LensGrinder-GalilMotionControl.PDFVIP

Galil MotionCode Solution: Lens Grinder Contents Page 1. MACHINE DESCRIPTION 1 2. REQUIREMENTS 1 3. COMPONENTS SELECTED 1 4. IMPLEMENTATION 2 1. Machine Description The field of optics requires the grinding of precise pro- files on the surface of a lens. An efficient method of per- forming this task uses two different grinding bits simulta- neously: coarse and fine (Figure 1). The first pass over the lens material is a coarse cut, followed by a slightly delayed precise cut. This could be done with two separate machines, but a Galil controller has the ability to control two multi- axis coordinated profiles simultaneously. In addition, the lens must be spun on a platter at high RPM while the grind- ing is occurring. The grinding bits themselves are high- Figure 1. Lens Grinder speed pneumatic spindles, controlled by digital output bits. 2. Requirements This section summarizes the requirements for the machine described above: (1)Five servo axes (XYZWE) (2)Index pulse, forward and reverse limit switches for XYZW (3)XY coordinated to follow any two-dimensional path specified by ASCII data files (4)ZW coordinated to follow any two-dimensional path 3. Components Selected specified by ASCII data files This section describes the Galil hardware and software (5)Two digital outputs for the two pneumatic grinding products chosen to implement the machine’s control sys- bit spindles tem. Below is a complete bill of materials followed by a (6)One digital input for