Title :
An application of NI SoftMotion RT system in a motion control workbench
Author :
Gadzhanov, S.D. ; Nafalski, A. ; Nedic, Z.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Univ. of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
Abstract :
In recent years, an advanced motion control software for rapid development has been introduced by National Instruments, accompanied by innovative and improved FPGA-based hardware platforms. The LabVIEW NI SoftMotion module combines a graphical development environment for motion control applications with a variety of tools for axis configuration, motor tuning and hardware setup validation. This paper presents an application of a motion control system based on the NI SoftMotion module, NI Compact RIO (cRIO) Real Time FPGA Controller and a flexible workbench. It replicates real industrial applications and is very useful for experimentation with Brushless DC/Permanent Magnet Synchronous motors and drives, and feedback devices.
Keywords :
DC motor drives; brushless DC motors; control engineering computing; field programmable gate arrays; graphical user interfaces; machine control; motion control; permanent magnet motors; real-time systems; synchronous motor drives; virtual instrumentation; FPGA-based hardware platforms; LabVIEW NI SoftMotion RT module; NI Compact RIO real-time FPGA controller; National Instruments; brushless DC-permanent magnet synchronous drives; brushless DC-permanent magnet synchronous motors; cRIO real-time FPGA controller; feedback devices; graphical development environment; hardware setup validation; industrial applications; motion control workbench; motor tuning; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Motion control; Nickel; Real-time systems; Servomotors; Brushless DC motor; LabVIEW; Real Time Target; SoftMotion; motion control;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6345-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6344-0
DOI :
10.1109/REV.2013.6502909
