Appendix A: Maps, Tips, and Commands
TMC 188/40 Motion Control Module
Delta Computer Systems, Inc. 360/254-8688
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Quick-Start Guide
This quick-start guide is an aid to setting up the Delta Computer Systems family of TMC 188/40
(TMC) Motion Control Modules using magnetostrictive transducers. These instructions are not
comprehensive; we assume you are familiar with programming and operating your Siemens
SIMATIC TI505 P/C. If you need more information about a topic please see the noted section of this
manual.
CAUTION
: When starting a motion control system for the first time, great care must be taken to avoid
accidents. The most common accident is a „runaway‟, when the motion controller tries to move an
axis beyond its physical limits.
MAKE SURE THE DRIVE POWER IS OFF BEFORE STARTING THIS PROCEDURE!
A) Configure The TMC Module
(See
Module Jumpers and External Wiring
on page 47)
1) Individually select either voltage or current mode for each drive output (Default: current mode).
2) Individually select each drive level (Default: 50mA; range: 25, 50, 100mA or 2.5, 5, 10 volts)
3) Individually select each transducer interrogation pulse polarity (Default: Positive; Negative is for
short Temposonics I rods only).
4) Individually select the number of recirculations used on each axis (Default: 4).
5) Wire the transducer and drive cables to your system, using the
Module Jumpers and External
Wiring
and
TMC Wiring Diagrams
sections of this manual for detailed information.
B) Configure The P/C Base
(See
Getting Started, Step 1
on page 9)
To configure your Programmable Controller to communicate with the TMC, you must initialize the
proper slot in the Base:
1) Run
TISOFT
and put it in the
ONLINE
mode.
2) Enter the
CONFIO
menu and verify the correct slot is configured for 8 WY registers with
SPECIAL FUNCTION
capability. Do this manually or by using
READBS
.
3)
Set the I/O address so it won‟t conflict with other I/O in the system (Delta‟s demo programs use
WY201 through WY208; see
filelist.txt
on the DCSMON disk for the latest demo programs).
4) Update the P/C by doing a
WRITPC
.
C) Initialize The WY Registers
(See
Getting Started, Step 2
on page 9)
The WY registers define the locations in the P/C‟s V Memory the TMC uses for talking with the P/C.
Initialization can be done either with TISOFT‟s CHART utility or with a ladder logic routine.
