Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Features
  • 1.2 Specifications
  • 1.3 Supported Software
    • 1.3.1 Programming Library
    • 1.3.2 MotionCreatorPro
• 2 Installation
  • 2.1 Package Contents
  • 2.2 PCI-8144 Outline Drawing
  • 2.3 PCI-8144 Hardware Installation
    • 2.3.1 Hardware configuration
    • 2.3.2 PCI slot selection
    • 2.3.3 Installation Procedures
    • 2.3.4 Troubleshooting:
  • 2.4 Software Driver Installation
  • 2.5 SW1 Card Index Selection
  • 2.6 J1-J8 Pulse Output Type: Differential / Open Collector
  • 2.7 JP2 Direct Control to Stepper
  • 2.8 CN1 Pin Assignments: Main connector
• 3 Signal Connections
  • 3.1 Pulse Output Signals CW and CCW
  • 3.2 Origin Signal ORG
  • 3.3 Slow Down input signal
  • 3.4 End-Limit Signals PEL and MEL
  • 3.5 Simultaneously Start/Stop Signals STA and STP
  • 3.6 Termination Board
  • 3.7 General Purpose DIO
    • 3.7.1 Isolated Input channels
    • 3.7.2 Isolated Output channels
    • 3.7.3 Example of input connection
    • 3.7.4 Example of output connection
  • 3.8 JP2 pin define for stepping singal (Optional)
• 4 Operation Theory
  • 4.1 Classifications of Motion Controller
    • 4.1.1 Voltage motion control interface
    • 4.1.2 Pulse motion control interface
    • 4.1.3 Network motion control interface
    • 4.1.4 Software real-time motion control kernel
    • 4.1.5 DSP motion control kernel
    • 4.1.6 ASIC motion control kernel
    • 4.1.7 Compare Table of all motion control types
    • 4.1.8 PCI-8144 motion controller type
  • 4.2 Motion Control Modes
    • 4.2.1 Coordinate system
    • 4.2.2 Absolute and relative position move
    • 4.2.3 Trapezoidal speed profile
    • 4.2.4 S-curve and Bell-curve speed profile
    • 4.2.5 Velocity mode
    • 4.2.6 One axis position mode
    • 4.2.7 Home Return Mode
    • 4.2.8 Synchronous Start Function
    • 4.2.9 Auto Home Move Mode
  • 4.3 The motor driver interface
    • 4.3.1 Pulse Command Output Interface
  • 4.4 Mechanical switch interface
    • 4.4.1 Original or home signal
    • 4.4.2 End-Limit switch signal
    • 4.4.3 Slow down switch
  • 4.5 The Counters
    • 4.5.1 Preset Command position counter
  • 4.6 Interrupt Control
  • 4.7 Multiple Card Operation
• 5 MotionCreatorPro
  • 5.1 Run MotionCreatorPro
  • 5.2 About MotionCreatorPro
  • 5.3 MotionCreatorPro Form Introducing
    • 5.3.1 Main Menu
    • 5.3.2 Select Menu
    • 5.3.3 Card Information Menu
    • 5.3.4 Configuration Menu
    • 5.3.5 Single Axis Operation Menu
    • 5.3.6 Four-Axis Operation Menu
    • 5.3.7 Help Menu
• 6 Function Library
  • 6.1 List of Functions
  • 6.2 C/C++ Programming Library
  • 6.3 System and Initialization
    • _8144_initial
    • _8144_close
    • _8144_get_version
    • _8144_set_security_key
    • _8144_check_security_key
    • _8144_reset_security_key
    • _8144_config_from_file
  • 6.4 Motion Interface I/O
    • _8144_set_limit_logic
    • _8144_get_limit_logic
    • _8144_get_mio_status
    • _8144_set_mio_sensitivity
    • _8144_set_pls_outmode
    • _8144_set_pls_outmode2
  • 6.5 Motion
    • _8144_tv_move
    • _8144_sv_move
    • _8144_start_tr_move
    • _8144_start_sr_move
    • _8144_enable_get_command
    • _8144_get_command
    • _8144_set_command
    • _8144_set_external_start
    • _8144_emg_stop
    • _8144_dec_stop
    • _8144_speed_up
    • _8144_slow_down
    • _8144_enable_org_stop
    • _8144_enable_sd_signal
    • _8144_home_move
    • _8144_home_status
  • 6.6 Motion status
    • _8144_motion_done
    • _8144_motion_status
  • 6.7 Interrupt
    • _8144_set_motion_interrupt_factor
    • _8144_wait_single_motion_interrupt
    • _8144_set_gpio_interrupt_factor
    • _8144_wait_single_gpio_interrupt
    • _8144_wait_multiple_gpio_interrupt
  • 6.8 General purpose input/output
    • _8144_get_gpio_input
    • _8144_get_gpio_input_channel
    • _8144_set_gpio_output
    • _8144_set_gpio_output_channel
    • _8144_get_gpio_output
    • _8144_get_gpio_output_channel
  • 6.9 Speed profile calculation
    • _8144_get_tv_move_profile
    • _8144_get_sv_move_profile
    • _8144_get_start_tr_move_profile
    • _8144_get_start_sr_move_profile
• 7 Function Return Code