC on the Ethernet The search results are displayed Using the search results itselects the IP address ofthe GLC for communication Multiple GLC can be selected with Write to controller Ethernet Automatic addressing 1 Ethernet Input the IP address and port no of the GLC for communication Communication via Ethernet begins when you execute Write to controller Read from controller or Move to monitoring mode Turing Connec tion Memory GLC Platform COM Pott COM1 Fr Speed BPS 30400 Fl Sr ektps and 115 2kbps fe Ethernet 0 Ethernet Find when connecting 2 Ethernet Automatic addressing A list of GLC units connected to the Ethernet network is displayed when you click on Write to controller Read from controller or Move to monitoring mode Communi cation begins when you select the GLC for communication a
50. d in SRAM to the GLC A Lithium battery s lifetime is 10 years when the battery s ambient temperature is under 40 C 4 1 years when the battery s ambient temperature is under 50 C 1 5 years when the battery s ambient temperature is under 60 C When used for backup Approximately 60 days with a fully charged battery Approximately 6 days with a half charged battery Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 5 9 5 10 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII a Using the Editor and GP PRO PBIII GP PRO PBIII allows you to create operation screens that are linked with the parameters created by Pro Control Editor and stored in the GLC unit These screens allow you to operate or monitor the ladder logic program and the controller This chapter focuses on how to create operation screens for the GLC unit using the GP PRO PBIII software Here a short tutorial is given that uses a ladder program to pump water from a tank CHE Importing the I O Symbols to GP PRO PBIII The followings steps explain how to import GLC parameters into GP PRO PB III mm To Open a GP PRO PBIII Project 1 Start up GP PRO PBIII and the Project Manager window will appear Be projectA prw Project Manager Project Screen Setup Utility Help i GLC 1008 1 MITSUBISHI MELSEC AnA LINK Fl Par Selecting the GP type and PLC type 1 Click on the Project Manage
51. d with the Controller variables will not be displayed in the Simulation screen s device information column The GP PRO PBIII software displays screen data using your personal computer s fonts and graphic functions Therefore there may be a slight difference between data displayed on your personal computer and the same data displayed on the GLC unit The device codes and address codes used to specify indirect addresses for GP PRO PBII E tags and K tags cannot be used with Pro Control Editor since the Editor is not equipped with the variables associated with these device address codes When using arrays with the Pro Control Editor do not delete any array elements in GP PRO PBIII GLC variables are handled using 32 bit device Low High order Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 6 3 Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII 6 4 e With the GP PRO PB III the GLC arrays shown with are shown with lt gt e The number of GLC variables which can be used with the GP PRO PBIII software is limited to 2048 One element in an array is counted as one variable If the number of the imported variables exceeds 2048 please delete any unnecessary Part and Tag variables in your project Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII mea Creating Operation Screens with GP PRO PBIII The following steps explain how to create GP PRO PBIII screens to operate the Editor
52. disabled 3 The Password window displays Enter the password you wish to use in the top box and enter the same password again in the bottom box and then click on OK The password is now enabled however 1f you want to cancel it leave these boxes blank and click on OK Fassword Password Confirmation Enter new password Enter password Re Enter new password I on Fer Per foe Ge 4 When a password has already been set the Set Password button is changed to the Change Password button If you click on this button the Password Confirma tion window will appear Password Confirmation Enter password jC on Fer Fer 4 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program e Changing your password 1 Select the Controller menu s Setup the screen shown below will appear 2 Click on the Connection tab s Change Password Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memory GLC Platform COoM1 F GLC100 does not support Speed BPS 115200 F EF EKbps and 115 bps 4 Remote GLC pases Pot Remote GLC Find when connecting Si A Maximum of 24 alphabetical numerical characters can be used for the pass SS word setting If no character is entered this will be disabled 3 To change your password enter the current password in the Password Confirma tion window and then in the Password
53. e A sample of this chapter s completed ladder logic program is located in the Pro Control Sample folder s Sodal wIl file Refer to this data to help you understand the tutorial and learn how to use the Editor s Find function For detailed explanations of each screen refer to the Pro Control Editor Help menu 3 1 The following sections provide detailed explanations of each Tutorial area 3 2 Creating and Deleting Variables This section describes how to create delete and set the initial value of variables used in your Editor ladder logic program as well as the Editor s Ladder Logic program operation settings 3 3 Inserting Rungs Instructions and Branches This section explains how to configure the Editor and describes how to create delete rungs and insert instructions and branches associated with them 3 4 Assigning Variables to Instructions This section describes how to assign operands to instructions in an Editor ladder logic program 3 5 Documenting a Ladder Logic Program This section describes how to document an Editor ladder logic program This includes describing the overall program as well as specific rungs and instructions 3 6 Copying Cutting and Pasting Rungs This section shows you how to copy cut and paste rungs 3 7 Subroutines and Labels This section shows you how to insert subroutines and labels in your Editor ladder logic program 3 8 Navigating a Ladder Logic Program This sect
54. e 3 Click on OK ER You can also save your program by clicking on the toolbar or by pressing the Note XQ CTRL S keys lt Summary gt In th s section you have learned how to e create variables in the Variable Type dialog box e assign variable types to variables e Save a program Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 9 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial see Inserting Rungs Instructions and Branches The first step in creating a ladder logic program is to insert a rung Click on the File menu s New selection the new program shown below will appear A sample of this chapter s completed ladder logic program is located in the Pro Control Sample folder s Sodal wI file Program Description tee ART 2 END 31 PEND Km Inserting a Rung Down the left side of each new program are three rungs labelled START END and PEND e The START rung indicates the start of the main program area e The END rung indicates the end of the main program area e The PEND rung indicates the end of the total program area No rungs can be inserted after the PEND rung The rungs between START and END are executed every scan Any rungs inserted above START are initialization logic and are executed on the first scan only The area between the END and PEND rung is reserved for subroutines See the Programmer s Reference in the Editor Help area for a detailed explanation o
55. e is being accessed Asa result the system checks the dates of each S100 file and provides a warning display if they are different Pro Server Pro_APD side When the network project file has been loaded the system compares the property of the S100 file date of each participating station with the date of the linked PRW file If there is a difference a warning dialog is displayed 2 Way Driver GLC Unit At start up the system compares the property of the S100 file date of each partic pating station with the date of the S100 file imported in the GLC If there is a difference a warning dialog is displayed Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings Nai Errors and Warnings Error or warning displays may appear in the Validity dialog box when a validity check is done on a program These errors and warnings may be related to a prob lem with the program s logic variables or I O The errors are indexed numerically with each numeral being part of a specific range Each range specifies a general area for you to focus on when determining why the error or warning has occurred 200 299 Logic errors and warnings For information on any of the ladder logic instruction select it in the main window and then from the Help menu select Context or press the F1 key Error 200 Parameter should be a Discrete The instruction requires a Discrete operand This can be e A Discrete
56. een drop as the pump empties the tank 2 Touch the GLC screen s OFF button and watch the fluid level rise because the pump is no longer emptying the tank If the project does not operate as explained above you need to modify the program lt Summary gt This chapter has explained how to e open a GP PRO PBIII project e create the GP PRO PB III project linked with the controller e import Editor ladder logic program variables to a GP PRO PBIII project e associate the Editor s variables with GP PRO PBIII screen creation objects i e Parts Tags e download and then run a combined GP PRO PBIII Editor application on a GLC Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 7 Pro Control Editor and Pro Server 4 Pro Control Editor and Pro Server GLC model GLC2400 When the Pro Server is used GLC variable read writing and 2 way functions commu nication action functions etc can be executed via the Ethernet This Chapter explains how to use GLC variables with Pro Server For details on Pro Server see the Operation Manual for Pro Server with Pro Studio for Windows This Section explains how to import GLC variables with Pro Studio Au importing GLC Variables In order to use GLC variables in Pro Studio it is necessary to read in previously imported GLC symbols from GP PRO PB to Pro Server This deta will then be regis tered as GLC local symbols GLC local symbols e Are symbols which exist only
57. el command allows you to jump to a specific label in your ladder logic program E To use the Go to Label command 1 From the Search menu select Go TO Label The Go To Label dialog box appears Go To Label i Reset_Counters PEND 2 Select the label to go to 3 Click on OK You are now positioned at the specified label lt Summary gt This section has explained how to use Find References Bookmark Go To Rung and Go To Label commands 3 40 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial see I O Configuration Once you have finished constructing a ladder logic program you must assign I O to selected variables In this tutorial variables were created first and I O assigned after the ladder logic program was completed This was done in order to present the various features of the Editor in a logical order If you know what your I O will be before beginning programing you can specify your I O first and then assign it to your vari ables as you create your program Both methods are demonstrated in this section lt x AEE Assigning Variables to I O Once you have created variables in a ladder logic program there are a number of methods you can use to assign them to your I O E To open the Configure I O window From the Data menu choose Configure I O and the following window will appear Eg Configure 0 Drivers
58. elml903ps2 f carca E Hee Reports I Logic Preview Options A Variable List Preview Ji 1 0 Configuration Preview J References Preview as You can select the number of columns 1 to 4 into which your report will be formatted Under the Reports section there are four check boxes labelled Logic Variable List I O Configuration and References These check boxes provide the following options when printing your ladder logic program Logic This option allows you to print the rungs of your ladder logic program If you click on Options next to it the following dialog box appears Logic Options Select All to print all the rungs of the program or click on Selected and type in the range of rungs you wish to print Use the View menu to adjust the logic program s printout size Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 91 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Variable List This option allows you to print a variable list Click on Options to select the items you wish to include in that variable list Yanable List Options jill 1 0 Address il Value J Attribute Bil Descnpton Lancel il Help Type Displays the variable type O Address Displays the I O addresses of all assigned variables Value Displays the data value of all variables Attribute Displays the Retentive and Global settings Descriptions Displays any desc
59. er 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 2 Double click on the black highlighted area above the TON instruction to select the Instruction Parameter Box Here you can assign a timer variable to the instruction LH T name here IN A OFT ETO 3 Next double click on the area immediately to the left of the PT element in the TON instruction The Data Value dialog box opens Here enter the preset time in milliseconds that will elapse before output Q is turned ON Assign ing variables and other operands to instructions will be discussed in the next section 4 Close the Data Value dialog box mw Entering Variables One method of entering a variable into an Instruction Parameter Box is to type directly into the box E To enter text in the Instruction Parameter Box l Double click on the OUT instruction s Instruction Parameter Box on rung 3 2 Type Light n the box 3 Press the ENTER key The following dialog box appears asking you to confirm the creation of the variable Ladder Editor 2 Okay to create the variable Light of type Discrete ou can disable this message in Preferences 4 Click on OK In the Variable List dialog box the variable Light appears in the list The Editor has automatically assigned it a variable type In this case it has assigned it as an internal discrete variable The Editor automatically assigns variable types to any new instruction variables
60. eration Manual 5 1 Chapter 5 On Line Editing E To Change the Color Defaults 1 From the View menu select Colors and the Colors dialog box appears 4 Colors Element Cancel Parameter Walue Apply Powered State Program Description Help LBC Grey Aung Description Width of Lines Wher powered 3 za pixels When modified On Line E m pixels 2 Select the Element and then the Color you want associated with that element then click on Apply mu Turning Discretes ON and OFF Discrete variables can be manually turned ON or OFF while the logic is running A discrete that has been turned ON is not the same as a discrete that has been forced ON since its state can be affected by the program as it is scanned E To Turn a Discrete ON or OFF 1 Right click on the variable Light assigned to the output coil on rung 2 2 Select Turn ON from the short cut menu The Light variable turns ON and the power flow indicates that power is flowing through the rung Power _Om_puahbut tort Power Uff _puahbutten Light Gtt Gf On Light On 3 Right click on the variable Light assigned to the output coil on rung 2 4 Select Turn OFF from the short cut menu The Light variable now turns OFF and the power flow disappears indicating that power no longer flows through the rung Power flow is not displayed in your logic if the Power Flow check box is n
61. escription from the shortcut menu and the Description dialog box opens It is the same dialog box you opened previously however the descriptor above the text field now says Rung 5 instead of Program Ge bai You can also open the Description dialog box by selecting Description from the XY Edit menu or by clicking on 52 in the toolbar Rung 5 controls the ice dispenser 3 Click on the text field of the Description dialog box 4 Type Ice is dispensed for as long as the push button is pressed providing a cup is present 5 Click on Apply Ice is dispensed for as long as the push button is pressed providing a cup Is present Ice pushbutton Cup Present for Ice Ice 4 Hg Hm ff Cit To add descriptions to the remaining rungs of your program easily keep the Description dialog box open E To add a description to rung 3 1 Click anywhere on rung 3 outside of the Instruction Parameter Boxes The descriptor at the top of the Description dialog box now says Rung 3 2 Click on the text field 3 Type The Light remains on until the Power_Off_Pushbutton is pressed 4 Click on Apply In this tutorial only the comments for rungs 3 and 5 are explained 3 28 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial rem Adding Descriptions to Variables Descriptions can also be added to each of the variables in your ladder logic program You canno
62. ew System Variables 1 From the Data menu select Variable List and the Variable List window appears All Editor system variables variables which begin with should be displayed If they are not select System from the View menu Variable List File Edit View Data Help Integer Internal Integer Internal Discrete Internal Integer 10 Internal Integer Internal Discrete Internal Integer Internal Integer Internal Integer Internal Integer Internal 2 From the Data menu select Data Watch List The Data Watch List window appears 3 Click and drag the system variables you wish to monitor from the Variable List window to the Data Watch List window These monitored variables display the appropriate errors if they occur while the logic is being scanned In the following example I O error 821 has occurred with driver one The 1OFault is turned ON 4 Data Watch List File Edit iew Help Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 11 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Bem Reading from the Controller You need to read a program from the Controller if you wish to view edit or save it E To Read from the Controller 1 If the Controller is online from the Controller menu select Go Off Line IJ y The Controller must be stopped before doing a read from controller important if the program contains values that are not initialized 2 From the Controller menu select Re
63. f the START END and PEND rungs E To insert a rung 1 Click on the rung number left of the word START Rung is selected 2 Right click once A shortcut menu appears 3 Select Insert Rung A new rung appears at number 2 below the START rung 4 Using the above method insert four more rungs below the START rung The screen will be like the picture shown below 3 10 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Frogram Description 11 START 51 PEND ER You can also insert a rung by selecting Rung from the Insert menu or by click Note 2 ingon in the toolbar cme Deleting a Rung E To delete a rung 1 Select the rung you want to delete In this example click on the number 2 the rung number on the left side of rung 2 2 Press the DELETE key or right click on the rung and click on the Delete Rung selection The Delete dialog box will appear 3 Click on OK ER As with other Windows applications the Editor has an Undo command From Note NY the Edit menu select Undo Changes to XX or click on ey in the toolbar Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 11 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial mike Inserting Instructions There are many ways to insert instructions into an Editor ladder logic program and assign variables to them As you create the ladder logic program in the tutorial these methods are des
64. g box click and drag the variable Ice_pushbutton to terminal Il in the Configure I O window 4 Release the mouse The variable Ice_pushbutton 1s now assigned to input terminal Il Qe re You can also use the above procedure to assign variables to I O from the Description XY List dialog box 4 Yar able List File Edit View Data Help lce pushbutton Discrete Input 11 0 1 Configure 1 0 Ops Sy DIC Driver IDH 5 Close SE Module 0 EU Fower_0n_ pushbutton 1 1 0 0 Drivers G M 12 setup Unmap When you assign click and drag a variable to Configure I O from the Variable List or Description List window that I O attribute is enabled and any other variable at tribute will be changed to Input Output Caution Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 45 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To assign variables via text entry 1 Click on terminal I2 2 Press the Enter key The terminal test field s act vated Variable List File Edt View Data Help Ice pushbutton Discrete toe 6 0 PowerOn_pushbutton 21 0 0 Divers E 1 a 11 0 1 FT BE Femara Map 3 Type Cup_Present _for _Ice 4 Press the Enter key Cup_Present _for _Ice is now assigned to input terminal I2 Contigqure IZU a 0 PowerOn_pushbutton 11 0 0 E 11 ce_pushbutton 11 0 1 ei 2 Cup_Present_for_Ice yes i F a EA Lu TI
65. he Transfer window will appear If an error occurs during data transfer to the GLC a relevant error message will appear n addition to the current Over iB iene Transfer Setup View Options Help Project File Een Transfer Method automatic Descriptions ump an et automatic er Send To Transfer Status Prepare Status Overall Progress SP te While transferring data to the GLC do not use the communication port for any other N purpose Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 6 9 Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII XE Operating the Pump Project 6 10 E Downloading the Ladder Logic Program of Controller Objects to the GLC Start the Editor Open Pro Control Editor Samples Pump wil Select Write to Controller from the Controller menu The Download Progress menu will appear briefly Select Go On Line from the Controller menu N nr BPW N m Select Start Stop from the Controller menu The Controller s screen will appear 7 Click on Start Now the ladder logic program Pump wlIl can be operated with the operation screens downloaded from your personal computer Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Check the Project The GP PRO PBIII project has been correctly designed and downloaded if it performs as follows 1 Touch the GLC screen s ON button and watch the fluid level shown by the bar graph on the scr
66. he GLC Controller executes ladder logic and drives I O The Controller 1s invisible It runs as a system service inside Windows and communicates with the user through the Editor The GLC Controller s name is WALTZCTL EXE E Hexadecimal A base 16 representation of an integer value These can be entered with 16 in front For example 16 FF is 255 E IEC 61131 3 A standard developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission defining the printed and displayed representation of five control languages including Instruction List IL Ladder Logic Diagrams LD Function Block Diagrams FBD Structured Text ST and Sequential Function Charts SFC The smallest component in a rung which instructs the Editor Controller to perform a specific function 1 e Discrete Bit operand Data control Operand Timer Counter and Program control instructions Instructions in Editor are based on the IEC 61131 3 specification Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms E Instruction The smallest component n arung which instructs the Editor Controller to perform a specific function 1 e Discrete Bit operand Data control Operand Timer Counter and Program control instructions Instructions in Editor are based on the IEC 61131 3 specification E Integer A storage element containing 32 bits of information An integer may be assigned values ranging form 2147483648 to 2147483647 16 0000000 to 16 FF
67. he TON instruction 3 Click on Apply and the TON box will appear TON 3 IH S PT ET Km Deleting Instructions Here you will delete the OUT instruction you just inserted into rung 3 E To delete an instruction 1 Right click on the rung 3 s OUT instruction and a shortcut menu will appear 2 Select Delete A dialog box will appear to confirm that the instruction is to be deleted 2 Delete the instruction OUT 77 I x if II see 3 Click on OK Poste N clicking on Ix in the toolbar You can also delete an instruction by selecting it and pressing the DELETE Key or Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 15 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial ice Copying and Pasting Instructions Here you will copy the instruction inserted into a rung and paste this instruction into another rung E To copy an instruction 1 Click on the instruction you wish to copy 2 Right click and select Copy Instruction or select the Editor menu s Copy Edit View Search Insert Data Contre 3 Undo Changes to Rung3 Ctrl Edit Instruction Undo Changes to Rung 2 Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl Delete Del Select Range Cut Instruction Copy Instruction Paste Instruction Delete Instruction Edit Instruction Enter Description Ctrl D E To paste an instruction 1 Click on the place you wish to insert the copied instruction 2 Right click on
68. however the variable is actually of a different type Refer to the Variable Type window Error 304 Variable s referenced should be Integer type You have used a variable to specify an array element or modifier This variable must be an Integer Refer to the Variable Type window Error 305 Array reference to non array variable You have specified an element of an array however the variable is not designated as an array Refer to the Variable Type window Error 306 Array reference is beyond size of array You have specified an element of an array using a constant that s equal to or larger than the array s size Note that the valid elements are numbered 0 to size 1 You can change the size in the Variable Type window Error 308 Modifier reference is out of range You have specified a bit byte or word element that is out of range Error 309 Reference is invalid for the variable You have specified a timer reference for a counter variable or vice versa Warning 310 Already exists and will be replaced A variable by that name already exists The new one will replace the original one if you click on OK in the Variable Import Status window Error 311 The clipboard buffer is not a recognized format The current contents of the clipboard are not suitable for pasting into the Vari able List window Error 312 Too many warnings The Variable Import Status window only sh
69. iables Easy to understand names are recommended to use rather than using numbered addresses A variable name is up to 20 letters digits and or underscores It cannot start with a digit Some valid examples are Power_Off_pushbutton ResetButton and ALARM2 etc Editor creates an appro priate type of variable automatically as soon as a new variable name is entered either in Parameter Box or the Configure I O window E Watchdog Timer Detects an error if the program did not finish running up to the END rung within a certain length of time To set Watchdog Timer select Setup from the Con troller menu and enter time in millisecond in the Watchdog Timer box in the Tuning tab E Word A storage element containing 16 bits of information A word may be assigned values ranging from 0 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual
70. iables assigned to the instruction parameter cannot be Hold type Warning 225 X should be an Integer Array The instruction requires Integer as a complete array Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings Error 250 Duplicate labels are not allowed The same label is defined more than once This is not allowed even in different sections of the program Warning 251 Empty subroutines have no effect The subroutine contains no rungs If you do not alter the empty subroutine it will have no effect on your program Warning 252 Empty rungs have no effect The rung contains no instructions If you do not alter the empty rung it will have no effect on your program Warning 253 Empty branches have no effect The branch contains no instructions If you do not alter the empty branch it will have no effect on your program Error 254 Control instruction should be last on rung The instruction cannot have any others to the right of it Warning 255 X is used by more than one timer instruction The timer variable is used by more than one timer instruction The results are indefinite You can use the References window to find the other instruction s Error 256 X is used by more than one counter instruction The Counter variable is used by more than one counter instruction The results are indefinite You can use the References window to find the other i
71. ially at risk Do not turn off your PC s power switch during the performance of a program Do not modify the contents of this product s project files using the text editor feature etc Do not transfer screens to the GLC which contain features the GLC series unit does not Support E CD ROM Usage Precautions To prevent CD ROM damage or CD ROM drive malfunctions please observe the following instructions Do not remove the CD ROM disk from the CD ROM drive while the drive s operation lamp IS lit Do not touch the CD ROM disk s recording surface Do not place CD ROMs in a place where they may be exposed to extremely high or low temperatures high humidity or dust Preparations for minimizing defects caused by wrong operation or data errors from sensors controllers 10 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual E Product Restrictions This product has the following restrictions u Important GLC100 300 series units do not support the Pro Server with Pro Studio for Windows 2 way Driver software The GP PRO PBIII software displays screen data using your personal computer s fonts and graphic functions Therefore there may be a slight difference between data displayed on your personal computer and the same data displayed on the GLC unit GP PRO PBIII functions which cannot be used with GP 370 series units i e AUX Output Inching Tags t Tag AUX Output Backup Function etc cannot be used on the GLC100 The dev
72. ice codes and address codes used to specify indirect addresses for GP PRO PBIII E tags and K tags cannot be used with the Pro Control Editor since the Editor is not equipped with the variables associated with these device address codes If the GLC s logic time scan time becomes too long the sampling time designated for the trend graph may not be accurately maintained When using arrays with the Pro Control Editor do not delete any array elements in GP PRO PBIII The GLC s system cannot be set up via the DOS Transfer Tool feature lf Word 97 or later versions is installed in your personal computer after installation of Pro Control Editor Editor logic programs WLL cannot be opened via the Windows Explorer program since the extension link of WLL has changed to Word In this case you should start up the Editor software program and then open the Logic Pro gram WLL Only real numbers can be used with the E tag and K tag s Float function However there may be some error due to differences in tag precision with the GLC variable GLC variables cannot be used for the trend graph s Block Indirect Display when M to M is selected as the PLC type GLC variables are handled using 32 bit device Low High order With the GLC100 the Q tag s Sub Display feature cannot be used If a GLC s Logic time scan time period is too long sound file reproduction may be interrupted during playback When you are designating a bit using a
73. ine 1 Click on the END label 2 From the Insert menu select Subroutine The Insert Subroutine dialog box appears Insert Subroutine Mame a oar 3 Type Reset_Counters in the Name field of the Insert Subroutine dialog box A maximum of 32 characters numbers or underscore characters can be used for a subroutine name Variable names cannot begin with numerical characters and cannot contain spaces 4 Click on OK At the end of your program the subroutine will appear 10 END 111 5UB STARTReset Counters 12J 5UB ENDReset Counters 13 PEND Here you insert your subroutine between the two new rungs labelled SUBSTARTReset_ Counters and SUBENDReset_ Counters Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 33 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 3 34 5 Right click on the SUBSTARTReset_Counters label 6 Select Insert Rung from the shortcut menu to insert a rung between the SUBSTART and SUBEND rungs 7 Right click on the rung SUBSTART and SUBEND 8 Insert an OUT instruction in the rung 9 Insert 2 branches around the OUT instruction 10 Insert an OUT instruction on each branch The following is the completed subroutine This routine will reset each of the Counters every time the machine is turned ON Nunber_of_SsnsllzR off Nunber_of_Wediuns R 7 off Hunber_of Larges FR z OFF
74. ing to find the word Fill the Editor would find all instances of that word even if it found it as a lower case fill or as part of another word such as Fillet e If you selected Case sensitive Editor would find Fill but not fill If you selected Whole words only Editor would find Fill but not Fillet Specifying the scope and direction of the search e You can specify the scope and direction of the search If Selection only is selected the scope is limited to the highlighted portion of your program e Selecting Global includes the entire program You can begin the search from the top of the selected scope by selecting Entire scope or from a given position by selecting From cursor This tutorial starts the search from the beginning of the program 3 Select the START label in your program 4 Click the Text to find field of the Field Text dialog box 5 Type FILL 3 36 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 6 Select Global Forward and From cursor 7 Click on the Find button The focus moves to the first match found a part of the Fill_Timer variable 8 Click on the Find button again The focus moves to the next match found When you have reached a point in your program where there are no more instances of the tems you are trying to locate a beep sounds N te After the first
75. instruction a descriptor of the instruc tion appears at the bottom of the dialog box Ge ia You can also bring up the Insert Instruction dialog box by selecting Instruction SS from the Insert menu or by pressing INSERT key after you have selected a rung Detailed descriptions of all instructions are available via the Editor Help system feature 3 Scroll through the instruction list until TON is found 4 Select TON As with the Variable Type dialog box you have a choice of clicking on either OK or Apply to register your selection Since you are entering other in structions in your ladder logic program in this tutorial the Insert Instruction dialog box needs to remain open To do this click on Apply TOW 3 IN G PT ET 5 Click on rung 3 to the left of the TON instruction 6 Scroll through the list of Editor instructions until you find NO 7 Double click on NO and that symbol will appear TON 30 IN i FT ET 3 14 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E Method 3 Insert instructions by typing in the Insert Instruction dialog box N 1 Type out in the field above the instruction list ed The instruction list automatically scrolls until the OUT instruction appears at the top of the list Also its name appears in the bottom left hand corner of the dialog box 2 Click on the rung section to the right of t
76. ion for all deletions when you are creating your program Default selected If selected Editor asks you to confirm the creation of every new variable in your program This applies only to the Off line environ ment Default selected If selected Editor asks you to confirm any change in the Control ler operation 1 e Start Stop Read Write Default selected If selected Editor asks you to confirm any undo act on Default selected Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Clipboard Tab Preferences Editor Monitoring Confirmation Clipboard Format for variables copied to the clipboard CI Comma delimited Jl Use guotation marks ee ee S e Sie ote e If selected fields copied from an Editor window to the clipboard are separated by commas Ex My_variable Discrete a description Default not selected If selected field copied from an Editor window to the clipboard are separated by tabs Ex My_variable TAB Discrete TAB a description Default selected If selected fields copied from an Editor window to the clipboard are separated by delimiter and en closed in double quotes Ex My_variable Discrete a description Default selected In this tutorial be sure to use the default settings Click on Cancel to close the Pref NSS erence dialog box and preserve the default settings
77. ion shows you how to navigate quickly through an Editor ladder logic program 3 9 I O Configuration This section describes how to assign variables in your Editor ladder logic program to I O terminals 3 10 Checking the Validity of a Program This section shows you how to check the validity of your Editor ladder logic program 3 11 Printing Your Ladder Logic Program This section shows you how to print out your Editor ladder logic program Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 1 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial ca Preference Area Settings Prior to Creating a Logic Program Prior to creating a logic program using the Editor you can designate the general settings used in order to customize your program creation operation E Designating Settings 1 Select Preferences from the File menu and the Preferences dialog box will appear Preferences Monitoring Confirmation Clipboard il Edit new instructions automatically E ditor j Keep window settings between sessions Append new rungs and instructions after existing ones ri rather than inserting them before J Keep editor on top il Enable auto saves Every 10 r min I ok If Cancel IT ame IT Hee 2 Click on each check box to select or de select a setting The followings page s data explains each tab setting 3 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial
78. le is saved as WL When open ing the saved file change the file extension to WLL Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 3 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Monitoring Tab Preferences Editor Monitoring Confirmation Clipboard When online update I state flow i every FOO c milisecands OF ee 7 Confirmation Tab Editor Moritoring Confirmation Clipboard Preferences Pi Confirm deletions il Contin creation of vanables il Contin controller operations il Confirm undo actions K Cancel 3 4 If selected power flow is dis played while the Controller is running power flow is the display feature that emphasizes the ladder program run by the control ler Default selected If selected state flow is displayed while the Controller is running state flow is the display feature that emphasizes the command run by the controller power flow and state flow can be displayed together on the same screen Default not selected Specifies how often the Editor requests new data from the Controller to update power flow state flow data values and the status bar Default 500 msec If selected the Editor accepts changes you make only when you click Apply If cleared Editor accepts changes immediately but asks for confirmation Default not selected If selected Editor asks for confir mat
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80. lossary of Terms E Array A Discrete Integer or Real variable can be designated as an array This means that multiple elements of that type are allocated under a single name If using a variable and it goes out of range a major fault is triggered Important N fas To clarify the terminology LimitSwitches is the variable and LimitSwitches 5 is NS an expression representing one of its elements E Bit The basic storage element its value may be either 1 or 0 E Bookmark An invisible marker that can be placed anywhere in your logic allowing you to instantly return to that portion of your program E Branch A parallel path of execution on a rung E Byte A storage element containing 8 bits of information A byte may be assigned values from 0 to 255 An Editor integer is composed of 4 bytes E Clipboard A temporary storage place maintained by Windows for copying and pasting data This can be done between applications or within a single application E Data Watch List Window Shows data values as they change You can adjust the update rate in the Prefer ences dialog box E Demonstration Mode A limited mode of operation that is suitable for demonstrating the features of Editor however not for developing and running a full application A full featured copy of Editor operates in demonstration mode if it is not authorized E Descriptions A description can be any amount of text up to 32767 char
81. m If you select an entire rung when pasting from Important the clipboard the Editor replaces the rung you have selected with the rung in your clipboard E To paste a rung 1 Click anywhere on rung 6 2 From the Edit menu select Paste Rungs 6 and 7 are now identical 3 Click anywhere on rung 6 4 From the Edit menu select Paste Rungs 6 to 8 are now all alike ER When pasting a rung all variables and descriptions associated with that rung are also Note pasted Be aware that you may have to edit the pasted rung N The variables on rungs 7 and 8 should now be changed according to the following example Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 31 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Hedium_pushbutton 4 P off Laree_pushbutton 5 off Kae Cut Command The Editor s Cut command allows you to take a rung or section of rungs out of one part of your program and move them to another In the following tutorial rung 4 is to be moved to the last rung of your program E To use the Cut command 1 Click on rung 4 2 From the Edit menu select Cut The rung is now taken from the ladder logic program and placed on the clipboard 3 Click anywhere on rung 8 4 From the Edit menu select Paste Rung 4 is now appended to below rung 8 The end of the program now appears as follows Fill Timer noda valve TON g _1P IN A OFF 4000 PT ETIO 10 1 END ER To move an entire r
82. mand The PCF file is created when the file name is entered and the function is per formed E Creation of Start Up CF Card data and Back up Data When you select creation or transmission of Start up CF Card data or Back up data a dialog box is displayed for selecting the PCF file for the GLC Data is File name C Pro ControlS amples cap Save as type Bee hd Cancel created when you select a PCF file and click on OK If you select Back up logic program the logic program is also written into backup data If the logic program is not backed up only the system and screen are backed up Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 13 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Were System Information Display Select 3 System Information Display to display the following The System Information Display consists of two displays one is CF Card screens upload data and the other is GLC internal data Touch Inside Information to display GLC internal data TEM DATA DISPLAY CF CARD DATA EM DATA U CE VE GLC2400 MATTON PROTOCOL i T PROTOCOL ul Mc m Wool DT mo T az Woe a 1 Coes TI ie Te es Qo 3 NO EXIST EXPANS10 ia NO EXIST SCREEN EDITOR VERSION COMMENT f ae ject A jun PLOAD DATA SIZE N AL FEPROM SIZE L SIZE gt 0001 I a oo oo PT ITER RETURN SYSTEM DATA DISPLAY CF CARD DATA
83. mate of variable memory required OMe ee Transmit entire program Transmits the entire logic program including comments Comments for the logic program can be read when reading is done from the GLC Remove descriptions before writing to save memory Reduces the size of the file you are downloading to the GLC therefore when the file 1s uploaded from the GLC there will not be any description data Estimate of controller memory required Shows the relationship of the current program s memory to the GLC s usable memory as a percentage Estimate of variable memory required Shows the relationship of the total memory of all variables currently registered to the GLC s usable memory as a percentage GLC Platform Click on the GLC Platform tab and select the type of GLC you wish to use Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memory GLC Platform Platform 4 4 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program mee Writing to the Editor Controller After you have completed creating a ladder logic program with the Editor and it is free of errors you can write it to the GLC and run it online Note Before you can write a logic program to a GLC be sure to set up your GLC E To Write to the Controller 1 From the Controller menu select Write to Controller and the following dialog box appears prompting you for your OK before writing to the C
84. n Integer type Variable if a T tag ora W tag s bit except the REVERSE setting is written to all bits will be changed to 0 except for the one that has been designated using an Integer type Variable When placing multiple T tags used to reverse a bit s action e g ON or OFF on a Base screen if the same integer variable i e 01 is used to desig nate the bit position used by more than one of these T tags only the T tag placed last top most will be enabled All GLC Retentive Variable data is retained by SRAM backup memory that uses a lithium battery The battery s back up period lasts approximately 60 days in its initial condition fully charged and approximately 6 days when the battery life is almost finished If you need to back up data for a longer period you need to either use back up data in your host computer or configure the Editor system so that the Editor can back up data Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 11 12 e With the GLC2400 AUX can only be used for reset input Online editing edits the logic program stored on the SRAM Though all the data on the SRAM may be lost during battery loss at off state backup data will be reloaded from the FEPROM Be sure to copy to FEPROM at off line menu of GLC or backup the logic program as WLL file using the Pro Control Editor Due to differences in PC and GLC Real value accuracy the values displayed during Monitoring Mode may differ Pro
85. n the rung where you want the branch to begin In this case directly to the left of the NO instruction 2 Click and drag the mouse to the right The cursor has turned into a Q witha dotted line attached to it Whenever the end point of the branch is in an incorrect location the Editor changes your cursor to a GQ Also whenever the end point of the branch is in a valid location the cursor returns to normal If you release the cursor while it is normal a branch is inserted between the starting point and where you released the mouse If you release the mouse when the cursor is a Q a branch will not be created 3 Click and drag the mouse to the right until the cursor is between the NO and NC instructions and is not a Q E N 4 Release the mouse and a branch appears between the NO and NC instructions Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 17 3 18 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To add an instruction to a branch 1 Select the branch by clicking on the bottom of it a 2 The Insert Instruction dialog box should still be open If it is not open it using any of the previously described methods 3 Select the NO instruction from the Insert Instruction dialog box and insert it using any of the previously described methods Rung 2 will appear like this ne ote To delete a branch containing instructions you must first select and delete each in NY struction Pro Control Editor Ve
86. n your program it jumps to the designated label lt Summary gt This section explained how to create subroutines and labels and insert JMP jump and JSR jump to subroutine instructions Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 35 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial xem Navigating a Ladder Logic Program If a ladder logic program is large using the scroll bars to locate specified points in your logic can take quite a bit of time As a result there are features available to help you find specified item in your program much more quickly These are the Find References Bookmark Go to Rung and Go to Label commands Bem The Find Command The Find command allows you to locate specific textual references in your ladder logic E To use the Find command 1 If you have any windows open close them before you use the Find command 2 From the Search menu select Find The Find Text dialog box appears Find Text Text to find Options I Case sensitive Close cs Hl Whole words only Hl Continue from top Direction Forward i Backward Scope F Origin it Global fe From cursor ii Selbetiony only 9 Entire scope in The Find Text dialog box can also be opened by clicking EY in the tool bar Specifying the type of matching to apply to the search e You can specify the type of matching to apply to the search If you were try
87. nd click on OK IP Address Part 160 197 3 45 160 187 3 46 OoOO It is possible to search for GLC with a designated address by designating the IP ad dress and selecting Add 160 187 345 160 187 3 46 60 1 0 187 347 See the GLC2400 Series User s Manual for details on Ethernet setting Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 7 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program wA Starting and Stopping the Controller Once you are online you can start the Controller It is at this point that your program starts solving logic As mentioned previously you must be online to the Controller before you can use the start stop or online editing functions E To Start Stop the Controller 1 From the Controller menu select Start Stop If you are Off Line however this option is unavailable The Start Stop Controller window is displayed Start 7 Stop Controller Forces Epeha l Faces Disable All Forces Forces are enabled The functionality of the Start Stop Controller window is explained below The Start button starts the Controller Once it starts it scans from the beginning of the program and executes all logic sequentially The first scan executes any initialization logic The Stop button stops the Controller The Reset button causes the Controller to reload the WLL file initialize any I O and then stop Press this button to
88. nd trademarks Term used in this manual Formal Tradename or Trademark Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 MS DOS Word 97 AcrobatReader Adobe Acrobat Reader Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL This manual is Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual which describes how to use the Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 software hereafter referred to as this product The Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 CD ROM includes the following PDF manuals e Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual This manual e Pro Control Ver 3 0 User Manual To read these PDF data Acrobat Reader 4 0 s needed A PDF manual allows you to display manual data quickly and easily on your PC via Bookmarks It can also be distributed via e mail etc as a data file due to its small size The following table provides a list of the manuals related to this product Please refer to these manuals when you have questions Describes the procedures for installation and operation of this product Includes a tutorial lesson and an extensive warning error message list This product s Help data contains 1 Pro Control Help Describes the features functioning and operation of this product 2 DIO Driver Help Describes DIO driver operation 3 Flex Network Driver Help Describes Flex Network Driver operation GLC series User Manual GLC series units hardware users manual sold separa
89. nstruction s Error 257 Last instruction on rung should be an output The instruction is not an output instruction 1 e it does not change the values of its parameters Error 258 Multiple outputs are not allowed An output instruction cannot have other instructions to the right of it Error 259 Last instruction on branch should be an output An output instruction cannot have other instructions to the right of it Error 260 Maximum level of nesting exceeded The rung has too many levels of branches the maximum number of levels is 25 Try dividing the rung into several smaller ones Error 262 Program is too large by xx see Controller Setup Memory The program size is larger than the GLC Flash Memory Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual A1 3 Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings 300 399 Variable errors and warnings Warning 300 Variable has input or output type but no I O address assigned The variable is marked as an input or output refer to the Variable Type win dow however it is not mapped to any I O Error 301 Type not assigned The variable has not been assigned a variable type To assign a variable type use the Variable Type window Error 302 Label not found The Jump Subroutine instruction refers to a label that does not exist Error 303 Variable referenced should be a Timer or Counter You have specified an element of a Timer or Counter variable
90. nt Refer to the Configure I O window 500 549 Generic I O driver errors Error 501 Internal variable mapped to I O terminal The variable is marked as internal however it is mapped to an I O terminal Refer to the Variable Type window Error 502 Input variable mapped to output terminal The variable is marked as an input however it is mapped to an output terminal Refer to the Variable Type window Error 503 Output variable mapped to input terminal The variable is marked as an output however it is mapped to an input terminal Refer to the Variable Type window Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual A1 5 Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings Error 504 Discrete variable mapped to analog terminal A Discrete variable cannot be mapped to an analog terminal Error 505 Integer variable mapped to discrete terminal An Integer variable cannot be mapped to a discrete terminal Error 506 Variable type not supported by I O driver The I O driver requires a different type of variable to be mapped to this terminal 800 899 Specific I O driver errors For information about any errors pertaining to your I O driver refer to your I O driver user guide 900 1000 Specific I O driver warnings For information about any warnings pertaining to your I O driver refer to your I O driver s Help system A1 6 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms Ww G
91. nt programs and reinstall the Editor Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation E Program File Structure The Pro Control Editor CD ROM data is organized as follows To install the Editor double click on the Setup exe file in the Disk1 folder ProCtrl Disk 1 ProCirl Disk 2 ProCtrl Disk 4 An ad on program to make GP Pro PB III for Windows ProPBWin Disk 1 Ver oA compatible with GLC units Double click Setup exe in the Disk 1 folder to install ProPBWin Disk 2 Initially the setup of Pro Control Editor installs all the required programs including this ad on program 2 1 1 Installation Procedure The following explanation assumes that Your Hard Disk Drive is C the drive the Editor will be installed to Your CD ROM Drive is D E CD ROM Installation From Disk1 You need to install GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 prior to installing Pro Control Editor 1 Insert the Pro Control Editor CD ROM in your D CD ROM Drive 2 Click on the Windows desktop s Start button and select Run 3 Enter the file name D ProCtrl Disk1 setup in the box 4 Click on either OK or press the Enter key After the installer window appears click on Next The Setup Type dialog box will then appear 5 After designating the type of installation click on Next and follow the instruc tions given by the installer program
92. o the program to rungs and to variables as well as how to call up the Description List dialog box Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial moe Copying Cutting and Pasting Rungs When creating a ladder logic program you may find you have to duplicate se quences of instructions on several rungs You can speed up your work by copying and pasting completed rungs Kae Copying a Rung In the following exercise two rungs are added between rungs 5 and 7 These additional rungs contain the same instructions as rung 6 with different variables assigned to them E To copy a rung 1 Select rung number 6 by clicking on the left side number 2 From the Edit menu select Copy If you wish to select a range of rungs to be cut or copied click on the rung number of Ge re the first rung you wish to select Hold the SHIFT key down and select the rung W number of the last rung you wish to select All rungs between the two are then se lected and can be cut or copied Copying is limited to approximately 25 rungs siya Pasting a Rung The Editor pastes rung s below the current rung as long as all the current rung is not selected If Append new rungs and instructions is not selected in the Preferences dialog box the copied rung is inserted above the current rung A rung cut and pasted is loaded to the Editor s internal clipboard then I copied to the progra
93. of Smalls i used by more than one counter instruction Rung amp Preset value is zero Rung Number of Smalls ts used by more than one counter instruction Aung 9 Parameter should be a Discrete Rung 10 Preset time i zero Close Help I Errors only The Validity dialog box lists all errors and possible trouble spots the Editor can detect in your program Trouble spots are listed as warnings In the lower right hand corner of the dialog box is a check box marked Errors only If this box is selected only the errors that the Editor detects in your program are displayed the warnings are not The Editor can run a program that contains warnings in the Controller however it cannot run a program that contains errors These errors must be corrected first Ge re A validity check can also be performed by clicking on in the tool bar The Validity dialog box displays errors and warnings in the order they appear in your ladder logic program In other words the errors in rung are presented first then rung 2 and so on If you double click on the errors or warnings in the Validity dialog box you can go directly to the problem e If itis a logic problem that part of your program is displayed e If itis a problem with assigning I O the Configure I O dialog box is dis played As previously mentioned there can be a variety of error types displayed in the
94. ons are added to only the Fill_Timer and Power_On_Pushbutton variables Descriptions for other variables can be cre ated by simply repeating the procedure described here Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 29 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 3 30 rm Description List Dialog Box The Description List dialog box displays brief one line descriptions of all variables and rungs in the program E To bring up the Description List dialog box e From the View menu select Description List E To view a detailed description from the Description List dialog box e Double click the Fill_Timer variable in the Description List dialog box The Description dialog box displays the detailed description of the Fill_ Timer variable The Variable List Description and Description List dialog box displays change to reflect the rungs and variables selected in the ladder logic program However the opposite is not possible for example if a variable in the Variable List dialog box or a description from Description or Description List dialog boxes is selected the corresponding choice is not reflected in the ladder logic In the Editor there are methods which can be used to easily find specific variables for programming your ladder logic This will be explained in more detail in 3 8 Navigating a ladder logic program lt Summary gt You have learned how to add descriptions t
95. ontroller Before a program is written to the Controller the Editor automatically runs a validity check A program containing errors cannot be written to the Controller Write to Controller 2 About to write the working copy of Untitled to the controller connected to COM2 Please conf rm Hee 2 Click on OK The Download Progress dialog box appears and displays the status of the download of data to the GLC WARNING Interuptng a logic download will leave the GLC Hardware in an unusable state Bytes sent 3056 of b280 Average BPS 3056 TTT TTT TTL Se e The DIO driver software etc will be downloaded if needed when you write Note i your WLL file to the controller If no changes in the driver have occurred since XY the last download the download of the driver is skipped e The size of the downloaded file can be reduced by removing descriptions before transferring J With GLC 300 GLC2400 Series units previous data will be erased when important the program is written to the Controller Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 5 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program eae Going On line E To Go Online 1 From the Controller menu select Go On Line A dialog box then appears asking if you wish to go online Go On Line 2 About to go On Line to the controller connected to LOMT Please conf rm II ber 2 Click on OK You are now online an
96. ot Qe re selected in the Monitoring section of the Preferences dialog box N 5 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 5 On Line Editing XS Forcing Discretes ON and OFF Discretes can be forced ON or OFF while you are online in the Controller The differ ence between turning a discrete ON or OFF and forcing it ON or OFF is that if you force it the variable does not change its state until the force is manually changed The program logic and I O cannot change its state E To Force a Discrete ON or OFF 1 Right click on the variable Soda_valve on the output coil on rung 9 2 Select Force ON from the short cut menu 3 Click on OK in the Force dialog box ee Indicates variable has been forced ON Of ON The variable turns ON and cannot be turned OFF by the logic program La If you find that forced variables have no effect in your ladder logic program they Note have probably been disabled in the Editor To enable forces click on the Enable NN All Forces button in the Start Stop Controller dialog box or use the Controller menu and the toolbar mem Changing Variable Values While you are online to the Controller you can set the value of any Editor variable included in your ladder logic program E Changing a Variable Value 1 From the Data menu select Value The Data Value dialog box appears 2 Click on the variable Number_of _Smalls in the ladder logic The Data
97. ows a certain number of warnings If you see this message there may be more warnings that does not show A1 4 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings Warning 313 Missing An array type requires the size enclosed in square brackets For example Integer 10 Warning 314 Array size is invalid Assuming a size of 1 This variable apparently is intended to be an array however the size is not recogniz able The size should be an integer within square brackets For example Integer 10 Warning 315 Unknown type will be Not Assigned The text is not recognized as an Editor variable type Possible causes are 1 Itis spelled incorrectly 2 It has leading and or trailing blanks Warning 316 Unsupported array type Ignoring array settings That variable cannot be an array Error 317 Invalid variable name You have entered an invalid variable name Error 318 Too many errors The Variable Import Status window only shows a certain number of errors If you see this message there may be more that it does not show Error 320 Too many variables You have attempted to assign too many variables Error 321 Too many variables You have attempted to assign too many variables Reduce the number of variables 400 499 Editor I O errors and warnings Error 400 Variable Name has already been mapped The variable is mapped to more than one I O poi
98. r s New icon to call up the GP and PLC type data entry screen 2 Select the GP type PLC type in the Display Type window Be sure to select only GLC supported PLCs Description ok Display Type GLC1005 i FLC Type MITSUBISHI MELSEC AnA LINE F Extend SIO Type Poste The GLC unit can communicate with an external PLC while its internal control N ler is operating PLC selected here is an individual unit which is connected to and controlled by the GLC unit Select MEMORY LINK SIO TYPE when no external PLC is connected Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 6 1 Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII The following steps explain how the Project the GP PRO PBIII screen file and WLL file Logic Program File are related to each other E Import Procedure 1 Select Symbol Editor from the Utility menu Sg project _prw Project Manager Project EEEa Editor GP Setup Alarm Sound Settings Filing Data Data Logging Settings 7 FE Te EG GLC1005 a MITSUBISHI MELSEC AnA LINK Bi Expert Symball Import Device Comment Export Device ampmerat Get Device Comment From Project File name Pump wll Open Files of ype EEE Cancel 6 2 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 6 Pro Control Editor and GP PRO PBIII 4 Select Pump wll and click on Open The variables stored as GLC symbols in the P
99. r 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial swa Initialization Logic Logic inserted above the START rung is called initialization logic It is executed only once when the Controller is started E To insert initialization logic 1 Right click on Program Description field located above the START rung If it is not visible select Descriptions from the View menu and then select Program 2 Select Insert Rung from the shortcut menu and a rung is inserted above the START rung ER In the following examples the rungs have been moved down one position i e the rung SE which was previously number 2 is now rung 3 3 Right click on the initialization rung rungl 4 Select Insert Instruction from the shortcut menu 5 Select the SET instruction from the Insert Instruction window and click on OK g This rung is used to turn the soda machine s ice maker ON It remains ON while the soda machine is started up and only needs to be set once ER If you do not have Append New Rungs and Instructions selected in the Preferences Note dialog box you must select the START rung to insert any initialization rungs These NZ rungs will appear below the program description You have now completed rungs 3 and 4 of the ladder logic program as well as one rung of initialization logic Please complete rungs 5 7 as shown on the following page To help you complete your program please remembe
100. r that the IPI instruction is the Positive Transition PT instruction Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 19 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To insert multiple branches into rung 7 1 Insert the first branch as previously described 2 Insert the next branch by starting to click and drag from the same point as the previous branch 3 Drag the cursor around the previous branch to the point on the rung where you want the branch to be inserted IA When the mouse is released a new branch will be inserted over the previous branch when is then pushed down In the example below instructions have been inserted on rungs 5 7 lt Summary gt In this section you have learned how to e insert and delete rungs e insert and delete instructions e insert and delete branches e save your program 3 20 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial mu Assigning Variables to Instructions In the previous section you created a variable list which includes some of the variables used in the tutorial ladder logic program Please re open the Variable List dialog box now E To open the Variable List dialog box 1 From the Data menu select Variable List 2 Move this dialog box to the lower left corner of your screen If the Insert Instruction dialog box is still open close it by clicking on Cancel cee instruction Parameter Bo
101. riptions given to the variables I O Configuration This option allows you to print your I O configuration References This option allows you to print a cross reference report showing all instances of all variables or ote You can also print your program by clicking on in the tool bar lt Summary gt This section explained how to select which aspects of your ladder logic program you wish to print 3 52 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Running the Ladder Logic Program Once you have developed a ladder logic program that 1s free of errors it can be run by the GLC Controller This chapter explains how to configure the GLC Controller send write a program to it and run the program online i Configuring the GLC Controller Before writing a ladder logic program to a GLC Controller please be sure that the controller is configured properly For a controller running on a GLC platform there are four aspects of the Controller which can be configured Tuning Connec tion Memory and GLC Platform E To Configure the Controller From the Controller menu select Setup which calls up the following screen lt GLC100 300 gt lt GLC2400 gt Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memory GLC Platform Target scan time 0 Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memay GLC Patom __ 0 Percent Percent allocation
102. ro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 15 4 16 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 5 On Line Editing ws On Line Editing The Editor allows you to make online changes to a program running in the Controller and have these changes take effect immediately For the demonstrations and examples n this chapter use the Sodal WLL file located in C Pro Contol Samples All ex amples used here assume that the ladder colors and preferences use the system default a Before Editing E To execute the example program 1 Open Sodal WLL file It is included as an Editor sample program and is located in C Pro Contol Samples 2 Write this program to the Controller 3 Go online to the Controller 4 Start the Controller For Controller operation refer to Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program E Program changes which can be made online to a GLC On line editing features are restricted for the GLC platform however the following changes can be made to a program while it is running online in the Controller e Turning ON OFF discrete variables e Integer value changes w Using Colors for On line Editing The Editor uses default colors to indicate specific aspects and changes to a ladder logic program while running online The default colors are Colors Messages Green Circuit is on Red Error is occurred at Rung During On line Edit Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Op
103. roubleshooting Using System Variables System variables can be used to help troubleshoot for an application if it does not perform as expected FaultCode FaultCode identifies the most recent fault condition It is reset to O when the first scan operates after the Controller started Faultrung detects the rung number which has a fault lOFault is a discrete variable that is turned ON when a fault is detected in your I O system lOStatus is an array which displays I O specific errors These errors are indexed with a numeric code This code differs from driver to driver Reference For a detailed explanation of the error see the driver s Help system An error is displayed in lOStatus only if lOFault has been turned ON ScanCount ScanCount indicates the number of scans the Controller has executed since it was last started When monitored this variable should constantly be increasing If it is not the Controller is not running The system variables are the most useful for detecting problems with either the Controller or the I O are Fault IOFault IOStatus and ScanCount For details about Editor s variables refer to Editor Help System Programmers Reference 4 10 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program az Viewing System Variables You can view the system variables to show information about I O status scan time and controller status E To Vi
104. s 16 Discrete F Input Terminals Ir Co Cancel Help 3 16 Discrete bit is factory set for both Input Output terminals 3 42 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 4 Click on OK The Configure I O window appears as follows Configure 1 0 Te OP toe Diver Displayed underneath Module 0 are 16 input terminals and one output terminal for a 16 bit word associated with the DIO module displayed You will assign variables to them later in this tutorial itl ES Close Seu Setup MD u d 6 DIO Drivers can be connected to maximum 2 units Use the same method for selecting a module for another unit E To click and drag variables to the I O terminals Now that a driver is set up you can assign variables to the I O terminals The variables used come directly from the program created in the tutorial There are several ways to assign variables to I O Configure 1 0 Te OP E I0 EZS Umag ent D 4 You can use the first 16 terminals for input with this module Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 43 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial 3 44 2 Locate the variable Power_On_pushbutton on the NO instruction of rung 3 3 Click and drag Power_On_pushbutton toward terminal IO As well as when inserting branches note that your cursor initially becomes a GQ
105. s dialog box in conjunction with the Variable List and or the Description List dialog box E To use the references dialog box with other dialog boxes 1 Open the Variable List Description list and References dialog boxes 2 Move and re s ze them until your screen appears as follows Hversion Controller version number HwatchdagTime Watchdog timer setting in millisecond Hu CLS can Reserved for future use Huy CLS tatus Reserved for future use Fill Timer The Fill Timer decides how long to keep the soda valve open he preset time chari Power On_pushbutton The Power On pushbutton starts the soft drink machine Program This program runs a typical fast food restaurant soft drink dispensing machine Rung 3 The Light remains on until the Power Offpushbutton ts pressed Ice is dispensed for as long as the push button is pressed providing a cup is present Variable List File Edit View Data Help Discrete Input Timer Internal Ala Discrete Output Discrete Internal lce_pushbutton Discrete Input Large_pushbutton Discrete Input here M tt MOY 4000 Fill_Timer PT MOY 600 Fill_Timer PT 8 MOV 8000 Fill Timer PT 3 ONC Fill Timer TON Fill Tirner Close Heb Jl Exact matches only 3 Click on the variable Fill_Timer in the Variable List dialog box 3 38 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial ER The displa
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107. sssoeeresssssssecerrsssssssseeeeso Al 4 400 499 Editor I O errors and warnings eeeeeeeessssnnssssseeeeenennnnnnnnennnn Al 5 500 549 Generic I O driver TOR nn Al 5 800 899 Specific I O driver errors een een een AI 6 900 1000 Specific I O driver warnings ar ansaneh Al 6 Appendix 2_ GLOSSARY OF TERMS Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 7 MANUAL SYMBOLS AND TERMINOLOGY This manual uses the following symbols and terminology If you have any questions about the contents of this manual please contact your local Pro face distributor Also f you have any question about your personal computer Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT please contact your local distributor or manufacturer E Safety Symbols and Terms This manual uses the following symbols and terms for important information related to the correct and safe operation of this product Smba Incorrect operation resulting from negligence of this instruction may cause death or serious injury Incorrect operation resulting from negligence of this instruction may Cause personal injury or damage to equipment Failure to observe this instruction may cause abnormal operation of equipment or data loss Instructions procedures that must be performed to ensure correct product use Actions procedures that should not be performed E General Information Symbols and Terms This manual uses the following symbols and terms for general information
108. struction on rung 3 If you wish to set anew Bookmark simply select a new point on the ladder log c and repeat steps 1 through 3 The Editor supports the use of multiple Bookmarks E To go to a Bookmark 1 From the Search menu select Bookmarks The Bookmarks dialog box appears 43 Bookmarks Bookmark name Close Delete GoTo Help ARE 2 Select a Bookmark Name from the list then click on Go To Wherever you are in your ladder logic program the Editor automatically takes you back to where you placed the Bookmark Note You can use the CTRL M Keys to open the Bookmarks dialog box Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 39 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E To change the position of a Bookmark 1 Select the new position in the ladder logic program 2 Select the Bookmark name you wish to re position 3 Click on Update in the Bookmarks dialog box lt msmee Using the Go To Rung Command The Go To Rung command allows you to move the focus to a specified rung in your ladder logic program E To use the Go to Rung command 1 From the Search menu select Go To Rung and the following dialog box will appear Go To Rung x Rung Number ok Cancel i 2 Enter a Rung Number 3 Click on OK You are now positioned at the specified rung era Using the Go To Label Command The Go to Lab
109. t however add descriptions to labels or constants E To add a description to a variable ay The Variable List dialog box should be open If it is not open it now by selecting Variable List from the Data menu 2 The Description dialog box should also be open If it is not open it now by selecting Description from the Edit menu 3 Click on any Instruction Parameter Box containing the variable Fill_Timer Note that not only does the Description dialog box contain the descriptor Fill Timer but that Fill_Timer is also highlighted in the Variable List dialog box 4 Click on the text field of the Description dialog box 5 Type The Fill Timer decides how long to keep the soda valve open The preset time changes depending on the size selected 6 Click on Apply ER You can also add descriptions to a variable by selecting the variable in the Variable Note _ i j oe N List dialog box instead of selecting it from the ladder logic program E To add a description Here you will add a description to the variable Power_On_pushbutton 1 Click on the variable Power_On_pushbutton in the Variable List dialog box The Description dialog box now contains the descriptor Power_On_pushbutton 2 Click on the text field of the Description dialog box 3 Type The Power On pushbutton starts the soft drink machine 4 Click on Apply In this tutorial descripti
110. tely Pro Control Editor Operation Manual this manual Online Help Operation Describes the procedures for the installation operation Tag Reference Includes detailed descriptions on the T ags used to GP PRO PBIII cael en used on the GP unit PRO PBIII and the symbols thatcan be called up PLC Connection Describes how to make connections between GP series Describes the procedures for the operation and functioning of 2 Way Communicator Software 2 Way Communicator Software In addition to these manuals information on additional modified functions may be provided as additional data files and readme txt on either a floppy disk or on this software s CD ROM The corresponding GP screen creation software for this product is GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 or later This CD ROM also contains all GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 reference manuals PDF manuals except the Installation Guide 2 The 2 Way Communicator software compatible with this product requires Pro Server with Pro Studio for Windows Ver 3 0 or later The Pro Server with Pro Studio for Windows Ver 3 0 operation manual is stored on its CD ROM in PDF format Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ee ge E I PEREER EELEEUEDELEPEEEREEEEEREEERFER 1 TRADEMARK AIG S ua aan ara anerkennen 2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL siseeseansececa pense peasmeceeunmensuaeeiatueenseuanaeenescesedecesetueesecasmeassete 3
111. tempting to call the subroutine that contains it This is not allowed Error 212 X should be the same type as Y The two parameters should have the same type Integer Real etc Error 213 X should be the same size as Y The two parameters must be the same size That is both must be either e Arrays with the same number of elements or e Non arrays Error 214 X should be the same size as Y or be an Integer The two parameters must be the same size or the second can be an Integer that is treated as if it is the larger size Error 215 X should be an Integer a Real or a Discrete array The instruction requires an Integer Real or Discrete either as a simple variable or a complete array Error 216 X should be a non constant Integer Real or Discrete array The instruction requires an Integer Real or Discrete either as a simple variable or a complete array It cannot be a constant Warning 217 Both parameters are constants The instruction is comparing two constants Warning 218 Input parameter used on output instruction The variable is marked as an input refer to Variable Type window however it is used in an output instruction Double check its I O assignment Warning 219 Preset value is zero The preset value of the counter is set to zero Warning 220 Preset time is zero The preset time of the timer is set to zero Warning 224 Parameter should not be retentive The var
112. ting functions are available 1 Add Rungs 2 Replace Rungs 3 Delete Rungs 4 Add Labels 5 Add Subroutines 6 Add Variables mem Editing Functions in Online Edit E Add Rungs This adds a single line ladder circuit between designated rungs Sele ct Insert menu s Rung command File Search Insert Data Controller Help Fil Se I D Gr He mracne A aa a eS i le RX mea 2 0 asf i Feil lee fe P on fe tz asf Pn Felt lee fe Poe fe te Program Description E Program Description E 1 START 1 START switcl h lamp switch lamp MH O 2 Off Off Off Off 3 END 4 PEND 4 END 5 PEND Ir IF 4 E a E Ru I T I _ amp 162400 Ru I 1 I _ amp 162400 If a variable is added at this time the variable add instruction 1s executed at the same time E Replace Rungs This edits the ladder circuit of an existing line Instructions can be inserted replaced or deleted
113. u must first delete the individual rungs After that delete Note the SUB START rung The SUB END rung will then be automatically deleted XV when the SUB START rung is deleted ware Inserting Labels A label which is combined with a JMP Jump instruction can be inserted in any part of a ladder logic program When the Controller executes a JMP instruction it jumps to the designated label and begins executing the program at that point Labels are inserted above or below the selected rung depending if Append new rungs and instructions is selected in the Preference dialog box This tutorial does not use any labels However to insert one the following procedure is used E To assign a label to your ladder logic program 1 Click anywhere on the rung 2 From the Insert menu select Label The Insert Label dialog box appears prompting you to insert a name for your label Insert Label Hame oa This is the name that is designated in the JMP instruction in your ladder logic The same rules that apply to naming variables apply to naming labels E To insert a JMP instruction 1 Right click on the right of the last instruction on the rung and select Insert Instruction from the shortcut menu 2 Double click the JMP instruction in the Insert Instruction dialog box The J MP instruction is inserted as the last instruction on the rung Whenever the Editor sees this instruction i
114. ump wil file will be imported to your current GP PRO PBIII project After these variables are imported you can view them in the Symbol Editor Symbol Editor File Edt View Help u eS foe FE Ia RER gt E a eoe C heegste O o ec J o C Peaitcount SS Ps brancos O Jooo e ratrung O Oooo C fForeecount O oOo Ce osts oS Cs hostas OoOo Go posas Oo oOo m posas O OoOo oOo G2 osams O oOo Gs faoss SSS Gs ostus SSS Gs hosu O J o Cs hostaus Sd Next you need to link each wll file symbols with your GP PRO PBIII screen s objects 1 e Parts Tags E Product Restrictions When exporting normal variables the Controller variables will not be output When copying and pasting normal variables the variables designated as for use by the Controller cannot be used When entering normal variables variables previously designated for use by the Controller cannot be used If the GLC Type is changed to a standard GP non GLC type when the Controller variables are designated in the original GLC Type these variables will be reset to normal variables and all allocated addresses will be automatically cancelled In this case the screen data containing Controller variables will need to be reentered on the personal computer and transferred again to the GLC If Controller variables are used to create a screen and that screen is operated via the Simulation feature the device designate
115. ung to another part of the program first select the rung and drag Note it using the middle of the rung to the new location N lt Summary gt In th s section you have learned how to copy cut and paste rungs 3 32 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial wa Subroutines and Labels When a JSR jump to subroutine or JMP Gump instruction is inserted in a rung it tells the Controller to resume scanning starting at that subroutine or label The main difference between a subroutine and a label is that Editor executes a subroutine and then returns to the point in the ladder logic directly after the JSR instruction If Editor jumps to a label through the use of the JMP instruction it continues executing the ladder logic program at that point and does not return to the JMP instruction during that scan For more information on the JMP and JSR instructions see the Programmer s Reference in the Editor s Help menu swan Inserting a Subroutine At the bottom of every Editor program are two rungs labelled END and PEND The END label signifies the end of the main program area The Editor executes the instructions between START and END with every scan The area between the END label and the PEND Program End label is reserved for subroutines In the following tutorial a subroutine is added E To insert a subrout
116. ut the Variable Type dialog box would have closed The advantages of leaving these dialog boxes open becomes apparent as you begin inserting rungs and instructions as well as using Editor s drag amp drop click and insert features ER You can select the variable types you want to view in the Variable List window by Note selecting View then selecting the variable types you want displayed A check N mark appears beside the selected variable types Now you have learned how to create a variable and assign a variable type to it create the list of variables shown in the following table Variables can be created directly in the Variable Type dialog box Variable Type 0 Type Hold Reieass Global Der Der Der Der Der Power _Off_pushbutton Discrete Counter Counter Counter Close the Variable Type dialog box when you have finished ER If you typed a variable name incorrectly simply rename it using the Rename option gS in the Edit menu s Variable List window To create variables faster in the Vari able List window press the INSERT key 3 8 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial Swe Saving Your Program Saving your program periodically or using the auto saving function is recom mended for data protection E To Save the Program 1 From the File menu select Save as 2 Enter a file name Type TUTORIAL here as the file nam
117. uter machine with Pentium er Memory a 95 a mouse ee GLC100Series 100 Series ey I s GPW CB02 cabl GLC Connection Cable RS 232C Sa Data CEO CENA CADIE is required Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 9 PRECAUTIONS E Product Usage Precautions To prevent program malfunctions or accidents be sure to observe the following YN e Applications shown in this manual are only for your refer ence Please be sure to check if all units and system equipment are operating correctly and safely before us ing e Please contact Digital Electronics Corporation or an autho rized agency when considering the use of this product for special applications such as with equipment or systems for transportation moving medicine aerospace nuclear or for undersea data communication e Touch panel switches should NOT be used for a device s Emergency Stop Switch Generally speaking all industrial machinery systems must be equipped with a mechanical manually operated emergency stop switch Also for other kinds of systems similar mechanical switches must be provided to ensure safe operation of those systems e When a GLC unit problem would cause a serious or fatal accident or would seriously damage equipment please install your own backup or fail safe system Warning This product is not designed or manufactured for use in a machine or system that is to be used under circumstances where human life is potent
118. variable e An element of a Discrete array or e A Discrete element of an Integer variable Error 201 Parameter should be a Counter The instruction requires a Counter variable Error 202 Parameter should be a Timer The instruction requires a Timer variable Error 203 Parameter should be an Integer or Real The instruction requires an Integer of Real either as a variable or a constant Error 204 Parameter should be a non constant Integer or Real The instruction requires an Integer or Real variable It cannot be a constant Error 205 Parameter should be an Integer The instruction requires an Integer as a variable or a constant Error 206 Parameter should be an Integer but not an array The instruction requires an Integer either as a variable or a constant It cannot be an array Error 207 Parameter should be a non constant Integer The instruction requires an Integer variable It cannot be a constant Error 208 Parameter should be a label The instruction requires a label name and a label with that name must exist Error 209 Parameter should be a subroutine The instruction requires a subroutine name Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual A1 1 Appendix 1 Errors and Warnings A1 2 Error 210 Label is out of scope The specified label exists but cannot be reached from here Error 211 Subroutine cannot call itself The Jump Subroutine instruction is at
119. variable appears on rung 6 7 8 9 and 10 When Exact matches only is selected the display shows that Fill_Timer PT occurs on rung 6 7 and 8 e The next column on the line is the instruction type This is the instruction that this variable has been assigned to on this rung This display tells you the Fill_ Timer variables has been referred by three 3 MOV instructions one NC instruction and a TON instruction e The last column on the line lists the parameter that has been assigned to this instruc tion including the variable you initially referenced In this display you can see the integers 4000 6000 and 8000 assigned to the IN elements and Fill_Timer PT assigned to OUT elements The References dialog box changes in accordance with your selection every time you click on a variable in your ladder logic program One advantage is when you click on any of the lines in its display the corresponding point in your ladder logic appears ER You must click on the parameter itself not the instruction for the corresponding in Note f i NS ormation to be displayed in the References dialog box sR References Dialog Box with Other Dialog Boxes Using only the Reference dialog box when you do not know where at least one instance of the desired variable is located is not the most convenient search method You can also use the Find command to locate it however there is an even quicker method You can use the Reference
120. variable from the Variable List dialog box and add the PT and Q extensions in the Instruction Parameter Box These methods are used with rungs 6 7 and onwards The application instructions exclusive variables such as Fill_Timer PT or important Fill Timer Q consist of a variable name and a file extension CV Current value PT Set value O Output bit RA Reset bit Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 25 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial lt Tutorial Program Sample gt Fill_Timer Soda_vwa lwe TOM qj IN Off 4000 FT ET lce_pushbutton Gup_Present_fer_Ice Ice Bl mna Off Off Off Smal _pushbutten AoW rF Off 4000 Smal _pushbutten Cup_Present_fer_lo Fill Timer J Off Off Off Red tum_pushbutten Off Lar ge_pushbutten Off Soda_wa lwe Off lt Summary gt In this section you have learned how to assign operands to instructions 3 26 Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial x Documenting a Ladder Logic Program It is recommended that you document your ladder logic program This data ex plains to users exactly how the program and each of its elements perform and is useful when the program needs to be altered or debugged later on In the Editor you can document how the program performs how each rung operates and what specific variables are used for cm
121. variable to associate with the instruction This will be ex plained in more detail later in this chapter 2 Click on the 1 button This places an output coil on the right side of rung 2 Though the Instruction Parameter Box is still flashing please ignore it for now For Variable entry information refer to 3 4 Assigning Variables to Instructions 214 3 Click on rung 2 between the NO and OUT instructions 4 Click on the Normally Closed NC button Erd and that symbol will appear 2 44 a TA RF ER For a description of each toolbar button s feature place the cursor over the button Note and read information that appears in the status bar Though the toolbar offers an N easy way to insert frequently used instructions it does not include all Editor in structions available within Editor You can also insert instructions from the Insert Instruction dialog box using the following two methods Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 13 Chapter 3 Creating a Logic Program Tutorial E Method 2 Insert instructions from the Insert Instruction dialog box 1 Right click anywhere on rung 3 and a shortcut menu will appear 2 Select Insert Instruction The Insert Instruction dialog box appears The instruction s explanation appears here H Help This dialog box contains all instructions available to create a ladder logic program with the Editor As you type or click each
122. window Password Password Confirmation Enter new password Enter password Z gt Re Enter new password tone r x Fee ee 4 This cancels the current password Use the steps shown in the Entering your password section to enter a new password data file WLL with an Editor version 1 5 or lower the password data will be deleted tis strongly recommended that you keep a separate copy of your password data since if you forget your password and are unable to enter it you will not be able to download upload data or change to monitoring mode The current password setting will be cancelled by sending new GLC System data from the PC to the GLC e You can copy the GLC s data using the Memory Loader II without entering the password however you can not edit change the data read by the Memory Loader Il The Password function is a new Ver 2 0 feature therefore if you open and save the password Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 4 3 Chapter 4 Running the Ladder Logic Program Memory The Memory tab shows the percentages of Estimate of controller memory required and Estimate of variable memory required with bar graphs Controller Setup Tuning Connection Memory GLC Platform 2 Store entire program in controller I Remove descriptions before writing to save memory Estimate of controller memory required Esti
123. x In the previous section a field appeared with a flashing cursor inside it when you first inserted an instruction on a rung This is the Instruction Parameter Box and is where you enter the variables you want associated with the instruction E To access the Instruction Parameter Box of a basic level instruction 1 Double click on rung 3 s OUT instruction A text field will open above the instruction with a flashing cursor inside of it This is the Instruction Parameter Box ER The Instruction Parameter Box can also be accessed by clicking on the instruction Note and pressing the ENTER key or by right clicking on the instruction and selecting N Edit Instruction from the shortcut menu General instructions non basic level instruction have more than one Instruction Parameter Box For example a TIMER ON DELAY TON instruction has two 2 One is where you assign a variable and the other is where you enter the preset time in milliseconds E To access the Instruction Parameter Boxes of general instructions 1 Click on rung 4 s TON instruction The TON instruction then changes as follows 7 Above the TON instruction a black highlighted area will appear This is where you enter the variable to be assigned to the TON instruction Next to the Preset PT element is another black highlighted area This is where you enter the preset time in milliseconds Pro Control Editor Ver 3 0 Operation Manual 3 21 Chapt
124. y r Functio r Option amp E Bit Set Buzzer 9 i Bit Reset U ns Shot 10 E 2 Momentary 11 a lt a Bit Invert 12 I Interlock 1 nterlock Address 14 i Kal Fi 15 E ces ouch available condition Gwm 1 11 u f Ok L Hel z ae KRaGOWIEPSEAHIKRRELIMNAP ORS T amp Th tw UY B26 EA JBit Switch BS_OO1is 20 20 80 80 selected da MTOM SID 12 g Bit Address Paj EEE PJE ET E BHE IEE me fo TENT E Creating Program Operation Screens 1 Click on the GP PRO PBIII Editor button 2 Create your desired screens with the GP PRO PB III program s Drawing Screen Edit View Option Draw Tags Parts Special Library Window Help Cc eepola aa gt l fo sael4 annsoxne I 00 82a im E A e aJi i ea aa me Fi si i miea amp Ih OFF e a E j 1 B k General Settings Graph Settings Shape Color Alarm Settings Description 0 Absolute 2 Relative ah amp M el TankLevel F EE Oo Display Mode Bit Length 16 Input Data Length Input Code Min Value i No Code Zen i 4 2 s Complement seed Max Value 500 ED MSE oF Cancel il Help anessnsna une ASEGBD
125. ys of the Description List and References dialog box will change accord Note ing to your selection The References dialog box now displays every instance of the N variable Fill_Timer Also note that even though you change a dialog box s display the logic program s display does not change The corresponding point in your logic will appear when you select any variable line in the References dialog box 4 Click on the first line in the References dialog box Your ladder logic program now displays that variable highlighted on the rung and the instruction you specified Kr Using Bookmarks If you are constantly referring back to a specific point in your ladder logic pro gram using a Bookmark saves you repeatedly scrolling the screen To set a Bookmark you must signify the exact point where you wish to return to Anything you can select or highlight can be a Bookmark For this demon stration the NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACT NC instruction on rung 3 is set as a Bookmark E To set a Bookmark 1 Click on the NC instruction on rung 3 2 From the Search menu select ne The Bookmarks dialog box appears Bookmarks Bookmark name Power off T CL ae lose 3 Type Power Off in the Bookmark name field then click on ADD The Bookmark has now been set Thus whenever you select Power Off and click on Go To to return to your Bookmark you will return to the NC in

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