August 29, 2012 - Advanced Motion Controls releases DriveWare 7 software for its DigiFlex Performance servo drives. DriveWare 7 (DW7) software introduces the capability to create up to 16 unique index tasks by defining position, velocity, and acceleration/deceleration values where indexes can be either Relative or Absolute motion profiles. With DW7, servo drives can now store two different configuration settings that include unique Loop Configuration, Gain Set, Command Source and Command Limiter settings simplifying machine design and maintenance for the engineer by allowing switching between each.
On-the-fly Mode Switching has been added allowing machine programmers for example to switch from velocity mode for a long constant speed move directly to position mode so the motor can be precisely positioned at the end of the move to a specific location. Network communication settings have been made more configurable for CANopen, RS-485/232 and EtherCAT allowing the network communication settings to be adjusted independently of the settings used to connect to DW7. Adding Mappable PDOs to configure, edit, and map RPDOs and TPDOs and the ability to assign CANopen TPDOs to specific drive events.
About DriveWare 7
DriveWare 7 software is used to commission, troubleshoot, and integrate all ADVANCED Motion Controls' DigiFlex Performance digital servo drives. All drive limits, control loops (current, velocity, and position), and event handling can be configured in DriveWare 7. Notable features include a fully functional multi-channel oscilloscope, function generator and user friendly layout and interface.
