Peripherals¶

5th Drive Upgrade for NEMA 23 Plug and Play Systems¶

1. Disconnect Components¶

1.1¶

The fist step in upgrading your NEMA 23 system with a 5th drive will be to remove the gland plate and disconnect the breakout board. Unplug the four motor drivers and the ethernet cable connected to the breakout board.

1.2¶

Remove the gland plate fasteners, disconnect the ribbon cable attached to the relay board, and pull the gland plate away from the box.

1.3¶

Remove the two fasteners holding the breakout board in place and carefully remove the board from the drives. Move the board into the opening left by the gland plate.

2. Drive Installation¶

2 .1¶

You will now be able to install the drive onto the chassis plate with the included (2) T20 M4 screws. Ensure the dip switches on the drive are in the correct orientation, as shown below:

• Dip switches in ON position: 1, 3, 6, 7
• Dip switches in OFF position: 2, 4, 5, 8

2.2¶

Partially install one of the M4 screws into a pre-drilled hole on the chassis plate, leaving room for the motor drive to slide under.

2.3¶

Slide the drive into place and fasten with the second M4 screw. Tighten both fasteners.

2.4¶

Plug the breakout board back into the drives and fasten with the two mounting screws.

3. Capacitor Installation¶

Attach the capacitor to your existing power supply using the provided (2) M3 x 6mm socket head cap screws.

4. Power Supply Installation¶

4.1¶

After installing the drive, you will need to install the second power supply. Attach the drive power and capacitor wires to the power supply as shown below.

4.2¶

Ensure that the switch on top of the power supply is set to the correct voltage for your control box. This will be 115V unless you specifically ordered your control system setup for 230V.

4.3¶

Install the power supply onto the chassis plate using the provided (2) T20 M6 x 8mm screws.

5. Wiring Installation¶

5.1¶

You will now install the wiring for the new motor drive and power supply. Press out the rubber hole plug from the A axis port on the gland plate. Fasten the DB9 bulkhead connector to the gland plate with the provided threaded studs.

5.2¶

Attach the blue, yellow, green, and red wires from the DB9 connector to the motor drive's phoenix connector. Also attach the red and black power wires from the power supply to this connector. Connect the wires in the correct order, as shown below.

5.3¶

Remove the nut on the grounding wire stud, located at the bottom left corner of the box. Stack the DB9 connector's ground wire on top of the main grounding wires and fasten by reinstalling the nut.

5.4¶

Route the three remaining wires from the new power supply up and around the left power supply, towards the terminal blocks.

Install the wires into the terminal blocks:

• Green wire to green terminal block
• Black wire to red terminal block
• White wire to white terminal block

6. Reconnect Components¶

Reinstall all components, in the reverse order in which they were removed. Ensure all components that were unplugged are plugged back in securely.

5th Drive Upgrade for NEMA 34 Plug and Play Systems¶

1. Disconnect Components¶

1.1¶

The fist step in upgrading your NEMA 34 system with a 5th drive will be to remove the gland plate and disconnect the breakout board. Unplug the four motor drivers and the ethernet cable connected to the breakout board.

1.2¶

Remove the gland plate fasteners, disconnect the ribbon cable attached to the relay board, and pull the gland plate away from the box.

1.3¶

Remove the two fasteners holding the breakout board in place and carefully remove the board from the drives. Leave the breakout board in the box and do not disconnect any extra wires.

2. Drive Installation¶

2.1¶

You will now be able to install the drive onto the chassis plate with the included (2) T20 M4 screws. Ensure the dip switches on the drive are in the correct orientation, as shown below:

• Dip switches in ON position: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
• Dip switches in OFF position: 4, 5, 8

2.2¶

Partially install one of the M4 screws into a pre-drilled hole on the chassis plate, leaving room for the motor drive to slide under.

2.3¶

Slide the drive into place and fasten with the second M4 screw. Tighten both fasteners.

2.4¶

Plug the breakout board back into the drives and fasten with the two mounting screws.

3. Wiring Installation¶

3.1¶

You will now install the wiring for the new motor drive. Remove the clear cover on the power supply's terminals and install the red and black wires from the provided harness. Fully tighten the terminal screws and replace the cover.

3.2¶

Press out the rubber hole plug from the A axis port on the gland plate and attach the XLR bulkhead connector. Fasten the connector with the provided screws and nuts, in the diagonal pattern used on the other XLR connectors.

3.3¶

Attach the blue, yellow, green, and red wires from the XLR connector to the motor drive's phoenix connector in the order shown below. Also attach the red and black wires from the power supply to this connector, using the terminals on the right (as shown below).

3.4¶

Remove the nut on the grounding wire stud, located at the bottom left corner of the box. Stack the XLR connector's ground wire on top of the main grounding wires and fasten by reinstalling the nut.

4. Capacitor Installation¶

4.1¶

Attach the capacitor to the left power supply using the provided (2) M3 x 6mm socket head cap screws.

4.2¶

Connect the capacitor harness to the power supply on the right as shown below. Connect the black wire to V- and the red wire to V+.

5. Reconnect Components¶

Reinstall all components, in the reverse order in which they were removed. Ensure all components that were unplugged are plugged back in securely.

Your plug and play control system is now upgraded and ready to operate a 5th motor. If you experience any trouble with this set up, please feel free to Contact Us.

Adding Additional IO (non-Plasma Systems)¶

If the existing IO (both the M12 sensor inputs and the screw terminals on the CRP850-00E Breakout Board) are not enough for your application, it is possible to add an additional ribbon cable and breakout board to the Ethernet Smoothstepper (ESS). Port 3 on the ESS is a standard 26-pin low profile male parallel port connector. Connecting this to an external breakout board will expose 4 outputs, 8 inputs, and 5 bi-directional pins. You will need at minimum:

• A ribbon cable with appropriate connectors. To power the breakout board from the ESS a 26-pin connector on both ends is required.
• A breakout board with appropriate connectors and opto-isolation for the input signals.

For complete information see Warp9's documentation: warp9td.com/index.php/documentation/doc-ess