ECOSeries Instruction Manual
Service Information Your New Radio Remote Control System Thank you for your purchase of ARC Flex ECO radio remote control system. Without a doubt, our Flex ECO system is the ultimate solution for providing precise, undeterred, and safe control of your material.
PRODUCT MANUAL SAFETY INFORMATION Advanced Radiotech Corporation (ARC) offers a broad range of radio remote control product for material handling applications. This manual has been prepared by ARC to provide information and recommendations for the installation, use, operation and service of ARC’s material handling products and systems (ARC Products).
Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction Radio Controlled Safety General System Information 3.1 Transmitter 3.1.1 External Illustration 3.1.2 Internal Illustration 3.2 Receiver 3.2.1 External Illustration 3.2.2 Internal Illustration Function Settings 4.1 Transmitter 4.1.1 Enter Function Setting Mode 4.1.2 Channel Settings 4.1.3 Remote Pairing 4.1.4 Start Function Settings 4.1.5 Inactivity Timer Settings 4.1.6 Infrared Programming 4.1.7 Pushbutton Function Settings 4.2 Receiver 4.2.
1. Introduction The Flex ECO radio remote control systems are designed for control of industrial equipment and machinery such as overhead traveling cranes, jib cranes, gantry cranes, tower cranes, electric hoists, winches, monorails, conveyor belts, mining equipment, and other material handling equipment where wireless control is preferred. Each Flex ECO system consists of a transmitter handset and a receiver unit.
2. Radio Controlled Safety WARNINGS and CAUTIONS Throughout this document WARNING and CAUTION statements have been deliberately placed to highlight items critical to the protection of personnel and equipment. WARNING – A warning highlights an essential operating or maintenance procedure, practice, etc. which if not strictly observed, could result in injury or death of personnel, or long term physical hazards.
2.1 CRITICAL INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS WARNING PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT, READ AND DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL AND THE OPERATION MANUAL OF THE EQUIPMENT OR DEVICE TO WHICH THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE INTERFACED. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THIS WARNING COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.
2.4 SAFETY INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED TRAINING FOR RADIO CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Anyone being trained to operate radio controlled equipment should possess as a minimum the following knowledge and skills before using the radio controlled equipment.
change any settings or controls without authorization and proper training remove or obscure any warning or safety labels or tags leave any load unattended while lifted leave power on the radio controlled equipment when the equipment is not in operation operate any material handling equipment using a damaged controller because the unit may be unsafe operate manual motions with other than manual power operate radio controlled equipment when low battery indicator is on WARNING THE O
3. General System Information 3.1 Transmitter 3.1.1 External Illustration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. STOP Button START Button Status LED Indicator Pushbutton 1 (PB1) Pushbutton 2 (PB2) Pushbutton 3 (PB3) Pushbutton 4 (PB4) Pushbutton 5 (PB5) Pushbutton 6 (PB6) Pushbutton 7 (PB7) 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
3.1.2 Internal Illustration 1. 2. 3. 4. RF/Encoder Board Antenna START Button Infrared Sensors 5. 6. 7.
3.2 Receiver 3.2.1 External Illustration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. External Antenna Port (optional) COM LED Indicator Status LED Indicator Power LED Indicator Output Relay LED Indicators Infrared Sensor 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
3.2.2 Internal Illustration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RF/Decoder Board INT/EXT Antenna Jumpers Internal Antenna Programming Port Function Dipswitches 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
4. Function Settings 4.1 Transmitter 4.1.1 Enter Function Setting Mode 1) Press down the STOP button. 2) Open the battery cover. 3) Set dip position #10 to “1” or ON position. 4) Reset the STOP button (transmitter power on). 5) Entered Function Setting Mode. 6) Status LED displays firmware version. 4.1.2 Channel Settings 1) After entering the Function Setting Mode (refer to section 4.1.1 Enter Function Setting Mode).
4.1.3 Remote Pairing A. Transmitter-to-Transmitter Pairing: 1) After entering the Function Setting Mode (refer to section 4.1.1 Enter Function Setting Mode). 2) Press and hold both PB3 and PB4 for up to 1 second (Status LED blinks orange). 3) Release PB3 and PB4 (Status LED turns off). 4) Entered Remote Pairing Mode. 5) Output data (original transmitter) by press and hold PB3 (Status LED blinks green). 6) Receive data (new transmitter) by press and hold PB4 (Status LED blinks green).
4.1.4 Start Function Settings When transmitter goes into sleep mode (MAIN relays deactivated) press the START button or any pushbutton to wake up the system (MAIN relays reactivated). 1) After entering the Function Setting Mode (refer to section 4.1.1 Enter Function Setting Mode). 2) Press PB4 for up to 1 second (Status LED orange). 3) Release PB4 (Status LED with 1 or 2 red blinks). 4) Entered Start Function Mode. 5) Press PB1 to toggle between “START” button and “ANY” pushbutton reactivation.
4.1.7 Pushbutton Function Settings 4.1.7.1 Toggled Pushbutton with LED Indication – Standard Right/Left Pushbutton Configuration Set pushbutton toggled function (latching output relay) by configuring the 10-position function dipswitch located inside the battery compartment. The “LED A” and “LED B” shown inside the shaded boxes illustrates which LED on the transmitter will light up when the designated pushbutton is pressed (PB11 & PB12).
4.1.7.3 Toggled Pushbutton with LED Indication – Inline Top/Bottom Pushbutton Configuration Set pushbutton toggled function (latching output relay) by configuring the 10-position function dipswitch located inside the battery compartment. The “LED A” and “LED B” shown inside the shaded box illustrates which LED on the transmitter will light up when the designated pushbutton is pressed (PB11 & PB12). Refer to section 4.2.4 JP4/JP5 inline jumper settings.
4.2 Receiver 4.2.1 Channel Settings Set the receiver channel by configuring the channel dipswitch located on the RF/decoder board, only the first 6 dip positions are used for channel programming. The system channels table on section 4.2.7 illustrates which dipswitch setting corresponds to which channel. Once the receiver channel is altered do make sure to change the transmitter channel as well.
4.2.2.2 Output Relay Actions at 2nd Speed (Flex ECO 12X only) 1. 3 output relays configuration with Closed/Closed contact at 2nd speed At 2nd speed, both 1st speed (F1 or R1) and 2nd speed (F/R2) output relays are closed. Refer to section 4.2.3.1 on how to set to this function. Forward 1st speed pushbutton pressed Forward 2nd speed pushbutton pressed ↓ ↓ F1 R1 2.
4.2.2.3 START + AUX Function After initiating the START function at transmitter startup the same START button becomes an auxiliary function with momentary contact connected through K25 Function output relay. There are other types of auxiliary functions made available for K25 and K26 Function output relays. Please contact ARC representative if your application requires other types of auxiliary function connected to these Function output relays. 4.2.2.
4.2.2.11 Auxiliary STOP Function The auxiliary STOP function acts as a 2nd emergency stop button. When pressed, the receiver MAIN relays are deactivated (refer to section 4.2.3.2 on how to set to this function). When set to this function the Start Function on section 4.1.4 must set to “START” button reactivation. 4.2.2.12 Pitch & Catch Function This function allows two operators controlling a crane, hoist or equipment from opposite ends of the facility.
4.2.3 Dipswitch Settings 4.2.3.1 Interlocked Pushbutton Pair Interlocked means the pushbutton pair can not be activated at the same time, as it will cancel each other out. Interlocked settings are usually applied to electric motors with forward/reverse motion and On & Off switches. Each dipswitch on the RF/decoder board corresponds to a pushbutton pair.
4.2.3.2 None-Interlocked Pushbutton Pair Non-interlocked settings allow the pushbutton pair be used at the same time. Noninterlocked settings are usually applied to crane’s or equipment’s auxiliary functions such as lights, horn or buzzer. Each dipswitch on the RF/decoder board corresponds to a pushbutton pair. Only the first 7 dipswitch positions are used (counting from left to right), the 8th dipswitch position (far right) is not used.
4.2.4 Jumper Settings Jumper settings are applied to functions such as the Start function, transmitter standard right/left or inline pushbutton configurations, firmware version, system testing and remote pairing function. Jumper Settings Function JP3 (Opened) Standard A/B selector sequence - Output relay A activated at A position, output relay B activated at B position, both relays activated at A+B position.
4.2.5 Voltage Settings Prior to installation always check the voltage setting is correct for your application. Position 1 → 110~120VAC Position 2 → 220~240VAC 2 1 COM FUSE # 110~120VAC 220~240VAC F3 ~ F10 5.0A 5.0A F1 ~ F2 0.5A 0.5A 4.2.6 Lights Indicator and Buzzer Installation In-house designed miniature lights indicator and buzzer can be easily fitted onto the receiver enclosure. The lights indicator or buzzer works simultaneously with the receiver MAIN relays (manufacture preset).
4.2.7 System Channels Table Dipswitch Channel Setting Frequency Dipswitch Setting 32 433.825MHZ 100000 000010 33 433.850MHZ 100001 433.100MHZ 000011 34 433.875MHZ 100010 04 433.125MHZ 000100 35 433.900MHZ 100011 05 433.150MHZ 000101 36 433.925MHZ 100100 06 433.175MHZ 000110 37 433.950MHZ 100101 07 433.200MHZ 000111 38 433.975MHZ 100110 08 433.225MHZ 001000 39 434.000MHZ 100111 09 433.250MHZ 001001 40 434.025MHZ 101000 10 433.275MHZ 001010 41 434.
5.1 Output Relay Contact Diagrams Flex ECO 12S (single speed model) Flex ECO 12X (dual speed model) * For 9~36VDC power supply, wire #1 corresponds to the negative charge (-) and wire #3 corresponds to the positive charge (+), wire #2 is GROUND. * If PB11 (or PB12) is set to A/B pushbutton select or A/B rotary switch select function, output A connects to K21 (or K22), output B connects to K23 (or K24). Refer to section 4.1.7.2 on how to set to this function.
5.2 Pre-installation Precautions 1. Make sure the transmitter and receiver are with identical serial number and channel. 2. Make sure the receiver is not set to the same channel as any other systems in use in the surrounding area. 3. Make sure the crane or equipment is working properly prior to installation. 4. Make sure the power source to the receiver is set correctly. 5. Switch off the main power source to the crane or equipment prior to installation. 5.
1. For best reception the location of the receiver should be visible to the operator at all time. 2. The location selected should not be exposed to high levels of electric noise. Mounting the receiver next to an unshielded variable frequency drive may cause radio interference. Always locate the receiver as far away from variable frequency drive and electric motor as possible. 3. Ensure the selected location has adequate space to accommodate the receiver.
8. Slide down the receiver along the guided track to secure the receiver to the mounting bracket. 9. Remove the receiver by pressing down the bracket release and pull the receiver upward until it clears the guided track.
6. Operating Procedures 6.1 General Operation a. Reset the STOP button located on the top left hand corner of the transmitter by rotating it clockwise or counter clockwise, the button will pop up. Transmitter is powered on when the STOP button is elevated. b. After turning on the transmitter power, check the Status LED on the transmitter for any sign of system irregularities (refer to section 6.6.1 Transmitter Status Indications).
6.2 A/B Pushbutton Select Operation Press the “A/B” pushbutton repeatedly toggles between output relay A, B and A+B respectively. There are 4 different types of Select A/B sequence available (refer to section 4.1.7.2). Standard – Output relay A activated at A position, output relay B activated at B position, both output relays activated at A+B position. Reversed logic - Output relay A activated at B position, output relay B activated at A position, both output relays deactivated at A+B position.
6.6 System Status Light Indications 6.6.1 Transmitter Status Indications Type Display Type Indication 1 Constant red Voltage below 1.9V at initial power on. Transmitter power and receiver MAIN relays shuts off. Voltage below 1.8V during operation. Transmitter power and receiver MAIN relays shuts off. 2 1 red blink followed by a 2-second pause Voltage below 1.85V during operation. Change batteries suggested.
6.6.2 Receiver Status Indications Type Display Type (Green & Red) Indication 1 Fast green blinks Decoding in process 2 Slow green blinks Decoding on standby 3 Two red blinks Receiver MAIN relays jammed or defective 4 Fast red blinks Incorrect transmitter serial number 5 Constant red Receiver low voltage 6 No light displayed Decoding processors defective 6.6.3 Receiver Power Indications Type Display Type (Red) Indication 1 On Power to receiver 2 Off No power to receiver 6.6.
7. General Specifications Frequency Range : 433 ~ 434 MHz Number of Channels : 62 channels Channel Spacing : 25 KHz Modulation : Digital Frequency Modulation based on Manchester Code, 20bit address, 32bit CRC and Hamming Code.
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