IAI America ASEL User Manual

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Part 1 Installation

Chapter 4 Operation

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Part 1 Installation

5.2

Points to Note

Point to note when transferring data and writing to the flash memory

Never turn off the main power while data is being transferred or written to the flash

memory. The data will be lost and the controller operation may be disabled.

Point to note when saving parameters to a file

The encoder parameters are stored in the EEPROM of the actuator’s encoder itself (unlike other

parameters, they are not stored in the EEPROM of the controller). The encoder parameters will be

read from the encoder’s EEPROM to the controller when the power is turned on or upon software

reset.

Therefore, if the parameters are saved to a file after turning on the controller (or restarting it via a

software reset) without an actuator (encoder) connected, the encoder parameters saved to the file

will become invalid.

Point to note when transferring a parameter file to the controller

When a parameter file is transferred to the controller, the encoder parameters will be transferred to

the EEPROM of the encoder (excluding manufacturing/function information).

Therefore, if the parameter file transferred to the controller has been read from a controller that was

started without an actuator connected, invalid encoder parameters will be written to the encoder’s

EEPROM (provided that an actuator is connected to the controller to which the file was transferred).

When saving the parameters to a file, do so with an actuator connected to the controller.

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