Dukane iQ Explorer II Manual

iQ Explorer II
User’s Manual
Dukane Part No. 403–585– 01
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iQ Explorer II User’s Manual
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Dukane
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indirectly by the instructions contained in this manual, or by the hardware products described herein.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
This user’s manual documents product features, hardware, and controls software available at the time
this user's manual was published.
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Dukane Part Number: 403-585-01
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Revision History
Revision
Number
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Revision
Summary
Date
Original release.
March 7, 2013
Updated Pictures
Updated Features
April 16, 2019
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Contents
Section 1- Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 2 - System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Section 3 - Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 4 - Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 5 - Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Section 6 - Contacting Dukane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Section 7 - Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
A - List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
B - List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
C - Regulatory Agency Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Section 1 – Introduction
SECTION 1
Introduction
General User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Read The Manual First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notes, Cautions and Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Drawings and Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
iQ Explorer II Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Section 1 – Introduction
General User Information
Read This Manual First
Before operating your software, read this User’s Manual
to become familiar with it. The manual is organized to allow you to learn how to effectively operate this program.
Examples given are chosen for their simplicity to illustrate basic operation concepts.
Notes, Cautions and Warnings
NOTE
Note statements provide additional
information or highlight procedures.
Throughout this manual we use NOTES to provide information that is important for the successful application and understanding of the product. A NOTE block is
shown to the right.
In addition, we use special notices to make you aware
of safety considerations. These are the CAUTION and
WARNING blocks as shown here. They represent increasing levels of important information. These statements help you to identify and avoid hazards and recognize the consequences. One of three different symbols
also accompany the CAUTION and WARNING blocks
to indicate whether the notice pertains to a condition or
practice, an electrical safety issue or a operator protection
issue.
CAUTION
Caution statements
identify conditions or
practices that could result
in damage to the equipment or other property.
WARNING
Warning statements
point out conditions or
practices that could result in personal injury or
loss of life.
Drawings and Tables
The figures and tables are identified by the section number followed by a sequence number. The sequence number begins with one in each section. The figures and
tables are numbered separately. The figures use Arabic
sequence numbers (e.g. –1, –2, –3) while the tables use
roman sequence numerals (e.g. –I, –II, –III). As an example, Figure 3–2 would be the second illustration in
section three while Table 3–II would be the second table
in section three.
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Condition
or Practice
Electrical
Hazard
Hearing
Protection
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iQ Explorer II Overview
This program enhances any compatible iQ Series ES ultrasonic generator/press through a user interface that allows monitoring and setup to be done virtually anywhere.
Whether installed on your desktop or laptop PC, this tool
gives more flexibility and control for the processes you
manage.
Key Features
iQ Explorer II User Interface
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Production analysis screen - Displays eighthour shift production statistics: good, bad, suspect
quantities and percentages.
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Advanced stack diagnostics - Includes power and
frequency graphs for stack (horn) documentation
and future reference for troubleshooting.
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Tool identification - Uses barcode system to
identify tooling.
•
Work cell - A Dukane Lean Work Cell can be
integrated with basic PLC managed operations.
•
Windows operating system - Familiar file folder
menu structure, requiring no special training.
•
iQLogiX™ - Feature that contains options that
support the iQLogiX™ interface.
•
Touch screen input - Makes programming easier.
All welder setup parameters are programmed
from one menu page. (Currently, availability
is limited for use with the iQ HMI or PCs with
touch screen, such as tablets.)
•
Data Analysis for SPC - Feature that aggregates
and charts large quantities of cycle data results.
•
Barcodes - Feature that allows scanned barcodes
from parts to be attributed to cycle data.
•
Ethernet connectivity - For connection to local
area network or stand-alone applications.
•
Control - Control feature for locking out system
controls that complies with FDA 21 CFR Part II.
•
Remote connectivity - Dukane hotline
is available for system diagnostics and
troubleshooting 24-hours a day. (VPN access to
the welder’s network is required. Consult with
your IT staff about availability.)
•
One screen operations page - Most recent
weld cycle and graph data with ability to modify
commonly used process settings.
•
F1 Help command - Instantly displays
explanation of function.
•
iQ Explorer II User Interface - It is a peripheral
device. Operation is independent of the generator,
and removal or malfunction of the iQ Explorer
II does not affect machine functionality.
•
Eight user-selectable graph parameters Velocity, energy, power, distance, amplitude,
frequency, force and pressure for viewing and
storage of each weld.
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Section 2 – System Requirements
SECTION 2
System Requirements
Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Video Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hard Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Communication Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
.NET Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
iQ System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Section 2 – System Requirements
Computer Requirements
iQ Explorer II software requires the minimum computer
hardware configuration mentioned below.
Processor
An IBM–compatible computer - desktop or laptop
is required. The processor must have a clock speed of
at least 1.60 GHz to operate. A faster processor with
a more advanced architecture will provide improved
performance.
TIP –
The minimum requirements are not the same
as the suggested configuration (1.60 GHz
processor with 2G of RAM).
Just as we have a Minimum Daily Requirement
of vitamins and calories, no one tries to live
on 600 calories per day.
Memory
At least 2GB of RAM are required. Less memory will
result in an unacceptable performance penalty. 4GB of
memory or more will enhance the system response.
Video Display
A color display with at least 800 x 600 resolution and
256 colors (8-bit) is required (SVGA). Higher resolution
and/or more colors will improve display characteristics.
To determine your settings, click on the Start menu,
as shown in Figure 2-1. Then select Control Panel as
shown.
Your system may be capable of higher resolution and/
or more colors. You may increase these settings to your
preference. When you are finished, click the OK button,
and then close the Control Panel window.
Figure 2-1
Select Control Panel from the Start Menu
(Windows XP)
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In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display
icon. See Figure 2-2 below.
Figure 2-2
Select Display from the Control Panel Window
(Windows XP)
A new popup window appears showing your current
display properties. Click the Settings tab to view your
current settings. Use the slider in the lower left corner of
the window to adjust the display to at least 800 x 600. The
drop–down menu in the lower right indicates the current
color palette. Select at least 256 colors (8–bit).
See Figure 2-3 to the right.
Your system may be capable of higher resolution and/
or more colors. You may increase these settings to your
preference. When you are finished, click the OK button
and then close the Control Panel window.
Figure 2-3
Setting Display Colors and Resolution
(Windows XP)
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Hard Disk Space
The iQ Explorer II software requires approximately
24MB of hard disk space for installation.
Communication Ports
USB Port
At least 1 USB port is required for the iQ Explorer II
installation on a laptop or desktop. The iQ HMI does not
require a security key (dongle).
Ethernet Port
An Ethernet port is required for the iQ Explorer II
installation.
Security Key
A USB security key is required. The driver for the key
is installed when the iQ Explorer II program installs on
your computer.
Please refer to Section 3, Installation, Page 17 for more
information.
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Software Requirements
iQ Explorer II software is only compatible with the
Microsoft Windows operating system.
Windows ®
The computer operating system (OS) must be Microsoft
32 or 64 bit versions of: Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10. To determine
which version of Windows you have, select My Computer
in the Windows Start menu as shown in Figure 2-4.
Windows XP
Select View System Information as shown in Figure 2-5
below.
Figure 2-4
Figure 2-5
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Selecting View System Information
(Windows XP)
Selecting My Computer
(Windows XP)
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After selecting View System Information a new popup
window will appear (See Figure 2-6) showing:
A
- Version of Windows™ currently installed,
B
- Type of processor used, and
C
- Amount of memory installed.
A
B
C
Figure 2-6
Checking Operating System Version
(Windows XP)
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Windows 7
The four-step process outlined here is a quick guide to
viewing system information when using the Windows 7
operating system.
1. Select Computer as shown in Figure 2-7 below.
Select Computer
Figure 2-7
Start Menu, Select Computer
(Windows 7)
2. The Computer window appears. An example is
shown in Figure 2-8 below.
Figure 2-8
Computer Window
(Windows 7)
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3. With the Computer window open, right click to
display the Computer submenu as shown below in
Figure 2-9.
Computer Submenu
Figure 2-9
Computer, Right Click Displays Submenu
(Windows 7)
4. From the Computer submenu, click on Properties to
view computer details about your computer. A sample
view is shown below in Figure 2-10.
Figure 2-10
Properties - Hardware and Software Details
(Windows 7)
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.NET Framework
For Windows 10, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is
loaded, but not enabled.
To enable .NET Framwork 2.0:
•
Press the Windows key on the keyboard or toolbar.
•
Type “Windows Features”, and press enter.
A Windows Features dialog box will appear with
check boxes to turn Windows Features on or off.
•
Select the .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0
and 3.0) check box.
•
Select OK, and reboot computer if prompted.
iQ System Requirements
iQ Explorer II is designed to compliment the iQ Series
generators - the advanced models only. The software
allows the operator to program these generators more
easily and in less time than if programmed manually.
If there is any question about your generator type or its
compatibility with iQ Explorer II, please contact Dukane.
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Section 3 – Installation
SECTION 3
Installation
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Launching the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Unpacking
Carefully open your shipping container, and make sure
it contains the items shown on the shipping documents.
Inspect all items, and report any missing items or damage
immediately.
iQ Explorer II Kit
Contents:
Item
CD
(Dukane Part No. 438-987)
Dukane Part No.
437-00255
Security Key
433-38
Ethernet Patch Cable
User’s Manual
200-1552-03M
403-585
Installing
(Microsoft Windows Operating System Only)
1. Place the CD in the PC’s CD-ROM drive tray, and
close the tray.
2. The CD should start the installation process
automatically.
(If this does not happen, go to START, then RUN and key
in this command:
d:\setup.exe [Where d: is your CD-ROM drive])
3. The iQ Explorer II installation window will appear.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation, and remove the CD from the CD-ROM
drive tray when finished.
A Found New Hardware Wizard window will
appear.
The Wizard detects a new USB device and searches for
the appropriate software. When the Wizard completes its
search a message will appear:
The wizard has finished installing the software for:
USB Dongle - Software Protection Device
If you are prompted to search Windows Update for the
driver, select NO, not this time, and click Next.
NOTE
Without the USB security key iQ Explorer II
will run for only a few minutes. The time and
date bar at the bottom of the window flashes
red if the key is not installed.
5. Select Install the Software Automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
6. Click Finish to end the Found New Hardware
Wizard.
NOTE
The software checks to see if Microsoft .NET
Framework is installed. If it is not, put the iQ
Explorer II CD back into the CD-ROM drive
tray, and close it.
Go to START, then RUN and key in:
d:\NetFx20SP1_x86.exe
[Where d: is your CD-ROM drive] to install
the .NET Framework.
After .NET Framework is installed, restart
the computer, and complete the iQ Explorer
II installation.
.
Figure 3-1
4. Insert the USB Security Key (Part No. 433-38)
into any available USB port on the computer. (This
Security Key is also referred to as a dongle.)
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Generator Connection
Power up the generator, and connect it to the PC with an
ethernet cable, if not already powered and connected.
Launching the
Software
The program can be launched in several ways: by using
the Autoboot feature of your computer, or by clicking on
the program’s desktop icon.
Autoboot
Add the programs’s shortcut to the startup directory so
that iQ Explorer II will autoboot (automatically begin)
after the PC has been started. Figure 3-2 illustrates how
the screen will look on start-up.
The NOTE to the right lists steps to make a shortcut.
Click Icon
You may prefer to launch iQ Explorer II by double clicking its desktop icon.
Figure 3-2
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iQ Explorer II Start-up Screen
NOTE
To change the autoboot feature, you may
add this program to your computer’s start-up
sequence using these steps:
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Click on All Programs.
3. Right click on the Startup file folder.
4. Go to Open.
5. Click on the File menu, and New, and
then Shortcut.
6. Next, locate the execute file for iQ Explorer II. Click on My Computer, then
on Local Disk (C:), then go to Program
Files, then to Dukane, then to iQ Explorer
II, and finally click on iQ Explorer II.exe
Click on Add, and the shortcut has been
created.
In some cases a Wizard may also act as a
guide for the process just described.
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iQ Explorer II Connects with Generator
1. At first connection, iQ Explorer II and the iQ ES
generator connect immediately using their default
network configurations.
2. When connection has been made, the welder(s)
available to the software are shown when the user
presses the Show Welders button on the toolbar on
the left of the application. See Figure 3-3 to the right.
Click to
show list of
available
welders.
Scan Network
3. An example list of available welders is shown in
Figure 3-4 to the right. Notice that the button has
changed to Hide Welders.
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Show Welders - 1
Figure 3-4
Show Welders - 2
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Section 4 – Operation
SECTION 4
Operation
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Main Screen Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Icon Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Save and Retrieve Setup Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Save and Retrieve Part Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Save and Restore Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using the Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Main Menu
This section gives an overview of the top of screen menu
bar and the submenus that flow from it.
File
See Figure 4-1 to the right for the File menu. File
submenu items are detailed below.
Select Active Setup
A pop-up window displays the list of setups currently
loaded in the welder. The user can select a different
active setup in the welder.
Open Cycle Data
A pop-up window displays the current month’s list of
stored cycle data files. This pop-up window can be used
to navigate to a directory other than the one defined
in the Options. The user can select a file and load the
contents into a separate window of iQ Explorer II.
Open Graph Data
A pop-up window displays the current month’s list
of stored graph data files. This pop-up window can
be used to navigate to a directory other than the one
defined in the Options. The user can select a file
and load the contents into a separate window of iQ
Explorer II.
Figure 4-1
Main Menu - File
Open Setup from Disk
A pop-up window displays the list of stored setup
files. This pop-up window can be used to navigate to
a directory other than the one defined in the Options.
The user can select a file and load the contents into a
separate window of iQ Explorer II.
Load Setup from Disk
A pop-up window displays the list of stored setup
files. This pop-up window can be used to navigate to
a directory other than the one defined in the Options.
The user can select a file and load the contents into the
CURRENTLY SELECTED SLOT of the welder.
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New Setup File Offline
A pop-up window displays the list of welder types that
can be the target of the new setup. Make the selection
and press OK. A blank setup for the welder will be
displayed in a separate window of iQ Explorer II.
Save Current Setup File
Select this action to save the currently active setup to a
file on the PC with the existing setup name. If the file
already exists, it will prompt you to overwrite it.
Save Current Setup File As
A pop-up window displays the list of stored setup
files on the PC. This pop-up window can be used to
navigate to a directory other than the one defined in
the Options. The user can change the name of the setup
when saving to file. If the name of the file is changed,
the corresponding name of the setup, stored in the file
itself, is changed to match the filename.
Copy Setup to Welder
A small pop-up window displays the list of slots in
order to have the user select the target slot on the
welder to copy the currently active setup.
Erase Setup From Welder
Select this action to erase the currently active setup
file from the welder.
Delete Setup File from Disk
Save Graph Data As
A pop-up window displays the list of graph data
files on the PC. This pop-up window can be used to
navigate to a directory other than the one defined in
the Options. The user can change the name of the
graph data file when saving it.
Print Screen
Select this action to make copy of the screen. The
user can save this image to file or immediately print it
to a connected printer.
Print Graph Data
Select this action to print the current graph data to a
connected printer. This option is available from the
Graph Data tab, when there is available data.
Print Cycle Data
Select this action to print the current cycle data to a
connected printer. This option is available from the
Cycle Data tab, when there is available data.
Print Setup
Select this action to populate a report with the current
setup on display. The user can save this image to file
or immediately print it to a connected printer.
Exit
Select this action to exit iQ Explorer II.
A pop-up window displays the list of stored setup
files. This pop-up window can be used to navigate to
a directory other than the one defined in the Options.
The user can select a file and delete it from the PC.
Save Cycle Data As
A pop-up window displays the list of cycle data
files on the PC. This pop-up window can be used to
navigate to a directory other than the one defined in
the Options. The user can change the name of the
cycle data file when saving it.
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Tools
See Figure 4-2 to the right for the Tools menu. Tools
submenu items are detailed below.
Options
See Figure 4-3 to the right. This is the window that
appears after Options has been activated.
Communications
This group contains features related to how iQ
Explorer II connects to iQ generators on the
network.
Security
Figure 4-2
Main Menu - Tools
Figure 4-3
Main Menu - Tools > Options Window
This option contains the features used to enable
access limitations to iQ Explorer II and any
connected iQ generators.
PLC Interface
Enabling this feature allows the user to configure
a machine interface screen related to controls
associated with a Dukane Lean Work Cell.
This feature works in conjunction with Security
settings.
Shifts
This option affects cycle data in the context of
shifts rather than at end of day.
Graph Data
This group contains features related to graph
data management.
Cycle Data
This group has features related to cycle data
management.
Data Analysis
This group has features for data analysis related to SPC.
Setup
NOTE
More Options Information:
Use the iQ Explorer II Help file, and refer to
the OPTIONS material starting on Page 32
of this User’s Manual.
This option contains features related to the
storage of setup files.
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Barcode
This feature provides two ways to incorporate
barcode scanning into this system; either
attributing a barcode scan per part, or one to
three barcode scans to load a setup.
Force
This feature provides an enhancement to
display air pressure settings in units of force.
Appearance
With this feature, the PC display image
can be enhanced when iQ Explorer II is
running. Among other things a background
image and a watermark for reports can be
set.
SynQro™
This group relates to a custom press. Please
contact a Dukane representative for more
details.
Diagnostics
This option enables the ability to save
messages to and from the welders.
NOTE: this should only be enabled
when instructed by the Dukane
Service Department for the purpose of
troubleshooting.
Language
This menu displays the list of available languages
supported by iQ Explorer II. All iQ Explorer II
displays will be converted to the language selected.
Units
Imperial
Select this and it converts all contents in all
windows to show Imperial units. This does not
have an effect on how units are displayed in any
generator.
Metric
Select this and it converts all contents in all
windows to show Metric units. This does not
have an effect on how units are displayed in any
generator.
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Snapshot!
Select this menu item to start the process that compresses a
copy of the iQ Explorer II environment into a zip file and
places it on the Windows desktop.
The zip file contains version information, the current
setup, recent cycle and graph data, alarm history and
basic configuration information. The Dukane Service
Department may ask for a Snapshot while troubleshooting
your system.
Window
Select this menu to rearrange window interfaces.
See Figure 4-4 to the right for the Window menu.
Figure 4-4
Main Menu - Window
Figure 4-5
Main Menu - Help
Help
See Figure 4-5 to the right for the Help menu. Help
submenu items are detailed below
Help
Select this menu item to open the help file to assist
you on how to use weld parameters and more details
on features of iQ Explorer II.
About iQ Explorer II
iQ Explorer II version information is available here.
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Main Screen Icons
The icon bar just below the main menu allows easy access
to frequently used features. In the pages that follow you
will get an overview of their usefulness.
Function appears as the cursor crosses the icon.
Figure 4-6
Main Screen Icons
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Icon Detail
Print current item
Keyboard keys
Delete setup file
Open or Load setup file from disk
Change options
Save current item
Figure 4-7
•
Numeric keys
Help
Shutdown
Exit
Undo
Icon and Function
Open or Load setup file from disk - Opens an
existing setup file, or loads a setup file from disk.
If the topmost window shows the interface of a
connected welder, then pressing this button will load
a setup from file into the currently selected slot of the
welder.
If the topmost window shows any other interface,
or no interface, then pressing this button will open a
setup file into its own interface as an offline setup.
•
Delete setup file - Deletes an existing setup file.
If the topmost window shows the interface of a
connected welder, then pressing this button will
delete the setup from the currently selected slot of the
welder.
If the topmost window shows any other interface, or
no interface, then pressing this button will delete a
setup file from disk.
•
Save current item - Save data frequently.
Pressing this button will save the contents of what is
currently on screen to file. If the user is viewing cycle
data, pressing this button will save cycle data to file.
If the user is viewing graph data, pressing this button
will save the graph to file. If the user is viewing
process settings, pressing this button will save the
setup to file.
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•
Print current item - Print screen data.
Pressing this button will print the contents of what
the user sees on screen. If the user is viewing cycle
data, pressing this button will print cycle data in
a table format. If the user is viewing graph data,
pressing this button will print only the graph. If the
user is viewing any interface that contains setup
parameters, pressing this button will process the
setup into a report and print it. If the user is viewing
any other interface, pressing this button will print a
complete screen shot.
• Change options - Make settings to enhance how
the PC manages the welding process.
• Scan for welders - See which welders are active in
the network.
• Undo - undo or reverse previous command/action.
• Keyboard keys - (When no regular keyboard is
available.) A simulated keyboard appears. Use the
mouse to position the cursor on the key you want.
Click to select. Letters appear in the preview panel.
Click ENTER to place the text in the chosen entry
box of the active window.
• Numeric keys - (For use when no regular keypad
is available.) A simulated keypad appears. Use the
mouse to position the cursor on the key you want.
Click to select. Numbers appear in the preview panel.
Click ENTER to place the numbers in the chosen
entry box of the active window.
• Help - Open an extensive help file
• Exit - Shuts down the iQ Explorer II application.
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• Shutdown - When running on a Dukane HMI, there
is an additional shut down icon (See Figure 4-8).
After the shutdown icon is selected a popup will
appear to prompt the shutdown process (Figure 4-9).
For a safe shutdown to prevent corrupting the HMI,
use the shutdown button before powering down your
system.
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Shutdown Icon
Figure 4-9
Shutdown Prompt
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Making an Entry
Keyboard and Mouse
1. Use the mouse to place the cursor in a white entry box
and click. This activates a flashing vertical bar and the
box itself to confirm your selection.
2. Type in the changes, and press the ENTER key.
NOTE
Entry box prompts: There may
be a flashing vertical bar, or the
entire entry box might be filled
with a flashing color.
3. If the user requires help with a specific setting, press
the F1 key while the box is flashing.
Touch Screen
1. Touch the box in which the user would like to make
changes.
2. Press either the numeric keypad or the keyboard icons
on the toolbar to use in making the changes. Double
touching any box in iQ Explorer II will also bring up
either the numeric keypad or the keyboard.
3.
Tap the ENTER key on either the numeric keypad or the
keyboard to apply the entry.
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Options
This feature helps you manage the welding process with
the settings offered through the options listed below:
• Communications
• Security
• PLC Interface
• Shifts
• Force
• Graph Data
NOTE
The Help file of iQ Explorer II
is a good source of information
for reviewing the purpose of
particular features.
• Cycle Data
• Data Analysis
• Setup
• Appearance
• SynQro™ and,
• Diagnostics
Table 4-I on the next page gives an overview of each
option. The pages that follow the table explain these
options in more detail.
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Option
Communications
Security 1
PLC Interface
Table 4-I
What the Operator Can Do with the Option
Turn Feature
On or Off
• Automatically display
welder access window when
discovered.
• Automatically synchronize
HMI/PC time to connected
welder
• Enable security.
• Enable auto log off timeout.
• Prevent Operator level user
from clearing Latch on Bad
Part
• Permit Operator level user to
Reset Part Count
• Enable Network Security
• Enable auto log off timeout.
• Enable auditing to support
FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
• Default response to yield
access rights.
• Show keyboard on password
entry.
• Enable interface to Dukane
Lean Work Cell.
• Disable outputs to operators.
• At startup navigate directly to
machine interface.
• Prevent unspecified user to log
on as operator.
iQLogiX™
• At startup navigate directly to
machine interface.
• Disable outputs to operators.
• Show iQlogiX™ steps in
machine interface.
Shifts
• Enable saving Cycle Data in
shifts.
Force
• Enter Force instead of
Pressure.
Enter Data
Make a Selection
• IP Address List - Enter
permitted IP addresses.
• Add users with access
passwords.
• Directory to store FDA 21
CFR Part 11 audit file.
• Domain name of Windows
Active directory
• Organizational Unit in the
specified domain
• Configure PLCs.
• iQLogiX™ Editor.
• Name the shift and enter
times.
• Enable shift(s).
• Select air cylinder bore size.
Options Choices for the Operator
1
NOTE
Password protection prevents editing. It limits
those without proper access permission from
making unauthorized changes to the weld process or to iQ Explorer II options.
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Option
What the Operator Can Do with the Option
Turn Feature
On or Off
Graph Data
• Automatically save graph data
to file.
• Show graph in cycle data
screen
• Show graph data types:
Distance, Velocity, Power,
Energy, etc.
• On alarm, automatically save
data (and alarm list).
• On alarm, automatically take
Snapshot (and alarm list)
Cycle Data
• Save cycle data from multiple
welders to one file.
• Directories to save cycle
data.
• Display only most recently
welded cycle data.
• Limit the file size of SML
cycle data files.
• Limit the number of cycle data
to a single file.
Data Analysis
• Enable barcode scan
• Interval - Save cycle data
(minutes) to file.
• Directories to save cycle
data to file.
• One cycle data per CSV
file
• Populate Notes field in
cycle data with select setup
information
• Automatically save setup
changes to file.
• Select serial port
• Enter barcode specs.
• Locations for: Default
Setup Image,
Background Image,
and Report Watermark.
• Disable/enable watermark
on report.
• Frequency threshold for U/S
test.
• Power threshold for U/S test.
•Amplitude threshold for U/S
test.
SynQro™
Table 4-I
• Directories to save graph
data to file.
• Save setup file directory
Appearance
Diagnostics
Make a Selection
• Enable data analysis support.
• Filter all measurements of
zero.
• Filter all measurements related • Data Analysis Directory.
to cycles marked as bad part. • Number of days of results to
• Show line depicting running
store to file.
average.
• Enable display of Six Sigma
calculations.
Setup
Barcode
Enter Data
• Enable message log to/from
welders.
• Location for saved
messages to/from welders.
Options Choices for the Operator
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Communications
This option relates to how iQ Explorer II connects to iQ
generators on the network. See Figure 4-10 for a view of
this tab.
Auto-Display Welder Contents
A
Enable this feature to always display the user interface
immediately following the detection of the welder. This is
best used when iQ Explorer II is directly connected to a
single generator.
Synchronize Clocks
B
Enable this feature to automatically apply the time and
date on the HMI/PC to all connected welders.
Permitted IP Addresses
C
Add IP addresses of iQ generators to this list to limit the
iQ Explorer II interface to only those on the permitted
list. This is best used when many iQ generators are present
on a single network and iQ Explorer II is dedicated to a
subset of the generators on that network.
A
B
C
Figure 4-10 Options - Communications Tab
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Security Overview
Introduction
For Dukane iQ ES generator models and iQ Explorer
II, security refers to more than standard password
protection. Security includes protection from
multiple users modifying the same set of parameters,
simultaneously.
This section explains how iQ Explorer II influences
access to parameter settings, as well as explaining its
various password protection features.
No Password Protection
The factory settings of the ES generator include disabled
password protection. The user can modify any parameter
available on any of the generator’s screens.
When iQ Explorer II first makes a network connection
to the generator, it is in a read only access level. At this
stage, all of the parameters stored on the generator are
uploaded to iQ Explorer II.
1.
2.
3.
4.
To open the user interface on iQ Explorer II, click
the button associated with the welder. Since the
user interface at the generator has initial access
rights, iQ Explorer II needs confirmation before it
is permitted to edit any parameters.
The user interface on the generator prompts the
user, Yield control to remote user?
iQ Explorer II will display the status message,
Welder is in use. Please wait while requesting
access to welder.
If the user at the generator denies control, iQ
Explorer II will display the parameter settings but
will also remain in read only mode.
If the user at the generator permits the handoff of
control, iQ Explorer II will display the parameter
settings, and then the one who is using iQ Explorer
II will be permitted to modify any parameter.
After yielding control, the user at the generator will
not be permitted to access the parameter screens
until that user reacquires access permission from
the user at iQ Explorer II. The user at the generator
may still view the Operator Screen, initiate tests
and turn the system offline and online.
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When the user at the generator requires parameter
access, that person has to use the Security screen
and press the Request Control button to reacquire
access.
Timeout
When either user interface (at the generator, or with iQ
Explorer II) is prompted, there is a chance that no one
will be present to respond to the request to yield control.
Both interfaces give the user fifteen seconds to respond
to the request. After the fifteen seconds has elapsed, the
decision to yield or not yield is defined by an option
setting in the Security screen of the ES generator, and
the Options|Security tab of iQ Explorer II. By default,
the answer to the question is to deny the access to the
remote user.
Stand-alone Password Protection on the iQ
ES Generator
User Access
There are four access levels; three require passwords.
When the user specifies a password for any of these
levels, the user is required to enter that password to
modify a subset of parameters.
Please see the generator User’s Manual for further
information on the levels of password protection that
are available.
iQ Explorer II and Generator Password
Protection
Once a password at any level has been defined on the iQ
ES generator, the password defined at the highest level
is used as a lockout for any iQ Explorer II connection
that may be on the network.
When an iQ Explorer II connection is attempted, the
user at iQ Explorer II is required to enter the highest
level password to gain access to the generator, even as
a read only connection. Once the user enters the proper
password, iQ Explorer II retains the password for
that specific welder and uses it every time it needs to
establish a connection to the welder.
For instance, this will allow iQ Explorer II to connect
to that generator indefinitely, or until new passwords are
assigned at the generator.
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Using the Security Tab
The Security option tab is shown in the figure below.
Yield Access -
A
iQ Explorer II and the iQ
generator are restricted from changing settings at the
same time. The user has to request access from the
user interface that is currently in control. This option
determines whether access is yielded by default. The
timeout for the default response is thirty seconds.
Enable User Level Access -
B Enable user level
access to force a login to access iQ Explorer II.
See Figure 4-11 below.
A
A
B
B
Figure 4-11 Options - Security Tab
When this feature is enabled, the user becomes an
Administrator. A pop-up window appears to enable an
administrator level password as shown in the example to
the right in Figure 4-12.
The user needs to enter an administrator display name,
user name and password. This is illustrated in Figure
4-13: C
This will open up more security related features.
An Administrator level user can modify any features in
the Options popup, including adding users. The following
levels of user are available: administrator, process
engineer, setups, operator and two user-defined custom
levels. More explanation about these levels is given on
the next page.
Figure 4-12
Options - Enable Administrator Password
C
Figure 4-13 Options - Set Password
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User Access Levels
There are six access levels on iQ Explorer II, and ALL
of them require passwords.
The list of access levels is as follows:
Administrator
This level permits access to all parameters and
features available in iQ Explorer II
Process Engineer
This level permits access to all setup parameters and
setup files.
This level prevents changing language, units and the
Options settings, as well as limiting write access to
parameters in the System tab.
Setups
This level permits access to changing or loading
setups, but excludes write access of any parameter
setting, individually.
This level also prevents changing language, units and
the Options settings.
TIP
If no user is logged in to the
generator and passwords have
been defined, then the access
level is Operator. Operator is a
read only interface.
When iQ Explorer II connects to
an ES generator that currently
has only Operator access, iQ
Explorer II will be granted immediate access. There will be no
need to wait for an Operator at
the ES generator to yield access.
An Operator cannot decline access to edit parameters.
Custom 1, Custom 2
These levels are the same as the Setups level, but
may be customized by the user to include a subset
of parameters for this user to modify. The user may
define a unique name to each of these access levels.
The groups of parameter settings that can be included
in the list of allowable parameters are:
Amplitude; Trigger; Pressure;
Weld; Hold; Reset Part Count;
Frequency Scan; and Servo Position Limits.
Operator
This access level prevents write access to all
parameters, and prevents access to any action in the
file menu or tool bar.
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Setup Users
The Administrator adds names and creates user profiles
by first clicking on the Setup Users button as shown in
Figure 4-14 to the right.
Figure 4-14 Options - Security - Setup Users
Adding Names
The Administrator’s details appear in the Manage User
Names pop-up window. Click on the Add New button as
shown in Figure 4-15 to the right to add a user.
Creating User Profiles
Figure 4-16 below shows that entries are made with the
virtual keyboard: User Display Name, User Name, User
Level
Figure 4-16 Options - Security - Create User Profiles
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Creating Custom Level User Profiles
Figure 4-17 to the right appears after Custom Levels has
been clicked on the Security tab. Two custom security
profiles can be set up.
Use the Permit column for items the user can edit.
Use the Read Only column for things the user can only
monitor/read.
Show Keyboard on Password Entry for
Touch Screens
When enabled, the pop-up keyboard will automatically
display when the password entry window is shown.
Double clicking on the edit controls will always pop up
the keyboard, otherwise. This is handy if you have an
HMI touch screen without a physical keyboard.
See Figure 4-18 to the right.
Figure 4-17 Options - Security - Custom Security Levels
Enable Automatic Log Off Timeout
Another security option for the Administrator is the
Automatic Log Off Timeout as see in Figure 4-18 to the
right.
When enabled, this will automatically log off a user when
no activity is detected after the amount of time set in the
entry box has passed.
Prevent Operator level user from clearing
Latch on Bad Part
This setting only affects generators that have Latch on
Bad Part enabled and allow user to clear Latch on Bad
Part. When the system is latched, any user can clear the
latched iQ generator from iQ Explorer II. If this option is
enabled, Operator level users will not be able to clear the
latched iQ generator. Other security level users will be
able to clear the latch after they log in.
Figure 4-18 Options - Security Tab - Enable Auto
Timeout and Enable Auditing
NOTE
An iQ Explorer II connection is required to execute a weld on an iQ ES
generator with Part 11 active.
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Permit Operator level user to Reset Part
Count
When this option is enabled, a user logged in as an
Operator will have permission to reset the part count.
Network Security
When this option is enabled, iQ Explorer II will attempt to
gain access to Windows Active Directory and access user
accounts in the domain specified by the administrator. The
administrator may also enter a “Location” to help refine
the number of groups to apply security access levels.
Press the Assign Groups button to display the list of
network groups within the Domain and Location. The
administrator may assign a different iQ Explorer II
security level to each group. Without any changes,
iQ Explorer II assigns Operator level to all groups by
default. These security level settings are persistent in this
running instance of iQ Explorer II. This means that the
administrator would need to apply these settings to each
instance of iQ Explorer II running on the network.
Enable Auditing to Support FDA 21 CFR Part
11 Compliance
In addition to standard password protection, iQ Explorer
II offers a feature that complies with FDA 21 CFR Part
11.
To support Part 11, iQ Explorer II attaches a user ID to
every cycle, alarm, setup modification and other events.
iQ Explorer II has the option for the user to define a target
directory to host the audit file(s) that track all events.
To ensure Part 11 compliance, no user is permitted to log
into the iQ ES system since fully recording all modifications
is not possible. Therefore, the user may not have password
protection on the ES generator in conjunction with Part
11. Only operator access is permitted.
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Audit Trail
Introduction
When auditing is enabled in iQ Explorer II, all
modifications to active setups on the iQ generator are
tracked in a file and stored in a user-defined directory. All
weld cycles and loading of active setups are tracked, as
well.
This feature complies with the FDA 21 CFR Part 11
standard.
(When referencing this standard, it will simply be referred
to as: Part 11.)
Fundamental requirements for this standard are associating
a user with every action that occurs at the welder.
Password Protection
Part 11 Requirements
Part 11 requirements regarding password protection
include a user ID and a password. iQ Explorer II hides
user IDs and passwords on the PC on which it runs.
There are no limits to the number of users that can be
added to iQ Explorer II.
Exporting and Importing Users
Users may need to access multiple ES model iQ welders
in a network. In addition, each of these welders may be
controlled by their own copy of iQ Explorer II software. If
this is the case, entering user information repeatedly could
become tiresome and vulnerable to data entry mistakes.
In the Setup Users section of the Security tab in Options,
iQ Explorer II provides Export Security and Import
Security features. Export Security saves user information
to an encrypted file with an extension of “iqu”. Import
Security loads user information from such a file into a
different PC.
With this capability, the user can easily distribute user
information. Also, the user has a way to back up user
information.
Audit Storage
What is Tracked
Each stored event contains an attribute of the logged in
user ID.
The following events are stored in the audit files:
1. Opening of the audit file, marking iQ Explorer II
starting up.
2. Closing of the audit file, marking iQ Explorer II
shutting down.
3. Successful user logons with user information.
4. Failed logons with failed user identification.
5. User log off.
6. Modification to any parameter, identifying the
parameter and its new setting.
7. Execution of a weld.
8. Setup change, identifying the new setup name.
9. Setup erase.
10. Alarms.
11. Restore factory defaults.
12. Adding a user.
13. Removing a user.
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PLC Interface
This feature provides a PLC configuration enhancement
and a custom HMI user interface using iQ Explorer II.
Enable the feature to interface to a Dukane Lean Work
Cell. See Figure 4-19 to the right.
User levels must be enabled with the Security tab so this
PLC interface can be used.
NOTE
Please contact a Dukane custom applications specialist before enabling the PLC
Interface feature.
Figure 4-19
Options - PLC Interface Tab
Figure 4-20
Options - Shifts Tab
Shifts
When this option is enabled the user can define up to three
shifts. Cycle data related to each shift will be saved to
unique files. The display will be reset automatically during
a change of shift.
See Figure 4-20 to the right.
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Graph Data
File Management - When Automatically Save Graph
Data is enabled, graph data for each weld is saved with
its own name in the directory specified. If no directory
is named, data is saved in the default, GraphData
subdirectory.
See Figure 4-21 to the right.
On Alarm, Automatically Save Graph Data - Enabling
the option to automatically save graph data on alarm will
only trigger a request to acquire graph data when a weld
cycle contains an alarm from the Alarm List. The Alarm
List is preloaded with the most common alarms. However,
the user may add more alarm types to the list if they so
choose.
On Alarm Automatically Take Snapshot - Enabling
this option to automatically take a Snapshot on alarm will
trigger the Snapshot process following a weld cycle that
contains an alarm from the Alarm List. The Alarm List is
preloaded with the most common alarms. However, the
user may add more alarm types to the list if they so choose.
This feature is only available on i220 Servo generators.
Figure 4-21 Options - Graph, Files Tab
Figure 4-22
Options - Graph, Display Tab
Reference graph data can be filed in a user-defined
directory. If no directory exists for reference graph data, it
will be filed in the default RefGraph directory.
Display - When Show Graph in Cycle Data Screen is
checked, a smaller copy of the graph is displayed on the
Cycle Data tab.
See Figure 4-22 to the right.
Data Types - All graphs are displayed with one millisecond
resolution of the complete weld cycle. Storage of all graph
types may take up a lot of disk space, so the user may want
to disable graph types that are not essential.
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Cycle Data
Save Cycle Data Directories - Cycle data can be stored in
three directories at the same time. A
With this feature, the user can store data on a network or
on a USB flash drive while saving data on the PC itself.
If the user requires a third party application to obtain cycle
data in real-time, the user should enable saving ‘one cycle
data record per CSV file’. If the user enables this feature,
each set of cycle data will be saved to its own CSV file,
complete with a header to identify the contents of the cycle
data. See Figure 4-23 to the right.
B
A
Figure 4-23
Options - Cycle Data
Figure 4-24
Options - Cycle Data File Management
If no directory is selected, no cycle data is saved to file.
Data from Multiple Welders - B When iQ Explorer II is
connected to several welders on a network, this option can
be enabled so that cycle data will be saved to a single file.
Cycle Data File Management - When Display Only
Most Recently Welded....is checked, only the most
recent cycle data will be shown in the Cycle Data tab.
See Figure 4-24 to the right.
C
When Limit the File Size... is checked, the number of
Kbytes entered limits the maximum size of the cycle data
file.
When Limit the Number of Cycle Data... is checked,
the cycle data file will never exceed the number of cycles
entered.
When this setting is enabled, you WILL lose historical
cycle data.
Figure 4-25
Options - Notes Per Cycle
Period to Save Cycle Data - Data is saved at the interval
set by the user. If zero, data is saved only when exiting the
program.
Notes Per Cycle - set notes per cycle C to prepopulate
system with user defined setup information. See
Figure 4-25 to the right.
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Setup
This is the directory where saved setup files are stored.
The user may change the directory to another drive, but if
this is not done, then the default location will be used for
this purpose.
Automatically save cycle data to file - When this option is
enabled, any change to any parameter on any connected
iQ generator will be saved to a file. The file will be named
with the same name as the setup name and will be stored
in the Setup File Directory.
B
Barcode
There are two ways to incorporate barcode support
in iQ Explorer II. Either a unique barcode reading is
associated with a part, or one or more barcode readings
are associated with a specific setup.
When Enable Lot Barcode Scan is activated it will
introduce the ability to scan a separate barcode that links
to a lot. Once scanned this barcode is linked to every
cycle following it being scanned. The lot barcode is
added to each cycle data record. To force the scan of a
new lot barcode, press the Reset Barcode Process button
in the large toolbar. This option works with both types of
barcode scanning features
A
Figure 4-26
Options - Barcode Tab
Figure 4-27
Options - Barcode Tab - Link Names
When Enable Barcode Scan to Activate Setup is
activated, between one and three barcode scans can be
programmed to select a setup. A
See Figure 4-26 to the right.
The user must associate a barcode or set of barcodes with
a setup name loaded on the welder or stored in the setup
directory of the PC.
Press the Associate Barcodes button. B
A new pop-up screen as shown in Figure 4-27 appears.
On this screen (Figure 4-27 to the right) the user links a
barcode, or barcodes to a setup name. In addition, buttons
are used to browse the setup file, to reset the screen, and
to add, modify or delete setup file data.
Once a barcode is scanned, the associated setup will be
activated or loaded.
The welder is not permitted to weld until an identified
barcode or set of barcodes are scanned properly, and the
associated setup has been properly loaded.
Enabling this feature prevents the use of the welder
unless iQ Explorer II is connected as well.
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When Enable Barcode Scan to Store Per Cycle
is enabled, the last scanned barcode is stored and
displayed with the cycle data of the weld. It is required
that a barcode can be scanned before the operator or
automation will be allowed to execute a weld. If the user
scans multiple barcodes before a weld cycle is executed,
the first barcode scan is used in the cycle data and the
other barcode scans are discarded.
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Force
When this option is enabled, the user can have air pressure
settings displayed in units of force (instead of pressure).
See Figure 4-28 to the right.
Calculated pressure settings are still displayed.
The user needs to select which air cylinder the press uses.
When the generator is paired with a servo press, this
feature is not available.
Figure 4-28
Options - Force Tab
Figure 4-29
Options - Appearance Tab
Appearance
With this feature, the PC display image can be enhanced
when iQ Explorer II is running.
See Figure 4-29 to the right.
There are three files that contain graphic images used by
the program:
Default Setup Image - This is an image associated with
the setup files, and is displayed on various screens.
Background Image - This is an image centered and
displayed that forms the background for iQ Explorer II.
Report Watermark - This image is used as a watermark
on reports generated for setups.
There is a selectable option to Enable watermark on
printable report. The user may choose images other than
the original default images.
The image of a part as it appears on the tab for Hardware
in Figure 4-30 shown to the right illustrates this option.
Diagnostics
Figure 4-30
Options - Appearance - Default Image
Changed
Figure 4-31
Options - Diagnostics Tab
With this feature enabled, communication between iQ
Explorer II and the iQ generator can be diagnosed by
Dukane during a troubleshooting process.
Figure 4-31 to the right shows that Save Messages
can be enabled. This activates the designated directory to
receive any messages that pass to or from the software to
the generator.
This option is purely diagnostic and meant to aid
Dukane IAS, LLC track unusal communication problems
between iQ Explorer II and the iQ ES generator.
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Basic Setup
When iQ Explorer II starts up, it seeks communication
with ES Model iQ welders. It can establish a session
with as many connections as the user has welders.
In the following example, two welders have been
detected on the network.
1. To view the available connections press the Show
Welders button to the left of the application as
shown in Figure 4-32. Once a welder has been
detected, all setup information in the welder is
synchronized with the PC.
Show Welders Button
Figure 4-32
Setup - Show Welders
2. Click on a welder button to open the interface to it.
Figure 4-33 below shows that Welder 1 was selected.
Select Welder 1
Figure 4-33
Setup - Select a Welder
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3.
F
The Hardware tab is the initial tab displayed
following selection of a welder. This tab contains
information specific to the identification of the welder
itself. See Figure 4-34 below for location of the items
in the list that follows.
A
- Welder name.
B
- Serial number unique to Welder 1.
C
- List of 25 setups that are currently loaded in the
welder.
D
- New name for the setup. Click Rename to apply.
E
- Use the button to search the PC for a setup file to be displayed.
- Current time kept in the welder.
- Button used to apply the PC time to the
welder.
G
H
- IP address of the connected welder.
- Model and version information of embedded software.
I
C
F
A
B
G
D
C
E
I
H
On-line - When Green: Generator
can enable an
ultrasound signal.
Off-line - When Yellow: A cycle
can be run but no
ultrasound is signaled.
Figure 4-34 Setup - Hardware
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E-Stop - When Red. Emergency
Stop is active.
The generator will not be
able to start a cycle.
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4.
To configure a setup to execute a weld, click on
the Process Settings tab, and modify the settings
listed below and shown in Figure 4-35.
A
- Initiate Mode, Top of Stroke for iQ servo.
B
- Settings before and at trigger.
C
- Settings to monitor the weld.
D
- Enable Melt Detect (patented iQ servo setting).
E
- iQ servo Motion Control and profiling.
F
- Hold settings, Travel Limit for iQ servo.
G
- Afterburst.
H-
Enable Advanced settings.
I
- Advanced servo settings.
J
- Amplitude
J
A
H
B
C
D
E
I
F
G
View Live Data - Touch the button
to view real time weld data.
Figure 4-35 Setup - Process Settings
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5. To weld a part successfully, some users require
process limits for specific process characteristics.
These settings determine whether a cycle is good,
bad or suspect. The user may also mark a cycle as
bad when an alarm is detected.
Cycle data for all process characteristics are always
saved. The user determines whether these are shown
in the cycle data display.
Latch on Bad Part - Only available
when Initiate Mode is Manual.
Removes item
from the weld
cycle data
display.
Adds item
to the weld
cycle data
display.
Figure 4-36
Adds the limit(s) to the weld cycle
data display, and to the appropriate
column (Lower Bad, Lower Suspect,
Upper Suspect, and Upper Bad) on
this Process Limits page.
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Process Limits Helper
This feature assists users with setting process limits from
an aggregate of cycle data derived from good parts.
Limit Helper is an advanced iQ Explorer II feature
designed to assist in setting upper and lower process
limits. Typically, this is some number of a controlled
lot of parts welded. The Process Limits Helper can
calculate standard deviation and average value for each
process parameter defined, for this controlled lot. This
statistical information along with part inspection is a
very useful tool in setting the range for upper and lower
suspect and/or bad part limits.
Basic Setup
6.
If the user has more information to associate with
a setup, click the Notes tab. A sample display is
shown in Figure 4-37 below.
Several text entry boxes appear. Whatever text is
entered is stored within the setup.
Figure 4-37
Notes
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7.
Click on the Cycle Data tab to reveal accumulated
cycle data from all recent weld cycles.
To select what columns to display, go to the
Process Limits tab.
Figure 4-38 shows a sample of the Cycle Data
page. The columns displayed reflect the Process
Limits example shown in Figure 4-36.
Figure 4-38
Setup - Cycle Data
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8.
Click on the Graph tab.
Then, click on the Graph Setup button.
Next, make choices to set up the graphing function to illustrate a pictorial view of the welding process.
Make/Change Selections: (Figure 4-39 below shows
two views of the graph setup window.)
- Axis Labels - Choose labels for left, right, and
horizontal axes of the graph. The figure shows a drop
down list from which to select.
A
- Zoom - Choose when the graph display of the
cycle should start and stop. The figure shows a drop
down list from which to select.
B
- Reference - Select a graph to overlay with a
graph from the current cycle. A reference graph can
be saved for any setup at any time. Reference graphs
are stored in a directory separate from ordinary
graphs.
C
A sample graph appears on the next page.
A
B
C
Figure 4-39
Setup - Graph Setup
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9.
Click on the Graph Display tab.
See Figure 4-40 below to view a sample graph.
Figure 4-40
NOTE
The values in the upper left portion of
the graph display seen in the figure
below, show the X and Y values for
the cursor position. Cursor movement
causes corresponding changes to
these values.
Setup - Graph Display
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Graph Features
♦ = Transition Point - This is a moment in the weld
cycle where one phase of the cycle ends and another phase
begins. Place the cursor on a transition point to read data
about that specific event.
Save as Reference - Press this button to save the
current graph as the reference graph associated with the
current setup.
Show Reference - Check the box to have the reference
graph appear along with the real time graph.
Transition Points
Figure 4-41
Graph Display Detail
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Graph Features
Interaction - Check the Interaction box
to activate
interactive features that use the left button of the computer
mouse.
A
These features, Zoom, Scale, and Translate are shown
at B in Figure 4-42 below.
C
B
A
Figure 4-42
Setup - Interaction Points
highlights a transition point in the weld cycle. The
name of the transition point appears when the cursor
rolls over that place on the graph.
C
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10.
Click on the Production tab.
This page provides a graphic analysis of parts
produced — the good, the suspect, and the bad.
See Figure 4-43 below for a sample of this type
of graphic feedback.
Figure 4-43
Setup - Production Display
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11.
C
Click on the Utilities tab.
Some setup management and diagnostic tools
are offered here. See Figure 4-44 below for these
things.
Test -
WARNING
Clear area around stack before
executing the sonics test. Sonics will stay active as long as
the user presses the button.
Part Count - This utility permits part count to
be reset or modified. The utility can also be used to prevent bad parts from being counted, and to reset
the latch that can occur when Latch on Bad Part
The user may press and hold the Test button for as long
is enabled.
as necessary. When the user’s finger is lifted (from a
B Setup Utilities - Use Setup Control to choose
touch screen) or the finger is released from the button
(of a mouse), the test ends and a graph is displayed.
a setup. One setup can be erased with Erase (a)
See Figure 4-43.
Setup or all setups can be erased with Erase All
Setups.
D View real time data.
This section can be used to select a different stored
E View the alarm history.
setup from the welder. Renaming the setup and
F Verify Stack on Power Up - If prompted, this will
selecting a different image for the setup can be
execute
a test immediately following a generator power
done here as well.
up.
A
C
A
F
D
E
B
Figure 4-44
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Utilities Sonics Test
Figure 4-45 below illustrates the kind of data displayed
after the TEST button is activated on the Utilities page.
The graph may be saved to file to be used as a
historical reference.
Test results may also be saved to the General
Notes field, for reference. When pressed, saving
the test results to notes will save the average of the
power and frequency measurements for the last 50
milliseconds to the General Notes field, along with
the current time and date.
NOTE
The values in the upper left portion of
the graph display seen in the figure
below, show the X and Y values for
the cursor position. Cursor movement
causes corresponding changes to
these values.
Click EXIT when finished reviewing this data.
Figure 4-45
Setup - Utilities Test Display Sample
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12. Click on the System tab.
A WARNING appears immediately indicating that
changing hardware settings may affect operation of
the generator.
WARNING
Modifying hardware settings
may affect operation of the
welder.
Click OK to proceed with hardware modification.
Figure 4-46
Setup - System Warning
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System [modifications]
Output Mode - Determines what is sent (All, Good,
Bad, etc.)
Hardware fine tuning is offered on the System page.
See Figure 4-47 for an overview.
Make/Change Selections:
Baud Rate - Speed setting of the serial port in use.
Add LF after CR - Determines what follows a data
record: a carriage return (CR) only, or a CR followed by
a line feed (LF).
Enable Limit Indicators - When enabled, a “<” or a
“>” precede a field of cycle data that is either lower or
higher than a process limit, respectively.
Print Header - Press this button and it triggers the
transmission of the delimited header for cycle data to
the serial port.
- System I/O - Designed for flexibility when
integrating the ultrasonic system with automation.
A
Refer to Dukane’s website for Application Notes that
deal with automation interface:
http://www.dukane.com/us/DL_ApplData.asp.
B - Buzzer Status - When this setting is disabled,
the buzzer does not make a sound. When enabled, the
buzzer sounds when cycle data is outside the suspect
or bad part limits.
D - View Generator I/O - Press this button to provide
access to real time generator output settings and the
current generator input readings.
Buzzer at Trigger - The buzzer sounds when the
trigger condition is met.
E
Buzzer at Top of Stroke - The buzzer sounds when
- Servo Press - Specific to servo press systems:
- This button gives access to
an array of low-level readings from the servo controller.
View Servo I/O - This button provides access to
current servo and iQ generator input status. Servo
performance results can also be acquired.
View Servo Diagnostics
the press is moved to its top of stroke position.
C - System - Serial Communications - This is for
configuring the serial port as an output for cycle data.
Output Format - Determines how cycle data fields
are separated.
A
B
E
C
D
Figure 4-47
Setup - System Overview
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13. Click on the Operation Summary tab.
Figure 4-48 shows a sample of data as it might
appear in real time. The essentials of the setup are
shown along with graph and cycle data.
In addition, by clicking on the View Live Data
button A , generator output data can be seen as it
happens.
The Graph Setup button B can be clicked
allowing the operator to customize the graphing
display.
A
Figure 4-48
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Save and Retrieve Setup Files
Retrieve a
Setup
1. Click File on the Main Menu. (Refer to Figure 4-49.)
2. From the drop-down menu you can save a setup file
(to a file on the PC’s hard drive) in several ways: Save
Current Setup File, or
Save Current Setup File As. . .
3. To retrieve a setup, click on Select Active Setup to
get a list of setups that are active. Then select a setup
from that list.
Save a
Setup
Save and Retrieve Cycle Data
1. Click the Options icon.
2. Click on the Cycle Data tab.
3. Data Storage - Cycle data can be stored in three directories simultaneously. The user can store data on a
network or on a USB memory stick while still saving
it on the PC.
If no directory is selected, then no cycle data is saved
to file. See the figure below.
Figure 4-49
Save and Retrieve Setup Files
4. Data from Multiple Welders - When iQ Explorer
II is connected to multiple welders on a network, the
user can enable this option to have all cycle data saved
to a single cycle data file.
Figure 4-50
Save Cycle Data - 1
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Figure 4-51
Save Cycle Data - 2
See the figure above for the next four Cycle Data features.
5. Display Most Recent Data - Only the most recent
cycle data will be displayed when this feature is selected.
Regardless of this number, all cycle data is saved.
6. Limit File Size - The number of Kbytes entered will
limit the maximum size of the cycle data file. When
it is time to save the cycle data file and it is in excess
of this amount, a new file will be created to store any
future cycle data.
Regardless of the file size, all cycle data is saved.
7. Limit Cycle Data - When this option is selected, the
cycle data file will never exceed the number of cycles
entered. Only the most recent results will be saved to
a single, undated file.
When this setting is enabled, you WILL lose historical
cycle data.
8. Saved to File Rate - Cycle data is automatically
saved to file at this rate. If the user sets it to zero, cycle
data will only be saved on exit.
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Save and Restore Graph Data
1. Click the Options icon. (Refer to Figure 4-52.)
2. Click on the Graph Data tab, and then the File Management section.
3. Using the Main and Reference categories, you may
enter the designated directories where graph data and
reference graph data are stored.
Figure 4-52 - Save Graph Data - File Management
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Using the Help System
This help system is a reference tool to assist in
understanding key terms of the ultrasonic welding process.
It can also provide information about software features
and functions. The iQ Explorer II Help function can be
accessed using the top menu bar, or by pressing the F1 key
as explained below.
Top Menu Bar
Help is one of the top menu bar items (as shown on the
right in Figure 4-53).
Clicking Help from the menu and then clicking on Help
opens the Help window. An example of the window is
shown in Figures 4-54 and 4-55 on the next page.
Figure 4-53
Help File Access from Top Menu Bar
About iQ Explorer II
Another selection that can be made from the top menu bar
after clicking on Help is to select About iQ Explorer II. A
click on that phrase brings up a window containing facts
about the software version used by the PC.
Help File Organization
A Contents tab and an Index tab are two entry points to
the Help file information.
Contents groups the Help file information into these eight
main categories:
Hardware; Process Control; Process Limits;
Notes; Graph; Utilities; System; and,
Options.
The Index is an alphabetical list of words and phrases
found in the Help file.
The figures on the next page illustrate that the term,
Cycle Data Storage was found through both Index and
Contents.
Using the F1 Key
The F1 key can be tapped to activate Help when:
1) the cursor is positioned in an item that can be edited,
such as a text box, drop down list, or check box and,
2) that item is linked to Help.
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Using the Index Tab and the Contents Tab
The figures below illustrate that the term, Cycle Data
Storage was found through both the Index and Contents
tabs of the Help file.
Index Tab
Figure 4-54
Help File - Using the Index Tab
Contents Tab
Figure 4-55
Help File - Using the Contents Tab
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Software Prompts
One of the functions the software provides is to notify
the operator of a condition that needs immediate
attention.
These notifications may occur for one of these reasons:
• the iQ Explorer II software requires that a value
or other data be entered, or
• the generator may have a error/fault/alarm.
So, in response to these situations, the iQ Explorer II
displays windows with prompts for the operator.
Several examples are shown in Figure 4-56 below,
and in Figure 4-57 on the next page.
NOTE
Refer to Making an Entry, Page 31 for
information about putting information
in an entry box.
NOTE
The material in this section of the
User’s Manual is intended to offer general guidance in identifying the kinds
of messages that may arise.
Yellow background indicates a problem.
In this example, with the Hardware tab
displayed, the message is: Off Top of Stroke
Figure 4-56
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Parameter Conflict Example
In the following example shown in Figure 4-58 below,
yellow is used in several areas of the display not only
to call attention to a problem, but also to show what
parameter needs to be addressed.
Yellow background
indicates the entry box
where a change needs to
be made.
Parameter Conflict
explanation.
Note the warning
symbol and the
yellow background
for the message
itself.
Yellow background indicates a problem. In
this example, with the Process Settings tab
displayed, there is a Parameter Conflict.
Figure 4-57
Parameter Conflict Display
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SECTION 5
Networking
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Network Settings on the iQ ES Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DHCP Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DHCP Disabled on the HMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DHCP Disabled on the iQ ES Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
HMI Directly Connected to a Single Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connection through a Stand-alone Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connection to a Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Introduction
iQ Explorer II is designed to connect to one or more ES
model iQ welders via Ethernet using TCP/IP protocol.
Configuration of the network depends on the user’s
needs. This section offers various options regarding the
configuration of your network of iQ products.
DHCP
ES Model iQ welders are capable of DHCP support. All
Windows PCs that are capable of using TCP/IP protocol
support DHCP, as well. DHCP enabled is the default
setting in both cases.
DHCP is a TCP/IP standard that reduces the complexity
and administrative overhead of managing network client
IP addresses.
A DHCP server available on a network supplies IP
addresses to DHCP clients. Once a DHCP client obtains
an IP address from the DHCP server, then that client will
obtain the same IP address as long as the DHCP server
permits it.
If no DHCP server is available on a network,
following a timeout, the DHCP client will self-assign
a random IP address in the range from 169.254.0.0 to
169.254.255.255.
Network Settings on the iQ ES Generator
Configuration of network settings on the iQ ES model
generator can be found by pressing the Utilities/
Hardware button, then the Hardware Setup button,
then scroll down to Network Settings and press that
button. All network configuration settings from the ES are
available here. To configure a hard IP address on the iQ
ES model generator, disable DHCP, select IP Address
from the list, and enter a new IP address as you would any
other parameter for the generator.
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Network Settings
Direct Connection
The most common use for iQ Explorer II is directly
connected to an iQ ES generator using an HMI purchased
from Dukane. Although this is a simple “network”, there
are a few ways to configure it.
DHCP Enabled
As described above, if the user enabled DHCP on both
the HMI and the iQ ES generator, those devices will selfassign random IP addresses in the range 169.254.0.0 to
169.254.255.255.
The main drawback to this configuration is that the
timeout on the HMI (or any PC) is usually somewhere
between 30 and 60 seconds. This could be unacceptable.
The timeout to self-acquire an IP address on the iQ ES
generator is insignificant.
DHCP Disabled on the HMI
To reduce the long delay due to the DHCP server
timeout, Dukane assigns the HMI in the factory a hard IP
address of 169.254.0.10 and 169.254.0.11 to its two local
connections.
DHCP Disabled on the iQ ES Generator
To reduce unnecessary extra processing on the HMI,
iQ Explorer II may be configured to exclusively
connect to one IP address.
First, the user should disable DHCP on the iQ ES
generator. The default IP address assigned to the iQ
ES generator when DHCP is disabled is 169.254.0.2.
This is acceptable.
On iQ Explorer II click on the Options button, and
look at the Communications tab. At the bottom
of the tab there is a section labeled Permitted
IP Address List. Press the Modify List and add
169.254.0.2 to the list. Press OK to exit both
windows. See Figure 5-8.
Now an explicit connection between the HMI and the
iQ ES generator is established. This is the optimum
connection between an HMI and an iQ ES generator.
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Section 5 - Networking
HMI Directly Connected to a Single Generator
1. Open Network Connections in the Windows Control
Panel. The window should be similar to the one shown
below. Right-click on Local Area Connection, and
select Properties.
Figure 5-1
Network Connections Window
Figure 5-2
Local Area Connection Properties
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2. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window,
enter the following IP address: 169.254.0.10
3. Enter Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0.
See the Figure below.
Click to
show list of
available
welders.
Scan Network
169 . 254 . 0 .10
255 . 255 . 0 . 0
Figure 5-3
Figure 5-4
Show Welders - 1
Figure 5-5
Show Welders - 2
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
4. Click OK, and close the Network window.
You may need to restart the computer before changes
take effect.
5. Run iQ Explorer II.
•
At first connection, iQ Explorer II and the iQ
ES generator connect immediately using their
default network configurations.
•
When connection has been made, the welder(s)
available to the software are shown when the
user presses the Show Welders button on the
toolbar on the left of the application. See Figure
5-4 to the right.
•
An example list of available welders is shown in
Figure 5-5 to the right. Notice that the button has
changed to Hide Welders.
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If nothing is displayed after pressing the Show Welders
button:
•
Check that the correct subnet was entered.
• Check that the part of the IP address that is
masked by the subnet is entered correctly.
•
Your
firewall
could
be
preventing
communications. In that case, see the IT
administrator for help.
6. If the generator’s name is displayed, click that name,
and you are ready to start configuring your generator.
Connection through a Stand-alone Network
Using the simplified illustration shown in Figure 5-6:
1. Connect the computer and the iQ ES generator to the
Ethernet switch. Every computer and generator are
each considered nodes on the network.
2. Connect the nodes to the Ethernet switch to establish
cross-connectivity through the stand-alone network.
Ethernet Switch
Factory
Assigned IP
Address to
HMI:
169.254.0.10
169.254.0.2
Figure 5-6
169.254.0.3
169.254.0.4
169.254.0.5
Simple Stand-alone Network Configuration
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Connection to a Local Area Network
Most companies have a DHCP server running on their
Local Area Network (LAN). Simply connect all ES
model iQ welders to the LAN, enable DHCP, and the
DHCP server will assign a unique IP address to each ES.
When DHCP is enabled on an HMI (select Obtain an IP
address automatically from the TCP/IP properties), it
too can have a unique IP address assigned.
However, the HMI does not have much available storage
and it has below average processing power relative to
standard laptops and desktops available today. Factoring
in the likely requirements for anti-virus software and
other software that is required for PCs on a company
LAN, the HMI is not the best host for iQ Explorer II in
this configuration.
iQ Explorer II can run on any Windows operating
system available at the time of the writing of this manual,
so we recommend using a PC supplied by the user’s IT
department in this type of network configuration.
NOTE
If any installed HMI has a one-to-one relationship with its welder (as shown in Figure
5-7), then the welder IP address should be
added to its Permitted IP Address List. The
DHCP server assigns an IP address to the
welder, and that IP address is what should
be added to the Permitted IP Address List.
NOTE
A desktop PC with iQ Explorer II does not
need any IP configuration. It automatically
finds the generators on the network as long
as a firewall or router permits UDP broadcast packets.
To desktop PC
Local Area Network (LAN)
Figure 5-7
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Modify the Permitted IP Address List
1. Click the Options icon.
NOTE
2. Go to the Communications tab.
3. See Figure 5-8 for a view of this tab.
Auto-Display Welder Contents
A
Enable this feature to always display the user interface
immediately following the detection of the welder. This
is best used when iQ Explorer II is directly connected
to a single generator.
Permitted IP Addresses
Dukane recommends: Add the list of generator IP addresses to the Permitted IP
Address List of iQ Explorer II.
That reduces the impact of handling network overhead for the HMI.
B
Add IP addresses of iQ generators to this list to limit the
iQ Explorer II interface to only those on the permitted
list. This is best used when many iQ generators are
present on a single network and iQ Explorer II is
dedicated to a subset of the generators on that network.
A
B
Figure 5-8
Options - Modify Permitted IP Address List
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SECTION 6
Contacting Dukane
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Contacting Dukane
Identify Equipment
When contacting Dukane about a service-related problem,
be prepared to give the following information:
• Model and serial numbers of the press and generator.
• Fault/error/alarm indicators from the generator display
or iQ Explorer II software.
• Software versions. (On generators with a display, go to
Main Menu and press Help. On generators without a
display, in iQ Explorer II, go to Help on the top menu
bar, and select About iQ Explorer II.)
• Problem description and steps taken to resolve it.
• Line voltage(s) for press and generator.
Many problems can be solved over the telephone, so it is
best to call from a telephone located near the equipment.
Intelligent Assembly Solutions
Mailing Address:
Dukane
2900 Dukane Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174 US
Phone:
(630) 797–4900
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax:
Main
(630) 797–4949
Service & Parts
(630) 584–0796
Website
The website has information about our products, processes,
solutions, and technical data. Downloads are available for
many kinds of literature.
Here is the address for the main website:
www.dukane.com
You can locate your local representative at:
www.dukane.com/us/sales/
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SECTION 7
Appendices
Appendix A - List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix B - List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Appendix C - Regulatory Agency Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Appendix A
List of Figures
No.
Description
Page
2-1
Select Control Panel from the Start Menu (Windows XP)................................................7
2-2
Select Display from the Control Panel Window (Windows XP)........................................8
2-3
Setting Display Colors and Resolution (Windows XP).....................................................8
2-4
Selecting My Computer (Windows XP)..........................................................................10
2-5
Selecting View System Information (Windows XP)........................................................10
2-6
Checking Operating System Version (Windows XP)...................................................... 11
2-7
Start Menu, Select Computer (Windows 7)....................................................................12
2-8
Computer Window (Windows 7).....................................................................................12
2-9
Computer, Right Click Displays Submenu (Windows 7).................................................13
2-10
Properties - Hardware and Software Details (Windows 7).............................................13
3-1
Installation Start-up Screen............................................................................................17
3-2
iQ Explorer II Start-up Screen........................................................................................18
3-3
Show Welders - 1...........................................................................................................19
3-4
Show Welders - 2...........................................................................................................19
4-1
Main Menu - File.............................................................................................................23
4-2
Main Menu - Tools..........................................................................................................25
4-3
Main Menu - Tools>Options Window..............................................................................25
4-4
Main Menu - Window......................................................................................................27
4-5
Main Menu - Help...........................................................................................................27
4-6
Main Screen Icons..........................................................................................................28
4-7
Icon and Function...........................................................................................................29
4-8
Shutdown Icon................................................................................................................31
4-9
Shutdown Prompt...........................................................................................................31
4-10
Options - Communications Tab......................................................................................36
4-11
Options - Security Tab....................................................................................................39
4-12
Options - Enable Administrator Password......................................................................39
4-13
Options - Set Password..................................................................................................39
4-14
Options - Security - Setup Users....................................................................................41
4-15
Options - Security - Add New User.................................................................................41
4-16
Options - Security - Create User Profiles.......................................................................41
4-17
Options - Security - Custom Security Levels..................................................................42
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List of Figures
No.
Description
Page
4-18
Options - Security Tab - Enable Auto Timeout and Enable Auditing...............................42
4-19
Options - PLC Interface Tab...........................................................................................45
4-20
Options - Shifts Tab........................................................................................................45
4-21
Options - Graph, Files Tab.............................................................................................46
4-22
Options - Graph, Display Tab.........................................................................................46
4-23
Options - Cycle Data......................................................................................................47
4-24
Options - Cycle Data File Management.........................................................................47
4-25
Options - Notes Per Cycle..............................................................................................47
4-26
Options - Barcode Tab....................................................................................................48
4-27
Options - Barcode Tab - Link Names.............................................................................48
4-28
Options - Force Tab........................................................................................................50
4-29
Options - Appearance Tab..............................................................................................50
4-30
Options - Appearance - Default Image Changed...........................................................50
4-31
Options - Diagnostics Tab..............................................................................................50
4-32
Setup - Show Welders....................................................................................................51
4-33
Setup - Select a Welder.................................................................................................51
4-34
Setup - Hardware...........................................................................................................52
4-35
Setup - Process Settings................................................................................................53
4-36
Setup - Process Limits Drop Down Menu Detail............................................................54
4-37
Notes..............................................................................................................................55
4-38
Setup - Cycle Data.........................................................................................................56
4-39
Setup - Graph Setup......................................................................................................57
4-40
Setup - Graph Display....................................................................................................58
4-41
Graph Display Detail......................................................................................................59
4-42
Setup - Interaction Points...............................................................................................60
4-43
Setup - Production Display.............................................................................................61
4-44
Setup - Utilities...............................................................................................................62
4-45
Setup - Utilities Test Display Sample..............................................................................63
4-46
Setup - System Warning.................................................................................................64
4-47
Setup - System Overview...............................................................................................65
4-48
Operation Summary.......................................................................................................66
4-49
Save and Retrieve Setup Files.......................................................................................67
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No.
Description
Appendix A
Page
4-50
Save Cycle Data - 1.......................................................................................................67
4-51
Save Cycle Data - 2.......................................................................................................68
4-52
Save Graph Data - File Management.............................................................................69
4-53
Help File Access from Top Menu Bar.............................................................................70
4-54
Help File - Using the Index Tab......................................................................................71
4-55
Help File - Using the Contents Tab.................................................................................71
4-56
Problem Prompt in Yellow..............................................................................................72
4-57
Parameter Conflict Display.............................................................................................73
5-1
Network Connections Window.......................................................................................79
5-2
Local Area Connection Properties..................................................................................79
5-3
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties.............................................................................80
5-4
Show Welders - 1...........................................................................................................80
5-5
Show Welders - 2...........................................................................................................80
5-6
Simple Stand-alone Network Configuration...................................................................81
5-7
Connection to Local Area Network.................................................................................82
5-8
Options - Modify Permitted IP Address List....................................................................83
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Appendix B
No.
Description
4-I
Options Choices for the Operator................................................................................... 34
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Regulatory Agency
Compliance
FCC
The equipment complies with the following Federal
Communications Commission regulations.
• The limits for FCC measurement procedure MP-5,
“Methods of Measurement of Radio Noise Emissions
from ISM Equipment”, pursuant to FCC Title 47 Part
18 for Ultrasonic Equipment.
CE Marking
This mark on your equipment certifies that it meets the
requirements of the EU (European Union) concerning
interference causing equipment regulations. CE stands
for Conformité Europeéne (European Conformity). The
equipment complies with the following CE requirements.
Appendix C
UL
The iQ generator complies with these standards:
Underwriters Laboratories:
UL 61010-1, and
National Standards of Canada:
CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-12
as verified by TÜV Rheinland.
•
The EMC Directive 2014/30/EC
for Heavy Industrial EN 61000-6-4
EN 55011
EN 61000-6-2
EN61000–4–2
EN61000–4–3
EN61000–4–4
EN61000–4–5
EN61000–4–6
EN61000–4–8
EN61000–4–11
• The Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.
• The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
EN 60204: Safety of Machinery - Electrical
Equipment of Machines Part 1: General Requirements.
•
EN ISO 12100: Safety of Machinery - General
principles of design, risk assessment, and risk reduction.
IP Rating
The vibration welder has an IP (International Protection)
rating from the IEC (International Electrotechnical
Commission).
The rating is IP2X, in compliance with finger-safe industry
standards.
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CAUTION
DO NOT make any modifications
to the PLC, its program, or to the
vibration welder as delivered by
Dukane. Unauthorized changes
made to the system may result
in violating one or more regulations under
which this equipment is manufactured. In addition, any warranties applying to the system
expressed or implied may be void.
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Index
A
Advanced Settings 53
Afterburst 53
Alarm History 53
Amplitude 53
Appearance 50
Appendices
List of Figures 91
List of Tables 94
Regulatory Agency Compliance 95
B
Barcode 48
Basic Setup 51
Cycle Data 56
Graph 57
Graph Display 58
Hardware 52
Name the Welder 52
Notes 55
Operation Summary 66
Graph Setup 66
View Live Data 66
Process Limits 54
Process Limits Helper 55
Process Settings 53
Advanced Servo Settings 53
Advanced Settings 53
Afterburst 53
Amplitude 53
Enable Melt Detect 53
Hold 53
Initiate Mode 53
Power Regulation 53
Production 61
Select a Welder 51
Show Welders 51
System
Buzzer Status 65
Modify Hardware Settings 64
Serial Communications 65
Servo Press 65
System I/O 65
Utilities 62
Alarm History 62
Part Count 62
Setup Utilities 62
Sonics Test 62
View Real Time Data 62
Buzzer Status 65
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Computer Requirements 7
Cycle Data 56
D
Data
Data from Multiple Welders 67
Data Storage 67
DHCP 77
Diagnostics 50
Dukane
Address 87
Contacting 87
E-mail 87
Fax 87
Intelligent Assembly Solutions 87
Address 87
E-mail 87
Fax 87
Phone: 87
Phone 87
Website 87
www.dukane.com/ 87
www.dukane.com/contact-us/ 87
E
E-mail 87
F
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance 43
G
General User Information 3
Drawings and Tables 3
Notes, Cautions and Warnings 3
Graph 57
Interaction 60
Save and Restore Graph Data 69
Save as Reference 59
Show Reference 59
Transition Point 59
Graph Display 58
Graph Setup 66
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H
N
Hardware Modification 64
Hardware Tab 52
Help System 70
F1 Key 70
Top Menu Bar
Using the F1 Key 70
Hold 53
Networking 75
Connection through a Stand-alone Network 81
Connection to a Local Area Network 82
DHCP 77
HMI Directly Connected to a Single Generator 79
Network Settings 78
DHCP Disabled on the HMI 78
DHCP Disabled on the iQ ES Generator 78
DHCP Enabled 78
Direct Connection 78
Network Settings on the iQ ES Generator 77
Notes 55
I
Icons 28
Index 97
Initiate Mode 53
Installation
Installing 17
Launching the Software 18
Unpacking 17
IP Address 52
Modify the Permitted IP Address List 83
iQ Explorer II
Key Features 4
Overview 4
iQ System Requirements 14
K
Keyboard and Mouse 32
Key Features 4
L
LAN 82
Latch on Bad Part 54
Launching the Software 18
Change Autoboot 18
Click Icon 18
List of Figures 91
List of Tables 94
M
Main Screen Icons 28
Melt Detect 53
Menu Icons 23
Microsoft
.NET Framework 17
Modify Hardware Settings 64
Multiple Welders 67
O
Operation
Basic Setup 51
Icons 28
Icon Detail 29
Main Menu 23
File 23
Copy Setup to Welder 24
Delete Setup File from Disk 24
Erase Setup From Welder 24
Exit 24
Load Setup from Disk 23
New Setup File Offline 24
Open Cycle Data 23
Open Graph Data 23
Open Setup from Disk 23
Print Cycle Data 24
Print Graph Data 24
Print Screen 24
Print Setup 24
Save Current Setup File 24
Save Current Setup File As 24
Save Cycle Data As 24
Save Graph Data As 24
Select Active Setup 23
Tools
Help 27
Language 26
Options 25
Window 27
Making an Entry 32
Keyboard and Mouse 32
Touch Screen 32
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O
Options 33
Appearance 33
Communications 33
Graph Data 33
Shifts 33
Supervisor 33
Setup 51
Cycle Data 56
Graph 57
Graph Display 58
Process Settings 53
Production 62
System 65
Utilities 63
Operation Summary 63
Options 33
Appearance 50
Barcode 48
Communications 36
Cycle Data 47
Diagnostics 50
Force 50
Graph Data 46
PLC Interface 45
Security
Creating Custom Level User Profiles 42
Enable Auditing to Support FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance 43
Setup Users 41
User Access Levels 40
Shifts 48
Serial Communications 65
Servo Press 65
Servo Settings
Advanced 53
Shutdown 31
Shutdown Process 31
Software Prompts 72
Software Requirements
.NET Framework 14
Windows 10
Sonics Test
Test Display 63
System 64
System I/O 65
System Requirements 5
Computer Requirements 7
CD-ROM Drive 9
Communication Ports 9
Ethernet Port 9
Security Key 9
USB Port 9
Hard Disk Space 9
Memory 7
Processor 7
Software Requirements 10
Video Display 7
iQ System Requirements 14
T
Tables 94
Testing Ultrasonics 62
Time 52
Touch Screen 4, 31, 40, 62
P
U
Parameter Conflict Example 73
Power Regulation 53
Process Limit Helper 54
Process Settings 53
Production 61
Using the Help System
Using the Index Tab and the Contents Tab 71
Utilities 63
Utilities Sonics Test 63
R
V
Regulatory Agency Compliance 87
View Live Data 66
View real time data 62
S
W
Save and Restore Graph Data 69
Save and Retrieve Cycle Data 67
Save and Retrieve Part Data 67
Save and Retrieve Setup Files 67
Security Key 9, 17
Windows
Windows 7 12
Windows XP 10
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Dukane ISO
ISO CERTIFICATION
Dukane chose to become ISO certified in
order to demonstrate to our customers our
continuing commitment to being a quality
vendor. By passing its audit, Dukane can assure you that we have in place a well–defined
and systematic approach to quality design,
manufacturing, delivery and service. This
certificate reinforces Dukane's status as a
quality vendor of technology and products.
To achieve ISO certification, you must prove
to one of the quality system registrar groups
that you meet three requirements:
1. Leadership
2. Involvement
3. Quality in Line Organizations and Quality System Infrastructure.
The ISO standards establish a minimum requirement for these requirements and starts
transitioning the company from a traditional
inspection–oriented quality system to one
based on partnership for continuous improvement. This concept is key in that Dukane no
longer focuses on inspection, but on individual processes.
Dukane's quality management system is
based on the following three objectives:
1. Customer oriented quality. The aim is to
improve customer satisfaction.
2. Quality is determined by people. The
aim is to improve the internal organization and cooperation between staff
members.
3. Quality is a continuous improvement.
The aim is to continuously improve the
internal organization and the competitive position.
Dukane products are
manufactured in ISO
registered facilities
View the Dukane ISO certificate of
compliance at: https://documents.dukane.com/Certifications/ISO-Cert.pdf
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Please refer to our website at:
www.dukane.com/contact-us/
to locate your local representative.
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