Dialog: Function-Block: Gearing

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Gearing FB

Edit the Gearing FB:

1.	Double-click the Gearing FB in the graphic-area.

- or -

1.	See How to Open a Dialog-Box

The Gearing FB dialog-box is now open.

The Gearing FB function is:

Output = {×(Input +)}+

Default output :

= Input

Gearing FB dialog-box

Ratio and Phase

Gearing Ratio [See also - below Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio' ]

Add after Gearing-Ratio

Add before Gearing-Ratio

Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio'

Gearing as 'Real'

Enter a real number in the Gearing Ratio

Gearing as 'Ratio'

Enter two integers in &

Gearing Ratio = Input-Pulley / Output-Pulley

Input-Pulley = ± All Integers, {including zero [for those that did not know that zero is an integer!]}

Output-Pulley = Positive Integer ≥ 1

Notes:

Connect a Gearing FB to the input of a Motion FB to change the motion-frequency.

Connect a Motion FB to the input of a Gearing FB to change the motion-amplitude.