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How to Correctly Wire Hall Sensors to Servo Amplifiers
The issue of wiring the hall sensors on brushless servo motors often arises here in the Galil Applications Department.
Switching from Encoder feedback to Analog feedback and back
Some applications require driving to a known position based on normal encoder-based feedback, then switching to an analog signal for feedback, and then returning to the encoder-based data. Even as the controller drives the motor based on analog data, the encoder continues to turn, and the increm
Tools For Debugging DMC Motion Controller Code
The following commands can be very useful for debugging DMC code on any of the current generation Galil motion controllers
TC1 - This reports back any errors that have occurred with the program
Part Number of the 7407/7406 Amp Enable Chip (ICM-1900,ICM-2900,ICM-20100)
Below is the part number for the 7406/7407 chip if you need to change the polarity of your amp enable on select ICMs. Note, the desired configuration can be ordered directly from Galil at the time of ICM order. Just specify -HAEN or -LAEN.