Motion control for hydraulic drives

[Tamer]

Hello,

Can we use the gantry function in the Motion App to synchronise multiple hydraulic axes (ex: IAC - 4WRPDH)? Also to rephrase the question, is it planned for ctrlX to have something like the MLC for hydraulic drives?

Thanks.

[CodeShepherd]

Please have a look to the "Bosch Rexroth - H4U.app xF - position force control" and the "Bosch Rexroth - H4U.app pQ - pressure flow control". I will check if there are further information corresponding to your case.

[CodeWasi · Accepted solution]

The 1st hydraulic controller which will be available for the ctrlX-plattform will be the pos/force controller. It will be provided as PLC-lib. The release is planed for end of march 2024, being published in the STORE.
The experience regarding expected performance on ctrlX Core as well as on hydraulic-axis side are restricted right now, since we await the release as well.
You mention the sychronious control of several hydraulic axis. Well, the "Gleichlaufregler'/Sync-Controller" like known from the MLCH controller will not be available by then. I expected there releases afterwards, but the timeline is not predictable so far. 

Depending on the application-requirements it may be worth to check if the hydraulic axis could be coupled with the motion-app provided synchronious features.
As soon as the release is published we will start working with it.

[Tasty_Tech]

Hello team,

Is the PLC lib available for control of position/force for hydraulic motion in the core? is this same as H4U app but for xF?

Thank you

[CodeWasi]

Hello Tasty_Tech,
please check your incoming Messages and respond with an email, because h4u provides the pos/force controller for testing under trial-license.
The plc-Lib will be send by the hydr. colleagues. 
Please feel free to demand for p/Q and Synchronization axis as well directly at the h4u team.

Bye

[AndreasL]

One thing to consider is that the HMC should work out of the box with ctrlX MOTION (Its based on a IndraDrive Cs), and that can do all syncronisation and other stuff. And there's no performance limitations in the same way as the PLC based one (ie 10 axis on a X3 will be fine).