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Introduction
Transport System Overview
MagneMover LITE User Manual 7
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002E-EN-P - March 2016
Transport System Overview
This section identifies the components of a MagneMover LITE transport system as shown in
Figure 1-4 and described after the figure.
Figure 1-4: Simplified View of MagneMover LITE Transport System Components
• DC Power Cables and Communication Cables – Distributes DC power to the
motors of the transport system and carries communications between the components.
• High Level Controller (HLC) – Software application running on one Node Controller
that handles all communication with the user-supplied Host Controller and directs
communication as appropriate to individual Node Controllers.
• Host Controller – Provides user control and monitoring of the MM LITE transport
system. Supplied by the user, it can be either PC-based or a PLC.
• Motor – Refers to the MagneMover LITE linear synchronous motor (LSM).
• Network – Ethernet network providing communications (TCP/IP or EtherNet/IP)
between the Host Controller and the HLC (TCP/IP is used between Node Controllers).
• Node Controller (NC) – Coordinates motor operations and communicates with the
High Level Controller. Two types of Node Controllers are available:
•
NC-12 Node Controller (not shown) – Provides one network port, two
RS-232 ports, 12 RS-422 ports, 16 digital inputs, and 16 digital outputs.
• Node Controller LITE – Provides one network port and four RS-422 ports.
• Power Supply – Provides DC power to the motors.
• Vehicle (Puck) with Magnet Array – Carries a payload through the MM LITE trans-
port system as directed. The magnet array is mounted to the vehicle (puck) and inter-
acts with the motors, which move each vehicle independently.
Host Controller
(PC or PLC)
DC Power Cables
Power Supply
Motors
Communication Cables
Node Controller LITE
(and High Level Controller)
Vehicles (Pucks)
Network