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      How to connect machine signals in RS Production when using RS IoT?

      How to connect the signals if you use RS IoT. If you use OPC, blackbox or integration, please find the appropriate article.

      RS IoT can have 5 different types of inputs

        • Cycle signal. Example: Counter

        • Extended cycle signal. Example: when more than one product comes out, but unit count is not optimal.

        • Production time signal. Example: ON/OFF signals (run signal, automatic station/reason coding etc)

        • Scrap signal

        • Rework signal

      First the RS IoT box needs to be configured in RS Production, then the signals can be “created”.

      Configure IoT box in RS Production

      1. Go to Hardware

      2. Go to RS Blackbox

      3. Mark the IoT-box named “New I/O-interface”

      4. Ad the measure point name before the existing name and delete “New I/O-interface”, but keep the dates.

      5. Select the Iot-box by marking it
      6. Click Open
      7.  Click Inputs 
      8. Rename the selected signal with what type of signal it is.

      9. Tick in Debug to see up/down flanks from the signal

      10. Save and close 

      11. Now you have configured the IoT box!

      Now you need to create the signals. Choose the type of signal that you want to use. 

      Create cycle signal

      1. Go to Hardware

      2. Go To RS Blackbox

      3. Click on "Cycle Signal connections"

      4. Click on "Create"

      5. Click on the connection icon for the "IO-Interface input" to have the list of all available signals to be shown

      6. Mark the right IO-interface and signal 

      7. Save and close

      8. Then click on the Measure Point connect icon and Choose which Measure Point that will be using this singal

      9. Mark the measurepoint

      10.  Click on "Save and Close"
      11.  Now you have created a cycle signal!

      Create run signal

      1. Go to the submenu in RS Blackbox menu, and create a new signal connection (In this case it will be using Runtime Signal)

      2. Click on the "Production time signal

      3. Then click on the connection button for the "IO-Interface Input" and then Choose which input number that will be used for this signal

      4. Click on the "Save and close" button

      5. Then click on the Measure Point connection button and decide which Measure Point that will be using this signal

      6. Click on the "Save and Close" 

      7. Click on the "Save and close" button again