APOSS® win · High Level Language Programming Tool optimized for Motion Control

APOSS is the first choice, if an efficient integrated development environment (IDE) for motion control tasks and CAN communication is required. APOSS includes a high level programming language and offers powerful tools for drive optimization and application debugging.

Powerful, but Easy-to-use

• Optimized for motion control plus PLC functionality and CAN network support
• Programming language similar to structured text supplemented with highly integrated motion control and CAN commands
• Recording and visualization of process data and motion profiles
• Comprehensive online help
• Industry-proofed by hundreds of applications and installed in thousands of machines worldwide

Application Range

Controllers powered by APOSS motion software are in use for…

• X/Y-positioning of components
• Adjustment of tools and probes
• Labeling of goods
• Winding of wire and ribbons
• Applying and positioning of glue
• Feeding of components
• Lifting of goods
• Flow control in pumps

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Drive and Process Optimization

Recording and visualization of motion data (e.g. actual and command position, velocity) gives detailed feedback for drive and regulation optimization.

Process and internal system data can be tracked online at runtime.

Program Start and Selection

Program management supports multi-code handling on the control unit. Any single program stored in the control unit can be configured for an automated start at power-on. Programs may also be selected by a PLC or simply by switches connected to the digital inputs.

Drive Synchronization

One or more slaves can be synchronized to a master, e.g. required by an electronic vertical shaft.

The APOSS high level programming language supports different modes of synchronization based on the following master signals:

• Position / angle
• Velocity
• Master and slave markers

The combination of synchronization and marker correction compensates for slippage in any drive.

Pure velocity synchronization allows restart of a conveyor belt without any attempt to catch-up the “lost” positio-ning distance.

Configurable limitation of slave acceleration or velocity prevents of mechanical damage or stress.

CAN Communication

Local or external CANopen inputs and outputs can be accessed by the same IN and OUT commands. The background CAN communication is done automatically.

Commanding of CANopen drives can be configured by parameters. Position is then captured automatically via CAN and the velocity command is sent via CAN instead of the analogue ±0 V signal.

Any CANopen device can be accessed by commands and variables supporting SDO and PDO communication. There is no need to know anything about CAN communication or protocols. Calling up the SDOREAD and SDOWRITE commands or reading/writing the PDO variables does all the CAN communication, data evaluation and error handling automatically.

CAM Profiling

The APOSS-IDE includes one of the most modern CAM editors for definition of CAM curves with or without marker correction.

Data can be typed in a spreadsheet or directly placed or modified by the mouseusing the drag and drop functionality of the graphical curve editor. Online recalculation and update of position, velocity, acceleration and jerk curves is done automatically according to the currently defined data and drive parameters.

The curve between the given data points is calculated based on spline interpolation. Tangent data points allow the easy definition of curve sections where the speed of the slave must be constant and acceleration must be 0.

In addition to any synchronization or positioning task, the APOSS programming language offers position interrupts for CAM switching related to slave, master or curve position.

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