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IDMx40 Technical Reference
4.2.3. Download setup data to drive/motor
Press the Download to Drive/Motor button to download your setup data in the
drive/motor EEPROM memory in the setup table. From now on, at each power-on, the setup data
is copied into the drive/motor RAM memory which is used during runtime. It is also possible to
Save
the setup data on your PC and use it in other applications.
To summarize, you can define or change the setup data in the following ways:
• create a new setup data by going through the motor and drive dialogues
• use setup data previously saved in the PC
• upload setup data from a drive/motor EEPROM memory
4.2.4. Evaluate drive/motor behaviour (optional)
You can use the Data Logger or the Control Panel evaluation tools to quickly measure and
analyze your application behavior. In case of errors like protections triggered, use the Drive
Status control panel to find the cause.
4.3. Changing the drive Axis ID
The axis ID of an IDMx40 drive can be set in 2 ways:
Hardware (H/W) – according with the DIP switch selection in the range 1 to 31 or 255
(see 3.3 DIP-Switch Settings)
Software – any value between 1 and 255, stored in the setup table
The axis ID is initialized at power on, using the following algorithm:
a) If a valid setup table exists, with the value read from it. This value can be an axis number
1 to 255 or can indicate that axis ID will be set according with DIP switch selection
b) If the setup table is invalid, with the last value set with a valid setup table. This value can
be an axis number 1 to 255 or can indicate that axis ID will be set according with DIP
switch selection
c) If there is no axis ID set by a valid setup table, according with DIP switch selection
Remark: If a drive axis ID was previously set by software and its value is not anymore known,
you can find it by selecting in the Communication | Setup dialogue at “Axis ID of drive/m
otor
connected to PC” the option Autodetected. Apply this solution only if this drive is connected
directly with your PC via an RS-232 link. If this drive is part of a CANbus network and the PC is
serially connected with another drive, use the menu command Communication | Scan Network
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