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)

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Completed order (DONE)
Completed order but some products must be added manually (DONE!)
Order in progress (IN PROGRESS)
Order partially completed (PARTIAL)
Print barcode of each order
Edit an order
Read the details of the color formula
Create the order starting from the color formula

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SERVICE PAGE
Each dispensing head has its own service page. To acees
service pages, please press on the rectangular button
displaying its status. You can access the service page
anytime, independently from the status of each dispensing
head.
Each service page consists of 3 main sections as the image
below:
•Top part (1): main machine status information;
•Central part (2): machine maintenance commands;
•Bottom part (3): the information about the circuits.
The top part (1) is quite intuitive and shows the status of the machine and the status of some of its parameters or
functions.
The central part (2) contains maintenance buttons that refer to that particular dispensing head.
Name
Description
DIAGNOSTIC
Enter DIAGNOSTIC mode to give manual commands.
WARM RESET
This RESET can be carried out when the dispenser is not in ALARM mode but in
DIAGNOSTIC mode: it exits DIAGNOSTC mode without performing movements
that are not strictly necessary.
COLD REST
This RESET performs a complete reset of the machine, starting all photocell
search movements. It is necessary to send this command when the dispenser
assumes the ALARM status in order to restore the STANDBY status.
ABORT
The dispensing head stops all activities and needs a COLD RESET to get back to
STANDBY status.
PURGE ALL
Start purge operation for all circuits with the amout set by default.

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The bottom part (3) refers to the products circuits. Each line represents one circuit associated to a specific
product, while the columns contain parameters and controls of each circuit, as described in more details below.
Name
Description
NAME
The name of the circuit displayed as "CX" where X is a number from 01 to 16.
COMPONENT
The name of the product contained in the circuit and its RGB.
CURR LEVEL
The current level of the product contained in the circuit (expressed in cc).
MAX LEVEL
RES LEVEL
MIN LEVEL
The maximum level of product that can be contained in each circuit.
The product warning level (the circuit will continue to dispense).
The product minimum level (the circuit will stop to dispense.
STIRRING
Manual START and STOP stirring commands. When the stirring command is
given for a circuit, all the circuits of the same dispensing head are stirred because
the function is associated with the rotation of the turning table.
RECIRC
Manual START and STOP recirculation commands
PURGE (cc)
Purge a single circuit with the amout set by default. The value can be manually
increased or decreased by modifying the value displayed in the box.
REFILL (cc)
Refill a single circuit by the quanity expressed in cc. The command to rotate the
table will be executed to set ithe circuit to the refill position.
SPECIFIC
WEIGHT(g/cc)
At each refill the operator can manually modify the specific weight of the product
and the circuit will dispense accordingly.
QRcode INPUT
Scan the QRcode on the product’s package to complete all refill information
automatically (refill amount and specific weight).

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MANUAL CONTROL PAGE
By clicking on the tools symbols you can access the manual
control page of each part of the machine.
Each manual control page consists of 3 main sections as
the image below:
•Commands (1): list of manual commands;
•Photocells (2): photocells status;
•Dispensing heads (3): dispensing heads status.

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HOW TO PRODUCE A COLOR
1. Open the previously installed and configured File Watchdog application.
2. Open the Coins software and select the formula. Once you have chosen the formula and the amount,
the formula will be saved in the selected folder and Watchdog File will send it to the machine.
3. The color formula will appear on the right column in the order page. The page must be refreshed in
order to see the new orders.
4. Click the CREATE ORDER button, select the number of cans to be produced and click OK.
5. The new order will appear on the central column in the order page.