Authorised Vendor Thanos AMC-AASD15A 6axis Servo Motion Controller

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 2, 2020

fonsofonso said:
Hola
Comenzaré a imprimir la pieza y compraré la placa Thanos AMC-AASD15A
¿Cuánto PLA necesito para todas las piezas que necesito imprimir?
Por otro lado, creo que estoy empezando a entender cómo es el proyecto.
En resumen, una vez que tengo los motores, tengo que ensamblarlos y poner la configuración en cada controlador que viene con el motor, enchufarlo a la placa Thanos AMC-AASD15A y cuando eso está ejecutando simtools y ejecutando el juego, ¿es correcto? ?

I'm not sure how much PLA material the parts for SFX100 actuators need.

Also if you read the notice on my Tindie store, I cannot ship international for the time being, but you could get the AMC-AASD15A controller from Mr Shao at PT-ACTUATOR: http://www.pt-actuator.com/a/products/p5/45.html
Contact him, in English please...

About the connections and basic setup, please read the manual:
https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AAS.../AMC-AASD15A_4DOF+TL-Simtools_manual_v2_3.pdf

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 2, 2020

Lonnie Farrare said:
Hello, my questions are if I'm building a SFX system and want to switch to Thanos all that needs to be done is to change the Aurdunio board to a Thanos one and switch software from Sim Hub? Once the Thanos is installed we can explore additional servo configurations ?

You can use Simtools, or the free FlyPT mover ...

fonsofonso · Apr 2, 2020

Tronicgr_6DOF said:
I'm not sure how much PLA material the parts for SFX100 actuators need.

Also if you read the notice on my Tindie store, I cannot ship international for the time being, but you could get the AMC-AASD15A controller from Mr Shao at PT-ACTUATOR: http://www.pt-actuator.com/a/products/p5/45.html
Contact him, in English please...

About the connections and basic setup, please read the manual:
https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AASD15A-Firmware/blob/master/Manual-and-Datasheets/AMC-AASD15A_4DOF+TL-Simtools_manual_v2_3.pdf

Sorry, I was wrong to copy the text of the translator so I did not put it in English

thenic123 · Apr 3, 2020

Tronicgr_6DOF said:
The pro version is what you need, if you also want to add extra features.

But why not giving a try to the free FlyPT mover? The latest v2.9.5 version includes SFX100 platform example profiles: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/flypt-mover.13464/

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Thanks
Thanos

Has anyone used FlyPT mover for SFX? How does it compare to SimTools ?

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 3, 2020

thenic123 said:
Has anyone used FlyPT mover for SFX? How does it compare to SimTools ?

Many say FlyPT its getting better and better...
Already includes example SFX profile in the latest v2.9.5 release

fonsofonso · Apr 3, 2020

Hi there
I just downloaded the printable STL files
I have a question, there are several files in a folder called ITEM that at first glance are the same, which do I have to print?

fonsofonso · Apr 3, 2020

Another question, what difference is there between the 80ST-M02430 and 90ST-M02430 actuators ???
Which are better?

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 3, 2020

fonsofonso said:
Hi there
I just downloaded the printable STL files
I have a question, there are several files in a folder called ITEM that at first glance are the same, which do I have to print?

Which STL files? For the AMC controller enclosure?

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 3, 2020

fonsofonso said:
Another question, what difference is there between the 80ST-M02430 and 90ST-M02430 actuators ???
Which are better?

80ST is 80mm flange, 90ST is 90mm flange...

Wait, I'm not sure what are you doing, you are building SFX100 actuators, right? If so, you can ask these questions here:

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thenic123 · Apr 4, 2020

Rearranging a couple of things...
Had to walk away from it for awhile, then I got back into it. Started around Noon to 7. Lots of dust around. Then I had to get everything off the bed and put the things away. Still haven't wired anything up on the SFX-100 yet.

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 4, 2020

thenic123 said:
Rearranging a couple of things...
Had to walk away from it for awhile, then I got back into it. Started around Noon to 7. Lots of dust around. Then I had to get everything off the bed and put the things away. Still haven't wired anything up on the SFX-100 yet.

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Wow, you still have a tube tv or monitor...!!

thenic123 · Apr 4, 2020

Tronicgr_6DOF said:
Wow, you still have a tube tv or monitor...!!

Yes sir, a 51cm Panasonic CRT. Had it 15 years. Still has better blacks and sound than most led lcd tvs currently out there. I'm wanting to change to a 32 inch full hd smart tv but there's not many models out there. I think 32" is a nice size for the room.

Dennis Johnson · Apr 4, 2020

Ok another noob question......
Should you calibrate your actuators initially before they are mounted on the rig or after?
thanks

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 5, 2020

Dennis Johnson said:
Ok another noob question......
Should you calibrate your actuators initially before they are mounted on the rig or after?
thanks

You mean test them if they calibrate automatically? You can test them laying on the floor, no problem:

sn4il · Apr 5, 2020

You mean test them if they calibrate automatically? You can test them laying on the floor, no problem:

What about if you have them mounted already. Is it safe to do initial test???

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 5, 2020

sn4il said:
What about if you have them mounted already. Is it safe to do initial test???

Sure. Even if you forgot to enter the proper additional parameters for torque detection in the AASD-15A servos for home calibration, its safe, worst case you will get overload alarm on the drive... it won't break anything.

sn4il · Apr 5, 2020

Thank you!

thenic123 · Apr 7, 2020

Tronicgr_6DOF said:
Hi,

1.
See in the manual:
https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AASD15A-Firmware/blob/master/Manual-and-Datasheets/AMC-AASD15A_4DOF+TL-Simtools_manual_v2_3.pdf

2.
You can read the changes log of each firmware to see what all the parameters do, but I also have many videos that explain it as well:
https://github.com/tronicgr/AMC-AASD15A-Firmware

Just an update,

I wired up all the SFX controllers today and connected the amc-aasd15a to the pc. I also set the parameters for the controllers. When the motors are connected something makes a whine noise but I get used to it. It's probably the controllers/motors. I used the up/down/left/right buttons to move the motors. They worked, albeit very noisy. I checked everything and some parameters were different, luckly I doubled checked them. It didn't make difference to the noise.

So I left it alone to cable tie the db25 cables and unplugged the usb b cable that goes to the Thanos so I wouldn't damage it. After I finished, I plugged it back in and moved the motors again and they were quieter like they should be. I don't know why, but it was better.

More things to do.

Question:

1: I run Win10 OS, should I follow the amc-aasd15a.pdf and manually install the FTDI driver?

Can't wait to get the 2.10 firmware with spike filtering.

2: I've set Pn51 to 1200 instead of 3000, baby steps.
Will the spike filter level have no effect past 1200?

I assume it only goes to the range this parameter is set too, probably wrong though.

The amc-aasd15a is a great piece of tech!

Tronicgr_6DOF · Apr 8, 2020

thenic123 said:
Just an update,

I wired up all the SFX controllers today and connected the amc-aasd15a to the pc. I also set the parameters for the controllers. When the motors are connected something makes a whine noise but I get used to it. It's probably the controllers/motors. I used the up/down/left/right buttons to move the motors. They worked, albeit very noisy. I checked everything and some parameters were different, luckly I doubled checked them. It didn't make difference to the noise.

So I left it alone to cable tie the db25 cables and unplugged the usb b cable that goes to the Thanos so I wouldn't damage it. After I finished, I plugged it back in and moved the motors again and they were quieter like they should be. I don't know why, but it was better.

More things to do.

Question:

1: I run Win10 OS, should I follow the amc-aasd15a.pdf and manually install the FTDI driver?

Can't wait to get the 2.10 firmware with spike filtering.

2: I've set Pn51 to 1200 instead of 3000, baby steps.
Will the spike filter level have no effect past 1200?

I assume it only goes to the range this parameter is set too, probably wrong though.

The amc-aasd15a is a great piece of tech!

Hi,

To your questions

1. You can check if the proper FTDI driver is automatically installed (if your windows is updated etc), if not you can try installing from the FTDI website as mentioned in the manual.

2. The P51 has no effect on the spike filter, just decreases the max RPM of the motor. You could still get a spike (jolt even at 1200 RPM). One negative effect of driving in slower RPM, is that the motor may lag behind the motion cues as it could take longer to finish some long stroke positions.

The Range value is to allow fine-tune the Spike level for lower values, as many that drive street cars use level values near 1000 to 2000. This value of the spike filter level is from total 65535 positions that correspond to the total stroke of the actuator. If a spike appears trying to move the actuator at a value +1000 or -1000 from its current position fast, for example, the AMC will switch to artificial slower motion following the spike value as it moves through the stroke of the actuator until it calms down and catches up with it. Then it will switch back to real time motion cues again...

Anyway, I'm beta testing a new version of the AMC Config Tool v1.2 that supports remotely adjustment of the spike filter from the PC, to easy switch values of the spike filter depending on the game or car you drive at the time.