How to get the different recipes output from mixer.

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Rambabu asked Oct 06 2023 at 9:22 AM Jason Lightfoot edited Oct 09 2023 at 2:23 PM

How to get the different recipes output from mixer.

Hi flexsimers,

I have a query on mixing the ingredient in different proportions to make different recipes using mixer. In my model I am using mixer to mix four ingredients and make four different recipes. The ratio of ingredients to be mixed are taken in the global table. Is there any solution?

I am attaching the model here: mixing ingredients.fsm

Thankyou.

Software Version:

FlexSim 23.1.3

fluid mixer recipe table mixer recipe

mixing-ingredients.fsm (32.0 KiB)

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Answer 1 · 2023-10-06T11:33:24Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Oct 06 2023 at 11:33 AM Jason Lightfoot edited Oct 09 2023 at 2:23 PM

Just write to the table which is found at:

Table recipetable = getvarnode(current,"recipetable");

Then read the values from the global table with your format you'll need something like:

Table recipeTable=getvarnode(Model.find("FluidMixer1"),"recipetable");
Table globRecipes=Table("RecipesTable");
string newRecipe="Recipe2";
for (int n=globRecipes.numCols;n>0;n--){
    string ingredient=globRecipes.getColHeader(n);
    int row=recipeTable.getRowByKey(ingredient,1);
    recipeTable[row]["Amount"]=globRecipes[newRecipe][n];
}

But you need to change the ingredient names to match those of the mixer. Example attached.

Note you can also choose the option to update from a global table on the triggers, but that relies on your table format matching what the trigger expects.

mixing-ingredients_jl.fsm

mixing-ingredients-jl.fsm (31.4 KiB)

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Rambabu commented · Oct 07 2023 at 8:27 AM

@Jason Lightfoot The above code indicates only for recipe2. Can you Explain that How to do for remaining recipes by order. I am using global table data only.

Thankyou

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Rambabu commented · Oct 07 2023 at 12:12 PM

Create a user command that accepts two parameters: the mixer and the recipe name.

In the code place this version of the above script:

Object mixer=param(1);
string newRecipe=param(2);
 
Table recipeTable=getvarnode(mixer,"recipetable");
Table globRecipes=Table("RecipesTable");
for (int n=globRecipes.numCols;n>0;n--){
    string ingredient=globRecipes.getColHeader(n);
    int row=recipeTable.getRowByKey(ingredient,1);
    recipeTable[row]["Amount"]=globRecipes[newRecipe][n];
}

then call the command using

changeMixerRecipe(<mixerObject>,<recipename>)

where you replace the chevron parameters with a mixer object and a string name of a recipe. eg:

Object mymixer=Model.find("FluidMixer1");
string recipe=getRecipeForOrder(orderNum);   // another user command
changeMixerRecipe(mymixer,recipe);

I can't tell you how you map the order to the recipe - that will be based on the data you know and have.

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Rambabu Rambabu commented · Oct 09 2023 at 8:38 AM

@Jason Lightfoot Thankyou for your answer, But I applied that code to my model that shows error. When I debugging the code. It is showing the error in the last line. Could You tell me why it was going wrong.

Table recipeTable=getvarnode(Model.find("FluidMixer1"),"recipetable");
Table globRecipes=Table("RecipesTable");
string newRecipe="Recipe2";
for (int n=globRecipes.numCols;n>0;n--){
string ingredient=globRecipes.getColHeader(n);
int row=recipeTable.getRowByKey(ingredient,1);
recipeTable[row]["Amount"]=globRecipes[newRecipe][n];
}

Thankyou

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Rambabu commented · Oct 09 2023 at 2:21 PM

I don't think the error screen matches the code - nowhere do you mention Recipe3 - we'd need to see the model to determine what is wrong. Your row headers should look something like this:

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