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D addition – Diagnostics via Mach3 software
simDrive™ servo drive can be connected through
CAN bus with dedicated CNC controller –
CSMIO/IP-S. In current firmware version it lets for
the drive diagnostics directly in Mach3 and there
is no need to use USB-RS232 or to start
csServoManager™.
In Mach3 select „Plugin Control
CSMIO_IP
plugin” from the menu, go to „Expansion
modules” tab and click „simDrive™”.
In the newly opened window you will see:
•
Encoder position counter
•
Following error
•
Motor load (current absorbed by a motor)
•
Hall sensors state
•
Drive state
•
Digital inputs and outputs state
•
Power output stage temperature
•
Alarms shown as easy control led
Moreover if we connect simDrive™ servo drives with a
controller through the CAN bus - information about axis
disabling cause (an alarm type) will be saved in CSMIO/IP
log if situation like this happens. In case of any problems it
can make diagnostics easier.
If we want to connect more than one drive through the CAN bus you need to set CAN addresses for
the drives. Look at 5.2.2 chapter - „CAN bus connection”.
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