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Epsilon EP-P Drive Reference Manual
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2 Operational Overview
This section provides a complete functional description of the Epsilon EP-P drive. It is intended to provide you, the user, with a
thorough understanding of all operations. The description includes references to many Epsilon EP-P drive parameters which
can be displayed and/or edited using PowerTools Pro software, or through any Modbus interface.
The Epsilon EP-P drive allows the user to set up 100 different Indexes, Jog functions and a Home. The Epsilon EP-P drive
provides fifteen digital inputs and eight digital outputs.
2.1 Software Interface
The Epsilon EP-P drive is set up using PowerTools Pro software. PowerTools Pro is an easy-to-use Windows® based setup
and diagnostics tool. It provides the user with the ability to create, edit and maintain the drive’s setup. You can download or
upload the setup data to or from a drive. The setup data can also be saved to a file on the PC or printed for review or
permanent storage.
2.2 PowerTools Pro Setup Software
PowerTools Pro is designed to be the easiest-to-use software available for single axis motion controllers.
Features
• “Hierarchy Tree” for quick navigation to any setup view
• Simple I/O function assignments
• Powerful online diagnostic capabilities
• Programming
Figure 4: Hierarchy Tree
The “Hierarchy Tree” (shown above in the left side) contains expandable groups of parameters. The groups can be expanded
and contracted just like folders in Windows® Explorer. Left click on a view name in the Hierarchy Tree will display that view on
the right side of the computer screen.
To setup a drive the user simply steps through the Hierarchy Tree from top to bottom starting with the Setup view. Simple
applications can be setup in a matter of minutes.
2.3 How Motion Works
The Epsilon EP-P drive provides six types of motion: jogging, homing, indexing, gearing, camming, and torque mode. The
drive will be either in velocity mode or torque mode. What this means is that while the drive is in torque mode, the other types
of motion cannot run. If the other types of motion are active on either profile, the torque mode may not run. It is possible to run
two different velocity mode types of motion at the same time. For instance, gearing could be running on profile zero while an
index is running on profile one. Note that the same instance of a motion type may not run on both profiles at the same time.
This means that while index 0 is running on profile zero, it may not run on profile one. But while index 0 is running on profile