Abearingcalibrationisnotrequiredtohavebeenperformedinordertovalidate(levitate)theshaft.Usingthe
validationprocessinthismannerwillallowthetechniciantoknowiftheshaftcanlevitatefreelyusingthestored
calibrationdata.
5.3.3.2 Save to EEPROM
WhensavingtotheEEPROM,the“latest”calibrationvaluesoverwrite“stored”values.
ThereisnorequirementtosavecalibrationstoEEPROMafterperformingabearingcalibration.Comparingoriginal
factorycalibrationvaluesstoredinEEPROMtothelatestcalibrationallowsdeterminationoflong-termchanges.
SavingtoEEPROMpermanentlyoverwritesexistingstoredcalibrationvalues.“Stored”valuesareusedforstartup
checkatthenextpowercycle.ThepreviousvaluescannotberecoveredoncethenewvaluesaresavedtoEEPROM.
OriginalcalibrationvaluesshouldonlybeoverwrittenwhenreplacingaBMCCinthefield,orwhenrequiredfor
troubleshootingabearingissuewithacompressor.
NOTE
IfthelatestcalibrationvaluesdifferfromthestoredvaluesoutsideofthetolerancessetintheSMT,awarningmessagewillappearwhen
savingtotheEEPROM.
Thiscompareschangesfromthestoredcalibrationtothelatestandmaybeanindicatorofshaft/bearingalignmentchanges.
5.3.4 Create a Calibration Report
Thecalibrationreportcomparescurrentbearingcalibrationvaluestostoredvalues.Thereisnorequirementto
performabearingcalibrationbeforecreatingacalibrationreport.Thereisalsonorequirementforsavingabearing
calibration(ifperformed)toEEPROMbeforecreatingacalibrationreport.
Performthefollowingstepstocreateareport:
1. ClicktheCalibrationReportbutton.
2. Selectalocationtosavethereport.ThereportwillbegeneratedasaPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)
document.
5.3.5 Calibration Report Analysis
1. DatainReport:Thedifferencebetweenthe“LatestCalibration”and“StoredCalibration”islessthan30
percent.
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Interpretation:Successfulcalibration
2. DatainReport:Onlyoneofthegainvaluesequalszero.
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Interpretation:Bearingorbearingsensorelectricalfault,oronechannelofthePWMAmplifieris
faulty
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Action:VerifythePWM
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Action:Verifythebearings
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Action:Verifythebearingsensors
3. DatainReport:Morethanoneofthegainvaluesiszero.
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Interpretation:Incorrectcalibrationprocedureperformed,bearingorbearingsensorelectricalfault,
ormorethanonechannelofthePWMAmplifierisfaulty
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Action:Beforebeginningthecalibration,verifytheInterlockisopenandallexternal
communicationisdisconnected
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Action:VerifythePWM
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Action:Verifythebearings
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Action:Verifythebearingsensors
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