Owner`s manual

234 MaxMotion for Machines
E2. Installation instructions for MaxMotion to Dahlgren System
One using A/B switch unit concept.
STEP ONE
A. Make sure you have at least two printer ports in your Windows
computer.
B. Make sure that your PC meets the minimum requirements
defined in the System Requirements chapter.
C. Connect the MaxMotion ID key to your existing parallel port
in your computer. If you have a printer connected to the
parallel port, disconnect the printer cable, connect the ID key,
tighten the screws, and reconnect the printer cable to the other
side of the ID key.
D. Notice the various flat cables coming out of the A/B switch
box. There are three cables coming out from the back of the A/
B box from positions - A, B, and Input/Output. The longest
cable from the B position connects to the Solustan provided
parallel port that you installed in step A.
E. Open the Dahlgren System One controller box from the top by
removing a few screws. Note that the controller box is divided
into three areas. One is the power supply with transformer and
big capacitors. The second area is the brain of the controller
with a card cage and a number of printed circuit boards. And
the third area is the driver board that connects to the motors on
the engraving table.
F. Note that a flat cable connects from the furthest PC board in
the card cage to the driver board. The cable is guided through
the opening on the bottom side of the metal divider between
the card cage and the driver board. Disconnect the interface
cable from both the ends.
G. Guide the flat cable from the A position of the A/B box to the
PC board in the card cage. Connect the cable in the same place
where you just disconnected the existing interface cable. The
26 pin connector is keyed and can be connected only one way..
H. Guide the flat cable from the Input/Output position of the A/B
box to the driver board of the controller. Connect the cable in
the same place where you just disconnected the existing
interface cable. The 26 pin connector is keyed and can be
connected only one way.
J. Make sure that your A/B box is switched into A or Default