Alfa Network CR6 Operation instructions

HMI Manual
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION
Codice:
Anno:
2022
Rev.:
01
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CR6/CR4

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HOME PAGE
The machine is equipped with a touch display used as HMI
(Human Machine Interface) by the operator, on which the
machine software runs. The figure on the right shows the
home page of the HMI.
The HMI home page always shows the status of every single
head (1). Each dispensing head can show the following statuses:
STANDBY: machine ready, waiting for commands
DISPENSING: dispensing in progress
RESET: reset in progress
ALARM: machine error
DIAGNOSTIC: machine waiting for manual commands
ROTATING: colorant circuit positioning (only for refill operations)
JAR POSITIONING: movement of roller conveyors and lifters
When the machine is switched on, the system runs a reset routine and sets all dispensing heads to STANDBY.
Below the list of the main buttons/images and their meaning:
The name of the dispensing heads are represented in the
pictures on the right. The software uses references in letters
and numbers to identify each dispensing head.
Button/image
Description
Start production after placing shuttle on the roller conveyor
Finish production by eject shuttle
Access manual commands for each part of the machine
Inactive photocell

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At the bottom of each page we found the following tool bar with the following buttons:
Machine automation working (Carousel ok) AND active photocell
Machine automation paused (Carousel Frozen)
Shuttle detected by the photocell
NOT ready for refill
Ready for refill
One or more circuits need to be refilled
One or more products are expired
Button/image
Description
Access user guide
Access control panel
Show keyboard
Access order page
Access home page

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ORDER PAGE
The operator can access the order page by clicking on
the barcode button on the tool bar. From this page the
operator can control all the orders to be produced, in
progress and completed, as well as adding new orders
or deleting existing ones.
The image below shows the four sections of the order page:
•Top bar (1): search features, copy or create a new order, purge all command, alias list
•List of cans (2): shows the list of single cans to be produced/in progress or completed;
•List of orders (3): shows the list of orders to be produced;
•List of color formulas (4): shows the list of color formulas received by an external source or
Below the list of the main buttons/images and their meaning:
Button/image
Description
Creates an order to purge all circuits
Manually insert a new order
Copy an existing order
Shows the list of all products and all their possible names
Delete an order
New order, waiting to be produced (NEW)