Table of Contents
1. GETTING STARTED.......................................................................................................................................6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL................................................................................................................................................6
TURNING OFF THE CONTROLLER ...............................................................................................................................6
SAFETY AND USAGE GUIDELINES...............................................................................................................................7
2. STEPPER CNC CONTROLLER.....................................................................................................................8
FRONT PANEL.............................................................................................................................................................8
REAR PANEL ..............................................................................................................................................................9
3. SYSTEM CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................13
4. REMOVING THE TOP COVER...................................................................................................................14
5. SIGNAL GENERATOR .................................................................................................................................15
INPUT .......................................................................................................................................................................15
OUTPUT....................................................................................................................................................................16
JUMPER SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................................................17
JP83 –DB to USB Ground ................................................................................................................................18
JP84/JP85 –Input Power Select........................................................................................................................18
JP 86 –USB to Chassis Ground ........................................................................................................................19
JP 87 –Internal Signal to Chassis Ground...................................................................................... 20
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS.........................................................................................................................................20
JP30 –Auxiliary Inputs .....................................................................................................................................21
JP31 –Status LEDs ...........................................................................................................................................21
JP32 –Bus Expansion .......................................................................................................................................22
JP33 –Step & Direction....................................................................................................................................22
JP40 –Input Aux Header...................................................................................................................................23
JP50 –Output Aux Header................................................................................................................................23
JP80 –Rear Panel Power..................................................................................................................................24
JP81 –Rear Panel Fuse ....................................................................................................................................24
JP82 –Front Panel Switch .......................................................................................................... 24
AXIS PLUG-IN INTERFACES ......................................................................................................................................24
6. DRIVE SETTINGS..........................................................................................................................................26
CONFIGURING THE DRIVES.......................................................................................................................................27
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Setting the Current.............................................................................................................................................29
Setting Idle Current............................................................................................................................................29
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Step Size................................................................................................................................... 30
STEP PULSE NOISE FILTERING..................................................................................................................................32
SELF TEST................................................................................................................................................................33
ALARM CODES.........................................................................................................................................................33
7. MOTOR SIGNAL SETTINGS.......................................................................................................................34
8. STEPPER MOTOR CABLING .....................................................................................................................35
MOTOR WIRING FOR OTHER STEPPER MOTORS .......................................................................................................35
9. POWER BOARD.............................................................................................................................................37
10. DRIVER MODULE UPGRADES..................................................................................................................39
11. APPENDIX.......................................................................................................................................................45
SAMPLE WIRING DIAGRAMS ....................................................................................................................................45
Typical Output Line Circuit...............................................................................................................................45
Typical Input Line Circuit –Internal Power......................................................................................................46
Typical Input Line Circuit –External Power.....................................................................................................47
