1	SAFETY	11
1.1	General Safety Hints	11
1.1.1	Warning Signs	11
1.1.2	Demands on personnel	11
1.2	Legal use of the EDC	12
1.3	CE Conformity, Directives and Standards	12
1.4	Switch on the Instrument	13
1.4.1	Check position	13
1.4.2	Starting the instrument for the first time	13
2	EDCI OVERVIEW	15
2.1	EDCi Application	15
2.2	EDCi Block Diagram	17
2.3	Technical Data Comparison EDCi	19
2.4	Technical Data of Internal DC Power Amplifier DC160/DC320	20
2.5	Plug Assignment	21
2.5.1	Plug Assignment EDCi10	22
2.5.2	Plug Assignment EDCi15 with iCREEP	23
2.5.3	Plug Assignment EDCi20/50	24
2.5.4	Plug Assignment EDCi22/52	25
2.5.5	Plug Assignment EDCi70	26
2.5.6	Plug Assignment EDCi72	27
2.5.7	Plug Assignment iSI Boards	28
2.6	RMCi Overview	29
2.6.1	RMCi Types	29
2.6.2	RMCi Address Select	30
2.6.3	RMCi Brightness Select	30
2.6.4	RMCi Key Functions	31
2.6.5	RMCi1/RMCi8 Key and Touch Functions	34
3	SETUP PARAMETERS	40
3.1	Brief installation guide	40
3.1.1	Installation requirements	40
3.1.2	Installation procedure	40
3.2	General Data	41
3.3	Machine Data	43
3.4	Sensors	45
3.5	Closed loop control	47
3.5.1	EDC Closed Loop Control Structures	47
3.5.2	Closed Loop Control Parameters	51
3.6	Output Channels	56
3.6.1	Sensor to Output (Mc2Output)	59
3.7	Bit Device	60
3.8	I/O-Signals	60
3.8.1	Overview	60
3.8.2	Grip control	61
3.8.3	Extensometer control	63
3.8.4	Fixed XHead adjustment	64
3.8.5	High/Low Pressure	65
3.8.6	SHalt Signal	67
3.8.7	Miscellaneous	68
3.8.8	RMC IO Keys	69
3.8.9	IO Limit Position, Speed, and Load	72
3.8.10	Guard Option	73
3.9	Factory Settings	80
4	DOLI INSTALLATION CENTER	81
4.1	Establish communication with an EDC	81
4.2	Overview	82
4.3	RMC Machine Control Panel	83
4.4	Setup Editor	84
4.4.1	Information	84
4.4.2	Setup Data	85
4.4.3	Setup Wizard	86
4.4.1	Compare of machine data	92
4.5	Tuning of the Closed Loop Control	93
4.5.1	Overview	93
4.5.2	Adjusting closed loop parameter	97
4.5.3	Adjust the Speed Controller	98
4.5.4	Adjust the Position Controller	101
4.5.5	Check Nominal Acceleration and Speed	103
4.5.6	Adjust Speed Feed Forward	106
4.5.7	Adjust Dither	109
4.6	Calibration	110
4.6.1	Calibration Toolbar	111
4.6.2	Calibration Parameters	112
4.6.3	Calibration Mode Manual/Automatic	113
4.6.4	Calibration Steps Table	114
4.6.5	Calculate Calibration Steps	115
4.6.6	Adjustment	116
4.6.7	Linearization	117
4.7	Test Center Light	119
4.7.1	Overview	119
4.7.2	Toolbar	120
4.7.3	Graphic	122
4.7.4	Formula	124
4.7.5	Multiaxis	125
4.7.6	Synchronize Move	127
5	EDCI HARDWARE DESCRIPTIONS	128
5.1	Connector Description	128
5.1.1	X19 Power supply	128
5.1.2	X17 USB	128
5.1.3	X16 Ethernet	129
5.1.4	X14 Load channel	130
5.1.5	X7 Incremental / SSI input for crosshead	131
5.1.6	X4 Drive interface	132
5.1.7	X18 ±10V Command Output	140
5.1.8	X18 Current command output	140
5.1.9	X2 Universal-I/O	141
5.1.10	X5 RMC	142
5.1.11	X11 / X12 Synchronization of several EDCs	143
5.1.12	Y1 Communication interface for serial sensors	144
5.2	iSI Option Slots	145
5.2.1	iCFA	145
5.2.2	iDCA	147
5.2.3	iINC	148
5.2.4	iINCX	150
5.2.5	iIO	154
5.2.6	iADA	155
5.2.7	iCREEP Distribution Board	159
5.3	External Options	164
5.3.1	DriveBox	164
5.4	Sensor Plugs	168
5.4.1	Analogue Sensor Plugs	168
5.4.2	Incremental / Absolute Sensor Plugs	173
5.5	Setup examples for different sensor types	176
5.5.1	Incremental rotary position transducer	176
5.5.2	Linear incremental position transducer	177
5.5.3	Draw wire as position transducer	178
5.5.4	LVDT position transducer	179
5.5.5	Analogue load transducer	180
5.5.6	Analogue pressure transducer	181
5.5.7	Analogue 10 V DC Sensor	182
5.5.8	SSI sensor	183
5.5.9	Serial sensor – Eurotherm	185
5.5.10	Serial sensor – Grado	186
5.5.11	Serial sensor – AI 808	187
5.5.12	Serial sensor – Limess RTSS Video Extensometer	188
5.5.13	Sensor Limits, Soft Limits, Offset and Tare	190
6	HOW TO …	192
6.1	How to correct machine stiffness	192
6.2	How to measure load with a differential cylinder	195
6.2.1	Principal diagram of a differential cylinder with two pressure transducers	195
6.2.2	Analogue solution	196
6.2.3	Digital solution	197
6.3	How to calculate digital command output frequency	199
6.4	How to get EDC Firmware and Tools	200
6.5	How to download EDC firmware	201
6.6	How to create and download a user logo	202
6.7	How to translate the EDC Menus	203
6.8	How to download a EDC licence file	205
6.9	How to continuously turn a sensor in one direction	206
6.10	How to use calculated sensors	207
7	EDC DIAGNOSIS TOOLS	209
7.1	EDC Error Messages	210
7.2	EDC Debug Messages	211
7.3	EDC States	212
7.3.1	Successful initialization	214
7.3.2	Drive On	214
7.3.3	Emergency Stop situation	216
7.3.4	Limit monitoring	217
7.3.5	Synchronization monitoring	218
7.4	Bit Input/Output	219
7.5	Sensor Basic Tare	220
7.6	System Messages and Error Codes	221
8	DOCUMENT VERSIONS	236
