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Call Recipe with Barcode reader
Created Date: June 30,2010
Created By: dougst
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I'm using a 260 CPU with an EA7-T12C HMI and a Symbol LS2208 reader. I 've been able to get Text entry and Numeric entry to work. I 've also been able to get the Call Recipe to work, but I have not been able to select the recipe with the reader. I need to be able to scan text to do the selection. Is this possible? If so what may I be doing wrong?
Created Date: July 08,2010
Created by: mas_sam50
OK example , you whant to load the Row number 4 of the recipt.
create a Tag to store the number of the index (CPU and PANEL) lets say LoadRecord can be the tag name
in the screen create a Numberic Entry box with the Style 2 selected in the Object style option
right under that insert the button Recipe,
Recipe Tab - Recipe Type, select multiple source recipe
Recipe Tab - Multiple Recipe - Recipe Sheet, select the recipe you whant to load the Row number.
Recipe Tab - Multiple Recipe - Recipe Record Number, select Tag Name and select the tag name LoadRecord
This is the easy way to do this
How it works
when the operator touch the numeric entry box, the HMI as to scan the barcode, after scan the barcode the operator have to push the Recipe button to load Row in the recipe
Don't forget to add a * before and after each record when you create the barcodes *4*
hope this help sorry my english
Created Date: July 09,2010
Created by: dougst
Is there a way to do this using test entry instead of numeric entry? I want to be able to us the barcode reader to scan the part number from a work order to set values per part number. But our part numbers are alpha-numeric, so I need to treat it as text.
Created Date: July 09,2010
Created by: a agnone
dougst we do something like that. We use a Keyence bar code reader. It is nice cause it puts out a binary signal which can be read by the plc. Our recipies have all the information needed for the machine to work. That is put in by hand. sizes, counters, and other values. The worker scans the barcode of the product being ran and the c-more loads the recipe needed. I heard of others using other brand barcode readers and all kinds of conversion are needed, but the Keyence is simplier.
Created Date: July 09,2010
Created by: OpZed
Sounds like you need a lookup table resolve your (alph-numeric)part numbers to a (numeric)recipe nummber. I don't know any way to do that inside of C-more. So that part of the functionality probably needs to be implemented in the PLC. Along with that, take a look at C-more's Numeric Entry & Text Entry "Option " Tab. You'll find something called Object Focus Option, which allows the PLC to control which object recieves the barcode data. Pretty handy when the PLC is controlling the flow of the process anyway.
Created Date: June 30,2010
Created by: dougst
I'm using a 260 CPU with an EA7-T12C HMI and a Symbol LS2208 reader. I 've been able to get Text entry and Numeric entry to work. I 've also been able to get the Call Recipe to work, but I have not been able to select the recipe with the reader. I need to be able to scan text to do the selection. Is this possible? If so what may I be doing wrong?