Dialog: Function-Block: Gearing

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Dialog: Function-Block: Gearing

Gearing FB

see Add Gearing FB

Use a Gearing FB to change motion-values* with a mathematical function.

Open the Gearing FB dialog to edit the parameters in the mathematical function.

The default parameters do not change the motion-values.

* Position, Velocity, and Acceleration, with Linear or Angular motion-units.

Click to exapand /collapseHow to open the Gearing FB dialog-box

MD-Icon-FB-Gearing

To open the Gearing FB dialog

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

OR

1.See How to Open a dialog

The Gearing FB dialog is now open.

Gearing FB dialog

Gearing FB dialog

Gearing FB dialog

Click to exapand /collapse Ratio and Phase 
Ratio and Phase

Ratio and Phase

Gearing Parameters

Red-14-1 Gearing Ratio (See Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio' below)

Red-14-2 Add after Gearing-Ratio

Red-14-3 Add before Gearing-Ratio

The Gearing function.

The Gearing FB function is:

Output  = { Red-14-1 × (Input + Red-14-3) } + Red-14-2
Click to exapand /collapse Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio' 
Ratio of Pulley Teeth

Ratio of Pulley Teeth

Enter the Gearing Ratio in one of two ways:

Red-14-4 Gearing as 'Real'  

Red-14-4 Gearing as 'Ratio'

If you enable Gearing as Real:

Red-14-1 Gearing Ratio : ± Real Number - see above

If you enable Gearing as Ratio:

Red-14-1 Gearing Ratio = Red-14-6 Output-Pulley / Red-14-5 Input-Pulley

Enter

Red-14-5 Input-Pulley : ± Integer, and 0

AND

Red-14-6 Output-Pulley : + Integer

Example:

Gearing-Ratio = 1.5

Add After Gearing-Ratio = 83

Add Before Gearing-Ratio = 23

Input = 37