MechaWare™ 3.0
Bridging the Gap between Mechanical and Software Motion Control Design
System resonance and vibration control are serious issues in more complex motion systems. Standard control algorithms (PIV and PID) may not provide a sufficient level of motion performance.
MechaWare 3.0 delivers a streamlined workflow between control model development and real-time machine testing through simple integration with MATLAB/Simulink® direct download of run-time code, and test and measurement of real-time machine performance.
As the industry’s only mechatronic “toolkit”, MechaWare 3.0 seamlessly integrates mechanical systems and control software design resulting in faster design cycles, superior motion system performance, and faster time to market at a fraction of the time and cost of conventional methods.
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Key Features
- Allows mechanisms to be designed with reduced weight and stiffness, resulting in lighter, faster, smaller and more precise machines.
- Quickly develop sophisticated control schemes from PID with feed forwards to complex vibration cancellation methods.
- Quickly perform multi-axis line-shafting, following, and gearing with control block-set
- Simplifies interpretation and optimization of machine performance
- Enables complete control of the algorithm development without the need for custom firmware or programming interface modifications.
- Supports double-precision math when used with 64-bit ZMP-SynqNet® family controllers
- Protects proprietary data via in-house custom algorithm development
- Reduces development time
- Brings machines to market faster
- Saves thousands of dollars (in development costs) for OEMs
System Compatibility
Hardware:
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Pentium III, IV, Xeon, Pentium M, AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Athlon MP
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450MB Disk Space for Matlab only
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512MB RAM
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Graphics accelerator card
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SynqNet XMP or ZMP family controllers
Software:
- Matlab version 12.1 and higher
- Windows 2000, NT, XP
- MEI programming libraries*
- MEI Controls Toolkit recommended