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Fully Digital Stepper Drive 

 
 

 

User’s Manual 

For 

VDM86 

Summary of Contents for VDM86

Page 1: ...Fully Digital Stepper Drive User s Manual For VDM86...

Page 2: ...otor 4 Connections to 4 lead Motors 4 Connections to 6 lead Motors 5 Half Coil Configurations 5 Full Coil Configurations 5 Connections to 8 lead Motors 5 Series Connections 5 Parallel Connections 6 6...

Page 3: ...400 12800 25600 51200 1000 2000 4000 l 5000 8000 10000 20000 40000 l Input voltage 24 80VDC l 8 selectable peak current including 2 40A 3 08A 3 77A 4 45A 5 14A 5 83A 6 52A 7 20A l Pulse input frequenc...

Page 4: ...tions unit mm inch Figure 1 Mechanical specifications Recommend use side mounting for better heat dissipation Elimination of Heat l Driver s reliable working temperature should be 70 158 and motor wor...

Page 5: ...Details PUL Pulse signal In single pulse pulse direction mode this input represents pulse signal eac rising or falling edge active 4 5 5V PUL DIR DIR signal In single pulse mode this signal has low h...

Page 6: ...rol signals Recommend use line driver control signals to increase noise immunity of the driver in interference environments In the following figures connections to open collector and PNP signals are i...

Page 7: ...peak output current Figure 6 6 lead motor half coil higher speed connections Full Coil Configurations The full coil configuration on a six lead motor should be used in applications where higher torqu...

Page 8: ...e noise heating and improve reliability Regulated or Unregulated Power Supply Both regulated and unregulated power supplies can be used to supply the driver However unregulated power supplies are pref...

Page 9: ...ver Output Current This driver uses an 8 bit DIP switch to set microstep resolution and motor operating current as shown below Microstep Resolution Selection Microstep resolution is set by SW5 6 7 8 o...

Page 10: ...SW1 SW2 SW3 ON ON ON OFF ON ON 3 14A 3 77A ON OFF ON 3 71A 4 28A 4 45A 5 14A OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF 4 86A 5 83A 6 52A 7 20A OFF ON OFF 5 43A 6 00A ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Notes Due to motor inductance th...

Page 11: ...parately connecting the drivers is recommended instead of daisy chaining l It is prohibited to pull and plug connector P2 while the driver is powered ON because there is high current flowing through m...

Page 12: ...sure correctdirection c t3 Pulse width not less than 2 5 s d t4 Low level width not less than 2 5 s 11 Protection Functions To improve reliability the driver incorporates some built in protections fea...

Page 13: ...lectrical noise controller software errors or mistake in wiring Problem Symptoms and Possible Causes Symptoms Motor is not rotating Motor rotates in the wrong direction Possible Problems No power Micr...

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