REFERENCE DESIGN

IRMCS2011

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6. Running the System

6.1 Power-On

Apply AC 115V – AC 230V power to the system. Immediately after power-on, the red LED (surface mount LED

located at the right side of the board) will lit on/off indicating the on-board DC bus has been established.

6.2 Running motor with ServoDesigner

Step 1. Opening the Configuration File

You need to open a configuration file. The configuration file contains the register, functional and monitor definitions

that make up ServoDesigner’s tree view. To start, you should open one of the default files that are shipped with the

release. Later, when you’ve modified the register values, function definitions and/or tunable parameters, you’ll want to

save your custom configuration in another file.

A default configuration file for each supported motor is shipped with the release. The file names include the part

number of your product and the part number of the motor, with the file extension “.irc”. For example, one of the

configuration files for the IRMCS2011 product is named “IRMCK201-GMB2010-17-E.irc”. The files are located in

the iMOTION\ServoDesigner directory. To open a configuration file, select Open from the File menu or click the

toolbar button that shows an open folder. Browse for the file you want and click OK. An example is shown in Figure

9.

Figure 9. Open a Configuration File

Note: Configuration files are saved in text format, but you should not edit the files manually. If you need to make

changes to a configuration file, open the file in ServoDesigner, make the changes as described later in this document,

and then save the changes by selecting Save or Save As… from the File menu.

Step 2. Checking Communication Status

Until you open a configuration file, the COM port status at the bottom of ServoDesigner’s main display shows

“Inactive”. When you open a file, ServoDesigner attempts to establish contact with the IRMCS2011 by executing a

read operation. If ServoDesigner receives a reply to its request, the COM port status shows “Up.” If no reply is

received, the status changes to “Down.” A “Down” status usually means the reference platform is not powered on, the

RS232 cable is not connected, or the cable is connected to the wrong COM port. Figure 10 shows how communication

status should appear before you continue your testing .