Setup Options - Conveyor

Summary

To use and configure, navigate to SITE COMMAND->SETUP OPTIONS->CONVEYOR

The Conveyor settings within Site Command allow the user to configure how the conveyor is handled by the controller.  The conveyor, be it an "over under" or belt style conveyor, here is where the user is to configure all settings needed to operate the system effectively.

Update From Controller

Pressing this button will force Cruz to pull from the car wash controller its most recent settings, and then Cruz will refresh this page immediately. Its advisable to use this feature if the page has been displayed or not manually refreshed after a time, as this will ensure any settings you view or change are the most current.

Conveyor - Load Conveyor

Here is where we configure whether the conveyor is to be run as a "rear wheel push" or "front wheel pull".

NOTE:  In the case of a belt conveyor, a typical approach is to set Load Conveyor for "Front" and indicate a Roller Spacing of 0 (Setup Options - Rollers)

This drop down list contains two items.  The currently selected choice is bolded and displayed when the list is collapsed.  In the case shown above, "Rear" is the currently selected option.

Rear

This option configures the controller to handle the conveyor as a "rear wheel push" system.  In this case, rollers will pop from behind the vehicle and push it forward.

Front

This option configures the controller to handle the conveyor as a "front wheel pull" system.  In this case, rollers will pop between the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, travel forward and pull the vehicle forward, by its front wheel.

Conveyor - Inches Per Pulse

This defines to the controller how many inches of conveyor travel exist between pulse inputs.  A "pulse" is a hardware signal received by the controller from sensing equipment at the conveyor, that indicates the conveyor is traveling forward when moving.  This value defines for the controller how much travel the conveyor experiences in the real world, in terms of inches, as each new pulse input is received.   

Conveyor - START Conveyor Timeout

The time in which the Controller will run the Conveyor and also wait for a vehicle to pass the photoeye to send it through the tunnel. Value can only be positive or 0. If a value of 0 is entered, the timeout is understood by the system to mean two minutes.

Conveyor - STOP Conveyor Timeout

This defines how long, in seconds, the conveyor should stay running after a the last vehicle has been processed.  When this time has elapsed, the conveyor will turn itself off.  This is often referred to as a "conveyor auto off" setting.

A value of zero here, means the Conveyor will shut off immediately after the vehicle has surpassed the Conveyor endpoint. This could be desired in Rear Push setups, but detrimental in Front Wheel pull scenarios!

Conveyor - Dollie Up To Photo Eye

The CruzControl car wash controller can accommodate situations in which the entry photo eye has ceased functioning.  In these cases and when configured correctly, when a roller up request is received (sometimes referred to as "Dollie Up"; Setup Options - Entry Eye), the controller will add the distance specified by your "Dollie Up To Photo Eye" to a non configurable default vehicle length of 20' (twenty feet).  It will then use this resulting value and fire the first function after the conveyor has traveled that distance, and continue to process the wash as a 20' (twenty foot) long vehicle.  This is the only scenario in which this value is used by the controller.

Conveyor - Photo Eye To Dollie Down

The distance from the entry photo eye to the roller drop trap door as measured in inches.  This is understood by the controller to be the total effective length of the conveyor.  This value is used extensively in several calculations to precisely locate vehicles and equipment for efficient operation.

Conveyor - Seconds Eye To End

The CruzControl car wash controller can accommodate situations in which the pulse detection system has failed.  In these cases, when configured correctly and when Auto Pulse Mode has been enabled (Conveyor - Auto Pulse Mode) the value specified here will be used to 'time' vehicle traversal.  The value specified here in seconds should be the result of several manual reading taken, starting the stop watch when a dolly passes the photo eye and you block the entry photo eye, and stopping the stop watch when the first roller drops down via trap door at the end of the tunnel.

Conveyor - Auto Pulse Mode

The CruzControl car wash controller can accommodate situations in which the pulse detection system has failed.  In these cases, when configured correctly and when Auto Pulse Mode has been enabled (set to ON (Pulse Switch Broken)) the value specified by Seconds Eye To End (Conveyor - Seconds Eye To End) will be used to approximate vehicle and equipment location and the system may continue processing cars.

OFF (Normal)

This option configures the controller to process pulse system inputs as configured.  This is considered a "normal" operating mode, in that all hardware is functioning as expected.  

ON (Pulse Switch Broken)

This option configures the controller to ignore pulse system inputs and instead use Seconds Eye To End in its calculations to process vehicles.  This is considered a "abnormal" operating mode, in that the pulse hardware has failed.