RoboteQ AX1500, AX2550 Running the Motors, Run/Stop Button, Motor Power setting, Measurement

Running the Motors

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FIGURE 95. Motor exercising and monitoring screen

1- Run/Stop Button

This button will cause the PC to send the run commands to the controller and will update the screen with measurements received from the controller.

When the program is running, the button’s caption changes to “Stop”. Pressing it again will stop the motors and halt the exchange of data between the PC and the controller.

If another tab is selected while the program is running, the program will stop as if the Stop button was pressed.

2- Motor Power setting

This sub-frame contains a slider and several buttons. Moving the slider in any direction away from the middle (stop) position will cause a power command to be issued to the con- troller. The value of the command is shown in the text field below the slider.

The stop button will cause the slider to return to the middle (stop) position and a 0-value command to be sent to the controller. The + and ++ buttons will cause the slider to move by 1 or 10 power positions respectively.

3- Measurement

These series of fields display the various operating parameters reported in real-time by the controller:

The Amps field reports the current measured at each channel. The Peak Amps field will store the highest measured Amp value from the moment the program began or from the time at which the peak was reset using the Clr Peak button. Motor Amps is a calculated estimated value based on the batter amps and the current power level. See “Battery Cur- rent vs. Motor Current” on page 43.

The Power field displays the power level that is actually being applied to the motor. This value is directly related to the motor command except during current limitation, in which

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