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Transport System Limits

Motors
Node Controllers
Nodes
Paths
Stations
Vehicles
* When using RS-422 communications with the motors, 50 vehicles maximum per path when all vehicles on
the path are commanded forward (downstream).
45 vehicles maximum per path when all vehicles on the path are commanded backwards.
† When using RS-422 communications with the motors, limited by the number of RS-422 connections on the
node controller (NC LITE up to 4 connections, NC-12 up to 12 connections, NC-S up to 8 connections).
When using Ethernet communications with the motors, limited by the node controller configuration and pro-
cessor loading (NC LITE up to 5 nodes, NC-12 up to 16 nodes, NC-E up to 36 nodes, NC-S up to 16 nodes),
see the Node Controller Hardware User Manual, MMI-UM013.
‡ 6,000 vehicles maximum when using HLC Control Groups.
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MagneMover
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QuickStick 100
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QuickStick HT
* The limits that are shown are at the typical payloads (contact ICT Customer Support for payload guidance).
Use of a smaller payload may permit higher limits. Use of a larger payload may lower the limits.
† The limits that are shown are for standard MagneMover LITE glide pucks. Using other pucks, or custom ve-
hicles, may permit different limits.
‡ Thrust at 25% duty cycle, nominal Vehicle Gap is 1 mm for G3 and 1.5 mm for G4.2.
§ Thrust at 4.0 A stator current with a nominal Vehicle Gap of 3 mm with a standard magnet array.
** Thrust at 10.9 A stator current with a nominal Vehicle Gap of 12 mm with a high flux magnet array.
QuickStick HT User Manual
Table A-4: MagneMotion Transport System Limits
Path
20/RS-422
30/Ethernet
–
2
–
–
50/RS-422
300/Ethernet
Table A-5: MagneMotion Transport System Motion Limits
Acceleration
† 2
LITE 2.0 m/s
2
9.8 m/s
2
60.0 m/s
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
Node Controller
†
–
–
†
–
†
–
–
*
384
Velocity
[0.2 g] 2.0 m/s [4.5 mph]
[1.0 ]
g 2.5 m/s [5.6 mph]
[6.1 g] 3.5 m/s [7.8 mph]
Appendix
Transport System Limits
System (HLC)
3,840
96
256
128
2048
‡
5,120
*
Thrust
‡
10.0 N/cycle
§
16.3 N/cycle
**
182.0 N/cycle
325