Design Guidelines
Transport System Layout
74 MagneMotion
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002F-EN-P - October 2022
Transport System Layout
Before installing a MagneMover LITE (MM LITE
™
) transport system, a transport system lay-
out must be created that defines the following:
• Type and location of all motors and switches (all motors and switches provide bidirec-
tional movement).
• The number of vehicles (pucks) on the transport system.
• Locations of all interfaces to other equipment in the facility.
• All paths and the direction of forward motion (downstream).
• All nodes and the type of the nodes.
• All node controllers, their type, and connections.
• Identification of the node controller that is assigned as the high-level controller (HLC).
• Additional connections such as motor communication, power, and network.
• Additional functions such as E-stop, interlock, and light stack.
The transport system layout is used to locate the motors and other transport system compo-
nents in the facility. It is also used as a reference when connecting the components of the
transport system and defining the elements of the Node Controller Configuration File (see the
MagneMover LITE Configurator User Manual, MMI-UM008). See Table A-1 on page 466
for a list of system limits.
To use the installed transport system, create an application that runs on the host controller.
This host application provides all monitoring and control of the transport system.
Transport System Overview
The MagneMover LITE components consist of a set of basic building-blocks that provides an
easy to assemble and implement transport system. The modular nature of the MM LITE com-
ponents makes it easy to implement layout or control changes. An example of how the basic
building-blocks are used is provided in the following sections:
• Motors, Switches, and Vehicles (Pucks) on page 75
• Paths on page 76
• Nodes on page 77
• Node Controllers on page 78
• Additional Connections on page 79
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