Since ecmccfg v7, the axis configuration is based on yaml files.
Backwards compatibility for classic EPICS environment variable based configuration is assured for legacy systems.
yaml is - like python - indentation sensitive!
Indent with 2 spaces.
python 3.x is required
jinja2 backend. The processor will complain if mandatory keys are missing. Likewise, missing optional keys are populated with default values.The script invokes a python script which subsequently uses a jinja2 processor to render the respective templates. The script will create a python virtual environment and install the required libraries automatically.
The configuration is separated into the following mandatory sections:
in addition the following optional sections are available.
Each sections provides an example, the optional keys are commented.
mandatory
id: unique numeric identifier of the axisoptional
type: type of the axismode: operating mode of the driveparameters: additional parametersaxis:
id: 1
# type: joint # axis types:
# 1 (equiv: physical, joint, j, motor, real)
# 2 (equiv: virtual, end_effector, end-effector, ee, e)
# mode: CSV # supported modes: CSV and CSP
# parameters: powerAutoOnOff=2;powerOnDelay=6.0;powerOffDelay=1.0;
Epics configuration.
The Epics motorRecord can now be disabled.
mandatory
name: name of the PVoptional
precision: PREC field; default 3unit: EGU field; optional default mmmotorRecordenable: set to false to disable motorRecorddescription: DESC field; default ''fieldInit: string with additional field initial values; default ''epics:
name: M1
# precision: 3
# unit: deg
# motorRecord:
# enable: false
# fieldInit: 'RRES=1.0,RTRY=2,RMOD=1,UEIP=0,RDBD=0.1,URIP=1,RDBL=$(IOC):$(ECMC_MOTOR_NAME)-PosActSim'
# fieldInit: 'NTM=1'
# description: AM8111 CSV
mandatory for physical axis
numerator: scaling numeratordenominator: scaling denominatortype: type of drive: 0=stepper, 1=DS402, aka servo or complex steppercontrol: control word entrystatus: status word entrysetpoint: setpoint entry, position or velocity, depending on modeoptional
reduceTorque: control word bit to set for reduced torque modebrakeopenDelay: number of cycles to wait after enable to disengage the brakecloseAhead: number of cycles to wait after the brake was engagedreset: control word bit to set in order to reset the drivewarning: status word bit for drive warningerror: list of status bits for drive errorsdrive:
numerator: 2880000 # Fastest speed in engineering units
denominator: 2147483648 # I/O range for ECMC_EC_ALIAS_DRV_VELO_SET
type: 1 # Stepper: 0, DS402: 1 (DS402 = servos and advanced stepper drives)
control: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).driveControl01
status: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).driveStatus01
setpoint: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).velocitySetpoint01
# reduceTorque: 2 # Reduce torque bit in drive control word
# brake:
# openDelay: 0 # Brake timing parameter in EtherCAT cycles
# closeAhead: 0 # Brake timing parameter in EtherCAT cycles
# reset: 1 # Reset bit in control word
# warning: 2 # Warning bit of status word
# error: # max 3
# - 3 # Error 0 bit of status word
# - 7 # Error 1 bit of status word
# - 14 # Error 2 bit of status word
mandatory
numerator: scaling numerator, equivalent distance to the maximum drive frequency (default: 2000 Hz i.e. 2000 full steps), also effectively absolute maximum velocitydenominator: scaling denominatortype: type of encoder: 0=incremental, 1=absolutebits: raw data bit countabsBits: Absolute bit count (for absolute encoders) always least significant part of ‘bits’absOffset: Encoder offset in engineering units (for absolute encoders)position: position entryoptional
source: position source, 0=from EC entry ; 1=from PLCcontrol: control word entry; mandatory when reset is set.status: status word entry; mandatory when error or warning are setreset: control word bit to set in order to reset the encoderwarning: status word bit for encoder warningerror: list of status bits for encoder errorsvelocityFilterSize: size of the velocity filter (cycles)positionFilterSize: size of the position filter (cycles)positionFilterEnable: position filter enablelatch:position: ''control: ''status: ''encoder:
numerator: 360
denominator: 1048576
type: 1 # Type: 0=Incremental, 1=Absolute
bits: 32 # Total bit count of encoder raw data
absBits: 25 # Absolute bit count (for absolute encoders) always least significant part of 'bits'
absOffset: 0 # Encoder offset in eng units (for absolute encoders)
position: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).positionActual01 # Ethercat entry for actual position input (encoder)
# source: 0
# control: ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).encoderControl01 # mandatory only if 'reset' is used
# status: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).encoderStatus01 # mandatory only if 'warning' or 'error' are used
# reset: 1 # Reset (optional)
# warning: 2 # Warning (optional)
# error: # max 3 (optional)
# - 5 # Error 0
# - 9 # Error 1
# - 11 # Error 2
# velocityFilterSize: 100
# positionFilterSize: 1
# positionFilterEnable: false
# latch:
# position: ''
# control: ''
# status: ''
optional
velocityFilterSize: Add filtering if the encoder is too coarse to reliably determine velocity each PLC cyclePID controller parameters
mandatory
Kp: proportionaloptional
Ki: integral; default 0Kd: differential; default 0Kff: feed forward; default 1controller:
Kp: 90
# Ki: 0.1
# Kd: 0
# Kff: 1
settings for the trajectory planning.
All accelerations are now defined in EGU s^{-2}
mandatory
axisvelocity: velocity setpoint the axis will be initialized to (in EGU/sec)acceleration: acceleration setpoint for initialization (in EGU/sec2)optional
source: source of position setpoint, 0=trajectory generator of axis ; 1=from PLCtype: type of velocity profile: 0=trapezoidal ; 1=s-curveaxisdeceleration: deceleration setpoint for initialization (in EGU/sec2)emergencyDeceleration: deceleration setpoint for emergencies. Defaults to acceleration setpoint if not specified.jerk: jerk for s-curved profiles (in EGU/sec3)jogvelocity: velocity setpoint the axis will be initialized to for joggingacceleration: acceleration setpoint for initialization, for joggingmodulorange: modulo rangetype: modulo typetrajectory:
# source: 0
# type: 0
axis:
velocity: 180
acceleration: 180
# deceleration: 360
# jerk: 1.0
# emergencyDeceleration: 0.05
# jog:
# velocity: 90
# acceleration: 0.1
# modulo:
# range: 0
# type: 0
Links to the binary input sensors for limit switches, home sensor and external interlock.
All four inputs must be provided.
If an input is not used, set it to the ONE.0 entry of a slave.
See the example for details.
mandatory
limitforward: limit switch sensor input in the forward direction.backward: limit switch sensor input in the backward direction.home: binary input for the home sensorextinterlock: binary input for external interlock.input:
limit:
forward: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).ONE.0 # Ethercat entry for low limit switch input
backward: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).ONE.0 # Ethercat entry for high limit switch input
home: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).ONE.0 # Ethercat entry for home switch input
interlock: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).ONE.0 # Ethercat entry for interlock switch input
Two outputs can be utilizes with ECMC.
The brake output was moved to the drive key, as it is directly coupled to the drive state.
optional
health: sum parameter for axis health# output:
# health: '' # Ethercat entry for health output
This section is should be obsolete at PSI, as for all new installation using EtherCAT, absolute encoders are mandatory. In case a legacy system or temporary installation requires a incremental encoder, or even open loop operation, several procedures for referencing are available.
optional
type: referencing procedureposition: position of the reference mark in engineering unitspostMoveEnable: post homing movepostMovePosition: post homing move targetswitchPolarity: home switch polarity, for NO switcheslatchCount: latch countervelocity: velocitiesto: to the camfrom: off the camacceleration: acceleration time in sdeceleration: deceleration time in s# homing:
# type: 3
# position: 0
# postMoveEnable: false
# postMovePosition: 0
# switchPolarity: 0 ## 0: NC, 1: NO
# latchCount: 0
# velocity:
# to: 2.72
# # from: 3.14
# # acceleration: 2
# # deceleration: 5
Soft limits to propagate to the motorRecord.
optional
enable: global enable of soft limits.forwardEnable: forward on/off.forward: soft limit in the forward direction.backwardEnable: backward on/off.backward: soft limit in the backward direction.# softlimits:
# enable: true
# forwardEnable: true # optional switch for forward direction
# forward: 300.0
# backwardEnable: true # optional switch for backward direction
# backward: 25.0
Three entities can be monitored, (1) lag, aka following error, (2) target, aka in position, (3) velocity.
It is highly advisable to always use the lag and target monitoring fo closed-loop axis.
Failure to do so, will most likely results in unexpected behaviour.
The monitoring key, must be included in the config, despite all features being optional.
It’s a means to let the integrator think twice to skip it all together.
optional
lagenable: enable lag monitoringtolerance: tolerance in engineering unitstime: time for the condition to be true in mstargetenable: enable target monitoringtolerance: tolerance in engineering unitstime: time for the condition to be true in msvelocityenable: enable velocity monitoringmax: upper limit for velocitytimetrajectory: time for the condition to be in violation in msdrive: time for the condition to be in violation in msmonitoring:
# lag:
# enable: false
# tolerance: 5
# time: 100
# target:
# enable: true
# tolerance: 0.125
# time: 100
# velocity:
# enable: false
# max: 100
# time:
# trajectory: 100
# drive: 200
axis:
id: 1 # Axis id
type: joint # this is for future selection of axis type
mode: CSV # supported mode, CSV and CSP, defaults CSV
parameters: 'axisPar' # additional parameters # Additional params to motor record driver
# "powerAutoOnOff=<value>;" //2: What you want, 1:do not use, 0 to disable
# "powerOffDelay=<value>:"
# "powerOnDelay=<value>;"
healthOutput: ec0... # Ethercat entry for health output
feedSwitchesOutput: ec0... # Ethercat entry for fed switches
feedSwitchesValue: 1 # Value to write to axis.feedSwitchesOutput. Defaults to 1
group: testGroup # Add axis to group (group will be created if not exists),
# group id will be stored in GRP<axis.group>_ID for later use.
autoMode: # Switch drive modes automaticaly for normal motion and homing (smaract for instance)
modeSet: ec0.. # Ethercat entry drive mode write (set CSV,CSP,homing)
modeAct: ec0.. # Ethercat entry drive mode reading (set CSV,CSP,homing)
modeCmdMotion: 9 # Drive mode value for normal motion (written to axis.drvMode.modeSet when normal motion)
modeCmdHome: 10 # Drive mode value for when homing (written to axis.drvMode.modeSet when homing)
features:
blockCom: false # Block communication to axis
allowSrcChangeWhenEnabled: false # Allow traj/enc source change when axis is enabled
allowedFunctions:
homing: true # Allow homing
constantVelocity: true # Allow constant velocity
positioning: true # Allow positioning
epics:
name: M1 # Axis name
precision: 3 # Decimal count
description: very important motor axis # Axis description
unit: mm # Unit
motorRecord:
enable: true
description: This is MR
fieldInit: 'RRES=1.0,RTRY=2,RMOD=1,UEIP=0,RDBD=0.1,URIP=1,RDBL=$(IOC):$(ECMC_MOTOR_NAME)-PosActSim' # Extra config for Motor record
drive:
numerator: 360 # Fastest speed in engineering units
denominator: 4096 # I/O range for ECMC_EC_ALIAS_DRV_VELO_SET
type: 0 # Stepper: 0. DS402: 1 (DS402 = servos and advanced stepper drives)
control: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).driveControl01 # Control word ethercat entry
enable: 0 # Enable bit index in control word (not used if DS402)
enabled: 1 # Enabled bit index in status word (not used if DS402)
status: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).driveStatus01 # Status word ethercat entry
setpoint: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).velocitySetpoint01 # Velocity setpoint if CSV. Position setpoint if CSP
reduceTorque: 2 # Reduce torque bit in drive control word
reduceTorqueEnable: True # Enable reduce torque functionality
brake:
enable: false
output: ec0... # Ethercat link to brake output
openDelay: 0 # Brake timing parameter in cycles (default 1kHz)
closeAhead: 0 # Brake timing parameter in cycles (default 1kHz)
reset: 1 # Reset (if no drive reset bit then leave empty)
warning: 2 # Warning (if no drive warning bit then leave empty)
error: # max 3
- 3 # Error 0 (if no drive error bit then leave empty)
- 7 # Error 1 (if no drive error bit then leave empty)
- 14 # Error 2 (if no drive error bit then leave empty)
encoder:
numerator: 360 # Scaling numerator example 360 deg/rev
denominator: 4096 # Scaling denominator example 4096 ticks per 360 degree
type: 0 # Type: 0=Incremental, 1=Absolute
bits: 16 # Total bit count of encoder raw data
absBits: 0 # Absolute bit count (for absolute encoders) always least significant part of 'bits'
absOffset: 0 # Encoder offset in eng units (for absolute encoders)
mask: '0xFFF00' # Mask applied to raw encoder value
position: ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).positionActual01 # Ethercat entry for actual position input (encoder)
control: ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).encoderControl01 # mandatory only if 'reset' is used
status: ec0.s$(DRV_SLAVE).encoderStatus01 # mandatory only if 'warning' or 'error' are used
ready: 10 # Bit in encoder status word for encoder ready
source: 0 # 0 = Encoder value from etehrcat hardware, 1 = Encoder value from PLC
reset: 1 # Reset (optional)
warning: 2 # Warning (optional)
error: # max 3 (optional)
- 5 # Error 0
- 9 # Error 1
- 11 # Error 2
filter:
velocity:
size: 100 # Filter size for velocity
enable: true # enable velocity filter
position:
size: 100 # Filter size for encoder value
enable: true # enable encoder value filter
latch:
position: '' # Link to latched value. Used for some homing seqs
control: 0 # Bit in encoder control word to arm latch. Used for some homing seqs
status: 0 # Bit in encoder status word for latch triggered status. Used for some homing seqs
primary: 1 # Use this encoder as primary (for control)
homing:
type: 3 # Homing sequence type
position: -30 # Position to reference encoder to
velocity:
to: 10 # Velocity to cam/sensor (used for some homing seqs)
from: 5 # Velocity from cam/sensor (used for some homing seqs)
acceleration: 20 # Acceleration during homing
deceleration: 100 # Deceleration during homing
refToEncIDAtStartup: 1 # At startup then set the start value of this encoder to actpos of this encoder id
refAtHome: 1 # If homing is executed then set position of this encoder
tolToPrim: 0 # If set then this is the max allowed tolerance between prim encoder and this encoder
postMoveEnable: yes # Enable move after successfull homing
postMovePosition: 10 # Position to move to after successfull homing
trigg: ec0.. # Ethercat entry for triggering drive internal homing seq (seq id 26)
ready: ec0.. # Ethercat entry for readinf drive internal homing seq ready (seq id 26)
latchCount: 1 # latch number to ref on (1=ref on first latch)
controller:
Kp: 15 # Kp proportional gain
Ki: 0.02 # Ki integral gain
Kd: 0 # Kd derivative gain
Kff: 1 # Feed forward gain
deadband:
tol: 0.01 # Stop control if within this distance from target for the below time
time: 100
limits:
minOutput: -100 # Minimum controller output
maxOutput: 100 # Maximum controller output
minIntegral: -100 # Minimum integral output
maxIntegral: 100 # Maximum integral output
inner:
Kp: 0.1 # Kp for when close to target
Ki: 0.1 # Ki for when close to target
Kd: 0.1 # Kd for when close to target
tol: 0.1 # Distance from target for when inner PID params will be used, defaults to atTarget tol
trajectory:
type: 1 # Default 0 = trapetz, 1 = S-curve (ruckig)
source: 0 # 0 = take trajectory setpoint from axis traj object, 1 = trajectory setpoint from plc
axis:
velocity: 10 # Default velo for axis
acceleration: 0.1 # Default acc for axis
deceleration: 0.1 # Default dec for axis
emergencyDeceleration: 0.05 # Deceleration when axis in error state
jerk: 10 # Default jerk for axis
jog:
velocity: 5 # Default velo fro JOG (motor record)
modulo:
range: 360 # Modulo range 0..360
type: 0 # Modulo type
input:
limit:
forward: ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).ONE.0 # Ethercat entry for low limit switch input
forwardPolarity: 0 # Polarity of forward limit switch
backward: ec0.s1.BI_2.0 # Ethercat entry for high limit switch input
backwardPolarity: 0 # Polarity of forward limit switch
home: 'ec0.s$(MCS2_SLAVE_NUM).ONE.0' # Ethercat entry for home switch
homePolarity: 0 # Polarity of home switch
interlock: 'ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).ONE.0' # Ethercat entry for interlock switch input
interlockPolarity: 0 # Polarity of interlock switch
analog:
interlock: 'ec0.s$(ENC_SLAVE).ONE' # Ethercat entry for analog interlock
interlockPolarity: 1 # 0: High value is bad, 1 = Low value is bad
rawLimit: 2000 # Analog raw limit
enable: true # Enable analog interlock default true if analog.interlock is set
softlimits:
enable: false # Enable soft limits
forward: 100 # Soft limit position fwd
forwardEnable: false # Soft limit position fwd enable
backward: -100 # Soft limit position bwd
backwardEnable: false # Soft limit position bwd enable
monitoring:
lag:
enable: false # Enable position lag monitoring (following error)
tolerance: 0.5 # Allowed tolerance
time: 10 # Allowed time outside tolerance
target:
enable: true # Enable at target monitoring (needs to be enabled if using motor record)
tolerance: 0.5 # Allowed tolerance
time: 10 # Filter time inside tolerance to be at target
velocity:
enable: false # Enable velocity monitoring
max: 100 # Allowed max velocity
time:
trajectory: 100 # Time allowed outside max velo before system init halt
drive: 200 # Time allowed outside max velo before system disables drive
velocityDifference:
enable: true # Enable velocity diff monitoring (velo set vs velo act)
max: 100 # Allowed max difference
time:
trajectory: 100 # Time allowed outside max diff velo before system init halt
drive: 200 # Time allowed outside max diff velo before system disables drive
plc:
enable: true # Enable axis plc
externalCommands: true # Allow axis to inputs from PLC
file: myplcfile.plc # File with plc code
code: # Sync code (appended after code in plc.file)
- if(ax2.traj.source){ax2.drv.enable:=(ax10.drv.enable or ax11.drv.enable)}; # Enable axis if one of master axes is enabled
- ax2.traj.setpos:=ax10.traj.setpos-ax11.traj.setpos/2; # calculate set pos for physical axis
velocity_filter: # Filter used to smother velocity feedforward
encoder: # Filter plc enc velo
enable: false # Filter enable
size: 100 # Filter size
trajectory: # Filter plc traj velo
enable: false # Filter enable
size: 100 # Filter size
# filter: # Use "velocity_filter" instead since this naming is missleading and should be phased out
# velocity: # Filter plc enc velo
# enable: false
# size: 100
# trajectory: # Filter plc traj velo
# enable: false
# size: 100