Acceleration Feedforward (Aff)

Determines the contribution in the 16-bit DAC command output that is directly proportional to the instantaneous trajectory acceleration. Aff is used to minimize following error (position error) during acceleration and deceleration and can be changed at any time to tune the PID loop.

Acceleration feedforward is an open-loop compensation technique and cannot affect the stability of the system. However, if you use too large a value of Aff, following error during acceleration and deceleration can reverse, which can degrade rather than improve performance.