See also The Fisa Cleaning Installation for more terminology and definitions
See also Search Tab to search for occurrences of a word in the different help topics.
Basket Sequence
A string containing the sequence of visits a basket does for a particular basket code.
Basket Sequence
Shortcut
A combination of keyboard keys held down together and/or typed in a particular sequence.
-
A shortcut gives fast access to an often used menu.
Language
The User Interfaces (windows) are translated in run-time when selecting a new language.
Language
Objects
Tanks, Accessories, Instruments, Robots, etc that build the installation
Object Classes
Main window
Where the installation is displayed with graphical symbols
This windows opens when Fisa Project starts.
Main window
Installation Tree window
Where objects can be added, moved or removed and the type of objects can be changed
Accessible from Main window, Options menu (shortcut Ctrl + T)
Structure modifications
Basket Position
A tank, loading position, hot air dryer or any object that can hold a basket.
Position
Position
See
Basket Position
Position (graphical)
IR
Infra-red radiation for communication with the robots
PC
Personal Computer, Computer with Microsoft Windows Operating System
Master Basket
Object used to hold default information for new Baskets created in Simulation or Logger.
Basket Code
A number, 1 to 63, identifying a particular Basket Treatment
*.cmg
*.cmi
*.cmb
*.cmr
*.cmt
*.cma
*.cmq
*.cme
*.cms
*.cml
See
File Extensions
Fisa Logger
With Fisa Logger, traceability is ensured by saving data in a relational database.
License
Poll Interval
When using Fisa Logger or in Simulation mode, the refresh rate for the instruments in seconds.
Instrumentation Menu
Images of Objects
In the Main window, objects can be displayed with a colored box or with an image.
Default images of Objects
Colors of Objects
In the Main window, objects can be displayed with a colored box or with an image.
Default colors of Objects
Response Object
This object is needed for simulation purposes.
Response Object
Item
Equipment Item, can be any Object
Object
Position (graphical)
The physical position of an object in the window.
A Basket Position is sometimes called Position for short.
Basket Position
Instruction
An instruction to tell the Fisa Robot what action to perform.
Instructions are organized in a Robot Program.
Automatic Program
Residence Time
The time a basket remains in a basket position.
Cleaning Machine
Also referred to as
Installation
See
Cleaning Machine
Machine
See
Cleaning Machine
Line
See
Cleaning Machine
Transfer Position
See
Basket Sequence
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Transfer Position
FIFO
First in, first out
-
See
FIFO
Chain
See
What is a Chain?
Instrument bus
Network to connect instruments to a PC.
Tooltip
The yellow information box that appears when the mouse moves over an object.
Basket Visit
A basket going into a position is called a visit
Visit
Basket Visit
Siblings
All nodes having the same parent.
Node
Parent
All nodes except the root have one and only one parent.
Node
Child
Any node can have none or one or more children.
Node
Descendants
A node's descendants include all children, grandchildren, etc.
Node
Child
Ancestor
The oldest ancestor of a node is the root.
Node
Parent
Node
Object representation in the Installation Tree.
The relationship between different items can be visualized with nodes.
Siblings
Cycle Time
The time between baskets leaving the cleaning machine when it is working at full capacity.
Robot Sequence
The part of the basket sequence that corresponds to one robot.
Basket Sequence
External Liftout
External Liftout
Basket Number
Every time an installation file is opened the basket numbering restarts from 1.
This is the number you see in the basket numbering on the screen.
In the database, the baskets are continously autonumbered.
This count is never reset, giving each basket a unique ID.