Product Information

EnDat Demotool
Software
EnDat 2.2

07/2021
EnDat Demotool software for EnDat 2.2
EnDat Demotool is designed to support
the integration process of an EnDat master
in the higher-level electronics. This software
makes it possible to communicate with an
EnDat encoder on the basis of mode
commands.
Procedures (such as resetting alarms
and warnings, selecting additional data,
OEM memory accesses, reading out
parameters, etc.) are documented in the
EnDat Application Note. In a first step, you
can test the communication with mode
commands outside of the control loop and
use the software as a reference in the
course of integrating the EnDat master
in the control loop.
Possibilities
• Display of the values returned by the
encoder (position data and additional
data)
• Entry of the parameters to be
transmitted to the encoder for
each mode command
• Display of communication error
conditions
• Adjustment of the transmission
frequency
• Communication is recorded on a log
page for analysis later.
• Support of EnDat 2.1 and EnDat 2.2
mode commands
The user interface language is English.
A PWM 20 or PWM 21 is needed as
hardware unit.
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Operating elements
Selection of the hardware
Initialization of the hardware
Supply voltage
Switch-on
Switch-on and starting
Clock frequency
Transfer format
Switching the display
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The EnDat Demotool software can manage multiple PWM 20
or PWM 21 or IK 215 units. After switching-on, you select the
PWM or the IK 215 for communication with the encoder.
Use this button to initialize the selected hardware.
Selection of the supply voltage for the encoder. Default: 5.0 V
Only the supply voltage is provided to the encoder. There is no
EnDat communication with the encoder. The value for
“Transfer format” must be set manually.
The supply voltage is provided to the encoder and important
EnDat parameters are read out of the encoder. The transferred
parameters are displayed under “Protocol” and the “Transfer
format” is set to the required value.
The EnDat clock frequency can be set. The PWM supports an
EnDat clock frequency of up to 16 MHz (default: 1 MHz), and
the IK 215 up to 8 MHz (default: 1 MHz).
Number of clock pulses for the transfer of the position value.
This value is saved in the encoder as a parameter (EnDat 2.1
parameter, word 13).
The “Mode commands” tab of the user interface shows the
commands for communicating with the encoder.
After switch-on, the “Protocol” tab shows important parameters
of the hardware or the connected encoder. In addition, each
mode command transmitted by the user is logged.




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