Learn how to use the Shop Floor tab to model your production line within Tulip.
Tulip uses the Shop Floor tab to create virtual stations that imitate the arrangement of stations on the process floor in the real world.
Display Device in Tulip refers to your PC, laptop, or tablet.
Device refers to a device that is integrated into Tulip, like a barcode scanner, calipers, or Cognex camera.
For a general overview of the Shop Floor, refer to this article
Creating a Station:
To create a Station, navigate to the Shop Floor tab and select Stations. Click on the Create Station button in the top-right and you can create a single station or a Station Group.
You can now enter all the relevant details for this station and then click Create.
Assigning a Display to a Station:
Select the Shop Floor tab from the Menu Bar as shown in the figure below.
To assign a Display/device to a Station, select the desired Station from the left side of the Station pane.
To create a Display, first download and register the Tulip Player. Once done, you can assign that Display by creating a Station.
Within this modal, you will give this Station a name, assign the Display, and add the Station to a group if applicable. Once done, click Create.
NOTE
Each Station can have exactly one Display Device.
To create a Station Group, click on Create Station, and select Create Station Group.
Within this Modal, you can name and create a group for stations. You can easily drag and drop stations into this group, or assign the stations as you create them, as shown above.
Assign a Different Display to a Station
You can change the active Display Device at any time in the Stations tab. To do so, navigate to the Configuration Pane. On the right side of the Configuration Pane, the Display Field can be changed as follows.
Select the Change button to access the list of available Displays.
Select the desired Display from the list, or search in the search bar. Make sure to click Save in order to register the change, otherwise the changes will not be saved to the Station.
Delete a Display
Selecting the three dots next to the Display name will allow you to remove the Display from the options list permanently.
Add App Assignments
By default, the Station will not have any App assignments. This means that no Apps are able to run until configured. This is to prevent unwarranted Versions or Apps to run. You can configure these Assignments in the Configuration Pane of each Station.
Select Edit.
In the case above, the configuration is set to run any application in the development version. This configuration is most useful for a testing station for Apps under development.
You can add any number of App Assignments to the Station. Once done, click Save.
Configure the Timezone
The timezone is another major factor of a Station. The timezone dictates how the current date and time interacts with the Apps running at this Station.
This is very similar to assigning a Display Device. Simply select Change, then select your desired timezone. Click Save to confirm the changes.
Then, select Edge Devices in the desired Station, and click Save.
You may add more than one Edge Device to a Station.
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Shop Floor
The area of the platform responsible for moving applications into production. Under the shop floor, you can manage Stations, Edge Devices, and the app publication details such as which Version is accessible to users, which Devices are connected to the app, and which Display Device the app is run on.
Display Device
Users interact with Tulip applications through physical interfaces like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these interfaces as display devices. Display devices are always paired with a station during the application publication process.
Device
Devices are tools or pieces of hardware that are integrated into Tulip applications. Examples include barcode scanners, digital scales, or Zebra printers. Devices must be connected to applications on the Shop Floor pages after an application has been assigned a Station. Not to be confused with Display Devices, or the interfaces through which an end user accesses an application.
Station
Stations are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with Devices running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned Edge Devices, Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,and more.
Shop Floor
The area of the platform responsible for moving applications into production. Under the shop floor, you can manage Stations, Edge Devices, and the app publication details such as which Version is accessible to users, which Devices are connected to the app, and which Display Device the app is run on.
Station Group
A higher-level grouping of Stations within an instance. Useful for application management and bulk station configuration.
Station
Stations are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with Devices running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned Edge Devices, Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,and more.
Tulip Player
Tulip Player is the Windows/Mac executable program where users can run Tulip apps. Tulip player allows you to create a more seamless user experience by removing the need for a web browser and allows increased IT controls.
Display Device
Users interact with Tulip applications through physical interfaces like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these interfaces as display devices. Display devices are always paired with a station during the application publication process.
Station Group
A higher-level grouping of Stations within an instance. Useful for application management and bulk station configuration.
Display Device
Users interact with Tulip applications through physical interfaces like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these interfaces as display devices. Display devices are always paired with a station during the application publication process.
Station
Stations are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with Devices running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned Edge Devices, Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,and more.
Published Version
The Published Version of a Tulip app is a complete version of your Application. When an app is ready to be run in production, its logic can be frozen by Publishing that app. One application can have multiple published versions. If a Station is assigned to run the Published version of an application, it will only see changes when they are published.
Station
Stations are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with Devices running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned Edge Devices, Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,and more.
Display Device
Users interact with Tulip applications through physical interfaces like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these interfaces as display devices. Display devices are always paired with a station during the application publication process.
Edge Device
Edge Devices are any hardware intended to connect physical things to the cloud. This can include entirely mechanical devices, older machines without network functionality, PLCs, and more.
Tulip sells the Edge IO and Edge MC that interface directly into Triggers in a breeze, but Tulip can also support other Edge Devices.
Edge Devices
Edge Devices are any hardware intended to connect physical things to the cloud. This can include entirely mechanical devices, older machines without network functionality, PLCs, and more.
Tulip sells the Edge IO and Edge MC that interface directly into Triggers in a breeze, but Tulip can also support other Edge Devices.
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