This new Kinematics Toolbox, for use with the company's MotionWorks IEC Controllers, is an IEC61131-3 user library that can be imported into projects created with the company's MotionWorks IEC Pro, Version 2 programming software. It provides a means to make simple kinematic mechanisms easier to implement with standard general-purpose motion controllers. Kinematic mechnisms are replacing Cartesian-based mechanisms on automated machinery because they result in mechanical arrangements that are lighter and take up less space than a standard X-Y or X-Y-Z gantry. The toolbox includes two PLCopen control function blocks, along with supporting functions, which provide control of a Delta-2 style and a four-bar style kinematic mechanism. An example program of each configuration can also be found on the company's website so that users can have a good starting point for their own application.
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