Difference between revisions of "Extended Reporting Functions"

Latest revision as of 14:16, 6 June 2018

Arco offers the possibility of customizing output devices:

• Click on the icon "Extended" in the section "Input / Output" of the "Quick Programmer" window to open the window for the definition of output format.

Opening a Device

To define a personal device:

1. In the section"New instrument", on the field "Name",define the name of the new outputdevice.
2. In the area "Type",select the type of device:
   • Terminal: type the name of the terminal in the window
   • Printer: select the model from the list
   • Serial line: select a COM port from the list
   • File: Type the complete path or select an existing file
   • Incremental file: type the complete path or select an existing file.
3. Click on "Add" on the area "definitions of the Report" to add the definition of the device.

Now it is possible to repeat the procedure from step 1 to define a new devices of a different type. Click on "Open/Close" to specify the output device.

Customizing a Device

1. Select the name of the output device from the list.
2. In the area "Status":
   • select the option"Open text file" to define a general input/output device.
   • select the option "Open report file" to define an output device with the output format associated with it.
3. In the area "Format":
   • If in the area "Status" it is checked "Open text file", select the mode for the file (Write or Read)
   • If in the area "Status" it is checked "Open report file", select from the list the type of output format:
   • default DMIS: to create a standard DMIS output in the specified device
   • Vendor: to create an output format in the specified device, in this case, select from the list box the desired format
4. In the area "Mode" select "Overwrite" to overwrite the file each time it is opened or "Appand" to add the text at the end of the file.
5. Click on"Add" when finished.

In the area " Definitions of the Report" the definition of the output device is resumed: type, name and settings, output format associated, access mode (file only) and status.

1. Now it is possible to repeat the procedure from step 1 to customize another device, or to click on"OK" at the bottom of the"Quick Programmer" window to add the respective DMIS command to the current part program.

Closing a Device

1. Click on the icon "Extended" in the section "Input / Output" of the "Quick Programmer" window.
2. Click on"Open/Close" to customize the output device.
3. Select from the list the output device you want to close.
4. In the area "Status" select the option "Close"
5. Click on"Add". Click on "OK" at the bottom of the "Quick Programmer" window to add the respective DMIS command to the current part program.