LINK Systems OmniLink II Press Automation Control User Manual
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August 30, 2002 Manual Version 1.0
5.9
Section 5.3 Counters
From the Main Menu, Figure 5.1, depressing the COUNTER softkey displays the menu shown in Figure
5.5 and provides the operator certain production information. The present quantities of the order
counter, batch counter, quality counter, auxiliary counters, scrap counter, and stoke counter can be
viewed. Depending on how you configure the system, changes may be made in Run Mode or Program
Mode only. See Section 4.2.4.3 for configuration choices Key/Code Access to Program Mode and for
items that may be chosen to be unrestricted (settings and actions made in Run Mode of the operator
terminal). See Section 3.9 for how to use Key/Code Access modes to settings and actions restricted to
Program Mode.
Stroke
Mode Single Stroke
Drive
Speed
Stroke
Speed
SPM
SPM
0
0
Order
Counter
PC STATUS
1000
LIMIT
SWITCH
EXIT
0
0
Program/Run Switch
TOP
CHANGE
COUNT
CHANGE
LIMIT
DECREMENT
COUNT
COUNTER
OFF
RESET
COUNTER
DECREMENT
SCRAP
INCREMENT
SCRAP
CONFIG
COUNTER
Job Number
Job Description
1
FRONT BRACKET
Present Running Status
Program/Run Switch
COUNTER NAME
COUNT
LIMIT
STATE
PERCENT COMPLETE
Order Count
Batch Count
Quality Count
Aux 1 Count
Aux 2 Count
Aux 3 Count
Aux 4 Count
Aux 5 Count
Aux 6 Count
Aux 7 Count
Stroke Count
978776
1000
50
90
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
200
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
ON
ON
OFF
TRIP
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
50%
25%
90%
100%
Scrap Count 4 Scrap Rate 0.3984%
1
2
3
4
5
CHANGE
SCRAP
INCREMENT
COUNT
ADD
TO SCRAP
DECREMENT
COUNT
SUBTRACT
FROM SCRAP
Figure 5.5 Counter Menu
The display provides the following information:
1.
The current Job Number and Description
2. Present
running
status of the press control
3.
Current Count, Limit, State, and Percent Complete of the Order, Batch, Quality, and all
Auxiliary Counters. These are called Production Counters.
4.
Current Stroke Count
5.
Current Scrap Count and Scrap Rate
Section 5.3.1 Production Counters
The OmniLink control has up to ten production counters. The first three production counters have
dedicated names. These are Order, Batch and Quality. These three counters will always appear on the
screen. The other seven counters are auxiliary counters. Auxiliary counters can be enabled or disabled