Local approach

The local approach is suitable for an XTS system with:

• many movers
• many moving parts

This approach gives you the possibility to work with a small number of tracks. In this example, the XTS system has ten possible tracks, but only two tracks are used. Movers switch from one track to the next in virtual stations.

The decisive factor when using the local approach is that collision avoidance must be performed manually. When a mover changes from one track to another, the remaining movers no longer detect the mover on the moving track section, since collision avoidance is track-based. The programmer must ensure that the movers are on the correct track and do not collide with each other.

For more information on collision avoidance, see the chapter Collision Avoidance functionality.