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Mini Motor Miniaction Series Quick Setup Manual

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Miniaction Quick Set Up
Miniaction 200
Miniaction 300
Miniaction 400
Miniaction 500
Rev 00
Riccardo Piccinini
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  • Page 1 Miniaction Quick Set Up Miniaction 200 Miniaction 300 Miniaction 400 Miniaction 500 Rev 00 Riccardo Piccinini 1 / 21...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Summary Reference documents ................1 Miniaction 400-500 ................1 Miniaction 200-300 ................1 Electrical Connections Miniaction 200 – 300 – 400 – 500 ........1 First Set UP Brushless Motor – Miniaction 200 and 300 .......... 3 MiniMe software ................. 4 HMI ....................

  • Page 3: Reference Documents

    Reference documents Remember to download our manuals from the site to get all the relevant information. This is just a quick set up guide to help people get a Miniaction system up and running with only the needed information. Different Miniaction Models Miniaction 400-500 Miniaction 400 and 500 are made to pilot Three Phase Induction Motors.
  • Page 4 Picture 2- Motor Connection (here brushless) In picture 2 you can see the connection from the Miniaction output to the motor. Brushless motors came with their own cables, already with labels, so it’s easy to connect. If you want to connect a Three-Phase Motor, you can use our already provided cable, or you can adapt an existing Minimotor motor to work with it.

  • Page 5: First Set Up Brushless Motor - Miniaction 200 And 300

    Picture 4 – 24V inputs for Miniaction 300 and 500 Miniaction 300 and 500 need an external 24V power supply to power their logic control board, so you must provide it. In the above picture you can see an example of the cabling.

  • Page 6: Minime Software

    MiniMe software 1. Be sure that the motor has NO LOAD and that both V_Enable and T_Enable are disabled. 2. Start the program. 3. Connect to the right Comm Port 4. Load the Correct Motor 5. Set Gains 6. Tune the Resolver 7.
  • Page 7 Picture 6 – Connection buttons and settings In Picture 6, click on arrow 1 to open the menu shown in Figure X, to select the correct port. The default baudrate of 57600 is the correct one. Then press the cable-like icon indicated by arrow 2 and the software will connect with the Miniaction.
  • Page 8 Then proceed to the Motorsync menu to set the motor gains. The one to set are Speed Proportional gain and Speed Integral Gain. See the following Table for the values. Picture 8 – Brushless Motors gains (Miniaction 200/300) Motor Type 35/30 35/60 45/35...
  • Page 9 Picture 9 – Resolver tuning You can see if the motor is already calibrated the the following menu on the software. Picture 10 – Feedback Calibration Status Riccardo Piccinini 7 / 21...

  • Page 10: Hmi

    Now save the parameters with the save icon, as shown in picture 11. Picture 11 – Save parameter in on board Flash memory. With the Included HMI you need to navigate the system. Picture 12 - HMI The Menu is structured in 3 levels of menu and you access the lowest level from the higher one.
  • Page 11 For the sake of brevity, I will indicate the singular menu voices as XXX->XXX->XXX with the arrows separating the 3 levels of the menu. Read the manual to see what each parameter does and exactly where they are located. 1. Be sure that the motor has NO LOAD and that both V_Enable and T_Enable are disabled.

  • Page 12: Startup Brushless Motor

    Startup Brushless Motor If you just want to see the motor spin, the fastest way possible is the following: With the software you can simulate the digital inputs required to move the motor. MiniMe software 1. Set the control method 2.

  • Page 13: Hmi

    Picture 14 – Miniaction 300 I/O Control panel In the Measure tab you can check if the motor is turning, its actual speed, voltage and current. Now it’s time to properly set the control law needed for you application. For that, read carefully the manual.

  • Page 14: First Set Up Ac Motor - Miniaction 400 And 500

    First Set Up AC Motor – Miniaction 400 and 500 The Miniaction controller doesn’t know what motor is connected to it. So, when connected for the first time, it needs to be initialized with the right variables. Conceptually the steps needed are the following: 1.
  • Page 15 Picture 15 - Brainbox 485/USB converter and cable Riccardo Piccinini 13 / 21...
  • Page 16 Picture 16 – Connection button and settings In Picture X, click on arrow 1 to open the menu shown in Figure X, to select the correct port. The default baudrate of 57600 is the correct one. Then press the cable-like icon indicated by arrow 2 and the software will connect with the Miniaction.
  • Page 17 Picture 17 – Motor selection, AC Now save the parameters with the save icon, as shown in picture XX. Riccardo Piccinini 15 / 21...

  • Page 18: Hmi

    Picture 18 – Save Parameters With the Included HMI you need to navigate the system. Picture 19 - HMI The Menu is structured in 3 levels of menu and you access the lowest level from the higher one. The following graph shows how the menu is structured conceptually. You travel to the right and left using the corresponding arrows.

  • Page 19: Startup Ac Motor

    For the sake of brevity, I will indicate the singular menu voices as XXX->XXX->XXX with the arrows separating the 3 levels of the menu. Read the manual to see what each parameter does and exactly where they are located. Be sure that the motor has NO LOAD and that both V_Enable and T_Enable are disabled. 1.
  • Page 20 Picture 20 – Speed Setpoint and control mode Select the Digital I/O active controller, Speed motor control type and fixed speed reference source. Then write a desired test speed in Speed Reference Value. Then go to the IO – Control tab and Enable the first digital input, the Enable signal to start the motor at the previously set speed.

  • Page 21: Hmi

    Picture 21 – Simulated digital input Enabe for miniaction 200-400. With the integrated HMI you need to navigate the menus to set the control method and the speed. 4. Set the control method In PARAM->CONTROL->MOTOR CONTROL select 1 SPEED 5. Set the target speed In PARAM->CONTROL->SPEED REF SOURCE select 0 fixed In PARAM->CONTROL->SPEED REF insert your target speed 6.

This manual is also suitable for:

Miniaction 200Miniaction 300Miniaction 400Miniaction 500

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