Hookup Tests - Motor and Feedback Tab

Use the Hookup Tests dialog box to verify proper hookup of the feedback device and to determine motor and feedback polarity.
The Hookup Tests dialog box contains a number of tests that you can execute. Each individual test is contained within a tab on the Hookup Tests dialog box. Each test is similar in that they all consist of Start, Stop, Information and Accept Test Result controls. Most of the tests display test results data which is an output of test execution. One thing to note is that axis configuration and feedback configuration affect which tests are applicable and the specific test results returned.
Note that the controls on this dialog box are enabled in online mode and when the axis is Servo Off.
All the controls on this dialog box appear dimmed under the following conditions:
  • If the project is offline.
  • If the project is online and the drive associated to the axis does not support the attribute or Hookup Test.
If you execute a Hookup test and the controller is then taken offline, the test results are cleared the next time this dialog box is enabled online. The test results data is monitored only in the software.
You can access the Hookup Tests dialog box by selecting the Hookup Tests dialog box in the tree view. You can also access the Hookup Tests dialog box by clicking the Test (Commutation Test, Test Polarity, Test Marker) button on the Motor Feedback, Polarity, and Homing dialog boxes, respectively.
The default test selection depends on the Feedback configuration you selected. If a test is not applicable for a configuration, the tab for that test does not display on the Hookup Tests dialog box.
Parameters
Test Type Tab
Select the type of test you wish to perform by clicking the applicable tab.
Test Increment
Enter a value that specifies the amount of position units the motor moves in order to perform the selected test. The default value is 1.
Test Distance appears dimmed in offline mode and in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Test Time
Enter a value in seconds to change the test time that is used when performing a Hookup Test. The default value is 10.
Test Distance and Test Time are mutually exclusive. The appropriate control displays depending on the Axis Configuration and Feedback Configuration.
Start Button
Click the Start button to initiate the test operation.
Clicking the Start button issues a motion direct command to the controller and validates any parameters used by the motion direct command before starting (for example, Test Time, Test Distance). If the Motion Direct Command does not execute due to an error condition, an error message displays.
You must tune the axis in order for the test to complete. Click the Yes button in the dialog box.
Upon test completion, you see a confirmation dialog to confirm the direction the axis moved. You have the option to choose Yes, No, or Cancel. If you select:
Yes - a set of calculations is performed as part of the test.
No - calculation not related to the test are performed.
Cancel -  the execution of the test stops.
The Start button appears dimmed in:
  • offline mode
  • online mode when the axis is Servo On
  • online mode when the test is executing
Stop Button
Click this button to terminate a test operation.
The Stop button appears dimmed:
  • in offline mode
  • in online mode when the axis is Servo On
  • in online mode when the test is in the Ready, Error, or Complete states
  • when a test has not started executing yet
Warning Message
Displays warning messages. For example, DANGER: Starting this test may initiate axis motion with the controller in program mode.
The warning message appears dimmed in offline mode or in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Test State
Indicates the status of the testing operation.
Valid test states include:
  • Ready
  • Executing
  • Failed
  • Passed
The default state is Ready.
The test state appears dimmed in offline mode and in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Message Text
Displays informational and error messages applicable to the test state.
If the test failed, an error occurred during the test execution.
The message text appears dimmed in offline mode and in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Test Results
Two columns of information that display the current state of the attribute and the test results after the test is run.
The test results appear dimmed in offline mode and in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Accept Test Results Button
Click this button to commit the values from the Tests Results column to the attribute, causing the Current Values column to update.
The Test Result values are copied into the applicable attributes.
The Accept Test Results button appears dimmed in offline mode and in online mode when the axis is Servo On.
Axis State
Displays the current state of the axis. Available values include:
  • Unconnected
  • Precharge
  • Stopped
  • Starting
  • Running
  • Testing
  • Stopping
  • Aborting
  • Faulted
  • Start Inhibited
  • Shutdown
  • Axis Inhibited
  • Not Grouped
  • No Module
Safety State
Displays the current state of the CIP Safety drive. Available values include:
  • Unknown (No Motion Connection)
  • Self-Testing
  • Configured (No Safety Connection)
  • Self-Testing Failed
  • Running
  • Not Running
  • Recoverable Fault
  • Unrecoverable Fault
  • Configuring
  • Not Configured
  • Unknown
  • Not Configured (Torque Permitted)
  • Not Running (Torque Permitted)
The Safety State is available only when the drive is a CIP safety drive.
Safe Torque Off bypassed
This warning displays when the drive is a CIP Safety drive and Safety State is "Not Configured (Torque Permitted") or "Not Running (Torque Permitted)".
The Safe Torque Off safety function may be bypassed when performing a Motion Direct Command while the safety controller is in Program Mode. Note that CIP Safety drive allows Motion producing power when Safe Torque Off has been bypassed.
Manual Tune
Click this button to open the Manual Tune dialog box in which you perform the manual tune function and run the drive.
OK
Click this button to accept or apply your edits for any of the settings in the dialog box.
Cancel
Click this button to cancel your edits for any of the settings in the dialog box.
Apply
Click this button to accept or apply your edits for any of the settings in the dialog box.
Help
Click this button for help for the settings in the dialog box.
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