Curtis AC F2-A, F4-A, F6-A Motor Controllers – FOS 4.5 – April 2022
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CHAPTERS
1: OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 1
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL .......................................................................................................... 3
WHAT IS NEW IN FOS 4.4.0.0 ... HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................... 4
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CURTIS CONTROLLER ............................................................. 4
2: INSTALLATION AND WIRING ............................................................................................................ 5
PHYSICALLY MOUNTING THE CONTROLLER ................................................................................... 5
PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 7
HIGH CURRENT CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................... 8
LOW CURRENT CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................... 9
ROTOR POSITION FEEDBACK ................................................................................................. 12
CANBUS ................................................................................................................................ 12
ALL OTHER LOW POWER WIRING ........................................................................................... 12
PROTECTED VOLTAGES .......................................................................................................... 12
CONTROLLER INPUTS AND OUTPUTS..................................................................................... 14
CONTROLLER WIRING DIAGRAM (EXAMPLES) ........................................................................ 16
LOW CURRENT CONNECTOR ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................. 20
DIGITAL (SWITCH) INPUTS ..................................................................................................... 20
ANALOG INPUTS .................................................................................................................... 22
POTENTIOMETER INPUTS WITH DYNAMIC TESTING ................................................................ 23
PWM AND DIGITAL DRIVERS .................................................................................................. 24
POWER SUPPLY OUTPUTS ..................................................................................................... 26
KEYSWITCH AND COIL SUPPLY .............................................................................................. 27
CAN PORTS ........................................................................................................................... 27
MOTOR POSITION SENSOR INPUTS ....................................................................................... 28
SINE/COSINE SIGNAL TRACKING ............................................................................................ 30
MOTOR TEMPERATURE INPUT ............................................................................................... 31
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