Editing Granity

[[File:Granity3dhires.png|600px|right]]Granity is the configuration software tool for Granite Devices motor drives, such as [[IONI]], [[ATOMI]] and [[ARGON]]. Granity has been designed from ground up aiming for effortless setup of servo drives while keeping functionality and reliability maxed out.
==Design==
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File:granity windows 1.14.png|Granity on Windows
File:granity linux scope.png|Granity on Linux Ubuntu
File:granity macos.png|Granity on MacOS
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==Download==
Download the latest release from the link below. 
*Windows & Linux
**{{dlfile|Granity 1.15.3 win64.zip|Download Granity 1.15.3 for Windows (This version fixes the software freezing bug) (91 MB)}}
**{{dlfile|GranitySoftware.zip|Download Granity and DeploymentTool bundle for Windows & Linux (64 bit) (41 MB)}}
**[[:File:GranitySoftware.zip|Older versions]]

*MacOS (64 bit)
**{{dlfile|Granity.dmg|Download Granity for MacOS (41 MB)}}
**{{dlfile|DeploymentTool.dmg|Download DeploymentTool for MacOS (12 MB)}}


Basic installation:
*To run Granity on Windows, just extract the Zip file and launch Granity.exe. Installation is not needed. 
*To use Granity on Linux, see [[Granity for Linux]]
*To use Granity on MacOS, open the .dmg package file and drag & drop the file to your Applications folder


Utils:
*GNU Octave script for loading Granity scope captures saved as CSV files {{dlfile|read_granity_csv.m|read_granity_csv.m}}

===Drivers===
In most cases Windows detects the [[SimpleMotion V2 USB adapter]] as USB Serial port and is able to install drivers automatically. However, if not, download VCP (Virtual COM Port) drivers from [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm this page]. The recommended package is the setup executable ([http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM20830_Setup.exe direct link]).

==Documentation==
See main article [[Granity user guide]]
==Version history==
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
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! Version !! Release date !! Change log !! Remarks
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| 1.0.0 || 1.9.2013 || Initial release || Requires Argon [[firmware]] 1.0.0
|-
| 1.0.1 || 3.9.2013 || 
*Correct typos
*Set Abs and Set Inc buttons to change setpoint manually
*Display list of all parameters together with graphs - becomes useful when saving graphs as the list of parameters gets included in the file as well
*Safe Torque Off status is now displayed
*Fix the issue of not showing online version of Wiki
||Requires Argon [[firmware]] 1.0.1
|-
| 1.0.2 || 18.9.2013 || 
*Added {{param|AXI}} parameter
||Requires Argon [[firmware]] 1.0.2
|-
| 1.1.0 || 6.11.2013 || 
*Added parameters {{param|BDD}}, {{param|BED}} and {{param|BAP}}
*Graphs are now saved as PNG image file instead of PDF
*Added copy device state to clipboard button
*Avoid getting (harmless) connection error message after FW upgrade
||Requires Argon [[firmware]] 1.1.0
|-
| 1.5.0 || 19.3.2015 
|| 
*Support for [[IONI Servo & Stepper Drive]] added
*Various usability improvements and added parameters (IONI only, update for Argon coming later)
| rowspan="2" |In this package version there are two executables (Granity-ARGON.exe and Granity-IONI.exe). Use the one intended for your drive model.
|-
| 1.6.0 || 15.4.2015 || 
*New feature: [[Measure motor resistance and inductance in Granity]] 
*Add many [[Granity user guide|shortcut keys]]
|-
| 1.7.0 || 4.5.2015 || 
*Support SinCos feedback device option for [[IONI]]
*Added more guidance text to certain error messages
||
|-
| 1.8.0  || 29.5.2015 || 
*Support for Argon with firmware 2.0
*Added sanity checks and guidance for few parameterization errors
*Saving graph raw data to .csv file possible
||
|-
| 1.9.0  || 2.11.2015 || 
*Support for IONI Pro HC
*Support for IONI firmware 1.3.0
*Support for new torque cogging & uniformity functions of IONI Pro
*Several small usability improvements
||
*Requires IONI FW V1.3+ or Argon FW V2.0+
*Package includes also executables for Granity 1.7.0 and 1.1.0 for older firmwares
|-
| 1.9.1  || 5.1.2016 || 
*Fix app crashing (not completely yet, it seems)
*Fix communication errors
*Small GUI improvement on Testing tab
||
|-
| 1.10.0 || 6.5.2016 || 
*Support IONI FW 1.5.0
*GUI improvements
*Added SimuCUBE in {{param|CEI}}
*Added new IONI pro feature parameters
||
|-
|1.10.1
|31.10.2016
|
* Crashing bug fixed
* Small Testing page usability improvements
|
|-
|1.10.2
|19.12.2016
|
* Added rescan button to Communication interface devices list
* Support new parameter {{Param|LSP}}
* Added support for language translations (no translations made yet)
|
|-
|1.11.0
|26.1.2017
|
* Added parameters fir BiSS feedback device configuration (for IONI Pro drive with BiSS support firware)
* Improve Measure resistance & inductance function
|
|-
|1.13.0
|3.7.2017
|
* Support for IONI FW 1.6.0 beta 2 new features
** Auto-setup hall sensors
** Serial encoder (BiSS/SSI) support upgraded
** New scope capture features
** Home switch signal source selection added
* Improvements
** Homing configuration UI refreshed
** Scope refreshed, new features:
*** Offline scope capture support, see [[Downloading offline scope capture in Granity]] 
*** Scope capture pre-trigger delay is adjustable 
*** New trigger choice (external trigger) added when drive FW supports it 
*** Preservation of scope settings, settings are now stored in drive flash memory and settings files 
** Added a button to automatically set {{Param|CAO}} for Analog and PWM setpoint sources
** Added dedicated DeploymentTool to bach upload drive firmware & settings
** Compatibility between different Granity & drive versions improved when saving or loading settings files
* Fixes
** Bug of Granity 1.11.0 causing connection error with message telling that parameter address 547 failed
** Fix an issue where "Searching devices" status may be stuck on until application is restarted
|
|-
|1.14.0
|17.1.2018
|
* Added direct support for FTDI USB chipset (no dependence on virtual COM port)
* Support for latest firmware features added
** Added absolute encoder support for IONI FW 1.7.0
** Add support for operation with just Hall sensors (no encoder)
* Fixed few bugs / issues
* Small user interface improvements
* Released MacOS version
* Released 64 bit Linux version
|
|-
|1.14.1
|20.3.2018
|
* Fixed few bugs / issues
** Workaround crashing in Windows version when online help-page load fails (i.e. no internet connection)
|
|-
|1.14.2
|16.10.2018
|
* Added hotkeys to control Quick stop feature of recent firwmares (Ctrl+Alt+Q sets quick stop, Ctrl+Alt+R resets quick stop)
* Granity now remembers last used interface device
* Small UI / UX improvements
* Updated internal SimpleMotion library for proper TCP/IP support
|
|-
|1.15.0
|18.9.2019
|
* Added support for newly introduced firmware features
* Small UI / UX improvements
* Saves new version of DRC file compatible with latest deployment functions of SimpleMotion V2 library
* Improved TCP/IP support
* Various internal improvements
* Updated Drive Deployment Tool to support new file formats
* CSV file export delimiter changed from ; to ,

|
|-
|1.15.1
|20.11.2019
|
* Small UI / UX improvements
** Added drop down menu to allow connecting directly to given drive address without going through scan & select dialog
|
|-
|1.15.2
|7.8.2020
|
* Scope capture
** Added option of 25 Hz sample rate
** Added support for scope sample averaging on drives that support it
** Allow exporting graphs to both .csv and .png formats simultaneously
* Added -longtimeout command line argument to tolerate higher latency connections (i.e. over TCP/IP)
* Added support for various new target device types
|
|}

==Bugs and TODO's==
===Known limitations===
*Serial numbers read -1 when loading .drc file

===Suggested features===
*User settable temperature fault level
*Add mm/min and inches/min speed units
*Set fixed Y axis range for graphs

==Open source licenses==
Granity uses following open source libraries and components:
*[http://www.flotcharts.org Flot]
*[https://www.openssl.org OpenSSL]
*[[SimpleMotion V2]]
*[https://github.com/qextserialport/qextserialport QExtSerialPort]
*[https://www.qt.io Qt]
For full details and licenses, see [[Third-party licenses]].
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 *[https://www.qt.io Qt]
 For full details and licenses, see [[Third-party licenses]].
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