X-card Installation Manual (X641, X661, X662)
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1. 5 2 Gomponents of the X644 7 3 Components of the card X661 8 4 Components of the card X662 9 5 5232 serialinterface AALAN E ea Fa a Ac veas E doe xau Ed vaa ird ERR 10 6 Connector for stepper motor drives 12 7 Connectors for jog buttons optical encoders and the safety circuit 14 8 15 9 Relay driver connectors and fan 16 Relay driver connectors X661 18 Relay driver connectors X662 20 10 Spindle speed control 1 5 oie etii ose reri et 21 11 Encoder and limit switch connector J1 nennen 22 Quadrature encoders detiene dieta 24 Part 3 Optional accessories 26 1 Opto isolator card OPTOCARD 26 2 Opto isolator relay card OPTOCARDJ2 nnne nnne 28 3 X641BB break out2. steps 22 Integer Time out for manual mode and automatic motor turn off Default value is 2344 which gives a 5 minute delay Delay in seconds P22 32 pull in rate 23 Ineger JRamp stages Maximum 16 Integer 26 Integer Integer Ra 5 Integer Ramp 11 Integer Ramp 14 Integer Back lash compensation for E U axis steps Back lash compensation for V axis steps Integer Back lash compensation for W axis steps Integer V scale V step size in millimetres P47 P46 P19 P47 P46 P19 49 48 19 49 48 19 divisor high byte scale scale low byte divisor high byte Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 44 6 4 Ramp 13 27 28 29 30 3l 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 47 E X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 88 Z encoder scale scale low byte divisor high byte Lm sd U encoder scale scale low byte divisor high byte _ gp eer qu encoder scale scale low byte divisor high byte BE ARM W encoder scale scale low byte divisor high byte ou 88 Number of steps to retract from limit after ue x G29 Integer Enable disable feedback for axes Bits 15 6 reserved 5 W 4 V 3 U 2 211 Y 0 X Integer Low byte encoder gap 0 15 High byte encoder error limit 0 ignored try forever LXI EUM default Binary Control capabilitie
3. RS Q NO COM NC MOTOR The relay connector on the X661 has been changed to a 7 pin inline connector The pin out is m Ruhm The pin out is also marked on the silk screen ofthe board Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 9 To control a 12 volt relay one side ofthe coil needs to be connected to the 12 pin 1 and the other side ofthe coil to the relevant relay pin M pin2 for the spindle motor 1 pin3 for auxiliary relay 1 etc The supply is provided so that additional circuits such as an electronic interlock for spindle reversing using the motor output and auxiliary relay 4 can be powered The connections for the 10A 250V relays for spindle and coolant control are also marked on the PCB using the standard conventions of NO normally open connected to common when the relay is off NC normally closed connected to common when the relay is on Ifthe power relays are not fitted then they can be fitted by the user at a later date they are Finder series 36 11 9 012 0000 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 9 2 Relay driver connectors X662 The relay connector on the X661 has been changed to an 8 pin inline connector The pin out m Fam ox jme 0 The pin out is also marked on the silk screen ofthe b
4. SHARED sus sus 1005 HOLD UNDEF sus 10US HOLD UNDEF CLK DIR ACTION CLOCKWI SE STEP COUNTER CLOCK STEP Signal timings for separate direction outputs CLK DIR ACTION CLOCKWI SE STEP COUNTER CLOCK STEP Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 14 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 7 Connectors for jog buttons optical encoders and the safety circuit The connectors for the jog buttons limit switches optical encoders and the safety circuit are located along the top edge of the board QW QH STP BTN1 2 YT A N A zZ 7 e e ween e m jog e wie m e mjo m 6 wie o B3 48 AMT PT PT P RSS In each case the square pad located inside each connector indicates it is at the right of the connector in each case X X Y Y Z and Z Axis Jog button BTN1 connectors __ _______ 1 Button signal Short to pin 2 to activate button 1 connect the switch across the 2 pins 2 STP Safety circuit connector me _ 13 OH and QW feedback encoder connectors a bui Ground 0 volts Ifthe jog buttons are to be connected at a distance from the control card or electrical interference is an issue then the OPTOCARD2 can be used Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 15 2 8 AUX connector The AUX conn
5. also the opto coupled M2I M3I and MAI Only one jumper should be placed on each block the X Y Z U V and W markers on the board indicate the positions for the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and 6th axes The jumper J6 should only be fitted if the opto isolated connections are going to be used power dissipation can be reduced if the opto isolators are not required Generally if a motor drive card has logic level 5 volt inputs then the opto isolators do not need to be used they only need to be used if the motor drive card requires higher voltage or is connected to a power rail that does not share a common ground with the control card Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Optional accessories 35 3 5 Encoder amp photo interrupter connections 3 5 1 GP1R11 quadrature encoder Sharp GP1R11 a connections The Sharp GP1R11 quadrature encoder connections are shown above There is a small plus mark next to the 5V connection and a small negative next to the GND connection A channel of encoder B channel of encoder Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 3 5 2 GP1A23 photo interrupter SIBNAL BN 79 Sharp GP1A23 photo interrupter The Sharp GP1A23LC photo interrupter connections are shown above Pin 1 is closest to the lettering marking on the part __ 3 EE GEN SIG
6. bit 14 U limit positive is NC normally closed bit 15 U limit negative is NC normally closed Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 RPM RPM 4 Integer Maximum Cutting Feed Rate Default 400 mm min ____5 Rapid Feed Rate Default 800 mm min 10 2 Integer Pulses Revolution on Threading Synchronizing Encoder Default 360 Setting this to 0 will cause the slots to be counted Default Circular Interpolation Mode 0 XY 1 XZ 2 YZ DER X scale X step size in millimetres P9 P8yP19 NE X divisor X step size in millimetres P9 P8yP19 Y scale Y step size in millimetres P11 P10 P19 P11 P10 P19 Z scale Z step size in millimetres 13 P12 P19 P13 P12 P19 P15 P14yP19 P15 P14yP19 Scalar for Feed rates Steps sec 625 000 P17 Feed P 16 Divisor for Feed rates Steps sec 625 000 P17 Feed P 16 18 Integer Decimal digits in coordinates Default 3 digits Divisor for coordinates Default 1000 20 Binary Low byte Control capabilities Do not alter igh byte X Y and Z axis mappi 21 Integer Delays for carousel tool post Forward delay low byte 1 0 25 Secs Reverse delay high byte 1 0 25 secs For stepper driven carousels 32768 high bit steps 100 Reverse is half of Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 59
7. e m a SAAIC poses Seaeases HERES EE T COOL HE1 MOTOR BINS _2 2 e Ph e e vi c AR LE NE M HERE RES RI MO WOE Lj E 47 V o e 0 900595000 5 2 AUX o 95 no oo o Ee A Av Foy1 e 9 50952 0 0 EEEE E b 7 gt RE gt BHN amp p amp LEJN GOGO RNE 14aVM1234C Qv HUE ERR JE so on RC R4 m p 1 W Q NO The X662 has similar functionality to the X641 and X661 The differences There are 2 power relays The relay plug has been changed to a 8 pin inline connector so that it cannot be confused with the 10 way connector for the stepper motor drives There are LED indicators optional for the MOTOR COOLANT and auxiliary relays The motor speed MOTSP and fan connectors FAN have been moved There is no separate plug for the coolant relay driver and the extra auxiliary motor relay driver is on the relay plug There are 2 stop connectors STP1 amp STP2 both need to be closed shorted for the spindle and coolant relays to be enabled The voltage regulator layout is different The X662 has different mounting holes than the X641 and X661 The
8. 4 Xt M 20 E f N ze t 5c n m X m m d x Y Z x Y Z U V MW x Y Z uU VH x vy zuwviwy 00 3L 0 J For easy reference the logic output connector and the opto isolated connector in line with the jumper block which selects the axes The logic connectors are 5 pins while the opto isolated connectors are 4 pins The enable signal is not present on the opto isolated output The J1 pin out is as follows this is compatible with M64x and X641 cards ________ STPU Clock Step pulse E U motor s man meitddim The M2 M3 and connector pin outs TEN Clock Step pulse Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 DIR direction signal buffered Enable buffered Ground 0 volts Each logic level output on the M1 M2 and connectors can sink or source 25 mA The M1I M2I M3I and connector pin outs Clock Step pulse ve emitter Clock Step pulse collector Direction signal ve collector Direction signal ve emitter Each opto isolator can sink 50 mA at up to 50 volts Total power for each opto isolator should not exceed 200 mW The jumper blocks J2 J3 J4 and J5 are used to select which clock step signal is used for each ofthe motor outputs M2 and
9. 9 8 G40 6 Tool nose compensation off default mode G4 G R Tooknose compensation Right of Line TooHenghcompenstin postie G4 ____ TooLlength compensation negative default mode Gi Cancel Took length compensation X Y ZE with the EaziCNC software coordinates default mode G0 Absolute coordinates default mode G91 Incremental coordinates only available when running with the EaziCNC software ERA N B The E axis can also be programmed as U N B The codes marked with are modal Modal codes are active any subsequent lines that do not have a code given 2 3 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 5 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 7 1 1 Additional G codes for lathe operations Description EL LAN unn cut P is pitch I is end pull out in X ________ Canned Cycle XZP jlwnngcyl 2 XZLKRP Are Clockwise Cycle XZP Tapercyck X Z I K R P Arc Counter Clockwise Cycle Threading synchronized cut cycle X is pass offset pass depth P is pitch I is end pull out K is pass offset in Z and R 5 number of passes Constant surface speed Feed rate specified in mm at 20 0 mm diameter Feed rate specified in inches at 1 0 inch diameter N B The E axis can also be programmed as U N B The codes marked with are modal Modal codes are act
10. We recommend using EaziCNC 2 to set or change the parameters lt 4 gt will fill the programme memory with the parameters This programme can be saved and the parameters restored later by running it Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 4 6 Step pos 1 Encoder screen The encoder mode allows MDI commands to be executed while displaying the encoder counts and inputs The left column Encoder shows the scales encoder values these are the values after any scaling and are compared to the step position to determine if any correction is needed when the axis is operating in closed loop The middle column Step pos shows the current step count for each axis The right hand column shows the real encoder count this is the count ofthe encoder pulses before any scaling is applied In the middle on the right is shown the current input status there are 32 inputs see the table below and the 8 hex digits show the state of all the inputs The current status code is shown after the inputs Input bit Input Name P parameter for testing with M92 or M93 jog button tests for any button active 0 tests for any button active Y jog button 0 tests for any button active 0 tests for any button active 0 tests for any button active 0 tests for any button active 1 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Desig
11. Show Home Displays the currently set home starting position set by a G54 command Set display tool offset If no X Y or Z is given then the existing offset will be displayed T99 will list all tool offsets Any valid ISO line will also be interpreted and executed on the machine tool For a list of valid ISO G amp M codes see G Codes and M Codes Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 7 4 Control parameters Binary Configuration 1 bit 0 X axis direction bit 1 Y axis direction bit 2 Z axis direction bit 3 U axis direction bit 4 X axis home direction bit 5 Y axis home direction bit 6 Z axis home direction bit 7 U axis home direction bit 9 turn off motors when idle bit 10 reserved bit 11 reserved bit 12 reserved bit 13 Relay 4 is reserved for motor reverse bit 14 tool carousel on motor U bit 15 reserved bit 16 Enable hand wheel to be used for feed rate override 1 Configuration 2 bit 0 reserved bit 1 reserved bit 2 reserved bit 3 reserved bit 4 X limits active bit 5 Y limits active bit 6 Z limits active bit 7 U limits active bit 8 X limit positive is NC normally closed bit 9 X limit negative is NC normally closed bit 10 Y limit positive is NC normally closed bit 11 Y limit negative is NC normally closed bit 12 Z limit positive is NC normally closed bit 13 Z limit negative is NC normally closed
12. The opto isolator card OPTOCARD R1 allows the external stepper drive card signals to be connected to drive cards which do not operate at 5 volt TTL signal levels The card also splits the direction signal into 4 separate outputs to make it easier to connect drive cards which need individual directions signals The card is suitable for interfacing to logic levels of 5 50 volts Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Optional accessories The J1 connector pin out is as follows or EU moon Meat The J2 connector can be used to invert the signals going to the external cards The standard signals are active low Connecting a shorting link across J2 will make the signals active high The board is supplied with a shorting link on connector J2 The J3 J4 J5 and J6 connectors are for connecting the external drive cards for the X Y Z and E U motors respectively The pin out ofthe connectors is pin 1 is indicated by the square pad e es each opto isolator can shunt 25 mA The opto isolated outputs are only suitable for driving logic inputs To connect to a standard logic interface the negative terminal ofthe isolator will be connected to the ground rail ofthe logic system and the positive terminal ofthe isolator will be connected to the logic signal When the isolator is active current will flow from the t positive
13. terminal to the negative terminal Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 OPTOCARD2 lator relay card ISO Opto 3 2 B 2085 UDS 2 mee moo STEPBUS m ej 15908 Soon 5998 08 5998 ee eu 9598 ByYt y BZ rz BBN1 BFB1 BHW BXLIM BYLIM BZLIM AN1 ANE Lh LL 2 2 BN1 FB1 HIN XLIM LIM ZLIM O OP TOCARDE CR 1 gt aan eszi Form co uk 7 cdeBeaz form co suk Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Optional accessories The opto isolator card 2 allows the external stepper drive card signals to be connected to drive cards which do not operate at 5 volt TTL signal levels The card also splits the direction signal into 4 separate outputs to make it easier to connect drive cards which need individual directions signals The card is suitable for interfacing to logic levels of 5 50 volts The OPTOCARD2 also includes power relays for interfacing high current loads to the X card and optically isolated jog panel and limit switch connectors which can operate at 12 volts The STEPBUS connector pin out is as follows Function m 5 00000 O The XSTP YSTP ZSTP and USTP connectors are for connecting the external drive cards for the X Y Z and E U motors respectively
14. 234567689 CLOCKWISE A LEADS LI LI LCI LIL LI LI LI LJ COUNTER CLOCKWISE B LEADS A For feedback from the motors optical encoders are usually used because they place no load on the drive system and can cope with the high speeds that motors Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 25 and shafts may turn at The encoder pictured is a rotary encoder with a slotted disk the disk determines the resolution of the encoder in this case 400 counts rev Optical encoders also come in strip or linear forms and there are other types of non contact encoders that can be used such as capacitance strips or magnetic proximity switches For the hand wheel a mechanical cheaper encoder switch can be used these operate using wafer switch but provide the same quadrature outputs as an optical encoder they are just not suitable for high speed or long life applications Another advantage ofthese mechanical encoders is that they often have detents a cogging feel as they are rotated The encoder shown is a Bourne 1 824 0024 it provides 96 counts per revolution and is the encoder we use for the hand wheel on the CNC1 CNC2 and CNC3 boxed controllers Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 3 Optional accessories 3 1 Opto isolator card OPTOCARD INVERT SIGNALS OPTOCARD FR 1 gt
15. 51 Additional G codes for lathe operations 52 Additional G codes for milling operations 53 2 IM COGES E A AAT 54 3 Command ERA 55 A Control parameters eed ciere erred 57 5 Remote programme control updating nnne nn 61 Index 62 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Disclaimer of liability and limitation of warranty Disclaimer of liability and limitation of warranty Where the X card is supplied as a component and not as part ofa complete control system it is assumed that the purchaser has sufficient electrical and electronic knowledge to handle the component competently It is further assumed that the purchaser has sufficient knowledge of safe working practices and the relevant Health amp Safety regulations which apply to working with electrical and electronic systems to work safely with the component Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited will not accept any liability for any damage to systems or personnel that may result from the incorrect installation or usage ofthe hardware supplied Nor will Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited replace or repair any supplied equipment that has been damaged as a result of such incorrect misuse or installation Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 2 X card Inst
16. A MOM NN The tool offsets are used when the tool change code M6 is used The values are altered from the MDI screen lt 4 gt will fill the programme memory with the tool table This programme can be saved and the tool offsets reset later by running it Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 2 Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 4 5 Parameter mode Parameters 0 47 00 0025612 0010024 0128236 12500 01 0024013 0010025 0207337 12500 02 0000014 0010026 0263238 12500 03 0200015 0010027 0357139 12500 04 0040016 0016028 1250040 00000 05 0060017 0006029 1250041 00000 06 0000018 0000230 1250042 00000 08 0016020 0000032 1250044 00000 09 0010021 0103233 1250045 00000 10 0016022 3276834 1250046 00160 11 0010023 0820035 1250047 00100 4 Save gt Prog Parameter screen 1 Parameters 48 95 48 0010060 0004872 0000084 00000 49 0010061 0008073 0000085 00000 50 0000062 0000074 0000086 00000 51 0000063 0000075 0000087 00000 52 0000064 0000076 0000088 00000 53 0000065 0000077 0000089 00000 54 0000066 0000078 0000090 00000 55 0000067 0000079 0000091 00000 56 0000068 0000080 0000092 00000 57 0000069 0000081 0000093 00000 58 0000070 0000082 0000094 00000 59 0000071 0000083 0000095 00000 F4 Save gt Prog Parameter screen 2 For a list ofthe parameters see the appendices
17. Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 3 Components of the card X661 SERIAL 7 SZ G 2 Z w Q ol D b QC 1 DCR goote 6 0 Sodo E s 2 BS cs REG33 66 6 05 9 a G Pe abn 606 o 5 a 65650607270 6 TEA AUX ZS p3 D zZ 6 2 _ 0 9 OCOn o Ey 6 0 5 2 PER e e ED CM 9 omo 1 eeu D 9 ADY D 2 o amp FP EST SOSH OLE THO ANI ERE RE CONQUEROR DESIGN amp ENGIMEEAING LTD HWA EAZTFORM GO UK i Le NCL nL cooL U13 p 6 9 Li EN O gt AE exc e gt o n b E D D o EYES e a g e D D or 0 alle 2 pre 6 o 3 E lt z The X661 is similar in layout to the X641 The differences are There are 2 power relays The relay plug has been changed to a 7 pin inline connector so that it cannot be confused with the 10 way connector for the stepper motor drives The motor speed MO
18. HAND SPINDLE WHEEL SPEED FEEDBACK amp LIMITS SERIAL STEPPER MOTORS KBD SPINDLE RELAY VGA COOLANT POWER RELAY X661 card 2 power relays fitted Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 4 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Jog buttons X cdm A Encoders STOPS amp Limits Hand wheel A Relays M W Encoder _ EN Power X662 Relay Stepper Drives Coolant or R4 Relay X662 card 2 power relays fitted Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 7 Introduction to the X cards Components of the card X641 2 2 o og c 6 a HE s 209099065 o SaaG gt gt vL o op e ILLA UAE ILE e z ease Salem oon 9 e e DOCET amp 2 P CJOEEXEXIEY e m al li ls Se li o a L L eee op 1 928 5 9 XE LEM NEM E a 9 9 f eeeseese 6 26652564 sce Bee eeeeoe 6 6 G 6 9 o PA gt Q O Q Q Q 59666 09000 206006 gq 299906260 6 Gi
19. NAL photo interrupter output Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 4 Operation without a computer The X card can operate without a computer A monitor either conventional or flat panel TFT can be plugged into the VID connector and a PS2 PC keyboard can be plugged into the KBD connector In stand alone mode you can Operate the machine using the jog buttons and hand wheel Operate the machine in MDI mode Run programmes stored in the card RAM Run programmes from a remote machine DNC Edit tool offsets Change parameters and settings ON gt Ifa PC keyboard is attached Page Up and Page Down keys can be used to switch modes also the lt F1 gt key will select MDI mode the F2 key will select Run mode and the F3 key will select the Edit mode Other function keys are used by the various modes these will be listed along the bottom ofthe display Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 4 1 MDI PC mode 0 000 GOO MOO 0 000 F0250 10 000 S01000 0 0 000 TOO C1234 000 P 0 000 0 000 W 0 000 R 0 000 eRBSe MM eXY MeQ3FFQ3 4 Manual F9 Spindle F1 Coolant MDI PC screen In MDI mode commands can be typed in and executed You can also select manual mode for moving the machine using the jog buttons and the hand wh
20. TSP and fan connectors FAN 1 have been moved There is no separate plug for the coolant relay driver and the extra auxiliary motor relay driver is on the relay plug There are 2 stop connectors STP1 amp STP2 both need to be closed shorted for the spindle and coolant relays to be enabled The voltage regulator layout is different Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 2 4 Components of the card X662 i Oo ru gt eoeanaon amp q 9 0699 9 86 ee 6 6 0 90000DDE D1 e tajio E m 3 REGIA 7969 oon ELI E SSE gt a I 9 oe E U4 6 o e tecen 0288 1 6 oo olmas m 9 2 999 9 5 4 x SN 7 HyS o L4 DCS apo 9 6 Ben H ee ee SOP HHe Hoe eonoov DC2 LE m 6502 2 EOC amp 7 TASEEN de oe 9 9 COOLANT TP2 STP4 VV D C n o 6 G1 C ENDE oe LN DUO ig 1 CIE J OEN og e LZ 2 g ag LE e el le 5 ba cle e eee e ao pja ee n A d
21. The pin out ofthe connectors is pin 1 is indicated by the square pad m each opto isolator can shunt 25 mA The opto isolated outputs are only suitable for driving logic inputs or other opto isolators To connect to a standard logic interface the negative terminal of the isolator will be connected to the ground Ov rail of the logic system and the positive terminal of the isolator will be connected to the logic signal When the isolator is active current will flow from the positive terminal to the negative terminal The XD S YD S ZD S and UD S jumpers select whether the direction outputs for each connector are from the shared direction signal or separate direction signals The X X Y Y Z Z etc connect to the input plugs on the X641 card The BX X BY Y etc the 12 volt buffered connections for the buttons and switches on the machine Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 3 3 641BB break out board 555 noun o A A A A A 4 FB1 UENC YENC X64 1BBCRH1 gt Conqueror Design and Engineering Whi eaziform co ul XLIMS 2 lt 021 lt SZ 0000000000000 000000000000 There is an optional X641BB break out board The break out board can be used with the X641 card using a 26 pin ribbon cable or with CNC control bo
22. V W and for the electronic hand wheel X1 e E m m The electronic hand wheel QH and W encoder QW are discrete 4 pin connectors on the card see Connectors for Jog buttons Optical Encoders and the Safety Circuit The other encoders the limit switches and FB1 amp FB2 the threading sensors are connected to J1 The pin out for J1 is a pin out for a 25 pin D connector connected to the J1 ribbon cable is also given By ___14 XencoderchamelA 2 jXemodrchmelB 15 JViGND 0 0 0 03 16 Xime o a ME NN 18 NN NM nog ___17 UemoderchamelA Lu eb 15 FB2 multi slot encoder for threading Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 23 17 9 __ ______ 5 The X641BB break out board can be used to easily separate and connect the signals Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 2 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 11 1 Quadrature encoders Quadrature encoders output 2 pulse trains A and B which are out of phase The quadrature in the name is derived from the fact that there are 4 states for the 2 signals to be in A ofF with B off A on with B off A on with B on and A off with B on The sequence of these states determines the direction of rotation of the encoder 012345678901
23. X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd All rights reserved Any dispute about the use ofthis software and or hardware or of these terms and conditions shall be resolved or arbitrated under English Law Manuals and accompanying documentation may not be copied or printed for the purposes oftraining advertising promotion or any other use without the permission of Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited Permission to copy and print manuals and documentation for personal use is granted to the owner user ofthe software supplied All trademarks are acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners This manual produced on 21 03 2010 Warranty This software and or hardware and accompanying documentation are provided as is and are not warranted to be fit for any specific purpose or usage The use ofthis software and or hardware is undertaken at your own risk and Conqueror Design and Engineering Limited will not be responsible for any loss of data time or income resulting from the use of this software and or hardware Contents Table of Contents Part1 Disclaimer of liability and limitation of warranty 1 Part2 Introduction to the X cards 2 T Mounting deta irre cece cues
24. X662 does not require a conversion cable for the RS232 there is a standard 9 pin serial port onboard The X662 is designed to be mounted through a panel so the RS232 keyboard and VGA connectors are all at one end ofthe card Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 5 RS232 serial interface SERIRL X641 X661 Pin Signal Pin on a 9 pin D X662 Transit Factory test do not connect The X641 and X661 cards are supplied with a serial cable adaptor configured as a standard PC AT 9 pin port standard PC AT to PC AT serial cable a cross over cable can be used with this adaptor The X662 has a standard 9 pin D connector The default protocols are 115200 baud 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit older cards may operate at either 19200 or 38400 baud until the firmware is updated The board will use XON XOFF flow controls by default If you are making your own cable you should wire it as follows if you use shielded cable connect the shield to the plug casing at the PC end only PC 9 pin DB F X641 plug X641 serial cable 5V power connection is provided on pin 5 of the serial connector and on pin 9 of the supplied 5 pin to 9 pin D cable adaptor This will not interfere with normal operation but can be used to power wireless serial to BlueTooth converters such as the Roalan BT 232 http www roalan co uk Copyright 2010 Co
25. allation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 Introduction to the X cards X641 STOP Jog buttons Encoders ZAN Hand wheel indl W Encoder spinale Speed Serial gt KBD Stepper Drives VGA Power The X cards have been designed to control CNC lathes milling machines PCB drills routers etc In fact any machine which has 1 2 3 4 5 or even 6 stepper motor driven axes or servo driven if pseudo stepper cards are used The stepper motors can also optionally be controlled in a closed loop mode with the addition of standard quadrature encoders in either strip or rotary form The card also provides for on off and speed control of an AC or DC spindle motor and common auxiliary equipment such as coolant pumps A machine fitted with an X card can be operated full stand alone mode without requiring a host computer A standard VGA monitor is used as a display and a PC PS2 keyboard can be used for input and programming A low cost 2 channel encoder can be connected to the quadrature encoder connector to provide a hand wheel for positioning the axes The manual stand alone mode ofthe card is hand wheel ready The card is supplied with EaziCNC editing and programming software for Microsoft Windows Please refer to the separate EaziCNC manual for details on operating the EaziCNC software Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 3 JOG BUTTONS X06
26. board eerie ener haere ea ineo Aaa vaio Rr euo 30 4 X641SC stepper motor card interface board 32 5 Encoder amp photo interrupter connections 35 GP1R11 quadrature encoder aaea araia aai 35 GP1A23 photo interrupter dae eaa a aaaea 36 Part 4 Operation without a computer 37 1 MDPC 38 2 Run mode tni EEKE 39 3 Editor mode hs eI 40 clie il 41 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 5 Parameter mode icri trek nerve Ea eria E YER tasari 42 6 Encoder MOE EE 43 rA MON H 45 8 Monitor 2 2 47 Part 5 Direct control via the 5232 48 Part6 Customization 49 1 Control Option 1 iecit eere con Federer kn inda Desa R Sae Ra De EE a 50 Part7 Appendices 51 UMEE Ooo l re
27. can be zero padded The standard X card has 32 256 bytes of storage available and space for 32 files You can use the left and right cursor keys to move between the files The size ofthe current file will be shown in the header The amount of free storage is also shown The file manager shows slightly different options when loading or saving When saving the option to delete a file is shown Loading To load a file move the selector to the correct file and then press lt Enter gt Saving To save to a file type in the number to save under or scroll to the file to be overwritten If Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 48 Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 number is typed and a file with the same number already exists it will be replaced lt F4 gt Connects to a PC server lt F6 gt Deletes the selected file lt Esc gt Exits the file menu without loading or saving a file NB If for any reason the file storage becomes corrupted it can be cleared and reformatted using the MDI command P9999 R9999 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 4 8 Monitor sync control The sync signal can be controlled to allow use with a variety of monitors The standard sync timing 100 should be suitable for most monitors In the MDI mode lt Alt F 10 gt will set the sync timing to 75 lt Alt F11 gt will set the timing to 100 Alt F12 will increase the t
28. codes 54 Mill 51 53 Mounting details 5 32 O OPTOCARD 12 26 OPTOCARD2 12 14 28 Opto isolator card 26 Opto isolator relay 28 Parameters 57 Power relays 18 Q Quadrature Encoders 22 24 S Stand alone operation 37 Editor mode 40 MDI PC mode 38 Parameter mode 42 Run mode 39 ST Threading sensors FB1 amp FB2 22 X Xo41 7 X641BB 22 30 X641SC 32 X661 8 18 X662 9 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd
29. ector is reserved for future expansion and special functions Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design Engineering Ltd 6 Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 9 Relay driver connectors and fan The relay connectors and spindle motor connector are located along the right edge ofthe X641 R17 REM RD 1 meee o mem ojm o oS oe FAN 1 Rea A MOTSP i RO 08 R21 For REM REC and FANI pin 1 is the square pin in the connector In practice the polarity of the connections does not matter unless solid state relays are used relay drive voltage relay drive voltage The onboard relay drives can drive relays requiring up to 500 mA but the combined current for all relays amp fans should not exceed 1 250 mA To control the spindle motor run stop Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards To control the coolant pump if fitted Always on can drive cooling fans work lights etc Any relays connected to the drivers should be fitted with suitable snubbers to protect the loads that they are driving Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 9 1 Relay driver connectors X661 _ 21 ps R11 R12 gt m in u 2 gt gt mq
30. eel After power on and before any movement commands can be executed the power on error 3 needs to be cleared using the EC command lt F4 gt selects manual mode the machine can be moved using the jog button and the hand wheel The axis being controlled by the hand wheel can be selected by pressing the lt gt lt Y gt lt Z gt lt U gt lt V gt or lt W gt key in manual mode lt F9 gt Turns the spindle on or off The same can be done using the M3 and M5 commands lt F10 gt Turns the coolant on or off The same can be done using the M8 M9 commands Datum can be set using the G92 command For instance to set the X datum to 10 enter the command G92 X10 Several datum can be set using one G92 command MDI commands are limited to 62 characters Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 4 2 0 000 GOO MOO 0 000 F0250 10 000 S01000 0 0 000 TOO C1234 000 P 0 000 0 000 W 0 000 R 0 000 eRBSe MM eXY MeQ3FFQ3 4 Step F5 Run F6 Reset F8 File Run screen Run mode allows programmes ftom the memory to be executed lt F4 gt will execute the current line lt F5 gt will execute the entire programme lt F6 gt resets the programme to the start If you want to run part of a programme you can scroll to the starting point in the editor and then switch to the Run mode Pressing lt Esc gt will stop the pr
31. iCNC software 5 Echo On Echoes characters back to the terminal and enables user friendly responses data sent to the terminal will have a tag i e 0 0 instead of just 0 14 Echo Off Stops characters from being echoed back to the terminal and disables user friendly responses Escape Stops any current moves or commands Clears the command buffers This command does Error Clear Clears any error state on the machine N B this clears user stops power up errors etc it will not and cannot clear errors such as safety activated 0 No error 1 Stopped by user 2 Stopped safety activated 3 Power interrupted 4 X limit triggered 5 Y limit triggered 6 Z limit triggered 7 E limit triggered Info lt n gt is the item of information 0 board ID 1 firmware version 2 firmware date 3 processor type lt blank gt firmware banner MA lt CR gt Manual Mode To exit manual mode the lt ESC gt command must be sent n Rv J lt CR gt Parameter Query or set a parameter See control parameters for a description P99 will display parameters 0 to 19 P199 will display parameters 20 to 39 and P299 will display parameters 40 to 59 Set X coordinate to lt gt Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd s X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Set Y coordinate to lt f Set Z coordinate to lt gt Set E coordinate to lt f gt SH lt gt
32. iming by 5 units across a range from 75 125 Other values can be programmed using P59 Rxx Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 46 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 5 Direct control via the RS232 It is possible to control the X card directly from the serial port without using the EaziCNC or EaziCNC Lite programmes The X card accepts a subset ofthe full set of G amp M codes for instance no canned cycles that EaziCNC supports coordinates need to be in millimetres and only absolute positioning is supported Also you need to deal with the handshaking from the machine to make sure that commands do not get overwritten before they can be executed To test this from for instance HyperTerminal 1 Opena connection to the X card at 115200 baud 8 data bits no parity and 1 stop bit with Xon Xoff handshaking 2 Type lt CTRL E gt this will turn on the echo so that you can see the keys typed and the responses from the X card You should also turn on the option to add line feeds to carriage returns N B lt CTRL N gt turns the echo off the controller will not send anything back via the RS232 that is not requested this keeps the interface clean for very rapid communication from a programme like EaziCNC If you hit lt Enter gt you should see the gt prompt 4 You can now enter commands such as ST to show the status M3 to turn on the spindle and GO X10 to move before you do a
33. ive on any subsequent lines that do not have a code given Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 53 7 1 2 Additional G codes for milling operations Ps M Mirror Off Cancel any mirrored Cancel any mirrored axis X Y Z E Mirror Mirror selected axis around coordinate given ass _____ _____ CanceVClear temporary origin ____ XXZE Set temporary origin G80 jCenelComplte Canned Cycle _______ N B The E axis can also y UE as U N B The codes marked with are modal Modal codes are active on any subsequent lines that do not have a code given Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 7 2 M codes MO progammeStp MO JptomlSp O M2 jPrgummeEni samasM30 Spindle Start Clockwise MOS Spindle Step MO CohtOn gt MO J MIS Spindle Stop Coolant fe M30 jProgammeEnd samasM02 _________ given and P is the label N to repeat from MO _ P O M94 Index tool post Indexes the tool post if fitted forward X O ___ Motor Drives Off Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 1 9 Command set TUS B 22 Used by Eaz
34. n and Engineering Ltd E X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Input bit Input Name P parameter for testing with M92 or M93 0 6 7 limit Z limit pou _____ ____ eee 5 ____ 14 Z lmit 15 Zimt ____ _______16 ________ chamel Fl 17 XencoderB chamel F2 18 Y encoder A channel F3 19 Y encoder B channel F4 __ 20 ZencoderAchamel F5 21 ZencoderBchamel F 22 encoder A channel F7 _ 23 UencoderB channel 28 24 V encoder A channel F9 25 Vencoder B channel F10 26 W encoder A channel F11 ___27 _______ W encoder B channel F12 28 Hand wheel A channel F13 29 Hand wheelBchamnel F14 22 30 F15 on AUX connector _______51 _______ 16 connector 24 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 4 7 File Menu Files Size 00013 Free 31744 F4 Server Esc Exit File screen uhen loading Files Size 00013 Free 31744 F4 Server F6 Delete Esc Exit File screen uhen saving The file menu displays the files in local memory The files are sorted into numerical order File names can range from 0 9999999 Names
35. nqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards Roalan BT 232 serial to BlueTooth converter Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 12 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 6 Connector for stepper motor drives 2m DESIGN GINEERING L LFORM CO ure DEGEAZIFORM STPE Clock Step pulse for E U motor DIR Motor step direction Shared by all drives ENABLE Used to idle the stepper motor drives when not in use STPV Clock Step pulse for V motor STPW Clock Step pulse for W motor Connector MOTORS on the X card card is used to attach the separate stepper motor drive cards If the stepper motor drive cards STEP1 STEP2 STEPHP1 or are used then the connections to the cards can be made via a straight ribbon cable bus and the cards can be configured to identify as X Y Z E U V or W If other drive cards are used then it will probably be necessary to use a terminal block or Y cables to connect the shared signals to the different cards The OPTOCARD and OPTOCARD2 are available for connecting 3rd party stepper motor cards The X641SC stepper converter card is also available if separate direction signals are required for 3rd party stepper motor cards The timing ofthe motor control signals from the X card card is Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 1 Signal timings for shared direction output
36. ny moves you may need to send an to clear the error state by default the controller will power up with error 3 power on 5 To see a rolling display ofthe coordinate changes as a movement command is executed you need to attach a VGA monitor 6 The controller will send status information back to a control programme if certain characters are sent for instance sending a will return X Y Z and E positions the key panel code and a status byte as a packed hexadecimal string There are other codes which will return information from the box either as text packed hexadecimal or binary blobs In the raw terminal mode any axis commands such as X10 or Y1 26 will be interpreted as millimetres using the parameters to convert them into an accurate number of steps the coordinates shown by the status commands are also shown in millimetres Any ofthe commands that return data in a packed format return the raw step values There are a couple of ways to go depending on how sophisticated your control ofthe machine needs to be you can either write your own interface to the controller which sends commands out ofthe serial port direct or there is a DLL available which contains a virtual machine that supports all ofthe commands that EaziCNC does and that can be easily integrated into any programme The DLL takes care ofall the serial communication to the machine and exposes a command function and a query function to the calling
37. oard To control a 12 volt relay one side ofthe coil needs to be connected to the 12 pin 1 and the other side of the coil to the relevant relay pin M pin2 for the spindle motor 1 pin3 for auxiliary relay 1 etc The OV GND supply is provided so that additional circuits such as an electronic interlock for spindle reversing using the motor output and auxiliary relay 4 can be powered There is a jumper RC R4 next to the relay connector which allows the 2nd onboard relay to be configured as coolant C or auxiliary relay 4 The 1st onboard relay is always dedicated to spindle on off Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Introduction to the X cards 21 2 10 Spindle speed control The spindle speed connector MOTSP pin out is MOTSP connector pin 1 is the square pin EN EN Positive supply for analogue output Nub up Negative supply for analogue output Positive terminal of motor on off optical switch Negative terminal of motor on off optical switch The optical switch can sink 25mA of current it should not be used to switch higher current loads To switch higher current loads use the dedicated relay driver see Relay driver connectors and fan Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 22 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 2 11 Encoder and limit switch connector J1 HOONE annt The card has connectors for 7 quadrature encoders for the axes X Y Z E U
38. ogramme execution NB If a programme is stored with the name 9999 it will be loaded and automatically executed at startup On startup the RDY LED will flash 5 times in 5 seconds to indicate that a programme is being auto started and then the programme will run The programme can be stopped by operating the safety before the power is turned on or by pressing the lt Esc gt key Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 4 3 Editor mode Editor 0053 6144 M3 S1000 GO X10 Y10 8 File F12 Clear Editor screen It is not possible to use the built in editor without a PC keyboard plugged in The title bar shows the number of characters in the current programme and the maximum characters allowed F8 will access the file menu for loading and saving programmes lt 12 gt will clear the programme memory NB Only files which have been saved will be kept after a power off The programme memory is always empty on power on unless the auto run feature is being used Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Operation without a computer 44 Tool Offsets Tool Offsets TOL 000 T02 000 T03 000 000 TO5 000 000 T07 000 000 000 000 000 TO8 TOS T10 T11 T12 X 0 000 F4 Save gt Prog Tool Offset screen gt lt gt lt gt lt XK amp 2X 2X K lt X X OO D
39. programme Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Customization 4 6 Customization There are a number of ways to customize the operation ofthe X series 1 The parameters can be used to modify the operation 2 A programme can be stored in the internal memory to override the normal operation at present this is supported for startup 9999 and for the M94 index tool 9994 Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 5 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 61 Control Option 1 Control option 1 can be enabled using bit 10 of parameter 0 From firmware version 1 006 R000094 onwards this option allows the operation ofthe jog buttons to be reassigned to select the axis which the jog wheel is controlling closing the jog buttons selects the X axis the X buttons the Y axis the Y button the Z axis and so on If more than one jog button is activated the 1st corresponding axis in the order X Y Z U V W will be selected Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 51 7 Appendices 7 1 G Codes G03 2025 RIT running with the EaziCNC software I J K L P running with the EaziCNC software G04 5 a ____ _______ XY plane for circular interpolation Top _____ XZ plane for circular interpolation Front G __ Ue YZ plane for circular interpolation Side G8 XY ZE S O 1 2 X Y LE Home Axis 4 2 oo
40. s read only bit 0 uses raw steps bits 1 3 reserved bit 4 supports U amp V 6 axis bit 5 supports feedback closed loop bits 6 15 reserved Processor clock speed in Mhz 62 Integer XJOY register nibbles U Z Y X If an encoder number is used then the axis will follow that encoder This is different from feedback and is intended for use with the XJO Y card XJOY register nibbles W V 64 Binary Mask for which relays are turned off if the safety circuit is activated 004321CS Normally although the spindle S and coolant C relays are turned off by the safety circuit they are not deactivated so when the safety is restored they will still be in the ON state Settings bit in the mask turns the relay off when the safety is activated Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Appendices 7 5 Remote programme control updating There are a number of special parameters that can be used to control the programme store on the X series cards remotely the firmware must be 1 006 or later number is given as the parameter value R is given as the parameter R parameter must be non zero 9993 Integer Sets the programme pointer to the top of the programme the parameter must be non zero 9994 Integer Get a line ofthe programme the parameter must be non zero 9995 Integer Lists the whole programme to the serial Integer Erases a programme from the programme store
41. the programme number is given as the parameter value R Integer Unlocks the programme store parameter must be 1234 The store will remain unlocked until the card is reset or another P9998 with an incorrect parameter value is received Integer Format Erase programme store the parameter R must be 9999 for the store to be cleared Formatting the programme store is possible whether the store is unlocked or not A programme line can be preceded by a to store the line into the programme memory instead of executing it Ifa programme is stored as 9999 then it will be loaded and run whenever the card is powered on Ifa programme is stored as 9994 then it will be loaded and run each time an M94 is executed This allows the default tool change behaviour to be re programmed Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd e X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 Index 2936 3rd party stepper motor drives B Board layout 7 8 9 is Closed loop 22 Command Set 55 Connector positions 7 8 9 Connectors Bluetooth 10 Fan 16 Jog button 14 Optical encoders 14 Quadrature Encoders 22 Relays 16 RS232 10 Safety circuit 14 Spindle control 16 Stepper motor drives 12 Wireless 10 D Disclaimer of Liability 1 File Loading 45 File Saving 45 File storage Formatting 45 G G codes 51 GP1A23 36 GP1R11 35 Introduction to the Xcards 2 Lathe 51 52 Limitation of Warranty 1 M
42. xes using a 25 pin extension cable Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Optional accessories 31 X641BB connector pin outs In all cases the marked pm is pin 1 XENC YENC ZENC and UENC connector Signal To connect a limit switch connect it across 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 FB1 and FB2 connector Signal Encoder signal Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd 32 X card Installation Manual X641 X661 X662 3 4 6415 stepper motor card interface board The X641SC card is useful for interfacing to 3rd party stepper motor drive cards The X641SC separates the drive signals to discrete connectors instead of the ribbon cable bus used by our stepper motor drive cards Each output pin can drive a 25ma load and there are also opto isolated outputs for converting the signals for non logic voltage levels or across power busses Each X641SC card can address 4 stepper motor drive cards and each card address can be set as X Z U V or W The direction signal is also buffered for each motor output for use with 3rd party cards that may not support the shared direction signal that our cards use Multiple X641SC cards can be connected and a system mixing our stepper motor drive cards and 3rd party drive cards is possible Copyright 2010 Conqueror Design and Engineering Ltd Optional accessories 33 LH SH YV D 0008 000 i 0
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