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CPP-A12V80A-SA-USB Technical Reference
8.2 Minimum I/O Connections
8.2.1 Minimum I/O Connections for BLDC and PMDC motors
The drive requires an Enable signal and speed, torque or position command signal to operate. A basic
example using a switch for the Enable signal, a potentiometer for analog speed/torque command and a
switch to change motor direction is shown in Figure 21.
Drive
J5
Drive
Enable
Command
(Speed or Torque)
10
KΩ
Command
Direction
Figure 21: Minimum drive I/O connections needed to operate BLDC and PMDC motor
8.2.2 Minimum I/O Connections for Stepper motor
The drive requires an Enable, Step and Direction digital input signal to operate. A basic example using a
switch for the Enable signal and digital pulse input for Step and Direction from a controller is shown in
Drive
J5
Drive
Enable
Direction
(From Controller)
Step
(From Controller)
Figure 22: Minimum drive I/O connection needed to operate stepper motor