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BoardGatekeeper BoardReleased#

Overview#

This functionality enables the use of BoardGatekeeper event BoardReleased to track In and Out MES Materials.

How To configure#

To enable BoardReleased material tracking functionality we need to configure the extension and any other relevant key as described below:

IoTMetadataDefinition Area Level Configuration#

Set the following keys at the Area level:

Name Type Possible Values Default Value Description
oib_BoardGateKeeper_disabled String true
false		 true This will enable or disable the extension.
oib_BoardGateKeeper_enablemode String None
OnePerEnterprise
OnePerSite
OnePerLine		 None How should activate BoardGateKeeper instance:
None - No instance will be used
OnePerEnterprise - One Instance for all Lines (Enterprise level)
OnePerSite - One Instance for all Lines (Site level)
OnePerLine - One Instance per Line
oib_BoardGateKeeper_subscriptionnamesuffix String "" Will be added to the subscription name.
OIB_LineNameStationName_<Line name>_<Station name> String Link from OIB Line and Station names to MES Resource name.
Example
Resource ResourceType Area Name Value
SMT_Production Line oib_BoardGateKeeper_disabled false
SMT_Production Line oib_BoardGateKeeper_enablemode OnePerEnterprise
SMT_Production Line OIB_LineNameStationName_Line - TQ & TX2 & SX2_TX2 SMT_Pick_Place_1

Replace with the appropriate values depending on your setup.

IoTMetadataDefinition Resource Level Configuration#

  • useOIBToTrackIn: If set with BoardReleased, this event will automatically track in the Material at the MES Resource.

    • UseTrackInOperation: Sets the Track In MES operation. Can be defined as ComplexDispatchAndTrackIn or ComplexTrackIn. Defaults to ComplexTrackIn if not defined.
    • useWaitForPreviousTrackout: Sets a wait time for the previous Track Out event to finish.
    • useWaitIfRecipeIsBeingChanged: Sets a wait time for the recipe change to finish on the current Resource.
    • DoPreviousTrackOut: If defined with any value, the controller logic will attempt to Track Out the previous Material tracked in the Resource before proceeding with the Track In operation for the current Material.

  • useOIBToTrackOut: If set with BoardReleased, this event will automatically track out the Material at the MES Resource.

    • UseTrackOutOperation: Sets the Track Out MES operation. Can be defined as ComplexTrackOutAndMoveNext or ComplexTrackOut. Defaults to ComplexTrackOut if not defined.
    • waitForTraceToDoTrackOut: Sets a wait time for the Traceability data processing before Tracking Out.
    • waitForTrackInToDoTrackOut: Sets a wait time for the Track In operation to conclude before Tracking Out.

  • OIB_BoardReleased_EventExpiration: If set with an integer value (e.g., 1000), any event message received with a timestamp that has a time difference from now greater than this value will be ignored.

Example
Resource ResourceType Area Name Value
SMT_Pick_Place_1 useOIBToTrackIn BoardReleased
SMT_Pick_Place_1 useOIBToTrackOut BoardReleased

How To Use#

BoardGateKeeper informs the MES if a board was successfully transported to the next production step. This event may be sent automatically if interlocking is disabled (in that case, no BoardRequest will be performed) or if MES has previously confirmed a requested board.

Our Connect IoT controller logic will:

  • Verify if this feature is enabled for Track In/Out.
  • If enabled, trigger the corresponding tracking operation in MES, ending the flow.

Implementation Details#

During Equipment Setup, a new endpoint will be registered at the Line Station. This registration becomes the connection to MES where the Events will be sent by the various Stations.

Station BoardReleased Received:

  1. Resolves IoTMetadataDefinition for what tracking operations are configured.
  2. Check if any Track In/Out Conditions are enabled.
  3. Track In enabled:
  4. Try to Track in Material received into the MES Resource.
  5. Track Out enabled:
  6. Try to Track out Material received out of the MES Resource.