RoboteQ AX500 manual Power Settings

Using the Roborun Configuration Utility

4- Emergency Stop or Invert Switch Select

This pull down menu allows the selection of the controller’s response to changes on the optional switch input: Emergency Stop, Invert Commands, or no action. See “Emergency Stop using External Switch” on page 45 and “Inverted Operation” on page 45.

5- Effect of Digital Inputs

This pull down menu allows the selection of the controller’s response to changes on either of the two digital inputs. See “Special Use of Accessory Digital Inputs” on page 46.

6- Output C Activation

This check box will cause the controller to activate when power is applied to one or both motors. See “Activating Brake Release or Separate Motor Excitation” on page 45.

Power Settings

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FIGURE 77. Power settings screen

The screen shown in Figure 77 is used to view and change the power parameters of the controller.

1- Amps limit

This slider will let you select the max amps that the controller will deliver to the motor before the current limitation circuit is activated. See “User Selected Current Limit Set- tings” on page 38. Note that this limits the current flowing from the battery. The current flowing through the motor may be higher. See “Battery Current vs. Motor Current” on page 39.

2- Left/Right Adjust

This slider will let you configure the controller so that it applies more power to the motors in one direction than in the other. See “Left / Right Tuning Adjustment” on page 43.

3- Acceleration Setting

This slider will let you select one of seven preset acceleration values. The label on the right shows a numerical value which represents the amount of time the controller will take to

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