James Ross
Member
Some of ELAU SM servo motors utilize SICK STEGMANN encoders of type SRM50. My SM motor had a defective SRM50 and I bought a new one from SICK. I assume new encoders are always data-free and need to be programmed according to defective or other healthy encoders which already is working in factory line. Both encoders are of same model (SRM50-HAV0-K01) with same size EEPROM (I mean 128 bits), and I tried to write the program of the old one on the row encoder via SICK programming tool PGT-11 S LAN. The procedure is to read the old encoder data in SOPAS ET environment in *.sdv file and write it to the new one. For me didn't work. Because the new encoder data file (*.sdv file in HEXADECIMAL format) did not match with old encoder data file when I compare with other softwares which can read HEX format.
Then I found that ELAU put an electronic nameplate on their motors so could be easily recognized by ELAU controllers.
Then I read Product information of SRM50 (along with SRS50) pages 18&19 declares some commands and their functions like 42h: Read Position, or 4Ah: Read data, or 4Bh: Store data etc ... Do you know How can I execute these commands on encoder? Is it possible in SOPAS ET software environment? If yes Which part of it? Do you have any experience?
I assume that the encoder needs data before tuning, But ELAU has an "AUTO TUNE" project running with EPAS-4, Is it possible this "auto tune" can do everything for an row encoder to becoming an ELAU encoder?
Then I found that ELAU put an electronic nameplate on their motors so could be easily recognized by ELAU controllers.
Then I read Product information of SRM50 (along with SRS50) pages 18&19 declares some commands and their functions like 42h: Read Position, or 4Ah: Read data, or 4Bh: Store data etc ... Do you know How can I execute these commands on encoder? Is it possible in SOPAS ET software environment? If yes Which part of it? Do you have any experience?
I assume that the encoder needs data before tuning, But ELAU has an "AUTO TUNE" project running with EPAS-4, Is it possible this "auto tune" can do everything for an row encoder to becoming an ELAU encoder?