CNC1 (with M401) and CNC2X Installation Manual
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1. CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd All rights reserved Any dispute about the use of this software and or hardware or of these terms and conditions shall be resolved or arbitrated under English Law Manuals and accompanying documentation may not be copied or printed for the purposes of training advertising promotion or any other use without the permission of Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited Permission to copy and print manuals and documentation for personal use is granted to the owner user of the software supplied All trademarks are acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners This manual produced on 04 08 2008 Warranty This software and or hardware and accompanying documentation are provided as is and are not warranted to be fit for any specific purpose or usage The use of this software and or hardware is undertaken at your own risk and Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited will not be responsible for any loss of data time or income resulting from the use of this software and or hardware Contents Table of Contents Part 1 Disclaimer of Liability and Limitation of Warranty Part 2 Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 1 Front panel controls 2 Rear Panel Connections cccc2. 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 Limitswitch FB1 and FB2 connector Encoder signal 12 Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 13 CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 3 Spare and replacement plugs Replacement plugs for the stepper motor connectors earlier models screw locking connectors can be obtained from Maplin Electronics at http www maplin co uk Stepper motor plug is 4 pin cable socket code FK24B LKG Line Socket 4 way earlier models Replacement plugs for the stepper motors current model latching DIN can be obtained from RS Components and JPR Electronics DIN 590 series 4 pin locking plug RS 476 160 JPR 700 452 A replacement spare plug for the feed back limit switch connector relay connector and DC motor 10 Amp relay Emergency Stop connector can be obtained from RS Components http www rswww com or Farnell Electronics http www farnell co uk Feed back imit switch plug is 25 pin male D connector plug various types are suitable Relay connector is 9 pin male D connector plug various types are suitable RS Components code 372 254 Connector circular CPC cable plug 9 way 13 shell Farnell Electronics code 3195545 RECEPTACLE STD SLD CPCI 9 WAY Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation 3 Operation 14 For the specifics of operating the CNC box
3. FB 1 and FB2 should be connected to the Y and Y limits ona CNC1 box the power supply for the encoders can be drawn from pins 1 and 7 A CNC1 box does Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 10 nothave connections for the feedback encoders N B With a CNC2X it is possible to use encoders which require a higher voltage than 5 volts by using the 12 volt supply from the plug and inserting a diode into the A and B lines For details please contact technical support Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 11 CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 2 4 1 X641BB break out board 500 feos coos soos nna aonn o A FB1 UENC YENC YLIMS FBe VENC A XLIMS X64 1BB lt R1 Taam Conqueror Design and Engineering a Whi e aziform co uk PWR A Je A ZENC be ggggE onooog XENC MZLIMS Ww 0900000090000000 09000000000000 D BS There is an optional X641BB break out board The break out board can be used with the X641 card using a 26 pin ribbon cable or with CNCX control boxes using a 25 pin extension cable Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes X641BB connector pin outs In all cases the marked pin is pin 1 XENC YENC ZENC and UENC connector Signal To connect a limit switch connect it across
4. please refer to the EaziCNC software manual and to the M401 manual for the CNC1 box or the X661 manual for the CNC2X Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 15 CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 4 Appendices 4 1 Compatible Motors The following motors have been tested with the CNC1 and CNC2 box Motor Size Voltage Current Holding Torque Holding Torque W xHxL Amps mNM Oz In 23 Standard 11 2 0 33 320 45 57x 57x 40 3 4 1 0 340 48 2 3 1 5 330 47 1 5 2 2 310 44 23 Standard 10 1 0 44 650 91 57 x 57 x 52 5 0 1 0 690 98 2 3 2 1 640 91 23 Standard 4 2 1 6 1 090 154 57x57x67 3 4 1 9 1 130 160 2 8 2 5 1 140 161 23 Standard 3 5 2 9 1 480 210 57 x 57 x 103 23 High Perf 4 6 1 0 470 67 57x57x41 2 1 2 1 480 68 23 High Perf 6 2 1 0 980 138 57x 57x55 2 9 2 1 980 138 2 1 3 0 980 138 23 High Perf 4 2 2 1 1 610 228 57x 57x79 3 3 3 0 1 630 231 34 Standard 5 8 1 3 1 820 258 82 x 82 x 62 3 0 1 7 1 500 212 2 8 3 1 1 820 258 34 High Perf 7 0 1 4 2 800 396 82 x 82 x 67 3 6 2 8 2 800 396 34 High Perf 4 8 2 8 4 800 680 82 x 82 x 94 42 Standard 3 7 3 4 9 900 1 400 108 x 108 x 179 Torques quoted are for bi polar drive Other motors with similar voltages and currentrequirements will also be compatible Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Index Index or ee Connectors Feedback Encoder Limit sw
5. Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 6 2 2 2 Spindle Motor control plug Oo Ph Signal 4 Spindle speed control reference 6 Cootantrelay 8 Spiere 9 Jpindteretay e Theemergency stop circuit can be connected through any safety switches cover switches etc Provided it is unbroken the spindle coolant and programmes can be run Ifthe emergency stop circuitis broken then the spindle and coolant are forced off and any programme running will be stopped the machine can still be moved in manual mode The plug supplied has a link shorting pins 1 and 2 Do NOT connect the spindle circuit to any active components The spindle speed control circuit is designed to emulate a potentiometer control and can be used with most 3rd party spindle motor control cards Note 1 amp 2 CNC1 The spindle andcoolantrelays are both 5A 250V Note 1 CNC2X The spindle relay connections can carry 10 Amps 240 VAC whichever control card is fitted with an X641 a separate 10A relay is already fitted in the box The circuit is closed when spindle runis selected Note 2 CNC2X The coolant relay connections pins 6 and 7 will depend upon which control card is fitted in the box an X641 or an X661 If an X661 card is fitted then the connections are toarelay which can carry a 10 Amp load If an X641 card is fitted then the connections are toa 12 volt 250 mA drive fora relay a relay nee
6. counter clockwise to move the axis inthe negative direction Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 4 2 2 Rear Panel Connections CNC1 rear panel The rear panel of aCNC1 box contains plugs for the mains supply the computer serial an AC DC spindle motor or any 10 Amp load and coolant pump the stepper motors and the feed back encoder limit switch plug eee CNC2X rear panel The rear panel of aCNC2X contains the plugs for the mains supply the computer an AC DC spindle motor or any 10 Amp load and coolant pump a VGA monitor a PS2 keyboard the stepper motors and the feed back encoder limit switch plug AC Mains Inlet The AC mains connector isa standard kettle type plug an IEC plug The socket includes a4 Amp fuse do notuse a higher rated fuse it will reduce the level of protection Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 5 CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 2 1 RS232 Serial Interface J1 RXD TXD CONN D9 OoOo Ph Signal Receive Data RCD Transmit Data TXD The serial port is configured as a standard PC AT 9 pin port A standard PC AT to PC AT serial cable a cross over cable can be used The default protocols are 115 200 baud 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit The board will use XON XOFF flow controls by default Copyright 2008
7. ds to be attached externally to control the load Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 7 CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 2 3 Stepper motor plug Oo Ph Signal N B As delivered the stepper motor outputs are configured for 1 Amp phase and for half stepping with power save enabled To change these settings please refer to the manual for the stepper motor drive card either a STEPI or STEP2 WARNING Never connect or disconnect a motor when the control box is powered up Always turn off the control box and allow 2 3 minutes for the power supply capacitors to discharge before connecting or disconnecting motors Failing to observe this precaution could permanently damage your control box This is for a standard CNC box fitted with STEP1 stepper motor drive cards If the CNC box has been supplied to drive 3rd party cards then please see the next section Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 8 2 2 3 1 Output plugs for 3rd party motor drives Ifthe box has been supplied to drive 3rd party drives which have TTL compatible inputs or 5 volt compatible opto isolators Geckodrives Digiplan drives with the opto isolator daughter board etc then the motor plugs are 5 pin DIN and are wired as Enable active high Ifthe box has been supplied to drive 3rd party drives that may not be on the same power su
8. itch plug 4 9 Mains input 4 Motor connectors 4 7 Relay plug 4 RS232 5 spare and replacement 13 Spindle relay plug 4 6 D Disclaimer of Liability 1 at P Front panel controls 3 H Hand wheel 3 Introduction to the CNC2 2 J Jog buttons 3 L Limitation of Warranty 1 P Plugs replacement 13 spare 13 Power switch 3 G Stand alone operation 14 X X641BB 11 Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd
9. pply then the motor plugs are 4 pin DIN and are wired as Signal Clock Step pulse Clock step pulse these are opto isolated connections Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 2 4 Feed back Encoder Limit switch plug The pin out for 25 pin D connector is below please note that D connectors are numbered across the top row and then the bottom row DB25 pin Function 1 5V 14 X encoder channel A 2 X encoder channel B 15 0V GND 3 X limit 16 X limit 4 FB1 single slotencoder for threading 17 U encoder channel A 5 U encoder channel B 18 5V 6 Y encoder channel A 19 Y encoder channel B 7 0V GND 20 Y limit also FB1 on CNC1 8 Y limit also FB2 on CNC1 21 FB2 multi slot encoder for threading 9 V encoder channel A 22 V encoder channel B 10 5V 23 Z encoder channel A 11 Z encoder channel B 24 0V GND 12 Z limit 25 Z limit 13 12V Cells highlighted in grey are not connected N C in a CNC box The power requirement of any encoder used should not exceed 100 milli amps Toconnect a limit switch it should be connected between the limit switch input and the ground connection for the same section For instance to connect an X LIMIT switch the switch would be connected across pins 3 and 15 Threading sensors
10. secceseeeeseeceeseeeeneeeenseeeenseeeeneeenseeeenseeeenseneaseeeeneeeeenenes RS232 Serial Interface Spindle Motor control plug Stepper motor plug Output plugs for 3rd party motor drives Feed back Encoder Limit switch plug X641 BB break out board 3 Spare and replacement plugs Part 3 Operation Part 4 Appendices 1 Compatible Motors Index Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 1 Disclaimer of Liability and Limitation of Warranty Where the CNC box is supplied as a component and not as part of a complete control system it is assumed that the purchaser has sufficient electrical and electronic knowledge to handle the component competently Itis further assumed that the purchaser has sufficient knowledge of safe working practices and the relevant Health amp Safety regulations which apply to working with electrical and electronic systems to work safely with the component Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited will not accept any liability for any damage to systems or personnel that may result from the incorrect installation or usage of the hardware supplied Nor will Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited replace orrepair any supplied equipmentthat has been damaged as aresult of such incorrect misuse or installation Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes 2 2 In
11. troduction to the CNC1 and CNC2X boxes sa e D a a o 1 A D o CNc 2 i TERN S 4 The CNC1 and CNC2X boxes have been designed to control CNC lathes milling machines PCB drills routers etc In fact any machine which has 1 2 3 or 4 axes witha CNC1 and up to 6 axes witha CNC2X With a CNC2X the stepper motors can also optionally be controlled in a closed loop mode with the addition of standard quadrature encoders in either strip or rotary form The CNC2X can operate without a computer if a VGA monitor and PS2 keyboard are plugged in Please see the X661 manual for full details of the stand alone mode The CNC box has a built in power supply which can output 36 volts 10 Amps Copyright 2008 Conqueror Design and Engineering Lid CNC1 with M401 and CNC2xX Installation Manual 2 1 Front panel controls f The front panel controls are from left to right the axis jog buttons for the X and Y axis arranged in across around the green Enter BTN button the Z axis jog buttons 3 status LEDs the electronic hand wheel and the power switch When in manual mode the jog buttons can be used to rapidly position an axis and then the hand wheel can be used to control the precise position The hand wheel automatically switches to operate the last axis that was moved with one of the jog buttons The electronic hand wheel is rotated clockwise to move the axis in the positive direction and
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