Operating Instructions For 8600 FCS
Fill Control System
MN151R12 6/26/98
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Appendix B
Section 7. Batching Mode Operation
The batching mode provides a fully functional batching indicator to meet even the most
demanding of batching applications. The batching function is designed as a 76 step batching
process. For each of the 76 steps any one of 93 commands can be executed as part of the
batching sequence. The commands must be entered in the setup mode, under main menu 9 -
Batch List. A batch sequence is started by pressing the START button and ends when a 'NONE'
command is encountered in a step, or when the START button is pressed and held. If there are
commands issued in steps after a 'NONE' command is executed, they will be ignored.
START/STOP/PAUSE BUTTON
The START push-button is used as the start/stop/pause button. To start the batching
sequence, press the START button momentarily. The indicator will respond with "START" and
the batching sequence will start at step 00. If the START button is pressed at any time during
the batching process, a pause will be issued and the message "PAUSE" will be displayed
momentarily. To restart the batching process, momentarily press the hidden button and the
batching process will continue. The indicator will flash "CONT" on the display before
continuing. Pressing and holding the START button will cause the indicator to stop the batching
operation and turn off all of the batching setpoints called in the batching sequence. The
indicator will display "STOP" momentarily. When in a pause or stop state, all of the setpoints
called in the batching sequence will be disabled.
PAUSES
There are 10 pauses that can be used to pause the batching process either for a period of
time in seconds or until the start/stop/pause button is pressed. The length of the pause can only
be accessed when it is selected in the batch list setup. If a timer value of 0 is entered for the
pause, then the indicator will pause the batch sequence indefinitely until the pause button is
pressed. At that time the batch sequence will continue on to the next step.
Each of the 10 available pauses can be set up for different time delays and can be used as
many times as needed. For example, if a pause of 2 seconds is needed in 3 different parts of
the batch, enter 02 into PAS0 and use PAS0 3 times.
To enter a value into a PAS, go to the step where it is to be used, and select the desired PAS
from the command list. When the correct PAS is selected, press ENTER and the current value
of that PAS will be displayed (if it hasn't been used yet, the value will be 00). To enter a new
value, simply enter the value between 00 and 99 on the numeric keypad and press ENTER
again. The display will show "DONE", signifying that the value has been accepted. Press SETP
to return to the batch list and continue command selection.
