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Synchronous Motion

Synchronous Motion

For commanding between 1 to 4 unique XBots to begin executing their respective XY motion commands at the same time.

Fieldbus Interface

PMC_SyncMotion 

Name

Data Type

Description

Name

Data Type

Description

Execute

BOOL

nXbots

USINT

Number of XBots to synchronously move, from 1 to 4

XbotID

USINT[0..3]

Array of size 4, enter up to 4 XBot IDs of the XBots that should be moved

PosX

REAL[0..3]

Array of size 4, Absolute target X Coordinates (m), for the up to 4 XBots specified in the XbotID array

PosY

REAL[0..3]

Array of size 4, Absolute target Y Coordinates (m), for the up to 4 XBots specified in the XbotID array

EndVel

REAL[0..3]

Array of size 4, Ending Speed  (m/s), for the up to 4 XBots specified in the XbotID array

MaxVel

REAL[0..3]

Array of size 4, Maximum Speed (m/s) , for the up to 4 XBots specified in the XbotID array

MaxAcc

REAL[0..3]

Array of size 4, Maximum Acceleration (m/s2) , for the up to 4 XBots specified in the XbotID array

PM_Controller

PMControllerType

Name

Data Type

Description

Name

Data Type

Description

Ack

BOOL

Done

BOOL

Busy

BOOL

Aborted

BOOL

Error

BOOL

ErrorID

UINT

TravelTime

REAL

Traveling time (s)

Ethernet Interface

MotionRtn SyncMotionSI(int XBOTCount, int[] xbotIDs, double[] targetsXMeters, double[] targetsYMeters, double[] finalSpeedsMetersPs, double[] maxSpeedsMetersPs, double[] maxAccelerationMetersPs2)

Name

Type

Description

Name

Type

Description

XBOTCount

int

Number of XBots in this command, max 4

xbotIDs

int[]

Array of XBot IDs that will use synchronous motion

targetsXMeters

double[]

Target X position for the corresponding XBot, meters

targetsYMeters

double[]

Target Y position for the corresponding XBot, meters

finalSpeedsMetersPs

double[]

Final speed for the corresponding XBot, m/s

maxSpeedsMetersPs

double[]

Max speed for the corresponding XBot, m/s

maxAccelerationMetersPs2

double[]

Max acceleration for the corresponding XBot, m/s^2

Name

Type

Description

Name

Type

Description

MotionRtn.PmcRtn

PMCRTN enum

MotionRtn.TravelTimeSecs

float

Time required to complete this command, in seconds

Conditions

Operating Conditions

Operating Conditions

Preconditions

Postconditions

Description

For commanding between 1 to 4 unique XBots to begin executing their respective XY motion commands at the same time.

  • Only linear motion commands and absolute coordinates are accepted

  • The commanded XBots’ state must be in the Idle or Stopped state

  • The commanded XBots’ Motion buffer must be empty and cannot be blocked, otherwise this command will be rejected

 


 

 

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