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Tuning Procedures
When Feedforwards are enabled, the accuracy of the Inertia Ratio and Friction parameters is 
very important. If the Inertia Ratio parameter is larger than the actual inertia, the result would 
be a significant velocity overshoot during ramping. If the Inertia parameter is smaller than the 
actual inertia, velocity error during ramping will be reduced but not eliminated. If the Friction 
parameter is greater than the actual friction, it may result in velocity error or instability. If the 
Friction parameter is less than the actual friction, velocity error will be reduced by not 
eliminated.
Feedforwards can be enabled in any operating mode, however, there are certain modes in 
which they do not function. These modes are described in table below.
* EN revision B6 or later.
Low Pass Filter Enable and Frequency
The drive provides a low pass filter which may be used to reduce machine resonance due to 
mechanical coupling or other flexible load components. The low pass filter filters the torque 
command generated by the velocity loop. It is not active in Torque mode.
The low pass filter’s frequency must be at least 2.5 times greater than the actual velocity loop 
bandwidth. If there is no noticeable mechanical resonance effecting the system, the system is 
better off without the low pass filter. If the system has a mechanical resonance effecting the 
performance, the low pass filter can diminish the effects of the resonance and allow the tuning 
response parameter to be increased.
The low pass filter may improve system performance when there is an inertia mismatch 
between the load and the motor inertia causing compliance in the effective load shaft. For 
example, if an EN-214/MG-490 drive motor combination is driving a 16-inch long ne-inch 
steel shaft with a 40:1 inertia mismatch, the highest the tuning can be set to is 1 hertz. If the 
low pass filter is enabled at a frequency of 70 hertz, the system’s tuning response may be set 
to 15 hertz.
Line Voltage (EN Only)
Line Voltage specifies the applied power and adjusts the internal gains to compensate for it. 
This parameter has two choices 115 VAC and 230 VAC. If the Line Voltage is set to 230 
VAC when the actual applied voltage is 115 VAC, the motor will be slightly less responsive 
to commands and load disturbances.
Operating Mode Feedforward Parameters Active 
Accel FF Vel FF
Analog Velocity No Yes
Preset Velocity Yes Yes
Pulse/Position No Yes
Summation Yes Yes
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