Application Notes
AN-348 Clearing Multi-turn data on Panasonic RTEX A4/A5 Drive
This document will show how to clear the multi-turn (absolute encoders) data using the RTEX protocol from a Trio controller (MC4N/MC464/MC664).
AN-349 EURO408 Encoder Handwheel
A special FPGA version has been added to the Euro408 controller to support reading of an encoder hand wheel connected to the 24V inputs. The position of the hand wheel is returned as the measured position on axis 8. This document explains how to use ...
AN-350 Trio information of EMC
Trio’s products are certified to comply with the essential requirements of Annex I to the Directive 2014/30/EU on Electromagnetic disturbance and Electromagnetic immunity. This document explains how to achieve this compliance, certain restrictions or ...
AN-353 Trio Ethernet/IP
This document describes Trio controller support for the EtherNet/IP protocol. The controller can act as a Class 1, 2 and 3 adapter (server) on an EtherNet/IP based network. The Motion Coordinator series 4 and above provide this support.
AN-354 MC664 power & I/O terminal
The MC664 has a 30 way 2-part quick disconnect terminal block. Each wire is held by a spring loaded contact which is released by pressing the external catch with a small electrician’s screw-driver. International standards require that cables are ...
AN-355 Using Registration on MC4N
The registration on the MC4N is more flexible than on previous controllers. This document lists the commands required to do the Registration
AN-356 Firmware update procedure for UNIPLAY HMI
Uniplay 10' (P844) Human Machine Interface may be returned to us with corruption of the Flash that either causes the system to halt or prevents booting altogether. It is also possible if an update has not been interrupted or was not successful that ...
AN-357 Gantry error compensation
This document explains how to correct the position error between the two motors commanding the Gantry axis (longitudinal axis) of advanced Gantry systems, when using Ethercat Position Mode (CSP).
AN-358 Conversion from Old Trio Keypad to UNIPLAY HMI
Systems using the P502 and P503 vacuum-fluorescent keypads can be updated to use the Trio 7 inch or 10 inch HMI. (P845 and P846) This document explains how to convert from this old keypads to the UNIPLAY HMI There are options to either use a ...
AN-359 Monitoring EtherCAT telegram using WIRESHARK
EtherCAT uses a standard Ethernet telegram and the EtherCAT protocol type is recognized by most Ethernet monitoring software. When connecting a system together, it is often necessary to monitor the telegram traffic and see how the EtherCAT master and ...
AN-360 Flexible configuration with Panasonic Drive
The standard EtherCAT profiles built in to the MC4 and MC6 range firmware have fixed mode operation that is defined at startup using DRIVE_MODE. In some cases the user may want to change the axis mode without re-starting the EtherCAT network. Some ...
AN-361 HW_PSWITCH XY Mode
The HW_PSWTICH command takes a list of trigger positions and loads them into a hardware buffer in the FPGA. This is done individually for each axis. In a Cartesian system, there is a need for accurate outputs to be triggered based on the XY position ...
AN-362 VP mode
VP_MODE allows programmers to select alternative velocity profile types to suit different applications. This document explains how to use this mode
AN-363 MODBUS RTU connecting to Stepper Drive
This document is a guide to users wanting to use the Motion Coordinator MC4/5/6 as a Modbus master connected to a typical slave device. The actual example used is the Moons ST stepper drive.
AN-364 IN_POS to check move complete
The IN_POS feature simplifies the checking required at end of moves to ensure a motor has reached position. This document explains how to use this feature and an example for it.
AN-365 TrioPCMotion ActiveX Heartbeat
To add a higher grade of reliability at our Trio PC Motion ActiveX control, a heartbeat function has been added to the component. This document explains how this heartbeat works
AN-366 MODBUS TCP response time
When planning a network and the communication links between devices, the available response time is often needed to allow the system designer to work out how much data can be transferred. This document lists the results of some timing tests on ...
AN-367 RAM battery issue used in Euro205x, Euro209 & MC206x
The Motion Coordinators Euro205x(P151), Euro209 (P159), & MC206X(P136), contain a Mini Nickel Metal Hydride Button Cell Battery, to maintain the RAM memory contents when the Motion Coordinator is not powered. This document explains the details of the ...
AN-368 Panasonic A6N Torque mode
This document is for users building RTEX networks which include the Panasonic A6N servo drive, who want to use the Cyclic Torque Mode with those drives. This document does NOT apply to the Panasonic A4N or the A5N servo drive models.
AN-369 FRAME 32 - Delta Robot with Linear Axis
The FRAME 32 enables the transformation for a 3 axis DELTA robot with linear axis. This allows you to define the end position of the end effector plate in X, Y and Z. This document describes how to use FRAME 32
AN-371 FRAME 33 - Gantry Robot plus 2 axis wrist with offset
The FRAME 33 transformation allows an XYZ Robot with 2 axis wrist to be easily programmed. The transformation function provides compensation in XYZ when the 2 wrist axis are rotated. This document explain how to use the FRAME 33
AN-373 Using FB in Ladder
This document shows ho to to add Rising Edge, Flip-Flop and Timer functions to a Ladder program.
AN-374 TCP/UDP Data stream handling
This document describes a simple method of how to handle a stream of bytes received via Ethernet in the controller allowing the user to read and interpret them when needed.
AN-375 Trio PCMOTION ActiveX Ethernet Response time
When planning a network and the communication links between devices, the available response time is often needed to allow the system designer to work out how much data can be transferred. System critical data may need to be written or read in a known ...
AN-376 P230 & P240 Daughter Stepper Board upgrade guide
The P230 and P240 daughter boards were used in the MC1, MC2 and MC2xx ranges of Motion Coordinator. Sometimes a machine requires an upgrade and conversion to use the latest range of Trio Motion Coordinator. This document covers the main differences ...
AN-377 User Guide for MOVETURN
The MOVETURN move type allows certain multi-axis moves which have a start and end position with start and end speed vector to be easily programmed. This document explains how to use the command MOVETURN
AN-378 Multi Axis MOVELINK
The MOVELINK command provides a very flexible and easy to use method to link the motion of an axis to a “master” axis motion. The command has recently been extended to allow for up to 6 axes of motion to be linked to the same “master” motion. This ...
AN-379 Editing EC_EXTEND file
EC_EXTEND files contain configuration information to allow the Motion Coordinator to start an EtherCAT slave node. It is used when the slave node information is not in the Motion Coordinator’s firmware database, or if a specific PDO configuration is ...
AN-380 P375 Connection Guide & Setup
This document explains how to connect & setup a P375 Stepper Axis Flexslice module Updated
AN-381 EtherCAT Drive SYNC0 Offset
EtherCAT uses a synchronization system with distributed clocks that keep all slaves very precisely in synchronization with the Distributed Clock (DC) master. In a Trio EtherCAT network, the DC master is the Motion Coordinator. After initialization, ...
AN-382 MOVEPICK & PICKLINK
MOVEPICK is a move type aimed at making it much simpler to program fast pick and place operations. PICKLINK is a linked move equivalent to MOVEPICK that is linked to the measured motion on another axis in a similar way to MOVELINK or FLEXLINK. This ...
AN-383 EtherCAT Drive connection guide
This document explains how to connect Trio controller via EtherCAT
AN-384 Conversion from P315/316 to P319 Trio CAN I/O Module
The P319 is the new replacement for the P315 and P316 CANbus IO modules from Trio. This document lists the compatibility and differences between the older modules and the new P319.
AN-385 Volume Limit Parameter calculations
This document intent to help manufactures define the volume limit parameters needed for VOLUME_LIMIT command in the context of a 3 axis parallel robot.
AN-386 FRAME 34 - 2 Rotational 3 axis robot User Guide
The FRAME 34 transformation is specifically designed for dispensing on to a rotating product tilted with 2 axes under an XYZ machine. This document explains regarding FRAME 34 and example on how to use it
AN-388 FRAME 25- 4 Axis Palletizing Robot User Guide
The FRAME 25 transformation allows an XYZ Robot with 1 axis wrist to be easily programmed. The FRAME 25 transformation is available for MC4XX controllers (including MC464, EURO408 and MC405) with the Robotic Function FEC (feature enable code) fitted. ...
AN-389 VRSTRING 16 bits TrioBASIC Function
VRSTRING combines the contents of an array of VR() variables so that they can be printed as a text string or used as part of a STRING variable. This document explains with an example code.
AN-390 Conversion from MC302x to MC403
The MC302X went out of production during 2008. The nearest modern product which can be used as a replacement is the MC403. However there are some significant detail differences between these 2 Motion Coordinators. This document explains the ...
AN-393 Constant SNAP profile functions
For some motion applications a speed profile without step changes in JERK is advantageous. A function, CSNAP, is available as an encrypted BASIC library which can calculate such a profile. This document describes how to use this function
AN-395 Trio Motion FRAME Transformation
The purpose of the FRAME transformations is to allow users to program robots in Cartesian Coordinate system, where the given robot does not have a direct one-to one mechanical connection to this coordinate system. This document explains what are the ...
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