Function-Blocks: Wires and Connectors
Function-Blocks have connectors: input-connectors and/or output-connectors. You connect wires from an output-connector of a Function-Block to an input-connector of a different Function-Block.
The motion-data that flows through the wires and Kinematic Function-Blocks has three Data-Channels, The Data-Channels are Position, Velocity and Acceleration, with Linear or Angular motion-units.
Schematic: Function-Block Wires and Connectors
The image above is a schematic of how you can add wires to connect Function-Blocks.
VIDEO : How to Connect Function-Blocks:
Video: How to Connect Funtion-Blocks
Data-Types of Motion Function-Blocks.
These Function-Blocks provide or process motion-data.
Linear-Motion FB Output Data-Type = Rotary Gearing FB Output Data-Type = Input Data-Type Motion FB Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear See Motion FB dialog Motion-Dimension FB Output Data-Type = Input Data-Type Motion-Path FB No output-connector Input Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Measurement FB Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear Point-Data FB Output Data-Type = Rotary or Linear |
Function-Blocks - their Data-Types and Data-Channels
Output-Connector from |
Data Type |
Data-Channel 1 |
Data-Channel 2 |
Data-Channel 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Linear Motion FB |
Rotary |
Machine Angle |
Machine Angular Velocity |
Machine Angular Acceleration |
Gearing FB |
Linear |
Position - mm |
Linear Velocity - mm/s |
Linear Acceleration - mm/s/s |
Rotary |
Angle - deg |
Angular Velocity deg/s |
Angular Acceleration deg/s/s |
|
Motion FB |
Linear |
Position - mm |
Linear Velocity - mm/s |
Linear Acceleration - mm/s/s |
Rotary |
Angle - deg |
Angular Velocity - rad/s |
Angular Acceleration - deg/s/s |
|
Motion-Dimension FB |
Linear |
Position (mm) |
Linear Velocity -mm/s |
Linear Acceleration - mm/s/s |
Rotary |
Angle -deg |
Angular Velocity -rad/s |
Angular Acceleration - rad/s/s |
|
Measurement FB |
Linear |
Position - mm |
Linear Velocity - mm/s |
Linear Acceleration - mm/s/s |
Rotary |
Angle -deg |
Angular Velocity -rad/s |
Angular Acceleration - rad/s/s |
|
Point FB |
Linear Linear Linear |
X Position mm Y Position - mm Magnitude - mm |
X Velocity - mm/s Y Velocity - mm/s Mag. Velocity- mm/s |
X Acceleration - mm/s/s Y Acceleration - mm/s/s Mag. Acceleration - mm/s/s |
Cam-Data FB |
Rotary |
Pressure Angle - deg |
Contact Pressure Angel 1 - deg |
Contact Pressure Angle 2 - deg |
Linear |
Inner Cam Radius-of-Curvature |
Outer Cam Radius-of-Curvature |
------ |
|
Force |
Contact Force Total - N |
Contact Force, X component - N |
Contact Force, Y component |
|
Stress/Pressure |
Inner Cam Shear Stress- N/mm2 |
Outer Cam Shear Stress - N/mm2 |
------ |
|
Linear |
Sliding-Velocity (mm/s) |
------ |
------ |
|
Force-Data FB |
Force |
Joint Total Force / Torque |
X Component - N |
Y Component - N |
Force |
Cam Contact Force - N |
X Component - N |
Y Component - N |
|
Force |
Spring Force - N |
X Component - N |
Y Component - N |
|
Math FB |
See Math FB dialog |
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