This chapter provides the procedures for setting up a
Machine Controller using the MPE720.
3.1
The Flow of the Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2
MPE720 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
3.3
Creating a Project File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.3.1 Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3.3.2 Creating a Project File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3.3.3 Setting a Project Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3.4
Self Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.4.1 Self Configuration Using the DIP Switch . . . . . . 3-10
3.4.2 Self Configuration Using the MPE720 . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.5
Placing the MPE720 Online . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.5.1 Preparing the Ethernet Connection . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.5.2 Going Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
3.5.3 Project Link Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
3.6
Device-specific Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
3.6.1 Data That Is Automatically Updated during Self
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
3.6.2 Detailed Module Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
3.6.3 Parameters Written during Self Configuration . . 3-35
3.6.4 Setting Machine-specific Motion Parameters . . 3-36
3.6.5 Setting the Scan Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Machine Controller
Setup
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