1. General not only to The KUAX 671, the electronic cam control unit, is intended functions replace mechanical program controls, but also to execute their to reduce more precisely, to expand their range of applications theandpossibili ty of operator the gives It tear. and wear to ility susceptib times. Utilizing flexible manufacturing with of the shortest possiblen set-up modem electronic concepts has simplified operatio and programming. are to be executed The KUAX 671 can be used wherever control functions ty we have versatili enhance To shaft. a of position the with in accordance ing and display unit separated the cam controller itself from the (the hand terminal).
It may thus be installed independently at any convenient location in the switching cabinet. controller at any The hand terminal can, of course, be connected to the cam at time via the interface; this facilitates checking or changing programs right the machine. hand Programming the KUAX 671 is as simple as could be, using the compatibl e terminal. But a personal computer (IBM PC with MS-DOS and computers) may also be used. This makes it possible to store the programs (on floppy disks. The cam programs can also be printed as an instruction list 2. Explanations of the function of the KUAX 671 2.1 The principle amming we have .
‘To make it easy to understand operation and progr ical cam controller in followed the basic principles utillized in a mechan developing the electronic cam controller. contacts as the high sectors ‘A mechanical cam controller opens and closes This raised profile along the whee! of a circular wheel pass by the contacts. is known as a “cam”. mounted in Each wheel represents an “output”. The .number of wheels outputs of r numbe the to equal is parallel ing the KUAX 671 electronic cam ‘This principle has been adopted in design thus consists of entering the _ cam ular partic controller. Programming a or open the contacts. The output is ‘tions at which the cam is to close switching points.
"on" (contacts closed) between these two {— or diagram. Copying programs within the cam controller is possible; and you can also Switch on Switch off copy from one cam controller to another. ‘The hand terminal is also designed for front panel mounting; this gives you Illustration of the cam controller operation continuous access to the cam controller. ‘As encoder systems, wear-free absolute angle encoders are employed with a resolution of 180, 360 and 1000 divisions per revolution. ing ‘expansions of the Moreover, the use of electronics makes the follow controller functions possible: - ‘A large number of cams can be programmed ‘output, each with precise switching points.
in sequence to the same - Every programmed cam can easily be changed or deleted. which overlaps with an existing cam, the two - Iacamis cam. single a form will be "fused" to ining points of an existing cam, the switch w d with is define cam ne _ If'a the new cam will be ignored. cams can be copied precisely onto other units. ~The