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Sonic-Pro
Industries, Ltd.
Industries, Ltd.
ProSeries
by Blue-White Ind.
TM
When a process control relay channel is
configured to monitor Flow Total, it can be
used to dispense fluid in batches. A
Process
Control Screen
for a channel configured in
this way is shown at right. The
RELAY
soft
button is used to visit each channel in turn
and go back to the
Run Mode
screen. The
START
soft button is used to initiate a
batch. The left-most three soft button may
be used to change the
Batch Amount
or
clear the batch counter and the volume
totals.
8.2
Batch
Dispensing
EDIT
Ç
È
RELAY
START
Relay #3 Monitor: TOTAL
Status: ACTIVE
Batch Amount:
Current Batch #:
Total all Batches:
Batch Start:
Total this Batch:
Relay Timer:
5000
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If the
Batch Start
type is configured as
MANUAL,
then operation is as follows:
!
Press the
START
soft button to begin the dispensing of a batch.
!
The
START
soft button is replaced by the
STOP
soft button.
!
The
Total this Batch:
value clears to zero.
!
The
Current Batch #:
value increases by one.
!
The relay is energized and the display changes accordingly.
!
As the flowmeter measures and totals up fluid flow, the
Total this Batch:
and
Total
all Batches:
values advance.
!
When the
Total this Batch:
value reaches the
Batch Amount:
value, the relay is de-
energized and the display changes accordingly.
!
The
STOP
soft button disappears and the
START
soft button returns.
A batch can be interrupted and resumed as follows:
!
Press the
STOP
soft button. The relay
is de-energized and the
RESUM
(resume) soft button appears in place
of this soft button.
!
Although the display changes to show
that the relay is de-energized, it
alternates between black-on white and
white-on-black to indicate that a batch
has been interrupted.
!
The flowmeter is still measuring flow,
although the intent is clearly for the
flow to stop, and the operation of all
status displays continues.
!
Press the
RESUM
soft button. The
relay is energized again, the
STOP
soft button reappears and everything is as it
was before the interruption.
8.2.1
Manual Batch
Start
8.2.1
Manual Batch
Start Type
