DLV

Liquid Product Automatic Volumetric Dosing

DLV Software Manual

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INDEX

Index............................................................................................................... 2
Introduction.................................................................................................... 3
Start Up............................................................................................................ 3
Archives Management.................................................................................. 5
Product.................................................................................................. 5
Machine................................................................................................ 10
Incompatibility...................................................................................... 15
Stock Management......................................................................................... 16
Read Configuration File.................................................................................. 17
Reset Cycles..................................................................................................... 18
Dosing Management........................................................................................... 19

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INTRODUCTION
DLV is an automated system for dosing liquid products, controlled by a software
that allows complete control of all operations that the machine can perform.
This handbook aims to guide the user to a proper and effective use of software.

START UP
At the start appears the screen shown below.

The screen represented is the main menu (the dosing management page).
Clicking on an item of the menu bar access to an appearance on the menu or
you run directly a function.
In the first case appears a list of functions. When the mouse flows the drop shows
the selected item; to choose an item you must click on it.

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In the bottom right you can read the current date and time.
In the bottom left you can control the setting active or not of the
communication between the DLV and the PLC (logical processor machine
Color Service in the electrical panel) and between the DLV and the Supervisor
Color Service.
To exit the screen, you must select the menu bar the click EXIT or push F12 EXIT
button.

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ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT
PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT

This is a screen that allows you to view and modify the technical characteristics
of each liquid chemical inserted.
Declaring the number of the product of special interest in the cell and then
pressing the ENTER key, or selecting the product from the list, than appears the
characteristics of the product:

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• code which the product is stored in Corporate Information System, full
description;
• yield %: if a product has a yield of 50% means that if the request is a treasure
100 g Color Service system should weigh 200 grams so 'he product is really
effective; at 100% the amount request is the same of the really effective;
• Specific Gravity: ratio weight/volume of the product;
• Price: is the price of the product per kilogram;
• Color Video: is the color that distinguishes the product graphically in the stock
representations;

Others [principal] data are grouped into two main categories:

STOCK MANAGEMENT

• Maximum capacity: is the silo’s capacity (in grams) when the product is
stored;
• Stock minimum: is the threshold corresponding to the minimum level of
stocks;
• Existence: current silo’s quantity (in grams);
• Load Code: is the code that distinguishes the product in loading, if the system
is equipped with a barcode reader, the load code must correspond with this
code, otherwise it is equal to the product number (or code);
• Number station load: a system for Liquid Product Storage Color Service can
have one or more unit (usually corresponding to a load pump) for sending
products to silos storage; to enable the storage simultaneously by all units
need to be identified for each product which of these units physically are
connected;
• Level Minimum / Maximum: comprises three parameters (address, channel,
bit) which identify in the PLC the variable that controls the minimum /
maximum level of the product concerned and allows the software programs
reading (DLV and possibly Supervisor) electrical signal, if there isn’t the
hardware control minimum / maximum has to be 999;

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DOSING MANAGEMENT

• Enabled line # 1 / 2: the DLV can present two independent lines of levy and
sending product (including pump line, flow-meter, water valve for washing
line, blowing valve, withdrawal group valves); will need to enable for each
product if physically can be sent to the line 1, line 2 or both;
• Dosage valve number line 1 / 2: number of levy valve;
• Water moves product: is the water volume (cc) to physically separate the
products in the pipes; generally is equal to 600 cc;
• Advance pump: is the value (cc) of the product quantity that determinate
the arrest of the pump; stop the pump in advance serves to control the
inertia of transmission to get greater accuracy of dosage;
• Maximum, minimum speed: speed limits pump sending destination; generally
are placed at 40 and 10;
• Minimum weighing, maximum weighing: are the values of minimum and
maximum possible dose for a selected product;
• Percentage of dosage tolerance: If during the dosage operation exceeded
the quantity desired, a software performs a calculation to determine the
percentage of error in dosage.
If is only exceeded the alarm percentage is only sent a signal to the
supervisor.
If is exceeded the stop percentage the dosing cycle is interrupted with a
message on the screen for the operator, that must choose if accepted the
dosage or abort the recipe;

Delete
Clicking on the button DELETE obtained the current product cancellation from
the database.

To delete a product:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the product
number to be erased, then press ENTER;

As an alternative to the previous point, click LIST, when the products list

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 appears, click on the product which you want delete;

Click Delete: you're asked for confirmation to proceed in the cancellation; if
you aren’t sure to delete the product click NO and the delete operation will
be cancelled;

If you are sure to proceed with the product cancellation click on YES;
appear the request of Password: if you press CANCEL the erase operation is
canceled; to proceed, you have to type the password and press ENTER.

Save
Clicking on the SAVE button you get the product saving in the database taking
into reference data displayed on the screen; the saving overwrites the
characteristics of an existing product or add a new product in the database.

To modify a product data:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the product
number to be erased, then press ENTER;

As an alternative to the previous point, click LIST, when the products list
appears, click on the product which you want modify;

With the mouse positioning the cursor in the box containing the data to be
modify; erase the old data and type the new;

Click Save: first appear a message that requires confirmation for product
registration; click NO if you don’t want to register the product, click YES to
proceed in the recording;

By proceeding in the recording appears the second message that asks if you
are sure to overwrite the data of the product; click NO if you don’t want to
override the product, click YES to proceed in the recording;

By proceeding appear the password request; if you press CANCEL the
modify operation will be annulled; to proceed, type the password and press
ENTER.

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To add a product in the product management:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the product
number to be erased, then press ENTER;

If the product already exists all boxes of the screen will be built with all its
features, this is the previous case of changing product; if you want to add a
product return above (positioned in the first box…);

Compiling data to be stored;

Click SAVE: first appear a message that requires confirmation for product
registration; click NO if you don’t want to register the product, click YES to
proceed in the recording;

By proceeding appear the password request; if you press CANCEL the
modify operation will be annulled; to proceed, type the password and press
ENTER.

Send Product List

To send to Color Service Supervisor data of all stored products click SEND
PRODUCTS LIST button.

Back Up
To do a database products Back Up (the path to the file copy shall be set by the
technicians Color Service in the configuration file of the program) click BACK UP
button.

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MACHINES MANAGEMENT

This is a screen that allows you to view and modify the technical characteristics
of each dosing destination tanks.
Declaring the alphanumeric code of the tank reference, the code which the
machine is registered in the Information System Company, the tank
alphanumeric code and then pressing the Enter key, or selecting the tank from
the list, displays the characteristics of the chosen tank:

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 • full tank name;
• machine code and tank code: the machine code and the tank code
uniquely identify the machine;
• total capacity of the machine in liters;
• enabled line # 1 / 2: see management weighed in product management
(p. 5);
• x e y coordinates of reference position in the distributor, unity that takes
the dosage of products and send it to the machine, in the case of
sending with monoline (single sending pipe with 3 way valves for each
destination) these parameters are not active;
• capacity of the tank in liters;
• presence and possible value for end of line valves (tank sending and
drain sending), for various needs (as tank capacity or need for pie more)
can be necessary to place a 3 way valve at the end sending pipe so that
the Color Service system can send the product in the tank and washing in
the drain destination.

The screen also allows access to certain functions:

Delete
Clicking on the button DELETE obtained the current tank cancellation from the
database.

To delete a tank:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item MACHINE MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the machine
number to be erased, in the second box insert a tank number, then press
ENTER;

As an alternative to the previous point, click LIST, when the tanks list appears,
click on the tank which you want delete;

Click Delete: you're asked for confirmation to proceed in the cancellation; if
you aren’t sure to delete the tank click NO and the delete operation will be
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 cancelled;

If you are sure to proceed with the tank cancellation click on YES; appear
the request of Password: if you press CANCEL the erase operation is
canceled; to proceed you have to type the password and press ENTER.

Save
Clicking on the SAVE button you get the tank saving in the database taking into
reference data displayed on the screen; the saving overwrites the
characteristics of an existing product or add a new product in the database.

To modify a tank data:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item MACHINE MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the machine
number and in the second box the tank number to be erased, then press
ENTER;

As an alternative to the previous point, click LIST, when the machines list
appears, click on the tank which you want modify;

With the mouse positioning the cursor in the box containing the data to be
modify; erase the old data and type the new;

Click Save: first appear a message that requires confirmation for machine
registration; click NO if you don’t want to register the machine, click YES to
proceed in the recording;

By proceeding in the recording appears the second message that asks if you
are sure to overwrite the data of the tank; click NO if you don’t want to
override the tank, click YES to proceed in the recording;

By proceeding appear the password request; if you press CANCEL the
modify operation will be annulled; to proceed, type the password and press
ENTER.

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To add a tank in the machine management:

Select from the main menu the item ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT and sliding on
the dropdown click on the item MACHINE MANAGEMENT;

In the screen that appears positioned in the first box and enter the machine
number and in the second box the tank number to be erased, then press
ENTER;

If the tank already exists all boxes of the screen will be built with all its
features, this is the previous case of changing product; if you want to add a
product return above (positioned in the first box…);

Compiling data to be stored;

Click SAVE: first appear a message that requires confirmation for tank
registration; click NO if you don’t want to register the tank, click YES to
proceed in the recording;

By proceeding appear the password request; if you press CANCEL the
modify operation will be annulled; to proceed, type the password and press
ENTER.

Send Machine List

To send to Color Service Supervisor data of all inserted tank click SEND
MACHINES LIST button.

Back Up
To do a database machines Back Up (the path to the file copy shall be set by
the technicians Color Service in the configuration file of the program) click BACK
UP button.

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Line and Rinses

By pressing the button LINE AND RINSES displays the tank and the line washing of
the selected machine:
• Tank washes table: washing serial number; washing liters; type of water (hot
or cold); destination (machine tank, end of line drain [3 way valve]); sent
(constant like flow-meters); blowing (sec .); free line (with return distributor in
the zero position).

Copy and Paste

By clicking COPY button you can copy the washing parameters for the
specific machine; by PASTE button you can paste the copied parameters
from a machine to an other machine.

Save
By clicking on the SAVE button you have the washing tank saving with new
features, this command works to overwrite washing data in a existing tank
and also in the saving of a new one.

Delete
By clicking on DELETE button you delete the selected washing.

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INCOMPATIBILITY (LEVEL 1-2)

This is a screen that enables management of incompatible products. For every

product are possible select one or more (up to everyone - button INCOMPATIBLE
WITH ALL) products which the product cannot be physically placed in direct
contact; you can use it because two or more products are dangerous within or
because the product can some important characteristics.

INCOMPATIBILITY LEVEL 1: THE RECIPE WITH INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS IN LEVEL 1 IS

NOT ACCEPTED BY SOFTWARE CONTROLS, IN CASE OF MANUALLY RECIPE AND
ALSO IN CASE OF AUTOMATIC RECIPE FROM SUPERVISOR.
INCOMPATIBILITY LEVEL 2: THE RECIPE WITH INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS IN LEVEL 2 IS
ACCEPTED BY SOFTWARE CONTROL, BUT THE ORDER OF PRODUCTS RECIPE IS
CHANGED TO SEND FOR FIRST THE INCOMPATIBLE PRODUCTS.

Save
By clicking on the SAVE button you have the settings saving.

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STOCK MANAGEMENT

This is a screen that allows you to access in the program stock management
screen.
The boxes products with the quantity 'existing below the minimum level (see
product management) will flash with dark gray background.
By clicking on a box appear the product related data, including the current
quantity in the silos.

Product Load

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By clicking on the button PRODUCT LOADING, select one product, you can
change the present stock value, both positive and negative (loading and
unloading). Select also a right measuring unit.

Enable/Disable Load

By clicking ENABLE LOAD and DISABLE LOAD can command to the PLC, that
perform the liquid product loading operations, to enable (or disable) the
loading operations only for that particular product [the same operation can run
directly from the keypad NT21 in the electrical panel near the loading station].
It will be possible run a new product load only when the manual operations
(washing of the pipe) and also logical (disabling from PC or NT21) have been
completed.

READ CONFIGURATION FILE

Performs the INI configuration file reading.

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RESET CYCLES
Make the cancellation (operator confirmation) of all cycles (dosage line # 1,
dosage line # 2, etc.) currently in working.
Make this operation only after you've COMPLETE the reset of electrical panel of
this Color Service machine and the first to put the switch from manual to
automatic. No cycle can resume from the point where it was previously
stopped.

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DOSING MANAGEMENT

The selection Dosage provides access to the represented screen, where you
can create manual recipes and the launch them (Press the “INPUT DOSING “
button or F9) or other recipes sent by the supervisor (the concentrator system
which all PCs dosing are connected).

INPUT DOSING

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The upper section is the interface for the settlement of recipes; the data to be
included in the boxes are the head of the recipe and precisely:
• machine: the machine code of destination, as selected by the list (see
Machines management);
• dyelot: identify code of the recipe working
• calloff: to identify the call of the dyeing recipe which a product is dosing;
• redye is the value of a possible re-call (addition) for a same batch and
introduction;
To compose a recipe, after completing the head data, you have to listing the
products in succession to be dose in the table below.
Each row of the table contains a product information related a to dose product,
subdivided as follows:
• N°: is the storage tank number where the product is stored, as selected by the
list (see Products);
• Description: the description is associated with the product chosen, updated
automatically after you choose the product number;
• Measurement unit dosage for the product;
• Required: it is the product required total amount;
• To dose: it is the amount calculated from the PC based on the product yield
set;
• Dosed: it is the amount real dosed (it is used only in reading when selecting a
recipe from the dosed historic);

For the chosen product you can see the amount available of the recipe
composition.

Products List
The complete products list can be displayed by clicking on the button
PRODUCTS. To select a product from the list click on the line. The selected
product is inserted into the first empty row in the dosage composition table.

Machine List
The complete machine list can be displayed by clicking on the button

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MACHINES. To select a tank from the list click on the line: the selected tank will
go to complete the box below the words "Machine" ..

Save
After inserted the recipe you store and pass it on the waiting list by clicking the
button SAVE.

To make a new recipe:

Position on the first box in the upper left ( "Machine");

Compiling the data of the destination machine and press ENTER (see
Machines management);

Type the tank code and press ENTER;

Type the batch code and press ENTER;

Type the call number and press ENTER;

Position the cursor on the first box in the upper left corner of the grid; enter
the product number to be weighed or select a product from this list (see
Products);

The description of the product is already filled; verify that the cursor is
positioned at the fourth column for the same line and insert the program
dosing quantity expressed in grams;

The quantity "to dose" is calculated automatically;

If you have any other products add to the list with the same procedure,
moving on the line below in the grid;

When there aren’t other products to add click on SAVE, the recipe will send
in the waiting list;

If there are some errors you will see the message on the screen.

Clean
The CLEAN button allows you to clean up the table that you use to compose the
recipes; products are removed from the display but this command doesn’t
delete the saved recipes, which remain stored.

Delete
The DELETE button allows you to delete the selected recipe from the waiting
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dosing list or from the dosed list.

Priority
By clicking on the square box placed alongside the words "priority" gives the
priority to a recipe, appears in the recipe section recipes, over all others on the
waiting list: the priority recipe go in top of the list and therefore will be the first
recipe to be performed. To be active a priority for the recipe need resave this
recipe.

Suspended
By clicking on the square box placed alongside the words "suspended" shall
suspend the recipe appears in the section recipes: when the recipe arrives in
top of the list don’t start if the suspension is active; the recipe don’t lost,
however, the position in the list. To be active a suspension for the recipe need
resave this recipe.

DOSING LIST
The upper section of the dosing screen contains a table that you can see a
waiting dosing list or a dosed list. To switch from one list to another simply click
on the option. With the up and down arrow you can enlarge or not these lists.
Each row of the table contains information relating to a dosage, identified by:

• machine code: the dosage destination machine;

• tank;
• batch code;
• calloff;
• redye;
• date and time which the dosage was composed;
• date and time which the dosage started on dose;
• date and time which the dosage ended on dose;
To watch all recipe information simply click on the line interest of the table: in a
dosing window appear the recipe selected information.

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Semaphore "Supervisor" F6
By clicking on the semaphore you enable / disable the automatically receipt of
recipes from the Supervisor PC.
With the traffic light in "green" communication is enabled.

Semaphore "Dosage DLV-DLPs" F5

continua fino all’esaurimento delle ricette caricate).
A click on "red" Semaphore or press F5 activates the recipes loading process on
the waiting list, a click on the semaphore "green" or press F5 stop this process
(the dosing cycle, however, continues until all recipes loaded in this part finish).

DLV 1 / 2
The central sections viewing the working dosage in line # 1 and # 2 of the levy
and sending products.
During a dosage you can see the information of the recipe in progress; in the
table you can read the products and washes that make up the recipe; the
amount actually dispensed it updates as the dosage proceeds.
When the cycle will complete you can see the end cycle message; then it will
display next recipe to be dose, the top recipe in the list.

Start Semaphore – Stop F1 / F2

A click on Semaphore - Start or press F1/F2 active the cycle execution (reading
manual and automatic recipe; dosing; washes; ticket printing, etc.) of the
recipe currently loaded; click on Semaphore - Stop or press F1/F2 key doesn’t
interrupt this cycle (it will finish) but simply prevents the execution of an other
recipe later (both manual and automatic).

“RESET” Label
By clicking on the RESET label of each cycle (after consent by the operator) is
erased the database containing the data of the cycle in progress.
The cycle will resume as if it was a new recipe.
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Make this operation only after you've COMPLETE the reset of electrical panel of
this Color Service machine and first to put the switch from manual to automatic.
The cycle cannot resume from the point where it was previously stopped.

“STOP” Icon
The product dosing phase may have a manual interruption by the operator,
when need its; interruption is activated by clicking on the STOP.
Enabled interruption a window will appear with writing "manually weighing
stopped"; there are three possible options to interrupt a cycle, which are
activated by clicking on the button corresponding to:
-> Continue: resumed the dosage from the product which was in progress at the
time of the stop;
-> Skip to the next product: resumed the dosage from the next product in list;
-> Abort recipe: ending the dosage of the products, sending a dosed quantity
to the destination machine, and start the washing;

MESSAGE WINDOWS
In the green windows below each cycle are displayed messages: these inform
the dosing process [with hours of writing and value of Data Memories writing-
reading phase (to PLC) in progress].
In the small window beside you can see the number of step cycle currently in
progress.

F11 ALARM RESET

Press this button to stopped the alarm.

EXIT F12
To exit from the dosage screen you must click on Exit or F12.
It is possible exit from the screen only when it isn’t any recipes in dosing.

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