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5/16/2016

Silverpak 17C-CE User Manual

Rev 1.11

Silverpak 17C/CE User Manual

Product:

Silverpak 17C and 17CE

Version:

1.11

Date:

5/16/2016

Version History

Version

Date

Description of Changes

1.00

04/10/2006

New User Manual

1.01

08/07/2006

Updated specs

1.02

08/18/2006

Updated specs

1.03

02/01/2007

Standardization of all

user manuals

1.04

11/02/2007

Updated description of

RMS vs Amp Peak

current, and explanation

of I/O’s

1.05

12/14/2007

Updated designer kits,

connections &

HyperTerminal

instructions

1.06

4/3/2009

Added new RoHS

RS485-232 card info

1.07

9/16/2009

Updated image for LED

connection.

1.08

10/7/2009

Updated RS485 info.

1.09

10/29/2009

Added full stepping as a

resolution option.

1.10

5/20/2015

Replaced Hyper Terminal

with LinCommand

1.11

5/16/2016

Updated links and specs

Summary of Contents for Silverpak 17C

Page 1: ...Silverpak 17C CE INTEGRATED STEP MOTOR DRIVER AND CONTROLLER With Encoder Option USER MANUAL Version 1 11 ...

Page 2: ...t exceed 40 VDC DISCLAIMER The information provided in this document is believed to be reliable However no responsibility is assumed for any possible inaccuracies or omissions Specifications are subject to change without notice Lin Engineering reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to improve reliability function or design Lin Engineering does not assume a...

Page 3: ...s 1 03 02 01 2007 Standardization of all user manuals 1 04 11 02 2007 Updated description of RMS vs Amp Peak current and explanation of I O s 1 05 12 14 2007 Updated designer kits connections HyperTerminal instructions 1 06 4 3 2009 Added new RoHS RS485 232 card info 1 07 9 16 2009 Updated image for LED connection 1 08 10 7 2009 Updated RS485 info 1 09 10 29 2009 Added full stepping as a resolutio...

Page 4: ...der Pinouts 8 5 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 8 Connecting to the USB card 9 Connecting to the RS232 card 9 6 CONNECTION SPECIFICATIONS 10 Quick Start 10 USB 485 converter card 10 RS232 485 converter card 11 Mating Connectors 11 7 CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING THE SILVERPAK 17C 12 LinCommand Setup 12 Setting the Current 13 Connecting Multiple Silverpak17C s 14 Changing the Address of the Controller 15 Connecting ...

Page 5: ...re with a single command Fully programmable ramps and speeds Two digital I O and two fixed input channels Switch selectable address Software selectable Move and Hold currents Hold Current automatically selected upon move completion Simple DB9 connection Designer s Kit with USB communication Here is the list of components if you have purchased the optional Designer s Kit USB to RS485 converter card...

Page 6: ...cessor LED output Pin 9 max of 20mAmps with 200 ohm internal resistor Motor Specifications Any 4118 series step motor that is rated at 2 0 Amps Phase or less can be combined into a Silverpak 17C or CE product General torque specifications are listed below In some circumstances motors rated above 2 Amps may be used with a de rated torque Holding Torque max of 1 0 Amp Holding Current winding specifi...

Page 7: ...h is 0 94 Customized length is available C Motor Shaft Diameter standard shaft diameter is 0 1968 Customized diameter is available D Overall Body Length Motor body length is available in various lengths Model CO 4118S 2 69 Model CO 4118M 2 92 Model CO 4118L 3 24 E Encoder pins encoder optional Dimensions Encoder Pinouts SilverPak17CE only Index is optional and must be specified during ordering ...

Page 8: ...e DB 9 cable has a 3 pin connector provided for the converter card in order for the controller to communicate with the PC via a USB 485 converter card or RS232 485 converter card Other wires allow the user to solder and program the switch push button and the Opto Sensor enabling several options The I O s will allow for options such as solenoids relays opto isolators LED s and many other input and ...

Page 9: ...Supply Ground 3 Brown 3 RS485B Table 5 Figure 3 The USB converter card does not require power it receives power from the PC Power is still needed for the R256 controller driver Connecting to the RS232 card SP17C pin SP17C color RS232 485 pin 4 Black White 1 RS485A 6 Green 2 GND connect to Power Supply Ground 3 Brown 3 RS485B Table 4 Figure 2 The RS232 card requires power 7 40VDC Pin 1 ...

Page 10: ...9 cable that is provided to you The 3 Pin connector is placed onto the USB converter card 2 Your power supply will be connected to the Silverpak directly The USB card is powered via the PC Silverpak s pin 1 Red wire is 12 to 40VDC Pin 6 Green wire is Ground 3 Connect the USB card to your PC using the USB cable provided to you You can download the driver for the USB485 at USB485 Driver 4 Turn your ...

Page 11: ...onnected to the RS232 card where the green header is located The is for 12 to 40VDC The is for the Power Supply Ground The Silverpak must also be powered via Pin 1 red wire for Power and Pin 6 Green for Ground 3 Connect the RS232 card to your PC with a male to female DB 9 cable 4 Turn your power supply on and follow instructions for using Lin Command Mating Connectors A DB 9 cable is provided with...

Page 12: ...r Damage to the Motor and Controller Could Result See Setting the Current on following page 6 Double click on the Click Here to Add Command to bring up the motor control menu 7 For more instructions please refer to the LinCommand Manual 8 To operate in the Advanced mode Choose Options and select Advanced mode 9 Select your COM port and baud rate then click Connect 10 Enter command strings on one o...

Page 13: ...0 1 00 60 m60 0 85 1 20 70 m70 0 99 1 40 80 m90 1 13 1 60 90 m10 1 27 1 80 100 m100 1 41 2 00 Table 6 Desired Current To achieve the equivalent Driver Current Amps Peak multiply the motor s rated current by 1 4 Follow these examples Example One You have a motor that is rated at 0 85 Amps 0 85 Amps x 1 4 1 2 Amps Using Table 6 we would see that 1 2 Amps is 60 of the driver s maximum output current ...

Page 14: ... daisy chain the RS485 and RS485 lines prior to plugging into the USB485 card Be sure to also ground the USB485 card with Pin 2 ground All connections must be completed BEFORE applying power Figure 7 Connection using USB485Converter Card If using the RS232 to RS485 converter card daisy chain all four wires power ground RS485 and RS485 prior to plugging into the converter card Figure 6 Connection u...

Page 15: ...ess Dial Connecting Accessories If you have purchased the Designer s Kit there is a Red Push Button and an Optical Sensor included Follow the schematics below in order to properly assemble accessory pieces Push Button Figure 9 Push Button Schematic It is best to solder the Push Button to Pin 5 which corresponds to Input 4 then solder Pin 6 Power Ground to the other side of the push button Input 1 ...

Page 16: ... motor should send the command P5000 once the button has been pressed otherwise it will continue to wait at H04 LED or other output The two I O lines pins 2 8 can drive an external device such as solenoids LED s or switches The bidirectional I O s are switches to ground internally and therefore need to be connected to the V of the power supply Below is a recommended connection for lighting an LED ...

Page 17: ... White 7 Table 8 To home to your optical sensor use the Z command and state the max number of steps you want it to search for home The unit will either stop at the opto sensor or when it finishes moving your designated number of steps For example 1Z500000R Motor will take 500 000 steps and stop OR Motor will stop once the optical sensor has been interrupted Only input 3 can work with the optical s...

Page 18: ...power supply as the Silverpak17CE cannot provide a strong enough source of power In order to use the Indexer as a reference to home connect Pin 2 from the encoder to one of the inputs on the controller From the controller s side for best results use Pin 5 the switch closure to ground In addition use a pull down resistor 10k Ω to ensure that the controller will recognize the difference between high...

Page 19: ...n 2 Addresses Use a small screw to verify that it clicks in place Check the Converter Card Use a voltmeter to measure if Power is coming into the card correctly and if power is being supplied to the Controller Note the description of the following response strings 0 indicates that the command is terminated 0 indicates good command and that it was received correctly 0C indicates that the command is...

Page 20: ...river 2 See Figure 10 What s the minimum and maximum voltage the RS485 to RS 232 Converter Card can handle Min and Max voltage levels 7 to 40 VDC Using a PLC to communicate with board After the command you need to issue a carriage return and linefeed Example 1A1000R absolute position move 1000 After the R send a 0x0d in hex USB Converter card setup The USB485 converter card requires a driver insta...

Page 21: ...d 4 Pin connector Figure 14 Connection using RS232 5 The RS232 converter card connects to the Silverpak using the DB 9 cable that is provided to you The red 4 Pin connector is placed onto the converter card 6 Your power supply will be connected to the RS232 card where the green header is located is for 12 to 40VDC is for the Power Supply Ground 7 Connect the RS232 card to your PC with a male to fe...

Page 22: ...n a motor steps If the motor is rated for 1 0 A Ph it may receive 0 Amps 1 Amp 1 4 Amps or anything in between if you are microstepping For ease of explanation we will look at the current waveform when we half step or set the driver controller to 2x microstepping If we take a look at both the A and B phases and plot on an X Y chart of when each phase receives current and how much it receives it wi...

Page 23: ... current As we see the waveform that s plotted for the A Phase the highest value on the curve is known as the peak value Motors have a rated current or average RMS value since in operation the current is continuously changing The most logical way to describe a rating is to take an average or RMS root means squared value But drivers understand current in terms of peak current therefore the conversi...

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