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Recipes
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9Recipes
This chapter describes the function for recipe management, which enables all the
dynamic data in one or more blocks, i.e. the signals and their values, to be saved to a
file in the operator panel. The operator can then download the files to the controller,
which will start working with the new values. By using the function for recipe han-
dling it is possible to reuse large sets of parameters. The user can create recipe libraries
consisting of files containing different sets of parameters. This function improves the
efficiency of time-critical productions where the exchange of similar products must
be done quickly, such as in the manufacturing of units in different colors. Recipe files
can be created from the operator panel, the controller or from a PC with the program
HMI Tools.
Recipe files are stored in the operator panel. To use recipe handling the functions for
storing, loading, deleting and adding, recipes must be linked to function or touch
keys. See the chapter Function Keys for information.
Recipe files can be sent as attachments with the e-mail function.
The drawing below illustrates the principle of the recipe handling function.