Granity

Granity is the configuration software tool for Argon (servo drive). Granity is a successor of GDtool software.

Design

From GDtool times, Granity has been redesigned from ground up and aims to deliver effortless setup of servo drives while keeping functionality and reliability maxed out.

Download

Download the latest release from this direct link. To run Granity, just extract the Zip file and launch Granity.exe. Installation is not needed.

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 this page. The recommended package is the setup executable (direct link).

Documentation

See main article Granity user guide

Version history

Version	Release date	Change log	Remarks
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 AXI parameter	Requires Argon firmware 1.0.2
1.1.0	6.11.2013	Added parameters BDD, BED and 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)	In this package version there are two executables (Granity-ARGON.exe and Granity-IONI.exe). Use the one intended for your drive model.

Bugs and TODO's

Known bugs

• Halls enabled & Granity connected & drive restart -> starts spinning and follow error faults - fix attempt done
• Serial numbers read -1 when loading .drc file
• Tab order not correct on all fields
• Harmless communication error is ofter reported after firmware upgrade - fix attempt at V1.1.0

Suggested features

• User settable temperature fault level
• Add mm/min and inches/min speed units
• Add zero offset function for Analog & PWM setpoints - can be done by making setpoint scope and calculating average and then the offset value

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