ElmoMC SimplIQ Servo Drives Composer User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1: Introduction
The Composer is a sophisticated suite of Windows-based software designed by Elmo to
enable you to quickly and easily set up and fine tune your motion control systems using
Elmo’s digital servo drives. The Composer can work with any brush or brushless servo
motor.
You can use the Composer to:
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Tune the connected servo drive, either manually or automatically
ƒ Test the controlled feedback system
ƒ Interpret the test results and modify the test parameters
ƒ Perform tests with different controllers to evaluate the closed-loop performance for
different sytsem noise levels and different margins, in order to determine the optimal
controller settings for specific applications
Each application created in the Composer includes a unique name, all host
communication parameters used with the application, a dedicated program (if any), and
all driver and motor parameters defined for that specific application. Each application
can be applied to other drives with the same characteristics, without requiring a new
setup process.
1.1 Composer Description
The Composer includes a range of tools for setting up your system. They include:
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The Composer Wizard, used for the initial tuning of single-axis servo drives. The
Wizard tunes the drive to the motor, creates the application database and specifies
the dedicated I/O components. It fully analyzes the entire system and defines all
resonance and mechanical parameters.
ƒ The Smart Terminal, used to manually manipulate the servo drive.
ƒ The Motion Monitor, which controls the drive recording function to display the
current drive status. The Motion Monitor can record and display almost any system
value.
ƒ The Elmo Studio, a basic environment for writing, downloading and executing
programs in the connected drives.
ƒ The Application Editor, which enables you to view all the parameters of the open
application.
ƒ The Table Editor, used to edit an existing PVT or PT table and to download it to the
connected drive.
ƒ The Sync Manager, which synchronizes the internal clocks of all drives connected
through the CANopen network.
ƒ The Scope, which displays the recorded parameters and provides a wide range of
mathematical functions for manipulating the recorded curves. Data from the Scope
can be exported to other programs such as Microsoft Excel or the MathWorks
MATLAB.
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