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always get 'Following error' and 'motor off (axis is killed)'

Hi everyone,

 

I have the following system:

 

PCI-7330

UMI-7764

four P7000 series drivers

four Nema 23 stepper motors, each with an encoder

 

In max, I can operate each moter fine while in open-loop mode, but as soon as I try to operate any of the motors in closed-loop mode I get both the 'following error occured' and 'motor off(axix is killed) errors if I try to move more than 200 steps.

 

For instance, If I reset position to zero, and set the target to 2000 steps, I get the 'following error' and the motor stops at position 190. However, If I reset to zero, set the target to 200 steps, it will complete with no errors (even though the stopped position says 100 instead of 200).

 

Can anybody help me figure out what is causing the errors?

 

- Paul

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Paul:

 

Have you configured your encoders in MAX?

 

See:

 

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/29EDB56146F274A386256A1C00624310?opendocument&Submitted&&...

 

-AK2DM

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