
76
AX
DRIVE
USER
GUIDE
STEP 4
STEP 4
ModeJ 72
(ThumbwheeJ)
Operation
Tuning Procedure
Cycle Power
or
enter
the
Z
command.
The
AX
will go
through
the
nonnal
XP9 mode operation.
In
XP9 mode,
the
AX
scans
the
sequence select
inputs
and
selects
and
executes
the
first
avallable valid
sequence
according
to
the
binaIy
value of
the
three
inputs
(see Table 4-2). After
the
sequence
is
executed,
the
inputs
are
again
scanned
to execute
another
sequence. The
AX
will
continue
to
execute
sequence
in
this
fashion
until
you
issue
an
S
or
a K
command,
or
if
an
end-of-travellimit
is
encountered.
To
run
sequence #1, ground sequence
inputs
1,2,
and
3
at
the
same
time
(refer
to
table
4-2 for
sequence
input
configurations
to
run
other
sequences).
The Model 72
and
Model
72-1/0
units
interface with
the
AX
Drive
via
an
RS-232C interface.
The
Model 72 provides
adjustable
thumbwheel
Switches
to
enter
and
change
AX
motion
control
parameters.
These
switches
allow
you
to
set
and
modify velocity, acceleration,
distance,
direction, dwell
time, loop
count,
and
other
parameters.
If
you
wish to
purchase
a Model
72
or
Model
72-1/0,
contact
your
Automated
Technology
Center
or
Compumotor
Distributor.
The
Model
72 User
Guide
contains
all
pertinent
information for
use
with
the
AX.
NOTE:
For
most
applications.
tuning
an
AX
Drive
to
a
motor
is
not
necessary.
Should
certain
aspects
of
the
systems
performance come
under
scrutiny
in
the
area
of velocity ripple,
resonant
frequencies
or
step-to-step
accuracy,
the
follOwing procedure
could
offer improved performance.
Velocity ripple
is
a
term
used
to
express
a variance of
angular
speed.
It
is
usually
expressed
as
a percentage of
the
commanded
velOCity.
This
is
due
to
the
mechanical
inaccuracies
of
the
motor
resulting
in
unequal
step
sizes.
It
can
also
be
enhanced
by
running
the
motor
at
its'
natural
freq1,lency
causing
resonance.
Adding solid
inertia
to
the
system
can
shift
or
modify
the
phenomenon
but
does
little
to
eliminate it.
If
your
system
can
handle
more
inertia, conSider
using
viscous
dampers.
A 10: 1 load
to
rotor
inertia
ratio
is
the
maximum
value
recommended.
To a
certain
extent,
adding
friction
to
the
system
can
actually
dampen
the
effects of
both
resonance
and
velocity ripple.
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