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Audience .................................................. 7
Applicable Units ...................................... 7
Navigating this Manual ............................ 7
Manual Conventions ................................ 7
Trademark Notices ................................... 7
Revision Record ....................................... 8
Revision History ............................ 8
Manual Layout ......................................... 8
Networked Stepper Indexer/Drivers ........ 9
Conformance Markings ........................... 10
Specifications ........................................... 11
Indexer Functionality ............................... 12
Standard Functionality ................... 12
Synchronizing Moves .................... 13
Encoder Functionality ................... 13
Driver Functionality ................................. 14
Idle Current Reduction .................. 15
Current Loop Gain ......................... 15
Available Inputs ....................................... 15
Home Input .................................... 15
CW Limit Switch or
CCW Limit Switch ..................... 15
Start Indexer Move Input ............... 15
Emergency Stop Input ................... 16
Stop Jog or
Registration Move Input .............. 16
Network Interface Description ................. 17
Ethernet Interface .......................... 17
Status LED’s ............................................ 17
Front Panel Status LED’s .............. 17
Top Panel Status LED’s ................ 18
UL Required Information ......................... 19
Definitions ................................................ 21
Units of Measure ........................... 21
Motor Position .............................. 21
Home Position ............................... 21
Count Direction ............................. 21
Starting Speed ............................... 21
Target Position .............................. 22
Definition of Acceleration Types ............. 22
Linear Acceleration ....................... 22
Triangular S-Curve Accel. ............ 23
Trapezoidal S-Curve Accel. .......... 23
A Simple Move ........................................ 24
Controlled and Immediate Stops .............. 25
Host Control .................................. 25
Hardware Control ......................... 25
Basic Move Types .................................... 25
Relative Move ............................... 25
Absolute Move .............................. 26
CW/CCW Jog Move ..................... 27
CW/CCW Registration Move ....... 29
Encoder Registration Move .......... 30
Assembled Moves .................................... 31
Blend Move ................................... 32
Dwell Move .................................. 33
Assembled Move Programming ............... 35
Control Bits – Output Data ........... 35
Control Bits – Input Data .............. 35
Programming Routine ................... 35
Saving an Assembled
Move in Flash ............................. 36
Indexed Moves ......................................... 36
Controlling Moves In Progress ................ 37
Encoder Registration Moves ...... 37
Assembled Moves ......................... 37
Electronic Gearing ................................... 38
Motor_Resolution ......................... 38
ELGearing Multiplier and Divisor 38
How It Works ................................ 38
Controlled Stop Conditions .......... 39
Immediate Stop Conditions .......... 39
Advanced Ratio Control ............... 39