
Chapter 3
Application Screens
A3 software has many screens that can be accessed:
•Virtual Control Panel for each unit. This is used to start or stop the unit and to monitor the current recipe and inventories.
•Alarm Log for each unit. This is used to view the alarm history of each device.
•Change Recipe Page. This is used to change the running recipe of a device
•Recipe Book. This is used to store recipes for later recall by an operator.
•Batch Data Page for each unit. This is used to view the actual weight of each batch using a visual graph.
•Uptime Data Page. This shows the percentage of time each device has been in the “Run” mode.
•SCADA Scan Times Page. This page is used to determine the refresh rate of each device.
•Memory Status Page. This page shows the amount of memory that the program is consuming as well as the amount of free memory left on the PC.
•Data Parameters Page. This page show the current enabled data parameters for each device and is useful for customers wishing to develop their own SCADA front end to the blenders.
Overview
This chapter will provide you with information on screen access and details.
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