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| − | [[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.
| + | Granity is the configuration software tool for [[Argon (servo drive)]]. Granity is a successor of [[GDtool]] software. |
| | ==Design== | | ==Design== |
| − | <gallery widths=400 heights=350>
| + | 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. |
| − | File:granity windows 1.14.png|Granity on Windows
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| − | File:granity linux scope.png|Granity on Linux Ubuntu
| + | [[File:Granity3dhires.png|800px]] |
| − | File:granity macos.png|Granity on MacOS | + | |
| − | </gallery>
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| | ==Download== | | ==Download== |
| − | Download the latest release from the link below. | + | Download the latest release from the link below. To run Granity, just extract the Zip file and launch Granity.exe. Installation is not needed. |
| − | *Windows & Linux
| + | *[[Media:GranitySoftware.zip|Download Granity for Windows (~18 MB)]] |
| − | **{{dlfile|Granity 1.15.3 win64.zip|Download Granity 1.15.3 for Windows (This version fixes the software freezing bug) (91 MB)}}
| + | *[[:File:GranitySoftware.zip|Older versions]] |
| − | **{{dlfile|GranitySoftware.zip|Download Granity and DeploymentTool bundle for Windows & Linux (64 bit) (41 MB)}}
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| − | **[[:File:GranitySoftware.zip|Older versions]]
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| − | *MacOS (64 bit)
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| − | **{{dlfile|Granity.dmg|Download Granity for MacOS (41 MB)}}
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| − | **{{dlfile|DeploymentTool.dmg|Download DeploymentTool for MacOS (12 MB)}}
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| − | Basic installation:
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| − | *To run Granity on Windows, just extract the Zip file and launch Granity.exe. Installation is not needed.
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| − | *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 | + | |
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| − | Utils:
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| − | *GNU Octave script for loading Granity scope captures saved as CSV files {{dlfile|read_granity_csv.m|read_granity_csv.m}}
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| | ===Drivers=== | | ===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]). | | 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]). |
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| | See main article [[Granity user guide]] | | See main article [[Granity user guide]] |
| | ==Version history== | | ==Version history== |
| − | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" | + | {| class="wikitable" |
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| | ! Version !! Release date !! Change log !! Remarks | | ! Version !! Release date !! Change log !! Remarks |
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| | *Support for [[IONI Servo & Stepper Drive]] added | | *Support for [[IONI Servo & Stepper Drive]] added |
| | *Various usability improvements and added parameters (IONI only, update for Argon coming later) | | *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. | + | |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. |
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| | | 1.6.0 || 15.4.2015 || | | | 1.6.0 || 15.4.2015 || |
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| | *Several small usability improvements | | *Several small usability improvements |
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| − | *Requires IONI FW V1.3+ or Argon FW V2.0+
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| − | *Package includes also executables for Granity 1.7.0 and 1.1.0 for older firmwares
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| − | | 1.9.1 || 5.1.2016 ||
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| − | *Fix app crashing (not completely yet, it seems)
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| − | *Fix communication errors
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| − | *Small GUI improvement on Testing tab
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| − | | 1.10.0 || 6.5.2016 ||
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| − | *Support IONI FW 1.5.0
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| − | *GUI improvements
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| − | *Added SimuCUBE in {{param|CEI}}
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| − | *Added new IONI pro feature parameters
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| − | |1.10.1
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| − | |31.10.2016
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| − | * Crashing bug fixed
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| − | * Small Testing page usability improvements
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| − | |-
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| − | |1.10.2
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| − | |19.12.2016
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| − | * Added rescan button to Communication interface devices list
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| − | * Support new parameter {{Param|LSP}}
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| − | * Added support for language translations (no translations made yet)
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| − | |1.11.0
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| − | |26.1.2017
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| − | * Added parameters fir BiSS feedback device configuration (for IONI Pro drive with BiSS support firware)
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| − | * Improve Measure resistance & inductance function
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| − | |1.13.0
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| − | |3.7.2017
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| − | * Support for IONI FW 1.6.0 beta 2 new features
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| − | ** Auto-setup hall sensors
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| − | ** Serial encoder (BiSS/SSI) support upgraded
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| − | ** New scope capture features
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| − | ** Home switch signal source selection added
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| − | * Improvements
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| − | ** Homing configuration UI refreshed
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| − | ** Scope refreshed, new features:
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| − | *** Offline scope capture support, see [[Downloading offline scope capture in Granity]]
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| − | *** Scope capture pre-trigger delay is adjustable
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| − | *** New trigger choice (external trigger) added when drive FW supports it
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| − | *** Preservation of scope settings, settings are now stored in drive flash memory and settings files
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| − | ** Added a button to automatically set {{Param|CAO}} for Analog and PWM setpoint sources
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| − | ** Added dedicated DeploymentTool to bach upload drive firmware & settings
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| − | ** Compatibility between different Granity & drive versions improved when saving or loading settings files
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| − | * Fixes
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| − | ** Bug of Granity 1.11.0 causing connection error with message telling that parameter address 547 failed
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| − | ** Fix an issue where "Searching devices" status may be stuck on until application is restarted
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| − | |1.14.0
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| − | |17.1.2018
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| − | * Added direct support for FTDI USB chipset (no dependence on virtual COM port)
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| − | * Support for latest firmware features added
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| − | ** Added absolute encoder support for IONI FW 1.7.0
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| − | ** Add support for operation with just Hall sensors (no encoder)
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| − | * Fixed few bugs / issues
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| − | * Small user interface improvements
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| − | * Released MacOS version
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| − | * Released 64 bit Linux version
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| − | |1.14.1
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| − | |20.3.2018
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| − | * Fixed few bugs / issues
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| − | ** Workaround crashing in Windows version when online help-page load fails (i.e. no internet connection)
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| − | |1.14.2
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| − | |16.10.2018
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| − | * Added hotkeys to control Quick stop feature of recent firwmares (Ctrl+Alt+Q sets quick stop, Ctrl+Alt+R resets quick stop)
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| − | * Granity now remembers last used interface device
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| − | * Small UI / UX improvements
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| − | * Updated internal SimpleMotion library for proper TCP/IP support
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| − | |1.15.0
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| − | |18.9.2019
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| − | * Added support for newly introduced firmware features
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| − | * Small UI / UX improvements
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| − | * Saves new version of DRC file compatible with latest deployment functions of SimpleMotion V2 library
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| − | * Improved TCP/IP support
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| − | * Various internal improvements
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| − | * Updated Drive Deployment Tool to support new file formats
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| − | * CSV file export delimiter changed from ; to ,
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| − | |1.15.1
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| − | |20.11.2019
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| − | * Small UI / UX improvements
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| − | ** Added drop down menu to allow connecting directly to given drive address without going through scan & select dialog
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| − | |1.15.2
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| − | |7.8.2020
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| − | * Scope capture
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| − | ** Added option of 25 Hz sample rate
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| − | ** Added support for scope sample averaging on drives that support it
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| − | ** Allow exporting graphs to both .csv and .png formats simultaneously
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| − | * Added -longtimeout command line argument to tolerate higher latency connections (i.e. over TCP/IP)
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| − | * Added support for various new target device types
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| | ==Bugs and TODO's== | | ==Bugs and TODO's== |
| − | ===Known limitations=== | + | ===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 | | *Serial numbers read -1 when loading .drc file |
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| | *User settable temperature fault level | | *User settable temperature fault level |
| | *Add mm/min and inches/min speed units | | *Add mm/min and inches/min speed units |
| − | *Set fixed Y axis range for graphs | + | *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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| − | ==Open source licenses==
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| − | Granity uses following open source libraries and components:
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| − | *[http://www.flotcharts.org Flot]
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| − | *[https://www.openssl.org OpenSSL]
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| − | *[[SimpleMotion V2]]
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| − | *[https://github.com/qextserialport/qextserialport QExtSerialPort]
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| − | *[https://www.qt.io Qt]
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| − | For full details and licenses, see [[Third-party licenses]].
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| − | [[Category:Downloads]]
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| − | [[Category:Software]]
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| − | [[Category:Granity]]
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