RoboteQ AX500 manual Control Settings, Loading, Changing Controller Parameters, Controller Input

Loading, Changing Controller Parameters

When starting Roborun, this screen is filled with the default values. If the controller is con- nected to your PC, Roborun will automatically detect it and ask you if you wish to read its settings.

The controller’s setting in the PC at can be read any other time by pressing the “Load from Controller” button. After changing a parameter, you must save it to the controller manually by pressing the “Save to Controller” button.

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FIGURE 76. Control modes setting screen

The screen shown in Figure 76 is used to view and change the controller’s main control modes. Below is the list of the parameters accessible from this screen:

1- Controller Input:

This pull down menu allows the user to select the RS232, R/C or Analog mode of opera- tion. If the RS232 mode is selected, a check box will appear, allowing you to enable or dis- able the RS232 Watchdog. For more information on these modes, see

•“R/C Operation” on page 81

•“Serial (RS-232) Controls and Operation” on page 101

•“RS-232 Watchdog” on page 107

•“Analog Control and Operation” on page 93

2- Motor Control Mode

This pull down menu is used to choose whether the controller will operate in Separate or Mixed mode. For more information on these modes, see “Selecting the Motor Control Modes” on page 36.

3- Input Command Adjustment

These pull down menus will let you select one of five conversion curves on each of the input command values. See “Command Control Curves” on page 42.

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