Operating manual Drivetork motorized torque test stand
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1. Note The clockwise and anti clockwise time limit stops DON T work if the Drivetork is in high speed mode Force stop Option The force stops are defined by force in Newtons These limits can be active or not The force value and the actions are available in the menus Force M for clockwise travel in Force stop 7Y for anti clockwise travel When the force limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The force limit is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed e Delayed Inv The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed after a time defined in the menu Pause Note The clockwise and anti clockwise force limit stops DON T work if the Drivetork is in high speed mode Pause Define the time the Drivetork is going to stop when it reaches one of the stop limits defined above setup in Delayed Inv This delay is available in the menus Pause oO for the anti clockwise limit stops and in Pause for the clockwise limit Stops Cycle Define the number of cycles between 1 and 255 the Drivetork is going to perform when it reaches clockwise and anti clockwise limit stops configured in Inverter or Delayed Inv 3 Other options Pedal action It s possible to plug a foot pedal into the Drivetork This menu defines what th2. If one of the 3 previous is chosen a press the key to display the setup of the force value Force stop Y Force stop Y Then use the keys to change the value of the force limit Newtons The amp amp keys are available too to increase or decrease the force quickly When you have chosen the force limit you want you can e Setup the clockwise force limit stop by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action and value Force stop Y Inactive e Or save and back to the standard mode by pressing 7 Delay setting If at least one limit stop is set to Delayed Inv the parameter Pause is available in the menu This menu allows you to set how long the Drivetork is going to stop after reaching one of the limit stops The motor will stop during set seconds and then move In the opposite direction This features is mainly designed the relaxation tests The stop times for the top and bottom limit stops are managed separately When you in the running mode press the MEE key Then press the key to display Pause 10 Then use the or M keys to change the value When you have chosen the time you want you can e Setup the clockwise time by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action and value Pause Y O TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau e Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing 8 Cycles setting
3. When at least one bottom and one top stop limit are set to Delayed Inv the menu Cycle is available A cycle is performed when the Drivetork reaches one bottom and one top limit The number of cycles decreases by one when the Drivetork reaches the first limit Then again one when it reaches the 3 limit and another one for the 5 limit until the number of cycles is 0 When cycle is 0 the Drivetork stops when it reaches a limit If you want to stop the Drivetork during a cycle press any key the remote control The cycle counter is then set to zero When you are in the running mode press the key Then press the key to display Cycles 34 Then use the 8 81 amp lt keys to change the value from 0 to 255 In running mode the cycles counter is shown on the right of the display and decreases one cycle for each cycle done 3 rd min 3 24 rd N34 9 Use the foot pedal Option Its possible to use a pedal to send instructions to the Drivetork In fact the pedal simulates keys of the remote control Most of the time this configuration is used when the Drivetork does same repetitive test and makes the work easier for the operator To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the key Then press the key to display Pedal Inactive Then use the or keys to change the action You have the following choices e Inactive e Stop gt Stop the test stand when you use the pedal e
4. ANDILOG MOTORISED TORQUE TESTER DRIVETORK USER S MANUAL ANDILOG Technologies 1 Rue Marcel Paul 91300 MASSY France Tel 33 820 888 202 Fax 33 820 888 902 E mail export andilog com TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau CONTENTS u LS nian D ua as mu aa un aka mu aun kausa akan 1 PAIA guid Sa TS E 1 3 Si in oe WIIR DEIVE TORK uu uyu ny u unan nha u E 3 1 SCO 4 2 TAIT SLODS an 5 3 Other OOS SE RS 6 4 S l LL A eee 7 5 REA uyum yuyu aa 7 6 Reset he u ap tats amp A Parameters and Senne u ences 9 1 DE PO ipuy EIE aaa denon curl na tete E O A 9 2 linit SCOP setin uyu tone 10 3 Mechanical a Le 10 4 AL aR 11 5 nd aa do ba 12 ou mua rt te aa Su uya Qusa a aaa 12 7 CEN A nn k
5. DD 13 8 ashta atus 14 9 se he Tool pedal cc umu uu 14 105 UsethelnputsSolthe Driivelorkuux uz sun u eee ee eden 15 Jl Setup tora Centon torque Saus uuu 15 Example 1 Stop the Drivetork when the gauge reaches 2Nm 15 125 th 17 HS s umu uuu Du uhuta asua NS E N 18 1 asa 18 2 Overload protection tOptionallu u uuu mitetitne 18 3 CUTTS SCCUTILY RSS ua u 18 4 opaca sen upas a eer en ts 19 5 Tran mas omar uuu au 19 6 ne E de node bee 19 7 IL a nE a uq a kaa A nse R 19 8 uuu sss a has 19 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG 1 Introduction WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CHOSING OUR DRIVETORK SYSTEM AND ARE HOPING YOU WILL BE FULLY SATISFIED TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau 2 Installation Check that your equipment has not been damaged during transportation Place the DRIVETORK on a stable table and connect it to the 110V 220V power
6. supply Torque sensor Motorized stand control Emergency stop On Off button To turn the stand ON unlock the Red button on the top of the stand and turn on the button on the left side of the stand To turn the stand OFF turn off the button on the left side of the stand For the first use the default soeed settings are 1 rd mn The limit stops are setting to STOP and electronic limit stops are desactivated The number of cycles is 0 When turned ON the following message is displayed ANDILOG DRIVETORK v2 0 us TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG When not running the screen flashes and displays the displacement and speed values the speed setting values and the electronical limit stops distance The digital controller will allow you manage the frame and set up test stand parameters TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG 3 Starting with DRIVETORK A Description of the remote control 5 The keys of remote control have different features depending of the run mode of the Drivetork There are two run modes described below STANDARD and SETUP Running in STANDARD mode KEY NAME DESCRIPTION Display Gives information regarding the status of the Drivetork Shows displacement value speed value test in process error messages etc MENU button Access to the SETUP mode 6 Up high speed button Start in clockwise direction at full speed UU Reset the dis
7. Start Pos gt Start the Drivetork turning clockwise 14 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul e Start Neg gt Start the Drivetork turning anti clockwise e Zero gt Set the position to zero Then go to back to the running mode the 10 Use the Inputs of the Drivetork The Drivetork series has two T IL inputs that are activated by the detection of a falling edge signal This detection can cause the following actions e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed e Delayed Inv The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre defined speed after a time frame defined in the menu Pause e Zero gt Set the position to zero These features are generally used with the force gauge Centor Easy Star or Dual to control the Drivetork when a force limit is reached by the force gauge If you are using another device linked to the Drivetork don t forget to reset the signal to the original value To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the Then press the key to display Ext 1 action Ext 2 action OR I Inactive Inactive Then use the 8 or M keys to change the action when the stand reach this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv e RAZ 11 Setup for a Centor torque gauge Example 1 Stop the Drivetork when the gauge
8. reaches 2Nm The aim of this example is to setup the Drivetork and Centor torque gauge to stop the travel of the Drivetork when the force gauge reaches 2Nm In the Centor Easy or Star you have to setup TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau LIMITS INPUTS Chan Pedal TAR OUTPUTS Anal Digi RS232 In the Centor Dual you can setup a limit on the internal sensor or on the external one independently and or simultaneously For that you have to setup LIMITS INPUTS Chan Pedal TAR UNIT 1 OUTPUTS 2 DEFAULT 2 Anal Chan E Digi RS232 2 DEFAULT BEEP TYPE MENU Note When the output of the Centor shows the parameter F there is a voltage of 5V on the output pin of the connector DB15 When the force gauge reaches the limit the output becomes 0V and activates the input on the Drivetork To reset the output to 5V press the key of the torque gauge gt TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul 12 Change the language This last parameter is to change the language of the menu and messages on the remote control of the Drivetork The two languages available are French and English To enable this feature when you are in the running mode press the Press the key Then press the key to display Language Enelish TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG 4 Security 1 Security housing If your
9. start a test you just push the B keys to go up or down following you re your setup parameters The Drivetork begins to move in the selected direction at the speed delined in the settings for this direction The display on the remote control shows the speed the direction and the relative position For the example below the Drivetork is turning clockwise at 10 rd min and its position Is 2 rd y 10 0 rd min 2 0 rd To stop the Drivetork press any key of the remote control Note If the Drivetork reaches any limit stop during the travel it will execute the setup defined limit stop for example Inverter or Stop 5 High speed To move the plate of the stand at the high speed for example to move your sample to the start position use the E s M keys to go up or down as required The Drivetork starts to move in the selected direction at the high speed value and will continue to move as long as you press the Zork keys TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau Example of the display during a high speed down travel 35 0 rd min 3 00 rd Note During high speed travel only the Sensor Limit Stops are active The other limits time position are all inactive The high speed mode should be used only to move the crosshead to the start position When Drivetork setup is done the high speed mode is not required 6 Reset the position To set the position of the Drivetork to 0 00rd press the a
10. test stand is equipped security housing with a door opening the door stops the test stand and disables the remote control To use the setup mode you have to close the door When you close the door the stand will re start the test from the door open point You must re start your test from the beginning 2 Overload protection Optional If you use the option to stop the Drivetork when your gauge reaches limit you can protect the Drivetork and your force gauge against overload For that you have to setup the force gauge like this INPUTS LIMITS Pedal TAR Chan UNIT 1 2 DEFAULT OUTPUTS 1 Digi RS232 Place here the maximum capacity of your force gauge less 5 for example 3Nm 5 2 85Nm For that you have to setup the force gauge like this Ext 1 action Stop Be careful due to the inertia of the motor its possible that the Drivetork will not stop instantaneously So you should set a limit lower than the capacity of your gauge 3 Current security If the Drivetork detects too much current for any reason the stand is going to stop and you will have the following message Dist 0 00 mm SECURITY CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau You have to turn off the test stand and turn on again to reset this protection 4 Internal travel limit The Drivetork has internal travel limits to stop the test stand before it reaches the end of the power sc
11. this value press the key The speed increases or decreases with a step of 0 05 rd min lf you want to change the speed with a step of 5 rd min you can use the amp keys To check your setting and go back to the running mode press the 9 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul 2 Limit stop setting The limit stops are used to setup how your Drivetork is going to move during a test There are four different limit stops e Mechanical limit stop Maximum rotation of the plate e Position limit stop Virtual setup in rd e Time limit stop Virtual setup in seconds e Force limit stop Virtual setup in Nm For each limit stop there are two different kinds clockwise limit stop and anti clockwise limit stop Its possible to have any or all of the limit stops active in the same time The Drivetork will do the action that corresponds to the first limit stop reached All the other limit stops will be ignored We strongly recommend the use of only one kind of virtual limit stop per test All the limit stops can be setup to stop the motor reverse the travel direction reverse the travel direction after a pause or inactive The setup of the clockwise and anti clockwise stop limits is independent Only the pause time is the same for all the limit stops By selecting a clockwise and anti clockwise limit stop in Delayed Inv you can create travel cycles Note When the motor is stopped and the stan
12. d reaches a clockwise or anti clockwise limit stop the display shows the sign i or y to indicate that the plate reached a limit stop and can not move the tester beyond these points 3 Mechanical limit stop a Setup the action and the value of the mechanical limit sto When you are in the running mode press the key Then press the key to display Sensor stop Y Inactive Then use the 8 or keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv 240 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG x When you have chosen the parameter you want you can e Setup the clockwise limit stop by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action Sensor stop Y Inactive e Orsave and come back to the standard mode by pressing 4 Position limit stop When you are in the run mode press the Press the key Then press the to display Pos stop 4 Inactive Then use the or M keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv If one of the 3 previous is chosen press the key to display the setup of the position value Pos stop Pos stop Y Then use the or M keys to change the value of the travel limit The amp amp keys are available too to increase and decrease the speed quickly When you have chosen the
13. e Drivetork does after receiving the command from the pedal The different actions are e Inactive The pedal is inactive Stop Stop the frame when pedal is pushed Start Pos The Drivetork moves clockwise Start Neg The Drivetork moves anti clockwise ZERO Put the position of the Drivetork to 0 In standard mode when the Drivetork is moving the pedal has the same feature as any key of the control panel It means that if you push on the pedal during a test the stand will stop TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul Ext 1 action The control board of the Drivetork has two TTL inputs These inputs are used to launch an action from another device For example from the Centor force gauge The menu Ext 1 action defines the action when input 1 is active e Stop Stop the frame e Start Pos The Drivetork moves clockwise e Start Neg The Drivetork moves anti clockwise e ZERO Set the position of the Drivetork to 0 Ext 2 action The control board of the Drivetork has two TTL inputs These inputs are used to launch an action from another device For example from the Centor force gauge The menu Ext 2 action defines the action when the input 2 is active e Stop Stop the frame e Start Pos The Drivetork moves clockwise e Start Neg The Drivetork moves anti clockwise e ZERO Sets the position of the Drivetork to 0 Lanquage Defines if the menu of the Drivetork is in English or French 4 Starta test To
14. g keys to increase decrease the value by 0 05rd min and the keys increase decrease the speed 5 rd min TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG 2 Limit stops A limit stop is a fixed point where the stand is going to stop during rotating If two or three different limit stops are active the first limit stop the stand meets will stop the tester This means that all the other limit stops in the same direction will be ignored There are three different limit stops on the Drivetork position time and torque Pos stop The position stops are defined by angle These limits can be active or not The displacement value and the actions are available in the menus Pos stop for the clockwise travel and in Pos stop for the anti clockwise Note that the value for this displacement is relative to the 0 position of the frame The clockwise travel is positive and the anti clockwise travel is negative When the position limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The position limit is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed e Delayed Inv The Drivetork stops and moves in the opposite direction at the pre define speed after a time defined in the menu Pause For example if you put the following parameters Speed ey 5 rd min Speedg 2 rd min Pos stop Sto
15. mp key when the motor is stopped TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kau 4 Parameters and settings To access to the parameters and settings press the The first parameter is the speed M When you are in this first menu you can e Go to the next parameter by pressing the e Change the parameter with BEM or amp keys e Go back to the standard mode by pressing All the parameters are automatically saved and active The method to change the parameters in the setup mode is the same for all the parameters The features available are shown in the menu depending of your settings For example the menu for the cycles is available only if you setup at least one down and one up limit stop in Inverted or delayed Inv 1 Speed setting Press the key The display shows Speed 4 and the actual value of the up speed in rd min To increase the value of the clockwise speed press the key and to decrease this value press the key The speed increases or decreases with step of 0 05 rd min If you want to change the speed with a step of 5 rd min you can use the 2 amp keys Speed 10 00 rd min To check your setting and go back to the running mode press the change the anti clockwise speed setting press the L key If you press the key the display is now Speed 150 00 mm min To increase the value of the anti clockwise speed press the amp key and to decrease
16. olacement value if the motor is TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG stopped IF THE MOTOR IS RUNNING PRESS ANY KEY TO STOP THE MACHINE Running in SETUP mode Select the previous parameter Decrease parameter value by 1 unit 6 Up high speed button Increase parameter value by 100 units Down high speed button Decrease parameter value by 100 units No function NOTE When the motor is stopped you can reset the angle value to zero by pressing the Reset key This makes the angle origin relative The DRIVETORK can run in two modes pulse or Continuous B Emergency stop The Drivetork test stand has a power emergency stop switch on the middle of the cover This emergency stop turns off all power to the test stand To restart the Drivetork you must unlock this switch by rotating it clockwise Note If you stop the Drivetork with the emergency stop during a test it is possible that the angle value was not saved correctly You must check this value when you turn on the Drivetork after an emergency stop If the motor is off when you use the emergency stop to turn off your equipment the angle value is saved correctly C Settings Before using your equipment review all of the available parameters to help you understand the numerous features of this tester 1 Speed The first two menus are to setup the clockwise and anti clockwise speeds These two speeds can be managed separately Use the A
17. p Pos 4 2 rd Pos stopg Inverter Pos stopg 1 All the other limits are Inactive Now if you go back to the STANDARD mode there are two possibilities ws 1 Push on the key and then the The Drivetork is going to turn anti clockwise 1 round at 2 rd min then stop turn clockwise 3rd 1 rd 2 rd at 5 rd min and then stop 2 If you DON T push the key the position value on your Drivetork is for example 0 5rd and then you push the key The Drivetork is going to turn anti clockwise of 1 5rd 0 5 1 at 2rd min then stop and turn clockwise 3rd 1rd 2rd at 5rd min and then stop Note The clockwise and anti clockwise position limit stops DON T work if the Drivetork is in high speed mode Time stop The time stops are defined by a time of travel in seconds These limits can be active or not The time and the actions are available in the menus Time stop for the clockwise travel and in Time stop for the anti clockwise 5 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG When the time limit stops are active three actions are possible e Inactive The time limit is inactive e Stop Stop the frame when it reaches this limit e Inverter The Drivetork stops and turns in the opposite direction at the pre define speed e Delayed Inv The Drivetork stops and turns in the opposite direction at the pre define speed after a time defined in the menu Pause
18. position you want you can e Setup the clockwise position limit stop by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action and value Pos stop Inactive e Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing 14 TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul 5 Time limit stop When you are in the run mode press the key Then press the key to display Time stop Y Inactive Then use the or M keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv If one of the 3 previous is chosen a press on the key will display the setup of the time value Time stop Time stop Inverter 30 Then use the keys to change the value of the time limit in seconds The Bs keys are available too to increase or decrease the time quickly When you have chosen the time you want you can e Setup the clockwise time limit stop by pressing Then use the previous process to change the action and value Time stop Y Inactive e Or save and come back to the standard mode by pressing 6 Force limit stop When you are in the run mode press the key Then press the key to display Force stop Inactive Then use the or 8 keys to change the action when the stand reaches this limit You have the following choices TECHNOLOGIES Manuel utilisation ANDILOG Kaul e Stop e Inverter e Delayed Inv
19. rew These travel limits cut the power supply of the motor in the direction of the actual travel You can move the test stand manually in the opposite direction Note After this kind of stop the value of the displacement could be modified You have to check this value before doing another test 5 Transmission error If the remote control cannot communicate with the test stand for example if the cable is broken the two systems launch a reset process and switch to a security mode to stop the motor You have to restart the test stand but your equipment probably needs maintenance SECURITY ERROR CODE 6 6 Security stop If the system detects that a command is not properly completed the display shows SECURITY Door Overl Pos In this case you have to check the following e If you have security doors please check that all the doors are closed e lf there is an overload on the motor remove this overload e lf the stand is in a travel limit position move the stand in the opposite direction 7 Fuse If you cannot turn on your equipment it s possible that one of the two protective fuses is open In this case unplug the Drivetork and open the door on the back There are 2 fuses e One of 5 A 5X20 mm e One of 200 mA 5X20 mm 8 External wiring Using of foot pedal or inputs requires specific wiring connected on the side of the column of the Drivetork 49
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