
Hardware Manual for Leashine MX4660 4-Axis Stepper Drive with Breakout Board & I/O’s
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.
FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................... 5
3.
APPLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 5
4.
BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................................................................................................... 5
5.
DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 7
6.
GET STARTED ................................................................................................................................ 7
7.
CONNECTING A POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................... 8
8.
CONNECTING STEPPER MOTORS ................................................................................................. 8
8.1. CONNECTING A 4-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR ............................................................................................. 8
8.2. CONNECTING A 6-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR ............................................................................................. 9
8.2.1. CONNECTING A 6-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR IN SERIES CONNECTION ................................................... 9
8.2.2. CONNECTING A 6-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR IN SERIES CONNECTION ................................................... 9
8.3. CONNECTING A 8-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR ........................................................................................... 10
8.3.1. CONNECTING A 8-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR IN SERIES CONNECTION ................................................. 10
8.3.2. CONNECTING A 8-LEAD STEPPER MOTOR IN PARALLEL CONNECTION............................................. 10
9.
CONNECTING AN E-STOP SWITCH OR SHORTING THE CONNECTION ........................................ 11
10.
ENABLING / DISABLING CHARGE PUMP ................................................................................... 11
11. SETTING THE “SMOOTHER” SWITCH......................................................................................... 12
12.
CONFIGURING OUTPUT CURRENT AND MICRO STEP ............................................................... 12
12.1. CONFIGURING THE OUTPUT CURRENT ............................................................................................. 12
12.2. CONFIGURING THE OUTPUT CURRENT ............................................................................................. 13
13.
CONNECTING THE DB25 CONNECTOR ....................................................................................... 13
13.1. CONNECTING THE DB25 STEP & DIRECTION PINS .............................................................................. 13
13.2. CONNECTING THE DB25 FAULT OUTPUT PIN ..................................................................................... 14
13.3. CONNECTING THE DB25 CHARGE PUMP PIN ..................................................................................... 14
13.4. CONNECTING THE PWM PIN ............................................................................................................ 15
14.
OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS FOR INPUTS/OUTPUTS.................................................................... 15
14.1. CONNECTING THE DIGITAL INPUTS .................................................................................................. 15
14.2. CONNECTING THE DIGITAL OUTPUTS ............................................................................................... 16
14.3. CONNECTING THE ANALOG OUTPUT ................................................................................................ 18
APPENDIX A: MX4660 CONNECTION DIAGRAM ............................................................................. 20
APPENDIX B:
DB25 CONNECTOR PINOUT ....................................................................................... 20
APPENDIX D: DIGITAL INPUTS ........................................................................................................ 23
APPENDIX E: DIGITAL OUTPUTS ..................................................................................................... 25
APPENDIX F: OPTO-ISOLATED ANALOG OUTPUT ............................................................................ 26
APPENDIX G: STEPPER DRIVE MODULE REPLACEMENT ................................................................. 26
APPENDIX H: WARRANTY INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX I: TROUBLE SHOOTING .................................................................................................. 26
CONTACT US ...................................................................................................................................... 28