Commissioning
- Check that the drive elements (carriage, magnetic plate, coil unit) are tightly fastened and correctly adjusted.
- Can the carriage move unhindered over the entire motor track without touching the magnet yoke?
- Are the mechanical end-stops, limit switches and buffers properly dimensioned, and are they configured correctly?
- Is the thermal protection contact cable connected?
- Does the combination of the motor and the graduated rule have the correct polarity?
- Check the wiring and connections to the motor and the servo drive. Check that the earthing is correct.
- Test the function of the holding brake, if used.
- Check whether the carriage of the motor can be moved freely (vent the brake beforehand if there is one). Listen out for grinding noises.
- Check that all the required measures against accidental contact with live and moving parts have been carried out.
- Carry out any further tests which are specifically required for your system.
- Now commission the drive according to the commissioning instructions for the servo drive.
- In multi-axis systems, individually commission each drive unit (servo drive/motor(s)).
- Is the track free from foreign bodies?
- Are cables correctly guided?