User manual

PoStep60 user manual
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Figure 9: Basic user controls
Figure 9 notes:
1. Driver configuration selection drop box – select one of predefined configurations. Use default
configuration if you are not familiar with motor performance parameters.
2. Full scale current value – setup required motor current value.
3. Idle current value – setup idle current – idle current is a driver current when there is no activity
on “Step/Dir” inputs for more than 10s.
4. Step mode – select a step mode between full step and 1/256-step (256 micro steps) mode.
5. Overheating temperature limit and reduced current value – setup a temperature limit at which
driver reduces driver current to protect driver from possible overheating.
6. Driver settings manipulation – enables reading/writing configuration to/from PoStep60 driver
a. Read values from driver – reads driver configuration settings currently set on the driver.
b. Write values to driver – writes driver configuration settings and store them to a non-
volatile memory on the driver. The settings are read and loaded each time driver is
powered or reset.
NOTE!
Please follow stepper motor datasheet when setting driver values. Setting higher
current value than nominal motor current may result in changed characteristics of
PoStep motor driver (overheating, motor ringing,…) due to motor running out of
specs.
NOTE!
Any change in configuration settings made in application is not valid to driver until
confirmed by “Write values to driver”.
6: Driver settings
manipulation
7: Load/save configuration
setting from/to file
5: Overheating temperature
limit and reduced current value
4: Step mode
2: Full scale
current value
1: Driver configuration
selection drop box
8: Device custom name
3: Idle current value
9: Enable/disable advanced
driver setup mode
11: Reset faults button
10: Detailed fault description
in case of fault detected
12: Enable/disable
DC motor mode
13: Enable/disable
BINx buttons mode
15: Set I2C
address
14: Enable/disable
BINx buttons mode