It would be really cool to be able to set up the motor in the final configuration, make the movement, save the torque curves, and have the torque limit be *relative* to that saved curve (vs relative to maximum torque)

@TeknicInc

Жыл бұрын

Hi alonsomartinez8630, Thank you for checking out the video and for the thoughtful feedback. While ClearPath motors do not currently have that functionality, we are always looking for new ideas. Best, Bradley N. -Teknic OEM Applications Engineer

Would a reducer be needed if your actuator has really fast/coarse ball screw ?

@TeknicInc

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jack The answer to your question would depend on the specific requirements of your application. A gearbox will reduce the reflected load inertia (as seen by the motor) by the square of the reducer ratio (i.e a 3:1 reduces the load inertia by 3^2 or 9). In proportion to their ratio, gearbox reducers also amplify the torque and resolution while reducing the output speed. There are other considerations to take into account as well when determining if a gear reducer is needed such as backlash, an increase in the overall length and system cost. If you have any more questions please feel free to email us at support@teknic.com. Best regards, -Abe A

Say something got caught and tripped a stop on the motor. What about a continuation on how to safely clear the machine/slide, and reset the motor?

@TeknicInc

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Bryster51, You bring up an important consideration when defining the error handling procedures of any automated machine. Before describing how to reset the motor I want to provide a couple pertinent details about ClearPath's safety shutdown behavior. Once the motor enters into a shutdown state, it safely comes to a stop (at a pre-programmed rate) and ignores any future incoming motion commands. The shutdown also de-energizes the motor windings meaning the motor will no longer actively try to hold position. In other words if you had an unloaded motor at your desk and it were in a shutdown state, you could spin the motor shaft by hand and it would not resist motion. It means that if the jam is removed, the motor won't actively try to move or jump ahead. As an important note, even though the windings are de-energized by a shutdown, for maximum safety you should interrupt main motor power any time you are going to put any body parts within a machine. The disable/shutdown circuit of commercial motor drives, including ClearPath, do not have redundant circuitry to deal with a component failure and therefore should not be considered fail-safe. Additionally, since the windings are de-energized, if the load is subject to gravity it would be safe practice to employ a power-off brake in between the motor and the mechanics to stop the load from falling. Once the necessary steps are taken to clear the jam, ClearPath can be reset by simply de-asserting and re-asserting the Enable input. This will re-energize the motor windings and allow the motor to hold position and respond to future motion commands. In positioning modes you also have an option to pre-program ClearPath to return to its last commanded position upon re-asserting the Enable input, therefore allowing ClearPath to sync back up with your controller (as opposed to re-homing). The velocity and acceleration for this move can be pre-programmed to values deemed safe in your particular application. In this case it's important to note that once the Enable input is re-asserted, the motor will immediately begin to move. I hope this helps and thank you for the suggestion. Best regards, Kevin S.

Do you have a channel for ClearCore videos?

@TeknicInc

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Miles, Thanks for watching and for the question. At this time, Teknic has only created one video about ClearCore. It is titled "Robotic Bartender Powered by ClearCore - Teknic's Industrial I/O & Motion Controller" (kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYaZ0NiqqK-ckqw.html). In lieu of additional ClearCore videos, we opted to create over 40 example projects for the ClearCore as well as a detailed online software reference. Both are available for free online (teknic-inc.github.io/ClearCore-library/). If there is a specific ClearCore video that you would like to see, please let us know. We keep a repository of video requests and use this repository to help make decisions about which videos to produce next. If you have any additional questions or comments, feel free to contact Teknic directly at teknic.com/contact/ or give us a call at 585-784-7454. Best regards, Ian R. - Teknic Servo Systems Engineer

@milessakauye8819

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeknicInc I've looked through all the examples. Right now, I need to one for accessing the SD Card.

@TeknicInc

2 жыл бұрын

@@milessakauye8819 The SD card feature is currently best supported within the Arduino environment. When you install the ClearCore libraries for Arduino, there is an SD card ‘ReadWrite’ example included. However, there is not currently an SD card file system library or example included in the ClearCore libraries for MicroChip Studio. Please give us a call at 585-784-7454 or leave us a message at teknic.com/contact/ if you have additional questions. Best regards, Ian R. - Teknic Servo Systems Engineer

What in the pluperfect hallelujah is "RPM's"? I thought it was "Revolution Per Minute". NOT "Revolutions Per Minutes"! I know, I know, MANY now in the mechanical field; use this abbreviation incorrectly; but I would not have believed a prestigious company Like Teknic; would fall into modern day grammatically, incorrect colloquialism; when writing software. Oh well.

@TeknicInc

6 жыл бұрын

Hi pat dee, Oh, yes, we should certainly know better than that. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! I reviewed the video and did not see “RPM’s” in the software or hear the engineer say it. Is it possible you saw “RPM/s” (i.e. RPM per second acceleration units)? The software can be set up to show that unit for acceleration. This is handy if you want to, let’s say, accelerate to 3,000 RPM in 3 seconds; you would set the acceleration to 1,000 RPM/s. If you did in fact see or hear “RPM’s”, could you please let me know the exact time in the video? Thanks! Bridgette G.