MP940 Machine Controller

MP940 Machine Controller - YAI

Single-axis; 115, 240, 480 Volts

The MP940 Machine Controller is a legacy product and no longer promoted in the Americas. (The retrofit/upgrade to the MP940 is the MP2000iec product family, specifically the MP2600iec is a machine controller module fully integrated in to Yaskawa's latest Sigma-5 Series Amplifier. The MP940 Machine Controller series was a single-axis controller and a member of Yaskawa's MotionSuite family of electronic machine controllers. The modular packaging of the MP940 provides integral mounting with Sigma II drives from 30 watt to 55kW, with voltages of 115, 240 and 480 volts.

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Is there a guideline on how to use and allocate registers when programming the MP900 series controllers? Posted Date: 03/06/2002 Answer: There is a file attached as an example of how to allocate registers in an MP900 series product when using MotionWorks Ladder. Attachments: 11KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Programming Document Number: MNEN-5CJMKS Published Date: 03/06/2002 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	03/06/2002
Is there a detailed procedure on how to read/write parameters from/to fieldbus NS-300/500 modules? Posted Date: 06/25/2013 Answer: Yes, attached are flowcharts of the parameter read/write sequence and ladder logic code for both operations. The basic read operation sequence is as follows: 1. Set Mode bit to 1 2. Verify mode selection 3. Set parameter number 4. Set read command code [08h] and command start bit 5. Verify response commands and parameter number 6. Read response data 7. Set Mode bit to 0 The basic write operation sequence is as follows: 1. Set Mode bit to 1 2. Verify mode selection 3. Set parameter number & value 4. Set read command code [09h] and command start bit 5. Verify response commands, parameter number and value 6. Set Mode bit to 0 The ladder logic code provided is for an MP-XXXX controller with DeviceNet, acting as Master. The following register allocation was used: IB00000: Executes the parameter read operation IB00001: Executes the parameter write operation IW0110-IW0113: allocated for NS-300/500 module input bytes OW0100-OW0103: allocated for NS-300/500 module output bytes MW05000: to set the parameter number ML05002: parameter read data ML05004: parameter write data Attachments: 45KB 56KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Software, MP2000 Series (MP2300-MP2200), MP2300, MP920 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Application Example, Applications, Integration, Parameters, Programming Document Number: MTN-6CKSX4 Published Date: 06/25/2013 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	06/25/2013
Is the MP-940 capable of operating Yaskawa linear motors? Posted Date: 01/14/2005 Answer: Yes, it is possible when using MotionWorks. The only difference between using a rotary motor and a linear motor with the MP-940 is to select Linear Type vs Rotary Type in the SVA section of Module Configuration. By doing this, the additional parameters for Linear Motors are displayed in the "ServoPack" tab. There are three, however, that will require immediate attention to allow motion to occur. Please reference the users manuals for information regarding all other parameters. SGDH Parameter Settings: 1) Pn280: Linear Scale Pitch (micrometers), the ServoPack will remain in an alarm state until this is set. 2) Pn483: Forward Force Limit (% of rated), factory default is 30% (for safety), set appropriately for application. 2) Pn484: Reverse Force Limit (% of rated), factory default is 30% (for safety), set appropriately for application. Minimum firmware & software versions required: MP940: B01 or higher SGDH: xx214 or higher MotionWorks: 4.20 or higher Attachments: 61KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, Servo Products, MP940 Machine Controller, SGDH Sigma II, SGLF Series, SGLG Series, SGLT Series Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Operation, Start Up - Installation Document Number: MNEN-5CJMRC Published Date: 01/14/2005 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	01/14/2005
Is it possible to transfer cam data from Mircosoft Excel to an MP controller? Posted Date: 10/26/2005 Answer: Yes. The following steps describe the process. 1) Save the file as .CSV 2) Open Yaskawa's 'Cam Tool' software, select 'Import' under the 'File' menu and open the CSV file. 3) Enter the 'Max Phase Value' (master cycle) and 'Max Position Value' (slave cycle) suitable for the data, and select OK for 'Set Style' and 'Set Parameter' windows. 4) Save file as .CDD. 5) Log online to the MP controller with MotionWorks Software. 6) Select 'File Transfer' under 'File' menu in 'Cam Tool' software. 7) Choose the CDD file for source, Double-Length for data type, and first register address, then select OK. Attached is an example documenting the transfer of a cam table created in Excel. When creating the cam table in Excel, the following rules should be taken into account: a. The master data must start at 0. b. There must not be repeated master entries. Ex: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4,etc. c. The master points must be in increasing sequence. Ex: 1, 2, 3, 2, 5,etc. d. Gaps in between data points are allowed. Ex: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,etc. The CSV file will fail to import if these guidelines are not kept. Another way to transfer a CSV file to an MP controller is possible using CSVTool, a VB applet. Attached below are the CSVTool VB exe file and CSVTool users manual. View other ways to transfer registers. Attachments: 56KB 50KB 6.4MB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Software, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Programming Document Number: MTN-5WKTMZ Published Date: 10/26/2005 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	10/26/2005
Is it possible to set up ASCII text fields in an HMI Recipe to specify recipe name so it can be modified and stored in an MP9 Controller? Posted Date: 11/08/2001 Answer: Yes. Recipe names can be programmed in the HMI and stored/changed during runtime along with the rest of the recipe data (the recipe names are stored in register blocks inside the MP products). When the HMI product is connected to an MP9 series product, the "Yaskawa MP/CP" driver will be selected. This driver supports both Numeric (M or I registers) and ASCII (text) data formats. To create a text-based recipe name, first select Recipe Data for Data Field Source. Next, click on the Designer development screen to place the Recipe Data item on the panel (will look like "RRRRRR"). From the field definition screen, select "ASCII" from the Display Format dropdown. Next, set the Address Offset to a known unused register number. MW registers will be used here (or select from a TAG list). Next set the Field Width to the maximum number of characters for the text based recipe name. At this point, it is important to note that each character defined takes up a total of 8 bits, and MW registers in the MP9** controllers are 16 bits wide. Because of this, it will be necessary to use caution when specifying the Address Offset, and insure that there are enough registers unused to support the entire Field Width. For Example - Suppose Field Width is set to 10 (to support a recipe name of up to 10 characters long), and Address Offset is set to an arbitrary number of 10. This means that 10/2=5 MW registers will need to be reserved starting at MW00010 (MW00010, MW00011, MW00012, MW00013, MW00014). If the Controller or HMI use these registers for anything else, the data will be overwritten and the data will appear garbled on the screen. After this is done, it is now possible to set up the recipe name row from the "Recipe Configuration" Screen. Do this by highlighting the row, and clicking on the "Set As Recipe Name" button. The row will show a * next to the register or tag name. Next it will be necessary to add the "upload", "Download", and recipe control variable to the screen. After downloading and running, it will now be possible to cycle through the recipes and view the different recipe names loaded. If Read/Write was selected on the Recipe Data source, then it will be possible to modify the name. The attached file is an example Designer Application Project for an eTOP11 communicating to an MP940 (Etop11~2.zip). It shows a simple recipe configuration with text recipe names on page 3 and 4. Both are tied together in a Recipe Menu shown on page 5. To allow the user to edit the text recipe names during runtime, it will be necessary to prepare an ASCII or alpha numeric text entry screen. An example of this is shown below using the UniKey keypad development tool (found on the Uni-Win installation disk). See alphakey.kbd for an example. Attachments: 9KB 38KB 22KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Programming Document Number: MNEN-5CJMH6 Published Date: 11/08/2001 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	11/08/2001
Is it possible to route the POT and NOT signals through DeviceNet on an MP940D? Posted Date: 09/05/2001 Answer: Technically Yes, but care must be taken to insure safety. Positive Over Travel (POT) and Negative Over Travel (NOT) are considered critical I/O, and their function is controlled within the SGDH amplifier by default. This strict control insures that motion will stop given an OT situation. Caution should be used when trying to control such an event over a network, particularly if the network is disconnected (in this case, the controller must immediately stop motion if network heartbeat is lost). These inputs which are wired into the SGDH, are then mapped into the MP940 controller (every 125microsec) to be used for further decision making in the MotionWorks or MotionWorks+ program. All 7 isolated inputs into the SGDH 1CN connector can be read from IWC025 bits 0,1,2,3,4,5, and 6 (or "Sigma_*" inputs from MW+). To view any of these through DeviceNet, simply map the inputs to a DeviceNet output, then each DeviceNet scan will have updated info for other nodes (this is Polled I/O). Product Group/Line: Controllers, Servo Products, MP940 Machine Controller, SGDH Sigma II Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Network Communications, Start Up - Installation, Wiring Document Number: MNEN-5CJMFU Published Date: 09/05/2001 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	09/05/2001
Is it possible to Monitor/Program an MP9 Product over a phone line from a remote location?** Posted Date: 07/13/2004 Answer: Yes, SixNet Modems have been tested and allow monitoring and program editing/downloading to an MP920/MP930/MP940 over a phone line. The following methods are possible: Method 1: Remote PC running MW or MW+ --> Modem --> Phone Line --> Modem --> On Site PC running MW or MW+ --> MP940 In this case, any modem will work. PC operating system must be Win95 or Win98 See file Remote_Service.pdf below for setup details. Method 2: Remote PC running MW or MW+ --> Modem --> Phone Line --> Modem --> MP940 directly In this case, an 11bit modem must be used, such as SixNet See file RemoteServicePC_Modem_MP940.pdf Setup files for the modem and hyperterminal are included in the attached zip: 11bitmodem.zip An informational specification sheet for the SixNet Industrial 11bit modem is also attached for reference: SixNet_VTModemSpecs.pdf Attachments: 228KB 12KB 333KB 86KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MotionWorks Software, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Integration, Procedure - Policy, Troubleshooting Document Number: MNEN-5CJMF8 Published Date: 07/13/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/13/2004
Is it possible to connect multiple MP940s to one EXOR HMI? Posted Date: 12/21/2011 Answer: A single HMI can support up to 63 MP940s using two-wire multidrop RS-485. The attached document shows how to configure and program an EXOR HMI to support multiple MP940 units using this method. The document also describes RS422/485 in detail and lists considerations when applying this physical networking scheme. Attachments: 763KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Integration, Network Communications, Wiring Document Number: MNEN-5CJMFC Published Date: 12/21/2011 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	12/21/2011
Is it possible to connect a TCP HMI to Yaskawa MP Products? Posted Date: 07/13/2004 Answer: Yes, Yaskawa has tested several Alpha Numeric and Graphical HMI products from TCP with success. TCP HMIs communicate to Yaskawa MP9xx products via a memobus RS232 or RS422/485 serial driver. For more details and updated information on setup and programming specifics, please contact TCP directly. The attached files show additional data: eng01018 - TCP-MP9xx HMI.pdf is technical note from Yaskawa describing how to commission and get started with an HMI from TCP Tcp_tp.zip contains the memobus driver files, and an example touch panel project for an MP940 Tcp_an.zip contains all the memobus driver files and help file Attachments: 97KB 437KB 22KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Integration Document Number: MNEN-5CJMG8 Published Date: 07/13/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/13/2004
Is it possible to connect a Red Lion HMI to Yaskawa MP Products? Posted Date: 07/13/2004 Answer: Yes, Yaskawa has tested several Alpha Numeric and Graphical HMI products from Red Lion with success. Red Lion HMIs communicate to Yaskawa MP9xx products via a memobus RS232 or RS422/485 serial driver. For more details and updated infomation on setup and programming specifics, please contact Red Lion directly. The attached files show additional data: eng01017 - Red Lion-MP9xx HMI.pdf is technical note from Yaskawa describing how to commission and get started with an HMI. EDCOM071.DLL and .DLD are the memobus driver sets received from Red Lion. Attachments: 2.3MB 13KB 4KB Product Group/Line: Controllers, MP920 Machine Controller, MP930 Machine Controller, MP940 Machine Controller Topic/Sub Topic: Ask a Technical Question, Applications, Integration Document Number: MNEN-5CJMGA Published Date: 07/13/2004 Share \| Rate Rate this article :	07/13/2004

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