Welding control for 50/60 hz spot, projection, roll-spot, seam and multi-welding applications (86 pages)
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EN7000-TS Touch-screen User Guide This document demonstrates the use of the EN7000 touchscreen. Please reference the EN7000 User Guide for further details of parameters. For firmware Versions 1.18 and 2.18...
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Document change record Issue Date Comment 1.12 27/8/19 Toroid test added. 1.13 11/9/19 Added C-Monitor. 1.14 16/12/19 Added Analog control. 1.15 11/03/20 Added Toroid factor parameter. Added Retry feature 1.16 20/7/20 Added 0V parameter to CCR calibration for analog control mode 1.18...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Table of Contents Section Page How to use the touch-screen ..................5 1.1. Start-up ........................5 1.2. Menu screen ......................6 1.3. Status screen ......................7 Editing parameters ......................8 2.1. Numeric ........................8 2.2. Radio button ......................9 2.3.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.4.1. Records in log ....................30 3.4.2. Clear log ......................30 3.4.3. View log ......................30 3.5. Configure menu ....................31 3.5.1. Features (parameter) ................... 32 3.5.2. Weld type(parameter) ................. 32 3.5.3. Sensor (parameter) ..................32 3.5.4.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5.28.3. Gateway [0 to 3] (parameters) ............... 35 3.5.28.4. COM4 ......................35 3.5.28.5. COM5 ......................35 3.5.28.6. COM6 ......................36 3.5.28.7. MAC ID ....................... 36 3.6. Discrete I/O status ....................36 3.7. Bus I/O status ......................37 3.8.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Not all parameters are visible at any one time. Many parameters are dependent on other parameters. Only relevant parameters are displayed as this reduces clutter on the screen. The screens shown here are typical and may not be exactly what you will see.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 1.2. Menu screen The items described below are common to every menu screen. Main Menu Use Program Discrete I/O ˄ Program Bus I/O Electrode Analog I/O ˅ History Log System Tapping the i in the center of the banner will display the Status screen.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 1.3. Status screen This screen presents useful information regarding the status of the control and the measurements from the last weld. Access the Status screen by tapping on the i icon on the banner of any menu.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 2. Editing parameters Parameters can be edited in several different ways, depending upon their nature. 2.1. Numeric When you tap on a button showing a numeric parameter, an editor window opens: e.g. Present value of parameter...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 2.2. Radio button This type of parameter has only two options. e.g. Features Standard Extended The presently selected option is highlighted. In the above example the parameter called Features is set to Standard. Each time you tap on the button, the parameter is set to the other option.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3. Menus This section describes the hierarchy of menus which allow access to the parameters. Not all parameters are visible at any one time. Many parameters are dependent on other parameters. Only relevant parameters are displayed as this reduces clutter on the screen.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.1. Use Program (parameter) Sets the program number selected to execute when the START signal is applied. This parameter will not be available if the configuration parameter Program select is set to Extern. 3.2. Program menu The Program menu is used to configure parameters in a weld schedule.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.4. Timing menu Timing: Program 0 Squeeze Pre‐heat ˄ 20 ~ 10 ~ Cool 1 Upslope 2 ~ 2 ~ Main Heat Cool 2 30 ~ 20 ~ ˅ Downslope Post‐heat 2 ~ 20 ~ Hold 50 ~ 3.2.4.1. Presqueeze (parameter) Time interval between program initiation and the start of squeeze time.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.4.8. Downslope (parameter) Time interval for the welding current to change from the Main Heat value to the Post-heat value. 3.2.4.9. Post-heat (parameter) Time interval where the Post-heat current is applied. To use this Extended feature, Post-heat must be enabled in the Program Options menu.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.5. Current menu Current: Program 0 Pre‐heat mode Pre‐heat ˄ Current (pre) Monitor 2.00 kA Current (pre) Main heat mode Main heat ˅ Current (main) Monitor 10.00 kA Current (main) Post‐heat mode Post‐heat Current (post) Monitor 2.00 kA Current (post) Low Limit High Limit C‐Monitor(shunt) C‐Monitor(wear) 3.2.5.1. Pre-heat mode (parameter) Regulation mode for pre-heat. Phase Angle (PHA) provides no current regulation but uses a fixed SCR firing angle.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.5.7. Current (main) (parameter) Current to be used in CCR mode. This parameter also serves as the main-heat monitor set-point for both PHA and CCR modes. 3.2.5.8. Monitor current (main) (parameter) Check this box to enable current monitoring during the main heat interval.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.6. Force menu If Force Profile is not selected (or not shown) in the Options menu, the Force menu will only include the items shown below: Force: Program 0 ˄ Wait for Monitor Force Force Low Limit High Limit Force 500 lb ˅...
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.6.1. Wait for force (parameter) Checking this box will cause the control to wait for the Analog Force input to be within the High and Low Force Limits before proceeding to weld. It can be set to occur before or after Squeeze in the Configuration menu (see 3.5.10).
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.7. Valves menu Valves ˄ 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ MOTOR ‐ 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Squeeze ‐ ‐ 3 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ˅ Pre‐heat ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Cool 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Upslope ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Main heat ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Cool 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Downslope ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Post‐heat ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Hold ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ There are eight valve outputs on the EN7000. Each valve is assignable to a program interval as described below.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Features Electrodes Motor Standard AV1 is automatically assigned Extended Single AV1 is (spot) automatically assigned Multi AV1 – Any AV output may be assigned Extended Single AV1 and AV2 are (seam) automatically assigned Multi AV1 –...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.8. Options menu Options: Program 0 ˄ Program Pre‐heat Inhibit Post‐heat Pulsations Link Repeat Force profile Retry ˅ C‐Monitor C‐Monitor shunt wear 3.2.8.1. Program Inhibit (parameter) Checking this box will prevent a program from executing. If the program is not linked, attempting to run it will produce an error message.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.2.8.7. Force profile (parameter) Checking this box will enable the setting of different force Extended values during each interval of the schedule. This is described in the Force menu section. 3.2.8.8. Roll-spot (parameter) Checking this box will set roll-spot mode in the program. It is...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3. Electrode menu The EN7000 Electrode may be thought of as a container that includes several items specific to an electrode on a welder. Each welding program may be assigned to an electrode. Electrode Menu ˄...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.3. Counter menu Counter: Electrode 0 Enable Stop at end ˄ Counter of count Count End Count 9999 Reset Count ˅ Dressings Done Max Dressings Enable Reset to Tip Dress 3.3.3.1. Enable counter (parameter) Checking this box enables counting. 3.3.3.2. Count (parameter) The number of welds since the Counter was reset. The value is also editable by tapping the field.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.4. Stepper menu Stepper: Electrode 0 ˄ Enable Spots Done Stepper Stop at end of stepper Curve Reset Stepper ˅ 3.3.4.1. Enable stepper (parameter) Checking this box enables the Stepper feature. 3.3.4.2. Stop at End of Stepper (parameter) Checking this box will inhibit further welding at the end of the last step.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.4.6. Curve Tap this button to access the Curve screen. Step Spots +Heat 1.2% 6.3% ˄ 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% ˅ 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% 1.2% 6.3% Preset #1 Preset #2 Preset #3...
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Curve Data: Electrode 0: Step 0 ˄ Spots +Heat +Current 0.70% 3.80% ˅ 3.3.4.6.1. Spots (parameter) The number of spots in the step. 3.3.4.6.2. +Heat (parameter) The percent increase in heat over the entire step. This value will be used if the Current Mode is PHA (phase angle).
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.5. Current calibration menu The welding current can be measured by a current transformer (Primary CT) or by a coil (Secondary Toroid). The Calibration process provides the ability to measure primary current and display secondary current.
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.5.4.2. Use Points 1&2 The two-point method of current calibration is performed by measuring the values of primary and secondary current at two different heat levels. This procedure can be found in the EN7000 User Guide.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.3.6. Force calibration menu If the EN7000 is used for force control, the Force must be calibrated. In the Configuration menu select the units of force METRIC / IMP (kN / lbf) and Analog Output to FORCE CONTROL. The analog input and output channels are calibrated separately.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.4. History Log menu The EN7000 stores the results of the last 6000 spot welds in a history log. History log menu ˄ Records in log View log 1230 Clear log ˅ 3.4.1. Records in log The number of records in the History log.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5. Configure menu Global parameters of the EN7000 are configured in this screen. Refer to the EN7000 User Guide for further details of these parameters. Configuration ˄ Features Weld Type Standard Extended SPOT Sensor Toroid Test C.T. TOROID...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5.1. Features (parameter) Sets Extended or Standard features. Set to Extended to enable the following features: Seam welding Post-heat interval Force profile Multi electrodes Cascade Multi WAV. If the application does not need these features, select Standard to reduce the number of menu items displayed.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5.11. 2 Stage (2) (parameter) Select Once to test 2 Stage only at the start of the first spot or Every to test 2 Stage at the start of every spot within a sequence. Applies to spot repeat, cascade and roll-spot modes but not seam.
3.5.21. Clock menu Tap this button to open the clock menu and set the current time and date 3.5.22. COM0 Tap to view the COM0 information (EN7000-TS only). 3.5.23. COM1 Tap to view the COM1 information (EN7000-TS only). 3.5.24. COM2 menu Tap this button to access the COM2 settings.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5.26. Initialise button Tap this button to initialize the EN7000 to factory settings. Use with caution as all previous settings will be lost. 3.5.27. Restart button Tap this button to restart the EN7000. 3.5.28. EXP(E/IP) or Ethernet button...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.5.28.6. COM6 Shows the status of the EtherNet/IP Class 1 (implicit) connection. 3.5.28.7. MAC ID Shows the hardware ID. 3.6. Discrete I/O status The status of the discrete inputs and outputs are available by tapping the Discrete I/O button on the Main menu. The 16 inputs are displayed on the top eight rows (yellow LED icon) and correspond to the X3 input terminals on the EN7000.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.7. Bus I/O status The BUS I/O is identical to the Discrete I/O with the following exceptions: Transformer Thermal is a hardwired input only and is not communicated over fieldbus. The Program Select bits P1 – P64 are not displayed. Their decimal value is converted internally and shown in the Use Program field of the Main menu.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 3.8. Analog I/O status The Analog I/O screen displays the dynamic voltage of the analog input and output channels. Analog I/O ˄ Input Output 5.35 V 5.55 V ˅ 3.9. System information Displays the following information: EN7000 firmware version ...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4. Quick start This procedure must be performed by qualified personnel. Once the EN7000 is installed and power has been applied, the Quick Start procedure below can be performed to make a basic spot weld. This example makes use of a single stage foot switch and a pneumatic solenoid valve controlling manually regulated air.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.2. Access the Main menu On power-up, the splash-screen is displayed. Tap the HOME icon to go to the Main menu 4.3. Access the Configuration menu Scroll down the Main Menu and tap Configure. You will be asked to confirm this selection.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.3.1. Set the configuration parameters Set the Configuration parameters as shown here: Configuration ˄ Features Weld Type Standard Extended SPOT Sensor Toroid Test C.T. TOROID Frequency Units 50 Hz 60 Hz METRIC Program Select Electrodes ˅ EXTERN INTERN SINGLE MULTI SCR Select 2nd Stage...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.5. Edit the Use Program parameter Program 0 will be used for this example. Main Menu Use Program Discrete I/O ˄ Program Bus I/O Electrode Analog I/O ˅ History Log System Configure 4.6. Access the Program menu Main Menu Use Program Discrete I/O ˄ Program Bus I/O...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.7. Access the Options menu Program menu ˄ Program Time Current Force Valves Options Copy START ˅ 4.7.1. Assign options Assign the values shown: Options: Program 0 ˄ Program Pre‐heat Inhibit Pulsations Repeat ˅ Make sure that the Program Inhibit item is not selected.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.8. Access the Current menu Program menu ˄ Program Time Current Force Valves Options Copy START ˅ 4.8.1. Assign the current parameters Assign the values shown: Current: Program 0 ˄ Main heat mode Main heat Current (main) Monitor 10.00 kA Current (main) Low Limit High Limit ˅...
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.9.1. Assign the time values Assign the values shown: Timing: Program 0 ˄ Squeeze Upslope 99 ~ 0 ~ Main Heat Downslope 10 ~ 0 ~ Hold 99 ~ ˅ Tap the HOME icon to return to the Program menu, then tap HOME again to return to the Main menu 4.10.
EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide 4.10.1. Access the current calibration screen Electrode menu ˄ Counter Stepper Current cal. Force cal. ˅ 4.10.2. Set the current calibration parameters Set the parameters as shown: Calibrate Current: Electrode 0 Power Factor ˄ 0.30 1950 mV/kA Turns Ratio Apply Conversion Point 1 (Pri) Point 1 (Sec) 200 A 1.00 kA ˅...
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EN7000-TS touch-screen User Guide Entron Controls LLC. USA. Entron Controls De Mexico. BF Entron Ltd. England. Tel: 864-416-0190 Tel: +52 (844) 415 9081 Tel: +44 (0)1384 455401 www.entroncontrols.com...
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