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Range-free Multi-controller
FA-M3 R Overview

Technical
Information

TI 34M6A01-01E

2000.5 2nd  Edition

Summary of Contents for Revolution FA-M3 R

Page 1: ...Range free Multi controller FA M3 R Overview Technical Information TI 34M6A01 01E 2000 5 2nd Edition ...

Page 2: ...This document is based on the version of FA M3 R as of May 2000 For details about the current version of FA M3 R please contact your nearest distributor or agency ...

Page 3: ...16 Group Tag Name 17 Advantages of Windows Environment 18 Flexible Operability 19 Sophisticated Debugging Functions 20 Enriched Help 21 BASIC Programming Tool M3 for Windows 22 Outstanding Maintenance Support Functions 23 Remote OME 24 Remote OME via Ethernet 25 Remote OME Using Commercially available Modem 27 System Log 28 User log 29 Sampling Traces 30 Analog Input Output Modules 31 F3AD04 0N F3...

Page 4: ... 0N Fiber optic FA Link H Module 41 F3LP12 0N UT Link Module 42 F3LC51 2N Multi Link Module 43 F3LC21 1N GP IB Communication Module 44 F3GB01 0N RS 232 C and RS 422 485 Communication Modules 1 45 F3RZ81 0N F3RZ91 0N RS 232 C and RS 422 Communication Modules 2 46 F3RS22 0N F3RS41 0N FA M3 Value 47 F3SC21 1N Fiber optic FA bus Module 48 F3LR01 0N Fiber optic FA bus Type 2 Module 49 F3LR02 0N DeviceN...

Page 5: ...troduction to FA M3 The design concept was to increase the speed of the FA M3 The new high speed Instruction Process Response Scan or High speed IPRS in the FA M3 R was designed to achieve this objective Extensive studies were conducted to meet every requirement including ultra high speed control steady dispersion free control and improved networking functions including link control The FA M3 R is...

Page 6: ...dder CPUs Data processing by the BASIC CPU PC applications run by the AT compatible CPU FA M3 Programming Tool WideField Object ladder a new programming method succeeding to structured programming Blocks and macros can be coded independently thus drastically increasing reusability Increased efficiency of reuse with improved visibility Easy data exchange with Windows based applications BASIC Progra...

Page 7: ...rmance of the former CPU modules for the FA M3 The graph on the right shows examples of performance improvements WithFA M3R PLC sensor controller Sensor actuator The number of PLC units can be reduced since two ladder programs can be executed by one CPU module WithconventionalPLC 1 scan constant scan Min 200 µs Main scan High speed constant scan Quick response from input to output Ultra quick resp...

Page 8: ...sing speed SP21 SP53 58 SP28 38 High speed PLC CPU Price 200 000 to 550 000 yen General PLC CPU Price 60 000 to 200 000 yen Model of company B Model of company A Model of company B Model of company A Model of company B Model of company A Ultra fast Execution of Instructions Basic instruction Min 0 0175 µs Application instruction Min 0 070 µs Comparison with Yokogawa s Former CPU Module for Applica...

Page 9: ...e control panel to be minimized regardless of the controller scale To reduce costs Design concept PLC is a substitute for relays The FA M3 R is packaged into the size of usual relays and conductors and is designed for installation in the same row with those inside a panel thus allowing effective internal design of the panel Dimensions of a base module with I O modules installed in it excluding con...

Page 10: ...turers low end PLCs Other manufacturers mid range PLCs FA M3R One model of FA M3 R covers the entire range of I O points Flexible Combination of Diverse Types of I O Modules Offered with various types of I O modules as used in high end PLCs Simple access to advanced I O modules Number of I O Points 4 to 288 analog inputs 2 to 288 analog outputs 1 to 288 axes for positioning 4 to 144 pulse inputs 1...

Page 11: ...a ladder diagram while production engineers may prefer BASIC Æ The FA M3 R allows the programming language to be chosen freely Sequence CPUs are good for tasks requiring high speed processing a BASIC CPU for floating point and character calculations Æ You can select CPUs to meet your application requirements Module Model Specifications Sequence CPU F3SP21 0N Structured ladder languge 10K steps 0 1...

Page 12: ...ick scan input Æ program execution Æ output besides normal scan This allows to have stable input output response of 400 µs 200 µs x 2 when using an F3SP28 F3SP38 F3SP53 or F3SP58 Inheriting the structured programming object ladder programming is adopted as a dramatically upgraded programming language that facilitates program development and modification for the F3SP28 F3SP38 F3SP53 or F3SP58 User ...

Page 13: ...re as a BASIC controller since a BASIC CPU module alone can be used without a sequence CPU module When installed in slots 2 to 4 BASIC CPU modules work as add on BASIC CPU modules for a sequence CPU module Can directly access input and output modules Can exchange data with ladder programs and synchronize with ladder programs by using events Allows structured programming using subprograms Can acces...

Page 14: ...es line numbers and labels in the main and individual subprograms independently thus it simplifies development and program maintenance and improving program reusability The main program and subprograms can be developed separately and assembled together by using the APPEND command later Combination with sequence programs Variables used in a BASIC program can be combined with shared registers by a c...

Page 15: ...em Design Program Design Programming Debugging Running Maintenance WideField greatly reduces the time required for these processes FA M3 Programming Tool WideField SF610 E3W WideField solves all issues facing user program development It offers extensive features for greatly increasing the efficiency of program development such as the clarification of the component structure of programs improved vi...

Page 16: ... ladder is highly reusable When customizing an existing machine control program for a particular user the details of each block need not be checked blocks are simply added or replaced Structured programming A programming method proposed by Yokogawa Electric Corporation in 1989 in which an increasingly complexed ladder program is divided into parts for individual functional units so that developers...

Page 17: ...ed as sets so that they can be reused easily as parts z Address Indication Local device Global device Local devices and global devices can be used as different devices When reusing a block device addresses need not to be changed When local devices need to be added in a block no change to other blocks is needed MOV D1 MOV D1 Standard configuration Optional configuration Global devices Basic Blocks ...

Page 18: ...go or written by other engineer can be easily modified Increased Efficiency of Reuse with Improved Visibility Supply of materials Preparatory neating Flacks coating Formalting Idling Supply of materials Preparatory neating Flacks coating Coating Fixing heating Cleaning Cooting Unloading Diagnosis Power off Formalting Idring Supply of materials Preparatory neating Flacks coating Coating Fixing heat...

Page 19: ...instantly Addition of I O Modules Addition of I O Modules Deletion of I O Modules Deletion of I O Modules Before change After change Before change After change z When a standard machine control program is customized and I O modules need to be added or their position changed the I O addresses in the program can be collectively changed accordingly for each slot ...

Page 20: ...definitions Use of tag names helps standardize circuits and enables programs to be reused with ease Logical Design by Tag Name X00021 I00015 X00023 X00022 I00015 Y00056 START LOCK SWITCH KEEP LOCK ABOUT Conventional PLCs require terminal addresses The FA M3 R allows you to write in logical addresses tag names z Tag names can be set easily see the figure below right however even if the tag names ha...

Page 21: ...dling of data Intuitive understanding by group presentation Efficient programming by group handling of data System Configuration Multi axis positioning control Group Name Settings Signal Name Address START Y00233 STOP Y00234 ERROR X00201 PAUSE Y00235 Group name PCH1 Programming AUTO2 NO_ERR READY2 AUTO1 AUTO3 NO_ERR Pch1 START START Pch1 READY1 Pch2 START CH1 CH2 CH3 CH8 C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 C H 3 M ...

Page 22: ...ate documents prepared using a Windows based application Advantages of Windows Environment Effortless data exchange with Windows based applications Support for versatile Windows technologies such as OLE Practical use of Microsoft Excel Tag name definitions can be copied and pasted not only between Excel and WideField but also to engineering documents As Built Drawings and other engineering documen...

Page 23: ...hat screen region or selection A range of a ladder diagram can be copied and pasted between different programs From a list of search results a desired point can be retrieved All instructions can be entered by typing characters and automatically converted to the corresponding device on the screen You can select a device type from the I O configuration and monitor the statuses of the corresponding d...

Page 24: ...rts of a diagram can be changed at once and modified parts can be reverted at once all while online Monitoring and debugging can be done via multiple personal computers concurrently Fast scrolling quickly brings onto the screen in which the part of the diagram you want to monitor Monitored data values can be displayed as decimal hexadecimal binary character or floating point values as you choose S...

Page 25: ...d An outline of a function and how to use it can be referenced Potential causes and countermeasures for an error can be referenced Items can be looked up by entering a key word The help for an instruction can be called by choosing the instruction from a list of instructions Example of Help A description operands and examples of action are shown for an instruction Easy key operations in the field C...

Page 26: ...gnostics Ref Check of various CPU settings and shared data settings erence to CPU error log Help Online help for functions statements and commands Help for errors and countermeasures BASIC Programming Tool M3 for Windows SF560 BASIC Programming Tool M3 for Windows SF560 is a Windows based application for programming and debugging applications for the BASIC CPU modules F3BP20 30 as well as for sett...

Page 27: ...able from the front Reduces maintenance and spare parts because parts can be stocked in common for all systems regardless of scale Maintenance parts no longer need to be stocked separately for each system scale or model Outstanding Maintenance Support Functions Acronym of remote Operation Maintenance and Engineering proposed by Yokogawa Electric Corporation z The memory backup batteries for all CP...

Page 28: ...t Remote OME z For an FA M3 R incorporated in a system the following can be done from a personal computer at a distant place Machine maintenance and inspections using the device monitoring and diagnostics functions Check of machine operating statuses by monitoring the FA M3 R s devices online and machine operation test by changing the device values Troubleshooting and failure analyses for machine ...

Page 29: ...tually monitoring the equipment Remote OME via Ethernet The following can be performed remotely with the standard features of WideField z Editing loading saving programs monitoring ladder diagrams monitoring devices monitoring operation statuses and reading various data The personal computer link feature can also be used z System log user log and sampling traces that fully support remote OME Ether...

Page 30: ...uipment status captured by the camera Features of the remote maintenance camera Nothing else needed for connection to Ethernet as web sever capabilities are built in The captured image can be viewed using general browsers including Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer Manufactured by Axis Communications F3LE0 1 5T FA M3 R Ethernet Dial up router DOS based PC Windows based PC Operating status m...

Page 31: ...on you need to do the following z Modem for the personal computer Set the communications protocol baud rate data length etc using AT commands z FA M3 programming Tool WideField Set up the modem connection Tool Æ Setup Environment Æ Setup Communication z FA M3 R In the configuration settings set the CPU communication port as follows 9600 bps without parity check Use the personal computer link The p...

Page 32: ...0013N 10 29 1999 15 05 33 I O Check Error 24 01 ACT3 00013N 10 29 1999 14 04 45 Subunit Communication Error 06 00 SLOT 1607 10 29 1999 12 43 51 I O Check Error 24 02 READST 00012N Status changes failures and errors during operation of an FA M3 R can be recorded Date and Time Message Detail Block Instruction Code Name Slot No z Display System status changes power on off failures and errors occurrin...

Page 33: ...ub 1 Machine Start Date and Time Message No Parameter Message Text Alarms events and errors for equipment and machines controlled by an FA M3 R occurring during operation can be logged Define messages in the dialog box shown right and carry out ULOG instructions in the ladder diagram Then the specified main code subcode and the time and date of occurrence for each will be stored in the user log da...

Page 34: ...e function is available in the SP25 and SP35 Making Sampling Trace Settings By configuring the trigger condition with the ladder program you can attain traces of the values of the desired devices when complicated conditions including status transitions are met Sampling traces can be attained without affecting the scan time of the ladder program Æ Non conformities occurring at irregular times can b...

Page 35: ...evels or sets to the preset level as specified F3DA08 5N Holds the output levels or sets to the preset level as specified Analog Input Output Modules High speed Conversion High Precision and High Noise Tolerance Combined with a high speed CPU module high speed analog input and output control system can be built For all five types of modules the module s internal circuit is isolated by photocoupler...

Page 36: ...ocouples or 4 mv input loops zProvided with the multi range input system the input ranges of all 4 channels can be set by a rotary switch zThe universal control output system enables the output type for each channel to be selected between time proportional PID output open collector or voltage pulse and continuous PID output 4 20 mA However a continuous PID output is only available on the F3CT04 1N...

Page 37: ...tion and velocity control F3DA z Velocity control in combination with an inverter Induction motor Pulse moter Servomotor DD motor z Open loop control F3NC11 0N F3NC12 0N F3YP04 0N and F3YP08 0N According to the instructions sent from a CPU module the positioning module computes the positioning command values and output them as pulse trains z Closed loop control F3NC51 0N and F3NC52 0N According to...

Page 38: ...drivers Max 6 ms high speed response to activate the output pulse A variety of actions are available including on route action and control mode switching by an external trigger signal Various changes are possible during movement such as Velocity change Target position change Target position change associated with a change in direction of action Capable of switching the control mode from velocity c...

Page 39: ...Axes system 36 or 72 36 or 72 144 or 288 Control method Open loop control Feedback control Open loop control Control output RS 422A compliant differential pulse output or open collector pulse output 10 to 10 V DC RS 422A compliant differential pulse output Control mode Position control Velocity control Position velocity control switching Position control Velocity control Position velocity control ...

Page 40: ...on the CPU module is used F3SP05 21 28 38 53 58 Communication Specification Module Name RS 232 C F3LC11 1 F3LC12 1F F3SP RS 422 485 F3LC11 2F Ethernet F3LE01 5T PC YEWMAC PC Workstation Enthernet RS 232 C RS 232 C Display unit Display unit RS 232 C RS 422 Public phone line Modem PC YEWMAC Modules that support personal computer link commands F3LC11 N personal computer link module F3LC12 1F personal...

Page 41: ...sonal computer link feature via RS 232 C or RS 422 485 F3LC11 1 F3LC11 2N and F3LC12 1F Personal Computer Link Modules Read Write all devices in sequence CPU modules Read Write common variables in the BASIC CPU module User program for data transmission not needed Direct connection to a display unit having a programmable controller interface Run Stop a sequence CPU module remotely Load Save a seque...

Page 42: ...32 C Display Unit FA M3 R F3SP The same commands are used for personal computer link modules are sequence CPU modules Note The following cables are available for connection from Yokogawa Model KM11 2T 3T or 4T Specification D sub 9 pin female approx 3 5 or 10 meters long respectively Model KM10C 0C Specification D sub 9 pin female approx 0 5 meter long Note For details see the General Specificatio...

Page 43: ...omputer link modules n n communication via serial communication Remote OME You can create and modify programs using WideField from a personal computer on the same network Personal Computer Link access through another node Through a node yon can Monitor and write devices in sequence CPUs from another node on the same network Download upload start and stop programs Read write common variables in the...

Page 44: ... R controllers Up to 32 stations where one station corresponds to one FA link H module can be linked together for data sharing z Up to 8 FA link H modules can be installed in an FA M3 R main unit for the SP28 SP38 SP53 or SP58 up to 2 modules for the SP21 to allow data links to be structured hierarchically z The numbers of link devices can be set arbitrarily for each CPU z There are two operation ...

Page 45: ...en FA M3 R controllers Up to 32 stations where one station corresponds to one FA link H module can be linked together for data sharing z Up to 8 fiber optic FA link H modules can be installed in an FA M3 R main unit for the SP28 SP38 SP53 or SP58 up to 2 modules for the SP21 to allow data links to be structured hierarchically z The numbers of link devices can be set arbitrarily for each CPU z Ther...

Page 46: ...S1800s in total F3LC51 2N UT Link Module The UT link module achieves simple connections between an FA M3 R controller and external instruments such as temperature controllers that support the protocol and commands of the personal computer link Note The UT350 UT550 UT750 UP750 and UT2000 are products Yokogawa M C corporation z The module continuously refreshes the data of the linked external instru...

Page 47: ...l equipment Existing software and settings for PC and display units can continue to be used Display Unit etc PC Software Display Unit etc PC Software F3LC21 1N Multi link Module The multi link module is a communication module for connecting to a higher level computer such as a personal computer or FA computer or a display unit via an RS 232 C interface on a point to point basis Using an RS 232 C R...

Page 48: ...easily via GP IB thus reducing the leadtime of testing and inspections FA M3 Display Unit Printer Programmable DC Voltage Current Generator Digital Multimeter Digital Multi thermometer GP IB communication F3GB01 0N GP IB Communication Module The GP IB communication module connects the FA M3 R to instruments having a GP IB interface such as testing and measuring instruments Note Conforms to ANSI IE...

Page 49: ...on F3RZ81 0N RS 232 C Communication Module z The F3RZ81 0N module is used to carry out RS 232 C communication from ladder program inside a sequence CPU module z The module has one RS 232 C port with a D sub 9 pin connector and allows the maximum transmission distance of 15 meters F3RZ91 0N RS 422 Communication Module z The F3RZ91 0N module is used to carry out RS 422 or RS 485 communication from a...

Page 50: ...SIC CPU module to carry out RS 232 C communication z The module has two RS 232 C ports with D sub 9 pin connectors and allows the maximum transmission distance of 15 meters z BASIC statements for transmission and reception to from communication lines are provided Note This module is dedicated for use with a BASIC CPU module F3RS41 0N RS 422 Communication Module z The F3RS41 0N module is used with ...

Page 51: ...ctured ladder mnemonic Instructions BASIC instructions 25 kinds application instructions 227 kinds Program capacity 5K steps can be saved to a ROM Number of I O points Max 2048 F3SP05 0P sequence CPU module Sequence CPU Others The same as F3SP21 0N Input 32 DC voltage inputs rated voltage 24 VDC F3WD64 3N input output module Output 32 transistor contacts sink rated voltage 24 VDC F3SC21 1N Value P...

Page 52: ...s Module I O module Fiber optic cable I O module Fiber optic cable Up to 7 lines 200 m 200 m F3LR01 0N F3LR01 0N Fiber optic FA bus Module The fiber optic FA bus module is an interface module used to configure a fiber optic FA bus system to perform distributed control To build the ideal remote I O system simply install fiber optic FA bus modules in an FA M3 R main unit and in subunits and connect ...

Page 53: ...distributed remote I O system simply install fiber optic FA bus type 2 modules in an FA M3 R main unit and in subunits and connect them with fiber optic FA bus cables z Many advanced modules can be installed in subunits and the modules can be accessed in the same way as the modules in the main unit The FA link FA link H fiber optic FA link H and Ethernet interface modules are exceptions z A subuni...

Page 54: ... field network Field proven worldwide Connectable to various devices sold around the world zAdopted as the standard sensor bus by SEMI Ideal for semiconductor manufacturing equipment zFlexible connections Multi drop connection with T connectors allows flexible cabling and network expansion and modification zVarious applications supported Extension distance Max 500 m when using a thick cable with a...

Page 55: ... RDY FG LG INPUT 24VDC PU26 0N POWER FAIL2 FAIL1 COM FAIL OUTPUT Item Specification Supply voltage 24 V DC Allowable supply voltage fluctuations 15 6 to 31 2 V DC Maximum power consumption 33 1 W Rated output voltage 5 V DC Rated output current 4 3 A Insulation resistance At least 5 MΩ at 500 V DC between DC input terminals and FG frame ground terminal Withstanding voltage 1500 V AC for 1 minute b...

Page 56: ...les and terminal blocks from other vendors can be used Of course the FA M3 R offers terminal blocks with a connector and dedicated connector cables FA M3 R KM55 0 dedicated cables TA50 0N with M3 5 screw terminals TA50 0N with M3 screw terminals TA60 0N with European standard clamp on terminals TAS0 0N TA50 1N and TA60 0N Terminal Blocks KM 50 0 Dedicated Cables ...

Page 57: ... MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation z Ethernet is a registered trademark of XEROX Corporation z Other product and company names appearing in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders TI 34M6A01 01E ...

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