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Getting Started with AKD EtherCAT Drives and NI SoftMotion
Step 6: Tune the System using Kollmorgen WorkBench
In this section you will tune the axis associated with your AKD EtherCAT servo drive using the
Kollmorgen WorkBench.
Kollmorgen WorkBench is software provided by Kollmorgen that allows you to configure your
AKD servo drive, such as maximum motor current, encoder resolution, and I/O scaling. For
information about tuning the drive with WorkBench, refer to the
Tuning Your System
topic in the
installed
Kollmorgen WorkBench Help
.
Step 7: Configure the AKD EtherCAT Servo Drive Axis
In this section you will configure the axis associated with your AKD EtherCAT servo drive
using the
Axis Configuration
dialog box.
Complete the following steps to configure the axis I/O settings for use with the AKD EtherCAT
servo drive.
1.
Right-click the axis in the
Project Explorer
window and select
Properties
from the
shortcut menu to open the
Axis Configuration
dialog box.
Figure 19 shows the parts of the
Axis Configuration
dialog box for AKD EtherCAT servo
drives.
