Rockwell Automation Discrete Machine Performance Solution - Manual (Page 52)

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2. Check Breakdown Justification in the Configuration Work Area to enable the
Breakdown Justification collection. The table containing the list of the defined
justifications will be displayed.
3. Select the Automatic radio button as the Justification Type to collect the justification
code directly from the PLC. Enter the Trigger PLC Address (see “Manual
Justification” on page 44) and the Code PLC Address which provides the value
representing the Breakdown Reason.
4. Click the Add button to append a new line to the Breakdown Reasons List. Click the
Insert button to create a new line in the Breakdown Reasons List before the selected
row. Click the Remove button to delete the selected line from the Breakdown Reasons
List. Up to 200 reasons can be defined for automatic selection.
5. Enter a description for every Breakdown Reason in the Breakdown Reasons List and a
numeric code value to match the code generated by the PLC in the Code PLC
Address for that specific Breakdown Reason.
Process Variables
In some circumstances, process variables can have a significant impact on the
performance of a workcell. Temperature, pressure and viscosity could impact the speed
and the reliability of industrial assets. For this reason, the Discrete MPS Operator
Interface provides line operators with the plot of the real time trends of selected process
variables. Discrete MPS will log the selected process variables to the Discrete MPS
database. Reports are available to display the historical trend of the monitored process
variables.
To select the process variables to be monitored:
1. Select Process Variables in the Configuration Explorer to open the Process Variables
Configuration screen in the Configuration Work Area.
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