General Virtual Station
In General Virtual Station, different specific result reporting and tightening settings can be saved. Different filters can be created, filtering out specific results. In the tightening settings, characteristics like the tool unlocking behavior can be set. These configurations can then be assigned to virtual stations.
Adding and editing a configuration
On the home view, go to the Configurations tab, select General Virtual Station on the left pane and select the plus icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Give the new configuration a name and select Edit.
On the Result filter for reporting window, set the switch to On for those parameters you want to include in the results. By default, all parameters are set to On.
Turning on a result filter prevents the respective result from being sent, but the result is still shown on the controller.
The following parameters can be set in the Result filter for reporting section:
Loosening
Batch increment
Batch decrement
Reset batch
Bypass Tightening Program
Abort sequence
Reset batch sequence
On the Tightening Settings window, set a value for any of the parameters listed. By default, all parameters are set to Off.
The following parameters can be set in the Tightening Settings section:
Unlock tool on loosening: makes sure that the tool is locked after a NOK tightening.
Disable loosening: makes sure that an operator is not loosening a bolt that their processes do not allow to be loosened.
Disable tightening: makes sure that an operator is not tightening a bolt that their processes do not allow to be tightened.
Unlock tool on loosening | Description |
|---|---|
Off | A disabled tool will remain disabled regardless of the loosening status. |
On OK | A disabled tool will be unlocked after an OK loosening has been performed. |
Always | A disabled tool will be unlocked as soon as a loosening has been performed, regardless of the loosening status. |
Disable loosening | Description |
|---|---|
Off | Disable loosening is Off. It is always possible to loosen a bolt. |
On OK tightening | Disable loosening for an OK tightening. An operator cannot loosen a bolt that was terminated with tightening OK. |
On NOK tightening | Disable loosening for an NOK tightening. An operator cannot loosen a bolt that was terminated with tightening NOK. |
Always | Disable loosening is always ON. An operator can never loosen a bolt. |
Disable tightening | Description |
|---|---|
Off | Disable tightening is Off. An operator can always tighten a bolt. |
On OK tightening | Disable tightening after an OK tightening, An operator cannot tighten another bolt if the current tightening was terminated with OK. |
On NOK tightening | Disable tightening after a NOK tightening. An operator cannot tighten another bolt if the current tightening was terminated with NOK. |
After every tightening | Disable tightening is activated after every tightening. An operator cannot tighten another bolt until the current tightening is terminated. |
Allowing a disabled tool to unlock after loosening
In the general virtual station configuration assigned to the virtual station to which the tool is connected, set the Unlock tool on loosening to On OK or Always.
In order to enable the setting above, the following conditions need to be met:
The Disable loosening parameter cannot be set to Off or Always.
The Disable loosening parameter cannot be set to the same value as the Disable tightening.
The tightening program used must have loosening enabled.
When the tool is locked for either tightening or loosening due to a disable state, it can be unlocked by any of the following input signals:
Unlocking a disabled tool through the input signals specified is not possible if Lock tool on loosening is set to Always.
Assigning a configuration to a virtual station
Each virtual station can have its own configuration associated with it, or multiple virtual stations can share the same configuration. For a configuration to come into effect it needs to be assigned to a virtual station.
On the home view, go to the Virtual Station tab and select the Virtual Station you want to assign the configuration to on the left pane.
On the General window, the first General Virtual Station configuration will be chosen by default. Select the ellipsis icon next to the configuration name.
In the pop-up window, select the desired configuration from the list. The pop-up window will be closed upon selection.
