WINDMSG IDEC Corporation, WINDMSG Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: WINDMSG
• Description: Software; HG1X; Pentium; 16 MB
• Manufacturer: IDEC Corporation

Specifications of WINDMSG

• Capacity: 16 MB
• Processor Type: Pentium
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: RoHS Exempt Product
• For Use With: HG1X

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HG1X unit has to be configured before its use in any system.
Complete configuration consists of defining:
The complete configuration is stored as an Application. This
application is downloaded in HG1X.
1. HG1X Settings:
4. Screens:
Operator views the PLC data on the screen of the HG1X models.
Tasks can be defined for a screen. Also, the action for keys when a
screen is acting can be defined.
5. HG1X Global Key’s Task-List:
All the keys on the HG1X models can have user selectable
definitions. Three types of tasks can be defined for each key: ‘Press’
Task, ‘Pressed’ Task, ‘Released’ Task. Two keys can also be defined
for performing Tasks. Each key single or double can have password.
6.
Alarms can be defined in the Alarms Window. Alarms are defined on
a single bit of any one word tag. All the tags must be defined before
defining the Alarms. Alarms can be set on two types of Tags:
Consecutive and Discrete. In consecutive type, HG1X will fetch 16
words from the PLC beginning with the defined tag. Each bit in each
of these 16 words will be an alarm bit. In discrete type tags need not
be consecutive. Again, in this type each bit of each tag is an alarm
bit.
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Application Task List is of two types: Power-on Task-List and Global
Task-List. Power-On Task-List is performed only once after the unit is
powered on. Global Task-List is performed till the unit and PLC are
communicating.
HG1X Settings define following properties of HG1X:
a. Hardware Settings
b. Keypad options
WindMSG Software
- HG1X Settings
- PLC node
- Tag Database
- Screens and / or Screens Task-List.
- Keys
- Alarms
- Global and Power-on Task list
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HG1X Alarms:
HG1X Application Task-List
Application Memory
Keypad Queue Size
Queue full options
Use this if only you have purchased a nonstandard
unit with a different memory option.
If task for a key is in progress and another key is
pressed, then the second key (latest pressed) is
stored in a Key Queue. User can change the queue
size using this option.
User has a choice to select what should be done if
the queue is full and another key is pressed. Either
the first or the last key pressed can be ignored.
2. HG1X Network Configuration:
This setting selects the PLC Model, PLC type, Node number in a
system. User can also connect multiple PLCs of the same type
(protocol) to a single HG1X. Each PLC must have unique identifica-
tion number which is termed as NODE ID.
3. HG1X Tags:
Each register in the PLC memory has a unique address and can be
identified by giving a specific name to it. This information is stored as
Tag Data Base in WindMSG. Any coil or register to be used in the
application must be first defined in the Tag data base.
Run WindMSG.exe. Following splash screen will be displayed.
Main window will be displayed after the splash screen. Main window
consists of two main parts: Menu Bar and the Tool Station.
Menu bar operates in the normal manner.
Click with mouse or use keys in combination
with ALT key just like any other standard Windows based software.
Tool-Station consists of icons. When mouse points to any icon, a
tool-tip is displayed. Click on the icon to select the particular menu.
c. Printer Port Options
HG1X has a Serial Printout Facility. User should connect
Serial Printer cable to the Serial Port of the HG1X.
Communication parameters for serial printing can be changed
using this option. Please note that this does not affect PC to
unit communication while downloading firmware or
application.
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Baud Rate
Number Of Bits
Parity
Number of Columns
Terminating Character
Baud Rates available are 300, 600, 1200, 2400,
9600, 19200.
Data bits can either be 7 or 8.
Parity options are Odd, Even, None.
User can select the column size i.e. length of a line to
be printed. After the specified number of characters,
HG1X sends a terminating character.
Options for terminating character are None, CR, LF,
CR+LF.