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==Hopper component==
A simple hopper that can be used to store produce. The hopper has component macros to set and get the current level of produce. The hopper can be initialised to be full or empty when starting. Compatible with SCADA interconnecting pipe components.


==[[File:Component Icon cc493328_7354_44de_b2f1_b70afac30dff.png|Image]] Hopper component==
==Component Source Code==
A simple hopper that can be used to store produce.
The hopper has component macros to set and get the current level of produce.
The hopper can be initialised to be full or empty when starting.
Compatible with SCADA interconnecting pipe components.


==Examples==
Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx]


===Industrial Tanks===
Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx]


A simple example showing the hoppers, valves and pipes working together. Each tank automatically empties in turn.
==Detailed description==


{{Fcfile|Industrial_Tanks.fcsx|Industrial Tanks}}


==Downloadable macro reference==


''This component does not contain any downloadable macros''


==Simulation macro reference==


===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>AdjustLevel</tt></u></span>===
Allows the lelev in the hopper to be adjusted up or down.


'''Parameters'''


:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]] ''Adjustment''




'''Return value'''


:''This call does not return a value''




===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>GetLevel</tt></u></span>===
Returns the current amount of produce in the hopper.


'''Parameters'''


:''This macro has no parameters''


''No detailed description exists yet for this component''


'''Return value'''
==Examples==


:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]]




===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>IsFull</tt></u></span>===
Check to see if the hopper is currently full.


Returns 0 if not full or 1 if full.


'''Parameters'''


:''This macro has no parameters''




'''Return value'''


:[[Variable Types|BOOL]] : Returns true if the operation is a success, else false




===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>IsEmpty</tt></u></span>===
Check to see if the hopper is currently empty.


Returns 0 if not empty or 1 if empty.


'''Parameters'''


:''This macro has no parameters''




'''Return value'''


:[[Variable Types|BOOL]] : Returns true if the operation is a success, else false
===Industrial Tanks===


A simple example showing the hoppers, valves and pipes working together. Each tank automatically empties in turn.


===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SetLevel</tt></u></span>===
{{Fcfile|Industrial_Tanks.fcsx|Industrial Tanks}}
Sets the current amount of produce in the hopper.


'''Parameters'''


:[[Variable Types|FLOAT]] ''Level''
::The amount of produce in the hopper.




'''Return value'''


:''This call does not return a value''








==Property reference==
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Max Produce</u></span>


This property is of type ''Floating point'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''MaxVolume''.


Maximum amount of produce that can be stored in the hopper.
==Macro reference==


<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Default State</u></span>
===AdjustLevel===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''AdjustLevel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows the lelev in the hopper to be adjusted up or down.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Adjustment
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''Default_State''.


The initial state of the volume of produce in the hopper when the runtime starts
===GetLevel===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''GetLevel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Returns the current amount of produce in the hopper.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Plot Waveform</u></span>


This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''PlotWave''.
===IsEmpty===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''IsEmpty'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Check to see if the hopper is currently empty. Returns 0 if not empty or 1 if empty.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


Allows the current level of produce in the hopper to be automatically plotted using the data recorder window.


<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Show Title</u></span>
===IsFull===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''IsFull'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Check to see if the hopper is currently full. Returns 0 if not full or 1 if full.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''ShowTitle''.


Decides if the hopper title is shown
===SetLevel===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetLevel'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the current amount of produce in the hopper.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
| width="90%" | Level
|-
| colspan="2" | The amount of produce in the hopper.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Title Colour</u></span>


This property is of type ''Color picker'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''TitleColour''.
==Property reference==


Title Label Color
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Title Text</u></span>
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''
This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''TitleText''.
|-
 
|-
Title Label Text
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Max Produce
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Title Scale</u></span>
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Maximum amount of produce that can be stored in the hopper.&nbsp;
This property is of type ''Floating point'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''TitleScale''.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
Controls the size of the title text on the panel, default 1.2
| width="90%" | Default State
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Show Label</u></span>
| colspan="2" | The initial state of the volume of produce in the hopper when the runtime starts&nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''ShowLabel''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Plot Waveform
Decides if a label is shown detailing current amount of produce in the hopper
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Allows the current level of produce in the hopper to be automatically plotted using the data recorder window.&nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Label Colour</u></span>
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Color picker'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''LabelColour''.
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Title
 
|-
Sets the label colour
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Label Units</u></span>
| width="90%" | Show Title
 
|-
This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''LabelUnits''.
| colspan="2" | Decides if the hopper title is shown&nbsp;
 
|-
Adds a unit to the end of the label
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Title Colour
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Label Decimal Points</u></span>
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Title Label Color&nbsp;
This property is of type ''Unsigned integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''LabelDecPoints''.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
Number of decimal points to round the label value to.
| width="90%" | Title Text
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Label Scale</u></span>
| colspan="2" | Title Label Text&nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''Floating point'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''LabelScale''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Title Scale
Sets the size of the label on the panel, default 1.0
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Controls the size of the title text on the panel, default 1.2&nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Hopper Colour</u></span>
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Color picker'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''HopperColour''.
| width="90%" | Title Offset
 
|-
Sets the colour for the hopper
| colspan="2" | Distance above component center to draw the title&nbsp;
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Produce Colour</u></span>
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Label
This property is of type ''Color picker'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''ProduceColour''.
|-
 
|-
Sets the colour for the produce
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Show Label
|-
| colspan="2" | Decides if a label is shown detailing current amount of produce in the hopper&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label Colour
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the label colour&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label Units
|-
| colspan="2" | Adds a unit to the end of the label&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label Decimal Points
|-
| colspan="2" | Number of decimal points to round the label value to.&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label Scale
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the size of the label on the panel, default 1.0&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Label Offset
|-
| colspan="2" | Distance above component center to draw the value&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Scheme
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Hopper Colour
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the colour for the hopper&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Produce Colour
|-
| colspan="2" | Sets the colour for the produce&nbsp;
|}

Latest revision as of 14:36, 13 July 2026

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Industrial


Hopper component

A simple hopper that can be used to store produce. The hopper has component macros to set and get the current level of produce. The hopper can be initialised to be full or empty when starting. Compatible with SCADA interconnecting pipe components.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_Hopper.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

Industrial Tanks

A simple example showing the hoppers, valves and pipes working together. Each tank automatically empties in turn.

Industrial Tanks






Macro reference

AdjustLevel

AdjustLevel
Allows the lelev in the hopper to be adjusted up or down. 
- FLOAT Adjustment
 
- VOID Return


GetLevel

GetLevel
Returns the current amount of produce in the hopper. 
- FLOAT Return


IsEmpty

IsEmpty
Check to see if the hopper is currently empty. Returns 0 if not empty or 1 if empty. 
- BOOL Return


IsFull

IsFull
Check to see if the hopper is currently full. Returns 0 if not full or 1 if full. 
- BOOL Return


SetLevel

SetLevel
Sets the current amount of produce in the hopper. 
- FLOAT Level
The amount of produce in the hopper. 
- VOID Return


Property reference

Properties
Max Produce
Maximum amount of produce that can be stored in the hopper. 
Default State
The initial state of the volume of produce in the hopper when the runtime starts 
Plot Waveform
Allows the current level of produce in the hopper to be automatically plotted using the data recorder window. 
Title
Show Title
Decides if the hopper title is shown 
Title Colour
Title Label Color 
Title Text
Title Label Text 
Title Scale
Controls the size of the title text on the panel, default 1.2 
Title Offset
Distance above component center to draw the title 
Label
Show Label
Decides if a label is shown detailing current amount of produce in the hopper 
Label Colour
Sets the label colour 
Label Units
Adds a unit to the end of the label 
Label Decimal Points
Number of decimal points to round the label value to. 
Label Scale
Sets the size of the label on the panel, default 1.0 
Label Offset
Distance above component center to draw the value 
Scheme
Hopper Colour
Sets the colour for the hopper 
Produce Colour
Sets the colour for the produce 
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