Rockwell Automation Arena Users Guide - Manual (Page 99)

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If a free-path transporter is being used, then the time delay to move the entity and
transporter from one station to the next is based on the velocity of the transporter and the
distance between the stations (specified in the Distance module). If a guided transporter is
being used, then the time delay to transport the entity depends not only on the velocity and
distance to the guided transporter’s destination, but also the transporter’s acceleration,
deceleration, and any traffic it encounters on the way.
When an entity enters the Transport module, its Station attribute (Entity.Station) is set to
the entity’s destination station. The entity is then transported to the destination station.
If the station destination is entered as By Sequence, the next station is determined by the
entity’s Sequence and Jobstep within the set (special-purpose attributes Entity.Sequence
and Entity.Jobstep, respectively).
T YPICAL USES
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A forklift transports a pallet of parts to the next processing station
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A mail cart transports packages from the mailroom to the order-processing station
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ROMPTS
Prompt Description
Name Unique name of the module that will be displayed in the flowchart.
Transporter Name Name of the transporter to move. If blank, the most recently requested or
allocated transporter is assumed.
Unit Number Determines which of the transporter units in the transporter set to
transport.
Entity Destination Type Determines the method for specifying the entity destination station
logic. Selection of By Sequence requires that the entity has been
assigned a sequence name and that the sequence itself has been defined.
Station Name Name of the individual station.
Attribute Name Name of the attribute that stores the station name to which entities will
route.
Expression Expression that is evaluated to the station where entities will route.
Velocity Specifies the temporary velocity at which the entity and transporter are
moved to the destination station.
Units Velocity time units.
Guided Tran Destination
Type Allows the specification of a guided transporter destination that is differ-
ent from the entity’s destination. This field is ignored if Transporter
Name is a free-path transporter.