Fundamentals Of The Syncpos Program - Danfoss VLT5000 SyncPos Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 4
Programmable SyncPos motion controller

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Fundamentals of the SyncPos program

How SyncPos functions ............................................................. 21
Requirements .................................................................................... 22
The SyncPos Window ................................................................. 22
Using the mouse ............................................................................. 24
Keyboard .............................................................................................. 24
List of shortcuts ............................................................................... 25
List of function keys ..................................................................... 25
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Starting the SyncPos motion controller
step-by-step
Safety tips ............................................................................................ 26
Installing SyncPos .......................................................................... 26
Starting SyncPos ............................................................................. 26
Setting of VLT parameters ....................................................... 27
Setting up communication ...................................................... 27
Setting of SyncPos option parameters ........................... 28
Checking encoder connection and
direction of rotation ...................................................................... 30
Execute the test run program ............................................... 31
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Optimizing the PID controller
How the control process works ............................................ 32
Significance and influence of the control
parameters .......................................................................................... 32
Optimizing your controller settings step-by-step ... 34
What to do if ... ............................................................................... 36
Examples of control optimization ....................................... 36
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CAM Control
How a CAM Control with SyncPos operates .............. 38
Quick Start Tutorial for impatient users ....................... 39
Example: Stamping of boxes with use-by date ..... 39
Example: Printing of cardboard boxes
with marker correction ............................................................... 42
If the sensor distance is larger than one
master cycle length ...................................................................... 43
Problematic situations in the determination
of the marker distance .............................................................. 44
Example: Slave synchronization with marker ........... 45
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ CAM Box
How a CAM Box with SyncPos operates ..................... 48
Example of a CAM Box ............................................................. 48
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