Design Guidelines
Transport System Design
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MagneMotion
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
Orientation
Purpose
Identifies the orientation of the motor in the specified path. Only used for motors that don’t
have a required orientation (for example, MagneMover LITE motors) to specify the end of the
motor that is upstream.
For MagneMover LITE motors, the location of the power connector identifies the default
upstream end of the motor. Standard orientation is when a motor location on a path is such that
the default upstream end of the motor is located towards the upstream end of the path. This tag
is not used for MagneMover LITE switches since the connections to the switch define the ori-
entation.
For QuickStick motors, this tag is not used since the motors have only one orientation avail-
able.
Syntax
<Orientation>Orientation</Orientation>
Attributes
None
Parent Tag
<Motor>
Contents
Orientation
– Used with motors that can self-define their orientation. The options are:
Standard
– Normal direction of motion on the motor is downstream.
Reversed
– Normal direction of motion on the motor is upstream.
Validation
Node controller requirements for startup and initialization:
•
Must not contain any child tags.
•
Must contain a valid orientation value.
Example
<Orientation>Standard</Orientation>
<Orientation>Reversed</Orientation>