User and Service Manual Visco Control
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1. o 697 0 00 29 03 05 2010 10 33 09 315 32 ltest s 0 930 9 30 28 03 05 2010 10 31 12 315 22 test44 o 1054 1054 26 03 05 2010 10 29 06 315 32 test44 1000 682 682 26 Click the update button to update the image to the latest new version of the production log To prevent the size of the log file from inhibiting the performance of your PC the contents should be deleted at regular intervals If you want to keep any of the data in the production log make a copy before you delete any data CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk2. correction made The value 0 is entered here Optimize is a possibility to choose an automatically tendency regulation of the value Correction If Optimize is marked the value for Correction will be regulated by 0 01 after each batch based on the experience from this batch If the experience shows that the value for Correction is correct there will be no regulation 4 Correction for batch size The dependency on batch size is recorded by mixing a whole batch to the required target values The concrete level in the mixer is measured Then around 25 of the mix is emptied manually The mixer is started and the Visco Probe s measurements are recorded once they become stable The mixer is stopped and the concrete level is measured The process is repeated until the minimum batch size is reached By entering the measured values in a coordinate system and drawing a line between the measuring points the values can be found for 34 Ya and batch The values are entered in Mix design as a percentage of the value for a full batch 5 Assessing the max deviation By entering small values for maximum deviations you ensure strict control of the concrete consistency Choosing a smaller value than the total machine s operating tolerances can mean that there are many situations in which the deviations are too great to allow Visco Control 1 to give the signal that the mixture is alright and the mixer can be empti
3. folder CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 2 Pc software 1 7 1 06 Stand alone File Edit View Favorites Tools Help amp JO search Folders Address le C temp Pc software 1 7 1 06 Stand alone Go ConviServer ini Notepad File Edit Format View Help commsetup Port 0 MainBase 0 Interface 2 IComPort Coml ITcpipPort 7070 od e 7 BaseParameters_0 Ss NumberofNodes 1 5 Dat 0 NodelGain 2 Nodeloffset 240 File and Folder Tasks EF Make a new folder Publish this Folder to the Web Share this folder Other Places O temp E My Documents Shared Documents 9 My Computer My Network Places RegServer bat E TestIntfcSerial log If you are using tcp ip or http and you want to use a different port address than the default one tcp ip 7070 and http 8080 enter the relevant parts of the port address you wish to use in lines 4 and 5 The protocols that need to be used for the third interface option are shown in appendix 2 3 Entering mix design values in the Visco Control system Click the Mix design button on the Visco Probe s user interface to bring up an image of the next page on the screen If you want to change a mix design click
4. the Change button If you want to create a new mix design click the New button Once all details have been entered click the Save button and then OK State the mix design number and name in the field marked 1 and 2 exactly as they appear in the process control unit CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc Ld CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 3 Mix design 2 E EN prm test44 Am me 44 Test44 Viscosity ero viscosity 234 test24hhhhg Target value 182 Max deviation Tailing Batch corr 3 4 Batch corr 1 2 Batch corr 1 4 Max corr total 15 Litre Max corr pr batch 1 Litre Correction 0 63 Litre Unit Premixing time 15 sek Wetmixing time 25 sek Current correction 0 00 Optimize 7 Ok New Delete Target value for viscosity and yield stress automatically entered for the following test mix The value 0 is thus entered Max Deviation indicates the acceptable size of the deviation for viscosity or yield stress The given values are used as a starting point Tailing is the change made during the wetmixing time if no extra water is added The values are automatically entered for the following test mix Enter value as 0 Batch corr indicates the difference in measured values for full batches and smaller batches 100 is entered as a starting poi
5. this specifier is exact 7 When the Premixtime has finished indicate how much water needs to be added in the Water line Add the quantity of water indicated 8 State the actual amount of water added 9 Wait until the Wetmixtime has finished Check Mixing state If the message states Mixing ended values within limits click the mixer discharging button and the mixer is discharged If the next mix is the same you just need to change the production ID and repeat steps 5 to 9 If the final readings from the Visco Probe do not fall within the permitted deviations you will not get the message Mixing ended values within limits instead you will get the message Mixing ended values outside limits If this happens follow the directions in the Visco Probe manual CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 8 9 Status of Visco Control 1 mix designs and production log You can see the current status for Visco Control 1 using the internet browser if you click the status button You will then see the image below where you can follow the ongoing production The mixdesign column shows all the values that are indicated in the mix design The Target batch column shows the values corrected for batch size The Actual and Difference column
6. User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc Y vi Visco Control CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 1P101uk_1 doc y CONVI 0 May 2010 Visco Control De DESCRIPTION ss ii ada iaa 1 2 INTERFACE WITH THE PROCESS CONTROL u 2ur2ur00r00r00000000n0000nenrnnsnenonsnnsnnsnnenene 1 3 ENTERING MIX DESIGN VALUES IN THE VISCO CONTROL SYSTEM 2 4 CORRECTION FOR BATCH SIZE usina 4 5 ASSESSING THE DEVIATION sscinnsicnnsnianainan a 4 6 TEST MIX irc 4 7 TEST OF THE CURRENT DESIGN ccccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscssnssessesseses 5 8 VISCO CONTROL 1 WITH NO INTERFACE TO THE PROCESS CONTROL UNIT 7 9 STATUS OF VISCO CONTROL 1 MIX DESIGNS AND PRODUCTION LOG 8 CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 1 1 Description Visco Control 1 is a consistency control system which controls the concrete s viscosity based on the Visco Probe s measurements The viscosity is regulated by post dosing water The concrete is produced with a water deficit of approx 5 When the concrete is mixed homogenously the Visco Control system will read the Visco Probe s
7. batch 3 4 batch Zero Viscosity mixdesignnumber mixdesignname Viscosity 5 strain tail deviation ation su 1234 test24hhhhg 21 98 5 3 so 100 32 test44 311 182 5 20 95 98 las Test44 21 3 25 100 100 CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 10 Click the prod button to open the production log which is where all data from Visco Control 1 is saved The image appears as shown below The image does not show all columns 2 Productions Windows Internet Explorer GO gem e EN Das File Edit View Favorites Tools Help iz Favorites Productions Productions target actual mixtime mixtime viscosity date iprodid mixdesignnumber mixdesignname batchsize water water target actual messtime 04 05 2010 10 20 35 200 44 Testas 1000 15 00 15 00 12 15 04 05 2010 10 19 04 200 44 Test44 1000 1000 2000 25 4 03 05 2010 16 01 35 403 44 Testss 1000 468 0 00 27 02 05 2010 15 59 43 402 44 Test44 100 0 555 oo0 25 28 03 05 2010 15 55 37 401 a 100 0 6 08 0 00 25 33 03 05 2010 15 53 42 400 44 Test44 o 585 0 00 02 05 2010 15 51 33 400 44 Testes li 0 360 0 00 26 28 03 05 2010 15 49 41 400 44 Test44
8. e viscosity 33 33 41 Messtime zero strain 11 87 End mixtime viscosity 31 31 End mixtime zero strain 176 Dischtime viscosity 31 31 Dischtime zero strain 176 Water 112 00 Tail viscosity 2 zero strain 11 waterzunit Any fine adjustments to the values are made in relation to the description in the Visco Probe manual The changes are implemented by going into Mixdesign from the Visco Probe s interface CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 7 8 Visco Control 1 with no interface to the process control unit It is possible to use Visco Control 1 by manually entering the information which would otherwise be exchanged over the interface connection Reserving 5 to 10 of the theoretical amount of water for the Visco Proben Entry is done via an internet browser and includes the following 1 Select Mixer The current base address for the Visco Probe is stated here 2 State production ID 3 Select the current mix design 4 State the batch size as a percentage of the full batch 5 Click the start mixing button once the material starts to run into the mixer 6 Click the materials discharged button once the last of the material has been emptied from the mixer It is important that
9. ed The max deviation for viscosity can be set to a corresponding water quantity for a full batch This is done by multiplying the numerical values by the numerical value found for correction 6 Test mix and monitoring The system can always be contacted using an internet browser regardless of the choice of interface type This can be done from the PC used to drive the system or from any other PC that is connected to it via a network CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 5 The address to use from the PC used to drive the system is http localhost 8080 If you want to connect using another PC then change localhost to the name of the PC used to drive the system The internet browser is used for the following 1 Testing the mix to find and record target values and calculation values for the mix design 2 Using Visco Control for the process control unit without an interface 3 Monitoring and searching for information 7 Test mix of the current mix design The test is carried out on a full batch 5 to 10 of the theoretical amount of water for the batch is reserved for the Visco Probe Connect using the internet browser as directed above Click the test button and tick the Test Mix box see image State Actual water as approximately 75 of the water reser
10. measured value for viscosity and calculate the amount of water that needs to be added to achieve the required viscosity for the concrete When the mix is ready Visco Control checks that both the concrete s viscosity and yield stress are within the permitted deviations before it allows the mixer to be emptied Visco Control 1 works with the mixing system s process control unit via a simple interface Through this interface the process control unit receives information from Visco Control 1 on how much water needs to be added to the mixture to achieve the correct viscosity It is thus the process control unit that controls and monitors everything relating to the addition of the water 2 Interface with the process control There are three different interface options 1 Serial connection via RS232 or RS485 2 Simple tcp ip communication via Ethernet 3 http communication via Ethernet The three options are described in more detail in appendix 1 On delivery the system is set up to work with interface solutions 2 and 3 If you want to use solution 1 the settings need to be changed This change can be carried out by opening the software folder supplied by Convi then 1 Opening the ConviServer ini file 2 Changing the interface from 2 to 1 3 Changing the IcomPort specifier to the com port that is actually being used 4 Click file and click Save 5 Click file and close 6 Close the Convi
11. nt in all six fields The values are changed later when the dependence on the batch size is found Max corr total indicates by how much Visco Control 1 may correct the values The given values are used as a starting point Max corr pr batch indicates how much Visco Control 1 may correct the values from one batch to the next The given values can be used as a starting point Correction is the value used for water calculation The values are automatically read for the following test mix Enter value as 0 Premixing time is the time from when the last material was added to the mixer until the water calculation is carried out The time must be long enough to ensure that the mix is almost homogenous This is considered to be when the Visco Probe s viscosity CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 10101uk_1 doc y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 4 measurement is stable or deviates only slightly The value is dependent on the mixer and machine and may be found by mixing a mix design and measuring the time taken Wetmixing time is the time between when Visco Control 1 advises how much water must be dosed until the mix is homogenous again which is when the Visco Probe s viscosity measurement is stable The value is dependent on the mixer and machine and may be found by mixing a mix design and measuring the time taken Current correction is the last
12. s show the actual measurements and the difference to the target batch respectively 2 Actual status Windows Internet Explorer G jw E trto ocalmost 2000 m 2 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Jp Favorites Actual status prod mixdesign test Actual status Name Actual value Prod ld 200 i Test mix Mix design no 44 Mix design Test 4 Mixing state Mixer discharged Sonde state No new Data mixdesign Target batch Actual Difference Premixtime 15 15 15 fo Wetmixtime 12 12 115 13 viscosity 31 31 zero strain 176 176 Messtime viscosity 33 33 Messtime zero strain 187 End mixtime viscosity 131 End mixtime zero strain Dischtime viscosity 131 Dischtime zero strain 176 Water Tai viscosity Tail zero strain w ater u nit CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 11 rao y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 9 Click the mixdesign button to bring up a view of all mix designs entered in Visco Control 1 with all accompanying values The view appears as shown below The image does not show all columns 2 Mixdesigns Windows Internet Explorer DER Go hitp slocahost so20 mixdesion 140 P a File Edit View Favorites Tools Help y Favorites Mixdesians Mixdesigns Zero Zero strain Viscosity strain max
13. vation mentioned above Start the mix and let the mix cycle run automatically Visco Control 1 will add the stated amount of water to the mix Once the mix time is finished an assessment is made of whether the concrete has the correct consistency Any necessary adjustments are then made When the mix is acceptable click mixer discharging Assess the figures in the Actual column and if they seem correct click the Add testvalues to mixdesign button which should appear The values found are added above in the mixdesign Remove the tick from the Test Mix box Visco Control 1 is now ready to take over control of the concrete consistency for this mix design CONVI ApS DK 5270 Odense N Tel 45 6618 2026 Fax 45 6618 2043 e mail convi convi dk User and Service Manual 11 rao Y CONVI 04 May 2010 Visco Control Page 6 gt Test interface Windows Internet Explorer Ea lx E 4 x Ask search Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ue Favorites amp Test interface Mixer Prodid Mixdesign Batchsize Actual water responsecode 0 H0031 10169 K 06 502 Add testvalues to mixdesign Name Actual value Prod Id 200 Test mix Mix design no 44 Mix design name Test44 Mixing state Mixer discharged Sonde state No new Data mixdesign Target batch Actual Difference Premixtime 15 15 15 Wetmixtime 12 12 15 viscosity 31 31 32 zero strain 1176 138 Messtim
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