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138 SuperTrak™ GEN3 System Operation and Maintenance Manual
Rev. 9 (12-2021)
Operating Procedures
• If digital power is not lost, all pallet locations and data are maintained. The
system continues to work from where it left off.
• If digital (UPS) power is lost and a cold start occurs, the pallets travel to the
default target locations and the PLC decides what to do next for startup.
Multiple options are available to manage system startup after a cold start, for
example:
• The PLC can cycle all pallets around the SuperTrak conveyance
platform, determine the pallet ID, return the pallets to the stations they
left off, and continue running.
• If the PLC knows that the line was purged, the pallets can all go to the
first processing station by default and the system can start running.
• The PLC can send all pallets to a reject station where any parts partially
processed are removed and the system starts over after a cold start.
• The SuperTrak conveyance platform digital electronics can be wired to
the equivalent of a panel lighting circuit that does not lose power when
the main disconnect is switched OFF. In this case, the SuperTrak
conveyance platform pallet positions and data are always maintained
unless the entire plant loses power and the battery backed UPS times
out.