What do you have scheduled for the new year?

It seems like the year is barely started and already my schedule is filled with things to do. 2010 should be a busy year for me. How about you? How about your HMI?

The new version EB8000 has a Scheduler Object. This new Object allows you to trigger bits at a particular time of day and day(s) or the week. Look under the Objects menu for or just look for and click on the tool. The Scheduler Dialog pops up and you are ready to enter a new entry. So, click the New button. (By the way I hope you have a Happy New Year!) Select the Bit to turn ON or OFF, or, write a value to a Word. Go to the Time Set tab and select the time of day for the scheduled action to occur and on what days it should occur. There are also settings to Prohibit the action from occurring (if desired).

So what would I use this for? I had a customer call this week that wanted to trigger a system backflush at a particular time each day. But I am sure you can think of other applications for this feature. (Such as starting a preheater before a shift, trigger weekly maintenance alarm messages, Security lock out on weekends or nights, etc. etc.) Leave a comment with your ideas.

PS. Next week, no post as I will be out of the office.