Wiring Motors

[Sanghera]

Hi all, I am having some trouble about knowing which wire for my motor goes where. I'm not sure.
1) I have an 8 wire Vexta Oriental Motor Model Number PH2610-E2.9B. You can find the specs for it here : http://www.electrotec.us/Portals/4a2...610%20Spec.jpg
and if you look down at the bottom of the page, there is the wiring for each colour of wire for the motor. I want to wire the motor in Bipolar Series for the Xylotex driver.
My problem is, I don't know which colour of wire goes where into the xylotex. Which pin, or does it matter as long as four wires are plugged in? Which wire is B, B# or A, A#?

2) Also, what does it mean by some of the settings have to pulled to active high or something has to be pulled, I don't understand.
Thanks.

[ger21]

Black is A, Orange is A#. Connect the Black/White and Orange/White together.
Red is B, Yellow is B#. Connect the Red/White and Yellow/White together.

There are settings in TurboCNC for Active high/low for the step and/or direction pins.

[Sanghera]

Cool, how did you figure the wiring out? That is for Bipolar Series right?

So, what do the active high/low for the step and or direction pins do? And how do I need to set them up? Also, what are the sleep and enable things I read about on the Xylotex pdf, and how do I need to set them up, to get up and running?
Thanks.

[ger21]

I have 8 wire PacSci motors, and the wiring diagram in their spec sheets is the same as yours. Basically, you have 2 pairs of coils. 1 pair on the side of the diagram, and 1 pair on the bottom. To wire them in series, you just connect the end of 1 to the start of the other.

You don't have to do anything for the sleep or enable, it should be ready to run the way you got it. I believe active high means it steps when it gets voltage, active low means it steps when the voltage is off.

[Sanghera]

So, I don't have to worry about anything on the Active high or active low, I rememver something in the xylotex pdf about how the setting have to be a certain way for the motors to run?
2) What is the sleep and enable? ENAX?
3) So am I missing anything for setting this up, this is what I think I need for getting up and running:
a) Change the Vref untill 2.088 or something like that.
b) Plug the motor wires in A, A#, B, B# for each Axis.
c) Plug in the VCC cable, and the fan
d) Plug in the Power Supply wires
e) Plug in the Parallel port plug in
f) Run stepper test program

4) I have heard of a lot of people running their motors at a higher voltage than specified. How exactly do I do this? Do I have to lower the amps? What about the Vref?

5) If I have multiple limit and home switches, I saw that the board has only one +5 Volt and Ground terminal for external switches ( I think), where can I get the ground and 5 volts from for the extra switches? Do you know what I mean?
Thank you so much for your help.
I really appreciate it.

[ger21]

If you use TurboCNC, I think you set the step pulse to active high in TurboCNC setup.
2) Sleep removes power to the motors, and enable does it in a similar way. You don't need to use them, they are bypassed (basically) when you get the board.
3) You have to plug in the 5V power steal cable berfore you can set the VREF. I think that is the terminal you were talking about in #5.

Plug in EVERYTHING before the motor power supply, And DON'T unplug anything while power is applied.

I would use TurboCNC to test the motors, not steppertest. It'll give you more control over the motors.

4) The power supply can be any voltage up to ~30V. Most people use 24V, though, because they are cheaper and easier to get. You don't have to do anything special to change to a different voltage supply. Just plug it in. Make sure it is at least 12V, though,

5) THere are no terminals for switches. You need to use the extra pins in either J10 or J11. See the Xylotex Home swoitch .pdf's. You might be able to use the 5V from pin1 of J11, and ground from pin 10, but I'd check with Jeff first.

[Sanghera]

I meant on the J11 header, where can you get other sources of 5 volts, or do you need them? I want to make a parallel home switch setup, and then a series limit switch set up. I can use J11 for the home switch, and get the 5 volts and the ground from pin 1 and 10, but when I go to hook up the next set of switches, where do I get the 5 volts and the ground? And where do I hook up these wires? I can follow the pins used on the pdf for the first set of switches, but for a second set, which pins do I use and how do I get the voltage. Hopefully that made sense.

Also, how do I set the step pulse to Active high in TurboCNC?

Thanks.

[ger21]

Like I said, check with Jeff, but you can probably use the same pin1 on J11 for all your switches. The same 5V and ground for everything. Or, If you're usingthe power steal cable (getting 5V from a hard drive connector) put a Y adapter there and get the 5V from there as well.

In the Turbocnc setup screens, you'll see a setting for Active High/Low. I don't have it on my computer here, so I can't tell you exactly where, but you should see it when you setup the other parameters.

[Sanghera]

Thank you for your help. I'm not sure, but what is needed for Limit Home and Estop switches as for Active High or Active Low. What does it mean in this case?

So, there is nothing mechanical that has to be set to active high or low for step direction pins or whatever, am I right?

Thanks.

[Sanghera]

Any info is welcome.
Thanks.

[ger21]

Originally Posted by Sanghera Thank you for your help. I'm not sure, but what is needed for Limit Home and Estop switches as for Active High or Active Low. What does it mean in this case?

It doesn't apply to these, I don't believe.

Originally Posted by Sanghera So, there is nothing mechanical that has to be set to active high or low for step direction pins or whatever, am I right?

No

[Sanghera]

In TurboCNC, it has a toggle to change if the home or limit switches are Active High or Active Low, I'm not sure which one they should be at.
Thanks.