Analog PID controller on a chip?
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I am looking to control the extension of a pneumatic cylinder to a
certain position.
I was hoping to feed the position of the cylinder (through a sensor
such as a pot) back to a simple analog PID controller that would shut
a pneumatic valve on or off depending on where the cylinder is.
In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
Does anyone know if such a product exists, or am I completely off the
deep end with this approach?
Thanks
Ed Lentz
elentz@e...
certain position.
I was hoping to feed the position of the cylinder (through a sensor
such as a pot) back to a simple analog PID controller that would shut
a pneumatic valve on or off depending on where the cylinder is.
In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
Does anyone know if such a product exists, or am I completely off the
deep end with this approach?
Thanks
Ed Lentz
elentz@e...
Comments
What you ask is not too difficult. The HVAC industry calls it
a pilot postioner. These are available in pnuematics for about
$150.00.
Electronically, you send a signal of 0-10VDC or 4-20 mADC
and the on-board circuit changes until the feed-back is of equal
input value. Typically the feed-back is a load cell and spring, or
as you mentioned a potentiometer. There are string pull
potentiometers with a spring return that could be used as the feed-
back for distance. Alternatively, you could use a linear pot.
Questions ... How fast is your stroke,
and how much distance?
Also, how often is the postion going to change?
How are you controling the air valves now?
In addition, if you are driving a shaft that is moving 90° or
there about, you might be able to use a pot directly linked to the
shaft.
Dave
--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, elentz@e... wrote:
>
> I am looking to control the extension of a pneumatic cylinder to a
> certain position.
>
> I was hoping to feed the position of the cylinder (through a sensor
> such as a pot) back to a simple analog PID controller that would
shut
> a pneumatic valve on or off depending on where the cylinder is.
>
> In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
> PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
> controller. I could model the system and build my own pid
controller
> with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these
controllers
> and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
>
>
> Does anyone know if such a product exists, or am I completely off
the
> deep end with this approach?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed Lentz
> elentz@e...
>From: elentz@e...
>Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Analog PID controller on a chip?
>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 22:36:56 -0000
>
>
>I am looking to control the extension of a pneumatic cylinder to a
>certain position.
>
>I was hoping to feed the position of the cylinder (through a sensor
>such as a pot) back to a simple analog PID controller that would shut
>a pneumatic valve on or off depending on where the cylinder is.
>
>
>In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
>PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
>controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
>with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
>and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
>
>
>Does anyone know if such a product exists, or am I completely off the
>deep end with this approach?
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Ed Lentz
>elentz@e...
>
>
>
>
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>In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
>PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
>controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
>with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
>and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
Go to Stamps in Class of parallaxinc.com and download the Industrial Control
manual.
Hello,
My name is Nagi Babu. I'm a software consultant living in Minnesota, USA. I'm also a robot hobbyist. I own a www domain that I manage and use to provide free web sites, news groups, etc., to my friends and family members.
I have participated in this Basic Stamp - message forum for a few months now and have realized that it is way too complicated to follow a conversation thread. For example, when I post a question, I usually care to follow-up on just my conversation thread. I also do care about looking up on the other conversations based on the subject line on the posted message. Since this forum acts like a message board, our mail-boxes fill up fairly quickly - but, most importantly, it gets very difficult to read up on your conversation when those emails flood your in-box - I guess, most of us agree to this.
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Please comment and let me know if you guys will be interested in something like this.
thanks a lot for your time
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 5:50 AM
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>
>In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
>PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
>controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
>with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
>and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
Go to Stamps in Class of parallaxinc.com and download the Industrial Control
manual.·
ago which IIRC competed with the whiz-bang digital stuff -
App was controlling the position of a steel ball rolling on
a track by pivoting the track - Generically the "Ball on a
beam" balancing problem.
regards, Jack
elentz@e... wrote:
>
> I am looking to control the extension of a pneumatic cylinder to a
> certain position.
>
> I was hoping to feed the position of the cylinder (through a sensor
> such as a pot) back to a simple analog PID controller that would shut
> a pneumatic valve on or off depending on where the cylinder is.
>
> In my research I have come across expensive and complicated digital
> PID controllers. I have been unable to find a simple analog pid
> controller. I could model the system and build my own pid controller
> with discrete op-amps and the such, but I need 8 of these controllers
> and that approach becomes difficult when multiplied by 8.
>
> Does anyone know if such a product exists, or am I completely off the
> deep end with this approach?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed Lentz
> elentz@e...