Eindhoven, the Netherlands, July, 2005 – Nyquist Industrial Control has introduced an integrated package of software tools for its recently launched NYCe4000 Motion Control System. One of the most important new software tools is ‘User-Definable Control’. With this software functionality, Nyquist offers its customers the possibility to develop optimal control loops and control complex mechanical systems in much less time than was previously possible.User-Definable ControlWith the User-Definable Control complex control loops can be quickly developed using pre-defined control blocks to connect to the standard Nyquist functionality. The software allows for custom algorithm development while the user-defined control algorithm code is automatically generated and downloaded to any controller. This enables the new software to provide dynamic control for complex non-linear motion control. User-Definable Control will help machine builders to get new machines to market faster than ever.Full Simulink supportNyquist’s software uniquely offers full support for Simulink - the dynamic simulation toolbox of MATLAB, a powerful mathematics program that is the industry standard for technical computing and the automatic choice for many machine builders. Simulink has an extensive standard library of function blocks that Nyquist’s software translates into a functioning embedded controller, whereas existing software is capable of supporting only their own proprietary and inevitably much smaller libraries.Beyond its extensiveness and wide acceptance, a further key benefit of this design environment is that it is graphical. Blocks are simply connected together in order to design and implement new control loops. Simulink is now extended with a toolbox with which designs can be applied to a real-time industrial (OEM) control-product. Users can design and tune a specific control algorithm in a simulation environment, and then test it and fine-tune it on the final machine.Multi-axes controlWith Nyquist’s multi-axes controller, the new software enables users to apply multiple control-loops, i.e., a different control loop can be assigned to each axis, or any chosen combination of axes combined in one diagram. This offers a key advantage over existing software that can only support one diagram at a time. Nyquist Industrial ControlNyquist Industrial Control (www.nyquist.com) designs and markets Motion Control systems for a variety of industrial applications in key market areas: semiconductor manufacturing equipment, robotics machines and factory automation. The ISO 9001 certified company has a long history in matching digital Motion Control products to customer-specific solutions. This experience covers advanced OEM machine control systems and fast IEC 61131 programmable machine controllers. The Motion Control architecture is open and PC-based on the distributed and fully proven standard FireWire cable (IEEE-1394) and supported by user-friendly Windows-based development and support tools. The company has its headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Nyquist’s sales and service activities cover the European, American and Asia markets.
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