Rockwell Automation Arena Users Guide - Manual (Page 88)

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Station module
D ESCRIPTION
The Station module defines a station (or a set of stations) corresponding to a physical or
logical location where processing occurs. If the Station module defines a station set, it is
effectively defining multiple processing locations.
The station (or each station within the defined set) has a matching Activity Area that is
used to report all times and costs accrued by the entities in this station. This Activity
Area’s name is the same as the station. If a parent Activity Area is defined, then it also
accrues any times and costs by the entities in this station.
T YPICAL USES
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Defining a lathe area
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Defining a set of toll booths
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Defining a food preparation area
P ROMPTS
Prompt Description
Name Unique name of the module that will be displayed in the flowchart.
Station Type Type of station being defined, either as an individual Station or a station
Set.
Station Name Name of the individual station.
Set Name Name of the station set.
Parent Activity Area Name of the Activity Area’s parent.
Associated Intersection Name of the intersection associated with this station in a guided
transporter network.
Report Statistics Specifies whether or not statistics will automatically be collected and
stored in the report database for this station and its corresponding
activity area.
Save Attribute Attribute name used to store the index number into the station set of the
member that is selected.
Station Set Members Names of the stations that are members of this station set.
Station Name A given station can only exist once within a model. Therefore, an
individual station can only be the member of one station set, and that
individual station may not be the name of a station in another module.
Parent Activity Area Name of the Activity Area’s parent for the station set member.