RMS Technologies IMCE23 INTERGRATED MOTOR+CONTROLLER +DRIVER+ENCOD - Manual (Page 14)

R356 Controller & Driver Page 14 Version 1.06
RMS Technologies 2/17/2010
6. Turn on local echo by going to:
File Æ Properties Æ Settings tab Æ 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 Silverpak 23C / R356 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)
HyperTerminal Responses:
/0@ indicates good command and that it was received correctly
/0b indicates bad command
/0C indicates that the command is out of range
/0' indicates that the command is terminated
/0’a Overflow
Setting the Current
CAUTION! DO NOT SET THE CURRENT ABOVE THE MOTOR’S RATED
CURRENT.
In order to set the correct current for your motor, you must program the specified
amount in HyperTerminal
Current is set based on the Maximum amount of current the controller board can
output, which is 3.0 Amps Peak. Below is a table of how much current will be
applied to your motor for each setting.