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Vital CNC Control User Guide 

© 2014 Vital Systems, Inc.  

www.vitalsystem.com

 

 

Integrating the Vital CNC Control with your machine 

 
For these next steps, you will need to open your Vital CNC Control to inspect the internal components. 
 

Internal Layout 

 
Below is an image of the contents of the Vital CNC Control. Please use this image as reference while 
continuing with the next setup procedures. 
 

NOTE: Some Vital CNC Controls may contain different parts as requested by the user before shipping.  

 

 

 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for DSPMC pn7762

Page 1: ...7762 CNC Control for Milling Lathe Plasma Machines User Guide Document Revision 1 1 Updated July 26 2014 2014 Vital Systems Inc Phoenix AZ USA For more information please visit the product web page ht...

Page 2: ...4 Integrating the Vital CNC Control with your machine 6 Internal Layout 6 Digital I O Signals 7 Drive Connection with Maxsine AC Servo Drives and 7736 Board 8 Drive Connection Without Using the 7736...

Page 3: ...that I will hold no one other than myself responsible for mistakes errors material loss personal damages secondary damages faults or errors of any kind caused by any circumstance any bugs or any undes...

Page 4: ...nts are present within the delivery The Vital CNC Control Package should contain the following items Vital CNC Control Vital CNC Control Stand optional MPG handwheel optional Operator s Keys Backup So...

Page 5: ...e optional stand before proceeding with the setup phase 1 Plug in the power cable to the Vital CNC Control and connect the other end to an outlet If you intend setup any wiring such as inputs it is re...

Page 6: ...italsystem com 2 Your Vital CNC Control should now be operational and can be turned on with the ON OFF Button The next steps will cover integrating the Vital CNC Control with your machine During this...

Page 7: ...steps you will need to open your Vital CNC Control to inspect the internal components Internal Layout Below is an image of the contents of the Vital CNC Control Please use this image as reference whil...

Page 8: ...16 Inputs and 8 Outputs as well as the use of 24V for said Digital I O Detailed Wiring instructions for PNP and NPN versions can be found in their respective sections See Internal Layout section for...

Page 9: ...Integra motion controllers However this is only used for the Step Dir Outputs with the DSPMC Setting up the drive connection is simply a matter of plugging the colored cables to the corresponding colo...

Page 10: ...ide for the DSPMC Ethernet Motion Controller Encoders 8 through 15 are only accessible via the 7736 Differential encoder and Step Dir Board on internal ports J11 and J12 J2 Pin Assignments Analog Outp...

Page 11: ...ncoder Channel 1 A 25 Ground Return 6 Encoder Channel 1 B 13 Reserved 19 Encoder Channel 1 B 7 Encoder Channel 1 Z 20 Encoder Channel 1 Z J7 Pin Assignments Encoder Channels 3 5 Pin Function Pin Funct...

Page 12: ...ugh the purchase of a Vital CNC Control along with Maxsine Motors and Drives allows Vital Systems to make several configurations within the factory Digital I O will have to be wired manually and confi...

Page 13: ...e showing the physical pin layout and its corresponding Mach3 pin layout Inputs DSPMC Port Mach3 Ports and Pins J4 Port 1 pins 0 15 J5 Port 1 pins 16 31 J11 Port 1 pins 32 47 J12 Port 1 pins 48 63 Out...

Page 14: ...Vital CNC Control User Guide 2014 Vital Systems Inc 13 www vitalsystem com...

Page 15: ...Vital CNC Control User Guide 2014 Vital Systems Inc 14 www vitalsystem com You can monitor the current I O states and other status information via the Status Window...

Page 16: ...ach3 Diagnostic Tab If the Mach3 signals do not correctly activate in response to the state of the Digital Input then you may need to check the Status Window to see if the Digital I O state works or i...

Page 17: ...ience with the HiCON or DSPMC plugin config It is always recommended to use one of the default profiles Open the Mach3 application which can be found in C Mach3 Mach3 exe The profile selection screen...

Page 18: ...t perform these additional steps 1 Copy the macropump m1s file from the macros folder of any default profile Mach3 macros profile macropump m1s and paste it into the macros folder of your new profile...

Page 19: ...ontrol User Guide 2014 Vital Systems Inc 18 www vitalsystem com 3 Enable the Vital CNC Control brain and the MPG Buttons Selector brain if using MPG To do this go to Brain Control from the Operator me...

Page 20: ...n off during firmware upgrade by the user If using the DSPMC motion controller the CPU LED will blink slowly to indicate operational status DSPMC J5 Output 0 3 Estop Button Disarms the current system...

Page 21: ...OFF Button Turns ON the Vital CNC Control if pressed Turns OFF the Vital CNC Control if held while the unit is currently ON The power sign glows blue to indicate that the Vital CNC Control is turned...

Page 22: ...Changes which axis to jog with the MPG DSPMC X J5 Input 11 Y J5 Input 10 Z J5 Input 9 A J5 Input 8 2 Estop Button Disarms the current system and stops all motion The button can be twisted clockwise a...

Page 23: ...t get any motion Make sure that the axes are properly configured within the plugin config o Set the Output Type to Stepper Step Dir or DAC 10V o Set the Output Index to the correct channel o Set the...

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