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Configuring the "Electronic Gearbox" TA
The technology application Electronic Gearbox is used in the following application range:
Slitters
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Calender drives
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Line drives
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Transport belts
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Vibrators
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Roller plants
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Stretching machines
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Wire drawing systems
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The "Electronic Gearbox" technology application allows a synchronism with adjustable
stretching ratio to be realised between the drives.
The conversion ratio is freely adjustable. The conversion ratio is specified in the form of a
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fraction (numerator/denominator).
The master value selection can be performed using various interfaces:
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Virtual master
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System bus
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Interface application feedback B
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The electronic gearbox is set up using the following functions:
4Virtual master
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4Clutching with basic speed
4Connecting the velocity offset
4Velocity synchronization
4Position trimming
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The technology application can also be used for the status display and error message, or to
reset an error.
The technology application "Electronic Gearbox" only supports "modulo" axes. This means:
The master axis must be a "modulo" axis.
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The slave axis must be a "modulo" axis.
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Setting of the control mode
The control mode of the slave axis is configured by setting the parameter Default control
mode to "Position control motor encoder [0]"; otherwise, the axis will drift at standstill.
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System bus
Application
feedback (B)
Virtual Master
Fig. 32: Signal flow in the technology application
In the "Technology application" dialogue of the »EASY Starter« software, the parameter Appli-
cation selection shows which technology application is active. The technology application can
be modified in this dialogue.
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Offset
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Trimming
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Configuring the "Electronic Gearbox" TA
ManualJog
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Halt
HALT
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QSP Application
STOP
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Torque Limitation
M
Slave
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