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Lenze Cam Designer Basic User Manual

Software Manual
Cam Designer Basic
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This Manual is valid for the Cam Designer Basic from version 2.3
Copyright
© 2005 Lenze Drive Systems GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Contents

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Contents
1 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 Conventions used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Layout of the safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Connection with the target system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Motion tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 Scaled motion rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5 User interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1 Using the direct help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Language selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3 Title bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.4 Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.5 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.6 Project structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.7 Screen divider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.8 Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.9 Output area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.10 Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.11 Document window (worksheet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.1 Create a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.1 Step 1: Defining the features of the master axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.2 Step 2: Defining the properties of the slave axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.1.3 Step 3: Set profile options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6.1.4 Step 4: Defining the file name and directory for a project. . . . . . . 29
6.1.5 Step 5: Adding a slave axis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.1.6 Creating further products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.2 Open an existing project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.2.1 Selecting the properties of a slave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.2.2 Deleting a slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.3 Connection with the OPC server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.4 Downloading the drive data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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6.5 Saving the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.6 Saving a project under another name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.7 Exiting Cam Designer Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7 Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.1 Working with the worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.2 Settings for the worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.3 Object Input Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.4 Interpolation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.5 Worksteps required for a new cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.6 Settings of the worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.7 Creation of profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
7.8 Closed profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7.9 The cam group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.9.1 Defining the cam type and cam reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.9.2 Cam types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7.10 Export of profile data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
7.11 Cam Designer Basic Online Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
8 Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.1 Error numbers, causes & remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
8.2 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
9 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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1 About this Manual

This Manual contains information about Lenze Cam Designer Basic.
The »Cam Designer Basic« is a software which is used to transfer recipes consisting of mo­tion profiles, cam tracks and position markers from a PC to Lenze target systems.
Special features of the »Cam Designer Basic« are:
Import of CAD data via standardised interfaces (VDI 2143).Program operation via an easy-to-use PC user interface for the first commissioning and
the preparation of additional functions to be provided to the final user by the mechan­ical engineer.
Smoothing of imported CAD data (motion profiles) for a smoother running of the
drives.

1.1 Conventions used

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About this Manual
Conventions used
This Manual uses the following conventions to distinguish between different types of in­formation:
Type of information Marking Examples/notes
Variable identifier italic Set bEnable to TRUE to...
Window The message window... / The Options dialog box...
Control element bold The OK button... / The Copy command... / The Properties tab... / The
Sequence of menu commands
Keyboard command <bold> Use <F1> to call the Online Help.
Program listings Courier
Keyword Courier
bold
Link underlined
Safety information
Name input field...
If the execution of a function requires several commands, the individual commands are separated by an arrow: Select File
If a command requires a combination of keys, a "+" is placed between the key symbols: Use <Shift>+<ESC> to...
IF var1 < var2 THEN a = a + 1 END IF
Links are highlighted references which are activated by means of a mouse click.
Layout of the safety information ( 6)
Open to...

Step-by-step instruc­tions
Tip
Like safety information, step-by-step instructions and tips can be recog­nised by an icon.
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About this Manual Layout of the safety information

1.2 Layout of the safety information

All safety information have a uniform structure:
The icon characterises the type of danger.
The signal word characterises the severity of danger.
The note describes the danger and suggests how to avoid the danger.
Signal word
Note
Icon Signal word Meaning Consequences if disregarded
hazardous
electrical
voltage
Danger! Impending danger to persons Death or severe injuries
general dan-
ger
 
Stop! Potential damage to material Damage to the controller or its environment
Note! Note
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2 System requirements

The following minimum requirements on hardware and software must be met to use the »Cam Designer Basic«.
Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows NT® 4.0 (as of Service Pack 5),
Windows® 2000 (as of Service Pack 2) or Windows® XP.
64 MByte RAM
128 MByte RAM (Windows® XP/2000)
IBM compatible PC (CPU: Pentium 90 MHz processor or faster)
Super VGA screenHard disk with at least 120 MB of free disk space
CD-ROM drive
Mouse (Microsoft-compatible)
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System requirements
Connection with the target system

2.1 Connection with the target system

The communication with the target system (controller, Servo PLC or 9300EK servo cam) re­quires a fieldbus-specific interface module for the PC and the corresponding fieldbus mod­ules for the target systems to be connected.
For system bus (CAN) communication, Lenze offers the following components as interface module for the PC:
Bus system Max. number of target systems
PC port Required hardware components
System bus (CANopen) 63
Parallel port (LPT port)
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
PC system bus adapter 2173 incl. connection cable and voltage-supply adapter
• for DIN keyboard connection
• for PS/2 keyboard connection
• for PS/2 keyboard connection with electrical isolation
PC system bus adapter 2177 incl. connection cable (EMF2177IB)
(EMF2173IB)
(EMF2173IBV002)
(EMF2173IBV003)
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Software installation

3 Software installation

How to install the »Cam Designer Basic«:
1. Start Windows.
2. Insert the CD-ROM »Cam Designer Basic« into the CD-ROM drive.
• If the auto-start function of the CD-ROM drive is active, the installation program is started automatically and you can proceed with step 5.
3. Select Run ... from the start menu.
4. Enter the letter for your CD-ROM drive followed by ":\setup.exe" (e.g. "e:\set- up.exe") in the command line and confirm with OK.
5. Follow the instructions of the installation program.
Note!
Installation under Windows NT/2000/XP requires administrator rights!
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4 Introduction

»Cam Designer Basic« is a graphic tool for the easy creation of electronic cams.
»Cam Designer Basic« provides the features of the »Cam Designer Professional« in reduced form.
Main features of the »Cam Designer Basic«
Easy creation of cams by means of graphic objects (e.g. lines, polynomials).
Data is directly input using the physical unit.Display of speed, acceleration torque and jerk.
Printing of the cam graphics with project information and date.
Main features of the Software Package - Cam
48 profiles can be stored in the PLC
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289 base points per profile in the relative data model
116 base points per profile the absolute data model
Increased number of the available base points with reduced number of profiles re-
served
48 cam groups can be stored
Three tracks per cam groupFour cams per tracks
Main features of the 9300EK servo cam
8 profiles can be stored in the PLC
256 base points per profile in the relative data model
64 base points per profile the absolute data model
Note!
No names are used for profiles and projects in the documentation. The examples use the names assigned by the system. You can assign names on your own in your system.
The »Cam Designer Basic« is a product of the Software Package - Cam. It manages the rel­evant data of the machine and also creates projects. However, it lacks the »Cam Manager« and hence the ability of managing several products at the same time.
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Introduction
Entries via the »Cam Designer Basic«
The project
Only one product at a time is available, i.e. only one product at a time can be processed. – Machine structure – Names of the axes
The feed constant and gearbox factor of each axisScaling of the axes for profile creation
The master axis
– Number of cycles of the machine
The value is a rated value and can maximally amount to 199% during operation.
The slave axes
– Number of profiles to be stored – Number of base points to be assigned – Selection of the data model
The product (profiles)
–Product name – Product number
Note!
No names are used for projects and products. The names given by the »Cam De­signer Basic« are continued to be used. You are able to select the names on your own in your project.
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Advantages of »Cam Manager«
the »Cam Manager« is not included in the »Cam Designer Basic«.
The management of projects with several products and the corresponding axes using the »Cam Designer Basic« is only possible with a directory structure.
The »Cam Designer Professional« manages the projects using the integrated »Cam Man­ager«.
The assignment between products and axes is displayed in the »Cam Manager«.
The products and axes are stored and managed automatically in the »Cam Designer
Professional«.
The storage and management of the products and axes in the »Cam Designer Basic«
are provided by means of the *.LCx-files and *.cam-files – LC9 for Servo PLC and ECS EA – LC7 for 9300 EK servo cam
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Introduction Motion tasks

4.1 Motion tasks

According to the VDI 2143 with the title "Motion rules for cam mechanisms" the motion tasks can be classified as follows:
Motion task Abbreviation Speed in the
Break R v = 0 a = 0 Line
Constant speed G v
Reversal U v = 0 a
Motion B v
boundary point
≠ 0a = 0 Line
≠ 0a ≠ 0Point
Acceleration in the
boundary point
≠ 0Point
Graphical
representation
These four motion tasks serve to formulate the technological specifications for all prob­lems relevant to practice.
For calculating the profile segments between the defined sections, the boundary values of the specifications are required.
Since the acceleration for R and G is = 0, these two motion tasks can be described line-
arly. The boundary values on the left and right connection are identical in this case.
The acceleration for U and B is ≠ 0. These elements can be represented as a point on the
worksheet.
After entering these basic elements for the motion tasks and determining the required boundary values, the connections can be entered according to the motion rules. Depending on the connection type used, a jerk-free motion can be achieved.
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4.2 Scaled motion rules

Each segment i of the whole cam describes a part which is defined by the value range si0 = f(ji0) and si1 = f(ji1).
The corresponding functions are imaged internally to the scaled value range of 0...1.
The coefficients of the profiles, included in the property pages, also refer to this scaled
value range.
The speeds and accelerations in the property page represent the real boundary value
with regard to the geometrical dimensions. Thus, the calculation is based on the rule v = ds / dj and a = d2s / dj2. These geometrical values for speed and and acceleration are also used in the graphical representation.
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Scaled motion rules
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User interface Using the direct help

5 User interface

Go to the Start menu and select
ProgramsLenzeGlobal Drive Cam Designer Basic to start the »Cam Designer Basic« with user interface.
The user interface contains the following control and function elements:
Title bar Toolbar Screen divider WorkspaceMenu bar Project structure Status bar Output area

5.1 Using the direct help

The »Cam Designer Basic« has a direct help which can be used to display information about specific areas of the user interface.
Select the command HelpDirect help and click the area about which you want to
obtain more detailed information.
If you have opened e.g. the dialog box Project settings and click the input field Rated quan-
tity cycle/min, information about this dialog object is displayed when pressing <F1>.
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5.2 Language selection

You can always select another language for the menu, dialog and help texts of the »Cam Designer Basic«.
The available languages depend on the language files that have been installed togeth-
er with the »Cam Designer Basic«.
How to select another language...
1. Select command ViewSet language.
2. Go to the Language configuration dialog box and select the desired language.
3. Click OK to confirm your selection and close the dialog box.

5.3 Title bar

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Language selection
The title bar at the top of the application window shows the program icon and the program name on the left and the window icons on the right.
With a click on the Window icons    you can change the representation of the
application window as follows: –Icon in the task bar () – Full screen () –Window size ()
A click on the program icon opens the system menu which also includes commands for
positioning and changing the size of the application window.
A click on the window icon  or a double-click on the program icon exits the »Cam De-
signer Basic«

5.4 Menu bar

Via this menu bar you have access to all menu commands of the »Cam Designer Basic«. In contrast to the »Cam Designer Professional« the profile functions are reduced
A click on an item of the main menu opens the corresponding menu and lists the menu
items contained in it.
Click a menu item to execute the corresponding function.
– Menu items which are displayed in light grey are currently deactivated because the
execution of the corresponding function would not make any sense in the current program state.
.
Tip!
Many frequently used functions can be executed faster by means of the Toolbar icons. ( 16)
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User interface Toolbar

5.5 Toolbar

The display is optional.
Via the icons of the toolbar you can easily execute some of the most frequently used menu commands without making a detour via the Menu bar tions depends on the active mode/window.
Simply click an icon to activate the corresponding command.
Icon Menu command Function
. The selection of the available func-
FileNew Creates a new Cam Designer Basic project.
FileOpen Opens a Cam Designer Basic project.
FileSave Saves the project under the current name.
FilePrint Prints the project.
EditCut Deletes a selected object and moves it to the clipboard.
EditCopy Copies a selected object and moves it to the clipboard.
EditPaste Pastes a copied or cut object into the current position.
EditUndo Undoes the last action.
EditRedo Redoes the last undone action.
ViewZoom In Enlarges the worksheet view.
ViewComplete View Resets the worksheet view to standard size.
Edit Acceleration Dimensioning
File Connect to OPC Server
File Create LCx-file and Download
DrawSelect Selects the drawing objects.
DrawLine Draws a line.
Opens the acceleration dimensioning dialog.
Establishes a connection to the OPC server.
Opens a dialog for selecting a drive.
DrawPolynomial (5.) Draws a 5th grade polynomial.
DrawSloped Sine Draws a sloped sine function (Bestehorn).
DrawTable Draws a table.
ViewObject Input Mode Input of motion objects.
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