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DIAGNOSTICS SCREEN
The press software provides maintenance utilities on the Diagnostics Screen as described below. The
Diagnostics screen is found under the System drop-down menu.
Manual Control Panel
The Manual Control panel (see Figure 72) is used for servo setup, maintenance and troubleshooting purposes.
The left panel provides the joystick controls for manually operating the servo axis. The Power button toggles
the main power ON or OFF to the amplifier through the safety circuits. The Home button initiates a sequence to
initialize the motor position. The Speed field allows setting the servo movement speed in Diagnostics mode by
typing a number into the box. The arrow up and arrow down buttons cause the head to move up or down. The
increment field sets the distance increment that the press head will move each time the up or down jog buttons
are pressed. Pressing the “Goto Position” button will move the press head to the position specified in the
“Position” entry field. The pro
gress bar on the right shows the current position of the press head relative to the
upper and lower limits of the press.
The lower portion of the left panel shows both total machine force and individual load cell forces in force units
and as a bar graph. The Max Force slider located below the force measurement bar graph sets the desired
force limit for joystick operation. The Max Force entry field can be used to enter an exact max force limit. When
the total force approaches this limit, the force bar graphs change to a yellow color. When the limit is exceeded,
the bar graphs turn red and further downward motion is inhibited. When operating near the desired force limit,
caution should be exercised. Further downward moves should be done in very small steps and/or at very slow
speeds. Rapid downward travel into a rigid load may generate forces well in excess of the set limit before the
motion can be halted.
Figure 72
