FMS Insight Operator Instructions

FMS Insight can display load, wash, and inspection instructions to the operator. The instructions are documents (typically PDF files) stored on the FMS Insight server, and when the user clicks a button in the client the instructions are shown in a new browser tab.

Configuration

The instruction files are kept on the FMS Insight server in a single directory. The directory is configured via a configuration option InstructionFilePath within the FMS section. Once configured, this directory should be filled with files that can be displayed in a browser (PDF is a good choice). When the user requests an instruction file, the FMS Insight server will search the filename of all files inside this directory

Instruction Types

There are four instruction types: load, unload, wash, and inspections. Each instruction type will search for a different file depending on the page on the station monitor screen and the currently selected part. To create instruction files for all possibilities, you should create files as follows:

• For each part, create a file with the partname and load in the filename. Inside this file, add pictures and text to explain how to load and optionally unload the part from the pallet. For example, for a part named ABC123, you could create a file ABC123-load.pdf which contains the instructions. When the user is on the Load Station page in FMS Insight, FMS Insight will search for a file with the partname and load in the filename, find ABC123-load.pdf, and display it to the user.

• For each part, optionally create a file with the partname and unload in the filename. If no file exists with the partname and unload in the filename, FMS Insight will fall back to searching for a file with the partname and load in the filename. Thus you could just create a single file (e.g. ABC123-load.pdf) which contains both the load and unload instructions, or you could create two separate files (e.g. ABC123-load.pdf and ABC123-unload.pdf).

• For each part, create a file with the partname and wash in the filename. Inside this file, add pictures and text to explain how to wash and perhaps other tasks at the wash station. For example, for a part named ABC123, you could create a file ABC123-wash.pdf. Similar to before, when the user is on the Wash page in FMS Insight, this instruction file will be displayed.

• For each part and each inspection type, create a file with the partname and the inspection type in the filename. For example, for a part named ABC123 and inspection types CMM and 3DScan, you should create two files: ABC123-CMM.pdf and ABC123-3DScan.pdf. Each file should contain pictures and text to explain how to perform the inspection on this part. When the user is on the Inspection page, FMS Insight will find the file based on the currently selected part and inspection type.

Opening the instructions

To open the instructions, click on any material card in the station monitor page. When clicked, a dialog will appear with details about the material. On the bottom of the dialog, there is a button "Instructions". When clicked, FMS Insight will search for a file matching the current partname and page (load, wash, or inspection) as described above. The instruction file will then be displayed in a new tab. When subsequent instructions are requested, the tab will be re-used. Thus the tab does not need to be manually closed after each operation.