Waratah - Logrite

Training 2005

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Training Course Outline
 Part One:
 Familiarize users with the Logrite components
 Part Two:
 Starting up the Logrite
 Part Three:
 Menu Navigation
 Calibration
 Measurement Description
 SC Tables
 Part Four:
 Diagnostics
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Training Course Outline
 Part Five:
 Installing Program on PC
 Installing program on Logrite
 Fastlynx and Commlink
 Part Six:
 Live demos
 Simulator
 Part Seven:
 Conclusion

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System Introduction

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What is Logrite?

 A controller Designed specifically for

Waratah 600 series Hydraulic Tree
Harvester heads
 A powerful PC based control system and
operator interface

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AS650 System Components

Joysticks
Display

Cabin Module

Keypad
Head Module

Printer

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AS660 System Components

Display

Keypad Interface

Cabin Module Numeric Keypad

SureGrip
Joysticks
Printer Head Module

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Interchange ability
 Most of the Logrite components are
interchangeable within the two systems.
 There are a few factors that need to be
considered:
 The colour screen and the numeric keypad work
together.
 If the suregrip keypad is to be used the suregrip
keypad interface needs to be used as well
 The AS666 cab can work with the colour screen and
the monochrome but the AS656 cant work with the
colour screen.
 The AS667 can only work with cab versions 5.00 and
higher
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Starting the Logrite

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Starting the Logrite
 Ensure the Logrite switch is off.
 Start carrier and allow voltage to stabilize.
 Turn Logrite switch to on and press key
switch timer reset button if fitted
 Starting the computer will give two beeps
 One each from the display (monochrome)
and remote keypad (if connected)
 The upper right (monochrome) LED will
flash

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Starting The Logrite

 A delay of 20 to 30
seconds before
(monochrome) LEDS
flash while display &
keypad beep three
times (some will display
HTH Waratah on start)
 Program will start
loading displaying
software version

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Starting the Logrite

 Disclaimer will appear

on the screen
 Press OK, the Run
screen will appear and
the Logrite will start

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Run Screen
Date Operator/location Time

Log Speed
Stem
counter
Length
display

Log specs
Diameter
display

Soft keys

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Navigation
 Monochrome

 Each button
corresponds to the
function above it.
 As the screens
change the
functionality of the soft
keys change.

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Navigation
 Colour Screen
1 2 3
 The five keys on the
numeric keypad
indicate the soft keys
on the screen
4
 Again the soft keys
change as the screens
change but the
corresponding keypad
keys don’t 5
2

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Logrite Settings

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Logrite Settings

 Loading Cutting Lists

 Length and Diameter Calibration
 Measuring Parameters
 Drive and Delimb SC Tables

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Logrite Control

Keypad and AS656 / AS666 (CAB)

Joysticks
 Cutting Lists

 Measuring Parameters WARATAH

 Calibration

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Cutting List Variables
Log Specification Details Purpose

Grade (Grade - 3 characters) To identify each log specification by grade

Target length Sets the optimum (Target) length for this log specification. This is
(0 -30.00m or 0 - 98.43ft) automatically calculated once Max and Min values are entered but can
(0 – 24m or 0 – 74ft) on 616, 620, 622 be overridden by the operator.
machines.

Min length Sets shortest (Minimum) length for this log specification

Max length Sets longest (Maximum) length for this log specification

Min SED (Small End Diameter) Sets the smallest (Minimum) Small End Diameter (SED) for this log
specification.

Max LED (Large End Diameter) Sets the largest (Maximum) Large End diameter (LED) for this log
(0 - 999mm or 0 – 39.3") specification.

Max Speed Sets the percentage of full speed at which the log will be transported
(0 - 120%) when being processed.
Goto log (alternative specification) Sets the preferred log alternative specification if during processing, the
target log specification cannot be achieved.

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Cutting List Variables
Log Specification Details Purpose

Paint Colour (0 - 7) Sets the paint colour combination for each grade when paint marking is
fitted.
Max SED
Is the largest permissible SED in a log specification.

Value ($/m3) Optimiser log value.

Order Full Sets trigger point to warn operator that volume order required has been
filled for this grade.

Quality Grade Optimiser quality class, sometimes called assortment.

Allows this log to automatically select the topsaw whenever this pre-
Saw select is chosen. When set to Selectable, saw selection defaults to main
saw and is selectable by the operator.

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Run screen
 From the run screen
 Select left soft key
marked MENU

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Select menu option
 Using the green scroll
key on the right of the
display.
 Scroll to Cutting systems
 Press ENTER soft key

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Cutting instructions

 With cutting instructions

highlighted
 Press ENTER soft key

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Select species for log entry
 Scroll to the species
where log specifications
will be entered
 Press ENTER soft key
 NOTE species name can
be entered in species
details

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Select button for pre-select

 PR # is the button on the

remote keypad you will
select for this log
specification.
 PR 1 is highlighted and
this applies to the key #1
on the remote keypad
 Press EDIT soft key

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When log volume exists
 If volume exists for the
log specification you are
about to change
 A warning screen will
advise, you will loose
the recorded volume.
Pressing OK will return
to this screen
 Press PRINT to print
recorded volume

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Grade designation
 Grade allows selecting
three letters or numbers
with the scroll key for
printouts
 Scroll right, left, up or
down to position and
change letters or
numbers
 Press ENTER to save the
grade changes

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Log length setup
 Scroll to Min length then,
scroll right
 Enter Target length less
1cm (10 mm)
 Press ENTER, the
computer will calculate
Target and Max length
using plus & minus
tolerances

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Auto calculation
 Entering a length of 3.99
meters
 The computer using the +
& - 1cm (10mm)
tolerance has calculated
the target at 4.00 meters
and max length at 4.01
meters

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Length Tolerance
 Min and max length are also affected by the
positive and negative tolerance settings in
Service Settings

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Length Tolerance cont’d
 If + tolerance or –
tolerance are changed they
would affect the min and
max length auto
calculation.
 Wide tolerance is used
when the min and max
length in the cutting lists
have been manually
increased so the difference
between them matches the
formula in the manual

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Example 1
 Set + tolerance and – tolerance to 10mm (default)
 Auto calculating the length would give:

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Example 2
 Set + tolerance to 20mm and – tolerance to 30mm
 Auto calculating the length would give:

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Minimum top size Metric shown

 Scroll to Min SED, scroll

right. Scroll up, down,
right or left for the
required size, press
ENTER to accept the
value
 Max LED is changed,
only if a maximum is
required in your mill
cutting list

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Maximum speed

 Maximum speed default

is 100% it can be set to
120%
 Max Auto Speed can be
used to reduce all
automatic speeds in
special cases. This
changed from System
functions, measuring
parameters*

*See slide 50

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Goto alternate log specification

 Goto # will only be used

when the current log
specification is not met
 Entering a PR# (example
2) will send the log to the
target length for the PR#
2 specification
 Left at 0 stops goto
function for this log

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Next screen down

 Paint colour is set with

paint marking
 Max SED is used with
wide tolerance pulp logs
 Remaining settings for
optimizing are not active

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CALIBRATE LENGTH

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Automatic length calibration

Automatic length calibration

is used for initial setup
when new components
are installed
This will provide a good
starting point for length
accuracy in adjusting the
scale factor

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Adjusting scale factor
 Scale factor adjusts for
wheel wear or
penetration
 If log had been cut or
nicked use last cut
 If you measured to the
saw face use length
 Adjust scale factor until
(last cut/length) equals
tape measure

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Accept scale factor
 Scale factor is adjusted
with green scroll key
 Scroll right, make
necessary changes,
press SET soft key to
accept change
 Old scale factor will not
be retained when screen
is exited

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Menu quick access
 Pressing RUN soft key will
jump to Run screen
 From Run screen pressing
EXIT soft key will jump back to
the previous screen
 This allows quick access for
minor adjustments
 Increase SF if logs are short
 Decrease SF if logs are long

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Diameter calibration

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Diameter table

 The diameter table

provides reference
information to the
computer on the
position of the
measuring arms
 Fully closed and fully
open points are
required for diameter
measuring to function
correctly
 Press ADD soft key

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Measure the diameter
 Using a round tree
 Position the tree in the head and
cut the end with the main saw,
for safety inch the tree so
hands will be outside the path
of the saw bar & chain
 Measure three ways and use
average
 Scroll right and enter diameter
 Press SET soft key to accept
diameter

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Measuring stem diameter
 Measure across the stem
including the bark
 Take the average of two or
three measurements
 Bark thickness will be
removed from volume
calculation if offset is entered
in cutting list

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Building the diameter table
 Continue to enter diameters
 New diameters will be inserted
in their correct position
 Add only enough diameters for
display to show actual wood
diameter
 Encoder counts shown are
actual plus 5000 for ease of
computer programming

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Invalid diameter
 Diameters that are too
close or diameters with
similar encoder counts
will be rejected as invalid
 Deleting another
diameter that is close will
allow entry of this new
more accurate diameter

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Accessing Measuring Parameters

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Measuring Parameters
 Parameters are:
 Max auto speed
 Crawl speed
 Jump speed
 Brake distance
 Crawl distance
 Reducing the crawl speed and
brake distance would only
make the machine go slower
as it starts pulsing.
 Pulsing causes inaccurate
measurements.

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Speed Control

TARGET LENGTH JUMP SPEED

(% OF FULL
ACCELERATION SPEED

FULL SPEED BRAKE DISTANCE

- TOL + TOL

CRAWL
SPEED (% OF
CRAWL DISTANCE FULL SPEED
(% OF BRAKE DISTANCE)
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Accessing Delimb SC Tables

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SC Delimb Diameter

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Accessing Drive SC Tables

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SC Drive Diameter

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SC Diameter Tables cont’d
 Things to note with Delimb
SC diameter tables:
 When driving a tree the delimb
arm pressure will be Delimb
drive prop setting unless the
pressure settings in the table is
lower at the particular diameter.
 When sawing a log the delimb
arm pressure will be the
Delimb saw prop setting
unless the pressure settings in
the table is lower at the
particular diameter.

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Production Printouts
 The Logrite allows the operator to print:
 Machine settings
 Machine variables
 Cutting lists
 Individual operator and location production
 Current day production
 Weekly production

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Accessing Data Printouts

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Data Printout Example

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Diagnosing the
Logrite

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Power and Comms flow through
the Logrite controller
 Cab module distributes a power to the other
parts of Logrite
 Cab module monitors the power to the head
module and can shut it down, while the power to
display and keypad cannot be shut down
 Head module supplies and monitors a power for
encoders and sensors on head
 Cab module controls and communicate with all
other parts of Logrite, but they cannot
communicate between themselves
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Cab Voltage Distribution
CAB

10v max

Self Boom cable

Cab Head
Resetting
Supply
Fuses
<36V

Voltage
Cab power
Protection
outputs
24V_input Cab 12V
Capacitors supply
24V_delay
Micro Supply 2.2A

(30V)
Clipped 24V Cab
Current Analogue
Lim iter 24V_LIM100 Supply
3A

24V_clipped

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Head Voltage Distribution
H E AD

cable H ead O P
<36V S upply
V oltage
P rotection

24V 3A H ead E N C
C urrent
S upply
Lim iter

(30V ) 24V 3A
C lipped C urrent
H ead A N A
Lim iter
S upply

H ead int
S upply

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Diagnostic procedure
There are three ways to diagnosing a problem with the
Logrite controller:
 Identification using software diagnostics
 Identification of a faulty module ( troubleshooting of
individual modules)
 Retrieve data with PC/laptop then email data to
factory for detailed analysis

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Software diagnostic
 The software can diagnose many power supply and
hardware problems itself. The Diagnostic Testings Menu
allows checking of:
 Cab voltage monitor, cab left and right handle and
cab outputs
 Head voltage monitor, head inputs and outputs
 Loop time

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Accessing Diagnostic Screens

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Software diagnostic

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Logrite start-up troubleshooting

Turn Logrite switch on

• Check incoming 24V voltage on TB1

No between AUTO and GND
Display beeps, • Check connections between cab module
Logo appears, and display
top LED lit up? • Check voltage 12V in diagnostic screen
and on TB5 between pins 16 and 17
• No 12V on TB5 means cab module
is faulty

Yes
Continue on page 70

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Logrite start-up troubleshooting
Continue from page 69

• Check connections between

After 30 sec cab module and display
Yes
display beeps
No
Did keypad • If connections are fine, cab
3 times and beeped? module is faulty (no Comms
LEDs flash? to display)

No
Yes • Check connections between
cab module, display and keypad
Disclaimer appears, • If connections are fine, cab module
application starts is faulty (no Comms to display and
up fine keypad)

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Head Comms troubleshooting
Application starts up
fine,
but can’t get head SW
version
(head Comms failed)

No • Visually inspect contacts of relay

Did relay click? • Shut down the Logrite, replace relay
and try again
• If the fault repeats, cab module is faulty
Yes
Continue on page 72

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Head Comms troubleshooting
Continue from page 71

Is voltage on No
TB6 24V (between • Cab module is faulty
GND and 24V)?

Yes

• Cab module is fine

• Check power on head module TB2
between GND and 24V
• Check the communication cable
from cab to head module
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Head output troubleshooting

Delimb arms don’t open

Open diagnostic screen

Cab Left Handle

• check the voltage on TB3 -

Is Left Handle No
• if handle voltage is missing or is too low,
voltage > 18V?
cab module is faulty

Yes
Continue on page 74

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Head output troubleshooting
Continue from page 73

• Press Delimb switch on joystick handle

• Check connections between cab module

Delimb Open No and left handle
input goes on? • Check the voltage on TB- when Dlclose
switch is pressed
• If connections and voltage when the switch
pressed are fine, cab module is faulty
Yes

Go to Head Output diagnostic

screen and find output Delimb Open

Continue on page 75

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Head output troubleshooting
Continue from page 74

• Press Delimb switch on joystick handle

Delimb Open No
• Head output is faulty
output goes on?

Yes
• Check the output voltage on head module TB5
• If the voltage is 0V when the switch is pressed,
head module is faulty
• If the voltage is 24V, check the connections between
head module and solenoid, check the solenoid
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Error messages
 During normal operation the software runs automatic
checks and the error messages appear on the screen of
display
 Interpreting error message
FLT head PWM#6 RMfwd Short
Fault on head module PWM output 6 Right motor forward Short

FLT cab DIGOUT#4 CabLev4

Fault on cab module Digital output Cab levelling 4 Short

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Diagnostic via retrieved files
 The software continuously records system status, some
of the error messages and unusual events for factory
analysis (so called flight recorder).
 The record is stored in Error.txt files, which can be
retrieved together with machine settings

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Programming

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Programming PC

 Loading the program on your PC from email (or

CD)
 Program received would be called VXxx.exe
 Double click and chose “yes” to install program
 When it finishes seven icons will be installed on the
PC’s desktop

VXxx.exe

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Programming PC cont’d

 Logrite VX.xx
 Programming utility for installing or upgrading software
and Logrite settings using Commlink

 Logrite VX.xx
 Programming utility for installing or upgrading software
and Logrite settings using Fastlynx

 Logrite VX.xx PC simulator

 PC based Logrite software simulator. This runs on a
PC to allow “help desk” type simulation of the Logrite
software while talking to an operator on the phone

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Programming PC cont’d
 Logrite release history
 A list of software changes made to date

 Logrite software installation manual (SIM)

 Detailed instructions on installing software

 Logrite technical bulletin

 Useful tips for installers

 Logrite passwords
 Factory passwords

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Programming Logrite

 Two methods:
 CommLink;
• Can be used with any windows operating system.
• Can only be used with Logrite V4.22 and higher.

 FastLynx;
• Can only be used with Windows ’98 operating
system or less.
• Can be used with any Logrite version number

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Commlink

Desktop Icon

A menu with many

options available
to the user

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FastLynx

Desktop Icon

Menu Similar to
the CommLink
Menu

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Why Logrite?

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Logrite Features

 User friendly menu system

 Pre-configured for Waratah heads
 Highly configurable processing modes
 Easy to set up
 Easy to learn and use
 Easy to upgrade
 Economical high level controller
 Industrial PC processor

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Logrite Features cont’d
 Best measuring in the industry
 Paint marking system (CMS)
 Saw limiting
 GPS
 Constant IT developments

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Logrite Talk
 A program that allows the machine owners use
the machine retrieve files to view the machine
production

 Provides the user with the a list of reports using

the retrieve information from the machine;
weekly production, individual operator/location
reports.

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Talk Excel Report Example

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THANK YOU!

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