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PoStep60-256 User's Manual

1. User manual Version 4 6 2015 Lease read user aaa wa poscope COR N s AS t a y ji Y uuu poscope con ELO roton poStep60 256v PoStep60 user manual Please read the following notes 1 All information included in this document is current as of the date this document is issued Such information however is subject to change without any prior notice 2 PoLabs does not assume any liability for infringement of patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights of third parties by or arising from the use of PoLabs products or technical information described in this document No license express implied or otherwise is granted hereby under any patents copyrights or other intellectual property rights of PoLabs or others PoLabs claims the copyright of and retains the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes 3 Descriptions of circuits software and other related information in this document are provided only to illustrate the operation of the products and application examples You are fully responsible for the incorporation of these circuits software and information in the design of your equipment PoLabs assumes no responsibility for any losses incurred by you or third parties arising from the use of these circu
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3. applied to PWM input pins isolation voltage AC for 1min R H 40 60 electrostatic discharge 6 2 Electrical specification static characteristic Symbol Vi HIGH Vi LOW Vpi HIGH Vpi Low 11 Parameter Conditions applied voltage for HIGH state on 10 pin IDC input pins applied voltage for LOW state on 10 pin IDC input pins applied voltage for HIGH state on PWM pins applied voltage for LOW state on PWM pins Min 0 3 0 3 0 3 4000 Min Typ 3 0 1 6 Max 50 5 8 50 50 5 5 3000 4000 May 5 8 0 4 0 2 Unit mA V Vims V Unit V V V V www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 7 User application User application enables various interactions with PoStep60 driver The application enables setting of all the vital driver parameters including driver current active idle and overheated values micro stepping value driver name for later recognition and advanced control setting values Moreover the application includes basic driving capabilities for stepper motors as well as two DC motors For the stepper motor there is simple step direction mode and more advanced onboard speed profile feature for out of the box drive of stepper motor For DC motors drive there are two PWM channels with adjustable PWM values and directions The application also monitors input statuses and driver status itself temperature mode fault 7 1 PoStep60 main application GUI r A PoStep60 0 5
4. last 10 seconds Full scale active current value is set Idle there was no change on step direction inputs for more than 10 seconds Idle current value is set Overheated when driver exceeds limit temperature values drivers goes into overheated mode Reduced current value is set Fault detected displays that at least one of possible driver faults were detected Please check fault type in Advanced settings 7 1 1 2 Input statuses The application shows real time data of all the driver lO pins Figure 7 tick represents high level Bootloader override the pin should always be high Enable axis SLEEP high level enables diver operation Low level puts the driver to sleep mode Step IN AIN1 this is Step input signal in stepper motor operation or Motor 1 PWM control AIN1 when in DC motor control mode Dir IN AIN2 this is Direction input signal in stepper motor operation or Motor 1 PWM control AIN2 when in DC motor control mode BIN1 Motor 2 PWM control BIN1 when in DC motor control mode 13 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual e BIN2 Motor 2 PWM control BIN2 when in DC motor control mode e End switch end switch input status Input statuses Booloader override Enable axis SLEEP Driver control mode Step IN AIN1 Default ext Step Dir Dir IN AIN2 Step Dir BIN1 DC motor 2x BIN2 Trajectory End switch Figure 7 Input statuses Figure 8 Driver control modes 7 1 1 3 Driver control modes Driv
5. 7 PoStep60 256 Serial 18015041 AE2B9CE3 52B709E2 F5001947 BL 0x0101 AP 0x0 amp 2 A Voltage V Temperature degC Driver setup Step control Position control DC motor control JE Basic driver setup m 3 Device connection status Configuration 4 Driver status 1 Tab selection for different Load settings from file y Temperature limit sub applications re MN Reduced current RE ARO ES Input statuses sto apply changes on change Enable advanced driver setup 2 Get device information tab Mode Faults Reset faults ya 7 j faults detected 7 Driver control mode 5 Run stop button d Figure 5 PoStep60 main application GUI Figure 5 notes 1 e AAA Tab selection for different sub applications please use tabs to navigate between sub applications Click to get device information such as serial number mode status The application title bar displays connection status of PoStep device If a device is connected a serial number is displayed and if not not connected message is displayed Please note only one device at same time can be connected Driver status The section displays real time data of a driver connected if the driver is in application mode Stop Run button disables and enables PoStep driver Useful feature when in various con
6. Connect power supply 4 Pree ee ere e M WARNING e e Please make sure power input polarity is correct Double check before powering up i i the driver Reverse power input polarity results in permanent device failure i Holt y 4 Power input FECTIVE 5 Motor outputs 1 USB connector Figure 1 PoStep connections 6 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 4 3 Stepper motor connection 4 3 1 10 pin IDC connector pinout Pin Function 1 Enable inverted O enable 1 disable 3 Direction 5 Fault feedback OC 1 driver OK O fault detected 7 9 5V external supply voltage 2 4 6 8 10 GND Fault feedback signal is an open colector signal External pull up resistor is needed to function properly please see Figure 2 For input and open collector output limiting values please refer to Section 6 Technical specifications o V ext P oStep60 a i ia Wa my o fault NF d oc max A JGND L PO NOTE i Please note some of the drivers are showing failed Under Voltage Lockout UVLO E fault status when disabled and supply voltage within required limits The fault is removed after driver is enabled and supply voltage within limits A A A a Fi 4 3 2 Stepper motor connection ercer f CAUTION s O To avoid malfunctions please make sure the phase winds are connected correctly i Resistance between leads of different phases is
7. E ET Eed 5 nao BOOM Cd CAUTION O Tells you something that could be considered to reduce a risk of failure or malfunction 5 A O O IO LN rn i WARNING 1 i O Tells you something that could cause damage to a property E CewannenERRRNNREREERRROERERURERERREENERRRENRRREEBRRRRRRRERRRERRERRERRRERRERERBRENRRERERRRERNERREBERERRESERRRNRRERRERRRERNERREDRNERERRRRRRRRRERRERRRRRRRRRRRRREREREROOS 2 Description The PoStep60 driver incorporate advanced stepper motor controller and external N channel MOSFETs to drive a bipolar stepper motor or two brushed DC motors A micro stepping indexer is integrated which is capable of step modes from full step to 1 256 step An ultra smooth motion profile can be achieved using adaptive blanking time and various current decay modes including an auto mixed decay mode A simple step direction or PWM interface allows easy interfacing to controller circuits An 12C serial interface can further be used to control all the driver functions including position control on board All running parameters output current torque micro stepping step mode decay mode can be set over USB and stored on board for standalone operation Internal shutdown functions are provided for over current protection short circuit protection under voltage lockout and over temperature Fault conditions are indicated via a FAULT LED and each fault condition can be read in configuration software 3 PoStep60 features e upt
8. Set values manually wiring type Figure 12 Position control controls 1 Trajectory chart displays required and actual position and speed charts 2 Motion profile parameters Trapezoidal motion profile parameters acceleration deceleration and maximum speed 3 Required position set and displays slider required position 4 Actual speed and position displays actual speed and position values 5 End switch enable disable end switch control and end switch wiring type settings End switch reacts only on change of end switch state Position change request after end switch touched can be set in either direction 6 Position slider required position can be set using slider 7 Upper limit limits final position If current position is out of new position limit values set then required position will adjust accordingly and motor shall move if Auto update is enabled 8 Lower limit limits starting position 9 Navigation buttons set required position by a step defined by increment settings 11 10 Auto update send new values to driver automatically if checked 11 Increment settings defines Small and Large increments for navigation steps 19 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 12 Stop button stops position movement immediately no deceleration profile applied A EE EE A DL SS RSA ES ANCES A ORES OM RSENS ES oe NOTE If driver is used in combination with external controller or BOB p
9. d All drivers with a software version bellow 0x0103 7 11 User manual changes Changes in 2 6 2015 version e 10 pin IDC connection diagram updated e PWM input pinout description and note updated e Technical specifications section updated 22 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 7 12 Grant of license The material contained in this release is licensed not sold PoLabs grants a license to the person who installs this software subject to the conditions listed below 7 12 1 Access The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions 7 12 2 Usage The software in this release is for use only with PoLabs products or with data collected using PoLabs products 7 12 3 Copyright PoLabs claims the copyright of and retains the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes 7 12 4 Liability PoLabs and its agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused related to the use of PoLabs equipment or software unless excluded by statute 7 12 5 Fitness for purpose No two applications are the same so PoLabs cannot guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application It is therefore the user s responsibility to ensure that the product is s
10. e 8 You should use the PoLabs products described in this document within the range specified by PoLabs especially with respect to the maximum rating operating supply voltage range and other product characteristics PoLabs shall have no liability for malfunctions or damages arising out of the use of PoLabs products beyond such specified ranges 9 Although PoLabs endeavors to improve the quality and reliability of its products semiconductor products have specific characteristics such as the occurrence of failure at a certain rate and malfunctions under certain use conditions Further PoLabs products are not subject to radiation resistance design Please be sure to implement safety measures to guard them against the possibility of physical injury and injury or damage caused by fire in the event of the failure of a PoLabs product such as safety design for hardware and software including but not limited to redundancy fire control and malfunction prevention appropriate treatment for aging degradation or any other appropriate measures 10 Usage the software in this release is for use only with PoLabs products or with data collected using PoLabs products 11 Fitness for purpose no two applications are the same so PoLabs cannot guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application It is therefore the user s responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for the user s application 12 Viruses this software was continuo
11. e in motor control There is a chance of setting combination that may results in permanent device failure CT LY Ta TT YT Tm HT UF TT YY TT TSH TT TT TT FYTH TT HT HH HNHH HEH HT TT TT TT TT Hc 16 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual In stepping motors current regulation is used to vary the current in the two windings in a sinusoidal fashion to provide smooth motion An ultra smooth motion profile can be achieved using advanced settings such as blanking and decay time and various current decay modes including an auto mixed decay mode The current through the motor windings is regulated by an adjustable fixed off time PWM current regulation circuit When an H bridge is enabled current rises through the winding at a rate dependent on the DC voltage and inductance of the winding and the magnitude of the back EMF present Once the current hits the current chopping threshold the bridge disables the current for a fixed period of time which is programmable between 500 nS and 128 us After the off time expires the bridge is re enabled starting another PWM cycle Advanced driver setup Predriver speed 1 00us lt E ras or Decaymode s Use auto mixed decay at all times a ki Blanking time 1 00 f us H mo Adaptive blanking ens l Mixed decay time 0 5 l us gel Fixed off time 15 0 us B qe E 5 0us Figure 10 Advanced driver setup settings PARA e When setting up the driver various compromises need to be consid
12. ease make sure driver is configured to support DC motor drive If not the DC motor can randomly rotate in speed and direction due to active micro stepping indexer x CAS AAA NOTE Full scale current value still apply when in DC drive mode Idle current is not applicable and is not being used O EE EE EE EE EE a 9 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 4 5 PoStep LEDs There are five LEDs on the PoStep board showing status Status LED is on when PoStep is connected to a PC over USB or power supply is connected LED is on when power supply is connected Indicates various driver states LED is on when driver fault occurred To see the fault cause the PoStep has to be connected to a PC and application running LED is on when motor stall is detected in hardware 4 5 1 Status LED Status LED is used to indicate various PoStep driver states Pattern Status LED is fast blinking when driver is in firmware update mode One long two short blinks indicates default settings are being loaded Please use PoStep user application for proper configuration setup and store Slow blinks indicate user configuration has been loaded 4 6 Requirements One available USB 1 1 USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 port USB HID device driver enabled operating system Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP Vista 7 8 10 Included software requires Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 8 Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package x86 or x64 or Microsoft V
13. er control mode section displays current mode of the driver Figure 8 e Default ext Step Dir this is the driver default state which enables Step direction control using external controller Enable axis Step IN and Dir IN inputs shall all be connected for proper operation e Step Dir in this mode driver generates the driving signals The mode is mainly used for driver settings adjustments fine tuning Please see subsection 7 4 Step control e DC motor two DC motors can be controlled using direct PWM signals Please see subsection 7 6 DC motor control e Trajectory in this mode the driver take over controller parts of motion planning Required position and speed profile parameters can be set Please see subsection 7 5 Position control 7 2 Basic user control of the PoStep driver Basic user control section enables user selection of predefined driver configuration sets setting currents full scale idle overheated reduction and temperature limit Moreover the basic manipulation with driver data is enabled readout change and store Furthermore each of the drivers can be set an unique name for easier identification 14 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual Driver setup Step control Position Basic driver setup 6 Driver settings manipulation 12 Enable disable DC motor mode 1 Driver configuration selection drop box Full scale current 2 2 2 Full scale current val
14. ered such as e Higher the input voltage longer the fixed off time has to be to control the required current e Higher the input voltage lower the step mode z o 4 m e e eS AAA ON 7 4 Step control The application enables simple internal control of step dir pins It allows a test of basic driving capabilities of the PoStep60 driver 17 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual Step control Speed steps s Max speed steps s 5 Manual speed set 8306 Actual speed 8318 Stop Set freguency tt DU Figure 11 Step control controls S 1 Speed dial use this dial knob to set step speed Please note the maximum value is limited by Max speed value Max speed dial set maximum step speed to limit the step speed value set by Speed value Stop stops internal step dir generator and switch the pins control to external controller Auto update if checked any change in step speed value is sent to driver immediately Manual speed set send new step speed value to driver if Auto update is disabled au PWN Ek AE a a a aaa aa EE ES E SUE NOTE 4 If driver is used in combination with external controller or BOB please make sure to i stop the application step dir control by pressing button Stop This way external controller takes over control of the step dir pins again o e ME Ai 7 5 Position control Simple position control algorithm is implemented in the driver T
15. g using the same voltage when comparing half winding and series 4 3 2 3 8 wire motors can be run in paralell type E or serial type D mode Parallel mode needs higher current has lower inductance and better torque Serial mode needs lower current and has lower torque Please read also 6 wire motors 8 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 4 4 DC motor connection 4 4 1 6 pin PWM connector pinout Pin Function PWM BIN2 PWM BIN1 PWM AIN2 inverted PWM AIN1 inverted GND sbin All PWM connector input pins has on board pull up resistors The pins can be either open collector toward GND or push pull driven For input limiting values please refer to Section 6 Technical specifications iddddddddidddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd od O a 4 4 2 DC motor connection The PoStep driver can be configured to enable direct control the state of the output drivers This allows for driving up to two brushed DC motors First DC motor is connected to terminals A1 and A2 and second DC motor to terminals B1 and B2 Speed and direction of DC motor rotation is controlled by PWM AINx and PWM BINx for first and second motor respectively Driver allows connection of only one DC motor on A or B terminals as well as two DC motors Figure 4 Connection of up to 2 DC motors Pere a f CAUTION O Pl
16. he driver moves to reduired position using standard Trapezoidal motion profile where acceleration deceleration and maximal speed is defining the profile Required position can be set using input box or slider End switches NC or NO please note end switch reacts only on change of end switch state and position limits can be used to define limit a range of movement The provided position control allows a test of basic driving capabilities of the PoStep60 driver and is not intended to replace external controller 18 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual Driver setup Step control Position control DCmotorcontrol Logcharts Log About 7 Upper limit E Upper limit FAA E 100000 2 Required position 90 000 F 4 24 000 Actual position 1 1 Trajectory chart Speed 75 000 rez sjsdejs paads 7 o 9 5 a c 2 3 E o a uu 60 000 L 45 000 FP 30 000 L 15 000 L j Joja 6 Position slider dl 8 000 16 000 4 Actual speed 24 000 and position 2 Motion profile parameters 9 Navigation buttons Position control 30000 Final position 0 11 Increment settings eleration 50000 Current position 0 5 Clear chart button Small inc Large in eceleration 50000 Current speed 0 ae Set zers 1000 soe Y Enable end switch E 12 Stop button 5 End switch enable and 14
17. isual Studio 2010 needs to be installed on the system prior running PoStep60 application 10 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 5 Installation PoStep60 is USB HID compliant device and as such require no additional drivers for operation To operate the device user software installation is necessary on a target system prior running PoStep60 application NOTE The program can t start because MSVCR100 dll is missing from your computer If application fails to start showing above message most likely Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package has to be downloaded from MS pages and installed A O DA rrr SAMA SAAANA AAA SAAANA ea N NOTE The application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b Click OK to close the application If application fails to start showing Oxc000007b error please install Microsoft Visual C 2010 Redistributable Package x86 no matter you have 64 bit MS Windows operating system running O e ME 6 Technical specifications 6 1 Electrical specification limiting values Symbol Vu Vi Vext loc max Vbi max Viso Vesd Parameter power supply input voltage on 10 pin IDC input pins supply voltage on pull up resistor for fault signal Fault signal maximum collector current maximum voltage
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19. iver U oo c Confirm changes confirm and send changes in configuration settings to driver d Save settings to DRV stores valid settings previously confirmed to a non volatile memory on the driver The settings are read and loaded each time driver is powered no NOTE Any change in configuration settings made in application is not valid to driver until confirmed by Confirm changes as well as Confirm changes does not store the values to a non volatile memory for loading on power cycle Setting files enables loading saving driver configuration settings from to file a Load settings from file load driver configuration settings previously saved b Save settings to file save currently set configuration to specified file Device custom name displays or change driver custom name a Read custom name reads driver name b Write custom name writes and stores driver name Enable disable advanced driver setup mode by checking advanced setup mode is enabled allowing setting advanced parameters Detailed fault description in case of fault detected further describes detected fault and possible cause of the fault Reset faults press the button to reset driver faults DC motor mode Enable or disable DC motor mode TT WA Aaa TT TT TT TT TWT TT TWT TSH TT TT WWT TY SASA SAA YSW YF SYGWH TWYYYFYH SY TY Y WARNING The advanced settings shall only be used by a person with a strong knowledg
20. lease make sure to l stop the application Position control control by pressing button Stop This way external controller takes over control of the step dir pins again 13 Set zero set both the required and actual position values to zero 14 Set values manually send new values to driver manually 7 6 DCmotor control PoStep60 driver can be configured to drive up to two dc motors bi directionally Enabling DC motor control bypass driver internal indexer control used for stepper motor micro stepping control All the driver parameters except idle current apply for DC motor control as well This enable current limited DC motor drive using PWM control The PoStep60 application enables simple PWM control where PWM and PWM freguency period can be set Epable DC motor control PWM R PWM frequency Hz 1 Enable DC motor control 5 Frequency dial E E ha h a a n n e ah lt i 6 Frequency 3 Channel B input box A B 20000 52 dj 89 El Y Auto updat 7 Auto update A Ml Figure 13 DC motor control controls 1 Enable DC motor control enables and disables DC motor control WEE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE GE EE EE EE AAA AAA EE EE EE EE EE EE Ee EE EE EE EE od NOTE i Enabling or disabling DC motor control puts driver into stand by to prevent sudden 4 movement of motor or accidental overheating of stepped motor winding Channel A Slider and input box for PWM va
21. ll of the wiring per phase but has double the number of wire turns as halfwinding or unipolar mode Because of this the amperage requirement becomes half the nameplate rating Because the wire in the coil can handle more current than half motor manufacturers will often boost the torque rating by specifying currents up to 71 of unipolar rated current while running in series mode This is fine for FULL step motor drives but not necessarily so good for microstepping drives Using this much can smear microstepping smoothness and accuracy Any extra torque achieved by this method will generally be lost to machine vibrations due to loss of microstepping smoothness The best performance will be somewhere between the 50 and 71 current rating The advantage of using series winding is that lower power drives may be used For example a unipolar motor rated for 4 0A phase running in series requires only 2 0A phase to achieve the same torque The disadvantage of this method is that it raises motor inductance which in turn slows motor coil charging time Since proper torque is reached only when the coil has charged to the required level the longer it takes to charge the longer until full torque is achieved This leads to slower full torque stepping rates Conversely a half winding configuration requires full nameplate rated current but if the drive is capable of this the advantage is that rated torque can be achieved twice as fast as series windin
22. lue for DC motor connected to output terminals A Channel B Slider and input box for PWM value for DC motor connected to output terminals B Set PWMs send new values to driver manually Frequency dial set PWM frequency period Freguency input box set PWM freguency period Auto update send new values to driver automatically if checked Stop sets PWMs to zero and put open collector inputs to high state enabling external PWM controller PWM control TE PP PH FFF FFF FFF FF FFF TF FFF PF FFF Hy e Ca NOTE d If driver is used in combination with external controller or BOB please make sure to zero PWM values by pressing button Stop This way external controller takes over i control of the PWM inputs again i O o FF HT ELEC Y Fe E R TT TT Ee Ee Ge EO ANAM PWN 20 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 7 7 Log charts PoStep60 application enables simple log of major driver parameter through time By the chart the driver temperature can be monitored for possible overheating This way driver setting can be adjusted or heat dissipation elements checked for its performance Driver setup Stepcontrol Logcharts Log 100 Temperature 90 Current Voltage 80 60 50 temperature f C voltage Y y quand JojowW 20 10 60 00 00 10 00 20 00 30 00 40 00 50 01 00 01 10 time mm s
23. nnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnonrnncnnnncannns 12 7 1 1 PoStep driver Status iss ss ee SE Ns iar GEE ee See We eg Ee ARE De Ke Ge Ke ke 13 7 2 Basic user control of the PoStep driver se se ee ER RA AA EE GR RA AA ee Ee nn de ee ee ee ee 14 7 3 Advanced Settings est dd dd EE Ee 16 7 4 Step CONTO nc aaa 17 7 5 Log charts aa 18 7 6 Major changes from 1 X tO KI ees ese se ee ee Ee ER AA Ge ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee AA ee ee ee ee ee 22 7 7 Errata info Mati viii adan 22 7 8 Grant of ea A 23 7 8 1 AO AE ER OE EE EE eee 23 7 8 2 MT AE a OE TEE NN 23 7 8 3 COP el AA AE RE EE EE EE EE EE NN 23 7 8 4 UU ON 23 7 8 5 Fitness TOF PURPOSES ieu GE nu Cyd LDT R YFC Yd GY 23 7 8 6 Mission Critical applications iss iss Es Ee ge oe Ee daa 23 7 8 7 MR EE EE N HE N 23 7 8 8 O 23 3 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 7 8 9 UpErades nea E De Ee 23 7 8 10 e SA 23 4 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 1 Introduction This manual contains information required to configure over an USB and run the PoStep60 driver Please read the manual carefully to avoid damage to the driver This section covers the instrument general description instrument specifications and characteristics 1 1 General symbols for this instructions A few symbols are used throughout this manual that you should be aware of in order to complete certain tasks safely and completely These symbols have different degrees of importance as described below ere TE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Ee EE E
24. notes 1 Driver configuration selection drop box select one of predefined configurations Use default configuration if you are not familiar with motor performance parameters 2 Full scale current value setup required motor current value 15 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual oon e se MTH ae 10 11 12 En e ss TE EE EE EE EE EE EE ER EE EE EE EE EE ER EE EE Ee red e NOTE a Please follow stepper motor datasheet when setting driver values Setting higher current value than nominal motor current may result in changed characteristics of i PoStep motor driver overheating motor ringing due to motor running out of Idle current value setup idle current idle current is a driver current when there is no activity on Step Dir inputs for more than 10s Step mode select a step mode between full step and 1 256 step 256 micro steps mode Overheating temperature limit and reduced current value setup a temperature limit at which driver reduces driver current to protect driver from possible overheating Driver settings manipulation enables reading of actual driver configuration settings configuration settings stored in non volatile memory on driver and confirm changes made a Read actual settings reads driver configuration settings currently set on the driver b Read stored settings reads driver configuration settings stored in non volatile memory on the dr
25. o 6 0 Amps Phase Current e advanced settings available through USB connection e compatible with 4 6 and 8 wire stepper motors of any voltage e 10VDCto 50 VDC Power Supply e upto 256 Micro steps per Step e various modes of decay mode for smoother moving of motors e 3 3V and 5V logic compatible inputs e 250 kHz Max Step Rate e 0 CTo 85 C Operating Temperature e LED Power and Status Indicator e Small Size 54 mm X 75 mm 5 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 4 Connection diagram 4 1 Board use requirements To properly operate the PoStep60 driver using external controller following connections need to be setup step direction and enable inputs 10 50 VDC power supply connected bipolar stepper motor before applying power PO e CAUTION Y O Please make sure bipolar stepper motor is connected before applying power EDE PIE AA DLE ON EER ER ONE PRE VR AO SERE N OE TER EN OLIE OE EE OE EA 4 2 Connection and setting 1 Mount PoStep60 driver firmly to a stable surface If PoStep60 is mounted to a conductive metal surface please make sure the driver is properly isolated 2 Connect USB cable 1 to your PC and run PoStep user application 3 Please setup running parameters output current torque micro stepping step mode decay mode using PoStep user application 4 Connect step direction enable and GND from PoStep60 2 to controller or BOB 5 Connect steeper motor 5 using one of wiring options bellow 6
26. s MET TE L Clear Temperature Log Data Figure 14 PoStep60 driver parameters log chart 1 Clear log data Clears log charts data 7 8 Firmware update Application automatically checks for PoStep60 driver firmware version and advises when update needed If by any chance automatic firmware update fails a manual update is possible Please select Firmware tab and manually reset PoStep60driver to enter boot mode ie when Full update button is enabled Trigger update by pressing Full update and wait for finished update After update the driver automatically resets and enters normal mode Status Firmware Get device info 1 Restart driver manually t Es 2 Trigger manual update a 3 Update progress bar Figure 15 Manual firmware update 21 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 1 Restart driver manually trigger driver restart and enables the driver to enter boot mode 2 Full update trigger start of full firmware update 3 Update progress bar shows status of update progress 7 9 Major changes from 0 53 to 0 57 e Predriver Fault bug fix e Position control added e DC motor mode setting added e DC motor control added e Improved Voltage and Temperature filtering e Added installation notes MS VS 2010 redistributable package 7 10 Errata information Predriver Fault bug causing faulty driver failure status Driver update is need to a software version 0x0103 or above Affecte
27. trol modes Please note enable signal is shared between external Enable input Disconnected external signal when using application driver control features e O Driver input statuses displays current driver input statuses 12 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual 7 Driver control mode displays current driver control mode erro e NOTE Driver real time values are only available when driver is in application mode In bootloader mode all driver features are disabled ns 7 1 1 PoStep driver status A A EE EE a N Ani 1 PoStep application version info Y A PoStep60 0 52 F5 Voltage V Temperature degC 4 Driver temperature TT fa na Qriver Disabled Sleep Driver OK 2 Power supply voltage Figure 6 PoStep driver status section Figure 6 notes 1 PoStep application version info please check for latest update of PoStep application 2 Power supply voltage displays main power supply voltage 3 Driver status displays driver statuses 4 Driver temperature displays main power supply voltage Cag CAUTION O The displayed temperature value may differ from the actual driver temperature due AAA ary to indirect contact Parts of the diver can have higher temperature than one displayed and as such might cause you burns if touched 7 1 1 1 Driver statuses Driver active there was a signal change in step direction inputs in the
28. ue Idle current 1 0 A Temperature limit 85 ec 3 Idle current value 5 Overheating temperature limit and reduced current value 7 Load save configuration setting from to file 9 Enable disable advanced 1 00us lt j driver setup mode sam rca d decay at all times v Blanking time 1 00 us od Adaptive blanking OFF v Mixed decay time 0 5 us L f ja Fiked off time 15 0 us 1 00us 11 Reset faults button mele 10 Detailed fault description No faults de in case of fault detected a Figure 9 Basic user controls Driver setup Step control Position control DCmotor control Log charts Log About Basic driver setup Configuration Default configuration NA Read values from driver Step mode E DC motor mode Ts Full scale current 2 2 A Idle current 1 0 A Load settings from file Temperature limit 85 c Reduced current 0 5 A Auto apply changes on change Driver name X axis Enable advanced driver setup Advanced driver setup Predriver speed Medium 7 1 00us sl T por Decay mode 5 Use auto mixed decay at all times a A T Blanking time 1 00 si us me f L Adaptive blanking OFF y namay i t 4 Mixed decay time 0 5 H us 0 5us i pa 15 0us Fixed off time 15 0 us 1 00us f 7 Faults No faults detected Reset faults Figure 9
29. uitable for the user s application 7 12 6 Mission Critical applications Because the software runs on a computer that may be running other software products and may be subject to interference from these other products this license specifically excludes usage in mission critical applications for example life support systems 7 12 7 Viruses This software was continuously monitored for viruses during production however the user is responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed 7 12 8 Support No software is ever error free but if you are unsatisfied with the performance of this software please contact our technical support staff who will try to fix the problem within a reasonable time 7 12 9 Upgrades We provide upgrades free of charge from our web site at www poscope com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media 7 12 10 Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PoStep PoDDS PoRef PoScope PoLabs and others are internationally registered trademarks support www poscope com 23 www poscope com
30. usly monitored for viruses during production however the user is responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed 13 Upgrades we provide upgrades free of charge from our web site at www poscope com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media 14 Please contact a PoLabs support for details as to environmental matters such as the environmental compatibility of each PoLabs product Please use PoLabs products in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations that regulate the inclusion or use of controlled substances including without limitation the EU RoHS Directive PoLabs assumes no liability for damages or losses occurring as a result of your noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations 15 Please contact a PoLabs support at support poscope com if you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document or PoLabs products or if you have any other inquiries 16 The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions 17 Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PoKeys PoKeys55 PoKeys56U PoKeys56E PoScope PoLabs and others are internationally registered trademarks 2 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual Contents I ele eo dle A A O 5 1 1 General symbols for this instructiON SS see se ee RA ee AA Ge AA AA ee Ee AA Ee AN 5 2 eie OR
31. usually gt 100kQ Resistance between leads of the same phase is usually lt 1000 5 AS A f NOTE Simple method of finding correct pairs of each winding wires is as follows before proceeding none of the motor wires should be connected take two random wires and short circuit them Try rotating the stepper axis If the pair is matching the resistance while trying to rotate the motor is much higher comparing to when none of the wires is short circuited fi i EF TAIE AN MT eee eee ro i e bs O O A Aa EE DA AN EWE AA EE AA ARA 7 www poscope com PoStep60 user manual The drive will work with 4 wire 6 wire or 8 wire stepper motors Al 2 A1 2 A1 2 A1 gt Al 2 JA JE JE sm ER A2 A2 A A Ll Lal Ala TU nm B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 type A type B type C type D type E Figure 3 Stepper motor wiring options 4 3 2 1 4 wire motors type A are truly bipolar and can only be run as such 4 3 2 2 6 wire motors can be wired two ways to work with the bipolar drive The first is half winding type B In this method one end wire and the center tap wire of the phase is used The other end is insulated and left unused This method uses unipolar nameplate current specifications and will produce nameplate torque The second is series winding type C In this configuration the center tap is insulated and unused This method uses a

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