IAI America PCON-SE - Manual (Page 54)

42
4. Description of Operating Functions
3.13 Setting the Baud Rate
When inter-connecting multiple controllers, baud rates of all controllers must be set to the same value.
The baud rate can be set using parameter No. 16.
Connect a teaching pendant or PC (software) on a 1-to-1 relationship to the SIO connector whose baud rate you
wish to set, and set a desired baud rate.
4. Description of Operating Functions
The PCON-SE is a dedicated serial communication controller supporting 64 positions (positioning points). This
controller does not support PIO patterns.
With PCON-SE controllers, the actuator can be operated in two ways: [1] “Operation by position number
specification” where a position number is specified, and [2] “Operation by numeric specification” where values
relating to a desired operation are specified directly.
To move the actuator to a specified position in the “operation by position number specification,” it is basically
required to create a position table in advance and enter a target position in the “Position” field. For the target
position, there are the absolute coordinate specification (Absolute) to enter a distance from the home position and
the relative coordinate specification (Incremental) to enter a relative movement distance from the current position.
When the target position is entered, the default value set with a parameter is automatically registered in the other
field.
The default value varies depending on the actuator characteristics.
The PCON-SE can be operated in a field network environment or RS232C serial communication environment.
Accordingly, also read the operation manual for your gateway unit and serial communication operation manual for
your ROBO Cylinder series.
The key functions available in operation by position number specification and operation by numeric specification
are summarized on the following page.
If the actuator is operated in the command specification mode via a gateway unit, the PIO pattern of any
positioner operation axis (set by gateway control signals PPS0 to PPS2) becomes “0.”