Chapter 1: Setup and Operation
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Counting Leaded Reels
Counting Leaded Reels
When counting leaded reels, the Versacount II+ will keep a count of the number of parts that
pass through the axial/radial counting head. The EPD module cannot be used with the axial/
radial counting head. Therefore, the counter will not detect when components are missing and
will not automatically stop at the end of a reel.
Before a reel can be counted, the correct stop point, number of leads per part, and count direc-
tion must be set in the Setup Screen.
The Setup Screen
While the Main Menu is displayed, press the left
arrow key to access the Setup Menu. The Setup
Screen will appear similar to that shown in Figure
1-36.
Three settings are displayed on the Setup Screen
that can be changed: The stop count, the counting
direction, and the number of leads per part.
When the Setup Screen first appears, STOP will
flash continuously. This indicates that this setting is ready to be changed. If a change is desired,
enter the new number with the number keys and press the ENT key. If no change is desired,
pressing ENT will advance to the next setting. Each of the available settings will cycle in this
way.
Stop Count
The STOP setting sets the number of pockets the counter will advance before stopping after
STOP/GO is pressed. With the setting shown in Figure 1-36, the counter will automatically stop
once it has counted 100,000 pockets. The STOP value can be any number between 0 and
999,999. If the variable is set to 0, the counter will not stop until the STOP/GO key is pressed.
The total parts count is not reset back to zero until the operator exits Run mode or changes the
count direction. Therefore, the stop count can be used to count a reel in intervals as well as to
confirm that a specific number of parts is present on the reel.
For example: A reel of 2000 parts is to be counted and a marker placed on the reel after every
one hundred parts. This task can be automated by setting the stop count to 100. With this set-
ting, the counter will stop after counting 100 parts and wait until the operator presses the
STOPGO key again. Then it will count another 100 parts. It will keep a running total, stopping at
100, 200, 300, 400, 500, etc. until the operator exits Run mode.
Alternatively, if the task is to confirm that exactly 2000 parts are present on the reel, the stop
count should be set to 2000. Then the counter will stop after counting 2000 parts. The operator
can then confirm the total count by reversing the count direction. The parts count will be reset to
0 and the counter will count the reel again in the other direction until the same stop count of 2000
is reached.
STOP=100000 DIR= <-
NUMBER OF LEADS=2
Figure 1-36
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