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1. Port Sensor 54 12 53 52 14 51 5 Pusher back limit 16 Pusher forward limit I7 Scanner down limit I8 Scanner up limit Page 3 User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Table 1 Sensors to Ports Mapping Port Motor M2 M2 M3 M3 M4 M4 Table 2 Sensors to Motors Mapping DC Power Input Serial Port I and Ports Figure 5 Fischertechnik View The serial port should be connected to the Com1 port the Arcom target computer An Ethernet cable should be plugged into the Arcom and it should put the Arcom on the same network as the desktop PC See figure 6 for a view of the back of the Arcom box Page 4 User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Ethernet Figure 6 Arcom View 4 Software Setup Software setup is completed on the desktop PC Follow the instructions listed below to Load a bootable image onto the Arcom target computer 1 Open the Tornado IDE 2 Navigate to File gt Open gt C BootableWebserver wsp 3 Inside the workspace window right click on the project name BootableWebserver and select Build VxWorks 4 The Build Output window will come up and once it shows Done with no errors the build is complete 5 Navigate to C BootableWebserver in Windows Explorer and copy the i2. G Webserver Loading 1 1 Blue Team APE Web Interface Team Blue Current Control Mode Manual Control Change Mode REFRESH Current Operational State Status Manual Mode Control Sensorl detect Sensor2 no detect Sensor3 no detect Sensor4 no detect Motorl active Start Stop Motor2 inactive Start Stop Scanner home Move To SCAN POSITION Pusher home Move To TRANSITION PLACE Item Status Tracking Index Item Serial State Timestamp 0003 001 i Scanned i 11106071130 0002 001 Detected By 521106071125 0001 001 Left 51 1106071120 0000 001 Detected By 511106071115 Connecting to 155 31 72 102 2 Figure 7 APE Web Page Page 6 User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 6 Definitions Acronyms And Abbreviations Active a motor is active if the motor is powered and turning APE Automatic Production Environment Auto Control Mode This is the default software mode in which control of the system occurs automatically and without user intervention BELT1 the conveyer belt driven by Motor BELT2 the conveyer belt driven by Motor2 Detect the sensor detects an object if the light path is occluded such that the sensor does not detect light therefore detecting an occluding object instead END PLACE the last logical
3. EMBRY RID Me AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY Specification amp Design of Real time Systems 07 5 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE User Manual Automatic Production Environment Christopher Griffis Steve Harvey Leonardo Matos Jason McGuire Sean Pfeifer Caylyne Shelton User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Document Information Category Information Document ID User Manual Automatic Production Environment Document Owner 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Revision History Date Version Description Author 11 29 07 0 1 Initial draft Caylyne Shelton 12 06 07 Photo Additions Caylyne Shelton 12 10 07 User Guide version 1 release TEAM BLUE User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Disclaimer This document is to be used in conjunction with the APE system and has been written to guide the user through successful use of the APE system Team BLUE will not be held responsible for any accidents property damage etc that are the result of the use this document with any system other than the APE nor will Team BLUE be held responsible such incidents as the result of misuse of the APE system Preface This document outlines setup guidelines for the APE system Two types of users exist remote users and local users Remote users are defined as those which will access the APE system via a web i
4. ction Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Scanning the scanner is in its lowered position such that it triggers the position switch to detect such a position START PLACE the first sequentially and logically detectable position a package can have in or when being introduced into the system Target Computer TRANSITION PLACE the next sequentially and logically detectable position the package be in after it has been scanned and pushed onto BELT2 User Control Mode This is the alternate software mode in which automatic control of the system is suspended to allow the user direct control over the system motors 7 Further Reading 1 Kornecki Dr A J Embry Riddle Real Time Class Resource Description of the SE545 Project SE545 Project System Description 8 10 2007 Version 01 draft 1 Fall 2007 2 www fischertechnik com Fischertechnik Website 3 www arcom com Arcom Website Page 8
5. eyor Belt System Setup The Fischertechnik conveyor belt system consists of eight wired connections for the sensors four wired connections for the motors 9 volt DC power input and a serial connection connected via serial cable to the Arcom target computer See the proceeding logical component diagram to view the location of the sensors and motors in the system Page 2 User Manual Automatic Production Environment Version 1 0 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 51 54 position sensors M1 M2 conveyor belt motors M3 scanner motor 4 pusher motor SCANNER PLACE PUSHER_ 52 i s Figure 4 Logical Layout of Conveyor Belt System 51 52 53 54 denote the four sensors used as package scanners in the system Four other sensors exist in the system pusher back limit located at the pusher pusher forward limit located at the pusher scanner down limit located at the scanner place and scanner up limit located at the scanner place M2 M3 M4 denote the motors in the system moves Belt1 M2 is the scanner motor M3 is the pusher motor and M4 moves Belt2 There 16 input ports for wiring to the sensors and motors through 18 and through M8 All eight sensors should be wired to the I ports as depicted in Table 1 Table 2 depicts how the motors should be wired to the ports Also see Figure 5 for a view of where the ports reside in the Fischertechnik system
6. ly detectable position the package be in Extended the pusher moves to extended when it pushes the object away from scan place towards the TRANSITION PLACE Home a scanner in the home position is the most retracted position as detectable by the position switch such that the package can enter the scanning area The pusher in the home position is in the furthest most position from the transition area as detectable by the position switch and is such that the package can enter the scanning area Inactive when the motor is not moving because it is not being powered it is considered inactive Motor1 2 Motor2 No detect the sensor does not detect an object if the light path is not occluded such that the sensor does detect light therefore not detecting an occluding object Package the object used to model the payload that is acted upon in the APE system Pusher the apparatus used to move a package from the SCANNER PLACE to the TRANSITION PLACE S1 line sensor 1 2 line sensor 2 S3 line sensor 3 54 line sensor 4 SCANNER PLACE see Error Reference source not found the next sequentially and logically detectable position a package can have in the system after being moved by BELT1 away from START PLACE A package can be scanned only if it is detected in the SCANNER PLACE Scanner the apparatus used to model the systems ability to scan a package Page 7 User Manual Automatic Produ
7. mage called VxWorks to C Bootld 6 Turn on the Arcom and at the same time start the FTP server by navigating in the Tornado IDE to Start gt FTP Server 7 The FTP Window called WFTPD opens 8 After the Arcom initializes the FTP server starts communication with it If there are no errors in the FTP window and on the Arcom display the Arcom will automatically start loading the image 9 The Fischertechnik goes through a test sequence during this time the USB COM and IR lights flash 10 Once the test sequence is complete push the button to the left of the ports and above the lights to select Once again the lights will flash 11 Push the Port button twice to select the COM port COM will be lit up and hold for three seconds COM will be flashing during this time Page 5 User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 5 Use Congratualtions You are ready to use the APE If you are a remote user follow the proceeding rules for successful use Remote User 1 Navigate to the APE webpage in your internet browser The page will look like that depicted in Figure 7 2 Use the links provided to control the actions of the APE system or simply use the page to monitor the system APE Web Interface Page Team Blue Mozilla Firefox x File Edit Go Bookmarks Tools Help gt 65 A 0 http 155 31 72 102 home asp2M1 0
8. nterface Remote users may monitor the system s activities in automatic control mode or they may control the system s activities from this web interface A remote user may be accessing the APE system from a computer as close to the APE system as right next to it or as far away from the APE system as the internet will allow Local users are defined as the users that are on site of the APE system and can physically interact with the system without the need for a web interface iii User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Table of Contents ii SIGNATURE PAGE EEE a E T E EEE EE E ii CHANGE HISTORY E E A N ENEE AR E E ii PREFACE ERNE SEE a E EE ii 15 INTRODUCTION renere E eE EE AE EEE E E E E AEE AEE E EEE E NE 1 2 SYSTEM CONTENT S rinnete t E A A E RAE A EEE neue yp E ate A EEA E E AEE 1 3 FISCHERTECHNIK CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM 2 2 2 4 SOFTWARE SETU Pinigil tacky led ease TEOT ONOR 5 9 E AAEE e 6 6 DEFINITIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIAT TIONS ssesessessssessssissssseresernisssseseseerenensnsesenenenseseneereseenenes 7 Le e PURTHER AERA 8 User Manual A
9. utomatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 User Guide Automatic Production Environment 1 Introduction The Automatic Production Environment APE is an industry control system constructed from Fischertechnik blocks which imitate the operation of airport luggage conveyor belt system with a scanning machine The APE simulates the ability of a real time software system to transfer a payload luggage item down a conveyer belt and scan it simulating a security scan A motor driven pushing device then transfers the luggage to a second belt which carries the luggage to a specified final point This document will guide the user through the process of setting up the APE and running it 2 System Contents The APE system includes the following one Desktop Personal Computer PC one Arcom target computer a Conveyor Belt System constructed from Fischertechnik robotics building blocks an Ethernet connection that facilitates communication between the Arcom target computer and the Desktop PC and a serial connection between the Arcom target computer and the Fischertechnik conveyor belt system Please see the images below to view individual portions of the system Page 1 User Manual Automatic Production Environment 07 SE 545 ERAU TEAM BLUE Date 12 11 07 Figure 1 Desktop PC Figure 2 Arcom Target Computer Figure 3 Fischertechnik Conveyor Belt System 3 Fischertechnik Conv
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