SICK 1036616 SOPAS - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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PROGRAMMING TOOL | SICK
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8016223/19SR/2020-11-02
PGTPGT-08-S@SOPAS
Contents
1 About this document .......................................................................................4
1.1 Purpose of this document ..........................................................................................4
1.2 Target audience ..........................................................................................................4
1.3 Information depth .......................................................................................................4
1.4 Symbols used .............................................................................................................4
1.5 Associated documents ...............................................................................................4
1.6 General safety notes ..................................................................................................5
1.7 PGT-08-S hardware and SOPAS product combination ............................................. 5
1.7.1 Correct use ..................................................................................................6
1.7.2 Foreseeable misuse ...................................................................................6
2 Installation ........................................................................................................7
2.1 Installing SOPAS .........................................................................................................7
2.2 Updatingdeviceles(SDD) .......................................................................................8
3 Overview of SOPAS ..........................................................................................9
3.1 Interface ......................................................................................................................9
3.2 Icons ..........................................................................................................................11
3.2.1 SOPAS basic view .....................................................................................11
3.2.2 SOPAS device view ...................................................................................11
3.3 Creating and managing projects .............................................................................11
4 Connecting and programming the encoder .............................................. 12
4.1 PGT-08-S hardware ..................................................................................................12
4.2 Connecting PGT-08-S hardware and encoder/connection to PC ..........................12
4.3 Setting up the encoder ............................................................................................14
4.4 Preparing the working area ......................................................................................16
4.5 Programming absolute encoders ............................................................................17
4.6 Programming incremental encoders ....................................................................... 20
4.7 Importing/exporting encoder data (.txt)..................................................................22
4.7.1 Importing encoder data ............................................................................22
4.7.2 Exporting encoder data ............................................................................22
4.8 Loading/saving encoder data (*.sopas) .................................................................23
4.8.1 Loading encoder data ..............................................................................23
4.8.2 Saving encoder data .................................................................................23
4.9 Programming additional encoders ..........................................................................24
4.9.1 Programming an encoder from the same product family (cloning) .......24
4.9.2 Programmingencodersfromadierentproductfamily ........................24
5 Appendix ......................................................................................................... 25
5.1 PGT-08-S@SOPAS technical data ............................................................................25
5.2 SOPAS system requirements ...................................................................................25
5.3 Accessories ...............................................................................................................26
5.4 Connection diagrams ...............................................................................................27
5.5 Care and disposal .....................................................................................................31