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 the link below. To run Granity, just extract the Zip file and launch Granity.exe. Installation is not needed.

• Download Granity for Windows & Linux (~18 MB)
• Older versions

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 Invert directionAXI parameter	Requires Argon firmware 1.0.2
1.1.0	6.11.2013	Added parameters Dynamic braking decelerationBDD, Mech brake engage delayBED and Mech brake assisted phasingBAP 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.
1.6.0	15.4.2015	New feature: Measure motor resistance and inductance in Granity Add many 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 Linux version introduced 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 Electrical interfaceCEI 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 Limit switch polarityLSP 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

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

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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