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FM-3 Programming Module Reference Manual
Example 5: If the starting postion is 10° and the specified postion is 350°, a Rotary Plus
index will travel 340° in the positive direction.
Rotary Minus indexes move to the specified position, but are forced to travel in the
negative (or minus) direction. Rotary Minus index postions must be within the rotary
rollover range.
Example 6: As in examples 2 and 4 above, the starting position is at 90° and 80° is the
specified position. A Rotary Minus index would travel 10° in the negative direction. At
the completion of this index the motor position would be 80°.
Example 7: If the starting postion is 15° and the specified postion is 270°, a Rotary
Minus index would travel 105° in the negative direction.
How Communications Work
Downloading
Downloading is the process of sending your configuration created with PowerTools FM-3
from the PC to the FM-3 module. Changes made in PowerTools FM-3 will not take effect
until the information has been downloaded or the Update to RAM button has been clicked.
To download information to a FM-3, click on the download button on the PowerTools toolbar
or select download from the Device pull down menu. PowerTools will lead the user through
a series of dialog boxes that determine what baudrate will be used and which communications
port on the user’s PC will be used.
Uploading
Uploading is the process of reading information back from the drive to the PowerTools FM-
3 configuration screens.
To upload information from a drive, click on the upload button on the PowerTools toolbar or
select upload from the Device pull down menu. This leads the user through a series of dialog
boxes that determine which drive address is to be uploaded.
Updating to RAM
The Update to RAM button can be used to send changes to the FM-3 without performing a
complete download. The Update to RAM button is found in the PowerTools FM-3 toolbar.
This operation will send only those changes that have been made since the last Update to
RAM or Device – Download to the FM-3. The changes will take effect immediately upon
clicking on the button.