Lincoln Electric IM8002 POWER WAVE MANAGER - Manual (Page 83)

Configuration Chapter 10. Production Monitoring
IM8002 Power Wave® Manager User Manual 10.5
Table 10.1 Options on the Weld Profile Selection Tab
Field Description
Select Weld Profile
automatically based on the
last digit of the Workpoint
When you choose this option, the last digit of the welding set point
becomes the Weld Profile number currently in use.
For example, if the welding set point is set to 125, the Power Wave®
will use Weld Profile 5 for the given weld. If the last digit of welding
set point is zero (0), the Power Wave® will use Weld Profile 10.
With this method, the user can access only 10 of the available Weld
Profiles in Power Wave® Manager, constricting procedure
adjustments. Despite these limitations, this method is simple and
effective, and may be the preferred choice for many applications.
Allow an external controller to
select the Weld Profile
When you choose this option for selecting the Weld Profile, you tell
the Welding Power Source to provide an external controller (e.g.,
DeviceNet controller such a PLC or an ArcLink® controller FANUC®
RJ3iB v6.4) with direct access to all Weld Profile numbers on the power
source. The controller must be one that communicates to the power
source over a DeviceNet or ArcLink® network.
Select Weld Profile based on
User Interface memory
selection
When you choose this option, you have configured the Welding Power
Source to use the memory buttons on the connected User Interface to
select the Weld Profile.
This method offers ease of use and straightforwardness in selecting
the Weld Profile, but the number of Weld Profiles that can be selected
are limited by the number of physical buttons on the User Interface.
For example, if there are only six memory buttons on the User
Interface, the Weld Operator can only choose from six Weld Profiles.
With this configuration chosen, if the Weld Operator does not choose
a memory button before performing the weld, the power source uses
the last Weld Profile by default. On second-generation Welding Power
Sources and third-generation power sources that have not upgraded,
this means Profile 32. On third-generation Welding Power Sources
that support this feature, this means Profile 200. See page 10.3 for
more details on Weld Profiles.
Select Weld Profile based on
Analog Interface I/O
When you select this option, the I/O from the analog interface is
configured to choose the Weld Profile.
Out-of-Limit Actions Tab
On the Out-of-limit actions tab, you tell this Welding Power Source what action to take when a weld
exceeds limits established on the Profile limits tab (page 10.7). You can also provide the Welding Power
Source with a short amount of tolerance time before it takes that action. The Out-of-limits tolerance fields
represent the total accumulative amount of time the weld can be outside the limit before the selected
action occurs.