IoT Shop Floor Quality
by Viindoo
| Lines of Code | 953 |
| Technical name | viin_iot_mrp_workorder_quality |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://viindoo.com/apps/modules/18.0/viin_iot_mrp_workorder_quality |
| Required Apps | Manufacturing (mrp) Invoicing (account) Discuss (mail) Inventory (stock) Employees (hr) |
| Included Dependencies | Advanced MRP Accounting Shop Floor Control Manufacturing Quality Control Shop Floor Control - Quality Viindoo Manufacturing Viindoo Base Stock Quality Control Viin Warehouse Web Gantt Viin Warehouse Accounting Quality Internet Of Things Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing IoT Manufacturing IoT Quality |
Measure at the station. Let the instrument fill in the number.
For manufacturers running quality checks on the shop floor
Read a Measure step's value from the measuring instrument on the Shop Floor screen instead of typing it.
Extends viin_iot_quality_mrp - see its documentation.
Extends viin_iot_quality - see its documentation.
Is this you?
Our operators read the gauge, then type the number. Every digit is a chance for a slip.
A Measure step takes longer than the measurement itself.
I never know which instrument a station was supposed to use for this control point.
When a value looks odd, nobody can tell whether it was read or guessed.
What changes
Typing slips
→ One tap on Read from instrument fills the Measure step with the instrument's value.
Slow Measure steps
→ The operator stays on the Shop Floor screen and never leaves the work order.
Unclear instrument
→ The quality manager names the measuring device once per control point; the button appears only where one is named.
Unnoticed wrong values
→ The value is recorded only when the operator confirms, and inspectors can still read and adjust a measurement after the order is done.
How it works
Quality manager chooses the measuring device on the control point.
Shop floor operator opens the Measure step on the Shop Floor screen and taps Read from instrument.
Shop floor operator checks the value and confirms; the step is recorded as passed or failed.
Quality inspector performs and revises checks, with the same Read from instrument option.
If the instrument cannot be reached, the screen says so and the value can be typed by hand. A box that was never paired is set up as the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation describes.
Key Features
Read from instrument
Fill a Measure step's value from the measuring instrument with one tap instead of typing it; the result is recorded only when the operator taps Confirm.
Instrument offered per Measure step
The Read control appears only on an open Measure step whose work center or control point names an instrument and where the user may record a result; otherwise the operator types the value.
Who it is for
Plant or operations manager
Wants measurements that come from the instrument and stay with the work order.
Quality manager
Sets the measuring device per control point once and every station follows.
Shop floor operator
Reads, checks and confirms in a few taps.
Quality inspector
Keeps the right to read and adjust a measurement after the order is done.
System administrator
One bridge that installs itself when its two dependencies are present, with no menu, view or access rule of its own.
Best for: manufacturers who run quality checks on the Shop Floor screen and want measured values to come from the instrument instead of the keyboard.
Related apps: IoT Quality MRP, Shop Floor Quality
Pick the measuring instrument once per control point
Read from instrument on the Shop Floor Measure step
The instrument's value fills the step - you confirm
The step is recorded as passed
A scale on the work center
The scale belongs to an IoT box. Pair the box as the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation describes, then choose the scale here.
See where the value came from
Quality holds are visible on the job board
Frequently Asked Questions
What if the instrument cannot be reached?
The screen tells the operator, and the value can be typed by hand.
Could a tap write a value by mistake?
No. The value fills the step and is recorded only when the operator confirms.
Does every Measure step show the button?
Only steps whose work center or control point names an instrument, and only for users who may record the result.
How do I connect the scale?
Pair the IoT box and connect its devices as the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation describes, then choose the scale on the work center or the control point.
Which servers are supported?
Viindoo Cloud, or your own Viindoo server.
Need help with IoT Shop Floor Quality?
Pre-Sales & Partnership
apps.support@viindoo.comTechnical Support
apps.support@viindoo.comTechnical Requirement
- Editions: Odoo Community, Viindoo Cloud
- Required modules: viin_iot_quality_mrp, viin_mrp_workorder_quality
- License: OPL-1
IoT Shop Floor Quality
Note
Extends Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing - see its documentation.
Note
Extends IoT Quality - see its documentation.
A Measure step of a work order is often a weighing. On the Shop Floor screen the operator stands at the machine with the product in both hands, and has to read the figure off the scale and type it into the numpad. A figure typed by hand can be misread or mistyped, and nobody can tell afterwards where it came from.
IoT Shop Floor Quality adds one button to the Measure step on the Shop Floor: Read from instrument. One tap takes one fresh reading from the scale that serves the check and puts it in the step. The operator looks at the figure and taps Confirm; only then is the result recorded. The check keeps a record of which instrument gave the figure and when, and nobody can edit that record afterwards.
The module adds no menu, no setting and no screen of its own. Which instrument is asked (the scale chosen on the work center of the work order, else the measuring instrument of the control point), and everything about the reading itself, is explained once in the guides of Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing and IoT Quality and is not repeated here. The module works on its own: the station does not need the scanner, footswitch and label printer of IoT Shop Floor.
Overview
The process
- To do - the Shop Floor Operator opens the quality step Measure of the work order on the Shop Floor, taps Read from instrument and checks the figure that fills the step. Next: the same operator.
- Passed / Failed - the Shop Floor Operator taps Confirm. The tolerance of the control point decides whether the step is Passed or Failed. A Quality Inspector can reopen and revise the check afterwards.
Who uses this module
| Role | What they do | Access right to assign |
|---|---|---|
| System Administrator | Installs the module (it installs itself when its two required apps are present) and gives people their access rights. | Administration / Settings |
| Shop Floor Operator | Runs the work orders at the station and records the Measure steps, reading the figure from the instrument instead of typing it. | Manufacturing / User |
| Quality Inspector | Performs and revises quality checks. Keeps the right to read and adjust a measurement after the order is done. | Quality / User |
| Quality Manager | Chooses the measuring instrument on each control point and decides who performs the check with the field Responsible. | Quality / Administrator |
The Quality / Administrator right includes the Quality / User right.
Setup (for the System Administrator)
Installation
IoT Shop Floor Quality installs itself as soon as Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing and Shop Floor Control - Quality are both installed, so most databases never install it by hand. If it is not installed:
- Open Apps.
- Remove the default Apps filter, so that modules that are not applications are listed, and search for IoT Shop Floor Quality.
- Click Activate. The two apps it needs are installed with it if they are missing.
The module has no switch under Settings. To remove it, open Apps, search for it in the same way and click Uninstall.
Connect the box and its scale
The scale that gives the reading belongs to an IoT box. To pair a box and connect its devices, follow the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation. Then choose the scale on the work center or on the control point, as described below.
Give each person their access right
- Open Settings ‣ Users & Companies ‣ Users and open the person.
- On the Access Rights page, set Manufacturing to User for each Shop Floor Operator.
- Set Quality to User for each Quality Inspector, or to Administrator for each Quality Manager.
- Save.
The module changes no access right. A Shop Floor Operator needs no IoT access right to read from the instrument of the station.
Each Shop Floor Operator must also be linked to an employee: open the employee in the Employees app and set Related User to the person's user. Without that link the Shop Floor refuses to start work and answers that the user is not linked to an employee.
Quality Manager: choose where the measurement is read
The button is offered on a Measure step only where an instrument is named. Two places can name one, and the rule that picks between them is described in Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing.
Name the instrument on the control point
- Open Quality ‣ Quality Control ‣ Quality Controls ‣ Control Points and open the control point, or click New.
- Set Type to Measure and enter the Norm, its unit and the Tolerance.
- In Measuring Instrument, choose the scale to use when the work center of the work order has no scale of its own.
- Save.
The scale of a work center is chosen on its IoT page, under Manufacturing ‣ Configuration ‣ Work Centers, in the field Scale. When a work center has a scale chosen, a Measure step of a work order at that work center is read from it.
Leave Responsible empty for the operators
Leave Responsible empty on control points that are performed by station operators. When a person is named in Responsible, only that person may record the check, and the button is not offered to anybody else.
Shop Floor Operator: read a Measure step from the instrument
Do the Measure step of a work order
Open the Shop Floor app, choose your work center and click Open job board.
Find the card of the work order. A tag such as 1 quality check(s) to do first and the line Record the quality checks first mean that the work order is held until its quality steps are recorded.
Click Open & do quality checks. The screen Quality checks before you start lists the steps of the work order.
On the Measure step, read the target and the tolerance, then click Enter measurement. The numpad opens, with the button Read from instrument above it.
Put the product on the scale and wait until the weight is steady.
Tap Read from instrument. While the box answers, the button reads Waiting for the instrument.... One tap takes one fresh reading taken at that moment.
The figure fills the step, for example 10.02 kg. Check it. Nothing is recorded yet.
Tap Confirm. The step becomes Passed or Failed according to the tolerance of the control point, and the figure is recorded.
When no step is left to do, tap Start the operation.
If the reading is not what you expected, put the product on the scale again and tap Read from instrument once more before you tap Confirm: the new reading replaces the figure in the step. You can also type the figure yourself on the numpad; a value typed by hand is recorded as Entered manually.
When the button is not there
The button Read from instrument is offered only when all of the following are true:
- an instrument is named: a scale is chosen on the work center, or the control point names a measuring instrument;
- you may record this check: the control point has no Responsible, or you are that person;
- the step is still to do.
On a cancelled or completed manufacturing order or work order an operator is not offered the button. A Quality Inspector revises the check from the check form, see below. In every case you can still type the figure on the numpad.
When the box or a device fails
A refusal or a failed reading is shown in a yellow message right under the button. The numpad and what you typed stay as they were, so you can always type the figure by hand; it is then recorded as Entered manually.
The scale shows no stable weight. Wait until it settles and read again. The scale showed zero or was not steady. A zero weight is never recorded. Wait until the weight settles and tap Read from instrument again.
Scale is not connected, so it cannot be asked to act. The message starts with the name of the instrument (here Scale). Ask the person who looks after the IoT box to check the box and the scale, then read again. If the box was never paired, follow the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation.
The instrument cannot be reached. Type the value by hand. The box did not answer. Type the figure on the numpad, or try again once the box is back.
No reading. Check the instrument and read again, or type the value. The request ended without a usable reading. Check the instrument, then read again or type the figure.
The browser that runs the Shop Floor talks to the IoT box directly. When the Shop Floor page is opened over HTTPS and the box has a private address, your browser may ask for permission to reach devices on the local network; allow it for this site. The limits that apply to every reading are listed in the guide of IoT Quality.
Quality Inspector: check and revise the measurement
See where the measurement came from
- Open Quality ‣ Quality Control ‣ Quality Controls ‣ Quality Checks and open the check of the work order. Its Work Order field tells you which one it is.
- Look at Measurement Source, Measuring Instrument and Measured On. They show that the value was Read from instrument (or Entered manually), which instrument gave it and when. Nobody can edit them afterwards.
Measure again
To take a new measurement of a check that already has a result:
- On the Shop Floor, open the step and tap Reopen, or on the check form click Reopen. The step goes back to To do.
- Tap Enter measurement (on the check form, click Measure) and then Read from instrument.
- Check the figure and tap Confirm.
Re-check on a check form never offers an instrument read: to measure again, always reopen the check first.
Orders that are cancelled or done
An operator is not offered Read from instrument on a cancelled or completed order. A person with the right Quality / User keeps the right to revise the check from the check form: open it under Quality ‣ Quality Control ‣ Quality Controls ‣ Quality Checks, click Reopen, then Measure and Read from instrument.
Troubleshooting
- There is no Read from instrument button on the numpad.
- Neither the work center of the work order nor the control point names an instrument; or the control point names a Responsible and you are not that person; or the step already has a result (tap Reopen first); or the order is cancelled or done. Ask the Quality Manager to check the control point and the Scale of the work center.
- The message says the scale shows no stable weight.
- The scale showed zero or was not steady. Wait until it settles, then read again.
- The message says the scale is not connected, or cannot be reached.
- The box or the scale is not answering. Type the figure by hand, or ask the person who looks after the IoT box to check it. A box that was never paired, or whose devices were never connected, is set up with the chapter Setting up an IoT box of the IoT documentation.
- The figure is not the weight on the scale.
- One tap takes one reading at that moment. Put the product on the scale, wait for it to settle and tap Read from instrument again before you tap Confirm.
- The check reads from the wrong scale.
- See the guide of Quality Control IoT for Manufacturing, which explains which scale is asked.
FAQ
- Is the result recorded as soon as I tap Read from instrument?
- No. The figure only fills the step. The result is recorded when you tap Confirm.
- Can I still type the value myself?
- Yes. A value typed by hand is recorded as Entered manually.
- Can the recorded source be edited?
- No. Who recorded the measurement, which instrument gave it and when cannot be edited afterwards.
- Does the station need the scanner, footswitch and label printer of IoT Shop Floor?
- No. This module works without them.
- Does the module add a menu, a screen or a setting?
- No. It only adds the button to the Measure step on the Shop Floor.
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