Track Management - Beckhoff XTS Operating Instructions Manual

Product overview

Track Management

3.6
XTS tracks
3.6.1
XTS parts
3.6.2
Requirements
3.6.3
Mover
3.6.3.1
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XTS Track Management is part of the TwinCAT 3 XTS Extension
TF5850 XTS software package.
With XTS Track Management, track sections and the movers on
them can be exchanged between different XTS systems. An XTS
setup can thus be divided into individual, spatially separated track
sections. The motor modules and movers retain their full functional-
ity at all times, so that even the moving track sections remain fully
usable sections.
An XTS track is a route that can be driven on with XTS movers and
consists of one or more XTS parts. An XTS part can also occur
more than once in a particular XTS track or be inserted in several
different XTS tracks.
An XTS part is a contiguous track section into which all motor mod-
ules are divided when configuring a system. The smallest possible
track section is a motor module. Normally, an XTS part consists of
one supply segment, but multiple supplies within an XTS part are
also possible.
For more information on the XTS tracks and XTS parts, refer to the
XTS Software TF5850 | TC3 XTS Extension user manual.
To implement XTS Track Management, you need at least one motor
module with AT2002-0249 connector in addition to several motor
modules, to enable an air gap between the motor modules for the
moving track section. In addition, one or more AT901x-0070 movers
and a suitable mechanical system for the moving track section, such
as a spindle axis or linear motor, are required.
Only use 70 mm movers
Only Beckhoff movers with a length of 70 mm may be used for XTS
Track Management.
Only the following Beckhoff movers are approved for Track Manage-
ment:
• AT9011-0070
• AT9014-0070
Further information can be found in chapter "Mover", [Page 30].
XTS Version: 3.1