STATUS COLORCHANGE SCREENS


STATUS COLORCHANGE SCREENS

1. STATUS COLORCHANGE PAINT LINE STATUS SCREEN

The paint line status indicates the status of the paint lines. Table 1, " Paint Line Status Items for Systems with Single Stage Color Change " lists the status items that are displayed for systems with single stage color change systems.

Table 2, " Paint Line Status Items for Systems with Parallel Purge Color Change " lists the status items that are displayed for systems with Parallel Purge color change systems.

Table 1. Paint Line Status Items for Systems with Single Stage Color Change

STATUS ITEMS Description

Current Color

This item is the name of the currently executing color.

Current Valve

This item indicates the number of the currently selected color valve.

CC Status

This item is the status of the color change operation.

Paint Line

This item indicates whether the paint lines are filled, pushed out, cleaned, or unknown based on which cycle has been performed.

Pushout

This item indicates whether the pushout option is enabled.

Curr Pushout

This item is the time, in seconds, of the pushout for the current color.

Current Job

This item is the name of the current job being executed in automatic mode.

Calc Gun On for Job

This item indicates the previously calculated applicator on time for the current job.

Curr Gun On Time

This item is the actual time that the applicator is on. This value increments during the execution of the current job.

Pushout Time

This item indicates that the time for pushout to begin in the job has passed.

Last Gun Off

This item indicates that the gun has been turned off for the last time. After this occurs, a color change can be performed.


Table 2. Paint Line Status Items for Systems with Parallel Purge Color Change

STATUS ITEMS DESCRIPTION

Line 1 Valve

This item displays the valve number for the current color loaded into line 1. If no color is loaded, a value of zero (0) is displayed.

Line 1 Status

This item displays the status of paint line 1. The values are as follows:

  • Unknown indicates that the current status is unknown. The status is normally unknown if a manual color change cycle was run or the operator manually enabled the color change control valves.

  • Filled indicates that the paint line is full of paint.

  • Pushed Out indicates that paint has been pushed through the line with air. The paint line is still dirty with the previous color.

  • Cleaned indicates that the paint line is clean and is ready to be filled with the next color.

Line 2 Valve

This item displays the valve number for the current color loaded into line 2. If no color is loaded, a value of zero (0) is displayed.

Line 2 Status

This item displays the status for paint line 2. The values are the same as the values listed in the description of Line 1 Status above.

Manifold Status

This item displays the status of the Color Change Manifold (CCM). The values are as follows:

  • Unknown indicates that the current status is unknown. The status is normally unknown if a manual color change cycle was run or the operator manually enabled the color change control valves.

  • Filled indicates that the CCM is full of paint.

  • Pushed Out indicates that paint has been pushed through the CCM with air. The CCM is still dirty with the previous color.

  • Cleaned indicates that the CCM is clean and is ready to be filled with the next color.

Curr Line

This item displays the currently selected line (1 or 2) that has been enabled for painting. The color in this line will come out of the paint gun with the trigger enabled.

Curr Valve

This item displays the current color valve number that is enabled.

CC Status

This item displays the current status of the color change. Common status values are as follows:

  • Waiting for Next Color

  • Waiting to be in Gun Box

  • Standard color change

  • Full line color change

Push Status

This item indicates the pushout cycle status. Common status values are as follows:

  • Waiting for Pushout

  • Pushout active

  • Pushout cancelled

Status

This item indicates the status for PaintTool. Common status values are as follows:

  • Production Mode

  • Not in Production Mode


2. STATUS COLORCHANGE VALVE STATUS SCREEN

The color valve status indicates the status of the various color change valves. Table 3, " Color Valve Status Items " lists the status items that are displayed.

Table 3. Color Valve Status Items

STATUS ITEMS Description

Color Valve

This item indicates the number of the current color valve.

Enable Bit

This item indicates whether the lines are open for paint flow. A value of 0 indicates that the lines are closed; a value of 1 indicates that the lines are open.

Cycle

This item indicates the name of the current cycle.

Steps

This item indicates the total number of steps in the cycle.

Duration

This item is the time, in seconds, of the current step

Preset

This item is the number of the current preset.

Step

This item indicates the current step number.

These items indicate the valve status for the currently executing step. The first 1-4 display the status of each of the four shared valves. The 1-16 display the status of each of the group color change valves. A value of 0 indicates that the valve is off; a value of 1 indicates the valve is on.

These items indicate the action required on the current step. A 1 indicates that an action is required; a 0 indicates that no action is required.

This items indicates the event required by the current step. A 1 indicates which event must be satisfied before this step can be executed.

Line

Line is displayed only for systems with parallel purge color change.

This item displays the number of the paint line used for the currently executing color change cycle.


3. CLRCHNG VALVE NAME SCREEN

You can display the names of the color change valves on the ClrChng Valve Name screen.

Table 4. ClrChng Valve Name Screen Items

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Shared Control Valves

These items display the names of the four shared control color change valves, 1-4.

Group Control Valves

These items display the names of the 16 group control color change valves, 1-16.

4. STATUS COLORCHANGE OPTION STATUS SCREEN

The color change option status indicates the status of the color change options. Table 5, " Color Change Option Status Items " lists the status items that are displayed.

Table 5. Color Change Option Status Items

status items description

Automatic Color Change

This item indicates whether the automatic color change option is loaded and enabled.

Periodic Gun Cleaning

This item indicates whether a periodic gun clean operation will be performed.

Gun Cleaning Job Count

This item displays the number of jobs to be painted before a periodic gun clean operation will be performed.

Gun Cleaning Down Counter

This item indicates the number of jobs until the next gun clean. This is updated automatically, but you can change it.