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are assigned a unique ID at startup and retain that ID until the transport system
is restarted or the vehicle is removed or deleted.
Vehicle Directives: The Demo Script commands that define the individual motion characteristics
for a specific vehicle. See also Global Directives.
Vehicle Gap: The distance between the bottom of the magnet array that is attached to a vehi-
cle and the top surface of a motor.
Vehicle ID Master Database: The HLC database for the assignment and tracking of Vehicle IDs in
the transport system. When using HLC Control Groups, the Master HLC main-
tains this database.
Vehicle ID Slave Database: The Slave HLC database for tracking of Vehicle IDs in the HLC Con-
trol Group managed by that Slave HLC and assigned by the Master HLC. This
database is only used when using HLC Control Groups to subdivide a transport
system.
Vehicle Master: The motor controlling the vehicle.
Vehicle Signal: A motor software flag for each vehicle that is used to indicate if the vehicle is
detected on the transport system.
Vehicle Spacing: The distance between two vehicles on the same path.
Wheeled Puck: A preconfigured vehicle for use on MagneMover LITE transport systems that
uses low friction wheels to ride on the integral rails.
Zero Point: The position on the Upstream end of a Path that denotes the first part on which
a Vehicle travels.