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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Overview ...............................................1
Features ......................................................................... 1
What is CD Welding? .................................................2
Weld Formation ........................................................... 3
Tips ..................................................................................3
Weld Pressure .............................................................3
Electrode Congurations ........................................4
Weld Energy .................................................................4
Chapter 2: Setup and Installation .....................5
Safety .............................................................................5
Workspace Considerations ...................................5
Voltage and Power Requirements ........................5
Weld Actuation ............................................................6
What’s in the Box ........................................................6
Exploring the Front and Back Panel ....................6
Exploring the Side Panel ..........................................8
How to Set Up Your Welder ....................................8
Chapter 3: User Interface Overview ............. 10
Navigation Bar .......................................................... 10
Home Screen ............................................................10
Communications ..................................................... 10
Media ...........................................................................11
Save/Load ..................................................................11
Lock Screen ..............................................................12
Settings Screen ....................................................... 12
Chapter 4: Home Screen Operation ..............13
Waveform Display ................................................... 13
Pulse Settings ..........................................................14
Comparator ............................................................... 16
How to Turn On the Comparator .......................16
Control ........................................................................18
Weld Head Controls ............................................... 18
Timing Diagrams .....................................................19
Chapter 5: PLC Automation Features ...........22
PLC Tab .......................................................................22
Basic PLC I/O ............................................................22
Remote Schedule Select ......................................23
Alarms Tab ................................................................. 24
Import/Export Tab ..................................................25
Chapter 6: How to Use Media Features ....... 26
Chapter 7: How to Save and Load Weld
Schedules .................................................................28
Chapter 8: Lock Screen ...................................... 30
Chapter 9: How to Make System Changes 32
Chapter 10: How to Update the Welder’s
Software .................................................................... 33
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Connection ...............................................................35
Setup and Conguration ......................................35
Using the Modbus Server Tester.......................36
Setup the Computer/PLC .....................................36
Retrieving information from the CDDP-A .......37
Sending Information to the CDDP-A ................38
Reading the Output Wwindow ............................39
Reading the Input Register ..................................39
How to Read/Write to a Holding Register.......40
Retrieving General Information from the
CDDP-A .......................................................................42