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ADVANCED MICRO CONTROLS INC.

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defects, under normal use, in materials and workmanship for a period of [18] months.  Within this warranty 
period, AMCI shall, at its option, repair or replace, free of charge, any equipment covered by this warranty 
which is returned, shipping charges prepaid, within eighteen months from date of invoice, and which upon 
examination proves to be defective in material or workmanship and not caused by accident, misuse, neglect, 
alteration, improper installation or improper testing.
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for delay in performance of this warranty.

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serial number (if applicable) along with a description of the problem.  An “RMA” number will be issued.  
Equipment must be shipped to AMCI with transportation charges prepaid.  Title and risk of loss or damage 
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If you require additional technical support, call (860) 583-7271.  Your call will be answered by the factory 
during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8AM - 5PM Eastern.  During non-business hours an 
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and a description of the problem ready before you call. 

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Summary of Contents for SD17040C

Page 1: ...s e r M anual Manual 940 0S110 Table of Contents General Information 2 Introducing the SD17040C 3 Specifications 4 Mounting the SD17040C 5 Switch Settings 6 Connecting Your Controller 7 Connecting You...

Page 2: ...at its option repair or replace free of charge any equipment covered by this warranty which is returned shipping charges prepaid within eighteen months from date of invoice and which upon examination...

Page 3: ...uitry Back EMF Protection Circuity Programmable Step Resolution from 200 to 50 800 steps per turn Programmable Idle Current Reduction Programmable Current Loop Gain Programmable Pulse Train Input Step...

Page 4: ...Motor Current Switch selectable from 1 0 to 4 0ARMS in 0 1 Amp steps Idle Current Reduction Switch selectable to Not reduced To 69 To 50 or To 0 Motor current is reduced to selected level if a step p...

Page 5: ...so take steps to ensure that the two are electrically bonded together If necessary remove paint for the bolt mounting surfaces of the panel to ensure adequate electrical bonding Airflow and Wiring Spa...

Page 6: ...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0...

Page 7: ...lses The active state of the Disable Input is set by switch SB1 4 RLD An additional load resistor may be required on some PLC outputs to improve switching time A symptom of this problem is that the mo...

Page 8: ...e and is not ready to accept pulses Both ends of the output are uncommitted so it can be wired as a sourcing or sinking output The figure shows a typical connection as a sourcing output RLIMIT A resis...

Page 9: ...TAP B B EARTH GND A CTAP INTERLOCK A A 8 LEAD MOTOR Eight Lead Series Connected Motor Case INTERLOCK B CTAP B B EARTH GND A CTAP INTERLOCK A A 8 LEAD MOTOR Eight Lead Parallel Connected Motor Case INT...

Page 10: ...r itself B Phase Ground Short One of the motor s windings is shorted to earth ground The EARTH GND terminal of the Motor Connector is used as the reference point The fault can be in the motor cable or...

Page 11: ...for your system Turn off all of the switches in switch bank 2 and then verify that the motor current is set correctly and the motor is attached to the driver Cycle power to the driver The STEP FAULT...

Page 12: ...ne turn While the turn is in progress the STEP LED should blink Verify that the motor rotated in the correct direction for one complete turn If you are using an optical encoder or other position feedb...

Page 13: ...be active The active state power applied or power removed is set by DIP switch SB1 4 This switch may be set incorrectly 2 The Idle Current Reduction may be set to its To 0 setting With this setting cu...

Page 14: ...he driver is config ured for the Step Direction format the motor will rotate counter clock wise when the driver receives CW pulses and it will not rotate at all when the driver receives CCW pulses If...

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