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KAS Issue When Creating A New ProjectA crash can occur when creating a new project and there is no default printer selected on the PC. The workaround is  to set a default printer. Here is the procedure for selecting a default printer: 1. Click on the Start button and type Printers. English
Clearing an AKD-C Power Supply Fault from a PxMM Application ProgramMethod 1: Add CPS.Control Object 3000 to the PDO mappings Example: English
Using Analog Torque Mode in an AKD Basic ProgramWhen using torque mode in an AKD Basic program, you must set DRV.CMDSOURCE=0 (Service) and DRV.OPMODE = 0 (Torque) in the program. English
Using Maple Systems EZWare Plus to AKD or AKD BASICNote: I don’t have EzWare Plus software or the HMI and no specifics on software revisions or HMI hardware revisions or models. I have no sample project. The following is based on what worked and was learned through support. English
Deliver Virtual Master Position to two or more PCMM using Pipe NetworkIf two or more PCMM networks have to follow the same position set point, it's possible to use the following strategy. The image below shows a typical configuration where all the AKD drives must follow the same position set point: Orange connection is a physical pin-to-pin cable between X9 ports… English
PiCPro InstallationThe following video describes installing different versions of PicPro English
Using Torque Mode in an AKD Basic ProgramWhen using torque mode in an AKD Basic program, you must set DRV.CMDSOURCE=0 (Service) in the program. English
Exchanging Data Between PCMM/PDMMMany applications require a number of axis so high that it's not possible to use one PCMM only. In order to get over this limitation it's possible to use more controllers with the benefits of exchanging data between them. There are three chances available: English
Switching Between Two Command Sources and Operation Modes in the AKD Using a Digital InputIn the AKD drive, a digital input can be configured for mode #22 (DINx.MODE=22) – “Switch Cmd Source/OpMode” and used to switch between two configurations of Command Source and Operation Mode. English