LINK Systems LinkNet I - Manual (Page 23)

LinkNet
4.1
manual rev 2.1 March 25, 1999
Figure 4.1: Example Pressroom Overview Window
4. Using LinkNet
4.1 The Overview Window
When LinkNet is started, there is one screen
open by default, the pressroom overview window
(see Figure 4.1). This window contains information
to give an “at a glance” status of the entire
pressroom operation. Each column contains a
different kind of information as follows:
Mach # - The machine number of the press.
This is the machine number that was programmed
into the Link equipment on the press (see section
3.4).
Mach Descrip - The machine description
as set in the machine information dialog box of
Figure 3.12.
Job # - The job number that is being run on
the press.
Job Descrip - The description of the job
that is being run on the press.
Status - The status of the press. This is
“Production” if the press is running normally, “Press
Idle” if the press has exceeded the idle timeout (set
in the machine information dialog of Figure 3.12)
without making a stroke, a DTC description if the
operator has selected a DTC, or the current status of
the machine for OmniLink 5000 controls (the same
current status as given in
the “Press Control” screen on the OmniLink OIT).
The color is green for production, yellow for idle
and some other automatic DTCs (like part count
complete), and red for DTCs entered by the
operator. In addition, certain conditions (if enabled)
will cause a flashing warning message to appear in
this space (Die Protection Bypassed, Tonnage
Monitor Bypassed, Tonnage Monitor Low Limits
Off, Tonnage Monitor Rev Limits Off ).
Part Count - The actual part count from
the part counter and the percent complete (based on
the part limit). If the part counter is turned off, this
area will have a message to that effect. Note also
that a blue area representing the percentage
complete will fill this area as the part counter
approaches its limit. This gives an immediate
graphical indication of how near the job is to
completion. For example, If 25% complete, the blue
area will fill 1/4 of the part count area, if 50%, it
would fill ½ of the area, and if 75%, it would fill 3/4
of the area.
SPM - The current strokes per minute of the
press updated every 15 seconds. Note that in single
stroke operations with a long time between strokes
this number may jump around quite a bit.
TTC - Estimated time to completion for the
job in hours and minutes. This number is calculated
using the part count, part limit, and average strokes
per minute. LinkNet polls machines every 10
minutes for average tonnage and production rate.
The average part per minute rate for the last 10