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title: "Set up a station"
slug: "set-up-a-station"
updated: 2024-07-09T18:44:17Z
published: 2024-07-09T18:44:17Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/set-up-a-station"
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# Set up a station

*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.

**Interface** (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.

[Take a tour of the Shop Floor!](/r230/docs/a-tour-of-the-shop-floor)

## Create 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.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_409426452.png)

You can now enter all the relevant details for this station and then click **Create**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_409426958.png)

## Assign an Interface (Display Device) to a Station

Select the **Shop Floor** tab from the **Menu Bar** as shown in the figure below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_76009888.png)

To assign an interface to a Station, select the desired station from the left side of the **Station pane**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192358907.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192294824.png)

To create an interface, first download and register the [Tulip Player](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-run-an-app-in-the-tulip-player). Then you can assign that interface by creating a station.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192357626.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192318685.png)

Within this modal, give this station a name, assign the interface, and add the station to a group if applicable. Once done, click **Create**.

          **NOTE**

          

Each Station can have exactly one Interface.

To create a Station Group, click on **Create Station**, and select **Create Station Group**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_194704138.png)

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 Interface to a Station

You can change the active Interface 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.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192315534.png)

Select the **Change** button to access the list of available interfaces.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192317703.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_195284675.png)

Select the desired **Interface** 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 an interface

Selecting the **three-dot-menu** next to the interface name shows the option to remove the interface from the options list permanently.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_194703551.png)

## 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.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192324658.png)

Select **Edit**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192325012.png)

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 Interface. Simply select **Change**, then select your desired timezone. Click **Save** to confirm the changes.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192326851.png)

## Add an Edge Device

First, register your Edge Device.

- [I/O Gateway](https://support.tulip.co/docs/setting-up-a-tulip-io-gateway)
- [Edge IO](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-register-an-edge-io)
- [Edge MC](https://support.tulip.co/docs/how-to-register-an-edge-mc)

Then, select **Edge Devices** in the desired Station, and click **Save**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/How%20to%20Set%20Up%20a%20Station_192327482.png)

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 **Interface (display device)******the app is run on.

**Interface (Display Device)**

Users interact with Tulip applications through physical devices like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these as **interfac****es.**Interfaces must be assigned to a **station** in order to run applications.

**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 **Interfaces (display devices)** running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned **Edge Devices,**Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,****and more.

**Station Group**

A higher-level grouping of **Stations** within an instance. Useful for application management and bulk station configuration.

**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.

**PublishedVersion**

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.

**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.