LINK Systems OmniLink II Press Automation Control - Manual (Page 93)

August 30, 2002 Manual Version 1.0 5.10
in the counter configuration. If an auxiliary counter is enabled in the counter configuration, it will
appear on the screen. If an auxiliary counter is disabled in the counter configuration, it will not appear
on the screen. Also during counter configuration, each of the auxiliary counters can be assigned a
sixteen character name. This counter configuration is on a job basis. The configuration information
will be stored with the job. The stored information includes the counter name. When a job is recalled,
the configuration information will also be recalled. For example, if the first auxiliary counter is being
used on job number one, it will be recalled when job number one is recalled. If it is not being used on
job number two, it will not be recalled and not appear on the screen when job number two is recalled.
All production counters that are turned on will increment as the press strokes, when the press is
operating in a production mode. If the optional Setup/Production mode input is supplied to the R/D-
Brake Monitor input as shown in Figure 2.15, the counters will not count in a setup mode.
Normally each counter will increment by one counter per press stroke. However, all of the counters
have the option to configured to increase by multiple counts every press stroke or by multiple counts
every programmed number of press strokes. The values of the increment and the number of press
strokes before a count changes are programmed in the counter configuration menu. For example, an
operation that runs a three out blanking die would have the counter increase by three every press stroke.
Another example, an operation that runs a one part out lamination die that requires ten strokes per part
would have the counter increase by one every ten press strokes. As a final example, an operation that
runs a four part out lamination die that requires ten strokes per part would have the counter increase by
four every ten press strokes.
When the current count reaches the programmed limit, a top stop will be issued. This stop will remain
active until the counter is reset or is turned off.
All counters can be configured so that the current count value is loaded with the last count from the
previous run of a job. For example, Job A was running on a machine and it was decided that Job B
should be run on the machine before finishing Job A. The Order Counter for Job A was at 1020. When
Job B was loaded from memory with a Job Recall, the current count for Job A’s Order Counter, 1020,
was stored in memory. The next time that Job A is loaded with a Recall, the count for the Order
Counter will be set to 1020. If this feature is being used, it is imperative that the current job be
terminated by recalling another job. The current counts are stored only when a job recall is performed.
All counters can also be configured so that the count is also zero when recalled
The three dedicated counters are Order, Batch, and Quality. The Order counter usually records the total
parts made for a given process setup. The Batch counter usually records a small group of a process run,
such as the number of parts that can be put into one container. The Quality counter is used to record the
number of parts that can be made between quality inspections.
The reset, settings, and manual change of count for all production counters can be configured to
be either Restricted (changed in Program mode only), or Unrestricted (changed in either Run or
Program Mode). See Section 4.2.4.3.2 of this manual. Counter configuration settings are done in
Program mode only.
Section 5.3.1.1 Production Counters On/OFF
Production counters can be turned on or turned off. If “counter settings” are restricted to Program Mode
in the configuration menu, the user must use the Key/Code Access Mode configured for his system to