Operative mode
Welding types
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Item No.: 099-008225-EWM01
5.6 Welding
types
In welding mode a distinction is made between different modes (depending on the welding system).
The welding type can be changed both when the system is at a standstill and during operation. In JOB
mode the relevant information on the welding type is taken from the active program for the current JOB.
5.7 Monitoring
function
The BUSINTX11 is able to monitor the welding process continuously using a special monitoring function.
Various signals are available for this purpose, depending on the module operating modes.
The monitoring function is
only
available for PHOENIX systems.
Activating the monitoring function
Activates the monitoring function.
Parameters
There are currently 4 welding parameters used for monitoring:
• Welding
voltage
• Welding
current
• Wire feed speed
• Maximum armature current of the wire conveyor drive
A separate response time can be specified for 2 of the parameters. Each individual monitoring parameter
is assigned a separate tolerance value.
5.7.1
Monitoring function
Different nominal values for the welding voltage, welding current and wire feed are set for the process
using the relevant PHOENIX operating mode. Each tolerance parameter specifies for the process value
being monitored a tolerance field within which it may vary. The motor current is treated here as a
maximum value; the check carried out is only whether or not that value is exceeded.
If a parameter goes outside its assigned tolerance range for the defined response time, an alarm
message is generated in the system. This message is of a passive nature and does not affect the welding
process. The decision to continue or cancel the welding process is made by the higher lever control. The
alarm message for the individual parameter is cancelled when the actual value moves back into the
tolerance range.
Individual monitoring channels can be shut down in a targeted way by parameterising the tolerance
values to the value 0.
