The color change process consists of up to ten cycles. A cycle consists of a series of user-defined steps. Each step consists of specific "wait for events" and "action requests" that you can define. All cycles must be defined for every color valve that will be used. This section contains information on setup for single stage color change.
Table 1. Details that are Displayed for Each Color Change Cycle
COLOR CHANGE CYCLE DETAIL | DESCRIPTION |
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Valve |
This item is the current color valve number. The color valve is selected using the VALVE function key. |
Changed |
This item is the date the cycle was last edited. PaintTool sets this date automatically. |
Cycle |
This item is the name of the system color associated with the color valve. This is a number from 1 to 8. |
Description |
This item is the name of the selected color change cycle. |
Steps |
This item is the total number of steps defined in the selected cycle. PaintTool updates the number of steps automatically. All information in the table is displayed for each step. There are a maximum of 20 steps available. Each step will last for the time specified in duration. |
You must set the items listed and described in Table 2, " Color Change Cycle Setup Items " for each step of the color change cycle.
Table 2. Color Change Cycle Setup Items
COLORCHANGE CYCLE SETUP ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
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Duration (sec) |
This item is the length of the step measured in tenths of a second. |
Control Valves |
This item is 32 characters in length. The control valves represent the color change I/O that has been set. |
Preset Select |
This item allows you to set a preset value for each step in the cycle. The preset table for the last job and system color that was in the lines will be used. |
Action Requests |
This item is a request, such asexit cleaner , or go to purge signal, that the robot must execute. For parallel purge color change, an action indicating the total time the gun is on is available. This displays the step, in seconds, that the gun is actually on. |
Wait for Events |
This item is an event, such as anincleaner or at purge status, that the robot must wait for before continuing the step. For parallel purge color change, a Last gun off event is available. This causes the system to wait until the last gun is off before performing this step (or job end if last gun off processing is turned off). |