MAGUIRE PRODUCTS INC.

GRAVIMETRIC GATEWAY SOFTWARE

Gravimetric Gateway 

Quick Start Tutorial Manual

Computer Communications Software

for the Maguire Weigh Scale Blenders

INSTALLATION • OPERATION • MAINTENANCE

Copyright © Maguire Products, Inc. 2021

Revision Date: 8-26-2021
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Maguire Products Inc.

GRAVIMETRIC GATEWAY Software Quick Start Manual

This manual includes specific and limited instructions for the Maguire
Weigh Scale Blenders, LIW and MGF controllers that relate to the G2
software. For further and more complete information about these
controllers, see their respective manuals. All manuals can be downloaded
from Maguire's website. http://www.maguire.com

Table of Contents

Features and Overview ________________________________________________ 5

System Requirements _________________________________________________ 6

Installation Instructions _______________________________________________ 7

Security Key ________________________________________________________ 8

G2 Server ___________________________________________________________ 8

G2 Client ___________________________________________________________ 9

Adding Blenders ____________________________________________________ 10

Adding Retrieval Times, End of Day Time ________________________________ 12

Basic Data Collection ________________________________________________ 12

Advanced Data Collection ____________________________________________ 12

Adding Materials. Building Recipes ____________________________________ 13

Downloading Recipes to Blenders _____________________________________ 14

Generating Data Reports _____________________________________________ 15

Material Usage Reports ______________________________________________ 15

Cycle by Cycle Reports ______________________________________________ 16

Scheduled Reports __________________________________________________ 17

Technical Support and Contact Information ______________________________ 19

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Copyright

© 2021 Maguire Products Inc.

The information contained within this manual including any translations thereof, is the property of
Maguire Products Inc. and may not be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means
without the express written consent of Maguire Products Inc.

To every person concerned with use and maintenance of the Maguire Gravimetric Gateway Software
(G2) it is recommended to read thoroughly these operating instructions. Maguire Products Inc.
accepts no responsibility or liability for damage or malfunction of the equipment arising from non-
observance of these operating instructions.

To avoid errors and to ensure trouble-free operation, it is essential that these operating instructions
are read and understood by all personnel who are to use the software. Additional information
pertaining to the Maguire Weigh Scale Blenders can be found in their corresponding manuals. All
manuals can be found on our website, www.maguire.com.

Should you have problems or difficulties with the equipment or software, please contact Maguire
Products Inc. or your local Maguire distributor.

These operating instructions only apply to the equipment described within this manual.

Manufacturer’s Contact Information

Maguire Products Inc.

11 Crozerville Road
Aston, PA. 19014

Phone: 610.459.4300
Fax: 610.459.2700

Website: http://www.maguire.com

Email: info@maguire.com

The latest version of the G2 software can be downloaded from the Maguire website. For more
information on G2 program usage or additional reporting information see the complete G2 manual
located on the G2 installation USB. The G2 program as well as complete documentation can be
found on our website: www.maguire.com

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Maguire G2 Software Features and Overview

Gravimetric Gateway®
The G2 Software is a stand-alone communication, control and data collection software
package for use with the Maguire Weigh Scale Blenders (WSB), Maguire Loss-In-Weight
(LIW) and the Maguire Gravimetric Feeders (MGF). The G2 software installs on a Windows
Operating System and can communicate over Ethernet or MLAN (RS-232, RS-485).

The G2 Software consists of two programs, the G2 Server and the G2 Client. The G2 Server
should be installed on a dedicated computer and the G2 Server program must be running
in order to collect totals and send commands from the WSB, MGF or LIW machines. The
G2 Client is installed on the same computer and is the human interface with the program,
consisting of the control and reporting screens. The G2 Client can also be installed on
other computers located on the same network. These remote clients connect to the G2
Server and offer remote access to the data as well as control.

Standard features:

Gravimetric Gateway® Server (G2 Server)

The Gravimetric Gateway® Server, G2 Server, is the name we give to the server software written
exclusively for the MAGUIRE Weigh Scale Blenders. The G2 Server enables you to communicate
directly from the server with one or more WSB controllers or connect remotely from anywhere over
a TCP/IP network using the Gravimetric Gateway® Client Software. The Gravimetric Gateway®
Server provides two-way communication between the server and the MLAN network of blenders
through downloading and constant retrieval of information from WSB controllers for:

PRECISE WEIGHT of all materials processed

SETTINGS - Sending and retrieval
EXTRUSION CONTROL - Monitoring, Controlling and Recipe Downloads
LINE RECIPE MANAGEMENT - Creating, Downloading
RECIPE numbers
WORK ORDER numbers
OPERATOR numbers

The G2 Server organizes and tracks your material usage, allowing you to gather accurate
information according to the following factors:

• TIME
• DAY
• BLENDER
• WORK ORDER
• OPERATOR
• RECIPE
• LINE
• LINE RECIPE

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The G2 Server allows you to maintain a raw materials database, and then build recipes from this
database for all of the products you manufacture.
The G2 Server enables the user to build lines of WSBs, LIWs or MGFs as well as line recipes for
multiple simultaneous recipe downloads and material usage based on lines.
The G2 Server is menu driven, and very user friendly. The package is ready to go with very little
training or start up time required.
The G2 Server allows for multiple remote clients to connect to the server simultaneously for
controlling, monitoring and accessing data from the network of blenders. These connections can
be controlled by several levels of security limiting access to critical data.

Minimal System Requirements

Computer and processor Intel Core i5 or better (x86 or 64-bit processor)

Memory 8 GB RAM (16 GB or higher recommended)
Disk space 500 GB
Operating system Windows 10, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 10 Server,
Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server
2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2
Network requirements 1 network adapter required. 2 network adapters recommended for
the isolation of the blender network. (1 adapter for company network,
one adapter for blender network. For Multiple network adapters, see
Multiple Network Interface Controllers (NIC) on page 18.

Communication Network
The communication network to the Maguire WSB, LIW, MGF controllers can be serial or Ethernet
depending on how they are equipped. WSB Controllers produced from 1992 to 2006 (6811
processor, red display) are equipped with serial only. These controllers can be retrofitted with an
Ethernet to serial converter (part # G2-ES-11) if an Ethernet communication network will be used.
WSB Controllers produced from 2007 to present (12-12 processor, blue display) have both serial
and Ethernet. Ethernet installations are recommended.

Pre-2007 RS-485 Serial network example Ethernet network example

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G2 Software Setup Instructions

Covered in this Section:

• G2 Software Installation and software structure

• Security Key for Licensed Mode
• G2 Server Start Up
• G2 Client Start Up
• Adding your Maguire Weigh Scale Blenders to the software (WSB, LIW, MGF)
• Serial Communication Network Setup
• Ethernet Communication Network Setup

G2 Software Installation

G2 5.3 Installation (installation options may vary)

1. From the installation USB (or download), run the installation executable.
2. Choose the install language.
3. Click Next, review/accept the License Agreement, click Next.
4. Review the G2 installation notes. Click Next.
5. Select the G2 installation folder. c:\g2 is recommended. Click Next.
6. Click Next to acknowledge the program shortcuts location.
7. Choose if you want desktop icons, click Next, Then Install.
8. Java Installation: The next step starts the Java Installer. This installation is
necessary to run G2 version 5.0 or later. Click Install to continue.
9. When the Java Installer has successfully completed, Click the Close button.
10. Review the Post Install notes. These notes are available in the G2 installation
folder in the file: Post-Install.txt for later review. Click Next, then Finish. The
installation is complete.
11. For Client only installations (G2 Server is located on a different computer), delete
the G2 Server shortcut in the start menu and/or desktop.

G2 installed files and database location

G2 is installed in the c:\g2 folder by default. All G2 related files excluding the Java
installation files and the start menu shortcuts are contained in this folder. Databases are in
the c:\g2\g2data folder (does not apply to MySQL databases if used with G2). The c:\g2
folder can be backed up or moved intact to another computer.

Upgrading G2 / Moving G2

Free G2 upgrades are available at www.maguire.com. When upgrading the G2 Program from an
earlier version, delete the shortcuts that start the G2 Server and the G2 Client programs. Then
install G2 directly over top of the original installation (c:\g2 by default). Shortcuts will be re-
created.

When moving the G2 Server program from one computer to another, copy the c:\g2 folder and
contents from the original computer to the new computer and install the latest version directly over
top of the c:\g2 folder. New computers may require an RS-232 port for the G2-SA or G2-SK.

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Security Key Setup - For Licensed Mode

In licensed mode, the G2 software uses a security key to determine the number of blenders
licenses to the installation. The security key connection options are:

Serial Security Key - Maguire part # G2-SA or G2-SK. Connects to a COM port (RS-232)
on the G2 Server computer. Serves as both the security key in Licensed Mode and a serial
signal amplifier to blenders on a serial network. Plug the G2-SA (G2-SK) into an available
COM port on the G2 Server Computer.

USB Security Key - Maguire part # G2-SA-E or G2-SK-E. Connects to a USB port on the
G2 Server. Serves as the security key in Licensed Mode. For installations using Ethernet
only communication to the blenders. The USB security key should be plugged into a USB
port on the G2 Server computer. Some operating systems discover the USB TTL-232R
device and automatically installs the driver and creates a virtual COM port for security the
key connection. Some operating systems do not have the driver and will require that you
install the driver separately. The driver is available from Maguire.com or on the G2
Installation USB drive.

To verify that your driver is installed, open the Device Manager. If the driver is install
correctly you will find: USB Serial Port under "Ports (COM and LPT)". If the driver is not
found, please install the driver separately and check again. If the driver is needed, see
http://www.maguire.com/page.php/downloads.htm for TTL-232R Drivers.

G2 Server Start Up
The G2 Server program must be running at all times for the software to collect data from
the Blenders. The G2 Server is started with the G2 Server shortcut located in the start
menu and/or the desktop. Open the Server by double-clicking the shortcut.

First Time G2 Server Start Up

Choose the Mode
The first time you start the G2 Server, you will
need to choose the Mode. Under the Mode in
the menu, select the Mode that you want to
Start the G2 software in. Choose "Licensed" if
you have a security key programmed with the
number of blenders you are licensed for.
Choose "Lite" for single blender use without a
security key. Choose "Demo" for simulated
operation.

Select COM Port and Baud Rate

After choosing the mode, select the COM port Licensed Mode: Uses security key to determine blender
licensing.
that the security key is connected to. Typically
COM1 for serial/RS-232 use with the G2-SA. Demo Mode - Simulated Operation, connects to Simulated
Blenders.
USB security key COM port varies (typically
COM4, see Device Manager for COM Lite Mode - Allows communication to one blender without
licensing.
assignment. Baud Rate should be 1200.

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Click Start G2 Server Button.

Starting the G2 Server reads the key then displays the software
version, OS, database directory, COM port security key serial
number, licensed blender count and other information. Over
time the Server will display a log of information in the Message
pane. The G2 Server program should remain running at all
times to collect data. After Startup, nothing else is done within
the G2 Server program. Each time you start the Server, it will
remember the last used mode, COM port and baud rate. For
more information about the G2 Server, see the complete
Gravimetric Gateway manual.

Security Key Detection

In licensed Mode, G2 looks for the security key. The G2-SK
(G2-SA) "black box" is the security key plugged into the COM
port. The G2-SK-E connects by USB and creates a new COM
port.

G2 Client Start Up
The G2 Client is the operator's interface to the G2 software. This part of the program is
where all of the G2 actions are executed including adding and monitoring blenders,
modifying settings, sending recipes and running reports. The G2 Client connects to the G2
Server either running on the same computer or a G2 Server on the computer network.

The G2 Client is started with the G2 Client shortcut located in the start menu and/or the
desktop or quick start menu. Open the Client by double-clicking the shortcut.

If Security had been enabled, the G2 Client will prompt for a username and password.
(Note: enabling security is an operation accomplished in the G2 Client in Setup).

G2 Client - Setup and Using the Software

First-Time setup of the G2 software includes the following steps within the G2 Client.

Basic Setup:
• Adding the Maguire Blenders
• Setting the End of Day Time
• Setting the Retrieval Times

Advanced Setup:
• Adding Materials
• Creating Recipes
• Downloading Recipes to the Blenders
• Generating Reports
• Applying Certificates for additional WSB, LIW or MGF licenses
• Creating Lines, Line Recipes and downloading Lines

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Adding Maguire Blenders, Loss-in-Weigh, Maguire Gravimetric Feeders to G2

Setting up the Blender for Communication

Weigh Scale Blenders include Maguire WSB controllers with the keypad and a red display
(6811 controllers) or the blue display (12-12 controllers) and Touchscreen Controllers. LIW
Controllers will be the same configuration as the blue display 12-12 controller. These
controllers will communicate with the G2 software using either Ethernet communications or
Serial communications. All communications require setting the ID number. For Ethernet
communications including built-in Ethernet and use of Ethernet to Serial converters, an IP
address must be set. Follow these instructions for setting the ID number and IP address.

Setting the ID Number - The ID number is an identification number from 1 to 254. The ID
number identifies the device within the software and also labels the blender within reports.

• 4088 Touchscreen Controllers – Press Setup, 22222 (default program mode

password), System Configuration, Communications, Blender I.D. Number to set the
IP address, Subnet and Default Gateway.

• 12-12, 4088 Standard, LIW and 6811 Controllers (Red and Blue Display, Keypad) -
These controllers use a star function (*66) to set the ID number. On the controller
keypad, press *22222 (default program mode password), then *66.

• Touchscreen Controller - Press OPTIONS, 22222 (default program mode password),

then Special Functions, Setup, Blender I.D.

Setting the IP address - The IP Address of a Maguire controller must be set as a static IP
address. DHCP is an option but the IP must remain static for ongoing communication from
the G2 software. The MAC address is available for DHCP use.

• 4088 Touchscreen Controllers – Press Setup, 22222 (default program mode

password), System Configuration, Communications, TCP/IP Configuration to set the
IP address, Subnet and Default Gateway.

• 12-12, 4088 Standard, LIW Controllers (Blue Display, Keypad) - These controllers
use a star function (*65) to set the IP address, subnet and gateway. On the
controller keypad, press *22222 (default program mode password), then *65. The
TCP Port is 9999 with all 12-12 controllers.

• Touchscreen Controller - Press OPTIONS, 22222 (default program mode password),

then Special Functions, Setup, TCP/IP Configuration. The TCP Port is 9999 with all
touchscreen controllers.

• Ethernet to Serial Converters - See the Ethernet to Serial Converter (G2-ES-11)

instructions for more information. Recommended model: Moxa NPort 5110. The
default TCP port is 4001 with Moxa NPort 5110. Default TCP ports may vary.

• MGF, see the MGF-ST manual for more information on setting ID and IP address.
The TCP Port is 9999 with all MGF controllers.

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Adding Maguire Controllers to G2

You must add your Maguire controllers to the G2

software. G2 will not auto-detect blenders, LIWs or
MGFs. This is done in the Edit / Blenders Screen of
the G2 Client program. In the G2 Client menu, select
Edit, then Blenders.

In the Blender Edit Screen, you will add one blender,

LIW or MGF at a time. Enter the ID number of the
Blender in the Blender ID field.

For Blenders select Blender Type of either 4-Software

or 12-Software. Be sure to specify the correct software
type as this will match recipe types to blender software
types.

Serial Only: Blenders communicating by Serial

(MLAN), click Add/Update.

For blenders connected to an Ethernet Network, check

the box TCP/IP Access and enter the IP address
assigned to the blender. Blenders with built-in
Ethernet, use port 9999. Blenders using an Ethernet
to serial converter will probably use a different port.
Refer to the converter's instructions for port number.

After IP and port have been entered click Add/Update.

Successful communication can be verified by highlighting the blender in the list.

State should show "Online". Parameters may also be displayed. The G2 Server will
also display the status of the blenders as they are added.

Blender Status (State):

• Online - G2 is communicating with the Blender

• Offline - G2 was communicating with the blender at one time, but not currently.
• Not Initialized - G2 never established communication with the blender.

Additional Notes:

Communication by serial (MLAN) will route through the G2-SA (G2-SK, MLAN-SA) "black
box". When communication is active, the red LEDs will blink. Left LED is communication
sending commands, right LED is the response from the blender.

Troubleshooting: Check settings in controller (ID number, IP address). Ethernet

communications, try command line ping of blender IP address. All wiring should avoid
vacuum loader lines, high voltage lines, motors, transformers. Ethernet to serial
converters, check settings of converter. Serial communication, check serial (MLAN) line
integrity.

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Set End of Day, Set Retrieval Times

End of Day

In the G2 Client menu under Main / Setup on the System tab is End of Day. Set End of day
to the time that you want the day to end for reporting purposes. Example: If 3rd shift ends
at 7am and you want to include all of 3rd shift's accumulated totals in the date (day) that 3rd
shift began, set End of Day to 7:00 AM. This will offset the end of the date to end at this
time rather than midnight (12:00 AM).

Retrieval Times

In the G2 Client menu, under Edit / Retrieval Times is the list of times that G2 will log data
automatically. By default G2 has 24 retrieval times, one per hour at the top of the hour.
Logged retrieval times summarize totals in the database for reporting limited by retrieval
times. If you wish to modify the logging frequency of time based totals, add or remove
retrieval times from this screen.

Basic Data Collection

If you do nothing more than add your blenders, set the End of Day and set your Retrieval Times,
G2 will collect the following data:

• Summarized totals based on time intervals, logged at the retrieval time. These reports are
accessible from the Client menu Reports / Material Usage Reports. All Material Usage
reports will identify logged material usage by the hopper number (hopper 1, hopper 2, etc).

• Cycle by Cycle Summary - G2 attempts to collect a summary of every cycle per blender.
Cycle data is stored in the Cycle by Cycle database and can be viewed under the menu
Reports / Cycle Reports. Cycle data is also accessible from View / Trend.

• Activity Logging - G2 collects: G2 to Blender activity, Blender detected activity and Alarms.
This data is accessible from the menu Reports / Activity Logger or the Activity Logger icon
on the right of the Client screen.

Advanced Data Collection

More specific reporting and additional blender control can be achieved with more advanced setup
options in G2. These options will allow the following:

• Building a database of materials by name, type, description.

• Building blender recipes that include material names, material types, and settings.
• Sending recipes that include hopper settings, material types, work orders and operator
numbers to the blenders. Also allows modification of stored recipe prior to sending.
• Tracking material usage by assigned material names instead of hopper numbers. Also
material usage tracking by Blender, Line, Recipe, Line Recipe, Work Order, Operator,
Retrieval Time, Day.
• Specifying groups of blenders together as a Line.
• Creating Line Recipes, groups of recipes, that can be sent as one download to a specific
Line.
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Advanced Data Collection Setup

Adding Materials and Building Recipes
Adding Materials to the Materials database allows you to
create recipes using material names. Recipes including
material names, types and settings can be sent to the
blenders. Through this action, G2 can then collect material
usage totals from the blender hoppers and store the usage
under the name of the material rather than a hopper number.
This can be useful when trying to understand Material Usage
reports.

Materials are added in the Material Edit screen, accessible

through the Client menu Edit / Materials. Enter the Code
(name of material). Select the material type. Types include:
Regrind, Natural, Additive, Color. These types tell the blender
how to calculate the material settings.

After adding the Code (name), material type and an optional description, click Add/Update.
Add all of the materials that are used in the blenders.

Creating Recipes from Materials

Recipes can be added by going to the Client menu Edit /
Blender Recipes. Enter a name for the recipe. Enter an
optional recipe number (100-65536) and an optional
description. Select the Recipe Type. For blenders, use either
4 or 12 software. LIW (Loss-In-Weigh) and MGF (Maguire
Gravimetric Feeder) are also G2 compatible.

The row number on the left side of the screen represent the
hopper number in the blender. Material name placement in
recipes must match the actual material in the blender hopper.
To place a material in the recipe, click the field in the material
column that you want to place the material. Your Materials list 4-Software Recipe
will appear on the left. Click the desired material in the list.
If prompted with a material type, select the material type. type
Color in 12-Software recipes becomes type Additive. Enter the
desired setting for that material. Settings follow the rules of the
Maguire blenders. Regrinds, colors and additives by default
use a setting with whole numbers and tenths. If the setting
uses 100ths (i.e. 6.75), the field will highlight in yellow
indicating G2 will also adjust that components XT parameter,
adjusting the decimal place to 100ths.

When the recipe is complete, click Add/Update.

For more information on building recipes, please refer to the

Maguire Weigh Scale Blender manual.
12-Software Recipe

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Downloading Recipes to the Blenders

Recipes can be downloaded to the blenders in the Client

screen Download Recipe to Blender. To access this screen in
the menu go to Download / Recipe to Blender.

In this screen select your blender from the Blender #

dropdown menu at the top of the screen. Only online blenders
will be displayed.

When selected the blender's current information will display on

the left side of this screen including current Operator #, Work
Order #, and the currently loaded recipe, types and settings.

To change the recipe to a new recipe, click the Select Recipes Button. Your recipes will be
displayed across the top of the screen. Find and click on the recipe you wish to send to the
currently selected blender. The right side of the screen will populate with the selected recipes
material names, types and settings. Click Hide Recipes.

With recipes hidden, you can optionally set an Operator name/number and a Work Order number.
At this point you can click on any of the recipe's settings field to display a keypad and change the
setting prior to sending the recipe.

The "No Settings" checkbox allows you to disable the recipe sending function so that the recipe's
settings are not sent to the blender but the G2 software tracks the material usage under that
recipe and that recipe's material names. This can be selected "checked" by default in Setup.

When the selected recipe has been reviewed and you are ready to send it to the blender, click the
"Send to Blender" button. A warning prompt will appear, click yes to continue, no to cancel. If any
components settings are in 100ths requiring an adjustment of the XT parameter, a prompt will
display. Press OK to acknowledge. On download, the event monitor will display with the time,
recipe name, the blender ID number and the download status. A green check mark indicates a
successful download. A red X indicates a failed download.

Notes on Downloading Recipes

When a recipe is downloaded to a blender and settings are sent to the blender, the mechanical
blender thumbwheels are disabled and settings are stored in the blender's settings registers. The
settings registers are accessible at the blender by pressing the SET key. Setting downloads to
blenders with digital thumbwheels do not disable the digital thumbwheels and both the digital
thumbwheels and internal settings registers are updated.

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Generating Data Reports

When a blender is added to the G2 software and G2 is able to communicate with the blender, two
types of data will be collected from the blender automatically. The first is tag based reporting. G2
will collect Material Usage reports based on tags assigned to the blender. For example Retrieval
Times are time specific tags. When a Retrieval Time passes, G2 automatically collects totals from
the blenders and records the past retrieval time interval into the Material Usage database.

Tags can be based on:

Retrieval Time - Time based reports with sub totals port retrieval time interval.
Recipe - If a recipe is sent to the blender, usage is tagged with that recipe name.
Work Order - If a Work Order is sent to the blender, usage is tagged with that Work Order.
Operator - If an Operator tag is sent to the blender, usage is tagged with that Operator.
Line - If multiple blenders are assembled into a line, G2 will track usage under that Line tag.
Line Recipe - If a line recipe is sent to a line, usage will be tagged with that line recipe.
Day - Once a day, at the End of Day time, usage is recorded for 24 hour daily reporting.

Material Usage Reports

The output of tag based reports are Material Usage Reports.
Material Usage reports can be accessed in the G2 Client
program under the Reports menu, Material Usage. The
Material Usage screen has the following options:

Start Date and Stop Date - The calendar date to begin and
end the report. if no time is specified, the time is from the
earliest time with the start date to the final ending time of the
stop date. To specify the time, check the box Select start/stop
time.

Limit By - The options in the limit by dropdown menus are

the tags as listed above. When selecting tags, other tags
may not be available when further limiting the reporting
criteria.

Where...
Exact Tags can be specified using the "where" feature in the
Material Usage screen. To use this feature, after selecting
the report criteria from the dropdown menus above, check the
box labeled "where...". The tags selected above will be
available from the first field. Choose the limiting tag. Select
a logical operator: > (greater than), >= (greater than or
equal), = (equal to), <= (less than or equal to), < (less than).
Specify the tag value in the value field (example, a blender ID
number or recipe name).

In the Logical connector, use "END" to complete the report criteria limiter. Use "OR" to specify a
new tag on the next line. Use "AND" if this tag and the next tag have to both be true for a report
record to display (example if you want a report that includes both a specific blender ID as well as a
specific recipe, use AND to connect these two tags and display only that usage.

When your report criteria is complete, click Begin Report to generate the onscreen report.

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Cycle By Cycle Reports

The second type of data that G2 automatically records per blender is data specific to individual
cycles. G2 attempts to collect each cycle from the blender as the cycle occurs. A Cycle by Cycle
report includes: date and time, cycle count, cycle time, data for each of up to 12 components
including: material names, material types, hopper settings, and accumulated total of each material.
Cycle by Cycle reports can be viewed on screen in a table format, formatted into a printable
report, or exported to an Excel friendly CSV file.

The Cycle by Cycle report is

accessible in the G2 Client
program under the menu, Reports /
Cycle Reports. In this screen,
select the blender from the
dropdown menu at the top. Note:
Only blenders that are online are
shown. In Live view, cycles
display as they occur from the
point when the blender is selected.
In History view, you may select a
date and time range to search for
records in the database.

Click Export Data and you will be

prompted for a location on your
computer to save an exported file
containing all displayed cycles.
Exported files do not have a
default file extension if you wish to
use the extension csv (comma
separated values), you must type
full file name (example: cycles.csv)

Click Generate Report and an easy

to read report is generated with 4
cycles per page, each formatted in
its own table. From this report
screen, the pages for the cycle
report can be printed to a printer or
saved to a formatted or non-
formatted file (no title).

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Scheduled Reports

Scheduled Reports are the same reports as Material Usage Reports with the addition of automatic
generation of the report on a time schedule. Scheduled Reports can be limited by the same
criteria as Material Usage Reports and automatically saved to a file or printed to the computer’s
default printer. Multiple Scheduled Reports can be created and enabled to run concurrently.

Setting up a Scheduled Report:

In the G2 Client menu click, Reports, Scheduled Reports.

There are three tabs on this screen for entering parameters
of the Scheduled Report, Report Criteria, Scheduler and
Save As.

On the Report Criteria tab, enter a name for the scheduled

Report. Enter an optional description. Click Enable if this
report is to be enabled.

Select the tag you wish to limit the report by. Tag options
are: Retrieval Time, Recipe, Work Order, Operator, Line,
Line Recipe, Day. For more information on limiting reports
and further limiting the criteria with the “where” command,
see Generating Data Reports.

On the Scheduler tab, select the time frame that the report
should run. Time Frame options are: Minutes, Hourly, Daily,
Weekly or Monthly.

When selecting the Time Frame option from the Run Report
dropdown menu, the report interval options will display to
the right of the screen. For example, selecting minutes will
allow selection of the minutes to repeat running the report.
Daily will allow selection of the time of day. Weekly, days of
the week and time to run the report. Monthly will allow
selection of month, day and time to run.

On the “Save as…” tab, select a report output. Options are

the default printer, a file name (will be overwritten with each
report), or a file name with a date/time stamp in the file
name. With the file name options, you will enter a file name
for the report. Choose either a formatted file (includes the
header) or a non-formatted file (does not include a header).

Click browse to select a location to save the file.

After the report parameters are entered, click Add/Update

to save the Scheduled Report. The report will run at the
specified intervals. Multiple scheduled reports can be
created and enabled and will run concurrently.

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Multiple Network Interface Controllers (NIC)

If the G2 Server computer has multiple network adapters or multiple IP addresses on a single network
adapter, a modification may be needed to the G2 Server shortcut that launches the G2 Server program.
The G2 Server listens for G2 Client connections on a network adapter on the computer. When there are
multiple network adapters installed on a computer (or possibly even one adapter with multiple IP
addresses), G2 listens for the Client connections on the adapter with the lowest metric number meaning
the highest priority adapter. By default, Windows uses an automatic metric and the adapter that G2 uses to
listen for Client connections may not be the one with the lowest metric. Therefore, there is a command line
option that can be added to the G2 Server shortcut that specifies which adapter by IP address to listen for
G2 Clients on.

Right-click on the shortcut that starts the G2 Server. Add this to the Target line replacing x.x.x.x with the IP
address used by the network adapter that is on the same network as the G2 Clients. Be sure to separate
the existing text in the Target field with a space and then the ip=x.x.x.x followed by clicking Apply, then OK.
By adding this to the shortcut, you can specify which NIC or which IP address the G2 Server will listen for
G2 Clients on.

G2 Client Default Host modification - When specifying the IP address at the G2 Server command line in
the shortcut, enter the IP address into the Gateway Edit screen in the G2 Client, and select Default Host.
Click Add/Update to save.

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Technical Support and Contact Information

Maguire Products Inc.

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Aston, PA 19014
Tel: 610.459.4300
Fax: 610.459.2700
Email: info@maguire.com
Web: www.maguire.com

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Tamworth
Staffordshire
B775DY
UK
Tel: + 44 1827 265 850
Fax: + 44 1827 265 855
Email: info@maguire-europe.com

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Main Office
15 Changi North Street 1
#01-15, I-Lofts
Singapore 498765
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