[Lookahead is not working]

Your behavior indicates that lookahead is not active for some reason. In segmentation mode, the move-by-move limits are not active, but the segment-by-segment limits require lookahead to be active.

 

In the Executive program, select the View tab, then select "Specialized Buffers". Does it show a lookahead buffer?

 

Even though you don't seem to need much lookahead, try defining a larger buffer and a longer lookahead distance.

Thank you curt， I had found the reason for this error， the look-ahead buffer was deleted when I used “$$$” to reset the system.

[Lookahead is not working]

In lookahead, PMAC compares the rate of acceleration from the programmed trajectory to the Ix17 motor acceleration limit. It also compares the velocity to Ix16.

 

As far as velocity is concerned, if I5190 is at the default value of 1000, so your feedrate is in axis units per second, your peak motor speed is 50 cts/msec, which is equal to I116, so lookahead will not reduce this. (If I5190 is 60000 so feedrate is axis units per minute, your peak motor speed is 0.833 cts/msec, less than your limit.)

 

For the "pure" S-curve acceleration you are using, the peak acceleration is V/TS. With I5190=1000, this is 50/50 = 1 ct/msec^2. So lookahead might stretch out the acceleration profile some to keep each segment under the I117=0.5 limit. But this will not reduce the top speed.

Tanks, wilson. I have made some test.

 

First, if I set Isx13 equals to 0(Non-segmented LINEAR mode moves) and feedrate(F) greater than Ixx16, the actual feedrate would be limited to Ixx16, and then, if I set Isx13 equals to 5, Isx20 equals to 13 (lookahead buffer defined and Isx20 greater than 0), the actual feedrate will be greater than IXX16 and equals to the setting feedrate(F).

 

As mentioned in the "Turbo SRM.pdf", "Ixx16 is not used for segmented LINEAR and CIRCLE mode moves when the special lookahead buffer is not active.", so I think someting is wrong with my setting about lookahead, enclose my setting about the motors and all of my motion programs and plc, Looking forward to you reply

 

MOTOR SETTING

//PWM Frequency=4.5173Khz

//phase frequency=9.0346Khz

//servo Frequency=2.2586Khz

I7000=6527

I7001=0

I7002=3

I10=3713991

 

//Motor Type Select

//stepper, rotary

I101=0

I100=1

I201=0

I200=1

I301=0

I300=1

I401=0

I400=1

 

//PFM Turbo-PMAC2 Channel1

//PFM frequency setting=2.4576Mhz

I7016=3

I102=$78004

I169=32767

I7003=2258

I130=20000

I131=0

I132=650

I7026=3

I202=$7800C

I269=32767

I230=20000

I231=0

I232=650

I7036=3

I302=$78014

I369=32767

I330=20000

I331=0

I332=650

I7046=3

I402=$7801C

I469=32767

I430=20000

I431=0

I432=650

 

//Amp Fault Signal, Ignore Amp Fault

//Position Limits Disabled

I125=$78000

I124=$120001

I225=$78008

I224=$120001

I325=$78010

I324=$120001

I425=$78018

I424=$120001

 

 

//Postion Loop Feedback Sensor Setup

//Incremental Encoder X4

I103=$3501

I108=96

I7010=8

I203=$3502

I208=96

I7020=8

I303=$3517

I308=96

I7030=8

I403=$3518

I408=96

I7040=8

//Velocity Loop Feedback Sensor Setup

//Incremental Encoder X4

I109=96

I209=96

I309=96

I409=96

//Dead band

I164=-16

I264=-16

 

PROGRAM

Undefine All

/***********************Setup and Defination*****************************/

&1 ;Enter coordinate system 1

#1->1000X ;Assign motor 1 to X axis

#2->1000Y ;Assign motor 2 to Y axis

I5049 = 10 ;gather every 10 servo cycle

I5000 = 1 ;Strore gather in Ram and do not permit wrap-around

I5113 = 5 ;Enable segmentation; compute every 5 ms

I5192 = 0 ;Enable blending

I116 = 50 ;Set motor 1 max vel. to 50 cts/ms

I117 = 0.5 ;Set motor 1 max Accel. to 0.5 cts/ms^2

I216 = 50 ;Set motor 2 max vel. to 50 cts/ms

I217 = 0.5 ;Set motor 2 max Accel. to 0.5 cts/ms^2

I5120 = 13 ;Compute number of lookahead segments needed

End Gat

Del Gat

Del Rot

Del Comp

Del Look

Close

Define Lookahead 13,50 ;Define lookahead buffer based on the number in I5120

 

/**************************************Motion Program************************/

Open Prog 1 Clear

Linear Abs

Cmd "End Gat" ;End gathering

Cmd "Del Gat" ;Delete contents of gather buffer

Cmd "Def Gat" ;Define gater buffer

Dwell 0

Cmd "Gat" ;Begin gathering

Dwell 0

F 100 ;Feedrate 50 user units/sec

X 10 Y 10

X 0 Y 20 ;Move to X 0 and Y 20 user units

Dwell 0 ;Do not blend to next command

Cmd "End Gat" ;End gathering

Dwell 0 ;Do not blend to next command

Close

 

M100=0;

OPEN PLC 1 CLEAR

IF(M100=0)

COMMAND"&1A"

COMMAND"&1B1R"

M100=1;

ENDIF

CLOSE

[Lookahead is not working]

What are your values for TA and TS (I5187 and I5188)? If these do not cause rates of acceleration greater than your motor limits, lookahead will not change the profile.

Tank you for your reply, Wilson. I have not changed I5187 && I5188, they were the default values, respectively 0 and 50. Which limits should be concerned, Ixx17 or Isx78? And we donnot know the radius of the corner, so how to calculate the rates of acceleration here?

[Lookahead is not working]

We use Turbo clipper for the first time, we made a test using an example in PMAC training course for the lookahead, as anticipate the velocity will decelerate in the corner if lookahead working, but actually the velocity is remain unchanged. I have no idea about the question, can sb. give me some help pls?

the code is as below

Undefine All

&1

#1->1000X

#2->1000Y

I5049 = 10

I5000 = 1

I5113 = 5

I5192 = 0

I116 = 50

I117 = .5

I216 = 50

I217 = .5

I5120 = 4/3/2*I116/I117/I5113

End Gat

Del Gat

Del Rot

Del Comp

Del Look

Close

Define Lookahead 13, 50

Open Prog 1 Clear

Linear Abs

CMD"End Gat"

CMD"Del Gat"

CMD"Def Gat"

Dwell 0

CMD"Gat"

Dwell 0

F 50

X 10 Y 10

X 0 Y 20

Dwell 0

Cmd "End Gat"

Dwell 0

Close