Index
1. General...........................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Signs used in this guide ............................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Standards compliance.................................................................................................................. 6
1.4 Specification................................................................................................................................ 6
2. Safety ............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Example of E-STOP signal connection .......................................................................................... 8
3. Recommendation for mechanical installation ...................................................................................9
4. Connectors, controls and electrical installation of the device ..........................................................10
4.1 Arrangement of the connectors on the device ............................................................................ 10
4.2 STEP/DIR controlling signals and digital outputs connector ....................................................... 11
4.3 Digital inputs connector............................................................................................................. 13
4.4 Analog I/O connector ................................................................................................................. 14
4.5 Expansion modules connector.................................................................................................... 14
4.6 Power connector........................................................................................................................ 15
4.7 Communication connector – Ethernet........................................................................................ 15
4.8 Recommended cables................................................................................................................ 16
4.9 Installation examples................................................................................................................. 17
4.9.1 The simplest connection of Inverter using a CSMIO IP-M analog output.......................... 17
4.9.2 Simplified diagram of a XYZ plotter................................................................................... 18
4.9.3 Automatic control of drives power supply (HV) ................................................................. 20
4.10 LED Status lights........................................................................................................................ 21
5. Recommendations and drive selection (motor drives).....................................................................22
6. Precise homing with use of the servo drive and the encoder INDEX signal........................................24
7. LAN connection and configuration .................................................................................................26
7.1 PC direct connection.................................................................................................................. 26
7.2 Local network with router and DHCP .......................................................................................... 28
8. Mach3 program – general information ...........................................................................................29
8.1 Recommended PC configuration ................................................................................................ 31
9. Software installation.....................................................................................................................32
9.1 Mach3 installation ..................................................................................................................... 32
9.2 Microsoft® .Net installation (older operating systems) .............................................................. 33
9.3 Installation of the plug-in for Mach3........................................................................................... 33
9.4 Administrator rights in Windows® Vista and Windows® 7.......................................................... 34
10.Mach3 program configuration........................................................................................................35
10.1 Configuration profile .................................................................................................................. 35
10.2 The first run ............................................................................................................................... 36
CS-Lab s.c. –CNC CSMIO/IP-M controller
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