I need a motor to lift 1kg for 1.2 meter and can be controlled by FPGA Spartan 2. Anybody can help me on this issue?

[00973]

Hi,

            I am a computer Engineering student at University of Bahrain and I am working on my Senior Project.  My project is to design a recycling machine for soft drinks cans. On my project am using an FPGA Spartan 2 to control all the components and operations.

Problem: I need to lift a load which weight 1 kg for approximately 1.2 meters. (This load is used for smashing the cans). So, please help me on the following;

1. What is the most appropriate motor for lifting a 1kg load for 1.2 meters?

 2. How to control this motor using the FPGA?

Best regards,

Khalifa

[risheeb]

Hi Khalifa,

We actually do not do any motor sizing, but there are a number of resources available on the internet if you look around.  Specifically, a lot of motor manufacturers provide tools for doing this on their websites.

Regarding the FPGA, the LabVIEW FPGA Module allows you to target FPGAs on NI reconfigurable I/O hardware.  In addition, the NI SoftMotion Development Module provides a number of tools for developing a custom motion controller using your reconfigurable hardware.  Keep in mind, though, that you will only be able to use these products if your Spartan-2 FPGA is on one of our products, such as a reconfigurable I/O board or a compact RIO.

I hope this helps.


Rishee B.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments