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Cycle Count: Sets the number of jumps that will be made from the step. Once all jumps have been made,
the program will continue on to the next step in sequential order. Jumps are disabled on the
step when the cycle count is zero. MCT will ignore the jump step so it does not have to be set.
It can be left at its default value of one.
NOTE: The cycle count defines how many jumps will be made. Thus, if you wish to perform
10 cycles within a program, your cycle count will be set to 9, 10 minus the 1 you
performed prior to reaching the jump step.
Example:
A process must cycle between 0 and 55 for 10 cycles during a portion of the program, and then returned to its
starting value for following steps.
Step 1
Start at 25
Step 2
Ramp to 55
Step 3
soak at 55
Step 4
ramp to 0
Step 5
soak at 0
Step 6 Ramp to 25
Set Jump to Step=2
Set Cycle Count=9
With the jump programmed on step 6, the program will jump from step 6 back to step 1 after the ramp time has
completed. The program will then repeat steps 2 through 6. It will continue to do this until all 9 jumps have
occurred. Once all 9 jumps have been completed, the program will continue on to step 7 after the final ramp to
25. Since 1 cycle is made prior to the first jump at the end of step 6, a total of 10 cycles are completed.
NOTE: MCT has the ability to do nested looping. Jumps can be set on every step throughout the program. It
has the ability to jump forward, skipping steps, only to allow them later by other jump steps returning to
the skipped steps. However, this can become confusing. Use caution with nested loops to prevent
product loss. The program may not operate as expected due to multiple jump paths within the program.
6.1.5
Setting Program Auto Start
Auto Start is a feature that can be used to start a ramp/soak program on a specified date or day, and time (of a
24-hour-clock). The auto start settings are saved with the program. Choose the desired auto start method, by
date or by day, from the drop-down menu and enter the start time settings.
When auto start by date is selected, the exact date and time must be entered. Enter the month, day, year and
time of day in hours and minutes for when the program is to start. The day of week is not required to be set. It
is not used for this function. When auto start by day is selected, only the day of week and time is required to
be entered. The date settings are ignored. MCT simply looks for the day of week and time to begin the program.