TC3 Scope View – Extended functionality
TC3 Scope is a software oscilloscope for monitoring machine commissioning and data analysis in the production process. Scope View, which is
integrated in Microsoft Visual Studio®, can be operated in stand-alone
mode or in parallel to a TwinCAT project. The classic application is the
continuous visualisation of variables in a chart. For many applications it is
also useful to display a variable curve over a second variable which is not
time – a so-called XY plot.
This kind of representation is frequently used for motion applications,
for example for tracking contour curves. However, an XY plot can also
be helpful in Condition Monitoring, for example to visualise the imbalance
of a rotary axis. The XY plot is already included in the licence-free basic
version, and with the Professional version this new display method is
also available for the integration of scope control into your own .NETbased HMI.
Further new features simplify orientation in the recorded measuring data,
such as signal highlighting, overview chart in the time chart and the fast
data picker. In addition, new data export formats are offered in the scope.
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TC3 Bode Plot Base
In the TwinCAT 3 Measurement package, the TC3 Bode Plot Base is
integrated licence-free as a further analysis tool in Microsoft Visual
Studio®. The Bode plot is a method commonly used in drive technology
to determine the behaviour of a drive axis including its mechanics, so
that it can be purposefully optimised. The Bode plot can be carried out
in speed or torque modes. With the possibility to simulate various filters
in TwinCAT Measurement, from the first-order low-pass filter to the
second-order phase correction filter, coupled with the results of the Bode
plot, the reaction of the axis to the set filter can be e