Overview The SoftMotion cam is integrated in the user interface of CODESYS . In the cam editor, cams and tappets can be implemented graphically or by means of tables. As soon as code is generated for
Structure of the Cam Editor :
Overview Open the cam editor by double-clicking the Cam object in the device tree. . The editor consists of the following tabs: Tab: Cam tab: In this editor, you use a graphical editor to create a cam
Tab: Cam Table As an alternative to the graphical editor, you can also define the cam graphs In the cam table ( Cam tab). You can switch between the tabular editor and the graphical editor at any time
Tab: Tappets In this graphical editor, the tappet paths are defined. A tappet path defines one or more tappets depending on the master position. At the upper edge of the editor window, a horizontal ax
Tab: Tappet Table In this tabular table, you can also configure the tappet paths as an alternative to the graphical editor ( Tab: Tappets ). A tappet path defines one or more tappets depending on the
How to define switch points Use switch points to trigger events depending on the master position. For example, this can be the setting of an output or the calling of a function block. These instructio
Periodic Cams A cam can be run repeatedly when the Periodic input of the MC_CamTableSelect function block is set to TRUE . Then the cam is restarted automatically after reaching the end position. If t
Visualization Element: Online Cam Editor The online cam editor is a visualization template that displays a cam table in the visualization. With this element, you can modify the cam in online mode. The
Commanding Multiple Movements :