Operator - Making a Buffer Call

💬 This guide assumes you have completed the basic administration guides as well as creating a buffer operation and buffer call setup.

For this guide, the operator needs to have access to the UI either via a PC or a tablet.

Preparation

  • We need to give the unloading operator a UI login in order to access the buffer calling interface

  • As the supervisor, navigate the menu to Administration > Users > Users

  • Find "Operator 3" and click the 📝 button to edit the user

  • Enable the "Eton UI Account" checkbox

  • Enter "operator3" in the "Username" input box

  • Enter "password123" in both of the password input boxes
    Creating a UI user

  • Click Save

  • Follow the production guide and complete a sewing operation

  • The carrier should head off to station 1004 after the operator switch is pressed on station 1002

  • Wait until the carrier has arrived on rail 1004

Making the Buffer Call

  • Log into the UI with the operator account we previously created (username: "operator3", password: "password123").
  • Navigate the menu to Buffer Callings
  • In the "Operation" dropdown, select our buffer operation "Buffer".
  • In the dropdown below the "Buffer Content" header, select "Order".
  • The right side of the screen will now show the orders in the buffer along with their quantity.
  • Press the filter button to select the order we want to call for. In our example the only available option is "100".
    Selecting the buffer content
  • The right side will be automatically filled in with our selection and the available quantity.
  • Now press the "Call" button to call for this order
    Calling for the Order
  • The carrier should now automatically leave station 1004 and head to the unloading operation on station 1003.

Tips

💡 For more detailed descriptions of the options available on this page, check out Interface: Buffer Calls.