Appendices

Electrical Specifications

Servo Control

ACMD Amplifier Command:

+/-10 Volts analog signal. Resolution 16-bit DAC

 

or .0003 Volts. 3 mA maximum

A+,A-,B+,B-,IDX+,IDX- Encoder and Auxiliary

TTL compatible, but can accept up to +/-12 Volts.

 

Quadrature phase on CHA,CHB. Can accept

 

single-ended (A+,B+ only) or differential (A+,A-

 

,B+,B-). Maximum A,B edge rate: 12 MHz.

 

Minimum IDX pulse width: 80 nsec.

Stepper Control

Pulse

TTL (0-5 Volts) level at 50% duty cycle.

 

3,000,000 pulses/sec maximum frequency

Direction

TTL (0-5 Volts)

Input/Output

Uncommitted Inputs, Limits, Home, Abort

2.2K ohm in series with optoisolator. Active high or low

Inputs:

requires at least 2mA to activate. Can accept up to 28

 

Volts without additional series resistor. Above 28 Volts

 

requires additional resistor.

AN[1] thru AN[8] Analog Inputs:

Standard configuration is +/-10 Volt. 12-Bit Analog-to-

 

Digital converter. 16-bit optional.

OUT[1] thru OUT[8] Outputs:

TTL.

OUT[9] thru OUT[16]

TTL (for DMC-1X50 thru DMC-1X80)

IN[17] thru IN[24]

TTL (for DMC-1X50 thru DMC-1X80)

Note: The part number for the 100-pin connector is #2-178238-9 from AMP.

DMC-1700/1800

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DMC-1800, DMC-1700 specifications

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