Flexlink YOUTILIZE User Manual

Review FlexLink Administrators Manual Production logistics software Providing production efficiencyYOUTILIZE ADM

Providing production efficiency Page 10 of 125 3 Workstations * 15 units per minute = 45 Transactions per minute Standard Youtilize Hardware

Providing production efficiency Page 100 of 125 IMONITOREXPRESS_log.ldf and IMONITOREXPRESS.mdf If these files exist, it indicates that the SQ

Providing production efficiency Page 101 of 125 Sample SQL Statements In Fusion Server Manager enable SQL logging to determine problems wit

Providing production efficiency Page 102 of 125 Expand the ‘Local host’ node in the tree structure to view the OPC servers running on the com

Providing production efficiency Page 103 of 125 The ‘Add Group’ dialog will appear. Press ‘Ok’. The tag browser will appear. In the upper tr

Providing production efficiency Page 104 of 125 corner. Now the selected variables can be viewed in the explorer. Look in ‘Quality’ column. A

Providing production efficiency Page 105 of 125 Licensing Sentinel Protection Troubleshooting 1. Ensure the key driver only is installed. 2.

Providing production efficiency Page 106 of 125 Add License Server to Systems Internet Options – Trusted Sites To add the License server to t

Providing production efficiency Page 107 of 125 To add input server name and click the button Diagnostic Logging In Fusion Server Manager

Providing production efficiency Page 108 of 125 FlexLink xLink Adapter not processing data from Matrikon OPC server 1. Confirm the OPC se

Providing production efficiency Page 109 of 125 Appendix A Working with Microsoft User Access Control (UAC) Beginning with Windows Vista, Micr

Providing production efficiency Page 11 of 125 System Recovery None Warranty & Service 3 Year Basic Hardware Service with 3 Year NBD Ons

Providing production efficiency Page 110 of 125 iMonitor Settings OEE Availability = Operating Time / Planned Production Time Planned Prod

Providing production efficiency Page 111 of 125 Startup Procedure Users who would like the system to start the iMonitorViewer on startup. Loc

Providing production efficiency Page 112 of 125 Limit the number of dashboards that can be opened Select the Start Æ Type ‘regedit’ in the

Providing production efficiency Page 113 of 125 After adding double click on the MaximumDashboards amend to the required value .

Providing production efficiency Page 114 of 125 Appendix B Service Monitoring The following describes what needs to be done for every conveyor

Providing production efficiency Page 115 of 125 The initial (nominal) value must be measured by a service engineer at start up or change of th

Providing production efficiency Page 116 of 125 Inspection measuring data The measurements points mentioned above are to be measured all over

Providing production efficiency Page 117 of 125 Wear (1.2) Reference point Nominal measure Inspection measure Picture 2: Measure, Thickness

Providing production efficiency Page 118 of 125 Wear (1.4) Reference point Nominal measure Inspection measure Picture 4: Measure, Thickness

Providing production efficiency Page 119 of 125 • IMotor Continuous task Every sample occasion, there is a new current value from the mot

Providing production efficiency Page 12 of 125 Figure 2 In Figure 2 you see that Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is installed. This satisfies the

Providing production efficiency Page 120 of 125 These values must be possible to reset when a new component is installed. Estimated remainin

Providing production efficiency Page 121 of 125 SI(Ah) Starting point, [Y0;X0] Inspection point, [Y1;X1] Estimated lifetime (SI), [YLim;XLim]

Providing production efficiency Page 122 of 125 • SIlimit_slide rail idler Lim11LimLimLimX*XY )f(X YSI === The next inspection point is over

Providing production efficiency Page 123 of 125 Appendix C Upgrade Installation: It is usually possible to install a newer version of iMonito

Providing production efficiency Page 124 of 125

Providing production efficiency Page 125 of 125 Publication 5117028 EN 2012-10

Providing production efficiency Page 13 of 125 • NOT Included in the iMonitor Express Installation package. . • http://www.matrikonopc.com/

Providing production efficiency Page 14 of 125 After selecting ‘Run as administrator’ you will be presented with a dialog asking to confirm th

Providing production efficiency Page 15 of 125 Figure 6 Click ‘Finish’ to finalize the installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Microsoft

Providing production efficiency Page 16 of 125 Figure 8 For more information regarding User Access Control (UAC) please see ‘Working with Mic

Providing production efficiency Page 17 of 125 Figure 10 Check ‘I have read and accept the license terms’, and Click ‘Install’ to start the i

Providing production efficiency Page 18 of 125 After selecting ‘Run as administrator’ you will be presented with a dialog asking to confirm t

Providing production efficiency Page 19 of 125 NOTE: If UAC (User Access Control) is enabled it is a good idea to install using the ‘Run as A

Providing production efficiency Page 2 of 125 Version History Version Modifications Revised By 0.1 Initial Creation Eugene Campbell 0.2 Up

Providing production efficiency Page 20 of 125 Figure 14 Click ‘Next’ to advance to the next screen. Figure 15 Select ‘I accept the terms in

Providing production efficiency Page 21 of 125 Figure 16 Select ‘Custom’ and click ‘Next’ to advance to the next screen. Figure 17 For each

Providing production efficiency Page 22 of 125 Figure 18 Click ‘Install’ to start the installation. Figure 19 Click ‘Finish’ to finalize the

Providing production efficiency Page 23 of 125 Figure 20 Figure 21 Matrikon OPC Server Matrikon sells its products with service contracts.

Providing production efficiency Page 24 of 125 GE Fanuc PLC OPC Server No http://www.matrikonopc.com/opc-drivers/opc-ge-plc-fanuc/base-driver

Providing production efficiency Page 25 of 125 Figure 23 For more information regarding User Access Control (UAC) please see ‘Working with Mi

Providing production efficiency Page 26 of 125 Figure 25 Select “Complete Setup’ and click ‘Next’ to advance to the next screen. Figure 26 C

Providing production efficiency Page 27 of 125 Figure 27 Click ‘Next’ to accept the default Start Menu Group and advance to the next screen.

Providing production efficiency Page 28 of 125 Figure 29 Select the appropriate option based on the current state of your license. The softw

Providing production efficiency Page 29 of 125 Figure 31 Deselect ‘Launch configuration panel’ and click ‘Finish’ to finalize the installatio

Providing production efficiency Page 3 of 125 Contents Version History...

Providing production efficiency Page 30 of 125 SQL Server (If Applicable) If you are deploying the system using Option ‘B’ (distributed) or ar

Providing production efficiency Page 31 of 125 Second is a manual deployment which includes manually installing/configuration the SQL Server,

Providing production efficiency Page 32 of 125 Figure 34 Click ‘Install’ to confirm the installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.

Providing production efficiency Page 33 of 125 Figure 36 Select ‘I accept the terms of the license agreement’ and click ‘Next’ to advance to

Providing production efficiency Page 34 of 125 Figure 38 Click ‘Install’ to start the installation. Figure 39 Click ‘Finish’ to finalize the

Providing production efficiency Page 35 of 125 Figure 40 Click ‘Next’ to advance to the next screen. Figure 41 Select ‘Add new line’ and ‘Fl

Providing production efficiency Page 36 of 125 Figure 42 Next to ‘Select a FlexLink configuration file’ and ‘Select the OPC server controllin

Providing production efficiency Page 37 of 125 Figure 44 If the Windows Firewall is enabled you may be presented with the above dialog (Figur

Providing production efficiency Page 38 of 125 Figure 46 Now that the installation and configuration have been completed you will be launched

Providing production efficiency Page 39 of 125 The following procedure goes over the process of installing the iMonitor Express Viewer. In ord

Providing production efficiency Page 4 of 125 System Uninstall...

Providing production efficiency Page 40 of 125 Figure 49 If the Windows Firewall is enabled you may be presented with the above dialog (Figur

Providing production efficiency Page 41 of 125 System Uninstall This section covers uninstall of the Aegis product. There may be specific cas

Providing production efficiency Page 42 of 125 Figure 53 When the Uninstall completes click ‘Finish’ Additional Uninstall Steps The following

Providing production efficiency Page 43 of 125 Figure 54 Logon to the system using either Windows Authentication or SQL Authentication as app

Providing production efficiency Page 44 of 125 Figure 55 Expand Databases and right click on the database ‘IMONITOREXPRESS’ and select proper

Providing production efficiency Page 45 of 125 Figure 56 In the ‘Database Properties’ dialog on the left hand side select ‘Files’

Providing production efficiency Page 46 of 125 Figure 57 On the right hand side make note of the path where the database files which represen

Providing production efficiency Page 47 of 125 Figure 59 In the Delete Object dialog make sure to check ‘Close existing connections’ and clic

Providing production efficiency Page 48 of 125 Figure 60

Providing production efficiency Page 49 of 125 Figure 61 The database IMONITOREXPRESS has now been deleted from the system. Clear the HKEY_LO

Providing production efficiency Page 5 of 125 Units Per Hour Gauge and Indicator...

Providing production efficiency Page 50 of 125 Figure 62 Expand ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Æ SOFTWARE Æ Wow6432Node. NOTE: If you have installed iM

Providing production efficiency Page 51 of 125 Figure 63 Right click on ‘Aegis Industrial Software Corporation’ and select ‘Delete’. Figure

Providing production efficiency Page 52 of 125 Figure 65 Right click on ‘Aegis Industrial Software Corporation’ and select ‘Delete’. Figure

Providing production efficiency Page 53 of 125 communication between iMonitor Express and a Line PLC, SQL Database used for data storage and o

Providing production efficiency Page 54 of 125 Figure 67 FlexLink xLink Adapter – Fusion Server Manager The FlexLink Configuration Tool inclu

Providing production efficiency Page 55 of 125 Figure 68 Information pertaining to the *.flx file are located on the line ‘FlexLink System Co

Providing production efficiency Page 56 of 125 Figure 69 To start the process of creating a FlexLink Configuration you go to File Æ New. Fig

Providing production efficiency Page 57 of 125 Figure 71 Enter information as described below: • OPC Branch Name (OPC): Name of the FlexLink

Providing production efficiency Page 58 of 125 Figure 72 Notice the ‘Current Controller’ setting which is important when configuration a line

Providing production efficiency Page 59 of 125 Figure 73 Click ‘Add’ and select ‘Motor’. Figure 74 Under ‘Properties’ enter information as d

Providing production efficiency Page 6 of 125 Database Cleanup ...

Providing production efficiency Page 60 of 125 New Function Make sure you have the correct ‘Current Controller’ selected. Figure 75 Click ‘Ad

Providing production efficiency Page 61 of 125 • Controller: Populated with information relative to the ‘Current Controller’ setting. • Col

Providing production efficiency Page 62 of 125 Under ‘Properties’ enter information as described below: • PLC Item Index: This is also known

Providing production efficiency Page 63 of 125 Figure 80 Under ‘Properties’ enter information as described below: • PLC Item Index: This is

Providing production efficiency Page 64 of 125 • PLC Item Index: This is also known as the Tag in the PLC. • Route Index: Not required for

Providing production efficiency Page 65 of 125 A new node will now appear under ‘Server Nodes Configuration’ in the left side tree structure.

Providing production efficiency Page 66 of 125 On the right side the PLC Configuration will be presented. Enter a name for the PLC configura

Providing production efficiency Page 67 of 125 The configuration is now done for one PLC connection. Repeat the steps if you want more PLC con

Providing production efficiency Page 68 of 125 Figure 82 Click okay and you will then be presented with the ‘Realtime Server Settings’ dialog

Providing production efficiency Page 69 of 125 Dashboard Workspace The Dashboard Workspace is where you design dashboards. In this section yo

Providing production efficiency Page 7 of 125 Introduction What is Youtilize Youtilize is a software product designed to accompany a conveyor

Providing production efficiency Page 70 of 125 • Current Time Clock: Displays the current time in a Dashboard. Useful when in full screen m

Providing production efficiency Page 71 of 125 are the same between the selected gadget and/or gauge will show up. Below is a list of some of

Providing production efficiency Page 72 of 125 Figure 87 Gadgets Here you are able to see the gauges based on the data source type and name t

Providing production efficiency Page 73 of 125 Figure 88 To change the Data Source Properties right click on an individual gauge to change ju

Providing production efficiency Page 74 of 125 Working with Gauges Types of Gauges iMonitor consist of many types of gauges. Each gauge has p

Providing production efficiency Page 75 of 125 • Information Grid • Count Down/Count Up Timer • Label • Area Chart Youtilize Supporte

Providing production efficiency Page 76 of 125 speed, or motor, runtime. Additionally a maximum, minimum, and average or median value can be

Providing production efficiency Page 77 of 125 Dashboard Designer To view dashboards in the Dashboard Designer, accessible from iMonitor Expre

Providing production efficiency Page 78 of 125 Figure 92 Verify that the ‘Server Name’ and ‘Server Port’ settings are correct and click ‘OK’.

Providing production efficiency Page 79 of 125 Figure 94 The ‘Dashboard Viewer’ window will open. The viewer will connect to the Real Time S

Providing production efficiency Page 8 of 125 Figure 1 System Requirements Hardware As with any software system, specific hardware requiremen

Providing production efficiency Page 80 of 125 Figure 95 After opening iMonitor Express select ‘iMonitor Viewer Figure 96

Providing production efficiency Page 81 of 125 Opening Dashboards Figure 97 To open a Dashboard you will click the Blue button. Figure 98

Providing production efficiency Page 82 of 125 Figure 99 Slide Shows A slide show is a collection of dashboards that have a slide display tim

Providing production efficiency Page 83 of 125 Figure 101 Select the ‘Dashboard Slid Shows’ tab and a slide then click ‘Open’. Figure 102 On

Providing production efficiency Page 84 of 125 NOTE: Any changes made to a slide show in iMonitor Express Viewer cannot be saved. To make ch

Providing production efficiency Page 85 of 125 Drive motor servicing In iMonitor Settings there is a tab for Drive Motor Servicing. This tab

Providing production efficiency Page 86 of 125 Gauge Calculations The following calculations are meant to be used as references for how each

Providing production efficiency Page 87 of 125 Equipment Measurement History Gauge Filters Supported – Process Point The Equipment Measurement

Providing production efficiency Page 88 of 125 The State gauge displays the state as provided by the attached point. There is no calculation

Providing production efficiency Page 89 of 125 Cycle Time (2) to (3) = 80 seconds Average Cycle Time = (80 + 90) / 2 = 85 seconds Completed Un

Providing production efficiency Page 9 of 125 Calculating Tracking Transactions per minute Each time the location of a unit moving down the pr

Providing production efficiency Page 90 of 125 time. The designation of a machine state as operating time or not is achieved in the OEE Config

Providing production efficiency Page 91 of 125 If Ideal Cycle Time for a given machine is 60 seconds and the Operating Time is 1 hour then at

Providing production efficiency Page 92 of 125 1. Availability 2. Performance 3. Quality Availability is the percentage of the planned time

Providing production efficiency Page 93 of 125 Figure 103 Opening Dashboards Figure 104 To open a Dashboard you will click the Blue button

Providing production efficiency Page 94 of 125 Figure 105 Select the Dashboard you would like to open and click ‘Open’. NOTE: After you clic

Providing production efficiency Page 95 of 125 Figure 106 Slide Shows A slide show is a collection of dashboards that have a slide display ti

Providing production efficiency Page 96 of 125 Figure 108 Select the ‘Dashboard Slid Shows’ tab and a slide then click ‘Open’. Figure 109 On

Providing production efficiency Page 97 of 125 NOTE: Any changes made to a slide show in iMonitor Express Viewer cannot be saved. To make ch

Providing production efficiency Page 98 of 125 Troubleshooting SQL Server Unable to Connect to the Database When the software throws this err

Providing production efficiency Page 99 of 125 Is the Database Service Running If the service is running, it is an indication that SQL Server