Gearing
You can use Gearing functions to set up and control master-slave gearing on the NI motion controller. It includes functions to configure a gear master, load a gear ratio, and enable master-slave gearing.
Gearing is an advanced feature of NI-Motion and is used in applications where either the master axis is not under control of the NI motion controller or when extremely tight synchronization between multiple axes is required.
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Note If you are gearing a stepper motor and the gear ratio is such that the slave axis exceeds the maximum stepper velocity when the master does not, the slave axis does not move, and may trip on following error. To prevent this, ensure the gear ratio does not permit the slave axis to exceed the maximum stepper velocity. Refer to your motion controller documentation for information about maximum stepper velocities. |