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AX2550 AX2850 Dual Chann el High P o w er Digital Motor Contr oller User ’ s Manual v1 .9b, June 1, 2007 visit www . robot eq.com to download the lat est revisio n of thi s manua l ©Cop yright 2003-2007 R oboteq, I nc.
2 AX2550 Mo tor Controlle r User’ s Manual V ersion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 3 Revision History The inf ormation contained in this manua l is belie v ed to be a ccurate and reliable. Ho we ver , it ma y contain e rrors tha t were not notic ed at time of publicati on.
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AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 5 Re vi sion Hist or y 3 SECTION 1 Impo rt ant S af et y W arn ings 13 This produc t is inte nded for use with rec harge able bat teries 13 Do no t Con nect.
6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 SECTION 5 Genera l Operat ion 41 Ba sic Oper ation 41 Inpu t Comm and Mo des 41 Selec ting the Motor C ontrol Mo des 42 Op.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 7 SECTION 7 Inst alling , Conn ecting and Using the E ncoder M odule 71 Optic al In cremen tal Enco ders Over view 71 Recommended Encode r T ypes 72 Install.
8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 T ac hometer or En coder Moun ting 98 T ac h ometer wirin g 98 Spe ed Sens or and Mo tor P olarity 99 Adjust Offset and M .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 9 Analog Dea dband Adjustmen t 127 Po w e r - O n S a fe t y 128 Under V olt age Saf ety 128 Dat a L ogging in Ana log Mode 128 SECTION 13 Serial (RS -232 ).
10 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 Default PID Gains 150 Jo ystic k Min, Ma x and Ce nter V alues 15 0 Reading & Chang ing Opera ting P arame ters at Ru.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 11 SECTION 15 Using t he Robor un Con figurat ion Utilit y 17 7 Sy stem Requiremen ts 17 7 Downloading and Insta lling the Utility 17 7 Conne cting the Cont.
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AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 SECTION 1 Impor tant S afe ty W arnings Read this Section First The AX2550 is a hi gh po wer e lectron ics devi ce. Ser ious damag e, includ ing fir e, may occur t o the unit, motors, wir ing an d batt er ies a s a r esult of its misuse.
Imp ortant Sa fety Wa rnin gs 14 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 SECTION 2 AX2550 Quic k Star t Thi s sectio n will g ive you t he basic in fo rmation ne eded to qu ic kly in stall, set up a nd r un you r AX2550 controller in a minim al config uration. T he AX2 850 is a version of the AX2550 controll er with the ad dition of O ptical Enco der inputs .
AX2550 Quic k Start 16 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 The front side (sho wn in Figure 1) contains the but to ns and displa y needed to opera te and monitor th e controll er .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 Connecting to the Bat teries and Motors Connecting to the Bat teries and Motors Connecti on to the ba t teries and motors i s sho wn in the fig ure belo w and is done b y con- necting the set of wir es coming o ut from the bac k of the control ler.
AX2550 Quic k Start 18 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 the Control ler ” on pa ge 29 f or more i nforma tion abou t bat teri es and ot her connec tion opti ons. Importa nt W arning Do not r ely on cu ttin g pow er t o the contr oller f or it to t ur n of f if the P o w er Contr ol is lef t floating.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 Connecting the R/C Radio Connecting t he R/C Radio Connect the R/C adapter cable s to the controller on one side and to two or three c hannels on the R/C r eceiv er on the other side. If p resent, the third c hannel is f or activ ating the access or y ou tputs a nd is op tion al.
AX2550 Quic k Start 20 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 P o w er ing On the Contr oll er Impor tant r eminder: T here i s no On -Of f swi tc h on the contro ller .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 21 Default Controller Configuration Default Co ntroller Conf iguration V ersion 1 .9 b of the AX25 50 sof tw are is con figured wi th the f actory defaul ts sho wn in the table belo w .
AX2550 Quic k Start 22 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 Connecting t he contro ller to y our PC usin g Roborun Connecti ng the con troller to y our PC is not neces sar y fo r basic R/ C operation .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 23 Obtaining the Controller ’ s Software Revi sion Nu mber T o connect the contro ller to your PC, use the pr ovided ca ble.
AX2550 Quic k Start 24 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 It is also poss ible to get the controll er to displa y the sof tware version nu mber by follo wing these s imple ste ps • Disconnect th e pow er fro m the motor bat teries.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 25 SECTION 3 AX2550 Motor Contr oller Ov er view Congrat ulati ons! B y selec ting R oboteq ’ s AX2550 y ou ha ve e mpow ered yoursel f with th e industry ’ s most v ersatile, pow erful and programma ble DC Moto r Controller f or mobile rob ots.
AX2550 Motor Controller Ove rview 26 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 The motors ar e driv en using high-ef fi ciency P ow er MOSFE T transi stors con trolled us ing Pul se Width Modula tion (PWM) a t 1 6kHz .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 27 T ec hnical features • T ac hometer inputs for c losed lo op speed control • P otentiometer input fo r position (s er vo mode) • Motor temp erat ure senso r inputs • Externa l voltage sensors • User defi ned purpos e (RS2 32 mode o nly) • 2 Extra anal og inputs (on Re vB hardw are).
AX2550 Motor Controller Ove rview 28 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. J une 1 , 2007 • 1 2 to 40 V operatio n • Hig h curren t 8 AWG cable sets for ea c h pow er stag e.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 29 P o wer Connections SECTION 4 Connecting P o w er and Motor s to the Contr oller Thi s section de scribes the AX255 0 Controller ’ s conne ction s to power sourc es and mo tors . Importa nt W arning Please f ollo w the ins tr uctions in this section v ery ca refull y .
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 30 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Co ntro ll er P ower The AX2550 us es a flex ible po wer supp ly sc h eme that is be st describ ed in Figure 9.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 31 Controller P o wer When po w ered on ly via th e P o w er Control input, th e controller will t urn On but moto rs will not be a ble to tu rn until po we r is also pre sent on the VM ot wires The P ow er Co ntrol input al so ser ves as t he Enab le sig nal for the DC /DC converter .
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 32 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 All 3 grou nd (-) are connecte d to eac h o ther insid e the controll er . The tw o main ba t ter y wires a re also con nected to eac h o ther interna lly .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 33 Controller P o wering S c hemes The re is no need to inser t a separate switc h on P ow er cabl es, although f or sa f ety reasons, it is highly recommen.
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 34 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Importa nt W arning Unless y ou can ensur e a st eady 12V to 40V v oltag e.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 35 Single Channel O peration If yo u ar e using this type of motor , mak e sur e that it is mo unted on i solato rs and that its casi ng will not caus e a shor t circ uit with other mot ors and circui ts which may also be i nadv ert ently con nect ed to the same me tal chass is.
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 36 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 • Then pl ace th e load on channel 2 and verif y that is also acti vated by com mands on c hanne l 1 . • Commands on c ha nnel 2 shou ld ha ve no ef f e cts on either output.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 37 Wire Length Limits dur ing a cceleratio n and br aking. Ho wev er , it also means that the fuse ma y not be able t o pr ot ect the cont roll er . Wire Length Limits The AX2550 regul ates the output po w er by switc hin g the pow er to the motors On and Of f at high frequencie s.
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 38 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 It is theref ore ess ential that the AX25 50 be conne cted to rec hargeable bat teries.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 39 Using the Controlle r with a P ow er Supply bac k up vol tage drop belo w 1 2.V , the DC/DC con v erter ’ s output wi ll be ap proxi mately 0 .
Connecting P o wer and Motors to the Controller 40 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 41 Basic Operat ion SECTION 5 General Operation Thi s section dis cusses the co ntroller ’ s normal operation in all i ts sup ported ope rating mode s.
General O peration 42 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Selecting the Moto r Control Modes F or eac h motor , the AX2550 supports multiple motion control modes. T he c ontroller ’ s fac- tory def ault m ode is Open Loop Speed co ntrol f or eac h motor .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 43 Selecting the Motor Contr ol Modes Closed Loop Speed Contr ol In this m ode, illu strated in Fi gure 1 8, an analog tac hometer or an optical enc oder (AX2850 only) is used to m easure the ac tua l motor spe ed.
General O peration 44 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 User Selected Current Limit Set tings The AX2550 ha s curre nt sensors a t eac h of its two output stages. Ev er y 1 6 ms, this cur - rent is m easured and a corre ction to th e output po we r lev el is applied if higher tha n the user pres et v alue.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 45 Battery Cu rren t vs . Mot or Cur ren t When the measured temperat ure rea c hes 80oC , the co ntroller ’ s maximu m cur rent limit begins to drop to reac h 0A at 1 00oC. Abov e 1 0 0oC, the c ontroller ’ s po w er stage t urns i tself of f com pletely .
General O peration 46 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The relation between B at te r y Curr ent and Motor c urren t is giv en in the formul a belo w: Motor C.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 47 Pr ogrammable A ccelerati on P rogrammable A cceleration When c hanging sp eed comman d, the AX255 0 will go from the prese nt speed to the desir ed one at a user s elect ab le accel erati on.
General O peration 48 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 When con figuring th e accelera tion param eter using the Ro boru n utility , four additiona l accel eration steps can be s elected between th e six ones selectable u sing the swi tc h, ex tending the s low est acce leration to 2.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 49 Lef t / Right T uning Adjustment The AX2550 is deliv ered wi th the “ lin ear ” curves sel ected f or both jo y stic k c hannels. T o select di f f erent cur ve s, the user will nee d to c hang e the valu es of “ E ” (c hannel 1) and “ F ” (c ha nnel 2) ac cording to th e table belo w .
General O peration 50 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 is f ound on a ll R/C transmi t ters, and whi c h is ac tual ly an of fset corr ection, the L ef t/Righ.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 51 Activ ating Brake Release or Separate Motor Ex citation Activ ating Br ak e Releas e or Separate Mot or Ex citation The controlle r may b e configur ed so that the Output C w ill t urn On when ev er one of the two moto rs is r unning.
General O peration 52 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The swi tc h conne ction is desc ribe d in “ Conn ectin g Switc hes or Devic es to E Stop/ Invert Input ” o n page 6 2.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 53 Self-T est Mode When the input is pull ed high, a ll the po we r MOSFE Ts are t urned Of f so tha t the motors are ef fe ctiv ely discon nected from the contro ller .
General O peration 54 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 • Encoder Sp eed or P osition if module is installed The entire stri ng is repe ated e ve r y 208 or 224 millis econds (dependin g whether the encode r module is present) with the l atest in ternal paramete r va lues.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 55 AX2550 Connections SECTION 6 Connecting S ensor s and A ctuator s to Input/Outputs Thi s sectio n descri bes the v arious i nputs an d output s and pro vides g uidance on ho w to conne ct senso rs, ac tuators or o ther ac cessor ies to t hem.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 56 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Pr o gram S e t R es e t S e t Re se t 5 6 7 9 8 4 3 1 2 1 - DC Motor.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 57 AX2550 ’ s Inputs and Outputs AX255 0 ’ s Inputs an d Output s In addi tion to t he RS2 32 and R/C c hannel comm unicati on lines, the AX2550 inc ludes s ev- eral inputs and o utputs for v arious s ensors and act uators.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 58 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 I/O List an d Pin Assi gnment The figure and t able belo w lists all the inputs and outputs tha t are a vaila ble on the AX255 0.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 59 Connecting devic es to Output C **T hese con nections should onl y be done in RS 232 mode o r R/C mod e with radio pow- ered from the con troller . Connecti ng devi ces to Output C Output C is a buf f ered , Open Drain MOSFE T output c apable of driv ing o ver 2A a t up to 24V .
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 60 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Thi s output ca n be t urned On and Of f using the Chann el 3 J oy stic k when in th e R/C mode. See “ Activ ating th e Acc essor y Outputs ” on page 1 20 for m ore inf ormation.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 61 Connecting S witc hes or De vices to Input F Input E is a high impedance i nput with a pull-up resistor bui lt into the c ontroller . T heref ore it wi ll report an O n state if unc onnected , and a s imple switc h as sh own on Figure 29 is nec- essary to activa te it.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 62 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 On co ntrollers pr ior to R ev B, In put F is an opto-c oupled in put and r equires the b uf f er to be pow ered with a c onnection be tween pin 1 4 and 7 , and be t w een 1 3 and 6, to op erate.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 63 Analog Inputs The status of the EStop/ Inv c an be rea d at all tim es in the R S2 32 mode with the ?i com- mand s tring.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 64 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Connecti ng the pote ntiometer to the control ler is as s imple as shown in the di agram on Figur e 33.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 65 Connecting T ac hometer to Analog Inputs Since th e controll er only acc epts a 0 to 5V p ositiv e vo ltage as its i nput, the circu it sho wn in Figure 34 mus t be used betw een the controlle r and the tac home ter: a 1 0kOhm potentiom - eter i s used to sc ale the tac hometer output v oltage to -2.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 66 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Connecti ng External T hermistor to An alog Input s Using e xterna l thermistor s, the AX25 50 can be m ade to su per vise the m otor ’ s tempera- t ure and adjust the po w er output in case of o v erheatin g .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 67 Using the Analog Inputs to Monitor Exte rnal V oltage s T o read t he temp erature, use th e ?p comma nd to ha ve t he control ler ret urn the A/D con- ve rter ’ s v alue. T he v alue is a si gned 8-bi t hex adecimal v alu e.
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 68 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Internal V oltage Mon itoring Senso rs The AX2550 in corporates vol t age sensors tha t monitor the Main B at tery vol t age and the Internal 1 2V suppl y .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 69 T emperature Con v er sion C S ource Code T emperature Con v er sion C Source Cod e The code belo w can be us ed to con vert the ana log readi ng into temperat ure . It is provid ed f or ref erence on ly .
Connecting S ensor s and A ctuators to Input/Outputs 70 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 71 Optical Increm ental Encoders Overview SECTION 7 Installing, Connecting and Using the Encoder Module Thi s secti on descri bes the Encoder in put modul e that is fac tor y installe d inside the AX2850 or that may b e added o nto the AX2550.
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 72 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The figure bel ow s hows the typical co nstr uction of a quadrat ure enc oder . As the disk rotates in front o f the stationar y mask , it shut te rs light from the LED .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 73 Installing the Encoder Module Specifi cally , the en coder mod ule can p rocess 250, 00 0 co unts per sec onds. A s discu ssed in the pre vio us section, a count i s generated f or eac h transition o n the Chan nel A and Channel B .
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 74 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 F ollow t hese sim ple st eps to in st all: 1 - With the pow er rem ov ed, remo ve the controlle r ’ s fac e plate a nd slide of f the cov er .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 75 Connecting the Encoder 4- Sli de the c over bac k on. I nst all th e new face pla te. Connecting t he Encoder The Encoder module u ses a wid ely av ail able 8-pi n RJ45 conn ector iden tical to tho se fo und on all Ethernet de vice s.
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 76 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Cable Length and Noise Considerations Cable shou ld not exc eed one 3 ’ (one meter) to a voi d electrica l noise to be capt ured b y the wiring.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 77 V oltage Lev els, Thresholds a nd Limit Switc h es On the 2 850 f amily of controller s, the thres hold v oltage ma y be c hanged un der sof t wa re control to a ny v alue between 0 an d 5V in order to me et unusual encoder spe cifications .
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 78 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Importa nt W arning When a lim it switc h is activ at ed, the enc oder signal that is shar ed with the switch is no long er visible by the encoder module, and pulse c ounting and spe ed measur e- ment st ops.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 79 Wiring Limit S witc hes Without Encoders Wiring Li mit Switc he s Without Encoder s If no enc oder is u sed, the Enco der Module ’ s inpu ts can be used to wir e lim it switches dire ctly wit h sole ly a pul l-up re sistor as shown in t he diag ram bel ow .
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 80 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 In Singl e Channel Mode, li mit switc hes 3 a nd 4 are u sed.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 81 Using the Encoder to T rac k P osition A simpl e procedu re is in cluded i n the R obor un PC utility to easi ly determ ine and set these paramet ers.
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 82 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Th e a ctu al fo r mu la is a s fo l low s : Dis tance = (Destinati on .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 83 Encoder T esting and Set ting Using the PC Utility Encoder T esting and S et tin g Using t he PC Utility Extensi ve di agnostic, ca libration , set ting a nd testing su pport is pro vided i n the Robo run PC utili t y .
Installing, Connecting and Using the E ncoder Mod- 84 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 85 Mode Description SECTION 8 Closed Loop P osition Mode Thi s section describe s the AX2550 P osition mode, h ow to w ire the motor an d position sen- sor assem bly and ho w to t u ne and opera te the contro ller in this mode.
Closed Loop P osition Mode 86 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 P os ition Se nsor S electi on The AX2550 ma y be used wi th the f ollo wing kind o f sensors :.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 87 Feedba c k P otentiometer wiring The m ec han ical co upling be t w een the motor and th e senso r must be a s tight as po ssible. If the gear bo x i s loose, the po sitionin g will not be accurate and will be unstable, pot entially causing the motor to os cillate.
Closed Loop P osition Mode 88 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Feedbac k P otentiometer wiri ng in Analog Mode When the c ontroller is config ured in Ana log mode, the analog inputs 1 a nd 2 are use d f or comman ds whil e the analog inputs 3 and 4 are used f or f eedba c k.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 89 Analog F eedbac k on Single Channel Contr ollers Analog F eedbac k on Single Channel Contr ollers On Sing le Channe l controllers (SC V ersion - no t to .
Closed Loop P osition Mode 90 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Thi s wiring is also the one to use when the controlle r is in Analo g mode bu t switc hed to R.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 91 Encoder Err or Detection and Pr otection 9. If the moto r t urns in the d irection i n whic h th e sensor w as mo ve d, the polari t y is corr ect. Th e sensor a xle ma y be tigh ten to the m otor asse mbly .
Closed Loop P osition Mode 92 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The diode pola rity depends on the pa rticular wirin g and motor orie ntation used in t he appli- cation. If the diod e is mounted bac kw ards, th e motor will not stop on ce the li mit switc h lev er is pressed.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 93 Using Current Limiting as Pr otection Importa nt W arning Limit switc hes mus t be used w hen oper ating the contr oll er in P osition Mode . This will sign ificantly r educe the r isk of me chani cal damag e and/or injury in case of dam- age to th e position sens or or sensor wir ing.
Closed Loop P osition Mode 94 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 A higher P ro portional G ain will ca use the a lgorithm t o apply a h igher le ve l of po we r for a giv en measur ed error , thus maki ng the motor mo ve qui c k er .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 95 PID tuning in P osition Mode The Rob orun PC utility mak es this e xperimen tation easy b y pro viding one s creen f or c han g- ing t he Pro portional, Integral and Dif f eren tial gains a nd anoth er screen for r unning and monitori ng the moto rs.
Closed Loop P osition Mode 96 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 97 Mode Description SECTION 9 Closed Loop Speed Mode Thi s section dis cusses the AX2550 Clos e Loop Spee d mode. Mode Desc ription In this mode, an analog or digital sp eed sens or measures the ac tual motor sp eed and com- pares i t to the desi red speed .
Closed Loop Speed Mode 98 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Using Optical Encoder for Speed F eedbac k (AX2850 only) Digital Optic al Enco ders ma y be used to capt ure ac curate mo tor speed. This capabili ty is only a v ailable o n controll ers fit ted with the o ptional enc oder modul e.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 99 Speed Sens or and Motor P olarity Connecti ng the tac ho meter to the controller is as simp le as sh own in the diagra m belo w . Speed S ensor and Mot or P olari ty The tac hometer o r encoder polarity (i.
Closed Loop Speed Mode 10 0 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 7. Mov e the cursor of the desired motor to the right so that the mot or starts rotating, and v erify that a positiv e speed is reported. Mo v e the cursor to the lef t and veri fy that a ne gative speed is rep orted.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 101 Control Loop Description ence me asured b et w een the desired s peed (set by th e user) and t he act ual po sition (c ap- t ured b y the tac hom eter). Figure 6 4 sho ws a repr esentation of t he PID al gorithm.
Closed Loop Speed Mode 10 2 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 PID tuning in Speed Mo de As di scusse d abo ve, thre e paramet ers - P roportiona l Gain, Inte gral Gain, and Dif fere ntial Gain - can b e adjusted to tune th e Closed L oop Speed con trol algorith m.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 10 3 Use of the LE D Displa y SECTION 10 Normal and F ault Condition LED Messages Thi s sectio n discus ses the meaning of th e va rious mes sages and codes th at ma y be dis - pla yed on the LED d ispla y during n ormal ope ration and faul t conditions .
Normal and F ault Condition LED Messages 10 4 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Motor Direction Status When the c ontroller is r unning, two pa irs of LED segm ents are d irectly rela ted to com - mand inf ormatio ns to the P o we r Output stage.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 10 5 Fau l t M e ss ag es Fault M essages The AX2550 us es the LED d ispla y to report f ault con ditions. W hen these messages are displa y ed, the m otors are n ormally stopped.
Normal and F ault Condition LED Messages 10 6 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 T em porar y F aults T emporar y F aults a re conditi on that ca use the contr oller ’ s P ower Output s t age to t urn Of f and rema in of f f or as long as the f ault is p resent.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 10 7 Self-T est Display = Sof tware v ersion 1 .9b FIGURE 67 . Example of Sof twa re rev ision numb er displa y.
Normal and F ault Condition LED Messages 10 8 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 10 9 Mode Description SECTION 1 1 R/C Operation Thi s section describes the contr oller ’ s wiring and func tions specif ic to the R/C radio control mode. Mode Des cription The AX2550 ca n be directly connec ted to an R/C rec eiv er .
R/C Oper ati on 11 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 S electing the R/C Input Mode The R/C Input Mo de is the f acto r y def ault set tin g .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 111 R/C Input Circuit Description R/C Inpu t Circuit Description The AX2550 R/C i nputs are directly connected to the MCU lo gic. Figure 7 0 sho ws an ele c- trical repre sentation of the R/C i nput circuit.
R/C Oper ati on 11 2 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 . P o wering the Radio from the contr oller The 5V po wer and groun d signal s that are av ailable on the co ntroller ’ s conne ctor ma y b e used to pow er the R/ C radio.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 11 3 P o wering the Radio fr om the controller Importa nt W arning Do not conne ct a bat t ery to the radio w hen in this m ode. The bat te ry volta ge wi ll flow dir ectly into t he con trol ler and c ause pe rm anent d amage i f its voltag e is higher than 5.
R/C Oper ati on 11 4 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Connecting t o a Separat ely P ow ered Radio Thi s wiring option must be used w hen the contro ller is use d with a R C receiv er that is pow ered by i ts ow n separate bat te r y .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 11 5 Reception W atc hdog ond ind icates th e minimum joy stic k position a nd 2.0 mi llisecon ds indic ates the maximum joy stic k position. When the jo ys tic k is i n the cente r positio n, the pulse s hould be 1 .
R/C Oper ati on 11 6 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Manu al V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 If no pul ses are p resent, the motors are di sabled, and the co ntroller ’ s disp lay will sc roll alternat ively th e let ters “ no ctrl ” as s how n in Figur e 78 belo w .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 11 7 Joystic k Deadband Pr ogramming noise is generated. Sec tion “ Electrica l Noise R eduction T ec hniques ” on page 37 pro vides a f e w suggesti ons f or redu cing the amo unt of elec trical nois e generate d in you r robot.
R/C Oper ati on 11 8 AX2550 Motor Contro ller User ’ s Manual V ersion 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Command Cont rol Cu r v es The AX2550 can a lso be set to tra nslate the j oy stic k m otor commands so that the mo tors respond dif f ere ntly depe nding on whether the joy stic k is near the center or near the ex tremes.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 11 9 Automatic Jo ystic k Calibration The re are t w o method s for c alibrati ng the jo y stic ks: • The a utomatic method is the simpl est and is b ased on the controller “ learn ing ” the joy stic k ’ s parameters u sing the s imple traini ng seque nce desc ribed bel ow .
R/C Oper ati on 12 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Notes: If y ou at tempt to calibra te the jo ysti c ks whil e the radio i s of f or no t connecte d to the co n- troller , the calibration data will no t c hange a nd the pre viou sly stored i nforma tion wil l con- tinu e to be used.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 12 1 Data Logging in R/C Mode Data Logg ing in R/C Mode While in R /C Mode, th e AX2550 wi ll contin uously send a string of c haracters on the R S232 output line. T his string will co ntain 1 2 t w o-digit hexa decima l numbers rep resenting the f ol- low ing operatin g parameters .
R/C Oper ati on 12 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 RX Data RS232 Data Out GND R/C Ch 1 R/C Ch 2 R/C GND R/C +5V GND DB9 Female T o PC DB15 Male T o Controller FIGURE 82 .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 12 3 Mode Description SECTION 12 Analog Control and Operation Thi s sectio n descri bes ho w the motors may be opera ted using analog voltage c ommands.
Analog Control and O peration 12 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Connector I/O Pin Assi gnment (Analog Mod e) When use d in the An alog mod e, the pins on the contro ller ’ s DB1 5 con nector are mapped as des cribed in the t abl e belo w T ABLE 21 .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 12 5 Connecting to a V oltage S ource Connecting to a V oltage S ource The analog inputs e xpec t a DC v oltage of 0 to 5V whic h can be so urced b y an y custom cir- cuitr y (p oten tiomet er , Digit al t o Ana log co nv erte r).
Analog Control and O peration 12 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 The controlle r include s two 47K ohm resis tors pull ing the in put to a mi d-vo ltage point of 2.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 12 7 Analog Deadband A djustment 1 00K or higher pote ntiometer . Figure 86 sh ows ho w the output v oltage va ries at th e vari- ous pote ntiometer pos itions fo r three typical potenti ometer v alues.
Analog Control and O peration 12 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Importa nt Notice Some analo g jo ysticks do not caus e the pot entiomet er t o r eac h either extre me.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 12 9 Data Logging in Analog Mode • Internal Hea t Sink tempera ture s 1 and 2 • Main B at ter y v oltage • Internal 1 2V voltage • Encoder Sp eed or P osition (A X2850) The entire string is repeate d ev ery 21 3 millisecond s with the la test internal parameter v al- ues.
Analog Control and O peration 13 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 1 Use and benefits of RS232 SECTION 13 Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation Thi s sectio n descri bes the co mmunicatio n set tings and the c ommands accepte d by the AX2550 in the RS 232 mode of operatio ns.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 13 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Connector I/O Pin Assi gnment (RS232 Mode) When use d in the R S232 m ode, the pi ns on the controlle r ’ s DB1 5 connector are mapped as des cribed in the t abl e belo w T ABLE 23.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 3 Cable configuration Cabl e conf ig uration The R S232 connec tion requi res the s pecial ca bling as described in the fi gure belo w . T he 9- pin f emale connecto r plugs in to the PC (or other micro controlle r).
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 13 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Commu nicat ion Set tin gs The AX2550 se rial com municati on port is set as f ol.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 5 Establishing Manual Communica tion with a PC COM1port. Y ou can easily c hang e this set ting to a dif f e rent port from the program ’ s menu s.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 13 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Af ter this info rmation i s sent, the En coder ’ s MCU wi ll “ li sten ” for appr oximatel y 1 0 0ms and will enter the In Sy stem P rogramm ing mode (ISP) if the let ter “ Z ” is s en t t o i t .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 7 Commands A c knowledge a nd Error Messages RS232 Mode if default If the con troller is configure d in R S232 mode , it will auto matically be in the R S2 32 mode upon res et or po wer up .
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 13 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 RS-232 W atc hdog F or appl ications de manding the highe st operating s af ety ,.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 13 9 Controller Commands and Q ueries S et Motor Command V alue Descrip tion: Send a spe ed of positio n value from 0 to 1 27 in the f or ward or rev erse dire ction f or a given c han nel.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 14 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Query P ow er Applied t o Motor s Descrip tion: Thi s query will cause the co ntroller to re turn the act ual amount o f pow er that i s being applie d to the motors at that tim e.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 14 1 Controller Commands and Q ueries va lues repre sent the act ual speed me asured b y the t ac hometer . When use d in posi tion mode, the va lues represe nt the act ual motor po sition me asured b y a potentio meter .
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 14 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 driv ers. T he v alues are unsig ned He xadecim al numbe rs rangin g from 0 to 2 55. T o conv ert these nu mbers into a vol t age figure, use the formu las describ ed in “ In ternal V oltage Moni- toring Se nsors ” on pa ge 68.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 14 3 Acc essing & Changing Configuration P arameter in Flash A ccessing & Changing Conf iguration P arameter in Flash It is po ssible t o use R S232 comman ds to e xamine a nd c ha nge the c ontroller ’ s parame ters stored i n Flash.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 14 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 R eply: + Succ ess, c hanged param eters are n ow a ctiv e - if erro r T able 25 bel ow lists the compl ete set of config urati on par ameter s that m ay be access ed and c ha nged using R S232 comma nds.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 14 5 Acc essing & Changing Configuration P arameter in Flash The se param eters are stor ed in the c ontroller ’ s Flash memory and are not intended to be c hanged at r untime . Importa nt Notice The abo ve para meters are st ored in the MCU ’ s confi guration fl ash.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 14 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Thi s paramete rs selects the various open loop an d closed loo p operating modes as w ell as the f e edbac k m ethod.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 14 7 Acc essing & Changing Configuration P arameter in Flash A cceleration A ddre ss: ^03 Access: R ead/Write Eff ective: Af ter Reset or ^FF Thi s param eter confi gures the ra te at whi c h the c ontroller i nternally c hanges the co mmand va lue from th e one it w as to the one just receiv ed.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 14 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 RC Jo ystic k or Analog Deadband A ddre ss: ^06 Access: R ead/Write Eff ective: A.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 14 9 Acc essing & Changing Configuration P arameter in Flash Thi s parameter c onfigures the transf er c ur ve tha t is appl ied the input command.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 15 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Default Encoder Distance Divider A ddre ss: ^0E Access: R ead/Write Eff ective: Af ter Reset or ^FF Thi s parameters is the Encoder ’ s Distance Divider that i s loaded af ter th e controller is reset or po wer ed on.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 1 Reading & Changing Operating P aram eter s at Runtime ^1C - J oystic k Max 2 MS ^1D - J oy stick Max 2 LS Ef f ectiv e: Instan tly The se param eters are t he Gains v alu es that a re loaded af ter the controller is reset o r pow - ered o n.
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 15 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Importa nt Notice: Do not wr it e in the locations mar ked as Read Only .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 3 Reading & Changing Operating P aram eter s at Runtime ^86 - I2 ^87 - D2 Access: R ead/Write Ef f ectiv e: Instan tly The Pro portional, Integr al and Deri vativ e gain f or eac h cha nnel can be read and c han ged on- the-fly .
Serial (RS-232) Contr ols and Operation 15 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Control ler Identification Regist er A ddre ss: ^8A Access: Read Only Ef f ectiv e: Instan tly Thi s registe r may be used to q uer y the Co ntroller ’ s model an d some of its option al hard- ware conf igur atio ns.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 5 RS232 Encoder Command S et RS232 Encoder Co mmand Set When pres ent, the En coder mod ule responds to a dedi cated se t of commands and que - ries.
15 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 While res et tin g is a single s tep comma nd, set ti ng the count ers to a no n-zero v alu e requires two step s: 1 - load a 4 b yte buf f e r (32-bit) w ith the desire d va lue.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 7 RS232 Encoder Command S et Read Distance Descrip tion: Thi s query will cause th e controll er to ret urn the d istance between the curre nt position and the v alue in the desti nation reg ister . T he v alues are s igned H exa decimal nu mbers r anging from -1 27 to +1 27 .
15 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 R eply: 0 n Where: n = switc h st atus The relation ship betwee n the value of n and the sw itc h stat us is sho wn in the table belo w . Extracti ng the stat us of a giv en sw itc h from this numbe r is easily acc omplish ed in sof t wa re usi ng mask ing .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 15 9 RS232 Encoder Command S et Exampl e: *84 Read value of parameter a t address he x 84 01 Controller r eplies, v alue i s 0 1 Modify par amet er Syn t a .
16 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Importa nt W arning Do not alt er an y o ther ar ea locations, a s this ma y cause pr ogr am ex ecution f ailur e inside the encoder mod ule.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 16 1 Reg ister Descr ipt ion The se two reg isters c ontain either the measure d speed o r the meas ured distance . Whether s peed or di stance inf ormati on is ret urned depends on the set tings contained in the Mode register de scribed at.
16 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 *9A *9B - Least Sign ificant Byt e The se two 32 -bit (4-b ytes) re gisters a re used to store the d esired de stination when the controll er is used in positi on mode. T hese registers should alw a ys be set us ing the mai lbox mec hanism desc ribed abo v e.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 16 3 Counter Read Data Format Counter Read Data Format When r eceiving a counter rea d query , the encoder m odule wi ll output the val ue of its 3 2-bit counter . If all 32-bit a re sent, thi s woul d require 8 ASCII d igits to repres ent the v alue.
16 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 16 5 Automatic S witc hing fr om RS232 to RC Mode Automatic Switc hin g from RS232 to RC Mode In man y com puter contr olled app lications, it ma y be usef ul to allo w the c ontroller to switc h bac k to the R C mode.
16 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Controlle r is on, Rad io is t urned Of f (or R adio On with R C c h 3 Of f) • Rel ay deactiv ates. RS 232 is no w co nnected to shared i nput. • String of Car riage R et urns no w received by controller .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 16 7 Decimal to He xadecimal Con v ersion T able logging purposes . Thi s cable ha s a 1 5 -pin male connector a nd 3 1 5 -pin conn ectors.
16 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 5 0 5 3 72 56 9 4 51 0 1 6 5 6 0 6 3 82 67 0 4 61 0 2 6 6 7 0 7 3 92 77 1 4 71 0 3 6 7 8 0 8 4 02 87 2 4 81 0 4 6 8 9 0 9.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 16 9 Decimal to He xadecimal Con v ersion T able -1 21 1 35 87 -89 1 67 A7 -57 1 99 C7 -25 231 E7 -1 20 1 36 88 -88 1 68 A8 -56 200 C8 -24 232 E8 -1 1 9 1 3.
17 0 AX2550 Motor Contro ller User ’ s Manual V ersion 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 1 SECTION 14 Conf iguring the Contr oller using the S witc hes The AX2550 Sp eed Control ler can be program med to op erate in many m odes us ing a simpl e set-up proce dure. T wo bu t tons and a 7 -segmen t LED displ ay allo w the us er to e xamine and c hang e these set tings.
Configuring the Controller using the Switc hes 17 2 AX2550 Motor Contro ller User ’ s Manual V ersion 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Entering Pr ogramming Mode P rogrammi ng mode is entere d by pressing a nd holdin g the Program but ton for 1 0 sec onds af ter reset ting the control ler .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 3 Pr ogramming using built-in S witc hes and Display Be car eful not t o c onfuse the Set and Pr ogra m butt on when ent er ing the Pr ogr am- ming Mode . Pr essing an d holdin g the Set but to n alone f or 1 0 seconds af ter r eset will cause the c ontrolle r to ent er in sel f-test mod e.
Configuring the Controller using the Switc hes 17 4 AX255 0 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 the contr oller . All paramete rs, includin g Jo y stic k l imits, will b.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 5 Pr ogrammable P arameters List This ta ble sho ws only the par amet ers that can b e prog ram med using the switc hes and displ ay .
Configuring the Controller using the Switc hes 176 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manu al V ers ion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 *The coas t fun ction is not im pleme nted in thi s revisio n of the sof twa re. The con troll er wil l only op erate in b rake mode.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 7 SECTION 15 Using the Roborun Conf iguration Utility A PC-base d Configurat ion Utility is av ailable, free of c harge, from R obot eq. T his pro- gram makes configuri ng and op erating the AX2550 mu c h more in tu itive b y us ing pull-do wn m enus, but tons an d sliders.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 17 8 AX2550 Motor Contro ller User ’ s Manual V ersion 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 • af ter the installatio n is complete, r un the program from y our Start Menu > Programs > R oboteq The controller do es not nee d to be conne cted to the PC to start the Utility .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 17 9 Roborun Frame, T ab and Menu Descriptions Roborun F rame, T ab and Menu Descripti ons The Ro boru n screen contains the fou r main set of comma nds and in fo rmation fra mes des cribe d below: 1 - Progr am Revision Number Thi s is the revisio n and da te of the R obor un utili ty .
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 180 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 f eat uring the additiona l Analog Inputs 3 and 4 are auto matically identified as R ev .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 181 Loading, Changing Controller P arameter s Loading, Changing Contr oller P arameters The first set of tabs allo ws you to view a nd c han ge the controll er ’ s pa rame ters . These t abs are grou ped accord ing to the general t ype of parameters (Controls , P o wer Se t ting, an d R/C Set tings).
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 182 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 Thi s pull do wn men u is used to c hoose w hether the con troller will o perate in Separate or Mixed mod e. For more i nformat ion o n thes e mode s, see “ Sel ecting the Motor Control Modes ” on pag e 42.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 183 Loading, Changing Controller P arameter s 2- Lef t/Rig ht Adjust Thi s slider will let you con figure the controller so that it ap pli es more pow er to the motors in one d irection th an in the other . See “ Lef t / Righ t T uning Adjustme nt ” on pa ge 4 9.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 184 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The se fields are enabl ed only if the R/C m ode is sel ected. T hese nu mber areas will let y ou read an d modify th e R/C pulse timing in forma tion used by t he controller .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 185 Encoder S et ting and T esting With this utili ty , the foll owing a ctions c an be acco mplishe d: • Set and pro gram the Enco der module ’ s param.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 186 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 The Time B ase pa rameter is used to c ompute the speed me asured b y the mod ule. T he measure d speed is a relativ e num ber rangin g from 0 to +/-1 27 .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 187 Running the Motors 1 - Run/Stop But t on Thi s but ton will cause th e PC to s end the r un comm ands to th e controller a nd will update the scre en with measure ments receiv ed from th e controll er . When the progra m is running, the but ton ’ s capti on c hang es to “ St op ” .
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 188 AX2550 Motor Controlle r User ’ s Ma nual V ersion 1 .9b. Ju ne 1, 2007 case the p ow er le vel w ill be the o ne needed to keep the Amps w ithin the lim it. Note that the disp lay value is not si gned and thus does no t prov ide rotation di rection in forma tion.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 189 Running the Motors three dig ital inputs prese nt on the contro ller . Blac k rep resents a “ 0 ” lev el. Gre en repre- sent s a “ 1 ” lev el . 7 - Data Logg ing and Timer A timer is pro vided to keep tra c k of time while r unnin g the motors.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 19 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 line of th e sa ve file contains the Header n ames.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 1 Using the Console A jo ystic k test program nam e “ Jo yt e s t ” is aut omatic ally in stalled in the Start menu w hen installing the R obor un utili t y . This program may be used to further verify that the jo y stic k is prope rly installed in the PC and is fully operationa l.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 19 2 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 ries. See “ RS2 32 Encode r Command Set ” on page 1 55 for the list of Encoder relate d comman ds and q ueries.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 3 Operating the AX2550 o ver a Wired or Wirele ss LAN Operating the AX2550 ov er a Wired or Wireless LAN The Ro boru n utility supp orts connec tion and o peration o f the AX2550 controlle r ov er a Wired or Wireless TC P/IP netw ork.
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 19 4 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Note tha t it is no t possible to use this configuratio n to c h ange the c ontroller ’ s parameters or up date t he con trol ler ’ s sof t ware.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 5 Creating Cust omized Object Files Notes: The Updating uti lity will automa tically dete ct whether the ne w sof t w are is intende d for the main or encoder ’ s MCU and progra m one or th e other ac cordingly .
Using the Roborun Configuration Utility 19 6 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Creating a custom object file c an easily be done u sing the Ob jectmak er utility . T his short program is automa tically installed in the Start menu w hen installin g the R obor un uti lity .
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 7 Mec hanical D imensions SECTION 16 Mec hanical Specif ications Th is sect ion details the mec hanical c haracte ristic s of the A X2550 co ntrolle r . Mec h anical Dimensions . The AX25 50 is bu ilt int o a extr ud ed alum inum ca se which also ser ves as a heat si nk for its elect roni cs.
Mec hanical Speci fications 19 8 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Mounting Co nsideratio ns Program Set Reset 5.50" (140 mm) 4.00" (102 mm) 1.60" (40 mm) FIGURE 1 1 0 . AX2550 front vie w an d dimension s 0.
AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manua l 19 9 Thermal Considerations Mounting brac k ets o n eac h en d are pro vided for du rable asse mbly of the controlle r onto any c hassis. Optiona l shoc k mount absorb ers may be adde d for u se in the most br utal en vironmen t.
Mec hanical Speci fications 20 0 AX2550 Motor Co ntroller User ’ s Manual V ersio n 1 .9b. J une 1, 2007 Wei g ht Controlle r wei ght is 3.3 lbs (1 5 00g) P o wer Contro l or Bac kup Controlle r Bat te r y AWG 2 2 0 . 0 7 ” (1 .8mm) Y ellow 1 7 ” (43mm) Controller B at ter y- A WG22 0.
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