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Zone Fence

This command is used to turn the Loading Zone Boundary (Fence) on or off. 

Fieldbus Interface

PMC_Zone_Fencing

Inputs

Name

Data Type

Description

Execute

BOOL

Execution of the function block begins on a rising edge of this input.

ZoneID

USINT

Zone ID, same as Flyway ID by default, you may define your own Zones as well using Define Zone

Level

USINT

Control level: 0 = fence off, 1 = fence on

PM_Controller

PMControllerType

Data structure that specifies which PMC to connect to. There should be only 1 instance of this variable for each connected PMC.

Outputs

Name

Data Type

Description

Done

BOOL

Execution successful. Function block is finished. (Note: Done will not become TRUE if Execute is already FALSE) 

Busy

BOOL

Function block is active and must continue to be called.

Aborted

BOOL

Command aborted by another command.

Error

BOOL

If there is an error in processing the command, then Error = TRUE, otherwise, FALSE.

ErrorID

UINT

0x0: All OK. Otherwise, please see PMC Reply Codes.

Ethernet Interface 

PMCRTN ZoneFenceControl(int zoneID, FENCEOPERATION fenceOp)

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

zoneID

int

Zone ID, same as Flyway ID by default, you may define your own Zones as well using Define Zone

fenceOp

enum

REMOVE_FENCE (0): turn fence off; BUILD_FENCE (1): turn fence on

Returns

Name

Type

Description

PMCRTN

PMCRTN enum

ALLOK (0): Command Accepted. Otherwise, please see Ethernet Reply Codes.

Conditions

Operating Conditions

Preconditions

  • Zone is defined successfully (Get Zone Status returns 1 = ACTIVE_UNFENCED)

  • No XBot(s) sitting on the boundary or crossing boundary (only for Loading Zones)

  • ACTIVE_FENCED before turning off fence

  • ACTIVE_UNFENCED before turning on fence

Postconditions

  • ACTIVE_UNFENCED after turning off fence. XBots can move in or out of zone

  • ACTIVE_FENCED after turning on fence. XBots cannot move in or out of zone

Description

This command is used to turn the Loading Zone Boundary (Fence) on or off. This command is used for both Loading Zones and Intersection Zones.

 

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