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6.3 Managing Queuing
Automated, Single-stop Queuing Sequence
WMS, MES, or other
custom application
requests AIV
for pickup
Manager selects
an AIV, and
sends it to the
desired location
AIV stops
at desired location
Payload
gets loaded
AIV goes
to the unloading
location
Payload gets
unloaded
AIV stops at
unloading location
Handshake
Handshake
Handshake
Handshake
Handshake refers to some form of communication between the AIV and
the automated factory equipment.
The form of this handshake will vary, depending on the equipment in use.
AIV sent to default
location or freed
up for new jobs
COMPLETE
Figure 6-2. Fully-automated Queuing Cycle
Queuing Parameters
You configure various parameters to specify how the Enterprise Manager 2100 processes
queued requests. You set most of these parameters from within MobilePlanner. See the
Mobile
Robot Software Suite User's Guide for information about using the MobilePlanner software.
To access these parameters from Enterprise Manager 2100:
1. In MobilePlanner, open the
Config tab.
2. Select
Robot Operation and then Queuing Manager .
The parameters that control the way that the Enterprise Manager 2100 handles queuing are:
l
IdleTimeUntilResume - Number of minutes to wait, after an AIV becomes available,
before automatically resuming an interrupted job.