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FP3 Positioning Unit Setting Software
Control Configurator P3
Operational Guide Book
n Applicable Unit Type
l FP3 Positioning Unit F-type (Line-driver type)
AFP3434/AFP3435/AFP3436
l FP3 Positioning Unit F-type (Transistor type)
AFP3431/AFP3432
l FP3 Positioning Unit E-type
AFP3431E/AFP3432E
Control Configurator P3 Operational Guide Book
ARCT1F338E '01.09
http://www.naisplc.com/

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  • Page 1 FP3 Positioning Unit Setting Software Control Configurator P3 Operational Guide Book n Applicable Unit Type l FP3 Positioning Unit F-type (Line-driver type) AFP3434/AFP3435/AFP3436 l FP3 Positioning Unit F-type (Transistor type) AFP3431/AFP3432 l FP3 Positioning Unit E-type AFP3431E/AFP3432E Control Configurator P3 Operational Guide Book ARCT1F338E ’01.09...
  • Page 2 Caution Compact disks attached with the product never be play back with audio CD players and speakers of computers. Lauder sound by the playback may injure your ears and break down your speakers of a computer. Description of copyright and a registered trademark (1) The copyright of this product is reserved by Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
  • Page 3 PREFACE We appreciate your purchase of our software product. This "Introduction guidance" is published to tell beginners about setup and operating outline of the product. Please understand a content of this booklet very well to use the product correctly. In addition, see the online help of the product for details of the way of use.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preparation & Overview ..............1-1 Installing the Software ..................1-2 Setting Up a Desktop Shortcut ...............1-6 Starting and Exiting..................1-8 Connection with PC ................2-1 Connecting methods ..................2-2 2.1.1 E-type .........................2-3 2.1.2 F-type ( Line-driver type )...................2-4 2.1.3 F-type ( Transistor type )..................2-5 Name of each part..................3-1 Screen and menus ..................3-2 Setting parameters.................4-1...
  • Page 6 LOCAL mode..................6-1 Before beginning… ..................6-2 Teaching ( Trial operation ) ................6-4 Teaching ( Data entry )................... 6-6 Transferring data.................... 6-7 Software homing operation ................6-8 Positioning operation..................6-9 RUN mode ..................... 7-1 Setting mode to RUN..................7-2 Saving a file....................
  • Page 7 Applicable Positioning Unit Types: All the unit types of FP3 positioning unit made by MEW. F-type • FP3 Line-driver type AFP3434 ( 1-Axis unit ) AFP3435 ( 2-Axis unit ) AFP3436 ( 3-Axis unit ) • FP3 Transistor type AFP3431 ( 1-Axis unit )

  • Page 9: Preparation & Overview

    Chapter 1 Preparation & Overview 1.1 Installing the Software ................1-2 1.2 Setting Up a Desktop Shortcut ..............1-6 1.3 Starting and Exiting Configurator P3 ............1-8...

  • Page 10: Installing The Software

    1.1 Installing the Software Installing the Software on a personal computer Descriptions on how to install Configurator P3 to PC are given here. Conduct installation based on the following procedure. To logon to Windows NT･Windows 2000, please use an authorized user name of "Administrator". 1.
  • Page 11 5. A confirmation message is displayed. The setup program is started and a confirmation message is displayed. Check the contents and click on "Next >" button. To interrupt the operation, click "Cancel" button. 6. Confirm the licensing agreement. A dialog box is displayed in which the licensing agreement can be confirmed.
  • Page 12 A confirmation dialog box is displayed, showing the program folder. To use the displayed folder, click "Next >" button. The "NAiS Control" folder displayed from the beginning may be used. To change to a different folder, enter the name of the folder. 10. The installation begins.
  • Page 13 11. Confirm the Readme file display. When the setup process is finished, a dialog box is displayed, indicating that the setup has been completed. To display the Readme file, click on the "Yes" button. 12. Confirm rebooting of the computer. When the entire process has been completed, a dialog box is displayed, indicating that the computer should be rebooted.

  • Page 14: Setting Up A Desktop Shortcut

    Clicking on the "Browse…" button displays the file reference dialog box shown at the left. Open the folders in the following order : [Program Files] [NAiS Control] [Configurator] [P3] Select the installed Configurator P3 file, eigher by clicking on "Open" button, or double-clicking...
  • Page 15 4. Click "Next >" button. When the Configurator P3 is selected, the file name is input appears again. Click on the "Next >" button to proceed. 5. Select the name of the shortcut. Select a name to be displayed beneath the shortcut icon, and click on the "Finish"...

  • Page 16: Starting And Exiting

    [Ctrl] + [Esc] keys to display Double-click icon. the Windows menu and start from the "Programs" menu. Select [NAiS Control] [Configurator] [Configurator P3]. 2. Select a unit type. When Configurator P3 is started in one of the above ways, a dialog box to select a unit type appears on the screen.
  • Page 17 3. The initial screen of Configurator P3 appears. When Configurator P3 is started normally, the following initial screen is displayed. ■Hint To upload parameters or positioning point data from the positioning unit, click [OK]. When Configurator P3 is started, select [Online] [Upload from unit].
  • Page 18 1-10...

  • Page 19: Connection With Pc

    Chapter 2 Connection with PC 2.1 Connecting methods ................. 2-2 2.1.1 E-type ..................2-3 2.1.2 F-type ( Line-Driver type ) ............2-4 2.1.3 F-type ( Transistor type ) ............. 2-5...

  • Page 20: Connecting Methods

    2.1 Connecting methods It is necessary to connect the positioning unit to PC to utilize its functions fully such as downloading data edited in Configurator P3 to the positioning unit, uploading data of the positioning unit from Configurator P3, and performing operation at LOCAL mode.

  • Page 21: E-Type

    2.1.1 E-type RS422 port : Connect the communication Product No. : cable ( RS422 ) here. 1-Axis type AFP3431E 2-Axis type AFP3432E Mode switch : SW1 : Baud rate selector ON : 9600bps OFF : 19200bps ( when shipped from the factory ) SW2 : Data format selector ON : 24 bits data format with sign OFF : 32 bits data format with sign...

  • Page 22: F-Type ( Line-Driver Type )

    2.1.2 F-type ( Line-driver type ) Product No. : 1-Axis type : AFP3434 1-Axis type : AFP3435 1-Axis type : AFP3436 Mode Selector SW1 : Baud rate selector ON : 9600bps OFF : 19200bps ( when shipped from the factory ) SW2 : Unused Set to OFF.

  • Page 23: F-Type ( Transistor Type )

    2.1.3 F-type ( Transistor type ) Product No. 1-Axis type : AFP3431 2-Axis type : AFP3432 RS422 port Connect the communication cable ( RS422 ) here. Positioning unit F-type ( Transistor type ) RS232C RS422/RS232C ( Straight ) RS422 Adapter 25pin female-15pin male 25pin 9pin...

  • Page 25: Name Of Each Part

    Chapter 3 Name of each part 3.1 Screen and menus ..................3-2...

  • Page 26: Screen And Menus

    3.1 Screen and menus Name and function of each part Column Header Menu bar Toolbar Parameter-status bar Cursor Data No. ( Line Header ) Sheet tab Data Remark Status bar Data View ■Menu bar All the operation and functions of Configurator P3 are available in the menu format. Each menu matches the relevant application.

  • Page 27: Setting Parameters

    Chapter 4 Setting parameters 4.1 Setting parameters ..................4-2 4.2 Contents of setting parameters..............4-4 4.3 Exiting parameter settings ................4-6...

  • Page 28: Setting Parameters

    4.1 Setting parameters By setting parameters, you can set a data range, an operating pattern of the homing function and an initial operation of the positioning unit. CAUTION Check operation of set parameters fully. There are the following 3 procedures to open the parameter setting dialog box. ■Open parameter setting dialog box by using shortcut keys Press [Ctrl] + [Q] keys.
  • Page 29 Categories of parameters Description Basic settings Parameters for basis of operation are set. A pulse output method to a servo driver and speed limit are set. Detailed settings Software limit, base speed, in-position time and all the compensation values are set. Homing Parameters required for homing function are set.

  • Page 30: List Of Parameter Settings

    4.2 List of Parameter Settings Set parameters based on the following list. These descriptions are indicated as a guide in the lower part of the dialog box for the parameter settings. Category Parameter items Setting range Default value ( *1 ) Pulse output mode CW + CCW / Pulse train and sign CW + CCW...
  • Page 31 These parameters are specified by bit. The items specified in these parameters ( Binary form ) are the followings. Motion direction bit0 0 : Turn ON for + direction Deviation counter bit1 0 : Turn ON for homing is completed. bit2 0 : An error is detected in the energized Driver error condition.

  • Page 32: Exiting Parameter Settings

    4.3 Exiting parameter settings The followings describe how to check set parameters. 1. Click [Check] button. Appropriate check to the set type will be conducted. ( The illustration below is E-type. ) 2. Parameters will be checked. If a parameter is outside the setting range, the focus will jump into its edit box automatically. Conduct a correction based on the setting range that is shown as a guide below the dialog box.

  • Page 33: Outline Of Data Editing

    Chapter 5 Outline of data editing 5.1 Data view ....................5-2 5.2 Editing data ....................5-3 5.3 Contents of data ..................5-4...

  • Page 34: Data View

    5.1 Data view By setting data, you can set actual positioning operation. One row in a tabular form corresponds to one data. To display a tabular form as in the following, start Configurator P3 and select a unit type. In the following example, the positioning unit F-type with 3-axis is used at the simultaneous 2-axis mode.

  • Page 35: Editing Data

    5.2 Editing data ■Cursor A cursor can be moved within a displayed data range by using keys or mouse. By using cursor keys, The cursor can be moved within this view. Cursor Shift To extend a data range, press keys while holding down key.

  • Page 36: Contents Of Data

    5.3 Contents of data Set data based on the followings. Thease descriptions are also displayed in the lower part of the view as a guide ( Data Remark ). Item Description Default value C : Conntinuation point In this pattern, the operation of the positioning unit will pause once after the unit finishes operation for the current set of positioning point data.
  • Page 37 Item Description Default value 0 ( When it is set to "0" at the End mode, Auxiliary output Range : 0 <= Auxiliary output <= 255 auxiliary output becomes unused. )

  • Page 39: Local Mode

    Chapter 6 LOCAL mode 6.1 Before beginning… ................... 6-2 6.2 Teaching ( Trial operation ) ............... 6-4 6.3 Teaching ( entering data )................6-6 6.4 Transferring data ..................6-7 6.5 Software homing operation................. 6-8 6.6 Positioning operation ................. 6-9...

  • Page 40: Before Beginning

    6.1 Before beginning… Before beginning, please confirm that the positioning unit is connected to PC and Servo driver correctly. In the following example, the positioning unit F-type with 3-axis mode is connected to PC using serial communications ( PC: RS232C, Positioning unit:RS422 ), and runs at simultaneous 2-axis mode. In this chapter, how to perform a trial operation using each function available at LOCAL mode ( teaching, positioning, and software homing operation ) is explained.
  • Page 41 3. Apply communication settings. Select [Option] [Communication settings] at this state. The following dialog box appears. Please confirm the data displayed in this dialog box matches connection conditions between PC and the positioning unit. If there is a conflict between them, select correct communication conditions, and press [OK]. Now, you can proceed to the teaching operation described in the next section.

  • Page 42: Teaching ( Trial Operation )

    6.2 Teaching ( Trial operation ) 1. Set the mode to LOCAL. There are the following 3 ways to open the dialog box for LOCAL mode menu. ■Operation by using shortcut keys Press [Ctrl] + [L]. ■Operation from the toolbar Click button on the toolbar.
  • Page 43 3. Conduct JOG operation by using keyboard. You can conduct JOG operation by using keyboard as shown in the previous section. When the focus is placed on one of the left buttons, conduct key operations as shown in the lower part of the dialog box so that you can conduct an appropriate operation for each axis.

  • Page 44: Teaching ( Data Entry )

    6.3 Teaching ( Data entry ) 1. Enter the current position ( teaching ). The followings describe how to stop operation and enter the current position in the data view of Configurator To save a position of each axis, click [Teaching…] button in the left dialog box.

  • Page 45: Transferring Data

    6.4 Transferring data Data entry was finished in the previous section. Now you will transfer data to the positioning unit. After data is transferred to the positioning unit, you can check if transferred data works normally by conducting a trial operation at LOCAL mode that will be explained in the next section. 1.

  • Page 46: Software Homing Operation

    6.5 Software homing operation 1. Opening the dialog box for LOCAL mode again. When this dialog box appears, click [Software homing…] button. 2. The dialog box for software homing function appears. At this point, an axis to perform software homing is yet to be selected.

  • Page 47: Positioning Operation

    6.6 Positioning operation Click [Positioning…] button to display the dialog box for positioning. When the dialog box appears, click both of [JOB1(XY)] button, to select JOB. Next, enter a start number of positioning data. Because data No.1 was selected at the time of Teaching, enter 1 here, and click [<=Start No.].
  • Page 48 6-10...

  • Page 49: Run Mode

    Chapter 7 RUN mode 7.1 Setting mode to RUN ................7-2...

  • Page 50: Setting Mode To Run

    7.1 Setting mode to RUN When you open the dialog box for RUN mode, the positioning unit switches RUN mode automatically. ( If you conducted a positioning operation in the previous section, perform software homing before proceeding to RUN mode. ) There are the following 3 ways to open the dialog box for RUN mode.
  • Page 51 Chapter 8 Saving a file 8.1 Saving a file ....................8-2...

  • Page 52: Saving A File

    8.1 Saving a file ■Outline of saving a file In Configurator P3, settings of a unit type, parameters, data, data comment and print items are saved in a single file. To save it over an existing file, select [Save]. To save it as a new file, select [Save As…]. ■Operational procedure ( Saving it over an existing file ) To save it over an existing file, select [File] [Save] on the menu bar.

  • Page 53: Printing A File

    Chapter 9 Printing a file 9.1 Printing a file ....................9-2 9.1.1 Printing ..................9-2 9.1.2 Setting print items ................ 9-3...

  • Page 54: Printing A File

    9.1 Printing a file 9.1.1 Printing The followings describe how to print settings of parameters and data. ■Operational procedure 1. Select [Print]. Select [File] [Print] on the menu bar. You may also use the following ways. *Operation by using shortcut keys Press [Ctrl]＋[P] keys.

  • Page 55: Setting Print Items

    9.1.2 Setting print items In the initial settings, all the print items are selected. Select items that you want to print in [Print Items Setup…]. ■Operational procedure 1. Select [Print Items Setup…]. Select [File] [Print Item Setup…] on the menu bar. 2.
  • Page 57 Record of changes Manual No. Date Desceiption of changes ARCT1F338E Sep. 2001 First Edition...
  • Page 59 Please contact ..Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Automation Controls Company Head Office: 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8686, Japan Telephone: +81-6-6908-1050 Facsimile: +81-6-6908-5781 http://www.nais-e.com/ COPYRIGHT © 2002 All Rights Reserved ARCT1F338E 200109 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in Japan. ACG-M338E...

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