Rockwell Automation Arena Users Guide - Manual (Page 90)

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Convey module
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ESCRIPTION
The Convey module moves an entity on a conveyor from its current station location to a
specified destination station. The time delay to convey the entity from one station to the
next is based on the velocity of the conveyor (specified in the Conveyor module) and the
distance between the stations (specified in the Segment module).
When an entity enters a Convey module, its Station attribute (Entity.Station), is set to the
destination station. The entity is then conveyed to the destination station. If the destination
type is specified as By Sequence, the next station is determined by the entity’s Sequence
and Jobstep within the sequence (special-purpose attributes Entity.Sequence and
Entity.Jobstep, respectively).
T YPICAL USES
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Convey bags from a location to the baggage claim area
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Convey parts from a load station to processing station
P ROMPTS
Set Index Defines the index into the queue set. Note that this is the index into the
set and not the name of the queue in the set. For example, the only valid
entries for a queue set containing three members is an expression that
evaluates to 1, 2, or 3.
Attribute Name Defines the name of the attribute that stores the queue name to which
entities will reside.
Expression Defines the name of the expression that stores the queue name to which
entities will reside.
Prompt Description
Name Unique name of the module that will be displayed in the flowchart.
Conveyor Name Name of the conveyor on which the entity will convey. If left blank, the
previously accessed conveyor is assumed.
Destination Type Method for specifying the entity destination (By Sequence, Station,
Attribute, or Expression). Selection of By Sequence requires that the
entity has been assigned a sequence name and that the sequence itself
has been defined.
Prompt Description