Danaher Motion
06/2005
Project
M-SS-005-03 Rev
E
63
You can rename the axis. It is usually worthwhile to name the axes according
to their function. It makes your program easier to understand and to debug.
For example, you could enter:
A1.AxisName = ConveyorAxis
Later, you can query the velocity with:
? ConveyorAxis.VelocityFeedback
The axis name may only be changed into the configuration program
Config.Prg. You cannot print the axis name at any time.
3.6.3. Drive
Address
You must specify the drive address property of the axis. Simulated axes do
not have drive addresses and do not require this property to be assigned.
This assigns the physical address (dip switch setting on the SERVO
STAR
drive) to the axis defined in the SERVO
STAR
MC. If we wanted to assign the
drive with address 5 to axis 1, we type the following command into the
terminal window of the BASIC Moves Developer Studio or in our program:
A1.Dadd = 5 ‘ Assign drive address 5 to axis 1
The short form,
DADD
, of axis property
DRIVEADDRESS
is used in the
example.
Axis.DriveAddress
property should meet to the drive hardware
address configuration . Most axis properties and constants have short forms
that can speed typing and ease the programming effort. Refer to the
SERVOSTAR
®
MC Reference Manual
for more information.
3.6.4. Starting
Position
Before we get started here, you must:
Install and tune drives
Follow the process for installing and tuning all drives according to the
SERVOSTAR
®
MC Installation Manual
. Run
MOTIONLINK
®
to select
your motor type and tune the axis to your satisfaction.
Install and check out your MC
Install and check out your SERVO
STAR
MC according to the
SERVOSTAR
®
MC Installation Manual
. Wire all I/O, connect the fiber-
optic ring, and follow the procedures in the
SERVOSTAR
®
MC
Installation Manual
to check out the wiring.
Install BASIC Moves Development Studio
Install BASIC Moves Development Studio after reviewing the
BASIC
Moves User’s Manual.
We use the terminal screen here extensively.
Remember, any commands typed in the terminal window are lost when
you power down. Enter these commands in your MC program to be
recalled at power up.
3.6.5.
BASIC Moves Auto Setup Program
BMDS automatically generates a setup program each time you open a new
project. BMDS first requests information regarding units and preferences for
each axis in the system. Then, it generates a program with most of the setup
for your application.
The auto setup program has four sections: a short task-variable declaration,
an example program which generates simple motion, a SERCOS setup
subroutine, and an axis setup subroutine. The variable declaration section
provides one or two examples of variable declarations for a task.
