ARLACON MC300 MC300MAE
Control system
User's manual 3
Product code 1003418
Table of contents:
1. INTRODUCTION_______________________________________________________________4
1.1 GENERAL......................................................................................................................................4
1.2 MC300 FLUSH MOUNT CONTROL UNIT......................................................................................4
1.3 MC300 CONTROL UNIT WITH ENCLOSURE ...............................................................................5
1.4 MCWAY I/O SYSTEM....................................................................................................................5
1.5 MCBASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE......................................................................................5
2. INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY _________________________________________________6
2.1 MC300 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION .......................................................................................6
2.2 MC300 with enclosure ....................................................................................................................8
2.3 CONTROL UNIT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS...........................................................................9
2.3.1 Power Supply ..................................................................................................................11
2.3.2 Communications setup ....................................................................................................11
2.3.3 Communications connections..........................................................................................13
2.3.4 WGT02310 Optical fibre/ RS232 /RS422 general transceiver..........................................15
2.4 MCWAY I/O MODULES...............................................................................................................18
2.5 CONNECTING TO A TERMINAL OR PC.....................................................................................18
2.6 EMC considerations......................................................................................................................18
2.6.1 The European EMC directive...........................................................................................19
2.6.2 General installation guidelines.........................................................................................19
2.6.3 System grounding............................................................................................................19
2.6.4 Enclosure ........................................................................................................................21
2.6.5 Power supply...................................................................................................................21
2.6.6 MC300 flush mount connections,.....................................................................................22
2.6.7 MC300 with enclosure, connections.................................................................................23
2.6.8 Signal cables...................................................................................................................23
3. POWER UP AND TESTING______________________________________________________25
3.1 SWITCHING ON POWER............................................................................................................25
3.2 INITIALIZING THE SYSTEM........................................................................................................26
3.2.1 McWay configuration.......................................................................................................26
3.3 STARTING THE SERVO SYSTEM ..............................................................................................28
4. PROGRAMMING THE MC300__________________________________________________31
4.1 SYSTEM SPECIFIC MCBASIC FEATURES.................................................................................31
4.2 DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD.........................................................................................................31
4.3 I/O USAGE...................................................................................................................................33
4.4 EDITING IN A PC.........................................................................................................................33
4.5 USING PROCOMM......................................................................................................................33
4.6 MEMORY.....................................................................................................................................35
4.6.1 Flash memory and program backups...............................................................................35
4.6.2 Memory settings..............................................................................................................35
4.6.3 RAM memory ..................................................................................................................36
4.6.4 Real-time clock and calendar...........................................................................................36
4.6.5 Emergency stop switch....................................................................................................36
