Advanced Motion Controls

Digiflex® DriveSuite v. 2.2.6 Installation Notes

9/3/02

This document provides important information on the installation of the Digiflex® DriveSuite setup software and upgrade of drive firmware.

Documentation and support are available on the Advanced Motion Controls web site (www.a-m-c.com), or contact Technical Support by phone at 805-389-1935 or by e-mail to techsupport@a-m-c.com.

 

Requirements

  1. Windows operating system (Win 3.x, 95, 98 NT, 2000, XP)

  2. 6MB hard drive space

  3. Available COM port (COM 1, 2, 3, or 4)

Installation

  1. Extract all files from the .zip file.

  2. Double click on AMC_DriveSuite.exe to begin the installation program.

Firmware Upgrade

!!!IMPORTANT NOTE!!!

Firmware Upgrades must be performed at a baud rate of 9600bps and a drive address of 63.

Attempts to upgrade at any other rate or address will render the drive useless and will need to be returned to Advanced Motion Controls.

  1. Connect to a drive and set the baud rate to 9600bps and drive address to 63.  Once connected, on the Menu Bar select Communication --> Store to ensure this connection rate and address are stored to drive non-volatile memory.

  2. Select Communication --> Firmware from the Menu Bar.

  3. Click Browse and select the appropriate firmware file for upgrade (see chart below to select based on drive type and operating mode):

Note:  Torque Mode operation is still available when using Velocity Mode firmware.

 

Primary Feedback Firmware File Name
Encoder CR100EE-VM-4-0-1-0.aff
Resolver CR100RE-VM-3-0-1-0.aff
SynqNet CRQ110EE-TM-2-0-6-0.aff
  1. Click Start Firmware Download to begin upgrade.

  2. When upgrade is complete, click OKPlease note that the program may pause for a few seconds before returning to the main Block Diagram.

  3. Read the Release_notes.htm file (extracted from the .zip file) to learn more about new drive features.

 

 

 

Advanced Motion Controls

3805 Calle Tecate

Camarillo, CA 93012

Phone: 805-389-1935

Fax: 805-389-1165