Introduction
Transport System Software Overview
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Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002F-EN-P - October 2022
Transport System Software Overview
Several software applications are used to configure, test, and administer a MagneMover LITE
transport system as shown in Figure 1-8 and described after the figure. See Related Documen-
tation on page 33 for the reference manuals for these applications.
Figure 1-8: Simplified View of Transport System Software Organization
Utilities
• NC Web Interface – A web-based software application that is supplied by MagneMo-
tion and resident on the node controllers, for administration of the transport system
components.
Motors
Host Controller
(EtherNet/IP or TCP/IP)
MagneMotion Configurator
NC Web Interface
NCHost TCP Interface Utility
Node Controller Software Image
(controller_image)
Motor ERF Image Files
(motor_image.erf)
Motor Type Files
(motor_type.xml)
Magnet Array Type Files
(magnet_array_type.xml)
Node Controller Configuration File
(node_configuration.xml)
MagneMotion Info and Config Service
(MICS_motor_data.xml)
Restricted Parameters File
(restricted parameters.xml)
System Control
System Testing
(NCHost.exe)
(MMConfigTool.exe)
track_file.mmtrk
demo_script.txt
track_layout.ndx
Virtual Scope Utility
NC Console Interface
(MMI_Virtual_Scope.exe)
(TCP/IP)
(RS-232)
Node Controller
Node Controller
Administration
Performance
Monitoring
Node Controller
Administration
node_configuration.xml
Ethernet Motor Comm Tool
(mmi_commtool.exe)
NC File Retrieval Tool
(NC_File_Retriever.exe)
MICS_motor_data
.xml