Impulse PCW-5181 Using the Setup Sub-Menus for Configuring Your System, Requires Open File

Chapter 5 - Configuring Impulse with an IDC Keypad

Renaming an Open Project File

This option allows you to rename (or name) the currently-open project file. Project file names are entered using a combination of the ALPHA and numeric keys. Project file names consist of numeric digits and alphabet letters and are limited to 10 characters. Alphabet characters are accessed by pressing the ALPHA key and repeatedly pressing the numeric key until the desired letter is displayed on the screen. Use the right and left arrow keys to move the cursor.

If RENAME is selected and a project file is not open, an error message will be displayed.

EDIT > FILE > RENAME

Requires Open File

OK

Using the SETUP Sub-Menus for Configuring Your System

The following table shows the structure within the EDIT > SETUP sub-menu. For more detailed descriptions of setup parameters, see Chapter 5 - Configuring Impulse with the FP100 or FP220 Keypad.

Sub-Menu	Setup Parameter	Description of Setup Parameter
COMMAND	Direction	Positive or negative motor direction
	Shutdown	Active Low or Active High polarity
	Drive Resolution	Operating step resolution
	Stop Rate	Deceleration rate
	Jog	Acceleration/Deceleration, and High/Low Jog speeds
MOTOR	Probe the Motor	Probes for motor characteristics and sends 1 kHz tone
	Motor Type	IDC motor type
	Motor Current	Operating current
MECHANICS	User Units	Choose inches or millimeters, or toggle between revolutions
		and steps
	Units Gear Ratio	Units scaling ratio for distance, velocity, and acceleration
TUNING	X-SM1, X-SM2, X-SM3	Empirical fine tuning of the X-Smoothness
ADVANCED	Anti-Resonance	Anti-resonance gain settings
	Profiling	Enabling Multi-Stepping and Dynamic Smoothing
	Stop Reduction Timeout	Set the stop mode current reduction timeout period
	Idle Mode Reduction	Set the idle mode current reduction timeout period
	Stall Detection	Enables Open Loop Stall Detect
I/O	Input	Configure 4 inputs
	Output	Configure 1 output
	Polarity	Select Active High or Active Low polarity

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