Ransburg RCS 2 Ratio Control System - Manual (Page 52)

fault will occur or the system will fold-back. Any
combinations of guns can be placed in Fast Fill
Mode simultaneously. To take a gun out of Fast
Fill Mode, simply push the gun number button a
second time. Pushing either the enter or escape
button (below the gun number buttons) will take
any and all guns that were put in Fast Fill Mode
via this screen out of Fast Fill Mode, as the screen
exits. Exiting this screen while a gun is Fast Filling
that has been initiated elsewhere (discretely, via
RIO, or via Ethernet) will not be taken out of Fast
Fill Mode.
Help – This function allows the operator to get
context-sensitive help for the current screen being
displayed. That is, the portion of the help text file
that refers to the screen currently displayed will
automatically be displayed when this button is
pushed. Users can scroll up and down through
the entire help file once it is displayed. Pushing
the Cancel button exits the help screen.
Error Log - This button allows the operator to
view the last 100 errors or faults generated by the
system. Errors and faults are channel, date, and
time stamped for easy identification as to when
they occurred and for which channels. Faults can
also be reset from within this screen.
If the error log is displayed, users can save the log
to a diskette or to the flash drive by pushing the F8
key. The data is stored in a file named ErrorLog.
Txt and is a simple text file, viewable with any word
processor or text editor. Once again, users are
cautioned against saving data on the flash drive
(Drive C:\) because of its limited space.
Clear Gun Faults – This button will flash with a
red outline if any guns are faulted. By pushing this
button, any and all guns that are faulted will be
reset. The gun or guns that were faulted have to
be put back in run mode (if so desired) by pushing
the appropriate Gun On/Off button in the upper
left of the user interface section.
If the outline of this button is flashing yellow, this
indicates that the Ethernet communication link
between the user-interface computer and the
interface card has been broken. This can be the
result of the rack not having power (check the
E-Stop pushbutton), a disconnected Ethernet
cable, a non-functioning Ethernet switch, etc.
If the outline of this button is flashing blue, this
indicates that the user-interface computer is run-
ning in simulate mode. This is normally done if
you are running the software on a computer that
is not connected to an RCS-2 rack. This mode is
controlled by an entry in the fms.ini file on the hard
drive of the user-interface computer. Adding a line
of text with the word: simulate puts the software in
this mode. This is required when running without a
rack connected as every time the software enters
a new screen, it asks for data from the interface
card an you will receive a Network Error if it is
not in simulate mode. This line of text must be
removed or commented out in order to talk to an
interface card.
Gun On/Off Buttons – The buttons in the top left
of the screen can be used to turn guns on or off
(switches them between Run mode and Ready
mode). Note that guns must be in Run mode to
spray. Faulted guns are noted by a flashing red
boarder around the button of the gun that is fault-
ed. Pushing this button once when it is faulted
will reset the fault and pushing it a second time
puts the gun back in Run mode to put it back into
operation.
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