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PWS-700X is the choice. You can configure the 700X with ADP3, which is a powerfully Windows program that supports all its sister products.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation direction of X, Y, and Z axes RF Emissions CISPR 22, Class A Electrostatic Discharge IEC 801-2 Level 3 RF Susceptibility IEC 801-3 Level 3 High Frequency Transients IEC 801-4 Level 3 Weight 0.55 Kg Cooling Natural cooling A.3 Dimensions This section illustrates the dimensions of the 700X as well...
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About PWS-700X rating of fuse is 0.5A. You must make sure that your 700X is properly connected to earth ground. You must properly ground your 700X to prevent it from radiating radio frequency noise. If you connect a communications cable to your unit after...
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.5 Connecting External Key Switches The EXT port on the 700X is for the connection of external key switches. The type of connector is shrouded header. The pin assignment of the EXT port is shown in the following table. EXT port +5V* GND*...
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About PWS-700X locates at the intersection of V1 and H5, which will be labeled as K51 in section A.6, is pressed to close lines V1 and H5, the 700X reads 1111101111111111B on the H0-HF that indicates K51 is pressed. Lines V0-V7 are driven by a 7406 open collector buffer and are pulled up to 5 volts by a 150K resistor when shorted to H0-HF.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation 1) [Up], [Down], [Left], [Right]: select a Numeric Entry, a historical object, or an alarm object. 2) [0]-[9], [A]-[F], [.], [-]: enter a decimal value or hexadecimal value for the selected Numeric Entry. 3) [Enter]: change register associated with...
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About PWS-700X Keys There are three kinds of keys you can configure for the 700X with the ADP3: Common Keys common used activate designated function no matter what the current screen is. For example, you can press the key K01 to return to the screen 1 whenever you want if the key is configured as a common key that goes to screen 1.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation Figure A-3 Figure A-4 External Keys – For a screen object requiring a real key to activate its function, you need to assign an external key switch as its external key when you configure that object. However, it is optional to assign an external key for a Numeric Entry, because a Numeric Entry can also be selected by reserved arrow keys.
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About PWS-700X You can assign an external key switch as an external key even if it is already assigned as a common key or auxiliary key of the same screen. However it is not allowed to assign an external key switch for more than one screen object in a screen.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation and KC7 are both pressed. Figure A-5 A-10...
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About PWS-700X A.5.5 Verifying External Key Switches To verify the external key switches are connected to the 700x properly, use the following procedures: 1) Set DIP switches SW3 and SW4 of the 700X to off. After power 700X displays following pattern.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.6 Setting of DIP Switches There are ten DIP switches that you can access through the back cover. The purposes of these switches are stated in the following: Menu/Run/Download The 700X displays the System Menu after self-test The 700X starts running the user application immediately after self- test.
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The version number of ROM BIOS refers to the EPROM chips, which will likely never change. Industrial Workstation ROM BIOS Version 1.0 (C) 98’ Hitech Electronics Co. Display Type Mono STN LCD System RAM Size 128 KB...
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.8 System Menu After the self-test, the 700X displays System Menu as shown in the following figure if the DIP switches SW1, SW2, and SW7 are all set to on. System Menu 0 : Download Application 1 : Run Application 2 : Copy 3 : Upload...
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About PWS-700X A.9 Downloading Application There are three ways to make the 700X ready for receiving your application data downloaded from a PC or another 700X: 1) Press [0]/K53 to select Download Application directly on System Menu 2) Press [Up]/K54...
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.10 Setting Operating Parameters You can use Communication Parameter dialog box of ADP3 to set the parameters for the communications between your 700X and PLC. The parameters set in ADP3 is transmitted to the Workstation along with all other data when you download an application.
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About PWS-700X Data Format Specify the number of data bits, the number of stop bits, and the type of parity check bit for the communications between the 700X and the PLC. Workstation’s COM Port Fixed at COM2 as there is no other selections.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation RTS handshaking Check this item to specify the 700X should wait to transmit until the CTS input on the communication port is asserted. This is sometimes called "hardware handshaking." This is available for only a number of PLCs. Command delay (x10ms) Enter a number between 0 and 255 to specify the amount of time that the 700X...
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About PWS-700X CTS-; the other terminal of the resistor (120Ω, 1/2W) is already connected with the CTS+ (no function) RS-422 RTS+ (no function) RS-422 RTS- RS-422 CTS+ 25* (no function) /24V DC power input RS-422 CTS- * Consult the factory if you want to use these two pins A-19 Hitech Electronics Corp.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.12 Password and User Level The 700X stores passwords in its Flash EPROM. A password has eight numeric characters. When you register a password, you must specify the user level associative with that password. The user level of a password determines the privilege of the user who enters that password to start the operation of the 700X.
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About PWS-700X A.12.2 Setting the Lowest User Level You are able to set the current user level of the 700X to level 3 by pressing an Action button that is assigned the function of “Set Lowest User Level.” A-21 Hitech Electronics Corp.
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Supplement A PLC Workstation A.12.3 Displaying Passwords To display the passwords of your application on the 700X, you have to create an Action button on a screen and assign the function "Display Password Table" to that button. The 700X displays the password table as the example shown below, when a level 1 user presses and releases an Action button that is assigned the function of "Display Password Table."...
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A.14 Design Example of External Key Switches The following figure shows the mounting panel with a set of key switches that you can get from Hitech for PWS700X. You can mount a 700X on it and then mount the whole panel on your control box or machine. The part number of this mounting panel is PMEM700X-I21- CK01.
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