Contents
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ePS Network Services, Function Manual (FH) - Release 08/2008
3 Setting up functions ...................................................................... 3-77
3.1 Maintenance ................................................................................. 3-79
3.1.1 Creating maintenance schedules .............................................. 3-79
3.1.2 Configuring variable monitors .................................................... 3-81
3.1.3 Configuring NC monitors ........................................................... 3-87
3.2 Configuring measurements and measurement series.................. 3-88
3.2.1 Circularity test ............................................................................ 3-88
3.2.2 Synchronous operation axis test................................................ 3-90
3.2.3 Universal axis test...................................................................... 3-91
3.2.4 Performing test series................................................................ 3-93
3.3 Fault services................................................................................ 3-95
3.3.1 Control monitors - List view ....................................................... 3-95
3.3.2 Control monitors - Detailed view................................................ 3-99
3.3.3 Machine triggers and server triggers ......................................... 3-101
3.3.4 Machine trigger on "alarm group" .............................................. 3-103
3.3.5 Machine trigger on "PLC variable"............................................. 3-104
3.3.6 Machine trigger for "PLC timeout trigger" .................................. 3-108
3.3.7 Combined machine trigger on "alarm group"
AND "PLC variable"................................................................... 3-110
3.3.8 Machine trigger for "Time-based trigger"................................... 3-112
3.3.9 Trigger on "Fault message at HMI/PC"...................................... 3-116
3.3.10 Server trigger on "Measurement series reaches limit value"... 3-116
3.3.11 Server trigger on "Maintenance jobs due" ............................... 3-117
3.3.12 Server trigger on "Variable monitor reaches limit value" ......... 3-119
3.3.13 Cyclic server trigger for NC monitors and variable monitors ... 3-121
3.3.14 Workflow actions...................................................................... 3-126
3.3.15 Diagnostic actions.................................................................... 3-129
3.4 Global settings .............................................................................. 3-138
3.4.1 Setting the notification limit ........................................................ 3-138
3.4.2 PLC and NC settings ................................................................. 3-138
3.5 Copying......................................................................................... 3-141
3.5.1 Functions from other machines ................................................. 3-141
3.6 Client/server communication ........................................................ 3-146
3.6.1 Synchronization times................................................................ 3-146
3.6.2 Offline synchronization .............................................................. 3-147
3.6.3 Monitoring ePS services ............................................................ 3-150
4 Organizational tasks...................................................................... 4-151
4.1 Maintenance ................................................................................. 4-151
4.1.1 Selecting a maintenance job for a machine............................... 4-154
4.1.2 Opening a maintenance job (PC) .............................................. 4-156
4.1.3 Executing a maintenance job (HMI) .......................................... 4-159
4.2 Service cases................................................................................ 4-163
4.2.1 Service cases - List view ........................................................... 4-164
4.2.2 Service cases - Detailed view.................................................... 4-166
4.2.3 Requesting fault processing at the HMI..................................... 4-169