hywing / imc-tool

The imc-tool is a helpful tool for controlling the imc304 device, you can use it for automation purpose.

imc-tool

Introduce

The motion control card is a 4-axis motion control card based on real-time Ethernet communication. The axis number definition of the control card is axis 0, axis 1, axis 2, axis 3. And the imc-tool is a helpful tool for controlling the imc304 device, you can use it for automation purpose.

Feature

• support ethernet connection
• x axis control
• y axis control
• find home

Build

environment

• Windows10
• Qt5.12.9 MSVC2017 64

Param

• Net Card：The NIC device connected to the motor card

• IMC ID：Set the virtual ID of the IMC NIC device, which is 0 by default

• Connect Motor：Connect the motor button

• Select Axis：The currently controlled motor axis, the x-axis is the axis above the turntable, and the y-axis is the lower spindle

• Pos：Controls the absolute position in the number of pulses

• First：Start angle position, in the number of pulses

• Gap：The offset between each corner, in the number of pulses

• Velocity：The speed of the motor

• Run：The motor turns

• Pause：The motor is suspended

• Terminate：Stops the current rotation

• Set Channels：Demonstration of motor angle rotation

• Home Direction：Positive represents a positive turn, and Negative represents a reversal

• Find：Click to start finding the origin (zero)

• Stop：Stop looking for the zero point

• Set Home：Sets the current position to zero

• Command Pos：Command position

• Machine Pos：The current machine rotation position

• Error Code：The error code of current control system

Use

1. Select the right Net Card && IMC ID,
2. Click the button Connect Motor, the light will turn green if successful
3. Select the axis you want to control
4. Click Run then you can control the machine