Media Testing Device for Pressure Test of Valve Units
Customer's Requirement:
Development of a hardware and software solution of a testing device for perfomance tests of valve clusters.
The customer needs a complete hardware and software solution for the testing of his valve units
Project Scope:
Implementation:
- Communication with Beckhoff BK9500 coupler via USB
- Controlling by TwinCAT
- Implementation of the control software in LabView according to the agreement with the customer's requirement
- Automatic test runs through editable test files
- Logging of the test results
- Single triggering of valves and step motors
- Hardware construction of electrical part with a pneumatic part provided by the customer
Hardware:
- Controller und bus system by Beckhoff
- Bus coupler BK9500 by Beckhoff
Software / Development Environments:
- LabView 2015
- TwinCAT 3.1
Tasks:
- Defining a specificaton together with the customer
- Developing the hardware build-up in our house
- Implementing the software in our house
- Testing the software directly at the customer's place
- Writing a user manual