Bob Thornton

Shihlin Electric Model SEPLC PLC

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I have a Shihlin Electric PLC Model PEPLC. The model number on the front cover is followed by "A20 MR" hand written in red. There is one front panel light titled "PROG-E // CPU-E". The machine will not run and the light is blinking/flashing. I have a print out of the program but nothing else: no documentation and no way to reprogram it, if that's what's required. I'm looking for documentation and a way to program it. Or should I tell my boss it's a lost cause? Thanks for any help and or direction you can provide. Bob

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Bob: Can you let us know the complete part number from the manuacturer's tag? Some Shihlin equipment is actually licensed Mitsubishi plcs. If I have the complete part number, I can possibly do the conversion and suggest a software/cable to use. Prog-E / CPU-E lights are usually programming errors (or possibly a dead back-up battery and therefore no program. A local Mitsubishi distributor or integrator may be able to help you (with the thought they might get the replacement business).

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It should be printed on the side, where mitsus are. All they did, generally, was replace the F with an A. AX2N = FX2N, etc... I was told, by the manager of ShihLin, that they are the manufacturer for MEAU. Their stuff is exactly the same.

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They are NOT a manufacturer for MEAU. MEAU is Mitsubishi Electric's support organization in the USA. If they were a manufacturer, they would be for Mitsubishi Electric corporate in Japan. My understanding on Shihlin is they ARE a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric in a different country. Just like MEAU is in the US. A-20MR would be F-20MR, which is so long obsolete you can't even find the programming consoles and serial adapters on eBay. It only programmed in MEDOC. And a flashing light indicates an error, most likely the battery died and the program was lost. Would recommend replacing it with an FX1S-20MR or FX3G-24MR. But if the program is lost, you're starting from scratch.

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About Shihlin Company. Dear Crossbow, Please, take your attention that the articles (codes) of a lot of manuals from Mitsubishi, especially till last time, had the prefix SH (Shihlin) instead of J (Japan). Therefore, I think, Mitsubishi Electric and Shihlin Comany linked to more deeper relationships...

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http://pub18.bravenet.com/faq/show.php?use...&catid=3081, http://www.taiwan-control.com.tw/products/...acturer=Shihlin, http://kaizenwest.us/mitsubishi.html

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Thanks to all of the replys!!! I'd like to add 1 detail. The battery isn't dead. It's at 3.6 V.

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Bob the old Shilin's that I played with used a old programming interface between the PLC ad PC. Very hard to find tha unit any more.

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Inntele, The fact that some manuals from Mitsubishi begin with SH in the part number has absolutely nothing to do with SHIHLIN. For one, the Shihlin products were based on FX, and those manuals all begin with JY. The IB and SH designators on the manuals are on the A Series and Q Series. That is the way that the Nagoya factory designates their manuals. The Shihlin PLCs were comparable to the Himeji factory FX products. And as I said, I think Shihlin is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric. They are NOT a subsidiary or affiliate of MEAU. MEAU is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric as well. This is what I stated above. Please read my comments more carefully.

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Thank you, Crossbow, for the detailed explanation. I am reading your comments carefully. For topicstarter. The Shihlin Electric & Engeeniring company has own division in USA, therefore you can talk with them. While I support Crossbow, that the best way is to upgrade PLC, the more so that the program was lost and now the controller become "useless iron".

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hello everyone, 

i have plc shihlin electric AX0S-30MR-ES problem, it is not working at all,  how can i get the program that is inside of it, so that i can place a new one with the function that i want.

please advice.

 

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I have Shihlin Electric's PLC model SEPLC. The front cover has "SEPLC Ax2-64MR" written on it. A front panel light is lit with the heading "PROG-E // CPU-E". And the machine is running. I have no backup of the program and no way to reprogram or download. Thanks for all the help and guidance you can give.

Md Salim.

Edited by Md Salim

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You're going to need to hire a programmer to rewrite the code, you have likely lost the battery and the program.

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I have Shihlin Electric's PLC model SEPLC. The front cover has "SEPLC Ax2-64MR" written on it. A front panel with the heading "PROG-E // CPU-E" is lit and the machine is running. But for some reason if the machine is shut down then how do I get the program. And I have no way of downloading the program. This is what I need your help with.

Md. Salim.

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Dear All,

I have a bar feeder machine (For a lathe machine) which is from PROMACHINERY (Taiwan) and is equipped with Shihlin Electric SEPLC AX2N-48MR.

The display panel showed faulty battery and we replaced the battery, after which however it seems that the PLC lost the whole program and the display shows blank parameters.

Upon contacting the supplier of the feeder, he sent us folder with files to reprogram the PLC however we do not have the data communication cable and Shihlin Electric doesnt have a representative in Kuwait.

What is the name of the cable that we should use ? any part number? any specific supplier ? is it easy to just copy and past the folder back to the PLC? Can you assist in re-installing ?

Appreciate your support.

Regards, 

Note: I have Videos and photos of the machine and the PLC and personally am not an electronics specialist.

 

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I assume the P.L.C is a Mitsubishi FX2N-48MR the cable would be a Mitsubishi SC09 cable. The software would be Medoc or GX     Developer. It is not a copy past situation the program has to be written via the programming software then transferred to the P.L.C also a replacement battery has to be installed to retain the program.

Rodney

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The shihlin plc is not exactly a re-badged Mitsi as GX works2 will not communicate with them.

You get a strange message when trying.

GX developer will though.

 

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I this case I would convert the program from the supplier to a more modern system. Since new FX systems is so compatible with the old it should not take you that long. I believe this will cost less money. 

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Hi fellow PLC veterans,

Reading from your posts above, I am just wondering if there are any newer PLC machines that can:

1. Still keep the program even after its battery is completely flat or faulty 
(Is this even possible?)

2. allow users to copy and save the program somewhere (as a file perhaps?) in case one needs to install the program again without the support of the supplier

 

Thank you in advance. :)

Edited by Aus

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Already answered this in another forum, this is not relevant to the topic you replied to.

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