Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual
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1. 2 3 2 Ladder Diagrams Types of ladder diagram screen data are shown below Step Number 10001 IL MOV x0000 D0000 ia 3999 9999 e Current Value Device Comment 2 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 4 Screen Operation 2 8 END m TI c m s A co en TI T ZA E 2 EI ca a el pu s sn a a The following information explains how to operate the Ladder Monitor screen LADDER MONI Quits the PLC Ladder Monitor software The GP unit is reset and switches to ONLINE mode Reads in the PLC s ladder programs Switches the style of data display between decimal and hexadecimal Starts the Device Monitor feature The Monitor MENU will appear Calls up the Search Menu to search for ladder program data Changes the device comment display format Scrolls through the ladder diagram one row at a time Scrolls through the ladder program one page at a time 2 4 1 PC Read Chapter 2 Operation Touching the main screen s READ key displays the Select Ladder File screen select Ladder Fi le Type Size MAIN 2003 07 29 BPRUI 2003 07 31 BFR 2003 07 31 SUB 7003 08 08 COMMENT COM 2003 07 29 LADDER DRIVE COMMENT DRIVE All Area To The End 09 49 10 32 11 15 16 2 09 53 Program Al Program E Program B2 Common Subrout ine2. Anat Device D 00000030 Not found Please select a search command B Using a double touch to search for a coil When you touch the device address displayed on the main screen twice in succession the output instruction containing the designated address appears at the top of the main screen This is similar in function to the coil search 2 14 Chapter 2 Operation 2 4 4 Comments Touching the main screen s com key displays device comments Touching the Comment mode gt compressed comment mode gt No comment mode key changes the comment mode in the following order In comment mode a maximum of 5 single byte characters x 3 rows can be displayed In compressed comment mode a maximum of 5 single byte characters x 3 rows can be displayed Characters are compressed to half the original length To display all comments please use the Comment zoom feature Comment zoom feature Touching a comment in the main screen will display that comment s entire text in the main screen s lower left comer 2 15 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 5 Usage Restrictions 2 5 1 Notation e When monitoring bit devices used in a FUNC instruction dividing the bit address by 16 calculates the word address e Fora circuit the maximum number of rows that can be displayed is 25 If the circuit contains more than 25 rows rows from the 26th row will be omitted and only the first 25 ro
3. This will start up the PLC Ladder Monitor feature LS2078 O Reserved Reserved 1 Start Ladder Monitor Reserved 1 Read out cache data Bit 1 Turning this bit ON starts the Ladder Monitor The Ladder Monitor menu will not appear Bit 3 Immediately after the Ladder Monitor starts turning this bit ON displays the ladder program cached in the CF card When using Bit 3 be sure to turn Bit 1 ON at the same time cf Related Units Related GP Units If there is no cache data on the CF card simply turning Bit 1 ON will read out the current data Prior to using the Cache feature the data must be read into a PC one time NOTE I Bits other than bit 1 are reserved Do not write data to any of these bits 2 6 Chapter 2 Operation 2 3 Screen Names The following sections explain PLC Ladder Monitor screen layout 2 3 1 Main screen The PLC Ladder Monitor s main screen contains the following information Step Number Label Ladder Diagram Ladder Data Comments Error Display Area The number of rows that can be displayed on the screen varies depending on the comment mode There are three comment modes e No comment mode eee 11 contacts 1 FUNC instruction x 8 rows e Comment Mode eee 11 contacts 1 FUNC instruction x 3 rows e Compressed comment mode 11 contacts 1 FUNC instruction x 5 rows For details regarding comments 2 4 4 Comments page 2 15
4. Device Name 1 Select the source of the ladder program The selected drive will be displayed in the screen top section s LD area Select from where the comment is to be read The selected drive will be displayed in the screen top section s CMT area Reads in selected ladder program data up to its END instruction Reads in all selected ladder program data Touch the ladder program to be read A mark is displayed to the left of the ladder program you selected Touching the ladder program again will cancel the selection Similarly touch the comment to select it NOTE You cannot select and read only a comment file 2 9 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual m Searching Drives for Data Follow the procedure outlined below to search for the ladder program s drive and display only drives that contain files e Sequence program search PG gt SRAM gt FLASH gt Internal RAM gt Internal ROM gt CACHE e Comment file search PG gt SRAM gt FLASH gt Internal RAM gt Internal ROM gt CACHE gt CF CACHE For a Sequence Program cf Related Units Related GP Units When the Ladder Program is read out from PG SRAM FLASH RAM or ROM the data MEL_QP CCH is stored in LADMON folder of the CF card With CACHE the ladder program stored in the CF card is read out and displayed Since no communication is being performed with the PLC this rea
5. OJSC IAS TOR A and i find ebd viu meu nt unsa 2 4 2 1 5 Copy Boot File to a CF Card eese eee 2 4 2 1 6 Insert the GCF Gard Into the GP iesi iia 2 4 2 1 7 Connect the GP to the Pluna 2 4 2 2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup eee eee eee eee nea eee 2 5 2 2 1 Via the Menu Bat ina Foto Rene Eoo RERO ta IE Rip ax dala Ent nsu idea EU ta b ga ua ali oa 2 5 2 2 2 Turning the Extended Special Relay Area ON eee 2 6 2 9 oor een NAMES is iii iS 2 7 2 3 Mae EIE S T T TUE 2 7 2 3 2 Ladder DIAG alis asus ae abe 2 7 24 Olean Operation euere abe 2 8 241 PO Head en a ada 2 9 2 4 2 DeVice MONIO e ice 36 Sei dt DN 2 11 2 0 3 e 2 12 2 MM Re MIN Nu 2 15 2 95 Sage CSINICUIOMS vide imc dt ii 2 16 AA A AA 2 16 CHAPTER 3 Errors IT EILORIMESSAgE8 IE IIT 3 2 Documentation Conventions This manual uses the following symbols and terminology PORTANT Screen editor software Indicates a potentially damaging action or dangerous situation that could result in abnormal equipment operation or data loss Indicates GP PRO PB III for Windows Indicates a Programmable Logic Controller Also known as sequencer Indicates useful or important supplemental information Provides useful or important supplemental information Indicates related information Related Units B Related PLC units The table below lists the PLC units that can be used with the Add on Kit Manufac Series Link I F or Device Type in CPU C
6. ing Cannot Write to file on the CF Card Check whether CF card is inserted CF card was extracted during writ correctly ing Check whether the capacity of CF Availability of CF card is insufficient card is vacant System file of a ladder monitor does Check whether a MEL QP SYS file A file is not found ru not exist exists in CF card Check whether there is any ladder The read data was not convertible command to which the ladder moni for the ladder figure tor does not correspond A cable is extracted during read out Check whether a cable with PLC is of a ladder correct and PC read out is per formed again Cannot write to CF Card Ladder error 1 1 When a circuit error occurs the rudder display and reference after it cannot be performed The error message is detected when either of the following two conditions are satisfied 1 When screens are changed to display a new page 2 When a file s data is read again Solutions to the above errors vary depending on when the error occurred Error Occurrence Internal Processing Recovery Suspends processing after error message Is displayed After recovery processing continues Insert the CF Card correctly When reading the lad der program 3 2 When reading the comment file When the comment is being displayed Suspends processing after error message is displayed After recovery processing continues Turns OFF comment display
7. PU direct Connection Cable yp turer Name 5 Screen Editor connection Mitsubishi Electric s QC30R2 Mitsubishi Q Series CPU direct eh 25 Mitsubishi Electric Electric connection MELSEC Q CPU adapter or Diatrend s DQCABR2 H m Related GP units The table below lists the GP units that can be used with the Add on Kit software Also to use the Cache Function on a GP GLC unit the unit s revision code must be the same as or higher than those listed below Rev GP2401H TC41 24V GP2400 TC41 24V GP2401 TC41 24V cer GP2500 TC11 GP 2500T GP2500 TC41 24V GP2500 SC41 24V GP 2000 Series GP2500 LG41 24V GP2501 TC11 p2 GP2501 SC11 Rev 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 D 2 2 GP2501 LG41 24V 2 ran GP2600 TC11 2 GP 2600T GP2600 TC41 24V 2 GP2601 TC11 2 GLC2400 TC41 24V 2 E 2 GLC2500 TC41 24V GLC2500T GLC2000 Series GLC2500 TC41 200V GLC2600 TC41 24V E2 GLC2600T GLC2600 TC41 200V IT2400 Type A IT2400 TC41 GP IT Series IT2400 Type B IT2400 TC41 GLC B Related Screen Editor Software GP PRO PBIII for Windows Ver 5 0 or later When using this product with GLC2000 series or IT2400 Type B please use GP PRO PBIII C Package03 Service Pack 2 Ver 7 20 or later Memo Overview and Setup 1 1 Overview 1 2 Installation Procedure Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 1 1 Overview The PLC Ladder Monitor software enables you to read PLC ladder programs and display them as la
8. Proface Human Machine Interface Mitsubishi Electric Q Series Droface PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Preface Thank you for purchasing Pro face s PLC Ladder Monitor Add on Kit for the Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC This manual Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual explains how to operate the PLC ladder monitor featuer and device monitor featuer while using Pro face s GP2000 Series operator interfaces Be sure to read this manual carefully to understand how to correctly use your PLC Ladder Monitor Add on Kit Be sure to keep this manual close at hand for easy reference Notice The copyrights to all programs and manuals included in the PLC Ladder Monitor Add on Kit for the Mitsub ishi Electric Q Series PLC hereinafter referred to as this product are reserved by the Digital Electronics Corporation Digital grants the use of this product to its users as described in the Software Operating and License Conditions section Any actions violating the above mentioned conditions are prohibited by both Japanese and foreign regulations The contents of this manual have been thoroughly checked However if you should find any errors or omis sions in this manual please contact your local representative and inform them of your findings 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 th
9. Search Device screen Touching the Coil Search Select the type of search to perform ER key displays the Search Coil screen Please select a type of device LA EA E Displays other device type characters RET Returns to the Search Menu After you select the device type the following screen appears Here enter the device address Use the charac ter keys to enter the device address and press to start the search aaa IET TOCA Device D 00000000 Please enter an address E C d ENT 2 13 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Searching for the designated device address The circuit is displayed with the designated device address at the top of the main screen Next a screen that enables you to search for identical device addresses 1s displayed SCHE COAL Device D 00000030 Please select a search command Starting from the current ladder rung searches backward for identical device REY addresses until the first row of the program is reached El Starting from the current ladder rung searches forward for identical device NEAT addresses until the last row of the program is reached End Exits the search feature and returns to the main screen RET Returns to the Search Menu When the designated device address is not found The following screen is displayed when the device address search is unsuccessful ofa
10. after error message is displayed Continue processing as before Chapter 3 Errors Insert the CF Card correctly Insert the CF Card correctly and read the comment file again 3 3 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 3 4
11. ame MEL QP SYS To copy this program to a CF card the card must have at least 2MB or more free space 2 1 6 Insert the CF Card into the GP Remove the CF Card from your PC s card reader and insert it in the GP unit s CF Card socket For CF Card socket insertion details Your GP unit User Manual Separately sold 2 1 7 Connect the GP to the PLC Connect the data transfer cable between the GP and the PLC For cable connection details 1 1 1 System Design page 1 3 GP PRO PB III for Windows Device PLC Connection Manual Included with the screen editor soft ware 2 4 Chapter 2 Operation 2 2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup Either of the following two methods can be used to start the PLC Ladder Monitor feature 2 2 1 Via the Menu Bar 1 To call up the GP screen s Menu Bar simultaneously press the areas marked by 1 ii and ill See below 2 After the Menu Bar appears select MONITOR 1 3 CF BOOT MONITOR OFFLINE RESET CANCEL NOTE I Ifthe Device Monitor feature has not been registered correctly the MONITOR button will not be displayed in the Menu Bar 2 1 3 Device Monitor Registration page 2 2 3 Menu screen is displayed touch the Ladder Monitor button 2 5 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 2 2 Turning the Extended Special Relay Area ON Use a bit switch etc to turn ON the GP internal memory s extended special relay LS2078 s bit 1
12. ct Transfer page 2 4 Send project SEE3 GP PRO PB III for Windows Operation To e a JRO eu do Une SIE WEE Manual Included with the screen editor software Copy boot file to CF Card 2 1 5 Copy Boot File to a CF Card page 2 Copy the PLC Ladder Monitor feature boot file 4 to the CF Card Insert CF Card 2 1 6 Insert the CF Card into the GP l page gt Insert the CF Card containing the PLC Ladder 2 4 Monitor feature into the GP unit s CF Card socket Connect GP to PLC SEE 1 1 1 System Design page 1 3 Connect a data transfer cable to the GP and the PLC SEE gt 2 1 7 Connect the GP to the PLC page 2 4 ble Start Ladder Monitor SEE3 2 2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup Turn the GP and PLC units ON and start the page 2 5 Ladder Monitor feature 1 5 Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual Memo _ 1 6 2 Operation 2 1 Installation 2 2 PLC Ladder Monitor Feature Startup 2 3 Screen Names 2 4 Screen Operation 2 5 Usage Restrictions 2 1 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 1 Installation Please perform the following installation procedure prior to using the PLC Ladder Monitor feature 2 1 1 CD Installation In Windows Explorer double click on the CD s Setup exe file to start the installer program Follow the installer program s directions IMPORTANT Prior to running the installer program GP PRO PB III for Windo
13. d out is very fast If CACHE is not available the word CACHE will not be displayed The ladder logic infor mation shown by CACHE is for the previously read out PLC ladder logic data If the PLC s ladder logic data has been changed or updated or if the PLC has been changed be sure to read out the latest ladder logic data from the PLC Be sure the CF card used has 2MB or more free space For a Comment file When the comment file is read out from PG SRAM FLASH RAM or ROM the data QCD is stored in LADMON folder of the CF card With CACHE the comment file stored in the CF card is read out and displayed Be sure the CF card used has 2MB or more free space CF For a Comment file only Comment file data WCD of a project created using the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation programming tool GX Developer 1s read out from a CF card Since readout of PLC data 1s not performed this data is read out quickly Prior to performing this be sure to create the LADMON folder in the CF card and copy the com ment file WCD to this folder 2 10 Chapter 2 Operation 2 4 2 Device Monitor Touching the main screen s JMUNIT key displays the Monitor MENU The Device Monitor feature allows you to monitor PLC devices Monitor MENU w DON lt ea Select the Monitor modes Random Monitor Block Monitor m NOTE This manual does not explain Device Monitor feature operation
14. dder dia grams on the GP unit This software operates on the GP unit and the software s boot file is stored in the GP unit s CF Card The PLC Ladder Monitor Add on Kit has the following features SEE gt Displays PLC ladder programs as ladder diagrams Displays power ON lines using bold lines Displays the designated step number Displays circuit data including the designated device address Displays circuit data in which the designated device address is included in the output instruction Displays ladder program comments Calls the Device Monitor feature Use the Device Monitor feature to set reset or change the value of an arbitrary device this feature GP PRO PBIII for Windows Device PLC Connection Manual Included with the screen editor soft ware NOTE The Device Monitor feature is not explained in this manual For information on how to operate 1 2 Chapter 1 Overview and Setup 1 1 1 System Design The GP and the PLC are connected in a 1 1 relationship Connect one end of the cable to the GP unit s serial interface port and the other end to the PLC unit s CPU module RS 232C port Mitsubishi Electric s QC30R2 Requires a 9 pin 25 pin conversion adapter or Diatrend s DQCABR2 H 1 3 Mitsubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 1 1 2 Operation Mode The PLC Ladder Monitor feature enables you to 1 Read PLC ladder programs and display them on th
15. e GP unit via Ladder Monitor 2 Monitor change arbitrary PLC device addresses via Device Monitor After Ladder Monitor is started the GP switches to ladder monitor mode Device Monitor mode can be used when the GP is in ladder monitor mode as well as in online RUN mode Online Mode RUN mode GP Device Features Monitor Device Monitor Menu Bar 3 point push type menu Offline Monitor Offline Ladder Monitor Mode Mode Offline Mode Ladder Device Monitor Monitor gt GP d RUN Reset E Return to Offline Mode IMPORTANT The GP unit will be reset if you switch from online mode to ladder monitor mode 1 4 Chapter 1 Overview and Setup 1 2 Installation Procedure The following flowchart explains the procedure necessary for installing the Add on Kit It is assumed that GP PRO PB III for Windows is already installed and that the ladder program has been transferred to the PLC Add on Kit Installation SEE 2 1 1 CD Installation page 2 2 Install the PLC Ladder Monitor Add on Kit 2 1 2 Project File Creation Running page 2 2 GP PRO PB III for Windows Operation Manual Included with the screen editor software Project Creation Startup Create a new project file or start an existing project o o m m m m GE Registering Device Monitor feature 2 1 3 Device Monitor Registration page 2 Register the Device Monitor feature in your SEE gt 2 project SEE gt 2 1 4 Proje
16. is product Differences may occur between the descriptions found in this manual and the actual functioning of this prod uct The latest information about this product is provided in the accompanying data files 1 e Readme txt files etc and or separate documents Please consult these sources as well as this manual prior to use Even though the information contained in and displayed by this product may be related to intangible or intel lectual properties of the Digital Electronics Corporation or third parties the Digital Electronics Corporation shall not warrant or grant the use of said properties to any users and or other third parties All product names used in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners c 2004 Digital Electronics Corporation All rights reserved Table of Contents milicie NOT aida 1 NOCO et P 1 Table or GOMES na 2 Documentation CONVENUONS sari esee e rice ceata sale aa aa Fe eee zt Se vovv For ia ba s 3 Related BIBIT m 4 CHAPTER 1 Overview and Setup VL ONE Wa TUUM 1 2 AA ES AAA O O 1 3 1 21 2 ODS roles osa 1 4 162 NAStANALION Procedure sonia 1 5 CHAPTER 2 Operation 2A STAN AUN OM 20 user ding tees lata casas tea ga aa ada e eames te 2 2 ZR C biete ete P 2 2 2 1 2 Project File Creation Running cc eee eee ea eo 2 2 2 1 3 Device Monitor Registration eee eee eee nea nennen 2 2 Zils
17. or related details For Device Monitor details GP PRO PB III for Windows Device PLC Connection Manual Included with the screen editor soft ware 2 11 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 4 3 Search Feature Touching the main screen s SEARCH key displays the Search Menu This screen is used to designate the step number or device address of the circuit that will appear at the top of the main screen ere LIES EI IL Please select a search command EEN Coil Search Used to designate the step number of the circuit that will appear at the top of the main screen Coil Search m Step Numbers Search Touching the step Search key displays the Search Step screen which is used to designate a step number Use the screen s numeric keys 1 to 0 to enter a step number and press to start the search EE D step No 000000 Used to designate the device address of the circuit that will appear at the top of the main screen Used to designate the output instruction containing the device address of the circuit that will appear at the top of the main screen Please enter a step number 8 pg po y TOP LAST ATEN TOR Searches for and displays the ladder program s first step number LAST Searches for and displays the ladder program s last step number 2 12 Chapter 2 Operation B Device Search Coil Search Touching the Device Search key displays the
18. ws Ver 5 0 or later screen editor software must be installed on your system Refer to the section of the GP PRO PBaV for Windows Setup Guide that relates to your unit s OS 2 1 2 Project File Creation Running Create a new project file or run an existing project file For project file details GP PRO PB III for Windows Operation Manual Included with the screen editor software 2 1 3 Device Monitor Registration Register the Device Monitor feature in your project Starting from the screen editor software s main screen the procedure for registering the Device Monitor fea ture is explained below B Registering the Device Monitor screen Select the Screen Setup menu s Device Monitor feature Click Add to register the feature Device Monitor Device Monitor Files are nat in the current project Fress the Add button ta add the files to the project English C Japanese Add Cancel Help NOTE To register the Device Monitor feature at least 90KB of free GP space must be available There fore after sending your project to the GP unit be sure to check that at least 9OKB of space is remaining for this feature You can check the amount of GP memory used by your project via the Project Manager s Project gt Property screen 2 2 Chapter 2 Operation The following screen appears if the Device Monitor feature has already been registered Device Monitor Exists Device Monitor files already e
19. ws will be displayed Also when searching for a device if an abbreviation has been used for the device when it is found the device itself will not be displayed however the start of the circuit that contains the device will be shown e Contacts coils and frames through which power flows are indicated by bold thick lines However lines connecting two contacts are displayed normally e The main screen is displayed at the GP unit s center at 640 x 400 resolution Blank space may be displayed at the top bottom left or right corners of the screen depending on the PLC model used 2 16 3 Errors 3 1 Error Messages 3 1 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 3 1 Error Messages The following table lists errors that can occur when using the CF Card Message Possible PossbeCaue Sion CF Card switch is OFF The lid of CF Card is open whether the lid of CF card is GE Cadisnopimstalisd The CF Card has not been inserted Check whether CF card is inserted into the GP unit s CF Card socket correctly Check whether the contents of CF CF card data is unusual card can be read correctly CF card is not formatted Check whether CF card is format ted CF Card Data Error Check whether a file required for a ladder monitor exists It checks whether CF card is inserted cor rectly Cannot read the file from CF Card Cannot read from CF Card CF card was extracted during read
20. xist in the project Press the Delete button to remove the files from the project Cancel Help Click Delete to delete the currently registered Device Monitor data Then select Screen Setup menu s Device Monitor and click Add to register the feature again B Registering the Global Window Select the GP Settings feature s Extended Settings tab and click Global Window The following Global Window Settings screen will appear Global Window Settings Iv Global window Ok Window Access Mode Cancel C Direct Registration ff Indirect Data Format Binary BCD window location x Pos 320 Y Pos 240 E Enter the following settings dl Global Window Settings Select Global Window Window Access Mode Select Indirect Data Format Select Binary Click OK to confirm these settings 2 3 Mistubishi Electric Q Series PLC Ladder Monitor Operation Manual 2 1 4 Project Transfer Next transfer the project to the GP unit For project transfer details GP PRO PB III for Windows Operation Manual Included with the screen editor software 2 1 5 Copy Boot File to a CF Card Insert a CF Card into your PC s CF Card reader and copy the Ladder Monitor boot file to the CF Card s root directory The boot file is located in GP PRO PB III for Windows screen editor software s PROTOCOL folder Mitsubishi Electric s Q Series Ladder Monitor boot file filen
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