In the Inputs tab, enter the placeholders for the parameters in order. Each time you complete a line, the next free line is automatically created.

Process condition profiles can be used for example to monitor the wear of a saw blade as shown in the figure above.

Name

Enter the name of the parameter here. This name is then displayed in the module settings for the assignment of the corresponding signal.

Min, Max

Enter here the lowest and highest value that the parameter can accept. Only numeric values are allowed.

If parameters are available as text signals in ibaPDA, you will need to convert them into numbers first using other virtual functions, e.g., via the Switch or ConvertFromText functions.

No. Zones

Select the number of subranges into which the total value range (between Min and Max) should be divided. Choose the number appropriately and according to the variance of your parameter values.

For example, it makes no sense to define more than three zones if there are only three material types.

Zones

If you click on the <…> button in this column, a dialog opens in which the zone boundaries are displayed.

Here you can select whether the total value range should be subdivided automatically into equal zones (equidistant) or according to your own specifications (custom).

Lower, upper zone

By applying a checkmark you can determine whether values below Min (Lower Zone) and/or above Max (Upper Zone) should also be considered in the process condition.

Tolerance (%)

Here, you can set a percentage tolerance value with respect to the zone boundaries. You can thus avoid frequent switching of the zones if, for example, the parameter value fluctuates around the zone limit value.

Example: Saw blade diameter between 100 mm and 300 mm

An equidistant division into 2 zones results in the limit values 100, 200 and 300. If, for example, the diameter value often fluctuates between 199.5 mm and 202, then the zone would be switched with each change, which is undesirable in this case. If you set a tolerance of 5 %, then the zone would only switch at values below 190 mm or above 210 mm.