Medium conveyance apparatus which adopts distributed control system

摘要

A first lower layer control means controls a conveyance means, that conveys the medium in a first conveyance section of a conveyance path. A second lower layer control means controls a conveyance means, that conveys the medium in a second conveyance section located downstream of the first conveyance section. An upper layer control means determines whether the medium is at a position where both the first lower layer control means and the second lower layer control means engage with conveyance control of the medium, instructs the first lower layer control means and the second lower layer control means to operate in synchronization with each other when the medium is at the position, and instructs the second lower layer control means to operate asynchronously to the first lower layer control means when the medium is not at the position.