Open/Close output of a separator by condition

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Telmo_Silva asked May 30, '23 Telmo_Silva commented May 30, '23

Open/Close output of a separator by condition

I am trying to block a separator using close and open the output of it. The condition is that the queue which is receiving the output of this separator has a length less then 60. I.e., when the number of elements in the queue is 60 the separator should have a closed output and when the queue has less then 30 elements it should open the output again.

However, what I am seeing is that, the output is not opening even though there is less then 30 elements in the queue. What am I doing wrong?

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FlexSim 22.2.0

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Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · May 30, 2023 at 04:48 PM

Hi @Telmo_Silva,

To receive a more accurate solution, please post your model or a sample model that demonstrates your question. It would be helpful to know what trigger these actions are attached to.

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Telmo_Silva Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · May 30, 2023 at 04:49 PM

Sorry about that. Completely forgot. Thank you

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Answer 1 · 2023-05-30T17:27:48Z

Julie Weller answered May 30, '23 Telmo_Silva commented May 30, '23

Hi @Telmo_Silva!

It's a lot easier to do that logic directly from queue PJ2 using triggers like you did. For example I added an on entry and on exit trigger to close and open ports and my logic for them looks like this:

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Let us know if that helps!

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Carter Walch commented · May 30, 2023 at 05:34 PM

You can also perform the same logic in process flow, but it is easier to do in the 3D model like @Julie Weller did. The following process flow closes the input port when arriving at content 60 in the queue, and reopens it when content arrives at 30

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Telmo_Silva commented · May 30, 2023 at 05:37 PM

Perfect. It works as I asked for. Thank you so much for your help.

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