ARLACON MC300
MC300MAE
Control system
User's manual
3
Product code 1003418
Table of contents:
1. INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________________ 4
1.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 MC300 FLUSH MOUNT CONTROL UNIT ...................................................................................... 4
1.3 MC300 CONTROL UNIT WITH ENCLOSURE ............................................................................... 5
1.4 MCWAY I/O SYSTEM .................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 MCBASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE ...................................................................................... 5
2. INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY _________________________________________________ 6
2.1 MC300 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 6
2.2 MC300 with enclosure .................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 CONTROL UNIT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ........................................................................... 9
2.3.1 Power Supply .................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.2 Communications setup .................................................................................................... 11
2.3.3 Communications connections .......................................................................................... 13
2.3.4 WGT02310 Optical fibre/ RS232 /RS422 general transceiver .......................................... 15
2.4 MCWAY I/O MODULES ............................................................................................................... 18
2.5 CONNECTING TO A TERMINAL OR PC ..................................................................................... 18
2.6 EMC considerations...................................................................................................................... 18
2.6.1 The European EMC directive........................................................................................... 19
2.6.2 General installation guidelines ......................................................................................... 19
2.6.3 System grounding............................................................................................................ 19
2.6.4 Enclosure ........................................................................................................................ 21
2.6.5 Power supply ................................................................................................................... 21
2.6.6 MC300 flush mount connections, ..................................................................................... 22
2.6.7 MC300 with enclosure, connections ................................................................................. 23
2.6.8 Signal cables ................................................................................................................... 23
3. POWER UP AND TESTING ______________________________________________________25
3.1 SWITCHING ON POWER............................................................................................................ 25
3.2 INITIALIZING THE SYSTEM ........................................................................................................ 26
3.2.1 McWay configuration ....................................................................................................... 26
3.3 STARTING THE SERVO SYSTEM .............................................................................................. 28
4. PROGRAMMING THE MC300 __________________________________________________31
4.1 SYSTEM SPECIFIC MCBASIC FEATURES................................................................................. 31
4.2 DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD ......................................................................................................... 31
4.3 I/O USAGE................................................................................................................................... 33
4.4 EDITING IN A PC......................................................................................................................... 33
4.5 USING PROCOMM ...................................................................................................................... 33
4.6 MEMORY ..................................................................................................................................... 35
4.6.1 Flash memory and program backups ............................................................................... 35
4.6.2 Memory settings .............................................................................................................. 35
4.6.3 RAM memory .................................................................................................................. 36
4.6.4 Real-time clock and calendar........................................................................................... 36
4.6.5 Emergency stop switch .................................................................................................... 36
