Applied Motion 1240i-485 - Manual (Page 4)

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Introduction
Thank you for selecting an Applied Motion Products motor control. We hope our
dedication to performance, quality and economy will make your motion control
project successful. If there’s anything we can do to improve our products or help you
use them better, please call or fax. We’d like to hear from you. Our phone number is
(800) 525-1609 or you can reach us by fax at (831) 761-6544.
Features
• Precise pulse width modulation switching amplifier providing up to 1.2 amps per
phase and microstepping to 50,800 steps per revolution.
• Accepts 12 - 42 VDC power supply.
• Powerful, flexible, easy to use indexer.
• Connects to host computer by RS-485 multi-drop interface, allowing up to 32
drives to be commanded in real time from one port.
• Microsoft Windows TM -based software for easy setup
• Eight inputs for interacting with the user and other equipment.
• Three outputs for coordinating external equipment.
• External trigger I/O is optically isolated, 5-24V, sinking or sourcing signals.
• 3.0 x 4.0 x 0.5 inch overall dimensions.
• CE Compliant
Block Diagram
MOSFET
3 State
PWM
Power
Amplifier
motor phase
A
motor phase
B
12 - 42 VDC
INPUT1
INPUT2
INPUT3
INPUT4
CW JOG/IN5
CCW JOG/IN6
to host computer
CW LIMIT
CCW LIMIT
OUT1
OUT2
OUT3
RS485
Optical
Isolation
Optical
Isoation
Si™
Microstepping
Indexer
Sequencer
eeprom
Optical
Isolation
Internal
Power
Supply