Sterlco A3 Blender Control and Data Acquisition Software - Manual (Page 4)

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Overview
The A3 System Management Software program is a Windows based
program that allows you to control and monitor up to 1000 ACS devices.
Currently you can use A3 with the following devices:
• ACS Allen Bradley Batch blenders
• ACS Mitsubishi Batch blenders
• Older OS Blender (HydReclaim Proprietary Controls)
• Older OA Blender (HydReclaim Proprietary Controls)
• Older OL Blender (HydReclaim Proprietary Controls)
• Older OFC Weigh Hopper (HydReclaim Proprietary Controls)
• Maguire WSB Batch blenders
When using the system to integrate older proprietary units you will need the
optional “USB RS422/485” module and must limit the number of devices to
255 (this is a limitation of RS422 and not the A3 package).
• Monitor the status of all blenders (started, stopped, alarming, etc.)
• Control the status of all blenders (start and stop)
• Read and Write the recipes to all blenders
• Built in recipe book with unlimited number of stored recipes
• Built in Alarm log that will log up to 1000 alarms for each blender
• Built in Batch Data log that keeps track of actual weight for every batch
up to 5000 batches
• Monitor the inventory of all materials in all blenders
• Resin Name and Location Database allows user to create up to 1000
resin names and locations. These entries are then available for
selection through the drop-down menu on the Job Report Manager for
assignment to each hopper.
• Built in "Uptime Percentage" monitor that keeps track of the percentage
of uptime for each blender
• Built in Report Manager that allows the system to automatically generate
a report for each blender. The report can be configured to generate
from every 1 to 8760 hours (once a year).
• Built in System Inventory Report keeps track of how much of each resin
type was used as well as where these materials came from.