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3 axis machine control, three axis microstepping drive and power supply board
Microstepper drive board for 3 axis machine control, click for a larger picture

Three axis microstepping drive and power supply board
ideal for 3 axis machine control

This high performance micro-stepper drive card was designed to complement our low cost AMC-E stepper, standalone machine control card. It can be neatly mounted either above, below, or beside the AMC-E stepper machine control card and connected to it via one ribbon and one 3 pin power cable.

The drive card incorporates 3 axes of motor drives for 3 axis machine control, machine safety circuits, power supplies for both the AMC-E and the stepper drives, and status indicators.

Connections to your machine are made via plug in screw terminal connectors.

Intended applications include: engraving machines, routing machines, milling machines, lathes, and dispensing machines. Designed for 3 axis machine control

Due to its capability of operating at high voltages and of supporting selectable high micro-stepping resolutions, the drive is capable of running your machine very rapidly, smoothly and quietly, and over-comes many of the resonance problems that occur when using coarser step resolutions.

Technical Specification

Parameter Description
DC Power
Motor Supply
Logic and output Supply Fuses

FS1 (Logic Supply)
FS2 (Bus Supply)
FS3,4,5 (Motor Phases)

12V to 55V DC (60V absolute maximum)
24VDC +/- 15%

T2AL 250V (5 x 20mm)
T5AL 250V (5 x 20mm)
T3.15AL 250V (5 x 20mm)
Power Supplies
24V


24VI switched via safety circuit

Provides power for AMC-E stepper motion control card

Provides power to drive AMC-E stepper outputs
Status indicators LED's indicate status of:
Motor bus supply
+24V supply
+24VI supply
+5v logic supply
Status of FS1, 2 and 3
Status of safety loops 1 and 2
Cooling Integral fan cools high power dissipation components
Amplifiers
Number of Controllable Axes
Type
Motor Resolution
Protection
Short Circuit
Thermal Shutdown
Continuous Output Current

Peak Output Current
Maximum Stepping Rate
Micro-Step Resolution

Nominal Chopping Frequency

3
Bipolar Chopper
200 steps/revolution

Phase to phase and across phases
175oC
Independently adjustable 0.3A to 3.0A per phase
6A for 1500mS
1MHz
4 options, typically 10, 20, 36, or 50 (factory configured)
20KHz
Command Interface
Step Inputs
Direction Inputs
Drive Enable Inputs

3
3
1
Connectors Plug in screw terminal blocks ease installation & maintainance
Sefety Circuit

Dual channel providing 24VDC to customer supplied power-switching contactors which can be used to lock guards

Supports remote customer supplied [Drive Power On] switch

Supports inputs from dual channel emergency STOP switches


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