Lab 101 Intro To Motion Analyzer Online Tool
Lab 101 Intro To Motion Analyzer Online Tool
Lab 101 Intro To Motion Analyzer Online Tool
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Size, Select and Configure Kinetix® and PowerFlex® Drives Using Motion Analyzer
Contents
Before You Begin .......................................................................................................................................... 4
About This Lab .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Tools & Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Software Required:
Internet Explorer Browser
Additional Requirements:
Valid user credentials to access the website
Motion Analyzer has become an online tool that can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. By logging in, you
can create new applications, access existing application data, or simply browse for drive or motor product information. Let’s
begin by logging into the site.
2. Click in the web address bar and type “motionanalyzer.rockwellautomation.com” to navigate to the Motion
Analyzer website.
Note: Do not type “www.” prior to the web address, or the link will not take you to the correct site.
If you do not have an account, please register using the Create Account button.
In this section of the Hands-On lab, you will explore the Motion Analyzer site to get accustomed to the interface.
1. Click on the lab user email address in the top right corner of the page.
In the Shared tab of the User Profile page, you can manage your projects. Here you can share projects with other Motion
Analyzer users or change the owner of a project.
5. Click on the Notifications tab at the top of the User Profile page.
In the Notifications tab of the User Profile page, you can access your notifications and change your email notification
preferences.
The Units tab allows you to choose the units used in your profile.
1. Click on the Products navigation tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.
The Browse Products page is where you go to browse and compare drives, motors, linear actuators and gearboxes.
Here, you can select one or more drive families to see the features and options that are available for the various platforms.
The list will narrow to the Kinetix 5500, Kinetix 5700, PowerFlex 520 and PowerFlex 750 drive families.
Here you can see there are a number of Encompass Partners and their product offerings.
1. Click on the Library navigation tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.
This is where you can access your Projects and Reusable Components. As you create application components, such as
Axes, Profiles, and Transmissions, you can save them and reuse them in other Projects.
1. Click on the Tools navigation tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.
The Tools page can be used to quickly access the Compatability Browser, Inertia Calculator, Common Bus Estimator, and
Cable Selector tools. We will use the Inertia Calculator later in this lab.
1. Click on the Support navigation tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.
The Support page is where you can go to find additional information on how to use Motion Analyzer. If you are not able to
find the information you are looking for, you can find support contact information in the Still Need Help section of the page.
This page has multiple tabs with information on the different types of library objects. The Project tab is displayed by
default. The Support page will continue to be populated as the content is developed.
The Additional Resources page is comprised of support documents such as tutorials, labs, etc. to help guide the user
through different sections of Motion Analyzer.
7. When you are finished browsing, click on the Home button at the top of the page to return to the Home page.
1. In the Start Building section of the Home page, click the View Current Projects button.
Note: This is a Global Sample project that has been shared with all of the lab user accounts for
demonstration purposes. For this reason, you will not be able to modify the objects within the project. You
will be creating a new project in the next section of the lab.
There are several tabs for viewing different aspects of your project. Let’s take a moment to examine the information
contained in the various tabs.
1. The Component detail tab appears as default when you open an existing project. In the center of the page you
will see a list of the Project Components. This particular application contains two axes.
Along the right side of the page there are buttons for Project Actions. The Project Actions buttons can be used to create or
import an axis or motion profile.
3. The Components tab of the Box Pusher Axis page will appear. Let’s take a look at this page in more detail.
The Torque/Speed Curve appears first. Here you can see where the particular segments of the motion profile fall relative to
the Torque/Speed curve.
You can see the curve for additional drives or motors by clicking on the Size Up and Size Down buttons.
If a gearbox is selected for the application, you could also see how changing the gearbox impacts the Torque/Speed results.
7. When you are finished browsing the application performance plots, click on the Home button at the top of the
page to return to the Home page.
In this section of the Hands-On lab, you will model an axis in Motion Analyzer for a vertical lift and then identify an appropriate
drive and motor that will meet the application requirements. You are given the following information for a new application.
3. The Customer Information section is used to enter customer specific data. You may enter some information at
this point or fill it at the end section of this lab. The Ambient Temp can be entered at this point. Click the Go to
project button.
1. The Project Detail page will appear. Click the Start your first Axis – Define Load & Profile button.
NOTE: Both red encircled sections perform the same task in creating your profile. You may select to start your project using
“Start your first Axis – Define Load & Profile” or “Create New Axis & Profile.”
Select Linear Axis with Mechanism from the Select Motion Type drop-down list and click the OK button.
4. For this application, the profile begins with the load on the vertical lift table. The table then lifts the load, stops,
and the load is removed. The table then returns to the starting position and the process repeats.
Enter “Lift Load” for the name of the load. Since the profile starts with the load on the table, enter “50”
kilograms as the initial point, and click the Submit button
Let’s look at how to enter this information into the Profile page in Motion Analyzer.
1. The motion profile for this application is in terms of position. To enter a position profile data point, click
anywhere on the Position Plot. The Add a Segment dialog box will appear.
4. Click the Submit button. This will produce a dwell for 0.5 seconds at the beginning of the profile.
6. In the Add Point dialog box, change the segment type to Index Segment followed by Trapezoidal
NOTE: The Trapezoidal segment is automatically selected when entering an index segment. If you want to select a
triangular segment, you will need to make the selection after clicking on Index.
NOTE: The incremental section changes as you enter your values in the absolute section. The incremental section
calculates as absolute point – previous point i.e. absolute point is 2.5 s, previous point is 0.5 s, therefore incremental time is
2.5 s – 0.5 s = 2.0 s.
9. Click the icon on the Position Plot to automatically zoom the Position Plot.
10. You can now clearly see that we have created a 0.5 second dwell segment and an index segment which moves
the load to the 0.75 meter position at 2.5 seconds.
Note: If you need to edit any of the points that you have entered on the plot, there are three methods you can
use.
Click and Drag Method: To adjust the value of a point on a plot, hover your mouse over the point until the
icon appears. Click and drag the point to adjust the point value. Similarly, to adjust the time value of a point,
hover your mouse over the time line until the icon appears. Click and drag the line to adjust the time
value.
Single Click Point Method: To adjust the value of a point on the velocity plot, hover your mouse over the point
until the icon appears and click the point. The edit window will re-open. You can use this method to fine
tune after using click and drag.
Table Edit Method: Alternatively, Click on the Table View button and the Table entry page will appear.
Click on the Edit button of the point you would like to edit.
14. Add the “50 kilogram” load point at “3 seconds” on the Load Plot. Click the Submit button.
NOTE: If you were to leave the Lift Load plot without performing the above step, Motion Analyzer would assume the weight
is constant at 50 kg throughout the whole profile.
15. Click on the icon under the Lift Load Plot. This will automatically zoom the plot.
NOTE: If we needed to scale the entire profile, we could select Scale then the entire profile or horizontally and set a scale
time. Our Profile plot would reflect the scale in the time x-axis.
Once you are at the axis page, you can see that it automatically saves.
2. Select Belt Drive in the Pick A Type drop-down list, and click the OK button.
5. Enter “125” millimeters as the diameter of the Driver and Idler (Group 1) in the Parameters table.
NOTE: Your Load Elements section might be already prefilled. Please delete the current values before entering the new
calculations.
Note: For convenience, the mechanical requirements for the belt mechanism are repeated here:
9. Once you have saved all three inertia values, click the Apply button to enter the total inertia of the Driver into the
properties table.
Note: When copying, make sure to select the entire number (the entire number is not visable in the box) by
double clicking on the number.
Note: For convenience, the mechanical requirements for the belt mechanism are repeated here:
2. The first transmission we will create is the coupling. Enter a name for the transmission component, and click the
OK button.
NOTE: For efficiency, your initial unit may be a dash “–“ if you have not set the unit to % in the units tab of your user Profile.
Note: For convenience, the mechanical requirements for the coupling are repeated here:
6. Once the coupling data has been entered, click on the Save button and then the Continue to Axis button.
8. Click on the Define Custom button under the new transmission heading you just added.
9. The second transmission we will create is the belt. Enter a name for the transmission component, and click the
OK button.
11. Enter the data that was provided for the belt.
Note: For convenience, the mechanical requirements for the belt transmission are repeated here:
13. Although a gearbox is not needed for this application, let’s take a look at the steps you would follow to add one.
Begin by clicking the Add Another button.
NOTE: We selected Wittenstein Alpha geabox on this lab, you can select any manufacturer to compare its available
gearboxes. Here is an example of 3 products compared:
NOTE: On the new update of MA online tool, the gearbox selection has been changed to allow you to add filters of either families
or individual products. If you would like to add a specific gearbox directly to your axis (instead of specifying a prefilter for search),
use the section on the right side of the Add Partner Gearbox model and type in the gearbox you want to use.
19. The Compare Products window will open up and the comparison fields will be load
NOTE: You can add features to your selected comparisons for more options. This “Add Feature” option is available
for all product comparisons.
This will take you to the product detail page where you can choose size and set configuration
1. Begin by selecting 460 for the Voltage and 3 for the Phase in the Power Requirements section of the Axis page.
Your axis is now automatically saved.
5. Here you can view a table of all the drives and motors that fit the solution.
7. Collapse the Product List by clicking on the carrot for the list.
11. Next, we will select the configuration for the motor and drive. Click on the Select Configuration for the VPL
motor.
14. Click the OK button in the dialog box that appears to return to the Axis page.
17. Click the OK button in the dialog box that appears to return to the Axis page.
NOTE: As you can notice, Motion Analyzer performed a simulation and provided results in regards to your selected solution.
Given this notification on the drive side, you may select to size up your drive to provide the power necessary for your
application.
24. Duplicating the axis will send you to the Component Detail page where you will see each created/copied axis.
Click on the Power Analysis tab for the application.
27. Once done checking your utilization results, select the Share option to share the axes to a common bus.
29. Your axes are now combined into a common bus and common control power. Motion Analyzer simulates these new
calculations and provides updated results.
31. Scroll down the Selected Shared DC Bus Detail to view the rest of your calculations
NOTE: For this application, the Shunt Utilization is within the acceptable range, so there is no need to add additional shunts
or capacitor modules.
2. Set Axis 2 to a 720 sec offset to Axis 1. Then select Update to view the recalculated values of your Selected Shared DC
Bus Detail.