servo velocity control

[3a12]

Hello,

This project will be my first experience with labview. because i have no previous knowledge, i googled a lot and found thousands of guides/forums(literally), i also have bought "Labview Graphical programming" by Gary Johnson. I am reading the book but it is kinda thick(only 950 pages!).

I will appriciate any help about the project, from where to start, what to read to some simple outlines about my project. and here comes the procet:

I am using a JVL Mac800 integrated servo motor and trying to make it run at a constant accelaration but with varying velocities over time. I want to do it with supplying a text file, which contains velocities per sample, I also want to plot this input on labview.The company, JVL, supplied activex software to make the motor communicate with the pc. there is a manuel for it but now specificly for labview, http://www.jvl.dk/files/pdf/lb051gb.pdf . I am looking at the manuel and also the book I have bought among all the other webpages. I feel myself lost.

Please help 🙂

[The_Chancenator]

Hi,

So, it sounds like you're going to be using the ActiveX controls in LabVIEW; so I'd recommend reading the chapters on property nodes and invoke nodes from your book. 

As for the text file, that should be easy enough to load up in LabVIEW and plot--but are you looking to plot the text file information as you are controlling the motor?  If so, do you have any sort of feedback?  What other hardware do you have besides the motor itself?

As for other resources (just in case you need more...), you can check out ni.com/gettingstarted for some more starting questions.  The customer education courses are also an excellent way to get up to speed on LabVIEW: ni.com/training 

Cheers,

[3a12]

Thanks for the advices.

I want to plot a graph with the data form the text files and also run the motor with this data. The plot will be a flow data and motor will drive a pump.

Other than the JVL MAC800 motor I have the controller, MAC00-B4, that comes with the motor.

Thanks