---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-oib-equipmentandsetup
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This task configures equipment data retrieval, including heads, feeders, and DP information"
---

# Equipment and Setup Configuration

The `Equipment and Setup Configuration` task is responsible for requesting the data for 3 requests:

- PlaceHeads : The list of heads to be attached and detached from stations;
- TapeFeeders : The list of feeders present in each station;
- DPAxis : The list of DP's with information regarding the DP like for example the 'HeadSegmentActivation'

If received, the requested data is sent as the proper output.

![1562171137862](./images/equipment_setup_parameters.png)

## Inputs

| Name     | Data Type | Description                                                  |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Activate | `Any`     | Activate the task                                            |
| lineName | `String`  | Optional. If not defined, command will be sent to all lines. |

## Outputs

| Name        | Data Type | Description                                      |
|-------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|
| placeHeads  | `Object`  | The output for the Place Heads Event             |
| tapeFeeders | `Object`  | The output for the Tape Feeders Event            |
| dpAxis      | `Object`  | The output for the DP Axis Event                 |
| Success     | `Boolean` | Triggered when the task is executed with success |
| Error       | `Error`   | Triggered when the task failed for some reason   |

## Settings

On the `General` tab, you have the usual settings and the following settings:

| Name          | Data Type | Values | Default | Description                                                  |
| ------------- | --------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Auto Enable | `Boolean` |        | `false`  | If the task should automatically register event listening at startup or only when activated. |
| Keep Alive | `Integer` |        | `0`  | Interval (in minutes) to issue a command to force retrieval of data. Set to 0 to disable. |

![1562259678207](./images/equipment_setup_settings.png)

## Behavior

The task should be activated to request the information or if the settings auto enabled is set to true the task will start automatically.
For the output of a specific data, just use the proper output to read the received data.

## Remarks

None.