Siemens SIMATIC BATCH Operating Manual page 415

Controlling a batch
The following table describes the functions of the control buttons and the reaction of the
batches.
Button
Start
Pause after
step
Hold immedi‐
ately
Resume
Stop
Abort
Completing a batch
A batch is completed:
Automatically when all the recipe steps of the batch were executed successfully or
With the operator command "Abort" or "Stop"
Aborting a batch when no AS connection is available
See section, "Aborting a batch when no AS connection is available (Page 441)".
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Meaning Reaction
Starts execution of With this command, you start a released batch in the start
the control recipe mode "Operation". Batches with the Start mode "immediately"
and "time-driven" are started automatically.
You cannot start a batch if the batch is chained to another
batch and the preceding batch has not yet been started!
Control recipe pro‐ You can pause active batches using the "Pause after step"
cessing is held, the command. In contrast to the "Hold" command, this command
steps in progress will simply prevents the control recipe from passing control to the
be completed next step. Active recipe phases are not affected and continue
until they are complete.
Batch control waits with the processing of the next transition
or the start of the next recipe step until the Resume command
is received.
Control recipe pro‐ You can stop batches immediately with the "Hold immediately"
cessing is held, the command. In contrast to the "Pause after step" command, not
steps in progress will only the batch itself but also all the recipe phases currently
not be completed. active in the control recipe are held.
Execution of the con‐ This command resumes batches that have been held in the
trol recipe is resumed batch control. If recipe phases have also been stopped then
at the point at which it these phases return to the status "Running".
was stopped.
The processing of the You will find further information in the section "Stop (Control
control recipe is stop‐ menu) (Page 1069)".
ped at this step.
The processing of the You will find further information in the section "Abort (Control
control recipe is abor‐ menu) (Page 1065)".
ted at this step
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