62 Unidrive M702 Getting Started Guide
Issue Number: 4
Autotune
The drive is able to perform either a stationary or a rotating auto-tune. 
The motor must be at a standstill before an auto-tune is enabled. A 
stationary auto-tune will give moderate performance whereas a rotating 
auto-tune will give improved performance as it measures the actual 
values of the motor parameters required by the drive.The drive is able to 
perform a stationary, rotating, mechanical load measurement or locked 
rotor test auto-tune. The motor must be at a standstill before an auto-tune 
is enabled. It is suggested that a rotating auto tune is used for accurate 
measurement for position feedback phase angle. 
• A stationary auto-tune can be used when the motor is loaded and it is 
not possible to uncouple the load from the motor shaft. A stationary 
auto-tune is performed to locate the flux axis of the motor. The 
stationary auto-tune measures the stator resistance, inductance in 
flux axis, voltage offset at zero current, maximum voltage offset, 
inductance in torque axis with no load on the motor and current at 
maximum voltage offset of the motor. These are used to calculate the 
current loop gains, and at the end of the test the values in Pr 00.038 
and Pr 00.039 are updated. If Sensorless mode is not selected then 
Position Feedback Phase Angle (03.025) is set-up for the selected 
position feedback.
• A rotating auto-tune should only be used if the motor is uncoupled. 
The rotating auto-tune will rotate the motor by up to 2 mechanical 
revolutions in the direction selected, regardless of the reference 
provided to obtain the position feedback phase angle. A stationary 
auto-tune is then performed to obtain stator resistance, inductance in 
flux axis, voltage offset at zero current, maximum voltage offset, 
inductance in torque axis with no load on the motor and current at 
maximum voltage offset of the motor. From the above obtained 
parameters the current loop gains are calculated, and at the end of 
the test the values in Pr 00.038 and Pr 00.039 are updated.
To perform an auto-tune:
•Set Pr 00.040 = 1 for a stationary auto-tune, Pr 00.040 = 2 for a 
rotating auto-tune. 
• Close the run signal (terminal 7 or 8).
• Close the drive enable signal (terminal 11 and 13). The lower display 
will flash 'Autotune' while the drive is performing the test.
• Wait for the drive to display 'Ready' or 'Inhibit' and for the motor to 
come to a standstill.
If the drive trips it cannot be reset until the drive enable signal (terminal 11 
and 13) has been removed.
• Remove the drive enabled and run signal from the drive.
Save 
parameters
Select 'Save Parameters' in Pr mm.000 (alternatively enter a value of 
1000 in Pr mm.000) and press red   reset button or toggle the 
reset digital input. 
Run Drive is now ready to run
Action Detail
The rotating auto-tune will rotate the motor by up to 2 
mechanical revolutions in the direction selected, regardless of 
the reference provided. After a short delay, the motor is further 
rotated through a electrical revolution. The enable signal must 
be removed before the drive can be made to run at the 
required reference. The drive can be stopped at any time by 
removing the run signal or removing the drive enable.
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