User`s guide

August 2012L010185

Functions

Hard Limit Switches: When a hard limit switch is encountered, the pulses will stop. Hard limits are in-

tended as an emergency stop for your system.

Soft Limit Switches: These switches cause the indexer to ramp down to the base speed and ﬁ nish the

index, unless encountering a hard limit switch.

Proﬁ le Inputs: These inputs are used to select and begin the speciﬁ ed motion proﬁ le. Only 1 input should

be activated at a time.

Motion Proﬁ les: The indexer will accept two different speed or motion proﬁ les. Each proﬁ le has its own

programmable Accel/Decel, Base speed and distance value. These values are stored in EEProm for

standalone use and must be programmed before the indexer is ran.

Acceleration/Deceleration: The acceleration and deceleration are by default the same value. This

function controls the time that the motor will take to move from base speed to max speed. The higher

the value, the slower the motor will accelerate. The same principle applies for the deceleration which is

controlling the time it takes to go from maximum speed to base speed. The higher the value, the slower

the pulses will decelerate. The different accel/decel proﬁ les are stored in EEprom for standalone use.

(Range: 100 to 9,999,999)

Base Speed: The base speed is the speed at which motion starts and stops. It is entered directly as the

number of steps per second. This speed must always be less than the max speed. The different base

proﬁ les are stored in EEprom for standalone use. (Range:1 to 5000)

Max Speed: The max speed is the top speed the user wants the pulses to run at. This speed must al-

ways be equal or greater than the base speed. It is entered directly as the number of steps/second. The

different max proﬁ les are stored in EEprom for standalone use. (Range:1 to 50,000)

Index Number: The index number is the number of steps that the motor will take when the motion pro-

ﬁ le starts. It is entered directly as the number of steps to take. The different index proﬁ les are stored in

EEprom for standalone use. (Range: 0 to 8,388,607)

Complete Time: The complete time is the duration that the complete output is held after an index has

completed. This number is entered in the number of milliseconds that the output is to be held low.

Direction Input: If this input is open then the unit will be running in the clockwise direction. If this input

is active then the unit will be running in the counterclockwise direction. This pin can be overridden by

the programmable software direction. It will activate the direction output when the pin is changed. This

means, that if you start the proﬁ le from the software, the unit will look at the software direction. If you start

the indexer from the inputs, then the unit will look at the direction input.

Busy Input: This output will be pulled low when the indexer is operating. It is an open drain output so

when the indexer is not running the pin is open.

Complete Output: This output will be pulled low after the indexer is done indexing for the duration given

in the complete time parameter. It is an open drain output so when the output is not active the pin is open.

It is entered directly as the number of milliseconds the output will be active for. The different complete

time proﬁ les are stored in EEProm for standalone use. (Range:1 to 1000)