Add Gearing FB

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Add Gearing FB

Gearing FB

See also: Gearing FB dialog

Terminology

Gearing FB :

The Gearing FB modifies motion-values with a linear equation / function.

The function has 3 parameters that you can edit in the Gearing FB dialog

Gearing FB function

The flow from the input, through the Gearing FB, to the output is:

Or, you can say:

Red-23a-a Red-23a-b Red-23a-c

Use the Gearing FB dialog to edit Red-15a-a, Red-15a-b, and Red-15a-c.

Add Gearing FB

What to do:

STEP 1: Add a Gearing FB to the graphics-area

Add Gearing FB

1.Click Kinematics FB toolbar > Gearing FB

OR

1.Click Function-Blocks menu > Gearing (FB)

2.Click the graphics-area

The Gearing FB is now in the graphics-area (and Assembly-Tree).

STEP 2: Open the Gearing FB dialog

1.Double-click a Gearing FB in the graphics-area, or the Assembly-Tree

OR

1.See How to Open a dialog

Dialog :

STEP 3: See Gearing FB dialog

Notes:

•The default parameters do not change the motion-data.

•Connect a Gearing FB to the input of a Motion FB to change the frequency of a motion by the Gearing-Ratio

•Connect a Motion FB to the input of a Gearing FB to change the amplitude and/or direction of a motion by the Gearing-Ratio.