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Continuous Generator |
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With this you create a continuous track of material. The speed of creation is specified by the drive, for this generator there are the same drives as for the conveyor. On the edit mask you select the transport direction (+X, -X, +Y, -Y, +Z, -Z). The cross-section of the track is specified by the measurement of the generator.
With the help of the saw you can cut off the pieces of the track. These pieces will then become normal dynamics whose properties you can adjust on the edit mask of the continuous generator in ‘dynamics’. You can only cut crosswise to the track, it is not possible to cut along its direction of movement.
So that a track is created the bit has to be set ‘active’ or the corresponding check box ‘always active’ on the edit mask has to be clicked. If the continuous generator is not active anymore the current track will be cut off and turned into a normal dynamic. If the generator is activated again a new track will be created.
You can detect the existence of the track with the light barrier. You can register its movements with the resolver for conveyor and chain. This one will then work like a running wheel: only if the track covers the resolver (exacter: its edge on the bottom left) the impulses will be counted. The generator has to be determined as master of the resolver. Please note that the runner will stop counting if the track is cut off and changed into a dynamic (e.g. by a saw or by deactivating of the generator).
This element is still at the experimental stage. Suggestions out of practice for improvement are welcome.
See also:
Tabsheet: Actuators |