Nov 25, 2017 John Allen The motion interpolation is astonishingly good. I was able to create a 25 FPS PAL video with smooth motion from a 29.97 FPS NTSC video.

• Robot Tool.Now incorporated into MPv4. • New and extended functionality in Unilpay HMI.New controls and improvements to existing controls, Direct editing mode added, Extra HMI functionality for robot pendant, styling added to components in HMI designs. • Additional devices supported. PC-MCAT, MC508, Flexslice EtherCAT I/O system. • Support for BASIC program libraries • Enhanced TrioBASIC editor • Support for user defined functions in TrioBASIC • Over 100 enhancements and improvements! • 3D Scope display mode.

Helps with visualisation of XYZ paths. • 3D machine visualisation tool. Take a 3D solid model of the working parts of the machine motion and animate it to see a simulation controlled from the motion program. • Clear connection modes. MPv4 can connect to the Motion Coordinator MC4 range in Direct, Tool or Synchronous mode, allowing connection at a level that is appropriate to the operations needed. • EtherCAT drive support. View and control the network state, see individual drive status information, read and set CoE objects in the remote drive.

• Panasonic RTEX Drive Support. User Interface supports large numbers of drives with greater responsiveness and a New STARTUP file generation process to improve usability. • Tree view of Motion Coordinator and Project.. See all the controller and project information in one place, via a familiar intuitive display.

• Window docking. Allows the user even more flexibility in how the Motion Perfect desktop is laid out. • Program editor. The TrioBASIC editor appears in a tabbed layout and includes enhanced breakpoint handling, bookmarks, auto commenting and scope checking. • Support for IEC 61131-3 included. The program editor can be used to create and edit IEC 61131-3 programs in Structured Text, Function Block, Sequential Function Chart and Ladder. • Enhanced Axis Parameter display.

Choose which parameter groups to display and which parameters to see live in a continuously updated window. • Improved data viewers. The VR and TABLE viewers can be set to display non-contiguous data ranges and with auto-updating enabled will provide a live display of the values. • RTC Synchronisation. View the contents of the Motion Coordinator’s real-time clock (where fitted) and synchronise it with the PC clock at the touch of a button.

• Project resolution dialogues. When connecting to the Motion Coordinator a completely new set of windows will guide you through the process of synchronising the controller’s project with the copy on the PC. • Support for multiple controllers. View any amount of controllers running from one instance of Motion Perfect v4 • Fully integrated HMI support.Design a complete graphical HMI interface within Motion Perfect v4 where buttons and fields can link to any system parameter or command.

• Oscilloscope. Increased ranges and parameters lists enables more data to be captured for analysis. X/Y display mode now available to check interpolated motion in 2D. Ability to plot Table points to the oscilloscope to check CAM profiles. • Language Support.

Support for Chinese language. General Updated some controller and drive images. Improved controls for connection modes to Direct and Tool Feature code definitions for controllers using axis doubling scheme. Icon scaling on high resolution screens. Improved Chinese language support. Communications Improved reliability over remote connections Manual adjustment of communications timeouts.

Project Synchronization New ability to create a new project from a controller while programs are running. BASIC / Text Editor Support for user defined functions (FUNCTION key word). Support for 'Step Into' for debugging libraries and included files.

Variable names from included files listed in auto-completion list. Ability to return back to a label jump during program editing. Outlining and the ability to collapse sections of code. 'Go to definition' for labels and functions. Support for SELECT.CASE statements. Improved auto-formatting. Improved syntax colouring of keywords.

Uniplay HMI Improved to page loading (improves loading speed under some circumstances). Support for bit binding. Support for new devices. Data grid control added. Digital IO included in toggle action list.

Support for custom properties per component. Direct editing mode.

Support for user defined properties and expressions. Improved bindings editor. Support for IF / THEN / ELSE in event actions. New, more flexible, TrackBar control. Support for looping constructs WHILE/WEND and REPEAT/UNTIL. IEC 61131-3 Programming Ability to share variables between tasks. Floating point versions of FE_LIMIT and FE_RANGE functions.

Improved IEC project text file import and export. Export/import of IEC structures to/from text files. Live update of ladder programs. Can download function block definitions from controller. Internal IEC libraries updated. Improved support for protecting IEC programs.

Improved debugging functionality of user defined function blocks. 3D Visualization Improved STL and RokiSim import. Relative file paths to allow greater portability. Software 3D rendering. Used when hardware 3D rendering is not available.

Improved data fetching when many axes are specified. Better rendering of polygonal faces.

Intelligent Drives - R-TEX Support for Panasonic A6N series drives. Improved parameter interface. Intelligent Drives - EtherCAT Support & graphics for many more drives. Extended information in diagnostic report. Improved drive alias support. Oscilloscope Software 3D rendering. Used when hardware 3D rendering is not available.

Support for SCOPE_DELAY. Other Process Monitor: Support for multicore processors.

Variable Watch Tool: Support for IEC 61131-3 variables. Support for arrays: Ability to view values in hexadecimal and ASCII. VR Variable and Table Viewers: Ability to view values as ASCII and hexadecimal. Windows 7 Loader 1 6 9 By Daz Rarlab. Import/export line descriptions. Controller Simulator (MC400): Updated to latest firmware capabilities.

Help Files: Help files updated. Projects One of the keys to using Motion Perfect v4 is its concept of a “Project”. The project aids the application design and development process, by providing a disk based copy of the multiple controller programs, parameters and data required for a single motion application. Once the user has defined a project, Motion Perfect v4 works behind the scenes automatically maintaining consistency between the programs on the controller and the files on the PC.

When creating or editing programs on the controller they are automatically duplicated on the PC which means you do not have to worry about loading or saving programs and you can be confident that next time you connect to a controller you will have the correct information on your PC. Motion Perfect v4 keeps multiple backup copies of the project in a sub folder, thus allowing the programmer to revert to any previous version. Project Manager The multi-tasking capability of Motion Coordinators means there will often be a number of different program files associated with an application. In order to keep track of these multiple files and their associated data a major component of the Motion Perfect v4 environment is the project manager.

CamGen Define and generate cam tables using this interactive graphical cam designer. Commonly used cam shapes are pre-built into the CAM library software.

The required dimensions and offsets can be entered and the resulting cam shape is immediately shown as graphs of position, speed and acceleration. Data can be output as a cam table formula or as FLEXLINK parameters. Alternatively, cam shapes can be built up using the interactive 'Piecewise Curve' feature. Enter your XY points and see the resulting cam shapes. Points can be adjusted by dragging points on the graph, giving a truely interactive experience and saving time compared to using trial and error techniques. The resulting cam tables are ready to be copied and pasted into your programs and used with CAM and CAMBOX functions.

3D Visualization Tool The 3D Visualization tool, available in Motion Perfect v4, enables simulation of Machine Motion, using an externally generated 3D model which can be synchronized with the motion program. This tool can simulate realistic movement sequences on a PC in real time. In this way, movement sequences can be tested and optimized safely.

The exported 3D model can be placed into the 3D environment within Motion Perfect v4 and panned, zoomed and rotated with ease while the robot program is running. Each joint and link can be interrogated to find its position in 3D space. Project Encryptor Protect your software inside the controller, allowing you to maintain any in house intellectual property and stay ahead of your competition. The Project Encryptor is a utility that enables a programmer’s intellectual property to be licenced to individual Motion Coordinators.

A project is developed normally using Motion Perfect and then encrypted. Once encrypted the program is safe to distribute and can only be loaded to a controller with a correct key, which is unique to both the controller serial number and source project.

MotionPerfect provides various functions for creating time-related intermediate images in videos. These intermediate images are created using a patented process involving movement-compensated synthesis known as PelKinetics™.

No 'ghost images' are created. In the case of slow motion, for instance, frames are not repeated since this would produce a jerky video image. Each frame is calculated precisely according to its correct position on the timescale. This ensures that even unusual slow-motion levels or speeded up movements are possible. MotionPerfect for the Casablanca comprises the following components: Slow-Motion New images are calculated and inserted between the individual frames of the video. These images are placed in precisely the right position in time as defined by the configured speed (1% to 99%). This ensures that the movements are very smooth.

Furthermore, by stating IN and OUT times, you can create speeded up or slowed down sequences. Even extreme slow-motion sequences are played very smoothly. You are given the impression that you are watching footage produced by an expensive high-speed camera like the ones used for live sports broadcasts.

Fast-Motion You can create professional timelapse sequences like the amazing ones used in modern video clips. New frames are added to the video. These images are placed in precisely the right position in time as defined by the configured speed (101% to 500%).

Furthermore, by stating IN and OUT times here as well, you can create speeded up or slowed down sequences. The picture does not appear jerky even at moderate timelapse speeds. Length-Adjust A scene can be stretched or shortened to the required length with frame-by-frame accuracy without the video sequence appearing jerky. Here is an example of when you may want to use this feature: you want to cover a certain section in the video with an insert scene. The scene that you want to use to cover this section can now be adjusted to fit this length exactly and ensure no 'gaps' appear when the scene is inserted.