Efficient Shop Floor Management with OperatorConnect Configuration in FactoryWiz

9.5 OperatorConnect Configuration (Operator Input)


1.1        Overview

The operators tablet user interface is a highly customizable part of FactoryWiz. Allowing users to only see what they want to and only capture what they require.

1.2        Security

One of the main challenges when deploying tablets to the shop floor is locking the tablet to only things you want them to be able to access.


1.2.1     iOS

For iOS devices, we recommend enabling guided access and configuring restricted access Mode. Guided Access will disable the home button meaning the operator cannot exit the browser. Restricted Access mode will limit what websites and content they can view; we normally only whitelist the FactoryWiz server. Password required to exit.

 


1.2.2     Android

1. Open Settings from the Android home screen

2. Connect to the company wifi or network that has access to the FactoryWiz server.

3. Open the Play Store. Please note you will require a google account to do this. We cannot provide you with one.

4. Login to your Google Account

5. Search for KIOSK BROWSER and install it


6. Once installed, click the home button. If prompt what to do, either open Android or Kiosk, select one time Android.

7. Open the standard android web browser. Navigate to the IP address for the server, followed by / tablet. In this example our server ip is 10.10.63.5, you will need to know your server ip address. Go to http://10.10.63.5/tablet



8. Select the machine the tablet is destined for and the profile you want to use and continue. 



9. Copy the bookmark URL (this is important)


10. Click the home button on the tablet, select always open Kiosk Browser


11. Select the 3 dots in the top right to access the settings.



12. The default pin is 0000


13. This is the main settings menu



14. Click Get License and enter your license key. You can purchase these from https://www.android-kiosk.com



15. Click GENERAL settings and KIOSK URL. Clear out the text in the text field and paste in the Bookmark URL you copied from the standard browser in step 9 and click OK.


16. Still under GENERAL settings, set the TIMEOUT (Minutes) setting to 30 minutes.

17. Under DISPLAY settings, check:
      Lock Orientation
      Full Screen Mode










18. Under TOOLBAR, check:

a.    Always hide toolbar

b.    Show on swipe down (might be redundant)

c.    Home Button

d.    Refresh button


19. Open HARDWARE, check:
  1. Keep screen on
  2. Prevent screen power off


20. Open ADMIN settings and click SETTINS PASSWORD at the top. We recommend you use 1866 (standard FactoryWiz PIN). Click save and exit settings. 
21. Remove your Google Account from Android settings menu.

 

To exit KIOSK BROWSER once it is running, tap anywhere on the screen 4 times in very quick succession > enter the PIN 1866 > Exit Kiosk Browser

 

For further help with Kiosk Browser, please visit https://help.android-kiosk.com/en/



To assign a machine to the tablet your setting up, select the machine you want, along with the profile and click Continue. See Admin Panel for how to create and configure profiles.



Here we can copy the URL that needs to be bookmarked. Consult tablet manual for information on how to save this URL as the homepage. Click centime to access the tablet interface.



After clicking on OPERATOR INPUT on the Main Panel, you must log in as an admin to
Go to Admin Panel.



FactoryWiz allows users to have multiple profiles (views) for different machine types.

In Figure 10‑3 we can:

  1. Create a new profile
  2. Edit a profile
  3. Duplicate a profile
  4. Delete a profile

To Create a new profile type in the new profile name and click Create. See Profile Editor to edit the newly created profile.

To Edit an existing profile, select from the dropdown list and click Edit.

To Duplicate, type in the new profile name, select the profile you want to copy from the dropdown and click Duplicate.

Once you have finished making any chances in the editor, Log Out


1.1       
 

In the profile we can add and remove widgets and totally customize the tablet appearance and functionality.

1.1.1     Top Menu

Widgets are added from the top menu, here you can also control colors, color scheme and orientation of the tablet.



Rotation controls which orientation the tablet is designed to be in. Please be aware, there is a profile for both landscape and portrait. If you change from to the other, you will need to create a new profile for the new orientation, it does not copy over.

Add Widget adds widgets, email buttons, idle buttons and mode buttons

Make sure you Save Settings before exiting the
Profile Editor.

Inside System Settings you can control color schemes and menu locations.

Exit to return to Machine Section.

Click the + Add Widget button in the top menu to add widgets to the view



This where we add the main items found in Override Current Values for real time Data Entry.



Check and uncheck each item to add and remove widgets. See Moving and Resizing Widgets to move and resize widgets once they are added.


1.1.1    
Email Widgets

Email Widgets are used to create a communication link between the operator and relevant departments. For example, you could add a button called CALL SUPERVISOR, this widget is then configured to email supervisor@yourcompany.com with the subject Machine 1 needs assistance. For information on how to configure email profiles and the information they send, see Mailing Lists.

Add the ADD button to add a new Email Widget to the view.


After clicking ADD you will see the Email Widget  in Figure 10‑5 in the main view. Click the gear icon in the top right configure.



Enter the Widget Text you want the operators to be able to see. Select the Email Profile you want it to be sent to. Select the Color you want the Email Widget to be.

To save the widget click 

You can idle reasons to the main view, in order for this to be effective you must disable the tablet jumping to the Idle Reason screen when the machine is not running, see System Settings to do this.



The purpose of Idle Widgets is to put some (not all) idle reasons on the main view so operators only need to click one button to set the idle reason. We recommend showing just your most popular idle reasons.

Like the Idle Button Widgets above, the Mode Widgets are to make it quick and easy to set the mode.

Moving and Resizing Widgets

To Move the Widget, click anywhere* in the control and drag it into position. It will snap into position. This position is show with a yellow box.



*For the timeline, select the control on the left.

To Resize widgets, click and drag the double arrows on the bottom corners. Release the mouse to stop resizing.



Like with the moving the widget, the resize will snap to grid. 

Most Widgets have their own individual settings, ranging from “Can the Operator Click this” to the “Color”.

An explanation of what each icon on the widgets mean.


This is the most common setting. It disables operators from clicking on editing the information in that control


Figure 10‑10 Part ID settings

In Figure 10‑10 there is a checkbox to enable or disable the operator clicking on the Part ID Widget. If enabled the operator can manually type in a Part ID.

Control when the Widget should transition from Good to Bad colors and the color that should be show.


Figure 10‑11 OEE Colors

Use the slide bar to change the target figures. Click on the HEX color boxes to change the color.

Control when the Main View should flash if not running. 


Figure 10‑12 CNC Status settings

Show Idle Reason will display the reason in the Status Window. Enable Entering Idle Reason allows the operator click and show idle reasons.

Control when the color will change and to what color.



Configure how the Widget will access the DNC tablet. At present this is a separate webpage.


Widget Text is what the operator will see. URL is the full link to the DNC web client. We recommend opening in a new window as it is a separate webpage using the Redirect Type.

Change the reporting period of the timeline.


Figure 10‑15 Timeline settings

These are generic settings that take precedent over any relevant widgets.



Here you can control the Language pack used on the tablet. There are three color themes you can use: Light, Contrast or Dark. You can control where the menu appears on the tablet with Menu Types.

The colored status boxes control when color the CNC Status Widget is for each status. We recommend using the standard colors here Status Definitions Explained.

Redirect to Idle Reason Page if not running is used to control what happens when the machine enters a non-running status.

Remember to click the Circle with Check in the upper right hand corner to save your changes.

Force Operator to Login (With Pin)

It is possible to force the operator sign in with or without an additional password or PIN code. If this feature is enabled, then no other features of the tablet can be used until an operator signs in with their username and password. See System Settings screenshot above where the User password is required option has been enabled.




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