Specifications
Table Of Contents
- General Information
- About This Manual
- CHP 1: Introduction to the SD17063
- CHP 2: Specifications
- CHP 3: SD17063 Switch Settings
- SD17063 Worksheet
- Choosing Your Motor
- Location of Programming Switches
- DIP Switch Settings
- Self Test
- CHP 4: General Installation Guidelines
- CHP 5: Installing the SD17063 Rev. B
- APX A: Choosing Your Motor
- APX B: Upgrading to the SD17063 Rev. B
- APX C: Troubleshooting

INSTALLING THE SD17063
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Step 2: Connecting the Indexer
1) All of the Indexer I/O connections are low power, low voltage signals. All cabling must be
done with twisted pair wires with an overall shield. Belden 9729 instrumentation cable is
one example of an acceptable cable.
2) Cable from the indexer can be installed in conduit along with other low power cabling such
as communication cables and low power ac/dc I/O lines. It cannot be installed in conduit
with cabling from the stepper motor, ac/dc power lines or high power ac/dc I/O.
3) The shields of the cables must be grounded at the indexer only! When installing the cable,
treat the shield as a signal carrying conductor. Do not connect the shield to earth ground at
any junction box or the SD17063. This will eliminate ground loops that could damage the
SD17063 or indexer.
Wiring Directional Pulse Inputs
The indexer, also called the controller, supplies the directional pulses to the drive. One example of an indexer
is the Allen-Bradley 1746-HSTP1 Stepper Controller Module for the SLC 500 programmable controller. A
similar module exists for most programmable controller systems. The 1746-HSTP1 module will be used as
an example.
The SD17063’s Indexer Connector, along with the connections to the 1746-HSTP1, is shown in figure 5.3.
The HSTP1 outputs 5 Vdc differential signals that the SD17063 is designed to accept. If your indexer outputs
a differential signal that is greater than 5 Vdc, you need to install current limiting resistors in series with the
input. The resistor values are given in figure 5.4.
Note that the HSTP1 will output CW/CCW pulses by default. Therefore, the Pulse Train Input DIP switch,
SB1-1, should be set to zero when using this module.
Figure 5.3 Directional Pulse Connections
Most indexers do not have 5 Vdc differential outputs. Figure 5.4 on the following page shows how to wire a
single ended sourcing or sinking output to the SD17063. Note that current limiting resistors must be installed
for voltages above 5 Vdc. The table in the figure gives appropriate resistor values.
BELDEN 9729 or Equ.
External
Power Supply
+7 to 24 Vdc
+ Vdc COM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1746-HSTP1
Terminal Block
SD17063
Indexer
Connector
+
STEP/CW
DISABLE
DISABLE
+
FAULT
+
FAULT
STEP/CW
DIR/CCW
DIR/CCW
+
+
+
RESET
RESET
+