Simple trapezoidal velocity move using Cam functions

2020-02-27T18:37:18.215000Z

Originally created by: uk_sub

I'm having a bad copy/paste day...the data should actually be...

CamData0[0].dX := 0;
CamData0[0].dY := 0;
CamData0[0].dV := 0;
CamData0[0].dA := 0;

CamData0[1].dX := 2;
CamData0[1].dY := 1;
CamData0[1].dV := 1;
CamData0[1].dA := 0;

CamData0[2].dX := 3;
CamData0[2].dY := 3;
CamData0[2].dV := 1;
CamData0[2].dA := 0;

CamData0[3].dX := 5;
CamData0[3].dY := 4;
CamData0[3].dV := 0;
CamData0[3].dA := 0;

i.e. the final vel ratio is 0 of course....

Anyway....I can get a nice poly (s-ramped) profile from this of course....but is there an easy way to get a non s-ramped version?...

Simple trapezoidal velocity move using Cam functions

2020-02-27T18:37:17.053000Z

Originally created by: uk_sub

Of course my example data wasn't quite right, it should be...

CamData0[0].dX := 0;
CamData0[0].dY := 0;
CamData0[0].dV := 0;
CamData0[0].dA := 0;

CamData0[1].dX := 2;
CamData0[1].dY := 1;
CamData0[1].dV := 1;
CamData0[1].dA := 0;

CamData0[2].dX := 3;
CamData0[2].dY := 2;
CamData0[2].dV := 1;
CamData0[2].dA := 0;

CamData0[3].dX := 5;
CamData0[3].dY := 3;
CamData0[3].dV := 1;
CamData0[3].dA := 0;

It still doesn't work though.....over 100 views and no-one has any idea how to get a straight line trapezoidal profile out of a CAM??...

Simple trapezoidal velocity move using Cam functions

2020-02-27T18:37:15.893000Z

Originally created by: uk_sub

Is it possible to create a move with trapezoidal velocity (linear velocity, no s-ramping) via the various Cam functions without having to use the Cam editor to define a general trapezoidal shape and then scaling this etc.. to suit my actual master and slave distances?

I want to calculate (at run time) this Cam from just four points.
For example, if 'a' is some nominal master distance..

0,0
a, (a/2)
a+1, (a/2) + 1
2a + 1, a + 1

..should be able to give me a nice trapezoidal profile (where the slave axis accelerates to a 1:1 velocity ratio with the master, travels 1 unit and then ramps down to a stop).

However, whatever I try with the interpolation modes, use of SMC_CAMXYVA or other data types I cannot get linear velocity segments.

e.g.
CamData0[0].dX := 0;
CamData0[0].dY := 0;
CamData0[0].dV := 0;
CamData0[0].dA := 0;

CamData0[1].dX := 2;
CamData0[1].dY := 1;
CamData0[1].dV := 1;
CamData0[1].dA := 0;

CamData0[2].dX := 3;
CamData0[2].dY := 3;
CamData0[2].dV := 1;
CamData0[2].dA := 0;

CamData0[3].dX := 5;
CamData0[3].dY := 4;
CamData0[3].dV := 1;
CamData0[3].dA := 0;

Cam.nElements := 4;
Cam.xStart := 0;
Cam.xEnd := 5;

Any ideas?

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