Cheers Craig.
I don't doubt the motors at all after all the discussions .
Just trying to get my head around the encoder wiring to the controller at the moment. It seems I only have T+ T- GND and 5Vdc.
Loads of reading to do.

Hi,
that sounds like a serial encoder output. You will not be able to hook that to your CSMIO.

You will instead hook it directly to the drive, it can and will read the encoder signal and as Hood has suggested the drive will synthesize
A+,A-,B+,B-, Z+ and Z- that you can hook to the CSMIO.

Craig

Hi Craig
The encoder does wire straight to the drive. The output to the controller only has four wires. T+ T- Gnd 5vdc. I may be mis understanding the wiring info. Lots of info.

Mick

Hi
Like I said lots of reading to do. Lol
Ignore the last post I think the output to the controller is on CN1 50 pin plug.

It appears to be on CN1 plug pins 21,22,23,24,25,50 you have A+ A- B+ B- Z+ Z-

Not sure where the GND and 5VDC are coming from though at the moment.

Cheers

Am I right in thinking it doesn't need the GND and 5VDC from the controller??

Cheers

Hi,
I suspect the pairs of outputs, A+ and A- for example, are the collector and emitter of a phototransitor respectively.
Thus the switch current will have to be provided by the CSMIO.

Craig

Hi Craig

Thanks. Will have more time to read up over the weekend.

Mick 

I suspect the pairs of outputs, A+ and A- for example, are the collector and emitter of a phototransitor

I would hope that they would be differential 5V signals, e.g. from a line driver or similar. That would allow a direct connection to the CSMIO. This is the case with my Kinco drives.

If they are photo transistors, some external logic, if only pullup resistors, will be required, which rather messes up the wiring.

Allan

Hi Allen
Not sure what they are yet. Only got them yesterday and have had chance for a full read. Would you mind taking a look at the manual.

Cheers
Mick

Mick

Sorry, with page after page devoted to the spindle drive,  I got a bit muddled as to what you decided to use for the axis. Could you re-post the link for the actual axis drive you have purchased?

Allan