GearScrew()

GearScrew() 1:

This method is used to finalize a chaining of gears by means of a spindle.

GearScrew() 2:

Effects on the actual position

The gear methods are used to determine the moment of inertia and the encoder weighting. Check the resulting EncoderWeighting to ensure that it matches the NC.

Syntax:

METHOD GearScrew
VAR_INPUT
    fRadius:        LREAL;    // [m]
    fPitch:         LREAL;    // [m]
END_VAR

GearScrew() 3: Inputs

Name

Type

Description

fRadius

LREAL

Radius of the spindle [m]

fPitch

LREAL

Pitch of the spindle [m]

Requirements

Development environment

Target platform

PLC libraries to include

TwinCAT v3.1.4024.55

PC or CX (x64, x86)

Tc3_PlasticFunctions (>= v3.12.5.0)

Tc3_PlasticNc (>= v3.12.5.0)