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So you got a new Do-more Starter kit and you want to get up and running quickly right?
No problem. Here’s what you should have in the box:
a. A copy of the software b. A code to get free training from Interconnecting
Automation c. The PLC pre-wired and ready to go with:
a. The Do-more processor with or without the Ethernet port, depending on which kit you
ordered b. An 8 input simulator card so you can manually
drive the inputs c. And an 8 output relay card.
d. A USB programming cable e. And a printed user manual.
Here we go …
Step 1. Install the software. I’m going to assume you know how to do that …
Step 2: Plug the PLC in. You should see the 8 LEDs on the processor rotate for about 2
seconds like this. Move the toggle switch on the Do-more to STOP
then to Terminal – that’ll make sure the PLC is not running and is ready to be programmed.
Step 3: Attach the USB programming cable to the Do-more and the PC.
Step 4: Launch the Do-more designer software you installed in step 1. Your screen should
look something like this. Go ahead and close the tips. And I’m going to re-size the window
here so you can see everything.
To Create a new program say NEW, give it a Name, We’ll call it “NewProgram,” Select
the processor you are targeting it for. I have the Ethernet module here so I’ll select
that and here is our new blank project.
For our project we’ll simply have input X0, drive output Y0. And while we are at it,
let’s take the X0 input and invert it and send that out to Y1. To do that, I’m going
to create a wire by holding control down arrow and I want to insert an invert operator right
here. I’m gonna click on instructions, click on invert, and accept it. Control-W completes
the wire, where I want to drive Y1.
And that’s our program. So X0 will dive Y0 and an inverted version of X0 will drive
Y1. The yellow bar tells me I need to accept those changes and do my syntax check. We do,
everything is fine.
The green bar tells me I need to save the program. So I do. And we are ready to write
to the PLC. The Write PLC is dimmed out because we haven’t
connected to the PLC yet. So you should have your Do-more processor
plugged into the 205 Rack, Powered up, and connected to your computer via the USB cable.
Once you have done that, you say PLC, Connect, and we need to add a link to that PLC. So
we are going to add a link. We ARE connected via the USB Cable. And here is a list of all
of the processors currently connected. Of course we only have one so that’s the one
we see here.
By the way, This number you see here is the number you see printed on the label on the
processor.
Let’s give this link a name. I’ll just call it “NewLink” for now, and say Finish.
So we have created our new link to the processor, so we select that. Do-more Designer connects
to the processor, and asks us “Do we want to go on-line with this processor and view
the DISK based project that we just created, or do we want to go on-line and view what’s
in the PLC? We’ll, we don’t have anything in the PLC so let’s choose the Disk based
project.
It’s warning us – this project we have is different than what’s in the PLC. Are
we sure we want to continue? Yep. Do-more Designer connects. And we are now ready to
write this program to the PLC.
This PLC was left in run mode because I was doing something earlier so I’m gonna tell
it to switch to program mode, and the program gets downloaded to the processor.
Do I want to switch back to run mode? Sure. And now we are up and running.
If we turn on the status, Then we can see what’s going on in our processor. Currently
X0 is not on, and Y0 is not being driven. But Y1 is because it is an inverted version
of X0. If I reach over to my processor and flip the X0 switch, sure enough, X0 turns
on, Y0 turns on, and Y1 turns off.
I can also see the LEDs that correspond to these outputs light up on the processor.
If I want to view and control elements within the ladder program, I can bring up a Dataview.
Let’s say I want to monitor or even edit Control bit C0. I just put that here, turn
on Edit mode, and now by clicking on these buttons I can control C0 or anything else
I put in this list. If I double click on ON it gives me a little warning saying “Are
you sure you want to do this?” Yes I am. And C0 turns on. And it turns off.
Well, that should be enough to get you up and running.
Check out the other “How To ...” videos in this series to get a quick head start on
getting the most out of your Do-more processor. Then head over to Interconnecting Automation
to get your free in-depth on-line training.
And as always, Please contact Tech Support if you have any questions – we’re standing
by ready to help you.
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