KAS PLCopen Teach Home for absolute feedback devices >

This article and attached sample KAS project show how to use PLCopen function blocks to teach a position so that an axis with an absolute feedback device will not need to run a home routine to move to a sensor or hard stop each time you power…

Using AKD Capture Engine with KAS - PLCopen Motion Engine >

The following pertains to applications using the KAS PxMM controller with AKD drives. It contains relevant information you may need to know when setting up position capture with the PLCopen motion engine KAS can use 1 or both capture engines…

KAS- Parse values in a string in to variables >

Often it is useful to store or send multiple values to the PxMM organized into one string. The following program takes the string (DataLine) with values separated by commas and place them in the  array…

PLCopen - Rotary Knife with Registration - Example Application >

This document details a KAS 2 axis simulated rotary knife application with virtual master and registration operation. The axes are as follows: Axis 1: Feed Conveyor Axis 2: Rotary Knife Axis 3: Virtual Master (Simulated)   The following…

Getting Started with KAS UDP Communications >

Introduction Attached is a sample program showing basic UDP communications between two KAS PxMM controllers. The concepts here can easily be applied to communicating between a PxMM controller and a PC or other non-Kollmorgen product. With PxMM UDP…

Creating a KVB Project within KAS IDE >

A KVB project can easily be created from within the KAS IDE software.  Following are the step-by-step instructions.  KVB (Kollmorgen Visualization Builder) is the software used for developing HMI screens and programs for the AKI series HMI…

Registration with PLCopen Example Project >

The attached KAS project contains a Registration example used on a real machine. It is a two axis program that uses PLCopen motion functions. It will not work with the simulator because the MC_TouchProbe function block uses the position capture…

Data shifted in PxMM IDE debug mode >

A user found that when passing  structure to a sub-program (UDFB) that the data is shifted within the structure. All values are shifted down by one variable. This is an  IDE display (animation) issue.  The actual underlying data…

PCMM - New KAS Controller! >

The PCMM (Programmable Controller Multi-Axis Master) is a PDMM (Programmable Drive Multi-Axis Master) without an internally integrated AKD drive.  It shares the same electronic hardware, connectors, and signals as the PDMM.  It has the same…