Machine Description Form

Machine Description

Machine Details

MachineType

Vendor Company name of the machine vendor. Avoid whitespaces or special characters.

Model

SerialNo

Build Year

BrowseName (OPC UA) This is the name of the machine which appears in the OPC UA server. Recommendation: MachineType + Numeric Suffix (e.g., Labeller1).

Publication & Versioning

Publication Date

Author Email Email of the person to contact about this spreadsheet.

Version

Output Filename

The filename is automatically generated from the BrowseName above.

Alarm Configuration

AlarmRepresentation

AlarmBehavior

AlarmCount Used as the size of the array for DYNAMIC alarm behavior.

MessagesLanguage

Optional Features

StopReason Generation

Yes No

Generate the special variable for the root cause of the machine stop. Boolean variable to trigger the read of properties alarmCode and alarmMessage. The StopReason is defined by PackML.

ADD-INs

ACPower ADDIN Provides information about electrical consumption.

Utilities ADDIN Used for machines which consume or produce different sources of energy.

TrackAdvance ADDIN Applies to filling machines supporting a cleaning in place (CIP) process.

AGV ADDIN Applies to Palletizers which are interfaced with AGVs.

Alarms Exposed by the Machine

Define all alarms for the machine. If the message is empty, the alarm will not be generated.

You can copy and paste alarms from an Excel spreadsheet directly into the table below. (missing lines will be generated automatically)

ID	Name	Message	Actions

Warnings Exposed by the Machine

Define all warnings for the machine. If the message is empty, the warning will not be generated.

You can copy and paste alarms from an Excel spreadsheet directly into the table below. (missing lines will be generated automatically)

ID	Name	Message	Actions

Counters

Define all counters for the machine. If the description is empty, the counter will not be generated.

Note: The first three counters are predefined by the PackML standard and are automatically included in the generated nodeset.
PackML counters described by default contain only the first entry of each array.

You can add more counters as needed. Additional defective unit counter should be provided per type of defect (bad open flap, underfill, not printed, bad pump orientation, ...etc.) and station (head 1, nozzleX,....etc.).

You can copy and paste alarms from an Excel spreadsheet directly into the table below. (missing lines will be generated automatically)

ID	Name	Type	Description	Actions
			Total products processed (PackML standard)	Predefined
			Total defective products (PackML standard)	Predefined
			Total machine cycles (PackML standard)	Predefined

Setpoints

Define all setpoints for the machine. If the description is empty, the setpoint will not be generated.

You can copy and paste alarms from an Excel spreadsheet directly into the table below. (missing lines will be generated automatically)

ID	Name	Description	Actions

Real Time Variables

Define all real time variables for the machine. If the description is empty, the variable will not be generated.

You can copy and paste alarms from an Excel spreadsheet directly into the table below. (missing lines will be generated automatically)

ID	Name	Description	Actions