QUICK START Hydraulics

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1 QUICK START Hydraulics Quick Start Guide to Create Your First Hydraulic and Electro-Hydraulic Circuit in Automation Studio You can also view multiple training videos at: 1. Basic Manipulations 1.1 Moving components from the library to your schematic Click on a component from the library, and drag-and-drop it on your schematic. 1.2 How to connect components Move your cursor over a red connection port and click when the target sign appears. Release the button, draw your line with the cursor and click on a second connection port to establish a connection between those two components. Both connection ports automatically become black when linked. 1.3 How to change path during connection When drawing a line, while moving your cursor, you can click to create a 90 turn (elbow). 1.4 How to insert a junction While tracing a line, coming across another line, there is no target sign that usually allows you to make a connection. Therefore, you need to double-click on the line to make a junction. When a 3-line junction is created, a filled black connector is automatically created at the junction. 1.5 How to open the component properties window Right-click on component and select Component Properties. Shortcut: Hover your mouse over the component and double-click to open the properties window. 1.6 Panning the document Click on the Panning function from the View Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Zoom functions. Shortcut: Press and hold down the space bar while holding down the left mouse click, then move your mouse to move across the page. 1) Right-click on component 2) Shortcut: on components 1) in VIEW / ZOOM 2) Shortcut: 1.7 Zoom in and out Click on the Zoom in / Zoom out function from the View Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Zoom functions. Other Zoom functions can be found at this location. Shortcut: Press and hold down the control key (Ctrl), then scroll up to Zoom in or scroll down to Zoom out of the page. Software will Zoom where you are pointing your mouse. 1) in VIEW / ZOOM 2) Shortcut: 1 of 8

2 1.8 Disconnecting a component Press and hold down the Shift key, click on the component, and drag it elsewhere on the schematic. 1.9 Manipulation of components Functions to rotate, flip, align, distribute and order components can be accessed from the Edit Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Layout functions. First click on the component(s) and then click on the desired function. Shortcut: Right-click on component and select the desired manipulation functions, or simply use assigned hotkeys. on component 1) Choose the appropriate Icon from the Edit Tab 2) Shortcut: right-click on component to choose the operation 1.10 Help file All components in Automation Studio have a Help file describing their functionality. Right-click on component and select Context Help. Shortcut: Click on component and then press the F1 key. 2 of 8

3 2. Building Your First Hydraulic Circuit 2.1 Building your first hydraulic circuit All components needed for this first circuit are contained in the main Hydraulic library. Simply click on it to display components, then drag-and-drop the following components from the library (section 1.1) onto your schematic: Fixed Displacement Pump with Shaft Engine Hydrostatic Reservoir Double-Acting Cylinder 4/2-Way NO Valve Pressure Relief Valve 2.2 Now connect all elements together Refer to the basic manipulation tips (section 1) above to complete the connections of your hydraulic circuit. 3 of 8

4 3. Simulation 3.1 Start the simulation to see your circuit come to life! Now that all the components are connected, you can start the simulation. Click on the Normal Simulation icon from the Simulation Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Control functions to start simulation. 1)Click on the Simulation Tab 2) Click on Normal Simulation 3.2 Activate command While in simulation, when hovering over a component, if the cursor turns into a hand icon, you can click to interact with that component. 3.3 Cross-section animation While in simulation, you can view a cross-section animation for any component shown in red. Simply right-click on the component and select Animation. 4 of 8

5 4. Changing Technical Properties - Applying a Load (Stop Simulation) 4.1 Changing layout Move your cylinder to the left to create a straight line on the right. 4.2 Adding a cylinder to your circuit to apply a load Add a second cylinder to your diagram. To do so, drag-anddrop a cylinder from the library. (section 2.1) Shortcut: Right-click on the cylinder and Copy, then rightclick on the page and Paste (or Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V). Note that the component will be paste where you are pointing your mouse cursor. 4.3 Connect the second cylinder to your schematic The second cylinder needs to be connected in parallel with the first one. You can refer to the manipulation tips of Section 1 to complete the connections of your hydraulic circuit. 4.4 Applying a load We will now apply a load and an angle to the second cylinder. Double-click on the component to access its properties window. Select Data from the left-side menu and change the Inclination to 40 and the External Load to 1000 kg, then close the properties window. Please note that changing the Technical Properties will not affect the visual representation on the schematic. If you check the box on the left of the value, you will display that information on your schematic beside the component. 4.5 Rotating your cylinder on your schematic To visually represent the inclination of the cylinder: 1) Click on the component, then click on Rotation (included in Position functions) from the Edit Tab of the Ribbon bar, under the Layout functions. 2) Hover your mouse over the top right circle of your component. When the rotation sign appears, click and hold the left button of the mouse, and move the cursor to rotate your component. 5 of 8

6 Your circuit should look like this now 4.5 Adding measuring instruments Adding measuring instruments allow you to take pressure and flow reading for example during the simulation. 1) Add a Pressure Gauge from the library and connect it at the inlet of the Pressure Relief Valve. 2) Add a Flow Meter from the Library and place it between the pump and the junction of the Pressure Relief Valve.* * When adding a component directly from the library, you can drop it onto a line and it will automatically insert into the schematic. 4.6 Simulate and analyze the behavior Now that we have added measuring instruments, start the simulation (section 3.1) to see how the circuit will react. The cylinder on the left will extend first since there is no load applied to it. The cylinder on the right will extend once the first cylinder is fully extended and the pressure increased enough to extend the second cylinder that has a load of 1000 kg and an angle of 40. Changing parameters during simulation If you move your mouse over the Pressure Release Valve or over the Pump your cursor will change to a hand. Leftclick to modify settings live! 6 of 8

7 5. Electro-Hydraulic Circuit (Stop Simulation) 5.1 Removing one cylinder Let s remove the second cylinder by clicking on it once and pressing the delete key of your keyboard or right-click and select Delete. Do the same for the line connected to that cylinder, in order to go back to the original circuit (section 2.2). 5.2 Opening the directional valve builder The 4/2 Directional Valve is presently controlled by a Lever. For the Electro-hydraulic circuit, we need a Solenoid command instead. To change the command type, double-click on the directional valve, select the Technical Specifications from the left-side menu. 5.3 Change the command type on the directional valve Double-click on the Lever to open the command selection window and select the Solenoid DC/AC command. Use the arrows to modify the position of the Solenoid?(ls) to your favorite position. When satisfied, click on the green check button apply the changes on your schematic. to 5.4 Create the Electrical Control circuit From the main Electrical Control (IEC Standard) library, reproduce the schematic on the right by adding the following components to your schematic: Common (0 Volt) Power Supply 24 Volts Normally Open Push-Button* Solenoid, DC/AC* Coil* Normally Open Contact *When inserting an Electrical Control component on the schematic, the software will ask you to give it an Alias, this will be the tag displayed on your schematic and will be used for linking components. Name the Normally Open Push-Button PB1, the Coil R1 and the Solenoid A+. 7 of 8

8 5.5 Linking components Link the Electrical solenoid of the directional valve with the Electrical Solenoid of the Electrical Control circuit. The Solenoid of the Hydraulic directional valve has a? (ls) beside it, this means that it is not linked to any Electrical circuit. Double-click on the directional valve to open the linking window. 1. Click on Variable Assignment from the leftside menu 2. Click on the solenoid icon of the directional valve 3. Use the filter from the Compatible Simulation Variables section to sort the variables and only show the one matching your criteria 4. Once you have identified your Alias, double-click on it to create the link 5. In this section the? (ls) will be replace by A+ confirming that the link is created 6. This section shows the association between the two components *Repeat these steps to link the Normally open contact ( ) to the Relay R Simulate the Electro-Hydraulic circuit Now that the links are made and the Alias are the same between the Hydraulic and Electrical components, your circuit will simulate using both technologies. Click on PB1 to activate the push button and energize the solenoid A+. If you have questions or would like to share comments, you can contact us by phone or Cavendish Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4M 2X5, Canada Tel.: +1 (514) Website: Sales Inquiry: sales@famictech.com Technical Support: support@famictech.com 8 of 8