RoboteQ Dual Channel Digital Motor Controller AX500 - Manual (Page 135)

AX500 Motor Controller User’s Manual 135
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.
Control Settings
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
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“RS-232 Watchdog” on page 107
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“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.
FIGURE 76. Control modes setting screen
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