Motor Types symbol component - Feeder
- Last UpdatedAug 02, 2024
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Some equipment symbols show a motor symbol component that indicates that a motor runs equipment represented by the symbol. There are two types of motors: Fixed and Variable.
Fill animation of a Fixed motor indicates if the motor is running or not. Gray fill indicates the motor is active or running. A white background indicates the motor is passive or stopped.
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Passive |
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Variable motors can show other equipment states besides the passive and active states.
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Active |
Passive |
Undetermined |
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To configure Fixed and Variable motors
Different combinations of Wizard options and custom properties must be configured for fixed and variable speed motors.
Fixed speed motor
A single custom property must be configured to indicate when a fixed speed motor is running or passive.
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Wizard options |
Custom properties |
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MotorType Wizard option: Fixed |
Set to a Boolean reference value that indicates when a motor is active or passive. |
Variable speed motor
To use a variable speed motor, set MotorType to Variable and set the ControllerOP Wizard option to True. The symbol shows a variable speed controller to adjust motor speed.
Other optional variable speed controller Wizard options can be configured, but only ControllerOP is required.
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Wizard options |
Custom properties |
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MotorType Wizard option Variable |
ControllerOP Wizard option: Set to a reference value tha indicates the current output percent from a variable controller. |
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ControllerOPMax custom property: Set to the maximum output percentage of the variable controller. |
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ControllerOPMin custom property: Set to the minimum output percentage of the variable controller. |
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ControllerOPMode Wizard option True | False |
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ControllerOPCmdValue Wizard option: True | False |
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ControllerOPNumericalDisplay Wizard option: True | False |