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Created Date: July 13,2011
Created By: timjan2005
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I have yet to work with recipes and so i'm not sure if this is something i could use for my task at hand. My equipment: DL205 rack with a DL260 cpu The task is: Have the user be able to create and store different ratio blends. Using 4 different v-memory location where each v-mem has a percentage (.5, .25, .75...) stored in them(which the user created or entered). 1 set of ratio blends would equal the 4 v-memory locations. The name of each set can be just a number. however a name would be nice. I would like to give the user the ability to create and store upto 50 different sets. I believe this would be around 400 allocated v-memory locations. (using REAL data types). Using the sets: The user needs to select one of the sets he's created and those percentages in that set would move to a common 4 v-memory location. IS this a job for RECIPE?
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: bcarlton
We do very similar things for our machines, using up to 32 words to store not only vlaues but also setup names. We aren't using the RECIPE capabilities of a display for this. The operator enters a recipe number and then presses a button to load the values. The display is referencing the common area and shows the selected recipe name as well as values. if the operator changes the values for a given recipe then a store button is available.
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: timjan2005
We aren't using the RECIPE capabilities of a display for this.
I'm not sure what you mean by this.
So you basically have several recipes and the user selects which recipe to use. Which will load values from that recipes source to a common destination thats the same in all your recipes?
Or am i reading this wrong.
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: bcarlton
Yes, you are correct. The CMore display, for example, also has what they call RECIPE capabilities. If you are just talking about the movement I described within the PLC then ignore this.
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: timjan2005
I was thinking of doing like you said and not using the c-more recipe, just like you.
So since i am thinking of 50 or so different recipes then i need some kind of button control for each. like radio buttons. I would just use radio buttons but 16 is the max per radio button object.
Seems i only need to come up with a way to either use multiple radio button objects or create my own routine that only allows 1 of 50 buttons pressed at a time.
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: bcarlton
In our case the operator enters a number (limited to the range of the recipes) then presses a 'Load ' (or just restarts the machine).
Created Date: July 13,2011
Created by: timjan2005
I have yet to work with recipes and so i'm not sure if this is something i could use for my task at hand.
My equipment:
DL205 rack with a DL260 cpu
The task is:
Have the user be able to create and store different ratio blends.
Using 4 different v-memory location where each v-mem has a percentage (.5, .25, .75...) stored in them(which the user created or entered).
1 set of ratio blends would equal the 4 v-memory locations.
The name of each set can be just a number. however a name would be nice.
I would like to give the user the ability to create and store upto 50 different sets. I believe this would be around 400 allocated v-memory locations. (using REAL data types).
Using the sets:
The user needs to select one of the sets he's created and those percentages in that set would move to a common 4 v-memory location.
IS this a job for RECIPE?