METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR A MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A motor system, comprising:
- a motor;
a motor control circuit operably coupled with the motor; and
a processor operably coupled with the motor control circuit, the processor comprising;
at least one monitoring input for receiving a first signal indicating at least one of a rotational direction of a motor and a position of the motor; and
at least one reporting output for transmitting a second signal indicating at least one of the rotational direction of the motor and the position of the motor, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the second signal to a main controller at a rate that is less frequent than a rate for adjustments of the first signal.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for controlling a motor are disclosed. A method may include determining a rotational direction of a motor from a pair of quadrature signals sent to a microprocessor. The method further includes adjusting an internal count stored in the microprocessor at each edge of each of the pair of quadrature signals. The method further includes adjusting an external count stored in the microprocessor and transmitting an interrupt to a main controller after the first phase signal and the second phase signal have transitioned through each combinational logic state in one of a forward rotational direction and a reverse rotational direction. The method further includes transmitting a signal comprising the rotational direction of the motor and the external count from the microprocessor to a main controller.
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25 Claims
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1. A motor system, comprising:
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a motor; a motor control circuit operably coupled with the motor; and a processor operably coupled with the motor control circuit, the processor comprising; at least one monitoring input for receiving a first signal indicating at least one of a rotational direction of a motor and a position of the motor; and at least one reporting output for transmitting a second signal indicating at least one of the rotational direction of the motor and the position of the motor, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the second signal to a main controller at a rate that is less frequent than a rate for adjustments of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a motor, the method comprising:
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monitoring adjustments in a signal indicating at least one of a rotational direction and a position of a motor; reporting at least one of the rotational direction and the position of the motor to a main controller of a motor control system at a rate less frequent than a rate of the adjustments of the signal; and controlling movement of the motor with a plurality of motor control signals in response to control signals received from the main controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of installing a motor control device, the method comprising:
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positioning a motor, a motor control circuit, and a main controller to interface with a processor; operably coupling a control output of the processor to the motor control circuit, the control output configured to transmit at least one motor control signal to the motor control circuit; configuring a monitoring input of the processor to receive a first signal indicating at least one of a rotational direction of a motor and a position of the motor; operably coupling a reporting output of the processor to the main controller, configuring the processor to transmit a second signal through the reporting output to the main controller at a rate less frequent than a rate of adjustments of the first signal, the second signal indicating at least one of the rotational direction of the motor and the position of the motor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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