Labview to input acceleration profiles on velocity drives

AMC recently suggested the use of labview to control a motor and servo I was interested in. I currently have AMC's B30A40 PWM servo drive, MBL3416E2 Brushless servo motor, and PS50A-LV power supply. I am emailing to ask if I could use all these in conjunction with labview to input an acceleration profile and achieve my goals of motion control. My curve profile will need to accellerate from 0, hit peak velocity, then deccellerate back to 0.
And if so, does AMC have any example VI's as well as wiring schematics? Also, I have the USB-6009 DAQ available. Any help with this issue would be great.

Hi Danstrong,
You can definitely use LabVIEW to control servo motors as you described. I would suggest taking a look at the NI USB-6009 User Guide and Specifications, which can be found here:
http://digital.ni.com/manuals.nsf/websearch/CE26701AA052E1F0862579AD0053BE19
Specifically, take a look at the Analog Output section (page 21), which describes the output voltage and current of the USB-6009. You will want to make sure this device will output the appropriate voltage/current required by your motor to operate.
Also, here’s an article that describes various DAQ functions in LabVIEW, which you could use to control your motor. Specifically take a look at section 8, which describes using LabVIEW to write analog output signals.
http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2835/en/#toc8
Additionally, National Instruments offers Motion Control Software. The LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module offers higher-level graphical development tools to control your motor. More information on these products can be found here:
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/14234
Regards,
Lindsey W. | Applications Engineer | National Instruments

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