RMS Technologies IMC17 INTEGRATED MOTOR CONTROLLER/DRIVER - Manual (Page 12)

4. Under ‘Connect using’, select the COM
connection that corresponds to your PC serial
port (i.e. COM 1, COM 2, etc.) then click ‘OK’
5. Set your Port Settings to default (i.e. 9600
baud, 8 data, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow
control)
6. Turn on local echo by going to:
File  Properties  Settings tab  ASCII
Setup: Click on the box for “Echo Typed
Characters Locally” and click on the box
for “Send Line ends with line feeds”.
Click “OK”.
7. Now you can type your commands
Example command: /1A10000R
• This will run unit #1 to the Absolute position 10000
• You can check the address of your driver by checking the dial at the top of the
driver. (See the following page for Changing the Address)
• A full list of commands is available in the IMC17 Command List
• Hint: Most common commands to change are:
o Step resolution (/1j2R sets it to half stepping)
o Velocity in pulses/sec (/1V1000R sets the speed to 1000 pps)
o Run current (/1m50R sets the run current to 50%)
o Hold current (/1h20R sets the hold current to 20%)
o Move the motor (/1P800R moves the motor 2 revs if half stepping)
Setting the Current
CAUTION! DO NOT SET THE CURRENT ABOVE THE MOTOR’S RATED
CURRENT.
RMS Technologies Page 12 4/3/2009
IMC17/IMCE17 User Manual Rev 1.06