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Yaskawa Sigma Drive Setup

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  1. Purpose Statement

    1. Calibration of Drives for Cutting System gantry type machines

  2. Scope

    1. Yaskawa Sigma 2 Drives
  3. References N/A
  4. Procedure
  5. Disengage all drives.
  6. Get a laptop and the sigma 2 communication cable from the tool crib. This cable is different from the standard Yaskawa cable.
  7. Turn on the computer and connect the communication cable.
  8. Double click on Yaskawa sigma 2.
  9. Select sgdh-*** e series.
  10. Click on ok.
  11. Select constants at the top of the screen.
  12. Select user constants number.
  13. Select disk – PC.
  14. Select the proper file for the axis being calibrated. (x, y, or w)
  15. Select PC – drive. Then transfer. This should load the constants to the drive amp.
  16. Reboot the machine from the wall.
  17. Do the speed calibration on the vision control. (rock the drives.)
  18. The drives should be set to 750 IPM unless otherwise specified.
  19. If the speed is wrong, go back in the user constants on the laptop. Page down to pn 300: speed reference gain: 545.
  20. Double click to edit this line.
  21. Decrease the number to make the drive faster, or increase the number to make the drive run slower.
  22. After the number is changed, select PC – drive.
  23. Click on transfer.
  24. Repeat steps 11-17 until the drive runs 750 IPM.
  25. Do this procedure for all three drives.
  26. Jog the machine and check for proper direction of the drives before engaging them.
  27. If the direction is wrong, go back in the user constants to pn000: basic switch: 0000h.
  28. Double click to edit this line.
  29. The last digit on the right selects the direction. If this number is set to 1 and the drive is running backwards, change it to 0. If it is set to 0 and the drive is running backwards, change it to 1. Then click ok.
  30. Select PC – drive and transfer.
  31. After changing this constant, the machine must be turned off and back on at the wall for the constant change to be active.