Hi DynMetalworks - I'm an engineer with Teknic and would like to comment on your 4th question regarding wiring to a ClearPath motor. All of ClearPath's I/O signals would be wired to the motion controller (in this case ArcPro or ESSTMC). This would include ENABLE, STEP, and DIRECTION (these are outputs from the CNC controller) and the HLFB (this would be an input to the CNC controller). HLFB is a status output bit from ClearPath and the 4 letter acronym means High Level Feed Back. It is commonly wired to a CNC controller alarm input, if available, to give 'servo on'/'servo off' feedback. I wasn't sure what you meant by HVLB (was this just a typo or did you mean something like high voltage link box)?
The electrical section within our ClearPath manual (
https://teknic.com/files/downloads/clearpath_user_manual.pdf) has several well annotated wiring diagrams to use as reference.
I hope this helps. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact Teknic directly at
https://teknic.com/contact/ or give us a call at 585-784-7454.
Best regards,
Abe A. – Teknic Servo Systems Engineer