Hi
I’m new to the RMC75E, So I’m neck deep in RMC Tools, and the training videos … which are awesome. It’s obviously a wonderful machine, and can do what I need to make waves in a small Micro Ocean youtube.com/watch?v=Ul6aDgK … e=youtu.be
The LinMot linear motors are generally controlled by LinMot’s “smart” driver/controllers, which are quite sophisticated and similar to a Motion Controller. However, they use stored curves, which can be modified by motion command words from the PLC. I want to go a step better, and create the curves on the fly. Unless I’m mistaken, the RMC75E can do this… LinMot also makes “dumb” driver/controllers which are intended to be managed by a Motion Controller such as the RMC75E, which can use the quadrature feedback from the linear motor. The big question is about an HMI that I would like to use to make this partnership work.
The Micro Ocean will make Regular sine waves, Random seas (modeling the real ocean), Rogue waves (generated by making a series of waves that travel at different speeds, and all come together), and Tsunamis.
Presumably, The RMC75E can do it all, without storing curves, on the fly, using math.
What I would like to do… is use an HMI…perhaps C-More EA9-T12CL … to set all the desired parameters of these curves: Sine waves (amplitude & speed/period), Random seas (amplitude), Rogue wave (Speed/period changes) & Tsunamis (amplitude and period)
Naturally the status, alarm, start and stop buttons would be there (all HMI’s are good with that sort of thing) … it’s the “adjustability” of parameters that concern me…
I know I can always use a PC to program and command the RMC to make these curves… But, I would like to “adjust” the curves using an HMI … Has anyone done this sort of thing with EA7 or EA9 series C-More HMI’s … without using a PLC?
Thanks, Regards, Michael