LINK Systems OmniLink II Press Automation Control - Manual (Page 50)

August 30, 2002 Manual Version 1.0 4.1
Section 4 Device and Main Configuration Menus
After your OmniLink II Press Automation Control is first installed and BEFORE you begin to use the
system, you must configure the OmniLink II for and its components for its use on the particular press.
The system provides access to two sets of configuration menus that set up the base system for all press
operations, the Device Configuration Menu, and the Main Configuration Menu. Configuration
Menus for hardware options such as Die Protection & Process Monitoring, PLS/Logic Modules,
Tonnage Monitor Modules, Automatic Setup Modules, and Analog Process Monitoring Modules are
also provided when optional hardware modules are used with the base system. Configuration of these
hardware options will be covered in the respective sections of this manual that cover these options. The
foregoing Configuration Menus are normally only done when the system is initially installed, or if initial
configuration choices are to be changed at a later time. In addition, the OmniLink II Counters are
configurable on a job by job basis, as opposed to a machine basis. These counters can be configured for
multiple parts out per stroke, multiple strokes per part out, and other factors that depend on the specific
job. Counter configuration will be discussed in the section of this manual that discusses counter use.
It is IMPORTANT TO NOTE that the only settings for optional modules contained in the Main
Configuration Menus are those that restrict or permit certain optional module operator actions if
the modules are used. The Device Configuration Menu is used to tell the system which optional
modules are being used with the system. Configuration menus for all other settings for optional
modules will be accessed through screens associated with the optional modules. These screens will
only appear if these modules are installed and their presence is set to “Yes” in the Device
Configuration Menu. The same User Configuration Code is used to gain access to all user
configuration menus for the system.
CAUTION. Certain configuration settings affect safety considerations, such as Brake
Monitor limits, and others could affect whether elements of your production process are properly
controlled or monitored by the OmniLink II Press Automation System. User configuration should
be limited to persons who have read this manual completely and who are authorized by the
employer to configure the system. Incorrect Brake Monitor limit settings may indirectly expose
an operator to danger at the point of operation if stopping time is allowed to increase beyond the
value used to calculate safety distance for presence sensing or two hand control safeguarding
devices. Incorrect sequencing or monitoring caused by incorrect settings may lead to damaged
dies, press, or auxiliary equipment.
Section 4.1 Device Configuration Menu
The first step in configuring the OmniLink II Press Automation Control is to configure the system
for the specific hardware devices used with your system. The OmniLink system uses distributed
intelligence in a variety of logic modules so that it offers maximum flexibility for specific applications.
The OmniLink II Operator Terminal is the central integrating intelligence that communicates over a
high-speed network with each hardware module to allow seamless programming of monitoring and
control functions and display of information for each module. The Device Configuration Menu is used
to “tell” the OmniLink II Operator Terminal the specific hardware modules used with the particular
system with which it needs to communicate. You will need to configure the system for the devices used
with it initially, and at any time you add modules to the system. Each hardware module used with the
system must be have power and its high speed serial cable connected during device configuration.
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