Switch Motor Control Testing

When the controller is first received or GRIDview is not available for configuration use this instruction for on-board motor control switch testing using Toolkit.

In Test I/O open tab D IN  follow these settings:

1. X20 masterEnable ON
2. X20 Track OFF
3. X21 Stow OFF
4. X53 enable2Motors ON (allow 2 motors to run simultaneously)
5. X65 disableManualSW OFF (See Note A)

To Test the Altitude or Tilt motor follow these settings:

Caution do not apply external power to any of the Analog In Terminals

See Note B for output time delay.

Wire a Switch or use a jumper wire alone to test from either terminals 26, 17 or the positive (+) side of the power supply used to power the controller to following terminals to test each motor:

1. Terminal 11 (AI5) to move the Altitude or Tilts motor Up-West.
2.  Terminal 41 (AI6) to move the Altitude or Tilts motor Down-East. 
3. Terminal 12 (AI7) to move the Azimuth motor West.
4. Terminal 42 (AI8) to move the Azimuth motor East.