SPOT PROCESS MONITOR SCREEN


SPOT PROCESS MONITOR SCREEN

This screen allows you to analyze the welding process signals used to communicate between the robot and weld controller. This is accomplished by displaying a graphical timing chart or numeric table view of the last weld. Following are the signals that will be monitored:

  • Close Gun

  • Initiate Weld Controller

  • Weld In Process

  • Weld Complete

  • At Weld Position

If you have a servo gun, the Close Gun output signal will not be displayed on the chart, since the closing of the servo gun is integrated into the robot motion.

When this screen is displayed, the graphical screen will always update with the last weld data for the Equipment and Gun you have specified.

The Spot Process Monitor Graphical Screen allows you to perform the operations in Table 1, " Spot Process Monitor Graphical Screen Operations " .

Table 1.  Spot Process Monitor Graphical Screen Operations

FUNCTION KEY DESCRIPTION
[TYPE] Press this key to access various application-specific options.
EQUIP# Press this key to change the equipment number you want to monitor. This key will only be displayed if you have multiple equipments.
GUN# Press this key to change the gun number you want to monitor. This key will only be displayed if you have 2 guns on the current equipment.
PAUSE Press this key to stop updating the chart. When paused, the PAUSE Function Key will flash red to indicate that monitoring is in a paused state. Pressing PAUSE again returns the Pause Function Key to green and resumes monitoring of last weld data.
TABLE Press this key to switch to a numeric table view of the weld data. This screen will display the on time, off time, and duration of each weld signal. Pressing this key puts the feature into a paused state, which stops the automatic updating of the last weld data.

The Spot Process Monitor Table Screen allows you to perform the operations in Table 2, " Spot Process Monitor Table Screen Operations " .

Table 2.  Spot Process Monitor Table Screen Operations

FUNCTION KEY DESCRIPTION
[TYPE] Press this key to access various application-specific options.
CHART Press this key to return to the graphical chart view of the weld data.