Signals

'Production Complete' Signal

Each pin can be pulsed to indicate when a production cycle has been completed. A pin can be pulsed up to 5 times per second, quicker than this may result in pulses being missed.

The device will communicate a pulse count for each pin every 5 seconds.

An example scenario would be the control signal for an exit gate actuator, or an optical sensor detecting parts exiting the manufacturing process.

'Productive Time' Signal

Each pin can also be set according to whether the system or process is actively producing products or adding value to the final product, aka Productive vs Non-productive time.

It does not matter if the pin is pulled high or low for either case, the meaning is defined after in the Busroot platform.

The device will communicate the state of each pin every 5 seconds.

An example scenario would be a CNC machine being in its home position to indicate it is not active, or a door sensor on a spray booth.

'Line Speed' Signal

Pins I7 and I8 can be used to capture analog signals related to the speed of a process related to the machine being monitored.

The voltage range should be 0v to +10v.

An example scenario would be the control voltage of a motor driver for a conveyor belt, or the output of a motion sensor such as a rotary encoder (analog output).

Multiple Signals

Each pin can be used independently to capture either 'production complete' or 'productive time' signals. This also gives the flexibility to use a single device to capture data from multiple machines, processes or systems.