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Mold Marshalling System for 

Measuring Resin Pressure inside Molds 

 

Pressure Measuring Amplifier 

 

Instruction Manual

 

Thank you for your purchasing a product of Futaba Corporation. 

Please read this instruction manual carefully and patronize the product for 

many years to come. 

Do not use the product in any way other than explained in this instruction 

manual. 

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Page 1: ...ts of this instruction manual may be changed without prior notice Mold Marshalling System for Measuring Resin Pressure inside Molds Pressure Measuring Amplifier Instruction Manual Thank you for your purchasing a product of Futaba Corporation Please read this instruction manual carefully and patronize the product for many years to come Do not use the product in any way other than explained in this ...

Page 2: ...ement conditions 23 4 4 2 Setting sensor sensitivity 24 4 4 3 Setting alarm monitoring conditions 25 4 5 Saving Settings As 27 4 6 Saving Settings 27 4 7 Reading Settings from Amplifier 27 5 Using the System 28 5 1 Selecting Measurement Mode 28 5 2 Selecting Setting File 28 5 3 Starting Measurement 29 5 4 Observing Pressure Waveforms 29 6 Function Description 30 6 1 Displaying Template Waveforms 3...

Page 3: ...er equipment evaluate it thoroughly because the functionality and performance may not be satisfactory depending on the use conditions and environment Precautions Failure to observe the instructions with this symbol could result in death or serious personal injury WARNING Failure to observe the instructions with this symbol could result in injury or only damage to property CAUTION Use the AC adapto...

Page 4: ... to sort the defective products Even an amplifier alone enables alarm monitoring In this case data is not saved The waveforms being measured can be overlaid on the waveforms saved in the past Please read this instruction manual carefully and use the product correctly If you have any questions please contact our sales department Standard Accessories This equipment comes with the following standard ...

Page 5: ...ent is performed in monitor mode set zero point is executed when the signal IN1 is input from the molding machine or when the SET key on the amplifier is pressed Avoid using the system in an environment subject to remarkably high or low temperature The allowable range of operating temperature is 0 to 50 C If it is unavoidable to use the system at a place subject to direct sunlight or in a cold are...

Page 6: ...re stored in PC The MPS08 can run with the amplifier alone After PC is connected and the setting conditions are stored in the amplifier the monitor function works even with PC disconnected Data cannot be saved to the amplifier and therefore only the alarm check function is available if the PC is disconnected Connect the system to the molding machine and peripheral control equipment using the I O c...

Page 7: ...s of measurement setting file name shot counter and setting conditions in the amplifier Control keys SET key Changes the display content when held down key Changes the setting SET key Fixes the setting changed In monitor mode pressing this starts measurement Usable as the manual trigger ...

Page 8: ... Terminal for ground Wired LAN jack Connected to PC using the LAN cable Connector for expansion Reserved for expansion in the future I O cable connector Inputs a trigger signal and alarm clear signal outputs an alarm signal and also supplies power Voltage output connector Connected to external measuring equipment such as the data logger and oscilloscope ...

Page 9: ... XP 32bit Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64bit Windows 8 32bit Windows 8 64bit Capability For your pleasant use of software the recommended specifications of PC are Core2 Duo CPU and 1GB or more memory Approximately it may be a PC with 1GB memory released in 2007 or later 2 2 2 Installation For the installation procedure refer to the Measurement Software PPS Installation Manual 2 2 3 Checking the versi...

Page 10: ... software previously installed on PC 2 3 2 Updating firmware Step 1 Select Update firmware from System in the main menu Step 2 The file specification window appears Select the file and click Update firmware Step 4 If the firmware is updated successfully the message shown at right is displayed Press OK to finish After the firmware is updated the amplifier restarts So even when the above message is ...

Page 11: ... perform the firmware updating by the either methods as follows 1 Turning off Windows Firewall 2 Turning off Firewall application filter for FTP client These methods should be performs under the supervision of your internet administrator 1 Method of turning off Windows Firewall Step1 Push Start Button and click Control Panel Step2 Click System and Security Step3 Click Windows Firewall ...

Page 12: ...9 Step4 Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off Step5 Select Windows Firewall on Not recommended and push OK These setting changes should be done under the supervision of your internet administrator ...

Page 13: ...lter for FTP client Step1 Push Start button and select Accessories Right click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator These methods should be performs under the supervision of your internet administrator Click Yes when User Account Control shows ...

Page 14: ...11 Step2 Execute the following command on the Command Prompt netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFTP disable This setting change should be done under the supervision of your internet administrator ...

Page 15: ... brackets L shaped angles etc to be prepared by the customer When opening or closing the mold be careful not to make the pressure sensor cable and the Junction cable get caught in the mold 2 4 3 Wiring the Junction cable Wire the Junction cable in such a way that the cable connectors on both ends of the Junction box and amplifier are not pulled while the mold is opened or closed The temperature li...

Page 16: ...rks on each of the Junction box connector and sensor plug insert the plug Ensure that the sensor plugs are inserted to the bottom Bad Not inserted to the bottom OK Inserted to the bottom Molding machine controller Pressure sensor Junction box Junction cable LAN cable Voltage output External measuring instrument etc AC adaptor AC AC outlet Ground I O cable Amplifier Ferrite core E04SR241336A Ferrit...

Page 17: ...ch comes with the product to the Junction cable on the amplifier connection side Attach the ferrite core by winding the cable one turn around the ferrite core Connect the LAN cable to the amplifier and PC Make sure the connector is locked with a click Connect the I O cable and AC adaptor connectors Before doing the above attach the ferrite core for noise suppression which comes with the product to...

Page 18: ...bout 0 1 second for zero point resetting If the injection start signal is used as a trigger zero point resetting may not be finished in time and accordingly normal measurement may not be performed Clear Alarm signal Connected to clear the alarm signal being output from the amplifier Connect the signal as needed The alarm signal can be cleared automatically by specifying the time in the software se...

Page 19: ...k 6 COM IN 7 COM IN 8 COM OUT 9 Blank Input signal circuit specifications trigger signal clear alarm signal Input the signal to the amplifier via the electromechanical relay Do not apply voltage Example 1 When the output of the molding machine connected to the amplifier is relay output Example of connection of input signal when the molding machine output signal is contact output Trigger or clear a...

Page 20: ...ifications alarm output The alarm output from the amplifier is up to 100 mA 30 V or less in the NPN open collector Use the power supply with the negative side connected to the ground Example Connect I O signals using the 24 VDC power supply and 24 VDC relay When using an electromechanical relay use a relay equipped with the coil surge absorption circuit Use an independent power supply separate fro...

Page 21: ...connect it to this equipment It could cause failure or accidents Check the supply voltage as follows Using a multimeter measure the voltage between the terminals of the AC power outlet to make sure that it is 100 to 240 VAC Using a multimeter measure the voltage between each terminal of the AC power outlet and the ground to make sure that one is 0 V and the other is 100 to 240 V In the field where...

Page 22: ...hen using the amplifier in standalone mode Starting measurement manually pressing the SET key in monitor mode starts measurement 3 2 2 LCD window display Turning on the power displays the following LCD window The photo below shows the default window when shipped Holding down the key 1 second or more changes the display content After checking the display content by switching the window return to th...

Page 23: ...ving Settings As and 4 6 Saving Settings on page 27 Step 3 Exit the measurement software Refer to Section 4 1 Starting and Exiting Software on page 21 Step 4 Turn off the power to the amplifier Refer to Section 3 1 Turning Power ON OFF on page 19 Step 5 Disconnect the LAN cable Step 6 Turn on the power to the amplifier Refer to Section 3 1 Turning Power ON OFF on page 19 If PC is not connected onl...

Page 24: ...y the MMS executable file in home username MMS app and click Create Link to create a shortcut The main screen appears Exiting software Select Quit from the main menu or click close button x on the upper right corner of the screen The following confirmation message is displayed To exit select Yes 4 2 Changing the Language The language can be changed by selecting Language from the main menu Japanese...

Page 25: ...ery shot Fit to measurement time After enlarging the view zooms out only in the time axis direction Fit to measurement conditions Zooms out along both the time axis and pressure axis according to the measurement conditions Integration cursor tool Displays the pressure integral value area at the cursor position Cursor tool Displays the pressure value at the cursor position Zoom Enlarges the specifi...

Page 26: ...e span Set in units of seconds from 1 to 120 Set a shorter time than the molding cycle time Sampling interval Select one from 1 5 10 and 20 ms Trigger start Select according to the specifications of the signal input from the molding machine When the mold close complete signal is connected select Up Trigger delay setting Measurement starts after the lapse of the specified time after input of the tr...

Page 27: ...nsitivity symbol of a sensor Input the alphanumerical value at the end of the number attached to the sensor cable Selection of shape of pressure receiving surface This setting is required when a button type sensor is selected Select Round Rectangle or Other Input of tip diameter of round pin This setting is required when a button type sensor is selected Input the tip diameter of a pressure transmi...

Page 28: ...it tool on the toolbar Multiple monitoring items can be set for one sensor Do it as needed Refer to the following page for details of the procedure for setting monitoring items Monitoring zone 1 Monitors the maximum pressure value in the set range of the monitoring time whether it is within the pressure range set Judgment Peak Monitors all measurement values in the set range of the monitoring time...

Page 29: ... Blue dotted waveform OK Red dotted waveform Alarm Use the integral value cursor on the toolbar to refer to the current value Area judgment Blue dotted waveform OK Red dotted waveform Alarm Blue dotted waveform OK Red dotted waveform Alarm Blue dotted waveform OK Red dotted waveform Alarm Use the integral value cursor on the toolbar to refer to the current value ...

Page 30: ...t in the amplifier is replaced with the newly saved one The newly saved setting file is also saved to PC simultaneously The setting file storage destination can be changed using Administrator Setting in the main menu 4 6 Saving Settings To overwrite the setting file set in the amplifier press Save Press th e Save button The window returns to the operation window automatically The contents of the s...

Page 31: ... 3 2 Quick sensor checking Page 37 Press the MONITOR MODE but ton The system is waiting for a trigger signal measurement start signal from the molding machine 5 2 Selecting Setting Fil e Press the SETTINGS button Press the Open button It is located at the lower left of the setting window Select the file and press the Save button Press Save The conditions in the selected settings file are displayed...

Page 32: ... displayed If waveforms are not displayed check the following Has resin reached the sensor Check the molded parts and the sensor mounting position Is the display channel checked Confirm the check mark in the channel information display section at the right side of the operation window Is the system connected correctly Sensor Junction box Junction cable power supply LAN trigger signal Check the con...

Page 33: ...ATE button The file name selection window appears Select a file from the folder displayed with the date and press Open Template waveform files are stored in the c document and settings username MMS_DATA year month date folder Each Template waveform file is automatically stored with a name consisting of a shot number date and time The Template waveform is displayed in the frame window If the Templa...

Page 34: ...eforms are not displayed check whether the Show Hide overlay button on the toolbar is set to Hide 6 3 Using the Cursor Functions Pressure values or pressure integral values can be displayed by placing the cursor on the waveform being measured To do so use Cursor tool or Integral cursor tool on the toolbar The above figure shows the cursor displayed when Cursor tool is used ...

Page 35: ...g the Hand button on the toolbar Mouse operation Drag the position to be moved to the target position and then release the mouse button 6 4 3 Displaying the entire waveforms zoom out The entire waveform display can be restored by using the Fit to measurement conditions button on the toolbar The full scale of the pressure display can be set by selecting System from the main menu Display setting Ful...

Page 36: ...overlay is performed the specified number of times the overlaid waveforms are entirely erased Uncheck Overlaid waveforms are erased in order from the old one Overlaid waveform opacity setting A value can be set in steps of 5 in the range from 0 to 100 As the value is increased overlaid waveforms are displayed darker Grid opacity setting A value can be set in steps of 5 in the range from 0 to 50 As...

Page 37: ...orded using the respective codes listed in the following table Code Monitoring item None No alarm Z1 Monitoring frame 1 Z2 Monitoring frame 2 PT Time at peak T Time at point t I Integral PI Integral to peak Trigger interval Interval Pressure value after t seconds Value at point Shot number Shot Ejection pressure value Peak over eject Alarm judgment result Result Integral value Integral Alarm check...

Page 38: ... settings is as follows In the case of Windows XP C Documents and Settings User name MMS_DATA In the case of Windows 7 or Windows 8 C Users user name MMS_DATA Settings Destination Set the Path for saved Settings Set Path will be valid after rebooting of application In the case of Windows XP C Documents and Settings user name MMS_Settings In the case of Windows 7 or Windows 8 C Users user name MMS_...

Page 39: ...I O Signal Check whether the connected I O signal works normally From the main menu select System I O Test Checking the operation of input signal Input a signal trigger signal or clear alarm signal If it is input normally the signal name is displayed in green as shown in the following figure When trigger signal IN1 is input When clear alarm signal IN2 is input Checking the operation of output sign...

Page 40: ...ess MAINTENANCE MODE Measurement starts Press the ZERO RESET button Press the tip of the sensor to check whether waveforms are displayed This is only a simple test to check whether the sensor works The output of the sensor is forcibly reset to 0 When pressing ZERO RESET make sure that no force load is applied to the sensor When applying a load to the tip of the sensor use a soft object etc so as n...

Page 41: ...suring device to the voltage output connector D A Output by referring to the following A DSUB25 connector should be prepared by the customer D A output connector DSUB25 connector pin assignments Pin No Signal name Pin No Signal name Pin assignments 1 Not used 2 Not used 14 Not used 3 Not used 15 Not used 4 Not used 16 Not used 5 Not used 17 Not used 6 CH8 output 18 GND 7 CH7 output 19 GND 8 CH6 ou...

Page 42: ...ange 0 to 10 V Example When pressure is 100 MPa 5 V is output 8 3 Enabling the Voltage Output Function Use the conditions setting window to enable or disable the voltage output function Disable D A output Voltage is output Disable D A output Voltage is not output Voltage output is enabled by default 8 4 Observing Pressure Waveforms The following is a screen example of a commercially available data...

Page 43: ...on of X Y and Z Warm up time About 30 minutes Power specifications Dedicated AC adaptor should be used Input 100 to 240 VAC 1 2 to 0 5 A Weight About 1 900 g Junction box UJPO4 Connected sensor SS or EPS series of Futaba Corporation The EPS series requires a conversion adaptor sold separately Operating temperature range 0 to 70 C Vibration resistance 10 to 55 Hz double amplitude 1 5 mm 2 hours in ...

Page 44: ...nit mm Pressure measuring amplifier MPS08 Junction box UJP04 Mounting hole φ 4 2 x 2 Usable for the mounting magnet option Connector dust cap ADUJP Option sold separately Mounting magnet AMUJP Optional item sold separately ...

Page 45: ...42 Junction cable WJP0430 AC adaptor ES0024010 Signal I O cable WCI005 500 1800 1200 146 3146 D Sub 15 pin connector male D Sub 9 pin connector male D Sub 9 pin connector female ...

Page 46: ...370 Plymouth Michigan 48170 U S A TEL 1 734 459 1177 FAX 1 734 459 1268 Huntsville Office 101 Electronics Boulevard Huntsville Alabama 35824 U S A TEL 1 256 461 9399 FAX 1 256 461 1059 El Paso Distribution Center 24 Spur Dr El Paso TX United States TEL 1 915 771 7858 URL http www futaba co jp The specifications may be changed for improvement without prior notice MPS08 1512W A1E ...

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