Danaher Motion B8961, Operator'S Manual

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Symptoms Probable Causes Possible Remedies
RMS Shutdow n Mechanical jam,amplifier shut down to Check for binding or reduce
prevent motor overheating. acceleration and duty cycle.
Vertical or constant force application Contact IDC’s application dept.
causing false RMS fault.(DSP V1.6
only)
Load correct file via Servo Tuner.
RMS current limit exceeded. Check for binding or reduce
acceleration and duty cycle.
Wrong motor file loaded. Select the correct motor model AND
voltage from SETUP/MOTOR/TYPE.
“Hit a Limit” Limit switches improperly wired or EOT inputs must be connected to
error message not connected COM via a jumper wire or a NC
switch before motion can take place.
Motor moves the Drive and control resolution Check the distance units and the Gear
wrong distance don’t match Ratio setting in the
EDIT/SETUP/MECH menu.
Controller doesn’t The keypad has been disabled Check the dipswitch settings on the
respond to keypad back of the keypad to selectively
inputs disable keypad functionality.
Check for “keypad disable”input
configuration.
Controller doesn’t OPTO positions default to inputs. Configure as output from the
recognize OPTO EDIT/SETUP/I/O menu.
inputs
No motion occurs Correct motor type not selected. Select the correct motor and voltage from
when programs are Motor type defaults to NONE. the SETUP/MOTOR/TYPE menu.
run
Homing moves are Home switch active level set Change home switch active level from the
very slow, don’t incorrectly SETUP/HOME/SWITCH menu.
follow commanded
velocity
Final homing position Homes to the Z-channel on the motor Move the switch,the motor with respect to
is not located over encoder the switch,or run in OPEN LOOP MODE.
the home switch
Motor will not Drive not enabled. Check for drive faults with the keypad or the
move/has no the SS command.
torque End of travel limit switches are active D ri ve re q u i res Norm a l ly Closed limit sw i t ch e s .
Inputs should be jumpered if not being used.
The MOTOR/TYPE selection is wro n g . The default dri ve confi g u ration is “ N O N E .”
Select the correct motor and vo l t age from the
S E T U P / M OTOR/TYPE menu .
Motor “ j e rk s ”o n Hall effect sensors mis-wire d C h e ck fe e d b a ck cabl i n g
p ower up
W rong motor type selected Select the correct motor and vo l t age from the
S E T U P / M OTOR/TYPE menu .
Motor “ w h i n e s ” H i g h ly resonant mechanical system S t i ffen the mechanical tra n s m i s s i o n
Tuning para m e t e rs are set too “ h o t ” Reduce the gain para m e t e rs . K
i
is often a
s t rong contributor to this instab i l i t y.
Motor won’t change One EOT limit switch is active Check limit switch wiring or motor/actuator
direction or moves position.
only in one direction
Motor moves in the Control and Drive directions conflict Change the direction from the
wrong direction with each other SETUP/MOTOR/DIR menu.
Motor runs hot High accelerations and duty cycles. Reduce duty cycle.Motor heating is not
IDC motors are rated normally a problem unless it causes
up to a case temp of 100C,and are Thermal Shutdowns.
protected by a thermostat.