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OUTPUT CONTROL
Output Control is influenced by the Batch Control Parameters, the Alarm Output, the
At-Home output and Outputs A and B. These parameters and outputs are discussed as
follows:
The Batch Control Parameters allow you to make a specific amount of product and
then automatically stop when that amount is reached.
Batch Format (CP-26)
Use the Batch Format (CP-26) parameter to indicate which type of
count that you want the Batch Counter to do. You can count either
Follower traverses or Lead reel revolutions. Enter “1” in CP-26 to count
the Follower traverses. Enter “2” in CP-26 to count Lead revolutions.
Batch Limit (CP-27)
The Batch Counter is an up-counter that is cleared to zero by the Batch
Reset input. Use the Batch Done Output to shut off the system when
the Batch Count has been reached. You can count either the number of
Follower traverses or the number of Lead reel revolutions. If you count
Follower traverses, each direction counts as one traverse. If you count
Lead revolutions, each wrap of the reel (or layer), is one lead revolu-
tion. Enter the total number that you want counted in Batch Limit (CP-
27).
Batch PreAct Distance (CP-28)
The Batch PreAct Distance (CP-28) parameter is used only if the Batch
Format (CP-26) has been set to number “1” (Follower traverses). CP-
28 allows you to set a specific distance at which to activate the Batch
Done. This can be at the end dwell or any distance from dwell, up to
the Accel/Decel Length at the opposite end from dwell. If you enter a
number that would go beyond the Accel/Decel Length, the M-Traverse
will automatically default to the Accel/Decel Length. For example, your
reel is 10 inches long, with an Accel /Decel Length of 1 inch on each
end, and the laypitch profile is 8 inches. CP-28 will default at 9 inches
for any amount above 9 inches that you enter in CP-28, because the
opposite Accel /Decel is 9 inches from the dwell. See the diagram
below for a profile representation of this example:
Laypitch
Accel/Decel
Accel/Decel
Dwell
1"
8"
1"
9"