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by ashesman
Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Quadrature Error
Replies: 11
Views: 1952

Re: Quadrature Error

>Have you done the tests for encoder feedback working? Just tried that and I can’t even turn the ballscrew without it giving the quadrature error. If I take the OAK PS earth off then I can test and the position is spot on. I think the answer lies here. If with the motor drives disabled you have enco...
by ashesman
Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:49 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Quadrature Error
Replies: 11
Views: 1952

Re: Quadrature Error

So, an important thing to understand is that earth from the mains is primarily for electrical safety and noise noise. It can help as a return path for noise introduced by the mains supply itself. You have done the right thing star pointing the earths. But, remember eliminating noise is about reducin...
by ashesman
Mon Sep 05, 2022 4:05 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION
Replies: 17
Views: 2885

Re: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION

No need to start a new thread, unless there is an unrelated issue to discuss. I would definitely like to see your wiring arrangement. The signals to/from the Oak are differential, so very hard to introduce noise into, however, not impossible if you have very bad common mode noise due to high current...
by ashesman
Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:03 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION
Replies: 17
Views: 2885

Re: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION

Could you post a video of the noise. I spent a year and a half and several hundred emails working with DMM to try resolve almost every possible issue under the sun. If you are not using their motors then good luck getting them to work. If you are running them in precision mode (A/B) mode then take c...
by ashesman
Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:40 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Strange noise on acceleration curve during motor tuning
Replies: 4
Views: 812

Re: Strange noise on acceleration curve during motor tuning

Also, starting with slower acceleration times (like 0.5s) would make tuning easier. Then works towards faster acceleration.
by ashesman
Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:39 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Strange noise on acceleration curve during motor tuning
Replies: 4
Views: 812

Re: Strange noise on acceleration curve during motor tuning

Usually high frequency control oscillation is caused by too much proportional gain or not enough derivative gain. Usually a good PID tuning method is to start will really low Kp and 0 Kd and 0 Ki, low enough Kp that response is sluggish. Then start increasing Kp bit ny bit until you start seeing sig...
by ashesman
Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:48 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION
Replies: 17
Views: 2885

Re: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION

Just for future reference, here is why the DMM LINE_NUM is 4095: The manual says: "Pulse output per revolution = LINE_NUM * 4" But actually for higher output frequencies, the equation is: unnamed (1).png So 4095, gives Encoder Line Number = 8192 A (or B) pulses per revolution, which is 327...
by ashesman
Mon Aug 29, 2022 3:34 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION
Replies: 17
Views: 2885

Re: CONFIRM ENCODER COMMUNICATION

First, test the DMM servos stand alone. For example with their self tuning software. If they are able to control themselves properly, then that confirms the drives are working and the encoders to the drives are working correctly. You may need to force your safety relay on during this test to prevent...
by ashesman
Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:16 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Oak acceleration S curve adjjustment
Replies: 2
Views: 615

Re: Oak acceleration S curve adjjustment

eng199 wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:13 am The total acceleration time is the only adjustable variable.
Only adjustable one we can see, or is it absolutely hard coded that the S curve part is 15%?
by ashesman
Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:40 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Oak acceleration S curve adjjustment
Replies: 2
Views: 615

Oak acceleration S curve adjjustment

Can the acceleration S curve shape be adjusted on the Oak? Like on motor drives where you can adjust the acceleration/deceleration ramp in times and the constant acceleration time. It seems to me that these are fixed to 15% of the total acceleration time (as set in the PID config menu). Below is an ...