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Breakdown justification, Manual justification – Rockwell Automation Discrete Machine Performance Solution User Manual

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Breakdown Justification

Assigning a justification to a breakdown is a typical issue in the analysis of the
performance of an industrial plant. Typically control systems alone are not able to provide
operators and production managers with complete information about breakdowns and
stoppages of the machines.

When a breakdown is recognized by the control system, the Discrete MPS allows a
justification for the breakdown to be assigned.

The Discrete MPS collects information on breakdowns using two different input values:

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A binary signal, always generated by the control system, which indicates the
presence of a breakdown

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A code automatically generated by the PLC or manually entered by the operator,
which contains the breakdown justification.

Manual Justification

1. Select Breakdown Justification in the Configuration Explorer to open the

Breakdown Justification Configuration screen in the Configuration Work Area.

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