Output cam system and method
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJuergen Weinhofer, Jacob Baker, Kendal Harris
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Abstract
A programming interface for a control system comprises a display region that provides a representation of a plurality of output cam profiles. The representation provides information concerning latch/unlatch operations of a plurality of cam elements that control on/off states of a plurality of output devices and that form the plurality of output cam profiles.
Claims41
A programming interface for a control system comprising a display region that provides a representation of a plurality of output cam profiles, the representation providing information concerning latch/unlatch operations of a plurality of cam elements that control on/off states of a plurality of output devices and that form the plurality of output cam profiles.
A programming interface for a control system, comprising:
- an output cam instruction, the output cam instruction being executable to control an on/off state of an output device responsive to a position of a motion control axis, the output cam instruction permitting a plurality of output cam profiles to be defined for a plurality of cam elements, the plurality of output cam profiles defining latch operations and unlatch operations for the plurality of cam elements, at least one of the cam elements controlling a state of the output device;
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- wherein the programming interface is capable of providing a graphical representation of the plurality of output cam profiles, the graphical representation depicting the latch and unlatch operations of the plurality of cam elements as a function of at least one of position and time.
A control system comprising:
- a motion control axis comprising a microprocessor-based control unit coupled to a motor;
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- an output device coupled to receive position feedback from the motion control axis, the output device comprising a microprocessor and a memory having control logic stored therein, the control logic being configured to control an on/off output state of the output device responsive to the position of the motion control axis;
- a programming interface usable to program both the output device and the control unit, the programming interface comprising an axis motion control instruction executable to control movement of the motion control axis and an output cam instruction executable to control the on/off state of an output device responsive to a position of the motion control axis;
- wherein the output cam instruction is configurable to utilize control logic stored in a controller module and control logic stored in an output cam module.
A programming interface for a control system, comprising:
- an axis motion control instruction, the axis motion control instruction being executable to control movement of a motion control axis;
- an output cam instruction, the output cam instruction being executable to control an on/off state of an output device responsive to a position of the motion control axis;
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- wherein the output cam instruction is configurable to utilize control logic stored in a controller module and control logic stored in an output cam module.
A control system comprising:
- a motion control axis comprising a microprocessor-based control unit coupled to a motor;
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- an output device coupled to receive position feedback from the motion control axis, the output device comprising a microprocessor and a memory having control logic stored therein, the control logic being configured to control an on/off output state of the output device responsive to the position of the motion control axis;
- a programming interface usable to program both the output device and the control unit, the programming interface comprising an axis motion control instruction executable to control movement of the motion control axis and an output cam instruction executable to control the on/off state of the output device responsive to a position of the motion control axis, the programming interface being configured to provide a graphical representation of a plurality of output cam profiles including an output cam profile associated with the output device, the graphical representation depicting the latch and unlatch operations of the plurality of cam elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.