P7000 Enable input: Error message: Amplifier Disables

[pevogel]

Hi,

I have a P70360 and I want to connect it to a small stepper motor.

When I open P7000 Tools, I cannot probe the motor, since it always says that the Amplifier is Disabled (bottom right corner) and when I hit the "probe" button it says that the drive is fault, disabled, or disconnected.

I have no idea how I can get rid of it.

In the manual it says the following for this error:

Green 1

Amplifier is disabled

The enable input (J4-5 & J4-6) is not asserted if ENABLE is configured ACTIVE CLOSED or the enable input is asserted if ENABLE is configured ACTIVE OPEN.

De-assert the enable input or disable the soft shutdown from P7000Tools.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks

Peter

[Usualist]

I had the same issue.

I'm using a UMI-7774 Motion Interface; on the respective axis, above the COM cable connector there are three switches: Fault, Enable, Limit. I put the Enable switch in the "active low" position. In your case, ACTIVE CLOSED = "active low" for whatever type of interface you're using.

Basically, the error message means that P7000 Tools isn't getting the expected signal from the drive. Check the cable connections.