12-09-2011 06:26 PM
Hi,
I am currently working on a project where I need to create a sinusoidal velocity program for the pump that I am controlling. It is believed that the person previously working on the project used a LabVIEW VI to generate an XML file to control the pump's velocity. Do you have any idea what VI in the motion suite would be able to do this?
Alternatively, is there an easy way to create the sinusoidal velocity profile using an EXCEL spreadsheet? And would it be better to use a position profile or a position-velocity-time profile in Motion Assistant?
Thanks!
12-12-2011 04:20 PM
Hi UW-AC-1,
There is no VI in our Motion drivers that will allow you to do this. However, it sounds like the previous person may have generated an array and then used a Write to XML File.VI (this can be found under Programming->File I/O->XML->LabVIEW Schema).
From your post, it sounds like you may want to use a position-velocity-time profile in Motion Assistant. We have some examples of how to do this as well as a Discussion Forum here that discusses where these profiles are located. Hope this helps!
Mychal F