Lincoln Electric IM8001 PRODUCTION MONITORING 2.2 - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 1. General Information Requirements and Limitations
1.6 Production Monitoring™ User Manual IM8001
Power Wave® Manager software on the Diagnostics tab under Production Monitoring >
Register. If the revision is 4 or lower, see page 3.18 for details on updating the firmware.
Network Requirements
Production Monitoring™ uses your computer network to communicate with the Welding Power Sources
and the users who want to view data in the application. The following are the network requirements you
need to meet in order for Production Monitoring™ to run properly:
ƒ Network Type: 10 Base-T or 10/100 Base-T network
ƒ Cabling: Solid shielded CAT 5 cables or better
ƒ Connectors: Use RJ-45 environmentally enclosed connectors when connecting the network to
the Welding Power Source.
ƒ Connecting Network Device: The network lines going to the Welding Power Source should go to
an industrial switch or a switch with a hardened enclosure.
ƒ Wireless Network Guidelines: A wireless network requires an 802.11 bridge. Several customers
have had success using a NETGEAR wireless adapter (Model: ENCE2001).
System Limitations
Table 1.1 compares the two recent versions with respect to limitations. While Production Monitoring™ is a
great tool for monitoring your welding operations, please make note of the following limitations:
ƒ Welds with a total duration less than 0.2 seconds will not be recorded in Production
Monitoring™ 2.2.
ƒ Welds with a duration less than the sum of the Start Delay time plus the End Delay time will be
recorded as a Short Weld.
ƒ In Production Monitoring™ 2.2, you have the option to discard Short Welds (i.e., welds with a
duration less than the sum of the Start Delay time plus the End Delay time).
ƒ The maximum number of records the weld table can store is 250,000.
ƒ The maximum number of records the event table can store is 250,000.
ƒ The maximum number of weld records stored on the Welding Power Source itself is 1000. The
oldest records will be replaced with a new record when a new record is generated.
NOTE | In the event there is an Ethernet connection issue with the
Welding Power Source, the Production Monitoring™ weld
records will be stored in the Welding Power Source up to
the maximum number of records. The power source will
transfer the data to the Production Monitoring™ database
once the connection has been reestablished. Please keep in
mind that if the Welding Power Source is powered down or
reset for any reason, these stored weld records will be lost.
ƒ Non-synergic modes (such as the Power Mode or Non-Synergic CV modes) are not supported
when you use the Last Digit of Workpoint method for selecting Weld Profiles. (Please refer to
the Power Wave® Manager User Manual for more details on this method.)