How to get the TE that on entry a control point in custom code?

[shanice_c]

[ FlexSim 21.2.0 ]

I would like to do traffic control by tracing the region AGV is located. When it travel from regionA to regionB(when on entry a control point in regionB) , I want AGV changed it's label "Region" to "B", this will be triggered when on entry that controlpoint. Now I have problem with getting the TE in code.

testOnEntryNextRegion.fsm

[moehlmann_fe · Accepted solution]

The AGV doesn't "enter" the control point during travel. "Entering" in FlexSim means an object is put inside another object (like an item entering a conveyor).

Use the "On Arrival" trigger instead. It offers the agv as a pre-defined parameter.

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[shanice_c]

@Felix Möhlmann Thanks you. I have used OnAllocation and OnDeallocation to control what I want. I think onAllocation and OnDeallocation could help me in traffic control. But it seems it's not triggered by using OnArrival.

testonentrynextregion1.fsm

[moehlmann_fe]

Yes, I misremembered. OnArrival is only triggered when the agv comes to a stop at the control point. OnPreArrival fires always at the point where the agv would start to decelerate in order to stop at the point (even if it won't).

OnAllocation seems like a good solution as well.