Adjust Groups; Timer And Counter - Alpine AutoSet Plus Manuel

3.11. Adjust Groups

The AutoSet Plus software allows temporary adjustment
to the group sizes. Group size is determined by the
number of automated pucks in the group. Adjusting
group size may be useful for very large or very small
truss setups.
To adjust a group size temporarily, for follow the steps
below
1. On the Main screen (Section 3.3), click Adjust
Group to open Adjust Group Screen (Figure 55).
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Figure 55
To temporary adjust group size follow the steps below:
1. Use the (+) and (–) buttons to set how many
axes are in each group. For example, in
Figure 40, Group 1 starts from axis 1 and ends
at axis 22.
2. To accept the changes, click OK icon (1).
3. To cancel and return to the Main Menu, click
Exit icon (2).
NOTE
All liftouts will be deactivated after any change to the group size.
Activating the liftouts require the operator to run SETUP or to
activate each liftout from the control screen (Section 3.6.3).
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Once the special job is complete, table groups must be re-set.
Failing to do so will cause the liftouts to function incorrectly.
Any time the AutoSet Plus program is restarted the group settings
will return to the default values set at the time of the
system installation.

3.12. Timer and Counter

The Timer screen launches as a separate window every
time the AutoSet Plus software launchesThe screen
includes the following (Figure 56)
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1. Duration Timer: indicates the time it takes to
build each truss
• Timer starts when a setup of a truss is
completed (pucks in their positions)
• Timer resets every time lift-out activated
2. Truss Counter: Indicates how many trusses have
been built in the current setup.
• Counter resets every time new truss is set up.
• Counter increases every time lift-outs are
activated.
3. Language box: Click on the language box to
switch the language of Timer screen button
labels between English, Spanish and French.
A minimum 20 second gap between liftouts is required for truss
counter to advance.
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Figure 56
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