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  • Page 1 Fife GMA-BL Actuator Controller User Manual MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Control Outputs ..................... 4-13 Color Test ...................... 4-14 Motor Type ....................4-15 Com Statistics ....................4-16 Remote Control ....................4-18 ASC ........................4-19 ASC Off ......................4-19 ASC On ......................4-19 ASC Settings ....................4-19 www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 3 MCP-05 Option ....................4-43 MCP-05 Operation ..................... 4-46 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT MATRIX Digital Input Matrix ....................5-1 Digital Output Matrix ................... 5-2 SYSTEM NOTES TROUBLESHOOTING Fault Diagnostics and Rectification ............... 7-1 SERVICE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    All of the information herein is the exclusive proprietary property of Maxcess International, and is disclosed with the understanding that it will be retained in confidence and will neither be duplicated nor copied in whole or in part nor be used for any purpose other than for which disclosed.
  • Page 5 As a system, these concepts work together to sense the web lateral position and generate a motor drive signal of proper polarity to cause the web to move toward the desired location. This cycle is repeated continuously thus forming a closed loop control system. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    The signal word WARNING refers to the danger of moderate to severe bodily injuries. The signal word CAUTION refers to the danger of slight to moderate bodily injuries or material damage. The signal word NOTICE refers to the possibility of damage to equipment. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 7: Symbols Used

    WARNING/CAUTION – Danger due to voltage, electric shock Reference to danger of injury caused by electric shock due to voltage. WARNING/CAUTION – Danger due to hot surfaces Reference to risk of injury caused by burning. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 8: Basic Safety Information

     be installed or put into operation. Only perform installation, maintenance or repair tasks on the  GMA-BL Actuator Controller when the machine has been stopped and is secured from being turned on. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 9 WARNING – Death or injury can result from unexpected movement. Protect against unexpected movement by removing electrical power from the GMA-BL Actuator Controller and the machine into which the GMA-BL Actuator Controller is being installed. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 10 Decommissioning The GMA-BL Actuator Controller must be disposed of in accordance with all the applicable national, state and local regulations. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 11: Warnings

    This can be accomplished by either surrounding the Operator Interface with a safety screen, or by mounting the Operator Interface in a safe location. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 12: Display Definitions

    The vertical section on the right side contains the Sensor Selection and Setup buttons  and indicates the current Sensor Mode selection by displaying the proper sensor symbol in the Sensor Select button. Figure 1. CONTROL PANEL (0° AND 180° ROTATION) www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 13 The horizontal section along the bottom contains the Sensor Selection and Setup buttons  and indicates the current Sensor Mode selection by displaying the proper sensor symbol in the Sensor Select button. Figure 2. CONTROL PANEL (90° AND 270° ROTATION) www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 14: Button Functions And Definitions

    OI to be switched directly to any of them. DRIVE SELECT These buttons will only appear in networked systems. When available, they allow the operator interface to be connected to the previous or next sequential drive in the network. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 15 ACCEPT Use to save a changed value and return to the previous screen. REJECT This button is used to discard a changed value and return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 16: Status Bar Definitions

    Depending on the command, some touch panel controls may be disabled during this time. A red arrow in the down direction indicates digital input influence is disabled. A red up arrow indicates the digital outputs are disabled. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 17 This icon appears when a problem is detected with the encoder signals from the motor. MOTOR HALL STATE FAULT This icon appears when a problem is detected with the motor hall state transitions. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 18: Manual Menu Tree

    1X.1.2.5 OI SETTINGS 1X.1.3 SERVICE 1X.1.3.1 ABOUT 1X.1.3.2 MEASURE 1X.1.3.3 CONTROL OUTPUTS 1X.1.3.4 COLOR TEST 1X.1.3.5 MOTOR TYPE 1X.1.3.6 COM STATISTICS 1X.1.4 REMOTE CONTROL 1X.1.5 ASC 1X.1.5.1 ASC OFF 1X.1.5.2 ASC ON 1X.1.5.3 ASC SETTINGS www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 19 1X.1.7 SENSOR SETUP 1X.1.8 AUTOSETUP Page forward/back 1X.2.1 GUIDE SETTINGS 1X.2.2 CONTROL OPTIONS 1X.2.3 POWER ON MODE 1X.2.4 BACKUP 1X.2.5 RESTORE 1X.2.6 HARDLOCK 1X.2.7 NAME 1X.2.8 NETWORK Page forward/back 1X.3.1 LINE SPEED 1X.3.2 MCP-05 OPTION www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 20: Servo-Center Menu Tree

    2X.1.3.2 MEASURE 2X.1.3.3 CONTROL OUTPUTS 2X.1.3.4 COLOR TEST 2X.1.3.5 MOTOR TYPE 2X.1.3.6 COM STATISTICS 2X.1.4 REMOTE CONTROL 2X.1.5 ASC 2X.1.5.1 ASC OFF 2X.1.5.2 ASC ON 2X.1.5.3 ASC SETTINGS 2X.1.6 SC GAIN 2X.1.7 CONTROL OPTIONS www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 21: Automatic Menu Tree

    3X.1.3.2 MEASURE 3X.1.3.3 CONTROL OUTPUTS 3X.1.3.4 COLOR TEST 3X.1.3.5 MOTOR TYPE 3X.1.3.6 COM STATISTICS 3X.1.4 REMOTE CONTROL 3X.1.5 ASC 3X.1.5.1 ASC OFF 3X.1.5.2 ASC ON 3X.1.5.3 ASC SETTINGS 3X.1.6 GAIN 3X.1.7 CONTROL OPTIONS www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 22: Security Strategy

    The administrator normally has unrestricted access to all menus, but if desired, even this level can be configured for restricted access to any menu as long as it is not related to administrative activities. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 23: Access Modes

    The user is allowed to view the settings but cannot change them. FULL ACCESS The button will appear with no access modifier when there are no restrictions for the menu. This is also the button appearance when security is disabled. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 24: Keypad Operation

    The CLEAR button erases the current entry. Use the CANCEL button to close the edit window without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 25 Unit – Optionally shows the active unit of measurement for the edited value. Maximum – Shows the maximum allowed value. Minimum – Shows the minimum allowed value. Current Value – Shows the current setting. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 26: Menu Descriptions

    MANUAL / SERVO-CENTER / AUTOMATIC SETUP SECURITY LOGIN Enter the password and press the ENTER key. Press the CANCEL button to abort the login process. The following message appears if security is not enabled. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 27: Passwords

    This protection is present to prevent enabling security before having an administrative password in place. Press CANCEL to exit the menu without saving any changes. Note: Pass codes should be from 1 to 9 digits in length. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 28: Menu Protection

    The DEFAULT button presets the factory default settings. Press ACCEPT to apply changes and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to exit this menu without saving changes and return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 29: Display

    Select the desired language and press ACCEPT to save. The screen will return to the Operator Level screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving changes and return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 30: Brightness

    Press this button to set the brightness level to 50%. Press ACCEPT to save new brightness setting and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to return to the previous screen without saving changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 31: Rotate

    Select the desired screen rotation and press the ACCEPT button to save. The screen will go blank for a moment and restart in the new orientation. Press CANCEL to return to the previous screen without saving changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 32: Calibrate Touch

    Note: A stylus is recommended to improve the accuracy of calibration. Navigation MANUAL / SERVO-CENTER / AUTOMATIC SETUP DISPLAY CALIBRATE TOUCH www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 33: Oi Settings

    First device found – The Operator Interface will connect to the  first drive it finds in the network. Last connected device – Connect to the same drive the  www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 34 Operator Interface are directed to all drives in the network allowing modes of all network devices to be synchronized. Press ACCEPT to save changes and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to close this menu without saving changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 35: Service

    The service submenu provides access to maintenance screens. The service submenu is available in all operation modes. ABOUT This screen provides firmware version information. Navigation: MANUAL / SERVO-CENTER / AUTOMATIC SETUP SERVICE ABOUT www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 36: Measure

    Notice that the voltage error icon is visible on the status bar. Since voltages are monitored at all times, the status bar can indicate this error regardless of which screen is active. The “Motor Current” tab contains an analog/digital ammeter www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 37 MENU DESCRIPTIONS indicating the motor current and polarity. A graph is also present to display history of the recent motor current activity. Press ACCEPT to close this menu and return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 38: Control Outputs

    The GMA-BL Actuator Controller has four independent outputs that can be connected to other components into which the GMA-BL Actuator Controller is installed. Take appropriate precautions to ensure no one may be killed or injured by activation of any of these outputs. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 39: Color Test

    255 representing maximum color. To specify a color value, touch the respective red, green or blue edit control and enter the desired value. Press the ACCEPT button to return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 40: Motor Type

    The resulting screen will display the currently configured motor type as shown in the example below. The motor type for your system may be different than that shown here. Press CANCEL to close this menu. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 41: Com Statistics

    A rapidly increasing checksum count is an indication of a communication problem. No Reply – Counts the occurrences where the Operator Interface expected a reply but did not receive one. These errors occur occasionally under www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 42 Token Cycles – This counter will only increase in systems containing multiple Operator Interfaces. It signifies the activity conducted by multiple Operator Interface devices to share access to the communication bus. Press the ACCEPT button to return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 43: Remote Control

    The GMA-BL Actuator Controller has four independent outputs that can be connected to other components into which the GMA-BL Actuator Controller is installed. Take appropriate precautions to ensure no one may be killed or injured by activation of any of these outputs. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 44: Asc

    The first three tabs have identical sets of controls for each sensor mode. The last tab contains polarity controls to set the polarity used for each sensor signal during ASC processing. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 45 The positive threshold is not used. Outside Signal is less than the negative threshold or greater than the positive threshold. Below + Signal is less than the positive threshold. The negative threshold is not used. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 46 Press ACCEPT to save changes and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving changes and return to the previous screen. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 47: Gain

    If the gain has been changed, it will be restored to its previous value. If the system is in Manual mode, the Gain screen will have an additional button (as shown below) to allow the auto setup function to be initiated from this screen, if desired. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 48 The screen will display “Please wait” during this operation as shown in the example below. Press ACCEPT to save changes and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving changes and return to the previous www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 49 WARNING – Death or injury can result from unexpected movement. Auto-setup operation causes actuator movement. Take appropriate precautions to ensure no one is in the vicinity of the actuator and attached structure path of travel. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 50: Sc Gain

    Press ACCEPT to save changes and return to the previous screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving changes and return to the previous screen. If the servo-center gain has been changed, it will be restored to its previous value. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 51: Sensor Setup

    2, 3, or 4 as shown here. When calibration set 1 is active, the sensor button on the Operator Level screen will not display a number. The arrow buttons are used to jog the actuator in either www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 52 Move the web material into the sensor field of view until the entire proportional band of the sensor is covered, and press the CALIBRATE S1 COVER button. If the calibration was successful. The following message will appear. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 53 If the sensor signal difference between the uncovered and covered states is too low, the web opacity is beyond calibration compensation and the message shown below will be displayed. Press OK to close this window. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 54: Autosetup

    Press the AUTOSETUP button to start. The actuator will move a short distance as it completes the auto setup process. Successful completion is indicated by www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 55 However, in some applications, for optimum guiding performance, it may be desirable to adjust the system gain, manually. Refer to “Gain” in section “Menu Descriptions” in this document. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 56: Guide Settings

    To edit a dead band setting, touch the desired dead band value and enter the new value in the displayed edit window. Press ACCEPT to save any changes made. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 57: Control Options

    A “checked” box indicates guide point controls are enabled. When disabled, the guide point controls on the Operator Level screen are unavailable. This control does not affect guide point control from the digital inputs. continued www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 58 Note: When line sensor icons are selected, the center guiding mode consisting of S1-S2 is disabled since it has no purpose in line guiding applications. Press ACCEPT to save changes made to this screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 59: Power On Mode

    Take appropriate precautions to ensure no one is in the vicinity of the actuator and attached structure path of travel when power is applied to the GMA-BL Actuator Controller. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 60: Backup

    If a backup already exists, the system will ask for confirmation before replacing it. The screen below will be shown after the backup completes. Press the OK button to continue and return to the previous menu screen. Press OK to close this window. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 61: Restore

    Press OK to close this window. Note: Restore reloads all user-configurable settings such as gains, polarities, etc. In order to prevent unintended password modification, restore does not replace active passwords from the backup image. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 62: Hardlock

    Hardlock Gain – Sets the hardlock control loop gain. This can be changed with the slider control or with the arrow buttons for finer control. Press ACCEPT to save changes made to this screen. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 63: Name

    Back – Backspace function deletes characters to the left of the cursor. The cursor can be moved by touching the desired position in the edit control. Press ACCEPT to save changes. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 64: Network

    Termination - If the device supports configurable termination, an additional checkbox will be present to support its configuration. Termination should only be enabled on devices connected to the network www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 65: Line Speed

    The guide correction speed influence applies only in the Automatic mode. The line speed input accepts a 0mA to 20mA signal representing the process line speed. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 66 After new calibration values are saved, the calibrated range indicator (translucent arc) on the line speed input meter is updated to reflect the changes. Enable speed gain control – Check this box to allow the line speed input to www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 67 Disabling this feature only disables line speed influence on guide correction. It does not erase any stored calibration parameters. Press ACCEPT to save changes. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 68: Mcp-05 Option

     They do not function during MCP-05 manual control or seek  operations. During this time, they maintain their previous state. Re-seek on ASC – Checking this option will cause the MCP-05 sensor www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 69 MCP-05 alarm outputs. MCP-05 drive type – Specify the MCP-05 type. There are three MCP-05 configurations as shown here. 1 drive + 1 sensor 1 drive + 2 sensors 2 drives + 2 sensors www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 70 “seek” direction. Reverse the seek polarity if the sensor moves the wrong direction when the system is placed in Automatic. Press ACCEPT to save changes. Press CANCEL to exit without saving any changes. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 71: Mcp-05 Operation

    The sensor signal bar graphs that appear are dependent on the selected sensor mode. MCP-05 single drive manual controls: MCP-05 dual drive manual controls: Manual Controls www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 72 Servo Center mode is initiated. For dual drive center guiding seeks, the timer is started for the S1 seek, and restarted for the S2 seek. A seek timeout value of zero seconds disables this action. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 73 Center commands are broadcast), all drives can be commanded to seek simultaneously when a transition from Servo Center to Automatic occurs. The same is true for the Servo Center command. Individual drive control is also possible in non-linked mode. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 74: Digital Input/Output Matrix

    If the timing requirements of the digital inputs are not met, unexpected motion of the actuator and attached structure could result when a sensor selection is misinterpreted as a mode change to Servo Center or Automatic. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 75: Digital Output Matrix

    5–2 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT MATRIX Digital Output Matrix OUTPUTS* STATUS LOSS OF NULL (AUTOMATIC MODE) CENTERED (SERVO-CENTER MODE) MOTOR BLOCKED POWER OK * Digital outputs are active low. 1 = ACTIVE - = IGNORE www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 76: System Notes

    11. The External Lock command is used to temporarily disable all motor commands while in Automatic mode, and when the External Lock is removed, the system reverts back to normal Automatic guiding operation. The External Lock command is not to be used as an E-Stop. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...

  • Page 77: Troubleshooting

    2X.1.6, Servo-Center move in Servo- set too low. Center Gain. Gain Center mode. Actuator is unstable Servo-Center Gain is Decrease the Servo- 2X.1.6, Servo-Center in Servo-Center set too high. Center Gain. Gain mode. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 78 Perform Sensor Setup. Actuator moves to Servo Center Polarity Select MANUAL mode Guide Settings, either end of the is set incorrectly. then change the 1X.2.1, Servo-Center stroke in Servo Servo-Center Polarity. Polarity Center mode. www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 79 To request service or to get replacement parts, contact one of the addresses listed below. Maxcess 222 West Memorial Rd. Oklahoma City, OK, 73114, Phone: +1.405.755.1600 Fax: +1.405.755.8425 Web: www.maxcessintl.com Fife-Tidland GmbH Max-Planck-Strasse 8 65779 Kelkheim Deutschland Telefon: +49.6195.7002.0 Fax: +49.6195.7002.933 Web: www.maxcess.eu www.maxcessintl.com Fife GMA-BL MI 2-265 1 D...
  • Page 80 Tel +86.756.881.9398 Fax +1.405.755.8425 Fax +49.6195.7002.933 Fax +86.756.881.9393 sales@maxcessintl.com sales@maxcess.eu info@maxcessintl.com.cn www.maxcessintl.com www.maxcess.eu www.maxcessintl.com.cn INDIA JAPAN KOREA, TAIWAN, AND SE ASIA Tel +91.22.27602633 Tel +81.43.421.1622 Tel +65.9620.3883 Fax +91.22.27602634 Fax +81.43.421.2895 Fax +65.6235.4818 india@maxcessintl.com japan@maxcessintl.com asia@maxcessintl.com www.maxcess.in www.maxcess.jp © 2013 Maxcess...

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