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  

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    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.