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About this Manual............................................................iii
Text Construction
............................................................iii
Safety Instructions
.......................................................... iv
WARRANTY............................................................. v
Section 1: Installation and Startup Guide ........................ 1
1.0 Getting Started .......................................................... 1
1.1 The MMI-Touchscreen Series................................ 1
2.0 Installation Instructions .............................................. 2
2.1 Mounting Instructions ............................................. 2
2.1.1 Location Considerations .................................. 2
2.1.2 Making a NEMA-4 Mounting............................ 2
2.1.3 Environmental Considerations......................... 3
2.2 Power Connections................................................ 4
2.2.1 Power Requirements ....................................... 4
2.2.2 Grounding Requirements ................................ 5
2.2.3 CE Requirements ............................................ 5
2.2.4 Safety Guidelines ............................................ 6
2.3 CE Requirements................................................... 6
2.3.1 EU directives that apply to MMI Series............ 6
2.3.2 Guide Lines for EU Installations ...................... 7
2.3.3 Safety Guide Lines for EU Installations ........... 7
2.4 Communications Connections ............................... 8
2.4.1 Connection to an External Device ................... 8
2.4.2 Connection to a Personal Computer................ 9
2.4.3 Connection to a Printer.................................. 10
2.4.4 Ethernet Connections .................................... 10
2.5 Dip Switch Settings .............................................. 12
2.6 HMI Indicator Lights ............................................. 12
2.7 Other Hardware Considerations........................... 12
3.0 Specifications .......................................................... 13
3.1 General Specifications ......................................... 13
3.2 Hardware Specification 1500, 850 Models........... 13
3.3 Hardware Specification 750, 720 Models............. 14
3.3 Functional Specification ....................................... 14
4.0 Trouble Shooting ..................................................... 15
4.1 Power Problems................................................... 15
4.2 Communications Problems .................................. 15
4.3 Commonly Asked Questions................................ 16
4.4 Hardware Problems ............................................. 16
4.4.1 Black Screen after download......................... 16
4.5 Repairs and Returns ............................................ 17
5.0 Quick Startup Guide ................................................ 17
5.1 Connections ......................................................... 17
5.2 Installing EasyBuilder........................................... 19
5.3 Initial Start Up ...................................................... 20
5.4 Creating a project................................................. 21
Section 2: Software Reference Guide ........................... 24
6.0 EasyManager Operations ........................................ 24
6.1 COM Port Drop-Down Box................................... 24
6.2 Communications Speed Drop-Down Box............. 24
6.3 Project or Recipe Download/Upload .................... 24
6.4 Complete or Partial Download/Upload ................. 24
6.5 EasyBuilder.......................................................... 24
6.6 Online-Simulator .................................................. 25
6.7 Direct Online-Simulator ........................................ 25
6.8 Offline-Simulator...................................................25
6.9 Download .............................................................25
6.10 Upload................................................................25
6.11 Mode Change.....................................................26
7.0 Software Fundamentals ...........................................27
7.1 Screen Editor Overview........................................27
7.1.1 Changing Screen Appearance.......................28
7.2
System Parameters..............................................29
7.2.1 The PLC Tab Parameters..............................29
7.2.2 The General Tab............................................33
7.2.3 The Indicator Tab...........................................37
7.2.4 The Security Tab ...........................................38
7.2.5 The Editor Tab ...............................................39
7.2.6 The Hardware Tab.........................................40
7.2.7 The Auxiliary Tab...........................................42
7.3 Part Placement.....................................................44
7.3.1 Part Placement Summary ..............................44
7.3.2 Part ID Numbers ............................................44
7.3.3 Part Dialog Features......................................45
7.4 Window Operations ..............................................50
7.4.1 Creating New Windows .................................51
7.4.2 Adding Objects to a Window..........................54
7.4.3 Copying and Importing Windows from Other
Projects...................................................................54
7.4.4 Changing and Popping Up Windows .............55
7.5 Task Bar Operations ............................................56
7.5.1 Task Button Overview....................................56
7.5.2 Procedure to Setup Task Buttons ..................57
7.5.3 Creating the Fast Selection Window..............60
7.5.4 Using the Task Bar ........................................61
7.6 Library Operations................................................62
7.6.1 Library Overview............................................62
7.6.2 Shape Library Operations..............................63
7.6.3 Bitmap Library Operations .............................66
7.6.4 Group Library Operations ..............................69
7.6.5 System Libraries ............................................71
7.6.6 Library Toolbar Functions ..............................71
7.6.7 Shortcut for changing a Part’s assigned Shape
or Bitmap ................................................................71
7.7 Tag Definition and Use.........................................72
7.7.1 Adding a Tag to the Tag Library ....................72
7.7.2 Editing Tags...................................................73
7.7.3 Deleting Tags.................................................73
7.7.4 Using Tags.....................................................74
7.7.5 Exporting and Importing Tags........................74
7.8 Label Definition and Use ......................................75
7.8.1 Adding a Label to the Label Library ...............75
7.8.2 Editing Labels ................................................76
7.8.3 Deleting Labels ..............................................76
7.8.4 Using Labels ..................................................77
7.8.5 Exporting and Importing Labels .....................77
7.9 Security ................................................................78
7.9.1 Security Levels ..............................................78
7.9.2 Passwords .....................................................78
7.9.3 Assigning Security .........................................78
7.9.4 System Reserved Local Word Usage with
Security...................................................................80
Summary of Contents for MMI-1500
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