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Scope of This Manual

This manual covers the operation of Spacesaver Corporation System Diagnostic Unit for the
Power Pro, EC300 and EC400 series of Carriage Controls:

Model Power Pro, EC300 and EC400 SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC

The Diagnostic Unit supports the following functions by control type:

Controller

Diagnose Remote Control Program

Power

Pro

Yes

EC300

Yes

EC300A Yes

Yes

EC300B Yes

Yes

EC400

Yes

Safety Floor Monitor Yes

Any questions or comments about the System Diagnostic Unit product, mobile storage system
controls or this manual should be directed to:

Spacesaver Corporation

Customer Service

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Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538-2798

(920) 563-6362

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Summary of Contents for Power EC300 Series

Page 1: ...Spacesaver Corporation Manual for Power Pro EC300 EC400 Series System Diagnostic Unit Revision 3 6...

Page 2: ...written permission from Spacesaver Corporation The information contained herein is believed to be accurate as of the date of publication however Spacesaver Corporation will not be liable for any damag...

Page 3: ...Establishing Communications 11 System Statistics Report 14 Diagnose Board Inputs 15 View Set Parameters EC300 400 23 View Set Parameters Power Pro 44 How to Save Parameters 52 Examine Hex Registers 5...

Page 4: ...creen 4 20 Floor Monitor Inputs Screen 1 21 Floor Monitor Inputs Screen 2 21 Floor Monitor Inputs Screen 3 22 Floor Monitor Inputs Screen 4 22 Diagnostic Selection Screen Parameters Hex Register 23 Mo...

Page 5: ...n Value 4 Timer Parameter Screen 41 Option Register 4 Infrared Option Screen EC400 42 Move From Safety Activation Parameter Screen 43 Option Register 4 Move on Safety Parameter Screen 43 Power Pro Par...

Page 6: ...lowing functions by control type Controller Diagnose Remote Control Program Power Pro Yes Yes Yes EC300 Yes Yes EC300A Yes Yes Yes EC300B Yes Yes Yes EC400 Yes Yes Yes Safety Floor Monitor Yes Any que...

Page 7: ...oard functions such as limit switch and safety sweep inputs Setting of system parameters on the Power Pro EC300A and EC400 series of control boards Remote operation of a Power Pro EC300 or EC400 modul...

Page 8: ...KEYPAD Above the keypad the display consists of an eight line by 32 character LCD panel where all system status is provided along with the user interface questions and prompts The display contrast ha...

Page 9: ...of the first Power Pro EC300 or EC400 carriage control or safety floor monitor This communication connection is illustrated below FLOOR MONITOR CARRIAGE CONTROL LEFT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT CARRIAGE CONTROL...

Page 10: ...charged when the display begins to fade or go blank Another indication the unit needs to be recharged is when the diagnostic creates a bad left sweep on the controller to which it is connected The il...

Page 11: ...of the display while pressing the DOWN key will decrease the intensity The intensity is variable from very dim to a blacked out screen When the user is satisfied with the displayed intensity pressing...

Page 12: ...the screen shown below will be displayed For example if a communication line is removed and replaced with an end of system jumper the unit remembers the total number of carriages and realizes that onl...

Page 13: ...nitial communication test again This is useful if the system communication run has been shortened since the last initial communication test Pressing DIAGNOSE will send the user to the system diagnosti...

Page 14: ...e is displayed on this screen one or more moveable units have a different version of software Usually for proper operation the entire module needs to be the same See page 16 for an easy technique to d...

Page 15: ...ether they are carriage controllers or safety floor monitors Using the NEXT and LAST keys allows the user to change between the controllers with the addressed controller s unit number appearing in the...

Page 16: ...n which is shown at the bottom of this page Last Stop Message Possible Cause No Motor Counts Bad or missing motor sensor cable or locked rotor Creep too long Motor creep time exceeded near limit not w...

Page 17: ...Security Lock Closed 1 ON OFF FIXED MOVE OVER 01000 Option Input 1 Open Option Input 2 Open Option Input 3 Open Option Input 4 Open UP DOWN NEXT LAST Press ESCAPE to Exit EC300A EC400 Inputs Screen 4...

Page 18: ...by EC300A and EC400 software version 4 7 and after Another press of the DOWN key while viewing this screen returns the display to the first screen All displays shown here are examples of typical disp...

Page 19: ...will display the next screen of information which is shown at the bottom of this page Last Stop Message Possible Cause Normal Carriages completed movement to limit switch stops Creep too long Motor cr...

Page 20: ...wn below Stationary Lock Closed 1 Module Off Input Open Photo Intensity JP1 Closed Photo Intensity JP2 Open Photo Intensity JP3 Open Disable Photo Sweep Closed UP DOWN NEXT LAST Press ESCAPE to Exit P...

Page 21: ...number of the control which is being addressed as well as the unit type the revision number of the internal software the state of the master stop loop the status of the key inputs and the status of t...

Page 22: ...or auxiliary board connected to monitor the extra floors Press the UP key to return to the previous screen Pressing the DOWN key will display the next screen 4 Floor 13 Open Floor 14 Open Floor 15 Ope...

Page 23: ...Also while in the View Set Parameters section pressing the HELP key will display the Zero Force Sensors screen There are two different types of parameter screens to change the options One group of par...

Page 24: ...meters For Unit 1 RESET MODE 0 Automatic 1 Manual Use to Select Option Use NUMBER to Set Option SAVE to Save ESCAPE to Exit Reset Mode Parameter Screen This parameter allows the user to set the type o...

Page 25: ...the operational mode The large check mark to the right of this screen indicates that only one controller in a module needs to be set for Auto Power Up for the module to power up to the operational mod...

Page 26: ...adjacent carriage is significantly different or when split carriages are used to accommodate columns or obstructions Set Parameters For Unit 1 RIGHT LIMITS 0 Share 1 Don t Share Use to Select Option...

Page 27: ...urity lock it use carriages 1 and 2 normally Left park carriages 1 2 and 3 to the left set carriage 3 as a stationary and security lock it use carriages 4 and 5 normally For the EC400 controller when...

Page 28: ...as a safety sweep aisle entry sensor or ZFS The beeper itself is optional and is not found on all systems Set Parameters For Unit 1 POWER LINE FREQUENCY 0 60 Hz 1 50 Hz Use to Select Option Use NUMBER...

Page 29: ...ons The large check mark indicates that not all carriages will necessarily be set the same for this parameter Set Parameters For Unit 1 MOTOR CREEP TIMEOUT sec Enter Value 10 60 10_ Use to Select Opti...

Page 30: ...in all multiple motor carriage configurations If the carriage controller is in a single motor configuration pick 0 for ALONE Select a 1 for FRONT if the carriage controller is the first in line on a m...

Page 31: ...e set with the carriage finishing its movement cycle the better This value can be set anywhere between 10 and 80 motor counts inclusively HOWEVER please consult the factory before using values that ex...

Page 32: ...ghts that are set to Not Timed will remain on until the user presses the reset button at the open aisle or requests another aisle If set to be timed aisle lights will turn off after their set period o...

Page 33: ...y lighting selected The large check mark indicates that this setting is only required on the controller that interfaces to the bay lighting control box There is one option output on the EC300A EC400 c...

Page 34: ...Set Option SAVE to Save ESCAPE to Exit Zero Force Sensors Parameter Screen This parameter screen allows the user to set the system to be equipped with Zero Force Sensors ZFS by selecting YES Selecting...

Page 35: ...umber of LEDs This value can be set from 0 to 255 LEDs Zero allows for potential Quadrature only systems See page 23 for details regarding entry of a numeric value Set Parameters For Unit 1 ZFS RIGHT...

Page 36: ...p the no light test Set Parameters For Unit 1 ZFS RESET WITH KEY 0 No Key 1 Key Required Use to Select Option Use NUMBER to Set Option SAVE to Save ESCAPE to Exit ZFS Reset With Key Parameter Screen T...

Page 37: ...o Save ESCAPE to Exit ZFS Quadrature Usage Parameter Screen This screen is only shown if ZFS has been selected This option allows for configuring dual and single entry systems with the possibility of...

Page 38: ...deactivates control heads remains parked 6 Module alternates direction closing deactivates control heads remains parked Set Parameters For Unit 1 OPTION REGISTER 2 FIRE PARK 0 Off 2 RS 4 LC 1 LS 3 AS...

Page 39: ...tion Value 1 Aisle Spacing Parameter Screen This first option value parameter determines the space between carriages when the module initiates any evenly spacing function The large check mark to the r...

Page 40: ...n 3 is closed on the carriage controller Note that Even Spacing is not supported by software versions prior to 4 7 The functions are listed below If this screen is not set for Auto Aisle then the foll...

Page 41: ...een used for the time period defined by Option Value 4 and hardware connector J22 Option 3 has a jumper See page 23 for details regarding entry of a numeric value Set Parameters For Unit 1 OPTION VALU...

Page 42: ...are listed below Other custom options may be added for specific customer needs No hardware jumper is required to implement this option however the evenly spacing parameters have to set properly to tak...

Page 43: ...Use to Select Option Use NUMBER to Set Option SAVE to Save ESCAPE to Exit EC300A Move on Safety Parameter Screen The system will open an aisle when a safety or aisle entry sensor is activated The EC3...

Page 44: ...ect Option Use NUMBER to Set Option SAVE to Save ESCAPE to Exit Left Photo Sweep Enable Parameter Screen If the carriage has mechanical sweep or shares a sweep with the adjacent carriage the photo swe...

Page 45: ...ystem to the Ready for Use state On the diagnostic keypad press the LAST key to display the previous screen Press the NEXT key to display the next screen If this screen is set for Automatic the next t...

Page 46: ...ame output J22 on the Power Pro control board can function as the left and right aisle lighting or as a bay lighting control output Aisle lights will turn on only when the aisle on either side of the...

Page 47: ...set Bay Light Timeout value has expired when set for timed When set for not timed the bay lights will remain on until the user presses the last accessed aisle reset button and allows the Aisle Relock...

Page 48: ...timeout This value can be set from 1 to 255 seconds or minutes depending upon units selected on previous page See page 23 for details regarding entry of a numeric value Set Parameters For Unit 1 CONTR...

Page 49: ...tches Any value from 10 to 31 seconds can be entered for this parameter See page 23 for details regarding entry of a numeric value Set Parameters For Unit 1 AUTO STOP TIMEOUT sec Enter Value 15 63 30_...

Page 50: ...le on its own Press the ESCAPE key to return to the Diagnostic Selection screen Press the NEXT key to display the next screen shown below Set Parameters For Unit 1 LEFT LIMITS 0 Share 1 Don t Share Us...

Page 51: ...owever if this carriage has its own right limit switch and the carriage to its right has a left limit switch this parameter should be set to DON T SHARE This option might be used when the loaded weigh...

Page 52: ...ayed in upper right hand corner and cause those new parameters to be permanent One of two messages will be displayed depending upon the results of the save request Either the message Saved and Verifie...

Page 53: ...own merits This area could be very useful however if while in conversation with the factory about some anomaly they would ask about any of the controller s internal registers As in previous screens th...

Page 54: ...ication with the Power Pro EC300 EC400 module remains intact If the diagnostic unit becomes improperly connected to the module or communication fails while the diagnostic is in remote mode the screen...

Page 55: ...correct press the ENTER key and the system will immediately begin a movement sequence To stop carriage movement from the diagnostic unit the red STOP key may be pressed at any time during the movement...

Page 56: ...ation has stopped all movement within the system If the system was not in motion someone has accessed that aisle and activated the safety device In either case the user must go to the indicated aisle...

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