XTS system with Track Management

A green line appears outside the tracks assigned to the part. Using the green line you can check if the selected track is valid and if the parts have been added in the correct order.

In this example configuration there are ten possible and reasonable configuration variants of the tracks:

• each part as single track = 4 tracks
• both movable modules are positioned next to the upper or lower part = 2 tracks
• only one of the movable modules is next to the lower and next to the upper part = 4 tracks

The more parts there are in the XTS system, the more possibilities there are to connect them mechanically to form tracks. However, it often does not make sense to configure as many tracks as possible. Each part must be assigned to a track so that the mover detection can be carried out. Additional tracks can be created on the XTS system depending on the required movements of the movers.

In this example configuration, none of the tracks has a closed track, so the checkbox Is Closed is not set for any of the configured tracks.

Since there are some tracks that share individual parts, the checkbox Is included in detection cannot be activated for every track . The checkbox must be activated for the tracks that match the current hardware configuration at the time of mover detection.

If both moving parts are next to the upper part, there are two tracks in the current configuration.

• Track 5 consists of Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
• Track 4 consists of Part 4

For these two tracks, the checkbox Is included in detection is activated to ensure that the correct number of movers is detected on the XTS system. The checkbox is not activated for all other tracks.

If there are changes to the hardware configuration up to the time of commissioning, you can redefine the parameter Is included in detection via the PLC. If necessary, this change should be made during commissioning of the XTS system.

Often it is sufficient to include the track in the detection process. However, this only works if there is no mover on the transition between two parts, otherwise too many movers will be detected by the XTS system.

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