KAS v3.0 Software is Now Available! >

New Features AKD2G Drive Integration: Single and Multi-Axis drive variants Features not yet available: firmware download, capture, I/O, feedback #2-5 Note: Please contact Kollmorgen for latest AKD2G firmware and KAS software. New PCMM…

AKD2G - Sending Secondary Feedback through EtherCAT >

The AKD2G's various feedback options allow for incorporating up to 5 feedback devices into the drive. Occasionally the feedback is not used for servo AXIS control (a position used as a direct command or feedback to a servo axis) but used as an…

AKD2G Gantry Mode with KAS Controller >

AKD2G Dual Axis drives have the ability to use the new Gantry Command Source. When the Command Source is changed to 4 - Gantry, Axis2 will follow all commands sent to Axis1 (enable/disable and motion commands). This is meant to be used when there are…

Cam Profile Build, Release, Switch Organization, FB for PLC Open.  >

This article is related Cam Build & Release Organization. The attached file consists of a FB you may use in your project. In some machines, we need different cam profiles and we change these profiles for system…

KAS Stepper Control with AKT2G slices >

AKT2G-SM-L50-000 and AKT2G-SM-L15-000 EtherCAT stepper drives allow you to control Stepper motors up to 5 Amp (6.5 with fan cartridge AKT2G-AC-FAN-001) with a PDMM or PCMM controller. The same function blocks used with servo motors are used in…

KAS Simulator >

The KAS IDE contains a Simulator that can help to shorten development time. The Simulator provides the following advantages. Machine software development can start before (or parallel with) bringing in production. Run the full application: HMI,…

Using KAS Project Starting Templates >

Starting with a project template saves the user development time. KAS Project Starter Templates contain: code for programming motion and machine code an internal control panel for developing and debugging programs a HMI program to use with the…

TCP/IP Send and Receive in KAS Project >

Starting with the 3.04 release of KAS there are PLC function blocks to send or receive data with TCP/IP communication. The below video goes through the two attached sample programs. One is a program with TCP/IP receive function blocks that in the…

KAS T-Bot Motion Control >

This application note details using the KAS PxMM multi-axis controller to control a 2 axis T-Bot mechanism. A T-Bot performs 2 axis control through a  mechanism (a single belt with fixed pulleys that drives both axes). The T-Bot creates full…