IPI, Logicmaster 90-30/20/Micro SW Pkg v9.05, Pgm & Config, GFK
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1. First PING from the PC to the PLC with the following procedure 1 Determine the IP address of the PLC Ethernet module Assume for the purposes of this example that the IP address is 3 16 32 64 2 From the MS DOS prompt enter the following command use actual IP address C gt PING 3 16 32 64 3 The command line display will look something like the following PING 3 16 32 64 xx data bytes xx bytes from 3 16 32 64 icmp_seq 0 time xxx ms xx bytes from 3 16 32 64 icmp_seq 1 time xxx ms xx bytes from 3 16 32 64 icmp_seq 2 time xxx ms 4 After five or more lines have been displayed enter CONTROL C to stop the PING utility This will display the PING statistics which will look similar to the following 3 16 32 63 PING Statistics xx packets transmitted xx packets received xx packet loss round trip ms min avg max xx xx xx 5 A correctly functioning PING command will show a zero percent 0 packet loss If the PC to PLC PING described above works successfully then PING from the PLC to the PC with the following procedure 1 Determine the IP address of the PC running the TCP IP driver Assume for the purposes of this example that the IP address is 3 16 32 65 2 To issue the PING command from the PLC Ethernet module you must have access to the Ethernet module s Station Manager which you can do by connecting a terminal emulator or dumb terminal to port 1 of the PLC Ethernet module using the included cable IC693CBL2. e Windows NT 486 66 MHz or higher 8 Megabytes of available hard disk space Available Memory e Windows 95 98 16 Megabytes e Windows NT 24 Megabytes This release of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software requires at least 545 KB of free Conventional memory If you see a memory size warning message when you attempt to start Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro use the MS DOS MEM C command to discover the device drivers and TSR programs loaded in conventional memory You will need to remove some of them from the CONFIG SYS and or AUTOEXEC BAT files in your computer in order to provide the required conventional memory If you are communicating with the PLC serially you can also obtain additional conventional memory by configuring Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software to load the serial communications driver into EMS memory This is accomplished by the following steps a From Menu90 select F9 Logicmaster 90 Setup Package b Then select F4 PLC Communication Options c Select EMS for the Driver Memory Area Operation of Logicmaster 90 via serial communication including dial up networking requires a serial controller device that supports a first in first out FIFO character buffer If the serial controller device has no FIFO intermittent program lockups which require rebooting the PC may occur To determine which serial controller device your PC uses open Control Panel and select Modems Follow the procedure to install a mod
3. were made to the LM90_WNT PIF after the previous install Specifically if you changed the PIF to start Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro in full screen mode instead of windowed the default another Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro install would reset the PIF back to windowed Periodic Subroutines A 0 zero millisecond periodic subroutine should not be programmed since it is not supported by the IC693 CPUs Unable to Print Registration Information on Some Windows 95 98 Machines With some machine configurations the user is unable to print the registration information entered during the installation procedure Upon Selection of New PLC Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Software Gives Error of No Communication with PLC When a new PLC is selected from the Select PLC Connection screen and Setup F6 is pressed Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro gives an error message of S37 No communication with PLC even though after a small lapse of time the PLC begins communication with the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software When F6 is pressed a second time it says Port setup completed Check STATUS LINE for connection status When the setup connection F6 is pressed the first time it should say Port setup completed Check PID function Manual Up Down operand inputs do not work properly with parallel logic If parallel LD logic is used on the Manual Up or Down inputs to the PID function the logic will not be properly displa
4. Dial Up Networking software to use this feature In addition two Logicmaster 90 settings are involved 1 After selecting Logicmaster 90 30 or 90 70 from the Logicmaster 90 main menu Shift F3 or Shift F5 select the Dial up net option in the Logicmaster 90 Setup Package PLC Communications Options utility F9 F4 This option adjusts certain timing settings in the Windows communication driver for the slower speeds of dial up communication If you attempt to use a dial up connection without selecting the Dial up net option you may experience loss of communication when storing large programs or reference tables to your PLC If you attempt to use a local Ethernet connection while the Dial up net option is active communication will be slow 4 Important Product Information GFK 1412F 2 The Windows communication driver needs to know the approximate speed of your modem A file in the LM90 directory dialup ini contains a default modem speed setting The default value is 14400 This setting will work for any modem in the range from 9 600 bps to 28 800 bps However program and reference table stores through a 28 800 bps modem will be significantly faster if you change this setting If your modem is slower than 9 600 bps program and reference table stores may fail unless you change this setting You can change dialup ini using Windows Notepad or any text editor The file contains just two lines datarate datarate 14400 Edit the number valu
5. configuration from a CPU364 after the Clear PLC configuration function has been performed will result in a Logicmaster 90 system error You should store a configuration from LM90 before attempting a load Restrictions and Open Problems Store of Configurations from Low end to High end CPUs If you attempt to store a CPU331 or lower configuration to a CPU340 or higher CPU the error Requested PLC Operations failed will occur You should reconfigure the CPU model to match the attached CPU for a successful configuration store Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Lockup Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Ethernet requires a version 6 50 or later CPU for correct operation If you attempt to use Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP with a version CPU earlier than 6 50 it may lock up on startup of the Programming or Configuration software Store gt 32K Program Registers etc to CPU 341 EEPROM The maximum size of an EEPROM for the IC693 is 32K bytes An attempt should not be made to store more than 32K bytes to an EEPROM or Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro will lock up Micro PLC and Checksum Words Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro allows the Chksum Wrds per PLC sweep to be configured for the Micro PLC However the Micro PLC does not support this configuration parameter Important Product Information 13 GFK 1412F Passwords Enable Disable Attempting to store a configuration that enables passwords to a PLC with passwords disabled will result in the co
6. 30 20 Micro Programming Software User s Manual GFK 0466 Serial Print Setup for details PLC Communication Options This product installs the Standard Serial Port Ethernet and Dial Up Networking communications options for Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software By default the Serial Port option is run To use Ethernet or Dial Up Networking communications you must select one of these options Refer to Chapter 3 of the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Windows 95 98 Windows NT User s Manual Supplement GFK 1401 Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Operating Via CMM Module and or CPU 35X Serial Ports Can Remain Online When multiple instances of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software are connected to one PLC there is typically only one instance of an Online programmer an Online programmer can change the RUN STOP state of the PLC An exception to this operation can occur when Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro instances are connected via a CMM module and or CPU 35X Serial port These instances will remain in Online operation regardless of what other Online instances of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro are also connected Logicmaster 30 20 Micro Serial Version Under Windows Beginning with Release 4 50 the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Standard Serial COM Port Version can run under Windows With Windows 3 1 or later Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro may be run in windowed or full screen mode Previous versions may have worked in offline mode but cou
7. 316 For details about the Station Manager refer to GFK 1186 8 Important Product Information GFK 1412F From the terminal enter the following station manager commands 1 Enter the Station Manager login command This will prompt you for a password The default password is system Once logged in you will be at the Modify level 2 Enter the Station Manager command ping 3 16 32 65 except use the actual PC IP address This will produce PING statistics that look similar to the following lt lt lt Ping Results gt gt gt Command ping 3 16 32 65 1 100 64 Remote IP Address 3 16 32 65 Sent 1 Received 1 No Response 0 Round trip ms min avg max xx xx xx 3 A correctly functioning PING command will show the number of Sent and Received packets equal and the No Response field equal to zero Using MS DOS to Copy Folder Files Warning MS DOS should not be used to copy individual files from one folder to another or to delete files doing so may result in corrupted folders MS DOS may only be safely used to copy an entire program folder to another program folder of the same name For most copying needs however use the Copy function within the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software Serial Printing The serial ports COM1 and COM2 can be used for serial printers Beginning with Release 4 50 the serial printer port must be configured with the MS DOS mode command to match the printer settings Refer to Logicmaster 90
8. April 1 2010 GFK 1412F IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION READ THIS INFORMATION FIRST Product Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Software Package Version 9 05 Programmer and Configurator TCP IP Windows 95 98 Windows NT MS DOS Box Version IC641SWP316G 3 5 inch 2HD Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Windows NT 95 DOS Box product Release 9 05 allows communication to the Series 90 30 Series 90 20 and Series 90 Micro PLCs via an IC693 Ethernet module It operates in an MS DOS Box within Windows NT or Windows 95 98 not under Windows 3 x Beginning with Release 5 01 Sequential Function Chart programming capability is available by ordering the desired Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro version and the SFC Programmer Option disk IC641SWP311B Refer to the New Features Introduced in Release 9 05 section for details of new features introduced by this release Problems fixed by this release are listed in the Problems Resolved by Release 9 05 section There are a couple of minor changes in the way Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software interfaces with Series 90 20 PLCs refer to the Changes Affecting Series 90 20 PLCs section for details Compatibility Release 9 05 of Logicmaster TCP IP Ethernet software requires a version 8 3 or later Series 90 30 CPU and Series 90 30 Ethernet Interface module s with Version 1 10 or later software If you are using the Standard Serial port version at the same time as the Ethernet version the Standard Serial port vers
9. P IP to connect to PLCs at the same time Application Errors Can Occur Under Windows NT 3 51 Under Windows NT version 3 51 only Windows displays Access Violation or Application Error messages in certain circumstances When you exit from the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming or configuration software while an unsuccessful PLC connection is pending and the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP window remains open about 45 seconds longer one of these errors will occur This problem happens when you assign an incorrect IP address or the target PLC is powered off or unreachable To recover click OK in the error message box exit from the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Main Menu close the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP window and start Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro again Network Utilities and Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Use Different Network Address Files When Software is Installed on Two or More Disk Drives When any version of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro is already installed on drive C at the time Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Windows is installed on another drive the Network Utilities program in Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Windows will access PLC network address files on drive C while the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Windows programming and configuration software will access PLC network address files on the drive where they were installed This may prevent you from assigning and using PLC network addresses You can correct this problem e For Wind
10. al faults Communications Drivers This version of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro uses standard Windows 32 bit drivers for communication ports and modems These drivers improve communication reliability and support a wider range of modems See Installation on Systems with Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro in section 2 Special Operational Notes for information on installation issues See Using Modems in section 2 for information on using modems with this version Changes Affecting Series 90 20 PLCs Starting in release 9 02 there are some minor changes to Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro that affect the 90 20 PLC CPUs only 1 Configuration of Series 90 20 CPUs To configure a 90 20 module select 90 20 Shift F2 from MENU90 on the first Logicmaster screen before selecting Config F2 You can no longer select 90 20 modules after you have entered the configuration software with 90 30 selected Changing a 90 20 Configuration to a 90 30 Configuration To change a 90 20 configuration to a 90 30 configuration you should perform the following steps a Select 90 30 Shift F3 from MENU90 before selecting the Logicmaster 90 Configuration package b When you enter I O Configuration you will notice that an Unknown Module Placeholder is shown for the Series 90 20 CPU c Determine the 11 digit catalog number for the 90 30 CPU that you want to configure Type the 11 digit catalog number into the Catalog field and press Enter to replace th
11. e of the second line to match the advertised speed of your modem For a 28 800 bps modem for example change 14400 to 28800 Do not make any other changes Save the file and exit from the editor The change will take effect the next time Logicmaster 90 establishes a new PLC connection 3 The Ethernet Interface module in your PLC must also be configured for the dial up connection For Series 90 30 and Series 90 70 IC697CMM742 Type 2 interface modules this configuration is performed manually using the Station Manager chparm command in MAINT state chparm wmin_to 300 Important Product Information 5 GFK 1412F Operational Notes Load Store May Disrupt Other Communication Links When loading from or storing to the PLC using the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP version PLC scan time may be lengthened due to the many messages sent to the PLC from the Ethernet Interface Additionally other TCP IP traffic such as Channels or data transfer to a host computer processed by the Interface that is performing the load store may experience delays and even timeouts When loading from or storing to the PLC using the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP version other communication modules PCMs CMMs GBCs and Ethernet may experience delays while communicating to the CPU In extreme cases where the load or store is very large a communication error may be returned In these cases a retry of the communications should correct the error Long Disconnect
12. e string UNKNOWN MOD Respond Y yes when asked if you wish to replace the CPU module 12 Important Product Information GFK 1412F Problems Resolved by Release 9 05 Logicmaster Loses Communication During Serial Store When storing logic configuration or reference tables using Serial communications the operation may occasionally fail producing a Communications failed error message In some cases the Logicmaster 90 TCP window may appear to be locked up until the PLC is powered off or the serial cable is disconnected The PLC will post a Program block checksum or PLC sequence store failure fault in the PLC fault table and enter STOP FAULT mode This error does not occur using Ethernet or Dial up net communications Busy Please Wait or ID 0000 EX 0000 If you attempt to enter HW Configuration and the Busy please wait message occurs and the system locks up or ID 0000 EX 0000 occurs while configuring modules you probably do not have enough DOS conventional memory available If you are communicating with the PLC serially you can obtain additional conventional memory by configuring LM90 to load the serial communications driver into EMS memory This can be accomplished by the following steps 1 From Menu90 select F9 Logicmaster 90 Setup Package 2 Then select F4 PLC Communication Options 3 Select EMS for the Driver Memory Area Load of CPU364 Configuration An attempt to load the
13. ee Special Operation Notes Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Operating via CMM Module Can Remain Online for further information SFC Evolution History For the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Ethernet version you must remain on the Evolution history screen to capture and view the history Upon exit from this screen the evolution history is turned off Locked Folders and Folder Translations If a translation of a folder is required for the target attached or configured CPU that is from a non CPU 351 to a CPU 351 the folder must be unlocked for a successful translation 14 Important Product Information GFK 1412F Cirl Break Does Not Work Under Windows NT 3 51 This restriction is corrected by Microsoft s Service Pack 5 See Special Operation Notes Ctrl Break does not work in Windows NT Version 3 51 Without Service Pack 5 for further information Windows NT Allows Two or More Instances of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro to Open the Identical Folder See Special Operation Notes Do Not Attempt to Start More than One Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Window for further information SFC Step Timers SFC Step Timer References are read only and therefore should not be used as inputs to such instructions as Bit Set and Bit Clear which change the input Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP Windows Install Overwrites User PIF Settings Installing Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP for NT over a previous install overwrites any user settings changes that
14. em clicking next at every choice and selecting the serial Comm port through which Logicmaster will communicate No modem need be physically present to perform this installation After completing the installation select Diagnostics and wait for the More Info screen to appear if an error message appears click OK The More Info screen will display the serial controller device type present If the type is NS16550 a FIFO buffer is supported For other types consult appropriate technical specifications and or change serial interfaces It is also recommended that the FIFO Enabled option in the advanced settings for the serial port is enabled This setting is found by selecting the Ports icon with Control Panel Important Product Information 3 GFK 1412F Installation Notes Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Software Installation For detailed instructions on installing the programming software for TCP IP Windows refer to Chapter 3 of the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Windows 95 98 Windows NT User s Manual Supplement GFK 1401 Logicmaster 90 software is licensed to run on a single computer Since this is the initial installation you must enter the serial number found on the back of your disks Note Once the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP version is installed on a disk you should not attempt to install the Serial Port version of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software Since the Ethernet and Serial Port versions share the sa
15. hem uses different COM ports Exercise care not to change the CPU model configured from the Configurator while you are in the program editor or reference tables in the programming software If you wish to access the same folder from both the Programming and Configuration software packages you will need to ensure that SHARE EXE is not used in the AUTOEXEC BAT file If SHARE EXE is used in the AUTOEXEC BAT file and you access the same folder from both the Programming and Configuration software packages then you will receive a File System Error message E For some display adapters and drivers you may find that Logicmaster 90 is not displayed in color in Windowed mode However Logicmaster 90 will be displayed in color in Full Screen mode You may switch between Windowed and Full Screen mode using the ALT ENTER keystroke combination Hayes Modems When using Logicmaster 90 over a dial up link using Hayes modems problems can occur if the connection between the local modem and the PC is disconnected When the cable is disconnected the modem does not relinquish the telephone line You must cycle power on the modem or disconnect the telephone line in order to hang up the telephone connection If the connection between the PC and the modem is removed and then reconnected random characters may be sent from the modem to the PC causing the programming software to lose communications with the PLC When using Hayes modems care should be taken not to discon
16. ion should be version 6 5 or later for best inter operability Release 9 02 or later is required for use with the Series 90 30 CPU364 Caution Folders created with all earlier releases of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software are upwardly compatible Folders created with version 9 05 are fully compatible with version 3 50 or later However once a logic program or configuration is created or modified with Release 9 05 of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro it can not be used with Logicmaster 90 20 30 Micro Release 3 02 or earlier software Also once a logic program or configuration is stored to a PLC with Release 9 05 the program must not be loaded by any version of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro release earlier than 3 50 If you attempt to use a folder created in Release 9 05 with Release 3 02 or earlier software you will receive one of two messages Folder contains files which are incompatible with this release or Program file corrupted Microsoft Windows Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Important Product Information GFK 1412F System Requirements 1 Windows NT version 4 0 or later or Windows 95 98 For Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 3 or higher is recommended Service Packs can be obtained from Microsoft corporation The Windows Networking and Microsoft TCP IP protocol software distributed with Windows must be installed Processor e Windows 95 98 486 33 MHz or higher
17. ions from PLC May Require Restarting Logicmaster 90 Beginning with Release 7 05 if Logicmaster is physically disconnected from the PLC for periods of 1 2 hour or greater the user may be required to close and re start Logicmaster in order to re gain communications with the PLC In previous versions of Logicmaster this time limit did not exist Determining if an IP Address has Already Been Used To determine if you have configured your station Logicmaster 90 30 TCP IP for Windows with the same IP address as another station disconnect the station in question from the LAN then try a PING command to that IP address from another station If you get an answer to your PING then the chosen IP address is already in use Refer to the next section TESTING TCP IP SOFTWARE AFTER INSTALLATION for instructions on using the Ping command Exiting from Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Operation Results in PLC Fault Normal use of Logicmaster Windows with Ethernet or Dial up net communications may result in the occurrence of PLC fault table entries of the type Connection to remote node failed resuming w o it The corresponding entries will appear in the Series 90 Ethernet Interface exception log type 12 entry 2 F and its STAT LED will be off These entries should be ignored The condition that they indicate is not serious and does not occur with Ethernet Interfaces IC693CPU364 Version 1 0 and IC693CMM321 version 2 10 and later Run Mode Program Store All
18. ld not be used to communicate with the PLC To use Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro under Windows please observe the following guidelines A The MS DOS window must have at least 42 KB available in either Expanded Memory EMS an Upper Memory Block UMB or the High Memory Area HMA for the serial communications driver If EMS Important Product Information 9 GFK 1412F memory is used for Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro you must ensure that no other device driver or TSR is using EMS memory B If you are running under Windows NT 3 51 you should install Service Pack 2 or later If you are running Windows NT 4 0 you should install Service Pack 3 or later The following new Windows registry entries values not keys should be added using Windows REGEDT32 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE S YSTEM CurrentControlSet Control wWOW 1 COM_SyncWrite REG_SZ 1 2 COM_TxBuffer_Size REG_SZ 1 Setting these values will require that you have ADMINISTRATOR privileges for your computer C Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Release 4 50 or later may be setup to use COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 as the communications port for communicating with the Series 90 30 20 Micro PLCs D You should not attempt to run more than one session of Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro at the same time Doing so may result in corruption of the program folders However you may bring up the Programming and Configuration software at the same time provided that one of them is offline or that each of t
19. me directories this would result in loss of the Ethernet functionality The TCP IP version includes a fully functional Serial Port version SFC Programmer Installation The Sequential Functional Chart SFC Programmer IC641SWP311 floppy disk updates Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro for Series 90 30 90 20 and Micro PLCs Release 5 or later to provide SFC programming capability For Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP Windows software SFC programming is enabled by inserting the IC641SWP3111 disk during the software installation To enable SFC programming after Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro TCP IP for Windows is installed you must perform the installation again Demo Version IC641SWP703 The Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro for Demo version will install into the LM90DEMO directory on the hard disk specified during the install For example if you specify that the demo version software be installed on the C drive it will be installed in the C LM90DEMO directory To run the demo software type the following from the MS DOS prompt C gt CD LM90DEMO C gt LM90DEMO The demonstration software is identical to the released version However program size is limited to 750 bytes for _MAIN 750 bytes program block and Ethernet communication is unavailable Settings for Dial up Networking This software supports communication between Logicmaster 90 on your computer and a PLC on a remote Ethernet through a dial up connection You must install a modem and Windows
20. n IC693 CPU earlier than Release 4 20 Note Only Models 340 or higher release 4 2 or later PLCs support the use of a periodic subroutine at this time Only periodic subroutine names of the form 1Tnn are supported at this time nn is a number from 1 to 10 which specifies the number of milliseconds between executions of the subroutine Only one such subroutine is allowed Floating Point Instructions The following floating point instructions require a Release 9 or later Series 90 30 350 or higher CPU or a Release 7 or later 352 CPU ADD_REAL SUB_REAL MUL_REAL DIV_REAL SQRT SIN COS TAN ASIN ACOS ATAN LOG LN EXP EXPT EQ REAL NE_REAL GT_REAL GE_REAL LT_REAL LE_REAL TO_REAL_BCD4 TO_REAL_INT TO_REAL_WORD TO_REAL_DINT TO_INT_REAL TO_DINT_REAL TO_WORD_REAL TRINT TRDINT MOVE_REAL and BLKMV_REAL Use of the above instructions with a CPU that does not support the instruction will result in one of the following messages when attempting to store to program to the PLC Store aborted Program in folder uses instructions not supported by PLC or Program size too large for PLC or invalid user program Important Product Information 11 GFK 1412F New Features Introduced by Release 9 05 This section identifies the new features introduced with Version 9 05 Fatal Faults Ignore Starting with release 9 05 the Low end 311 through 341 CPUs now have a CPU configuration parameter which will when enabled ignore fat
21. nect any cables to or between the modems Modem Turnaround Time The Modem Turnaround Time also known as TurnA Delay and Modem TT has a usable range of 0 148 1 48 seconds instead of the configurable range of 0 255 Using a turnaround time greater than 148 could cause a loss of communications that requires initializing the port to default values which include a 0 value for Modem Turnaround Time Modem Turnaround Time is the serial port time required for the modem to start data transmission after receiving the transmit request 10 Important Product Information GFK 1412F Using Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Release 9 05 with Earlier CPU Models Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Release 9 05 was designed and tested to be compatible with Release 8 or earlier IC693 1C692 or Release 2 or earlier IC693 Micro CPUs while still providing new Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software features However some new features found in Release 9 05 Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro require an upgrade of CPU firmware to be fully available SFC Programming Programs that use SFC Sequential Function Chart Programming require CPU release 5 0 or later SFC is not supported by the IC692 or Micro PLCs Subroutines Subroutines require an IC693 CPU They are not supported by the IC692 or Micro PLC Periodic Subroutines Periodic Subroutines require a Release 4 20 or later Model 340 or higher CPU If a program contains a periodic subroutine it cannot be stored to a
22. nfiguration in the PLC being cleared Search Ref Descriptions If a program contains references that have the same reference description text attempting to search for the reference description will always result in the first occurrence of the reference description being found Rung Limit The maximum number of rungs allowed in the 90 30 _MAIN block is 3000 and in each subroutine is 3000 SFC Search If an SFC Topology is invalid and a source and destination connector exist with the same name the destination connector will not be found by search if the destination connector appears below the source connector ADC Module Supported in Main Rack Only The ADC module is supported in the main rack rack 0 only However Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro will allow the ADC module to be configured in any rack Variable Import Using CSV File Containing an SFC Name If you attempt to import variables using an SNF CSV file that contains a reserved SFC name for example S1 the import terminates without an error message Variable Reference Description Quotes Stripped If you attempt to import a description for example Servo Value ON Slow with quotes the quotes are stripped for example Servo Value ON Slow Import of a Variable with in the Name The variable import process may terminate if a variable is encountered with a in the nickname for example ZSTP OL Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Operating via CMM Module can Remain Online S
23. owed with Level 3 Password Access When Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro is used with a PLC containing CPU firmware version 6 61 or later changes to the PLC program while the PLC is in RUN mode are erroneously allowed at PLC password access level 3 This error can occur when you edit the program in OFFLINE mode switch to ONLINE mode using the ALT M key combination and then press the Esc key Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro software will update the folder and prompt to update the PLC 665599 Typing y at this point causes a RUN mode program store to the PLC that should require access level 4 Do Not Attempt to Start More Than One Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Window Several problems can occur when you attempt to start two or more Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro windows at the same time e Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro does not support access to the same folder by two or more processes at the same time Under Windows 95 98 Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro will indicate file sharing violations or that the disk drive is read only 6 Important Product Information GFK 1412F e Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro will not permit more than one programming software package and one configuration software package for the same CPU type to run at the same time from the same LM90 directory e Under Windows 95 98 real time data updates on the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Program Display Edit or Reference Tables page may stop when two or more Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro windows use TC
24. ows NT version 4 0 or Windows 95 98 use Start Programs Windows Explorer to view the contents of the LM90 directory on the new drive Select the icon for LM90_NTw LM90_NTf LM90_95w or LM90_95f depending on the Windows version and the setup options you chose press the right mouse button and select Properties In the Properties dialog box select the Program tab place the mouse cursor in the Cmd line box after LM90 BAT and change the C drive letter in C LM90 to the correct drive letter Then click OK e For Windows NT version 3 51 click the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro programming software TCP icon in the PLC Programmer program group On the Program Manager File menu select Properties Note the file path and name of the PIF file in the Command Line window Click the Cancel button Double click PIF Editor in the Main program group click Open in the File menu and use the Drives and Directories windows to find the path and file name of the PIF file you previously identified Select the PIF file in the File name window and click OK In the Optional Parameters window change the C drive letter in C LM90 to the correct drive letter Then click OK Do Not Change the File Path for Network Address Files on the Select PLC Connections Screen If you have more than one Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro directory and you change the file path for the network address files on the Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Programmer Mode and Setup Selec
25. t PLC Connections F7 F3 screen the Windows TCP IP communication driver will be unable to find the IP address for the most recent PLC connection the next time Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro is started This will prevent Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro from establishing a connection Important Product Information 7 GFK 1412F Windows Message Warns That TCP IP Communication Drivers Are Not Installed If TCP IP communication software has not been installed on your computer you will see one of these Windows warning messages You must install networking software and the TCP IP network protocol before using this software The TCP IP network protocol must be installed before using this software See the Installing TCP IP and SNMP and Configuring TCP IP topics in Control Panel Help The text for these messages is English only Cirl Break Does Not Work in Windows NT Version 3 51 Without Service Pack 5 Under Windows NT version 3 51 the Ctrl Break key combination does not cause Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro to display the expected Exit Logicmaster 90 30 20 Micro Programmer Configuration Package Y N prompt This restriction is corrected by Service Pack 5 available from Microsoft and does not apply to Windows NT version 4 0 or Windows 95 98 Testing TCP IP Software After Installation After installing the software you should verify that communications can be established To test the TCP IP software after installation do the following
26. yed when the run is accepted and the resulting rung will not be correct Reference Table values above R9999 can not be displayed or edited when OFFLINE The LM90 table space memory limitation does not permit reference tables above R9999 when OFFLINE Because the memory used when in ONLINE or MONITOR modes is in the PLC CPU reference table data above R9999 can be shown when in those modes
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