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MLX200 Software and
Operations
6 Conveyor Tracking
6.5 Conveyor Parameter Configuration for MLX200
6.5 Conveyor Parameter Configuration for MLX200
The information for configuring a specific conveyor for MLX200 is located
in the ApplicationData.ConveyorData tag structure.
Fig. 6-9: Conveyor Data Inside Application Data
The ConveyorData tag structure contains the following variables:
Fig. 6-10: Conveyor Application Data
Table 6-2: Conveyor Tag Descriptions
Parameter Name Description
Conveyor Name User defined name of conveyor.
IsActive Turns conveyor reading on for this conveyor. This
must be turned on for any active conveyors and
should be turned off for unused conveyors to
preserve MLX_Task load.
ControlIndex If using multiple MLX200 Control Modules, this
points to the correct module. Default value is 0.
ConveyorPosition Feedback conveyor position in mm (Note this value
is for reading only - modifying this value will have no
effect.)
ConveyorStartPosition Conveyor Position where tracking operations should
begin (note this value is stored here only for
information purposes - this will still need to be
inputted to the conveyor instructions)
ConveyorTeachPosition Conveyor Position where positions were taught
(note this value is stored here only for informational
purposes - this will still need to be inputted to the
conveyor instructions.)
UserFrameNumber User frame number attached to conveyor (note: this
value is stored here only for informational purposes -
this still need to be made active using the
MLxRototSetUserFrame instructions)