Machine data recording from X/TIME^® is an automatic (user-free) acknowledgement that can optionally run

• via machine ending switch
• via analog as well as digital converters
• via SPS communication with about 100 different SPS families
• cyclical/timer-controlled or
• occurrence-oriented.

OPC (OLE for Process Control) – an industry standard for interoperable data exchange and server-to-server communication in Ethernet networks with various communication protocols – are supported. Thus, automatic production progress, machine running times and breakdown/downtimes can be determined.