Amps Trigger
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6 years 3 weeks ago - 6 years 3 weeks ago #29532721
by tec,jesusdiaz
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Hi everyone
I have a question, can the amps trigger return a boolean value? That is, it can return a value true if the trigger trigger is activated? Or false if not activated
I have a question, can the amps trigger return a boolean value? That is, it can return a value true if the trigger trigger is activated? Or false if not activated
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6 years 3 weeks ago #29532722
by blake
Replied by blake on topic Amps Trigger
This is possible via MicroBasic script
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6 years 2 weeks ago #29532724
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I understand that it is possible with Microbasic, but how? I have only seen that the activation of the amps trigger can take some of these actions:
0: No action
1:Safety stop
2: Emergency stop
3: Motor stop
4: Forward limit switch
5: Reverse limit switch
6: Invert direction
7: Run MicroBasic script
8: Load counter with home value
But I need to use it as a bool variable, false if not activated, true if activated
0: No action
1:Safety stop
2: Emergency stop
3: Motor stop
4: Forward limit switch
5: Reverse limit switch
6: Invert direction
7: Run MicroBasic script
8: Load counter with home value
But I need to use it as a bool variable, false if not activated, true if activated
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6 years 2 weeks ago #29532726
by blake
Replied by blake on topic Amps Trigger
You would simply monitor the motor current and if the current reaches above a chosen limit then you would set a variable to true. See a sample below:
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' Reads the controllers motor current and then sets the level of a boolean variable based on the level
option explicit 'Force variable declaration
'Variable declarations
dim AmpsLimit as integer
dim Motor1_Amps as integer
dim AmpsTrigger as boolean
AmpsLimit = 500 'Sets the amps trigger level to 50A, change as needed (Amps * 10)
'main loop
Top:
Motor1_Amps = getvalue(_A, 1) 'Query the current seen on motor channel 1 (pg 230 of manual)
if Motor1_Amps >= AmpsLimit then 'See IF functions described on pg 193 of manual
AmpsTrigger = True
else
AmpsTrigger = False
end if
wait(10) 'loop every 10 milliseconds, 100Hz)
goto Top 'go to top of loop
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5 years 10 months ago #29532888
by Dale@handle-tech.com
Replied by Dale@handle-tech.com on topic Amps Trigger
Because getvalue(_A , 1) returns an integer a simple line like getvalue(_A, 1) >= 500 should return the Boolean your looking for.
This should work in any place you want a logical true or false
Also uses less lines of code and fewer declared variables. With memory at a low limit
This should work in any place you want a logical true or false
Also uses less lines of code and fewer declared variables. With memory at a low limit
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