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Raspberry Pi Interface with Galil Controllers
Figure 1: Photo of Touchscreen and Motion Controller
An HMI or Human Machine Interface is needed in many motion control applications. These devices are used to allow a user to instruct a machine on what to do without the need of a full PC. Many times HMIs are touch enabled allowing them to be placed on the production floor and used by technicians right by the machine. There are many sources for HMIs and many can cost thousands of dollars. With the arrival of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and its Raspberry Pi models, a small but powerful option arrived. Adding to this, the official Raspberry Pi 7” display, and the Galil application program interface, this powerful trio form the foundation for an inexpensive but fully capable HMI that can be customized for any motion control application.
Galil 2-day Live Training Coming in November 2016
Our next two-day product school is Thursday November 3, 2016 through Friday November 4, 2016. The training will be at our headquarters in Rocklin, CA (near Sacramento).
The Yaskawa Sigma-7 and Estun ProNET EtherCAT Drives Now Supported
Yaskawa's Sigma 7 (left) and Estun's ProNET (right)
Galil’s EtherCAT Masters (DMC-52xx0 and DMC-500x0) now provide support for Yaskawa’s Sigma-7 and Estun’s ProNET EtherCAT drives. The Sigma-7 drives include a power range from 50W-15kW and the ProNet Series includes a power range from 50W-22kW. The addition of these two drives, along with Galil’s eleven other EtherCAT supported devices from various manufactures, will provide greater flexibility and convenience for Galil EtherCAT customers.
[White Paper] Advanced Applications of Electronic Gearing Part 1
Part 1 of 3: Tension Control on Spindle Wheel
Introduction
Electronic gearing in motion control allows for a slave axis to follow a master axis with a programatically set gear ratio. There are certain applications that obviously lend to an electronic gearing solution, but there are some challenging applications where the functionality of electronic gearing can greatly simplify a solution in a manner that may not seem obvious at first. This series of three papers will discuss how electronic gearing can provide simple solutions to different motion control challenges. The second and third installments will provide solutions to the problems of making precision adjustments for a cutting axis on a high-speed material feed, and image drawing or writing on a moving conveyor system.