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4.03 - Engine Firmware |
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Added
warning for encoder failure: Added logic to detect encoder with broken wire in cable
(functional beginning with these unit versions:
772000D, 772001D, 772003E, and 772004E)
Corrected random missed bead problem: Corrected
timing issue in which guns may short fire or not fire based
on timing of interrupts. This causes random missed
products at a frequency of 1 in 10,000 products (depending
on the application). This eliminates the need to wire
two channels together to correct problem
Changed Trigger Flush mode to NO_FLUSH (TMEM=0):
The default for TMEM=1 causes the products that are in the
trigger memory (queue) to flush if a low line speed
condition occurs. By changing the TMEM default to
"0", all of the products in the trigger memory
will be glued.
Changed the hysteresis for low speed to 0.3 m/min:
Hysteresis decreased from 3m/min to 0.3 m/min which will
allow pattern generation to resume quicker after line speed
returns above minimum operational value.
Add hammer (HAMR) mode for continuous gun purge:
When using electric gun drivers with the dot mode feature,
guns will purge only for a single gun ON cycle. The
hammer mode (HAMR system parameter) cycles the gun at 50HZ
to provide continuous purge capability. HAMR must be
enabled (set to 1) in the system parameters to activate this
function.
Corrected pressure surge on run up output at power up: When
powering up pattern controllers with run-up capability,
there would be an initial pressure surge to the guns.
The pattern controllers with IO board will now power up with
a low runup signal to minimize this pressure surge.
The run-up signal will remain low until initialized at user
value.
Deleted the FAULT code (FAULT-1) for Run Permissive
conditions: Customers who connect a machine E-stop
to the Run Permissive input must manually re-start the
EPC-30 when an E-stop occurs. By removing the
latching feature on the run permissive input, the EPC-30
automatically re-starts when the Run Permissive input is
restored.
Added a new system parameter for input remote setup
called INCFG: A new system parameter, called INCFG,
allows customers to configure the remote inputs to any of
the following configurations to meet specific operating
requirements.
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Configuration
setting "INCFG"
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Remote Input
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0
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1
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2
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3
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1
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Program recall 0
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Program recall 0
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Program recall 0
or Purge gun 1
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Program recall 0
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2
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Program recall 1
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Program recall 1
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Program recall 1
or Purge gun 2
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Program recall 1
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3
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Program recall 2
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Program recall 2
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Program recall 2
or Purge gun 3
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Program recall 2
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4
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Program recall 3
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Program recall 3
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Program recall 3
or Purge gun 4
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Program recall 3
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5
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Unit Disable
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Purge All
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Purge/recall select
(active purge selected)
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Reset palletizing
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6
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Unit Enable
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Unit Enable
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Unit Enable
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Unit Enable
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feature: The system setting, OPSET, has been changed to
provide customers with more configuration options. Customers
can set the remote outputs for the OPSET feature to any of the
following four configurations. |
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Configuration setting "OPSET"
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Remote Output |
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1 |
Low line speed |
Warning |
Run |
No Warnings |
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2 |
Fault/Warning |
Fault |
Ready |
No Faults |
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| Release Version
3.03 |
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Cleaner
exit from dot mode when line speed is increaded: Eliminates the interrupts that happen when dots run into
each other at high line speeds. If the line goes above the
activation line speed, a constant bead is produced rather than a
group of dotted beads with 1 pulse cutoffs.
Increased
response time for startup from 0 M/min: When starting
the line with no minimum speed, i.e. MINLS=0, a line speed sample
rate of 10ms is used rather than 100ms to give a faster startup of
pattern generation. Note that the line speed still needs to
get above 1M/min before pattern generation will start. This
will yield a start up time of about 40ms or less at maximum
acceleration of the line.
Fix for shortened beads in random length mode:
Randomly, about one product in 500,000 experienced a premature end
to the glue of a product. |
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3.02 |
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Removed
extra dot in dot mode: In dot mode, an extra dot was being added to the end of
each bead. This extra dot was eliminated.
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| Release Version
3.01 |
Fixed
problem with full flush in random length mode: Corrected a problem that occurred when using no flush
mode with random length mode. If the line went in reverse,
the current product would not be completed and the queue would be
flushed.
Fixed
problem where changes from PatternView was causing pattern
generation to be interrupted: When sending a program or
project to the engine from PatternView, pattern generation would
be momentarily interrupted and the queue would flush. This
problem was corrected.
Warning 23 removed: In conditions of noisy triggers,
a nuisance warning, number 23 would occur. This warning is
not considered valuable and was removed. |
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| Release Version
3.0 - Engine Firmware |
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Support for "no flush" queuing in random length
mode: In version 2.0, all products in the queue when the
unit was in random length mode were flushed when the line stopped
or was reversed. This meant that all products that had
already passed the trigger would not be glued when they passed the
gun. This problem has been fixed and now the no flush option
can be chosen.
Algorithm
changed for Dot mode: The way beads were placed in dot
mode has changed. The user enters a dot time in milliseconds
and an interval. In the previous version, the interval would
automatically be adjusted so that sub-beads would appear at the
beginning and end of the original bead. This was changed so
that the intervals are no longer adjusted. The beads will be
placed according to the interval supplied by the user.
Default program changed: The default program was
changed to a simple two-bead program.
Program number 1 changed: Program number 1 is
the program that is active when the Eclipse unit is first powered
up. In the previous release, this program contained
beads. This was considered a safety concern, so program
number 1 was changed to not contain any beads.
Tool added to assist in determining gun-to-trigger offset
(GTO): A read-only value, TRAVL, was added to the gun
menu that shows the distance the line has traveled since the last
trigger. This provides a way to determine GTO when the
distance between the trigger and the gun is not easy to measure.
Tool added to assist in determining gun compensation:
A read-only value, LPSPD, was added in the gun menu that shows the
instantaneous line speed when the last product was glued.
This provides a way to determine the line speed (which is required
to determine gun compensation) in installations where line speed
varies.
Support for firmware upgrades: Using PatternView, the
firmware in an Eclipse unit can now be upgraded in the field.
Support for hardware watchdog: Adds extra level of
protection against inadvertent software bugs.
Additional tests added to manufacturing Environmental Stress
Screening (ESS): Used to increase test coverage. |
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release.
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