Function-Blocks: Wires and Connectors
Function-Blocks have connectors: input-connectors and output-connectors.
See How to connect Function-Blocks with wires
When you cycle the model, data flows instantly along the wires and through the Function-Blocks.
Data on each wire has three Data-Channels. The Data-Channels of Kinematic Function-Blocks are Position, Velocity, and Acceleration, with Linear or Angular motion-units.
This image is a schematic of how you can add wires to connect Function-Blocks.
Schematic: Function-Block Wires and Connectors
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Kinematic Function-Blocks: Data-Types and Data-Channels
Linear-Motion FB Output Data-Type = Rotary : Machine Angle, Angular-Velocity, and Angular-Acceleration See Machine-Settings > Cycling Parameters Gearing FB Output Data-Type = Input Data-Type Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Motion FB Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration See Motion FB dialog Motion-Dimension FB Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Output Data-Type = Rotary if Rocker ; Linear if Slider Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Motion-Path FB Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Output : no connector Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Measurement FB Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Point-Data FB Output Data-Type = Linear Data-Channels: Linear or Angular Position, Velocity, and Acceleration |
Math FB Input Data-Type = Linear, Rotary, Force or Torque Output Data-Type = Any Data-Channels: Various Data-Types - See Math FB dialog |
Force Data FB Output Data-Type = Torque or Force Data-Channels: Force or Torque, X-Force component, Y-Force component. |