Getting Started with the NI 9502 and AKM Motors
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Complete the following steps to connect the NI 9502 to the NI AKM motor.
1.
Connect the motor connector on the cable to the NI AKM motor connector.
2.
Connect the motor Phase U, Phase V, and Phase W, and COM wires to the NI 9502.
3.
Connect the feedback connector on the cable to the NI AKM feedback connector.
4.
Connect the Hall 1, Hall 2, Hall 3, and COM wires from the Halls portion of the cable to the
NI 9502.
5.
Connect the +5 V and COM wires from the encoder portion of the cable to a 5 V power supply.
6.
Connect the COM from the 5 V power supply to the NI 9502 COM, to provide a common reference.
Software Installation and Configuration
This section covers installing and configuring the software for the NI 9502 servo drive module. It
assumes that all required software from the
section is installed.
Step 1: Install Software on and Configure the NI RT Controller
Complete the following steps to configure the controller and install software on it.
1.
Launch Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) on the development computer by clicking
the MAX icon on the desktop, or by selecting
Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
Measurement & Automation
.
2.
Select the controller under
Remote Systems
in the
Configuration
pane. If you do not see the
controller, you may need to disable the firewall on the development computer.
3.
Verify that the
Serial Number
in the
Identification
section matches the serial number on the
device.
4.
If you do not want to format the disk on the controller, eliminating all installed software and files,
power on the controller and skip to step 12.
5.
Set the
Safe Mode
switch on the controller to the
On
position.
6.
Power on the controller. If it is already powered on, press the
Reset
button on the controller to
reboot it.
7.
Right-click the controller under
Remote Systems
in the
Configuration
pane and select
Format
Disk
. Click
Yes
on the dialog box that appears.
8.
When MAX finishes formatting the disk, set the
Safe Mode
switch to the
Off
position and press
the
Reset
button on the controller to reboot it.
9.
Select the
System Settings
tab and type a descriptive name for the system in the
Name
field.
10. (Optional) Complete this step only if the target has an empty IP address (0.0.0.0). Select the
Network Settings
tab and select
DHCP or Link Local
from the
Configure IPv4 Address
list to
assign an IP address or select the
Static
to specify a static IP address in the
IPv4 Address
section.
11. Click
Save
on the toolbar and let MAX reboot the system.
12. When the new system name appears under
Remote Systems
, expand the controller item in the tree,
right-click
Software
, and select
Add/Remove Software
.
13. Select a recommended software set that includes NI-RIO 4.0 or later.
14. Click
Next
.
15. (Optional) Select
LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module 11.0.1
or later from the add-ons list.
16. Click
Next
to install the selected software on the controller. Click
Help
if you need information
about installing recommended software sets.
17. Close MAX.
