LINK Systems 5100-8 Tonnage & Analog Signal Monitor - Manual (Page 17)

Doc #: L-802-1110 Page 15 Rev. 02
In Figure 5, the various parts of the screen are:
a) Module Status
The overall status of the tonnage monitor.
b) Channel Status Each channel also has a status that indicates any alarms conditions or other
problems related to just that channel.
c) Low Limit Value The low tonnage limit setting for this channel and view (peak, data window 1,
data window 2, etc).
d) Graphical Limit
Bar
This is a floating bar graph that graphically indicates where the tonnage for the
channel is relative to the low and high setpoints for that channel. The bottom
of the graph is the low limit and the top of the graph is the high limit. A
tonnage that is halfway between the low and high limits will show a green bar
in the middle of the graph. If the tonnage were to start going up towards the
high limit (perhaps due to material thickness variation), the bar would also go
up and would first turn yellow, and then red as it approached the high limit.
Likewise, if the tonnage started to go down towards the low limit, the bar
would go down and first turn yellow, and then red as it approached the low
limit.
e) Tonnage Reading The numeric tonnage reading for this channel and view. In the example
screen of Figure 5, this is the peak forward tonnage for channel 1.
f) High Limit Value The high tonnage limit setting for this channel and view (peak, data window 1,
data window 2, etc).
g) Tonnage Direction This indicates whether forward or reverse tonnage is being viewed (Note that
data windows do not have reverse tonnage associated with them).
h) View This line indicates which tonnages and settings are being viewed - Peak, Data
Window 1, Data Window 2, Data Window 3, or Data Window 4.
i) Channel Rating
Graph
This bar graph shows the percent of channel rating that the tonnage represents.
It will be green to 100% channel rating, yellow from 100% to 125% channel
rating, and red from 125% to 150% channel rating. For example, a 400 ton 4
channel machine would have a 100 ton channel rating. For this case, if a
channel read 100 tons then the graph would be all green up to about 2/3 of the
graph. If the channel read 110 tons, then a little yellow would show above the
green. If the channel read 130 tons, there would be red above the yellow. In
general, this graph should always be kept in the green.
j) Total Tonnage
Reading
This is the numeric value for the total tonnage.