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Yaskawa MPiec User Manual

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Subject: Application Note

Product: MPiec

Doc#: EM.MCD.09.043

Title: Implementing Electronic Cams with MPiec: Quick Start Guide

August 30, 2012

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4.1

Generating a cam data file using Cam Tool


Cam Tool is an editor for many of Yaskawa’s products and has a number of features that do not apply when
generating cams for use with an MPiec controller. Figure 1 shows Cam

Tool’s “Set Style” screen which allows

the user to set the units for generating the cam profile. Master and Slave (a.k.a Phase and Position) units can be

set on this page.

Select “No Unit” to indicate that Cam Tool should not perform any position conversion when the

file is saved. Proceed by simply entering all values in user units as defined by MotionWorks IEC’s Configuration
for the appropriate axes. The Machine/Motor Information section is not necessary.

Figure 1:

Cam Tool’s Set Style screen for axis configuration