AX2550 Motor Controller User’s Manual 9
Analog Deadband Adjustment 127
Power-On Safety 128
Under Voltage Safety 128
Data Logging in Analog Mode 128
SECTION 13 Serial (RS-232) Controls and Operation 131
Use and benefits of RS232 131
Connector I/O Pin Assignment (RS232 Mode) 132
Cable configuration 133
Extending the RS232 Cable 133
Communication Settings 134
Establishing Manual Communication with a PC 134
RS232 Communication with the Encoder Module 135
Entering RS232 from R/C or Analog mode 136
Data Logging String in R/C or Analog mode 136
RS232 Mode if default 137
Commands Acknowledge and Error Messages 137
Character Echo 137
Command Acknowledgement 137
Command Error 137
Watchdog time-out 137
RS-232 Watchdog 138
Controller Commands and Queries 138
Set Motor Command Value 139
Set Accessory Output 139
Query Power Applied to Motors 140
Query Amps from Battery to each Motor Channel 140
Query Analog Inputs 140
Query Heatsink Temperatures 141
Query Battery Voltages 141
Query Digital Inputs 142
Reset Controller 142
Accessing & Changing Configuration Parameter in Flash 143
Apply Parameter Changes 143
Flash Configuration Parameters List 144
Input Control Mode 145
Motor Control Mode 145
Amps Limit 146
Acceleration 147
Input Switches Function 147
RC Joystick or Analog Deadband 148
Exponentiation on Channel 1 and Channel 2 148
Left/Right Adjust 149
Default Encoder Time Base 1 and 2 149
Default Encoder Distance Divider 150