Manual
4-44 System Configuration and Setup
6. Click on the arrow under Style and select your Conveyor type. If your system does not have
a Conveyor, select
(none).
!A brief description of each Conveyor type appears below the
Style box.
"NOTE Conveyor style determines which Conveyor files are used during operation.
Refer to the manual for your specific dispensing system for detailed information.
7. Click on
OK.
!The Setup Configuration - Conveyor dialog box closes and you will return to the Setup
Conveyors dialog box.
8. Click on
OK.
!The Setup Conveyors dialog box closes and you will return to the Configuration menu.
Table 4-11 Conveyor Configuration Options
Command Description
Mode
(See Note below)
Disabled - Disables the upstream and downstream Conveyor
communication. Workpieces can be manually loaded using FmNT, but
the Conveyor cannot be used as an in-line system.
Continuous Run - The Conveyor will operate as an in-line system.
Pass-through - On an in-line system, the Conveyor conveys parts only.
A part waits at the dispensing station until the downstream system is
ready to accept it, but no dispensing is performed.
Conveyor Files
Startup File Name - Executes the chosen Conveyor Atom at FmNT
startup.
Pre-Board Run File Name - Executes the chosen Conveyor Atom
before dispensing begins.
At Reset File Name - Executes the chosen Conveyor Atom after
resetting the Conveyor.
At Abort File Name - Executes the chosen Conveyor Atom when a
program has been aborted.
Change - Click to select the Conveyor Atom (.acl file) you wish to
execute at the chosen time.
Style
Lets you identify or change the type of Conveyor installed on your
dispensing system.
Click on the arrow next to the Style box to view the entire list of
Conveyor types.
" NOTE The mode command described in Table 4-11 controls the Conveyor behavior in
the Programming Window only and is generally used for testing purposes during
the programming process. This command has no effect on run commands
executed from the Production Window.