Sentry I Control System
- LINUX based operating system
- Pop-up menus and window displays,4 of 4 aggregates ,2 of 3 cements or 4 of 7 ad mixtures
- Water by meter
- Unlimited formula files
- Unlimited customer files
- Unlimited job files
- Truck file with unlimited storage for vehicle identifications, driver names, and discharge specifications
- Weighing by load cell digital indicator interface
- Moisture compensation on all aggregates; automatic adjustment of water for moisture and high volume admixtures
- Material usage and perpetual inventory control for loads batched in "AUTO"; system maintains actual and target batching amounts (with daily and monthly totals), beginning balance, quantity received, quantity shipped,and balance on hand for all materials
- Automatic preliminary cutoff with free fall compensation for predictive weighing
- All interlocks required by CPMBM
- Automatic inching discharge controls: adjustable discharge rates for each truck or mixer; ribbon discharge for proper blending of all materials; continuous discharge compensation accurate for any size batch or formula mixer
- Bin mapping feature: materials can be swapped from one bin to another without changing mix designs
- Split batch feature divides the load into two or more smaller batches when the truck size exceeds the plant capacity
- Water trim and admixture dosage adjustments to meet individual customer and job requirements without altering the basic mix design
- Next batch setup with split screen entry to ensure fast loading of trucks
- Plant Setup function tailors the control system to the individual requirements of the batching plant
- Delivery ticket printing,with sold to, deliver to, and pricing information
- Simulation mode
- Help mode
- System diagnostics
Optional Features
- Additional materials up to:6 of 8 aggregates,3 of 6 cements and ,5 of 14 ad mixtures
- Water by meter (w/holding tank) Water by batcher
- Ice by batcher
- Mixer controls - provide interlock for mixing time, tilting time, home and tilt positions for one or two mixers
- Telescopic chute, two-way discharge chute, concrete holding hopper, and Automatic moisture meter for indication and compensation of moisture in sand and stone
- Controls for slurry with automatic compensation for fines, cement, and water
- Additional terminals for job entry and load scheduling
- Communications interface or tie-in with dispatching and order entry systems
- Host communications,for transfer of batching data to office accounting systems
