Quick start manual

AX1500 Quick Start
14 AX1500 Motor Controller User’s Manual Version 1.7b. November 3, 2005
version to the next, changes may occur from one revision to the next. Make sure that you
have the matching manual and software versions. These may be retrieved from the
Roboteq web site.
Any one of the parameters listed in Table 2, and others not listed, can easily be changed
either using the controller’s buttons or your PC with the Roboteq Configuration Utility.
Checking and Changing Configurations
Any one of the parameters listed in Table 2, and others not listed, can easily be changed
either using the Roboteq Configuration Utility. See “Using the Roborun Configuration Util-
ity” on page 113.
Connecting the controller to your PC using Roborun
Connecting the controller to your PC is not necessary for basic R/C operation. However, it
is a very simple procedure that is useful for the following purposes:
• to Read and Set the programmable parameters with a user-friendly graphical inter-
face
• to obtain the controller’s software revision and date
• to send precise commands to the motors
• to read and plot real-time current consumption value
• Save captured parameters onto disk for later analysis
• to update the controller’s software
TABLE 2. AX1500 Default Settings
Parameter Default Values Letter
Input Command mode: (0) = R/C Radio mode I
Motor Control mode (0) = Separate A, B, speed control, open loop C
Amp limit (5) = 26.25A A
Acceleration (2) = medium-slow S
Input switch function (3) = no action U
Brake/Coast (0) = brake when idle b
Joystick Deadband (2) = 16% d
Exponentiation on channel 1 (0) = Linear (no exponentiation) E
Exponentiation on channel 2 (0) = Linear (no exponentiation) F
Left / Right Adjust (7) = no adjustment L