Creating Solid Models of Galil Controllers

Posted on October 28th, 2008 by John Minotti at Galil
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Integrating Galil motion controllers into a physical system takes both electrical and physical considerations.  To electrically integrate the Galil into the system, wiring schematics can be developed which show how to handle and route all electrical signals.  Physical integration can ...
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Switching Network Configuration on Windows

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by DJ Roberts at Galil
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With one network card in their PC or laptop, Galil users often wish to choose between two different network setups: DHCP for their Internet Connection, and a Static, Closed network for Galil Application development. Below is a Windows batch ...
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Host PC as Slave

Posted on October 6th, 2008 by DJ Roberts at Galil
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Usually in a Galil application, the Host pc serves as the master/client by establishing a connection to the controller. It can be handy, however, to do the opposite. By running a simple program that listens to a specific ...
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Modbus and Think & Do

Posted on September 16th, 2008 by Jason Rhodewalt at Galil
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Galil recently enhanced the feature set of the RIO-471x0 to include more Modbus functionality. These new enhancements now allow the RIO to communicate seamlessly to Think & Do software via Modbus TCP/IP. Think& Do is a software package offered by Entivity ...
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Top 10 Reasons to Choose Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC

Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Lisa Wade at Galil
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1. Packed with Analog and Digital I/O. Whether it’s analog inputs, analog outputs, digital inputs or digital outputs that you’re after – Galil’s RIO Pocket PLC has it all and then some. Each RIO is loaded with I/O including 8 ...
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Using Excel for Data Logging with an RIO Pocket PLC

Posted on July 16th, 2008 by John Hayes at Galil
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In this article, we’ll explore how to use Microsoft Excel for data-logging using the RIO Pocket PLC and an Ethernet connection. I’ll explain the steps necessary to get from a blank spreadsheet to a useful data logging application in about ...
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Simple Method for Mirroring Byte Streams from RS232 to Ethernet

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by DJ Roberts at Galil
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If you have a device that talks serially to a Galil Serial port, this code will mirror the incoming byte stream to an outgoing Ethernet Handle. Lower baud rates may be necessary depending on the volume of data being transmitted. CI2,1;'configure communication ...
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ICS-48100 100pin adapter for DMC-40×0

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by John Hayes at Galil
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The ICS-48100 is a breakout module that plugs directly into the D-sub connectors of the DMC-40x0 and converts them into a 100pin Connector. This is especially useful for those that would like to upgrade to the DMC-40x0 series from a ...
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Automatic Subroutines with Accelera controllers

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Andy Herum at Galil
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Many new features were added to the Accelera product line that were not available in prior generation Galil controllers. One of these more overlooked features is the fact that some Automatic subroutines no longer require thread 0 to be ...
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Changing deceleration value when a limit switch is triggered

Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Robin Riley at Galil
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For Optima-series controllers and older, it is well documentated that the deceleration value (DC) of an axis cannot be changed while the axis is actively profiling. Many machine designs require a low DC value for smoothest possible motion. ...
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