Machine tree

The AFW machine concept is reflected in the machine tree. The machine tree defines the master, the slaves, and the connection between them. In the example used for this manual, the master is called "fbMasterStateMachine", and the slaves are called "fbConveyor_Linear", "fbConveyor_Modulo", etc. The slaves follow the step sequence of the master.

The corresponding instances are defined in "PRG_AFW". Depending on the size of the program, the machine tree can be larger and consist of several machine modules.

If the machine modules are declared, the AFW step sequence is defined and runs automatically in the background.