Matan Barak Technical Note

Replacing the PLCs

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Safety Procedures

Before reading this Technical Note, please refer to the section on
Safety Procedures in the Barak User's Manual.

About this Technical Note

This Technical Note describes the procedure for replacing the PLCs
on the Barak printer.

Barak's PLCs

There are two PLCs (PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS) installed
on the printer:

The Machine PLC

The Machine PLC

• The M

SWITCH, at the rear right corner of the printer, as shown
in the figure below.

• The BLOCK PLC is installed at the top rear of the

C

ACHINE PLC is installed to the left of the POWER

ARRIAGE, as shown in the following two figures:

The Block PLC

The Block PLC – general view

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Pull these 5 clips
and remove the PLC
unit from its rails.

The Block PLC – close-up view

Replacing the Machine PLC Hardware

1. Shut down the printer.

2. Put switch into STOP mode.

3. Disconnect the two green connectors.

4. Disconnect the D
the module DVP-14SS.

5. Disconnect the white connector(s) from underneath the PLC
you wish to replace.

6. Remove the PLC from the printer by pulling the white clips, and
removing it from the rail.

ATA COMMUNICATION CABLE from underneath

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If you are changing only one module, make sure that you firmly
connect the module's connectors, as shown above.

7. Make sure that the new PLC’s switch is set to STOP.

8. Attach the new PLC to the rail by lifting the white clip on top of
the PLC and the one that is located underneath. Make sure
that the PLC is securely connected to the one next to it.

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9. Verify that the original green connector is not burnt and that
there are no black marks on it.

10. Connect the original green connector to the new PLC.

11. Reconnect the three wires to the 24v (white connector).

12. Power up the printer.

Replacing the Block PLC Hardware

From the Replacing the Machine PLC Hardware section, repeat
steps #1-12.

Updating the Block/Machine PLC Software

Burning a File into the PLC

¾ Burn a File into the PLC:

1. Double click the ‘DVPServer’ application at C:\Program
Files\Matan Barak FE\Drivers\Delta to enter the

DVP_Tool.

2. Click O

PEN to chose the desired *.DVZ file (BlockPLC.dvz or

MachinePLC.dvz) by double clicking it, as shown below.

3. Click W

RITE TO PLC to open the COMMUNICATION SETTINGS dialog

box.

4. Configure the parameters in the C
box, and note the S

TATION ADDRESS and the COM PORT.

OMMUNICATION SETTINGS dialog

Both the Machine and Block PLC allocation is for the same
COM Port and it is set according to the Barak FE in the

NGINEERING dialog box (Currently set to COM8).

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For Block PLC, the STATION ADDRESS should be set to ‘1’, as

shown below.

Change this field from
COM13 to COM8

For Machine_PLC, the S

TATION ADDRESS should be set to ‘2’, as

shown below.

5. Click U

PDATE for PLC updating by the correct file.

The following message appears.

Change this field from
COM13 to COM8

6. Click Y

The U

When the U

ES to confirm.

PDATE starts.

PDATE has finished, the following message appears.

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7. Click Y

ES to confirm.

8. The following message appears.

Click OK.

9. Click the E

XIT button to close the COMMUNICATION dialog box.

10. Choose another *.DVZ file, by clicking O
to close the DVP_Tool.

PEN again, or click EXIT

Machine PLC is located at the right side of the printer next to the
UV power supplies, and the main electric panel.

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Appendix A: Damage Report Form

(not for Print Head)

Customer’s Name:
Address:
Barak5 Printer S/N*
Faulty Part Name
Details of faulty part:

Remarks:

Signed:
Name:
Position in Company:
Date:

*The Printer’s Serial Number is displayed on the label located at the rear of the
printer near the left end of the rollers, as shown below.

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Document History

Rev ECO # Written by Date Approved by Date Remarks

A 10000049 F. Taylor Technical Writer 09-10 Cataloging

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