Pacific Laser Equipment C-400 - Manual (Page 8)

Motor controller 4ch User manual
C-400
November 19, 2002 Release: 1.30 2002 by
Pacific Laser Equipment
PLEquipment, 3941 S. Bristol St. Unit D-122, Santa Ana, CA. 92704,
( 509-355-5155, Fax: 509-355-5155, Email: [email protected]
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4. Test and troubleshooting
Attention:
The unit uses AC 120V. This is a dangerous voltage.
Front and Back Panel Elements
Connectors :
RS-232
(1) Sub-D 9(m) Serial network input
STAGES (4) Sub-D15(f) Motor connector
AC 120V (1) Standard AC 3 pin receptacle.
Indicators:
Power
(1) Orange LED on front panel.
Fuses
The fuses are located inside the box. When replacing please use slow-blow 100mA.
AC Power
Make sure that the AC power used is always 120V.
Test
To test communication with the C-400
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connect all cables and power-up than send the TP
command from any program capable to send ASCII commands via the COM port.
If the system is ready for operation the controller will respond with the encoder read-out.
Trouble Shooting
Problem (#1) : The controller communicates and reports position values (TP), but the connected stage
or motor does not move.
Cause (#1) : The 12V could be missing.
Problem (#2): Front panel LED is OFF.
Cause (#1) : The FUSE could be blown.
There could be other instances when a failure mode could appear but that can only be determined on a
case by case basis.
5. Command structure
Over 40 commands are available for programming the C-400
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. Use these commands to control motion
and to acquire reports regarding motion control parameters and status.
The command structure has been designed to minimize the effort required to use the C-400
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.
Commands can be executed in various ways:
as Single Commands One function, executed immediately
as Compound Commands Multiple functions, executed immediately in sequence
as Macro Commands Command sequences, stored for later execution.