MultiAxisMotion.cs
using RSI.RapidCode.dotNET; // Import our RapidCode Library.
using NUnit.Framework;
using System;
namespace SampleAppsCS
{
[TestFixture]
[Category("SoftwareSample")]
class MultiAxisMotion : StaticMemoryTestBase
{
[Test]
public void MultiAxisVelocityMotion()
{
//@[MultiAxisVelocityMotion]
// RapidCode Objects
MultiAxis multi; // Declare what multi is.
// Constants
const int cycles = 2; // Specify how many times you want to update the velocity.
const int NUM_OF_AXES = 6;
controller.AxisCountSet(NUM_OF_AXES);
controller.MotionCountSet(NUM_OF_AXES + 1); // We will need a motion supervisor for every Axis object and MultiAxis object
int i;
double[] accelerations = new double[6] { 1000, 1000, 1000, 1000, 1000, 1000 }; // Specify the acceleration for all 6 axes.
double[] velocities = new double[6]; // Initialize the array that will contain the velocities of all 6 axes.
Random rnd = new Random(); // Initialize the Random object that we will use to generate random velocities.
Axis x_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.X_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis. (You can use RapidSetup to see what axes you are using.)
Axis y_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.Y_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis.
Axis z_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.Z_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis.
Axis a_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.A_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis.
Axis b_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.B_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis.
Axis c_axis = controller.AxisGet(Constants.C_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(x_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(y_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(z_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(a_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(b_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(c_axis); // Check that the axis has been initialize correctly.
multi = controller.MultiAxisGet(6); // Configure your MultiAxis on RapidSetup (Make sure MotionCount is 1 higher than AxisCount)
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(multi); // Check that multi has been initialized correctly.
multi.AxisRemoveAll(); // If there are any current axes on multi, remove them.
multi.AxisAdd(x_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.AxisAdd(y_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.AxisAdd(z_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.AxisAdd(a_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.AxisAdd(b_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.AxisAdd(c_axis); // Add axis to your Multi-Axis controller.
multi.Abort(); // If there is any motion happening, abort it.
multi.ClearFaults(); // Clear faults and enable all axes.
multi.AmpEnableSet(true); // Enable the motor.
for (i = 0; i < cycles; i++) // This loop will iterate 5 times based on the value of "cycles"
{
int random_vel1 = rnd.Next(1, 100); // random_vel1 is a number [ >= 1 and < 100 ]
int random_vel2 = rnd.Next(1, 100);
int random_vel3 = rnd.Next(1, 100);
int random_vel4 = rnd.Next(1, 100);
int random_vel5 = rnd.Next(1, 100);
int random_vel6 = rnd.Next(1, 100);
velocities = new double[6] {random_vel1, // Update axis's velocity.
random_vel2, // Update axis's velocity.
random_vel3, // Update axis's velocity.
random_vel4, // Update axis's velocity.
random_vel5, // Update axis's velocity.
random_vel6 };// Update axis's velocity.
multi.MoveVelocity(velocities, accelerations); // Move your Multi-Axis. (this will also update the move on the fly)
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); // Sleep for 100ms before iterating again.
}
multi.Abort(); // Stop motion on all axes.
//@[MultiAxisVelocityMotion]
}
[Test]
public void PointToPointMultiAxisMotion()
{
//@[PointToPointMultiAxisMotion]
// Constants
const int NUM_OF_AXES = 2; // Specify the number of axes (Make sure your axis count in RapidSetup is 2!)
// Parameters
double[] positions1 = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 5, 10 }; // The first set of positions to be moved to
double[] positions2 = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 15, 15 }; // The second set of positions to be moved to
double[] velocities1 = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 1000, 1000 }; // The velocity for the two axes for the first move- Units: units/sec (driver will execute 10 rotations per second)
double[] velocities2 = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 1000, 1000 }; // The velocity for the two axes for the second move
double[] accelerations = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 500, 500 }; // The acceleration for the two axes
double[] decelerations = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 500, 500 }; // The deceleration for the two axes
double[] jerkPercent = new double[NUM_OF_AXES] { 50, 50 }; // The jerk percent for the two axes
controller.AxisCountSet(NUM_OF_AXES); // Uncomment when using Phantom Axes.
controller.MotionCountSet(NUM_OF_AXES + 1);
Axis axis0 = controller.AxisGet(Constants.X_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis0
Axis axis1 = controller.AxisGet(Constants.Y_AXIS_NUMBER); // Initialize axis1
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(axis0); // [Helper Function] Check that 'axis0' has been initialized correctly
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(axis1); // [Helper Function] Check that 'axis1' has been initialized correctly
// In this application, we have two Axis objects and one MultiAxis object, so three motion supervisors are required
MultiAxis multi = controller.MultiAxisGet(NUM_OF_AXES); // Initialize a new MultiAxis object. MultiAxisGet takes a motion supervisor number as its argument.
// This number is equal to the number of axes since motion supervisors are zero indexed (i.e., motion supervisors
// 0 and 1 are used for axis0 and axis1, so motion supervisor 2 is available for our MultiAxis object).
SampleAppsCS.HelperFunctions.CheckErrors(multi); // [Helper Function] Check that 'multi' has been initialized correctly
controller.AxisCountSet(NUM_OF_AXES); // Set the number of axis being used. A phantom axis will be created if for any axis not on the network. You may need to refresh rapid setup to see the phantom axis.
multi.AxisRemoveAll(); // Remove all current axis if any. So we can add new ones
multi.AxisAdd(axis0); // Add axis0 to the MultiAxis object
multi.AxisAdd(axis1); // Add axis1 to the MultiAxis object
multi.Abort(); // If there is any motion happening, abort it
multi.ClearFaults(); // Clear any faults
multi.AmpEnableSet(true); // Enable the motor
axis1.ErrorLimitActionSet(RSIAction.RSIActionNONE); // Disable poistion error for Phantom Axes.
multi.MoveSCurve(positions1, velocities1, accelerations, decelerations, jerkPercent); // Move to the positions specified in positions1 using a trapezoidal motion profile
multi.MotionDoneWait(); // Wait for motion to finish
//---ASSERT---
Assert.AreEqual(positions1[0], axis0.CommandPositionGet(), "The first axis in the multi axis object should be commanded to move to the firt element of the array");
Assert.AreEqual(positions1[1], axis1.CommandPositionGet(), "The second axis in the multi axis object should be commanded to move to the second element of the array");
multi.MoveTrapezoidal(positions2, velocities2, accelerations, decelerations); // Move to the positions specified in positions2 using a SCurve motion profile
multi.MotionDoneWait(); // Wait for the motion to finish
//---ASSERT---
Assert.AreEqual(positions2[0], axis0.CommandPositionGet(), "The first axis in the multi axis object should be commanded to move to the firt element of the array");
Assert.AreEqual(positions2[1], axis1.CommandPositionGet(), "The second axis in the multi axis object should be commanded to move to the second element of the array");
multi.AmpEnableSet(false); // Disable the axes
//@[PointToPointMultiAxisMotion]
}
}
}