1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
|
Axis Motor Configuration Page:
Depending on previous page selections, not all of
these options will show.
If required info such as stepper/encoder scale, the 'next' button
will not allow continuation. Eg. scale must be larger then 1
Servo Info:
This is for setting up the servo control loop.
P - proportional term
I - integral term
D - derivative term
FF0 - zero order feed forward
FF1 - first order feed forward
FF2 - second order feed forward
Deadband - if the actual position is in this band
of the commanded proportional control will not be added.
Dac scale - scales the output nominal is +-1 volt
Dac Max output - clamps the output to +- this value
3PWM scale - sets the mid point scale factor: see man pages
3PWM deadtime - deadtime between high side and low side enable
Too little deadtime creates a short circuit - not good.
Dac Scale:
Dac scale sets the user DAC units to PWM duty cycle. The maximum duty cycle
is (+ or -) 1.
If using the 7i33 daughter board then at maximum duty cycle of (+ or -) 1
the 7i33 outputs (+ or -) 10 volts (and produce maximum motor speed)
If using the 7i29 daughter board at maximum duty cycle of (+ or -) 1
then the output would be (+ or -) supply voltage (and produce maximum motor
speed). So with a scale of one, DAC units are duty cycle. If you were using
the 7i33 daughter board then maybe you would like the Dac units to be voltage.
then you would set the dac scale to 10. 10 volts / 10 (scale) = 1 (duty cycle)
You could scale this to represent motor speed, voltage, duty cycle or anything
else. Common settings would be duty cycle (scale of 1), voltage (scale of
maximum voltage) or axis speed (scale of maximum axis speed in machine
units per second). I recommend axis speed.
Note that scale is tied closely to dac max output.
If Using PWM for spindle control for instance to control a VFD, then scale
would be set to max RPM obtained at max dac output. For instance the 7i48 or
7i33 daughter board put out maximum 10 volts and say your VFD will spin the
spindle at 2000 RPM when 10 volts are applied to it. Then the scale should
be 2000. Currently PNCconf does not use PID control for the spindle, so
DAC max output does not limit the output. Usually the VFD can do this.
Analog Min Limit
Analog Max Limit
Analog Scale:
The 5i25 spindle/analog outputs use these three settings to scale and range
the output voltage.
Min Limit is the minimum output eg -10 or 0 volts.
Max Limit is the Maximuim output eg 10 volts.
Scale sets the user units based on the maximuim output of 10 volts.
If you wish the units to be voltage then set the scale to 10
If you wish the units to be RPM (of say a VDF spindle) set the scale to the
maximuim RPM of the spindle with a 10 volt signal.
For an axis setting the scale at maximuim axis velocity (machine units per
second) would make sense.
eg. scale to voltage, range of +- 10
Analog Min Limit = -10
Analog Max Limit = 10
Analog Scale = 10
eg. scale to RPM, range 0 to 3000 ( assumes 3000 rpm with a 10 volt output )
Analog Min Limit = 0
Analog Max Limit = 3000
Analog Scale = 3000
( This would have an output between 0 and 10 volts )
eg. scale to RPM, range -3000 to 3000 ( assumes 6000 rpm with a 10 volt output )
Analog Min Limit = 3000
Analog Max Limit = 3000
Analog Scale = 6000
( This would limit the output to +- 5 volts )
Dac Max Output:
Dac max output is a PID setting. (Currently the spindle does not use PID.)
This is the maximum output that the dac can output to the amps. It is in the
units set by the dac scale. It using a simple H-bridge you may have to set
this less then the actual max output as H-bridges must turn on and off at a
minimum rate. For instance if your scaling sets voltage and you want to limit
voltage to 7 (as the daughter boards produce 10 volts maximum) set this to 7
Use BLDC Motor Commutation Control:
Select this to use and configure the BLDC component.
You would use this with special daugther boards or odd situations.
The BLDC component can be used to control brushless motors
directly and for HALL sensor conversions. See the MAN pages.
For HALL conversion one must select the HALL/GRAY signals
in the GPIO components
PNCconf openloop testing currently does not support BLDC.
PNCconf does not finish the HAL connections for full BLDC control.
I have nothing to test with - so you'll have to tinker with it.
Please send suggestions to EMC mail list or forum.
Open loop servo test Button:
Use this test to confirm proper Dac output and encoder input.
This is unavailable if using simulated realtime.
It is important to confirm the motor turns in the positive
direction when the positive jog button is pressed.
It is important to confirm the encoder counts in the positive
direction when the motor turns in the positive direction.
If this is not true expect a SERVO MOTOR RUN AWAY when using
PID control!
You can confirm the maximum axis speed the servo can produce.
You can also confirm the encoder scaling is correct, by moving
the axis a known distance and noting the encoder count. The encoder
should function with out the amp enabled depending how it is powered.
The limit switches are not functional during this test.
The fast-dac / slow-dac options are preselect options so it is convienant
to switch between slow speed and fast speed. Set them to what you like -
remember there is no ramping.
Bias - used to add / subtract a constant value to the dac. It can only be
used for this test to tempararily stabilize a drifting motor - it will not
be used in the regular PID control.
For testing purposes if you require an output true, for instance to force
a relay to close to allow the amplifier to be powered, select the
'force-pin-true' output signal on the Mesa page. The openloop and tuning
tests will then set the output true for the length of the test.
Note that 7i77 and 7i76 daughter boards need their field power supplied
or some of the HAL pins will not be made and could cause an error message.
Spindle-at-speed settings:
Set the scaling so Linuxcnc knows when the spindle is close enough
to the requested speed. A spindle encoder or spindle-at-speed
digital input signal is required for this.
There is the option of percent or RPM range.
If you leave percent at 100 then set the RPM difference that is acceptable.
Other wise set the RPM difference to 0 and set the percent that is acceptable.
The default is a difference of +-200 RPM. Maximuim is 500 RPM.
Spindle display filter gain:
If a spindle speed display was chosen, this sets the filter
gain which helps stop the display from bouncing around.
The default gain is 1
Stepper Info:
This is for setting up the Stepper control loop:
step on time - minimum time in nanoseconds for the step pulse.
Step Space - minimum time between steps.
Direction Hold - minimum time between last step and direction change.
Direction Setup - minimum time for direction signal.
Driver type - choose a pre determined driver timing
motor steps - number of electrical steps for motor usually 200
microstepping - microstepping multiplication factor.
motor steps times microstepping = number of steps per revolution.
Axis info:
Encoder Scale - number of pulses per unit of axis movement.
Stepper Scale - number of steps per unit of axis movement.
Max velocity - in units per MINUTE.
Max Acceleration - in units per SECOND squared.
Rapid speed following error - amount actual can deviate from commanded.
Feed speed following error - amount actual can deviate from commanded.
Invert motor direction - check to reverse motor direction
Invert encoder direction - check to reverse encoder direction
When using metric units check the defaults carefully they are not converted
so need to be adjusted to sane values.
Following error setting are usually temporarily set larger to help with
servo tuning.
Calculate Scale Button:
You can enter scaling directly or use this dialog to calculate them.
check the boxes to add the setting to the calculation.
Pulley Teeth - use this if using a pulley or gear drive.
or uncheck for direct drive. Enter the
number of teeth of the cogs/gears not the
gear ratio.
Worm turn ratio - use this for worm drives. Enter the gear
ratio. EG if two turns of input = one of output
enter 2:1 The encoder is assumed connected to
the input.
Leadscrew - pitch (metric) or TPI of leadscrew.
Encoder lines - the number of basic lines (not pulses) of the encoder.
Microsteps - the multiplication factor to apply to motor steps.
Motor steps - the number of steps of motor (usually 200).
one could uncheck the microstep checkbox and just
enter the total number of steps per revolution of
the step drive.
The scale settings change as you enter data / check boxes.
The motion data is just for information.
If you wish to use the settings press apply otherwise cancel.
Test / Tune Axis Button:
Use this to test and tune the current axis.
This is unavailable for servos or if using simulated realtime.
set the velocity, acceleration and control loop settings.
jog to a safe zone close to the middle of axis.
set the test distance and choose a movement type:
+- for moving both sides of start point.
- for moving between zero and negative side.
+ for moving between zero and positive side.
choose a pause time.
press run and the test will move back and forth pausing
at each end of travel.
pressing OK will transfer the settings to the axis page.
pressing cancel will keep the existing settings.
Note that 7i77 and 7i76 daughter boards need their field power supplied
or some of the HAL pins will not be made and could cause an error message.
|
