User Defined Motors
Header
The header includes the revision and serial number information along with a count of how many special motor definitions are included in the particular file. Standard Control Techniques motors will not appear in this file because their data is hard coded into the drive’s memory.
Revision
This parameter is fixed and is set by the PowerTools Pro revision during installation.
Serial
This parameter defines the format of the .ddf file. Do not change this parameter.
Beta
This parameter is not used and should be set to 0.
NameCount
The NameCount parameter defines the number of motor sections contained in the .ddf file. If four motor sections exist, this parameter should be set equal to 4 which will cause PowerTools Pro to recognize only the first four (4) motor definitions in the file.
Motor Data
The motor data section contains the names and parameters of one or more user defined motors.
MotorID is used for each motor to mark the beginning of a new user defined motor definition. The format is [MotorXX] where XX is the ID number starting with zero and incrementing by one.
You must use both ID numbers. For example, an ID of 1 would be entered as 01. There is no practical limit to the number of user defined motors allowed in the .ddf file. Only one set of user defined motor data can be stored in a single drive at any one time.
The motor name is limited to 12 characters and must immediately follow the MotorID marker. This is the motor name that shows up in the “Motor Type” combo box in PowerTools Pro. The motor parameters do not define with which drive they may be used. Therefore, any user defined motor may be used with any drive.
[Definition]
revision=0x4132
serial=1000
beta=0
nameCount=2
[Motor0]
name=User1
motorPoles=4
encoderLines=2048
encoderMarker=330
encoderU=330
encoderRef=0
rotorInertia=0.00010
motorKE=28.3
phaseResistance=20.80
phaseInductance=27.1
peakCurrent=4.29
continuousCurrent=1.43
maxOperatingSpeed=5000
[Motor1]
name=User2
motorPoles=4
encoderLines=2048
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