Glossary
Path
MagneMover LITE User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002E-EN-P - March 2016
Keepout Area:
An area of a Path where the motors will not allow a vehicle to enter unless it
has permission from the motors to move past the area.
Logic Power:
The power used for the controllers and signals. See also,
LSM:
Linear Synchronous Motor. See
.
MagneMover
®
LITE:
A MagneMotion linear synchronous motor with integrated guideways and
vehicles (pucks) that enables quick, efficient conveyance of loads up to 1 kg on
a single vehicle (2 kg on a tandem puck).
Magnet Array:
The magnets attached to the
. It is the motor secondary, moved by the
primary in the motor.
MM LITE:
.
Motor:
Motor Block:
A discrete motor primary section (coil or set of coils) within a motor that can
be energized independently. This section can contain only one vehicle during
transport system operation.
Motor Controller:
The controller for each motor that communicates vehicle positions and other
information to the
. It is internal to the motor on MagneMover
LITE and QuickStick 100 motors and external on QuickStick HT motors.
Motor Gap:
The physical distance between two motors mounted end to end. This does not
include the distance from the end of the stator to the end of the motor housing.
NC:
Node:
A junction defined as the beginning, end, or intersection of
Paths
. The differ-
ent Node types are defined by their use: Simple, Relay, Terminus, Merge,
Diverge, etc.
Node Controller Configuration File:
The XML file unique to the transport system containing the
basic operating parameters of the transport system. A copy of the Configura-
tion File is uploaded to each Node Controller in the transport system.
Node Controller:
The controller that coordinates vehicle movements along a Path or Paths of
motors. The Node Controller is responsible for the motors on all Paths origi-
nating from Nodes that the Node Controller is responsible for.
There can be multiple Node Controllers in a transport system each responsible
for a subset of the Nodes within the transport system.
NRTL/ATL:
Nationally Recognized Test Lab/Accredited Test Lab.
NRTL organizations have been recognized by OSHA in accordance with
29 CFR 1910.7 to test and certify equipment or materials (products).
ATL organizations have been evaluated by Accreditation bodies to
ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration laboratories.
Path:
A designation for one or more motors placed end to end, which defines a linear
route for vehicle travel. A Path begins at the
end of the first motor in