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About This Publication
This manual presents:
• Brief overview of 620 WinLoader;
• Guidelines on how to use 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual;
• General characteristics of 620 WinLoader hardware;
• Overview of 620 WinLoader software, and
• Description of compatible personal computers and printer options.
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO 623 WINLOADER .....................................................1
1.3 620 WinLoader, Version 4.X, User Manual ................................................. 6
Purpose of this
section
These are the topics covered in this section:
This section presents:
• Brief overview of 620 WinLoader, and
• Guidelines on how to use 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual.
Topic See Page
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1.2 620 WinLoader
General description
The 620 WinLoader is a software/hardware package that gives any
Windows compatible personal computer the capability to program and
monitor all 620 LCs using relay ladder logic. The WinLoader interfaces
with the 620 LC via an external converter.
The WinLoader includes a powerful software program that combines
menu-driven procedures and on-line monitoring with integrated
programming and documentation. This ladder logic program lets you
define the discrete control functions for your control strategy through
relay ladder logic using familiar logic elements such as contacts, coils,
timers, and counters.
• Refer to Section 2 of this manual for a complete overview of and
specifications for the 620 WinLoader hardware platforms, to include
—
623-6225 WinLoader, which comes with an RS232/422 Converter.
• In both hardware configurations, the WinLoader package consists of
the following:
620-6150A
Loader/Terminal
one RS232/422 Converter and associated cables (623-6225).
• Refer to Section 3 of this manual for a complete overview of the 620
WinLoader, version 5.4, software program, which is provided with both
hardware platforms.
The 620-6150A Loader/Terminal is an industrially-hardened portable
hardware platform offered by Honeywell that has the latest version of
620 WinLoader software loaded on the internal hard disk.
• Comes with an RS232/422 External Converter Box to be installed
through 620-6150A Loader/Terminal's serial port.
• When power is applied, the unit immediately responds as a 620
WinLoader/Terminal.
• Refer to the separate documentation supplied with 620-6150A
Loader/Terminal for appropriate specifications and operating
procedures.
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1.2 620 WinLoader, Continued
How can I benefit
from WinLoader?
The 620 WinLoader software program offers a full variety of features
that turn your personal computer into an industrial programming device;
features and benefits of the package include:
• Easy to use:
– completely menu-driven,
– offers a series of "Help" screens, and
– minimal training required.
• Integrated programming/documentation:
– provides comprehensive link between ladder logic and
documentation.
• Stand-alone programming:
– may be used to develop ladder logic without being connected to a
620 Logic Controller (LC).
• On-line monitoring:
– monitors status of ladder logic as it is executing.
• Augmented Run Mode Programming:
– enables adding to or deleting from control program while 620 LC is
in Run/Program mode.
• Built-in Terminal Emulator:
– allows WinLoader to:
– accurately emulate Terminal mode of 620-50/51
Loader/Terminal, and
– program, configure, and/or transfer files to and from all
Honeywell 627 MiniCOP industrially-rated, microprocessorbased computing modules and related products.
• Time-saving Search functions:
– locates contacts by:
– line number,
– element type,
– element address, and/or
– element label.
• Extensive Documentation features:
– provides printout that includes additional descriptive data, such as –
– complete cross-references,
– unused addresses,
– conflicting addresses, and
– listings of all forms of text documentation.
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1.2 620 WinLoader, Continued
How can I benefit
from WIN Loader?,
continued
• Ladder logic addressing feature:
– uses 7-character label per ladder logic element in lieu of numeric
address when developing ladder logic.
• Free-format editing of documentation:
– allows you to –
– enter up to 20 lines of documentation (67 characters each line) via
ladder logic line and address;
– edit comments while editing or monitoring ladder logic.
• Powerful Search & Exchange function:
– enables searching for and exchanging address and/or logic
instruction of an existing logic element every time it is found in the
ladder logic program;
– requires only a few keystrokes.
• Expanded Block editing functions:
– allows readdressing logic element in a block of ladder logic while
logic is being loaded into memory;
– up to eight different groups of addresses may be reassigned to
different address ranges.
• Function Block programming features:
– allows creating ladder logic programs in modular format, which
offers the following benefits –
– reduces time required to assemble programs,
– helps standardize functions for special operations,
– makes programs easier to read and understand,
– saves time during testing since Function Blocks are pretested and
have fewer faults,
– makes ladder logic programs easy to generate, maintain, and
invoke, and
– also provides Function Block Library, which contains the ladder
logic of all available Honeywell Function Blocks.
• Flexible configuration feature:
– allows specifying different parameters for WinLoader software to
use for display, editing, and data storage functions based on
requirements of individual applications;
– offers an easy-to-use menu structure.
• Universal 620 LC interface:
– supports all 620 LCs for both on-line
programming and monitoring
and stand-alone operations.
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1.2 620 WinLoader, Continued
How can I benefit
from WinLoader?,
continued
• Data Display function:
– permits monitoring up to 126 addresses regardless of locations in
program;
– offers ability to:
– read and write addresses (write to register address only),
– save 'snapshot' of system conditions, and
– create 'recipe file' for presetting register data values.
• External RS232/422 PC/620 LC converter device:
– may be used with any IBM-compatible personal computer that uses
Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems
• Multidrop 620 LC option:
– allows configuring network of up to thirty-one 620 LC devices and
connecting them to one WinLoader.
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1.3 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual
How to use 620
WinLoader user
manual
The documentation supplied with the 620 WinLoader includes the
following user manuals; refer to each appropriate manual to access the
desired information or any particular operating procedure.
• 620 WinLoader Overview (LDR001) – which presents:
– brief overview of 620 WinLoader,
– guidelines on how to use 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual,
– general characteristics of 620 WinLoader hardware,
– overview of 620 WinLoader software, and
– descriptions of compatible personal computers and printer options.
– installing 629-6019 External Converter Box, which is provided with
620-6020 WinLoaders and 620-6150A Loader/Terminals, and must
be installed through a serial communications port of a personal
computer or the 620-6150A Loader/Terminal;
– installing cabling to RS232 serial printers;
– installing cabling to Serial Link Selector in redundant applications;
and
– installing WinLoader software, which is used 620-6020
WinLoaders.
• 620 WinLoader Implementation (LDR003) – which provides:
– general start-up procedure for 620 WinLoader
– overall description of WinLoader's Main Menu, to include
individual descriptions of Main Menu selections and descriptions
of each available function and sub-menu accessible from the Main
Menu; and
– overall description of WinLoader's Main Screen Display, to include
procedure for entering Main Screen Display and descriptions of
individual Main Screen Display components.
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1.3 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual, Continued
How to use 620
WinLoader user
manual, continued
• 620 WinLoader Programming Reference (LDR004) – which presents:
– general overview of ladder logic entry and editing procedures which
are required for programming 620 LC instructions;
– general overview of the different categories of ladder logic
instructions which are available for 620 LCs;
– descriptions of each instruction in the 620 LC instruction set, to
include methods for entering each instruction; and
– descriptions of –
– 620 LC data representation,
– 16-bit error/status word used to indicate any conditions or errors
associated with programming operations, and
– conditional data handling, whereby conditional contacts are used
to control 620 LC arithmetic or comparison operations.
– general overview of WinLoader's ten different categories of edit and
display functions which are available for use when programming
620 LC ladder logic programs; and
– detailed overview of Auxiliary Function Menu functions, which are
accessible from the WinLoader's Edit & Display Functions Menu.
• 620 WinLoader Function Blocks (LDR006) – which presents:
– general guidelines and operating procedures for programming,
editing, displaying, and uploading/saving Function Blocks in an
WinLoader ladder logic control program; and
– procedures for implementing Honeywell's predefined Function
Block control programs.
• 620 WinLoader Documentation Functions (LDR007) – which presents:
– general characteristics of documentation types used in ladder logic
programming with the 620 WinLoader, to include descriptions of
address labels and address descriptions, address comments, line
comments, and line numbers;
– descriptions of each available documentation function that is
accessible from the Documentation Functions Menu when the
Documentation Functions Menu is accessed from the WinLoader's
Main Menu; and
– descriptions of each available function that is accessible from the
Documentation Functions Menu when the Documentation Functions
Menu is accessed from the WinLoader's Auxiliary Function Menu.
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1.3 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4, User Manual, Continued
How to use 620
WinLoader user
manual, continued
• 620 WinLoader Networking Functions (LDR008) – which provides:
– detailed information on the following communications networks
which are available from Honeywell for the interconnection of 620
LCs and associated peripheral devices –
• Detailed hardware description, specifications, and shipping contents of
620-6020 WinLoader;
Topic See Page
• Additional hardware characteristics, to include:
– compatible personal computers,
– personal computer specifications, and
– printer options; and
• Available 620 LC networks.
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2.1 Overview, Continued
Background
Depending on the type of control strategy you have configured for your
application, the WinLoader software program may be provided by
Honeywell as part of either of the following control system hardware
platforms:
• 620-60 WinLoader — provides a user-supplied DOS-compatible
personal computer with the capability to program and monitor all 620
Logic Controller CPMs, and is available in the following two versions:
– 620-6020 WinLoader, which comes with an RS232/RS422 External
Converter Box to be installed through a PC's RS232 serial
communications port.
– Refer to subsection 2.3 for additional hardware description,
specifications, and shipping contents of the 620-6020 WinLoader.
• 620-6150A Loader/Terminal — an industrially-hardened laptop
computer capable of all WinLoader functions.
– Comes with an RS232/422 External Converter Box to be installed
through the 620-6150A Loader/Terminal's serial port.
– Refer to the separate 620-6150A Loader/Terminal User Manual
(620-8940) for hardware description, system components, and
operating instructions for the 620-6150A Loader/Terminal.
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2.2 620-6020 WinLoader Hardware Characteristics
620-6020 WinLoader
hardware
620-6020 WinLoader hardware includes:
• 629-6019 External Converter Box —
– provides RS232/422 interface;
– must be installed through PC's serial communications port; and
– requires 5VDC, 250mA power supply.
• 10-foot Loader/Terminal cable (Model number 628-3000) —
– shielded cable that connects PC's interface card to Loader/Terminal
port on 620 CPM;
– if desired, you may also build your own custom length cable up to a
maximum length of 2000 feet (610m).
• 12-inch converter communications cable (Model number 628-6020) —
– provides communications between PC's serial port and 629-6019
External Converter Box.
• Power splitter cable (Model number 628-6021) —
– common connector plugs into PC's keyboard jack; and
– one end of split is connected to keyboard cable, other end to
converter box.
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2.2 620-6020 WinLoader Hardware Characteristics, Continued
620-6020 WinLoader
shipping contents
Refer to Table 2-1 below for shipping contents of the 620-6020
WinLoader.
• Site licenses are available for 620-6020 WinLoader.
• Site License Agreement (Model Number 620-8000) is optional.
Table 2-1 620-6020 Shipping Contents
Part Quantity Description
RS232/422 Converter
Shielded Cable
PC/620 LC Converter
Communications Cable
PC/620 LC Converter Power
Cable
620 WinLoader,
Version 5.4,
User Manual
Function Block Library
Specifications
1 • Model Number 629-6019
1 • 10-foot (3m)
• Model number 628-3000
1 • Model number 628-6020
1 • Model Number 628-6021
1
1
Form 620-8983
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2.2 620-6020 WinLoader Hardware Characteristics, Continued
629-6019 Converter
The 629-6019 External Converter Box is provided with the 620-6020
WinLoader and must be installed through a serial communications port
of your personal computer.
• 629-6019 External Converter Box is factory-configured for
communications operation between personal computer's serial port and
Loader/Terminal port on CPM.
The interface port on the 629-6019 External Converter Box is a 9-pin
female sub-D connector with a tin-plated shell and a latching mechanism.
The interface port has both transmit and receive capabilities along with
clear-to-send and request-to-send control, and is used to communicate
with 620 LCs using the 10-foot Loader/Terminal cable; however, you may
wish to extend this length by constructing a cable according to the pin
assignments specified in 620 WinLoader Installation (LDR002). The 6296019 External Converter Box may operate at a maximum distance of 2000
feet (610m).
• Interface port is essential for 620-6020 WinLoader operation;
– 620-6020 WinLoader software will not communicate with a 620 LC
unless an interface port is installed in your personal computer.
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2.2 620-6020 WinLoader Hardware Characteristics, Continued
629-6019 Converter
specifications
Refer to Table 2-4 below for specifications for the 629-6019 Converter
that is used with 620-6020 WinLoaders.
Table 2-2 629-6019 Converter Specifications
Specification Description
5-Pin Circular DIN
Male Connector
9-Pin Subminiature
D-Type Male
Connector
9-Pin Subminiature
D-Type Female
Connector
Environmental
Specifications
Specification Description
Supply Voltage4.75-5.25 VDC @
0° to 60° C
(32° to 140° F)
Supply Input Current 250mA @
0° to 60° C
(32° to 140° F)
Specification Description
Maximum Cable Length 50 feet (15m)
Interface Type RS232
Input/Output Data Rate Up to 9600 baud
Specification Description
Maximum Cable Length 2000 feet (610m)
Interface Type RS422
Input/Output Data Rate Up to 9600 baud
Specification Description
Operating Temperature 0° to 60° C
32° to 140°F
Humidity 5-95%
(non-condensing)
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2.3 Personal Computer and Printer Hardware
Characteristics
620-60 WinLoadercompatible PCs
Personal computer
specifications
The personal computer used to support the 620-6020 WinLoader
program must be 100% compatible with the Windows 2000 and
Windows XP operating systems
Refer to Table 2-3 for specifications for the WinLoader's personal
computer.
Table 2-3 Personal Computer Specifications
Specification Description
Personal Computer
Requirements
Memory
Requirements
Mass Storage
Requirements
Windows software and hardware-compatible
computers
640K RAM (minimum)
Category Description
Floppy-Only Systems Disk capacity of
1.2M bytes or
greater.
Hard Disk Systems1 floppy with 360K
bytes capacity or
greater and a
minimum of 1.2M
bytes of available
hard disk storage.
Printer options
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Any IBM-compatible printer will work with the WinLoader program.
2.4 620 LC Networks
Available 620 LC
networks
The following communications networks are provided by Honeywell to
allow for the interconnection of 620 LCs and associated peripheral
devices:
• Multidrop Loader Network – allows a single WinLoader to be
multidrop-connected to up to thirty-one 620-12/1633/36 LCs via the
RS-485 electrical specifications using a version 4.1 (or greater)
WinLoader and a 3.1 (or greater) 620 LC CPM version.
for detailed information on each of these communications networks.
Refer to 620 WinLoader Networking Functions (LDR008)
Ten different categories of ladder logic instructions are available for use
by the 620 LC (to include contacts, coils, single/multiple data words,
timers, counters, sequencers, and other logic groups). Refer to 620 WinLoader Programming Reference (LDR004) for more information on
the 620 WinLoader instruction set.
620 WinLoader documentation functions allow you to add labels,
descriptions, and comments to your ladder logic program and to program
printouts. Refer to 620 WinLoader Documentation Functions (LDR007)
for information on the documentation program.