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6F3A4508
Maintenance Tool For Drive
Wi Tool
Instruction manual
Jun, 2002
© TOSHIBA Corporation 2002
All Rights Reserved.
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Wi Tool Operation Description Table of Contents [1] Introduction 2 Before you begin Notes on rewriting drive equipment data Maintenance [2] Wi Tool connection 3 [3] Starting Wi Tool 6 [4] Wi Tool main window 8 [5] Wi Tool functions 10 [6] Wi Tool function detail description [6-1] Word detail description 11 [6-2] String detail description 14 [6-3] Bit deta
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [1] Introduction This document describes the Wi Tool which is a tool for the Toshiba Wi Series drive equipment. For information on how to install Wi Tool on your PC, refer to the "Installation manual" (6F3A4507). Note that the drive equipment cannot be connected unless the correct connection method and PC settings are used. Be sure to understand the concept of these settings thorough
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [2] Wi Tool connection The following three types of network connections are available for Wi Tool: 1) 1:1 connection PC and drive are connected 1 to 1. Therefore, only one PC and drive equipment are connected to the network. 250Wi Ethernet Figure 2 1:1 connection 2) 1:N connection Multiple drive equipments are connected to a
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 3) 1:N RIO connection This is a connection made via Integrated Controller V Series. The PC is connected to the Integrated Controller network and exchanges messages with the Integrated Controller RIO (Remote I/O Controller). RIO and drive equipment exchange messages using the message transmission function of the Transmission Unit TL-S20. Consequently, the PC exchanges messages wit
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 The necessary information, the creation of setup file based on this information, PC setup, and the window display depend on the selected connection method ((1) 1:1, (2) 1:N, or (3) 1:N RIO). Refer to the "Installation manual" (6E3A4507) for details. 4) Connection between PC and drive equipment The actual connection between the PC and drive equipment is made by an Ethernet cabl
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [3] Starting Wi Tool If installation is finished, Wi Tool can be started according to the following procedure: 1) Click the START button at the bottom left corner of the screen. 2) Select Program/TOSHIBA Drive Tools. 3) When Wi Tool appears, click it. 4) If TOSHIBA Drive Tools or Wi Tool is not displayed: Wi Tool may not be installed. Install it. Refer to the "Installatio
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 The following window appears when Wi Tool is started. Figure 3.2 Logon window Enter the User Name and Access Level and then click OK. A password input window appears when connecting to the drive equipment. Figure 3.3 Password prompt Enter the password and click OK. <> The name of the operator allowed to connect to the drive eq
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [4] Wi Tool main window The main window opens when the password is entered. The standard 1:1 connection windows are described. The main window consists of five main components: 1) Title 2) Menu bar 3) Command buttons 4) Main Menu bar Command 5) Status bar Title buttons Main Figure 4.1 Main window Status bar - 8 -
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 1) Title Figure 4.2 Title The Title shows the Wi Tool program version etc. Click the x at the right end to quit Wi Tool. 2) Menu bar Figure 4.2 Menu bar The Menu bar is used to select the function to be performed with Wi Tool. The following command buttons are also available for frequently used functions. 3) Command buttons Figure 4.4 Command buttons Command bu
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [5] Wi Tool functions Wi Tool has the following functions. The details of the function are described in the next chapter. (1) Word Reads and writes data (control value motor speed, control gain, etc.) inside the drive equipment. (2) Char string Reads and writes character string data inside the drive equipment. (3) Bit Reads and writes data (sequence data etc.) inside the
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [6] Wi Tool functions detail description [6-1] Word detail description This function loads and writes data (control amount motor speed, control gain, etc.) inside the drive equipment. Select Drive Tool/Data Control/Word from the menu bar or click the command button to select. The following window appears. Figure 6.1.1 Word window To load the motor speed, first place t
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Figure 6.1.2 Input Symbol Next, enter "SP_R" which is the motor speed symbol. If this symbol is registered in the computer, it appears in the box at bottom. Click this SP_R in the bottom box and then click the OK button to select SP_R and display SP_R in the original window. Figure 6.1.3 Word window The data displayed in the box below the data is this data. In this case, 0.00
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 To rewrite the data, refer to "Chapter 1 Notes on Rewriting Drive Equipment Data." Saving and loading template Frequently used symbols can be registered to avoid repeated key entry. This is referred to as template. For example, Speed Reference (SP_R), Motor Speed (SP_F), and Motor Current (I1_F) can be registered by first entering these data and then entering a name by clicking [W
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [6-2] String detail description This function loads and writes character string data inside the drive equipment. Select Drive Tool/Data Control/Char String from the menu bar or click the command button to select. The following window appears. Figure 6.2.1 Char String window To load the drive equipment panel name, first place the cursor on the symbol box on the left
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Figure 6.1.2 Input Symbol Then click INF_PANEL which is the drive equipment panel name symbol. The panel name is selected and appears in the window. - 15 -
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Figure 6.2.3 Char String window The data displayed in the box under the data is the Char string data. In this example, it is empty. The description of INF_PANEL appears on the right. To rewrite the data, place the cursor on the data box, click and enter the char string, and then press Enter to write the data. - 16 -
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 [6-3] Bit detail description This function loads and writes data (sequence data etc.) inside the drive equipment. It displays and writes in bit units. Select Drive Tool/Data Control/Bit from the menu bar or click the command button to select. The following window appears. Figure 6.3.1 Bit window To load the sequence data BLR1, first place the cursor on the ? sym
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Figure 6.3.2 Symbol selection window Next click BLR1 in the symbol selection list to close the symbol selection list and display BLR1 in the box. Then press the select button to select BLR1 and display its data. - 18 -
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TOSHIBA 6F3A4508 Figure 6.3.3 Bit window The name of each bit appears on the left side and its comment appears on the right side. The bit data of the symbol registered in the computer appears as a vertical column of 16 cells at the center (If BLR1 is selected, four columns of bit data appear as shown in the window above. The number of columns depends on the selected symbol). The top cell is bit no. F
