Servo Motor Controller Basics
Posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in Motion Controllers | 1 Comment »
This article is a brief introduction to servo motor control and explains the different components in a servo motor system and how each component works to create the entire motion control solution. An example system is shown here: Servo Motor ...
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Coordinate Transformation Options
Posted on Friday, July 17th, 2009 by Todd Shearer at GalilPosted in Motion Controllers | 5 Comments »
Summary Galil now offers users the option of ordering motion controllers with on board Coordinate Transformation. This option allows a user with a complex kinematic transform to have that calculation performed directly on the Galil controller. Working with a Galil application ...
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S-Curve Motion Profile Using Contour Mode
Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, Motion Controllers | No Comments »
In some applications, an S-curve motion profile can help to smooth the motion and reduce the possibility of exciting a vibration or oscillation. The "S-curve" refers to the rounded "S" shape of the velocity versus time graph. To understand where ...
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Laser Control Options
Posted on Monday, July 13th, 2009 by DJ Roberts at GalilPosted in Motion Controllers | 2 Comments »
Galil Laser Control options focus around a group of specific application requirements found primarily in laser marking, inscribing, raster imaging, and intensity control. Although lasers are particularly suited to these modes, many other technologies are applicable, including focused ultrasound, imaging ...
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Alternative Feedback Options
Posted on Friday, July 10th, 2009 by Jason Rhodewalt at GalilPosted in Motion Controllers | 2 Comments »
A majority of motion control systems that include feedback will use an incremental encoder. The draw back to incremental encoders is that upon power up the controller does not know the position of the motor in absolute terms. To compensate ...
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Time based commands on Accelera controllers
Posted on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 by Stephen Otis at GalilPosted in DMC Programming, Motion Controllers | No Comments »
The Accelera series controllers have some differences in their time-based commands from previous generations. Some of these time-based commands have now been scaled to account for the TM sample period setting, while others still reflect the older non-scaled behavior. Scaled ...
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Ethernet Network Guide for Connecting Galil Controllers
Posted on Friday, March 13th, 2009 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in I/O Control, Motion Controllers | 3 Comments »
This article discusses the possible Ethernet Network configurations that come up when installing Galil controllers. The first section shows a block diagram of connecting a static network versus a dynamic network. The second section shows examples of typical network configurations. I. ...
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ICS-48100 100pin adapter for DMC-40×0
Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 by John Hayes at GalilPosted in Motion Controllers | No Comments »
The ICS-48100 is a breakout module that plugs directly into the D-sub connectors of the DMC-40x0 and converts them into a 100pin Connector. This is especially useful for those that would like to upgrade to the DMC-40x0 series from a ...
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Part Number of the 7407/7406 Amp Enable Chip (ICM-1900,ICM-2900,ICM-20100)
Posted on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 by DJ Roberts at GalilPosted in Drives, I/O Control, Motion Controllers | No Comments »
Below is the part number for the 7406/7407 chip if you need to change the polarity of your amp enable on select ICMs. Note, the desired configuration can be ordered directly from Galil at the time of ICM order. ...
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