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Adjusting AMC Servo Amps
Initial Settings:
Loop Gain-------Fully CW
Current Limit----Fully CW
Ref. Gain--------Do not adjust yet
Test/Offset------Do not adjust yet
Adjustments with servos off
Before turning servos on, connect a Digital Volt Meter to pins 4 & 5 on the brown connector of the Amp. Set the Motion Card offset voltage to 0V (+-.005V) using the balance pots on the side of the MC2 Card (from left to right, X-Balance Pot, Z-Balance Pot ). See photos below for location of pots on MC2 card.
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G2 style control
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G3 style control
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Turn Servos On
- Loop Gain: Slowly turn Loop Gain CCW until you here the motor stops to hum, 1 Full turn more CCW
- Press the CTRL key and the letter E at the same time (this will bring up the servo count display window)
- Put Jog control at Med. Speed (#2 Jog)
- Test/Offset: Set for 0 counts while axis is standing still
- Ref In Gain: Jog machine at Med speed (#2 Jog) and set Ref Gain for a count of 100
- Loop Gain: Slowly turn Loop Gain CW until you here the motor start to hum, then turn the pot CCW until the humming stops, and then 1 Full turn CCW
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