SECTION 5

General Operation

35

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Operation

35

 

 

 

 

 

Input Command Modes 35

 

 

 

 

Selecting the Motor Control Modes

36

 

Open Loop, Separate Speed Control 36

 

Open Loop, Mixed Speed Control

36

 

Closed Loop Speed Control

37

 

 

 

Close Loop Position Control

37

 

 

 

User Selected Current Limit Settings

38

 

Temperature-Based Current Limitation

38

 

Battery Current vs. Motor Current

39

 

 

Programmable Acceleration

40

 

 

 

 

Command Control Curves

42

 

 

 

 

Left / Right Tuning Adjustment

43

 

 

 

Activating Brake Release or Separate Motor Excitation 45

 

Emergency Stop using External Switch

45

 

Inverted Operation 45

 

 

 

 

 

Special Use of Accessory Digital Inputs

46

 

 

 

Using the Inputs to Activate the Buffered Output

46

 

Using the Inputs to turn Off/On the Power MOSFET

 

transistors

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6

Connecting Sensors and Actuators to Input/Outputs

47

 

 

AX500 Connections

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

AX500’s Inputs and Outputs

48

 

 

 

 

 

I/O List and Pin Assignment

50

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting devices to Output C 51

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting Switches or Devices to Input E

52

 

 

 

Connecting Switches or Devices to Input F

52

 

 

 

Connecting Switches or Devices to EStop/Invert Input

53

 

Analog Inputs

54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting Position Potentiometers to Analog Inputs

54

 

Connecting Tachometer to Analog Inputs

 

55

 

 

 

Connecting External Thermistor to Analog Inputs

57

 

 

Using the Analog Inputs to Monitor External Voltages

58

 

Connecting User Devices to Analog Inputs

59

 

 

 

Internal Voltage Monitoring Sensors 59

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Heatsink Temperature Sensors

59

 

 

SECTION 7

Closed Loop Position Mode 63

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode Description

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting the Position Mode

63

 

 

 

 

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AX500 Motor Controller User’s Manual

Version 1.9b. June 1, 2007

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