The encoder battery is located on the controller for easy replacement. In most cases, however, it is simply caused by disconnecting the encoder from the controller. The power loss may be due to a dead battery. This error is an alert that the absolute encoders have lost battery power resulting in a loss of positional information. The "ECA1" error will be encountered on a X-SEL equipped with absolute encoders. The following section will discuss this situation in greater detail.ĮCA1- ABS Data Backup Battery Voltage Low Error (Driver) This error is encountered on an X-SEL system equipped with absolute encoders.
#IAI XSEL SOFTWARE SERIAL#
Also check the e-stop button of the IAI serial communication cable to release e-stop.Īnother error that may occur is the "ECA1- ABS Data Backup Battery Voltage Low Error (Driver)" error. While the controller is in Manu mode the e-stop connection of the Teaching/Communication Port becomes active. The X-SEL controller has a dedicated e-stop terminal at the System IO connector. The error will also be displayed on the 4-digit 7-segment display on the controller.Īnother error that may occur is the "ErG" error, that is indicated only the 4-digit 7-segment display of the controller.
Once this error has occurred, it will persist until the controller is reset. The error may also occur if the controller powers up before the 24VDC is applied to the controller. In this case, it is important to check the wiring, polarity and 24V power supply to the controller as shown in the X-SEL Operation Manual. This error is indicating that the digital IO card not being supplied 24VDC.
#IAI XSEL SOFTWARE SOFTWARE#
The software will attempt to reestablish communication.Ī possible error that may occur is the "EE6C-DO output current error". To reestablish communications if accidentally lost, go to the '"Controller" menu and drop to "Reconnect". Once communications has been established, all menus should become available as shown in the image above. Also make certain that the controller is ready to communicate by having the Teaching Serial Interface Port switch in the "'MANU" position.
#IAI XSEL SOFTWARE PC#
This may be due to the serial communication cable that is not secure to the PC and/or the X-SEL controller.
This is an indication that the software was unable to communicate with the controller (i.e. Notice that a few of the menu options are unavailable. The software may display the menu above when the X-SEL PC Interface software is started. The IAI X-SEL PC INTERFACE SOFTWARE should be used in this tutorial. The tutorial below was written to demonstrate the simplicity of writing a program on the X-SEL controller. (Once the video starts playing, clicking on the full-screen button makes it easier on the eyes.)
Please view the video tutorial to learn the essentials. The XSEL PC software is fully programmable and can perform many of the same functions as a small PLC. These controllers include the X-SEL, ASEL, PSEL, and SSEL as well as many older SEL controllers. The XSEL PC Software is used with IAI's fully programmable controller line. Here is a 15 minute "Introduction to the XSEL PC Software" video tutorial.