Introduction

This document provides instructions for adding equipment to the ports and setting up the programs to run the equipment.

Procedure

It is important to remember that if additional equipment is added to the system, the interface to the Tray Tracking segment must also be added. The equipment will not function without a tracking assignment.

This document is separated into two steps, Custom Configuration for machine interface and Tray Track Assignment for each port within the Optifacts software.

There are two methods that can be used to interface the equipment to the server, direct TCP/IP or serial. The TCP/IP method will communicate over the local network with the server and does not require special adapters or pinout/wiring. TCP/IP method does require connecting the equipment to the same network as the Optifacts server. The serial method uses a serial port connection and cable to communicate to the server through a serial device, typically one from Digi or Comtrol companies. Optifacts communicates to the serial device over the network, but the serial device handles the serial communications to the equipment. Contact your System Administrator or Optifacts Support for the correct pinout/wiring based on the serial device for your lab.

Custom Configuration Setup

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 3 – Editor Utilities and press enter.

Type 6 – Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 6 – Edit Custom Configuration and press enter.

The Custom Configuration Editor displays.

Add all the custom configurations required for your lab machinery. Contact your System Administrator or Optifacts Support for the correct setting for each of the machines in your lab that require interfacing.

Press Q to Query to ensure that the table below exists.
If the table does not exist:
- Type A to add a new record.
- Enter all the information as per the example (s) below.
  - Calling Program - STARTUP
  - Field Name - Is unique, but must start with INTERFACE
  - Enabled (Y/N) - Y
  - Character Setting - Optifacts program and interface port information
  - Float Setting - Leave blank
  - Integer Setting - Leave Blank
  - Comment - Description of the interface
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type E to exit.

Edger Interfaces

The following entry allows the control of the edger file formats that the system will prepare as a new tracing comes in.

*** This entry overrides the edger commands that occur as part of the start-up line for each individual tracer. ***

The program uses the Character Setting Field.

Setting Flag Definitions

Here are the meanings of the setting flags:

(g)erber
(w)eco **Note, don’t use this option along with (f)
(f)ive12weco
(c)oburn
(s)antinelli
(o)ptronics
O(m)a
(A)ck **Note, this works only for original Gerber FT-5 tracer

You may enter these letters in any combination or order. (no spaces)

Interface 0

The following entry allows start-up of some of the back-ground processes that move data to and from lab equipment. It can also be used for the Optifacts calculation module.

Note: Each entry in this editor must have a unique Field Name. Thus, simply number the names as you add devices (e.g. INTERFACE 0, INTERFACE 1, etc.)

The Optifacts system must be enabled for enough devices, for them to start. For instance, if you have purchased two generator interface licenses, you can add a third entry in this table, but it won’t start.

Most equipment interfaces besides tracers require a matching entry in the job track system in order to start. This will allow Optifacts to update tray track for the given tray when it is scanned at the interfaced device.

Examples:

The diagram below is an example of set up required to a run the program for a generator.

The diagram below is an example of set up required to run the program for a blocker.

Tray Track Assignment for the Ports

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 7 – Tray Track and press enter.

Type 12 – Tray Track Configuration Editor and press enter.

Type 2 – Sub-master Station Number Setup and press enter.

Add the necessary Sub-Master Stations for each machine port taking care to use the same interface that was used in the custom configuration.

Press Q to Query to ensure that the tables below exist.
If the tables do not exist:
- Type A to add a new record.
- Enter all the information as per the example (s) below.
  - Master Station Number
  - Sub-Master Station Number
  - Station Description
  - Station Type - Press enter to accept N as the default entry.
  - Station Priority - 0 is the default priority number
    - Lite-up Number - Enter the desired lite-up number that is associated with this sub-master station. This is the lite-up number seen on the pricing options page in Rx Order Entry.
    - Delay station
      - Enter Y to indicate that this is a delay station and will stop the clock on the production time reports.
      - Enter N if not a delay station.
    - Interface Port - Enter the desired port ID for machine interface
      - Naming convention for machine interface (lower case only - upper case is for modem connections).
        tty - Standard
        r - Rocket Port
        d - Digi Port
        a - The port the machinery is plugged into (a, b, c, etc.)
        0 - Row on the port (i.e. Rocket Port has two sections--First Rocket Port will start with 0 and 1; the second Rocket Port will start with 2 and 3, etc.)
    - After Breakage - Set to Y if applicable. This will require that the job pass through Frame Marry again after a breakage is posted. If the frame was married and a breakage was posted AFTER Frame Marry, the job will have pass through the Frame to Come process again in order for a frame bin to be reassigned. If available the same frame bin will be used as the first time it was processed through bin assignment.
  - Press escape to save the data.
  - Type E to exit the screen.
- Press Escape to save the data.
- Type E to exit.

The diagram below is an example of the sub-master station port set up for a generator.

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Machine Interface - Add Lab Equipment to Ports