Invacare LiNX - 6 Suggested Programming Procedure; Step 1 - Power-Up Test; Step 2 - Check Motor Orientation

Suggestedprogrammingprocedure
6Suggestedprogramming
procedure
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryordamage
–Performfollowingprocedureinalargeopen
environment,preferablyoutdoors.Makesure
wheelchaircannotcrashintootherpeople
orobjects.
–Bepreparedforunexpectedwheelchair
movementineventofafaultyinstallation.
–Ifwheelchairbecomesuncontrollable,
performanemergencystopbyturningLiNX
systemoff.
Thefollowingoutlinesasuggestedprogrammingprocedure
forsettinguptheLiNXsystem.Itisnotprescriptiveand
shouldbeusedasaguidelineonly.
Thefollowingchaptersshowthepreferredorderinwhich
toprogramtheparameters,whateffectstheparameters
haveonthewheelchairandalsohowthevarious
parametersinteractwitheachother.
1.Power-uptest
2.Checkmotororientation
3.Setloadcompensation
4.Adjustspeedsettings
5.Adjustaccelerationsettings
TheprogrammingprocedureissuitableforLiNXsystems
withorwithoutaLiNXGyromoduletted.
•Forgyro-basedsystems,performsteps1–3without
thegyroconnectedandthensteps4and5withgyro
connected.
6.1Step1–Power-uptest
Beforeprogramming,ensurethatthesystempowersup
successfully.Pressandreleasethepowerbuttononthe
remotemodule.Thestatusindicatorshouldlightgreen.
Ifthebatterycableorloomhasnotbeencorrectly
connected,thestatusindicatordoesnotturnon.
Ifthestatusindicatorashesred,checkthemotors
andparkbrakesastheymaynothavebeenconnected
properly.Formoreinformationabouterrorcodes,referto
theusermanualoftheremote.
6.2Step2–CheckMotorOrientation
Step2ensuresthatthemotorsareconguredcorrectly.
1.
Fig.6-1
Fig.6-2
OpenModules→PowerModule.
CheckforMotorInversion
Todetectmotorinversion,deectjoystickslightlyforwards.
•Ifwheelchairmovesbackwardsinsteadofforwards,
togglebothLeftInvertandRightInvertparameters.
•Ifwheelchairturnsonthespot,onlyonemotor
isinverted.Tobeginwith,justtoggleLeftInvert
parameteranddeectjoystickforwardsagain.If
wheelchairmovesbackwards,wheelchairnowhas
bothmotorsinverted.ToggleLeftInvertandRight
Invertparameterstoxthisissue.
Beforecontinuing,makesurethatwheelchairmoves
correctlyforwardsandbackwards.
CheckforMotorSwap
Todetectmotorswap,deectjoysticktoleft.Ifwheelchair
movesright,toggleSwapparameter .
Beforecontinuing,makesurethatwheelchairmoves
correctlyforwards,backwards,leftandright.
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