General Motor Drive Troubleshooting

Capture Roborun Log Basic
When a problem or question arises, in order to help us determine exactly what happens, please capture a log at the moment the problem occurs.  To start ...
Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Motor Parameters Request
Please let us know the following motor and applications parameters. Please answer inline If available, please send motor datasheet in attachement Nu...
Mon, 29 Mar, 2021 at 9:09 AM
Recording logs with high sampling frequency
    The operating parameters of the controller can be observed real time at the run tab of the Roborun+ Utility. This is a great tool for monitoring ...
Thu, 1 Apr, 2021 at 7:24 PM
Controller Errors: How they triggered, How to clear?
The controller will detect and react on various erroneous conditions by stopping the motor and updating the respective Fault Fag (FF parameter). Dependin...
Fri, 26 May, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Extensive data logging in Roborun
This is a guide on how to log data for more than 10000 samples, using the Roborun Utility.  This is an article following our article for logging data in hi...
Fri, 18 Mar, 2022 at 6:21 PM
How to verify that the Y capacitor is installed properly.
Using a DVM please verify that there is approximately 100nF capacitance between GND tab and cooling plate. The cooling plate is anodized so you must scratc...
Fri, 26 Apr, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Checking the controller MOSFETs
Each phase of the motor is connected internally on the controller in a part of the power stage that is consisted by a top and bottom MOSFET.  When a MOS...
Tue, 10 Oct, 2023 at 12:33 PM
USB connection problems
USB Connection Problems USB connection issues can be categorized into two main types: Temporary USB Dropouts: These are brief interruptions in the US...
Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Short Circuit Error Troubleshooting
Error description   The Short Circuit Error will trigger when the motor current exceeds 120% of the controller's peak current. This value is hardcoded...
Fri, 1 Sep, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Thermistor noise - Changing pull-up resistor
Introduction There have been cases where a user chooses thermistors with values 1K or lower, while our pull-up resistor is considered to have value o...
Mon, 3 Jun, 2024 at 3:09 PM