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My 6DOF AC Motor Project

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by wyh0607b, Jul 16, 2019.

  1. wyh0607b

    wyh0607b New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Hello everyone. I've been on this project for some time. Now, I want to experience with the process and to share.
    I used to watch video on analog movement on the Internet. I feel very interesting. Because I was in the basement of my house empty, I would like to make a car racing simulator came to play. My concern is often the site：
    https: //www.xsimulator.net
    http: //motionsim.blogspot.com
    where I learned a lot, buy a lot of equipment, so I started my work. Here is my share.
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    wyh0607b, Jul 16, 2019
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    noorbeast, Jul 16, 2019
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  3. wyh0607b

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    wyh0607b New Member

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    The work is not finished yet. I will continue to update it.
    wyh0607b, Jul 16, 2019
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    My Motion Simulator:
    3DOF, AC motor, Arduino
    Good job, the electrical cabinet looks very neat
    zapata_h, Jul 17, 2019
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    what electronical system did you use to control the motors ? arduinos, thanos board,.. ?
    Billel, Apr 11, 2022
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  7. Thanos

    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    My Motion Simulator:
    AC motor, Motion platform, 4DOF, 6DOF
    Its using my old AMC1280 controller from 2016 !! Analog times :cheers
    Thanos, Apr 11, 2022
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    i don't suppose you ship to Algeria
    Billel, Apr 12, 2022
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  9. Thanos

    Thanos Building the Future one AC Servo at a time... or 6

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    Even if I did ship, I couldn't. I don't have any of these left since 2018... :roll

    We moved to inexpensive servo motor systems now, 100 times more accurate and 100 times faster to accelerate. And perhaps even cheaper than these VFD operated motors (about $200 set servomotor + servo driver + wiring)
    Thanos, Apr 12, 2022
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    usable with AC motors ?
    Billel, Apr 13, 2022
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  11. noorbeast

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    The new @Thanos boards are for Servos, not AC: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/amc-aasd15a-servo-controller.351/
    noorbeast, Apr 13, 2022
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  12. Billel

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    As far as i learned for this forum in the last two weeks, for DC motors simtools sends motion information to the arduino who controls the motors vias H-bridge system, all this is very clear on this forum. But what i can't figure out is how does simtools comunicate (or control) AC motors without the arduino/H-bridge system, i mean what's the electronical system used to achieve such results ?
    Billel, Apr 15, 2022
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    It can't, SimTools can only 'talk' to control hardware in a known manner, that control hardware connects and controls a motor.

    For VFDs see the FAQ section: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/vfds-and-3phase-motors.9/category
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    noorbeast, Apr 15, 2022
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    ok, let's take for example the standard control hardware on the standard builds on this forum (Arduino Uno and H-bridge or sabertooth) system, for simtools to 'talk' to the control hardware (the Arduino) in the case of DC motors, we need a specific language installed to the Arduino (a sketch or a programme "the UNO file"), this program has 3 modes to choose from depending on the driver type used (IBT-2 or sabertooth) -this what i learned so far- , but what i still can't figure out is how to set up comunication between the arduino and AC motors driver/servo in case of AC motors build, is there an other sketch to be uploaded to the arduino ? or we can't use arduinos at all with AC motors.

    and thnk you in advance.
    Billel, Apr 15, 2022
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    Please VFDs see the already supplied link:
    Servos: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/motion4sim-6dof-aasd15-servo-motion-controller.392/
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    noorbeast, Apr 16, 2022
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    thanos board
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    plug and play, no need for programing, just seting up axis in simtools, right ?
    Billel, Apr 18, 2022
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