CPC B65G 43/10 (2013.01) [B65G 13/02 (2013.01); B65G 23/08 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/4189 (2013.01); B65G 47/261 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25081 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)] | 21 Claims |
1. A conveyor controller for use in a conveyor system, the conveyor controller comprising:
a processing unit;
one or more network interfaces coupled with the processing unit;
a user interface coupled with the processing unit;
the processing unit configured for initiating an automatic configuration procedure in the conveyor controller upon selective engagement of the user interface;
the processing unit further configured, upon the initiation of an automatic configuration procedure, for detecting inputs to the conveyor controller from elements of a portion of the conveyor system, including detecting whether another conveyor controller is connected to a network interface;
the processing unit further configured for evaluating the detected inputs, and based upon the detected inputs, automatically configuring the conveyor controller to operate the portion of the conveyor system.
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