8.12  Manual Tuning 
8.12.1  Tuning the Servo Gains
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* The second stage second torque reference filter is disabled when Pn40F is set to 5,000 (default setting) and it is 
enabled when Pn40F is set to a value lower than 5,000.
 Torque Reference Filter
If you suspect that machine vibration is being caused by the Servo Drive, try adjusting the 
torque reference filter time constant. This may stop the vibration. The lower the value, the bet-
ter the control response characteristic will be, but there may be a limit depending on the 
machine conditions. 
* The filter is disabled if you set the parameter to 5,000.
 Notch Filters
The notch filter can eliminate specific frequency elements generated by the vibration of sources 
such as resonance of the shaft of a ball screw. 
The notch filter puts a notch in the gain curve at the specific vibration frequency (called the 
notch frequency). The frequency components near the notch frequency can be reduced or 
removed with a notch filter.
Notch filters are set with three parameters for the notch filter frequency, notch filter Q value, 
and notch filter depth. This section describes the notch filter Q value and notch filter depth. 
• Notch filter Q Value
The setting of the notch filter Q value determines the width of the frequencies that are filtered 
for the notch filter frequency. The width of the notch changes with the notch filter Q value. The 
larger the notch filter Q value is, the steeper the notch is and the narrower the width of frequen-
cies that are filtered is. 
The notch filter frequency characteristics for different notch filter Q values are shown below.
Pn401
First Stage First Torque Reference Filter Time Constant  
 
Setting Range Setting Unit Default Setting When Enabled Classification
0 to 65,535 0.01 ms 100 Immediately Tuning
Pn40F
Second Stage Second Torque Reference Filter Frequency  
 
Setting Range Setting Unit Default Setting When Enabled Classification
100 to 5,000 1 Hz 5000* Immediately Tuning
Pn410
Second Stage Second Notch Filter Q Value  
 
Setting Range Setting Unit Default Setting When Enabled Classification
50 to 100 0.01 50 Immediately Tuning
Torque 
reference 
before lter
First 
stage rst 
torque 
reference 
lter:
Pn401
Second 
stage 
second 
notch lter:
Pn40F
Pn410
First 
stage 
notch lter:
Pn409
Pn40A
Pn40B
Second 
stage 
notch lter:
Pn40C
Pn40D
Pn40E
Torq ue  
reference 
after lter
Torque-Related 
Function 
Selections 1
Pn408
First order 
lag lter
Second order 
lag lter
*
Notch lter Notch lter Notch lter Notch lterNotch lter
Torque-Related 
Function 
Selections 2
Pn416
Third 
stage 
notch lter:
Pn417
Pn418
Pn419
Fourth 
stage 
notch lter:
Pn41A
Pn41B
Pn41C
Fifth 
stage 
notch lter:
Pn41D
Pn41E
Pn41F