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1. MP3000 OPTION USING OUTPUT RELAYS TABLE IO CARD II Connect Safety ground GreenWire on equipment that has three conductors O O DANGER High Voltage present Hot L1 i Use wire size rated Do not connect with power applied for the continuous current of the load 16 up 5A 10A peak 14 up 10A 15A peak un 12 up 15A 15A peak J5 Normally Men b motors 10 up 25A 35A peak 20A 240VAC Max SPST Relay o 8 up 35A 45A peak K3 C 10A Max High Current Load up to 20A O Note Current ratings for wires are approximation ONLY Factors such as ambient temps insulation type length of run bundled or unbundled etc make exact ratings difficult Use this as a general guide only and follow the recommendations of your eguipment manufacturer Use at least the wire size of the eguipment cord Use commercial splices and heatshrink on all terminals or a sealed electrical box 1 Load can be any AC inductive motors or resistive lights load up to 20A Outputs K4 are rated to 10A max INSTALLING the MTA150 Axis I O Card for interface to2. YOLOW V YOLOW Z B 4 82 pueg oeH yul S l Jeddejs oyoe5 s o ul o 3 SH see 00007 pieg H M 4 m m PSC interface JOJIUOW E delt pied O I eiqer ONOpue3 ni 2 xi z 0 B a s a a Se az 9 9 oo Jo JE J6 PC GND g g YOLOW A il o s BR Rem YOLOW X CR PIK k MULTIAXISTINTERFACE REV1 e MINLIO IN L 2 000 dlN pie eoeuneju JO OAI9S 04299 gogn OL 491 gt 5280 s lqe uoqqu uid OL ONOPUED ATVOS OL LON HOJ 4 SIXe y JO Sey pue yono Jeycepy uoneuiulle SSE O01 LUN CHOVYNUJM od EZPLUG MOUNTING PLATE SYSTEM Ka O a o o o o 0 O a o o o o 1suunyapelg Jo JNOJNO UJEHEJ Ujog uoddns SPJEJ ZA3M pejoeuuoo Suid JE JON GZgG uo uBnojujsseg 21 4 Woddns juo SpJ amp LA3H ALON POWER DISTRIBUTION CARD USED in MP3000 rear panel YOUMS 1940 N IA JESY GNOId 1aoan OL L
3. S DTHC Module te a Mounts Above E SM UBOB Serial O n Connector g E 2 AC Switch DTHC Mounts through Front panel Cutout 16 pin cable connects to UBOB Feature Connector 2 nz Li Z o a o ADDING AN OPTIONAL PORTZ CARD FOR I O EXPANSION E To PC PORT 2 via O M M DB25 Extension ei Te d SOT ss m m a Be ee i Pa J Light Gray inputs NOT USED IDC to DB9 Male FOR MPG101B Hookup Port2 INPUT IDC to DB25 Female O Adapter m MPG 101 m PORTZ I O 26 to 26 IDC Ribbon Cable Axis Slave S Por lin UL imi LE ran o PLUG m 000000m PORT2 INTERCONNECT UBOB FLOAT GND REV1 On PCGND 1500MFD 16VD e N Z s E e 1 z E 8 5 SERIAL E Li cem s n O PORT1 DB25 IMPORTANT NOTE ON INTERNAL PLUGS The ribbon cable connectors may not have a key to prevent them from being
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5. 0999 DB25 Cable FEMALE end oma O a4 X m To AXIS I O on Rear of MP3000 NI O I SIXV 1821 085 u V Z o o m o no no no 19 i eoeyoju 493 A Bo 200000 u MOOOO 9 Bu E Si LN M M lt a 9 19 19 ISI 191191 T RER MTA150 Mounted Remotely in Drive Power Enclosure MTA150 Card not used in BladeRunner MTA150 Motor Driver Interface Card The MTA 100 provides a remote or local breakout card to access the 5 sets of step 8 dir signals from the MP3000 AXIS I O Port When placed in a separate cabinet with the Motor Drivers and or power supply the MTA150 be mounted so the DB25 connector AXIS I O In can be used with a standard M F DB 25 extension cable and IDC Adapter at the UBOBII Axis I O Header to make avaialble all the signals for using Step 8 Direction based drives The Card also has additional connectors that provide interface to an external G540 4 axis Gecko Driver product and headers to plug in CandCNC EZPlug Stepper or Servo Interface cards Axis I O interface to the UBOBII can also be via the 26 pin IDC header behind the DB25 connector labeled as AXIS I O 5th Axis B signals are provided using the B channel signals from the UBOBII bu
6. FEMALE DB25 Socket 13 10 2 0161000100900 O 25 20 15 14 O 6010009 DB 9 MALE PINS X 5N 00000 oleje FUNCTIONAL SCHEMATIC of UBOBII Universal Breakout Card USED in MP3000 all series and Bladerunner all series CON26 AXIS 1 0 UBOBII BLOCK SCHEMATIC DC DC Converter Em y ISOLATED INPUTS a s by RE sora SE 1 3 O 3 D E d 3 vi K Win Ww TN 157 4 Home 4 3 E m 1 AK sl Zi i E ali T 7 lt E w H doo a 20 z M Es ERE IH TH l1 PORT DB25 68 0825 tble VO ak K lna 3174 RS232 7 d CP SEND RE m SERE Ehe REC m 7 CON9 E VCC 5 b Z r DISABLE DUTPUT MUX RT CIRCUIT rk Blu X6 E 11 5 ELAY BRIVERS e z m 12VDC z 5 2 5 3 29 E 222 UNIVERSAL AC DC SUPPLY 1 6 S S 100 240 VAC 50 60 HZ 5Q 1A 12 1 2A uL r x P ak E 6i P let Tr CPIND J 4 dede Gen A
7. RA 9 di A K3 MAIN RELAY 20A COM Terminal die I 2 Ki 1923 d ON zz S Isolated INPUTS PORT 1 Inputs euo r m x m 5 K4 Aux RELAY 20A COM 8 NO Terminals BL NMD v js 4 e inputs PORT 2 Jumper for 15 only operation T r onan RFI AN IDC Header for DB9 adapter Ouad Relay Expansion Plug Se v The TABLE I O CARD MUST be attached to the Table I O Input plug on the Front of the MP3000 or you will not be able to bring MACH3 out of RESET You MUST have a jumper or NC switch across the EPO jumpers on the card see diagram next page to bring MACH out of reset You do NOT have to have the Homes or any other inputs or outputs hooked up to run MACH TABLE I O II CARD The Tablel O card provides a breakout of inputs and outputs t connects to the UBOB MP3000 via a 25 pin computer cable into the TABLE I O plug see overlay next page The card can be close to or up to 20ft from the UBOB MP3000 You have the option to mount the card close to the UBOB vvith the Motor drivers in the main controller box and pull the Homes and other inputs into the card or you can mount the card out on the Table and connect all of the inputs vvith short runs Having the Povver relays out on the table for larger machines can be an
8. XDir 18 2 STERM Y Step S TERM S TERM S TERM Z J S d S J lt U TERM TERM AStsp gt U AD po 22 STERM C GND C GND J24 8 J25 S TERM STOP SW Not Used N ot Used P END PS 18 2 9 6 9t012 PS 8 1 9 5 ESP pcrs Pos 25 18 2 S TERM Estop NC EI SP E EC N B Estop Com H E Nc Not Used S TERM J9 8 _ J9 7 _ J3 1 TERM INC NC oo C 4 5 Dir 7 10 11 8 6 12 8 2 13 8 1 14 15 6 1 16 6 2 J 17 18 P J 19 P 2 g l NC 2 9 9 9 9 3 3 PC 12 NC ot Used 2 Serial XMT NC ot Used RE I o ot Used TOP LED 29 14 Not Used UNLED J9 13 Not Used UN SW J9 16 Not Used Jack numbers are on MTA100 amp MTA150 Cards 6 5 8 7 1 2 zi zi ZI ZI V m 00 U V ZIA INPUT PINs 1 A 4 A 6 5 I 10 m 12 213 14 15 16 17 18 219 1 N G540 Output J52 From MTA150 11 1 18 2 G540 Uses Motor Signals Only All other signals pass through UBOB Card PORT2 INTERFACE CARD is an OPTION and normally used with the MPG101B Pendant and a 2nd parallel port in the PC to provide the added I O needed Because the MPG101B only uses 6 of the 11 available inputs the other inputs become available as auxiliary inputs The charts below show the pin assignments and the connector pins on the PORT2 Interface 25 pin connectorr PORT 2 INTERFACE CARD PAR
9. 1 1 1 1 D D 2 Note each axis has a Step and Direction pin To swap the X and Y axis simply swap both parameters In the example above the step pin for X would be changed to 4 and the direction to 5 while the Y would be 2 and 3 respectively At this point do not worry if the axis moves in the wrong direction simply that you have the axis as you define them correct The next step is to make the axis movement agree with the DRO and g code commands for that axis The DRO Digital Read Out for each axis is at the top of the screen You will need to take MACH3 out of E stop by pressing the Reset button e Jog your machine so the cutting head is away from the limits approx center of the table is good Don t worry if the jog keys aren t correct or that the DRO s are running in the wrong direction e f your machine is setup so that one corner is X0 Y0 lower left corner then all moves away from 0 0 should be a positive increasing number o E 0 lt The MDI is a line to allow you to type in direct g code commands to make the machine make specific moves You don t need to have a deep knowledge of g code to use it for testing lt 00 Your MDI may look different e When you type in a g code command it is not case sensitive but be sure to use zeros s and not O s for the numbers At this point do not worry about which hotkeys are assigned to a direction e With the machine out of e stop
10. D ProductSupportFiles sheet cam Name Size Type 5 ZipFiles El READMEFIRST txt C3 CurrentProducts File Folder u 3 OlderVersions File Folder Name Size Type s BladeRunnerII Install exe 6 223KB Application bladed oper Dragan Cut Le OB2_Install exe 6 201 KE Application 5 389 KB Application Y MP3000E Spindle UBOB2Update Install exe 4 082 KB Application 5 MP3000E UBOBII DTHC_Install exe 6 187 KB Application j MPG1016Pendant_Install exe 361 KB Application INSTALLING tanaunu custom arivers promes ana screen sets The Support CD has a folder named AUTO INSTALL FILES Under that are two folders One is CurrentProducts Open that folder and you will see the auto install files for the various products For any MP3000E product run the MP3000E Instal exe FIRST If you have the MP3000 DTHC or are adding the DTHC module to your existing MP3000 Basic then run the MP3000E UBOBII DTHC Install AFTER the MP3000E Instal file The MP3000E Instal exe Auto Install does the following Installs 2 custom Plug ins used in all of CandCNC s products Adds in the proper side files for the screen files embedded VB Installs the custom MACH XML Profile and SET Screen file files into the MACH3 directory e Removes the default Icons MACH installs on the Desktop except for LOADER and puts a MP3000 Icon on the Desktop so you can start your MP3000 directly from that ICON e Removes unneeded XML s from MACH so they don t show up in the Loa
11. If at some point you cannot get the expected results and check your connections and setup with no success then call our tech support person also the engineer assembler tester webmaster and marketing guy at 903 364 2740 While we work a lot of strange hours we may not always be available to answer the call so leave a detailed message of the problem and how to get in touch with you will hear back from one of the staff Installation and setup of your MP3000 There are a series of steps you must complete to setup and interface the MP3000 with your PC and Your Plasma torch Install and setup the Primary parallel port in your PC Setup and configure the first serial port COM1 on your PC Install MACH3 software Copy your MACH3 license into the MACH3 main folder Run the install program from the CandCNC disk to load custom screens and setup files and Plug ins Open MACH3 and check screens and configure the PLUG INs e Connect the 2 PC port cables one 25Pin one 9 Pin to the front of the MP3000 e Connect the Table I O card to the Table I O port on the front of the MP3000 e Connect the Axis I O Card to the motor drive modules or the EZPlug Gecko cards stepper or servo via the provided MTA100 Card e Run a quick series of tests to confirm the ports are working and that MACH3 is configured correctly e Dofinal checkout e Setup and test any Expansion Cards DTHC or Spindle Speed e Fire up the machine and cut a test file n E
12. Lu 72 Lu Z Lu INSTALL and SETUP PRIMARY and or SECONDARY PARALLEL PORTS NOTE USE THIS SECTION ONLY IF YOUR PC DOES NOT HAVE A BUILT IN PARALLEL PORT and or SERIAL PORT OR YOU HAVE PURCHASED THE MPG101B HAND CONTROLLER THAT USES A SECOND PARALLEL PORT Use the same procedure to install a primary PORT1 Parallel Port if your PC does not have one or a second port Do not attempt to use two separate parallel port cards of the same type to get two ports For two ports use a Dual Parallel Port card CandCNC stocks low cost parallel and parallel serial PCI expansion cards Make sure the card you install has drivers for the version of Windows you are running Win2000 drivers may or may not work in XP or visa versa When you install the card in your computer and turn it back on it should find the new hardware and when prompted you should use the disk that comes with the port card to install the correct drivers There should be instructions with the card on the proper way to install the drivers After you install the parallel port and Windows recognizes the port s then open the device manager from the Hardware section under Windows Control Panel System and open the Ports icon and find the Port entries Open that and click on the resources tab I PCI Parallel LPT2 Properties 2 xl General Port Settings Driver Resources ES PCI Parallel LPT2 Resource settings Resource type Setting WH Input Output Range
13. DEOO DEO d Input Output Range DCOO DCO3 Conflicting device list No conflicts Cancel Write down the first number in the Input Output range DE00 in this case above We will have to enter that number in the MACH3 setup procedure later a 5 E m o E m lt m INSTALL and SETUP PRIMARY and or SECONDARY PARALLEL PORTS m VR UI INS 1 88 Display adapters 43J DVD CD ROM drives 3 Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives 2 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 3 Keyboards x Mach X Pulsing Engines 3 Mice and other pointing devices o E Lu o 5 o X lt E o a HA H H aE Modems Monitors Bg Network adapters AY Ports COM amp LPT 27 Communications Port COMI EI Communications Port COM2 S ECP Printer Port LPT1 4 Sound video and game controllers C Storage volumes m System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers H A m FBE You will have to setup the COM1 serial port in Windows It should be setup with 9600 baud 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no Flow control General Port Settings Driver Resources Bits per second 04 Data bits x Parity None y Stop bits x Flow control None hd Advanced Restore Defaults Testing We will test the functionality of the com port after we hook up the MP3000 to the computer INSTALL MACH SOFTWARE Software Install Instructions If you are ins
14. HU Pg Tete isi 9 9 2b LI sm m O O mns ri Bag REV4 mm TV m Porto INPUT zu zaq UU H ooo c em pJe2 Z 1404 leuondo SINPON DHLA O OGOGGOGQE O 0000000 Og E Lamm D mm 3 218 5s o d jo uGnojujssed SIXY aavo l 99EJI9JU JOMOd J enpoyy peeds 149 1 pue uoisuedx3 G UOg M jno e7 OOO dIN INSTALLING THE DTHC INTO AN EXISTING MP3000 or BladeRunner PRODUCT 1 Locate the UBOB card in the unit It is the card with the PORT1 and Serial Port inputs There is a 16 pin FEATURE CONNECTOR Use the short 16 pin IDC cable included with the DTHC and plug one end into the FEATURE CONNECTOR 2 Mount the DTHC to the Front Panel using the jackscrews on the DB9 Socket Remove both hex jackscrews and line up the holes for the TEST LED and the TEST BUTTON Replace the hex jackscrews through the front into the DB9 Socket and tighten until the board is snug against the inside of the panel DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN AND STRIP THE INTERNAL FASTENERS ON THE DB It will make secure mounting difficult The threads on the jackscrews are 4 40 3 Hold the back of the DTHC Card and insert the other end of the 16 pin IDC cable from the UBOB card FEATURE CONNECTOR Header 4 Proceed to DTHC preliminary testing TO MTA100 MP3000 Internal Layout w m DTHC Spindle Speed Module
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16. Motor Drives and EZPlug Gecko Interface Cards sold separately The MTA100 card is supplied wih all MP3000 series units If you have ordered a Complete Electronics Package PlazPak RouterPak or MillPak then the MTA150 is already mounted inside the Enclosure and has a DB25 access plug externally The following instructions are based on the MP3000 being sold as a stand alone product and shows how to use the MTA 150 to connect discrete motor drives or the CandCNC EZPlug Stepper or Servo Interface cards using single cables for up to 6 drives If you have the Complete Electronics Package you can skip this section on the MTA150 Setup and testing a B o o o Q 2 THE MTA150 connection plug is on the back of the MP3000 and labled as the AXIS UO It takes a single MALE to FEMALE DB25 Extension Cable up to 20Ft long In most circumstances the MTA 150 card will be mounted in the same case as the Motor Drives and Power Supply If you are building a single box control cabinet and you are embedding the MP3000 outside i s case inside the enclosure you can get a short 26 pin IDC cable to interface directly between the AXIS I O plug on the UBOB and the MTA 100 card Please contact us to order the part or check the website Since the MP3000 can be the front end in a wide variety of motor driver configurations we are including several pages of different hookup possibilities These will cover most applications
17. Technology 5 SINGLE PORT Indicator for Charge Pump active Interface True RS232 Serial signals PORT EXPANDER Used for DTHC and ISS 02 Technology Interface to MACH Basic Features Expanded Single port interface serial True RS232 signals Modular design allows for easy upgrades and easy repair Bi directional communication with MACH3 100 Digital Control Field Ungradable to DTHC or Spindle Speed with single plug in card Custom Screens allow 100 control form MACH3 Charge Pump Active Indicator Unit is plug compatible with other guality CandCNC products Buffered Step amp Direction 4 or 5 axis operation options All 8 power outputs double buffered all 9 inputs opto isolated Rear Panel connector for MPG hand controller Exclusive remote Table I O card makes hooking up homes and limits quick and easy Two High Current relay outputs at the table where they belong All connects made via standard data cables DB25 amp DB9 Universal Power Pak allows operation world wide Works with any TTL level step amp dir type motor drives including ALL versions of Gecko drives Included interface card for multiple output options Quality components Designed and built in the USA Two Year Warranty Parts and Labor Free unlimited support DTHC Features Voltage control to 1 4 volt Built in self test Usable with hand or machine torches Optional Arc Good sensor for machines not equipped with that signal Presettable volts from MACH3 screen or
18. can operate at that Kernel Speed Plugin Control and Activation Enabled PlugIn Name uf ccc comm CandCNC combo Plugin T Caudle and M McK d ccc ubob CandCNC LUBOB Plugin T Caudle and M McKni d ccc pendant CandCNC MPG Plugin T Caudle and M McK r Flash FlashScreen SWF PlugIn A Fenerty B Barker Ver r r MACH Setup PrinterScope Port Scope 1 00 046 TurnDiags Turn Diags 1 00 1 af Video B Barker Ver 1 0 Emi CHECKING PLUG IN LOAD ower Supply fie the Con paner your Cade The auto install program should load l the ccc comm and ccc UBOB plug ins mm and Enable them Some installs will also load the ccc pendant as well If Select your CandCNC hardware Select your UBOB option if any you d on ot h ave an MPG101 B H an d Controller then disable RED X the x 2 R 25 pendant plug in if it is Enabled B 2220007 Open the CONFIG yellow tab on the ccc comm and set your environment up to match the products you are running You can start vvith Neither in both selection lists Later if you add the DTHC or Spindle Speed Modules the install SHOULD change the settings but alvvays check to make sure the changes vvere made f you have a DTHC MP3000 DTHC and have loaded EE ES the DTHC upgrade install and the DTHC does not appear to be communicating with the screen MACH check the settings in the ccc_Comm plug in There are currently no settings to change in
19. e is turned ON OFF Plug in for UNIVERSAL POWER PAK PORT2 PASSTHROUGH NO CONNECTION UBOB Um m oFF Technology N 12 VDC 5 VDC WEI AXIS I O Out INTERNAL 00000 POWER t SERIAL PASSTHROUGH o MTA100 ESP o ESP CONTROLLER SERIES E EXPANSION MP S000 Multi Axis Interface e DTHC SPS k U PORT2 OPTION INPU lated T AA Argi Hand Controll Multi Axis Interface te er UBOB II Port INPUT SERIES E Technology o ooooo a O CP PWR TV UN To PC d e PWR should be on when rear Switch is ON CP lamp DOES not light until MACH is connected to PC and MACH is out of RESET a B o o o Q 2 Connecting up the MP3000 Interface box Take a look at the block diagram drawing Fig 5 THC Installation Manual that gives an overview of the control box plasma unit and table Note that there are two cables that run from the PC and connect to the THC Controller box These are labeled Port 1 and Serial It s important that you connect the first parallel port in the computer normally the existing printer port or LPT1 port to Port 1 on the MP3000 Controller box There are also three other cables that connect three satellite cards Table I O Axis I O and THC Sensor Card to the MP3000 DTHC as well The Table I O is connected o
20. front end interface to the PC and supports expansion options like Digital Torch Height Control and Isolated Spindle Speed Control Because MACH and the MP3000 use Step amp Direction signaling the type of motor is completely dependant on the Motor Drive Our Interface cards make it easy to connect any Gecko 200 series except the 250 and 251 or 300 series servo drives You can even choose to run a mixed system of steppers and servo motors The optional Gecko Mounting plates allow you to build 4 or up to 6 with Triple Stack version Drive stacks The plates act as heatsinks and mounting for both the Gecko and the EZPlug card and the drive connectors stick out the opposite side to make hooking up motors and encoders on Servos a 2 second process If you would like more information about the EZPlug series of cards and plates visit http www CandCNC com and Select MODULAR BLOCKS from the top tabs une c pid EZPlug Gecko Servo Interface Card emt RN Leg b Motor Locking Connectors Pigtail dree 000 dW Spied 0 SHOA OJ J9uj9Boj Y10M o UBisop a1e Sjonpojd ino iv SIEPIINJ OND JOJ SUONNJOS OGA 99 0 97 I A XOQ pue ana pues jo eui e sane JNOPUEJ SHOA JOJOW OG sped UJIM peusiun J S10 99UU09 nid aney SIOJOLU O SUOHDDUUOD y
21. 120 inches per minute or 120 IPM and for acceleration use a number of 2X the velocity 240 inch min sec NOTE Accelation units in MACH are in units sec sec so DIVIDE by 60 240 Inches min sec 4 inches sec sec These numbers and settings are just to get the machine where you can check the operation of the MP3000 and should be refined before actually trying to make any test cuts o a LU o 5 lt For proper tuning of MACH3 please refer to the MACH 3 manual The exact tuning of the software is beyond the scope of this document x r Axis Selection X AXIS MOTOR MOVEMENT PROFILE Velocity X Axis Y Axis Z Axis LELERE 0 0 11 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 08 03 1 Time in Seconds Velocity Acceleration Step Pulse Dir Pulse SAVE ARIS SETTINGS Steps per In s or mm s per min insor mm s sec sec 1 5us 0 5 m 10 Hi p Cancel OK Motor Tuning Screen in MACH3 Testing the MP3000 for motor control After you have connected the Axis I O MTA150 pins to the proper Motor Driver pins and installed the Table I O card you will need to check the proper function of those pins In order to get motion and you need to have MACH3 running with it out of E stop and the CP LED on the front panel active ON Without CP active you will not get motion Make sure all of the cables are connected Power up the MP3000 Load Mach3 with the proper profile MP3000 Basic and Screen Hit the Reset but
22. ALLEL IDC PIN SIGNAL OSI ZIN BRE UBOB SIGNAL 6 2 P N BHOME 0 8 INPUT14 PIN15 DB99 NA 9 NPUT5 P N OPTO 2 17 INPUTIT RING NA 18 INPUT12 PINT2 NA 21 OUT3 PN16 Jop BHOME 22 OUT4 EN LZ JNA 0 251 CP WathD NA Charge Pump b EA Signals are listed by the pin on the IDC 26 pin header on the PORT 2 card that normally connects to the PORT2 Interface on the UBOB Signals of type DB are shared vvith DB9 signals in table above They are not connected at the UBOB end PORT 2 CARD DB9 Connector ESA V PC NA NA 2 Input 12 PINT2 COMP 3 PCGID NA _ 4 Inputi3 PINT3 COMP 1 08 Imputto PINTO COMP 6 Inpui1 PINTI COMP Input 9 PIN 9 COMP 8 Output 1 PIN 1 BUFF 9 Input 14 PIN 15 COMP 0 Inputs listed as COMP are Comparator Inputs with a 50 Noise threshold Non Isolated Inputs Listed as OPTO are Opto Isolated The MPG101B plugs into the DB9 on the PORT2 Card On some units the PORT2 card may be installed in the MP3000 and the connectors accessed through the panel The pin functions are as shown See the following page to determine the pin numbers on a certain Plug type PIN IDENTIFIER for 9522 amp DB 9 Connectors MALE DB25 lar 10 13 ee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 20 25 o o o o o o o o o o
23. AXIS MOTOR DRIVER NOTE Only signals used too from G540 are Step 8 Dir signals for XYZ 8 A All Other I O signals Limits etc are handled by the UBOBII and its I O cards Homes outputs PINOUT INFORMATION for MTA100 and MTA150 Interface cards supplied with UBOB Builders Kit MP3000 all models NOTE the chart is for reference only The proper signals are setup in MACH when using the profiles XML provided The auto installer will load the correct profiles screens and icons AXIS I O CABLE CONNECTIONS MTA100 8 MTA150 Connectors INPUT PINs Signal UBOB 150 Vy Dir Dir 202 este Step 21 1 gt pstep Step 22 1 Air PD P22 2 gt TOP SW 8 6 19 15 Not Used O 13enp ps bo 2 EE NotUsed estop NC 6 1 9 8 EST ANAL Pot Use NAL NotUsed _ o CL 2 ack numbers are on MTA100 amp MTA150 Cards a B o o o Q 2 EZPlug Gecko SERVO EZPlug Gecko STEPPE lt i NN re MP3000 OPTIONS y 1 Gecko Mounting Mates Sold Sep v As part of our TOTAL MODULAR SYSTEM CandCNC has developed a product line to make interface to Gecko drives a single cable project The MTA100 card is the interface to the EZPLug Stepper Interface Card and or the EZPlug Servo Interface card The following pages show the most common connections and setups for building an integrated Gecko based Controller The MP3000 becomes the
24. Height Control or for 3D carving having a fast Z is an advantage You want to have speed but also good resolution Make the Z feed too course and the THC moves can be ragged and cause overshoot A good resolution is about 001 per step 025mm A velocity of at least 150 IPM is a target but speeds of at least the velocity of X an Y let you cut 3D a lot faster Steppers only spin about 600 to 800 RPM lifting the Z so to get 150IPM your leadscrew needs to not be finer than 5 TPI TESTING Running the first test cut To save frustrations and money do your first G code run with the Z zeroed a n inch or two above actual material table height Open the G Code folder in MACH and run the RoadRunner tap file but using the File Load G code option Watch it cut air and make the moves If you want to have some fun tape down a large piece of pape or cardboard and chuck a marker into the Z head and reset the Z zero so that when the marker tip is touching the Z DRO reads 100 inches Run the RoadRunner again The DTHC Digital Torch Height Control or the ISS 02 Spindle Speed Modules have their own setup and operation Manuals You should first run the auto installs for those devices It will setup a new profile and load different screen sets You should be aware that each MACH profile has it s own settings including all of the motor tuning and homing hotkeys etc To get those settings into a new profile open the working profile you just completed and either
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26. If you elect to use another screen SET file with the MP3000 be aware some functions may not Work TT U m 2 E o o He Config Function Cfgs View Wizards Operator Plugin Control Help Program Run Alt 1 mot 2 ToolPath ANA Offsets Ans Settings ANG Diagnostics Alt7 Pendant pem ran Tool 0 Table Disp Edit 6 Code F 2 5500 25 Bl 3 4420 line 0 Zero z Run From Here 0 0000 Se Zero P 0 0000 rera Single BLK R R mur FEEDHOLD STOP o O Load Wizards Sot Limits M REGEN DISPLAY jog File No Fito Loaded 7 Last Wizard ECCE MODE rorrow Load Materia SL ipu P 20 Port nput Bits Output3 REF XY ka ba bz bz be Uz Dz Dz Ba ta Ds pz E FRO 6 00 EEE EE EEE E EE ona ora F 6 00 E Jog ON OFF Shows actual input bi put bits On5 015 l 100 to Port 1 and Port EN EN Dwell on o Port 1 and Pa Z e Units Min 0 00 g ES CV Mode E Program Run ESP Parameters History ReConfiguration Estop MP3000 FAULT OETA 6660600 o mamam Setting up and confirming Parallel addresses in MACH D 0 m 2 E o o NOTE Each PROFILE XML you setup in MACH has i s own separate set of settings config it maintains so any changes or additions to a setup changes the profile and ONLY that profile So adding in a port profile tuning motors changing a pin function etc is saved only in the profile you have l
27. MP3000E Series USER MANUAL Including Table 1 0 Card MTA100 Card Port2 Expansion Card SENSOR INPUT A fm gt SERIAL INPUT o FX Multi Axis Interface All content Copywrited 2005 by CandCNC All rights reserved No repoduction allowed without permission of CandCNC OULN 4000 diN spied Bn dZ3 10 e epyejut HOVIN 01 49 SEAID JOJO 0 92EJJ9JU JOJ pJeo 60111 ulqeo pue iddns Jamog OOLYLA o eoejazu ajgeo ojbug 9J0LuaJ 0 90E JI99U elas lqeO l6uls EREINEN YSTIOYNLNOO dS3 dS3 001VLW o o HONOYHLSSVd 1VIY3S t ETT TVNAZJLNI MO O I SIXV 110 bojouyoa NOILO3NNOO ON wll goan HONOYHLSSVd 214Od Yye H3MOd IVSYJAINN Joy u Bnid pojejsuj GYVO ZLYOd 1 llo uoS TVNOLLdO ELOLOdIN 9U o 92E L9JU SIJEJ Uld 6 l5uls sIanLv44 14NVd dvad INTRODUCING THE MP3000 Master Control Unit Built in Self Test for EXPANSION Modules verifies operation Optional PORT2 Expansion for Connection for REMOTE Hand Controller Table I O Card for Inputs and Outputs Input for EXPANSION Modules DTHC SPINDLE SPEED o z Z a ERPANSION MP3000 Multi Axis Interface 3 266 lt PORT2 OPTION Wr Isolated Table UO AA 00000 e oooo AJ s O e S Hand Controller Multi Axis Interface UBOB 117 Pore SERIAL INPUT SERIES E
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30. advantage a 0 o o o o a 18 HOME INPUTS l Xhome ARC OK m NO K3 Use Normally Open 212 K5 015 Main Relay Output Switches S gt O 20A Normally open X A Home are port 1 Bs contacts inputs x YHome 1 Pa Limits are typically E S E e g 505 7 7 hook n 7 setup as normally a K3 riving external loads closed and connected B in series at the N 1ZHome switches with edzr beginning and end of a Com string into the LIMITS Tabs o ll AHome K3 C E O K4 The DOWN UP and B ARC OK inputs are also Port 1 inputs and i 8 O Secondary Relay 10A 7 7 Ce e any LE LIMITS p2 K Normally open contacts switch type input T TE k y op FI x K4 f The EPO is the E stop See hook up details for software input IT driving external loads HAS TO BE CLOSED A JUMPER IS a S omz FUA Os NEEDED IF IT S NOT s jcaco P Jet USED WITH A NC E 7 o gt gt P stop Button not a AU 0
31. and power on type the following into the MDI Frame o Move the screen cursor to the MDI frame and click on it The frame background color should change to yellow meaning it is ready for input No other movement keys work when the MDI frame is selected o G00 X3 0 o Enter key activates command e The X axis should move 3 inches mm in some direction It should have moved away from your established X zero and the DRO numbers should have increased If it did not then you need to reverse the direction of axis travel e Toreverse the direction of any axis open the Ports and Pins Motor Outputs and change the polarity of the Dir LowActive setting for that axis Clicking the Green Checkmark or the Red X will swap the definition Red X is positive and Green Check is negative polarity e Work with each axis to establish that the movement direction is correct Use the MDI frame and change the axis letter from X to Y then Z Change the polarity of the step signal Should always be Green Checkmark for drives that use a 5 common Gecko 201 Gecko 320 and a RED X for drives that use a GND common Gecko 203 Motor Dutputs input Signals Output Signals Enco Step Pin Dir Pin Dir LowActive 2 3 4 5 hi 6 ri f 8 9 r 0 0 r 0 a r MACH3 Setup The final step is to open the Config System Hotkeys menu and for each direction select the keyboard hotkey you want to use for that direction of travel Now when you press that key the
32. cially if the MB has on board video The higher you can run the core freg in MACH the more Steps per Second vou can get and the smoother the pulse train of those steps There are also Windows processes that can effect the timing in MACH Never run realtime virus protection or other tray programs not needed for basic Windows functions d will be pr ler ion Cfgs View Wizards Operator PlugIn Control Help 1 MDI Ale ToolPath Alt4 Offsets ARS Settings AKG Diagnostics Alt 7 Mil gt G15 G3 G17 G40 G21 G90 G94 554 G49 G99 G64 G97 0 988 Y0 8495 R0 2417 0 9533 Y0 8867 R0 2735 VOL OU 0 911 Y 9172 R0 26 f 4 6636 0 8638 Y0 9393 R0 3053 e 1 1 4381 ER 0100 1 0000 ak 0 8107 0 9536 R0 3045 0 0000 0 0000 ie ArtSoft USA CNC Software Inc Mach3 Setup Welcome Simulate Program Run 25 Run From Here Estimated Program Run Time 00 00 00 Welcome to the Mach3 setup program This program will install Mach3 on your system t is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum ext
33. der List Welcome to the Install CandCNC Setup Wizard This will install Install CandCNC on your computer t is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup D 0 m 2 E o Load and Testing MACH After you have installed MACH and run the MP3000E INSTALL on the Support CD open MACH using either the MACH Loader and the MP3000 Base selection from the list OR using the MP3000 Basic Icon created in the desktop You should see the following screen or something very close If you are missing the icon or it s not in the selection list re run the MP3000E INSTALL again If you have the Profile MP3000 Basic listed in the MACH Loader and the screen does not display go to the top menu bar and select VIEW Load Screens and naviagate to the folder and select MP3000 Basic set If it is missing any of the Bitmaps picture buttons and or backgrounds then confirm the Installer created the CandCNC folder under the MACH3 Bitmaps Folder and there are files in that folder We have included a Zlp file on the CD of all the bitmaps and the ZIP file is on the CandCNC Support Forum site in the FILES MP3000 Support Files Folder You can UNZIP the files in the Bitmaps ZIP file directly to the MACH3 Bitmaps CandCNC folder Along with bitmaps and other features the MP3000 screens contain several custom functions embedded as code behind certain buttons
34. ed under the Bitmaps directory of MACH3 and that the MP3000 Basic set file has been installed in the Main MACH3 folder DO NOT USE THE 1024 set file that comes with MACH3 or any of the default MACH profiles or SET files Confirm the operation of the Table I O card Make sure it is connected and that you have your table Home switches connected as shown in the diagram Open the Diagnostics screen in MACH3 and watch the M Home group of status LED s at the upper right side of the screen If you are going to use Limits then wait until you have the other functions checked and running Confirm proper operation of outputs The 2 outputs can be tested using the screen buttons NOTE Outputs 3 and above only work if you have the Optional Ouad Relay Card Box with the added relays or are using the Expansin Cards DTHC or ISS 02 If you have those cards or this is an MP3000 DTHC or MP3000 SpindleSpeed unit the install for those features done AFTER the initial MP3000 Install changes outputs around and makes the Torch or the VFD the primary Output and the two aux relays move down to ouput 2 and output 3 respectively Turning on an output should turn on it s associated relay Make sure everything jogs in the right direction and moves the correct distance as indicated by the DRO s To check calibration on a given axis move the axis close to i s home 0 point and zero the axis DRO Using the MDI window send that axis out a given length The longer yo
35. ent possible under lat History Clear Status Start Install of MACH3 software by clicking on the MachProgram MACH3ver3 042 020 exe file If you already have a version of MACH on the PC you will be prompted to upgrade the version Let it upgrade If you have a version NEWER than 3 042 20 then be aware that while there will probably be no problems we have not tested the custom drivers plug ins with versions after 3 42 020 You will see the screen above when you start the install About the MACH3 License You must copy your MACH3 license provided when you purchase a full copy from the Mach3 website or from an authorized dealer into the main MACH3 folder A MACH2 license will work as well You can check to make sure your license is active by re loading MACH3 after the license copy and opening the Help About and making sure the licensed to line is NOT Demo The MP3000E DTHC THC functions WILL NOT WORK WITH A DEMO copy of the software The other motor drive functions will work If you cannot get the THC button to show active green LED then check your copy to make sure the license is there If you upgrade the version the license will remain but if you manually remove the MACH folder or change it s name prior to loading a new copy the license file will have to be re installed into the working directory Setting up the Port 2 address Used only if you have installed a second parallel port for use with the MPG101B Hand Contro
36. from Cut Profile Unlimited Cut Profiles store recall critical settings Select your material from a list Edit Add new profiles Full DTHC operation from one screen in MACH TOTAL DC analog ISOLATION between Plasma Tip Volts and computer controller logic On the fly push button adjustment for Preset Volts allows dynamic height adjust New TIP SAVER feature has Head Lock to prevent diving on turns or over voids Last setting retained on power down Advance Digital Torch Height Controller responds thousands of times per second Advanced logic functions like Auto THC enable Torch off on Fault Stop on fault etc Optimized for use with touch n go surface sensing Compatable with SheetCAM The setup of the MP3000 Series Interface involves the installation of MACH3 software and some support files on the PC to be used for the machine controller While we will guide you through the setup for MACH3 the MACH3 manual gives more in depth instructions on each feature Familiarize yourself with the controls on the MP3000 and with the loading and operation of MACH3 with the proper profile The initial part of this manual is devoted to getting MACH3 properly installed with the right support files and profile to run the MP3000 After you have the software installed and the cables and satellite cards hooked up you will be guided through a series of tests to determine if everything is working We ask that you go through the setup and manual in the order presented
37. hem to exactly match 2 Use the calibration technique of typing in a move in the MDI GOO move to a point then measure the error Keep raising both Velocity and Acceleration for each axis by about 20 jumps At the point you hear the motors start to grind or you start losing position or getting a drive fault on a servo system write down the settings Back off 20 first on velocity You would like to have as much acceleration as you can maintain at an acceptable velocity If you still get lost steps or drive faults then lower the acceleration by 20 and try again 3 Once you have one axis tuned use the same settings on any axis that has the same motor and gearing and run the tests You can move it up or down but having a Y that is twice as fast as X won t help much in normal moves since it only moves as fast as the slowest axis during a coordinated move 4 The Z is normally tuned and calibrated differently than the horizontal axis Often the Z uses a leadscrew and the calculations are easier For Gecko s it s 2000 times the number of threads per inch Steps per Unit The constant 2000 is the motor steps times the microstepping 200 10 For servos we supply the encoder line count is 500 That produces 2000 pulses per rev so the numbers work the same You may find you have to increase the MACH Kernel Speed Ports amp Pins main tab so you can get enough steps per unit to hit higher velocities If you plan on using your machine for Torch
38. isted in the Speed column for that axis If it moves in the wrong direction flip the polarity of the Home Neg value You will have to close the menu to test the move Make sure all axis s move towards the home switch for that axis when the button is activated The machine should move to the home switch the switch should make contact and the movement should stop and MACH3 will back off the switch slightly to un make it You can use the Diagnostics page in to see the LED for each axis come on as the switch is made and then go off All limit LED s should remain off unless the switch is activated You can test each switch manually by pulling up the diagnostics screen and manually clicking each switch on your table and watching the LED s If your switch location is not where you want X and Y table zero s 0 0 to be then you can tell MACH3 what offset you want to use Normally the offset will be a negative number since it says this axis switch is past the established zero point on the table The 20 homing speed that is default works well You do not want to home at high speeds as accuracy repeatability will suffer MACH3 Setup Confirming proper operation 1 With Mach3 running and the MP3000 powered up we are going to go through a series of tests that will confirm the unit is operating 2 NOTE If the screen is not correct or any buttons or the background is wrong missing make sure that the CandCNC directory was creat
39. l The new UBOB interface card used in all CandCNC products has a Port Expander that increases the number of IO signals and eliminates the need for a second parallel port unless you are adding the optional Hand Controller It s recommended you do not install the Hand Control unit until you have the MP3000 working correctly and cutting from the screen and keyboard Within MACH3 on the Ports and Pins Port Setup and Axis Selection tab e f you are using a motherboard parallel port for PORT1 confirm the address is 0X378 in PORT address box in MACH f you are using a PORT1 or PORT2 expansion card Enter the hex address you recorded earlier for your parallel port s The actual address you have written down should be proceeded by a 0X Zero X so something like DEOO becomes OXDEO0 for the input value or Oxde00 will work since the value is not case sensitive e For PORT2 installs Make sure the Use Pins 2 9 as Inputs box is checked e f the port1 address is correct the CP Charge Pump LED should be on when MACH3 is out of RESET If it does not come on then Port 1 may not be working correctly We have found that some older Parallel Port add in cards do not work properly with XP Make sure your card has specific drivers for the version of Windows you are running TT 0 m X E o o Tree structure of Support CD Root Folder al Manua AUTO INSTALL FILES JFreeArtwor MACH Program PDF Files
40. machine should jog in the proper direction There are lots of other parameters in the menus For more information about them use the MACH3 manual A word about homing It works well to have each axis with a Home switch and to make that position 0 absolute zero for that axis The Z with a floating head discussed in the DTHC Manual is an exception By having it setup X and Y as 0 0 you can always re establish you position on the table There are circumstances where the DRO position can vary from the actual machine position An example is if you do an e stop during a cut That form of stop stops the machine instantly and any code in the look ahead buffer is dropped The only way to be certain you have not lost position is to home each axis and reestablish where 0 0 is The homing in MACH3 is setup using the menu under Config Motor Home Soft Limits Soft Max Soft Min Slow Zone Home Off Home Neg Auto Zero Speed df 48 00 0 10 1 00 0 0000 4 df 20 df 48 00 0 10 1 00 0 0000 df df 20 df 5 00 1 00 1 00 0 0600 df df 20 df 48 00 0 10 1 00 0 0000 df df 20 a 100 00 100 00 1 00 0 0000 a d 20 a 100 00 100 00 1 00 0 0000 a df 20 Entries are in setup units OK Note the example above is for our machine and may vary for yours There are several parameters of interest If you click the Ref X button next to the X DRO on the Main Screen the machine should start moving towards the home switch for that axis at the speed l
41. n the front of the MP3000 directly above the Port 1 input 1 Install a DB25 Male to Female extension cable All pins straight through between parallel port PORT1 on the PC to the part marked Port 1 INPUT Orange highlight below on the front of the MP3000 DTHC controller unit 2 Install a straight through DBY cable not a null modem cable from your Com1 port on the PC to the Serial port on the MP3000 DTHC 6200 WE n r a T s ga S A Lea il 3 See the next page for using the International Povver Pak to provide DC povver to the MP3000 a B o o o o Q 2 Installing the Table I O Card We have provided a functional remote breakout card to use as your interface at the machine to connect the Home and any limit switches via crimp on connectors The Table I O card has status LED s for each main signal mounted on the card so you can see and test the switch functions The Table I O is a way to easily connect all of your I O at one point Since the Card can be mounted remote from the MP3000 Interface box the multitiude of wires at the table need only pull to the Table I O card While the card will mount inside the main control cabinet it reguires a lot less wire and wire routing to put it at the table and use a single DB25 to connect it to the MP3000 e 2 o o o e a K3 MAIN RELAY 20A COM Normally OPEN Terminal ewoux
42. oaded If you have multiple profiles you will need to make the listed changes setup in each one Engine DEN Ports amp Pins Port Setup and Axis Selection Motor Outputs Input Signals Output Signals Encoder MPG Spindle Setup Mil Options Port 1 Port 2 MaxNC Mode Port Enabled M Port Enabled Max CL Mode enabled 04378 Port Address Dima Port Address Max NC 10 Wave Drive V Pins 2 9 asi 5 Restart if changed Sherline 1 2 Pulse mode Kernel Speed ModBus InputOutput Support 25000Hz 35000Hz 45000Hz 60000hz ModBus Plugin Supported C amp amp 000hz 75000hz 100khz TCP Modbus support Event Driven Serial Control Note Software must be restarted and motors retuned if kernel speed is changed x Esse 1 Checking PORT1 and optional PORT2 Setup in MACH CONFIG NOTE Not all computers will run with a Kernel Speed greater than 35000HZ If you start MACH after loading our Auto Install see next page and MACH locks ups you may need to run at a lower Kernel Speed We have modified the install to set the default Kernel Speed at 45000 You will need to increase that speed if you are running a servo based system and you need more Pulses per Second to get the RPM from the motors Example With 500 line encoders 2000 pulses per rev you will need 66 000 pps to produce 2000 RPM of the motor Pulse rates over 60 000 need to be tested with a specific computer to verify it
43. plugged in backwards Pin 1 stripe gt PIN NOTCH NOTCH Stripe goes to side PIN1 Typical Ribbon reader Pin 1 stripe IF you unplug an internal cable note the stripe or specific color of the pin 1 wire on the ribbon cable make SURE you plug it back in so that the cable is oriented as shown 2 nz Li z a Setting the initial Steps per Unit in MACH3 motor tuning Every table will have different Steps per unit velocity max speed and Accleration settings To do testing on the table you must determine the correct settings for your table Use the following method For Steppers 1 Determine the number of steps your motors need to make one full revolution Normally 200 for most steppers 2 Determine the ratio of any belt reduction between the motors and the mechanical drive on your table 3 Determine the drive ratio of your mechanical drive how far does the leadscrew or pinion move the load with one revolution 4 Determine the step freguency of you drives Full half guarter 1 8 etc NOTE All Gecko stepper drives are 1 10 10X microstepping Now multiply the motor steps times the drive ratio A reduction most used is the step down ration like 3 1 so it would be 200 X 3 or 600 If the leadscrew for example has to spin 5 times to move one inch multiply the above number by 5 600 X 5 or 3000 We now know it takes 3000 pulses to move our load 1 inch obvio
44. s MTA150 Setup Motor Driver S amp D signals gt Motor Driver Options Setting up outputs gt OPTIONAL PORTZ Interface port 2 signals Connecting MP3000 to Wiring options fo a B o o o Q 2 a B o o o o Q 2 INPUT POWER 100 240VAC 50 60 HZ Standard IEC POWER Cord Use correct cord for Plugs in your country For UBOB Builders Kits the plug must be removed cut off and the wires stripped back for use with the input screw terminals on the UBOBII card see illustration There are 4 wires a shield The two Yellow rires are BOTH 12VDC The Two RED wires are BOTH 5VDC The sheild is Ground common for all 4 power wires See the power hookup on next page Cord supplied is for North America AC Plugs 120 60HZ If you are using the MP3000 on another voltage like 220VAC 50HZ you will need to change out the plug on the end of the supplied cord You can also use an IEC cord with the proper connector to fit the wall socket you need to connect to IEC cords are the same cords used on Personal Computers There are no switches or settings to change on the Power Pak when changing voltages of line freguency Plugging in the International Power Pak to the MP3000 The Mini DIN plug on the Power Pak has 4 pins inside a circular connector The plug has a locator pin and only plugs in one way Rotate the plug unit it fits the POWER ADAPTER input jack and plug it completely in Make sys
45. s S s e ls 5 amp co C M co EAR yo T 7 e m So 05 232 s Ze UP 2 21 sus else m S u O 1 QUAD RELAY o i AUX 0 AUX4 and B Home are PORT2 inputs and only 2 13 work if you have the 14 25 optional Port 2 card PLUG installed and a 2nd parallel port on thePC active and LED s are indicators that the circuit is working when a switch is closed They only come on if the Table I O is connected to the UBOB and the UBOB is povvered up You can short across an input Pair example T12 to T13 for X Home The LED should light and the X Home Screen LED in MACH for X Home should light The LED is in series with the Input Opto and is a good indication Home and limit switch hook ups Typical connections for Homes and Limits All of the inputs are opto isolated and map to a specific pin on the parallel port s In reality you can use any input for any signal Inputs are not fast enough for Encoder feedback faster than a few pulses per second The inputs use a floating ground 12 return If you need more inputs than the 8 9 with EPO then a PORT 2 card can be hooked to the UBOB and the added Aux and BHome inputs will work with a second parallel port JUMPER EPO to be able to bring MACH out of RESET o E 0 o o o a Normally closed contacts For far limits Wired in series c NC c NC C NC 5 O 5 O O Si T9 m T8 T7 men
46. site the 0 0 location of the table AND near limits at points where the machine would crash on the other side of the Home switches Limits are optional and on stepper based systems you could elect to have just hard stops since the motors can be stalled without damage Servos present a different issue There can be conditions where a servo will run away like if an encoder wire comes loose or becomes defective Servos are harder to stall and can self destruct if allowed to stall and voltage is still being applied There are other options for using table limits besides just shutting down MACH3 If you are using our ESP series of Power Controllers you can actually wire the hard limits up to the provided inputs on the ESP controller and an activation of a limit will actually shutdown all power to the motors period Please see the ESP manual for details Once you have the motors moving the right direction and the right distance then you should go through a tuning procedure to optimize the machine movements 1 Start by doubling your max VELOCITY on the X and Y axis NOTE If you are using a 4 motor setup and software slaving you re A axis to X or Y then you need to provide both motors with the same velocity and acceleration numbers While the Steps per Unit should match you can change that slightly to account for mechanical mismatches Do not run different gears or belt reduction ratios on a slaved axis or you will have a lot of problems getting t
47. t independent 5 axis motion not hardware slaved reguires a 2nd parallel port card The following pages show several different type of hookups to common motor drives and to our EZplug cards The are for illustration only and should be used as guides MP3000 Setup 30V343LNI 0999 m T Tu 5 Screw Terminals for Hard wiring Drives non EZPLUG mo x E ig o o E o z o 5 9000 E For 5 Common Drives sch Plan A s E 2 iz eoejleyu JSI z Bir PCGND 1 00900 PCOND For GND Common Drives eerie EO 8 PCGND Gecko 203 O olloltol lol lollo dike CO Pa zu oov 41 Sets the source of 5V for Servo Card Encoder CAUTION DO NOT CHANGE THIS UNLESS YOU ARE TOLD to DO SO This option is for systems running encoders that dravv more than 50ma Ours do not It is USED ONLY WITH SERVO SYSTEMS dree 00084W GN Oci 9Je s Auq 6020 S NOININOO ae S ALP OZED pue OLZO JSPIO sindui y 10 suonoeuuoo UOLULUO JUaJenIp eAeu Aew seAup JUSJOLNIG seweu EUBIS jeune majos Joj
48. talling from the Support CD you can find the MACHS ver 3 042 020 in the BladeRunner MACH PROG folder as Mach3VersionR3 042 exe If you are installing from a web download you will first have to UNZIP the files you downloaded and place them in a Folder on your PC Name the folder something that you can easily identify later Unzip the files all into that folder MACH3 program BladeRunner Install exe etc TT 0 m 2 E o o While MACH will run under Windows Vista a lot of other programs you may need won t Vista uses of resources so your PC needs to be the fastest one with 2G of RAM to have a shot at making it work We do not currently support Vista so PLEASE don t call and ask for support for MACH from us if you are running anything but WIN2000 or XP any level A NOTE ABOUT HARDWARE PC THAT YOU NEED TO RUN MACH 1 Not all hardware is compatible with MACH3 regardless of how fast the PC is It s rare that a PC rated over 1 8GHZ won t run MACH but not unheard of Usually the problems show up as jerky motor movements bad motion in running code and other control problems Things like Inputs and Outputs and not getting any motor movement is NOT typically a MACH PC issue Ifin doubt about the ability of the PC run DriverTest exe With MACH not running located in the MACH folder 2 The minimum computer recommended is a 1 GHZ processor with 256MRam We find that a 1 8 or 2 4 GHZ with 512M RAM tends to work better espe
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50. ton The LED over the Reset in MACH will turn solid Green The CP LED on the front panel of the MP3000 will turn solid Yellow e Make sure power is on to your motors e Usethe keyboard arrow keys to jog your machine Dont worry if they jog the wrong way with the keys or the wrong axis jogs We will fix that later Default jog keys are UP 8 DWN Arrows are Y jog Left amp Right Arrows are X and Page Up and Page Down are Z up and down e The Optional test Step and Direction Monitor will confirm that the signals are getting out to the MTA150 card If the LED s flash and you are not getting movement the problem is between the MTA150 and the motor drivers o a 0 e 5 lt Setting up the proper axis direction and motor tuning While the Profile file MP3000 Basic XML provided with the MP3000 sets up all of the pins there are several things we don t know about your machine and so certain parameters have to be set based on your specific machine A good example is which axis you may define as X and Y There are two ways to swap the axis definitions You can rewire the motor drives physically move the step and direction signals at the motor drive or swap the step and direction pins in the setup of MACH3 In either case you need to first get your definition into the setup To swap the definition in MACH3 open the Config menu off of the top menu bar Open Ports 8 Pins and click to open the Motor Outputs Tab Enabled Dir Port
51. u make that the more accurate the measurement can be EXAMPLE Move X 36 inches by G00 X36 00 in the MDI AFTER you zero X Measure with a ruler or tape measure that is accurtate to 1 32 03125 Read the tape If it s short long of 36 write down the actual measurement Return the axis to i s set 0 by using GOO X0 00 THEN calculate the percentage you are off in the units inches mm and change your Steps per Unit value by the same percentage You may end up with fractional decimal steps Put them in up to 4 decimal points Run the test again and if you are still off continue to make small adjustments in the Steps per Unit unit it is dead on at the longest distance you can move on that axis MACH3 Setup W Dioitize ME EH Output 1 The XHome should light up when you manually activate X Home switch It should be off when the switch is not active If it is reversed i e goes OFF when you activate the switch but stays on otherwise you will need to reverse the polarity of the switch in Ports 8 Pins Input Signals We recommend using normally open NO contacts on Homes and Normally Closed NC contacts on the far limits if used The far limits NC contacts are wired in series into the Limits Table I O card and it is setup so breaking the string at any point activates a hard limit The hard limits are safety switches located at points on the table to prevent the machine from going past the table travel limits You can have far limits oppo
52. usly if your table is setup in MM then all of the units will be in MM The last number we have to provide is the step freguency of your motor drives Lets say you are running in step mode It will take 4 times as many steps to rotate the motor so you also multiply by the step factor 4 in this case to get a final answer of 12 000 steps per inch If your drive is rack and pinion you may find that the multiplication number is less than one For example where one revolution of the pinion moves the axis 1 36 inches we need a factional rotation of the pinion to move 1 inch The number will be one divided by the distance you move in one pinion revolution For the above pinion example you get 1 1 36 or 7352941 7353 is close enough That becomes you multiplier for the table ratio so for the above example given the same belt reduction and steppers the answer would look like this 200 X 3 7353 or 441 18 pulses The last number we have to provide is the step freguency of your motor drives Lets say you are running in step mode It will take 4 times as many steps to rotate the motor so you also multiply by the step factor 4 in this case to get a final answer of 441 18 X 4 or 1764 72 steps per unit You have to do the calculation for each axis and enter the number in MACH3 Make sure you do a SAVE AXIS button on each axis as change them For velocity unless you already know what that should be enter a conservative number like 120
53. write down the settings or do screen grabs you can refer to Transfer all of the settings to your new profile AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE MANUALS IF You have an Expansion Module or Option not covered in this manual See the Manuals Section of the CD for specific product manuals You can also find manuals on our website at http www CandCNC com Manuals htm TESTING ADDENDUM SECTION PINOUT CHARTS BLOCK SCHEMATIC UBOB PINOUTS for TABLE I O Card to UBOB Connector The Profiles provided and installed during the Auto Install setup the proper pins in MACH for normal functions The charts are provided for troubleshooting and for users looking to do a custom interface TABLE I O CARD NPUT PIN Name PORT PIN Jack Term GND Float GND Float 1 DC10 6 4 2 2 A al 1 13 KT 10 8 1 1 1 1 18 12PC 19 2PC 2 2 2 7 KG lDC10 9 IDC10 Header is located on card 10 pin IDC header for interconnect to Quad Relay Box PORT 8 and PORT 4 are VIRTUAL Ports shared in MACH3 PORT 2 listed inputs only work if a PORT 2 Card and a 2nd parallel port in the PC is used and setup correctly 6 8 9 siki PINOUT CHART for MTA100 8 MTA150 card Connectors AXIS I O CABLE CONNECTIONS MTA100 8 MTA150 Connectors INPUT PINs Signal UBOB MTA150 1 Serial REC NC Not Used 2 X Step X Step TERM XDr Y Step Z Z x g J S
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