Performance Motion Devices CME N Series, User Manual

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12 ION/CME N-Series Digital Drive Developer Kit User Manual
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• Metal heat sink base with rubber feet
• USB to 3-pin serial programming cable
• Additional cables or accessories, depending on the host interface type of the ION unit
The following software and design materials are also included with each N-Series ION Developer Kit:
• Pro-Motion Windows-based exercisor
• C-Motion Engine Software Developer Kit:
• A complete toolset for the creation of user-specific applications running on ION/CME or host
• An open-source compiler
• C-Motion libraries
• PDFs of all N-Series ION documentation
• Gerber files for the DK Interconnect boards
For a detailed list of components for each N-Series ION DK type refer to Section 3.2, “Developer Kit Hardware
Contents.”
1.5 Getting Started & Installation
Overview
1 Before using the N-Series ION Drive the software must be installed. See Section 1.7, “Software
Installation,” for instructions on installing the software.
2 Next, connect your system’s motor, power, encoder, and sensors to operate the motion hardware. See
Section 1.9.1, “Connection Summary,” for a description of the available connections and options for the
N-Series ION DK interconnect boards.
3 Connect the N-Series Drive to the host PC via the 3-pin programming cable. See Section 1.9.5,
“Programming Connector (J9),” for a description of this procedure.
4 Once this hardware configuration is complete, the final step to finish the installation is to perform a
functional test of the finished system. See
Section 1.12, “First-Time System Verification,” for a
description of this procedure.
Once these steps have been accomplished, the installation is complete, and the DK setup is ready for operation.
1.6 Recommended Hardware
To install an N-Series ION developer kit the following hardware is recommended.
• PC with Intel (or compatible) processor, 1 Gbyte of available disk space and 256 MB of available RAM.
The supported PC operating systems are Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.
• One step, DC Brush, or Brushless DC motor.
This motor may or may not provide encoder position feedback signals, depending on the type of motor
being used. Encoder feedback is normally used with DC Brush motors and with Brushless DC motors
(although not required because Hall sensors can be used for the position feedback). For step motors,
encoders are an option.