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Brushless DC Servo Driver K-Cube
Wheel Direction
The direction of a move initiated by the velocity wheel is specified as follows:
Disabled - The wheel is disabled to remove any unwanted motion due to
accidental movement of the wheel.
Direction Sense Positive - Upwards rotation of the wheel results in a positive
motion (i.e. increased position count).
Note.
The following option applies only when the Wheel Mode is set to Velocity
Control. If set to Position Jogging or Go to Position Mode, the following option is
ignored.
Direction Sense Negative - Upwards rotation of the wheel results in a negative
motion (i.e. decreased position count).
Disp. Brightness
In certain applications, it may be necessary to adjust the brightness of the LED display
on the top of the unit. The brightness is set in the
Active Level
parameter, as a value
from 0 (Off) to 100 (brightest). The display can be turned off completely by entering a
setting of zero, however, pressing the MENU button on the top panel will temporarily
illuminate the display at its lowest brightness setting to allow adjustments. When the
display returns to its default position display mode, it will turn off again.
Furthermore, 'Burn In' of the display can occur if it remains static for a long time. To
prevent this, the display is automatically dimmed after the time interval specified in the
Timeout (min)
parameter has elapsed. The time interval is specified in minutes in the
range 0 (never dimmed) to 480. The dim level is set in the
Idle Level
parameter, as a
value from 0 (Off) to 10 (brightest) but is also limited by the
Active Value
parameter if
this is lower.
Persist Settings to Hardware -
Many of the parameters that can be set for the DC
Driver K-Cube can be stored (persisted) within the unit itself, such that when the unit
is next powered up these settings are applied automatically. This is particularly
important when the driver is being used manually in the absence of a PC and USB
link. The wheel, and trigger parameters described here are good examples of settings
that can be altered and then persisted in the driver for use in absence of a PC. To
save the settings to hardware, check the ‘Persist Settings to Hardware’ checkbox
before clicking the ‘OK button
.
Caution
The ‘Persist Settings’ functionality is provided to simplify use of the unit
in the absence of a PC. When the unit is connected to a PC and is
operated via APTUser, the default APTServer settings will be loaded at
boot up, even if the ‘Persist Settings’ option has been checked.
