Add-On function Checkweigher

With the aid of the Add-On function Checkweigher you can check each measurement for its agreement with a defined reference quantity (nominal pieces) plus/minus an allowable tolerance limit (upper limit, lower limit).

Nominal pieces and tolerance limits can be set manually in the menu or with the soft buttons [Set nominal], [Set upper limit] and [Set lower limit]

When the Checkweigher is activated, by default the soft buttons [Set nominal], [Set upper limit] and [Set lower limit] are placed on the Action bar.

Menu

Setting nominal pieces and the upper limit and lower limit as a pcs tolerance in the menu

Using the pcs tolerance

Setting nominal pieces and the upper limit and lower limit as a percentage tolerance in the menu

Using the percent tolerance

Setting the acoustic signal for the three ranges lower in and upper

If, as soon as the acoustic signal is switched ON, the following message appears,...

…advice tone in the system settings must be set to either soft or loud.

Applying the lower signal in the range between 50% of TU and TU

TU = lower limit

Applying the lower signal in the range between 0% of TU (= 0 pcs) and TU

TU = lower limit

0 pcs will not sound

Soft buttons

Available soft buttons:

Setting the nominal pieces, upper limit and lower limit via soft buttons

E.g. press the soft button [Set upper limit].

Enter the upper limit as a pcs tolerance.

Enter the upper limit as a percentage tolerance.

Info fields

Available info field:

Info field Nominal displayed on screen:


Checkweighing

Upper limit

Displayed as a stroke in the bar graph attended by the value in pcs.

Defined either as the upper limit in pcs or as the maximum positive percentage deviation from nominal pcs.

Lower limit

Displayed as a stroke in the bar graph attended by the value in pcs.

Defined either as the lower limit in pcs or as the maximum negative percentage deviation from the nominal pcs.

Nominal pcs

Displayed as a stroke in the bar graph.

Defined as the nominal pcs.


Checkweighing is inactive as long as no reference weight is defined.

Number of pieces is below the lower limit

Number of pieces is within the lower and the upper limit

Number of pieces is above the upper limit

Indication in protocols

Application protocol

Current measurement:

 < +       97 pcs
   +      100 pcs
 > +      103 pcs

Net value Pcs:

NetPcs               < +       97 pcs
NetPcs                 +      100 pcs
NetPcs               > +      103 pcs

Net value Pcs, Net value, Gross value, Tare value:

NetPcs               < +       97 pcs
Net                  < +  48.3692 g
Gross                < +  93.3423 g
Tare                   +  44.9731 g

Nominal, Upper limit, Lower limit:

Nominal                       100 pcs
Upper limit                   102 pcs
Lower limit                    98 pcs

Statistics protocol

Current sample:

 10:                 < +       97 pcs
 11:                   +      100 pcs
 12:                 > +      100 pcs