Motion Control with Servo Motor

Name: Motion Control with Servo Motor
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Control movements with precision and repeatability

Created byWallace Alves

Last updated 6/2026

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What you'll learn

Operate motor servo (the same concept applies to other brands);
Control the servo in different modes: position, speed, torque, stand alone mode;
Check servo variables through the digital oscilloscope;
Adjust servo motor homing routine;
Configuration of drive inputs and outputs;
Development of the individual functioning algorithm;
Auto tuning adjustment of the motor;
Comparison with conventional motors.

Course content

5 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 52m total length

Theory about servo motor6:16
Explore servo motors as electromechanical devices that move loads with high speed and precise positioning, enabled by encoders and closed-loop servo drives, and compare them with three-phase induction motors.
Rotary Encoder9:35
Differentiate incremental and absolute encoders, learn referencing via external sensors, current monitoring, or encoder index, and examine 13-bit resolution (10,000 pulses per revolution) and its impact on servo motion.

Presentation of practical material12:52
Explore the D230 servo drive and FR 420506 motor, including 110/220 v input, Modbus modes, 13-bit encoder, CN1–CN6 wiring, and USB configuration for training.
Software download2:27
download the servo motor configuration software from the provided link, unzip the downloaded zip file to your desktop, and prepare for the next lesson on installation.
Software Installation2:30
Install the lightning servo motor parameterisation software by extracting the download, running setup, and accepting the license; install the USB driver if needed to communicate with the servo drive.

Interface presentation8:02
Learn to establish communication with a servo drive via rs-232 on usb, configure the Lightning interface, rename axes, view drive status, and save changes to flash memory.
Update firmware5:18
Update firmware on servo drives using lightning software, choose version, confirm no power interruptions, set to latest 0.057, back up cautiously, then prepare for parameterization and servo driver setup.
Configuration center8:11
Configure the servo drive by selecting a motor, setting encoder and mode options, and enabling Modbus communication, then save to flash and proceed to autotune.
Auto tuning8:09
Perform auto tuning with the servo motor using the auto tuning center to calculate gains for moving the coupled load, then save the optimized settings to flash memory.
I/O Connections14:50
assemble a 50-pin scsi connector for servo motor i/o, solder cables with a 10-core shielded cable, and wire pins for pulse, direction, analog input, and i/o using 24v pnp logic.
Scope19:21
Explore the scoop tool in the performance center to monitor servo motor variables with a digital oscilloscope, including position, speed, acceleration, and feedback, using eight channels and FFT analysis.

Operating mode11:31
Discover the operating modes of servo drives—position, speed, torque, and standalone—across standard, modbus, and ethercat models, and learn control methods via pulses, analog voltages, and programming.
Position mode20:49
Eletronic gear14:45
Velocity mode12:48
Learn velocity mode on a servo drive using analog input from -10 to +10 V, mapping 1 V to 300 rpm, and adjust deadband and invert settings.
Torque mode7:09
Explore torque mode in servo motors, distinguishing torque from force, examining nominal and peak torque, speed relationships, and practical setups using analog input, PWM, and current scale.
Stand alone5:56
Learn standalone mode on the d2 servo drive with PDL, a c++ like language, enabling up to three user tasks and editing, compiling, and sending code to the drive.

Requirements

Understand some concepts of electronics, but it is not mandatory.

Description

Hi, my name is Wallace Alves, I'm Control and Automation Engineer, specialist in Software Engineering. Since 2011 I have worked in the field of industrial automation and robotics. I've had the opportunity to work with several brands of servo motors. This content I learned in the industry, I am making available here in the form of training with practical and theoretical classes about servo motors.

The Servo motor is an electromechanical component present in almost all industrial automation and robotic machines/devices, which require: precision, speed, high precision, torque and process repeatability.

Today it is possible to find them even in industrial robots, collaborative robots and cartesian robots.

It basically consists of a stator with coils and a rotor with magnets, in some cases it has a brake, and at the end it has a position and speed feedback encoder.

This training comes to show how a servo motor works in theory and practice. How to parameterize and test servo drives and motors in a didactic way, with support for students.

The servo motor software is free and will be available in classes. There is nothing on the market like this training yet! Take advantage of this opportunity and good studies.

Who this course is for:

For those who seek to learn how a servo motor works in theory and practice.

Motion Control with Servo Motor

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Course content

Concepts2 lectures • 16min

Introduction3 lectures • 18min

Software Tools6 lectures • 1hr 4min

Operating Modes6 lectures • 1hr 13min

Stand alone programs1 lecture • 2min

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