How to configure the controller for a motor?

If you want help with the motor identification, or you are not sure if the sensor is properly identified, please follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the motor shaft is unloaded, and the motor is mounted safely on a test bench.
2. Make sure that the motor phases and rotor position sensor (if selected) are connected properly to the controller.
3. Connect a battery (or a 2-quadrant PSU) and turn on the controller (according to it's powering variant).
4. Install the SWTools and connect the controller to your PC (with one of its interfaces).
5. Open the siliTune tool according to its manual.
6. Fill-in the form:
   1. Select your motor sensor type: choose in init as dropdown menu. Wait for the confirmation message box.
   2. Set appropriate phase current for your motor: iref box.
   3. Set the motor pole pair count of your motor: pp box. This is required for correct speed/ODO measurements only.
7. Click on Automatic identification button and follow the guidelines there.
8. Evaluate the motor drive and if satisfied, save the parameters using the button in siliTune.

tip

For a more information, please check this detailed guide.

• The described procedure works only for an PMSM motor. For other motor types, please check respective guides or contact us.
• The rotation direction of spin-up during identrun should be your desired forward direction. If not, please swap any of the two motor phases and repeat.
• For assistance, send us all information about your current setup + the current configuration: how to export parameters. Our support will examine the data and help you with the motor identification.