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Programming manual
P1934E/EN

2009-04

Electric Tool Control

Serie TMEC-200

Version 2.03.08

Summary of Contents for LIVEWIRE TMEC-200 Series

Page 1: ...For additional product information visit our website at http www apexpowertools com Programming manual P1934E EN 2009 04 Electric Tool Control Serie TMEC 200 Version 2 03 08...

Page 2: ...ase Station P1894E Installation instructions Cordless EC toolwith WLAN data transmission Symbols in the text Identifies instructions to be followed Identifies enumerations italics Identifies menu item...

Page 3: ...2 Technical data 16 2 2 1 Housing 16 2 2 2 Display 16 2 2 3 Keypad overlay 16 2 2 4 CPU with PC 104 17 2 2 5 AC power supply 18 2 2 6 Internal DC power supply 18 2 2 7 Input output connectors 18 3 Pro...

Page 4: ...ications Ethernet 53 3 7 2 Communication Part ID 58 3 7 3 Communications Printer 61 3 7 4 Communication Tool 62 3 7 5 Infrared data transmission 63 3 7 6 868 MHz data transmission 64 3 7 7 WLAN data t...

Page 5: ...Z fm 23 04 2009 P1934E EN 2009 04 5 5 Statistics 97 5 1 Understanding Statistics 97 5 1 1 The Nature of Variation 97 5 1 2 The Normal Curve 98 5 1 3 The Procedure 98 5 1 4 System Improvement 102 5 2 S...

Page 6: ...6 P1934E EN 2009 04 P1934E EN_2009 04_TMEC200_V2 03 08IVZ fm 23 04 2009...

Page 7: ...additional software to begin your fastening process If you are interfacing your unit with an external computer inter facing software is required Contact your distributor for the interfacing software 1...

Page 8: ...the LCD screen by the operator The LCD menu screen key pad and connectors must be readily accessible for the setup Dependent on the peripheral equipment purchased the unit may be located in a remote...

Page 9: ...sures It is prohibited to operate the unit unless the control cabinet is closed The properties of the shielding would change and the noise emission would increase 1 5 Connecting the unit 1 5 1 General...

Page 10: ...follow these instructions may also cause damage to your unit and void existing warranties Upon application of power the unit will initiate a self test The initialization takes approximately 45 second...

Page 11: ...description refer to 3 7 4 Communication Tool page 62 Press the ship s wheel again to display the Navigator Menu Verify and acknowledge Tool Memory by entering Tool Setup Press the ship s wheel to re...

Page 12: ...P1934E EN 2009 04 en01c381 fm 23 04 2009 Getting started 1 Attachment A 1 LCD display USB Ports Key pad Ethernet Port Power In Serial Ports a00729 I O outputs I O inputs Fuse holder Fig 1 3 Controlle...

Page 13: ...23 EU 3 Tool series 47BAW 47BAX 47BAR 4 Tool holder Order no 935290 with IrDA interface RS232 connection cable Order no 935395 without IrDA interface RS232 connection cable 5 Tool series 17BPW 17BPX 1...

Page 14: ...14 P1934E EN 2009 04 en01c381 fm 23 04 2009 Getting started 1...

Page 15: ...smoothly program your unit 7 1 6 5 4 2 3 Pos Key Function 1 ESC to leave Edit mode 2 Ship s wheel used at any time to return to the navigator menu 3 RUN used to return at any time to Run Screen 4 ENTE...

Page 16: ...lo sure Model Weight Width Height Depth lb kg in mm in mm in mm TMEC 200 13 5 9 11 279 4 17 431 8 5 127 2 2 2 Display Color LCD modules 640 x 480 resolution CCFT backlight Contrast and Brightness cont...

Page 17: ...2abc button in a numeric field will only provide the number 2 In a text field the 1st press will be A capital the 2nd press will toggle to a lower case the 3rd press toggles to B 4th press b 5th pres...

Page 18: ...ly 90 264 VAC AC input power 47 63 Hz single phase 5 A at minimum input voltage 2 2 6 Internal DC power supply Primary 90 264 VAC 47 63 Hz single phase Secondary 5 VDC 5 A 12 VDC 1 A 24 VDC 3 A 5 at a...

Page 19: ...ata 3 0 5 V 6 Data 4 0 5 V 7 Data 5 0 5 V 8 Data 6 0 5 V 9 Data 7 0 5 V 10 Acknowledgment 0 5 V 11 Busy 0 5 V 12 Paper Out 0 5 V 13 Select Out 0 5 V 14 Auto Feed 0 5 V 15 Error 0 5 V 16 Initialize 0 5...

Page 20: ...E EN 2009 04 en02c381 fm 23 04 2009 Controller specifications 2 For signal description please see chapter 3 4 2 Advanced Application Builder Inputs only for TMEB 200 TMEC page 40 Outputs Pin Descripti...

Page 21: ...be used to call up additional functions To edit a text box the user can use 0 9 or the DEL keys To exit the edit mode the user can press the arrow keys to move the highlight or press the ESC key The...

Page 22: ...the Basic Application Builder the Standard Application Builder or the Statistics screen In views that do not permit a change in tool selection the current tool is displayed in the blue title bar at t...

Page 23: ...d at this screen Tool Setup The Tool Setup screen displays the data in tool memory You can edit this data or select settings from the Tool Library Statistics Chronological History and associated stati...

Page 24: ...wo stage sequence The first stage controls fastening at high speed and the second controls final tightening at low speed with either torque or angle shut off Fastening Strategies Torque Control Angle...

Page 25: ...Typical Fastening strategy Torque control angle monitoring angle control torque monitoring Angle control Torque Monitoring Trigger Torque Nm 0 to Tool Max 10 of Turnoff Torque Turnoff Torque Stage 1...

Page 26: ...he one described above you must use the Standard Applica tion Builder 3 2 5 Basic Application Builder Copy c00362en bmp Fig 3 4 Copying Using the Basic Application Builder you can copy the parameters...

Page 27: ...vious stage The Backoff Stage is used when the tool is run in back off direction or with the reverse button activated If a sequence has not been selected for a stage then N A is displayed for that sta...

Page 28: ...softkey to copy the parameters for an Application or Stage to one or more other Applications or Stages From this dialog box the user can specify the source and target tools the Application and one or...

Page 29: ...following Fastening Sequences or Fastening Strategies are available Sequence 11 High Speed Rundown Sequence 16 Depth Sensor Angle Control Torque Monitoring Sequence 30 Torque Control Angle Monitoring...

Page 30: ...by the control system At the start of the Stage the system checks to see if the signal is activated If it is the error TS is set for Depth Sensor error When the programmed insertion depth is reached t...

Page 31: ...or transmitted to other system components by data communica tion When the trigger torque is reached the torque curve is recorded and can be viewed and evaluated using the oscilloscope function Sequen...

Page 32: ...stening strategy then only the parameters required for the Sequence are displayed The Next Stage F2 key will increment to the next stage until it reaches the last stage with a selected Sequence It wil...

Page 33: ...e output to a printer or transmitted to other system components by data communication When the trigger torque is reached the torque curve is recorded and can be viewed and evaluated using the oscillos...

Page 34: ...d the torque curve is recorded and can be viewed and evaluated using the oscilloscope function The depth signal is monitored for all further Stages If the depth signal is deactivated as the rundown pr...

Page 35: ...are programmable from the Standard Application Builder Sequence input value 30 Trigger Torque Nm trigger torque beginning of measurement for the graphic display Threshold Torque Nm threshold torque be...

Page 36: ...programmable from the Standard Application Builder Sequence input value 50 Trigger Torque Nm trigger torque beginning of measurement for the graphic display Threshold Torque Nm threshold torque begin...

Page 37: ...le high limit for angle reached Angle Low Limit deg minimum angle low limit for angle reached Speed maximum speed of the nutrunner during the back off stage Parameter name Range Typical Fastening stra...

Page 38: ...e until it reaches the last stage with a selected Sequence It will then rollover to the first stage In order to add a stage without a selected Sequence the user must highlight the stage field and ente...

Page 39: ...dvparam txtE 3 4 Advanced 3 4 1 Advanced Application Builder Application Matrix c00284en bmp Fig 3 10 Application Matrix appmatri txtS The Application Matrix is a display matrix of 255 Applications vs...

Page 40: ...C Fig 3 11 Inputs b00585 wmf Tool In holder Tool Out of holder Offline Fastening Tool In holder Tool Out of holder Inputs App selection D0 D7 Reset linking NOK interlock Tool Enable External Tool Enab...

Page 41: ...selection 0 7 is used to select from Applications 1 255 with the aid of a binary counter 0 254 with application selection 0 being the bit with the lowest priority This function overwrites Application...

Page 42: ...p Fig 3 13 Outputs b00585 wmf Tool In holder Tool Out of holder Offline Fastening Tool In holder Tool Out of holder Inputs App selection D0 D7 Reset linking NOK interlock Tool Enable External Tool Ena...

Page 43: ...sitions steps for the selected tightening group are complete Tool online Active as long as an assigned tool in the tool holder is communicating with the system Tool synchronized Active when all data h...

Page 44: ...K NOK Low time ms Specifies the amount of time an output signal stays in low state between two rundown results Acceptable range is 0 10000 milliseconds This behavior applies only for Cycle OK Cycle NO...

Page 45: ...the last step Once Linking is enabled the controller will automat ically run from position 1 to the last programmed position Note that the tool start switch or remote start input will have to be togg...

Page 46: ...the entered time after an NOK rundown If 0 is entered this func tion is disabled Same for all tools If this check box is marked the station name and station num ber last entered are automatically sync...

Page 47: ...re must be an external signal at input 0 7 to select the application In the absence of a signal the TME controller defaults to Application 1 External Tool enable Only for TMEB 200 TMEC Specifies that...

Page 48: ...ightening Group Application with no message is permitted Warning A warning is output after the Tightening Group Application is changed Password A password is required to change the active Tightening g...

Page 49: ...Tightening Group 1 8 if enabled and Part ID if enabled are selectable using the keypad Note The Application Number or Tightening Group displayed in the one currently selected The tabular values for Ap...

Page 50: ...connected or is switched off NEW ENTRY IGNORED red LED This status is displayed if a new Part ID is entered while Not Accepting Part ID input is true Below the Torque and Angle display is the Status...

Page 51: ...iguration Fig 3 18 Configure Data runcfg txtS Run Screen Configuration allows you to adapt the Run Screen and Oscilloscope transmission For Oscilloscope transmission you can choose between Off Only NO...

Page 52: ...is displayed for an OK result Zoom Using the Zoom indicators on the left side of the display you can enlarge a specific area of the torque trace Using the up down arrow keys highlight the Left zoom bu...

Page 53: ...is a summary of the parameter settings for the rundown The Print Screen softkey F2 lets you print a hardcopy Note In the display for Sequence 41 backoff is shown as negative torque in the graph in all...

Page 54: ...al port COM1 or COM2 for each tool or in such a way that a single serial port is shared by up to 10 tools The Tool Number transmitted is a 2 digit ASCII field programmed under Advanced System settings...

Page 55: ...t ASCII Final Angle 48 54 7 Digit ASCII Low Angle Limit 55 61 7 Digit ASCII High Angle Limit 62 62 1 Char ASCII Status Angle status Flag L low A accept H high 63 63 1 Char ASCII Status Overall status...

Page 56: ...ion If the Standard Plus Ethernet protocol is selected a connection is established by the controller For all messages containing a Station number the station number for Tool 1 is used For Run down Pac...

Page 57: ...h Limit 64 2 I Status Byte Bit 0 Cycle Complete 1 if the rundown was completed success fully Bit 1 Torque Status 1 if the torque was within specs Bit 2 Torque Spec 1 if High 0 if Low X if OK Bit 3 Ang...

Page 58: ...nd archived with the rundown data Changes to the Part ID and Configuration Data edit screens are saved when the Communication screen is exited Run Screen or Navigator button pressed At this time the r...

Page 59: ...tocol output data Following either a good rundown linking disabled or good linking sequence linking enabled the Part ID is invalidated and the tool is disabled Print Inter locked The Part ID interface...

Page 60: ...atically controlled based on the Part ID See Configure Data below None The Part ID characters have no control over the tool func tionality The F3 Configure Data Softkey on the Part ID configuration sc...

Page 61: ...ted comprtid txtE 3 7 3 Communications Printer c00291en bmp Fig 3 22 Printer commprin txtS From this screen the user can configure the setup for the Parameter Rundown Printer If acti vated the rundown...

Page 62: ...r number in the title bar Connected Tool If a connection to the tool can be established using the entered settings the serial number of the tool is displayed For an infrared connection the prefix IR a...

Page 63: ...tasks such as barcode or serial rundown data transmission IRDA Gateway IP Select this if using a gateway Ethernet serial order no 961159 for infra red data transmission If you enable this you have to...

Page 64: ...ity The wireless parameters are configured manually on the tool using the function keys in the Radio settings submenu The following three parameters are used to define the wireless data transmission b...

Page 65: ...as been enabled it is no longer available for other tasks such as barcode or serial rundown data transmission IRDA Gateway IP Select this if using a gateway Ethernet serial order no 961159 for infra r...

Page 66: ...stations with the same radio channel should be as located as far apart from each other as possible Network ID Defines the network identification for the tools connected to a base station You can opera...

Page 67: ...e IP address Prerequisites for communication with the tool via WLAN Different functions are available for WLAN data transmission depending on the tool configura tion Additional functions are available...

Page 68: ...ol If there are no WLAN parameters on the tool or the parameters are not current the WLAN set tings are configured via the infrared interface To do so it is necessary to establish a connection to the...

Page 69: ...the tool to take place via WLAN RF Tool IP Enter the IP address of the tool If you are not using DHCP you have to enter the IP address from the IP address field If DHCP is enabled the IP address obtai...

Page 70: ...EE 802 1x authentication EAP and WEP encryption are used to establish a connection Entry of user name and password is required Only available for tools from the 17BPX and 47BAX series WPA 802 1x TKIP...

Page 71: ...ber for the tool The subnet mask number must consist of four numbers between 0 255 separated by decimal points Gateway Used to enter the IP address of the default gateway for the tool The default gate...

Page 72: ...types can be established Connect to access point infrastructure networks only Specifies that only a connection to Access Points can be established Connect to peer to peer ad hoc networks only Specifie...

Page 73: ...displayed and changes are accepted A new tool must always be assigned at the Communication Tool screen and be accepted at the Tool Settings screen ATTENTION Calibration using an external Master Transd...

Page 74: ...atistics Parame ters This summary includes time date App step status torque angle and part number Use Previous Page F1 and Next Page F2 to scroll through this summary The entries XXXX YYYY at the top...

Page 75: ...ed in the course of the fastening sequence Tq Torque too low Tq Torque too high Ang Angle Low ANG Angle High IIT Motor power required is too high IP Current overload in output section CAL Transducer c...

Page 76: ...the significance of statistical val ues Rundowns are selected via Application in the Graphic display and further filtered using filter criteria in the Statistics Parameters screen You can also specify...

Page 77: ...a text summary of statistical calculations The table at the bottom of the screen displays relevant programmed parameters for the currently selected appli cation Attention When one of these programmed...

Page 78: ...a number into the Number last field Entering a value of 0 disables this filter criterion 3 Supply a Start Date Time and an End Date Time These parameters are checked and updated every time the select...

Page 79: ...hoenix connectors This screen will give a live update of all system I O If a green box is shown next to the I O description then it is active Otherwise the space next to the I O description will be bl...

Page 80: ...allows the user to test the selected COM port by displaying sent black text and received data red text The Start Hardware Test transmits 10 characters It reads back a byte based on the CTS sig nal For...

Page 81: ...TMEB 200 TMEC The current installed version is listed for each module As the software is updated a progress bar will be displayed It is not possible to update the tool software or the Windows CE oper...

Page 82: ...e storage media and display the available software version and software date The Start Update F2 Softkey will load the selected file into the tool As the software is updated a progress bar is displaye...

Page 83: ...2009 P1934E EN 2009 04 83 Programming 3 3 11 3 Utility System settings only for TMEB 200 TMEC c00391en bmp Fig 3 41 System settings UtilSysS txtS The Delete NV Ram softkey deletes existing printing j...

Page 84: ...oftkey then the list of the available tools is displayed under Tool Configuration The user can select one or more tools in the list and only the parameters from these tool s are loaded Inputs and Outp...

Page 85: ...n The available enabled tools are displayed under Tool Configuration You can select individual or all tools in order to save their parameters Inputs and Outputs are saved as a whole regardless of whic...

Page 86: ...00308en bmp Fig 3 44 Print setuppri txtS Using the check boxes the user can select the parameters to print These will be sent to the printer defined in the Communications setup or to a file on the rem...

Page 87: ...nistration The date and time of the last entry changes automatically when parameters are changed The Password function sup ports up to ten different users plus a master password Pressing Add User F1 i...

Page 88: ...ayed at other times the screen is grayed out and cannot be edited Enter the appropriate settings for time and date Using the radio buttons the user can select European or US format for time and date A...

Page 89: ...istration Language c00360en bmp Fig 3 47 Language language txtS The Administration Language display is used to select the language for the operator interface Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to hi...

Page 90: ...te or reset any counter by highlighting the desired operation in the Status pull down menu and then pressing the ENTER key In Auto Reset Mode the counter can be used as a Batch Counter In this mode th...

Page 91: ...t connectors page 18 Problem Possible cause Action General Tool Tool does not start if reverse switch is active Backoff speed parame ter is set to 0 rpm Adjust the backoff speed value in the Standard...

Page 92: ...Communication Tool screen of the controller that the IP address of the tool is entered in the RF Tool IP field The IP address of the tool is displayed on the tool in the WLAN RF settings submenu Note...

Page 93: ...layed after Accept F1 is pressed in Communica tion Tool Wrong serial cable is used Use a null modem cable crossed Wrong port is selected for connection with the controller In the Communication Tool sc...

Page 94: ...e first three num bers for the IP addresses on both the controller and base station E g IP address controller 192 168 1 xxx IP address base station 192 168 1 xxx Subnet mask 255 255 255 000 A firewall...

Page 95: ...ion is too short Antenna of the base sta tion is not tightened securely Manually tighten the base station antenna Output power is too low Increase the output power of both the base sta tion and the to...

Page 96: ...in dow is not clean Clean the window by using a damp cloth and a conventional window cleaner Barcode type is dis abled by parameter set ting In the Communication Part ID screen check that parameter Ba...

Page 97: ...e process is doing when to take action and when to leave it alone Although it is a powerful tool the R Control Chart is easy to use Only an understanding of a few basic statistical concepts and the us...

Page 98: ...e two characteristics the average and the standard deviation provide the foundation for statistical process control By taking sample measurements during production we can predict the average value and...

Page 99: ...equip ment must be of a type suitable for the characteristic being evaluated and must be calibrated and properly used Decisions resulting from the analysis of a control chart will be no better than t...

Page 100: ...nting and see Fig 5 4 R 0 4 8 12 16 20 X R X UCL X LCL UCL R LCL Range Average Fig 5 4 Drawing The Center Lines And Control Limits 8 Calculate Control Limits Calculate the upper and lower control limi...

Page 101: ...e to center the process so that the process average is close to the middle of the specification tolerance This can usually be accomplished by a simple machine or tooling adjustment If the magnitude of...

Page 102: ...pri mary concern is usually the first since it has a direct impact on customer satisfaction The six sigma spread of the process described in this procedure is in general use throughout American indus...

Page 103: ...stics 5 5 2 Statistic Symbols standard deviation or sigma mean or average R range Cp Capability of Process Cpk Capability index n number of runs Sub Sz Subgroup size Y Torque summary run data A Angle...

Page 104: ...104 P1934E EN 2009 04 en05c361 fm 23 04 2009 Statistics 5...

Page 105: ...Cycle rejected when the acceptable angle is not achieved Application Programmed setting of the tool for a specific fastening sequence of up to 6 stages Application select 0 7 Application selects 0 7...

Page 106: ...vides the readout data from a run cycle Linking Linking allows the user to automatically change from application to application max 255 for a predefined number of steps rundowns The automatic changes...

Page 107: ...es whether the controller will reset to linking position 1 after an NOK Resolver angle encoder Sensor for measure rotation angle Run number Number of accepted and rejected rundowns Rundown printout Gi...

Page 108: ...que values in a fastening process Torque control Fastening strategy by which you are controlling a tool by predetermined torque limits Torque Filter Factor Used for calculating torque mean value Torqu...

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