Article: KB-12246
How to:
Rslogix ASRS trends setup
Skill required to complete this article: AS/RS System ~ Product Lift and level is No Skill Level Association.
     

    Question/Problem

    Setting up trends on lifts RSlogix  

    Environment

     

     

     

    1. Go online with the PLC. In this case we are going online with CP45 at Starbucks in York, PA.
    2. Navigate to the bit you want to trend. For this we will trend the LIFT_InLow_SOFT_RESET bit. This is found in the _011_In_Lower_Sequence routine on rung 20.

    Machine generated alternative text:
    MainProgram - 011 In Lower_Sequence•
    x
    Product is Present
    at Eye, Positioning
    cr In Position
    LIFT InLow CarriageZ2 Productpresent
    LIFT
    LIFT
    Product is Present
    at Eye, Positioning
    cr In Position
    InLow CarriageZI Productpresent
    Motor is running
    LIFT InLow CarriageZ2_Status MtrRunning
    Z2 statusMtrRunninp
    Zone is Receiving
    product from
    upstream zone
    InLow CarriageZ2_Status Receiving
    Z2 statusReceivinp
    4.143002 01
    4.143002 01
    LIFT InLow Status LoadReady
    LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET
    Motor is running
    LIFT InLow Target_Move Request
    Transport Received
    LIFT InLow Status LoadReady
    Pickup Complete
    Zone I
    Message Sent
    LIFT InLow Status NoLoadPostion I
    Pickup Complete
    Zone 2
    Message Sent
    LIFT InLow CarriageZI _StatusMtrRunning
    4.143002 01 Zl statusMtrRunninp
    LIFT41 lnLow SEQSequence7 LIFT41 lnLow SEQsequence8 LIFT41 lnLow SEQsequenceg

    1. Right click the tag and select Trend "LIFT_InLow_SOFT_RESET

    MainProgram •
    Load Ready
    at Eye, Positioning
    or In Position
    0.143002 01 .zzproductpresent>
    LIFT mow carria
    <M43002 01.Z
    Edit Properties
    Find All •LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET
    Go To cross Reference For
    Monitor
    Add Alarm for 'LIFT InLow SOFT RESET
    Edit Alarms
    Trend •LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET
    Cut Instruction
    Copy Instruction
    Paste
    Delete Instruction
    product trom
    upstream zon
    0.143002 01.Z2 status.
    ctrl-x
    ctrl-C
    ctrl -V
    Delete

    1. The Trend window will display. Right click on the graph and select Chart Properties.

    Log
    1 CCCCCCe_7
    10.000000+7
    LIFT SOFT RESETS
    1 0 moo.ooe-7
    & 000000.7
    200000-0+7
    -2000-00W7
    12:oz PM
    C»tn
    Thursday. 31 2C2C
    Scroll
    Value Bar
    Value Bar
    undo
    Print Trend
    Chan Propetles
    12

    1. From the properties, navigate to the Display tab and select Display milliseconds.

    RSTrendX Propenies
    Name General CEDIay
    Chart display opb:ns
    Tine format
    Use system time setting
    Decimal
    Data point connection
    Lie legend
    Display line legend
    Pens
    X-%s Y-Axis Template
    D splay vah•e bar
    Backgrcnnd color
    Text cob
    Sanding
    Start Trigger Stop Trigge
    urrant v4ue I d
    egen
    Display pen values
    Dispb time
    Z] Dispb pen cons
    Max visnable
    Display n*l/max. values
    Pen caption
    Long tag
    Maximum pen caption length
    40
    Scrolling
    Allow scrolling
    Continuous Scroll
    Display scrolling mecharisrn
    Buffer for exua data
    records pet
    OK

    1. Move over to the X-Axis tab and change the Time span to 2 minutes then select OK.

    RSTrendX Properties
    Name General Display
    Chart time range
    Start date
    12/31 '2020
    Start time
    Time span
    pens
    X-Axis Y-Axis
    Template
    Sampling
    OK
    Start Trigger
    Stop Trigger
    Start Date and Start Time
    are not available
    scrolling is allowed. To
    clear Allow Scrolling, use
    the Display tab
    Display options
    Display scale
    Display date on scale
    Display grid fries
    Major grid lines
    Minor grid lines
    Grid color

    1. After the properties window closes select STOP in the top left hand corner.

    LIFT_lnLo
    _ 011
    _S0fT_RtstT
    Log •
    1 oaoococe_7
    10 oooocw7
    Decenber 31.2020
    10_ooooooe7
    2000000.7
    -zooooow 7
    -o ooooooe-7
    -10.000000+7

    1. Right click the graph again and select chary properties. Go over to the sampling tab and set the Sample Period to 2 milliseconds.

    Machine generated alternative text:
    RSTrendX Properties
    Name General Display X-Axjs Y-Axjs Template Sampling Start TriggH
    Sample Penod:
    Number of Captures:
    Size of Each Captwe
    @Samples
    C) Time Period: 2
    C) NO Lima: hard drive utilization reaches
    approx*nä$-• or less than I OOMB remaining
    Estimated Trend Captue Sze: 4.48 MB
    Estimated Trend Log Sze:
    4.48 MB

    1. Go over to the Pens tab and use the scroll bar to scroll over to the Min and Max values for the tag that's being trended. The data type will depend on the value that we use here. Since this first tag is a bool we will set the min to -0.1 and the max to 1.1.

    RSTrendX Properties
    Name General Cisplay Pens
    Pen
    I LIFT hLow SOFT RESET
    Multiple Pen Edits
    Wdth
    Marker
    None
    Marker
    Tenplate Samphg St3t Trigge
    MM
    1.100000
    Add/Configure T age
    x
    Stop Trgger
    Delete Pen(s)
    Min
    Max
    . l_lntts
    OK

    1. Go to the Y-Axis tab and select Preset then from the display options check Isolated graphing.

    RSTrendX Properties
    Nante General Display Y-Ais
    Minimurn / maximwn value options
    O Automatic (best fit based cm actual data)
    @Preset (use minimax setting from Pens tab)
    C) Custom
    Minimum value
    •J Actual value
    Maxim,urn value
    Actual maximum value
    Templ*e
    Samphg
    Start Trigger
    x
    Stop Trigger
    Display options
    Isolated graphing
    Display scale
    Display grid lines
    Grid color
    Z isolation
    Decimal places
    Maior grid lines
    Minor grid lines
    Scale options
    C) All pens on same scale
    @ Each pen on independent scale
    C) Scale using pen
    Scale as petcentage
    OK

    1. Select Apply if applicable, then OK.
    2. For this specific example we will be setting up a few other variables to trend. 8 can be set up total.
    3. Go back to the Chart Properties and go to the Pens tab. Select Add/Configure Tags.

    RSTrendX Properties
    Name General Cisplay Pens
    Pen
    I LIFT hLow SOFT RESET
    Multiple Pen Edits
    Wdth
    Marker
    None
    Marker
    Tenplate Samphg Stat Trigge
    MM
    1.100000
    Add/Configure T age
    x
    Stop Trgger
    Delete Pen(s)
    Min
    Max
    . Units
    OK

    1. From the popup, click inside the Select Tag area and type LIFT41_InLow.SEQ.Sequence.7. Click Add then OK.

    Add/Configure Tags- CLIFT_InLow SOFT RESET>
    Select tag
    LIFT41 lnLow.SEQ.Sequence.71
    Tags to trend
    LIFT InLow SOFT RESET

    1. This newly added tag is a bool value as well, scroll over in the pen attributes and set the Min and Max values to -0.1 and 1.1 respectively.

    TrendX Properties
    Pen Attributes
    LIFT InLow SOFT RESET
    LIFT41_InL0WSEQSaquanceü
    Multiple Pen Edits
    Visible Width
    Add/Configure T ags
    Clear Selections
    None
    None
    Delete Pen(s)
    Apply to Selected Pen(s)

    1. Repeat step 14 for the following tags in this order:
      1. LIFT_InLow_Status.LoadReady
      2. LIFT41_InLow.Lift.Level_Request
      3. LIFT41_InLow.Lift.At_Level_Number
      4. LIFT41_InLow.MSG.LiftStatus.STATUS
    2. Set the min and max values in the Pen Attributes to the following for each of the newly added tags.

    TrendX Properties
    Pen Attributes
    LIFT InLow SOFT RESET
    LIFT41_InLowSEQSaquanceü
    LIFT _ In Load Ready
    LIFT41 _ In Low Lft Leval_Raquast
    LIFT41 InLovvLftAt Leval Number
    LIFT41 InL0W]vlSGLftStatusSTATUS
    Multiple Pen Edits
    Visible Width
    Analog
    Analog
    Analo
    Analo
    Analog
    Analog
    Add/Configure T ags
    Clear Selections
    Marker
    None
    None
    None
    None
    None
    None
    -0 100000
    -0 100000
    33 000000
    33 000000
    Delete Pen(s)
    Apply to Selected Pen(s)

    1. When finished select Apply and OK.
    2. You now should be trending all 6 tags. The values appear in the top right corner and you can click where on the X-Axis of the graph you'd like to see the values for and they will display.

    Trend
    LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET
    LIFT41_lnLowSEasequence7
    L IFT_In Lo w_Status Load Ready
    LIFT41 _InLowt Lift Level_Request
    LIFT41 In LowLiftAt Level Number 33
    IFT41 lnLowMSGLiftstatusSTATUS S
    - <LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET>
    Ess PM
    x
    MessagingNew -
    Capture I
    MainProgram -
    010 In Lower VFo•
    <LIFT lnLow SOFT RESET-
    12:44 3•sss
    Thursday, December 31 2020
    12:44 ISESS
    12:4SS1 SSS PM
    124339733 PM
    Ess PM

     

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