Virtually all of the parameters necessary to configure and operate the controller plus those values that are necessary for monitoring the activity of the system are accessible via a unified Configuration and Parameter Database. For example, this database provides access to: the data necessary to define the dimensions and dynamic performance of each axis; the servo tuning parameters for each motor; the IP information for the Ethernet interface; and methods for reading the current commanded and actual position of each motor and joint of any robot.
All of the embedded web pages make extensive use of the Parameter Database to implement their real time display of the controller's status and the online ability to modify values. Some of the displays in the web Control Panels provide very convenient and easy-to-use access to subsets of the Parameter Database values that are need for the everyday operation of the system.
The purpose of the Setup pages is to provide access to all of the values in the Parameter Database. For convenience, the database values are grouped and displayed by function. In addition, Wizards and other special aids are provided for setting up and accessing some key database values.
For more information on the Parameter Database, please see Controller Software > Software Reference > Configuration and Parameter Database.
Please note that if you change any database value, the value will not be permanently saved until you store the values to the flash disk files. If the new values are not saved, the next time the controller is booted, the old values will once again be utilized
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Provides easy step-by-step instructions for setting up commonly accessed PDB values. |
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Panels that dynamically display PDB values that can assist in monitoring, tuning and debugging the servo system and hardware such as the PID and current loops, absolute encoders and motors. |
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Panels for accessing all of the Parameter Database values. |