Let’s complicate the Cross Docking project a little further. Now, we’ll allow the operator to configure the outputs with any parts they want—any part in any output. This will multiply the combinations, a real challenge for students who dare to try it. The difference is that the combinations in Model 3 were calculated one by one, and in this case, we must design the function to calculate them…
Let’s try it, let’s see what happens…
The scene is the same as the previous contribution.
Using Factory IO to test inter-application communications:
Contribution to the factory io project 27 (Oil press)
Contribution to the factory io project 49 (COM PLC + EXCEL)
And now testing programs that “program,” all of this is possible thanks to FACTORY IO:
In these cases, FACTORY IO is one of the most effective options available for creating machine twins. This case is proof of that. Here, FACTORY IO delivers 100% of its usefulness, without fear of breaking anything, with the certainty that whatever FACTORY IO does is what the machine will do. While our workers install the wiring, connect the motors, make the sensor connections, assemble the panels, etc., we monitor the machine from the comfort of our studio without fear of making mistakes, configuring as many combinations as we want without writing a single line of code, adding and removing conditions as we please from a beautiful Excel database, which is incredibly simple and convenient to configure.
It’s nice, right? Everything is possible with FACTORY IO. By the way, as it is, you don’t need anything else.
If you’re interested, I recommend watching the entire video series. If you have any questions, please email me.
If everything was correct, this should be the result. Now, I’ve created 30 possible combinations. Considering that each combination is made up of 3 “OR” groups and 2 “AND” groups, you can get an idea of the number of combinations in those 30 lines of EXCEL.
This means you can add or even customize any combination you need by simply writing it in the EXCEL file and, of course, exporting it to the application.
This is a very complex project for students and teachers. Now, I’ll explain my idea, and then let everyone make their own decisions…
The next post will be another very, very, very easy Cross Docking tutorial. We’ll dedicate it to those new to programming this coming year…
