Using manual phase control
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Using manual phase control

Use
FactoryTalk Batch View
 to command a material-based phase using manual phase control in
Equipment
.
WARNING:
If communication with the Material Server fails while in Equipment, and the material policy option is configured for Switch to Manual, all containers associated with the phase display. The list is not filtered by the selected material. Use extreme caution when operating without the Material Server. Failure to select the correct container or phase pair could result in a hazardous situation, depending on the material.
To command a material-based phase using manual control
  1. Select
    Equipment
    .
  2. Select the material-enabled phase to acquire and select
    Acquire
    FTBV_AcquireIcon.
  3. If prompted, confirm the command.
    TIP:
    The manual phase control session requests ownership of the phase (and OPERATOR will appear in the phase’s Needed By list). The phase must be released by the control recipe, and then the operator acquires the phase.
  4. Select
    Start
     FTBV_StartIcon.
  5. If prompted, confirm the command.
  6. If the phase is configured as both a material distribution and addition, from the
    Feed Type
     list, select the type for the phase.
    TIP:
    If the phase is not configured as both a material distribution and addition, the configured
    Feed Type
     for the material phase cannot change.
  7. Select a material to use from the
    Material
     list, and select
    Continue
    .
  8. Enter a unique batch ID.
  9. (optional) If a phase has a control strategy, select the strategy from the
    Control Strategy
     box.
  10. Select a container, and select
    OK
    . The batch state displays
    DOWNLOADING
    .
    TIP:
    If the phase has automatic uploads and downloads,
    Prompts
    shows the prompt(s) to acknowledge.
  11. If prompts generate for the phase, select
    Prompts
    .
    TIP:
    If prompts are present, an
    x Prompts
     link displays in the left sidebar navigation. Selecting the
    Prompts
    link goes to the
    Prompts
    list, displaying only the prompts for that phase.
  12. In
    Prompts
    , select the prompt, enter the appropriate value, and select
    Acknowledge
     FTBV_AcknowledgeIcon.
  13. Once the phase completes, select the phase, and then select
    Reset
     FTBV_ResetIcon.png.
  14. With the phase still selected, select
    Release
     FTBV_ReleaseIcon.
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