Transport System Limits; Magnemotion Transport System Limits - Rockwell Automation MagneMotion MagneMover LITE Original Instructions Manual

Appendix

Transport System Limits

Transport System Limits
Motors
Node Controllers
Nodes
Paths
Stations
Vehicles
* When using RS-422 communication 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 (upstream).
† When using RS-422 communication 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 communication 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 LITE
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QuickStick 100
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QuickStick HT with QSMC
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QuickStick HT with QSHT 5700 Inverter 60.0 m/s
* The limits that are shown are at the typical payloads (contact your Motion Solution Consultant or TechCon-
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nect (rockwellautomation.custhelp.com) 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 vehi-
cles, may permit different limits.
‡ Thrust at 25% duty cycle, nominal vehicle gap is 1 mm for G3 and 1.5 mm for G4.2 magnet arrays.
§ 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.
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Table A-1: MagneMotion Transport System Limits
Path
20/RS-422
30/Ethernet
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2
–
–
50/RS-422
300/Ethernet
Table A-2: MagneMotion Transport System Motion Limits
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Node Controller
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–
–
†
–
†
–
–
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384
Acceleration Velocity
2
2.0 m/s [0.2 g] 2.0 m/s [4.5 mph]
2
[1.0 ]
9.8 m/s g 2.5 m/s [5.6 mph]
2
60.0 m/s [6.1 g] 3.5 m/s [7.8 mph] 182.0 N/cycle
2
[6.1 g] 5.0 m/s [11.2 mph] 182.0 N/cycle
System (HLC)
3,840
96
320
160
2048
‡
5,120
*
Thrust
‡
10.0 N/cycle
§
16.3 N/cycle
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