> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:42:33 -1000 (HST)
> From: Nick Rees <[email protected]>
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> Subject: Re: Insertion Devices Control and EPICS
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> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Rok Sabjan wrote:
>
> > First let me remind everyone on the problem. We have two (or more)
> > motors which we would like to move synchronously. This means to
> > guarantee the movement will start and end at the same time. This is
> > extremely important when changing the gap of an insertion device.
>
> We don't make much use of the OMS system - we tend to use serial line
> motor controllers (but they are starting to come with ethernet addresses
> as well). Typically we separate setting the next demand and the move
> command into separate instructions. If we set demands on multiple axes
> before a move instruction the axes move synchronously under hardware
> control. Otherwise the moves are (of course) asynchronous.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> --
> Nick Rees
>
Just to expound upon Nick's thoughts a little.
There are some of the serial motor controllers that use RS-485,
thereby allowing a 'star' interconnection configuration. Some
of those controllers also allow commands that are not targeted
to a specific controller to be acted upon by all controllers. This
provides very close synchronization of motion, assuming the update
rate is not too high. I assume this is also true for controllers
that are connected to ethernet, albeit, I have not researched that
at all.
Also, in my opinion, for many applications the PMAC solution is overkill!
We use many PMACs with the KECK interferometer, in a lot of cases they
are used for discrete positioning of optical elements (not tracking).
All for the sake of consistency?
AH
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