Implementação de técnicas de controle de motor de passo em aplicações CNC

Abstract

The objective of this work is to develop a methodology to control of equipments powered by stepping motors, via the computer parallel port, with up to three programmable axes, for use in automated processes. To implement the proposed system, used to be an environment for developing computer programs, which could make communication with the computer's parallel port for data transfer control circuits to drive the stepping motors. The program developed has the following functions: priority for implementing the process in the microcomputer operating system, interpretation of sequences of planned operations through data files, view the data file to control the equipment during its implementation; view realtime control data sent to the parallel port, manual and automatic control of equipment, implementation of reverse form of movements applied to the axes of equipment, adjustment of speed of the movement axes of the equipment in automatic or manual and online help system. Important features presented by the proposed system is the precision control of speed, the ability to store different settings for different equipment, possibility of playing in an automatic way to 100 times an operation planned by facilitating mass production, and capacity to store a sequence of manual commands, enabling the program by learning. Practical tests of operation of the system demonstrated the feasibility of applying the technique in cases that require programmable automation.