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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Audience
This manual explains the set-up, installation, and operation of AMCI’s SD17063 Rev. B stepper motor drive
with DuraDrive Technology™.
It is written for the engineer responsible for incorporating the SD17063 into a design, as well as the engineer
or technician responsible for its actual installation.
Navigating this Manual
This manual is designed to be used in both printed and on-line formats. Its on-line form is a PDF document,
which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0+ to open it.
Bookmarks of all the chapter names, section headings, and sub-headings were created in the PDF file to help
navigate it. The bookmarks should have appeared when you opened the file. If they didn’t, press the F5 key
on Windows platforms to bring them up.
Throughout this manual you will also find green text that functions as a hyperlink in HTML documents.
Clicking on the text will immediately jump you to the referenced section of the manual. If you are reading a
printed manual, most links include page numbers.
The PDF file is password protected to prevent changes to the document. You are allowed to select and copy
sections for use in other documents and, if you own Adobe Acrobat version 4.05 or later, you are allowed to
add notes and annotations.
Manual Conventions
Three icons are used to highlight important information in the manual:
NOTES
highlight important concepts, decisions you must make, or the implications of
those decisions.
CAUTIONS
tell you when equipment may be damaged if the procedure is not followed
properly.
WARNINGS
tell you when people may be hurt or equipment may be damaged if the pro-
cedure is not followed properly.
The following table shows the text formatting conventions:
Trademark Notices
“DuraDrive”, “DuraDrive Technology”, and the AMCI logo are trademarks, and “AMCI” is a registered
trademark of Advanced Micro Controls Inc. “SLC” and “SLC 500” are rgistered trademarks and
“MicroLogix” is a trademark fo Allen-Bradley Company. “Adobe” and “Acrobat” are registered trademarks
of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective holders.
Read this chapter to learn how to navigate through the manual and familiarize yourself with the
conventions used in it. The last section of this chapter highlights the manual’s remaining chapters
and their targeted audiences.
Format Description
Normal Font Font used throughout this manual.
Emphasis Font
Font used the first time a new term is introduced.
Cross Reference
When viewing the PDF version of the manual, clicking on the
cross reference text jumps you to referenced section.