Egg Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 hello i need bin file upgrade firmware product: PMAC-PCI-Lite Motion Control Card assy :no.603657-107 card use by flow waterjet system my country is Taiwan Because of some problems that occurred debug led is red light led use jump E51 reset pmac card but window tip need upgrade firmware thanks my email:egghead841@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.milici Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Firmware (FW) upgrades for obsolete hardware are no longer available. The message you receive is most probably the result of corrupted communications due to the “Watchdog” condition and FW would not be software loadable in this case. This card will require a repair. Note that you will need to have the machine configuration file provided by Flow Corporation to recover the card’s operation as a repair will clear the card of all configuration data. Please contact your local Omron repair center to have this card repaired: https://www.omron.com.tw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 Thanks steve.milici I have sent this control card to the flow waterjet company in Taiwan for testing. Because this control card also came to Taiwan from Flow Waterjet Company in the United States. It has been explained that it is indeed the watchdog prompt that caused the communication error. Used E51 jump reset control card Watchdog LED no longer lights up But you just need to upgrade the firmware I will try to contact Omron in Taiwan again Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.milici Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Then it sounds as if the card may be OK to use - it just has a “software watchdog”. If it worked before whatever caused the watchdog condition, then it should not need a FW upgrade. It just needs to be reset to factory defaults and then reload the Flow machine configuration. If you have the configuration file and you know how to download it, execute the following to “factory clear” the card: $$$*** P0..1023=0 Q0..1023=0 M0..1023->* Save $$$ Then reload the machine configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 Thanks steve.milici I used Google to find the user manual for pmac But I Used jump E51 Then put it back on the computer jump is not removed And it has not yet been connected to the pmac terminal carrier board of the machine. In the pewin command screen Key in $$$*** Will appear 「Time Out」message Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.milici Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 After the "save" command above, remove the jumper and power cycle the card. Then load the configuration file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 Thanks steve.milici We actually have another control card But the problem with this control card is Return to the origin of the machine when setting (machine home) Under normal circumstances, the movement direction is to the lower left But the problem with this control card But it moves to the upper right Cause machine errors But the switch component can be moved normally Now the machine can only be used normally through commands from Flow Cut. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omron Forums Support Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 That sounds like a programming issue for which Flow should be contacted for help. That being said, if the old card can be connected to, as directed by Steve above, the configurations could be compared to see what might be the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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