Table of Contents
4.5. Program Modes .........................................................................................33
4.5.1. Program Mode......................................................................................... 33
4.5.2. Immediate Mode...................................................................................... 33
4.5.3. Sequential Mode ...................................................................................... 33
4.6. Tuning the Control Loops ..........................................................................34
4.6.1. Manual Tuning......................................................................................... 34
4.6.2. Auto-tuning ............................................................................................ 34
4.6.3. Performing Fast Tuning............................................................................. 35
4.6.4. Performing Fine Tuning............................................................................. 35
4.6.5. Evaluating Control Loop Performance.......................................................... 36
4.7. Charts .......................................................................................................38
4.7.1. The Chart Main Window ............................................................................ 38
4.7.2. Using Zoom ............................................................................................ 42
4.7.3. Starting the Trace.................................................................................... 43
4.7.4. Printing a Chart ....................................................................................... 43
4.8. Mechanical Analysis ..................................................................................44
4.8.1. Mechanical Analysis Window...................................................................... 45
4.8.2. Mechanical Analysis Toolbar ...................................................................... 47
4.8.3. Running the Mechanical Analysis ................................................................ 48
4.9. ECAM (Electronic Cam)..............................................................................49
4.9.1. ECAM Profile Characteristics ...................................................................... 49
4.9.2. Installing ECAM ....................................................................................... 49
4.9.3. ECAM Workflow ....................................................................................... 49
4.9.4. ECAM Profiles .......................................................................................... 50
4.9.5. Creating a Profile ..................................................................................... 51
4.9.6. Loading a Profile ...................................................................................... 57
4.9.7. Editing a Profile ....................................................................................... 57
4.9.8. Deleting a Profile ..................................................................................... 58
4.9.9. Viewing the Master-Slave Table ................................................................. 59
4.9.10. Viewing the Data Graph......................................................................... 60
4.9.11. Printing from the Electronic Cam Window................................................. 60
4.9.12. The Cam List Window............................................................................ 61
4.9.13. Downloading Profiles to the XtraDrive...................................................... 61
4.9.14. Programming with Electronic Cam........................................................... 62
4.9.15. Modifying a Profile using Variables .......................................................... 63
4.9.16. Monitoring Master and Slave Positions ..................................................... 67
4.9.17. Serial Communication and ECAM ............................................................ 67
4.10. Registration and Latching .........................................................................70
4.10.1. Latching Workflow ................................................................................ 71
4.10.2. Troubleshooting ................................................................................... 72
4.10.3. Commands .......................................................................................... 72
4.10.4. Registration Variables ........................................................................... 73
4.10.5. Registration Example ............................................................................ 74
4.11. Interrupts .................................................................................................76
4.11.1. Interrupt Events................................................................................... 76
4.11.2. Multiple Interrupts ................................................................................ 76
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