{"id":1194,"date":"2017-09-28T00:40:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T00:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2018-11-05T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:06:55","slug":"controllogix-motion-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/28\/controllogix-motion-control\/","title":{"rendered":"ControlLogix Motion Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to ControlLogix Motion Control<\/h2>\n<p>In a ControlLogix Motion Control system, you will usually have a module in the chassis that communicates with motion drives.\u00a0 The drives are connected to servo motors.\u00a0 \u00a0 The purpose of a motion system is to provide precise movement. The drive is always commanding a motor to move in a certain direction.\u00a0 The encoder will tell the drive it&#8217;s actual position.\u00a0 Servo motors will typically have a high value of torque in order to hold their position once the desired position is achieved.<\/p><div id=\"bryce-1725007066\" class=\"bryce-afterfirst bryce-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8316758073402323\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8316758073402323\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7728240895\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Examples of drives include the Kinetix 6000 (which runs on a SERCOS (fiber optic) ring), and another modern example would be a Kinetix 6500 (which runs on an Ethernet Network)<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of a screen we build in class.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1069 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/motionrotary.png\" alt=\"FactoryTalk Overiew\" width=\"644\" height=\"503\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/motionrotary.png 644w, https:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/motionrotary-300x234.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 644px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 644\/503;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each drive in a servo system is called an &#8220;Axis&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0 The Axis will usually consist of a servo motor, and feedback from an encoder.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Each drive could also have an &#8220;Auxiliary Axis&#8221; to which a separate encoder is attached.\u00a0 An example of this might be for precise timing of servo movement based on the position of another part of the machine.<\/p>\n<h2>Examples:<\/h2>\n<p>An example of servo use might be in a machine that performs boxing of a product.\u00a0 \u00a0 One servo might control the horizontal axis of a pickup arm, and another servo might control the vertical axis.\u00a0 \u00a0 The horizontal axis will move a pickup arm to a specific location, and another axis might move the pickup arm up or down.\u00a0 \u00a0 Servos can also be used to close the lid on a box, and glue the box once the product is inside.<\/p>\n<p>Another example of a servo would be to control the pitch of a knife when cutting a product, such as a design.\u00a0 \u00a0 One servo axis could control the location of the knife, and another servo could be used to turn the knife blade (so it&#8217;s not cutting a product sideways).<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s to come!<\/h2>\n<p>In the documentation of this category, we will learn how to set up a motion group.\u00a0 \u00a0We will then add axis to the motion group, and issue motion direct commands.\u00a0 \u00a0 We will then use logic to control the rotation and position of the servo axis.<\/p>\n<p>Move onto the next document on <a href=\"https:\/\/bryceautomation.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/05\/creating-new-motion-project\/\">creating a new motion project!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Ricky Bryce<\/p>\n<div id=\"bryce-682738531\" class=\"bryce-after-content bryce-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8316758073402323\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8316758073402323\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4667596182\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to ControlLogix Motion Control In a ControlLogix Motion Control system, you will usually have a module in the chassis that communicates with motion drives.\u00a0 The drives are connected to servo motors.\u00a0 \u00a0 The purpose of a motion system is to provide precise movement. 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