06-14-2012 09:25 PM
Hi
I am trying to setup a simple DC motor control system with cRIO-9081, NI 9401 and AMC PWM servo drive 12A8. Can someone please tell me if this AMC drive is compatible with my other NI products? Do I need anything else to setup a simple closed loop speed control for a small DC motor? Any advice or example is very much appreciated.
Thanks
06-18-2012 10:04 AM
Hi SunnyX,
It seems like your servo drive is expecting an input of +/-10V analog. Are you able to confirm this in the device manual? If that is correct, you will not be able to generate the necessary signal with the 9401. You will need another module that you can program to output this signal such as the 9263.
You could also consider using the modules designed specifically for motion control and the SoftMotion Module to simplify the motion control programming. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or comments! Thanks.
Regards,
Kira T