Tuning the Motors ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 257 Item Description Motor: Specifies the motor that will receive the square wave pos- l itioning command. Period (sec): Specifies the length of the square wave (in seconds). l Amplitude (cts): Specifies the amplitude of the square wave (in servo l counts) Go: Toggles (turns on/off) the square wave positioning command to l the specified motor. Collect Time (sec) Specifies the data collection time in seconds, the default value is 1. For example, to collect data for five seconds, enter the value 5. Samples/Sec Specifies the data collection rate in samples per second. The default value is 1000.
For example, to collect data at a sample rate of 1600 samples/sec, enter the value 1600. Live... Displays a window that shows the "live" data being collected, as shown in the following figure. Live Data Display Start Click to start the data collection. The data collection will continue until either: Stop is clicked, or the specified collect time is reached. Stop Click to stop the data collection. If the specified collect time has already expired, this button is disabled. Plot Click to plot the collected data. A progress bar displays while the data is pro- cessed.
After the processing has completed, the data is plotted on the graph located at the lower portion of the Motor Tuning dialog box, as shown in the figure below.