Operating Instructions

VISITEC 2.0

- steel
- brass
- aluminium

released 1/ 1996

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Table of contents

Table of contenTs
Characteristic features

Hardware

Program structure
OPERATOR LEVEL:
SUPERVISOR LEVEL:
OPTIONALY:
MANAGEMENT LEVEL:

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General operation
Program start-up
1) FOR SIEMENS S5
2) FOR ALLEN BRADLEY PLC
End of program
Keyboard / mouse

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Description of masks

Mask SHIFT

11

How to proceed for new bar length preset ?

12

Error messages
Auxiliary information for message(s)
Extension of auxiliary text(s)

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16
17

Engineering
Cutting unit SLS-MC
Calculation of drawbar pull
Network
Setup

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"WINDOWS" and "MS-DOS" are trade marks of

Trade marks:
Microsoft Corporation. "S5" is a trade mark of Siemens AG, and "PLC5" a
trade mark of Allen-Bradley Company, Inc. Other trade marks, if any, shown
in the text are proprietary trade marks of the individual owner(s) and regarded
as protected.

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Characteristic features

VISITEC 2.0
is an advanced diagnostic package for operation of
SCHUMAG Production Lines.
VISITEC 2.0 offers:
simplified machine operation
reduced retooling and setting time
increased machine function transparency

System consists of following components:

industrial PC at machine for input and visual representation
PLC for machine control
electronic devices for machine control
inter-component data connection

Simple operation of visual representation.

No need for special know-how; operation easy to learn as understandable by intuition. Screen
displays in national language as such ruling out misunderstandings, improper handling and
operation, and any damage resulting from it.

Electronic devices improved/ updated.

All functional highlights of "SLS" shear control, "RES" rest-end control, and "EWR" way relay
control incorporated into a single device, i.e. into the "SLS-MC1", considerably enhancing machine
control flexibility.

The "SLS-MC1" is based on the microcontroller principle.

Not containing any control elements, the "SLS-MC1" is installed in the [electric] control cabinet
which eliminates the need for an extra electronic cabinet just for the machine control.
Other electronic devices for controlling such units as, e.g., pancake coiler, sorting unit, and materials
testing, are user terminal controlled in like manner.
(Afoot for sorting and materials testing.)

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Hardware

cut off control unit

SLS-MC1

VISITEC
PC

ARCNET
network

actual
values

WRP-PC

shear

straightener

The PCs complete with straightener's WRP program and VISITEC for drawing machine and shear are linked with the
PLC via network (ARCNET). Via this network, the PCs transfer all adjustment specific reference presets to the PLC.
Operator then 'enabling' the adjustment.
Machine of course also is manually adjustable by the operator, via pushbutton control. Job specs then are readable off
the PC's display.
At PC-failure, production of the machine may continue but job specs are displayed no longer.

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Program structure
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management level

______________
supervisor level

______________
operator level

Operator level:
visual representation of machine status
storing and polling job specs. Technical help.
Operation is very simple and catchy not requiring any specialist knowledge.

Supervisor level:
optionaly:
Input of data records of stored machine settings.
Data record management.
Storing/ polling of actual values possible on machines equipped with motor-adjustable drives. So, job specs so
stored transferrable to machine for future similar-type jobs. This means shorter retooling time(s) thanks to
reproducible adjustment.

Management level:
optionaly:

Input and loading of job specs

Creating of production report.
At a maximum of automatization, all setting parameters transferrable to machine via job card. Functions not
standard for program.

General operation
Program start-up
Power ON user terminal and VISITEC program automatically is started.

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Program's name for machine control is VISITEC.EXE .
Program start-up varies with the type of PLC used:

1) for Siemens S5
in AUTOEXEC.BAT last line commands:
CD VB\VISITEC
VISITEC.EXE

shifts into work directory

starts VISITEC

WINDOWS loaded at same time.

VISITEC working under WINDOWS surface.

2) for ALLEN BRADLEY PLC

in AUTOEXEC.BAT last line commands:
CD VB\VISITEC
WIN :

shifts into work directory

starts WINDOWS

First load ICOM software in WINDOWS in AUTOSTART mode before loading VISITEC.
Refer to user terminal configuration.

End of program
End VISITEC program in VISITEC main mask by ESC key having acknowledged "end of
program" first; latter to rule out unintentional 'end of program'.
- ESC key------------------ arrow key ! ------------ ENTER key ------------

inquiry "end of program"

(OK)
Visitec ended
return to WINDOWS surface
end of program NOT wanted:
- ENTER key
return to VISITEC

Keyboard / mouse
User terminal's keyboard is all you need for program operation. External [full] keyboard and
mouse ONLY recommended for commissioning and specialist staff input(s).
At user terminal, plug in external keyboard into keyboard field, from the front; mouse at
equipment's sidewall into the COM2 plug.

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Description of masks

All important presets/ job specs and actual values of the machine are shown in the main menu, i.e. in
mask 1 .

mask 1

display at production

Mask 1 automatically on display at 'program start-up'; it gives user the most important
machine parameters:
speed(s)
length(s)
weight(s) produced
plaintext message(s)
selected units
sub-function SELECT by function keys

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Command

Associated function

help

HELP text display for operation and functions of a screen

page.
HELP text(s) in directory
c:\vb\visitec\[language].
[Language] is data path for language.
Language select in SETUP.
HELP text extension ' .hlp '.

job specs
also see mask 2:
JOB SPECS

engineering

Input of preset(s) for

- bar length
- coil length
(only with pancake coiler)
- finished length (only with re-cutting saw)
- tag/ point length
- speed, etc.

Command seq.

opens mask
HELP text(s)

opens mask
JOB SPECS

Display select for technical parameters of individual

units, if installed.

also see mask 3:

ENGINEERING
opens mask
ENGINEERING

info

Polling of additional info possible for each message.

also see mask 4:

INFO
opens mask INFO

data base

Edited job data are read in from external data base.

Feedback of machine-oriented production figures to data
base.
Access to data base is optional; to be separately
ordered as software extension package.

opens mask
DATA BASE

Note:
System may lack the one or the other select key described owing to not featuring the respective
system component(s).

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Command

Associated function

production
figures

Opens inquiry if previously stored production figures to

be erased. If yes, start of new production count.

Command seq.

opens 'inquiry'
erase 'production
figures'

total in t total volume produced since new start-up

accepts in t - volume of 'accepts'
rejects in t volume of 'rejects'
Percentage referred to total volume.

bundle
figures

Opens 'inquiry' if previously stored bundle figures to be

erased.
If yes, start of new bundle count.
opens 'inquiry'
erase 'bundle figures'

bundle(s) in kg (lb) - preselected bundle weight (see JOB SPECS)

actual bundle(s) in kg (lb)- current bundle weight since new start-up.

Note:
System may lack the one or the other select key described owing to not featuring the respective
system component(s).

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Mask SHIFT
Apart from the main menu, program also includes special function masks which are invoked by
function keys and identified by easy to remember symbols.

job specs

engineering

message-oriented info

Number of masks limited to just a few for ease of operation.

HELP text in national language available for each mask explaining display(s) and application(s)
open to user.

Example for mask SHIFT by function key select.

Access to other masks by function key(s). See the following for special function key information:

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How to proceed for new bar length preset ?

"

- Depress F2 in main mask.

----------------- Mask "JOB SPECS" opens.
------ Bar length input field 'blue'
- Depress F2 in mask "JOB SPECS".
- Enter new bar length. --------------------------- Key in figure
- Transfer values by F9 .
---------------------- Control is with new job specs
- Ready !

"JOB SPECS" mask is input mask for all material-specific job data.
Input values are machine function presets (job specs).

mask 2

bar length:
finished length:
coil length:
tag/ point length:
speed:
material dia:
bundle weight:
bars/ bundle:

JOB SPECS

cut length producing bars______________________________ max. 65.0m

bar length after ends processing (if with re-cutting saw)______ max. 65.0m
cut length producing coils______________________________ max.6500m
length of cut coil lead end
machine production speed
used in bundle count. Control taking number of bars in a bundle from
material diameter and specific weight.
bundle weight preset
value taken from finished length, material diameter (meter weight) and
bundle weight

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Command

Associated function

enter
JOB SPECS

- Input field "bar length" 'blue'.

- Enter new bar length value by number keyboard.
Old value erased and overwritten as 1st entry is made.
- Depress ENTER key for end of input and value
transfer.
- Entry point skipping to next one, e.g., "coil length".
ENTER key for both value overwrite and entry point
skipping.
- All changes, if any, to be made like this.

acknowledge:
next input:

Command seq.

enter JOB SPECS

entry point select Consecutive selection of all entry points by keyboard's

by arrow key(s) ARROW KEYs # and $ .
input value check All 'job specs' entries checked and rejected [with
analogous message] in case of faulty input or threshold
overranging.

quick
change of
JOB SPECS

If what last done, e.g.,

- bar length changed
- change acknowledged by F9
- 'JOB SPECS' mask quit by ESC
entry point [at 'JOB SPECS' mask re-select] then same as
before. New JOB SPECS immediately enterable in place
of previous ones.

change of JOB
SPECS by arrow On entry point select, value quickly changeable by
keys:
arrow keys.

JOB SPECS
transfer

transfer error:

mask QUIT

quick change of JOB

SPECS

Change of JOB SPECS completed, values transferred into

control by F9 , i.e.
JOB SPECS transferred to
- SLS-MC shear control
- PLC control
transfers
and user terminal stored; these then are the 'JOB SPECS'
JOB SPECS
at next user terminal start-up.
into control
Transfer of JOB SPECS to shear and PLC control only if
data line okay. If not, error message.
Mask QUIT possible without change of JOB SPECS, at
any time.
After JOB SPECS input and storing by F9 , mask
remains open till closed by ESC whereupon main mask
is shown.

closes mask
JOB SPECS

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Command

Associated function

shape select

Tube production lines normally are for tubes only.

Accordingly, no need for "shape" input, and key F3 not
faded in.

Command seq.

selects
shape type

bundle
counter

In bar mode, bundle counter powered ON or OFF by F8.

Bundle weight input after "BUNDLE COUNTER"
select. No. of bars/ bundle calculated from bundle weight
and counted in by PLC. As preselected number is
selects
reached, subsequent operations all are PLC-controlled.
WITH/ WITHOUT
bundle counter
Also shown:
- meter weight
- no. of bars/ bundle
- bar weight
- coil weight
Calculation of weight by material's specific weight;
latter entered into setup at start-up procedure.

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Error messages
Error message detection by PLC where error number is established and transferred to user terminal
for display. Several messages transferrable at the same time.
Message last detected is that displayed in main mask's status field.

example of error message in main mask

messageoriented
info

Pending errors and messages can all be polled.

Message text(s) listed in abbreviated form giving TOD of
first appearance and message number.
opens mask
INFO

mask 4

example of error message

Mask is listing all [currently] pending messages (errors) in abbreviated form.

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Auxiliary information for message(s)

Auxiliary text(s) can be stored for each message giving information on cause and remedy.

auxiliary
info for
message(s)

For each message can be polled further information, if

any.
- Select message for which auxiliary information is
needed by arrow keys # and $ .
Selected message highlighted blue.

opens mask
auxiliary INFO

- Invoke message-specific auxiliary information by

F2 .
Auxiliary text(s) in directory:
c:\vb\visitec\[language]
[Language] is data path for language.
Language select in SETUP.
File name of auxiliary text(s):
fehltxt[x].txt
[x] for language, e.g., d = German, e = English, etc.

auxiliary information for message(s)

Press F2 again to close mask auxiliary INFO

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Cutting unit SLS-MC

in main mask:

engineering
select
selects
ENGINEERING
in engineering:

INFO select
for SLS

Cutting unit status can be polled for commissioning and

maintenance.
This information is for specialist staff only and
necessitates specialized technical knowledge for
analysis of the cutting unit, as described in detail in
opens mask
SLS-MC's operating instructions.
SLS-MC
Refer to F9 HELP text for further particulars.

mask 3.2 SLS-MC

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Calculation of drawbar pull

in main mask:

engineering
select
selects
ENGINEERING
in engineering:

CALCULATION of
DRAWBAR
PULL select

Calculation of drawbar pull is possible, for any drawing

operation.
This information is for specialist staff only and
necessitates specialized technical knowledge for
analysis.
opens mask
Refer to F1 HELP text for further particulars.
DRAWBAR PULL

mask 3.7 calculation of drawbar pull

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Network

in main mask:

engineering
select
selects
ENGINEERING
in
On display: network status and data transferred.
ENGINEERING: Shown for every station (PLC, cutting unit, pancake
NETWORK coiler, etc.) in circuit: messages last received/ last
transmitted.
select
Status line giving additional information on network
status.
This information is for specialist staff only and
necessitates specialized technical knowledge for
analysis.
Refer to F1 HELP text for further particulars.

opens mask
NETWORK

mask 3.8 network

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Setup

in main mask:

engineering
selects
ENGINEERING

in engineering:

setup

Configuration of machine and electronical components

can be parameterized at commissioning.
This information is for specialist staff only and
necessitates specialized technical knowledge for
analysis.

opens mask Mask

SETUP

Page thus password protected.

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Other applications

VISITEC for

%
%
%
%

Level winders [spoolers]

Multiple drawing lines [cascades]
Drawing lines for steel and nonferrous metal
Spinner blocks

released 1/96
ME /377 / Radel
transl. eea.-/ 31.01.1996

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