10.6 MaterialSupport

Provides the process values of the material support system.

Figure 10 - Material Support Overview

10.6.1 ActiveVacuumUnits

Information about the activity of the vacuum units. The array length shall match the total number of vacuum units given in the VacuumUnitsQuantity Property in the MachineConfigurationType.

The ActiveVacuumUnitsDataType is defined in chapter 10.6.1.1.

10.6.1.1 ActiveVacuumUnitsDataType

This structured DataType provides information about the position of a vacuum unit and the current vacuum power, given as a float value between 0 (off) and 1 (full power).

Table 19 - ActiveVacuumUnitsDataType Structure
Name Type Description
ActiveVacuumUnitsDataTypestructureSubtype of 0:Structure defined in OPC 10000-5

Position

0:StringInformation about the position (location) of the vacuum unit.

VacuumPower

0:FloatIndication about the relative power of the vacuum unit. Range from 0 to 1.

10.6.2 SideFixtureActive

Boolean. Indicates if the side fixture is active (true) or not (false).

10.6.3 TopFixtureActive

Boolean. Indicates if the top fixture is active (true) or not (false).

10.6.4 Orientation

Provides information about the actual orientation in degrees (°) of the material support system.