Global approach

The global approach is suitable for an XTS system with:

• few movers
• few moving parts

This approach gives you the possibility to work without virtual stations and only with tracks. In this example, the XTS system has ten possible tracks that are not simultaneously activated for the movers. In this approach, the movers are switched to the correct track based on the position of the moving track sections.

While the two outer track sections move, in this configuration all parts are independent tracks. As soon as a moving track section matches the upper module, a new configuration with a new track is formed. In this example, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 together form Track 5 and the movers automatically switch to this new track.

This global approach is suitable for a manageable number of movers and tracks. The more moving track sections there are in your XTS system, the more possible tracks there are. The exponential growth leads to the fact that at a certain point the number of possible configurations is too large and the global approach is unsuitable for this system.

The collision avoidance of the movers takes place without manual testing and correctly.

Activation of a new track stops active movement commands The MC_ActivateTrack currently cancels the active movement command of all movers as soon as a new track is activated. The movement command must then be reactivated manually. You must check if it is possible to activate the new tracks for all movers, otherwise an error will be thrown at the function block.