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Trace Function in Power Wave Manager Software
Items displayed by Trace Function
Item
Description
Time (in seconds)
This is just a running counter that gets incremented approximately every millisecond. This can
be used to see the relative time when the events happened. Note: It is possible that this
counter can roll over and new events have an older time stamp. Also since this is just a
counter that gets updated, this might not actually reflect the true timing of some events.
I/O Out
Shows the I/O bytes (in Hex) from the welder. See the section, for the meaning of this data.
I/O In
Shows the I/O bytes (in Hex) going to the welder. See the section to Welder, for the meaning
of this data.
A520 Rq
Displays the welding parameters that were sent to the welder’s weld controller. The set mask
is a bit mask (in hex) that shows what items were sent, where 0x01=Weld Mode,
0x02=WorkPoint, 0x04=Trim, 0x08=Wave Control 1, 0x01=Wave Control 2, 0x02=Wave
Control 3, and 0x04=Wave Control 4.
A520 Rs
Displays the response from the weld controller from receiving the welding parameters. The
Syn WFS displays the calculated Synergic Wire Feed Speed for the given Workpoint for
Synergic weld modes. If all parameters were in limit, the Error Mask will be 0, else it will be
non-zero if an item was out of limit.
Arc Status
Displays the present status of the arc, where 0=No Voltage or Current, 1=Voltage Only (OCV
condition), 2=Current Only (Shorted Condition), 3=Both Voltage and Current present.
Weld State
Displays the weld state that the machine went too.
Set WFS
Displays the Wire Feed Speed that went to the wire drive.
Commands Displays
when
certain
items
were turned on or off, this includes: WC (Weld Controller) Output
On, WC Output Off, Gas On, Gas Off, WD (Wire Drive) Motor On, WD Motor Off.
Events
Show when some type of event happened. Use Power Wave Manager and the Lookup Error
section to interpret what the return code means.
Trace Attributes
Attribute
Description
Trace Logging
Selects when the trace stops logging information. When “Stop when buffer full” is selected then
the trace will stop logging when the buffer can no longer store new logs. When “Continuous” is
selected, then the trace will always keep inputting new information. When the end of the buffer
is reached, it will roll-over and start to erase any old logs with new ones.
Filter
Selects what is logged in the trace.
Using Trace
Step
Description
1. Setup
Select the desired Trace Logging method and what to log with the Filter.
2. Start
Click on the Start trace button to start logging. Note that the trace function has a limited buffer
space, so after the trace is started, it is best to cause the event you want to capture and stop
the trace as quickly as possible.
3. Run
Make a weld or cause the action you want to capture happen.
4. Stop
Click on the Stop trace button to stop logging.
5. Read
Click on the Read trace button to read in the trace data.
6. Save
Click on the Save trace button if you want to save the trace to a file.
Appendix
PROFINET Configuration
Item
Value
PROFINET Vendor ID
733 (0x2DD)
Device ID
7
Lincoln Electric Bester Order Number
K14140-1
GSD File
GSDML-V2.31-LincolnElectric-K14140-1-
20141202.xml
Default Device Name
lincoln0001
