VT3000 - Enable Disable an Input using a Process

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Overview In certain situations you may want to only enable inputs when a Process is running. An example would be only enable the Count or Machine Down input when Production is running. This will allow you to avoid Counts and Down alarms when the station is not being used for production. Before using this guide, a wired input must be pulled from the machine and wired into the I/O module, the input must be setup and the Sampler or Alarm must be added to the configuration.

Requirements See Requirements Here 1. The VT3000 Core Software installed and running on your system. 2. Coordinator must be setup, powered and communicating with the VT3000 Core Software. 3. TIM plugin must be loaded in your system. 4. TIM or PSM must be powered & communicating with the system. 5. TIM or PSM must have the wired input attached and setup in the Configuration.

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Step 1. Open the VT3000 web interface – select VT3000 Core Software - log in – select Configuration – select Devices. Configuration Devices

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Step 2. Select the TIM or PSM Device that you want to add the Enable/Disable action to from the list - select the Edit button.

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Step 3. Select the Discrete Inputs tab.

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Step 4. Select the input that is wired for a Count or Alarm (our example is Machine Down). On the Properties menu, ensure the Enabled box is not checked. This is done because we want the Process to enable the input. Count Input Setup Alarm Input Setup

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Step 5. Select the Monitoring Points tab - select your Process from the Root.

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Step 6. Select the Actions tab in the Process Properties menu.

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Step 7. Select the Add icon from the Actions Toolbox.

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Step 8. Action Properties: select the following options: State - select Start Type - select Modify Discrete Input. Actions - select Enable. Input - select the Discrete Input that you want to enable.

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Step 9. Select the Add icon from the Actions Toolbox.

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Step 10. Action Properties: select the following options: State - select Start Type - select Modify Discrete Input. Actions - select Disable. Input - select the Discrete Input that you want to enable.

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Step 11. Repeat the steps for all the inputs that you want to control with the Process. Below is an example where both the Count (Discrete Input 1) and Machine Down (Discrete Input 2) inputs are being control by the Process.

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Step 12. Once all the Actions you require are setup correctly - select the Save & Exit button to save the changes.

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Step 13. The PSM & TIM module will have to be updated before the Data Field will appear on the screen. Click Here for instructions on updating the module.

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Select a Guide Here Add a Process to a Device Add a Process with a Data Field to a Device Add a Process with an Alarm to a Device Add a Process with a Count to a Device Add a Continuous Count - TIM or PSM Add a Count to a BSC Add a Virtual Count - TIM or PSM Add a Count to a PC Input Module Wire a Count Input from Equipment

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