The ICM-1900 is contained in a metal enclosure. A version of the ICM-1900 is also available with servo amplifiers (see AMP-19X0 below). The ICM-1900 can be purchased with an option to provide opto-isolation (see -OPTO option below).

Features

•Separate DMC-1700/1800 cables into individual screw-type terminals

•Clearly identifies all terminals

•Provides jumper for connecting limit and input supplies to 5 V supply from PC

•Available with on-board servo amplifiers (see AMP-19X0)

•Can be configured for High or Low amplifier enable

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

Terminal

Label

I/O

Description

#

 

 

 

1

+AAX

I

X Auxiliary encoder A+

2

-AAX

I

X Auxiliary encoder A-

3

+ABX

I

X Auxiliary encoder B+

4

-ABX

I

X Auxiliary encoder B-

5

+AAY

I

Y Auxiliary encoder A+

6

-AAY

I

Y Auxiliary encoder A-

7

+ABY

I

Y Auxiliary encoder B+

8

-ABY

I

Y Auxiliary encoder B-

9

+AAZ

I

Z Auxiliary encoder A+

10

-AAZ

I

Z Auxiliary encoder A-

11

+ABZ

I

Z Auxiliary encoder B+

12

-ABZ

I

Z Auxiliary encoder B-

13

+AAW

I

W Auxiliary encoder A+

14

-AAW

I

W Auxiliary encoder A-

15

+ABW

I

W Auxiliary encoder B+

16

-ABW

I

W Auxiliary encoder B-

17

GND

 

Signal Ground

18

+VCC

 

+ 5 Volts

19

ISO OUT

O

Output Common (for use with the opto-isolated output option)

 

POWER

 

 

20

ERROR

O

Error signal

21

RESET

I

Reset

22

CMP

O

Circular Compare output

23

MOCMDW

O

W axis motor command to amp input (w / respect to ground)

24

SIGNW

O

W axis sign output for input to stepper motor amp

25

PWMW

O

W axis pulse output for input to stepper motor amp

26

MOCMDZ

O

Z axis motor command to amp input (w / respect to ground)

27

SIGNZ

O

Z axis sign output for input to stepper motor amp

28

PWMZ

O

Z axis pulse output for input to stepper motor amp

29

MOCMDY

O

Y axis motor command to amp input (w / respect to ground)

30

SIGNY

O

Y axis sign output for input to stepper motor amp

31

PWMY

O

Y axis pulse output for input to stepper motor amp

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DMC-1700/1800

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DMC-1800, DMC-1700 specifications

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