Beckhoff XTS Chassis

[Campbs]

Does anyone have any recommendations on where to learn more about controlling the beckhoff XTS chassis?

[Este]

Currently, there is not much material, but on the flip side, there is also not that much that you need to learn.

A couple of forum posts highlight how the XTs can be used in simulation and with TwinCAT controls.

Advanced Motion components for XPlanar and XTS

Hello! There has been an update to the Visual Components 4.6 eCatalog, which added 38 new components with 100+ variants from Beckhoff Automation and HepcoMotion. These components cover the XPlanar and XTS systems and allow you to perform simple standalone simulations and detailed emulation when connected to a TwinCAT controller. The update also includes an example layout Flexible Filling Line. Example usage for XTS and XPlanar is shown in the videos below. The simple sim…

Advanced Motion Connectivity Configuration Helper

This addon makes it faster to configure a connection between Visual Components and Beckhoff TwinCAT when using the Advanced Motion XPlanar and XTS components. To install the addon you need to download and extract the files to your Documents/Visual Components/version/My Commands folder and restart the software. AMConnectivityConfigurator.zip (4.0 KB) After this, you can build a layout using the XPlanar or XTS components. Then, select the mover components that you want to connect, and click on …

Additionally, each component has simple instructions on the tooltip descption on how to use that component.

[Campbs]

Thank you! I Appreciate the information.