Wizard for configuring a motor drive system

An electronic line shaft, comprising:

• a motor drive comprising a velocity noise filter coupled to receive a feedback position signal and operable to filter the feedback position signal to generate a feedback velocity signal;
• and
• a processing unit operable to execute a wizard for configuring the motor drive, the wizard being operable to receive mechanical characteristic data associated with the motor drive that is provided as input by a wizard user via a user interface device, determine a noise parameter based on the mechanical characteristic data and determine at least one control parameter of the motor drive based on the noise parameter;
• wherein the control parameter comprises a number of taps in the velocity noise filter.

A method for configuring a motor drive, the motor drive including a velocity noise filter coupled to receive a feedback position signal and operable to filter the feedback position signal to generate a feedback velocity signal where the noise filter has at least one controllable filter parameter that affects filter operating characteristics, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a wizard for entering user input via a user interface, the input including mechanical characteristic data associated with the motor drive;
• receiving the mechanical characteristic data;
• determining a noise parameter based at least in part on the mechanical characteristic data;
• and
• using the noise parameter to adjust the at least one controllable filter parameter.