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1. J sec Aggregate Discharge Den sec Water Discharge Delay sec Minimum Cement Flow Rate Lb s Maximum Cement Flow Rate pis Code 2 Sequencing Cement Delay EB sec Water Delay E sec Entered 3 09PM 26Mar01 Aggregate Delay E sec Discharge Configuration F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 10 AM 2 72 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu ynablend Code 3 Discharge Y General Discharge DynaBlend Code 3 Disc E End of Discharge Full Open sec End of Discharge Full Close Code 3 Sequencing Scale Spy Entered 10 504M SJul0l Discharge Configuration F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 50 AM Discharge Code 1 2 Wet Dry This field only displays when the Wet Dry Plant is set to lt Y gt in the General Pant options menu The Wet and Dry side can be set up separately for Code 3 discharge sequencing If the Code 3 discharge is set either in the Wet side or the Dry side or in both sides a F2 key can be used to toggle from the wet side configuration menu to the dry side configuration menu or from the dry side to the wet side End of Discharge Full Open The meaning is the same as the original field The open time applies to all scales End of Discharge Full Close The meaning is the same as the original field The close time
2. End Of Batch Cem output This is a one second active pulse which occurs after all cements are finished weighing Version 8 70 2 91 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Discharge Duration Agg output This output is active from the start of the aggregate discharge through scale zero Discharge Duration Cem output This output is active from the start of the cement discharge through scale zero Ready To Load output This output is active when 1 The discharge is enabled and the dry material discharge begins or 2 The discharge is not enabled and Load Truck or Load Mixer is reached and remains active till discharge complete Batch Complete output This is a one second active pulse which occurs at discharge complete Batch Duration output This output is active from Start Batch through Discharge Complete Discharge Duration output This output is active from the start of the dry material discharge through Discharge Complete Repeat Disc Enable input This input when active will keep the auto discharge enabled Truck Washout Done output This is a one second active output which occurs when the Truck washout is complete Tol Error Override output This output will become active on a tolerance error and remain active until the override put is made active then inactive Tol Error Override input must be reactivated for each individual error
3. Esc to exit Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the values for Daily Rec d are zeroed In all these Clear Summaries functions after you clear out one of the usage columns the screen will return back to the Aggregate Inventory Menu complete with F key prompts at the bottom If you want to perform another Clear Summaries function you will have to begin all over again Press lt F1 gt enter the password move the highlighting bar with the arrow keys to select the option you want and press the lt Enter gt key Version 8 70 3 23 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 24 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print Inventory Report Press lt F4 gt to print out the information displayed on the screen This will give you a permanent record of Short Term and Long Term Usage the day s percent deviation and the material received that day In short the Eagle will print out what currently shows on your Aggregate Inventory sc
4. 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 Field Number Selections Description 80 times Total Design Free H20 Material Per Source Holding Hopper unused unused unused unused Ext Agg 1 Line Ext Agg 2 Line Ext Agg 3 Line Ext Agg 4 Line Ext Agg 5 Line Ext Cem 1 Line Ext Cem 2 Line Ext Cem 3 Line Ext Amx 1 Line Ext Amx 2 Line Ext Amx 3 Line Ext Amx 4 Line Ext Amx 5 Line Ext Amx 6 Line Ext Wat 1 Line Ext Wat 2 Line Probe Cal Ref Design Agg Ref Absorbd Agg H20 Free Agg H20 Total Agg H20 Total Amx H20 Eagle User s Manual No Description 392 Agg 5 Source 393 Cem 3 Source 394 Amx 1 Source 395 Amx 2 Source 396 Amx 3 Source 397 Amx 4 Source 398 Amx 5 Source 399 Amx 6 Source 400 Async XX of XX 401 Prints Weights 402 User Editfield 3 403 User Editfield 4 404 UserEditfield 5 405 User Editfield 6 406 User Editfield 7 407 UserEditfield 8 408 Type Code 409 Pct Purge Water 410 Slurry W C Ratio 411 Min Dry Cement 412 Vortex Build Delay 413 Purge Tank Cap 414 Max Agg Moist Dev 415 Cum Quantity 416 Pri Trans Weight 417 Min Slurry Load Sz 418 Adj Slurry W C 419 Pri Hopper Scale 420 Pri Hopper Status 421 ALT Hopper Scale 422 ALT Hopper Status 423 ALT Trans Weight 424 Purge Tank Frfall 425 Jobsite Water Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 4
5. Fi FIND a Mix Design F4 PRINT Functions F5 EDIT Functions Fi RETURN to Storage Menu 10 38 AM Press lt F5 gt Edit Functions after the password is entered a message box will appear on the bottom half of the screen As shown below Esc to exit ADD a mix design HAN is mix design DELETE this mix design Select ADD a mix design and press Enter The bottom half of your screen will change as shown below Mix Edit Menu F1 CONVERT Mix to Metric Units F7 LOAD Truck F5 INSERT this Mix Design F10 RETURN to Mix Storage Menu To toggle between Metric and Customary press lt F1 gt The mix storage will be stored in unit chosen Mix Edit Menu F1 CONVERT Mix to Customary Units F7 LOAD Truck F5 INSERT this Mix Design F10 RETURN to Mix Storage Menu Version 8 70 5 63 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Mix Storage 5 64 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations e Conversion Any U S units Mix design may be called up from storage soft converted renamed and saved as a Metric units mix design e Conversion Process A three step conversion process is used to convert the units while maintaining the proper material weight per unit of volume 1 First the mass component is converted Then the volume component 3 Finally the result is rounded off to the displayed precision EXAMPLE 1 Metric to U S Units 1 326 kg m x 2 2046224 718 7069 Lb m mass
6. Primary Batch Verify Menu Fi Change total WATER BATCH F2 Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck F3 Change Materials Targets F4 STACK this one F5 START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu iia an Option 3 Change Assumptions and Try Again If he enters a new Mix in Truck or a new value for Yards Adjust a new check is performed and if the mixes are matched the warning is cleared Version 8 70 5 37 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 38 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations If the error occurred because a quantity on board exceeds the amount called for by the Mix Design to batch the operator has three options to override the error Option 1 Override and Start Batch If he overrides the warning with the batching error password the material will be adjusted based on the total yards in the truck not on per material basis This is done by pressing lt F5 gt to batch the material See screen below terial Target fActual Status terial tTarget fctual Status Slow AIR 4 9 oz 9 Done CALCIUM 4 112 oz 112 Done 3 4_ROCK 4 12950 Lb 2 Lb SAND 4 1043 TYPE I 4 2946 Lb 350 Lb FLYASH 4 50 Volume 10 90 yd3 Rate 150 Lb s STORAGE Menu CUSTOMERS ORDERS Ticket STACK BATCH Setup Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Fast WATER 2 4 163 Gal 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI 2 Probe 0 0 7 Cum yd 111 00 Primary Batch Batching Menu F LOAD Tr
7. Time amp Date and Event Id This Event Id number will be zero 0 initially Then each time a Zero Calibration or a Full Calibration or a change in any fields is done it will be assigned a random number The range of numbers will be 1 to 65535 Anytime the plant file is restored the Event Id number will be reset to zero if the Event Id number in this plant file is different with the Event Id number assigned in the last changes Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Press lt F5 gt to Edit Scale Configuration If you want to make changes to the Lb grad or Full scale columns press FS Edit Scale Configuration You must type in the correct password Please enter password The box shows Lb grad and Full Scale columns highlighted and the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen change The prompts should look like this Esc to exit Scale Calibration Menu FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu Locate the cursor a blinking bar located in the top space under the Lb grad column Move the cursor with the arrow keys or by pressing lt Enter gt Make changes by typing in new figures If there are numbers in the blanks that you want to change you do not have to erase first but simply type over the old numbers After you have entered all changes press lt F5 gt to enter the new configuration When you finish calibrating the plant scales or making chang
8. Bin Material Used Uinder 0Overe TU 0 lerances MinTol 3 4ROCK 400 3000 JORA arth Lb SAND 200 3000 1 Lb 3 8ROCK 600 3000 1 Lb T 1 2 BE 600 2000 1 Lh LT UT 200 3000 1 Lh ST SAND 0 n 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb Iepietiajielis ial fehte jai io pal ts Y T Y Y T N N N N N N N OQOCO0ODODODOOOOODOO Entered 2 014M 13Jul01 Aggregate Storage Menu F7 LOAD Mixer EDIT Sources Aliases EDIT these Aggregates RETURN to Storage Menu Look at the screen At the top are the four materials status blocks for aggregate cement admix and water If your plant is up and running these blocks help you keep an eye on the batch in progress The center of the screen shows a box with several columns This box is where you will do all of your work Notice that when you first call up this screen none of these columns are highlighted Your first move will be to look below the box The title Aggregate Storage Menu tells you what screen you are on Below this title are four messages preceded by the F keys you will push to select the message you want If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu the lt F7 gt key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen If you want to enter new information or make changes to existing Aggregate Storage Menu press lt F5 gt Ver
9. F10 RETURN to Master Menu In the top half of the screen is a box separated into three sections Inside this box you can see the available selections you can make The first item in the first column on the left is highlighted You can highlight any of the other items on this menu by moving the bar up or down or to the side with the appropriate arrow key Locate your arrow keys Once you find them practice moving the blue bar until you have highlighted each of the End of Day options When you have highlighted the item you want press the lt Enter gt key to select it When you press the lt Enter gt key the screen displayed on the Eagle will change to show the screen you have just selected Let s say you moved the highlighting bar down until it highlights the item Cement Inventory To get to the Cement Inventory screen you must press the lt Enter gt key After you press lt Enter gt the Eagle will display the Cement Inventory Screen Select any of the items from the End of Day Menu in exactly the same way use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want then press lt Enter gt to select the new screen Version 8 70 3 1 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 2 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Now that you have learned how to select options from the End of Day menu you are ready to learn the specifics about each of the End of Day options Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual E
10. Print Yards Per Hour How many yard per hour that the plant delivered See sample printout below Yards Per Hour From Plant COMMAND ALKON 3 58 PM Main Plant 2Jul01 Total Yards Total Loads Avg Load 132 50 14 9 46 Total Hours Start Time End Time 1 05 2 45 PM 2Jul01 3 49 PM 2Jul01 Yards Per Hour 126 19 Print local comm Tickets Prints all local and comm tickets Only works with Delivery Ticket and Communications paid options See example below List of All Tickets COMMAND ALKON 3 58 PM Page 1 Main Plant 2Jul01 Ticket Order Cust ID Mix ID Qty Time Batched Truck 10125 2 1 30455 9 00 yd3 8 22AM 220ct00 0 L121 1 3000 S 1 00 yd3 8 28AM 220ct00 0 2 Tickets Total Total yd3 10 00 Totalm3 0 00 Grand Total 10 00 yd3 Backup Data to Disk When you first purchased the Eagle system two formatted diskettes are included Once you have a formatted diskette you can perform this operation A backup means that you are copying all the data information or files from your plant onto a floppy diskette This includes all the Plant Setup Menu all the information about the plant bin contents mix designs jog weights and times mix designs customer and order information etc Keep the backup floppy disk in a safe place in case something happens to the computer for example fire theft mischief roving raccoons etc Clear Long Term Rcvd Inventory This will zero the Long Term Received Quantity that appears on the Dai
11. Pulse Tol Output output If lt Y gt the Tolerance Error output will pulse on for 1 second If lt N gt the Tolerance Error output will remain active until the error is overridden Tol Class output If a class is entered agg cem amx or wat then only tolerance errors occurring in that class will activate the Tolerance Error output module If this field is left blank no class then any class can trigger the output on a tolerance error Air Pressure LSW input An input that prevents batching when air pressure falls below a certain pressure Warns the operator of a low air pressure condition during a batch 2 92 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Shared AGG Batcher input Enable two Eagle systems to share an aggregate batcher The soft I O inputs and outputs are used for handshaking between the Eagle systems to insure that the batcher is not operated simultaneously by both systems Stop 2 Disc Enable input Works with a two stop plant configuration If not used the Eagle will go to dump mode after 100 of the 1 Stops material has discharged if Cement is at the 2 Stop or immediately if 2 Stop is Aggregate A Interlock Relay can be used if Soft I O is not available or not wanted If the Soft Input is used it is not looked at until the Agg is finished weighing and discharge is enabled This input should be wired to a momentary switch on the MSP If discharge is s
12. This will reset the Batched and Adjusted Yardage Quantities that appear on the Summary Screen Reset Batch Number This will reset the batch number in the Summary screen to zero Reset Ticket Number This will reset the ticket number in the Summary screen to zero Reset Load Number This will reset the load number in the Summary screen to zero Delete All Tickets Deletes all tickets from the Ticket Summary screen Delete All Active Orders Deletes all orders that have at least one load delivered Review All Orders This is interactive and allows you to set up orders for the next day Supervisor Notes Allows you to leave messages to the batchman Up to three lines Press lt F5 gt and go to the Supervisor Notes area Type in the messages for example Turn off main plant breakers but leave north security light on Press lt F5 gt to enter all the information into the Eagle s memory Press lt F10 gt to return to the End of Day Screen Selection Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Aggregate Inventory Use this menu to keep track of your Aggregate Inventory Look at the screen You should see a display that looks like the illustration below There is a box which covers the top half of the screen In the box are several columns Below the box is the title Aggregate Inventory and several F key prompts Let s examine the columns in the box before working wit
13. When the probe reading is steady press lt F1 gt Once you press lt F1 gt the menu prompts will change again and you will have another instruction for the next step The prompt on your screen should match the illustration below Low Probe Calibration Esc to exit Enter probe reading EG The next step is to tell the Eagle what the probe reading says The message in the box says Enter probe reading In the highlighted space type in the number displayed on the probe box Then press the lt Enter gt key You have completed the first part of the probe calibration the low end The screen once again shows the Moisture Probe Calibration Menu Next you must calibrate the high end of the probe To calibrate the high end of the moisture probe range move the pointer back to the probe you were just working on Then press lt F2 gt to calibrate the high end of the scale The menu at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the instructions for the first step The display on the screen should look like the illustration below High Probe Calibration Ese to exit Press Fi to hold probe reading This set of instructions is called the High Probe Calibration Menu Press lt F1 gt to hold the probe reading after you have adjusted the probe to a high reading say 8 After you press lt F1 gt the message inside the little box will change High Probe Calibration Esc to exit Enter probe reading EG The message says Enter probe r
14. extra_id2 Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM w E w de w E w de w E w E w E w E w E w E w E ine de pine de Eagle User s Manual Order S File Structure cont d Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY extra_qty2 extra_price2 extra_tax2 extra_id3 extra_gty3 extra_price3 extra_tax3 extra_id4 extra_qty4 extra_price4 extra_tax4 extra_id5 extra_qty5 extra_price5 extra_tax5 extra_id6 extra_qty6 extra_price6 extra_tax6 load_size is_cod sobtotal_dollars subtotal_tax total_dollars Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Text File Transfer cine RS cine RS cine O me RS F 18 Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket S File Structure Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY record_code 2 always TR ini rim ooo is_cod 1 Y or N aggl_name string aggl_amount aggl_units agg2_name agg2_ amount numeric agg3_name string age4_ name string agg4_amount numeric agg5_name string agg5_amount numeric ceml_name string ceml_amount numeric Version 8 70 F 19 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket S File Structure cont d Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY cem2_name cem2_amount cem 2_units cem3_name cem3_amount cem3_units admix1_name admix1_amount admix1_units admix2_name admix2_amount admix2_units admix3_name admix3_amount admix3_units admix4_name admix4_amount admix4_units admix5
15. 1 for example you tell the Eagle that the actual weight must be within 1 of the target weight e eee Ready Lb Ready Bin Mater ial Used Type Under 0Over TO lerances MinTol TYPE I ye Le do 2200 1 0 1 0 30 Lb CEM 2 xd G 25 2200 1 0 1 0 30 Lb FLYASH vd P 25 800 1 0 1 0 30 Lb N n n 0 0 0 0 O Lb N Le n 0 0 0 40 0 0 Lb N amp 0 n 0 0 amp 0 0 0 Lb N o 0 n 0 0 0 0 O Lb N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lb N E n n 0 0 0 0 O Lb N Le 0 n 0 0 0 0 O Lb N 0 o 0 0 amp 0 0 0 Lb N G n n 0 0 0 0 0 Lb Entered 2 03A4M 13Jul01 Cement Storage Menu F LOAD Mixer F4 F5 EDIT Sources Aliases EDIT these Cements F10 RETURN to Storage Menu 8 01 AM Look at the screen At the top are the four materials status blocks for aggregate cement admix and water If your plant is up and running these blocks help you keep an eye on the batch in progress The center of the screen shows a box with several columns This box is where you will do all of your work Notice that when you first call up this screen none of these columns are highlighted Your first move will be to look below the box The title Cement Storage Menu tells you what screen you are on Below this title are four more messages preceded by the F keys you will push to select them If you are batching a load of concrete at the same
16. 100 00 yd3 Total Qty Delivered 10 00 yd3 Total Loads Delivered 1 METRIC Total Qty Ordered 80 00 m3 Total Qty Delivered 6 00 m3 Total Loads Delivered 1 Total Amount COD Total Amount on Account Grand Total Version 8 70 5 81 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Summary Report 5 82 Eagle User s Manual Summary Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Batched Adjust Batch 6 Load 6 Ticket 66 45 70 Yards 0 00 Yards 34 94 Meters 0 00 Meters 4 42 AM 23Jun97 Plant Batching Operations Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Appendix A Notices Warnings amp Error Messages ey ah Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Appendixes Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Appendix A Notices Warnings amp Error Messages The following is a list of possible notices warnings and error messages you may encounter while operating your Eagle batching computer Although the most frequently encountered messages have been discussed already throughout the pages of the manual many of the more uncommon messages have not This reference will help you look up a message quickly find out what it means and how to solve the problem The Eagle can give you three different kinds of messages Notice Message A notice is an informative message that will disappear after a few seconds Warning Message A warning indicate
17. 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 Description ExtProd 4 U M ExtProd 5 OrdQty ExtProd 5 CumQty ExtProd 5 LngDsc ExtProd 5 U M ExtProd 6 OrdQty ExtProd 6 CumQty ExtProd 6 LngDsc ExtProd 6 U M Delivery Inst 4 Delivery Inst 5 Delivery Inst 6 Heat Charge Prt Heat Charge Amt Tkt Grand Total PrevOrd CumTotal Mix Max Wat Yd Mix Max Wat Load Sand Wat Yd Sand Wat Load Plant Wat Yd Plant Wat Load Allowed Wat Yd Allowed Wat Load Ticket Misc 1 Ticket Misc 2 Order Misc 1 Order Misc 2 Order Misc 3 Mix Class Mix Strength B 12 Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 1246 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 Field Number Selections Description Mix Agg Size Sales Type Code SIs Type ShrtDsc Sls Type LngDsc Skip Tkt Print Wet Dry Flop Pos Prev Cum Qty Scale Readout Manual Appendix C Scale Readout Manual far HU Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM C 2 Scale Readout Manual Introduction Appendix C Scale Readout Manual The Scale Readout Unit is a digital weight indicator that may be used for 1 to 3 scales The interface to each scale may be load cells or scale pots dial potentiometers A 5 digit LED display is provided for each scale Along with each display is a set of 3 pushbuttons that provide all of the control functions for the display The unit also provides an anal
18. But you can t just stick one of the new diskettes in and start copying the information onto it All diskettes have to be formatted before they can be used Formatting a disk means letting the computer mark it Imagine that a brand new disk is like a blank sheet of paper You want the computer to write on it but the computer is like a little kid It cannot write on a totally blank sheet of paper It needs some lines to write on By formatting a disk you are doing something similar to putting lines onto a blank sheet of paper 2 96 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Formatting a diskette is very simple though Make sure disk is empty All you do is insert the diskette into the disk drive After you insert the diskette press lt F7 gt This begins the formatting procedure The Eagle will format the diskette and then return you to the Disk Maintenance Menu It takes a minute or two for the Eagle to format your disk Now that your disk is formatted you are ready to perform another operation It is a good idea to format all your diskettes as soon as you open a box That way you will not have worry about which diskettes are formatted and which diskettes aren t If you try to perform a backup with a diskette that is unformatted you will get an error message that says the disk is bad Before you throw the disk away try formatting it The Eagle will call any unformatted disk a bad disk What it means is tha
19. Delay This feature enables you to stagger your admixes so that you do not mix them going into the truck The time entered here will delay the discharge of an admixture If no delay is entered then all head water admixes will discharge at the same time Likewise for all tail water admixes Blow After With admix bottles you may choose to blow air through the lines for a number of seconds once discharge is complete to clear the lines Enter the blow after time in number of seconds You can type in any whole number between 0 and 99 If you do not want a blow after time type in zero Admix Zero Probe Series Wiring Type lt Y gt if your admix probes are electrically wired in series If wired in series the input signal will be active when all admix bottles are empty Type lt N gt if your admix probes are wired in parallel If wired in parallel the input signal will be inactive when all admixes bottles are empty Press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 78 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Probe Cal Config Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Note This screen will ONLY appears if you have enables the Probe Option On this screen you will calibrate the moisture probes in use on your plant Before calibrating the computer to the probes you must first fill out the information on the Probe Configuration Menu Once you have set up the gates and materials on the Moistur
20. Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu On the Verify Menu the Admix Mix fields will display gallons liters pounds or kilograms for the admixes that have a lt Y gt under the Large Units column on the Admix Pulse Calibration menu It will also display ounces milliliters weighed ounces or grams if you have a lt N gt in the Large Units column on the Admix Pulse Calibration menu Material Target 3 4 ROCK 3450 Lb SAND 2730 Lb CEM 2 FLYASH Mix ID Rate Adjust 4500 150 Lb s 0 00 yd3 Volume Fi Change total WATER BATCH F2 Change CEMENT Bin F3 Change Materials Targets FS START this Batch 2 00 yd3 Truck Mixer Timing 0 Cem Hopper Admix ME ov N ot Emp MAA Actual Status WATER 1 Mix Desc 4500 3 8 FLYASH O Lb WET 1 4gg Hopper Flop Gate Batch 0 O Lb Cem Trans Verify Menu Ei LOAD Truck F10 RETURN to Batching Menu 2 16 PM The columns Large Units in the Admix Pulse Calibration Menu and Weighed Admix in the Admix Discharge Menu will both affect what is displayed A weighed admix batched in ounces will be displayed as ozw with the w indicating weighed type of ounces whereas oz will indicate metered ounces Note If you have the Weighed Admix option the w will be displayed All others will only show oz Version 8 70 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM 2 61 Eagle U
21. Final Batch Contains only two spaces for open gates Most final batching is accomplished with only one gate unless gates are exceptionally small or the target weights are very high Enter the numbers of the gates you will use to weigh up the last part of the batch When you have made all your changes to the columns inside the box look down to the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen Press lt F5 gt to record the changes Press lt F10 gt to return to the Plant Setup menu 2 40 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Aggregate Freefall Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Use this screen to adjust your freefall compensation values for each aggregate The Eagle drops material into the weigh bin monitoring the scale When the weight hits the target the Eagle closes the gates Because the gates are above the scale there is still a certain amount of material in the air when the gates close It is falling but has not reached the scales This is called freefall weight If the Eagle weighs right up to the target weight before closing the gates the freefall weight will consistently push the actual weight over the limit By entering compensation values for freefall you set the Eagle to close its gates early so that the freefall will bring the weight up to the target without going over Let s take a look at an example of what happens when you do not make freefall compensations Assume we have a 10 yard aggregate weigh hopper with a
22. LT UT 6 8 St Sand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 Meters Batched ory Short Term gt 58 2 57 1 N NOAA MAAAAA9O so Deviation Daily R 7 5 5 AR 3 Nara Sessssssnas uae AAA AAA x PEA ae AGRO o AARON va d aiii a aa Long Term Usage Since 11 17AM 23N0v98 Aggregate Inventory Fi CLEAR Summaries F4 PRINT Inventory Report FS EDIT Material On Hand Yards Batched CLEAR Summaries levi cs n PRINT Inventory Report EDIT Material On Hand A jk N o Aggregate Inventory F6 User defined Inventory Units F1 RETURN to End of Day Menu 11 42 AM Long Term Deviation Daily Rec d lt Tons gt 4 ons 64 1 0 1 16 6 62 9 0 0 5 6 27 5 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 6 8 0 0 6 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 0 0 6 8 6 8 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 6 0 0 6 8 6 6 121 0 Long Term Usage Since 11 17AM 23Nov98 User defined Inventory Units Fi RETURN to End of Day Menu 11 42 AM Pressing the lt F4 gt key on an inventory screen will generate an inventory report using the units displayed at that time The End of Day Duties inventory report will always print in the base plant units Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 73 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Metric Cement Inventory a 5 On d Short Term Long Term Deviation Daily Rec d Material C Mg gt Mg gt C Mg
23. Learn Rate Entered 3 03PM 26Mar0Dl Aggregate Freefall Compensation F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 38 AM e Bin Lists 12 aggregate bins This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all The bins will not necessarily match your physical plant These are bins for storage inside the computer e Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column Refer to the Aggregate Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column To enter new figures in the highlighted columns move the cursor with the arrow keys or by pressing the lt Enter gt key until the cursor is in a blank that you want to change Then type in the new numbers To move to the next space press the lt Enter gt key or the appropriate arrow key Note If Smart Drop is set to lt 0 gt in the Extended Plant Option menu the Smart Drop column will show on the Aggregate Freefall Compensation screen e Smart Drop A timed drop when the load size is less than the small Freefall value to prevent multiple jogs to the target By entering a learn rate at the bottom of the smart drop rate column a drop rate will be calculated and updated with each batch of that material To disable a bin set the Smart Drop rate to zero Learning will not effect it 2 42 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Average Weight Per Batch Enter the typical
24. Mix 8 File Structure Level 8 xx ONLY recoed_code 2 always Mr optional ini rive ooo agg4_amount numeric e 3 or ri SS el ae O E O i e 1 agg5_units string ceml_name string ceml_amount numeric cem2_name string cem2_amount numeric cem2_units string cem3_name string cem3_amount numeric cem3_units admix1_name string admix1_amount numeric admix1_units string Version 8 70 F 23 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Mix 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY admix2_ name admix2_amount admix2_units admix3_name admix3_amount admix3_units admix4_name admix4_amount admix4_units admix5_name admix5_amount admix5_units admix6_name admix6_amount admix6_units waterl_name waterl_amount waterl_units water2_name water2_amount water2_units percent_air slump_target dry_max_size async_max_size agg_moist_ref spare is_metric Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 29 PM string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string numeric numeric numeric numeric numeric numeric string Number of Characters 5 4 dp 12 34 5 5 4 dp 12 34 5 4 dp 12 34 1 0 SSD 1 WET 2 OVEN_DRY 9 Reserved 1 Y Metric N Customary F 24 Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Order 8 File Structure Level 8 xx ONL
25. Now you can change the values in any of the materials By pressing the lt Enter gt key you can skip down the column and change the numbers you want to change You can also move the cursor up and down with the arrow keys Notice that the cursor will not move beyond the highlighted area When you have made all changes to the On Hand column press lt F5 gt to enter the new numbers Then press lt F10 gt to return to the Admix Inventory Menu When you have made all the adjustments to the Admix Inventory Menu and are ready to move on to another task press lt F10 gt This will bring you back to the End of Day Menu where you can perform the next end of day task Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Cement Tracking By using the Cement Tracking feature the computer will alert the operator when his Cement Inventory drops below a selected amount Compare your screen to the one below Every time you press F5 Batch this one in the Batch Setup Menu the computer checks the cement inventory to determine if the inventory is below the value you have placed in the Low Bin Alarm column When the computer finds the Cement Inventory below this setpoint it will flash a message on the Batch Screen telling you Cement Bin Low by X trucks where X is the number of trucks to refill the cement bin If the cement bin inventory is above the setpoint no message will be displayed e Silo Capaci
26. Per ID Description Unit Price Tax Entered 11 03AM 22Aug92 Extra Products Menu F7 LOAD Hiker FS EDIT Extra Products F10 RETURN to Order Menu Tiss An Version 8 70 5 15 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations You can edit the Extra Products by pressing lt F5 gt Now all the columns are highlighted which means you can move the cursor to any of them You can change any of the information currently on the screen or you can add new items by typing in new ID names or numbers Use the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor from one space to the next You can type new information right over the lines you want to change You can blank out a space by pressing the space bar When you have made all the changes you want press lt F5 gt to enter the products This will record the changes into the Eagle s permanent memory It will also return you back to the Order Menu e Concrete Volume Calculator Used to determine the yardage of concrete required It lists different usage of concrete By entering the dimension of the concrete you will be able to calculate yardage required for slabs footings walls steps and cylinders or piers You can enter the dimension for each specific category and you will get a total for all at the bottom of the screen The hot key for this screen is lt Alt gt lt V gt or lt Alt gt lt C gt Look at the screen below i ica Pri Wat
27. The f switch This will cause EXPS8 to change time stamp format to 05 22 89 13 22 33 By default the time stamp string is MON MAY 22 1998 13 22 33 The d switch This will cause EXPS8 to remove all Comma Quotation Mark Carriage Return and Line Feed delimiter characters The t switch This will cause EXPS8 to replace the Alpha Numeric String field delimiter normally a Quotation Mark character with the character immediately following the t such as t would yield a delimited String field as 1 2 ROCK Version 8 70 F 33 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Changes by Revision Version 8 00 January 31 1995 1 Derived from original EXPS Version 2 07 2 Removed RAVEN support 3 Add t command line switch Version 8 01 March 3 1995 1 Added r command line switch Version 8 02 April 24 1995 1 Added f command line switch Version 8 03 May 5 1995 1 Added support for Metric Customary dual units Version 8 20 February 14 1996 1 Added support for expanding DELIVERY 8 2 Added support for expanding PERFORM 8 Version 8 21 February 28 1996 1 Implemented Alias and Revision fields for PLANT TXT file 2 Added Batchbook Admix Id in Truck field to TRUCK TXT file Version 8 22 April 19 1996 1 Added detection for seconds since Jan 01 1970 stamps of 1 they now show as Jan 01 1980 Version 8 24 June 27 1996 1 Fixed
28. The Eagle will store 1 2 3 or 4 digit truck numbers and insert them into the list of trucks you already have Truck numbers are stored sequentially e Driver Type in the name of the driver for this particular truck It can be letters or numbers up to eight characters You can leave this space blank if you want by pressing the space bar to clear anything that might already be in that field Move on to the next field by pressing either lt Enter gt or one of the arrow keys Version 8 70 4 15 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 16 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information e Loading Rate Type in the loading rate for each truck displayed either in Ib s or kg s according to the measurements your plant uses During discharge the Eagle will automatically adjust its discharge rate to match the truck it is loading This number is what tells the Eagle the maximum aggregate load rate For a better description see General Discharge section in Chapter Two and look at the Default Aggregate Fast Flow Rate section under Code 1 Sequencing e Water Whatever amount you use to wash out the truck it will appear in this field on this menu after the truck has been washed out and will be subtracted from total water if the Apply to Batch field is set to lt Y gt e Apply to Batch Y N Enter lt N gt if you want the water used in washout to just get dumped Enter lt Y gt if you want to compensate for the water in the next loa
29. The name of the current menu appears just below the middle of the screen It should say Batching Menu For every menu you will come to the name will always appear in this same place on the screen At the top of the screen are four blocks the material status blocks Note that there is one for Aggregate Cement Admix and Water These boxes tell you the status of each material with cues like Ready Manual Batch Start Done Load Hold Dump Notice that in the illustration above the message in each box is Ready This is where the status message will appear Further on we will discuss what each word means but for now just remember that the purpose of this status message is to keep the batchman aware of each phase of the batch The boxes for cement and aggregate also include scale readouts which show the current total weight on each scale The readout for water is displayed in gallons if it is metered and pounds if weighed From the Batching Storage Menu every screen you can go to will display these material status blocks This means that no matter what menu you are on as long as it is a part of either the Batching operations or the Storage Operations you will be able to keep track of a load as it is batching while you perform other functions You can watch the scale readouts to see the weight increasing on the scales While the load is batching the status message next to the scale readouts should change with each phase of
30. The total amount of an ingredient in the truck is less than or equal to the target of the total yardage for that ingredient 5 34 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations e Mismatched Mix Designs If there are any mismatches a warning is displayed on the Eagle screen and the operator must issue an override before displaying the Verify Menu See example and screen below Material in Truck not in Mix Design to be batched Batch Setup Menu F6 OVERRIDE Error F7 LOAD Truck F3 VERIFY this one F4 STACK this one F5 BATCH this one F10 RETURN to Batching Menu On this page the mix designs are not matched because there are materials already on the truck that are not called for in the new batch ae 3 4Rock 1825 Lbva a Taro iam wya __ a ros TI II moO eva som 291 5 Lb Yd 291 5 Lb Yd Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 35 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations After displaying the warning message the lt F6 gt prompt is displayed giving the operator the opportunity to override the warning He has three options at this point Option 1 Override and Start Batch If he overrides the warning with the batching error password the batch targets will be adjusted based on the assumption that the material in the truck was batched with the same mix design as the load to be batched causing all materi
31. Volume 0 00 yd3 n n n Teuck foco Mixer Timing Cem Hopper Lb Mix Desc Agg Hopper 0 Lb Flop Gate WET Entered Batch O of 0 Cem Trans n 6 03A4M 12Jul01 As mentioned above some of the titles stretch over two fields Note how in the example above we left the next field to the right blank so that the Mix Description would not get cut off When you are ready to return to the Master Menu press lt F10 gt 2 24 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Batch Setup Screen Options Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu On this screen you will design the Batch Setup Screen Note that the large box in the center of the screen has four columns with highlighted spaces You will type in code numbers to determine what information will appear in each of these fields A field is simply the space where a certain piece of information will appear inside the box on the Batch Setup Screen There are twelve lines for normal length fields beginning at the top of the box Some of the codes are for titles that are twice the normal field length If you are using any of the double length codes you will need to place a 0 zero in the field just to the right of your double length entry Note Please do not use a double length field in the far right column Refer to the list of codes by pressing the lt HELP gt key in the upper left hand corner and scrolling through all of the selections to find the info
32. You do not have to make any changes on the Scale Configuration menu Water Delay This displays only when using metered water Used with Dynablend Code 3 and Metered Water so the delay time for water can be modified 2 74 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu If the field Dynablend Code 3 Discharge has been set to Y the Agg Cem Discharge menu will be changed to display information and allow you to enter information about Code 3 discharge for each scale Scale 1 to 6 would display on this screen and the scale 7 to 12 would display on Second Page of Agg Cem Discharge menu if the scale has been defined on Scale Configuration menu Dynablend Code 3 Discharge Y 1 Agg1 2 Cemi 3 Vat 1 Code 2 Disc Start Delay Start Of Sel End Of scr Open Vib End Vib Min Flow Open Gates AgglOpen CemOpen H2oDump Close Gates AggiCls CemCls i i Vib Gate AggiVib CemVib Agg Cem Discharge Gates 4dj Pause S L Error S L Open S L Close Learn Rate Entered 10 36PM SJul01 F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 37 PH Materials Tells what kind of Class is on this scale The number for this class depends on the order of appearance on Scale Configuration Screen Code 2 Disc If lt Y gt the material in this scale will discharge in code 2 The code 3 discharge sequ
33. You may need to manually open the gates to dump out the material or check to make sure that you don t have a faulty limit switch If the amount is small and is stuck up in the bin you might also want to zero the scale so that the Eagle will overlook the problem Water Batcher Open Warning this message can appear during batching if the weighed water batcher gate is still open You will want to make sure that the gates are in fact closed before you try to override this warning Use the switch on the manual panel to manually close the batcher gate If the message repeats when you try to batch again it may mean you have a faulty limit switch Water Bin Not In Use Error this message can appear on the batching screen if your mix design has called for a material that is not in use To change this error you will have to go to the Water Storage Menu and change the letter lt N gt in the Used column to lt Y gt Version 8 70 A 19 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM A 20 Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Water Gate Open Warning this message can appear when you try to begin a batch and the Eagle has not received a gate closed signal from the limit switch Close the weighed water discharge gate from the switch on the manual panel and try again If you get the same message you may have a faulty limit switch Another possible explanation is that the full close pulse at the end of discharge is not long enough
34. Your mixes are ending up with more material than called for in the target weights This feature tracks deviations and checks it every day Any major deviation indicates a mechanical problem with your plant These values are cleared whenever either Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage is cleared Deviation oO oO Sa alias tal iat fal era So ee See Vere tue Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Daily Rec d Tracks deliveries of incoming material On the Deliveries Screen you enter the number of pounds you have received The Eagle automatically converts this weight into tons and will print inventory in tons When the incoming material is entered in the Deliveries Screen in the Materials Storage Menu it is automatically entered in the Daily Rec d column and On Hand column o o ale heat ore Osc ria Yea peje feb en ae Daily Rec d Tons 0 e Yards Batched in Auto Located at the bottom line of the box This line counts total number of yards batched while the Eagle is in automatic It counts total yards batched for Short Term and Long Term Usage Yards Batched 60 0 60 0 Cement Inventory F Key Prompts Now that you have identified all of the columns in the box look below the Cement Inventory title at the F key prompts e Press lt F1 gt Clear Usage Summaries e Press lt F4 gt e Press lt F5 gt e Press lt F6 g
35. appropriate arrow key Note If Smart Drop is set to lt Y gt in the Extended Plant Option menu the Smart Drop column will show on the Cement Freefall Compensation screen e Smart Drop rate By entering a learn rate on the bottom of the Smart Drop column a drop rate will be entered and updated with each batch of that material If more than one gate is used to batch the material all gates will open in the Smart Drop mode even if the target is less than the fast cut off for the gates To disable a bin set the Smart Drop rate to zero Learning will not effect it Version 8 70 2 49 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Average Weight Per Batch Enter the typical amount of each cement you use per batch To derive this figure take some common mixes and multiply each cement amount by your normal load size Then find the average weight for each of the cements used This figure will tell the Eagle whether to make a large or small batch compensation depending on how far the target weight in a given batch is above or below the mid point of this average figure The Eagle divides this number in half and considers targets above this point Large batches and below this point Small batches e Small Batch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight in a small batch Remember that small batch compensations are greater than large batch compensations because the small batches don t fill the bin
36. both totals back down to zero getting ready for the next day The next day s work can be made to begin at any number sequence you wish Press lt F10 gt twice to return to the Master Menu Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual Chapter 4 Plant Storage Information ey i Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Plant Storage Information Storage Menu Your screen should display a menu very similar to the one pictured below The F4 EXTRA Products Storage key will only appear if you have Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option 1 igg ir 1 Admix 1 Cem 1 Water Ready Storage Menu Fi MIX Storage F2 TRUCK Storage F LOAD Mixer F3 MATERIALS Storage F5 RECEIVED Materials F10 RETURN to Batching Menu 7 00 PH Material Status Blocks At the top of the screen are four blocks the scale readout material status blocks Note that there is one for Aggregate Cement Admix and Water The active scale readouts are available throughout the Batching Storage Menus This allows the operator to start and monitor the batch while inserting new mix design adding a new material entering deliveries etc These boxes tell you the status of each material with cues like Ready Manual Batch Start Done Load Hold Dump Notice that in the illustration above the message in each box is Ready
37. ceml_name string ceml_amount numeric ceml_units string cem2_name string Version 8 70 F 28 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY Version 8 70 F 29 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY percent_moist4 5 4 dp 123 4 signed percent_moist5 5 4 dp 123 4 signed driver_id string aggl_target numeric agg3_target numeric Version 8 70 F 30 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY feasts fome 1 ees re O fome 1 eemi fome 9 ooo amisa O fome 1 aami O fome 1 ooo amisa O fome 1 ooo aaie O fome 1 ooo aeree momere 1 varie nomerie ooo ooo Version 8 70 F 31 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Truck 8 File Structure Level 8 xx ONLY Plants File Structure Level 8 xx OLNY 2 always Pr optional material name string 8 o numeric percent_moisture numeric 5 material_alias string long_term_received numeric eagle_revision string 5 Version 8 70 F 32 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Switches Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer The r switch This will cause EXPS8 to suppress record codes By default EXPS8 will put record codes in each record of each file
38. gt A gt Mg Note TYPE 31 6 13 8 13 8 0 0 0 0 haa EM 2 36 7 8 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 Mg FLYASH 43 2 AA 2 2 3 6 6 6 Megagrams 6 6 0 09 6 6 6 8 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meters Batched 92 5 92 5 Long Term Usage Since 11 18AM 23Nov98 Cement Inventory Fi CLEAR Summaries F6 User defined Inventory Units F4 PRINT Inventory Report p FS EDIT Material On Hand F19 RETURN to End of Day Menu 11 47 AM lt F12 gt switches displayed units any time i during viewing U S Unit Cement Inventory Short Term Long Term Deviation Daily Rec d Material lt Tons Tons C4 lt Tons TYPE I 15 2 15 2 0 0 GEM 2 FLYASH s Y x PAOLA D Y sssseooosns Ssssseooosvss Seqcececooroag PALO x AOLO HOGAN DRAMA H n 121 Long Term Usage Since 11 18AM 23Nov98 Cement Inventory CLEAR Summaries F6 User defined Inventory Units PRINT Inventory Report EDIT Material On Hand Fi RETURN to End of Day Memi O an 5 74 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Metric Admix Inventory lt F12 gt switches display units any time U S Unit Admix Inventory during viewing Version 8 70 5 75 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations R
39. keys you will push to select them If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu the lt F7 gt key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen If you want to enter new information or make changes to existing Admix Storage Menu press lt F5 gt Version 8 70 4 29 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 30 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by new instructions This is your next step you must know the password to make changes to this screen Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not want to change the Admix Storage Menu or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Admix Storage Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Ese to exit Notice that the cursor still rests in the answer space which is now filled with stars You can try again just type another password in right over the stars and press the lt E
40. o ta pet fabs m el fe fs eee ele em Version 8 70 3 19 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 20 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Daily Rec d Tracks deliveries of incoming material On the Deliveries Screen you enter the number of pounds you have received The Eagle automatically converts this weight into tons and will print inventory in tons When the incoming material is entered in the Deliveries Screen in the Materials Storage Menu it is automatically entered in the Daily Rec d column and On Hand column Daily Rec d Tons 24 0 24 ZAR oO ag Gi nee ea conch MS 12 1 apie Yards Batched in Auto Located at the bottom line of the box This line counts total number of yards batched while the Eagle is in automatic It counts total yards batched for Short Term and Long Term Usage Yards Batched 50 0 50 0 Aggregate Inventory F Key Prompts Now that you have identified all of the columns in the box look below the Aggregate Inventory title at the F key prompts Press lt F1 gt Clear Usage Summaries Press lt F4 gt Print Inventory Report Press lt F5 gt Edit Material On Hand Press lt F6 gt Enter or edit User defined Inventory Units Press lt F10 gt Return to the End of Day Menu To make any changes to the data displayed in the inventory box you have to start by pressing one of these F keys We will explain each of these F keys on the next page Version 8
41. on position the inventory security feature is overridden disabled Security is standard on Eagle and Eagle Plus and is optional on the Eagle Junior In the vertical position the override is OFF Security Enabled In the horizontal position the override is ON Security Disabled Version 8 70 D 1 EAG_APPD DOC 103 15 02 1 27 PM Eagle User s Manual Appendix E Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters ey Di Version 8 70 EAG_APPE DOC 03 15 02 1 28 PM Introduction Limitations Eagle Software Setup Steps Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters This Feature is only available with an Eagle Plus system Beginning with Revision 8 30 The Eagle Pluses Water handling capabilities have been expanded so that it can control as many as 2 of 4 waters The third and fourth waters use the IO points from the 12th and 11th admixes respectively The following combinations are now possible Admix Water 6 of 12 2 of 2 6 of 11 2 of 3 6 of 10 2 of 4 If 3 waters are needed they MUST use water bins 1 2 and 3 The 4th water bin can NOT be used unless the 3rd bin is also in use If the 3rd water is used the 12th admix is disabled If the 4th water is used the 11th admix is disabled Use of 3rd and 4th waters requires the presence of the PB6 IO board for Admix 11 and 12 Fill and Admix 11 and 12 Pulse signals 1 On the Admix Storage menu set the Used fields to lt
42. so you will have to type the Mix ID exactly the way it appears on the mix design If you have expanded memory you are allowed to have up to 2000 mix designs Size This is the batch size for each load If you want to change the batch size for this order simply type in the new figure in this space Qty Del The Eagle adds up this item too With each load that is batched the Eagle will automatically add so that you always know how close you are to filling the order Leave this space at zero when you write up the order because the Eagle will add to whatever number is in the space Tax Leave this space blank The Eagle will add in the tax to the subtotal A little further down you will tell the Eagle what tax rate to use when it figures the tax Loads The Eagle will count out the number of loads that you batch as you fill the order When writing in a new order leave this space blank Total Leave this space blank The Eagle will add up the subtotal and the tax and tell you what the total bill for the order will be Start In this space you type in the time that the customer wants you to begin filling the order This will help you organize your batches according to time of day to fill them Spacing Type in a number here that tells you how far apart to space each truck In orders that require multiple trucks your customer probably will not want all five trucks there at once By spacing the trucks you can give your customer
43. the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO2 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO83 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO4 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO5 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO6 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO7 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Cement bin low CEMENTO8 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of
44. the concrete he ordered when he wants it COD This information is picked up from the customer file You can change the billing method for the order just by changing the letter in this space Price You fill in this blank Type in the amount per yard that you will be billing this customer The Eagle will look at this amount when figuring up the subtotal and total Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations 15 16 17 18 Tax You fill in this blank too Type in the tax rate that is required by law in the area you are selling concrete The Eagle will look here when figuring up the total tax Extra Product Type lt N gt if you will not be selling the customer any extra products Type lt Y gt if you will If you type lt Y gt then the Eagle will flash the Extra Products Screen as soon as you try to enter the order So for now tell the Eagle lt Y gt or lt N gt At the end of the order when you try to enter it the Eagle will ask you for the specific Extra Products Del Adr Type in the delivery address You have space for 30 characters on two lines which should be enough for street address and city name Instr Type in any additional instructions for your drivers This information can be made to appear on the Delivery Ticket Default Optional Order Entry Options Depending on the needs of your plant the information down on this part of the main
45. this represents the material that had fallen from the overhead bin when the scale read 2000 pounds yet had not reached the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In this case the Eagle needs 10 pounds of freefall compensation for an accurate batch Note in the above examples the variation of the freefall compensation weight with batch size What accounts for this difference Basically the difference is accounted for in the movement of the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In the small batch the distance between the overhead gate and the top of the material heap is quite large 10 15 feet In the larger batch this distance is substantially less two four feet The difference in distances accounts for a difference in amounts of material in freefall Smaller batches have more material in freefall than do larger batches So the result is that the amount of freefall compensation will vary with batch size Large batch gt Short freefall distance Small compensation value Small batch gt Large freefall distance gt Large compensation value Version 8 70 2 53 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu When you select the Water Freefall Compensation Menu your screen should look like the illustration below The main box has five columns Average Weight Small Batch Large Batch Bin Call for Per Batch Compensation Compensation WATER 1 WATER 2 2000 fi c Dr Learn Rate En
46. 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations The second way that could be used to begin batching concrete is to verify the batch ticket that you have just setup Verify Menu To verify a batch ticket that you have just set up press lt F3 gt from the Batch Setup Menu Your screen will change to look like the illustration below aterial Target OnBoard Status A ia 4 12959 Lb 5550 AIR 9 SAND 4 10437 Lb 4260 CALCIUM 4 112 oz TYPE I 4 2940 Lb 1260 FLYASH 4 356 Lb 150 WATER 1 O Gal WATER 2 4 163 Gal Volume 19 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 7 Cum yd 111 00 Primary Batch Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck Change sator ialsztargets STACK this o START this Batch Fi6 RETURN to Batching Menu 9 29 AM In the illustration you should notice that the Verify Screen is very similar to the Batching Screen Notice that there is a ticket broken down into individual materials You can see by looking at the screen how much 3 8 rock is called for and how much sand is called for You can also see the target weights for the cement the admix and the water If you go to the Verify Menu from the Batch Setup Screen you will look at a break out of the batch that you just set up You can also verify any one of the tickets on the ticket stack which you will see later The purpose of the Verify Screen is to give you a chanc
47. 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Unassigned Gate in Manual Batch Notice this message can appear during batching The Eagle has found a gate opening that has not yet been assigned to a scale To correct this oversight you will need to go to the Plant Setup Menu and check your gate assignments in the material batching menus Unassigned Water Gate in Manual Batch Notice manual batching was attempted with a gate signal that does not have a material assigned to it Unentered changes Enter Y to exit anyway Warning the operator made changes on a screen then pressed lt F10 gt to exit the screen without pressing lt F5 gt to save the edits Use Unused Bin for Matrix Mixer Setup Notice the operator tried to use an alternate bin for matrix mixer freefall and jogging and specified a bin that was already in use w Footing Width is Too Large For Slab Length Warning the footing width specified will not fit on a slab of the specified length w Footing Width is Too Large For Slab Width Warning the footing width specified will not fit on a slab of the specified width Warning Truck Washed Out Water and or Admix in Truck Notice the truck entered in the setup has water and or admix from a washout cycle Water Batcher Not Empty Notice this message can appear on the batching screen when you tell the Eagle to begin batching if the water weigh up bin is not yet empty
48. 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Field Number Selections Description Batch END Time ELASPED Time Agg 1 Source Agg 2 Source Agg 3 Source Agg 4 Source Cem 1 Source Cem 2 Source Total YARDAGE Wat in Slurry Cem in Slurry Tot Wat w Slurry Weighed Units Water Units Admix Units Total Water Total Agg Moist Ord Grand Subttl Ord Grand Tax Ord Grand Total Total H20 lbs Parallel Status Actual Mix Time Absolute Volume Resume Printing W C P Ratio Actual Slurry W C COD Y N Ticket ID Order ID Customer ID Qty Ordered Qty Delivered Loads Delivered Eagle User s Manual No Description 256 Order Price 257 Order Tax 258 Delivery Addr 1 259 Deliver Addr 2 260 Order Instr 1 261 Order Instr 2 262 User 1 Data 263 User 2 Data 264 User 3 Data 265 User 4 Data 266 User 5 Data 267 User 6 Data 268 User 7 Data 269 User 8 Data 270 User 9 Data 271 User 10 Data 272 Extra 1 ID 273 Extra 2 ID 274 Extra 3 ID 275 Extra 4 ID 276 Extra 5 ID 277 Extra 6 ID 278 Extra 1 Qty 279 Extra 2 Qty 280 Extra 3 Qty 281 Extra 4 Qty 282 Extra 5 Qty 283 Extra 6 Qty 284 Extra 1 Price 285 Extra 2 Price 286 Extra 3 Price 287 Extra 4 Price 288 Extra 5 Price 289 Extra 6 Price Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 29
49. 33 Please remit payment to Command Alkon Inc 605 East Safari Pkwy C4 Grand Prairie TX 75050 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Print Daily Activities Report ONLY with Order Entry Ticket Printing General overview per order including all tickets information and summarizes all order information for that day See sample printout below Daily Activity Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Order 1 HALL CONSTRUCTION 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75990 m 3 11PM 2Jul01 v 3 18PM 24ul01 3 38 PM 2Jul01 2Jul01 Daily Activity Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Today s Total Qty Delivered Today s Total Loads Delivered Today s Total Amount COD Today s Total Amount on Account Today s Grand Total Today s Active Orders Estimated Today s Total Qty Remaining Today s Total Loads Remaining Total Qty Remaining Total Loads Remaining Total Qty Remaining Total Loads Remaining Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE DALLAS TX 75226 8 750 1 00 8 250 576 33 52 00 8 250 1 00 8 250 573 73 0 00 0 000 1 00 8 250 10 83 0 00 0 000 2Jul01 30 00 Yards 3 0 00 597 89 597 89 98 00 Yards 49 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Print Daily Received Inventory Tracks deliveries of new material Material quantities received through the Deliveries Screen are trans
50. 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Clear Summaries Clear Short Term Usage To select this option from the Aggregate Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt A rectangular box with three options to choose from will replace the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the first item on the list which should already be highlighted If it is not use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Short Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to clear Short Term Usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Aggregate Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Ese to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exi
51. 8 22 AM Look at the illustration above This is how the Water Pulse Calibration Menu should appear on your screen In the center of the box are three headings e Water Lists up to two types of water You cannot make changes to this column on this screen Refer to the Water Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column Stay on this screen if you want to make changes to the information in either of the two remaining columns which are highlighted on your screen Read below for an explanation of how to use this screen to adjust the calibration and coast pulses for the water meters on your plant e Gal Pulse The numbers listed in this column should match the calibration of each water meter showing the number of gallons per pulse To adjust this figure move the cursor to the blank you want with the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key When the cursor is in place enter the number you want Many water meters are calibrated at 1 gal pulse Yours may be 2 gal pulse or 4 gal pulse In the event that your meter is slightly off you can make very fine adjustments by using decimal figures Write in the correct number of gallons that pass through with each pulse ex 1 02 gal pulse 2 58 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Coast Pulses This column allows you to close the valve on your water before you reach your target Remember the importance of taking freef
52. A TEST POINT A I Q Amt TEST POINT A a PICO FUSE O N PICO FUSE BLACK aK REMOVABLE YELLOW o N amp REMOVABLE OUTPUT gt B TEST POINT B INPUT gt lt x o B 157 POINT B MODULE MODULE n RESISTOR Q O he RESISTOR DO DO NOT REMOVE D NOT REMOVE Pa de fel RED H TO REPLACE THE OAC OR IAC TURN POWER OFF UNSCREW THE MODULE FROM THE PB BOARD AND GENTLY PULL THE MODULE OUT OF THE SOCKET THEN INSERT A NEW MODULE IN THE SOCKET AND TIGHTEN TO REPLACE THE PICO FUSE TURN POWER OFF REMOVE THE MODULE IF NECESSARY THEN USING A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS GRASP THE PICO FUSE AT ONE END AND GENTLY PULL REPEAT ON OTHER END TO INSERT BEND THE LEGS TO FIT INTO THE HOLES CUT OFF EXCESS LEAD WIRE AND INSERT INTO THE HOLES Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation TROUBLESHOOTING THE AUTOMATIC OUTPUT OAC In a normal automatic operation when the computer turns on an output the red LED under the module lights up and closes the contact in the OAC This applies power at the PSI EAGLE terminal see Fig 3 In an abnormal automatic operation the computer tries to turn on output the red LED under the module lights up but the gate or fill solenoid does not operate IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM THE MATERIAL BEING CALLED FOR WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN GATE IS NOT OPEN NOTHING BEING WEIGHED UP REFER TO DWG 1 ON THE DOOR OF THE PSI EAGLE FIND LOCATION OF
53. AA Height in bent rds ECE in 0 00 BA in 0 00 ECA ft 0 90 NICO ft MIO ft 0 00 Diameter Depth Number BO in MO E Total Landing Cubic Tord Slab ann ce po w Footing Footing BECA ft BEA in Wall ECAJ ft MCR in Steps MEA ft Min Column Caisson or Pier 6 66 Concrete Volume Calculator F2 CLEAR Calculator F7 LOAD Mixer Fi RETURN to Previous Screen 2 47 PM 5 68 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Batch Setup Menu U S Units Field 430 Print Metric has been added to allow the operator to specify the units Order SNE Mix ID MEDS Mix Desc 3000 PSI system in which Volume 3 Adjust Cust ID to print batch Truck SERED na 0 7 Mix in Truck recordation A Y il Tia SATA x r x in this field will fea CALCIUM cause the batch Print Metric 1 to print metric Och n Batch Speciali eevee units and a N Instri Call customer first will cause the Primary Batch batch recordation Batch Setup Menu to print F LOAD Truck customary F3 VERIFY this one F4 STACK this one F5 BATCH this one F10 RETURN to Batching Menu 11 14 AM lt f12 gt switches displayed units any time during Batch Setup Menu Metric Units viewing Pri Cem Lb Ready Pri Water Gal Ready Ready When using the Order MEE Mix ID MEEA Mix Des
54. Admix Inventory information for your plant e Material Displays the names of all bin contents You can hold up to 12 names You pick the names for the materials in each admix bin The names above are only examples To fill in the material descriptions for the contents of the admix bins on your plant refer to the Admix Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column Version 8 70 3 35 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 36 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e On Hand Inventory Tracks the depletion and usage of stored or On Hand admix for your plant The On Hand Inventory is expanded by either entering admix through the Deliveries Screen or by adjusting the On Hand inventory The admixes are depleted automatically as the plant uses the material On Hand Gal or Lb 999 2 993 7 1000 0 996 0 1000 0 1000 0 e Short Term Tells you how much admix you have used in your short term period The length of the short term is up to you If you clear Short Term Usage out at the end of each day then it will be a daily usage summary If you clear it out every week it will be a weekly usage summary The amount of admix is listed in gallons Short Term Gal or Lb Se ele la leila lel sy eat tele jae ea Joe etm ele ee ea a a Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Long Term Tells you how much admix you have used
55. At the bottom of the box is the title Code 2 Sequencing Below this is one line Since Code 2 sequencing is a timed delay unrestricted flow of aggregate cement and water all the Eagle requires is the amount of delay time seconds prior to discharging the class of material Once discharge starts it goes at full speed Code 3 Discharge DynaBlend is an improvement over Code 3 flow control DynaBlend is especially useful for blending multiple materials in the same class when the plant configuration allows individual material discharge control See page 2 65 for details Version 8 70 2 67 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu General Discharge General Discharge DynaBlend Code 3 Disc ny End of Discharge Full Open i sec End of Discharge Full Close Mf sec Discharge Code 1 3 Enter the code you want As stated above discharge sequences indicate which materials you will control and which materials you will not control during discharge Code 1 Controlled independent aggregate discharge controlled dependent cement discharge An independent variable is when the operator determines the flow by setting up the rate of discharge A dependent variable is when the computer determines the flow based on what the aggregate flow rate is By selecting this discharge code the Eagle will maintain a ribbon feed discharge sequence during the entire discharge cycle To achieve the flow rate cont
56. Attached Bins Input Material i 5 6 Agg Cem ca Wat i ZZZZZAI ZZZZZZOA Scale zero interlock N Entered 2 98AM 19Apr00 Scale Configuration F5 EDIT Scale Configuration Fi RETURN to Plant Setup Hank vai Go to the Water Freefall and Water Jogging menus and enter settings for the new bin s Enter new settings for the new bins Average Weight Small Batch Large Batch Bin Call for Per Batch WATER 1 Learn Rate Water Freefall Compensation F5 ENTER this Configuration F1 RETURN to Plant Setup Hank 516 AM Version 8 70 E 3 EAG_APPE DOC 103 15 02 1 28 PM E4 Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters Enter new settings for the new bins Small dog Target i ubi a 0 B O B a 1 t Learn Rate Water Jogging Data F5 ENTER this Configuration Fi RETURN to Plant Setup Menti ia an 4 Ifusing metered water go to the Water Pulse Calibration menu and enter the pulse calibrations for the new bin s Enter new water pulse calibrations Gal Pulse Coast Pulses L Pulse WATER 1 1 00 i 3 79 WATER 2 Mi 3 79 WATER 3 i i 3 29 WATER 4 3 79 Temper Water 3 79 Entered 2 21AM 19Apr00 Water Pulse Calibration Menu F5 ENTER this Configuration Fi RETURN to Plant Setup Meni SAH Version 8 70 EAG_APPE DOC 03 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters 5 Go to the Mix Storage menu and
57. BLACK OPTO THAT OPERATES THAT PARTICULAR MATERIAL CALL FOR SUPPORT IS THE RED LED UNDER THE OAC LIT PUT TEST PROBE ON SCREW ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE OAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT PUT TEST PROBE AT TEST POINT B TO THE RIGHT OF THE OAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT NO REPLACE THE OAC REPLACE THE PICO FUSE REFER TO PLANT DRAWINGS TO FIND WHAT TERMINAL NUMBER WIRE GOES TO PUT TEST PROBE ON THAT TERMINAL DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT CALL FOR SUPPORT PROBLEM IS OUT IN THE PLANT Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation TROUBLESHOOTING THE INPUT IAC The devices that are connected to the input modules can be limit switches float switches conveyor input flop gate input and manual inputs for manual batching In a normal operation when a switch is closed the red LED lights showing that the signal is being detected In an abnormal operation the red LED will not be lit and an error message will be displayed i e Batcher Open Conveyor Not Running or no manual recordation IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IF AN ERROR MESSAGE IS RECEIVED OR NO MANUAL RECORDATION REFER TO DWG 1 ON THE DOOR OF THE PSI EAGLE FIND LOCATION OF YELLOW OPTO THAT IS RECEIVING THE INPUT FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM I IS THE RED LED UNDER THE IAC LIT PUT TEST PROBE ON SCREW ABOVE AND TO THE
58. Batch Screen when a scale or scales are assigned in the scale configuration screen but are not used e Secondary Printer Configuration Problem Error this message can appear on the Printer Configuration Screen if you try to configure a printer that is not available or if you designate a serial or parallel port that the Eagle does not have Version 8 70 A 15 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Setup 1 Input Not Active Notice the operator tried to start a batch from setup 1 without activating the setup 1 input Setup 2 Input Not Active Notice the operator tried to start a batch from setup 2 without activating the setup 2 input Setup 3 Input Not Active Notice the operator tried to start a batch from setup 3 without activating the setup 3 input Setup 4 Input Not Active Notice the operator tried to start a batch from setup 4 without activating the setup 4 input Stack is FULL Error this message can appear when you are setting up batches and stacking the tickets on the Ticket Menu It means that once the stack is full you cannot stack any more until you either delete or batch some of the tickets on the stack Start Conveyor Error this message can appear when you try to begin discharge but have not yet turned on the belt You must turn the conveyor on before the Eagle will discharge Steps Landing is Too Large For Steps Lengt
59. Change Materials Targets F4 STACK this one F5 START this Batch F19 RETURN to Batching Menu 11 36 AM 5 70 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Batching Batching Menu U S Units Note _ This weight indication will always be 18500 Lh 18489 Done displayed in the 14910 Lh 14926 Done CALCIUM 168 oz units of the Primary Indicator TYPE I 4206 Lb 4200 Done FLYASH 500 Lb 500 Done Volume 19 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 z Cum yd 111 00 PELLI ENI am A n ori rulla yh te oi potrete co Beet VINEE BACE H Batching Menu STORAGE Menu CUSTOMERS F STOP Loading ORDERS F8 STOP Water Ticket STACK BATCH Setup Fi RETURN to Master Menu 11 35 AM lt f12 gt switches displayed units Batching Menu Metric Units any time during viewing terial Target fctual Status 20MM RK 8391 k 8388 Done AIR 414 mL 414 Done DERE INNESTA Calcium 4732 nL 4732 Done TYPE I 1905 kg 1905 Done FLYASH 227 kg 225 Done Volume 7 65 m3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 68 kg s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 Cum m3 38 23 Primary Batch Batching Menu Fi STORAGE Menu F2 CUSTOMERS F AUTO Discharge F3 ORDERS F8 START Water F4 Ticket STACK F5 BATCH Setup FiO RETURN to Master Menu 11 34 AM Version 8 70 5 71 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagl
60. Entered 1 32 PM 28Aug01 When you print out any of the ticket summaries a letter m will appear next to the ticket number to indicate that the ticket has been modified 3 50 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Void A Ticket Press lt F3 gt to void the ticket on the screen As soon as you press this key a message Voided Ticket will appear at the bottom of the box Compare your screen to the illustration below 14 of 200 used Ticket 13 Order 6 Cust ID Joe Bob Truck 1 Mix ID 4 Size 9 00 yds Adjust 0 00 yds Time Batched COD Y Price 50 00 Tax 7 000 2 55 PM 24Jun99 Extra Products Qty Per ID Description Unit Price Tax 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 000 Voided Ticket Entered 1 32 PM 28Aug99 When you print out any of the ticket summaries a letter v will appear next to the ticket number to indicate that the ticket has been voided When you are ready to return to the End of Day Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 3 51 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Summary 3 52 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations The Summary Menu tells you the total number of yards of concrete batched for the short term period It tells you how many yards adjusted for the same period Also displayed on this menu is the number of the upcoming ticket and batch Compare your screen to the illustration below Batched 60 00 Ya
61. Let s say you or another batchman makes a typing error If this error puts the amount of aggregate either too low or too high the Eagle will not accept the mix One thing to remember is that you should set your aggregate limits to allow for moisture compensation Let s say the maximum limit for sand will be 1000 pounds per yard If you have any moisture compensation values in and try to batch 1000 pounds of sand the Batch Screen will tell you that you are over the limit What has happened is that when the Eagle compensated for the moisture it added sand If you have a moisture value of 5 for example the Eagle will add approximately 55 more pounds of sand putting you over the weight limit To get around this figure the maximum amount of sand you will use Let s say it is 1 000 pounds just to keep things simple Now calculate the maximum moisture level you will allow and still batch Usually this figure is around 9 Now multiply the two figures Maximum allowable weight per yard X maximum moisture level In our example this would be 1 000 Ibs X 09 or 9 90 Ibs So 90 lbs is the most weight you could ever have from moisture compensation Add this to the over limit weight and enter the new number in our example 1090 Ibs into the Over column Your new over limit now allows for fluctuations weight due to moisture compensation Tolerances This column has two numbers The first blank has a sign in front of it This is what is
62. MEE Loading rate EZ Lb s Water MG Lb Apply to Batch ln Washed Out N Admix o Load Size Yards Mix ID 50000 Max Weight 0 00 Tons Truck Menu Fi FIND a Truck F2 CLEAR Washout F LOAD Mixer F3 DELETE This Truck F4 PRINT All Trucks FS ENTER This Truck F10 RETURN to Storage Menu 3 16 AM Like all of the Storage Menus at the top of the screen above the Truck Menu you will see the material status blocks You can keep an eye on the load that is batching while you change truck data For a more detailed explanation of the status blocks at the top of the screen go back to the section on the Batching Storage Menu in Chapter One The Truck Menu occupies the center of the screen Below it is the title Truck Menu and the F key prompts that you can use on this menu At the top of the box set into the top right corner is a line that tells you how many trucks you have stored on this menu n of 250 used You can store up to 250 trucks Each time you add a truck the number n will increase by one Each time you delete a truck the number n will decrease by one Inside the menu are three lines which display specific information for each truck The Eagle automatically displays the first truck on the list when you call up this menu Before going on to learn how to perform the various operations available through the F keys look at each of the information fields e Truck This field accepts numbers ONLY
63. N gt for the Admix bins that correspond to the water bins that are to be used If enabling water bin 3 set the Used field for Admix bin 12 to lt N gt If enabling water bin 4 set the Used field for Admix bin 11 to lt N gt Change to lt N gt if enabling water bins P Read Din Natera Uscd f Under iver l20x TolerancesttinTo1 AIR o 8 0 3 0 3 07 202 15 0 3 0 3 07 202 25 0 3 0 3 07 202 SUPER CALCIUM NC Sa Ben Sai a 29 18 DELVO ZIEZ ZIO D eo ZZzZzZzzecKweKeez SAAS 9A nesienzziona TIA Entered me Admix Storage Menu F LOAD Mixer F3 EDIT Admix Limits F4 EDIT Sources Aliases F5 EDIT these Admixes Fi RETURN to Storage Menu ira PA Version 8 70 E 1 EAG_APPE DOC 103 15 02 1 28 PM E 2 Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters 2 Onthe Water Storage menu set up the water bin s to be used Enter information in all fields including a lt Y gt in the Used field Press lt F5 gt and put in material names and change the Used fields to lt Y gt Version 8 70 EAG_APPE DOC 03 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters 3 If using weighed water go to the Scale Configuration menu and add lt Y gt entries to attach the new bin s to the water scale Change to lt Y gt to attach the new bin s to the water scale A dmix Water i Gal Ready so Scale Type of
64. Options Menu the column titled Order will be changed to Ticket All of this information comes from the Batch Setup Screen e Toggle displayed fields The information display on the Stack Menu Screen can be modified from the standard information To modify the information display on the screen press lt F1 gt lt F1 gt will toggle the standard information from the Delivery Address to mix ID load size and slump target Pressing lt F1 gt again will restore the original delivery information e Delete a Ticket The first step to deleting a ticket from the ticket stack is to choose which ticket from the stack you want to get rid of Locate the arrow key on the left side of the order column You can move this pointer up or down by pressing the arrow keys Move the pointer until it is next to the ticket you want to delete The second step is to press lt F3 gt to delete the ticket As soon as you delete the ticket will disappear from the stack and all the tickets below it will move up one Only local tickets can be deleted e Verify a Ticket Select the ticket you want to verify by moving the pointer up or down with the arrow keys When the pointer is next to the ticket you want to verify press lt F5 gt Your screen will change and the Verify Menu will appear In the box will be all the target weights for the materials in that mix Refer to the section on the Verify Menu later in this chapter if you want to know what to do on
65. REPLACE gt THE PICO ON THE PLANT Version 8 70 PROBLEM IS OUT Installation 11 Hot Keys Keystrokes lt Alt gt lt F7 gt lt Alt gt lt W gt lt Alt gt lt T gt lt Alt gt lt V gt lt Alt gt lt C gt lt Alt gt lt B gt lt Alt gt lt I gt lt Alt gt lt J gt lt Gray Plus gt lt Gray Minus gt lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt lt Esc gt Eagle User s Manual Installation The following keystroke combinations activate functions as listed below They can be used to invoke utility software functions or allow real time operator input during automatic mode batching Requires enabling in the Extended Plant Options in the Plant Setup section of the software 12 Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation Consumable Parts List The following list of parts are ones that require routine replacement at normal or predictable intervals These parts may be obtained from the Command Alkon Dallas Customer Service department Customer Service Number 1 800 852 4565 01 008 Octal Relay Version 8 70 13 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Field Replaceable Parts The following list of parts may be ordered from the Command Alkon Dallas Customer Service department to repair an Eagle Batching controller Some of the parts below are returnable for an exchange credit Custome
66. Readout Manual Calibration Zero Calibration 1 Remove all weight from the scale before performing this calibration 2 Referring to the Scale Readout Menu Map diagram step to the CAL menu by pressing the SELECT button Enter this menu by pressing the ASTERISK button Note If the display prompt reads PASS then a password needs to be entered at this point See Password section 3 Now the prompt should read ZErO Press the ASTERISK button to enter the zero calibration mode Now the prompt reads SEt Be sure the scale is empty then press the ASTERISK button Now the zero calibration is automatically performed the data is saved and the display returns to the normal weight display mode C 10 Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Full Scale Calibration 1 This function is called full scale calibration but since we can only hang a small percentage of the full scale weight precision weights typically range from 500 to 2000 Ibs this is the most accurate point for calibration Use as much weight as possible without exceeding the scale capacity Load the scale now with the precision weight Referring to the Scale Readout Menu Map diagram step to the CAL menu by pressing the SELECT button Enter this menu by pressing the ASTERISK button Note If the display prompt reads PASS then a password needs to be entered See Password section Press the SELECT butt
67. Short Form Prints out a list that includes the Customer ID COD Y N a telephone number and the full name of the customer from the Billing Address Each customer takes up only one line Long form Prints out the Customer ID COD Y N a full three line address and all three lines from the telephone space on the Customer Screen Instead of each customer occupying one line each customer takes up three lines Edit Items on the Customer Menu You can do three things on the Customer Menu that are considered editing functions First you can add a new customer second you can change a customer already on the list or third you can delete a customer already on the list From the Customer Menu press lt F5 gt to edit customer list The Customer Menu prompts are replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom of the screen Compare the illustration below to your screen display Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not want to edit the customer list or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Customer Menu without going further Version 8 70 5 7 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in
68. Soft I O for other scales Close Gate Display existing signal for Agg1 Agg2 Cem 1 and enter the Soft I O for other scales Vib Gate Display existing signal for Agg1 Cem 1 and enter the Soft I O for other scales This field doesn t apply to Water Scales Adj Pause Same as original screen S L Error Enter the small error before the slash and the large error after the slash S L Open Enter the small open time before the slash and the large open time after the slash S L Close Enter the small close time before the slash and the large close time after slash Learn Rate Same as original screen Limitations This feature requires Soft I O for gate control and there are single open close signals for each scale instead of Fast Final gates for each class This feature is incompatible with the following Paid Options FB MultiDrop SmallBatcher and Decumulative Batching 2 76 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Admix Batch Discharge On this screen you will tell the Eagle how it will discharge admixes whether admix is measured into a bottle or directly through a meter or weighed admixes and the sequence of discharge Compare the illustration below to your screen Into Onto With With Last Blow Call for Bottle Water Agg Head Tail Drop Delay After AIR vl N I Il sec sec UR y y I I sec sec SUPER I I sec sec CALCIUM I I sec sec NC i I sec sec DELVO Y N I I
69. TO ENTER LPT1 IN THE PRIMARY PORT LINE THEN USE PAGE UP TO ENTER COMM1 IN THE SECONDARY PORT LINE AND USE PAGE UP TO ENTER 9600 IN THE SECONDARY BAUD RATE LINE PRESS F5 TO ENTER CONFIGURATION DOES THE PRINTERWORK NOW CONTINUE BATCHING CALL FOR SUPPORT Version 8 70 7 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation THE AUTOMATIC INPUT AND OUTPUT The Output OAC and Input IAC modules are located on the PB Boards Fig 2 which are located on the right side of the PSI EAGLE Box Fig 1 The OAC Fig 3 is black in color and is responsible for communications between the PSI EAGLE and the concrete plant These operate various fill discharge open and close signals that control the plant during automatic batching and discharging The IAC Fig 4 is yellow in color and receives incoming signals from the plant and Manual Switch Panel during batching and discharging These signals include limit switches manual batching of materials float switches and liquid measuring meters for water and admixes The OAC and IAC are dedicated to certain functions and these are shown on the inside door of the PSI EAGLE DWG 1 FIGURE 1 PSI EAGLE BOX FIGURE 2 PB BOARD FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 OAC BLACK IAC YELLOW TO PSI TERMINAL TO PSI TERMINAL TO 110 220 VAC STRIP OUTPUT NEUTRAL 2 Ea STRIP INPUT O
70. TXT Kbytes Transferred Percent Transferred 100 Sending Completed e Press Ctrl Emergency Stop To restart the Eagle Version 8 70 F 6 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer MS Kermit gt Prompt Commands Connect Get Hang up Quit Status Set Baud 2400 Set Port 1 Modem Commands ATDT 262 7120 CTRL amp C Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Gives a list of Kermit Commands Puts the Kermit program into the modem command screen Starts the file retrieval process Disconnects the modem Places the modem back on hook Exits the Kermit program and returns the user to DOS List the Communications parameters for the modem Sets the baud rate to 2400 Sets the Comm Port to 1 Places the modem in a call mode and dials the number Places the cursor off the modem command line must be used prior to exiting Closes the modem command screen and returns to the MS Kermit gt Prompt F 7 Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Modem Commands Modem commands can be sent from any computer to set certain parameters in a modem for example Auto Answer There are programs that make it much easier to access and monitor the modem but the modem can be accessed from DOS by using echo commands The following are a few examples that may be helpful in the field to verify that the modems are responding to the computer etc Echo ATSO 1 gt com1 Sets t
71. The status message will always appear in this same place The purpose of this status message is to keep the batchman aware of each phase of the batch The boxes for cement and aggregate also include scale readouts which show the current weight on each scale The readout for water is displayed in gallons if it is metered and pounds if weighed You can watch the scale readouts to see the weight increasing on the scales While the load is batching the status message next to the scale readouts should change with each phase of the batch Here is a list of possible prompts that will appear in the material status blocks during weigh up and discharge e Ready Means that the weigh bin is empty discharge gates are shut and the bin is ready to begin weighing up the next batch e Batch Indicates that material is being batched into the weigh hopper Version 8 70 4 1 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 2 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Done Tells you when weigh up of material is complete Load Means material is ready to be discharged into truck or mixer Hold Appears during discharge material is waiting for its turn Discharge sequence is set on Plant Setup Menu The Eagle will hold during discharge according to the rules you set for it on those setup screens Dump Means that material is discharging Watch the aggregate and cement scale weights decrease as material falls out of the bin Water if weighed will als
72. Tickets By Order ONLY with Order Entry Ticket Printing Prints out a list of the day s tickets but arranges them according to the order In other words all tickets that were batched to fill an order are grouped together See sample printout below List of Tickets by Order Name COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Cust ID HALL CONSTRUCTION 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75990 45 m 3 11PM 2dJul01 287 46 v 3 13PM 2Jul01 306 1 Tickets Voided Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 5 39 PM 2Jul01 Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE DALLAS TX 75226 8 750 1 00 8 250 52 00 8 750 8 250 3 9 3 10 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print Invoices By Order ONLY with Order Entry Ticket Printing Prints out all outstanding invoices by the order The title CUSTOMER INVOICE appears in the top right corner Each order includes all tickets that have not yet been paid The arrangement is just like the Tickets By Order described in the previous page except that only those tickets which have not been paid are listed At the end of the invoice the number of tickets total yards price and tax are all totaled up See sample printout below CUSTOMER INVOICE 5 53 PM 2Mar01 Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE HALL CONSTRUCTION DALLAS TX 75226 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75990 Slump 3 Due at ASAP Phone 214 555 9032 M 45 m 3 11PM 2May00 287 10 00 10 00 1 Tickets Total 10 Yards 530 00 46 33 576
73. To assist you in managing your security we have included this password form Remove it and copy freely and store the filled in table in a secure location 5 digits num Day Month Year Password category Person s issued to password Soi o ae N So el ve ae o o e eee w we o o le o o o se ss o o a l o o o o o w l 2 86 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Power Failure Warning Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu The Power Failure Warning feature has been added to the Eagle It will now process the Power Failure Monitor function if the previous batch is interrupted by loss of power or by pressing the Ctrl E keys before the discharge is completed e A Power Failure Monitor password has been added in the Password Menu If a nonzero value is entered for this password that value will be required in order to allow the Eagle to return to normal operations e When the system is started the Power Failure Warning Menu will be displayed instead of the Master Menu if the previous batch is interrupted by power loss or if the Ctrl E key has been pressed before the discharge is completed This menu will display a warning message and the Mix ID Order ID Truck Number Load Size Ticket Number Start Time of an interrupted batch and current weights on each of the configured scales If both foreground batch and background batch are interrupted information will be displayed for the earliest one started WARNING A P
74. Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information 6 Cement Choose up to three different cements for each mix design Position the cursor in the first line then select the kind of cement you will use Do not try to type in your own names The letters on the keyboard won t work when the cursor is in this space Instead use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the existing list of cements The Eagle reads these names from the Cement Storage Menu refer to the Cement Storage Menu section in Chapter Four sun Lb yd3 When you have scrolled through to the name of the cement you want press the lt Enter gt key to select it The cursor will move to the next space on the right Type in the weight per yard by using the number pad on the right side of the keyboard then press the lt Enter gt key The cursor will move down to the next line in the cement column Enter the name and amount in the same way for any additional cement you will use in this mix design 7 Admix Choose up to six different admixes for each mix design Position the cursor in the first line then select the kind of admix you will use Do not try to type in your own names The letters on the keyboard won t work when the cursor is in this space Instead use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the existing list of admixes The Eagle reads these names from the Admix S
75. a ticket the first thing to do is display it on the screen Look back to the section within this chapter called To Find a Ticket if you do not know how to display the ticket you want on the screen You must have the ticket that you want to edit in the box in the middle of the screen before you can begin editing Once you have the ticket you want to edit on the screen press lt F5 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by a message Please enter password Ese to exit Type in the correct password If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Tickets Summary Menu When you type in the correct password the ticket currently displayed on the screen will become highlighted You can make changes to any of these highlighted spaces Modify A Ticket You can make changes to any of the highlighted spaces on the screen simply by typing new information over the old When you have made the changes that you want press lt F5 gt to enter the changes As soon as you enter the changes a message Modified Ticket appears in the bottom of the box Compare your screen to the following illustration 14 of 200 used Ticket 0 Order 7 CustID Fishel Truck 7 Mix ID 1001 Size 9 00 yds Adjust 0 00 yds Time Batched COD N Price 12 00 Tax 8 250 2 55 PM 24Jun01 Extra Products Qty Per ID Description Unit Price 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 Modified Ticket
76. a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit is blinking press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit from 0 to 9 then back to 0 When all digits are correct press the ASTERISK button to enter the value when no digits are blinking Note The display will then return to the normal weight display mode Whenever stepping through the menus or changing values if the ZERO button is pressed the display will return to the normal weight display mode and no changes will be made 7 Repeat the process of pressing the SELECT button and stepping into the SEtUP menu Next press the ASTERISK button The display should now read GrAd Then press the SELECT button and the display should read CAP Next press the ASTERISK button to enter the mode to change the value of scale CAPacity As with the graduations the present value is now displayed Change the value by pressing the SELECT button and save it as described in step 6 which set the graduation size Now that the initial setup is complete we need to adjust the gain if using load cells Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Gain Adjustment performed at installation time 1 The initial knob setting for load cell gain should be 1 to prevent overdriving the amplifier The jumpers W1 W2 and W3 should not be installed initially If using scale pots set the gain knob to 0 install the jumpers W1 W2 W3 an
77. amount of each aggregate you use per batch To derive this figure take some common mixes and multiply each aggregate amount by your normal load size Then find the average weight for each of the aggregates used This figure will tell the Eagle whether to make a large or small batch compensation depending on how far the target weight in a given batch is above or below the mid point of this average figure The Eagle divides this number in half and considers targets above this point Large batches and below this point Small batches e Small Batch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight in a small batch Remember that small batch compensations are greater than large batch compensations because the small batches do not fill the bin up as high The bigger the gap between the gate and the bin level the greater the freefall weight will be Use the chart below to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin e Large Batch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight for a large load As explained above the large batch compensation is smaller than compensation for a small batch Use the chart below to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin Batcher Capacity Compensation Lbs Small Load Large Load This table lists approximate compensation values based on batcher size These numbers should be used as starting points during initial installation The Eagl
78. an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below assword Please enter password Esc to egit You must know the password to add change or delete customers from the list If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Customer Menu If you do know the password type it and press the lt Enter gt key The screen will change slightly The long narrow box at the bottom of the screen now has a different set of instructions Compare the box on your screen to the illustration below ADD a customer Esc to exit CHANGE this customer DELETE this customer Note that the first option on the list ADD a customer is highlighted Use the down arrow key to highlight either of the other two options When you have highlighted the option that you want select it by pressing the lt Enter gt key If you do not want to select any of these editing options press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Customer Menu Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Adda Customer Let s say that you want to add a customer to the existing customer list From the Customer Menu press lt F5 gt The Eagle will ask for a password Type in the password then select ADD a customer by pressing the lt Enter gt key when this option is highlighted Once you select the ADD a customer option the features of
79. and the Eagle will tell you Bad password But the cursor remains in the answer blank so that you can try again If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Aggregate Inventory Menu Once you have entered the correct password the screen will show the On Hand column highlighted The cursor rests at the top line Now you can change the values in any of the materials By pressing the lt Enter gt key you can skip down the column and change the numbers you want to change You can also move the cursor up and down with the arrow keys Notice that the cursor will not move beyond the highlighted area User defined Inventory Units This feature is used when you want to receive inventory in different unit than what you sell the inventory at Pressing the lt F6 gt key will display the setup information for that material class Editing of the setups is protected by the Supervisor Editing password The setup information consists of twelve numeric fields for entering a conversion factor for each material a 4 character text field for entering the units label and a Yes No field to tell the Eagle if it should use the user defined units The units label will appear on the Deliveries Menu on the inventory screen and on the Inventory and Delivery reports The conversion factors are used when adjusting the on hand inventory and long term and short term usage for each load batched Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 P
80. bar graphs and digital weight indicator Version 8 70 2 7 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Use H20 Reducer Reduction Factor Y N If the field is set to Y this feature will be enabled If the field is set to N this feature will be disabled A column of Type fields has been added on the Admix Storage Menu The PG_UP and PG_DOWN key will toggle the fields with A R and indicating the Accelerator type Water Reducer type or No type respectively for each admix The Eagle assumes that only one Accelerator admix type and only one Water Reducer admix type in each Mix Design If there is more than one Accelerator type admix and or more than one Water Reducer type admix in a Mix Design this will be applied to the first Accelerator admix and first Water Reducer admix In the Admix trim field field 41 52 or 61 72 on the Batch Setup Menu a prefix k in front of the material name will indicate an Accelerator type admix while the Water Reducer type admix becomes a non editable field The percentage of Water Reducer admix trim will be modified automatically according to the percentage of Accelerator type admix trim When the Accelerator Admix trim is less than 1 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 100 full dosage of Water Reducer Admix When the Accelerator Admix trim is 1 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 50 When the Accelerator Admix trim is gre
81. box may be a little different Below is an explanation of usage with the Default Order Titles For Additional customer identification 2 PO Type in a purchase order number for this order 3 Zone Type in the particular area that this order is to be delivered 4 Job Type in a job number associated with this order 5 OrderBy Record the name of the person who actually made the order 6 Plant This is a blank for your own plant identification since many concrete companies operate more than one plant 7 Slump Record the slump that the customer requested for the order Version 8 70 5 21 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 22 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations 8 Due at When is the concrete supposed to be delivered 9 Use This is an additional space for more information about the order 10 Phone Type in a telephone number where you can reach that customer with any problems or questions concerning the order After you have typed in all the information on your new order press lt F5 gt to enter it into the Eagle s permanent memory Notice that each time you add an order the number on the top right corner of the main box increases by one If you typed a lt Y gt for special products the Special Products Menu will pop up as soon as you press lt F5 gt Change an Order Let s say that you want to change some information about an existing order From the Order Menu you will need to do two things
82. conversion 2 718 7069 x 7645549 549 49088 Lb yd l volume conversion 3 549 49088 rounds to 549 with integer precision EXAMPLE 2 U S to Metric Units 1 550 Lb yd 2 2046224 249 47582 kg yd 2 249 47582 x 1 3079435 326 30027 kg m 3 326 30027 rounds to 326 with integer precision Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations ASTM E380 The A S T M E 380 conversion factors listed below are used to soft convert from one unit system to the other To convert From To Multiply By finch _ mm__ 584___ Foot US Survey m 3048006 Yard 0 9144 3 x Yard E _ al Mile US Statute 1 6093472 Sq foot tm 009290304 Sq yard m o 083612736 Sq mile kmf 2589998 Acres Ct SCOT Cubic yard tm 07645549 Fluid ounce fm 29 57353 Gallon i Ounce Pound Tor ____l Miles per hour______ 3 3 3 3 3 3 Gallon IL _ 3 785412 Ounce g 28 34952 Pound Ton 0 90718474 Miles per hour Temperature F JCF 32 18 From To Multiply By Millimeter Jim 003937 Meter Cd 32808334 Meter td 10986132 Kilometer mi 06213699 Sq Meter nE 10763915 Sq Meter yd 141959901 Hectares acre 24710455 Cubic Meter sty 18079505 Milliiter FSP Oz 0033814 flier gal 0264172 Gram Cif ounce 00352739 Kilogram lb 22046224 Megagram fton 441023113 Kilometers per hour 0 621
83. discuss each of the information in a ticket e Ticket The ticket number that was assigned to the batch e Order The alphanumeric identification of an order e Cust ID The alphanumeric identification of a customer e Truck The truck that carried the concrete e Mix ID The alphanumeric identification of the mix design e Size The cubic yard or meter delivered in that batch 3 44 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Adjust The resold concrete included in the batch size e Time Batched The time that the concrete was batched e COD Y N If lt Y gt the customer will pay for the concrete by COD Cash On Delivery Prices will be printed on a COD ticket e Price The total cost of the concrete per yard e Tax Total tax applies to the price Near the bottom of the box is a list of six extra products Information on extra products is also carried over from the ticket Any extra products you include in a batch will automatically appear on the ticket summary for that batch Refer to the Extra Products Storage section in Chapter Four for more information e Qty How many of the product that was sent with the load e Per Load yd3 or m3 The Eagle calculates the prices of extra products based on Per Yard3 Per Meter or Per Load The Yard3 field is based on the batch size in customary units The Meter3 field is based on batch size in metric
84. field To view how the entered fields will display press f1 Preview fields To return to Plant Setup menu press the ESC key Admix trims Setting up the correct codes does not have to be confusing Admix trims are written either in terms of 100 or 1 00 depending on the admix type Accelerators such as calcium are trimmed in terms of 1 00 All other admixes should be trimmed in terms of 100 This means that for accelerators use one of the codes 41 52 depending on which bin holds your accelerator For the rest of the admixes use the appropriate codes from 61 72 In our example admix 4 was calcium We wanted to record calcium trims in terms of 1 0 percent according to the industry standard So we chose the number 44 the code for the admix in bin 4 with a 1 00 trim Note that you do not have to tell the Eagle the contents of bin 4 It can read the admix name from the Admix Storage Menu You simply assign the bin number and the terms of the trim Continuing our example admix 1 was Air Entrainer For air entrainer we wanted a 100 trim So we chose the number 61 the code for the admix in bin 1 with a 100 trim As before the Eagle will display the name of the admix in bin 1 on the Batch Setup Screen reading it from the bin assignments on the Admix Storage Menu 2 26 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu These are the only three admixes displayed on the Batch Setup Screen in our
85. flow rate Gal s Enter the number of gallons per second that your plant discharges water It is used to calculate the start of aggregate discharged e Max washdown water gal Enter a maximum number of gallons to be held back as tail water The number should be between 25 to 75 gallons e Percent washdown water Enter what percent of the total water you want the Eagle to hold back until all materials are discharged It should be between 15 to 35 This will be overridden by Max washdown water on large loads Note The Eagle looks at Max washdown water and Percent washdown water and uses whichever is less Washdown each Multi Drop Y N Washdown water allows the operator to determine whether the hold water is applied to each split batch or saved for the final batch If lt Y gt is entered the Eagle will wash down each drop of a multi drop batch If lt N gt is entered the Eagle will apply the entire wash water to the final drop of a multi drop load Once you have gone through the features on the General Plant Options Menu and have checked to make sure that you have set each of the controls you are ready to begin another setup task Look down at the bottom of the screen Below the menu there are two commands listed FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu If you make any changes to the screen you must press lt F5 gt to enter them into the computer Although the Eagle shows the changes you have
86. have determined the number of ounces each meter discharges per pulse type in the number into the appropriate space in this column Note You can use decimals to get the exact flow rate ex 1 02 oz pulse and to do the final calculation Coast Pulses This column allows you to compensate your admix flow Remember the importance of taking freefall weight into account when batching weighed up material Coast Pulses allow for admix that slips past the valve as it is closing For example if you have an older meter that shuts slowly you may have a few extra ounces pass through before it closes completely With the Eagle you can begin closing the valve early to allow for this overflow If you enter a coast pulse of 1 you tell the Eagle to close the valve one pulse early one pulse before the target volume is reached Use coast pulses to make allowances for the variables on your plant that may keep you from getting precise admix measurements Remember that one pulse may equal several ounces of material Press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 62 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Agg Cem Discharge Gates On this screen you set up the controls for aggregate and cement discharge gates You will adjust the discharge rates blow open times adjust pause and the Eagle s learn rate Aggregate Cement Slow Flow Fast Fast Flow Blow Open T
87. in a long term period Again you determine the length of the period The starting date is displayed at the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since followed by the date Whenever you clear Long Term Usage summaries the Eagle begins a new running tally The Long Term Usage date changes to the present date whenever you clear Long Term Usage Clearing Long Term Usage also clears Short Term Usage Long Term Gal or Lb Cr Coat sC e Cie Chota a end Sees SSeS Ose wor Deviation This column refers to accumulated differences between the target weight and the actual weight in your batches If a minus deviation negative number appears in this column it means that the actual material used is less than the target weights In this case we Say that material is shorting If the number in this column is a positive deviation a positive number this means that too much material is going into your mixes Your mixes are ending up with more material than called for in the target weights This feature tracks deviations and check it every day Any major deviation indicates a mechanical problem with your plant These values are cleared whenever either Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage is cleared Deviation l DN n o ta i fe eer e Kaka es Yes frei ea DO ema fea JS fre Ye es Version 8 70 3 37 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 38 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Daily Rec d Tracks deliveries
88. lt F1 gt Assign spy to corresponding Scale Input When you have gate assignments and material names for each probe using free scale inputs press lt F5 gt to record it into the Eagle s memory Numbers will appear in the Moisture and Counts column These numbers will be modified when you calibrate your probes The Entered time at the bottom right corner of the box will change to the current time and date To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 81 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Passwords Use the Password Menu to change the passwords used in the Eagle program You may have already noticed that the Eagle uses passwords in several places to protect your plant from tampering or unauthorized use You can keep all passwords the same or change them to keep certain batching operations in the control of only a few people Passwords are used to override batching errors and material overweighs You will also need passwords to calibrate scales to edit inventory screens and to adjust mix designs orders customers and tickets and the ticket stack There is a master password that unlocks access to all of the function passwords This master password should be closely safeguarded and changed at regular intervals It might make sense to change passwords every month or every quarter to correspond with the close out of a standard accounting period in your business The sy
89. lt F5 gt to save it After a batch has been started the lt F7 gt Auto Discharge key is pressed and ENABLED and the discharge process has begun The Auto Discharge Enable and the discharge process will start and stop with the conveyor belt start and stop Motion detect Y N Tells the computer to wait until the scales motion has settled If lt Y gt there is a 2 grad swing to accept If lt N gt the Eagle uses Settle Time specified in Scale Configuration Screen Delay for moisture probe Y N Delays water batching until moisture probe has sampled 75 of the probed aggregate If lt Y gt nothing happens until 75 of probe aggregate is weighed If lt N gt the water will reach 50 and stop until the probed aggregate reaches 75 of target weight Print Received Materials Y N Print the deliveries of incoming materials as they are entered Weight check mode Y N While in weight check the Eagle will halt after each material in the weigh up sequence to check scales and printout accuracy Weight check will also help you to check for a problem during batching or loading or when testing the scales for accuracy Cumulative weighing Y N Enter lt Y gt if you want cumulative weights for aggregate cement admix and water The Aggregate and Cement materials are editable the targets are not editable The water is editable if it is metered water but if it is weighed water it is not editable All weights for a
90. number may not always match exactly with the number in the status block at the top of the screen because the status block shows the weight in grads according to the number entered in the Lb grad column The Weight column in the box shows the exact number of pounds e Count Displays a number These raw counts are numbers directly from the Eagle s Analog to digital converter This is the number that the Eagle uses to calculate scale weight Counts are used to troubleshoot problems with the scale calibration e Last Changed The Eagle records the date and time of the last change This helps you keep track of how often you are recalibrating your scales At the bottom of the screen are the menu prompts Use the menu choices to make changes to the columns in the box Note If you have 7 or more scales the lt F1 gt selection will be on the menu e Press lt F1 gt to view scales 7 thorough 12 This will toggle between the scales 1 to 6 and scales 7 to 12 The menu works the same as with the first 6 scales e Press lt F2 gt to Zero Selected Scale To recalibrate a particular scale locate the arrow keys to the right of the letter pad and the lt Enter gt key The arrow keys move the pointer up and down Choose the particular scale you want to recalibrate with the pointer then press lt F2 gt to zero that scale The menu prompts are replaced by instructions for the next step Note that the menu title now says Scale Zero Calibra
91. of your plant data The Eagle will ask you a question before it prints all of the screens Type lt Y gt if you want the Eagle to print ALL of the screen You can press lt F10 gt at any time to stop the Eagle from printing If you do not want to print all of the screens type lt N gt This will return you to the Plant Setup Menu Press lt Shift gt lt Print Screen gt to print ONLY the screen that is visible on your monitor Main Menu lt F4 gt Plant Setup Proceed with printing ALL screens Y N Select Print Screens lt Enter gt Below is the list of reports that will be printed if you answer lt Y gt to the question above e Scale Calibration Menu e Scale Configuration e General Plant Options e Extended Plant Options e Batch Screen Options e Batch Setup Screen Options e Order Entry Titles Menu e Aggregate Batching Gate Selections e Aggregate Freefall Compensation e Aggregate Jogging Data e Cement Batching Gate Selections e Cement Freefall Compensation e Cement Jogging Data e Water Pulse Calibration Menu e Admix Pulse Calibration Menu e Agg Cem Discharge Gates e Discharge Configuration e Admix Batch Discharge e Moisture Probe Cal Config e Soft I O Configuration e Moisture Storage Menu e Aggregate Storage Menu e Cement Storage Menu e Admix Storage Menu e Water Storage e Printer Configuration Menu e End Of Day Duties Menu Version 8 70 2 89 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Ea
92. of Orders Long Form COMMAND ALKON 3 51 PM Main Plant 2Jul01 Qty Ord 100 00 yds Subtot 1156 00 10 00 yds Qty Del 116 00 yds Tax 98 02 Loads 13 Total 1254 02 Keep Amx Trims N Start 7 00 AM Spacing 20 min COD N Price 0 00 Tax 0 000 Extra Product Y Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE Instr I 35E TO ROYAL LANE EXIT DALLAS TX 75226 LEFT 3 LIGHTS ON RIGHT Zone 1 Job 4837 Slump 3 Due at ASAP Phone 214 555 9032 M 2 CALCIUM 1 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 List of Orders Long Form COMMAND ALKON Main Plant 2Jul01 Total Qty Ordered Total Qty Delivered Total Loads Delivered Total Amount COD Total Amount on Account 1254 02 Grand Total 1254 02 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print All Tickets ONLY with Order Entry Ticket Printing Prints out a list of all the day s tickets by ticket number If you have voided edited or local tickets there will be a notation beside the ticket number either a v for voided an m for modified or a L for local Does not print out Comm tickets Look at the sample printout below List of ALL Tickets COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Order Cust ID 5 39 PM 2Jul01 Time Batched 3 04 PM 3 11 PM 3 13 PM 3 36 PM 3 38 PM 3 42 PM 3 44 PM 2Jul01 2Jul01 2Jul01 2Jul01 2Jul01 2Jul01 2Jul01 Truck 232 287 306 234 235 240 243 Print
93. of time the Eagle pauses between adjustments to the discharge rate Whenever it alters the flow the Eagle waits before checking to see if another adjustment needs to be made The adjust pause makes it easier for the Eagle to keep a steady flow and allows the weigh hopper to settle down A typical adjust time for Aggregate Slow Flow and Fast Flow and Cement Slow Flow might be 2 seconds Learn Rate In this space you determine how quickly the Eagle will learn to discharge at the proper rate You will set the discharge rate on another screen the General Discharge Menu What the Eagle is learning in this case is the time for small and large opens and closes It will adjust the length of the pulses in order to hit the target weights you have put in for Open Close Times The Small Open Close Time is to regulate flow for small errors The Large Open Close Time is to regulate flow for large errors While the Eagle is still learning to make the adjustment set the Learn rate fairly high so that it will learn faster 20 30 percent Once the Eagle has gotten to where it is maintaining an even flow rate turn the learning rate down 10 or less so that you can protect your accuracy from random changes in the material flow 2 64 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Small Error Now that you have set the learn rate you are ready to set the adjustments you want the Eagle to learn Look at the screen b
94. readout has been calibrated to the scale 2 Referring to the Scale Readout Menu Map diagram step to the dIAG menu by pressing the SELECT button Enter this menu by pressing the ASTERISK button 3 Press the SELECT button until the prompt reads Out Press the ASTERISK button to enter the output simulation mode Now the last entered value of simulated weight is displayed Change this value to the desired simulated weight This is done by pressing the SELECT button to select one digit at a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit is blinking press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit to the correct value When the value is set as desired and no digits are blinking press the ASTERISK button to send this value out the analog output port This simulates the value that will be sent out when the scale is reading this same weight If an amount greater than the scale capacity is entered the display reads HiErr for one second and then returns to the normal weight display mode To return to the normal weight display mode press any button Note Be sure to exit the Simulate Output mode before using the scale Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Error Messages Scale Readout Manual Miscellaneous The following error messages may be encountered during calibration of the readout board The messages are only displayed when data is entered from the front panel pushbuttons e LoErr A Low Error
95. screen design of the Eagle to recognize the major features of this screen At the top the material status blocks In the middle the main box where you will actually set up the batch At the bottom the title Batch Setup Menu and the available F keys for this screen You will probably notice that the information in the main box does not exactly match what is displayed on your screen This is unavoidable since you set up the Batch Screen to suit the needs of your own plant But look over the following explanation of how to set up a batch using the example screen and you will be able to apply the lesson to working with your own screen The cursor will rest in the upper left hand blank It will appear in the same part of your screen even if you do not have the same item in this space With each entry that you make the cursor will move across to the right and then down to the next line You will simply type in the information that you want in the appropriate blank Let s look at each of the entries on the sample screen on the next page 5 26 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Order Type in the order number that you want to fill Remember that you should have already written up an order for this batch of concrete If you have purchased the Customer and Order entry options you cannot batch a load of concrete without first writing up an order for it If you have not yet learned about
96. section later in this chapter e During a batch a status calculation for each material is based on the ASTM specification After each material has weighed and a status has been calculated the Eagle will display the status Under and Over in RED color on the Batch menu if it will print out of tolerance Is H2O Extended Print Tolerance Y N e If this field is set to Y the water will print out with an ASTM field If set to N there will not be an ASTM field for water 2 14 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e 79 When a used admix is toggled on the Mix Design Menu a letter h or m or 1 in yellow color will be displayed in front of the admix name to indicate that the admix will be in high limitation or medium limitation or low limitation e When starting a batch or saving a mix design the admix target limitation checking will base on the limitation setting e Is POSS Cement in CWT Y N If this field is set to y the admix per 100 weight CWT will be based on both C type cement and P type cement instead of C type cement only NOTE This field is only visible if the Enter admix per 100 weight CWT is set to yes Version 8 70 2 15 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Scale Calibration The Scale Calibration Menu is used to calibrate your scales See screen below Note If you are in de
97. server mode ready to download the TXT files on command Eagle Side e From the Main menu press lt F4 gt to go to the Plant Setup menu e From the Plant Setup menu select Remote Configuration e Press lt F5 gt to edit the screen Port Com 1 Baud 2400 WARNING You must use 2400 for the Baud rate to run Kermit DO NOT CHANGE SETTINGS ONCE THEY ARE ENTERED e Once the settings are entered press lt F2 gt for Kermit The Eagle screen should resemble the example below Please insert a BLANK FORMATTED Floppy Disk in the Disk Drive Press any key to continue NOTE Do not use your back up disk use a different disk and label it Kermit e Once the disk is in the disk drive press any key to continue The Eagle will automatically expand the 8 files to the ASCII format and transfer the files to the floppy disk The Eagle screen will show the process of the files expanding When the process has completed the Eagle screen will change to the Server Mode Server Mode Now the Eagle System is ready for the Receiving computer to make the call Version 8 70 F 4 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Receiving Computer NOTE Kermit must be installed on the Receiving Computer If you do not have Kermit already Command Alkon will furnish you a copy Go into the directory where Kermit is located For this example we will put Kermit in the directory called Tran
98. showing bin numbers and descriptions of each water e Jog Controls the jogging feature of the Eagle A jog is a rapid open and close of the gate to allow only a small amount of material through With jogging you can get closer to your target weight if the Eagle batches too low Jogging status determines whether or not a gate may be jogged by the Eagle Any mechanical gate can be jogged but screw fed gates should not be jogged because electric motors will overheat and trip the thermal overload For now turn on the Jogging feature with lt Y gt turn it off with lt N gt e Small Jog Enter a target weight in pounds and a time in this column The Eagle learns to jog in seconds Please note the pounds will not change but the seconds will Since water scales are usually in 6 pound graduations the typical small jog is one scale grad or 6 lbs For the time enter a pulse time that will allow the target weight to drop A typical small jog time might be 15 seconds 2 56 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Large Jog Enter a larger target weight and another approximate open time for the gate A typical weight for a large jog is three grads or in this case 18 lbs A typical pulse time might be 30 seconds These times are approximations the Eagle will adjust them to drop the desired jog weight e Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material f
99. switches are set The figure above illustrates the switch settings necessary to get varying amounts of filtering Use care when setting for medium to high filtering because it greatly increases the response time of the scale Scale Lock Out Disabled 1234567 8 ON OFF Enabled 1234567 8 ON OFF This feature is used to lock out the user from making unauthorized calibration changes It also prevents the user from changing the scale capacity which in turn changes calibrations Scale Calibration Sealing Method Disabling the DIP switch shown above allows the unit to be calibrated There is a metal plate that must be removed to access the DIP switches The plate is attached with 2 screws that have holes through them A lead wire seal can be used to restrict access to these switches refer to the diagram on the following page C 16 Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Scale Readout Manual Miscellaneous To assist you in managing your security we have included this password form Remove it and copy freely and store the filled in table in a secure location 5 digits num Day Month Year Password category Person s issued to password Version 8 70 C 17 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM agep 30d atens 320 Puewwoo ISd D CG2T L20 Nd UTd 6 dd aew 680 ONNOUD 10d TUNDIS SLI0A 8 td 10494985 T9 31609 LOd 430905 GUTUTM PIBTYI AJEL 0 UMOUS 104 FTEDS Aoaserosaesceva
100. than do larger batches So the result is that the amount of freefall compensation will vary with batch size Large batch gt Short freefall distance Small compensation value Small batch gt Large freefall distance gt Large compensation value 2 48 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu When you select the Cement Freefall Compensation Menu your screen should look like the illustration below Look at the screen The main box has five columns The first two are identical to the Cement Batching Gate Selections Menu Smart Drop Average Weight Small Batch Large Batch Call for Rate Per Batch Compensation Compensation TYPE I CEM 2 FLYASH B JaN WON Gi in H in Learn Rate Entered 1 45PM 26Mar01 Cement Freefall Compensation FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 52 AM e Bin Lists 12 cement bins This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all The bins should match your physical plant e Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column Refer to the Cement Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column To enter new figures in the highlighted columns move the cursor with the arrow keys or by pressing the lt Enter gt key until the cursor is in a blank that you want to change Then type in the new numbers To move to the next space press the lt Enter gt key or the
101. that is out of limit and change the under or over limit You will decrease the under limit or increase the over limit to allow for the amount you are trying to put in the mix design You may then return to the Mix Storage Menu and change the mix design Version 8 70 4 11 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information If you have not changed the mix ID then a message will appear at the bottom of the screen Mix already exists Replace previous contents of mix Y N The Eagle is asking you if you want to replace the old mix design that had that Mix ID If you want to replace the old mix design with the new modified one press lt Y gt and the Eagle will delete the old mix design and replace it with the modified one If you don t want to replace the old mix design then press lt N gt The Eagle will return the cursor up to the Mix ID blank You can save both mix designs but you cannot have two mix designs with the same ID So you will have to give the new mix design a new Mix ID Once you have done this press lt F5 gt again As long as the ID is not being used for another mix design the Eagle will store your changed mix design and the Mix Storage Menu prompts will return to the bottom of the screen Copy this Mix Design COPY current mix to mix ID Enter a mix ID for the copy and press enter The mix will be validated through a filter to check if it already exists If the mix ID already
102. that the freefall will bring the weight up to the target without going over Let s take a look at an example of what happens when you do not make freefall compensations Assume we have a 10 yard water weigh hopper with an overhead water storage bin For a one yard batch the Eagle needs to weigh up 200 pounds of water The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when it sees the scale hit 200 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb The Eagle had overshot our target weight On most 10 yard plants this overshoot will be about 50 pounds This 50 pounds of overshoot represents the freefall material past the gate but not yet on the top of the pile in the weigh hopper when the scale read 200 pounds and the gates shut This material did not register until it hit the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In order to have batched the original 200 pounds the Eagle should have allowed for 50 pounds of the freefall compensation This means the Eagle should have closed the gate 50 pounds early With the Eagle we can allow for this freefall compensation Another example let s batch 10 yards of this material which will be 2000 pounds on the same plant The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when the scale hits 2000 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb This time the Eagle will probably end up with about 10 pounds of overshoot Again
103. the Order Menu go back to that section of this chapter now If you enter an order number that the Eagle does not recognize the order blank will fill with stars and you will have to try again Once you have entered the correct order number press the lt Enter gt key and move to the next space Mix ID After you have entered the order number the Eagle will read the order entry and fill in the Mix ID automatically Remember that one of the blanks on the order entry was for a Mix ID This is intended to save time and eliminate the chance of selling a customer the wrong mix Mix Description This is the longer name of the mix which the Eagle will automatically fill in as soon as you enter the Order number If for some reason you wish to change the Mix ID the Mix Name will also change Yards This is filled in also The Eagle pulls from the information you entered on the original order If you wish to change the size of a particular batch just type over the existing numbers You can also type in a rather large number if you want and the Eagle will automatically split the load into smaller batches For example let s say your plant has a four yard batcher You have an order for eight yards from Jones Construction They want it all delivered at the same time Instead of writing up two separate batching tickets you can type in eight yards and the Eagle will split this large batch into two four yard batches Adjust You can adjust the s
104. the admixes that are being used in the mix design that you are currently setting up will appear on the screen Notice that on our example screen there are three admixes showing These happen to be the admixes in bins one two and three But below the admix trim line there is an empty line We have saved this space for admixes four through seven The reason that no other admixes appear on the screen is that they are not called for in the current mix design You should have a space saved for all the admixes that you will want to trim Those admixes that you never adjust do not need to be listed An admix can be trimmed two ways either up or down Trimming an admix up increases the amount of admix in the mix design Trimming an admix down decreases the amount of admix in the mix design When admix trims first appear on the Batch Setup Screen they will be set at 0 If you leave the trim at 0 you will trim the admix completely out of the mix You will need to type in either 1 00 in the case of an accelerator like calcium or 100 for your other admixes A 1 00 trim for accelerators means that you are putting in exactly what is called for in the mix design A 100 trim for other admixes means that you are putting in exactly what is called for in the mix design To trim admixes change the percentage For example to double the admix change from 1 0 to 2 0 or 100 to 200 To decrease the admix by half change 1 0 to 5 or 100 to 50 You ca
105. the batch Below is a list of possible prompts that will appear in the material status blocks during weigh up and discharge e Ready Means that the weigh bin is empty discharge gates are shut and the bin is ready to begin weighing up the next batch e Batch Indicates that material is being batched into the weigh hopper e Done Tells you when weigh up of material is complete e Load Means material is ready to be discharged into truck or mixer e Hold Appears during discharge material is waiting for its turn Discharge sequence is set on Plant Setup Menu The Eagle will hold during discharge according to the rules you set for it on those setup screens e Dump Means that material is discharging Watch the aggregate and cement scale weights decrease as material falls out of the bin Water if weighed will also decrease and if metered the number of gallons will increase during discharge e Done Discharge is complete for this material When each material completes discharge this message will appear Version 8 70 1 9 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM 1 10 Eagle User s Manual Getting Started e Ready This is the message we began with above All weigh bins are empty within scale tolerances and discharge gates are closed The Eagle is ready to begin weighing up the next batch Material Display for Batching and Discharge Below these status blocks is the main part of the screen a large box This box
106. the box decreases by one Print ALL Trucks Press lt F4 gt to print all trucks This is a printout of every field on the Truck Menu Screen for all trucks Load truck Press lt F7 gt to load truck If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu this key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen When you have finished making changes to the Truck Storage Menu press lt F10 gt to return to the Storage Menu Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Materials Storage Menu This menu will allow you to select any of the material menus to make changes to bin names tolerances or under and over limits The display on your video monitor should resemble the illustration below This screen shows the material status blocks at the top of the screen These blocks enable you to perform other tasks while a load is batching and still follow the progress of the batch Near the bottom of the screen is the title Material Storage Menu which tells you what menu you are looking at Below this title are the available F keys To call up a new menu press the corresponding F key Let s discuss each of these F keys on the following pages Version 8 70 4 19 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 20 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information
107. the operator can take over plant operation simply by choosing the manual override option The panel s color coded lights go on and off as the Eagle moves from one phase to the next giving you another indication of what stage each batch is in Version 8 70 ii 1 TthEag_intr doc 03 15 02 2 11 43 PM Eagle User s Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started ian HU Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Getting Started Eagle User s Manual Getting Started Once the system has been installed you will turn it on with the key to the manual switch panel This turns on the entire system First make sure that the switch on your terminal screen is on Next insert the key into the lock on your manual switch panel and turn the key clockwise You will see a flashing cursor at the top of the computer screen This means that the computer is loading The Eagle program tests the data files for errors in the structure of the files and checks the CRC of the memory files It will be ready to begin operations in about 30 seconds As soon as the Eagle has loaded the screen will change to the Master Menu which looks like the illustration below System Serial Number Specoh Revision Tera TET c Copyright 1989 2001 Master Menu End Of Day Menu Plant Setup Menu Batching Storage rj b Hu 12 19 PM Now before we begin to go to any specific functions within the Eagle system let s talk a litt
108. the problem with the Material Source Field in the PLANT TXT file Version 8 28 August 15 1996 1 The format of admix 1 6 _amount and water 1 2 _amount fields in the MIX TXT has been changed The values in these fields will be same as the values in the Mix Design Menu Version 8 70 F 34 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM
109. the timing information for all materials of the most recent batch in which performance logging was enabled The report can be printed from any menu See example of the Performance Spy Report on the following page Version 8 70 2 9 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Performance Spy Report Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Performance Spy Report Ticket 52 Qty Batched Material WTR RED AIR 3 4 SAND TYPE FLY ASH WATER 5 00 Start Time 13 36 06 13 36 06 13 36 06 13 36 23 13 36 06 13 36 21 13 36 06 Mix ID 4000 Batch 27 Seq 1 Metric N Batch Time 1 36PM 27Feb98 Gate Start Low Gate Jogs End Start End End Open Flow Flow Close Drop Disc Disc Time 135 162 27 567 0 756 3510 3564 13 36 41 135 162 27 324 0 540 3240 4293 13 36 49 27 54 27 1215 0 1755 3753 5481 13 37 00 27 54 27 1026 1 1377 1971 3705 13 37 01 27 54 27 1323 0 1485 4374 5724 13 37 03 27 54 27 216 0 378 2862 4218 13 37 03 0 216 216 5778 0 27 0 5994 13 37 06 Material Materials used in the batch sorted by End Time Start Time Time of day to the 100th of a second the material started batching Gate Open The time the gate opened from the start time 100th of seconds Start Flow The time of material flow from the start time 100th of seconds Gate Close The time the gate closed from the start time 100th of seconds Jogs Number of jogs End Drop The time from the start time the batching process completed 100th of sec
110. this message will appear e Ready This is the message we began with above All weigh bins are empty within scale tolerances and discharge gates are closed The Eagle is ready to begin weighing up the next batch Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Material Display for Batching and Discharge Below these status blocks is the main part of the screen a large box This box in turn is divided into smaller sections In this box you will be able to watch each material as it weighs up and then discharges Some of the information will be similar to what you see at the material status blocks but most of what you look at here in the main box is more detailed and will be of more use to you Let s look at the screen below Pri Admix Pri Water amp u Lb Ready Ready Mater ial Target Actual Status Mater ial tTarget Actual Status Mix ID C1273401 Volume 9 00 yd3 Delvryi Rate 322 Lb s TLeUuck di 1 Agg Hopper O Lb Adjust 0 00 yd3 Mixer Timing 0 Flop Gate WET Batch 2 of I Cem Hopper O Lb Cem Trans 0 Primary Batch Batching Menu F1 STORAGE Menu F2 CUSTOMERS F7 LOAD Mixer F3 ORDERS F4 Ticket STACK F5 BATCH Setup F10 RETURN to Master Menu 9 03 AM There are column titles along the top of each side of the main box Material Target Actual and Status Note that these titles are the same on both sides of the box
111. time all 5 of the decimal points will be illuminated 3 If the range of the scale has been exceeded 105 of scale capacity the prompt will indicate the overload condition oLOAd flashing display If above the upper limit of the display the indication will be EEEEE If below the lower limit of the display the indication will be EEEE In either case the display will be flashing Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Initial Hardware Setup 1 Make sure the wiring of each scale cable is correct Refer to the enclosed cable drawings for the proper wiring for load cell or scale pot connections 2 Open the rear door of the enclosure for access to the printed circuit board as shown in Figure 2 3 Each of the 3 scale channels uses a slide switch to select the use of either load cells LC or scale pots SP Move this switch to the proper setting up for load cells or down for scale pots Refer to Figure 2 4 For each channel there is a rotary switch with a knob on top labelled 0 9 This is provided to adjust the gain of the circuit O p resero 1 7 100 700 For Load Cells For load cells the knob should be initially set to position 1 On the side of the rotary switch housing there is a mark that points to the number setting on the knob Refer to Figure 2 below Additional gain adjustment is provided by jumpers W1 W2 W3 one for each of the respective scales When the jum
112. to close the gate all the way Make sure this is not the problem before you begin to pull off limit switches by checking the full close pulse time on the General Discharge Options Screen in the Plant Setup Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with water still in manual Water Low Flow Detected Notice a water fill valve was opened but no pulses or scale movement were detected Water Out of Limits Notice this message can appear when you are trying to enter a new or modified mix design The Eagle is telling you that the amount of water called for in this mix design is either too low or too high Rewrite the amount of water or go back to the Water Storage Menu and change the under and over limits Water Out Of Tolerance Warning this message can appear while batching if the Eagle goes over the tolerance levels set on the Water Storage Menu Press lt F6 gt to override the warning and continue batching Water Scale Not Configured Error this message can appear on the batching screen if you try to batch a load without having configured your weighed water scale To fix this error configure your weighed water scale on the Scale Configuration Screen Zero delivery not allowed Notice a value of
113. to enter new information or make changes to existing water storage information press lt F5 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by new instructions This is your next step you must know the password to make changes to this screen Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not want to change the Water Storage Menu or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Water Storage Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit Notice that the cursor still rests in the answer space which is now filled with stars You can try again just type another password in right over the stars and press the lt Enter gt key once more When the correct password is chosen the box in the center of the screen will change All columns are highlighted and you can make changes in any of them The message below the box now says Water Edit Menu Below it are two menu prompts Water Edit E LOAD Mixer F5 ENTER these Waters F10 RETURN to Water Storage Menu For now though you will want to f
114. to return to the Mix Storage Menu When you enter the correct password the messages in the box change again You now have three options listed below ADD a mix design COPY this mix design Esc to exit CHANGE this mix design DELETE this mix design Note that the top message is highlighted You can move this highlighting bar by pressing the arrow keys When you have highlighted the option Change this mix design press the lt Enter gt key An alternative way to select the option that you want is to press the letter A for Adding a mix design C for Changing this mix design or D for Deleting this mix design Move the highlighting bar down with the arrow keys to select this option Press the lt Enter gt key Note that the mix design displayed on the screen is still there But all the information is now highlighted You can make changes to any of these highlighted areas Move the cursor around the middle box by pressing the arrow keys lt tab gt or lt Enter gt key When you have finished changing the mix design press lt F5 gt to insert it into the memory You can press lt F5 gt anytime on screen If you made changes either the message below or the message Out of Limits appears Mix already exists Replace previous contents of mix Y N If it s Out of Limits you have to press lt F10 gt to get out of that mix design No changes to the mix will be stored You must then go to the Material Storage Menu to the material
115. units The Load field is based on quantity per load For example Extra product color Unit price 12 on the Extra Storage Menu Qty 5 on the Extra Products menu Load size 10 yards If the Per is set to yd3 the price of color for this order will be 5 10 12 600 If the Per is set to M3 the price of color for this order will be 5 7 65 12 459 If the Per is set to Load the price of color for this order will be 5 12 60 If the allow Dual Units is set to N the Per will only have two choices depending on the Base Plant Units For Base Plant Units set to metric you would have Load and M3 For Base Plant Units set to customary you would have Load and yd3 e ID The alphanumeric identification of a product e Description Description of the product in reference to the ID column Version 8 70 3 45 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Unit Price Refers to the individual cost of the product e Tax Refers to the individual tax of the product 3 46 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Find A Ticket You can find a ticket in two ways one way is to scroll up or downs through the list displaying each ticket one at a time in the main box To go up through the list press the lt Page Up gt key To go down through the list press the lt Page Down gt key Thes
116. washed out a truck the Truck Menu will show how much water and admix was used If it has been dumped you may want to change the amount of water by zeroing out the number The Batch Setup Screen can include a field number 140 for metered 141 for weighed which will display the field Water in Truck ____ gal or lbs The amount displayed will match the Truck Washout amount So you can adjust the amount in the truck on the Batch setup Screen if you include this field Since this is a trim field the line will only be displayed if you specified Apply to Batch Y on the Truck Menu for this truck The Eagle will warn the batchman about possible water in the truck when he goes to batch in to the truck for the first time after it has been washed out regardless of the Apply to Batch line on the Truck Menu This serves as a warning to the batchman of the possibility that there is still water in this truck Warning Truck Washed Out Water and or Admix in Truck The message appears as soon as the truck is selected on the Batch Setup Screen giving the batchman plenty of time to either use another truck make sure that the water has been dumped or that the trim will be made This is the last section of this manual We at Command Alkon Dallas hope that the Eagle s User Manual is helpful to you in answering all of your questions about the Eagle batching system If you have any question please call the Command Alkon Dallas Service Department V
117. which appears at the bottom of the screen and should look like this Order already exists Replace previous contents of order Y N Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations What this means is that the Eagle now sees that it has two order entries with the same ID or order number Either you must replace the old order entry with the one you have just changed this is what you will want to do in most cases or you will have to change the order number on the entry you have just edited If you want to replace the old with the new just press a lt Y gt The Eagle will return to the Order Menu and the new version of the order entry is now in the Eagle s memory If you do not want to lose the old version of the order entry press lt N gt This returns you to the Edit Menu and you will have to assign a new order ID to the new entry Once you do that press lt F5 gt This records the new order entry into the Eagle s memory and also returns you to the Order Menu Note If you change the order number at all the Eagle will create a new order entry Delete an Order Let s say that you want to delete an existing order from the order list From the Order Menu you will need to do two things First find the order you want to delete and second select the DELETE this order option from the edit features Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the list of orde
118. 0 pounds of freefall compensation for an accurate batch Note in the above examples the variation of the freefall compensation weight with batch size What accounts for this difference Basically the difference is accounted for in the movement of the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In the small batch the distance between the overhead gate and the top of the material heap is quite large 10 15 feet In the larger batch this distance is substantially less two four feet The difference in distances accounts for a difference in amounts of material in freefall Smaller batches have more material in freefall than do larger batches So the result is that the amount of freefall compensation will vary with batch size Large batch gt Short freefall distance Small compensation value Small batch gt Large freefall distance gt Large compensation value Version 8 70 2 41 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu When you select the Aggregate Freefall Compensation Menu your screen should look like the illustration below Look at the screen The main box has five columns with the SmartDrop option The first two are identical to the Aggregate Batching Gate Selections Menu Smart Drop Average Weight Small Batch Large Batch Call for Per Batch Compensation Compensation SAND 3 32 3 4 ROCK PEA GRAV 1 1 2 RK B Oe pt oo JaN bwWN eH PB QUEI o o oo H H no in c
119. 03 Entered 4 22PM 12Jul01 Customer Menu Fi FIND a Customer F LOAD Mixer F4 PRINT Functions FS EDIT Functions F10 RETURN to Batching Menu 10 01 AM Version 8 70 5 5 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 6 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations At the top of your screen is a line of four small blocks These are the material status blocks which help you keep an eye on the progress of a load of concrete as it is being batched and discharged For more details refer back to the beginning of this chapter in the section on Batching Menu Below the material status blocks is the main box of the Customer Menu screen Along the top border of the box is a message that tells you how many customers you have listed You can store up to 200 customers in the Eagle s memory If you have expanded memory you will be able to keep a record of up to 1000 customers The first time you select this screen the message will say 0 out of 200 used 1000 if expanded memory is present But as you enter in customer information that first number will increase with every customer you add It will decrease by one for each customer that you delete Most of the important information on this screen is located inside this main box There are four different items Customer ID COD Y N a three line billing address and a three line space for telephone numbers and a name of a contact if you want to include that Near the bottom of the screen a
120. 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations 2 COD YIN Notice that this space already has the letter lt N gt for no If you do not want to bill this customer COD then skip over the space by pressing the lt Enter gt key or the down arrow key If you do want to bill this customer change the letter simply by typing a lt Y gt over the lt N gt By selecting lt Y gt the pricing information will appear on Delivery Tickets By selecting lt N gt pricing information will not be printed on Delivery Tickets Press either lt Enter gt or the down arrow key to move to the next item 3 Billing Address You have three lines for the billing address In most cases this will be enough space for the name of the company the street and number and the city state and zip code Once you fill up the first line the cursor will automatically wrap to the beginning of the next line But more than likely you will want to move the cursor down yourself by pressing either the down arrow or the lt Enter gt key Once you have typed in the address and checked it over to make sure that there are no mistakes move the cursor down to the last block again using the down arrow or the lt Enter gt key 4 Telephone You also have three lines for the customer s telephone number This might come in handy since there may be two customer telephone numbers that you want to keep on record Also there is space for the name of a cont
121. 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Large Jog Enter a larger target weight and another approximate open time for the gate A typical weight for a large jog is three grads or in this case 120 lbs A typical pulse time might be 30 seconds These times are approximations the Eagle will adjust them to drop the desired jog weight e Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material flow errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0 to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Eagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The larger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the open time to jog out the target weight you have selected Once the Eagle has adjusted the jog times and you are consistently getting the jog weights you want turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions Press lt F5 gt to record into the Eagle s memory To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 45 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Cement Batching Use this menu to set the gates you will use for batching cements When you select this menu your screen should look like the illustration below Fast Batch Fast Final Batch Call for Open Gates Cutoff Open Gates
122. 12 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 Field Number Selections Description Extra 1 ID Extra 2 ID Extra 3 ID Extra 4 ID Extra 5 ID Extra 6 ID Extra 1 Qty Extra 2 Qty Extra 3 Qty Extra 4 Qty Extra 5 Qty Extra 6 Qty Extra 1 Price Extra 2 Price Extra 3 Price Extra 4 Price Extra 5 Price Extra 6 Price Extra 1 Tax Extra 2 Tax Extra 3 Tax Extra 4 Tax Extra 5 Tax Extra 6 Tax Order Delivery 1 Order Delivery 2 Order Instr 1 Order Instr 2 User9 TitledData User10 TitledData Del Addr Local Cust Name Local Mix Description Amx to 0 00 0 Eagle User s Manual No 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 Description Amx to 0 00 100 Air Volume H20 Temperature Batchcode ID DrumCoat AGG DrumCoat CEM DrumCoat H20 DrumCoat Y N Setup Output Time Due Batchbook Amx ID Vol Adjust Y N Agg Trims Agg 1 Trim Yard Agg 2 Trim Yard Agg 3 Trim Yard Agg 4 Trim Yard Agg 5 Trim Yard User Editfield 1 User Editfield 2 Wat in Truck GAL Wat in Truck LBS Admix in Truck Cem Trims Cem 1 Trim Yard Cem 2 Trim Yard Cem 3 Trim Yard Last Ticket Y N Keep Cem Bin Y N Reference ID Mix ID Mix Description Time Date Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 16
123. 20 is 13 characters long Field 152 is eight spaces long Field 189 is 20 characters You will not have to type in the length of your fields Description This column tells you what the field translates to Each field tells the Eagle to print out a particular item The description helps you make sure that you put in the right field Line 1 It is the current line being displayed It represents the sample line Batch Record SSSSSSSS_ SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS gt In this area it is called the sample line The sample line shows a sample of how the fields in the upper portion of the screen are placed on the line Notice that in line one of our example the word Batch Record appears all the way to the left of the line beginning on column 1 Further over you see a group of letters SSSSSSSS These letters tell you what part of the line your second field will occupy Since the item is the current time it will vary for each ticket printed Since the time will vary the Eagle uses the letters to show you where the time will be When you print out a recordation ticket you will get an actual time not a group of letters For all field s that represent messages that can change the space they occupy on the line will be represented by groups of letters or symbols see next page under the Explanation of Letters and Symbols section This is not a mistake by the computer When you print out an actual ticket the information will appear as it sh
124. 33 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 Field Number Selections Description Ticket Setup Sel Motor On H20 Mix in Truck Slurry Rinse Delay Print Metric Truck Admix ID Batch Book Agg Moist Agg 1 Moist Agg 2 Moist Agg 3 Moist Agg 4 Moist Agg 5 Moist Code 3 Scale Spy 6 Char BBK ID Mixer W C Ratio SP Gravity Decum Xfer Status Pri H20 Bin Sec H20 Bin Keep PriH20 Bin Keep PriH20 Bin HC Auto Moist HC Water Trim Total Weight Cem Aggi Ratio Cem Agg2 Ratio Cem Agg3 Ratio Cem Agg4 Ratio Cem Agg5 Ratio Probe Status Calc Cum Qty Aborted Batch Msg Jobsite H2O Gals B 7 B 8 Eagle User s Manual No Description 710 Scale 1 Beg Tare 711 Scale 2 Beg Tare 712 Scale 3 Beg Tare 713 Scale 4 Beg Tare 714 Scale 5 Beg Tare 715 Scale 6 Beg Tare 716 Scale 7 Beg Tare 717 Scale 8 Beg Tare 718 Scale 9 Beg Tare 719 Scale 1 End Tare 720 Scale 2 End Tare 721 Scale 3 End Tare 722 Scale 4 End Tare 723 Scale 5 End Tare 724 Scale 6 End Tare 725 Scale 7 End Tare 726 Scale 8 End Tare 727 Scale 9 End Tare 728 Sensor Temp 729 unused 730 Aggl Asyncl Line 731 Aggl Async2 Line 732 Agg2 Asyncl Line 733 Agg2 Async2 Line 734 Agg3 Asyncl Line 735 Agg3 Async2 Line 736 Agg4 Asyncl Line 737 Agg4 Async2 Line 738 Agg5 Asyncl Line 739 Agg5 Async2 Line 740 Ceml Asyncl Line 741 Ceml Async2 Line 742 Cem2 Asyncl Lin
125. 3711 Temperature C F C 1 8 4 32 Version 8 70 5 65 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Orders Order Entry Screen Adding a Customary Order Changes to unit 2 of 2000 chosen Mix Name 3009 PSI U lt C P gt Ratio 18 08 yd3 374_ROCK 1856 Lb yd3 Admix AIR i SAND CALCIUM 6 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 TYPE I 426 Lb yd3 FLYASH 59 Lb yd3 Water WATER i 8 Lb yd3 a Entered 10 47A w 30N sa bi Esc to exit CHANGE this mix design DELETE this mix design 10 48 AM After the password is entered a box will appear on the bottom half of your screen You may choose customary or metric The order will be stored in the units chosen Esc to exit METRIC Note If the order is added in metric or customary it will be stored in the unit chosen To change you have to renter the order The order menu can not toggle between metric and customary using lt F12 gt 5 66 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Order Entry Screen Adding a Metric Order Read 1 of 300 used Bee as Rea Ee TRE E Fe L838 D Total ati Mix ID cc Qty Ord Size Qty Del Loads STARE oe Spacing Di Sta db Prices Tax Extra Product Del Ady i pies tis cg fn metin tre ee ioa LITE Pini gang Pi afigi rovi nici Zone Job Saia ee rita Due at Phone Entered 9 33AM 1
126. 3PM 12Jan00 Disk Maintenance Menu BACKUP data files to floppy F FORMAT disk READ floppy disk directory RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 2 28 PM On the left side of the box are the names of the files the dates and times of the last changes made to them and the size of the files All this information falls under the title Data File Directory To the right there is more space located under the title Floppy Disk Directory On the left side the names of the files will not be repeated since what you are storing on the floppy diskette has the same file name Note that there are spaces for the rest of the information date time and file size The reason that the floppy disk directory is empty is that there is no disk in the disk drive located inside the Eagle box When you are ready to copy the data files insert a blank diskette into the disk drive From this screen you will be able to backup data files to a diskette restore files from a merge file diskette to the Eagle s memory read a disk file directory or format a diskette Format a Diskette Let s assume that you are not familiar with computers This is the first computer you have worked on If this is the case you no doubt have some questions right now Since it is unlikely that you have any other computers around the batch room the first step in backing up plant information will probably be to format your diskettes When you buy a new package of diskettes they have nothing on them
127. 8 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 Description Driver Name Del Addr 1 Cust Name 1 Yards Adjusted Yards Batched Truck Number Agg 1 Line Agg 2 Line Agg 3 Line Agg 4 Line Agg 5 Line Cem 1 Line Cem 2 Line Cem 3 Line Amx 1 Line Amx 2 Line Amx 3 Line Amx 4 Line Amx 5 Line Amx 6 Line Wat 1 Line Wat 2 Line Agg 1 Moisture Agg 2 Moisture Agg 3 Moisture Agg 4 Moisture Agg 5 Moisture Agg Begin Tare Cem Begin Tare Amx Begin Tare Wat Begin Tare Agg End Tare Cem End Tare Amx End Tare Field Number Selections B 3 Eagle User s Manual No 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 Description Wat End Tare Demo Mode Notice Batch Units Batch Number Jobsite Water Moisture Comp Total Mix Water Total Aggregate Total Cement Total Admix Total Water WIC Ratio Load Number Specific Gravity Substitution Activity Temper water Agg RAW Begin Tare Cem RAW Begin Tare Amx RAW Begin Tare Wat RAW Begin Tare Agg RAW End Tare Cem RAW End Tare Amx RAW End Tare Wat RAW End Tare Company Title Company Plant ID Company Addr 1 Company Addr 2 Company Addr 3 Company Phone Mix Slump Target Slump reading Batch START Time B 4 Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 222
128. 8A Supervisor Editing Esc to exit CHANGE this order DELETE this order 16 58 AM After the password is entered a box will appear on the bottom half of your screen You may choose customary or metric The order will be stored in the units chosen CUSTOMARY Esc to exit METRIC Note If the order is added in metric or customary it will be stored in the unit chosen To change you have to renter the order The order menu can not toggle between metric and customary using lt F12 gt Version 8 70 5 67 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Batch Setup Entry can be made on either screen In other words a slab could be entered as 10 meters long x 20 meters wide x 6 inches deep by entering the length and width on the metric screen flipping to the customary screen and entering the depth flipping back to the metric screen to see the results lt f12 gt switches displayed units any time during viewing Concrete Volume Calculator Metric Units Length Width Height Depth Landing Cubic Meters Slab i m m mm 0 00 w Footing mm 0 00 Footing RUM n EE nn Wall BAD n WE n MER n BAD n Diameter Depth IO mm im EI 0 00 Totaro Steps Column Caisson or Pier Concrete Volume Calculator F2 CLEAR Calculator F7 LOAD Truck Fi RETURN to Previous Screen 11 08 AM Concrete Volume Calculator U S Units Pri Admi
129. 9 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 Field Number Selections Description Extra 1 Tax Extra 2 Tax Extra 3 Tax Extra 4 Tax Extra 5 Tax Extra 6 Tax Extra 1 Descrip Extra 2 Descrip Extra 3 Descrip Extra 4 Descrip Extra 5 Descrip Extra 6 Descrip Cust Bill Addr 1 Cust Bill Addr 2 Cust Bill Addr 3 Cust Phone Cust Notes 1 Cust Notes 2 Control Codes Report Stallout Batch Extra Prod 1 Extra Prod 2 Extra Prod 3 Extra Prod 4 Extra Prod 5 Extra Prod 6 COD Subtotal COD Tax COD Total Batch Record Aggregate Cement Admix B 5 Eagle User s Manual No 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 Description Water Target Actual Status Moist Tare Mix ID Mix Name Mix Time Mix Design Time Date Ticket Order Qty Ord Qty Del Loads Start Spacing Price Tax Extra Product Del Adr Instr Size Today Qty of Begin End Oh Ig 36 times 42 times B 6 Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380
130. Account 0 00 Today s Grand Total Today s Total Qty Remaining Today s Total Loads Remaining Version 8 70 5 79 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Orders Report Short Form List of Orders Short Form COMMAND ALKON 4 42AM Main Plant 23Jun97 Order CustID Qty Ord Qty Del Loads Total 3511 9573 100 00 yd3 10 00 yd3 2 54AM 23Jun95 9753 List of Orders Short Form COMMAND ALKON Main Plant 23Jun97 CUSTOMARY Total Qty Ordered 1000 00 yd3 Total Qty Delivered 10 00 yd3 Total Loads Delivered 1 METRIC Total Qty Ordered 80 00 m3 Total Qty Delivered 6 0 m3 Total Amount COD 0 00 Total Amount on Account 0 00 Grand Total 0 00 5 80 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations List of Orders Long Form List of Orders Long Form COMMAND ALKON 4 42 AM Main Plant 23Jun97 3512 ix ID Qty Ord 80 00m3 Subtot Cust ID 9573 ize Qty Del 6 00m3 Tax Loads 1 Total Keep Amx Trims N 10 00 AM Spacing 0 min COD N Price 0 00 Tax 0 000 Extra Product Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE Instr I 35E TO ROYAL LANE EXIT DALLAS TX 75226 LEFT 3 LIGHTS ON RIGHT 338412 Zone 1 Job 4837 Slump 3 Due at ASAP Phone 214 555 9032 M 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 List of Orders Long Form COMMAND ALKON Main Plant 23Jun97 CUSTOMARY Total Qty Ordered
131. Cement Inventory F another long box replaces key prompts Please enter password Es tO exit You must enter the password The cursor already rests in the answer blank You just have to type in the number and press the lt Enter gt key If you get the password wrong stars will appear in the answer blank and the Eagle will tell you Bad password But the cursor remains in the answer blank so that you can try again If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Cement Inventory Menu Once you have entered the correct password the screen will show the On Hand column highlighted The cursor rests at the top line Now you can change the values in any of the materials By pressing the lt Enter gt key you can skip down the column and change the numbers you want to change You can also move the cursor up and down with the arrow keys Notice that the cursor will not move beyond the highlighted area e User defined Inventory Units This feature is used when you want to receive inventory in different unit than what you sell the inventory at Pressing the lt F6 gt key will display the setup information for that material class Editing of the setups is protected by the Supervisor Editing password The setup information consists of twelve numeric fields for entering a conversion factor for each material a 4 character text field for entering the units label and a Yes No field to tell the Eagle if it should use the use
132. Command Alkon Solutions To Build On COMMANR Eagle User s Manual Version 8 70 3 15 02 1997 2001 Command Alkon Incorporated Information disclosed herein was originated by and is the property of Command Alkon Incorporated and except for rights expressly granted by written consent such information shall not be disclosed disseminated or duplicated in whole or in part Command Alkon Incorporated reserves all patent proprietary design manufacturing use and reproduction rights thereto Command Alkon Incorporated 1800 International Park Suite 400 Birmingham AL 35243 Eagle User s Manual Safety Procedures Emergency Procedures If there is an emergency at your plant immediately press the EMERGENCY STOP switch This will remove control power from the Eagle Be sure that it is safe to reapply power before releasing the Emergency Stop button Eagle Maintenance Procedures When preparing to do any work on the Eagle System or Plant turn the key on the manual panel to the off position and remove the key Then lock and tag all 3 Phase power and or control power necessary to guarantee everyone s safety Eagle Testing Procedures You may be asked by a Command Alkon Service Technician to open the Eagle box and use the test probe to check for voltage The Eagle system will be running at this time Use caution when testing test only the areas that you are directed to test by the technician Note Misuse of the Test Probe may cause
133. Day Menu Plant Setup Menu Batching Storage my Ga L E 1 37 AM You can press lt HELP gt for an explanation of the features of the current screen Call up the screen you want to know more about Once it is displayed press the lt HELP gt key The lt HELP gt key provides general information since space on the help screens is limited If you are trying to perform a function for the first time the Help Screens may not go into enough detail to answer all of your questions In this case refer to the User s Manual for a more complete explanation The lt HELP gt key is intended to remind the operator of the next step It will not replace the manual as a training tool for the operator not yet familiar with the Eagle The Help Screens have a couple of features you should know about For most of the menus the Help Screens are only single page displays For example on the Master Menu the Help Screen that pops up is all the help you get for that menu There are certain menus whose Help Screens have multiple pages To check this out press lt F4 gt to go to the Plant Setup Menu then press the down arrow four times to select the Batch Screen Options Menu Finally press the lt Enter gt key Once the Batch Screen Options Menu is displayed on your screen press the lt HELP gt key At the top of the pop up Help Screen a message says Help Field Selections 1 Since the list of Field numbers available for this and other setup sc
134. Disk File Directory will fill with stars See below Data File Directory Floppy Disk Directory Below is a successful reading of the disk file To see if the files are the most updated version look at date on the Data File Directory column REMOTE TR Data File Directory To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 100 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Chapter 3 End Of Day Operations ian HU Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations End Of Day Operations End of Day Menu Go to the End of Day Menu when you want to adjust material inventories or to perform other end of day duties On Hand inventory is password protected Raw material deliveries are normally entered through the Delivery Screen in the Batching Storage section The On Hand column is the only column in the inventory section that you can modify In the Short Term and Long Term columns you can only clear them You cannot modify them Clearing Long Term usage will also clear Short Term usage When you press lt F3 gt the screen will change to show the End of Day Screen See the illustration below Note Tickets Summary is not shown on the End Of Day Screen Selection without the Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option End of Day Duties Aggregate Inventory Cement Inventory Admix Inventory SUMMARY Cement Tracking End of Day Screen Selection
135. E Cal Config Passwords Time Date Print Screens Remote Configuration Holding Hopper Config Soft I O Config DISK Maintenance Plant Setup Menu Fi0 RETURN to Master Menu As you can see from the illustration above the screen shows a three column box Below the box is a title Plant Setup Menu No matter what screen you are on this is where the screen title will be located Below the Plant Setup Menu title are the menu prompts In the case of the Plant Setup Menu there is only one menu prompt As explained in the Master Menu section these menu prompts are a list of the available F keys you can press to perform specific functions Look under the title Plant Setup Menu The Eagle lists only one F key F10 RETURN to Master Menu This is the only F key that will work while you are on this screen Take a second to locate the arrow keys near the bottom of the keyboard to the right of the letter pad and the lt Enter gt key Now look back at the box in the middle of the screen Note that a blue bar highlights the top line of the left hand column You can move this bar up or down or to either side by pressing the arrow keys This is how you select the option you want to look at more closely When you have highlighted the item you want press the lt Enter gt key The screen changes to show a new menu Now that you have learned how to select options from the Plant Setup Menu you are ready to learn the specifics about
136. E DOC 103 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters If Special is set to 0 percent you may use the second bin for something other than the second water The second water will show a zero value on the Verify Menu jaterial Target fctual Status 18500 Lb AIR i 14 14910 Lb CALCIUM 160 oz TYPE I 4200 Lb FLYASH 500 Lb WATER 1 234 Gal WATER 4 Gal Volume 718 06 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 Cum yd 161 06 Primary Batch Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck Change Materials Targets STACK this one START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu pascal Version 8 70 EAG_APPE DOC 03 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters Eagle Wiring Changes 1 The Admix Fill modules need to be rewired to be powered through the Water Auto Manual power bus If Water 3 is used Admix 12 Fill PB6 13 should be rewired If Water 4 is used Admix 11 Fill PB6 12 should be rewired 2 If weighed water is used the input modules should be jumpered to the fill modules If Water 3 is used Admix 12 Pulse PB6 5 should be jumpered to Admix 12 Fill PB6 13 If Water 4 is used Admix 11 Pulse PB6 4 should be jumpered to Admix 11 Fill PB6 12 3 The Manual Panel should have Admix 12 and Admix 11 if water 4 is used buttons removed or disabled and appropria
137. Eagle s memory and also returns you to the Customer Menu If you change the Customer ID at all the Eagle will create a new customer entry The reason for this is that once you change the Customer ID the Eagle creates a new customer Delete this Customer Let s say that you want to delete an existing customer from the customer list From the Customer Menu you will need to do two things First find the customer you want to delete and second select the DELETE this customer option from the edit features Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the list of customers until you find the customer entry that you want to delete Or use the lt F1 gt key and type in the Customer ID if you do not want to go paging through your customer list You must have the customer entry that you want to delete displayed inside the main box first before you press lt F5 gt to select the edit features If you do not remember how to find a customer go back to the section in this chapter called Find a Customer Once you have the customer entry that you want to delete displayed inside the main box press lt F5 gt to select the edit functions Enter the password and then use the arrow key to highlight the edit option DELETE this customer Then select the option by pressing the lt Enter gt key Once you select DELETE this customer from the options and press the lt Enter gt key you will wipe out that entry T
138. End of Day Edit Material On Hand This feature is helpful when you want to change incorrect value on your inventory Some of the inventory could be sold contaminated or transferred to another plant therefore you need an option to edit the inventory It is possible to have negative value on the Material On Hand column because you choose not to inventory a particular class of material such as admix To show how much material that has been used set the On Hand to zero and the Eagle will maintain a negative balance of Material On Hand A meter inaccuracy will affect your On Hand Inventory Manual batching without security option will also affect inventory when batched outside of the Batching Storage section of the program Press lt F5 gt to make changes to the On Hand column When you press lt F5 gt the Admix Inventory F another long box replaces key prompts Please enter password Esc tO exit You must enter the password The cursor already rests in the answer blank You just have to type in the number and press the lt Enter gt key If you get the password wrong stars will appear in the answer blank and the Eagle will tell you Bad password But the cursor remains in the answer blank so that you can try again If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Admix Inventory Menu Once you have entered the correct password the screen will show the On Hand column highlighted The cursor rests at the top line
139. F 12 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer The EXPS EXE program is an MS DOS utility used to expand the Eagle Level 6 xx amp 7 xx series CUSTOMER S MIX S ORDER S and TICKET S files to the ASCII data format The EXPS8 EXE is an MS DOS utility used to expand the Eagle Level 8 xx series CUSTOMER 8 MIX 8 ORDER 8 TICKET 8 AND TRUCK 8 files to the ASCII data format The file format used is the PARADOX database file format in all of the cases above The EXPS EXE program uses two command line parameters The first is the input path of the S or 8 files and the second is the output path of the TXT files If the output path is omitted it will use the current directory for the output path If both parameters are omitted it will use the current directory for both input and output paths Be sure that the PLANT S file resides in the same directory as the Eagle s S or 8 files as the EXPS EXE or EXPS8 EXE will read this file for necessary information Upon execution EXPS EXE or EXPS8 EXE will attempt to expand all of the Eagle s S or 8 files The Paradox file format recognizes two types of fields 1 Alphanumeric text fields and 2 Numeric character fields Each record in the file is delimited by a carriage return and line feed combination For the purposes of this discussion alphanumeric fields will be referred to as string fields String fields in the Paradox file format are delimited
140. First find the order you want to change and second select the CHANGE this order option from the edit functions Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the list of orders until you find the order entry that you want to change Or use the lt F1 gt key and type in the order number if you do not want to go paging through your order list You must have the order entry that you want to change displayed inside the main box first before you press lt F5 gt to select the edit features If you do not remember how to find an order go back to the section in this chapter called Find an Order Once you have the order entry that you want to change displayed inside the main box press lt F5 gt to select the edit functions Enter the password and then use the arrow key to highlight the edit option CHANGE this order Then select the option by pressing the lt Enter gt key Once you select CHANGE this order from the options the information displayed in the main box will become highlighted All the order information is still there but now that it is highlighted you can make changes to any of it Use either the down arrow key or the lt Enter gt key to skip over the lines that you do not want to change Change the information on any line just by typing over When you are ready to enter the changes made to the order entry press lt F5 gt If you have not changed the order ID the Eagle will ask you a question
141. Full Scale Calibration Menu shown below Full Scale Calibration Menu Esc to exit Press F1 after scale settles Load the scale to approximately 3 4 of its capacity either by dropping weight onto it or by hanging test weights Make sure you wait for the scale to settle then press lt F1 gt The display now changes to allow you to type in the actual weight Check to make sure it is accurate and press enter The Eagle automatically returns you to the Scale Calibration Menu unless there is a problem If the computer does not return to the Scale Calibration Menu please call Command Alkon Customer Service Department for assistance You may calibrate another scale if there are no problems by moving the pointer and beginning the process for the next scale Refer to the Scale Calibration Manual for use of simulated output mode to track the DRO s Refer to the Probe Readout Manual that came with the Moisture Probe for use of simulated output mode for Eagle tracking e Press lt F4 gt to Toggle the Date Event ID If an entry has been added to each scale s calibration record that represents a non resettable non repeatable Id number This number will be a random number to be used along with the Time amp Date to uniquely identify the changes for each scale This Event Id number will be displayed on the Scale Calibration Menu in the last column A function key prompt F4 Key has been provided to toggle this last column between
142. GE this mix design DELETE this mix design Note that the top message is highlighted You can move this highlighting bar by pressing the arrow keys When you have highlighted the option that you want press the lt Enter gt key An alternative way to select the option that you want is to press the letter A for Adding a mix design C for Changing this mix design or D for Deleting this mix design Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Let s discuss each of these options Adda Mix Design This is the first of the three options in the Edit Functions of the Mix Storage Menu When selected the mix design that was on the screen disappears Don t worry you have not lost the mix design that was on the screen It is still in the memory In its place all the blanks are highlighted The cursor rests at the top of the box beginning with the Mix ID rears ieee j Ready 378 of 2000 used W C P Ratio 0 43 Agg 3 4ROCK Lb yd3 i oz yd3 LT UT Mt Lb yd3 m oz CUT me Lb yd3 m oz CUT Lb yd3 i oz CUT Lb yd3 m Lb yd3 Lh yd3 Water 1 29 Lh yd3 Entered 9 57AM 21Jun01 Cem Mix Edit Menu Fi CONVERT Mix to Metric Units Eur LOAD Mixer FS INSERT this Mix Design F10 RETURN to Mix Storage Menu 5 58 AM 1 Mix ID The number or name you will use to identify this mix design Up to
143. Hopper O Lb Adjust 0 00 yd3 Mixer Timing 0 Flop Gate WET Batch Loof 1 Cem Hopper O Lb Cem Trans 0 Primary Batch Batching STORAGE Menu CUSTOMERS LOAD Mixer ORDERS Ticket STACK BATCH Setup RETURN to Master Menu Material Status Blocks Take a good look at your screen using the illustration to make sure you are on the right menu The name of the current menu appears just below the middle of the screen It should say Batching Menu For every menu you will come to the name will always appear in this same place on the screen At the top of the screen are four blocks the material status blocks Note that there is one for Aggregate Cement Admix and Water These boxes tell you the status of each material with cues like Ready Manual Batch Start Done Load Hold Dump Notice that in the illustration the message in each box is Ready This is always where the status message will appear Further on we will discuss what each word means for now just remember that the purpose of this status message is to keep the batchman aware of each phase of the batch The boxes for cement and aggregate also include scale readouts which show the current weight on each scale The readout for water is displayed in gallons if it is metered and pounds if weighed Version 8 70 5 1 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 2 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations From the Batching Storage Menu every screen you ca
144. I is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange EXPS8 EXE is a similar program for Level 8 Eagles only ALL Level 6 amp 7 files have the S extension ALL Level 8 files will have the 8 extension Files available for transfer Level 6 xx and Level 7 xx Order S Eagle Order File Customer S Eagle Customer File Mix S Eagle Mix File Ticket S Eagle Ticket File Level 8 only Order 8 Eagle Order File Customer 8 Eagle Customer File Mix 8 Eagle Mix Design File Ticket 8 Eagle Ticket File Truck 8 Eagle Truck File Level 8 20 and above will have all of the above plus Deliveries 8 Eagle Deliveries File Performance 8 Eagle Performance File On level 6 xx systems we will send the customer EXPS EXE from Command Alkon On level 7 xx systems EXPS EXE resides on the Eagle system C disk drive and can be copied to the removable floppy A drive and given to the customer On level 8 xx systems EXPS8 EXE resides on the Eagle system C disk drive and can be copied to the removable floppy A drive and given to the customer Version 8 70 F 1 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Floppy Disk Transfer Procedure Method Eagle Operator The Eagle operator will copy files to a floppy disk The Level 6 amp 7 files will have a S extension and Level 8 files will have a 8 extension The files will be expanded on the database computer How t
145. If you are weighing water the target will be shown in pounds and it will begin weighing up with the other materials If you are metering water directly into the truck as with most dry batch plants the water will count up as it discharges As for the other materials the status word indicates each phase of the batching and discharge sequence At the bottom of the box there are two more lines which are separated by a line You can select the information that you want displayed on your Batch Screen Possible information that you might want to include in this section Mix ID Mix Description Customer Name Truck Number and Load Rate Batch Number and Batch Size These are just suggestions If you want to select options for this part of the screen refer to the Plant Setup in Chapter Two for Batch Screen Options section for a list of all options and an explanation of how to choose options While you are on the Batching Screen you will not be able to alter the information that appears here These lines are only intended to inform you of particular features of the current batch If you want to change the Mix Design the Truck or the Batch Size you will have to move to the Batch Setup Screen Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Menu Prompts At the bottom of the Batching Menu screen are the menu prompts These are the selections you can make from this screen Each of the fiv
146. KERS IN CHECK MAIN POWER TRANSFORMER ON THE PLANT AND CHECK THAT POWER CORD FROM BOTTOM OF JUNCTION BOX IS PLUGGED INTO THE WALL Eagle User s Manual Installation MONITOR IS BLANK NO VIDEO IS THE MONITOR TURNED ON TURN MONITOR ON PRESS THE KEY MARKED CTRL LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF KEYBOARD WAS AN AUDIBLE SOUND OUCH HEARD DOES MONITOR COME ON CALL FOR SUPPORT EXTENDER TRANSMITTER EXTENDER RECEIVER OR CABLES CALL FOR SUPPORT MONITOR OR VIDEO CARD Version 8 70 5 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation PRINTER ERROR MESSAGE AND VOICE PROMPT KEEPS REPEATING DOES THE PRINTER WORK NOW IS THE PRINTER TURNED ON NO TURN THE PRINTER ON AND RETRY YES YES Ce N press THE SELECT BUTTON YES IS PAPER IN THE PRINTER NO PUT PAPER IN THE PRINTER YES ARE THE CABLES PLUGGED IN NO PLUG THE CABLES IN YES CALL FOR SUPPORT Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation PRINTER DOES NOT PRINT NO ERROR MESSAGE GO TO PLANT SET UP MENU PRINTER amp COMM CONFIG MENU DOES THE PRIMARY AND OR SECONDARY PRINTER HAVE A PORT AND OR BAUD RATE ASSIGNED IF USING 1 PRINTER SOFTWARE THEN USE PAGE UP TO ENTER LPTI IN THE PRIMARY PORT LINE PRESS F5 TO ENTER THE CONFIGURATION IF USING 2 PRINTER SOFTWARE THEN USE PAGE UP
147. Locate these titles on your screen now Locate two spaces below the heading on the left numbered 1 and 2 and two spaces below the heading on the right numbered 3 and 4 If you are looking at this screen for the first time these spaces will be blank Later when you have begun batching these spaces will show each material you are using in the current batch In the number 1 space the upper left hand space of the box you will see all the aggregates listed by material name target weight actual weight and status status is a word that tells you what part of the batching or loading stage the material is at ex Fast Slow Jog Done Over or Under Below aggregates you will see a similar breakdown of cements in space number 2 Up to three cements will be listed by material name target weight actual weight after they have been batched and status In the upper right hand space number 3 on the illustration above you will find a list of admixes You can include up to six admixes per batch on this screen Each admix called for in a batch will show target amount the actual amount once batching is completed and a status word Version 8 70 5 3 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 4 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Below admixes you will see the display for waters which is in space number 4 You can batch up to two waters and each is listed by name target amount and actual amount batched once discharge is complete
148. M Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations The on hand inventory quantities are not changed when values are edited in the user defined conversion factor fields Any time the conversion factors are edited the Eagle will notify the operator to check the on hand quantities If the on hand quantities were in tons before enabling user defined units they must be manually converted to the user defined units for the inventory tracking to remain accurate If the Eagle is using the Communications option and the Dispatch computer requests the inventory for a material with user defined units the returned inventory message will have quantities in user defined units and the user defined units label will appear in the units field of the message All batching is still done in weight units lb or kg and the actual weights from the batch results are converted to user defined units for updating the inventory records When you have made all changes to the On Hand column press lt F5 gt to enter the new numbers Then press lt F10 gt to return to the Aggregate Inventory Menu When you have made all the adjustments to the Aggregate Inventory Menu and are ready to move on to another task press lt F10 gt This will bring you back to the End of Day Menu where you can perform the next end of day task Version 8 70 3 25 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Cement Inventory Use this menu to keep t
149. METT pecial IEN x Admix Trims fioo AIR Admix Trims CALCIUM i Print Metric Water Trims Water Batch ial Ri Customer quat ae oe ee Instri Call customer first Batch Setup Menu F LOAD Truck VERIFY this one STACK this one BATCH this one F10 RETURN to Batching Menu E Version 8 70 EAG_APPE DOC 03 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters If Special is set to 50 percent in the Batch Setup Menu the Eagle will show the 2 water targets TYPE I 4200 Lb FLYASH 500 Lb WATER 1 117 Gal WATER 4 11 Gal Volume 10 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 3 2 Probe 0 0 z Cum yd 161 00 Primary Batch Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F LOAD Truck Change Materials Targets STACK this one START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu aoa an If Special is set to 100 percent in the Batch Setup Menu the Eagle will show only the special water IR i 14 14910 Lb CALCIUM i 160 oz TYPE I 4200 Lb Ce n FLYASH 500 Lb 234 Gal Volume 210 066 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 7 Cum yd 161 00 Primary Batch Verify Menu Fi Change total WATER BATCH F2 Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck F3 Change Materials Targets F4 STACK this one F5 START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu 3 41 AM Version 8 70 E 7 EAG_APP
150. Manual Plant Batching Operations List of all Tickets List of ALL Tickets COMMAND ALKON 4 43 AM Main Plant 23Jun96 3511 3 10 00yds3 4 13AM 23Jun97 3512 9573 6 00m3 4 28AM 23Jun97 2 Tickets Total Totalyd3 10 0 Totalm3 6 00 Grand Total 17 85 yd3 Version 8 70 5 77 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations List of Tickets by Order Name Customary List of Tickets by Order Name COMMAND ALKON 4 34 AM Main Plant 23Jun97 Order 3511 Cust ID HALL CONSTRUCTION Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75226 DALLAS TX 75990 0 Tickets Voided Metric List of Tickets by Order Name COMMAND ALKON 4 43 AM Main Plant 23Jun97 Order 3512 Cust ID HALL CONSTRUCTION Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75226 DALLAS TX 75990 0 Tickets Voided 5 78 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Daily Activity Report Daily Activity Report COMMAND ALKON 4 44AM Main Plant 23Jun97 Order 3512 Cust ID HALL CONSTRUCTION 4335 ROYAL LANE 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75226 DALLAS TX 75990 Ticket Time Date Truck Qty Product ID Unit Price Tax 65 4 28 AM 23Jun96 5 6 00 4 0 00 0 000 Daily Activity Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant 23Jun97 Today s Total Qty Delivered 17 85 Yards Today s Total Loads Delivered 2 Today s Total Amount COD 0 00 Today s Total Amount on
151. Material Storage section of the Storage Menu e Scale zero interlock Y N If lt Y gt the actual tare weights will be printed regardless of whether the scale is within zero tolerance range If lt N gt the words Tare ZERO will be printed if the beginning weights is within zero tolerance range To make changes to the present configuration move the cursor with either the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key Do not try to type in your own material names These have been pre programmed into the Eagle To choose from the existing list of names move the cursor into the Type of Material column and line it up with the correct Scale Input number Then select the material name by pressing the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key When you come to the desired name Agg Cem Amx or Wat press the lt Enter gt key and move to the next blank You can also move the cursor by pressing the arrow keys Changing information in the other highlighted spaces is done by typing in over the existing figures For quicker entry of numbers use the numeric keypad to the right of the arrow keys at the far right of the keyboard To skip a space press the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key While making changes in the Attached Bins columns note that as soon as you press either the lt Y gt or lt N gt key the cursor will move to the next space Skip spaces with either the arrow key or lt Enter gt key To change the letter in the bin do not erase f
152. Mix in Truck Warning an ingredient in the mix design for the concrete in the truck is not called for by the mix design to be batched This message will only appear if the Adjust xxx and Mix in Truck 428 fields are in the Batch Setup Menu the Adjust quantity is non zero and the above condition exists e Incorrect Flop Gate Position Error the physical position of the flop gate wet or dry does not agree with the position called for by a communications ticket Version 8 70 A 9 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Invalid File Handle Error No Handle No More File Handle Errors Error this message can appear during boot up when the system is initializing If you get this message the Eagle probably will not even initialize at all This may be the only message you get The Eagle is having trouble accessing the files and probably has some corruption in one of its system files Call your Command Alkon Dallas service department in this situation Less Than 15 Counts Not Allowed Notice appears on the Scale Calibration and Probe Calibration Screen The lowest count reading can be no lower than 15 counts Adjust the counts and try to zero the scale again Load may be nn nn xxx short Notice the truck number was changed after the batch was started on an adjusted batch and the new truck may not have the adjusted quantity on board The adjusted quantity is nn n
153. Moisture Storage Menu This menu lets you set moisture levels in your aggregate bins You can also set high and low limits on moisture limits The screen changes to show the Moisture Storage Screen At the top of the screen are four material status blocks aggregate cement admix and water Use these blocks to keep an eye on the load that is batching while you set or adjust moisture values See screen below Lb Ready drPri idmix Lb Ready VORREI ROIO toon 6 Lb Ready Ready Aavg Daily Tons 1 6 3 4ROCK o H w oO ae SAND e 10 06 3 8ROCK a 2 006 1 172 RE 0 1 063 LT WT O 6 006 ST SAND 0 7 OMG ie f aa ele ee ee eye elie fa tele ttah las OQO esalta fe lele fei fe ato SVS hate te cat i a teh l STS la ste ls tape tet ts l D 2 10AM 13Jul01 Moisture Storage Menu F7 LOAD Mixer FS ENTER these Moistures F10 RETURN to Materials Menu 6 25 AM The heart of this screen is the box in the center where you can set the moisture percentages in all of your aggregate bins Notice that the first column lists the names of each aggregate They appear in the same order as on the Aggregate Storage Menu To change the name of an item on the Material column you ll have to go to the Aggregate Storage Menu On this screen you will change only moisture percentages and limits of acceptable moisture levels When you first call up this screen you will see that the secon
154. N to Plant Setup Menu 4 04 AM The lower part of the box on your screen has 10 highlighted squares These squares allow you to customize the Eagle Order Entry Screen You can type in the titles you want here Once entered these titles will appear on the Order Entry Menu followed by blanks You get to set up the information you want at the bottom of your orders Just what kind of information would you find useful on this part of the ticket Although that is up to you to decide we can offer a suggestion The Eagle has a set of titles that you can use if you want These are called Default titles because they are already set up You can modify them if you want or leave them as they are Default Titles To install the default titles press lt F2 gt key Notice that on your screen these titles are still highlighted This means that you can change them to suit the needs of your plant Delete the titles you won t use or use the space for another title Press lt F5 gt to record the changes When you are ready to return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 28 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Printer amp Comm Config If you have Multi Lane Discharge paid option the printer setup will be located under Multi Lanes Config on the Plant Setup Menu There is a printer setup for each lane The setups work the same as below If more information is needed refer to Eagle User s manual Vo
155. N to Storage Menu 16 16 AM Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 61 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Mix Storage Mix Storage Screen Demo Mix2 Metric Units Demo Mix 2 was entered in Metric and toggled to Mix Name 3000 PSI display Customary units Agg 20MM RK 1098 kg m3 Admix AIR 19 6 mL CWT FINES Safee CALCIUM 22 FLYASH Water WATER 1 158 4 L m3 6 L m3 tered 16 37AM 18Apr00 Mix Storage Menu Fi FIND a Mix Design F7 LOAD Truck F4 PRINT Functions F5 EDIT Functions Fi RETURN to Storage Menu 16 38 AM lt f12 gt switches displayed units any Mix Storage Screen Demo Mix2 U S Units time during viewing Mix Name 3000 PSI 1856 Lh yd3 AIR 1426 Lh yd3 CALCIUM Lb yd3 Lb yd3 6 Lb yd3 TYPE I 420 Lh yd3 FLYASH 50 Lh yd3 Water WATER 1 8 Lh yd3 Entered 10 37A Mix Storage Menu F7 LOAD Truck Fi FIND a Mix Design F4 PRINT Functions FS EDIT Functions Fi RETURN to Storage Menu 16 46 AM 5 62 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Mix Edit Menu Adding a Mix Design 2 of 2000 used W C P Ratio 0 57 1098 kg m3 AIR E 1 843 kg m3 CALCIUM 22 O kg m3 O kg m3 kg m3 249 kg m3 FLYASH 30 kg m3 WATER i O kg m3 Doe Entered 10 37A sam 9 1 Ros Mix Storage Menu F LOAD Truck
156. ND 3 3 8ROCK 4 1 1 2 RK S LT wr LT WT 6 i 8 ST SAND ST SAND ENTER these Sources Er F10 Tolerances Mi 1 0 1 04 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 34 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 05 00 4 40 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ZONE 0 0 0 06 0 0 40 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 Entered 2 01AM 13J LOAD Mixer RETURN to Previous Screen Ready nTol 80 Lb 80 Lb Lb Lb Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 Lb 0 0 n ulDi 7 54 AM Once you have made all changes to the box in the center of the screen look at the prompts at the bottom You will need to record your changes in the memory of the Eagle first of all Press lt F5 gt to enter the new information Press lt F10 gt to return to the Material Storage Menu Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 25 4 26 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Cement Storage Menu This menu will help you set limits on the amounts of each cement you will use in a batch By setting high and low limits you tell the Eagle what amounts are within limits For example this will protect you from calling for too large an amount of type one in a mix design Once you set limits the Eagle will not allow you to batch more or less than these limits allow You can also set tolerances for cement Tolerance is the amount of deviation the Eagle will allow when you are batching This is generally a percentage of the target weight If you set the tolerance at
157. Per is set to Load the price of color for this order will be 5 12 60 If the Allow Dual Units is set to N the Per will only have two choices depending on the Base Plant Units For Base Plant Units set to metric you would only have Load and m3 For Base Plant Units set to customary you would only have Load and yd3 e Delete an Extra Product You may want to delete one of the extra products stored on this screen To do this follow a simple two step procedure First display the item you want to delete in the highlighted blocks on the left of the main box You can select it either by pressing the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key or by pressing lt F1 gt and typing in the ID Make sure that you have the item you want to delete displayed on the left section of the main box ID price tax description before you go on to step two Second to delete the Extra Product displayed in the highlighted spaces of the box press lt F3 gt Make sure that the product displayed is the one you want to delete Once you press lt F3 gt the Eagle will wipe this product off the screen and off the list on the right of the box Notice that the number in the top right corner of the main box n of 25 used has decreased by one each time you delete a product The next item on the list appears in the highlighted spaces e Print Extra Products At some time you may want to print a list of your extra products onto paper
158. RIGHT OF IAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT PROBLEM IS OUT ON THE PLANT CALL FOR SUPPORT PUT TEST PROBE AT TEST POINT B TO THE RIGHT OF THE IAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT REPLACE THE PICO FUSE REPLACE THE IAC Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING THE INPUT IAC The devices that are connected to the input modules can be liquid measuring meters for water and admixes In a normal operation when a pulse from the meter is received at the PSI EAGLE the red LED pulses on and off as the water and or admix is being metered In an abnormal operation the red LED will not pulse on and off and an error message will be displayed i e Low Flow Detected IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IF AN ERROR MESSAGE IS RECEIVED OR NO COUNTS ARE DETECTED REFER TO DWG 1 ON THE DOOR OF THE PSI EAGLE FIND LOCATION OF YELLOW OPTO THAT IS RECEIVING THE INPUT FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM I GO INTO MANUAL FOR THE MATERIAL THAT IS NOT COUNTING PRESS THE MANUAL BUTTON WHILE WATCHING THE RED LED UNDER THE IAC Y IS THE RED LED UNDER THE IAC PULSE ON AND OFF PUT TEST PROBE ON SCREW ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF IAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT CALL FOR SUPPORT PUT TEST PROBE AT TEST POINT B TO THE RIGHT OF THE IAC DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT NO REPLACE THE IAC 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM
159. RIM Special Water Pounds of Ice Loads Delivered Admix Code Cust Job Print Weights M Mix Code Ss Z Sd J f 6 M Agg 1 Name lt gt 99 Agg 2 Name M Agg 2 Wt M Agg 3 Name lt gt ga ga W M Agg 4 Name M Agg 4 Wt Sle rl Sl ele lel el ele B 10 Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 Field Number Selections Description AM Cem 1 Name AM Cem1 Wt AM Cem 2 Name AM Cem 2 Wt AM H20 1 Name AM H20 1 Wt Gal AM Amx 1 Name AM Amx 1 Oz AM Amx 2 Name AM Amx 2 Oz AM Amx 3 Name AM Amx 3 Oz AM Amx 4 Name AM Amx 4 Oz AM Amx 5 Name AM Amx 5 Oz AM Amx 6 Name AM Amx 6 Oz AM Cem 3 Name AM Cem 3 Wt AM H20 2 Name AM H20 2 Wt Gal AM Mixer Time AM Max Load Size AM Agg 5 Name AM Agg 5 Wt AM Percent Air AM Slump Target AM Max Dry Size AM Max Async Sz AM Agg Moist Ref unused unused unused Eagle User s Manual No 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1161 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 1167 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 Description unu
160. TYPE I il CEM 2 FLYASH B H nn O DO J ANPWNHE Entered 3 06PM 26Mar01 Cement Batching Gate Selections F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 50 AM In the upper half of the screen is a large box with several columns Below the box is a title Cement Batching Gate Selections If you ever wonder where you are look for a title in this same part of the screen Below this title are two menu prompts Now look at the columns inside the box See that the spaces under the first two columns are not highlighted You cannot make changes to these columns on this screen In order to change these columns you will have to go to the Batching Menu e Bin Lists 12 cement bins This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all The bins should match your physical plant e Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column These names describe each cement so that you will not forget what is in each bin Refer to the Cement Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column e Fast Batch Open Gates In Fast Batch you can open up to four gates per cement When you call up this screen the cursor will be located in the first space under this column If the cursor is not in the Fast Batch column move it in place using the arrow keys Enter the new gate numbers by typing in the spaces provided If there are already numbers in the columns do not worry about erasing
161. Ticket ID either the Tickets Summary Menu or the Batch Setup Screen The Eagle cannot recognize the ID that you entered and you should try again Batching Not allowed in current Remote Diagnostic mode Error the operator or the person running the remote session attempted to start a batch in the interactive Remote Diagnostic mode The non interactive Remote Diagnostic mode must be used if batching is needed The interactive mode enables the keyboard on the remote terminal and the non interactive mode disables the keyboard on the remote terminal Bin Has No Assigned Scale Error this message can appear when you try to batch but the material bins the mix design calls for do not yet have a scale assigned To fix this you will need to go back to the Scale Configuration Screen Can t go any further Notice the cursor is as far up down or to the side as it can go Try another arrow key to move the cursor in a different direction Can not substitute Pozzolan for Cement Warning a cement bin substitution was attempted using a Pozzolanic material as a substitute for a cementious material Can not substitute with dedicated Matrix Cement Warning a cement bin substitution was attempted using a dedicated matrix mixer cement Cement Admix is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the cement and admix in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the cement and ad
162. X Prod 1 Name X Prod 1 Desc X Prod 1 Units X Prod 1 Price X Prod 1 Ext X Prod 2 Ld Qty X Prod 2 Name Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 Field Number Selections Description X Prod 2 Desc X Prod 2 Units X Prod 2 Price X Prod 2 Ext X Prod 3 Ld Qty X Prod 3 Name X Prod 3 Desc X Prod 3 Units X Prod 3 Price X Prod 3 Ext X Prod 4 Ld Qty X Prod 4 Name X Prod 4 Desc X Prod 4 Units X Prod 4 Price X Prod 4 Ext X Prod 5 Ld Qty X Prod 5 Name X Prod 5 Desc X Prod 5 Units X Prod 5 Price X Prod 5 Ext X Prod 6 Ld Qty X Prod 6 Name X Prod 6 Desc X Prod 6 Units X Prod 6 Price X Prod 6 Ext MinLoad Desc MinLoad Amt Ticket SubTot Ticket TaxTot Order Cum Tot Time Ticket Sent Zone B 9 Eagle User s Manual No 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 Description Project Num Ordered By Special Inst 1 Special Inst 2 Operator Msg Local Change OK Lot Block Project Phone Calcium INFO Air Ent INFO SuprPlas INFO unused unused unused unused Calcium TRIM Air Ent TRIM SuprPlas T
163. Y record_code 1 always Or optional ini riv ooo are_extras 1 Y or N user4 string Me fe fe user8 string 6 user10 string 6 extra_tax1 9 8 dp 12345 678 extra_qty2 9 8 dp 123456 78 user9 string 1 1 Version 8 70 F 25 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Order 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY Field Number of Characters is_cod 1 Y or N amx_percentagel 5 amx_percentage2 numeric amx_percentage3 numeric amx_percentage4 numeric amx_percentages amx_percentage6 numeric amx_percentage7 numeric Version 8 70 F 26 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Order 8 File Structure cont d Level 8 xx ONLY Perform 8 File Structure Level 8 20 amp above ONLY Type 2 always Pr optional sing 8 O bateh_number numerie 9 1 always N material string 8 O target numeric 9 Factual sf numere 9 Version 8 70 F 27 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket 8 File Structure Level 8 xx ONLY Field No of Characters record_code 1 always Tr optional nin ms is_cod 1 Y or N aggl_name aggl_amount numeric agg2_name string agg3_name string 3 age4_ name string age4_ amount numeric agg4_units string agg5_name string agg5_amount numeric
164. _name admix5_amount admix5_units admix6_name admix6_amount admix6_units waterl_name waterl_amount waterl_units water2_name water2_amount water2_units extra_idl extra_qtyl Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string numeric string string F 20 Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Ticket S File Structure cont d Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY expres romene 9 Version 8 70 F 21 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Level 8 xx Customer 8 File Structure Level 8 xx ONLY Delivery 8 File Structure Level 8 20 amp above ONLY Field record_code customer_id stamp is_cod billing billing2 billing3 telephone notes notes2 Field record_code material qty_rvcd units supplier ticket_number stamp truck hauler is_printed is_com_sent Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Text File Transfer 2 always Cr optional w E Number of Characters string Numeric string string string 20 2 always Dr optional sting 2000 23 2 strings 15 8 sing 2000 string string 1 Y or N 1 Y or N F 22 Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer
165. able slots leaving none for the wet side matrix cement No Scale Number Assigned Warning a scale number outside the valid range was entered NO Setup Inputs Active Warning a block plant with multi setup did not have an active setup input when the operator attempted to start a batch Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages No Such Error this message can appear when you come to the end of the list and press the lt Page Down gt key or at the beginning of a list when you press the lt Page Up gt key You will have to reverse the direction No Such Gate Error this message can appear on a couple of the screens in Plant Setup This message says that you have entered a batching gate that the Eagle does not understand Check to make sure that the numbers you have entered match the available gates on your plant Not Allowed in Demo Error this message can appear on the Plant Setup Menu when you try to select either the scale calibration or the probe calibration You cannot calibrate scales or probes while in demonstration mode Not Configured Notice can appear during scale and probe calibration You cannot calibrate a probe or scale that has not been configured Not Found Error this message can appear on screens for tickets orders mixes trucks or anything that the Eagle keeps on a list If you enter an incorrect ID the Eagle will no
166. ace for the amount of tax and a per yards field which allows the Extra Product quantity to be multiplied by the number of yards or meters batched when the ticket is set up The price and tax information will also be automatically figured into the Batch Setup when you select this Extra Product And later all this information will be recorded on the Ticket Summary Menu which holds a record of all tickets batched during the day The right side of the Extra Product Menu has five columns for ID numbers Each column displays up to 10 ID numbers This means that the ID numbers for all of your 50 Extra Products are always displayed for easy access Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information e Enter an Extra Product You may want to enter a new product into the Extra Product storage To do this you must have the Extra Product Menu displayed with the cursor blinking in the first line on the left side of the main box The screen should look like the illustration at the beginning of this section The cursor is already in the first space of the line for ID Type in the new ID name or number There is space for up to eight letters or numbers Then press the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor down to the next blank Type in a description of the product You have space for up to 24 characters Type in the price placing a decimal in the space if you need to Press the lt Enter gt key again Type in th
167. ach field Excel 4 0 standard Fields are aligned in columns with spaces between each field Data Type Width Choose Windows ANSI for file origin animpona ei Preview of file A ORDER TXT Yo Hae 1990 18 30 47 08D e EEE io to aay Mesa Elo Sato EE i vega Sets 4 Thu EE eo eee OL TASSI veg EE as Cancel lt Back ne Finish e Click on Delimited for the file type that best describes the data e Make sure the File Origin is set for Window ANSI e Click on Next Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 21x This screen lets you set the delimiters your data contains You can see how your text is affected in the preview below Select Comma for Delimi a Delimiters I Treat consecutive delimiters as one the Delimiters i Quotations for the Text Cancel lt Back L n gt Einish The Step 2 dialog box will open In this box e For the Delimiters select Comma e Be sure that there are quotation marks in the Text Qualifier box e Click on Next Version 8 70 F 11 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer The Step 3 dialog box will open Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 21x This screen lets you select each column and set the Column Data Format Data Format C General General converts numeric values to numbers date C Text values to dates and all remaining values to text Da
168. act person if you want to include something like that After you have typed in all the information on your new customer press lt F5 gt to enter Notice that each time you add a customer the number on the top right corner of the main box increases by one Change this Customer Let s say that you want to change some information about an existing customer From the Customer Menu you will need to do two things First find the customer you want to change and second select the CHANGE this customer option from the edit features Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the list of customers until you find the customer entry that you want to change Or use the lt F1 gt key and type in the customer name if you do not want to go paging through your customer list You must have the customer entry that you want to change displayed inside the main box first before you press lt F5 gt to select the edit features If you do not remember how to find a customer go back to the section in this chapter called Find a Customer Once you have the customer entry that you want to change displayed inside the main box press lt F5 gt to select the edit functions Enter the password and then use the arrow key to highlight the edit option CHANGE this customer Then select the option by pressing the lt Enter gt key Once you select CHANGE this customer from the options the information displayed in the main box
169. admix in a Mix Design this feature will be applied to the first Accelerator admix and first Water Reducer admix In the Admix trim field field 41 52 or 61 72 on the Batch Setup Menu a prefix in front of the material name will indicate an Accelerator type admix while the Water Reducer type admix becomes a non editable field The percentage of Water Reducer admix trim will be modified automatically according to the percentage of Accelerator type admix trim When the Accelerator Admix trim is less than 1 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 100 full dosage of Water Reducer Admix When the Accelerator Admix trim is 1 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 50 When the Accelerator Admix trim is greater or equal to 2 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 0 no Water Reducer Admix When the Accelerator Admix trim is between 1 00 and 2 00 the Water Reducer trim will be a linear factor CWT If the Admix per 100 weight CWT is set to lt Y gt in the Extended Plant Option menu this column will show on the Admix Storage menu When set to lt Y gt on the Admix Storage menu admix per 100 weight is selected The values in the Low Limit and the High Limit fields are the admix per 100 weight When performing limits checking the limits depend on the cement amount If set to lt N gt the admix per volume is selected Under In this space you should type in the smallest amount of admix you will use in a batch Type in
170. ag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Press lt F4 gt Extra Products Storage Menu This menu allows you to store and track any extra products you might use Press lt F5 gt Received Materials Menu Use this menu to track materials you are receiving Blank spaces in this menu can be filled to show name of material quantity received supplier s name the ticket number and the time entered Press lt F7 gt LOAD Truck Mixer If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes in the various Storage Menus this key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the batching screen To return to the Batching Storage Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 4 3 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Mix Storage Menu 44 The screen will change Let s look at this new screen for a moment a Pri Admix L el 378 of 2000 used Mix ID C1273401 Mix Name 7 25B 1 2 ST W C P Ratio 0 43 Max 9 00 yd3 DRY 9 00 yd3 Mix time 30 sec Agg 3 4ROCK 800 Lb yd3 AIR 4 oz yd3 LT WT 600 Lb yd3 UR 0 oz CUT 3 8ROCK 200 Lb yd3 SUPER 0 oz CUT O Lb yd3 CALCIUM 0 oz CUT O Lb yd3 CEM 2 Lb yd3 FLYASH Lb yd3 WATER 1 0 Lb yd3 Lb yd3 0 Lb yd3 Entered 9 S7AM 21JunDi Mix Storage Menu FIND a Mix Design LOAD Mixer PRINT Functions EDIT Functions F10 RETURN to S
171. age load size with the average loading time for each truck See sample printout below Truck Report COMMAND ALKON 3 54 PM Page Main Plant 2Jul01 Truck Driver Truck Size Total yards Total Loads Avg Load Avg Time 218 J Smith 10 00 10 00 219 D Kelly 9 00 9 00 232 T Hugh 10 00 44 50 234 R Boyd 10 00 10 00 235 H Pope 240 S Tate 243 A Poll 256 W Levy 261 K Lane 262 B Mays 10 00 0 04 33 0 31 30 0 09 26 0 05 18 0 05 18 0 04 15 0 04 39 0 04 33 0 04 35 0 04 52 eci ne ig e Print Yards Per Mix Lists the volume of materials used on a per mix design basis See sample printout below Mix Designs Usage Report COMMAND ALKON 3 57 PM Page Main Plant 2Jul01 RIOR e e IR IK IR e e e IK IR II KI KI RIK KIKI RIK IKK IK KIKI KIKI RIAA IK KIKI RIKKI KIKI AIK IK IK IIIA IKI IK IK IIHR IK IIIA IAI ABH Mix ID Total Yards Total Loads Avg Load Avg Load Time 11 0 09 33 57 Rock 54000 Type 11250 Air Ent WATER 1049 Sand 40440 Wat Red Accel RR e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e IK IK e e e e IR KI e e e He e e IK e e He e ke IK II He e ke e e e e He e e e e e e He e ke e ke e e He e e e e IK He e e e e He e He e e e e He e He e e e e IK ke e e e e ke e IIB Total Yards Total Loads Avg Load Avg Load Time 4 67 Rock 76000 19600 Air Ent 136 WATER 1272 Sand 49920 Wat Red 664 Non Chl 0 Version 8 70 3 13 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 14 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations
172. agle will toggle up through the list Toggle down through the list by pressing the lt Page Down gt key Version 8 70 4 41 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information e Clear All Received Materials You can clear all received materials by pressing lt F2 gt or you can go to the End of Day menu to clear deliveries e Print Received Materials List To print a list of all received materials for the day press lt F4 gt or you can print deliveries from the End of Day menu Warning The General Plant Options Menu has a lt Y gt or lt N gt feature that automatically prints out a record of each received material at the time you enter it on the Received Materials Menu If your Eagle uses only one printer you will probably want to make sure that this feature is turned OFF For more information refer to the section on the General Plant Options Menu in Chapter 2 Setting up the Plant e Enter this Received Material Once you have typed in the information for the order you need to enter it into the Eagle s memory by pressing lt F5 gt If you have made a typing error you can move the cursor from one column to the next with the arrow keys e Load Truck Note the Material Status Blocks at the top of the screen above the Menu These features enable you to keep track of a load of concrete that is batching at the same time you are recording Received Materials Once the load is ready to be dis
173. al Version 8 70 5 17 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 18 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Edit Orders You can do three things on the Order Menu that are considered editing functions First you can add a new order second you can change an order already on the list or third you can delete an order already on the list From the Order Menu press lt F5 gt to edit order list The Order Menu prompts are replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom of the screen Compare the illustration below to your screen display Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not want to edit the order list or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Order Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the following illustration Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to add change or delete orders from the list If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Order Menu If you do know the password type it and press the lt Enter gt key The screen will change slightly The long narrow box at the
174. ale Calibration Mode Setup Scale Parameters Password protection from unauthorized modifications Scale Graduations Scale Capacity Diagnostic Modes View the raw converter counts Simulated Output Mode for calibrating external equipment View the real weight instead of normal tared weight View the rate of change of weight motion View the number of counts available over the span of the scale Calculates the number of counts when adding weight for setting the gain To change the password View the Configuration DIP switch settings Revision number r1 12 Revision 1 12 Numeric Entry Required EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Pushbuttons Scale Readout Manual Operation e Normal Weight Display Mode ZERO used to re zero the scale weight limited to a range of 2 to 5 from the zero calibration set point SELECT used to enter the calibration modes ASTERISK _ used to view the actual weight weight calculated from zero calibration set point for approximately 1 to 2 seconds e Numeric Entry Mode ZERO used as an escape key to exit without changing any data SELECT used to select digit to edit ASTERISK _ used to enter changed data To CHANGE Number Press the SELECT button to select which digit to change As a digit becomes editable it begins blinking To increment the digit press the ASTERISK button This will increment the digit from 0 to 9 then back to 0 if pressed repeatedly When final nu
175. all weight into account when batching weighed up material Coast Pulses allow for water that slips past the valve as it is closing For example if you have an older valve that shuts slowly you may have a few extra gallons pass through before it closes completely With the Eagle you can begin closing the valve early to allow for this overflow If you enter a coast pulse of 1 you tell the Eagle to close the valve one pulse early one pulse before the target volume is reached Use coast pulses to make allowances for the variables on your plant that may keep you from getting precise water measurements Press lt F5 gt to record into the Eagle s memory To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 59 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Admix Pulse Calibration Use this menu to calibrate each pulse meter to the flow rate of the admix it measures If your plant pumps admix through a meter the meter sends back pulses to the Eagle The Eagle counts these pulses to measure the total flow of ounces But first you must tell the Eagle how many ounces of admix pass through these meters with each pulse This figure will depend on the admix since high volume admixes may require larger meters that send several ounces per pulse while low volume admixes may use small meters which send fewer ounces per pulse Your screen should look like the illustration below Large Units Pulses Coast Pul
176. als to be adjusted The screen below shows the actual weights after the operator pressed lt F5 gt to batch the material Notice that the targets and Actuals are for the additional seven yards that were batched jaterial tTarget Actual Status terial Target fctual Status Volume 216 68 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 1 Probe 0 0 7 Batching Menu STORAGE Menu CUSTOMERS F7 LOAD Mixer ORDERS Ticket STACK BATCH Setup F10 RETURN to Master Menu ged an 5 36 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Option 2 Verify and View Combined Mix If he chooses to verify the batch instead he can press lt F3 gt The screen below shows that if an ingredient on board is not in the Mix Design to batch that ingredient s name will appear in the Verify Menu with the amount on board and the Target value will be displayed as dashes Here he can choose to batch it by pressing lt F5 gt or if wants to edit the material or weights press lt F3 gt to go into the Change Materials Targets Screen aterial Target_ QnBoard Status 3 4_ROCK 4 12950 Lh 5550 AIR 9 SAND 4 10437 Lb 4260 CALCIUM 4 112 oz TYPE I 4 2946 Lb 1260 FLYASH 4 350 Lb 156 WATER 1 Gal WATER 2 4 163 Gal Volume 716 66 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 7 Cum yd 111 00
177. ansfer Mix S File Structure Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY record_code 2 always MR ini rin ooo aggl_name aggl_amount aggl_units agg2_name agg2_ amount agg2_ units agg3_name agg3_amount agg3_units agg4_name agg4_amount numeric agg5_amount numeric agg5_units string ceml_name string ceml_amount numeric ceml_units cem2_name string cem2_amount numeric cem2_units string cem3_name string cem3_amount numeric admix1_name string admix1_amount numeric Version 8 70 F 15 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Mix S File Structure cont Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY Version 8 EAG_APPF DOC d Field admix1_units admix2_ name admix2_amount admix2_units admix3_name admix3_amount admix3_units admix4_name admix4_amount admix4_units admix5_name admix5_amount admix5_units admix6_name admix6_amount admix6_units waterl_name waterl_amount water1_units water2_name water2_amount water2_units 70 03 15 02 1 29 PM Text File Transfer Number of Characters F 16 Eagle User s Manual Order S File Structure Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY Text File Transfer record_code order_id stamp customer_id mix_id are_extras deliverl deliver2 instruct instruct2 qty_ordered qty_delivered num_of_loads start_time spacing_time price userl user2 user3 user4 user5 user6 user7 user8 user9 user10 extra_idl extra_qtyl extra_pricel extra_tax1
178. ant to edit the printout setup press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Primary Printout Setup Menu Add a blank line This will insert a single blank line at the present line number and shift all lines down one line Insert a line if you want to make an addition without having to retype every line below it After you add a blank line go back and choose to edit the line Now you can write in the information you want Note Line 33 is deleted if you only have 33 lines 2 36 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Change this line Edit the line currently displayed in the box by selecting this option Make changes by typing over the existing information Column information does not need to be in sequence To blank out an item use the space bar You can move the cursor by pressing the arrow keys Once you change a number in the Field column the information in Length and Description spaces automatically change After you have made all changes to the line press lt F5 gt to enter that line into the Eagle s memory Delete this line Deleting the line currently displayed in the main box moving all the lines that come after it up one line and inserting a blank line at the bottom When you are ready to return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 37 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Secondary Printer Setup The ONLY diffe
179. anual Aggregate Cement Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the water aggregate and cement in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the water aggregate and cement back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with water aggregate and cement still in manual Aggregate is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the aggregate in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the aggregate back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with aggregate still in manual Aggregate Low Flow Detected Notice an aggregate fill gate was opened but no scale movement was detected Aggregate Out of Limits Notice appears when you are trying to enter a new or modified mix design The Eagle is telling you that the amount of aggregate called for in this mix design is either too low or too high Rewrite the amount of aggregate or go back to the Aggregate Storage Menu and change the under and over limits Version 8 70 A 3 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Aggregate Out Of Tolerance Warning this message can appear while batching if the Eagle goes over the tolerance levels set on the Aggregate Storage Menu Press lt F6 gt to override the warning and continue batchin
180. applies to all scales Default Truck Flow Rate Enter the default loading rate for all materials combined Time between Flow Rate Calculations Enter the amount of time between flow rate calculations The Eagle will calculate each scale s flow rate in each interval Low Flow Rate by Scale Enter the minimum flow rate If the current flow rate becomes lower than minimum flow rate the Eagle will turn the vibrator on After the vibration if the flow rate is still lower than minimum flow rate then all gates for discharge will be shut off You can either abort the batch or try pressing lt F7 gt again Code 3 Scale Spy Enter the number of the scale to assist in fine tuning the discharge process Field 439 can be added to the Batching menu and will be updated during the discharge process Version 8 70 2 73 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu This will appear as Scl 0 T 000 A 000 on the Batch Setup menu Scl is the scale number assigned in the Discharge Configuration T is the Target and A is the actual Percent of water before agg and cem discharge This displays only when using metered water Set the percent of head water to be allowed before the Agg Cem discharge begins If you are changing from Code 1 or Code 2 to Code 3 you must go into the Scale Configuration menu Press lt F5 gt to Edit and Press lt F10 gt to return This is to make the Eagle read the correct Scale Configuration
181. ards Adjusted 38 Flop Gate Status 13 Truck Number 39 Load Number 14 Size of load 40 Mix Adjusted 15 Water trim batch 41 Amx1 trim 1 00 16 Water trim yard 42 Amx2 trim 1 00 17 Special water2 43 Amx3 trim 1 00 18 Washdown water 44 Amx4 trim 1 00 19 Mixer time left 45 AmxS trim 1 00 20 Cem bin select 46 Amx6 trim 1 00 21 Raw Moisture 1 47 Amx7 trim 1 00 22 Raw Moisture 2 48 Amx8 trim 1 00 23 Raw Moisture 3 49 Amx9 trim 1 00 24 Raw Moisture 4 50 Amx10 trim 1 00 25 Raw Moisture 5 51 Amx11 trim 1 00 Version 8 70 B 1 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM Eagle User s Manual No 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 Description Amx12 trim 1 00 Specific Gravity Substitution Activity Temper water Slump Adj Target Slump Status Slump Target Slump Meter Amx trim 100 Amx2 trim 100 Amx3 trim 100 Amx4 trim 100 AmxS trim 100 Amx6 trim 100 Amx7 trim 100 Amx8 trim 100 Amx9 trim 100 Amx10 trim 100 Amx11 trim 100 Amx12 trim 100 Qty Ordered Qty Delivered Loads Delivered Price Tax Userl TitledData User2 TitledData User3 TitledData User4 TitledData Users TitledData User6 TitledData User7 TitledData User8 TitledData B 2 Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 1
182. arger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the freefall compensation values you have given it Once the compensation values have been adjusted and you are consistently hitting the target weights turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions When you have made all your changes to the columns press lt F5 gt to record the changes o return to the Plant Setup menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 55 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Water Jogging Data Note If you say lt Y gt to Weighed water in the General Plant Options you will see this menu in the Plant Setup Menu Use this menu to set up the time and target weights of small and large jogs for your cement weigh up The Water Jogging Data Menu on your screen should resemble the example below Small Jog Large Jog Bin Call for Target Time WATER 1 t WATER 2 O gt n oO DI ooo oo Ceci G O earn Rate Water Jogging Data ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 8 18 AM As explained earlier a jog is a slight timed opening of the bin gates to close the gap between the actual and the target weight The Eagle can make as many jogs as necessary to come within the acceptable range of the target weight The first two columns in the box are similar to Water Freefall menu
183. assword Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the values for Daily Rec d are zeroed In all these Clear Summaries functions after you clear out one of the usage columns the screen will return back to the Admix Inventory Menu complete with F key prompts at the bottom If you want to perform another Clear Summaries function you will have to begin all over again Press lt F1 gt enter the password move the highlighting bar with the arrow keys to select the option you want and press the lt Enter gt key Version 8 70 3 41 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 42 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print Inventory Press lt F4 gt to print out the information displayed on the screen This will give you a permanent record of Short Term and Long Term Usage the day s percent deviation and the material received that day In short the Eagle will print out what currently shows on your Aggregate Inventory screen Cement Inventory screen Admix Inventory screen plus summaries on all aggregates Before you clear out all your daily usage summaries you might want to keep a record of the daily business By printing out an inventory report first you can keep a permanent record of the day s inventory Save the report as
184. ater or equal to 2 00 the Water Reducer Admix trim will be 0 no Water Reducer Admix When the Accelerator Admix trim is between 1 00 and 2 00 the Water Reducer trim will be a linear factor e Print COD Invoices Y N Print invoice for COD tickets e Change Truck After Batch Start Y N Allows you to change truck number after starting the batch but before starting discharge e Low Flow Detection Y N If set to lt Y gt then the Eagle will warn you if the material has no flow after the low flow timeout delay time e Agg Y N Cem Y N Admix Y N Water Y N Selecting which materials have low flow detection enabled e Low Flow Timeout Seconds Enter the number of seconds between 0 99 The default is set at four seconds If weighed material the Eagle gives a warning message hits timeout stops learning for freefall and jogs and holds gate open until material starts again If metered material that material is halted to prevent overfill Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Shop test mode Y N see warnings below Enter lt N gt for this question It is available ONLY when the demonstration mode is on In shop test mode the Eagle sends out signals to the plant but it ignores the readouts on the scales Be careful with this one because you could end up shoveling aggregate off the belt if you accidentally turn this mode on It is used for testing in the sh
185. ates open signals Alt Disc 1 amp 2 Close These outputs are used for alternate batcher gates close signals 2 94 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Available when Comm Option is turned on Comm Ticket Arrival This output will pulse one second on the receipt of a comm ticket When using remote batch the output remains on as long as the ticket remains on the stack Attention Plant This output will pulse on for two seconds when the attention plant signal is received from dispatch Version 8 70 2 95 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Disk Maintenance Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Use this screen to copy all your data from the Eagle s memory to a floppy diskette This is an optional feature that helps protect your system from a memory loss Keeping relatively up to date files on floppy diskettes will ensure that if you lose memory through some sort of natural disaster like a lightning strike or through the failure of a worn out memory card you will not have to retype all your data mix designs material inventory etc See below Copy ALL Files Copy File Date Size PLANT 8 SJul0i CUSTOMER 8 SJulD1 MIX 8 5Jul01 ORDER 8 5Jul01 TICKET 8 SJul0i TRUCK 8 SJulD1 DELIVERY 8 5Jul01 PERFORM 8 SJulDi 141056 192512 384512 154112 512512 64512 13312 102912 PRPbwW BNP N Oo ees Oa Last Backup 1 11PM 12Jan00 Last Restore 1 0
186. ation This report is only available with Manual Slump Water Entry paid option Print Screen feature To print out a copy of any screen in the Eagle system press the Print Screen key while holding down the Shift key lt Shift Print Screen gt This can be used to show a comparison between custom units and metric units Print a screen showing one units type then press lt F12 gt and print out the same screen showing the other units type Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Plant Set Up This flag tells the Eagle if the Primary Indicator scale units are Metric or Customary General Plant Options Screen Demonstration mode H Block plant Adjust Multi Drop Targets AUTO DISCHARGE w Belt Run SSD Moisture Compensation Motion detect Water allowed with cement Washdown water w Agg vib Delay for moisture probe Water holding tank Print Received Materials Compensate Admix Moisture Allow Manual H20 Initiate Cumulative weighing Allow Early H20 i Metric Base Plant Units 5 Het DBry Plant Central mixer Percent washdown water Washdown each Multi Drop 8 42AM 18Apr00 General Plant Options F5 ENTER this Configuration F19 RETURN to Plant Setup Hank 43 at Plant Base Units Flag Set to N If the flag is set to N the screen units displayed at the top of the sc
187. ay the bin name and six editable columns that are high over high under medium over medium under low over low under 2 12 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu When F3 Edit Admix Limits is pressed the Eagle will display the bin name and six editable columns that are high over high under medium over medium under low over and low under This is password protected by the OUT Of TOLERANCE password Agg Cem Water Gal Ready Bin Material Used CWT Under 0ver 1 AIR 8 WR SUPER CALCIUM NC DELVO oni vnanbhwvn 22555 SHH 4 44 4 S242 242424244444 Entered 92 202 F LOAD Truck FS ENTER these Sources F10 RETURN to Previous Screen 3 19 AM Version 8 70 2 13 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Extended Print Tolerance Config Menu Extended Print Tolerance Y N If this field is set to Y a new string Print Tolerance Option will be shown on the Plant setup menu If this string is highlighted and a enter key is pressed the new menu Print Tolerance Option Config can be accessed e The Small Large Load Cross_over field 30 is not an editable field e To edit a line press lt F5 gt The prompt at the bottom of your screen will be replaced with a message Type in the correct password the recordation password For more information on passwords look under the Password
188. batched plus the Agg compensation moisture plus the Admix moisture plus the Temper Water added plus the water in truck plus the amount of ice divided by the amount of Cement batched The field will be updated every quarter second Block plant Y N Enter lt Y gt to repeat the same batch automatically used with external switch Enter lt N gt if you will be varying mix designs and batch sizes Adjust Multi Drop Targets Y N Recalculate target for each drop to compensate for the weighing error discrepancy in the previous drop 2 4 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu SSD Moisture Compensation Y N Determine which formula is used for determining moisture compensation If lt Y gt then the formula below is used Target weight SSD weight x 1 Free moisture 100 If lt N gt then the formula below is used It is more accurate to use this formula Target weight SSD weight 1 Free moisture 100 Water Allowed with cement Y N If lt Y gt water and cement are allowed to discharge together If lt N gt the water will stop and go into Cem Cut hold status when the cement starts discharging This will only happen if the water has not finished or reached its hold back point Washdown water w Agg vib Y N If lt Y gt the tail water will start with agg vibrator and after cement If lt N gt the tail water will start after the aggregat
189. bottom of the screen now has a different set of instructions Compare the box on your screen to the illustration below ADD an order Esc to exit CHANGE this order DELETE this order Note that the first option on the list ADD an order is highlighted Use the down arrow key to highlight either of the other two options When you have highlighted the option that you want select it by pressing the lt Enter gt key If you do not want to select any of these editing options press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Order Menu Add an Order Let s say that you want to add an order to the existing order list From the Order Menu press lt F5 gt The Eagle will ask for a password Type in the password then select ADD an order by pressing the lt Enter gt key when this option is highlighted If you want more explicit instruction on getting from the Order Menu to this point refer to the beginning of this section which will take you through each step Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Once you select the ADD an order option the features of the main box in the middle of the screen will change Notice that whatever information was on the screen is now gone replaced by large highlighted blocks It is in these highlighted blocks that you will type the new order information Compare the main box on your screen to the illustration below tees Sf Read 1 of 300 u
190. by a comma character and a quotation mark character at both the beginning and ending of the field Example 1 2 Rock If however a string field is the first field in a record it will begin with only a quotation mark If it is the last field in a record it will end with a quotation mark and a carriage return the carriage return being the record separator Numeric fields are delimited by only comma characters at both ends of the field Example 12000 If however a numeric field is the first field in a record it will begin with the first ascii numeric character of the field If it is the last field in a record it will end with a carriage return instead of a comma The following pages are a brief description of the S and the 8 file structures Please note that the time stamp portion of the structures are divided into two strings as MON MAY 22 1989 13 22 33 Version 8 70 F 13 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Level 6 xx Files available for transfer Order S Eagle Order File Customer S Eagle Customer File Mix S Eagle Mix Design File Ticket X Eagle Ticket File Level 7 xx Files available for transfer Order S Eagle Order File Customer S Eagle Customer File Mix S Eagle Mix Design File Ticket X Eagle Ticket File Customer S File Structure Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY Version 8 70 F 14 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Tr
191. c 3000 PSI Alternate units the Vo Luge m3 re Cust ID background color PI FR 5 se pid Mix in Truck for the unit Admix Trims Admix ims tt CALCIUM changes to Print Metric T magenta Water Trims Bata Special Del Addr Instri Call customer first Primary Batch Batch Setup Menu Note Recordation p F LOAD Truck occurs in the units F3 VERIFY this one displayed in the F4 STACK this one flex field on the FS BATCH this one Fi RETURN to Batching Menu 11 17 AM Batch Setup Screen Version 8 70 5 69 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Batch Setup Verify Menu U S Units laterial Target fActual Status 3 4_ROCK 18500 Lb IR 14 SAND 14910 Lb CALCIUM 166 oz TYPE I 4200 Lb FLYASH 500 Lb WATER 2 234 Gal Vo lume 10 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 Cum yd 111 00 Primary Batch Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck Change Materials Targets STACK this one START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu 11 28 AM lt f12 gt switches displayed units any time during viewing AIR 414 mL FINES 6763 kg CALCIUM 4732 mL TYPE I 1905 kg FLYASH 227 kg Volume 7 65 m3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 68 kg s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 7 Cum m3 38 23 Primary Batch Verify Menu Fi Change total WATER BATCH F2 Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck F3
192. c 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation e Manual Control Panel Weight 56 lbs Manual Panel Front View Right Side View 9 18 5 Top View e Computer Junction Box Weight 260 lbs 371 Wd Center to Center Mounting holes Series Computer J Box Front View Left Side View Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation System Interconnect Diagram Speaker Side View Front View Eagle Box System Monitor Eagle Series System Keyboard Bottom View l o cables 3 to plant Remotely located i x Dispatch computer Moisture probes Modem Analog input devices Up to 9 Scale Pots Load Cells Manual Panel Rear View Serial Printer Front View Parallel Printer Manual Batch Panel Version 8 70 3 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation Troubleshooting Guide TURN KEY ON MANUAL SWITCH PANEL NOTHING HAPPENS CHECK THE EMERGENCY SWITCH ON THE MANUAL SWITCH PANEL IS THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON FRONT OF THE PSI EAGLE JUNCTION BOX ARE BOTH OF THEM PUSHED IN OPEN JUNCTION BOX PUT TEST PROBE ON TERMINAL LABELED L1 DOES TEST PROBE LIGHT CALL FOR SUPPORT Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM PRESS THE EMERGENCY SWITCH ON THE MANUAL SWITCH PANEL PUSH CIRCUIT BREA
193. called the Under Tolerance a certain percentage below the target weight that will be acceptable or within tolerance The second blank has a sign in front of it It is called the Over Tolerance This is a certain percentage above the target weight that will be acceptable or within tolerance By entering numbers in these spaces 41 for example you tell the Eagle that as long as it is within 1 of the target weight it is close enough Let s say you are batching 10 000 pounds of aggregate As long as the actual weight is within 100 pounds either over or under the target the batch will be within tolerance un MinTol Enter a minimum tolerance This will help you stay in tolerance on small batches Imagine trying to batch within one percent on a small batch like 200 pounds You would have to be within 2 pounds in order to stay within tolerance This kind of accuracy is hard to get If you have even a slight bounce on the scales the reading may be off By putting a slightly higher weight in the MinTol column you can batch small loads without going out of tolerance It is suggested that this value be at least three scale graduations Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual e Edit Material Sources Plant Storage Information Press lt F4 gt to enter the supplier s name These are stored in a hidden screen and may be printed on the ticket Bin Mater ial v Source 1 3 4ROCK 2 SA
194. capacity The Eagle will not batch a load if the weight is too high You will have to either change the size of the batch or call for a new mix design Over Cement Scale Capacity Error this message can appear on the Batch Screen when target weights exceed cement scale capacity The Eagle will not batch a load if the weight is too high You will have to either change the size of the batch or call for a new mix design Over Water Scale Capacity Error this message can appear on the Batch Screen when target weights exceed water scale capacity The Eagle will not batch a load if the weight is too high You will have to either change the size of the batch or call for a new mix design Primary Printer Configuration Problem Error this message can appear on the Printer Configuration Screen if you try to configure a printer that is not available or if you designate a serial or parallel port that the Eagle does not have Printer Not Available Notice this message can appear from a number of screen You have selected a print command but the Eagle is not finding a printer Check to make sure your printer is properly connected to the Eagle has power and is turned on You may need to check the General Plant Options Menu to see if a printer has been selected or check the Printer Configuration Screen Printer Not Ready Notice this message can appear from a number of screen You have selected a print command but the Eagle is not find
195. ch Setup Options Order Entry Titles Printer amp Comm Config Primary Printer Setup Secondary Printer Setup Aggregate Batching Aggregate Freefall Aggregate Jogging Cement Batching Cement Freefall Cement Jogging Water Freefall Water Jogging Water Pulse Calibration Admix Pulse Calibration Agg Cem Discharge General Discharge Admix Batch Discharge Probe Cal Config Passwords Time Date Print Screens Remote Configuration Soft I O Config Disk Maintenance 1 4 Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Help Screen Eagle User s Manual Getting Started The Eagle 8 70 features help screens that you can call up when you have a question At the top of the keyboard near the number keys is a green button called lt HELP gt The illustration below shows the Help Screen for the Master Menu Each menu has its own Help Screen Welcome to the CDI Eagle automatic hatching system Finding the was a great first move Now you know where to go when you have a question Whatever screen or menu you are on when you get stumped This is the Master Menu the first screen you ll see when you turn the Eagle on To move from this menu to another menu press one of the F keys F keys are located on the upper edge of your keyboard The prompts at the bottom of the screen tell you which keys will work for End of Day Menu for Plant Setup Menu for Batching Storage Menu Help Revision 8 00 Master Menu End Of
196. change any Mix Designs that will use the new Water bin s that will use the new water bins 3 or 4 Press lt F5 gt to edit and add or change the mix design rere i 2 of 2000 Mix ID Mix Name 3000 PSI W CC P Ratio Max 10 00 yd3 3 4_ROCK 1850 Lb yd3 AIR x SAND a Lbzyd3 CALCIUM l yd3 Lb yd3 Lh yd3 TYPE I 420 Lh yd3 FLYASH 50 Lb yd3 Lb yd3 Agg Mix Storage Menu F7 LOAD Truck Fi FIND a Mix Design F4 PRINT Functions FS EDIT Functions F19 RETURN to Storage Menu 3 32 AM Version 8 70 E 5 EAG_APPE DOC 103 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle Software Change E 6 Eagle User s Manual Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters When using the Special field the bin used for Special Water may be specified to be something other than the second water bin such as Water 3 or Water 4 This is accomplished by putting the desired bin into the second water of the Mix Design and setting the target amount to zero Note You can only have two waters in the Mix Design When a nonzero Percent Special value is entered the Eagle will use the bin from the Mix Design second water as the Special Water If the second water of the Mix Design is left blank the Eagle will default to using the second water bin for Special Water To blend two waters together use a nonzero percent or to use only the second water enter 100 percent Mix Desc 3000 PSI Volume Adjust Cust ID Truck adjust Se nix in tree
197. charged into the truck you can do so without having to return to the Batching Menu To return to the Storage Menu press lt F10 gt 4 42 Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Chapter 5 Plant Batching Operations ae Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Plant Batching Operations Batching Menu Use this screen to batch concrete You could call this the primary work screen since this screen displays each step of the weigh up and discharge process When you tell the Eagle to batch a load it automatically switches to this screen It is true that you can go to any other screen within the Batching Menu section while the Eagle is batching concrete For example you might want to set up the next batch or many times you may want to use the Batching Menu to watch each phase of the batching and loading sequence Look at the illustration below The F2 Customers F3 Orders and F4 Ticket Stack keys will only appear if you have Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option Only the F4 Ticket Stack key will appear if you have Communications Paid Option Scan through the following sections for explanations of each part of this Batching Screen i FETTA oo Pri Water Bey Lb Ready Ready Mater ial trTarget Actual Status Material tTarget Actual Status Mix ID C1273401 Volume 9 00 yd3 Delvryl Rate 322 Lb s Touche il Agg
198. ctions Each of these sections is called a field By changing the numbers in these spaces or fields you determine what information will appear in the same space on the Batch Screen You can enter up to twenty single column fields This means that the corresponding space on the Batch Screen can hold up to twenty pieces of information 2 22 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu How to Custom Design the Batch Screen Tailoring the Batch Screen to suit the needs of your plant requires two steps First identify the information you want in the available spaces Second type in the appropriate code numbers You will need to consult the list of available code numbers For each number entered in a field the Eagle will fill that space with a particular bit of information The list of Field Codes which is stored in the Help Screen tells you what title goes with each number For example if you type in a 0 in any of these fields your Batch Screen will show a blank space If you type in a 5 the Batch Screen will show the title Mix ID along with the mix ID number If you type in a 3 the Eagle will display the word Driver followed by the driver s name Now you want to take a look at the result of your work Press the lt F1 gt key to see how the various fields on the screen will look when the Batching menu or the Batch Setup menu is displayed Compare the illustration below to your screen Check over the
199. d column is already highlighted This column is called Moisture These are the actual moisture levels for each of the aggregate bins The cursor rests at the first space You can move it down the column by pressing either the lt Enter gt key or the arrow keys To change the moisture values just type in over the existing numbers You can skip over numbers you do not want to change by pressing either the lt Enter gt key or the arrow keys Once you have entered all of your new moisture percentages press lt F5 gt to enter If you have entered either too small or too large a number the Eagle will not accept the new moisture figure A message will appear when you press lt F5 gt Material Out of Limits and the values that are not good will be replaced by stars See screen on the next page Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information p ri Admi LI Ready Avg Daily Tons 3 4ROCK amp 8 7 4 thats SAND Mu 0 0 0 0 3 8ROCK 2 00 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 RK 1 006 0 0 0 0 LT WT 6 0 0 0 0 ST SAND 7 006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10AM 13Jul01 Material Out of Limits Moisture Storage Menu F LOAD Mixer FS ENTER these Moistures F10 RETURN to Materials Menu e215 An The value you enter in the Moisture column must fall between the values in the Low Limit and High Limit columns For exampl
200. d during slow flow Enter how much of you aggregate you want to be discharged during slow flow at the beginning Whatever is left will be discharged during fast flow A typical slow flow discharge might be 1 of total aggregate This way you can start slowly so you don t overload the belt with a sudden drop of material e Percent of aggregate discharged before cement discharge begins This is one of the ways you can control the flow of cement What you are actually doing is telling the Eagle how much aggregate you want in the truck or mixer before it should begin adding cement Typically 8 Version 8 70 2 69 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Percent of aggregate discharged after cement discharge ends Enter the percent of total aggregate that you want discharged after the cement discharge ends Let s say you want to hold 12 of the aggregate for discharge after cement discharge is complete This amount of aggregate will load into the truck or mixer after cement has finished Delay Cement after Restart If lt Y gt it would resume the normal discharge sequence which would be to delay the cement and allow a portion of the aggregate to go in first If lt N gt both the cement and aggregate resume discharge simultaneously Aggregate Belt Time Enter the amount of time the material takes to run along the belt from the weigh hopper to the discharge point This time is one half of one revolution of t
201. d entry is required unless passwords have been bypassed or locked out Entry If a password entry is required the display reads PASS At this point press the ASTERISK key to enter this mode Now the display should read O To enter a password change this value to correct password number This is done by pressing the SELECT button to select one digit at a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit blinks press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit to the correct value When the value is correct and no digits are blinking press the ASTERISK button to enter this value If the number entered is not correct the display will return to the normal weight display mode If correct the prompt will then display either ZErO or GrAd At this point any of the calibration functions or setup functions may be performed respectively Bypass This password entry steps are bypassed if the password is set to zero Also after the correct password has been entered once subsequent calibrations do not require the password to be entered again until power is turned off Lock Out The entire calibration menu is not available if an optional lock out switch is turned on or if CONFIG switch position 8 is ON See Scale Lock Out If locked out password modifications are disabled also Modify To modify the password step to the dIAG menu by pressing the SELECT button refer to the Scale Readout Menu Map Enter this m
202. d of concrete you batch into this truck If you enter lt Y gt the Eagle will apply the amount shown in the Water field to the next batch that goes into the truck e Washed out Y N This field is not editable It is there to tell you whether or not the truck has been washed out A lt Y gt means that the truck has been washed out since its last load The lt Y gt will remain after washout until a new load goes into that truck Once you use the truck again the message in this field will change to lt N gt e Admix This field is not editable on this screen It is there to tell you whether or not an admix was included with the water during washout The amount is listed in the units specified for your plant either oz or ml If you want to select an admix for the washout of a particular truck you can only do that through the Truck Washout Utility refer to section in Chapter Five and only then if you know the Supervisor password e Load Size and Max Weight work together Load Size is the Maximum capacity of the truck s mixer Max Weight is the capacity of the truck s mixer by weight If a number greater than zero is set in the Load Size field in the Truck Storage Menu the Eagle will compare the Load Size and the Batch Size If the Batch Size is larger than the Load Size the batch will not start and the error message will be displayed as in the past If the load size field is set to zero the Eagle will compare the Max Truck We
203. d question is Multi Drop Mixer Full Warn Y N If lt Y gt the computer will warn you between multi drop regardless of mixer capacity If lt N gt the computer will not warn you between multi drop loads The third question is Disable Load Truck Y N If set to yes this will disable the Load Truck speech With a Central Mixer plant you may add Mixer W C Ratio field 441 to the Batch Screen Option menus This field will allow the Eagle to dynamically display the Water Cement ratio of a load while it is in the central mixer and temper water is being added This will allow you to monitor water cement ratio dynamically as you add water so you can avoid exceeding specified maximum ratios The Recordation before Tilt must be set to N for this to print out Specifics Because the field will be dynamic it will be for display only and not for recordation The field will be active for the load currently in the mixer The field will begin displaying dynamically when the mixer timing starts The field will stop displaying dynamically when the mixer reaches full tilt When the field is not displaying dynamically it will show a value of The field will have the format Mixer W C n nnn The field will display the Water Cement ratio WITHOUT differentiation between cementious and pozzolanic cements The value in the field will be calculated as the amount of Water
204. d skip these gain adjustment steps Note Before proceeding to set the gain a zero calibration must be done See Zero Calibration section Referring to the Scale Readout Menu Map diagram step to the dIAG menu by pressing the SELECT button Enter this menu by pressing the ASTERISK button This menu allows you to view raw converter counts Count to simulate a scale weight output to the batching computer Out to view real weight rEAL as compared to the normal weight which has been adjusted for Tare weight the rate of change of the weight rAtE the counts over the scale span SPAn a function to calculate counts for setting the gain CALC or a password modification function PASS Enter the Count display by pressing the ASTERISK button to view the raw counts These counts have a range of 0 to 65535 The initial counts displayed with the load cell connected and at zero weight should be between 200 and 30000 If not the load cell cable is incorrectly wired Now it is time to set the gain This is done by adding a precise weight to the scale and reading the number of counts The amount of precision weight depends on what is available typically 500 to 2000 Ibs Use as much weight as possible without exceeding the scale capacity This weight will also be used for full scale calibration The maximum number of counts for optimum performance may be calculated using the CALC function Afte
205. der tolerance Done Weigh up is complete Actual weight is within the tolerances set up on the material storage screens Over Weigh up is complete but actual weight exceeds target weight plus the over tolerance weight Under Weigh up is complete but actual weight is below target weight minus the under tolerance weight If weight goes over or under a flashing message will appear on the screen and batching will stop Depending on the type of material the message will appear Aggregate out of tolerance Cement out of tolerance or Admix out of tolerance Along with this message another flashing prompt appears F6 Override Error To resume batching you must press lt F6 gt to override the out of tolerance condition Note that other materials continue to batch For example if you overweigh an aggregate the message Aggregate out of tolerance F6 Override error Admix and cement will continue to weigh up but the rest of the aggregates will not begin weigh up while this message is flashing Until you acknowledge the overweigh error the Eagle will not complete the batch and begin discharge To override the error press lt F6 gt The Eagle will ask for a password Type the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you do not know the password you cannot override the signal You will have to press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Batching Menu If your plant is set up so that you are not supposed to override weigh up
206. e 743 Cem2 Async2 Line Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 Field Number Selections Description Cem3 Asyncl Line Cem3 Async2 Line Aggl ASTM Line Agg2 ASTM Line Agg3 ASTM Line Agg4 ASTM Line Agg5 ASTM Line Ceml ASTM Line Cem2 ASTM Line Cem3 ASTM Line Amx1 ASTM Line Amx2 ASTM Line Amx3 ASTM Line Amx4 ASTM Line Amx5 ASTM Line Amx6 ASTM Line H201 ASTM Line H202 ASTM Line Tt 1 Cem ASTM Ln Design W C Design W P C HC Auto H2o Target HC Tt1 H2o Added HC ManualH20Added HC Operator Trim HC Mix Status HC Dry Weigth HC Actual Moist Plant ID Ticket Truck Load Size Mix Code Mix Description Eagle User s Manual No 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 Description Slump Use Date Customer ID Customer Name 1 Customer Name 2 Customer Name 3 Driver Driver Name Delivery Addr 1 Delivery Addr 2 Purchase Order Order Qty on Board Delivery Inst 1 Delivery Inst 2 Delivery Inst 3 Tax Code Time Due on Job unused Cumulative Qty Ordered Qty Mix Prod Code Mix Prod Desc Unit of Measure Mix Price Mix Extended X Prod 1 Ld Qty
207. e F keys listed on the left will bring you to a new screen You will want to create a list of customers that your plant sells concrete to and also list orders that come in during the day Stacking tickets that are ready to batch will help keep your plant running at top speed You will probably want to look at these menus if you are not familiar with what they do The next few sections explore in more detail each of these screens First let s discuss the workings of the first three F keys These are concerned with setting up materials mix designs orders customers etc After detailing the workings of these screen the rest of the chapter will be devoted to the process of batching concrete Storage Menu Refer to this section in Chapter Four Customers Menu Appears only with Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option This optional screen allows you to keep a record of up to 200 customers that your plant does business with If you have expanded memory you will be able to keep a record of up to 1000 customers On the Customers Menu you can record a billing address and particular billing information When you select this menu from the Batching Menu your screen should resemble the illustration below a Pri Admix TAKES Ready 13 of 1000 used Customer EDs elle 0000598 COD ELAN eee N Billing Address 1 Hawkins Zisa a 9980 West Bilis igepe Ft Were TA 760186 Telephkone s s even 817 561 6503 fax 561 06
208. e Probe Configuration menu you are ready to calibrate the computer to the probe Take a moment to look over the screen In the box located in the top half of the screen there are four columns Below the title Moisture Probe Calibration are a few F key prompts You will use F keys as you are calibrating Your screen should resemble the illustration below To Calibrate Moisture Probe Using the arrow to the left of the Scale Input column locate the probe you want to calibrate Move this arrow up or down with the arrow keys to select the probe to be calibrated For information on the simulated output mode refer to the Probe Readout Manual that came with the Moisture Probe When you have pointed out the probe you want to work on you are ready to calibrate Press lt F1 gt to set the Low Calibration The menu prompts are replaced by a new set of instructions similar to the following illustration Version 8 70 2 79 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Low Probe Cal Menu High Probe Cal Menu Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu These instructions are called the Low Probe Calibration Menu and will guide you through the next step Adjust the moisture probe box until it displays the lowest reading you will want to use Remember that negative numbers can be entered in to help you compensate for aggregate that is excessively dry and is absorbing water The instructions on the screen say Press lt F1 gt to hold probe reading
209. e lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Short Term column will change to zero Also the Deviation is zeroed Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Long Term Usage To select this option from the Cement Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the second item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down one When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Long Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password You must know the password to clear long term usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Cement Inventory Menu Esc to exit Note that
210. e lt Page Up gt and lt Page Down gt keys are located on the right side of your keyboard When you come to the end of the list the message No Such appears on the screen telling you that you can go no further But you can reverse direction simply by pressing the other key The second way to find a ticket is to use the lt F1 gt key Look down below the title Ticket Summary Menu and locate the notation for lt F1 gt It says FIND a Ticket Press lt F1 gt on your keyboard A long narrow box replaces the menu at the bottom of the screen with two messages in it See illustration below Enter ticket to find Esc to exit If you want to return to the Ticket Summary Menu press the lt Esc gt key If you want to find a ticket type in the ticket number Notice that the cursor is already resting in the answer space After you type in the number press the lt Enter gt key If you enter a number that does not match a ticket number in the Tickets Summary Menu the screen will flash a message Not Found Enter ticket to find Don t worry you can type in another number without any big problems The cursor is at the beginning of the space again and you just have to type the correct number over the stars Once you enter a correct ticket number that ticket will appear in the main box in the middle of the screen and the original Tickets Summary Menu prompts return Esc to exit e Delete All Tickets At the End of Day if you are fin
211. e the Low Limit for sand is 1 and the High Limit is 6 if you try to enter a value of 7 in the Moisture column the Eagle will not accept it In this case a moisture of 0 or any negative number would also be out of limits Your value must fall between the high and low limits listed You can change your moisture limits though In the case we looked at above let s say your sand is completely dry It has not rained in four weeks and it is the middle of the hottest summer in 100 years Your sand is as dry as a dune Not only will it not add any moisture to the mix but it will absorb some moisture In other words you are going to need to compensate for moisture absorption when your sand is very dry To do this you can put a negative number in the Low Limit column Then if you want to put a negative value in the Moisture column you can The box in the center screen now shows the limit columns highlighted Move the cursor the same way you did in the Moisture column by pressing the lt Enter gt key or arrow keys Type in the new figures over the existing ones When you have made all the changes you want press lt F5 gt to enter the new limits Then press F10 to return to the Moisture Menu Now you are back to the original Moisture Storage Menu You may want to re check and perhaps make new changes to the Moisture column now that your limits are where you want them If you do make additional changes to the Moisture column make Sure you press lt F5 g
212. e User s Manual Recordation Plant Batching Operations e Recordation units are controlled by 1 Comm Tickets 2 Order Screen Batch in Metric flag 3 Batch Setup Screen Record in Metric flag Editable as long as Comm No Changes flag not set U S Unit Recordation Aggregate Target Actual Status Moist Tare Zero 1 2 ROCK 18260 Lb 18240 InTol 0 0 SAND 13411 Lb 13400 In Tol 5 0 Tare Zero Cement Target Actual Status Tare Zero Type 1 1 4800 Lb 4800 In Tol Tare Zero Metric Unit Recordation Aggregate Target Actual Status Moist Tare Zero 12 7 mm 8283 kg 8274 In Tol 0 0 SAND 6083 kg 6078 InTol 50 Tare Zero Cement Target Actual Status Tare Zero Type 1 1 2177 kg 2177 In Tol Tare Zero Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 72 Admix Target Actual Status Tare Zero AIR 13 Oz 12 In Tol WAT RED 89 Oz 88 In Tol CALCIUM 980 Oz 960 Out Tol Water Target Actual Status Tare Zero WATER 249 Gal 248 In Tol Tare Zero Admix Target Actual Status Tare Zero AIR 384 mL 355 In Tol WAT RED 2632 mL 2602 In Tol CALCIUM 28982 mL 28391 Out Tol Water Target Actual Status Tare Zero WATER 943 L 939 In Tol Tare Zero Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Inventory Note Mg Megagrams lt F12 gt switches displayed units any time during viewing Metric Aggregate Invent Hand Material Mg gt 26MM Bk 49 0 p sa 52 4 7MM RK 20 4 11 2 6 8
213. e batching This is generally a percentage of the target amount If you set the tolerance at 1 for example you tell the Eagle that the actual amount must be within 1 of the target amount mw Lb Ready Lb Ready JACA MORI III Ag a RIU ee ee E II I TETI mw Lb Ready sesso Bin Material Used Type CWT Under Over 2 05 To lerances MinTol AIR 0 0 8 O 3 0 3 0 20z WR ally O 3 0 3 0 20z SUPER 253 0 3 0 3 0 2oz CALCIUM 64 70 3 0 3 0 320z NC 100 0 3 0 3 0 100z DELVO 180 3 0 3 0 200z 0 0 0 0 0 Doz 0 0 0 0 Doz 0 0 0 0 Ooz 0 0 0 0 Doz 0 0 0 0 Doz 0 0 0 0 Doz zzzzzzeeeez 000000000000 ti T T T i bi N N N N N N afia i aiea aaaea et te de fe fe tery fei fer jer Entered 2 06AM 13Jul101 Admix Storage Menu F7 LOAD Mixer EDIT Sources Aliases EDIT these Admixes Fi0 RETURN to Storage Menu Look at the screen At the top are the four materials status blocks for aggregate cement admix and water If your plant is up and running these blocks help you keep an eye on the batch in progress The center of the screen shows a box with several columns This box is where you will do all of your work Notice that when you first call up this screen none of these columns are highlighted Your first move will be to look below the box The title Admix Storage Menu tells you what screen you are on Below this title are three messages preceded by the F
214. e is completely discharged Weighed water Y N Enter lt Y gt if your plant weighs water When set to lt Y gt the Water Freefall and Water Jogging options will display on the menu Enter lt N gt if your plant measures water through a meter Water holding tank Y N Enter lt Y gt if your plant uses a holding tank for its water Enter lt N gt if your plant does not Compensate Admix moisture Y N If lt Y gt the computer will adjust total water for the water content of the admix If lt N gt the computer doesn t adjust or recognize admix content as water Allow Manual H20 Initiate Y N If lt Y gt the computer will print recordation ticket and initiate a batch when manually batching If lt N gt the computer does not consider water as a batch Allow Early H20 Y N If lt Y gt and F7 Auto Discharge is Enabled the water will start as soon as all bottle admixes have reached their targets This is preferred for most dry batch plants where you want most of the headwater in the Mixer Truck prior to the solids If lt N gt and F7 Auto Discharge is Enabled the water will not start early but will wait until all materials have reached their targets and then it will start This is preferred for some Central Mix Plants where you do not want a lot of headwater in the Mixer before the other materials start Version 8 70 2 5 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Water
215. e line to be moved e Use your arrow keys to move the ticket up or down to the location on the stack you want the ticket e Press the space bar again to save the new location If the Esc key is pressed while in the movable mode the screen will return to the normal mode and the tickets will return to their original positions Regardless of the source of the tickets the Ticket Stack Screen will closely resemble the below illustration Order Trk Time Due Customer gt Yards Slump 2 12 15PM Johnson Construction 2 12 15PM Johnson Construction 2 12 15PM COD CUSTOMER Primary Batch Stack Menu Fi TOGGLE displayed fields F2 DELETE this setup F LOAD Truck F3 VERIFY this setup F4 SET UP this one F5 BATCH this one Fi RETURN to Batching Menu 9 35 AM Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations The appearance of the ticket item on the Stack Screen has the ability of distinguishing the different types of tickets The color for each type of ticket is e Black on Gray local ticket with the ticket units same as the plant base units e Magenta on Gray local ticket with the ticket units different from the plant base units e Yellow on Blue comm ticket with the ticket units same as the plant base units e Yellow on Magenta comm ticket with the ticket units different from the plant base units Note If you have Communications option turned ON in the
216. e s learning feature will adjust to make compensation values more accurate The Eagle has a learning feature that will help it to get closer and closer to the actual compensation weight of freefall in a small and large batch e Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material flow errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0 to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Eagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The larger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the freefall compensation values you have given it Once the compensation values have been adjusted and you are consistently hitting the target weights turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions When you have made all your changes to the columns press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 43 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Aggregate Jogging Use this menu to set up the time and target weights of small and large jogs for your aggregate weigh up The Aggregate Jogging Data Menu on your screen should resemble the example below Small Jog Large Jog Call for Target Time SAND i 3 4 ROCK PEA GRAV 1 1 2 RK B nw ow uu tn OTA oO bWN eH HP Co
217. e tax rate that is appropriate for the location where you are doing business The amount of tax will automatically be added to the final price Press the lt Enter gt key again Finally enter a lt Y gt or lt N gt response for the Per yds field This will determine if the pricing needs to be multiplied by the total yards to calculate pricing When you have entered correct information in each blank press lt F5 gt to enter this Extra Product Notice that the new ID appears in the ID list on the right of the box and the number of extra products the n of 50 used increases by one e Addan Extra Product You can add extra products at any time simply by typing in new information over what is currently displayed in the fields on the left side of the menu As long as you type in a new ID number the Eagle will save both the new extra product and the one that you just typed over If you do not change the ID number when adding a new extra product to the menu the Eagle will substitute the new information for the old and will end up changing an existing product rather than adding a new one e Find an Extra Product To call up a particular product you can scroll up or down through the list of extra products by pressing the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key You can go down through the list by pressing the lt Page Down gt key and back up to the first item on the list by pressing the lt Page Up gt key If you get to the last item on the e
218. e this menu to reset the time and date Your Eagle has an internal clock that will keep time even when the computer is off Occasionally you may need to reset either the time or the date See the illustration below 1 30PM SJul2001 e Time Enter the valid number for hours then for minutes e AM PM Type only the first letter either upper or lower case Once you enter the time and date all letters will automatically change to capital letters The cursor will jump over to the date as soon as you type either A or P e Date Type in the day If number is only one digit you will need to press the lt Enter gt key to move to the next space e Month name Use the following abbreviations for month No other abbreviations will work If you enter an abbreviation that the Eagle does not recognize it will default to display Dec in this space January March May July September November February April June August October December e Year Type in the last two digits of the current year Press lt F5 gt to record the new time and date The clock will begin The time and date displayed at the bottom of the box will change to the new time and date This means that you have successfully reset the clock To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 88 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Print Screens Command Alkon includes this feature because it gives you a hard copy backup of all
219. e to look at the target weights of all materials before you begin batching But you can do more than look You can also change some of the items on the batch ticket by using the F keys at the bottom of the screen e Change Total WATER BATCH Press lt F1 gt to change the total water on the batch in the Verify Menu Look back above at our example This batch calls for 330 gallons of water To reduce this amount you can use the Change Total Water feature Press lt F1 gt to change the total water The Verify Menu prompts will be replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom of the screen Look at the illustration below Total Water Batch Esc to exit 5 42 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations The cursor is located in the highlighted space Type in the number of gallons or pounds you want in the batch Remember that this is total gallons or pounds not per yard When you have changed the number press the lt Enter gt key to return to the Verify Menu prompts If you do not want to change the total water press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Verify Menu without making any changes After you have changed the water you will see the new total water in the lower right section of the main box e Change CEMENT Bin You can also switch one cement bin for another To do this press lt F2 gt The Verify Menu prompts will be replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom o
220. e will also be a mix design displayed But what if it is not the mix design that you want to change What then Remember the techniques discussed earlier in this section Find a Mix Design Press lt F1 gt and enter the Mix ID number of the mix design that you want to change If you do not know the Mix ID then use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to find it Either way you must display the mix design that you want to change in the middle box on the screen The next step is to press lt F5 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the messages that appear below Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Mix Storage Menu without going further Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit If this happens to you try again Note that the cursor is still in the blank You can type directly over the stars If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key
221. e will appear on the screen during batching if your Tickets Summary List which stores 200 optionally 400 batched tickets is getting close to full When the Tickets Summary reaches 90 of its capacity this message will alert you If you do not clear the tickets summary all batches that you make after 200 optionally 400 will not be recorded So when you get this message you may want to go to the End of Day Menu and print and then clear your tickets and invoices Version 8 70 A 17 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Too few probe samples Warning this message can appear during a batch if you have a moisture probe connected to your system What this means is that the moisture probe has not taken enough readings to be sure that it has the correct moisture This is a warning for you to make sure that the mix does not end up too wet or too dry You may encounter this in small mixes or mix designs that call for small amounts of aggregates Too Many Cubic Meters Warning the quantity calculated for an order is greater than 9999 99 cubic meters Too Many Cubic Yards Warning the quantity calculated for an order is greater than 9999 99 cubic yards Too Much Meters Adjust Error this message can appear if you are batching in metric and the meters adjust exceeds the batch size Check to make sure that the numbers you have entered are correct The Eagle will not batch a negati
222. each of the setup options On the pages which follow each of the Plant Setup Options is discussed in detail You can flip through to a specific section or read about each option in order Version 8 70 2 1 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu General Plant Options Main Menu lt F4 gt Plant Setup Select General Plant Options lt Enter gt Go to the General Plant Options Menu to select some of the features for the Eagle and the plant After you have selected the General Plant Options from the Plant Setup Menu your screen should look like this Demonstration mode Ei Block plant ccscccucus 18 Adjust Multi Drop Targets W AUTO DISCHARGE w Belt Run SSD Moisture Compensation pi Motion detect 0 00 00 I Water allowed with cement I Washdow water w Agg vib W Delay for moisture probe Print Received Materials Compensate Admix Moisture pi Weight check mode Allow Manual H20 Initiate W Cumulative weighing Allow Early HZ023 xe se Y Metric Base Plant Units Wec Dry Plast n Central mixer2i 1 Washdown each Multi Drop I 2 59PM 26MarDi General Plant Options FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 2 35 AM The screen has a box with a number of questions that you must answer Most of these questions have to do with the physical features of your plant Remember that the Eagle does not know what is on you
223. eading and the cursor rests in the space after it Type in the number displayed on the probe box Then press the lt Enter gt key Once again you will return to the Moisture Probe Calibration Menu You have successfully calibrated the probe If you want to check for accuracy vary the probe output to simulate different moisture readings The reading on the screen should be the same as the reading on the probe box In this way you can check to see that the Eagle is accurately tracking changes in moisture To calibrate more than one moisture probe simply repeat the process Select the next probe to be calibrated and start all over again Make sure that you are using a scale input that does not already have a scale wired to it And remember to set both the low and the high end of the probe s range 2 80 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Scale Input The same six Scale Inputs you have in your Probe Calibration Screen are the same six inputs you find in your Scale Configuration Screen The Scale Input used in the Scale Configuration Screen are not available for use in moisture probe The first thing that you will do is to determine which of the scale inputs are connected to which scales and which inputs are available to use If you cannot remember go back to the Plant Setup Menu From there highlight either the Scale Calibration Menu or Scale Configuration Menu When you begin to configure the moi
224. eceived Materials Received Materials Storage Screen Note Material names and units can be entered the way they were received The Eagle Material 3z TRE n puppiises SACOND UARRE resolves the units for Time Entered 11 58AM 18fApr a i i Material 26MM RK pA Supplier QUARRY inventory tracking Ticket 4432 Hanlen Time Entered 11 59AM 18Apr00 Material SAND 2000 Supplier SUPPLY Ticket 99 Hauler Fime Entered 11 59AM 18Apr00 Material Supplier Ticket Hauler AEREI iii deri laine ei nile Received Materials Mafie Fi CHANGE Material Type CLEAR ALL Received M Materials F7 LOAD Truck F4 PRINT Received Materials List lt f12 gt switches FS ENTER this Received Material Fi RETURN to Storage Menu display units only 12 00 PM the units on the edit line All other lines stay the same as entered Material 10000 Lb Supplier SECOND QUARRY Ticket 4432 T SAM Hauler Time Entered 11 58AM 18Apr00 Material 20MM RK 19000 kg Supplier QUARRY Ticket 4432 T BOB Hauler Time Entered 11 59AM 18Apr00 Material SAND E 20000 Lb Supplier SUPPLY Ticket 999 VID Hauler Time Entered 11 59AM 18Apr00 gresso Recelued Matertala Menyg e io LI CHANGE Material Type GLEAR All Received Platerials F LOAD Truck F4 PRINT Received Materials List F5 ENTER this Received Material Fi RETURN to Storage Menu 12 66 PM 5 76 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s
225. ed the Eagle will decrease the number of gallons that you have entered For example if you enter a 4 the Eagle will take out four gallons of water for each yard you batch A one yard batch will have total water decreased by four gallons A five yard batch will have total water decreased by 20 gallons A nine yard batch will have total water decreased by 36 gallons Special This feature can be handy if your plant uses more than one water Let s say you have hot and cold water on your plant The mix design you are using calls for cold but you want to add in some hot water as well Instead of rewriting the mix design you can change the percentage in this blank By entering a 50 you tell the Eagle to make 50 of the total water special in this case hot water The Eagle can split the water up any way you want designating up to 99 special water This feature does not affect the total number of gallons being used Total gallons will not be affected You can use this trim with either of the other trims and not affect the changes they make in total water This means that you can trim in three more gallons of water per yard and also designate 40 of it as special water The Eagle is capable of performing both trim operations e Probe If your plant is using a moisture probe to adjust the moisture in your aggregate you may want to have a probe reading displayed on your batch setup screen e Instri It is a user defined field T
226. ed in your short term period The length of the short term is up to you If you clear Short Term Usage out at the end of each day then it will be a daily usage summary If you clear it out every week it will be a weekly usage summary The amount of cement is listed in tons Version 8 70 o jai ey fester ete ua G ja NA ms Eat ms fps Jom om Yo fo a AN Short Term Tons 34 San itis 4 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 27 3 28 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Long Term Tells you how much admix you have used in a long term period Again you determine the length of the period The starting date is displayed at the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since followed by the date Whenever you clear Long Term Usage summaries the Eagle begins a new running tally The Long Term Usage date changes to the present date whenever you clear Long Term Usage Long Term Tons NH H OS ore e R A e e oh aura a IE e P ee O m ORT ie fi fea ala aea Deviation This column refers to accumulated differences between the target weight and the actual weight in your batches If a minus deviation negative number appears in this column it means that the actual material used is less than the target weights In this case we say that material is shorting If the number in this column is a positive deviation a positive number this means that too much material is going into your mixes
227. egate begins flowing right away e Cement Delay Enter the number of seconds you want to delay cement discharge Most batch plant operators like to delay the cement discharge until they have some aggregate and water already in the mixer or truck A typical delay for cement discharge might be nine seconds e Water Delay Enter the number of seconds you want to delay water discharge A typical delay time for water might be six seconds In Code 2 you can still hold back a certain number of gallons for tail water to wash down any aggregate or cement into the truck The amount of water and the water flow rate is not set on this screen You will have to go back to the Plant Setup Menu and select the General Plant Options Menu to change the water discharge information Press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 71 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Dynablend Code 3 Sequencing Introduction System Setup This document describes the Dynablend Code 3 Discharge feature which is a discharge process in the Eagle system The Dynablend Code 3 Discharge feature derives a discharge rate for each scale from the total charge rate of the truck Each scale s percentage discharge rate is based on the weight of the individual scale divided by the total of all the selected scales weight The Dynablend Code 3 Discharge process deals with the d
228. egate bins This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all These are bins for storage inside computer Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column These names describe each aggregate so that you will not forget what is in each bin Refer to the Aggregate Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column Fast Batch Open Gates In Fast Batch you can open up to four gates per aggregate When you call up this screen the cursor will be located in the first space under this column If the cursor is not in the Fast Batch column move it in place using the arrow keys Enter the new gate numbers by typing in the spaces provided If there are already numbers in the columns do not worry about erasing them first Just type over them Use the space bar to clear out a column that you will not be using Press the lt Enter gt key or arrow keys to skip spaces that you do not want to change 2 39 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Fast Cutoff Weight This is the scale weight prior to the target weight that the fast gates will shut For example if you enter a fast cutoff of 500 pounds the fast batch gates will stay open until the weight on the scales is within 500 pounds of the target weight Then the fast gates will close leaving only the final batch gates open to batch the last 500 pounds This way you can batch quickly and still have an accurate final weigh up
229. eight characters alphanumeric If you add a new mix design the Eagle will look at the Mix ID that you assign to it and place it in numerical order listing first then alphanumeric order listing For example let s say you already have two mix designs with the ID 10 and ID 60 in your Mix Storage Menu You want to add a mix design with the Mix ID 75 According to the Eagle s program this mix design will be located after ID 60 Using the same example you want to add another mix design with the ID A12 This particular mix design will be located after Mix ID 75 2 Mix Name A longer description of the mix Up to 24 characters alphanumeric ex 3500 AIR amp WAT RED 3 W C P Ratio Calculation of water and cement ex 33 gal X 8 33 420 lbs of cement plus 50 lbs of pozzolanic 0 57 Version 8 70 4 7 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information 4 Max Maximum amount that the batch plant can batch in one load ex 10 Yds 5 Aggregate Choose up to five different aggregates for each mix design Position the cursor in the first line then select the kind of aggregate you will use Do not try to type in your own names The letters on the keyboard will not work when the cursor is in this space Instead use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the existing list of aggregates The Eagle reads these names from the Aggregate Storage Menu refer to the Aggregate Storage M
230. electrical shock and or damage to the system Note If your local government authorities prohibit you from opening any electrical components do not proceed with any testing procedures This is to be done by authorized personnel only Other Maintenance Procedures As a courtesy to you we have included a copy of Lockout for Safety on the Job booklet This booklet can be found on the inside front cover of this manual The booklet describes lockout tagout procedures in easy to follow steps All employees working around machinery or equipment need lockout tagout training to prevent the sudden release of energy Version 8 70 1 SthSafety doc 15 March02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Certificates To request a National Type Evaluation Program Certificate of Conformance for Weighing and Measuring Devices for a particular state please contact Chris Fornwalt cfornwalt commandalkon com 1 972 262 2692 x 2101 Version 8 70 1 20 May 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Table of Contents Installation System Specifications oo ccc uni ALE AAA aaa 1 1 Troubleshootns Guide aa ala ila 1 2 Hot Keyser a fl Lia e aaa ALLA 1 12 INTraduetronssorne lLasepiisiconria la ieee keris peer Dn lia eRe rene o lie uu ii 2 Chapter 1 Getting Started Master Menu tr care eil ola etre eae eet atte 1 2 Master Men Screens Charter ente iena oretan vedi ae E leg bla lg nia lenti Latini lassi 1 4 Help Screen ismiccee ere nile al ait a A 1 6 Batchmp St
231. elow A typical Small Error adjustment might be 80 pounds for Aggregate Slow Flow and Fast Flow For Cement Fast Flow the Small Error might be 20 pounds As long as the flow rate error is not above this figure no adjustment is made If the flow rate error exceeds this margin but is below the Large Error value the Eagle adjusts with a small open or close Aggregate Cement Slow Flow Fast Flow Fast Flow Blow Open Time sec sec Vibrate Time sec sec Open Gates Close Gates Adjust Pause sec sec Learn Rate 5 amp Small Error Lb s Small Open Sec Small Close j Sec Large Error Lb s Large Open Sec Large Close fm Sec e Small Open Small Close Type in a value in each of these spaces You set it up then the Eagle will learn based on your error setting A typical value for 80 pounds sec of aggregate will be approximately 02 seconds A typical pulse time for 20 pounds of cement will also be approximately 02 seconds This is the time the Eagle will send a pulse to the gate either opening or closing it slightly Enter the numbers in the appropriate columns then let the Eagle adjust the times of the pulse until it can maintain the material flow properly For an example the desired discharge rate aggregate is 200 pounds sec After Blow Open Time and a one second Adjust Pause the flow rate is 260 pounds sec According to the screen above the Eagle will not make any adjustment Any flow rate between 120 and 280 is acceptable because
232. emote Configuration nen diavola ei ine 2 83 Soft VO Config aria 2 84 Disk Maintenance rurali ses pane al cee ead alana 2 88 Version 8 70 1 3rdToc doc 15 March02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 3 End of Day Operation End of Day Menisteri alan la aaa aaa 3 1 Bnid of Day Dutnes lee alate ene ii dai aan 3 2 Aggregate Inventory ies sites neous lai Elia AR 3 15 Cement Inventory mrc ea dae heii eines see edi eae eee 3 24 Admix Inventory uniche aaa Lane rana HO AN ede psi 3 33 Cement Tracking isso E ia risi 3 41 Tickets Summary assnii le aires ia 3 45 SUTIN AY sini Rai elio ai 3 49 Chapter 4 Plant Storage Information Storace Menu sso Lao ilaele 4 1 Max Storage Menu is a blade aaa laden ai 4 4 Calculations for Moisture Compensation i 4 9 Truck Storase Menu ieee i EI Ee hae Sg 4 15 Materials Storage Menu ia e Ni rin 4 19 Moisture Storage Menl c iaia eine 4 20 Aggregate Storage Menzies aaen e a aee e E EEEE aA a A Mei ica legata leleine 4 22 Cement Storage Menu iii Lain 4 26 Admix Storage Meni ts ile lalla 4 29 Water Storage Menti le nianl lilla urea gala ia woes 4 32 Extra Produets MEeni criiptietiei calati biloba bun seledesottagee tod EEE OTER E aE ria 4 35 Deliveries Men omar ia li es eil 4 38 Chapter 5 Plant Batching Operations Batching Menu s ia aliene le ie abano ie 5 1 Customers Menu iii avenge ita Geese Aa ia 5 5 Orders Men orroe i
233. en 2 30 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Fi Toggle Interface Type The Communications paid option Option 6 must be enabled to get access to this feature Pressing the F1 key will toggle the interface type between the traditional CDI serial interface the Generic TCPIP interface and the Hanson Premix interface When the generic TCPIP interface is selected the screen will look like the example below For more information about this feature look in Volume II of the Eagle User s manual under the Communications paid option Option 6 Version 8 70 2 31 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Primary Printer Setup On this screen you design the recordation or delivery ticket depending on which option you have purchased and upon which printer you have declared as your primary printer The Recordation ticket is primarily a record of batch weights The default length for a recordation ticket is 33 lines or half the length of a normal 8 1 2 by 11 size A sheet of paper There is space on the recordation ticket for such information as mix ID mix description customer ID order number and ticket number etc The default recordation format has been set up to comply with the requirements of NRMCA NIST Handbook 44 and the U S Army Corps of Engineers standards The Delivery ticket can print out even more information because it is norma
234. ence will not apply to this scale Start Delay How long the material on this scale will delay from the time the computer began discharging the other scales Start of scale What percentage of material in another scale should be discharged before this scale discharge begins End of Scale The percentage of material in another scale can be entered in this field to indicate that the discharge material on the scale will finish before another scale finishes discharging Open Vib Same as field Blow Open Time and Vibrate Time on the original screen Version 8 70 2 75 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu End Vib Enter the vibration set point Same as the fields Aggregate vibrate or Cement Vibrate in the original General Discharge Screen This field doesn t apply to Water Scales Min Flow If any scale s actual flow rate drops below the entered percent of a calculated flow for that scale there will be three consecutive open adjust pulses then the scale vibrator will turn on if available for set amount of time If the flow does not rise above the threshold rate after the vibrator turns on the discharge process will be halted and a warning will be issued If the calculated proportional flow rate for a scale is less than the entered minimum flow rate the entered value will be used Open Gate Display existing signal for Agg1 Agg2 Cem 1 H2O 1 and enter the
235. entering more Notice the maximum number of deliveries has been reached Printing the deliveries will clear the list Descriptor Data Each Error Descriptor Data Offset Error Descriptor Length Error Descriptor Record Code Error Descriptor Units Error Error these messages can appear when the system is booting up If you see one of these messages it means that you have a file corruption problem It is less likely but these messages can also come up during run time File corruption means that you have garbage in some of the files which the Eagle cannot read Go through the mixes orders customers and ticket files and try to correct If you have disk backup you may want to restore your most recent backup files to clean out the garbage Do Not Use Alt Scale for Holding Hoppers Notice a holding hopper scale has been designed as the alternate batcher scale Duplicate Found Error this message can appear on the Printer Configuration Menu if you have tried to configure two printers identically You will have to make sure that you do not tell the Eagle that both printers are using the same outputs Duplicates Not Allowed Notice the same I O module was assigned to two different soft I O functions Duties Canceled Notice execution of End of Day Duties was terminated by the operator or the printer timed out prior to normal completion Duties Completed Notice execution of End of Day Duties has finished Vers
236. enu section in Chapter Four Lb yd3 Lb yd3 Lb yd3 Lb yd3 Lb yd3 The lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key allows you to write a mix more quickly because you do not have to type in material names Also using standardized names ensures accuracy in tracking inventory because it eliminates problems of referring to contents of the same bin with more than one name When you have scrolled through to the name of the aggregate you want press the lt Enter gt key to select it The cursor will move to the next space on the right Type in the weight per yard by using the number pad on the right side of the keyboard then press the lt Enter gt key The cursor will move down to the next line in the aggregate column Enter the name and amount in the same way for any additional aggregates you will use in this mix design SSD Saturated Surface Dry is the state of aggregate when it can no longer absorb moisture and the outer surface is dry SSD is important in determining concrete volume and concrete strength Aggregates below SSD will absorb water out of the mix requiring the addition of more water to obtain the desired slump Aggregate above SSD will lower the volume of concrete due to aggregate weight being displaced by excess water in the aggregate The Eagle allows compensation for these conditions by calculating the increase or decrease of the materials aggregate and water to maintain the desired slump strength and volume
237. enu by pressing the ASTERISK button Press the SELECT button until the prompt shows PASS then press the ASTERISK button to enter the modify function First a random number is displayed Change this number to the old password if unknown call the factory for a temporary password This is done by pressing the SELECT button to select one digit at a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit blinks press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit to the correct value When the value is correct and no digits are blinking press the ASTERISK button to enter this value After entering this password the old password is displayed again and should be changed to the new password Note Cycle power when done to establish the password protection Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Scale Readout Manual Miscellaneous Configuration Switch Settings The CONFIG DIP switch as shown in Figure 2 controls various functions There is an entry in the diagnostic area that allows the user to view the switch settings from the front panel display This is needed when the back cover plate is sealed or otherwise inaccessible To view the settings from the display enter the dIAG menu refer to the Scale Readout Menu Map diagram Press the SELECT button until the prompt reads ConFG Then press the ASTERISK key to display the configuration There is a series of 8 lights and each represent a corresponding DIP switch positio
238. er Gal Ready Ready Length Width Height Depth Landing Cubic Yards Slab E t E in 0 00 w Footing in Footing 0 0 ft 0 0 in Wall EE EE EE Steps 0 0 ft 0 0 in 0 0 ft Column Caisson or Pier Concrete Volume Calculator F2 CLEAR Calculator EF LOAD Mixer RETURN to Previous Screen 8 03 PM Clear Calculator Zeros out all fields to begin new calculation Once you enter in the length width height depth landing etc the Eagle will automatically calculate the amount of concrete needed When the lt F5 gt key is pressed the original Order Screen appears with the newly calculated yardage inserted into the Qty Ord field Otherwise press lt F10 gt to return to the Order Menu Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Print a List of Orders You may want to print a list of orders from time to time to have a list of orders on paper From the Order Menu press lt F4 gt to print a list of orders The Order Menu prompts will be replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom of the screen Compare your screen to the illustration below Notice that the top line Print all orders Short Form is highlighted You can use the arrow keys to move this highlighting bar from one line to the other In this way you select either the Short or the Long Form order list Once you select the printing option that you want press the lt Enter gt key
239. errors then you will have to get someone on the plant to help you This may be either your boss or the plant manager Once you enter the password you have successfully overridden the error The flashing messages disappear from the screen and the Eagle will resume batching You can press lt F7 gt to Load Truck while the material is still weighing up if you want to start your water early The Eagle will automatically begin discharging material as soon as the weigh up is complete If you do not want automatic discharge then wait until the Eagle has finished weighing up When the material status blocks all say Load and the truck is in place press lt F7 gt to discharge material To regulate discharge rate per truck while loading press lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt To increase use lt Page Up gt To decrease use lt Page Down gt Each keystroke changes the discharge rate by 1 2 of a scale graduation for a maximum of 3 graduation Refer to the Scale Calibration Screen for graduation size Version 8 70 5 33 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations ReNew The batch weights are adjusted on an individual material basis whenever possible The returned concrete must contain the ingredients that are in the mix design for the load to be batched and the total weight of any type of material of the returned concrete may not exceed the non compensated target weight of that material in the load t
240. ersion 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Dual Units Metrication Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Introduction The Eagle batching controls have been capable of all metric operation since 1988 The United States changeover to metric job specifications at the federal and state government levels has created a demand for the ability to batch in both U S units and metric units on a batch by batch basis The following subsection describes the Dual Units software included with Eagle software release 8 10 and above Plant Base Units Plant Base Units are the units that the scales and volumetric pulse heads are calibrated in If your plant has U S Lb weight calibrations on the scales and gallon ounce calibration on the pulse heads the Eagle should be setup in U S units See General Plant Options screen later in this subsection for how to set the Plant Base Units The Eagle Manual Switch Panel scale readouts will display in the Plant Base Units by U S regulatory agency requirement These readouts are considered to be Primary Scale Indicators under the regulations The scale readouts on the Eagle monitor screen are slaved to the readouts on the Manual Switch Panel and display in the same units as the Manual Panel The scale readouts in the upper 20 of the monitor will read in the Plant Base Units regardless of the ColorStat lt F11 gt key setting The lower 80 of the monitor screen will display
241. es you will see numbers displayed in Column another number in Field another in Length and a brief description of the item in Description When Line 01 of 33 changes to Line 02 of 33 it will also display Line 02 above the sample line 2 32 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Printer will STOP at Line 5 until Load Complete The printer will print the information on Line 1 and stop at Line 5 It will not print Line 5 because the line contains some batch dependent field number In order to get the Line to increase do not put batch parameters in the upper lines for example batch duration actual weight etc e Company Info Press F5 EDIT Functions to set up this information Move the cursor to the area that you want to modify e Summarize multiple drops Y N If lt Y gt it will print ONLY one batch result for all multiple drops If lt N gt it will print the batch result for each multiple drop e Column There are 80 columns or spaces in a line moving from left to right There are 66 lines in the standard 8 1 2 by 11 size A sheet of paper The number in the column tells you where the item begins on the line For example the first number underneath the title is a 1 This means that the first item begins in column 1 all the way over on the left side of the paper The second item begins on column 45 which is 45 spaces over to the right The third
242. es to Lb grad and Full Scale columns you are ready to take care of the next order of business Press lt F10 gt to return to the Plant Setup Menu Version 8 70 2 19 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Scale Configuration Menu Use the Scale Configuration Menu to assign specific characteristics to your scales This screen looks similar to the Scale Calibration Menu the four materials status blocks at the top the box in the middle and the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen Ready Scale Type of Zero Settle Attached Bins Input Material Tolerance Time igg 120 Lb sec Cem 30 Lb sec Wat 18 Lb sec O Lb sec O Lb sec O Lb sec 4 F Y N N N N N N N N N N N 242424240 2422242424 Scale zero interlock Entered 3 01PM 26Mar01 Scale Configuration FS EDIT Scale Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 3 36 AM The material status blocks tell the operator the status of the materials aggregate cement admix and water The status blocks for aggregate and cement show the weight on the scales as well The water status block will show Lb if you are weighing water and Gal if the water is metered Let s identify each of the columns first then discuss how to make changes to the configuration The first two columns are identical to those on the Scale Calibration Menu e Scale Input Numbers optionally up to twelve scales Note the pointer beside the numbe
243. example The reason that none of the other admixes are displayed is that they are not called for in this particular mix design Looking back at the Batch Setup Screen Options for the Batch Setup Menu you see that you have included the following codes 61 62 43 44 65 and 66 These are the codes for admixes in the remaining six bins When you call for a different mix design admixes called for in the new mix design will appear on the screen For example you call for a mix design that uses a water reducer and a super plasticizer If the water reducer was in bin 2 and the super plasticizer was in bin 5 you would see these names appear on the Batch Setup Screen in the same fields where you had entered codes 62 and 65 If these were the only two admixes called for then calcium in bin 4 and air entrainer in bin 1 would not appear Assign a code for all admixes that you might want to trim Admix trim lines appear on the Batch Screen only when called for in a particular mix design If the admix is not used in a particular mix design it will not appear You may want to use the example Batch Setup Screen as a model for your plant If so enter in the numbers on your own Batch Setup Options Screen exactly as they appear in the previous example From there you can make any adjustments that you may want Once you have entered all the codes in the fields you want press lt F5 gt to record the configuration Now go to the actual Batching Menu to see how t
244. exists an error message will display telling you to try another Esc to exit Delete this Mix Design This is the fourth of the four options in the Edit Functions of the Mix Storage Menu Note that you have to start from the Mix Storage Menu again You can delete a mix design from the memory You must first display the mix design you want to delete on the screen Select the mix design by pressing lt F1 gt and typing in the Mix ID or by scrolling through the list of mix designs with the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key Once you have the mix design you want displayed in the large box in the middle of the screen you are ready for the next step The next step is to press lt F5 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the messages that appear below Please enter password ESC COTEXIC If you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Mix Storage Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the following illustration Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Bad Password Please enter pas
245. f Day Operations e Print Inventory Press lt F4 gt to print out the information displayed on the screen This will give you a permanent record of Short Term and Long Term Usage the day s percent deviation and the material received that day In short the Eagle will print out what currently shows on your Aggregate Inventory screen Cement Inventory screen and Admix Inventory screen plus summaries on all aggregates Before you clear out all your daily usage summaries you might want to keep a record of the daily business By printing out an inventory report first you can keep a permanent record of the day s inventory Save the report as End of Day e Edit Material On Hand This feature is helpful when you want to change incorrect value on your inventory Some of the inventory could be sold contaminated or transferred to another plant therefore you need an option to edit the inventory It is possible to have negative value on the Material On Hand column because you choose not to inventory a particular class of material such as cement To show how much material that has been used set the On Hand to zero and the Eagle will maintain a negative balance of Material On Hand A scale inaccuracy will affect your On Hand Inventory Manual batching without security option will also affect inventory when batched outside of the Batching Storage section of the program Press lt F5 gt to make changes to the On Hand column When you press lt F5 gt the
246. f the screen Compare your screen to the illustration below Enter desired cement bin Esc to exit The cursor rests in the highlighted blank which displays the current cement bin number To change it type in a bin number in this space If you type in the number of a bin that is not in use or not assigned the Eagle will tell you and you will have to enter another number If you do not want to change the assigned cement bin press the lt Esc gt to exit Once you have changed the cement bin you will see the contents of the new bin listed with the other cements replacing the old The target weight does not change e Change Materials Targets QwikEdit This primary purpose of this feature is to allow the batchman to alter the ingredients and quantities of a given load just before it is batched without having to enter a new mix design in the storage section See screen below A CALCIUM IR a 1 MATER 2 Volume 16 06 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 7 Change Materials Targets Menu F LOAD Truck F5 START this Batch F10 RETURN to Verify Menu 9 26 AM Version 8 70 5 43 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 44 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations A batch may be modified if the batch was not sent from Dispatch with the No Changes Allowed flag set When the lt F3 gt Change Materials Targets key is pressed a password entry screen is disp
247. ferred to the Material Storage Menu On the Deliveries Screen you list the number of pounds you have received The Eagle automatically converts this to weight in tons and adds it to the Daily Rec d column and the On Hand column See sample printout below Delivery Report COMMAND ALKON 3 54 PM Main Plant 2Jul01 Material 1 Rock Total Daily Received Long Term Received 0 0 Tons Material Sand Qty Received 54039 Lb aggregates 3 33 PM 2Jul01 Total Daily Received 54039 Lb Long Term Received 27 0 Tons Material Type Qty Received Ticket Supplier Time Entered 52000 Lb portland 3 14 PM 2Jul01 Total Daily Received 52000 Lb Long Term Received 26 0 Tons Material Air Ent Qty Received Ticket 300 Gal i 3 32 PM 2Jul01 Total Daily Received 300 Gal Long Term Received 300 0 Gal e Print Daily Washout Times Print a report showing the washout time of each truck This could be used to track when the drivers ended their workday See sample printout below Today s Washout Times COMMAND ALKON 3 54 PM Page Main Plant 2Jul01 Driver Water Gal Admix Oz Today s Washout Time 2Jul01 4 10 PM 2Jul01 4 09 PM 2Jul01 4 08 PM 2Jul01 4 08 PM 2Jul01 4 07 PM 2Jul01 3 12 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Print Yards Per Truck General truck performance report It shows the yardage and total number of loads on a per truck basis It then computes an aver
248. find something but there is no information stored on the screen then it will give you this message There Is Nothing To Print Notice this message can appear on any screen that maintains a list for example Tickets Summary Ticket Stack Customers Orders Mix Storage If you ask the Eagle to print something but there is no information stored on the screen then it will give you this message There Is Nothing To Setup Notice operator attempted to enter the Setup Screen from the Stack Screen with the arrow pointing to an empty stack position There Is Nothing To Verify Notice this message can appear on the Ticket Stack Screen if you press the F key to Verify a ticket and there are no tickets currently stored on the stack Ticket Already Entered Notice this message can appear on the Delivery Screen if you try to enter the same ticket twice If all the information repeats a previous ticket the Eagle will notify you that you have already recorded this delivery This is intended to help prevent inventory errors Ticket File Full Losing tickets Error this message can appear while batching it means that the memory on the Tickets Summary Screen is full and will not hold the batches you are doing now To solve this problem you must go to the Tickets Summary and process the records you have accumulated so far then delete the tickets and start batching again Ticket File nearly full Notice this messag
249. for your records To do this just press lt F4 gt The Eagle will print each item on the Extra Products List as they appear in the highlighted spaces on the screen with ID price tax and product description Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information e Load Truck If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Extra Products Menu this key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen You will not need to use this F key if you are not batching while you are on this screen To return to the Storage Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 4 39 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Received Materials Menu 4 40 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Use this menu to record any deliveries of material that your plant receives By entering all your received materials here you can track them more easily Everything you record on this screen is automatically counted in the inventory records Compare your screen to the illustration below mag LD Ready ig Pri Admix i Lo Ready os a Pri Water PARR Lb Ready Ready Material SAND Qty Del Supplier Vulcan Ticket 1259 Truck Hauler Walker Time Entered 2 49PM 26Mar01 Material 3 4 ROCK Qty Del Supplier Vulcan Ticket 1259 Truck Hauler Jim Time Entered 2 49PM 26Mar0i Material PEA GRAV Qt
250. formation Press lt F10 gt to return to the Material Storage Menu To return to the Storage Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 4 35 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Extra Products Menu 4 36 Note This screen will ONLY appear if you have Eagle Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option Use this screen to list any extra products you use or sell on your plant Extra products usually means concrete related material like rebar which many plants sell to their customers along with the concrete This list of Extra Products can be called up when setting up orders on the Order Menu The line at the top of the menu lists the number of extra products currently stored in the menu e Ready 50 used ID A ID 1 Cal Description Fibers 1 Cal Unit Price Tax Per Extra Products Menu FIND an Extra Product Toggle Units F LOAD Mixer DELETE This Extra Product PRINT All Extra Products ENTER This Extra Product RETURN to Storage Menu You can store up to 50 Extra Products on this menu and the Eagle will store them in numerical order from the smallest to the largest ID number The left side of the menu displays information about a specific product When you first come into this menu the Eagle will display the first product on the list Specific information displayed on this part of the menu includes the ID number a description of the product a unit price a sp
251. ft of the box Now you can make changes to any of the features For example you may want to adjust the price or the tax rate change the description or even the ID If you make any changes press lt F5 gt to enter the new product As long as you do not change the ID the Eagle will simply replace the new product for the old so that you can never have two products with the same ID But if you do change the ID then you have also created a new product You will see both products on the list each with its own ID Also the number along the top right corner of the box will increase if you change the ID If you only make changes to an existing product then the number will not change e Toggle Units Toggle by pressing the F2 Toggle Units the Per will be set to Yd3 M3 or Load Ifthe Per field is set to yd3 the quantity of extra product will be based on the batch size in customary units Ifthe Per field is set to m3 the quantity of extra product will be based on the batch size in metric units Ifthe Per field is set to Load the quantity of extra product will be based on per load For example Extra Product color Unit price 12 on the Extra Product Storage Menu Qty 5 Load size 10 yards If the Per is set to yd3 the price of color for this order will be 5 10 12 600 If the Per is set to m3 the price of color for this order will be 5 7 65 12 459 If the
252. g Aggregate Scale Not Configured Error this message can appear on the Batching Screen if you try to batch a load without having configured your aggregate scale To fix this error configure your aggregate scale on the Scale Configuration Screen Aggregate Water is in manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the aggregate and water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the aggregate and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with aggregate and water still in manual Air Pressure is Below Threshold Level Warning the air pressure switch became open indicating that there is insufficient air pressure available to safely run the plant Alternate Scale Not Configured Warning a plant using Fast Batch Alternating Batchers did not have the alternate scale configured prior to entering the Batching Menu Background Batching Error Press Alt B to See the Error Notice an error occurred with the batch that is not currently displayed Press lt Alt gt lt B gt will display the other batch s screen and show the error Bad CRC Error this message can appear when you are booting up the system It indicates that you have file corruption Typically the Eagle will still be able to initialize the system but you should always check the screens on the Plant Setup Menu for garbage If you get this message you will pr
253. g Storage 12 19 PM The screen shows the Command Alkon logo the revision level of the software the current time and date At the bottom of the screen are the Master Menu prompts These prompts tell you which keys to press to begin operating the Eagle Locate the F keys along the top of the keyboard above the letter pad The F keys are already set up to tell the Eagle to perform certain functions At the bottom of each screen you will see a list of the F keys that will work for that screen This list of F keys is called a menu Like a menu at a restaurant the menus on each screen tell you what options you have available Look at the bottom of the Master Menu Locate the words Master Menu Below this title are three options you can choose e F3 End of Day Menu e F4 Plant Setup Menu e F5 Batching Storage Try pressing some of the other F keys Note that nothing happens The Eagle will say Ouch whenever you hit a wrong key This way you will know to try again Now you are ready to find out how to use the Eagle to operate your plant You probably have plenty of questions What can you do in the Plant Setup Menu What can you do in the Batching Storage Menu What button do you push to set up a mix design How do you setup the Eagle so that you can use it to operate the plant Read along through the next few pages and you will get some answers Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Eagle User s Manual Gett
254. g and Cement Batching Menus Mixer is Full Warning this message can appear while batching The Eagle is telling you that the mixer is full and that you need to dump it If the mixer is not full and the Eagle keeps telling you this message then you may want to check for a faulty full tilt limit switch Mixer Not Returned Error this message can appear during batching operations when you try to discharge a load into the mixer To correct this manually return the mixer to upright position If you still get this message it could mean you have a faulty full return limit switch Moisture Compensation Out of Limits Warning this message can appear on the Moisture Storage screen if you try and write in a moisture value that is either too high or too low for the limits You will have to adjust the moisture compensation value or change the limits to accept this number Version 8 70 A 11 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages More Than 4000 Counts Not Allowed Notice appears during probe and scale calibration if you have too many counts The Eagle will not allow a high end reading of more than 4000 counts You must recalibrate No Associated Aggregate Scale Error this message can appear on the Probe Configuration Menu if you try to configure a probe with a material that does not have a gate assigned to the aggregate scale You will need to go back to the Scale Confi
255. g in the answer space After you type in the number press the lt Enter gt key If you enter a number that does not match an order number in the Order Menu the screen will flash a message Not Found Not Found Order Menu Do not worry you can type in another number without any big problems The cursor is at the beginning of the space again and you just have to type the correct number over the stars Once you enter a correct order number that order entry will appear in the main box in the middle of the screen and the original Order Menu prompts return e Extra Products By pressing lt F2 gt you can look at the extra products being sold with the current order the current order is the one displayed in the main box The Extra Products screen pops up in the middle of the main box and can display up to six extra products for each order You can just look at it to see the Quantity Per ID Product Description Tax and Unit Price for each product or you can make changes to this information Notice that along with the pop up Extra Products table there is also a new menu and new prompts below it When you press lt F2 gt your screen should change and resemble the illustration below u Lb Ready drPri idmix u Lb Ready CTER RI E BI ui LD Ready Ready f__ _ __r_____ _ _____ __1_m_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u Glee fab 300 used Order Mix ID Qty Ord Subtot Qty
256. g to enter a new or modified mix design The Eagle is telling you that the amount of cement called for in this mix design is either too low or too high Rewrite the amount of cement or go back to the Cement Storage Menu and change the under and over limits Cement Out Of Tolerance Warning this message can appear while batching if the Eagle goes over the tolerance levels set on the Cement Storage Menu Press lt F6 gt to override the warning and continue batching Cement Scale not Configured Error this message can appear on the batching screen if you try to batch a load without having configured your cement scale To fix this error configure your cement scale on the Scale Configuration Screen Version 8 70 A 7 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Cement Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the cement and water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the cement and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with cement and water still in manual Check on hand inventory quantities Notice a change has been made to the inventory units Check the on hand quantities to make sure they are correct COD Price of ZERO Not Allowed Notice the operator entered a COD order with a unit price of 0 00 Delivery List Full Print Deliveries before
257. ggregates are added together all cements are added together and all waters are added together so that weights printed out on the recordation ticket list cumulative weights Enter lt N gt if you want individual weights for each of your materials The target amount in the Batch Result message to dispatch will always be printed as net weight Metric Plant Base Units Y N You can shift all measurements from pounds to kilograms gallons to liters and ounces to milliliters Enter lt Y gt for measurements to be made in metric Enter lt N gt if you want imperial units Note When you change from one system to the other you will need to reenter your mix designs and recalibrate your scales Version 8 70 2 3 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Wet Dry Plant Y N When set to Y if Code 3 discharge is set either in the Wet side or the Dry side or in both sides a F2 key can be used to toggle from the wet side configuration menu to the dry side configuration menu or from the dry side to the wet side Note When the Wet Dry Plant Y N is set to Y on the General Plant Options menu the Wet Dry field will display on the General Discharge menu Central mixer Y N If lt Y gt three questions will appear The first question is Recordation before Tilt Y N If lt N gt it will print the complete batch weight recordation when the mixer is tilted The secon
258. gle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Remote Configuration 1 The reason this is called the Remote Configuration Menu is because it is also used for Paid Options Batch View and Eagle Remote All of these functions require the use of one of the four communications ports COM1 COM4 even without the Dispatch Communications Interface The Remote Diagnostics column displays only when Batch View or Eagle Remote has been enabled 2 Itis always accessible 3 The Kermit File Transfer function merely gives the customer a convenient way to send ASCII TXT data files to a non Command Alkon dispatch computer 4 How it works e The Eagle operator puts a formatted floppy in the floppy drive and presses lt F2 gt key The software unloads the Eagle and automatically converts the 8 files to ASCILTXT files copies them to the floppy and starts up the Kermit file transfer program in the Server Mode This is called Standby Mode e The Dispatch Computer Operator Loads Kermit on his computer and dials up the Eagle He specifies 8 level 8 and initiates the Kermit file transfer He then logs off the Eagle disconnects electronically e The Eagle senses the log off and unloads Kermit then reloads the Eagle Batching software The Eagle operator may abort the Standby Mode by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt C gt 2 90 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Soft I O Config In t
259. gle drive and types Standby bat then presses Enter The program automatically expands the S files to the ASCII format and transfers the files to the floppy disk e The Standby bat program will execute the Kermit program in the Eagle system which is an industry standard communications protocol program e The Kermit program puts the Eagle in a Listening Mode e The telephone modem connected to the Eagle will be set to the Auto Answer mode e The Kermit program also must be on the host central office accounting computer MS DOS OR VAX VMS Command Alkon Dallas can supply this program to the customer on floppy disk if he does not have it already e Once the Kermit program is running on the central office computer type server baud rate at the prompt This will instruct the central office computer to capture any incoming S files from remote Eagle systems The Kermit program looks at the Com 1 serial port e The objective of automatic data transfer is to eliminate the time consuming and often error prone process of manually editing tickets and key punching ticket transaction data into the accounting system Version 8 70 F 3 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Kermit File Transfer Level 8 software allows the operator to run a Kermit file transfer without exiting to DOS It will first execute EXPS8 and expand the files onto the A drive then execute Kermit and put the system in the
260. gregates and cements are automatically converted to tons Truck Enter the truck number Supplier Type in the supplier s name Hauler Type in the haulers name Time Entered Notice that the Menu displays up to ten orders after they have been entered Notice also that the time and date appears automatically under this column when you press lt F5 gt The Eagle stores up to 100 deliveries in the Delivery 8 file though it only displays 3 on the screen If you have a printer and are not printing each delivery out at the same time you enter it onto the screen the Eagle will flash a message once you have entered 100 deliveries The message tells you to print out a list of deliveries before you can enter in any more No further entries will be allowed until the list is printed Change Material Type The first step in recording a delivery is choosing the material Press lt F1 gt to select between aggregate cement and admix Any extra materials are recorded and stored in the Extra Products Menu In the highlighted space at the bottom of the Material column you will see the name of the aggregate cement or admix stored in bin one Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to select the specific type of material The Eagle will display the names of each material currently assigned to a bin These are the names listed in the storage menus for aggregates cements and admixes Each time you press the lt Page Up gt key the E
261. grouped together See sample printout below List of Tickets by Order Name COMMAND ALKON 5 39 PM Main Plant 2Jul99 HALL CONSTRUCTION Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75226 DALLAS TX 75990 Ticket Time Date Truck Qty ProductID Unit Price Tax Total L 45 m 3 11PM 2Mar98 287 10 00 16 52 00 8 750 10 00 1 00 8 250 576 33 46 v 3 13PM 2Mar98 306 10 00 52 00 8 750 8 250 1 Tickets Voided Print Invoices By Order Prints out all outstanding invoices by the order The title CUSTOMER INVOICE appears in the top right corner Each order includes all tickets that have not yet been paid The arrangement is just like the Tickets By Order described above except that only those tickets which have not been paid are listed At the end of the invoice the number of tickets total yards price and tax are all totaled up See sample printout below CUSTOMER INVOICE 5 53 PM 2Jul99 Del Adr 4335 ROYAL LANE HALL CONSTRUCTION DALLAS TX 75226 4088 LOOP 12 DALLAS TX 75990 Job 4837 Slump 3 Due at ASAP Phone 214 555 9032 M Date Truck Qty ProductID Unit Price Tax 45 m 3 11PM 2Jul99 287 52 00 8 750 10 00 1 00 8 250 576 33 10 Yards 530 00 46 33 576 33 Please remit payment to Command Alkon Inc 605 East Safari Pkwy C4 Grand Prairie TX 75050 Version 8 70 3 49 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Edit This Ticket To edit
262. guration Screen and check to make sure you have lt Y gt in the bin number that corresponds to the aggregate you are tying your probe to No Calibration For a Metered Water Notice the message appears on the Batching Screen It means that one of the waters in the mix design you are trying to batch has not been calibrated You will need to return to the Plant Setup Menu and select the Water Pulse Calibration Screen to correct this problem No Calibration For an Admix Notice the message appears on the Batching Screen It means that one of the admixes in the mix design you are trying to batch has not been calibrated You will need to return to the Plant Setup Menu and select the Admix Pulse Calibration Screen to correct this problem No Cement in Batch Warning this message can appear on the Batching Screen if you tell the Eagle to batch a mix design that has no cement in it You can override this warning by pressing lt F6 gt if you want to batch a load without cement No Room For Error this message can appear when you try to put more extra products into the Extra Product list than the 50 allowed or when you try to exceed the number of trucks mix designs orders or customers The Eagle can only store a certain number of each displayed along the top right hand border of the main box on each of those screens No Room for Matrix Cement Warning on a matrix mixer plant the dry side cements used all three of the avail
263. h Warning the steps landing size is larger than the steps length Stop Conveyor Before Starting Remote Batch Notice the operator attempted to start a remote batch with the conveyor run input active That Number Was Too Big Notice this message can appear on a number of screens It means that you have entered a number that exceeds the acceptable range Enter a smaller number There Is Nothing To Batch Notice this message will appear on the Ticket Stack Screen when you press the F key to batch a ticket and there is nothing on the stack If you want to batch a ticket you will have to set up a new batch first There Is Nothing To Delete Notice this message will appear on the Ticket Stack Screen when you try to delete a ticket and there is nothing on the stack to delete You may also see this message on other screens if you try to delete something that is not there Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages There Is Nothing To Enter Notice this message will appear on any screen where you press the lt Enter gt key before you have typed any information If this message appears look again to make sure that you have typed in the information you want There is Nothing to Find Notice this message can appear on any screen that maintains a list for example Tickets Summary Ticket Stack Customers Orders Mix Storage If you ask the Eagle to
264. h the F keys Although the numbers in the columns of the illustration will not be identical to those on your screen these columns display all the Aggregate Inventory information for your plant e Material Displays the names of all bin contents You can hold up to 12 names You pick the names for the materials in each aggregate bin The names above are only examples To fill in the material descriptions for the contents of the aggregate bins on your plant refer to the Aggregate Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column Version 8 70 3 17 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 18 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e On Hand Inventory Tracks the depletion and usage of stored or On Hand aggregate for your plant The On Hand Inventory is expanded by either entering aggregate through the Deliveries Screen or by adjusting the On Hand inventory The aggregates are depleted automatically as the plant uses the material ea feral ee at es fea ap ea ff em Va eau SS So oso 7 oro 0O 07w e Short Term Tells you how much aggregate you have used in your short term period The length of the short term is up to you If you clear Short Term Usage out at the end of each day then it will be a daily usage summary If you clear it out every week it will be a weekly usage summary The amount of aggregate is listed in tons Short Term oO Oo oe osc jen Tce Lire fem ye ea
265. hapter Four Water Myo al Lb yd3 Lb yd3 When you have scrolled through to the name of the water you want press the lt Enter gt key to select it The cursor will move to the next space on the right Type in the weight Lb if weighed or Gal if metered per yard by using the number pad on the right side of the keyboard then press the lt Enter gt key The cursor will move down to the next line in the water column Enter the name and amount in the same way for any additional waters you will use in this mix design When you press lt F5 gt the mix will be entered or the message Out of Limits appears If it s Out of Limits you have to press lt F10 gt to get out of that mix design No changes to the mix will be stored You must then go to the Material Storage Menu to the material that is out of limit and change the under or over limit You will decrease the under limit or increase the over limit to allow for the amount you are trying to put in the mix design You may then return to the Mix Storage Menu and change the mix design Change a Mix Design This is the second of the three options in the Edit Functions of the Mix Storage Menu Note that you have to start from the Mix Storage Menu again The first step to changing a mix design already in the Eagle s memory is to display it on the screen Look back again at the first illustration in this section which shows a mix design in the middle box On your screen ther
266. harge Delay i sec Minimum Cement Flow Rate Lb s Maximum Cement Flow Rate Lb s Code 2 Sequencing Cement Delay sec Water Delay Aggregate Delay E sec Discharge Configuration F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 10 AM Compare the illustration above to the display on the video monitor of your Eagle to see that they are similar The box that fills the top half of your screen has several lines and several highlighted blanks where you can type in information just like the illustration Some of the numbers in the blanks may be different but do not worry You will want to change the numbers on your screen anyway At the top of the box is the title General Discharge Locate this title on your screen Below this title are several features of general discharge things like Discharge Code Vibration Set Point for aggregate and cement Times of open and close pulses for the end of discharge These general discharge features are standard no matter what discharge code you will use Below the General Discharge features is another block occupying the center of the box The title over this section is Code 1 Sequencing Locate this title on your screen A Code 1 discharge is a controlled discharge that is usually used on a dry batch plant The Code 1 Sequencing allows optimum control over the discharge process to achieve ribbon blending of the materials going into the mixer truck
267. he Eagle allows you to key in specific instructions e Del Addr Type in the number and street here if you want Although the address is already on the customer order you can retype the first line of that delivery address or write in a new one e Abort Batch lt F10 gt If a batch is started but has not started batching any materials the batch can be cancelled by pressing lt F10 gt If a material is already started thenthe batch can be Suspended by pressing lt F10 gt After it is suspended it is put into Load status lt F7 gt can be pressed to clear out the scales or press lt F10 gt again to Abort to Master Menu Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations e F key prompts 5 32 After you have typed in all the information for this batch look down to the F key prompts under the menu title You can do one of three things with this batch ticket that you have just set up 1 Press lt F3 gt to Verify the ticket 2 Press lt F4 gt to Stack the ticket without verifying it 3 Press lt F5 gt to Batch the ticket without either verifying it or stacking it If you are on the Batch Setup Screen press lt F5 gt to batch the ticket you have just written The screen will change to the Batch Screen If you are on the Verify Screen when you press lt F5 gt to batch the screen will not change much The title changes from Verify Menu to Batch Menu and the F key pr
268. he belt This delays the discharge sequencing to allow the percentage of aggregate to be discharged into the truck instead of on the belt Aggregate Discharge Delay How long you want to delay aggregate from the time the computer determines when the aggregate discharge should begin Water Discharge Delay How long you want to delay water from the time the computer determines when the water discharge should begin Minimum Cement Flow Rate Enter the number of pounds sec for cement discharge This is the minimum allowable cement flow rate that the Eagle will discharge Maximum Cement Flow Rate Enter the number of pounds sec for cement discharge This is the maximum allowable cement flow rate that the Eagle will discharge This feature is needed to prevent the Eagle from dropping the cement too fast which may cause dusting 2 70 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Code 2 Sequencing Code 2 Sequencing Aggregate Delay E sec Cement Delay E sec Water Delay sec By selecting Code 2 the Eagle will hold the discharge gates wide open in a time delayed sequence The flow rate does not apply to this discharge code The timed delay discharge is used primarily on central mix plants where speed is required but spillage is no problem e Aggregate Delay Enter the number of seconds you want to delay aggregate discharge Typically the delay for aggregate might be zero seconds so that aggr
269. he customer that was displayed in the main box in the middle of the screen has been wiped out and now all that is left of that customer is a lot of blank space Notice too that the total number of customers on the list has decreased by one Version 8 70 5 11 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 12 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations e Load Truck No doubt you have noticed the one F key option on the Customer Menu that we have not yet discussed F7 LOAD Truck If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Customer Menu this key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the batching screen If you are not batching then you will not have to use this option When you are ready to return to the Batching Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Orders Menu Appears only with Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option Track up to 300 orders using this optional screen After assigning an order number and telling the Eagle the name of the customer the Eagle will automatically use the customer information so that you can set up an order quickly without repetition You tell the Eagle the price of concrete per yard and how many yards the customer wants with this order The Eagle will automatically total the amount of yards actually delivered and keep t
270. he modem to auto answer after the first ring Echo ATSO 0 gt com1 Disables auto answer Echo ATH1 gt com1 Takes the modem off hook and you should hear a dial tone Echo ATHO gt com1 Hangs up the modem Echo ATDT 262 7160 gt coml This will go off hook and dial the phone number Echo ATL3 gt com 1 Changes volume Loudness Version 8 70 F 8 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Modem Defaults DEFAULTS Before modem is initialized PRACTICAL PERIPHERALS Eagle Modem Once Initialized to Auto Answer PRACTICAL 600 PERIPHERALS 2 23 Eagle modem running a session TX amp RX will blink as data is being transferred PRACTICAL O PERIPHERALS J RI Ring Indicator amp Auto Answer RX Receive Data TX Transmit Data CD Carrier Detect OH Off Hook HS High Speed TR Terminal Ready MR Modem Ready Version 8 70 F 9 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer How to Import Text files into Excel After the file transfer is completed and the information is on a floppy disk Note What is done with the data from this point is the customer s responsibility working with an in house MIS employee or outside programming consultant The following is an example of how to import files into Excel You may use the database of your choice e Insert the floppy disk with the transferred files into the A drive of the computer
271. her a new admix or a new water This security feature is designed to protect the plant from unauthorized changes to normal operations If you do not know the Mix edit Password press lt Esc gt to return to the pop up menu In the Mix Edit mode you can change any of the fields in the pop up screen Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to select the name of the admix or water you want Type in the amount of each you want for this washout e START Washout This will start the washout When you have completed the washout press lt F10 gt to leave the Truck Washout Utility and return to the Batching Menu If you press lt F10 gt during the washout of a truck the Eagle will turn off the water and not complete the washout Make sure that you do not press lt F10 gt until the washout is complete Truck Menu The Truck Menu is designed to work with the Truck Washout Utility to keep track of not simply the number of trucks your plant is using but what is in them You can use the Truck Washout Utility in two ways 1 To hold concrete for later use as with recovery type admixes or 2 Just to clean out the trucks In the first example you will apply the washout water and admix to the next batch In the second example you may or may not The extra washout information is included on the Truck Menu so that you can know which trucks might still have water or admix in them and which trucks may need to be washed out Once you have
272. hings turned out To move from Batch Setup Options Screen to Batch Setup Menu e Press lt F10 gt twice to get to the Master Menu e Press lt F5 gt to go to Batching Storage Menu e Press lt F5 gt to go to Batch Setup Menu The Batch Setup Screen with now show the new codes you have just entered You may want to make further adjustments now that you have the results in front of you To move from Batch Setup Menu to Batch Setup Options Screen e Press lt F10 gt twice to get to the Master Menu e Press lt F4 gt to go to Plant Setup Menu e Highlight Batch Setup Options and press lt Enter gt The Batch Setup Options Screen displays the Fields and codes again If you wish you can make changes now Remember that if you do make any changes you must press lt F5 gt before returning to the Plant Setup Menu Otherwise the Eagle will not implement your changes Version 8 70 2 27 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Order Entry Titles Note This screen will ONLY appear if you have Eagle Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option On this screen you will set up the titles you want at the bottom of your Order Entry Screen Look at illustration below Order Qty Ord Cust ID Qty Del Loads Spacing Tax Extra Product Instr Job Slump Due at Phone Entered 3 01PM 26Mar01 Order Entry Titles Menu INSTALL Default Values ENTER these Titles F10 RETUR
273. his menu you can reassign a selected function to be reused as a user specified function The available functions are displayed on the configuration screen Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to toggle through the modules in each entry field Note Use to customize system operation and enhance plant production It is highly recommend that this be done by Command Alkon service personnel Weigh Duration End of Batch Disc Duration Batch Duration Discharge Duration Ready to Load Batch Complete Repeat Disc Enable Truck Washout Done Tol Error Override Z Pulse Tol Output Tol Class I Air Pressure LSW Shared AGG Batcher 2 5 i Com Ticket Arrival i Attention Plant i Remote Mode Active Stop 2 Disc Enable Press HELP key for more info Entered 10 15 M 7FebO1 Soft I O Configuration F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 9 42 AM Only appears if you have Eagle Communications Paid Option e Available on any Eagle or Junior Note Active means 110 VAC is present Weigh Duration Agg output This output is active during the entire length of the aggregate weigh up cycle Weigh Duration Cem output This output is active during the entire length of the cement weigh up cycle End Of Batch Agg output This is a one second active pulse which occurs after all Aggregates are finished weighing
274. ibrate a scale or probe This is the same kind of problem as above The input signal that the Eagle is receiving is too low or too high and it will not be able to track the low end of the scale Remember that when calibrating zero for a scale you want about 40 counts This way the Eagle can still accurately track low end scale weights Loss of Precision Less than 1 5 counts grad Notice appears during scale calibration and probe calibration This message means that you do not have enough counts per scale grad As the result the range of counts in been stretched so that the readings will not be accurate Check your calibration which should be between 1 5 and 4 0 counts per scale grad to ensure maximum accuracy Low Limit Bigger Than High Limit Notice appears during scale and probe calibration This message appears if you type in a high limit for a scale or probe that is less than the low limit If this occurs you must recalibrate both low and high end Material Name Required Notice the operator attempted to enter a delivery without a material selected Matrix Scale Must be Wat type Notice the class of the matrix scale is something other than water Missing Gate Assignment Error this message can appear when you go to batch a load If any of the materials called for do not have either fast or slow flow gate assignments you will get this message To correct this problem check the gate assignments on the Aggregate Batchin
275. ight and the total target weight If the total target weight is larger than the Max Truck Load Weight the batch will not start and the error message will be displayed Begin by typing in the truck number With the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key move the cursor to the next blank Type in the driver s name If you do not wish to assign a driver s name to any truck leave this space blank Press the space bar and then press lt Enter gt without typing in a name This space will stay blank In the last space type in this truck s special loading rate The Eagle has a standard discharge rate but for some trucks this may be too fast for others it may be too slow By listing a special loading rate for each truck you tell the Eagle how fast to discharge into each truck For more information on Loading Rate refer to General Discharge section in Chapter Two and look at the Default Aggregate Fast Flow Rate section under Code 1 Sequencing Press lt F5 gt to enter when you have finished typing the new truck data Note that the number of trucks n of 250 used increases by one Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Truck Menu and the Truck Washout Utility The Truck Menu is designed to work with the Truck Washout Utility to keep track of not simply the number of trucks your plant is using but what is in them You can use the Truck Washout Utility in two ways 1 To hold concre
276. igits 1000 for example the cursor will automatically move to the next column If your under limit is only a three digit number 100 for example you will need to press the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor to the next column Over This is the maximum amount of material type 1 in our example you will allow per yard batched Here you have up to five digits to work with 10000 for example These limits will catch you if you make a mistake writing in your mix designs Let s say you or another batchman makes a typing error If this error puts the amount of cement either too low or too high the Eagle will not accept the mix Tolerances This column has two numbers The first blank has a sign in front of it This is what is called the Under Tolerance a certain percentage below the target weight that will be acceptable or within tolerance The second blank has a sign in front of it It is called the Over Tolerance This is a certain percentage above the target weight that will be acceptable or within tolerance By entering numbers in these spaces 41 for example you tell the Eagle that as long as it is within 1 of the target weight it is close enough Let s say you are batching 1000 pounds of type one cement As long as the actual weight is within 10 pounds either over or under the target the batch will be within tolerance un MinTol Enter a minimum tolerance This will help you stay in tolerance on small batches Imagine t
277. il it hit the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In order to have batched the original 600 pounds the Eagle should have allowed for 200 pounds of the freefall compensation This means the Eagle should have closed the gate 200 pounds early With the Eagle we can allow for this freefall compensation Another example let s batch 10 yards of this material which will be 6000 pounds on the same plant The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when the scale hits 6000 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb This time the Eagle will probably end up with about 100 pounds of overshoot Again this represents the material that had fallen from the overhead bin when the scale read 6000 pounds yet had not reached the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In this case the Eagle needs 100 pounds of freefall compensation for an accurate batch Note in the above examples the variation of the freefall compensation weight with batch size What accounts for this difference Basically the difference is accounted for in the movement of the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In the small batch the distance between the overhead gate and the top of the material heap is quite large 10 15 feet In the larger batch this distance is substantially less two four feet The difference in distances accounts for a difference in amounts of material in freefall Smaller batches have more material in freefall
278. ime sec sec Vibrate Time sec Open Gates Close Gates Adjust Pause Learn Rate Small Error Small Open Small Close Large Error Large Open Large Close Entered 3 09PM 26Mar01 Agg Cem Discharge Gates FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 01 PH Compare the illustration above to the screen on your Eagle Some of the numbers in the columns may be different but that s okay You will be changing the numbers on your screen anyway Let s look at the screen The top half is enclosed in a box On the far left is a list of the different features you will set The next three columns are highlighted Above the first two columns is the title Aggregate The columns themselves are labeled Slow Flow and Fast Flow The column on the far right is called Cement Fast Flow Cement has only one possible discharge flow rate Note that the cursor rests in the top space of the Aggregate Slow Flow Column This is where you will enter the Slow Flow Blow Open time e Blow Open Time The length of the pulse sent to the gate to open it at the beginning of the discharge Sometimes the weight on the gate makes opening difficult By sending a longer electrical pulse you make sure that the gate does not stick or open too slowly You can set the pulse up to several seconds but this is not necessary in most cases A typical Blow Open Time is 50 seconds e Vibrate Time If you want to turn on the vibrator in the sand weigh h
279. in and you just have to type the correct name over the stars Once you enter a correct customer name that customer entry will appear in the main box in the middle of the screen and the original Customer Menu prompts return Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Print a List of Customers You may want to print a list of customers from time to time to have a list of customers on paper From the Customer Menu press lt F4 gt to print a list of customers The Customer Menu prompts will be replaced by a long narrow box at the bottom of the screen See illustration below Print all customers Short Form Esc to exit Print all customers Long Form Notice that the top line Print all customers Short Form is highlighted You can use the arrow keys to move this highlighting bar from one line to the other In this way you select either the Short or the Long Form customer list Once you select the printing option that you want press the lt Enter gt key to begin printing If the printer is not connected a message Printer not Available will appear Printer Not Available Order Menu Check to make sure that the printer is connected to the Eagle that it is turned on on line and that the Eagle knows you are using a printer You may need to go back to the General Plant Options screen located with the other setup features on the Plant Setup Menu in Chapter Two
280. in turn is divided into smaller sections In this box you will be able to watch the individual weight of each material as it weighs up and then discharges Some of the information will be similar to what you see at the material status blocks but most of what you look at here in the main box is more detailed and will be of more use to you There are column titles along the top of each side of the main box Material Target Actual and Status Note that these titles are the same on both sides of the box Locate these titles on your screen now If you are looking at this screen for the first time these spaces will be blank Later when you have begun batching these spaces will show each material you are using in the current batch Look at the illustration below to see where all of the material classes are located lil Gal Start Material Target Actual Status Material Target Actual Status AGGREGATE ADMIX CEMENT WATER Mix ID Truck Batching Menu STORAGE Menu CUSTOMERS F LOAD Truck ORDERS Yo START Vater Ticket STACK BATCH Setup F10 CANCEL This Batch ni wo HUH 2 26 AM From the Batching Menu you can press lt F1 gt for Storage Menu or lt F5 gt for the Batch Setup Menu Note that by pressing lt F7 gt you can begin discharge without having to return to the Batching Menu This will come in handy when you are batching concrete because you will be able to perform other tasks while a l
281. ince the large error is set at 120 pounds Aggregate Cement Slow Flow Fast Flow Fast Flow Blow Open Time sec 0 00 sec Vibrate Time sec 0 00 sec Open Gates 182 Close Gates 182 Adjust Pause sec 2 sec Learn Rate amp 1 5 Small Error Lb s Lb s Small Open ki sec Jj sec Small Close ii Sec J sec Large Error Lb s Lb s Large Open j sec j sec Large Close j sec sec The cursor moves down when you press the lt Enter gt key so that you can fill in the information one column at a time Fill out the Aggregate Slow Flow column first then move on to the Aggregate Fast Flow column and finally the Cement Fast Flow Once you have finished with all three columns look them over to make sure you have not made any typing errors At the bottom of the screen are two Menu prompts F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 10 01 PH Press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 66 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu General Discharge Use this screen to set the discharge rates You have a choice of four sequences eneral Discharge Discharge Code 1 3 DynaBlend Code 3 Disc J 100083 End of Discharge Full Open sec raga Lb End of Discharge Full Close sec Code 1 Sequencing Delay Cement after Restart Aggregate Belt time i sec Aggregate Discharge Delay sec Water Disc
282. indicates that with the present gain and calibration adjustment the scale cannot register 5 graduations below zero Either gain is too low or the cable is wired incorrectly e HiErr A High Error indicates that with the present gain and calibration adjustment the scale cannot register 105 of full scale capacity Gain is too high e GAin A Gain Error indicates that with the present gain setting the number of counts over the scale range is less than 32000 This will not give optimum performance Gain is too low The actual number of counts over the span can be read by using the Span function in the Diagnostic menu e rAtE A Rate Error indicates that there is too much motion on the scale rate of change of the weight to perform an accurate calibration Motion detection is enabled by selecting the proper DIP switch settings The actual motion may be viewed by entering the Rate function in the Diagnostic menu e Error An Error error can be caused by the following e Ifthe counts when Zero Calibrating are less than 600 e Ifthe counts when Zero Calibrating are greater than the counts when the scale is at 75 of max capacity according to previous calibration e Ifthe counts when Full Scale calibrating are less than 200 counts above the Zero calibrate point Version 8 70 C 13 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Passwords Scale Readout Manual Miscellaneous When entering the CAL menu or the SEtUP menu a passwor
283. ing Started First you will need to learn the arrangement of the screens and menus The screens are set up in a logical order similar jobs are grouped together The Master Menu Screens Chart on the next page shows how the screens break down into particular jobs The Master Menu breaks down into three primary menus End of Day Menu Plant Setup Menu and Batching Storage Menu In the column beneath the box that says End of Day are all the features of the End of Day Menu The features of the Plant Setup Menu are listed below the box that says Plant Setup In the last column are the features listed for the Batching Storage Menu Use the Master Menu Screens Chart as a map to find your way through the various screens As you become more familiar with the way the Eagle is organized you will need to use this screens chart less But while you are learning use it to find the particular area you want to look at more closely Version 8 70 1 3 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Eagle User s Manual Getting Started Master Menu Screens Chart Master Menu lt F3 gt lt F4 gt lt F5 gt End of Day Menu Plant Setup Menu Batching Storage Menu End of Day Duties e General Plant Options Storage Menu Aggregate Inventory Extended1 Plant Options Customers Cement Inventory Extended2 Plant Options Orders Admix Inventory Scale Calibration Ticket Stack Cement Tracking Scale Configuration Batch Setup Tickets Summary Batch Screen Options Summary Bat
284. ing a printer Check to make sure your printer is properly connected to the Eagle has power and is turned on You may need to check the General Plant Options Menu to see if a printer has been selected or check the Printer Configuration Screen Printer OFFLINE Correct to continue Error this message can appear when you go to print a ticket or report but do not have the printer on line To correct this problem press the select button to turn the printer on line Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages e Quantity of XXX ingredient in truck exceeds quantity for load Warning the calculated quantity of an individual ingredient in the truck exceeds the calculated target called for by the mix design to be batched This message will only appear if the Yards Adjust 12 and Mix in truck 428 fields are in the Batch Setup Menu the Yards Adjust quantity is non zero and the above condition exists The XXX in the message is replaced by the class AGG CEM AMX H20 of the offending ingredient e Release Tolerance Error Override Button Warning the tolerance error override soft input is active This signal must be inactive to start a batch e Repeat Admixes Not Allowed Error this message can appear on the Mix Storage Menu when you are writing up a mix design You cannot call for the same admix twice on the same mix design e Report In Progress N
285. ion 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages e Error Gate Used by Soft 1 0 Notice an aggregate or cement gate used for a soft I O function was entered as a batching gate on the Batch Gating Menu e Error Scale in use Warning the moisture probe was assigned to a scale input already in use by a batcher e File Access Error e File Already Exists e File Close Error e File Flush Error e File Not Found e File Read Error e File Seek Error e File Write Error e Material Record Code Error e Record Code Error e Unknown File Error Error these messages can appear on the screen when the system is booting up right after you have turned on the power Since the Eagle looks for certain files when it tries to initialize the system these messages mean that it cannot find or cannot read these files In most cases the system will still boot up but you should always check through your mix order customer ticket and plant set up screens to be sure that the information is all still there Sometimes these file error messages mean that the Eagle cannot find a file so it creates a new one which will be blank If this happens to you you may have to retype the file information you have lost e Holding Hopper Scale Must be either Agg or Cem type Notice the class of a holding hopper scale is something other than aggregate or cement e Incompatible
286. irectly into the truck or mixer When it is direct the admix batching has to wait until the discharge begins Version 8 70 2 77 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Into Water Into Water is only displayed when Water Holding tank is set to yes in the General Plant options screen This will also display if you have the Weighed Water paid option Onto Agg If an admix is set to discharge onto agg it will discharge after all the aggregates have weighed up regardless of the status of lt F7 gt Auto Discharge With head In this column you determine how the admix will be discharged If you want the admix to dump with head water water at the beginning of discharge type lt Y gt in this space If you do not want the admix discharged with head water type lt N gt in the blank With tail In this column you give the Eagle further discharge instructions If you want the admix discharge with tail water or wash down water type lt Y gt in this column If you do not want the admix released with tail water for example if you have already selected discharge with head water type lt N gt in this space Note If you type lt Y gt in both columns the Eagle will release the admix with head water and then complete the discharge with tail water Last Drop If lt Y gt it will put all of the admix in the last drop If lt N gt it will split the admix in equal portions per drop
287. irst but simply type in the desired letter Press lt F5 gt to record the changes Press lt F10 gt to return to the Plant Setup Menu Version 8 70 2 21 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Batch Screen Options Use this screen to determine what information will appear at the bottom of your Batch Screen By changing the numbers in the highlighted blocks located across the middle of the screen you decide what additional batch data the box will include Compare the illustration below to your screen Target Actual Status Batch Screen Options PREVIEW Fields ENTER these Titles F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 6 12 AM The top half is a partial re creation of what you will see on the real Batching Screen You have the material status blocks along the top of the screen Below this is a large box As you can see from the headings at the top this box displays the material used in your batches target weights actual weights and the status of each material as it is weighed out When a load is being batched it is this box in the middle of the Batch Screen that shows the status At the bottom of this box there are five additional lines which can be set up to include information that your plant might want on the Batching Screen things like the batch number mixer time mixer status mix ID batch size truck number and truck loading rate Notice that each line is broken into four se
288. ischarge corresponding to each individual scale instead of the summing the scales by class by which code 1 and code 2 deal with the discharge The Eagle will control the flow rate of discharge in each scale defined in the Scale Configuration Screen The Eagle will allow selected scales to discharge in code 2 along with the Dynablend Code 3 Discharge process The Eagle will automatically turn the vibrate on or stop the discharge if the flow rate is too low The initial release that supports this feature is Eagle 8 23 A new field Dynablend Code 3 Discharge has been added to the General Discharge menu If this field is set to Y the Eagle is in Code 3 discharge mode After pressing lt F5 gt to save this setup the fields only for Code 3 discharge will be shown on this screen Dynablend Code 3 Discharge N General Discharge Discharge Code 1 3 DynaBlend Code 3 Disc Aggregate Vibrate 1000883 End of Discharge Full Open sec Cement Vibrate Ana Lb End of Discharge Full Close sec Code 1 Sequencing Default Aggregate Tast Flow Rate ee enne O 200 Slow flow rate is what percentage of Fast flow ratei s sssssesssss BE Percent of aggregate discharged during Slow FlOW i sssssscceseceo Om Percent of aggregate discharged before cement discharge begins O Percent of aggregate ES after cement discharge ends j Delay Cement after Restart Aggregate Belt time
289. ished with the order you can delete all tickets But If you are to going use it tomorrow do not delete all tickets To delete all tickets from the file press lt F3 gt The prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by a message dre you sure you want to Delete ALL Tickets Y N If you do not want to delete all tickets type lt N gt This will return you to the Tickets Summary Menu without making any changes If you do want to delete all tickets type the letter lt Y gt The message at the bottom of the screen changes again See below Please enter password Version 8 70 3 47 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Ese to exit Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations This is a security feature that will prevent unauthorized clearing of the ticket memory Notice that the cursor is blinking in the first space of the highlighted blank Type in the password When you enter the correct password the Eagle will pause You may think that it is not doing anything Actually the Eagle is deleting the tickets but since it takes a while you will have to wait This should only last for several seconds When the Eagle has cleared the ticket memory the Tickets Summary Menu prompts will appear again at the bottom of the screen And the number at the top right border of the box will say 0 of 200 400 used e Print Ticket Summary To select print options from this menu press lt F4 gt The bottom of the screen will show the following
290. item begins on column 60 or 60 spaces over to the right side of the paper Look below at what we just talked about Column 1 2 ud 45 an 60 is 80 Line 1 Line 33 Line 66 8 1 2 by 11 size A sheet of paper e Field The number that you type under this title determines what item appears on the printout For example the first item on line one of the default recordation printout is field 320 Item 320 is the words Batch Record The next Field is 152 which tells the Eagle to print out the current time Field 189 the third item on line 01 will print out the words Demo Mode Notice whenever the Eagle batches in demo mode Each number that you type under the Field title has a specific meaning a specific item that the Eagle will put on the recordation ticket printout For a complete and up to date list of all available Field s and what each number means press your lt HELP gt key Version 8 70 2 33 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Length The numbers in this column tell you how many spaces each Field takes up If you change the field length you can put more information on the line If you begin a new field before the end of another field the computer will cut it off or blank the overlap area On the line the numbers are right justify and the letters are left justify All you do is type in the Field you want and the Eagle will tell you how long it is For example Field 3
291. ize of the next load in this blank Let s say one of your trucks returns to the plant with two yards of left over concrete You have an order for nine yards so you only need to add seven more yards In the Yards blank type in a 9 because this is the amount of concrete the customer ordered But in the Adjust blank type a 2 This tells the Eagle to adjust the nine yard batch by two When it weighs up it will weigh up a seven yard batch and you will not have to waste the left over concrete or worry about an overfill On the delivery ticket the amount will say nine yards but the weights will only be for a seven yard batch If you have Adjust Yards Lockout option this field will be uneditable This option is intended for use in California and has been implemented to satisfy their State Agencies Cust ID This blank is automatically filled in by the Eagle When you enter the order number the customer information is picked up and sent here If you left the space blank on the customer entry it will come up blank here too Version 8 70 5 27 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 28 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Truck Assign a truck number If you enter an incorrect truck number the screen will fill with stars and you will have to try again When you enter a correct truck number the next two blanks on our setup screen are also automatically filled in Driver The Eagle takes whatever information you had typed in
292. just made on the screen it will not put them into effect until you press lt F5 gt to record them in the permanent memory After you have pressed lt F5 gt you are ready to move on to the next task Press lt F10 gt to return to the Plant Setup Menu e Disable Mixer Wash H20 Y N Set to N to disable the wash water when switched to the wet side Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Extended1 Plant Options This screen is an extension of the General Plant Options Screen Main Menu lt F4 gt Plant Setup Select Extended Plant Options lt Enter gt e Start Batch Delay Seconds Enter the number of second that you want to delay in starting the batch It will alert the plant operator that a batch is going to start e Wash Water Delay Sec Enter the number of seconds that you want to delay starting the wash water This allows for the aggregate belt transfer time e Enter admix per 100 weight CWT Enter lt Y gt if you want to enter your mix design admixes in ounces per hundred pounds of cement If set to lt N gt admix per volume is selected e Screen Blank Minutes Screen saver Enter the minutes of keyboard inactivity before the screen goes blank e User Bar Graphs on batch screens Y N If lt Y gt the screen will default to bar graphs If lt N gt the screen will default to digital display Pressing lt F11 gt allows the operator to toggle between
293. lant will use Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Now the moment that you have been waiting that is to begin batching concrete The first thing that you must do is to go to the Batching Menu The Batching Screen is the main work screen We looked at it at the beginning of this section Unless you are taking care of some other business you will probably want to use this screen to watch while the Eagle batches a load See illustration below Version 8 70 5 25 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Now that you are on the Batching Screen press lt F5 gt to go to the Batch Setup Screen This is where you will set up every single load of concrete that your plant will batch Look at our sample Batch Setup Screen below ae Mix ID BETTA Mix Desc 3000 PSI Volume 3 Adjust Cust TR TA Truck Pao Driver Mix in Truck Admix Trims uo AIR Admix Trims x CALCIUM Water Trims Water Batch Special tn See O I Del Addr Instri Call customer first Primary Batch Batch Setup Menu F7 LOAD Truck VERIFY this one STACK this one BATCH this one F19 RETURN to Batching Menu ia An Refer back to the Plant Setup Screen in Chapter Two for the section titled Batch Setup Screen Options to specify the fields you want displayed on the Batch Setup Menu Screen By now you should be familiar enough with the
294. layed which requires the supervisor password When the proper password is entered the screen will change making the fields for Material name and Target weights editable The cursor will be on the first aggregate These fields can then be changed in the same way as on the Mix Design screen by pressing the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key and typing numbers for the target weights Any material can be changed and additional materials can be added that were not originally in the mix design Note Any changes or additional mix entries will be flagged with a c for Changed material For example if an admix was trimmed from the Batch Setup Screen the Verify Screen will display a 1 next to the material name If it is changed on the Change Materials Targets Screen it will display and print a cl when batched Press lt F5 gt to start batching The batch will begin as soon as the normal checks are done to insure that the materials were not entered out of the proper limits Note If lt F10 gt is pressed any changes made will be discarded and the previous mix will be displayed In the case of a mix requiring multiple drops the Verify Screen shows the first drop Likewise the Change Materials Targets Screen will also show the first drop Consequently any material and target weight entered on this screen will also be on a per drop basis The only exception to this is if an admix is set up to batch only with the last drop a
295. le bit about how the Eagle works Although it is a highly sophisticated system the Eagle is easy to operate Each screen provides only a limited number of possible functions The operator must choose operations from what is called a menu The menu is a list Like a menu in a restaurant only the available choices are listed If you strike a key that is not on the menu the Eagle will ignore it Look again at the illustration above The Master Menu is the first menu that you will see each time that you turn on the computer The User s Manual also begins with this menu The organization of this book is intended to follow the organization of the program itself Under the Master Menu section in this chapter is a chart called Master Menu Screens Chart that tells you where each screen is located on the computer Take a moment to look at this chart until you have become more familiar with the way the Eagles screens are organized If you want to look up a particular section that will explain what to do on a certain screen use the Index for easy reference Version 8 70 1 1 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Master Menu 1 2 Eagle User s Manual Getting Started The Master Menu is the first screen you will see each time you turn on your Eagle batching computer System Serial Number Speech Revision Sexs im tc Copyright 1989 2001 Master Menu F3 End Of Day Henu F4 Plant Setup Menu F5 Batchin
296. lect the duties that you would like to perform Each item that you place a lt Y gt next to will be performed when you select the Execute EOD duties Let s discuss each of the reports that will be performed on the following pages Version 8 70 3 5 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual Print Inventory Report This will give you a permanent record of short term and long term usage the day s percent deviation and the material received that day In short the Eagle will print out what currently shows on your Aggregate Cement and Admix Inventory screens plus moisture pounds and tons Before you clear out all your daily usage summaries you might want to keep a record of the daily business By printing out an inventory report first you can keep a permanent record of the day s inventory See sample printout of the Aggregate Inventory report below 3 6 Inventory Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Material 1 Rock Special Sand Pea Gvl 1 1 2 Rk Mfg Sand 57 Rock 67 Rock Yards Batched Material 1 Rock Special Sand Pea Gvl 1 1 2 Rk Mfg Sand 57 Rock 67 Rock Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM On Hand Lbs 3629840 3961810 3391529 3839260 4054300 2664000 4554410 3614200 0 0 0 0 End of Day Operations 3 50 PM 2Jul01 Aggregate Inventory Short Term Long Term Deviation Daily Rec d Tons Tons Tons Long Term Usage Since 8 25 PM 2Jul01 Shor
297. lly set to 66 lines long which is the full length of a standard sheet of paper You can include much more including specific billing information a list of extra products and more detailed order information Below is an illustration of the screen that has been set up to the default Recordation formats Compare it to your own screen Printer will STOP at Line 5 until Load Complete Column Field Length Description Company Info sh 320 Batch Record COMMAND DATA INC 45 152 Time Main Plant 60 189 Demo mode T 1001 Com Spec al Command Data Inc 0 605 East Safari Pkwy C4 Grand Prairie TX 75050 1 214 262 2693 Summarize multiple drops Y tch Record 55353553555 5533553555353535 53555555 Entered 4 21PE 4De c98 Primary Printer Setup Menu Go To Line F7 FS PRINT test printout PRINT setup listing EDIT Functions F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 4 23 AM Note To activate the install default values hold down the lt Alt gt key and press the lt F2 gt key The Primary Printer Setup Screen shows the printouts one line at a time To move down to the next line or up to the previous line press the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key Let s discuss each of these lines e Line 01 of 33 The number 01 is the current line being displayed and number 33 is the printout length that you set Line 01 of 33 will increase by one to Line 02 of 33 if you move down If there is anything written on these lin
298. low errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0 to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Eagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The larger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the open time to jog out the target weight you have selected Once the Eagle has adjusted the jog times and you are consistently getting the jog weights you want turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions Press lt F5 gt to record into the Eagle s memory To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 2 57 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Water Pulse Calibration Use this menu to calibrate each pulse meter to the flow rate of your water If your plant discharges water through a meter the meter sends back pulses to the Eagle The Eagle counts these pulses to measure the total flow of water But first you must tell the Eagle how many gallons of water pass through the meter for each pulse This figure will depend on the meter since the calibration depends on the manufacturer and the meter capacity Gal Pulse Coast Pulses L Pulse WATER 1 2 79 WATER 2 cates D0 D0 Temper Water 79 Entered 2 37PM 26Mar0l Water Pulse Calibration Menu F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu
299. lume 2 of this manual under option 14 This screen is used to connect the Eagle to up to two printers The printer port choices are shown by pressing lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key with the cursor under the port label The choices are COMI and COM for serial printers and LPT 1 and LPT 2 for parallel printers Generally the recordation printer is the primary printer and it is set to COMI The delivery ticket printer is set to LPT1 on the secondary printer When a port is set for LPT1 or LPT2 there is no need to select a BAUD Rate BAUD Rate is how fast information is sent to the printer If you are using COMI or COM2 then place the cursor under BAUD Rate and press lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt to scroll through the BAUD Rate until you select the one that matches your serial printer Enter the information and press lt F5 gt to enter the configuration Press lt F10 gt to return to Plant Setup Menu Printer Port BAUD Rate Primary Ey Ea Admix Type preminenti Primary Seronitagy eee AIR i Selection Method Setup Field 426 WR i i SUPER Station ID Port BAUR Rate Multi Drop ASCII CRC N J Admix Trim Types D No Type Calcium Air Entrainment Superplas al 2 3 Diag Screen Ey Printer Configuration Menu Fil Toggle Interface Type FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu i 4 16 AM These fields will only appear if you enter lt Y gt in the Allow Secondary setup wi
300. ly Received Inventory Report This does not clear the list of inventory received that appears on the Deliveries Menu Clear Short Term Usage Tells you how much Material you have used in your short term period The length of the short term is up to you If you clear short term usage out at the end of each day then it will be a daily usage summary If you clear it out every week it will be a weekly usage summary This also clears Deviation values Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Clear Long Term Usage Tells you how much Material you have used in a long term period Again you determine the length of the period The starting date is displayed on the lower section of the Material Inventory screens Long Term Usage Since followed by the date Whenever you clear long term usage summaries the Eagle begins a new running tally The long term usage date changes to the present date whenever you clear long term usage This also clears Deviation values e Clear Daily Received Inventory This will zero the Total Daily Received Quantity that appears on the Daily Received Inventory Report This also clears the list of inventory received that appears on the Deliveries Menu It also clears the Daily Rec d Quantities that appear on the Inventory Screens Version 8 70 3 15 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 16 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Reset Yardage Summaries
301. ly Received Inventory press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the illustration below Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to clear the Daily Received Inventory If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Cement Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the values for Daily Rec d are zeroed In all these Clear Summaries functions after you clear out one of the usage columns the screen will return back to the Cement Inventory Menu complete with F key prompts at the bottom If you want to perform another Clear Summaries function you will have to begin all over again Press lt F1 gt enter the password move the highlighting bar with the arrow keys to select the option you want and press the lt Enter gt key Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End o
302. mber is displayed press the SELECT button until no digits are blinking To ENTER Number To enter the new number press the ASTERISK button with no digits blinking To EXIT without saving changes Press the ZERO button to Escape back to the normal weight display mode Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration e Other Modes ZERO SELECT ASTERISK Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM used as an escape key to exit any function without changing any data used to select between various functions used as an enter key to enter a lower level in the menu structure Scale Readout Manual Operation Normal Weight Display Mode The normal weight display mode has the basic function of displaying the weight on the scale This weight is displayed in graduations grads of typically 0 1 of scale capacity i e 10 Ibs for a 10 000 Ib scale The displayed weight is also adjusted for any tared weight Additional information available in this mode 1 The decimal point at the right side of the displayed number serves as an annunciator of motion detection If motion detection is enabled see Configuration Switch Settings the LED will be on when motion is sensed 2 Ifthe ASTERISK button is pressed the real weight is displayed that is the weight calculated from the calibrated zero set point The real weight is displayed for 1 to 2 seconds During this
303. me renamed to a metric mix name and stored for later retrieval One Key lt F12 gt is all it takes to do the conversion Local Orders Local orders may be setup batched and recorded in any combination of U S or Metric units Comm Orders Metric orders may be sent from the dispatch computer with the changes allowed flag set to Yes meaning the ticket may be edited at the Eagle If the flag is set to No the ticket cannot be changed and must be recorded in metric units If the flag is set to Yes the ticket may be batched in U S units and recorded in metric or batched in U S units and recorded in U S units Batch Setup Returned concrete may be entered in yards and One Key converted to be used on a metric load When you are in metric the background color on the metric unit will be magenta See page 5 65 for example screen Batching You can observe the batching process in either unit system no matter what units the mix design batch setup or recordation print units Recordation Recordation units can be selected on the Batch Setup screen if the order is local or if the Comm Ticket has Changes Allowed set to Yes Version 8 70 5 53 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 54 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Deliveries Deliveries may be unit converted to either unit system at the time of entry or left in the units delivered in Inventory The Eagle inventory software will aut
304. message Print all tickets Print local comm Tickets Esc to exit Print tickets by order Print invoices by order Notice that the first of these three options is highlighted Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the option you want to select Next press the lt Enter gt key to begin printing Print All Tickets Prints out a list of all the day s tickets by ticket number If you have voided edited or local tickets there will be a notation beside the ticket number either a y for voided an m for modified or a L for local Look at the sample printout below List of ALL Tickets CDI COMMAND ALKON 5 39 PM Main Plant 2Jul99 2Jul99 3 11 PM 2Jul99 3 13PM 2Jul99 3 36 PM 2Jul99 3 38 PM 2Jul99 3 42PM 2Jul99 3 44PM 2Jul99 Print local comm Tickets Prints all tickets both local and comm Works only with Delivery and Commutations paid Options List of All Tickets COMMAND ALKON 3 58 PM Page 1 Main Plant 220ct98 Ticket Order Cust ID Mix ID Qty Time Batched Truck 10125 2 1 30455 9 00 yd3 8 22AM 220ct98 0 L121 1 3000 S 1 00 yd3 8 28AM 220ct98 0 2 Tickets Total Total yd3 10 00 Total m3 0 00 Grand Total 10 00 yd3 3 48 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print Tickets By Order Prints out a list of the day s tickets but arranges them according to the order In other words all tickets that were batched to fill an order are
305. mines whether or not a gate may be jogged by the Eagle Any mechanical gate can be jogged but screw fed gates should not be jogged because electric motors will overheat and trip the thermal overload For now turn on the Jogging feature with lt Y gt turn it off with lt N gt Note If the Fast Cutoff for a material is set to zero the Fast Fill gates will jog with the Final Fill gates any timea large or small jog is executed See Fast Cutoff Weight under the Cement Batching section for further explanation Version 8 70 2 51 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Small Jog Enter a target weight in pounds and a time in this column The Eagle learns to jog in seconds Please note the pounds will not change but the seconds will Since cement scales are usually in 6 pound graduations the typical small jog is one scale grad or 6 lbs For the time enter a pulse time that will allow the target weight to drop A typical small jog time might be 15 seconds e Large Jog Enter a larger target weight and another approximate open time for the gate A typical weight for a large jog is three grads or in this case 18 lbs A typical pulse time might be 30 seconds These times are approximations the Eagle will adjust them to drop the desired jog weight e Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material flow errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0
306. mix back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with cement and admix still in manual Version 8 70 A 5 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Cement Admix Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the cement admix and water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the cement admix and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with cement admix and water still in manual Cement Batcher Not Empty Notice appears on the Batching Screen when you tell the Eagle to begin batching if the cement weigh up bin is not yet empty You may need to manually open the gates to dump out the material or check to make sure that you do not have a faulty limit switch If the amount is small and is stuck up in the bin you might also want to zero the scale so that the Eagle will overlook the problem Cement batcher Open Warning this message can appear during batching if the cement batcher gate is still open You will want to make sure that the gates are in fact closed before you try to override this warning Use the switch on the manual panel to manually close the batcher gate If the message repeats when you try to batch again it may mean you have a failed limit switch Cement bin low CEMENTO1 nn n Trucks Low Warning
307. mo W Aggregate Jogging Data F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 40 AM As explained earlier a jog is a slight timed opening of the bin gates to close the gap between the actual and the target weight The Eagle can make as many jogs as necessary to come within the acceptable range of the target weight The first two columns in the box are similar to Aggregate Batching and Aggregate Freefall menus showing bin numbers and descriptions of each aggregate e Jog Controls the jogging feature of the Eagle A jog is a rapid open and close of the gate to allow only a small amount of material through With jogging you can get closer to your target weight if the Eagle batches too low Jogging status determines whether or not a gate may be jogged by the Eagle Any mechanical gate can be jogged but screw fed gates should not be jogged because electric motors will overheat and trip the thermal overload For now turn on the Jogging feature with lt Y gt turn it off with lt N gt e Small Jog Enter a target weight in pounds and a time in this column The Eagle learns to jog in seconds Please note the pounds will not change but the seconds will Since aggregate scales are usually in 40 pound graduations the typical small jog is one scale grad or 40 Ibs For the time enter a pulse time that will allow the target weight to drop A typical small jog time might be 15 seconds 2 44 Version 8 70 03 15 02
308. monstration mode you will not be able to access the screen Demo Demo Type of unit grad Material Lb kg Agg Cem Wat DEMO Scale Calibration Menu F6 DEMO Calibrate all scales FS EDIT Scale Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 3 33 AM At the top of the screen is a row of four small blocks which tell the operator the status of the materials aggregate cement admix and water The status blocks for aggregate and cement show the weight on the scales as well The water status block will show Lb if you are weighing water and Gal if the water is metered Keep an eye on these scale readouts when you are calibrating scales The major part of the screen is the box in the center It holds seven columns e Scale Input Numbers optionally up to twelve scales Note the pointer beside the number The pointer lets you chose a particular scale and can be moved as needed by pressing the up or down arrow keys e Type of Material Labels the material Agg Cem Amx or Wat that each scale will weigh The material names can be edited in the Scale Configuration Menu ONLY Use lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the list e Lb grad Lists the number of pounds per scale graduation e Full Scale Shows the maximum capacity of each scale 2 16 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Weight Tells you the present number of pounds on each scale This
309. n 1 to 8 left to right Each light can be up or down just as the DIP switch appears when viewed from the rear of the unit UP ON DOWN OFF If a switch setting is changed the new function is activated when power is cycled The functions presently available are listed as follows e Motion Detection Disabled Motion 1 Grad 1234567 8 1234567 8 ON ON OFF OFF Config Config 3 Grads 5 Grads 1234567 8 1234567 8 ON ON OFF OFF Config Config When motion is detected the decimal point on the far right side of the display will be ON This gives a constant indication of when motion is present The amount of motion may be viewed as a rate of change in units i e pounds This is found in the diagnostic menu as rAtE see Scale Readout Menu Map When this mode is entered the rate of change is displayed until one of the 3 keys is pressed Scale calibrations are affected by motion detection If motion is detected when attempting a zero calibration or upon entering the full scale calibration mode or when pressing the tare button the action will not be performed The error message rAtE will be displayed Version 8 70 C 15 EAG_APPC DOC 07 03 01 1 40 PM Scale Readout Manual Miscellaneous e Digital Filtering Filtering Disabled Low 1234567 8 1234567 8 ON ON OFF OFF Config Config Medium High 1234567 8 1234567 8 ON ON OFF OFF Config Config Digital filtering is active in the readout if the appropriate DIP
310. n and xxx is the units yards or meter Load Mixer Notice all materials are ready to start going into the mixer Load Size Too Large for Truck Warning the load size exceeds the truck capacity Load Truck Notice all materials are ready to start going into the truck Loading in Progress Error this message can appear while you are batching If you have a load that has not quite finished weigh up or discharge and you try to begin another batch the Eagle will give you this message You will have to wait until the discharge of the current load is complete to begin the next batch Local Change Not Allowed Notice operator attempted to delete a communications ticket from the ticket stack Communications tickets may only be deleted by dispatch Loss of High Range 105 of Full Scale Not Detectable Notice appears on the Scale Calibration and Probe Calibration Screen This message means that when calibrating scales that you have limited the range of your counts so that they will not cover the range of the scale If you cannot bring your low end counts down to 15 75 when the scale is at zero you may have to manually adjust the potentiometer before you can recalibrate Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Loss of Low Range Scale Less Than Zero Not Detectable Notice appears on the Scale and Probe Calibration Screen when you are trying to cal
311. n also make more delicate adjustments increasing an admix by 10 For an accelerator the trim would change from 1 00 to 1 10 for other admixes the trim would change from 100 to 110 In both cases the principle is the same Water Trims Down in the next spaces are the water trims You can trim water three different ways You may not need to use all three options You may only want to trim water one or two ways For Batch Gal Determine total number of gallons to be added or subtracted from amount called for in the mix design If you do not want to change the amount called for type in zero This will leave the total water unaffected Otherwise entered the desired quantity of water for the entire batch Version 8 70 5 29 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations For Yard Gal Trim number of gallons per yard If you do not want to change the amount of water type in a zero in this space 1 To Increase Gallons Yard Type in the number of gallons For each yard batched the Eagle will increase the number of gallons that you have entered For example if you enter the number 1 you will add one gallon of water for each yard called for in this batch A one yard batch will show an increase of one gallon A nine yard batch will show an increase in total water of 9 gallons 2 To decrease Gallons Yard un Type in a sign in front of the number of gallons For each yard batch
312. n appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix still in manual Version 8 70 A 1 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Admix Low Flow Detected Notice an admix fill valve was opened but no pulses or scale movement were detected Admix Out of limits Notice appears when you are trying to enter a new or modified mix design The Eagle is telling you that the amount of admix called for in this mix design is either too low or too high Rewrite the amount of admix or go back to the Admix Storage Menu and change the under and over limits Admix Out Of Tolerance Warning this message can appear while batching if the Eagle goes over the tolerance levels set on the Admix Storage Menu Press lt F6 gt to override the warning and continue batching Admix Type Not Allowed Notice the operator attempted to enter the admix class as the parallel class Admix Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix and the water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix and water still in manual Agg percent moist
313. n go to will display these material status blocks This means that no matter what menu you are on as long as it is a part of either the Batching operations or the Storage Operations you will be able to keep track of a load as it is batching while you perform other functions You can watch the scale readouts to see the weight increasing on the scales While the load is batching the status message next to the scale readouts should change with each phase of the batch Here is a list of possible prompts that will appear in the material status blocks during weigh up and discharge e Ready Means that the weigh bin is empty discharge gates are shut and the bin is ready to begin weighing up the next batch e Batch Indicates that material is being batched into the weigh hopper e Done Tells you when weigh up of material is complete e Load Means material is ready to be discharged into truck or mixer e Hold Appears during discharge material is waiting for its turn Discharge sequence is set on Plant Setup Menu The Eagle will hold during discharge according to the rules you set for it on those setup screens e Dump Means that material is discharging Watch the aggregate and cement scale weights decrease as material falls out of the bin Water if weighed will also decrease and if metered the number of gallons will increase during discharge e Done Discharge is complete for this material When each material completes discharge
314. n overhead aggregate storage bin For a one yard batch the Eagle needs to weigh up 2000 pounds of material The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when it sees the scale hit 2000 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb The Eagle has overshot its target weight On most 10 yard plants this overshoot will be about 1500 pounds This 1500 pounds of overshoot represents the freefall material past the gate but not yet on the top of the pile in the weigh hopper when the scale read 2000 pounds and the gates shut This material did not register until it hits the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In order to have batched the original 2000 pounds the Eagle should have allowed for 1500 pounds of the freefall compensation This means the Eagle should have closed the gate 1500 pounds early With the Eagle we can allow for this freefall compensation Another example let s batch 10 yards of this material which will be 20 000 pounds on the same plant The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when the scale hits 20 000 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb This time the Eagle will probably end up with about 500 pounds of overshoot Again this represents the material that had fallen from the overhead bin when the scale read 20 000 pounds yet had not reached the top of the pile in the weigh hopper In this case the Eagle needs 50
315. nd U S units e Dual Units set to N If set to N the Eagle will display batch and record in whatever Plant Base Units that the Plant Base Units Metric flag is set to on the General Plant Options screen 5 56 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Scale Calibration Screen This cumulative scale indicator will display unit in agreement with the Primary Scale Indicator Agg 1240 Lb Ready i Cem 240 Lb Ready Water 0 Gal Type of Unit grad Full Weight Material Lb Scale Lb kg Count Last Changed Agg 40000 1224 555 256 8 18AM 11Mar98 Cem 10000 244 111 255 8 18AM 11Mar98 0 0 0 12 36AM 1Jan98 0 0 0 11 23AM 4Dec97 0 0 0 11 23AM 4Dec97 0 0 0 11 23AM 4Dec97 They allow user defined scale grad increments Entered 8 19 PM 12Mar97 Scale Calibration Menu F2 ZERO Selected Scale F3 CALIBRATE Selected Scale F5 EDIT Scale Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 9 40 AM These columns are activated by the Dual Units flag on the Extended Plant Options screen Note There is no linkage between U S unit and Metric unit grad values This allows the operator to choose convenient graduations for each measurement system Version 8 70 5 57 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Water Pulse Calibration Screen Metered Water This non editable column is ac
316. nd is used in the batch In this case the target weight is a total for the batch and the text Last Drop will appear in the Actual and Status columns For example when you changed material target on the multi drop batch it reflects the change value on every drop of a multi drop load Let s say that the target is 1880 1b for a two drop load i e 940 Ib per drop If you go into the Change Materials Targets Screen and change the cement target value from 940 1b to 900 1b the second batch target weight will also be 900 Ib for a total of 1800 1b for the combined batch The following functions are restricted when using the QwikEdit feature 1 If anything is changed then Absolute Volume Adjust and Slurry Adjust features are not used 2 If any moisture probed aggregate water or admix if set to compensate water for admix then dynamic moisture compensation is turned off for that batch 3 This feature cannot be used with the Matrix Master feature because of interdependencies of the Cements and Waters that insure that the vortex will not collapse Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations 4 When using Cumulative weighing the Aggregate and Cement targets are not editable Only the material is editable The water is editable if it is Metered Water but if it is weighed water it is not editable 5 Once you are in the Change Materials Targets Screen you can only pre
317. nd of Day Operations End of Day Duties This menu is designed for the supervisor to set the reports to be printed This menu is password protected Example shown on the following page Select Data Operations This menu is designed for the supervisor to set the duties to be performed Backup Clear Reset Delete and Review Supervisor notes allow you to add messages to the batchman This menu is password protected Example of menu shown on the following pages Execute EOD Duties When selected press lt Enter gt to execute the duties to be performed Version 8 70 3 3 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 34 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Select End of Day Reports Your screen should look like the screen below Note If you do not have all paid options then some lines will be missing Press lt F5 gt to select the duties that you would like to perform Each item that you place a lt Y gt next to will be performed when you press lt F4 gt to execute the duties Let s discuss each of the reports that will be printed on the following pages Remember only the reports that you place a lt Y gt next to will be printed Note The End of Day Reports will print in the order in which they appear on the End of Day Menu Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Select Data Operations Your screen should look like the one below Press lt F5 gt to se
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319. ns A small box which holds three print options replaces the Mix Storage Menu prompts Print this mix design Esc to exit Print mix design summary Print all mix designs If you find yourself in the Print Functions Menu and you want to get out press lt Esc gt This will return you to the Mix Storage Menu without performing any print tasks Print this mix design Move the highlighting bar down with the arrow key When you have highlighted this option press the lt Enter gt key The Eagle printer will print out the mix design currently displayed on the screen Print mix design summary Move the highlighting bar down with the arrow key When you have highlighted this option press the lt Enter gt key The Eagle printer will print out a short form list of all mix designs with Mix ID and Name Print all mix designs Select this option by moving the blue bar until this message is highlighted If this is what you want to do just press the lt Enter gt key Your printer will print out each mix design just as it would appear on the screen If your printer is not connected properly turned off or not functioning a message will appear on the screen Printer not available Version 8 70 4 5 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 6 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Edit Functions What if you are looking at this screen for the first time and you have not yet entered in any mix designs We will begin by discus
320. nter gt key once more When the correct password is chosen the box in the center of the screen will change All columns are highlighted and you can make changes in any of them The message below the box now says Admix Edit Menu Below it are two menu prompts Admix Edit Menu ET LOAD Mixer FS ENTER these Admixes F10 RETURN to Admix Storage Menu For now though you will want to focus your attention on the box in the center of the screen If you fill the space up the cursor will automatically move one column to the right Notice that the cursor moves from left to right when you press the lt Enter gt key This allows you to set up all information for one bin at a time e Material Type in the name of the admix you keep in the bin You can use any combination of upper and lower case letters up to eight characters e Used Type in a lt Y gt if you will be using this bin If the bin is not operative for some reason make sure you have lt N gt in this space Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Type Page up and Page Down will toggle the fields A R and indicating the Accelerator type Water Reducer type or No type for each admix The Eagle assumes that only one Accelerator admix type and only one Water Reducer admix type will be used in each Mix Design If there is more than one Accelerator type admix and or more than one Water Reducer type
321. nu Use this screen to adjust your freefall compensation values for each cement The Eagle drops material into the weigh bin monitoring the scale When the weight hits the target the Eagle closes the gates Because the gates are above the scale there is still a certain amount of material in the air when the gates close It is falling but has not reached the scales This is called freefall weight If the Eagle weighs right up to the target weight before closing the gates the freefall weight will consistently push the actual weight over the limit By entering compensation values for freefall you set the Eagle to close its gates early so that the freefall will bring the weight up to the target without going over Let s take a look at an example of what happens when you do not make freefall compensations Assume we have a 10 yard cement weigh hopper with an overhead cement storage bin For a one yard batch the Eagle needs to weigh up 600 pounds of material The Eagle opens the overhead gate and material begins to fall The Eagle closes the gate when it sees the scale hit 600 pounds However the scale reading continues to climb The Eagle had overshot our target weight On most 10 yard plants this overshoot will be about 200 pounds This 200 pounds of overshoot represents the freefall material past the gate but not yet on the top of the pile in the weigh hopper when the scale read 600 pounds and the gates shut This material did not register unt
322. numbers you wish to change Note Zero turns off passwords Make sure the passwords that you typed in are correct When you have made all the changes you want to make at this time press lt F5 gt to enter this new configuration After you have entered the new configuration press lt F10 gt twice to return to the Plant Setup Menu When you enter the new changes check the time and date in the Entered space at the bottom of the box It should show the current time and date since you have just entered new changes into the Password Menu In this way you can make sure that you did in fact record the changes that you just made Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Disabling the password feature It is possible to entirely eliminate any or all of the password security prompts by inserting a lone 0 zero into the appropriate password control The following conditions require a password unless disabled with a 0 zero 1 Override batching errors 2 Override out of tolerance 3 Turning recordation off or on 4 Modification of Scale Calibration e Editing of Inventory on hand Short term material usage Long term material usage Deliveries Mix Designs Orders Customers Tickets Ticket Stack Supervisor Printer set up Version 8 70 2 85 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Password Security Form
323. o be batched To use this feature first ensure the Mix in Truck field 428 and the Yards Adjust field 12 are on the Batch Setup Menu These fields provide the Eagle with the information it needs to perform the Full Mix Adjustment Note If you have Adjust Yards Lockout option the fields are non editable therefore you are unable to use the ReNew feature This option is intended for use in California and has been implemented to satisfy their State Agencies e Matched Mix Designs If the Mix Design of the material in the truck is matched with the Mix Design to be batched the on board quantities are displayed next to the batch targets for the materials to be batched in the Verify Menu In the below example a total of 10 yards is being batched The truck has three yards and seven more will be batched laterial Target OnBoard Status 3 4_ROCK 4 12950 Lh 5550 SAND 4 10437 Lb 4266 TYPE I 4 2946 Lb 1260 FLYASH 4 358 Lb 158 WATER 1 O Gal WATER 2 4 163 Gal Volume 19 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 159 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 Cum yd 164 06 Primary Batch Verify Menu Fi Change total WATER BATCH F2 Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD Truck F3 Change Materials Targets F4 STACK this one FS START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu 9 62 AM The Mix in Truck is matched if 1 The mix in truck does not have different ingredients than the mix being batched 2
324. o copy 8 files to floppy disk From the main menu on the Eagle press lt F4 gt to open the Plant Setup menu Select Disk Maintenance and press Enter Insert a blank formatted disk into the floppy drive Chose which files to be copied by putting a Y in the Copy column If you do not want to copy a file put a N in the Copy column for that file To copy all files put a Y for the Copy ALL Files question e Press lt F2 gt Backup data files to floppy A dialog box will display on the bottom of your screen telling you how many disks required to complete this operation e Press Y to continue or N to cancel When you press Y the Eagle will start copying the files selected On the screen it will show the process as in the example below Copying the files Customer 8 Data gt Floppy When the process is completed the Eagle will go back to the Disk Maintenance menu The 8 files are now on the disk Remove the disk from the drive and give to the operator of the Database PC Version 8 70 F 2 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer Telephone Communication Procedure Level 6 xx amp 7 xx ONLY e Communications modems and cables supplied by customer e At the end of the day the Batchman exits the Eagle Batching Program by typing CTL E e Upon display of the screen prompt Command Alkon gt the Batchman inserts a formatted floppy disk into the Ea
325. o decrease if metered the number of gallons will increase during discharge Done Discharge is complete for this material When each material completes discharge this message will appear Ready This is the message we began with above All weigh bins are empty within scale tolerances and discharge gates are closed The Eagle is ready to begin weighing up the next batch The benefit of having the status blocks on every menu is obvious You can keep the Eagle batching while you do other things find the next mix design make changes to your list of trucks look at the ticket stack set up the next batch Storage Menu F Keys Toward the bottom of the screen the message above the menu prompts identifies the screen you are in It says Storage Menu Below the menu names are the available F keys you can use to select specific storage screens Press lt F1 gt Mix Storage Menu On this menu you can look up change add delete or print mix designs Press lt F2 gt Truck Storage Menu This menu lists up to 200 trucks by number and notes individual loading rates and drivers Press lt F3 gt Materials Storage Menu This menu directs you to a number of submenus one for moisture compensation values for aggregates and a menu for each material aggregate cement admix and water which holds under and over limits minimum and maximum batching tolerances and a minimum tolerance cutoff weight Version 8 70 chp4_E
326. oad is batching Also from the Batching Menu are three paid option screens Customers Order and Ticket Stack These screens will ONLY appear on the Batching Menu if you have one or more paid options turned on If you want to go back to the Master Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Eagle User s Manual Chapter 2 Plant Setup Version 8 70 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Plant Setup Menu This menu provides you with access to most of the setup screens for your plant This is where you will go to calibrate your scales configure your scales set general plant options and set up your Batch Screen Also you can set batching freefall and jogging information for all your materials Consider the Plant Setup Menu as the place you go first to set up all the preliminary plant options You cannot start batching until you have set up the plant GENERAL Plant Options EXTENDED1 Plant Options EXTENDED2 Plant Options SCALE Calibration Scale Configuration Batch SCREEN Options Batch SETUP Options Order Entry TITLES Printer Comm Config PRIMARY Printer Setup SECONDARY Printer Setup Aggregate BATCHING Aggregate FREEFALL Aggregate JOGGING Cement BATCHING Cement FREEFALL Cement JOGGING Water FREEFALL Water JOGGING Water PULSE Calibration Admix PULSE Calibration Agg Cem DISCHARGE General DISCHARGE Admix BATCH DISCHARGE PROB
327. obably have to spend some time cleaning up your screens or copy old system files from a backup disk to replace the Plant S file You can only copy files from disk if you have purchased the Backup Disk Option Bad Customer ID Try another one Error this message can appear on a screen that calls for the Customer ID either the Customers Menu or the Batch Setup Screen The Eagle cannot recognize the ID that you entered and you should try again Bad Mix ID Try another one Error this message can appear on a screen that calls for the Mix ID either the Mix Storage Menu or the Batch Setup Screen The Eagle cannot recognize the ID that you entered and you should try again Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Bad Order ID Try another one Error this message can appear on a screen that calls for the Order ID either the Orders Menu or the Batch Setup Screen The Eagle can not recognize the ID that you entered and you should try again Bad Password Notice appears when you type in a password that the Eagle does not recognize Try the password again if you think you know it or press lt Esc gt key to return to the previous set of menu prompts You may want to refer to the Passwords Menu on the Plant Setup Screen to check for the correct password Bad Ticket ID Try another one Error this message can appear on a screen that calls for the
328. ocus your attention on the box in the center of the screen If you fill the space up the cursor will automatically move one column to the right Notice that the cursor moves from left to right when you press the lt Enter gt key This allows you to set up all information for one bin at a time e Material Type in the name of the water you keep in the bin You can use any combination of upper and lower case letters up to eight characters Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information e Used Type in a lt Y gt if you will be using this bin If the bin is not operative for some reason make sure you have lt N gt in this space e Under In this space you should type in the smallest amount of water you will use in a batch Type in the number entering up to four digits Water measurements are in gallons if measured pounds if weighed If you use all four digits the cursor will automatically move to the next column If your under limit is only a three digit number or less you will need to press the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor to the next column If you want the under limit to be zero type in a 0 or press the space bar to clear out any other number e Over This is the maximum amount of water you will allow per yard batched Here you can use up to five digits These limits will catch you if you make a mistake writing in your mix designs Let s say you or another batchman make
329. of incoming material On the Deliveries Screen you enter the number of gallons you have received When the incoming material is entered in the Deliveries Screen in the Materials Storage Menu it is automatically entered in the Daily Rec d column and On Hand column Daily Rec d Gal or Lb Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal Gal SVS a Sie eile Siiehis af ie ehe fe el s faire fs Yards Batched in Auto Located at the bottom line of the box This line counts total number of yards batched while the Eagle is in automatic It counts total yards batched for Short Term and Long Term usage Yards Batched 60 0 60 0 Admix Inventory F Key Prompts Now that you have identified all of the columns in the box look below the Admix Inventory title at the F key prompts Press lt F1 gt to Clear Usage Summaries Press lt F4 gt to Print Inventory Report Press lt F5 gt to Edit Material On Hand Press lt F10 gt to return to the End of Day Menu To make any changes to the data displayed in the inventory box you have to start by pressing one of these F keys We will explain each of these F keys on the next page Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Clear Summaries Clear Short Term Usage To select this option from the Admix Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt A rectangular box with three options to choose from will replace the menu promp
330. og ISd SMIUHOS LNAWHOVLLV Eagle User s Manual Appendix D Inventory Security ay We Version 8 70 EAG_APPD DOC 03 15 02 1 27 PM Software Options Eagle User s Manual Inventory Security Inventory Security amp Passwords The Eagle maintains the integrity of the inventory by recording all batching done in both the automatic and manual modes Unless overridden by the security override keyswitch The Eagle will not batch in manual mode unless two conditions are met 1 The computer must be displaying the Batching Menu This is to activate the recordation software 2 The printer must be turned on and in the online condition This forces a written record of the batch The Security override key should be removed from the system and in the custody of the person responsible for the inventory If the person responsible for inventory is not always on the batching site an alternate approach is to seal the key in an envelope with tape on all edges and signed or some other container that is sealed The seal should be checked at regular intervals by the person responsible for inventory and this person should be notified if it is necessary to override the security for any reason Security Override Switch The Security override switch is located in a box on the inside of the J box door in the lower right hand corner of the door The keyswitch is in the upper left corner of the box When the keyswitch is in the
331. og output voltage for each scale These signals may be used by a batching computer to control the scale weighing operation Some of the features include password protection of all calibration data motion detection overload indication weight exceeding 105 of capacity digital filtering for stable readings and output simulation for ease of calibrating external controllers This manual includes information describing the normal operation as well as all steps required to setup and calibrate the unit Included is a Menu Map diagram that may be used as a guide to access the available functions Version 8 70 C 1 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Operation Readout Menu Map Normal Weight Display SEtUP qdIAG PASS XXXXX lt _ This is the Weight Added to the scale for calibration Enter the Old password here Enter the New password here C 2 Version 8 70 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Menu Prompts see Readout Menu Map e CAL PASS ZErO SEt FULL e SEtUP PASS GrAd CAP e dlAG Count Out rEAL rAtE SPAn CALC PASS ConFG e r1 12 XXXXX Version 8 70 Calibration Modes Password protection from unauthorized calibrations Zero Calibration Mode Used for setting the zero calibration point Full Sc
332. ok at your screen which should still display the Disk Maintenance Menu Press lt F2 gt to select the backup option The Disk Maintenance Menu will disappear for now On the screen you will see a message similar to the one below Plant ng Customer ng Checking Order Checking Ticket Finished Checking Version 8 70 2 97 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu When you see this message on the screen you will know that the Eagle is getting ready to copy the data files onto a diskette Updating the files means that it is going through one last time and saving any changes that might have been made to the data files Once the Eagle has updated all the files it will return you to the Disk Maintenance menu Compare your screen to the following illustration Copy ALL Files Y Copy File Date Size Date Size PLANT 8 SJulDi 141056 SJulDi CUSTOMER 8 5Jul0i H 192512 S5Jul01 MIX 8 SJulDi 384512 SJulDi ORDER 8 SJulD1 154112 SJulDi TICKET 8 SJul0i 512512 SJulDi TRUCK 8 SJulDi 64512 SJulDi DELIVERY 8 SJulDi 13312 5Jul0i PERFORM 8 SJulD1 102912 SJulDi 141056 192512 1664 154112 512512 64512 13312 102912 ei ni wi ne rs Ww NNNNNNDN WY Last Backup 2 40PM SJul01 ast Restore 2 46PM SJul01 This operation will require disk s Continue N Notice that the Menu prompts have been replaced by a question in the long narrow box If you have the disk inser
333. omatically resolve deliveries in both unit systems into the Plant Base Units so that a total quantity on hand amount is known List of All Tickets The List of Tickets report will print load sizes from Metric loads in cubic meters and load sizes from Customary loads in cubic yards It will also print separate summarized totals in the base plant units Tickets by Order Invoices by Order Daily Activities The Tickets by Order Invoices by Order and Daily Activities reports will print all the tickets associated with an order in the units system used by that order For Metric orders the tickets load sizes will be printed in cubic yards Order Reports Short and Long On the Order Reports the Quantity Ordered Quantity Delivered and Load Size values will be printed in the units system used by each order The summary at the end of each of these reports will have a separate section for the Customary orders and the Metric orders The dollar amounts are totaled for all orders Summary Report The Summary Report will print the total quantity batched and the total quantity adjusted in base plant units as in previous Eagle Revisions In addition it will print in parentheses to the right of each of these values the equivalent quantities in the alternate units system Slump Water Report The Slump Water report will use the same format as before but will print quantities and units in the same units system as was used for the load s record
334. ompts change too If you are on the Ticket Stack Menu when you press lt F5 gt to batch the ticket you have selected the screen change will be more noticeable On the Batch Screen notice that the box in the middle displays the makeup of this batch At the top of the box on the left side the aggregates are listed by material name and target weight and below the aggregates the cements are displayed The admixes for this batch appear at the top of the right side of the box Below admixes you should see the waters you are using As soon as you press lt F5 gt to batch a ticket the Eagle begins weighing up material Notice that in this main box the Eagle highlights the material as it is weighing up It does this to tell you which material is being weighed up It will weigh up the first item first then the second item and so on until it has weighed up each material Most plants have only one weigh hopper for all their aggregates and one weigh hopper for all their cements As a result they can only weigh one aggregate and one cement at a time For example if the batch calls for both sand and rock then the sand will batch up first When the sand is completely batched then the rock will begin to batch With only one aggregate weigh hopper the materials must batch in sequential order However if a plant has two aggregate weigh hoppers it could weigh two aggregates at the same time It could be batching aggregates in parallel order The important
335. on again until the prompt reads FULL Press the ASTERISK button to enter the full scale calibration mode Now the last entered value of full scale calibration weight is displayed Change this value to the amount added to the scale This is done by pressing the SELECT button to select one digit at a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit is blinking press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit to the correct value When the value is correct and no digits are blinking press the ASTERISK button to enter this value Now the calculations are automatically performed the data is saved and the display returns to the normal weight display mode Check the calibration and linearity of the scale system by sequentially removing the precision weight adding approximately that amount of material to the scale then add the precision weight again The graduation size can be changed at any time without affecting the calibration so you may wish to reduce this number when checking the accuracy of the scale Version 8 70 C 11 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Simulated Outputs 1 The readout supplies an analog output signal to a batching control system for each of the 3 scales The simulated mode is used to calibrate the batching control to the output signals by simulating any value of weight from zero to full scale capacity This allows the batching control to be calibrated any time after the
336. on the Truck Storage Menu If you want to change the driver name go ahead just type over the existing name Mix in Truck Last mix ID number used for last batch in the assigned truck Note If you have Adjust Yards Lockout option this field will be uneditable This option is intended for use in California and has been implemented to satisfy their State Agencies Rate Lb s The Eagle reads this information from the Truck Storage Menu also If you have assigned a special loading rate for this truck the Eagle will remember when it comes time to load this batch into the truck Instead of discharging at the default discharge rate the Eagle will discharge at a rate custom made for the particular truck Quick Charge Adjusts the flow rate of the discharge in to the truck during the actual batch discharge To speed up the flow rate while discharging the aggregate Press the page up or plus key to speed up the flow rate To slow down the flow rate while the aggregate is still discharging press the page down or minus key Truck Admix ID The Truck Admix ID of the returned concrete Note If you have Adjust Yards Lockout option this field will be uneditable This option is intended for use in California and has been implemented to satisfy their State Agencies Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Admix Trims You can keep trim information on up to 12 admixes Only
337. onds Start Discharge Time of discharge from the start time 100th of seconds End Discharge Time the material finished discharging from the start time 100th of seconds End Time Timed of day to the 100th of a second the material finished 2 10 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Disable Start Water Speech If set to lt Y gt the Eagle speech will say when the Early Water starts e Warn if Repeated Batch Setup If set to lt Y gt allows the operator to configure the Eagle to issue a warning if you start a batch with the same Truck Number Load Size and Mix ID as the previous batch The operator may override this warning by pressing the lt F6 gt key and entering the batching error password If set to lt N gt a warning will not be issued This feature will not work if the Block Plant flag is set to lt Y gt e Max Smart Drop Seconds The number of seconds is the maximum Smart Drop allowed for any material When set to zero smart drop is disabled for every material Version 8 70 2 11 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Extended2 Plant Options This screen is an extension of the Extended1 Plant Options screen Multi Admix Limits Y N e If this field is set to y a function key F3 EDIT Admix Limits will display on the Admix Storage menu e On the Admix Storage menu when F3 key is pressed the Eagle will displ
338. op before the Eagle goes out and sometimes at the plant during installation Warnings DO NOT TURN SHOP TEST MODE ON ONLY TO BE USED BY COMMAND ALKON FIELD SERVICE PERSONNEL Allow Dual Units Y N If set to lt Y gt it enables Dual Unit capability Use lt F12 gt to toggle between Metric and U S units If set to lt N gt the Eagle will display batch and record in whatever Plant Base Units that the Plant Base Units Metric flag is set to on the General Plant Options screen Save Ticket Information Y N When set to lt Y gt End of Day reports are available for Yards per Truck Yards per Mix and Yard per Hour Anyone who wishes to use this feature and does not have the Delivery Ticket option enabled must enable the saving of ticket information via the Save Ticket Information field on the Extended Plant option menu Enable Performance Logging Y N This is a performance logging feature When set to lt Y gt logs timing information jogging information target and actual weights to begin and end tare weights and status information for each material in a batch The information is stored in the PERFORMANCE 8 file Up to 800 material records may be stored in the file If a plant averages eight materials per batch then information for up to 100 batches may be stored A performance spy report is available by holding down the lt Ctrl gt key and pressing the lt F2 gt key This report prints
339. opper at the beginning of discharge enter the number of seconds you want the weigh hopper to vibrate here The vibrator might be necessary to shake out material If you do not want any vibration at the beginning of discharge leave the number in this space at zero Version 8 70 2 63 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Open Gates Slow Flow is for plant with single discharge gate Fast Flow is for plant with two discharge gates and it allows the gates to work independently from each other Note that aggregate Slow Flow and Fast Flow columns have two blanks on this line This means that you can designate up to two discharge gates in either of the aggregate columns Cement fast flow has only one gate For each column type in the number s of the gate s The cursor will automatically move to the next space If you only want to set one gate for Aggregate Slow Flow or Fast Flow place a zero in the second space either by typing zero or by pressing the space bar If you want to set two gates for Slow Flow or Fast Flow type in the second gate number here Close Gates On this line enter in the same numbers that you entered above in the Open Gates line It is important that the numbers on the Close Gates line are identical to the Open Gates line above that each column has the same open gates as close gates This way the Eagle will be able to close the gates it opens Adjust Pause This is the amount
340. orage Men meieriet ea 1 8 Chapter 2 Plant Setup Menu General Plant Options rile eet eect E EEE ieee eae 2 3 Extended Plant options iaia ea aa ei 2 7 Scale Calibrationi urine lele iii utenti 2 11 Scale Configuration Menun treisi e e aa e A EA a ce estates 2 14 Batch Screen Opti ns nesrin a an a a ARA 2 16 Batch Setup Sereen Opting irr arci aa i e aE E ea i E iea 2 19 Order Entry Titles anmenn a air a ana i a aes ia aa aeia 2 22 Printer amp Comm Config israele a a ERa 2 23 Primary Printet Setup sissies ieee ee eel eas ae eee a 2 25 Secondary Printer Setup iii iran 2 31 Agorepate Batching m n riso lari a E TE ell cient es 2 32 Aggregate Freefall s late aaa dia ue tee een 2 34 Agerepate JOSSING se ciali ee ei isd A ALL Lana ea ee 2 37 Cement Batchi Sissi ed peas alia teas eased ou ae eae eee 2 39 Cement Freefall cri m nie hee ect ee 2 41 Cement Josing sicilia ela 2 44 Water Freefall esis at eee te a e ee ee ed 2 46 Water JOS ein gs Data ERA ira 2 49 Water Pulse Calibration ani alal elicits ae Sl ieee esient 2 51 Admix Pulse Calibrattons ara les dies lattes ian alain 2 53 Age Cem Discharge Gates il aces heidi LA LL E RARA a 2 57 General Discharges enion a ea ora iii 2 61 Admix Batch Discharge inerzia Lala a ail 2 71 Probe Cal Confib serali lie sai 2 74 Pass WOrdS west sscscie ieee I LIE Laure 2 76 Time Date Menti ii ala alpi 2 81 Print Screens stava le LILLA La eel eels luana alunne 2 82 R
341. otice this message can appear while you are batching if you try to initiate another batch while the printer is still printing out a delivery or recordation ticket You will have to wait until the printing is complete e Scale Problem Error this message can appear on the Master Menu when you try to select the Batching Storage Menu This message means that the scale card in your computer is not responding Until you fix this problem you will not be able to batch at all Since correcting this problem may mean having a look at the scale card call your Command Alkon Dallas service department to help you get running again e Scales Are LOCKED Error this message will appear for all settings affecting scale measurements when scale lockout is turned on You can physically lock the scale to prevent a high end calibration This includes Zero Calibration Motion Detection scale settle times and zero tolerances In addition the Scale Configuration and Scale Calibration menus require the scale lockout to be turned off before editing may occur Reminding you that some states laws prohibits unauthorized scale recalibration e Scales are not all calibrated Error this message can appear in a raw initialized system The Eagle can detect if scales have ever been calibrated You may see this at the start of the batch You will have to calibrate your scales before you can batch e Scales Not Zero Error this message will appear on the
342. ould Press lt F4 gt to print out a test ticket The test ticket will substitute groups of capital letters for the actual time or mix ID etc The printout will help you to see the exact location of each field Look at the examples on the next page It is what is showing on the computer screen 2 34 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu On the actual ticket it will print the following information Batch Record 12 40 PM Demo Mode Notice Explanation of Letters and Symbols e S String characters This character doesn t require field justification e A Alpha characters The numbers are right justify and the letters are left justify e N Tare Type It can be numeric or the text string ZERO If ending tare weight is within zero tolerance the word ZERO will be printed Otherwise the actual weights will be printed e Control character If in column it sends column number to printer as a character This is true only if field is set to 308 e Comm field A field produced by another computer system In the Eagle s case it is via modem e Trim field Number in formatted field Version 8 70 2 35 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Installing Default Printouts The Eagle offers you a default setting for both types of printouts To select one of the Eagle s default printouts while holding down the lt Alt gt key press l
343. ower Failure was detected during last batch and on hand amounts may be incorrect Interrupted Batch Information Mix ID Order Truck Load Size Ticket Start Time F234 196 10 00 yd 35 9AM 19Jul99 Interrupted Scale Reading Scale 1 Scale 2 Scale3 Scale 4 Scale 5 Scale 6 1499 602 Scale 7 Scale 8 Scale9 Scale 10 Scale 11 Scale 12 F3 DELETE Records F4 PRINT Functions F10 RETURN to Master Menu e On the Power Failure Warning Menu pressing F10 will prompt for the Power Failure password if it is nonzero If the correct password is entered or if the password is zero the Master Menu will be displayed Pressing F4 will prompt for the Supervisor password if it is nonzero If the correct password is entered or if the password is zero a list of power failure information records in the Power_fl log file will be printed out Pressing F3 will prompt for the Supervisor password if it is nonzero If the correct password is entered or if the password is zero the power failure records will be deleted e A command line option P or p has been added to force the Eagle to the Power Failure Warning Menu at startup so that a Power Failure log can be displayed and printed without actually having to cause a failure Starting up in this mode will not cause a new record to be added to the log file unless a failure occurred Version 8 70 2 87 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Time Date Menu Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Us
344. per is installed the gain is reduced by 1 3 one third This allows for more precise gain adjustment when using load cells 5 Connect the scale cables to the respective channel inputs and turn on power Cw LC jb L Iw Gain Gain Gain 1234567 8 Scale Input e n e Input Analog z e di Water Cement Aggregate To Eagle Figure 2 Calibration Controls as viewed from rear of display unit Shown set up for scale pots with Gain pointing to zero 0 Version 8 70 C 7 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale Readout Manual Calibration Initial Calibration Setup 1 Refer to the Readout Menu Map diagram when stepping through the menu 2 Press the SELECT button to enter the menu structure The first prompt is CAL which allows entering the calibration area 3 To geta feel for the menus at this time press the SELECT button a few times and see the prompts rotate between the possible settings 4 Press the SELECT button until the prompt SEtUP is displayed This allows changing the setup parameters Enter this menu by pressing the ASTERISK button The prompt should now read GrAd Note If the display prompt reads PASS then a password needs to be entered at this point See Password section 5 When GrAd is displayed press the ASTERISK button to enter the mode to change the graduation size The present value is now displayed 6 To change this value press the SELECT button to select one digit at
345. point here is that the manner in which the Eagle sequences the weighing of materials is greatly affected by the number and configuration of weigh hoppers These differences in sequence are apparent when observing a batch in progress on the Batch Screen As the materials weigh up the blocks at the top of the screen show the weight on the scales increasing In the box under the column Actual you can watch the actual weight increasing for the material weighing into the scale On the left of the actual weight is the target weight On the right of the actual weight is the Status column which has a word that tells you the batching status You will see several different words here as the material is weighed up Let s discuss each of these words on the next page e Start Material is beginning to load into weigh hopper e Fast High speed batching The Eagle is using the Fast Batch gates Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Slow Once past the fast cutoff weight the Eagle shuts the Fast Batch gates and finishes batching with the Final Batch gates Learn Batching gates have shut and the Eagle is learning to adjust freefall weights Jog If you are allowing jogging the Eagle will jog out material to close the gap between the target weight and the actual weight If you are not allowing jogging use the lt Alt gt lt J gt hot key to force a jog for the material that is un
346. r The pointer lets you pick out a particular scale and can be moved as needed by pressing the up or down arrow keys 2 20 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Type of Material Identifies the contents of each weigh up bin This is where you will assign material types to the scales Move the cursor to the Scale Input that you wish to modify Using the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key you can select the type of material to be used on the selected Scale Input When you are finished assigning the Scale Input the material types will be duplicated automatically in the Scale Calibration Menu e Zero Tolerance Lists the amount of weight that the Eagle will allow on the scales and still consider the scales to be empty This allows for compensation of small amounts of aggregate or cement left in the weigh up bins A typical amount for zero tolerance might be a weight equivalent to three scale grads e Settle Time Controls the number of seconds you will allow the scale to settle before reading a final weight A typical settle time might be one second e Attached Bins Covers 12 numbered columns Enter a lt Y gt for each bin you have in use This is where you assign material bins to scales Each bin can only be assigned to one scale in its class If you have multiple agg scales then bin 1 can only be assigned to 1 scale Note These bins match the material names we will assign in the
347. r Service Number 1 800 852 4565 Field Replaceable Parts List 14 Part Number 01 009 01 055 18 025 18 027 18 031 18 032 18 036 18 037 18 038 18 040 18 041 18 044 18 045 18 026 18 035 Part of 18 035 above 18 047 18 049 18 051 18 052 18 053 18 056 02 009 02 060 02 078 07 193 07 194 07 195 07 196 07 210 09 176 09 259 Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Installation External Receiver Assembly New Style External Transmitter Assy New Style Disk Emulator RAM version 6 xx Disk Emulator EPROM version 7 xx Disk Emulator RAM version 7 xx CDI Moisture Probe Control PCB Floppy Disk Drive Varistor For 240 Volt Systems Eagle User s Manual Installation Field Returnable Parts The following list of parts may be returned to the Command Alkon Dallas Customer Service department for an exchange credit Customer Service Number 1 800 852 4565 Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 103 15 02 2 10 PM 15 Introduction Eagle User s Manual Introduction Welcome to the Eagle 8 70 the latest automatic batching computer designed by Command Alkon Incorporated The Eagle is designed to replace the manual control method of concrete batching or replace the present automatic system you have in use on your plant The parts of the system include a terminal the keyboard a control panel a computer junction box and an optional printer The terminal looks like a small television
348. r defined units The units label will appear on the Deliveries Menu on the inventory screen and on the Inventory and Delivery reports If user defined units are used for the cement class materials the units label will appear on the Cement Tracking Menu as well The conversion factors are used when adjusting the on hand inventory and long term and short term usage for each load batched Version 8 70 3 33 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations The on hand inventory quantities are not changed when values are edited in the user defined conversion factor fields Any time the conversion factors are edited the Eagle will notify the operator to check the on hand quantities If the on hand quantities were in tons before enabling user defined units they must be manually converted to the user defined units for the inventory tracking to remain accurate If the Eagle is using the Communications option and the Dispatch computer requests the inventory for a material with user defined units the returned inventory message will have quantities in user defined units and the user defined units label will appear in the units field of the message All batching is still done in weight units lb or kg and the actual weights from the batch results are converted to user defined units for updating the inventory records For example to inventory cement in 94 1b sacks enter 94 00 as the value in each of
349. r entering the dIAG menu press the SELECT button until the prompt CALC is displayed Then press the ASTERISK button to enter the function Now a number is displayed which should be changed to show the amount of precision weight to be added to the scale This is done by pressing the SELECT button to select one digit at a time to be changed The editable digit is blinking As the digit is blinking press the ASTERISK button to increment the digit to the correct value When the value is correct and no digits are blinking press the ASTERISK button to enter this value The display then shows the number of counts Write this number down for use in the next step Press any button to return to normal weight display mode Now add the precision weight and view the raw counts again follow steps 2 and 3 above If the counts exceed the calculated value then the gain is set too high You should set the gain so that the counts are as close as possible but less than this number If the gain knob is set to 1 and the gain is still too high install a jumper block on the respective jumper W1 W2 or W3 Every time the gain is changed a zero calibration must be performed and the calculation must be repeated to arrive at a new count number This is because the number of counts at zero weight will have changed Of course this means unloading and reloading the weight but there is no other way Version 8 70 C 9 EAG_APPC DOC 03 15 02 1 26 PM Scale
350. r in the batching menu and the recordation printouts The lt F4 gt Edit Sources Aliases option is available in the Aggregate Cement and Admix Storage screens 5 60 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations OMA 20 Demo Mix 1 was Mix ID 30106 Mix Name 3000 PSI U lt C P Ratio entered in Customary Max 10 00 yd3 units and toggled to Agg 3 4_ROCK 1858 Lb yd3 Admix AIR SE pe oz display Metric units SAND 1420 Lh yd3 CALCIUM _ 3 4 oz SB Lb7yd3 SE i se Lb yd3 See gig ER Lb yd3 4 Cem TYPEL 420 Lb yd3 FLYASH 50 Lb yd3 Water WATER i 32 8 Gal yd3 se 8 Lb yd3 z Gal yd3 Entered 3 42PM 47Ju lt f12 gt switches displayed units any time during viewing Mix Storage Mix Storage Screen Demo Mix1 U S Units Fi FIND a Mix Design F4 PRINT Functions F5 EDIT Functions Mix Storage Menu F7 LOAD Truck Mix Storage Screen Demo 1 Metric Units 7 65 m3 FINES TYPE I FLYASH Mix Name 3000 PSI 1698 kg m3 843 kg m3 kg m3 kg m3 B kg m3 249 kg m3 39 kg m3 kg m3 2 U CC P Rat Admix AIR F CALCIUM Water WATER 1 Fi RETURN to Storage Menu Entered 10 95 AM a 2pe Nn Ne ea za sasso H wi LI Sk can a o S Mix Storage Menu F LOAD Truck Fi FIND a Mix Design F4 PRINT Functions F5 EDIT Functions F10 RETUR
351. r of different bits of information You will fill in some of these blocks when you set up an order and other items the Eagle will take care of automatically The illustration shows blanks after each item but if you have any orders on your list one of them will be displayed on the screen Whenever you call up the Order Entry Screen the first order will be displayed in the main box Version 8 70 5 13 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations 5 14 The Titles in the top half of the box are preset but you can define the titles for the items down near the bottom of the box Look at the illustration below Those items with user definable titles are marked with an asterisks Along the top line of the main box near the right corner is the number of orders in the order list Before you have typed any orders the message will say 0 of 100 used For each order that you enter this number will increase by one For each order you delete the number will decrease by one me LD Ready irPri idmix u Lb Ready RENEE DIESIS i mw Lb Ready Ready 12 of 300 used Qty Ord Subtot Cust ID Qty Del Tax Loads Total Keep Amx Trims Spacing coD Tax Extra Product Del Adr Instr Entered 11 034M 22Aug92 Order Menu FIND an Order EXTRA Products F LOAD Mixer Concrete Volume Calculator PRINT Functions EDIT Functions RETURN to Batching Menu 11 42 AM Along the bottom line of the main bo
352. r plant until you tell it By answering each of the questions in the box you have begun to teach the Eagle about your plant For most of the questions select lt Y gt for yes and lt N gt for no Some of the questions require numbers as answers for example Water Flow Rate At the bottom of the screen there are two F key options under the screen title You will use these after you have made changes to the information in the box The cursor rests in the answer space to the first question Once you answer the question the cursor moves down to the next line If you do not wish to change the answer in a given space you can skip the question Simply move the cursor down to the next line by pressing either the lt Enter gt key or the down arrow key Let s look at each line in the box The recommended entry is underlined e Demonstration mode Y N Enter lt Y gt to turn demonstration mode on Enter lt N gt to turn it off Demonstration mode when turned on allows you to train other operators and practice batching The results appear on your screen without sending signals to the plant Also there will be no changes made to the inventory for demo batches 2 2 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu AUTO DISCHARGE w Belt Run This feature will cause the Eagle to automatically start and stop the discharge process as the conveyor belt starts and stops Set the field to lt Y gt and press
353. rack of the number of loads you have batched toward completing the order Also the Eagle will incorporate the Extra Products Storage Menu by remembering which Extra Products the plant offers By telling the Eagle when you will include Extra Products you automatically call up the Extra Products Menu without having to leave the Order menu If you have purchased this option your operators will have to write up an order first before you can batch a load of concrete This way you will have a record for every load of concrete that your plant operators batch See illustration below oo Read se 13 of 300 used Order Mix ID Qty Ord Subtot gi Lo Ready Cust ID Size Qty Del Tax Loads Total Keep Amx Trims Start Spacing coD Price Tax Extra Product Del Adr Instr Entered 4 29PM 12Jul01 Order Menu Fi FIND an Order F2 EXTRA Products Fi LOAD Mixer F3 Concrete Volume Calculator F4 PRINT Functions FS EDIT Functions F10 RETURN to Batching Menu 10 49 AM Note the material status blocks at the top of the screen As stated before in preceding chapters these blocks with their scale readouts and status words help the operator keep an eye on the load currently batching while performing other tasks For a more detailed explanation of the material status blocks refer back to the beginning of this chapter entitled Batching Menu In the middle of the screen is the main box which displays a numbe
354. rack of your Cement Inventory Look at the screen You should see a display that looks like the illustration below There is a box which covers the top half of the screen In the box are several columns Below the box is the title Cement Inventory and several F key prompts Let s examine the columns in the box before working with the F keys Although the numbers in the columns of the illustration will not be identical to those on your screen these columns display all the Cement Inventory information for your plant e Material Displays the names of all bin contents You can hold up to 12 names You pick the names for the materials in each cement bin The names above are only examples To fill in the material descriptions for the contents of the cement bins on your plant refer to the Cement Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column 3 26 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual e On Hand Inventory End of Day Operations Tracks the depletion and usage of stored or On Hand cement for your plant The On Hand Inventory is expanded by either entering cement through the Deliveries Screen or by adjusting the On Hand inventory The cements are depleted automatically as the plant uses the material On Hand Tons 43 9 w oO J SoS oS sores e Sieh isisieh teat ea jes fea fe e Short Term Tells you how much cement you have us
355. rd will appear Bad Password Try again or press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Password Menu if you do not know the Master Password When you enter the correct Master Password the screen changes to the Password Edit Menu Now all the passwords in the box are visible They are also highlighted so that you can make changes to them if you want The Password Edit Menu on your screen should look like the illustration below Version 8 70 2 83 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu One thing to remember before you start editing your passwords is that they are all visible If you are having problems on your plant with unauthorized use of your Eagle system or the unauthorized sale of plant materials you will want to be careful whom you have in the batch room when you are editing the passwords For example below is a list of key people who should know the passwords to get into the particular screen Master password plant owner Out of Tolerance batchman Scale Calibration scale personnel plant manager Mix design Q C person plant manager Remember that the passwords especially the Master Password are like the keys to the cash register You want to limit the number of people who have them so that you do not come in one day and find the money gone The cursor rests in the top space on the left Move the cursor with the lt Enter gt key or arrow keys Type new numbers over the old
356. rds Adjust 0 00 Yards Batch 16 Load 16 Ticket TIS EDIT Summaries F10 RETURN to End of Day Menu 12355 748 If the Supervisor Edit Password is set to a value other than zero the Supervisor Edit Password must be entered prior to editing the summary values e Edit Summaries Press lt F5 gt to change the batch number load number and ticket number If you want to clear out the numbers in the highlighted spaces just type in the new numbers you want to start with For example we want to begin tomorrow s work day with our ticket and batch set at five Press lt F5 gt to edit the summaries The cursor already resets in the first highlighted space We would type in a 5 and press the lt Enter gt key This moves the cursor down to the next space We would type in a 5 here also then press lt Enter gt If we just erased the numbers in these two spaces then our first ticket number would be zero 0 Since that might get a little confusing it might be better to type in the actual number that you want to begin with After you made the changes press lt F5 gt to save them If you pressed lt F10 gt to exit the screen without saving the changes the batch number load number and ticket number will be restored to their previous values After you pressed lt F5 gt to edit the summaries the prompt below will appear e Clear These Summaries Press lt F1 gt to clear the summaries of yards batched and yards adjusted This brings
357. re the F keys located below Customer Menu Let s discuss each of the F keys you see listed on the Customer Screen e Find a Customer You can find a customer in two ways one is to scroll up or down through the list displaying each customer one at a time in the main box To go up through the list press the lt Page Up gt key To go down through the list press the lt Page Down gt key When you come to the end of the list the message No Such appears on the screen telling you that you can go no further But you can reverse direction simply by pressing the other key The second way to find a customer is to use the lt F1 gt key Look down below the title Customer Menu and locate the notation for lt F1 gt It says FIND a Customer Press lt F1 gt on your keyboard The menu at the bottom of the screen is replaced by a long narrow box with two messages in it The bottom of your Customer Menu screen should now look like the illustration below Enter customer to find Esc to exit If you want to return to the Customer Menu press the lt Esc gt key If you want to find a customer type in the Customer ID Notice that the cursor is already resting in the answer space After you type in the name press the lt Enter gt key If you enter a name that does not match a customer name in the Customer Menu the screen will flash a message Not Found Not Found Customer Menu The cursor is at the beginning of the space aga
358. re within limits For example this will protect you from calling for too many gallons in a mix design Once you set limits the Eagle will not allow you to batch more or less than these limits allow You can also set tolerances for water Tolerance is the amount of deviation the Eagle will allow when you are batching This is generally a percentage of the target amount If you set the tolerance at 1 for example you tell the Eagle that the actual amount must be within 1 of the target amount Look at the screen At the top are the four materials status blocks for aggregate cement admix and water If your plant is up and running these blocks help you keep an eye on the batch in progress The center of the screen shows a box with several columns This box is where you will do all of your work Notice that when you first call up this screen none of these columns are highlighted Your first move will be to look below the box The title Water Storage Menu tells you what screen you are on Below this title are three messages preceded by the F keys you will push to select them Version 8 70 4 33 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 34 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu the lt F7 gt key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen If you want
359. reen Cement Inventory screen and Admix Inventory screen plus moisture summaries on all aggregates Before you clear out all your daily usage summaries you might want to keep a record of the daily business By printing out an inventory report first you can keep a permanent record of the day s inventory Save the report as End of Day Edit Material On Hand This feature is helpful when you want to change incorrect value on your inventory Some of the inventory could be sold contaminated or transferred to another plant therefore you need an option to edit the inventory It is possible to have negative value on the Material On Hand column because you choose not to inventory a particular class of material such as aggregate To show how much material that has been used set the On Hand to zero and the Eagle will maintain a negative balance of Material On Hand A scale inaccuracy will affect your On Hand Inventory Manual batching without security option will also affect inventory when batched outside of the Batching Storage section of the program Press lt F5 gt to make changes to the On Hand column When you press lt F5 gt the Aggregate Inventory F key prompts are replaced by another long box Please enter password Esc to exit You must enter the password The cursor already rests in the answer blank You just have to type in the number and press the lt Enter gt key If you get the password wrong stars will appear in the answer blank
360. reen will be U S units e Plant Base Units Flag Set to Y If the flag is set to Y the screen units displayed at the top of the screen will be Metric units Note The ability to do Dual Units is controlled by a flag on the Extended Plant Options screen Note The Plant Base Units Metric flag was formerly called the Metric flag as the Eagle has been capable of all metric operation for a number of years due to the requirements of the international market Version 8 70 5 55 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Extended1 Plant Options Screen Start Batch Delay Seconds i Fast Batch Early Start Only Wash Water Delay Csecdi Enter admix per 168 weight CCUT gt Screen Blank Minutest Use H20 Reducer Reduction Factor Attention Plant Duration lt Sec gt This flag controls the llow Dual Units x Vi Dual Units feature Change e RAR After Batch Start Low Flow Detection Enable Performance Log Agg J Cem J Admix J Water Disable Start Water Low Flow Timeout Seconds Warn if Rep Shop mode Max Smart rop Seconds 46AM 16Apr0 Extendedi Plant Options F5 ENTER this Configuration Fi RETURN to Plant Setup E 16 AM e Dual Units set to Y If set to Y it enables Dual Unit capability Use lt F12 gt to toggle between Metric a
361. reens is too long to fit on only one Help Screen this part of Help has been divided into a number of pages To move from page 1 to page 2 press the lt Page Down gt key Each time you press the lt Page Down gt key you will advance one page in the Help Screens To back up use the lt Page Up gt key Version 8 70 1 5 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM 1 6 Eagle User s Manual Getting Started All together there are 26 pages of Field number codes These include not only fields you can use on your Batch Setup Menu but also for Order Entry Title fields Print only fields for recordation and Communications fields as well Two other menus that offer more than one page of Help are Batching Menu and Communications Diagnostics You may also notice that you can use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to page through all the available help screens But the simplest way to find the Help Screen for the menu you want is to go first to that menu Whenever you press the lt HELP gt key the Eagle automatically calls up the Help Screen for that menu For your convenience there is a list of all available field number codes located at the back of this manual titled Appendix B Help Field Number Selections This gives you a second place to refer to these codes To exit Help press any key on the keyboard Press the lt F10 gt key twice to return to the Master Menu Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Eagle User
362. rence is that the Secondary Printer Setup Screen does not have Company Information It does the same function as the Primary Printout Setup Screen does Below is an illustration of the screen that has been set for default Recordation printout Note To activate the install default values hold down the lt Alt gt key and press the lt F2 gt key 2 38 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Aggregate Batching Use this menu to determine the proper bin for each aggregate material by selecting the gate you want to draw from a selected bin Your screen should look like this Fast Final Batch Cutoff Open Gates Fast Batch Gates Aggregate Batching Gate Selections Bin Call for SAND 3 4 ROCK PEA GRAV 1 1 2 RK H 3 02PM 26MarO1 Entered F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 37 AM FS ENTER this Configuration In the upper half of the screen is a large box with several columns Below the box is a title Aggregate Batching Gate Selections If you ever wonder where you are look for a title in this same part of the screen Below this title are two menu prompts Now look at the columns inside the box See that the spaces under the first two columns are not highlighted You cannot make changes to these columns on this screen In order to change these columns you will have to go to the Batching Menu Version 8 70 chp2_Eag doc Bin Lists 12 aggr
363. rm Usage To select this option from the Admix Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the second item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down one When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Long Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password Ese to exit You must know the password to clear long term usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Admix Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Long Term column will change to zero Also the message at
364. rmation you want on your Batch Setup Screen You may want to experiment a little as you type in the numbers arranging the codes so that you have titles in the order you want Below is an example of an arrangement of batch codes and the resulting look of the Batch Setup Screen Use this as an example of how columns of numbers translate into an organized Batch Setup Screen on the next page on fe fel fey tet Loi faite P feb te 75 a Batch Setup Screen Options PREVIEW Fields ENTER these Titles F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 3 58 AM Version 8 70 2 25 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Target Aactual Status Mix ID Volume 0 00 yd3 Mix Desc Rate 150 Lb s TEU Rae o Agg Hopper 0 Lb Adjust 0 00 yd3 Mixer Timing 0 Flop Gate WET Batch 0 Cem Hopper O Lb Cem Trans F10 RETURN to Previous Screen Sea AM If there are spaces that you will not be using you can leave them blank by typing a 0 zero in the corresponding field If you want to use a double length code in one of the top twelve lines you will have to leave the next field to the right blank so that the double length code will fit In the examples above we located the Mix Description a double length code in the top line so that it would be close to the Mix ID To accommodate this longer field we left the next field the fourth field in the top line blank since mix descriptions are a double length
365. rol the Eagle uses the Truck Storage Menu to enter the Load Rate 1bs sec on each individual truck This is a controlled discharge that prevents material from overflowing the truck A controlled discharge is primarily used on Dry Batch Plants where the flow rate varies on each truck Code 2 Timed aggregate discharge timed cement discharge timed water discharge By selecting this discharge code the Eagle will hold the discharge gates wide open in a time delayed sequence The flow rate does not apply to this discharge code The timed delay discharge is used primarily on central mix plants where speed is required but spillage is no problem Aggregate Vibrate Type in the vibration set point When the weight on the scales drops to this level the Eagle applies signal to vibrator and shakes out any aggregate that does not want to come out A typical set point for aggregate vibrate might be 1000 pounds Cement Vibrate Type in the vibration set point When the weight on the scales drops to this level the Eagle applies signal to vibrator and shakes out any cement that doesn t want to come out A typical set point for cement vibrate might be 500 pounds End of Discharge Full Open At the end of discharge when the remaining weight on the scales reaches the vibrate set points you will want to open your gates all the way to empty the cement and aggregate bins as quickly as possible Enter the pulse time that the Eagle will send to the gate
366. ror Messages Aggregate Batcher Open Warning this message can appear during batching if the aggregate batcher gate is still open You will want to make sure that the gates are in fact closed before you try to override this warning Use the switch on the manual panel to manually close the batcher gate If the message repeats when you try to batch again it may mean you have a failed limit switch Aggregate Bin Not In Use Error this message can appear on the Batching Screen if your mix design has called for a material that is not in use To change this error you will have to go to the Aggregate Storage Menu and change the letter lt N gt in the Used column to lt Y gt Aggregate Cement Admix is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix aggregate and cement in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix aggregate and cement back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix aggregate and cement still in manual Aggregate Cement Admix Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix aggregate cement and water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix aggregate cement and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix aggregate cement and water still in m
367. rs until you find the order entry that you want to delete Or use the lt F1 gt key and type in the order number if you do not want to go paging through your order list You must have the order entry that you want to delete displayed inside the main box first before you press lt F5 gt to select the edit features If you do not remember how to find an order go back to the section in this chapter called Find an Order Once you have the order entry that you want to delete displayed inside the main box press lt F5 gt to select the edit functions Enter the password and then use the arrow key to highlight the edit option DELETE this order Then select the option by pressing the lt Enter gt key Once you select DELETE this order from the options and press the lt Enter gt key you will wipe out that entry The order that was displayed in the main box in the middle of the screen has been wiped out and now all that is left of that order is a lot of blank space Notice too that the total number of orders on the list has decreased by one e Load Truck No doubt you have noticed the one F key option on the Order Menu that we have not yet discussed F7 LOAD Truck If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Order Menu this key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the batching screen If you are not batching then you will not ha
368. rying to batch within one percent on a small batch like 200 pounds You would have to be within 2 pounds in order to stay within tolerance This kind of accuracy is hard to get If you have even a slight bounce on the scales the reading may be off By putting a slightly higher weight in the MinTol column you can batch small loads without going out of tolerance It is suggested that this value be at least three scale graduations Edit Material Sources Press lt F4 gt to enter the supplier s name These are stored in a hidden screen and may be printed on the ticket Once you have made all changes to the box in the center of the screen look at the prompts at the bottom You will need to record your changes in the memory of the Eagle first of all Press lt F5 gt to enter the new information Press lt F10 gt to return to the Material Storage Menu Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Admix Storage Menu This menu will help you set limits on the amounts of each admix you will use in a batch By setting high and low limits you tell the Eagle what amounts are within limits For example this will protect you from calling for too large an amount of calcium in a mix design Once you set limits the Eagle will not allow you to batch more or less than these limits allow You can also set tolerances for admix Tolerance is the amount of deviation the Eagle will allow when you ar
369. s Manual Getting Started Batching Storage Menu The ColorStat status displays allow the batchman to quickly verify batch progress while juggling other tasks If you want to enable ColorStat go to the Extended Plant Options from the Plant Setup Menu and set the Use Bar Graph Displays Y N to Y Pressing lt F11 gt will quickly toggle the ColorStat display on and off Your video monitor will display a screen that looks like the illustration below just prior to discharge enable Full scale is 100 of scale capacity Full scale is 100 of target weight CEM 2 i FLYASH WATER 1 106 Gal Volume 5 00 yas Mix ID Mix Desc 4500 3 8 FLYASH Rate 150 Lb s TEUCE Nono 3 i 5 Cum yd i Batching Menu STORAGE Menu Fi i F2 CUSTOMERS F7 AUTO Discharge F3 ORDERS i F4 Ticket STACK i F5 BATCH Setup F10 STOR This Batch i i 2 06 AM Individual material The third stripe is status bar Colored only present if you area shows current have weighed scale trend water Version 8 70 1 7 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM 1 8 Eagle User s Manual Getting Started Press lt F11 gt key on the Batching Menu to toggle between ColorStat and the normal scale displays below Version 8 70 chpl_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 03 05 PM Eagle User s Manual Getting Started Material Status Blocks Take a good look at your screen by using the illustration above to make sure you are on the right menu
370. s a situation that can be overridden by the operator Not a fatal problem but significant Error Message An error message notifies the operator of a situation that cannot be overridden Typically it will be a failure in the data or a violation of a safety feature e Absolute Volume and Slurry Adjust must be different positions Warning the absolute volume aggregate position must be different from the slurry adjust aggregate position for the calculations to work e Admix Batcher Not Empty Notice appears on the Batching Screen when you tell the Eagle to begin batching if any of the admix bottles are not empty You may need to manually dump that admix or check to make sure that you do not have a faulty limit switch e Admix Bin Not In Use Error this message can appear on the Batching Screen if your mix design has called for a material that is not in use To change this error you will have to go to the Admix Storage Menu and change the letter lt N gt in the Used column to lt Y gt e Admix Bottle Not Empty Warning this message can appear when you try to start a batch but one of your admix bottles is not empty You will have to either manually empty the bottle if there is admix still inside or press lt F6 gt to override the error If the Eagle consistently tells you that admix bottles are not empty when they actually are you may have to replace a faulty limit switch e Admix is in Manual Warning this message ca
371. s a typing error If this error puts the amount of water either too low or too high the Eagle will not accept the mix e Tolerances This column has two numbers The first blank has a sign in front of it This is what is called the Under Tolerance a certain percentage below the target amount that will be acceptable or within tolerance The second blank has a sign in front of it It is called the Over Tolerance This is a certain percentage above the target amount that will be acceptable or within tolerance By entering numbers in these spaces 41 for example you tell the Eagle that as long as it is within 1 of the target amount it is close enough un e MinTol Enter a minimum tolerance This will help you stay in tolerance on small batches Let s say you are batching 10 gallons of water The actual amount if your tolerance was set at 1 would have to be within 1 gallons of the target amount You can try all you want but you will not be able to measure out 1 gallons with a pulse meter This means that if you are only off by a gallon you will exceed the limit called for in the mix design By putting a measurable number of gallons in the MinTol column you can batch small loads without going out of tolerance Once you have made all changes to the box in the center of the screen look at the prompts at the bottom First of all you will need to record your changes in the memory of the Eagle Press lt F5 gt to enter the new in
372. s where the flow rate varies on each truck e Default Aggregate Fast Flow Rate Set the number of pounds sec that the Eagle will discharge aggregate This flow rate is the standard rate It is called default because the Eagle will automatically discharge at this rate unless told to do otherwise The Truck Storage Menu allows customized load rates lb sec to be inserted on each individual truck The Eagle will use this number whenever possible If the truck has not been assigned a load rate then the default will be used e Slow flow is what percentage of fast flow Enter the percent of the fast flow loading rate This feature is useful when the plant has two individually operated aggregate discharge gates The Eagle can control the amount of material discharge from both gates One discharge gate will be assigned as the slow flow gate usually coarse aggregate and both discharge gates are assigned as fast flow With a dual discharge gate system the coarse aggregate is usually discharged first to prevent head packing the agitator The percentage that is entered here tell the Eagle how much of the total load rate is to be achieved out of the slow flow gate The reason that you set a percentage here instead of an actual weight is that if you change the fast flow rate to accommodate a slower loading truck the slow flow rate will change also The slow flow rate will still remain in proportion to the fast flow rate e Percent of aggregate discharge
373. sec sec n 5 Il Il I I i I I I w H B sec sec sec sec sec sec sec sec OUNMNADAHOFWNeH H Admix Zero Probe Series Wiring ny Entered 1 24aM 5Jul01 Admix Batch Discharge F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 11 58 AM The box that fills the top half of the screen has several columns Some of the blanks may have different letters or numbers but do not worry You want the screen on your Eagle to match the specifications of your plant For now let s take a closer look at the box The two columns on the left list the number of the bins and the contents You will need to enter information in each column for each admix The cursor moves from left to right so that you can set the features for each admix one at a time e Bin Lists up to 12 admix bin numbers This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all The bins should match your physical plant e Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column Refer to the Admix Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to assign bins or change the names in this column e Bottle Here you determine if each admix will be measured up in a graduated bottle before discharging or if it will be metered directly into the truck or mixer Type lt Y gt if the admix is measured into a graduated bottle When it is in bottle it can start immediately upon starting the batch Type lt N gt if the admix runs through a pulse meter d
374. sed unused unused unused Zone Trvl Mileage ser Left 1 Jser Left 2 Jser Left 3 ser Left 4 ser Left 5 Jser Left 6 ser Left 7 ser Left 8 ser Left 9 ser Left 10 ser Left 11 ser Left 12 ser Left 13 ser Left 14 ser Left 15 ser Left 16 ser Left 17 ser Left 18 ser Left 19 ser Left 20 ser Left 21 ser Left 22 ser Left 23 ser Left 24 ser Left 25 ser Right 1 ser Right 2 ser Right 3 ser Right 4 Jser Right 5 Cia cie c jae e c ce ae ae c ae e c ce a ae a ce aelc e e a c e acjce Cc Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM No 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 Description User Right 6 User Right 7 User Right 8 User Right 9 User Right 10 User Right 11 User Right 12 User Right 13 User Right 14 User Right 15 User Right 16 User Right 17 User Right 18 User Right 19 User Right 20 User Right 21 User Right 22 User Right 23 User Right 24 User Right 25 ExtProd 1 OrdQty ExtProd 1 CumQty ExtProd 1 LngDsc ExtProd 1 U M ExtProd 2 OrdQty ExtProd 2 CumQty ExtProd 2 LngDsc ExtProd 2 UM ExtProd 3 OrdQty ExtProd 3 CumQty ExtProd 3 LngDsc ExtProd 3 U M ExtProd 4 OrdQty ExtProd 4 CumQty ExtProd 4 LngDsc Field Number Selections Eagle User s Manual No 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222
375. sed Eh pubtats FRR Tax w Total Pci Extra Product J Due at F LOAD Truck Order Edit Menu Concrete Volume Calculator INSERT this Order F19 RETURN to Order Menu You can see that there are many items of information that you will have to fill out for your new order This information will help you track the loads that you have batched on the plant 1 Order You assign an order number which will act as an ID number for this particular order Type in the name or number and press the lt Enter gt key or an arrow key to move the cursor to the next blank 2 Cust ID In this space type in the ID of the customer who this order is for Make sure that you type the ID name or number exactly as it appears on the customer list The Eagle will automatically incorporate the customer information into this order i e billing terms billing address 3 Qty Ord Type in the total number of yards that the customer has ordered 4 Subtot Do not worry about this blank The Eagle will keep track of the subtotal as the order gets filled Leave this space blank and the Eagle will fill it in once the order is filled Version 8 70 5 19 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 20 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Di 10 11 12 13 14 Mix ID Type in the ID name or number of the mix design you want to use Remember that you are calling up one of the 400 mix designs in the Eagle s memory
376. ser s Manual Plant Setup Menu The units of the Admix in the scale box will be in the small units The number of digits used to indicate the current quantity in the scale box has been increased from six digits to seven digits Scale Box showing the small units 4 Admix i NotEmp W C P Rati 0 22 Mater ial Target Actual Status Material Target ice re LI H 3 4 ROCK 3450 Lb UR SAND 2730 Lb AIR CALCIUM CEM 2 FLYASH WATER 1 Mix ID 4500 Volume 2 00 yd3 Mix Desc 4500 3 8 FLYASH Rate 150 Lb s TIE Rete al gg Hopper O Lh Adjust 0 00 yd3 Mixer Timing 0 Flop Gate WET Batch D Cem Hopper O Lb Cem Trans Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F LOAD Truck Change Materials Targets Fi F2 F3 FS START this Batch Fio RETURN to Batching Menu 2 16 PM Oz Pulse The numbers listed in this column should match the calibration of each admix meter showing the number of ounces per pulse To adjust this figure move the cursor to the blank you want with the arrow keys or the lt Enter gt key When the cursor is in place enter the number you want Every admix pulse meter should have a preset ratio of ounces it discharges for each pulse Use the manufacturer s specs to determine the number of ounces per pulse If you do not know the manufacturer s specifications or if the meter is old you may want to test it by discharging admix counting the pulses and then counting the ounces When you
377. ses Pulses Pulse A mL Pulse Pulse mL Pulse Pulse o mL Pulse CALCIUM 6 Pulse ni mL Pulse NC Pulse A mL Pulse DELVO Pulse o mL Pulse Pulse 5 mL Pulse Pulse mL Pulse Pulse x mL Pulse Pulse 5 mL Pulse 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 n 1 Entered 3 08PM 26Mar01 Admix Pulse Calibration Menu FS ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 8 37 AM e Admix Lists up to 12 types of admix You cannot make changes to this column on this screen Refer to the Admix Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column Stay on this screen if you want to make changes to the information in either of the two remaining columns which are highlighted on your screen Read below for an explanation of how to use this screen to adjust the calibration and coast pulses for the admix meters on your plant e Large Units A Y in this column will cause gallons liters pounds or kilograms to be selected An N in this column will cause ounces milliliters weighed ounces or grams to in effect Note Pulses from a meter must match what is selected one pulse equals a gallon or one pulse equals an ounce If the Large Unit column is set to lt Y gt Customary Units gt Gallons Metric gt Liters Weighed _ Pounds Weighed and Metric gt Kgs 2 60 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM
378. set When you use the Eagle you will be watching the screen most of the time The keyboard is what you will use to talk to the Eagle by typing instructions and commands The control panel houses all the manual switches and the key that turns the power on and off The junction box is the big white box hanging on the wall This contains the computer control relays power supply and plant wiring terminal strip Learning to use the Eagle is simple There is a computer controlled voice to guide you through each batching and loading step The voice can also alert you if a malfunction occurs The Eagle uses a system of menus to allow the operator a step by step process to follow The Eagle also has a feature called the Demonstration Mode which allows you to practice or train on the system without turning the plant on The Eagle controls plant operations and ensures fast accurate in tolerance batching It can also monitor your inventory and keep detailed summaries of the material used and total yards batched Inventory can be displayed or printed out at any time Other features control the sequence and rate at which materials are loaded onto the trucks A security option records not only the automatic batching operations but manual batching as well The manual control panel serves as a backup to the automatic system If you have purchased the Eagle Junior you will use your existing manual panel Any time during the batching or loading operation
379. sfer e C gt cd press space bar one time Transfer e Press Enter C Transfer gt e Type Kermit C Transfer gt Kermit e Press Enter The screen will change to Kermit MS gt e Type C for connect or you may type Connect Kermit MS gt C The screen will change to NOTE On the bottom of your screen you will see the following NOTE Ctrl key e Type ATDT 2627160 e Press Enter The dialing process will begin Then the screen will change to N3 2627160 or Connected at 2400 e Press Ctrl e Type C Screen will change to Kermit MS gt e Type Get press space bar once A Kermit MS gt Get A e Press Enter The screen will change to resemble the example below File name Customer TXT Kbytes transferred 1 Changes as it goes Receiving In process through the process Number of packets 42 Number of retries 0 Last error None Last Warning Renaming file to Customer TXT Version 8 70 F 5 EAG_APPF DOC15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer How to Exit Kermit Receiving Computer When the process is complete the screen will resemble the example below MS Kermit To Exit type Hangup Press Enter Type Exit Press Enter This will take you to the C prompt Eagle Computer When the process is complete the Eagle Screen will resemble the example below File Name Plant
380. sing how to enter a mix design into the Eagle s memory There are four different things you can do in the edit functions You can add a mix design make changes to a mix design already in memory copy a mix design and delete a mix design from the memory Begin by pressing lt F5 gt A long box replaces the prompts at the bottom of the screen This box has two messages and should look like the illustration below Please enter password If you do not want to edit your mix designs or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key located above the number pad on your keyboard to return to the Mix Storage Menu without going further Esc to exit The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box See the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Ese to exit If this happens to you try again Note that the cursor is still in the blank You can type directly over the stars If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Mix Storage Menu When you enter the correct password the messages in the box change again You now have three options listed below ADD a mix design COPY this mix design Esc to exit CHAN
381. sion 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by a new pair of instructions This is your next step you must know the password to make changes to this screen Please enter password Esc to exit If you do not want to change the Aggregate Storage Menu or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Aggregate Storage Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Ese to exit Notice that the cursor still rests in the answer space which is now filled with stars You can try again just type another password in right over the stars and press the lt Enter gt key once more When the correct password is chosen the box in the center of the screen will change All columns are highlighted and you can make changes in any of them The message below the box now says Aggregate Edit Menu Below it are two menu prompts Aggregate Edit Menu F LOAD Mixer F5 ENTER these Aggregates F10 RETURN to Aggregate Storage Men
382. ss lt F5 gt to start the batch or lt F10 gt to cancel the batch e STACK this one After you setup a load you can press lt F4 gt to stack this batch on the Ticket Stack e START this batch When you select this option it will start the batch Version 8 70 5 45 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Ticket Stack 5 46 The final way that could be used to begin batching concrete is to batch a ticket off the Ticket Stack Each ticket in the stack shows the following information Ticket Number Truck Number Time Due Customer Name and Delivery Address The Ticket Stack Screen can hold up to 10 tickets Look at the main box in the middle of the screen If you are on the Batch Setup Screen or the Verify Screen and you stack a ticket this ticket will appear at the bottom of the stack Tickets can be placed on the Ticket Stack in the following three possible ways 1 From the Batch Setup Screen by pressing lt F4 gt STACK this one the details of the batch just setup are placed on the stack 2 From the Verify Screen by pressing lt F4 gt STACK this one the details of the batch just verified are placed on the stack 3 With the Communications option tickets can be sent from a remote dispatch computer and placed on the Ticket Stack To change the sequence of the stack e Move the arrow to the ticket you want by using the arrow keys e Press the space bar to highlight th
383. stem is shipped with the same password in all locations This original password is 1 Up to five numeric digits may be specified for the passwords After you select the Passwords Menu from the Plant Setup Menu your video monitor should display a screen that looks like the illustration below fees IO Saw ee eee Pescas GODRO I OO Dewenene GIO Denes IO Sua ee ne ssa Entered 3 10PM 26Mar01 Password Menu FS EDIT these Passwords F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 1 05 PM Look at your Eagle screen Note that there is a box in the middle of the screen which lists all the menus that require use of a correct password In the spaces where the numbers appear are rows of smiling faces These faces hide the actual password numbers 2 82 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Edit the Passwords Press lt F5 gt when you are ready to edit the passwords The Eagle asks you for the Master Password in a message Please enter the Master Password See the illustration below The cursor rests in a blank space Type in the Master Password up to five digits and press the lt Enter gt key Note that the numbers or letters that you type in do not appear Instead the Eagle shows stars one for each key you press This is another safety feature designed to prevent someone from reading the Master Password over your shoulder If you enter the wrong Master Password the message Bad Passwo
384. sture probes make sure that the information you entered corresponds with the available input Gate In this column you will enter the number of the gate under which your probe is located Move the cursor down to available scale input The probe is located underneath a specific gate Type in this gate number here Material The cursor moves into this column as soon as you type in the gate number Note that you cannot type the name yourself To select the aggregate press the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key The Eagle will display each agg one at a time When you come to the type of aggregate that you want press the lt Enter gt key Now the cursor drops down to the next bin back in the Gate column If you are using more than one moisture probe set up the second gate and material just like you did for the first probe Moisture The moisture of the material in percentage Count Displays a number These raw counts are numbers directly from the Eagle s Analog to digital converter This is the number that the Eagle uses to calculate scale weight Counts help to troubleshoot problems with the scale calibration Minimum Probe Samples This is a selectable field The minimum number of sample required for a valid probe reading It is use to determine moisture content in aggregate Spy Spy Diagnostics is a report that shows all samples taken during the previous batch To print the report hold down the lt Ctrl gt key and press
385. sword TREE If this happens to you try again Note that the cursor is still in the blank You can type directly over the stars If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Mix Storage Menu Esc to exit Version 8 70 4 13 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 14 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information When you enter the correct password the messages in the box change again You now have four options listed below ADD a mix design COPY this mix design Esc to exit CHANGE this mix design DELETE this mix design Note that the top message is highlighted You can move this highlighting bar by pressing the arrow keys When you have highlighted the option Delete this mix design press the lt Enter gt key Are you sure you want to Delete the current MIX Y N Press Y to delete mix design Pressing N will return you to the Mix Storage menu If the mix design is deleted the number on the upper right border of the mix box decreases by one The mix design is now gone The Mix Storage Menu prompts return to the bottom of the screen and you can now take care of the next order of business To return to the Storage Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Truck Storage Menu Your screen will change to look like the illustration below 4 gi Lo Ready Ready 38 of 250 used Truck Driver
386. t Print Inventory Report Edit Material On Hand Enter or edit User defined Inventory Units e Press lt F10 gt Return to the End of Day Menu To make any changes to the data displayed in the inventory box you have to start by pressing one of these F keys We will explain each of these F keys on the next page Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 P M 3 29 3 30 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Clear Summaries Clear Short Term Usage To select this option from the Cement Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt A rectangular box with three options to choose from will replace the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen CLEAR Short Term Usage CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory Esc to exit You want to select the first item on the list which should already be highlighted If it is not use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Short Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to clear Short Term Usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Cement Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press th
387. t When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Short Term column will change to zero Also the Deviation is zeroed Version 8 70 3 21 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Long Term Usage To select this option from the Aggregate Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the second item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down one When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Long Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to clear Long Term Usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Aggregate Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But
388. t to enter these moistures If you return to the Material Storage Menu without entering your changes they will be lost and you will have to redo your work In the column Daily Avg it displays the average daily aggregate moisture percent The Daily Tons tells you how much water you purchased If you are batching a load of concrete at the same time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu the lt F7 gt key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen Version 8 70 4 21 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 22 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Aggregate Storage Menu This menu will help you set limits on the amounts of each aggregate you will use in a batch By setting high and low limits you tell the Eagle what amounts are within limits For example this will protect you from calling for too large an amount of sand in a mix design Once you set limits the Eagle will not allow you to batch more or less than these limits allow You can also set tolerances for aggregate Tolerance is the amount of deviation the Eagle will allow when you are batching This is generally a percentage of the target weight If you set the tolerance at 1 for example you tell the Eagle that the actual weight must be within 1 of the target weight Look at the illustration below ci LD Ready oo u Lb Ready Miane tette SIRENA CEI Moe oC tw Jeb Sm ieee Lo Ready Ready
389. t F2 gt in the Primary or Secondary Printer Setup Menu A default setting is one that is already set up for you at our factory You may want to look at it first before designing your own printout since it might be close to what you want for your plant You can also create your own printout by making changes to the default printout A long narrow box with three options replaces the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen Install default Recordation setup Esc to exit Install default Delivery Ticket setup Install default Comm Ticket setup You can select any of the three choices above but note that you cannot use the Delivery Ticket setup option or the Comm Ticket setup option effectively without purchasing the paid options Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want to select then press the lt Enter gt key The original menu prompts will return to the bottom of the screen Editing a Line To edit a line press lt F5 gt The prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by a message Please enter password Ese to exit Type in the correct password For more information on password look under the Password section later in this chapter When you enter the correct password the prompt at the bottom of the screen will change again ADD a blank line ESC CO EXIL CHANGE this line DELETE this line Using the arrow keys to highlight the option you want Press the lt Enter gt key to select it If you do not w
390. t Term Moisture SSD Daily Avg Lbs Lbs Lbs Moisture 0 0 218120 0 0 0 0 0 218120 0 0 0 96600 96600 o OSO DO DODO DDD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Print Summary This report will show the number of yards batched number of yards adjusted batch number load number and ticket number See sample printout below Summary Report COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Batched Adjust 198 50 Yards 0 00 Yards Batch Load 25 Ticket 51 Print Orders Short ONLY with Order Entry Ticking Printing Will print the Order number Cust ID Quantity ordered Quantity delivered number of loads total time and date the order was entered See sample printout below List of Orders Short Form COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Order CustID Qty Ord 2 100 00 yds List of Orders Short Form COMMAND ALKON Main Plant Total Qty Ordered Total Qty Delivered Total Loads Delivered Total Amount COD Total Amount on Account Grand Total Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Qty Del 3 50 PM 2Jul01 116 00 yds 13 1254 02 2Jul01 1254 02 1254 02 Loads Total Page Time 10 53 AM _ 11Mar01 3 7 3 8 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations e Print Orders Long ONLY with Order Entry Ticket Printing Print all the information available about each order See sample printout below List
391. t be able to find what you called for Please Contact the Dispatch Office Warning an Attention Plant message was received from the dispatch system OK Notice appears on the Tickets Summary Screen when the Eagle has finished deleting all tickets It means the Eagle is ready for the next job Only One 1 Alternate Scale Allowed Notice more than one scale was selected as an alternate batch scale Only Agg or Cem Types Allowed Notice a class other than aggregate or cement was entered as the asynchronous class Option not installed Error this message can appear when you try to calibrate a moisture probe but do not have the moisture probe option installed You cannot use this screen unless you have the appropriate hardware Out of Room for batch results Warning the batch results queue is full The oldest data in the queue will be lost This is due to the dispatch system not requesting batch results Version 8 70 A 13 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Error Messages Out of Room in Manual Batch Notice can appear while batching in manual if you try to batch more than 5 aggregates more than 3 cements more than 6 admixes or more than 2 different waters You will have to decrease the number of materials to complete the batch Over Aggregate Scale Capacity Error this message can appear on the Batch Screen when target weights exceed aggregate scale
392. t it cannot read or write on it e Backup Data Files To Floppy On the question Copy ALL Files type lt Y gt if you want all of the files to be backup to a disk Type lt N gt if you only want to select a certain file to be backup to a disk If you typed lt N gt then go down and select the file that you want to backup For example type lt N gt to Copy ALL File From there go down to the Copy column and type lt Y gt to MIX S file Type lt N gt for the rest of the files Now press lt F2 gt After you press lt F2 gt only the MIX S file will be backup to a disk Once you have a formatted diskette you can perform this operation A backup means that you are copying all the information from your plant onto a floppy diskette What is information It means everything that you typed in This includes all the Plant Setup Information all the information about the plant bin contents jog weights and times mix designs customer and order information to name a few Think about this for a moment and you will see how valuable a backup can be Your plant stores up to 2000 mix designs 1000 customers 200 trucks with special loading rates 100 orders inventories and material bin assignments If you lost all this information in a memory failure you could spend hours just typing the information back into the Eagle To backup your data files onto a floppy diskette open the Eagle box and insert a formatted diskette into the disk drive Now lo
393. t weights turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions When you have made all your changes to the columns press lt F5 gt to record the changes To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 50 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Cement Jogging Use this menu to set up the time and target weights of small and large jogs for your cement weigh up The Cement Jogging Data Menu on your screen should resemble the example below Small Jog Large Jog Call for Target Time Target TYPE I i 23 CEM 2 FLYASH al D O c O ODDO WN PB m n Learn Rate in O7PM 26Mar01 Cement Jogging Data F5 ENTER this Configuration F10 RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 54 AM As explained earlier a jog is a slight timed opening of the bin gates to close the gap between the actual and the target weight The Eagle can make as many jogs as necessary to come within the acceptable range of the target weight The first two columns in the box are similar to Cement Batching and Cement Freefall menus showing bin numbers and descriptions of each cement e Jog Controls the jogging feature of the Eagle A jog is a rapid open and close of the gate to allow only a small amount of material through With jogging you can get closer to your target weight if the Eagle batches too low Jogging status deter
394. table fields are shaded See example and screen below aterial Target OnBoard Status Magertat Tan et OnBoard Status ROCK Lb 5550 oz 374 SAND 4260 CALCIUM oz Lb Lb Lb Lb Lb Lh Lb Volume 19 00 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 3 2 Probe 0 0 x Cum yd 111 00 Primary Batch Change Materials Targets Menu F LOAD Truck F5 START this Batch F10 RETURN to Verify Menu 9 20 AM are DD ses 1a voro is ta __ Mismatched material ui Pr eae e som som 5 40 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations If the total number of ingredients on board and in the Mix Design to be batched exceeds the total number of materials allowed for any class none of the on board quantities will be displayed on the Verify Menu or the Change Materials Targets Menu The target weights will be calculated from the mix design for the new batch An informative message will be displayed on the Eagle screen See example and screen below Too many differences to display materials in truck Verify Menu F1 Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F7 LOAD truck F3 Change Material Targets F4 STACK this one F5 START this one F10 RETURN to Batching Menu Reer 450 Lod ara J f TT reae f o of aggregates ni sand T 1850 dd ir som OV Version 8 70 5 41 chp5_Eag doc 03 15
395. tch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight in a small batch Remember that small batch compensations are greater than large batch compensations because the small batches don t fill the bin up as high The bigger the gap between the gate and the bin level the greater the freefall weight will be Use the chart on the next page to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin Large Batch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight for a large load As explained above the large batch compensation is smaller than compensation for a small batch Use the chart below to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin Batcher Capacity Compensation Lbs Small Load Large Load This table lists approximate compensation values based on batcher size These numbers should be used as starting points during initial installation The Eagle s learning feature will adjust to make compensation values more accurate The Eagle has a learning feature that will help it to get closer and closer to the actual compensation weight of freefall in a small and large batch Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material flow errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0 to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Eagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The l
396. te MDY v Data Preview indicator Highlight or click on column to be skipped Cancel lt Back MES __Emnish__ In this box You may chose to skip or not import the columns that have data that is not needed By following the tables for Level 6 xx to 8 xx in at the end of this document you will be able to determine the names or headings of the columns This is done by e Select the column to be skipped and click on Do Not Import Column Skip When this is selected the heading for the column selected will change to Skip When all the columns that are not needed have been marked Skip click on Finish The excel spreadsheet will be displayed e Insert a row above the top line of text and enter the heading names e Remember to follow the table in the Eagle Text File Transfer document for Customers Noting the columns that have been skipped Below is an example of a spread sheet in Excel using Customers Customer o Sem pesos ena eime nes reepnone CSS ULI SS CO E E E ooo maria woos A covasee TE 1998 Wed Apr 15 0 56731481 JOHNSON 1414 WILL AVE Dallas TX 75403 972 262 2693 1998 4 Wed Apr 15 0 56795138 N CUSTOMER 4 3304 Brisco Greenville SC 66094 1998 3 5 Thu Apr 09 1998 0 64163194 N ae Wed Apr 15 0 56762731 BURLINGTON SHIPYARD 1998 7 162 Mon Jun 15 1998 0 37601851 N JOE S 6543 EAST GATE Ft Worth TX 77700 800 777 8888 CONCRETE Version 8 70
397. te Water fill buttons added for controlling the new bin s Eagle Wiring Old Function E R MSP amp TB Wire Table 1 Version 8 70 E 9 EAG_APPE DOC 103 15 02 1 28 PM Eagle User s Manual Appendix F Eagle Text File Transfer 2 00 Py ive Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual TE RR RR RA ERA 1 Expanding 8 files to text Method Baglio pera log ahi 2 Database Operatore Re 3 Method MI ea oid ore cee sts inkoni n a eal ase i Haine ia Cis seas athe NT 4 Telephone Communication Procedure Level 6 amp 7 iii 5 Kermit File Transfer Eagle Siden m erer E T NE E E RN E aaa 6 REGeVINGGOMPULer asl aria 7 How t Exckermitobioe n n a a aN siia oi 8 Kermit Prompt Go Miia vei aaa 9 Modem Command S dui tiri lilla ili 10 Modem D faults srl 11 How to Import Text Files into Excel aioienio 12 File Structure Level CO Bo Touer cc cet dare Ninel E eh gii 15 File Structure Leverano A E E tea 23 SUL LONA ille 35 Changes by ASVISION alleata 36 Version 8 70 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Introduction Eagle Text File Transfer Expanding and transferring Eagle S and Eagle 8 files is available on Eagle Level 6 xx or higher This is for the Eagle Junior Eagle and Eagle Plus Files can be transferred by floppy disk or by telephone communications Modem supplied by customer EXPS EXE Level 6 xx amp 7 xx is a program we supply that expands the compressed files into an ASCII format ASCI
398. te for later use by the addition of recovery type admixes 2 Just to clean out the trucks In the first example you will apply the washout water and admix to the next batch In the second example you may or may not For more information refer to the Truck Washout Utility section in Chapter Five The extra washout information is included on the Truck Menu so that you can know which trucks might still have water or admix in them and which trucks may need to be washed out Once you have washed out a truck the Truck Menu will show how much water and or admix was used It automatically zeros on the next batch The Batch Setup Screen can include a field number 140 for metered and 141 for weighed which will display the field Water in Truck gal or Ibs The amount displayed will match the Truck Washout amount So you can adjust the amount in the truck on the Batch Setup Screen if you include this field Since this is a trim field the line will only be displayed if you specified Apply to Batch Y on the Truck Menu for this truck The Eagle will warn the batchman about possible water in the truck when he goes to batch into the truck for the first time after it has been washed out regardless of the Apply to Batch line on the Truck Menu This serve as a warning to the batchman of the possibility that there is still water in this truck Warning Truck Washed Out Water and or Admix in Truck The message appears as soon as the
399. ted and are ready to begin copying press lt Y gt If you do not want to copy press lt N gt and return to the Disk Maintenance Menu When you press lt Y gt the Eagle begins copying the files from the Eagle s permanent memory to the floppy diskette Your screen will resemble the illustration below Copying the fil PLANT 8 gt Flo ppy The Eagle copies each data file As the file is copying stars appear to tell you that the information is being transferred without any problems Just relax and let the Eagle finish copying When it has copied each file onto the floppy diskette the Eagle will return you to Disk Maintenance Menu again Notice that the information under the Disk File Directory has changed See below 2 98 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Data File Directory Floppy Disk Directory e Restore Data Files From Floppy Restoring data files means copying the information from one of your diskettes and replacing the data files Let s say you had a lightning strike and you have lost all memory To replace the memory begin by selecting the most recent disk You want current information Insert the disk into the disk drive Press lt F3 gt to restore the data files Wait until the Eagle has updated the files and has returned to the Disk Maintenance Menu Notice that the arrow indicates that you are copying from Disk File Directory to Data File Directory The bottom of
400. tek ea emf peal dy fyt Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Long Term Tells you how much aggregate you have used in a long term period Again you determine the length of the period The starting date is displayed at the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since followed by the date Whenever you clear Long Term Usage summaries the Eagle begins a new running tally The Long Term Usage date changes to the present date whenever you clear Long Term Usage Clearing Long Term Usage also clears Short Term Usage Long Term Tons 34 4 ee 2 al eee ele te vere al Sal eyes ee te te pete ye Deviation This column refers to accumulated differences between the target weight and the actual weight in your batches If a minus deviation negative number appears in this column it means that the actual material used is less than the target weights In this case we say that material is shorting If the number in this column is a positive deviation a positive number this means that too much material is going into your mixes Your mixes are ending up with more material than called for in the target weights This feature tracks deviations and check it every day Any major deviation indicates a mechanical problem with your plant These values are cleared whenever either Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage is cleared Deviation 3 oO o ae fe la eyelet
401. tered 1 48PM 26Mar01 Water Freefall Compensation F5 ENTER this Configuration FiO RETURN to Plant Setup Menu 7 57 AM Note If you say lt Y gt to Weighed water in the General Plant Options you will see this menu in the Plant Setup Menu e Bin Lists 12 water bins This is the maximum number You do not need to use them all The bins should match your physical plant e Call for The contents of each bin are listed in this column Refer to the Water Storage Menu section in Chapter Four on how to change the names in this column To enter new figures in the highlighted columns move the cursor with the arrow keys or by pressing the lt Enter gt key until the cursor is in a blank that you want to change Then type in the new numbers To move to the next space press the lt Enter gt key or the appropriate arrow key e Average Weight Per Batch Enter the typical amount of each cement you use per batch To derive this figure take some common mixes and multiply each water amount by your normal load size This figure will tell the Eagle whether to make a large or small batch compensation depending on how far the target weight in a given batch is above or below the mid point of this average figure The Eagle divides this number in half and considers targets above this point Large batches and below this point Small batches 2 54 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Small Ba
402. th Primary Port field If you have Comm Paid Option refer to the Communications option section for information Version 8 70 2 29 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Allow Secondary setup with Primary Port With this feature the Eagle may be configured to use the Secondary setup on the Primary printer If lt Y gt the Secondary Printer port setup fields will disappear and the Selection Method field will appear Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to select the method that you want You have four available methods to choose from Setup Field 426 Allows the operator to put Field 426 in the Batch Setup screen and select which ticket setup to use when setting up the batch The format for field 426 is Ticket Setup Primary or Ticket Setup Secondary Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to toggle between Primary or Secondary Local Ticket Comm Ticket Automatically select s the Primary Ticket Setup for local tickets and the Secondary Ticket Setup for Comm tickets Pri Batch Alt Batch Automatically selects the Primary Ticket Setup for loads batched on the Primary Batch screen and the Secondary Ticket Setup for loads batched on the Alternate Batch screen Wet Side Dry Side Automatically selects the Primary ticket Setup for loads batched on the Wet side of a Wet Dry plant and the Secondary Ticket Setup for loads batched on the Alternate Batch scre
403. that screen Version 8 70 5 47 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations e Set Up a Ticket Takes you to the Batch Setup Menu Screen so that you can change or verify the information on that screen e Batch a Ticket Select the ticket you want to batch by moving the pointer up or down with the arrow keys When the pointer is next to the ticket you want to verify press lt F5 gt Your screen will change and the Batching Screen will appear In the main grid you will see material begin to weigh up Outside on your plant the weigh up bins will begin filling with material Once you have started to batch a load the batch ticket will disappear automatically from the ticket stack Congratulations You now have successfully completed the batching process 5 48 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Finally let s discuss the final section of this manual on how you can keep track of the truck washout time versus the employee clock out time at the end of the day Truck Washout Utility Washing out the truck or mixer can be made easier by using the Truck Washout Utility This utility is a pop up screen that the batchman can use to tell the Eagle how much water and or admix to put in the truck and when to start the washout The Eagle puts the called for amount of water and or admix into the truck automatically and also keeps track of which tr
404. the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since will change to show the current time and date The Eagle will begin to tally up the Long Term Usage from this time on Finally the Deviation will be zeroed Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Daily Received Inventory To select this option from the Admix Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Ese to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the third item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down two When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Daily Received Inventory press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the illustration below Please enter password ESC tO exit You must know the password to clear the Daily Received Inventory If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Admix Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad p
405. the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Long Term column will change to zero Also the message at the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since will change to show the current time and date The Eagle will begin to tally up the long term usage from this time on Finally the Deviation will be zeroed Version 8 70 3 31 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 32 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Daily Received Inventory To select this option from the Cement Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the third item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down two When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Dai
406. the conversion factor fields enter Sack in the units label field and enter Y to indicate that you wish to use user defined inventory units The Cement Inventory screen will show Sack as the units in the column headings Deliveries will be entered in Sacks and all inventory and delivery reports will indicate quantities in Sacks The Cement Tracking screen and pop up Inventory Status screen will also show quantities in Sacks When you have made all changes to the On Hand column press lt F5 gt to enter the new numbers Then press lt F10 gt to return to the Cement Inventory Menu When you have made all the adjustments to the Cement Inventory Menu and are ready to move on to another task press lt F10 gt This will bring you back to the End of Day Menu where you can perform the next end of day task Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Admix Inventory Use this menu to keep track of your Admix Inventory Look at the screen You should see a display that looks like the illustration below There is a box which covers the top half of the screen In the box are several columns Below the box is the title Admix Inventory and several F key prompts Let s examine the columns in the box before working with the F keys Although the numbers in the columns of the illustration will not be identical to those on your screen these columns display all the
407. the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Long Term column will change to zero Also the message at the bottom of the box Long Term Usage Since will change to show the current time and date The Eagle will begin to tally up the Long Term Usage from this time on Finally the Deviation will be zeroed 3 22 Version 8 70 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Daily Received Inventory To select this option from the Aggregate Inventory Menu press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen will be replaced by the three options you saw when you wanted to clear Short Term Usage or Long Term Usage CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the third item on the list Use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar down two When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Daily Received Inventory press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the illustration below Please enter password You must know the password to clear the Daily Received Inventory If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Aggregate Inventory Menu
408. the main box in the middle of the screen will change Notice that whatever information was on the screen is now gone replaced by large highlighted blocks It is in these highlighted blocks that you will type the new customer information See illustration below Pe Ready 13 of 1000 used Entered 4 22PM 12Ju101 Customer Edit Menu Em LOAD Mixer INSERT this Customer RETURN to Batching Menu 10 30 AM You can see that there are four items of information that you will have to fill out for your new customer This information will later be used by the Eagle when you are writing up an order for this customer You will save time because you will not have to retype billing information billing address and the telephone number 1 Customer ID In this space you will type the customer name Since you only have eight spaces you may need to use an abbreviation or a shortened form of the name This is all right since the full name can be included with the billing address further down This customer name is like an ID You will need to refer to the customer by that same name each time you write a new order or when you are trying to locate the customer on the list using lt F1 gt Type in the name You can also use numbers if you want When you have typed the name and checked to make sure there are no misspellings move on to the next blank either by pressing the down arrow key or the lt Enter gt key Version 8 70 5 9 chp5_Eag doc
409. the number You can enter up to three digits before the decimal and another after in this space All admix measurements are in ounces If you use all four digits 100 5 for example the cursor will automatically move to the next column If your under limit is only a three digit number or less you will need to press the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor to the next column Over This is the maximum amount of admix air in our example you will allowed per yard batched Here you can use up to four digits before the decimal and one after These limits will catch you if you make a mistake writing in your mix designs Let s say you or another batchman makes a typing error If this error puts the amount of admix either too low or too high the Eagle will not accept the mix Water This enables you to edit the moisture percentages to compensate the water targets when setting up loads to batch Version 8 70 4 31 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 32 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Tolerances This column has two numbers The first blank has a sign in front of it This is what is called the Under Tolerance a certain percentage below the target amount that will be acceptable or within tolerance The second blank has a sign in front of it It is called the Over Tolerance This is a certain percentage above the target amount that will be acceptable or within tolerance By entering numbers in these spaces 1 for e
410. the screen will show a question for you If you have the disk inserted and are ready to begin copying press lt Y gt If you do not want to copy press lt N gt and return to the Disk Maintenance Menu When you press lt Y gt the Eagle begins copying the files from the diskette into the Eagle s permanent memory Your screen will resemble the following illustration The Eagle copies the files from disk first Then it re initializes the system using the newly copied data files After it re initializes the system it acts as if it was just turned on again This means that when the Eagle has finished restoring the files from diskette to the permanent memory it brings you to the Master Menu Version 8 70 2 99 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Merge Data Files From Floppy When you select this function the Eagle will look for something that has been changed It leaves everything else unchanged To merge a file insert a disk that has all of the changes and press lt F4 gt e Read Floppy Disk Directory What if you have several floppy diskettes and you are not sure which diskette has the most recent data You can insert a diskette into the disk drive and just read the file information To do this press lt F5 gt The information on the disk files will appear in the main box showing the date and time and size of the files If you put a disk in that does not have these files the spaces under
411. the small error is set at 80 pounds sec e Large Error A typical Large Error adjustment for Aggregate Slow Flow and Aggregate Fast Flow might be 120 pounds A typical Large Error for Cement Fast Flow might be 40 pounds If the flow rate is off by more than this figure the Eagle will adjust with a large open or large close With a relatively small figure in the Large Error column adjustments to the flow will take a little longer but there will be less chance of the Eagle opening the gate too wide and overloading the belt or closing it too far and leaving a gap on the belt Version 8 70 2 65 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Large Open Large Close Type in a value in each of these spaces You set it up then the Eagle will learn based on your error setting Look at the screen below A typical value for 120 pounds sec of aggregate will be approximately 04 seconds A typical pulse time for 40 pounds of cement will also be approximately 04 seconds This is the time the Eagle will send a pulse to the gate either opening or closing it Enter the numbers in the appropriate columns then let the Eagle adjust the times of the pulse until it can maintain the material flow properly For an example the truck rate aggregate is 200 pounds sec After Blow Open Time and a one second Adjust Pause the flow rate is 350 pounds sec According to the screen below the Eagle will make a large close adjustment s
412. them first Just type over them Use the space bar to clear out a column that you will not be using Press the lt Enter gt key or arrow keys to skip spaces that you do not want to change 2 46 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Fast Cutoff Weight This is the scale weight prior to the target weight that the fast gates will shut For example if you enter a fast cutoff of 500 pounds the fast batch gates will stay open until the weight on the scales is within 500 pounds of the target weight Then the fast gates will close leaving only the final batch gates open to batch the last 500 pounds This way you can batch quickly and still have an accurate final weigh up If the Fast Cutoff for a material is set to zero the Fast Fill gates will jog with the Final Fill gates any time a large or small jog is executed Final Batch Contains only two spaces for open gates Most final batching is accomplished with only one gate unless gates are exceptionally small or the target weights are very high Enter the numbers of the gates you will use to weigh up the last part of the batch When you have made all your changes to the columns inside the box look down to the menu prompts at the bottom of the screen Press lt F5 gt to record the changes Press lt F10 gt to return to the Plant Setup Menu Version 8 70 2 47 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Cement Freefall Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Me
413. time you are making changes to the Truck Storage Menu the lt F7 gt key gives you the ability to turn on the automatic discharge feature without having to return to the Batching Screen If you want to enter new information or make changes to existing Cement Storage Menu press lt F5 gt Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by new instructions This is your next step you must know the password to make changes to this screen Please enter password Ese O Exit If you do not want to change the Cement Storage Menu or if you do not know the correct password press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Cement Storage Menu without going further The password is a security feature which allows you to restrict access to this operation The cursor rests in the highlighted blank below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in an incorrect password the message Bad Password will appear above the box like in the illustration below Bad Password Please enter password Ese to exit Notice that the cursor still rests in the answer space which is now filled with stars You can try again just type another password in right over the stars and press the lt Enter gt key once more When the correct password is chosen the box in the center of the screen
414. tion Menu Below the title you have two instructions Press F1 after scale settles to zero Esc to exit If you do not wish to zero this scale press lt Esc gt to return to the Scale Calibration Menu without making any changes If you do wish to zero this scale wait until the scale settles to zero then press lt F1 gt Version 8 70 2 17 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu e Press lt F3 gt to Calibrate Selected Scale Once you have set the zero range of the scale the next step is to calibrate the scale span Press lt F3 gt The menu prompts are replaced by another message Please enter password Esc to exit You must type in the correct password to make this scale change Passwords should be given only to those operators authorized to adjust the scales on your plant This protects the plant from any unwanted tampering with scales If you do not know the password press lt Esc gt to return to the Scale Calibration Menu If you know the password type it in and press the lt Enter gt key Notice that stars appear in the blank not the numbers or letters you have entered This is another security measure to keep the password secret If you enter an incorrect password the blank fills with stars and a message appears Bad Password You can try again or press lt Esc gt to return to the Scale Calibration Menu If you enter the correct password the menu will change to the
415. titles to make sure they are in the order you want You can always go back to the field screen to make changes press lt F10 gt You should remember that the number of the code determines which title appears on the Batch Screen The field sequence decides the location of the title you are entering You may want to experiment a little to see which arrangement of the codes you like best After you have entered the codes into the selected fields or spaces press lt F5 gt to record them in the Eagle s permanent memory Target__ictual_ Status i Target Actual Status Mix ID Volume 0 00 yd3 Deve ye sar Rate O Lb s TEUGE Rinas 0 Agg Hopper O Lb Adjust 0 00 yd3 Mixer Timing 0 Flop Gate WET Batchi D Cem Hopper 0 Lb Cem Trans F10 RETURN to Previous Screen 6 14 AM Version 8 70 2 23 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu A few of the codes call up information that stretches over two fields instead of one If you want the delivery address special instructions or mix description you will have to leave the next field to the right blank Enter in a 0 zero so that the extra long field can run over into the next blank field Look at the following examples The first shows the fields with a possible combination of code numbers The second shows how these numbers affect the titles on the actual Batch Screen Mix ID Rate Adjust Faelozzozo 150 Lb s 0 00 yd3 1007
416. tivated by the Dual Units flag e Displayed Resolution The displayed resolution is 10 ml pulse e Calibration Resolution Calibration resolution is the soft converted resolution of the U S Unit meter 5 58 Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Admix Pulse Calibration Screen 3 Large Units Pulses 7Pulse mL Pulse 7Pulse mL Pulse Pulse ml Pulse 7Pulse mL Pulse Pulse nL Pulse 7Pulse 4 mL Pulse Pulse mL Pulse Pulse ml Pulse 7Pulse mL Pulse 7Pulse mL Pulse Pulse mL Pulse Pulse ml Pulse Admix Pulse Calibration Menu FS ENTER this Configuration Fi RETURN to Plant Setup This non editable column is activated by the Dual Units flag __ e Volume per Pulse The ml Pulse column is the soft converted result of the U S Units column Note If the Plant Base Units were set to metric the mL pulse column would be on the left and the Oz Pulse would be on the right Version 8 70 5 59 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Material Storage Aggregate Storage Screen lt F4 gt Edit Sources Aliases This column is activated by the Dual Units flag on the Extended Plant Option screen Enter the metric name in the alias column The Eagle will enter the original material name by default When using Dual Units the metric material name will appea
417. to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Eagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The larger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the open time to jog out the target weight you have selected Once the Eagle has adjusted the jog times and you are consistently getting the jog weights you want turn the Learn Rate down typically 10 so that it does not overcorrect when you have sudden variations in plant conditions Press lt F5 gt to record into the Eagle s memory To return to the Plant Setup Menu press lt F10 gt 2 52 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Water Freefall Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu From the Plant Setup Menu move the highlight bar to Water Freefall and press lt Enter gt Use this screen to adjust your freefall compensation values for each water The Eagle drops material into the weigh bin monitoring the scale When the weight hits the target the Eagle closes the gates Because the gates are above the scale there is still a certain amount of material in the air when the gates close It is falling but has not reached the scales This is called freefall weight If the Eagle weighs right up to the target weight before closing the gates the freefall weight will consistently push the actual weight over the limit By entering compensation values for freefall you set the Eagle to close its gates early so
418. to be used to open the data e Open the Excel program e File Open e Select A drive For this example the customer files will be opened Select the drive for the floppy disk oa Customer tt we Document 6 16798 10 41 AM Highlight or i 0KB Text Document 6 16 98 10 41 AM Cancel click on the Mix 4KB TextDocument 6 16 98 10 41 AM x 5 5 8 KB Tex Document 6716798 10 41 AM Advanced file s to be 5 30 KB Text Document 6 16 98 10 41 AM F Reed Ont 8KB TextDocument 6 16 98 10 42 AM y 776 KB Text Document 6716798 10 42 AM 6 KB Text Document 6 16798 10 42 AM Find files that match these criteria File name Tex or property z Eind Now v Last modified any time New Search Chose Text files for the file type ypebi Text Files prn bat csv 8 file s found e Click on the down arrow by Files of type and select ext Files prn txt csv e Click on Customer txt e Click on Open Version 8 70 F 10 EAG_APPF DOC 03 15 02 1 29 PM Eagle User s Manual Text File Transfer The Import Wizard dialog box will open as in the example below Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 21x The Text Wizard has determined that your data is Fixed Width Ifthis is correct choose Next or choose the Data Type that best describes your data Original Data Type Choose the file type that best describes your data Characters such as commas ortabs separate e
419. to begin printing If the printer is not connected a message Printer not Available will appear Printer Not Available Order Menu Check to make sure that the printer is connected to the Eagle that it is turned on on line and that the Eagle knows you are using a printer You may need to go back to the General Plant Options screen located with the other setup features on the Plant Setup Menu in Chapter Two Short Form The Short Form lists each individual order by Order ID Customer ID Quantity Ordered Quantity Delivered Total Number of Loads and the Total Charge It will not tell you whether the amount was paid by COD or billed Each entry fits on one line At the end of the Short Form the Eagle tells you total quantity ordered and total delivered It tells you how many loads your plant delivered It also prints billing information including a COD subtotal and a subtotal of the amount on account as well as a grand total Long form The Long Form prints out the information that you see on your order screen It prints out each order on its own page showing all the information that would appear on the screen including an additional space for extra products At the end of the Long Form the Eagle tells you total quantity ordered and total delivered It tells you how many loads your plant delivered It also prints billing information including a COD subtotal and a subtotal of the amount on account as well as a grand tot
420. to open it as wide as it will go A typical full open pulse might be 2 0 sec End of Discharge Full Close Once the scales drop down to zero and the bins are empty the Eagle will want to shut the gates The figure you enter into this space is the number of seconds the close pulse will be Make sure that it is as long as the full open so that the gate will be closed completely 2 68 Version 8 70 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Code 1 Sequencing Code 1 Sequencing Default Aggregate Fast Flow RACET Ea amS aeae eee eee eee eee eee RAI LS Slow flow rate is what percentage of Fast flow rate 0c000000000 BE Percent of aggregate discharged during Slow Flow ccesencsseces ae Percent of aggregate discharged before cement discharge begins 106 Percent of aggregate discharged after cement discharge ends Delay Cement after Restart Aggregate Belt time D sec Aggregate Discharge Delay sec Water Discharge Delay m sec Minimum Cement Flow Rate Lb s Maximum Cement Flow Rate BMl Lb s By selecting Code 1 the Eagle will maintain a ribbon feed discharge sequence during the entire discharge cycle To achieve the flow rate control the Eagle uses the Truck Storage Menu to enter the Load Rate 1bs sec on each individual truck This is a controlled discharge that prevents material from overflowing the truck A controlled discharge is primarily used on Dry Batch Plant
421. topped the input will need to be re energize to re enable discharge again for the 2 Stop e Available when Multi Setup Option is turned on Setup 1 2 3 amp 4 1 The output is active from the start of the discharge of a batch begun on the associated setup until the start of the next discharge 2 The input when made active in conjunction with the repeat batch input will start the batch that is setup on the associated setup Multi Setup Auto Cycle Y N Used to cause the Eagle to automatically batch setup 1 2 3 4 in sequence Auto End Of Cycle This output is a one second pulse which occurs at Discharge Complete of the last setup in an automatic cycle e Available when Fast Batch Option is turned on Select Primary Batch This input when active forces all batches to be batched on the primary scale Select Alternate Batch This input when active forces all batches to be batched on the alternate scale Alt Discharge Limit Sw This is the input to tell the Eagle that the alternate batcher is closed Alt Discharge Vibrate This output operates the alternate batcher vibrator Pri Batch Active This output is active during the weigh up of the primary batcher Version 8 70 2 93 chp2_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 05 41 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Setup Menu Alt Batch Active This output is active during the weigh up of the alternate batcher Alt Disc 1 amp 2 Open These outputs are used for alternate batcher g
422. torage Menu refer to the Admix Storage Menu section in Chapter Four oz CUT When you have scrolled through to the name of the admix you want press the lt Enter gt key to select it The cursor will move to the next space on the right Type in the weight per yard by using the number pad on the right side of the keyboard then press the lt Enter gt key The cursor will move down to the next line in the admix column Enter the name and amount in the same way for any additional admixes you will use in this mix design Instead of using Oz Yd you can select Oz CWT Oz CWT is a selectable feature in the Extended Plant Option It allows you to enter how many ounces of admix per hundred weight of cement The Eagle calculates the total ounces by total cement weight Optionally admixes can be weighed This is a paid option When enabled admixes are weighed instead of metered Version 8 70 4 9 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information 8 Water Choose up to two different waters for each mix design Position the cursor in the first line then select the kind of water you will use Do not try to type in your own names The letters on the keyboard won t work when the cursor is in this space Instead use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to scroll through the existing list of waters The Eagle reads these names from the Water Storage Menu refer to the Water Storage Menu section in C
423. torage Menu 5 28 AM At the top of the screen are the material status blocks This should be a familiar sight by now If they aren t and you want to know more about them look back to the previous section The status blocks let you keep an eye on the load currently being batched while you get ready for the next batch Below the status blocks is a large box This box displays a mix design If you have no mix designs in the Eagle s memory the screen will show zeroes for material quantities e Find A Mix Design There are two ways to find a mix design You can use either one depending on what you feel most comfortable with In the upper right corner of the large middle box is a message In the example on the previous page it says 16 of 2000 used This means that you have 16 different mix designs in the Eagle s memory out of a possible 2000 If your message says 0 out of 400 used this means that you should begin by learning how to add mix designs See the Add a Mix Design section which follows later in this chapter One way to find the mix design you want is to scroll through the list This is like flipping through pages in a book to find the page you want To flip through the mix designs that are stored in the Eagle s memory locate the lt Page Up gt and lt Page Down gt keys near the number pad on the far right side of your keyboard These keys will move you through the list one at a time The Eagle stores the mix designs according to the n
424. truck is selected on the Batch Setup Screen giving the batchman plenty of time to either use another truck make sure that the water has been dumped or that the trim will be made Version 8 70 4 17 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 18 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Find a Truck If you want to find a truck press lt F1 gt The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen disappear and are replaced by a box like the illustration below Truck to find Esc to exit If you want to return to the Truck Menu press the lt Esc gt key If you want to find a truck type in the truck number Notice that the cursor is already resting in the answer space After you type in the number press the lt Enter gt key If you enter a number that does not match a truck number in the Truck Menu the screen will flash a message No Such Not Found Truck to find Ese to exit If you cannot remember a truck number press lt Esc gt and you can scroll through the list by pressing the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key Trucks are displayed one at a time When you come to the end of the list the message No Such appears again on the screen Clear Washout Clears washout quantity and resets Washed Out to lt N gt Delete this Truck Press lt F3 gt to delete the truck currently displayed on the screen The highlighted spaces showing numbers and name of driver all go to zero The count at the top of
425. trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENTO9 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENT10 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENT11 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement bin low CEMENT12 nn n Trucks Low Warning the amount of material in the specified cement bin has dropped below the warning threshold by the number of trucks n nn Cement Bin Not In Use Error this message can appear on the batching screen if your mix design has called for a material that is not in use To change this error you will have to go to the Cement Storage Menu and change the letter lt N gt in the Used column to lt Y gt Cement is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the cement in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the cement back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with cement still in manual Cement Low Flow Detected Notice a cement fill gate was opened but no scale movement was detected Cement out of Limits Notice appears when you are tryin
426. ts at the bottom of the screen CLEAR Short Term Usage Esc to exit CLEAR Long Term Usage CLEAR Daily Received Inventory You want to select the first item on the list which should already be highlighted If it is not use the arrow keys to move the highlighting bar When you have highlighted the line that says CLEAR Short Term Usage press the lt Enter gt key The messages inside the small box will change They should look like the following illustration Please enter password Esc to exit You must know the password to clear Short Term Usage If you do not know the password press the lt Esc gt key to exit This will bring back the Admix Inventory Menu Note that the blinking cursor rests in the answer space right below the Please enter password message Type in the password and press the lt Enter gt key If you type in a password that is incorrect a line of stars will fill up the answer blank and a message will appear Bad password Bad Password Please enter password Esc to exit But the cursor is still in the answer space Try again by typing in the correct password If you can t get the password press lt Esc gt to exit When you do type in the correct password all the numbers including yards batched in the Short Term column will change to zero Also the Deviation is zeroed Version 8 70 3 39 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM 3 40 Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Clear Long Te
427. ty The volumetric size of the cement silo minus the fluff factor of the cement or flyash e Low Bin Alarm The least amount of Material On Hand before the operator is notified through the Batch Screen When the material has reached the low limit it is time to reorder The warning includes the number of trucks needed to refill the silo e Truck Capacity The average net weight of all the trucks delivering cement or flyash to your plant e Trucks Low The number of trucks needed to refill the silo Version 8 70 3 43 chp3_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 16 17 PM Eagle User s Manual End of Day Operations Tickets Summary Note This screen will ONLY appear if you have Eagle Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option The Tickets Summary Menu holds up to 200 400 optional tickets after they have been batched which helps you keep a detailed record of your plant s daily activity Each ticket is a record of an amount of concrete batched The ticket can account for one load of concrete or a multiple load batch Compare your screen to the illustration below GREG 1 00 yda3 0 00 ya3 0 00 3 59AM 12Jan99 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 Inside the menu the Eagle displays one ticket at a time The tickets displayed here are records of what has been batched so that the information gets typed in while setting up a batch and recorded when that ticket is batched Refer to the Order Entry Titles section in Chapter Two for more information Let s
428. u 12 18 AH For now though you will want to focus your attention on the box in the center of the screen If you fill the space up the cursor will automatically move one column to the right Notice that the cursor moves from left to right when you press the lt Enter gt key This allows you to set up all information for one bin at a time Let s discuss each of the items in the box e Material Type in the name of the aggregate you keep in the bin You can use any combination of upper and lower case letters up to eight characters e Used Type in a lt Y gt if you will be using this bin If the bin is not operative for some reason make sure you have lt N gt in this space Version 8 70 4 23 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 24 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Under In this space you should type in the smallest amount of sand you will use in a batch Type in the number You can enter up to four digits in this space If you use all four digits 1000 for example the cursor will automatically move to the next column If your under limit is only a three digit number 500 for example you will need to press the lt Enter gt key to move the cursor to the next column Over This is the maximum amount of material sand in our example you will allowed per yard batched Here you have up to five digits to work with 10000 for example These limits will catch you if you make a mistake writing in your mix designs
429. u seeds ideare waa Alone 5 13 Batch Setup nno ati ua Geis DORAL ae RAI teks 5 24 Verily Mensa elle alari ire ire 5 41 Ticket Stack ice east e a 5 45 Truck Washout Utility aciupi ora aaa ai 5 48 Dual Units M trications iene la ARI IRE Li 5 50 Appendixes Appendix A Notices Warnings amp Error Messages ie A 1 Appendix B Field Number Selections i B 1 Appendix C Scale Readout Manual iii C 1 Appendix D Inventory Security erreien eiai ani iii D 1 Appendix E Expanded Water Handling 2 of 4 Waters i E 1 Appendix F Eagle Text File Transfers ii F 1 EER ARIA 1 Version 8 70 2 3rdToc doc 15 March 02 4 03 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation i Version 8 70 6thE_inst doc 03 15 02 2 10 PM Eagle User s Manual Installation System Specifications e Power Requirements System 110 VAC 20 50 60 Hz or 220 VAC 20 50 60 Hz e Plant Power 110 VAC 20 50 60 Hz or 220 VAC 20 50 60 Hz e Physical Specifications Operator Monitor Operator Keyboard Weight 29 lbs Weight 10 Ibs Dimensions Dimensions 15 Ni a 15 e System Printer Weight 12 lbs Microline 180 201bs Microline 320 Microline 180 Printer Front View Microline 320 Printer Front View 13 5 12 15 Microline 80 Printer Top View Microline 320 Printer Top View Version 8 70 1 6thE_inst do
430. uck F1 RETURN to Master Menu 9 16 AM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Option 2 Verify and View Combined Mix If he pressed lt F3 gt to verify the batch the screen below shows the quantity on board exceeding the target weights Here he can choose to batch it by pressing lt F5 gt or if wants to edit the material or weights press lt F3 gt to go into the Change Materials Targets Screen x4 10437 Lb 4260 TYPE I 4 2940 Lb 1260 FLYASH 4 358 Lb 150 WATER 1 Gal WATER 2 4 163 Gal Volume 716 66 yd3 Mix ID 30106 Mix Desc 3000 PSI Rate 150 Lb s Truck 2 Probe 0 0 Cum yd 111 66 Primary Batch Verify Menu Change total WATER BATCH Change CEMENT Bin F LOAD Truck Change Materials Targets STACK this one START this Batch Fi RETURN to Batching Menu eid an _ ir som som Option 3 Change Assumptions and Try Again If he enters a new Mix in Truck or a new value for Yards Adjust a new check is performed and if the mixes are compatible the warning is cleared Version 8 70 5 39 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations If the mix designs are mismatched and you wish to modify them to be matched press lt F3 gt to jump into the Change Materials Targets Screen QwikEdit for rapid modifications On the Change Materials Targets Screen any Materials with corresponding OnBoard amounts will have non editable material names Edi
431. ucks have been washed out to warn the batchman of possible water in the truck before it gets loaded again To use the Truck Washout Utility you must be in the Batching Menu From the Batching Menu you can pop up the Truck Washout Utility screen by pressing the lt Alt gt lt W gt keys at the same time Your screen will then display a smaller screen in the middle of the Batching Menu Compare your screen to the illustration below Truck Washout Utility Notice that when the Truck Washout Utility pops up the bottom of the Batching Menu disappears The only F keys you can use are the ones displayed on the utility menu itself These F keys allow you to edit the washout materials start washout and return to the Batching Menu e LOCK in Truck Washout Does not allow any access to any other screens The computer must be reset to clear e EDIT Washout Materials Allows selection of water admix to be used for washout You can edit three of the fields right away without pressing any of the F keys These are the truck number field and the amount of water If you want to select an admix to add to the washout or change to another water you must press lt F4 gt Below the pop up screen a message will appear See below Please Enter Password kkkkk Esc to exit Version 8 70 5 49 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 50 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations You must know the Mix Edit Password to select eit
432. umbers or letters in the Mix ID To go forward from the beginning press the lt Page Down gt key To go backward through the list press the lt Page Up gt key Try this now if you have not used the lt Page Up gt and lt Page Down gt keys yet You will use these keys in the same way on other screens Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information This method is easy since you don t have to do anything but press a key Each time you press one of the keys a different mix will appear with the target weights of each material that the mix calls for The benefit here is that you do not have to remember the Mix ID However if you are scrolling through 2000 mix designs it might take you a while to find the one you are after The second way to find the mix design is to press lt F1 gt This is the quickest way to access to a particular mix design The menu at the bottom of the screen will change to look like the example below Enter mix design to find Type in the number of the Mix ID as it is stored in the Eagle s memory You can enter a combination of up to eight letters and numbers If you make a mistake and do not type in the Mix ID as it appears in the mix file the message Not Found appears at the bottom of the screen Use the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt key to find the closest mix design on the list that you want Mixes are listed in sequence Esc to exit e Print Mix Desig
433. units and values according to the lt F12 gt key which is the key that toggles the display back and forth between U S and metric units See Extended Plant Options screen later in this subsection for how to setup Dual Unit operation Version 8 70 5 51 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Plant Base Units 5 52 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Plant Base Units are determined by the Scale calibration units The same units are displayed on the Primary Indicator Manual Switch Panel readouts Eagle Manual Panel with Scale Readouts Primary Indicator Eagle System CRT Secondary Indicator Follows and display the same units as the Primary Indicator on the top portion of your screen Batch The Lower portion will show the Dual Recordation Units Printer Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations Dual Units Software Operation Material Storage In the Materials Storage Menu under Aggregate Cement and Admix storage Edit Sources Aliases lt F4 gt is available when Dual Units is turned on This gives you a place to rename the material to a metric material name This shows a metric material name in the Batching Menu and Recordation printouts when using the metric units Mix Designs U S unit mix designs may be soft converted to metric units adjusted to maintain the same material proportions per unit of volu
434. up as high The bigger the gap between the gate and the bin level the greater the freefall weight will be Use the chart below to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin e Large Batch Compensation Enter an approximate freefall weight for a large load As explained above the large batch compensation is smaller than compensation for a small batch Use the chart below to enter approximate compensation values according to the size of your weigh bin Batcher Capacity Compensation Lbs Small Load Large Load This table lists approximate compensation values based on batcher size These numbers should be used as starting points during initial installation The Eagle s learning feature will adjust to make compensation values more accurate The Eagle has a learning feature that will help it to get closer and closer to the actual compensation weight of freefall in a small and large batch e Learn Rate Learn Rate is defined as how quickly the Eagle compensates for plant or material flow errors The Learn Rate can be anywhere between 0 to 99 If your Learn Rate is 0 it means that the Eagle has nothing to adjust 99 is the fastest the Fagle can learn Enter a number into the highlighted blank The larger the number typically 50 the faster the Eagle will adjust the freefall compensation values you have given it Once the compensation values have been adjusted and you are consistently hitting the targe
435. ure changed too much Error a matrix mixer plant with no delay for the moisture probe detected an aggregate moisture that was different from that of the previous batch by more than the maximum aggregate moisture deviation Aggregate Admix is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix and aggregate in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix and aggregate back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix and aggregate still in manual Aggregate Admix Water is in Manual Warning this message can appear if you begin an automatic batch with the admix aggregate and water in manual Either press the switch on the manual panel to put the admix aggregate and water back into automatic or override the warning by pressing lt F6 gt then batch the load with admix aggregate and water still in manual Aggregate batcher Not Empty Notice appears on the Batching Screen when you tell the Eagle to begin batching if the aggregate weigh up bin is not yet empty You may need to manually open the gates to dump out the material or check to make sure that you do not have a faulty limit switch If the amount is small and is stuck up in the bin you might also want to zero the scale so that the Eagle will overlook the problem Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Notices Warnings amp Er
436. ve amount Too Much Special Water Error this message can appear on the Batch Setup Screen if you try to enter a number in the special water greater than 100 Remember that special water is based on the total amount of water called for The most special water you can designate is 100 If you want to increase the total water in the batch use one of the other water trim features Too Much Yards Adjust Error this message can appear if you are batching a load and the yards adjust exceeds the batch size Check to make sure that the numbers you have entered are correct The Eagle will not batch a negative amount Too Many Drops Error this message can appear on the Batch Setup Screen if you call for too many drops The maximum number of drops the Eagle can make on a multiple batch is 99 Truck already washed Press Y to wash anyway Warning wash was attempted on a truck that has been washed out and no batches have been loaded onto that truck since that time Unassigned Admix Gate in Manual Batch Notice manual batching was attempted with a gate signal that does not have a material assigned to it Unassigned Agg Gate in Manual Batch Notice manual batching was attempted with a gate signal that does not have a material assigned to it Unassigned Cement Gate in Manual Batch Notice manual batching was attempted with a gate signal that does not have a material assigned to it Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15
437. ve to use this option When you are ready to return to the Batching Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 5 23 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM 5 24 Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations How to Batch Concrete Let s discuss the three ways see flowchart below that could be used to begin batching concrete which is what the Eagle Batching Computer is all about Batch Setup Verify Menu Ticket Stack Appears only with Order Entry Ticket Printing Paid Option or Communications Paid Option Batching a Ticket Stack Menu Batch Setup Menu Let s start by discussing the first way Batch Setup Batch Setup Before you begin setting up a batch you will need to have already taken care of a few things 1 You should have already designed your Batch Setup Menu Screen in the Plant Setup Options Make sure that you have set up all the other necessary screens everything on the Plant Setup Menu and everything from the Storage Menu including materials mix designs moisture information and extra products The Eagle will not batch concrete properly if you have not set up the computer fully You should have read the sections on the Customer and Order Menus If you have purchased the optional Order Entry system the information on these screens will be useful in setting batches Not only should you have read these sections you should have also entered in the Customer and Order information that your p
438. will become highlighted All the customer information is still there but now that it is highlighted you can make changes to any of it Use either the down arrow key or the lt Enter gt key to skip over the lines that you do not want to change Change the information on any line just by typing over Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations When you are ready to enter the changes made to the customer entry press lt F5 gt If you have not changed the customer ID the Eagle will ask you a question which appears at the bottom of the screen and should look like this Customer already exists Replace previous contents of customer Y N What this means is that the Eagle now sees that it has two customer entries with the same Customer ID Either you must replace the old customer entry with the one you have just changed this is what you will want to do in most cases or you will have to change the Customer ID on the entry you have just edited If you want to replace the old with the new just press a lt Y gt The Eagle will return to the Customer Menu and the new version of the customer entry is now in the Eagle s memory If you do not want to lose the old version of the customer entry press lt N gt This returns you to the Edit Menu and you will have to assign a new Customer ID to the new entry Once you do that press lt F5 gt This records the new customer entry into the
439. will change All columns are highlighted and you can make changes in any of them The message below the box now says Cement Edit Menu Below it are two menu prompts Cement Edit Menu F LOAD Mixer FS ENTER these Cements F10 RETURN to Cement Storage Menu For now though you will want to focus your attention on the box in the center of the screen If you fill the space up the cursor will automatically move one column to the right Notice that the cursor moves from left to right when you press the lt Enter gt key This allows you to set up all information for one bin at a time e Material Type in the name of the cement you keep in the bin You can use any combination of upper and lower case letters up to eight characters e Used Type in a lt Y gt if you will be using this bin If the bin is not operative for some reason make sure you have lt N gt in this space Version 8 70 4 27 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM 4 28 Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Type In the Cement Storage screen the Type column indicates whether the cement is effectively Cementious Pozzolanic or Inert Flyash is an example of a pozzolanic cement This information can be obtained from your cement vendor or Quality Assurance person Under In this space you should type in the smallest amount of cement you will use in a yard Type in the number You can enter up to four digits in this space If you use all four d
440. x is another message This message changes for each order displayed It says Entered and then the time and date that the current order was entered into the Eagle s memory Below the main box at the bottom of your screen you will see the Order Menu complete with the F keys you can use to perform certain tasks e Find an Order You can find an order in two ways one way is to scroll up or down through the list displaying each order one at a time in the main box To go up through the list press the lt Page Up gt key To go down through the list press the lt Page Down gt key When you come to the end of the list the message No Such appears on the screen telling you that you can go no further But you can reverse direction simply by pressing the other key The second way to find an order is to use the lt F1 gt key Look down below the title Order Menu and locate the notation for lt F1 gt It says FIND an Order Press lt F1 gt on your keyboard The menu at the bottom of the screen is replaced by a long narrow box with two messages in it The bottom of your Order Entry screen should now look like the illustration below Enter order to find Esc to exit Version 8 70 chp5_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 21 36 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Batching Operations If you want to return to the Order Menu press the lt Esc gt key If you want to find an order type in the order number Notice that the cursor is already restin
441. xample you tell the Eagle that as long as it is within 1 of the target amount it is close enough With admixes you may want to allow a slightly larger tolerance Since many admixes use only a few ounces per yard a larger tolerance will give the Eagle more room to work with un MinTol Enter a minimum tolerance This will help you stay in tolerance on small batches Let s say you are batching 10 ounces of air admix The actual amount if your tolerance was set at 1 would have to be within 1 ounces of the target amount This kind of accuracy is impossible with the pulse meters or graduated bottles used to measure admix By putting a measurable number of ounces in the MinTol column you can batch small loads without going out of tolerance Edit Material Sources Press lt F4 gt to enter the supplier s name These are stored in a hidden screen and may be printed on the ticket Once you have made all changes to the box in the center of the screen look at the prompts at the bottom You will need to record your changes in the memory of the Eagle first of all Press lt F5 gt to enter the new information To return to the Materials Storage Menu press lt F10 gt Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Water Storage Menu This menu will help you set limits on the amounts of each water you will use in a batch By setting high and low limits you tell the Eagle what amounts a
442. xtra products list and press the lt Page Down gt key a message No Such will appear to tell you that you are at the end of the list This message will also appear if you are at the beginning of the list and press the lt Page Up gt key At the top of the list you can only scroll down and at the bottom of the list you can only scroll up If you do not want to find a product this way you can use another method First press lt F1 gt to find an extra product The menu prompts at the bottom of the screen are replaced by a long narrow box which should look like the illustration below Enter Extra Product to find Esc to exit Notice that the cursor blinks in the first space of the highlighted space You will type the ID name or number as it appears in the ID columns of the main box above If you type in an incorrect ID name or number the highlighted space fills with stars and the message No Such appears Look at the illustration below Enter Extra Product to find Esc to exit Version 8 70 4 37 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Since the ID names or numbers for each product are always displayed just check again to make sure you have typed in the correct ID You can press the lt Esc gt key to return back to the Extra Products Menu if you do not want to select an item from the list When you enter the correct ID the selected product will appear in the highlighted lines in the le
443. y Del Supplier Vulcan Ticket 234 Truck Hauler Joe Time Entered 2 50PM 26Mar01 Material Qty Del 76 Supplier Arat Ticket 23 Truck 616 Hauler Joe Received Materials Menu CHANGE Material Type CLEAR All Received Materials Lee LOAD Mixer PRINT Received Materials List ENTER this Received Material RETURN to Storage Menu In the menu are the titles for several items Material Ticket Qty Del Truck Supplier Time Entered and Hauler At the bottom of the menu is a highlighted area where you will record the information for each delivery e Material To choose the material name press the lt Page Up gt or lt Page Down gt keys until the material name appears You cannot type in a new material name on this screen If you are receiving a new material you have to designate a bin for it in the appropriate Material Storage Menu before you can record the delivery e Ticket Allows you to record the number of the invoice or delivery ticket for more accurate record keeping You can skip this column by pressing the space bar Press lt Enter gt to move the cursor to the last highlighted column Version 8 70 chp4_Eag doc 03 15 02 1 18 08 PM Eagle User s Manual Plant Storage Information Qty Del Type in the amount of the delivery and press lt Enter gt to move the cursor to the next column Aggregate and Cement are recorded in pounds Admix is recorded in gallons On the Inventory Menus weights for ag
444. zero was entered for a delivery amount Zero Grads Not Allowed Notice the operator entered a value of zero for the scale graduation on the Scale Calibration Menu Version 8 70 EAG_APPA DOC 03 15 02 1 23 PM Eagle User s Manual Appendix B Field Number Selections ey aa Version 8 70 EAG_APPB DOC 03 15 02 1 25 PM Eagle User s Manual Field Number Selections Appendix B Field Number Selections The following are the fields which can be placed on the Batching Screen the Batch Setup Screen and the Batch Recordation Report The fields are placed on the screens and printout by entering their numbers in the Batch Screen Options Batch Setup Options and Printer Configuration Menus An abbreviated list of these fields can be displayed on the screen by pressing the green lt HELP gt key while in one of the mentioned menus Note Print Data Only Fields begin with No 150 Not printable field Double width more than 16 characters wide No Description No Description 0 Blank 26 Raw Moisture 6 1 Admix Trims 27 Moist Spy Average 2 Water Trims 28 Order ID 3 Driver Name 29 Batch Number 4 Customer ID 30 Pounds of Ice Mix ID 31 Moist 1 samples 6 Block Plant 32 Moist 2 samples 7 Weight Check 33 Moist 3 samples 8 Mixer Status 34 Moist 4 samples 9 Batch XX of XX 35 Moist 5 samples 10 Mix time per mix 36 Moist 6 samples 11 Discharge rate 37 Moist Spy Samples 12 Y

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