Introduction
Getting Started with the Node Controllers
Node Controller Hardware User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM013B-EN-P - April 2020
Getting Started with the Node Controllers
Use this manual as a guide and reference when installing or servicing the node controllers.
Follow the steps in this section to get the node controllers operational quickly with the aid of
the other MagneMotion manuals (see
NOTE:
Make sure that all components and complete design specifications, including the
physical layout of the transport system, are available before starting to install or test
transport system operation.
To get started quickly with the node controllers:
1.
Save the files and folders from the MagneMotion transport system software package
to a folder on a computer for user access.
NOTE:
The minimum requirements for running MagneMotion software applications
are a general-purpose computer (PC) running Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 with
.NET 4.0, an Ethernet port (web interface), and an RS-232 port (console
interface).
2.
Install the MagneMotion Configurator on a computer for user access (see either the
MagneMover LITE Configurator User Manual
or the
QuickStick Configurator User
Manual
).
A.
For MM LITE
™
systems, create the Track Layout File (
track_layout
.ndx) to
define the motors and paths graphically and their relationships in the transport
system.
B.
For all transport systems, create the Node Controller Configuration File (node_
configuration.xml) to define the components and operating parameters of the
transport system.
3.
Set the IP address for each node controller and specify the node controller to be used
as the high-level controller. Upload the configuration, image, and type files to each
node controller using the node controller web interface (see the
Node Controller Inter-
face User Manual
).
Once configured, the node controllers can be used to simulate the transport system.
See the
MagneMover LITE User Manual
, the
QuickStick 100 User Manual
, or the
QuickStick HT User Manual
.
4.
Install the components of the MagneMotion transport system as described in either the
MagneMover LITE User Manual
, the
QuickStick 100 User Manual
, or the
QuickStick
HT User Manual
.
5.
Install the node controllers as described in
.
6.
Test and debug the transport system by using the NCHost TCP Interface Utility and
Demo Scripts (see the
NCHost TCP Interface Utility User Manual
). NCHost provides
