The previous entry in this series went over the Mover function block. Movers already give us a lot of options for how to control our XTS system, but typically we don\u2019t want to control movers based on which index in the array they are, we want to control them based on where they are along the track. That\u2019s what stations are for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This blog will go over the Beckhoff XTS Station block that comes with the base starter project. We will see how to configure the stations properly and what methods we have at our disposal to use with our system. This blog will continue to use the Beckhoff XTS_Base GitHub<\/a> and the large XTS starter kit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stations are defined positions along the XTS track where movers will stop until commanded to do something else. This allows for a mover to reach the station, have some actions performed on it while stationary, then to be sent elsewhere on the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In MAIN, in the variable declaration we already have an array of stations declared with the line<\/p>\n\n\n\nBeckhoff XTS Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Declaring Stations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n