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The Galil electronic gearing mode allows one or more slave axes to follow a master axis at a prescribed gear ratio. When the standard gearing command is issued, the follower axis instantly gears to the master at the predetermined ratio. However in those cases where the master has been moving at a high speed, such a transition results in a shock that may cause system vibrations or unacceptable axis position error.
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Normal operation of the controller has a slave axis instantaneously gearing to the master upon execution of the GRn command. This can be undesirable in certain situations, such as the case when the...
The ECAM mode of motion mimics the behavior of a mechanical cam by driving a slave axis, along a predetermined profile, based on the position of a master axis. ECAM is well suited for applications...
A primary advantage of electronically programming a Cam application-as opposed to designing a mechanical Cam-is the flexibility and ease of changing the path and travel of the Cam cycle. Galil's ECAM...
There are two methods for producing spiral motion with a Galil controller. The first method, demonstrated in the example program below, utilizes gearing and the CR command. Notice that the X and Y are...
Master-slave systems are common in web presses where one or more axes must follow the speed and acceleration of a master axis. This synchronization is needed to keep the web from stretching, tearing,...
