Servo Motion Mastery (PLC Programming)

In the section, we add all the elements to the I/O tree then add a motion group and add an Axis in the motion group. Then link the Servo controller in the I/O tree which is a 2094-BC01-M01 to the Axis for proper setup and also describe the motion groups attributes such as the course rate update to show how to properly calculate the timing for the communication of the data transmit. 

We also show the importance of making the control logix processor time synced to be the master for proper motion timing. Then we download the system and show the how to line up the firmware revision in the I/O tree setup.

In this section, you have a good understanding of where to find the Axis tags and how what are the key tags that are used in programming a servo system. This is designed to give you a base understanding of where to look for these tags and why they are important.

In this section, I show how to properly setup a 1203-USB and link it with the proper RSlinx driver to have a successful setup and communication link. I also show getting online with the Kinetix 6000 drive and the parameters. 

In the section, I also show what happens when you drop the connection and plug it back in. I show how to recover from a connection failure and key points that are known anomalies which are easily fixed to be able to get back online with the Kinetix 6000 with drive tools.

This video shows how to use motion direct commands for motion testing for troubleshooting and can be used for system commissioning. I use this feature quite a bit for servo system troubleshooting and it has been such a time saver and really helps drive down to the root cause of system interrupts.

In this section, I show a linear axis layout and a rotary axis layout along with the difference between the two and what they are used for. How to scale each of them to have a complete understanding of the outcome from a 10:1 gearbox setup to a 360 degree machine layout.

This video shows an example of a linear axis and a rotary axis, setting up the constants for both and following them in a trend so that it can be better seen as to why you would want to use one verses the other. 

In this section, I break down the proper way to turn a servo on and off and the reasons why. This is the start to the complete layout that will come together more in the next few videos and start to become the clear picture that I am presenting to make you a sound player in the servo field.

In this section, I strip the prior logic and start to layout a state by state transition to make the system have a brain. This shows and much better layout for having an understanding and gives a clear picture of what to do. I show the jog function and show the system running while explaining the use of the instruction bits to use along with breaking down the instruction explanation in full detail.

In this section, I use the state by state transition. This shows and much better layout for having an understanding and gives a clear picture of what to do. I show the MAM instruction and it's function also showing the system running while explaining the use of the instruction bits to use along with breaking down the instruction explanation in full detail.

In this section, I show how to use an MCD instruction to be able to change the speed of a servo while in a jog function with having to cycle to jog on or off. There a detailed explanation of the MCD instruction and how it should be used along with an example of the system working in real time.

In this section, it is shown how to make a custom user-defined data type for easy to use programming of all the basic motion instructions. This can greatly help when it comes to writing your code quickly and having a better naming convertion. 

What exactly is a virtual axis and why do we use them? In this section, I talked about what they are and how to add one in your code, along with showing what can be done with them.

In this section, it is shown how to program a motion axis gear and to do so with a virtual axis. By the end of this section, you should have an understanding of how to link a virtual axis with a physical axis and have them run together along with being able to change the speed of the physical axis without changing the speed of the virtuals axis.

In this section, I show a full system completely done and live to give a deeper understanding of what can be done with virtual servo axis. Along with providing core system elements to show that the sky is the limit.

In this section, it is shown the MAH instruction and how to use this instruction along with a detailed explanation of this. This does conclude the course so I hope that you are please witht the results that you received form the whole course.

For use of the code and how to use the download please refer to the bottom section of the course and go through the download module that I made for you. This code will be there as well.