Galil DMC-2X00 user manual Sending Test Commands to the Terminal

address you entered to the controller with the specified serial number. Click on YES to assign it, NO to move to next controller, or CANCEL to not save the changes. If there are no controllers on the network that do not have an IP address assigned, the program will state this.

When done registering, click on OK. If you do not wish to save the changes, click on CANCEL.

Once the controller has been register, select the correct controller from the list and click on OK. If the software successfully established communications with the controller, the registry entry will be displayed at the top of the screen.

NOTE: The controller must be registered via an Ethernet connection.

Sending Test Commands to the Terminal:

After you connect your terminal, press <return> or the <enter> key on your keyboard. In response to carriage return <return>, the controller responds with a colon, :

Now type

TPA <return>

This command directs the controller to return the current position of the A axis. The controller should respond with a number such as

0000000

Step 7. Determine the Axes to be Used for Sinusoidal Commutation

*This step is only required when the controller will be used to control a brushless motor(s) with sinusoidal commutation.

The command, BA is used to select the axes of sinusoidal commutation. For example, BAAC sets A and C as axes with sinusoidal commutation.

Notes on Configuring Sinusoidal Commutation:

The command, BA, reconfigures the controller such that it has one less axis of 'standard' control for each axis of sinusoidal commutation. For example, if the command BAA is given to a DMC-2x40 controller, the controller will be re-configured to be a DMC-2x30 controller. In this case the highest axis is no longer available except to be used for the 2nd phase of the sinusoidal commutation. Note that the highest axis on a controller can never be configured for sinusoidal commutation.

The DAC associated with the selected axis represents the first phase. The second phase uses the highest available DAC. When more than one axis is configured for sinusoidal commutation, the controller will assign the second phases to the DACs which have been made available through the axes reconfiguration. The highest sinusoidal commutation axis will be assigned to the highest available DAC and the lowest sinusoidal commutation axis will be assigned to the lowest available DAC. Note that the lowest axis is the A axis and the highest axis is the highest available axis for which the controller has been configured.

Example: Sinusoidal Commutation Configuration using a DMC-2x70

BAAC

This command causes the controller to be reconfigured as a DMC-2x50 controller. The A and C axes are configured for sinusoidal commutation. The first phase of the A axis will be the motor command A signal. The second phase of the A axis will be F signal. The first phase of the C axis will be the motor command C signal. The second phase of the C axis will be the motor command G signal.

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