REFERENCE DESIGN

IRMCS2011

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Table of Contents

1. Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Getting Started .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Safety Precautions................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Unpacking and Inspecting....................................................................................................................................... 6

3. Preparing the Motor ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 Readily Drivable Motor List ................................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 Assembling Encoder Connector.............................................................................................................................. 7

3.3 Motor Power Cable ................................................................................................................................................. 8

4. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Safety Precautions................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.2 Input Power Wiring................................................................................................................................................. 9

4.3 Motor Wiring .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.4 Encoder Connection .............................................................................................................................................. 10

4.5 RS232 Connection ................................................................................................................................................ 10

5. Software Installation ................................................................................................................................................... 11

5.1 Installing from the CD .......................................................................................................................................... 11

5.2 ServoDesigner Startup .......................................................................................................................................... 11

Step 1. RS232 Connection ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Step 2. Numeric Format .......................................................................................................................................... 11

6. Running the System .................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1 Power-On .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

6.2 Running motor with ServoDesigner...................................................................................................................... 13

Step 1. Opening the Configuration File .................................................................................................................. 13

Step 2. Checking Communication Status ................................................................................................................ 13

Step 3. Motor Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 14

Step 4. Starting Angle ............................................................................................................................................. 14

Step 5. Running the Motor ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Step 6. Reference Speed.......................................................................................................................................... 14

Step 7. Drive Status................................................................................................................................................. 15

7. Motion Control Engine ............................................................................................................................................... 16

7.1 Motion Control Engine (MCE) Based Complete Servo Control........................................................................... 16

8. New Motor Adaptation ............................................................................................................................................... 17

9. Appendix..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

9.1 External I/O........................................................................................................................................................... 19

9.2 RS232C Connector ............................................................................................................................................... 19

9.3 Parallel Interface Port............................................................................................................................................ 20

10. Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................ 23