off-sorter-scan-delay-dashboards-20170727.fsm Is there a way to make the processor continuously feed totes through without stopping? Every tote does not need to have a flow item in it. Before I had tried setting the processor to a capacity of 10, however that does not seem to work with the process flow and operator.
If you just need a continuous tote chain visually, you can place a queue next to the processor and divert leaving empty totes to the queue and from the queue to processor. The initial content of the queue comes from a source wether by ProcessFlow or an object. To get a better realistic look you can close the input of the processor until the animation of the conveying of the entering tote is far enough on the processor.
On entry you close the input and send a delayed message to the processor or you use a delayed activity, then On message or at the end of the delayed activity you open the input of the processor again. The next entering item will close instantly the input again (this have you already set befor. It is just a annotation). The processor will only process as many items fitting on the processor depending on the delay.
If you need the empty totes in the process don't divert them on exit to the added queue.
The maximum content of the processor must match the number of totes you want to see.
@Erica W You could also use a conveyor with a station on it. That might be easier for the animation.
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