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Under "Setup", "System Settings", on the "DevicesBlocking" tab, the port number to be used for LDCS and , the maximum number of times a Nucleo block or ART block can be re-used and the maximum number of times that an ART Premium block can be used, must each be set.  The default values are shown below:

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Then, each of the re-use devices (blocker, generator, and de-blocker) must be set up with an LDCS interface in addition to the normal VCA interface.

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Blocks can be looked up using either the BlockPiece ID, or by JOB ID.  For each blockpiece, the following information is available to be viewed:

The Manufacturer code determines if a block is an ART Premium block.  When the first digit of the manufacturer is a "1", this is considered a Premium block.  All other blocks will be considered as regular blocks when determining the usage. 

The BLKDM1 and BLKDM2 fields are the diameter of the block, after cribbing, as reported by the generator.  If the two values are different, the block is elliptically-shaped, and the "Elliptical axis" field would indicate the axis of the ellipse.

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