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Introduction to IMO text panel programming

MI2L20C and MI4L20C

Elaboration:

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2

I. BASIC SPECIFICATION 3

II. NEW PROJECT 4

III. PHYSICAL CONNECTION OF IMO PANEL - PLC LG 6

IV. CONNECTION SETUP 6

V. CHANGE OF PORT COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS 8

VI. TABLE DEFINITION OF EXTERNAL ADDRESSES - CELLS READ OR WRITTEN TO

PLC 9

VII. EDIT SCREENS AND SCREEN GROUPS 10

VIII. SAVE THE PROJECT TO THE PANEL 14

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I Basic Specification
MI2L20C and MI4L20C panels are the smallest representatives of the series of
interfaces designed to work with PLC logic controllers.
Industrial design, IP65 from the front makes it possible to use this group of devices,
e.g. in the food industry. MI2L20C and MI4L20C work with a full range of controllers
offered by LG (Master-K and Glofa - via Cnet and via RS232 loader).

Specification
Display - Description 2 or 4 lines, 20 characters, character
backlight height 6mm LED backlight always on Pure
polyester with anti-glare finish, no polycarbonate window
- display window
under the membrane. 16 bit Intel 186 From 9 - 35 VDC.
Processor Reverse polarity protection.
Power
- connection Through screw terminals.
Memory
- FLASH 128k bytes. Used to store database, 32k byte protocols. Used for variable
- SRAM data only. Without battery backup.

Standard serial port with 9-pin D-type female connector. The port is
serial port software configurable for RS232 communication.

Real Time Clock No real time clock.

Membrane
10 membrane buttons, polyester chemical reinforcement. 4 direction
buttons: left, right, up, down escape, enter 4 buttons (F1 - F4) for user
programmed functions. 2 LEDs signaling: communication via the serial
- buttons port user-configured alarm Pressing the buttons, the alarm is signaled by
a sound.

Status indication

Sound
Attachment
- Dimensions 150mm x 85mm x 50mm
- Libra 300g
- Installation With the use of plastic clips
Environment
- Temperature - 5 Operating: 0 - 50ºC, storage: -20 - 60ºC
to 90% relative humidity - Vibration - Frontal
protection 5 do 250Hz 1G
IP65
Emission: EN50081-1, Durability: EN50082-1, Safety:
Normy CE EN60950
Other available protocols Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Hitachi, GE, MODBUS

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II. New Project

1. Select New... from the Project menu or Create New Project from the dialog box when starting Configurator
Manager

2. In the Project Settings dialog box, specify a name for the project and the location of the project folder. As Slow
serial enter the port number in your PC through which you want to program the panel.

COMMENTS. a) the port can no longer be changed when editing

a project. b) the name of the project and the name of the folder must be unique - there cannot be two projects with the
same name and folder. If you want to save the new version over the old one, the older one must be removed from
Windows.

3. In the next window, select a panel type and, if necessary, give it a name

4. Try to connect the panel with the computer. During this process, the operating system will be uploaded (if
necessary) and the panel ID will be assigned

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5. Confirmation of correct communication with the PC and ID assignment

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III. Physical connection panel IMO - PLC LG

There are three ways to connect IMO and Master K a) via RS 232C - loader port
in PLC b) via RS 232C - communication port in PLC c) via RS422/485 - built-in
RS485 port or CUEC type communication module in PLC LG

The panel works with the PLC on the Master-Slave basis and is always the Master

1. Kabel a)

standard RS 232C, port loaderowy w PLC

code Panel IMO pin PLC – LG 9 pin code

RxD 2 3 TxD
TxD 3 RxD
GND 5 2 5 GND

b) standard RS 232C, 2 port RS 232C kod

Panel IMO pin PLC – LG 9 pin code

RxD 2 7 TxD
TxD 3 RxD
GND 5 4 5 GND

2. 9-pin connector in the IMO panel

Pin no. 1 2 3 4 5
RS422 RS232 RS232 RS422 0V
Function
TX RX TX TX+ RETURN(GND)

Pin no. 6 7 8 9
RS485 RS232 RS232 RS485
Function
RX+/TX+ RTS CTS RX-/TX

IV. Connection setup

1. Adding PLC to the list of cooperating devices

a) Right-click on the Port 1 branch of the project tree. Select New device... from the pop-up menu.

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b) In the dialog box, select the device and protocol, for example for PLC LG:

- IMO G4, G6, G7 & K7 Loader for connection as in point III.a

- IMO G4, G6, G7 & K7 for connection as in point III.b or III.c

c) enter the name and address of the PLC or leave the default values

d) for the Master K80/120 series controller, select the IMO K7 protocol (Device
Type); for PLC GLOFA GM 4, GM 6, GM7 - respectively G4, G6, G7

ATTENTION. When working with the Master-K80S series controller, do not select the IMO G4, G6, G7 & K7
Loader protocol

e) Click Finish

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V. Changing port communication parameters

a) Right-click on the Port 1 branch b) Select
the Properties... option. c) The Settings tab
allows you to change the settings

Attention. Usually, the default settings correspond to the settings resulting from the device type
and protocol specified during configuration.

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VI. Definition of the table of external

addresses - cells read or written to the PLC
1. Double click on the tree branch ...Device 1/ Port 1/ Points

2. In the variables window, enter for each variable in turn:

- Variable name -
Description - Type
(16 bit, 1 bit etc.)
- External address - the given address must be in accordance with the format adopted in PLC
MasterK - The Read Only parameter determines whether it will be possible to modify the value of the variable
saved in the PLC from the level of the IMO panel - Scaling - determines the acceptable range of values -
Message Text - it is possible to display the given text in depending on the value of the variable - Action -
assigning a specific action when the variable assumes a given value, e.g. switching to another screen

3. After editing, save the set of variables (floppy disk icon)

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VII Editing screens and screen groups

1. Adding and editing a group

To add a screen group, right-click on Screens and Groups and select New Screen Group. Enter its name in the
dialog box.
To rename a group, right-click on the item in the tree corresponding to the group, select the Properties option
and enter a new name.

ATTENTION. It is not possible to change the name of the main group - Default Group

2. Adding a screen

Right-click on the item in the tree corresponding to the group to which you want to add the screen.

Enter a screen name in the dialog box

3. Editing screen elements

It is possible to add two types of elements: static strings and variable representations (points).

a) static captions

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Click on the icon marked above and enter the required text in the dialog box. Close the dialog box and place the cursor on the screen
window where the text begins.

b) variables (points)

Click on the icon marked above. In the dialog box, click on the button with three dots ....
Select the desired variable from the list of available ones.

The next dialog box is used to determine how to display the information contained in the variable.

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Point Attribute – it is possible to display information in the form of: - numerical

value of the variable - Value - text information - Message -
variable name - Point

Total Width – determines how many characters will be required to represent the variable on the screen

Precision – specifies the position of the decimal point for real type variables

Leadin Zeros – when this option is selected, zeros are added to the right of the variable value, so that the
length specified in Total Width is reached

Displaying information in the form of Message requires prior definition of appropriate inscriptions when
editing variables, see pt. VI.

4. Assigning functions to function keys

It is possible to assign the meaning of function keys on two levels: - global - defined
functions are active on each screen - local - defined functions are active only on the
screen on which they were defined

a) global assignment

Right-click on the branch of the project tree that represents the

panel. Select the Configure Keys option from the menu - the panel
image will appear in the right part of the program window.
Right-click on the selected F1-F4 function button.

Select Properties from the menu.

In the next dialog window, select the function to be performed

by the button and indicate the variable (point) with which the
action is to be related.

The most frequently used functions

are: - writing a new variable value to the PLC - Drive Out -
changing the screen - Display another screen

For example, to enter the value 1111 represented in the panel by a variable into the PLC
Variable_word 16bit (in PLC address D0002) set the following parameters:

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b) local assignment

Select the appropriate screen and click the right mouse button on the selected function key F1- F4.
Then proceed as in point a).

c) key deactivation

Select the appropriate screen and click the right mouse button on the selected function key F1- F4.
Select Unassign from the menu .

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VI Record the project in the panel

The panel must be restarted before saving.

1. Restart methods

a) normal panel restart -

press ESC and ENTER simultaneously on the panel -
enter the security number (password) if necessary - usually 0000 - press
ENTER on the panel

b) full restart of the panel

a) turn off the power

b) simultaneously press F3, F4, ESC and ENTER on the panel c)
hold down the four keys power on keys

ATTENTION. A full restart is only used in situations where the panel does not respond to a normal reset. Performing
a full restart requires reloading the operating system (usually it happens automatically when you try to upload the
project).

2. The panel ready for program transfer displays the message: Boot
Transfer PING!
Panel ID: 1

lub
Boot Transfer RS232C!
Panel ID: 1

3. Saving the program to the panel

a) right-click on the branch of the project tree that defines the panel

b) From the popup menu, select Prepeare download...

If after this operation the Download option from the Project menu is inactive, you must connect and identify the panel

- click the right mouse button on the branch of the project tree that defines the panel - select
the Properties... option - click on the Connect now button

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c) Select Download from the Project menu

After successful transmission, click Done

d) press the Enter button on the panel

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