# Acopos Current Monitoring **URL:** \ **Category:** Mechatronics & Motion\ **Tags:** acopos, plc\ **Created:** [January 21, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960 "2024-01-21T13:30:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juraj.krajcovicc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@juraj.krajcovicc](https://community.br-automation.com/u/juraj.krajcovicc)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/1 "2024-01-21T13:30:29Z")
Hello guys, I am working on a SCARA robot project where Im controling 4 asynchronous motors using 4 ACOPOS 8v1016.50-2, and I need a functional block or command for measuring actual motor currents. Can you help me please ? ---
**Author:** ![Martin.Schrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/FF8800/32.png) [@Martin.Schrott](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Martin.Schrott)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/2 "2024-01-22T09:21:35Z")
What software are you using? mapp Motion (newer) or Acp10/Arnc0 (older)? Do you need the motor currents in the application program (e.g. for calculations) or do you want to do analysis (offline)? ---
**Author:** ![juraj.krajcovicc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@juraj.krajcovicc](https://community.br-automation.com/u/juraj.krajcovicc)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/3 "2024-01-22T11:19:13Z")
I’m using Acp10/Arnc0 software and I need to monitor current in real time in application. ---
**Author:** ![Martin.Schrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/FF8800/32.png) [@Martin.Schrott](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Martin.Schrott)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/4 "2024-01-22T11:43:15Z")
Then I suggest to use the function block MC\_BR\_CyclicRead from the Acp10\_mc library: [B&R Online Help (br-automation.com)](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/libraries%2Facp10_mc%2Falphabetische_ubersicht%2Fmc_br_cyclicread%2Fmc_br_cyclicread.html) An overwiew of current controller ParIDs, incl. motor currents, can be found here: [B&R Online Help (br-automation.com)](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/ncsoftware%2Facp10_drivefunctions%2Fantriebsregelung%2Fstromregelung%2Fparameter-ids_currentcontrol.html) ---
**Author:** ![kowalskim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/FF8800/32.png) [@kowalskim](https://community.br-automation.com/u/kowalskim)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/5 "2024-01-25T07:06:51Z")
As an addition to what Martin has proposed when you use MpAxisBasic FB for controlling the axis, then in its configuration you can define a ParId to be read cyclically. Then in the FB parameters you activate the reading. MpAxisBasic FB: [https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/mapptechnology%2Fkomponenten%2Fmechatronik%2Fmpaxis%2Ffunktionsblocke%2Fmpaxisbasic%2Fmc\_x.html](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/mapptechnology%2Fkomponenten%2Fmechatronik%2Fmpaxis%2Ffunktionsblocke%2Fmpaxisbasic%2Fmc_x.html) MpAxisBasic configuration: [https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/mapptechnology/komponenten/mechatronik/mpaxis/konfiguration/mpaxisbasic\_konfiguration.html](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/mapptechnology/komponenten/mechatronik/mpaxis/konfiguration/mpaxisbasic_konfiguration.html) ---
**Author:** ![austin.carpenter](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/austin.carpenter/32/1196_2.png) [@austin.carpenter](https://community.br-automation.com/u/austin.carpenter)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/6 "2024-02-09T19:01:28Z")
Hi @juraj.krajcovicc , It looks like you got some good answers from Martin and Mariusz, and it has been a couple of weeks since the last activity on this post. If the answers helped you with your question, can you help the next person with the same question by marking the solution on the information which helped you the most. If you still have open questions on this topic, can you provide an update? ---
**Author:** ![juraj.krajcovicc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@juraj.krajcovicc](https://community.br-automation.com/u/juraj.krajcovicc)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/acopos-current-monitoring/1960/7 "2024-02-09T19:17:53Z")
Yes, thank you. It worked pretty well. I tried first solution.