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Programmable SyncPos motion controller
Chapter 4
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■ 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
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■ 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
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■ 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
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■ 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
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■ CAM Box
How a CAM Box with SyncPos operates .....................48
Example of a CAM Box .............................................................48
Fundamentals of the SyncPos program