Conveyor Avatars Control Modes
The conveyor avatars have two types of Control modes, described below. You can select the type of Control mode for the avatar during the configuration of the avatar .
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Remote Control mode: The operational control is managed by the PLC.
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Local Control mode: The operational control is managed by local control inputs (digital I/O).
The operational control of the avatar can transition out of the configured Control mode based on the system degraded mode status condition.
Conveyor Avatar Control Modes
Configured Control Mode:
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Remote Control mode: The avatar transitions into Local Control mode if the system enters degraded mode. The avatar transitions from Local Control mode back to the configured Remote Control mode when the system is not in degraded mode.
Conveyor One Direction avatars include a local control input on a digital I/O module. You can connect the input port to a selector switch on the operator control panel, which sends a Run command to the avatar .
Conveyor Two Direction avatars include multiple local control inputs on one or more digital I/O modules. You can connect the input ports to a selector switch on the operator control panel, which sends a command to the avatar to run in the forward or reverse direction.