need an experienced eye to cast a look over this driver

[irving2008]

The bottom 3 switches of the top bank are labelled 'motor curr'. Also 2 switches labelled 'resn' I'd guess are microstep setting?

More intriguing are the 'setup' trimmers for accel, etc.

[audioandy]

Hi John

We use this Parker equipment at work send me a pm with the model numbers I think we will have the manuals for them.

Andy

You can tell I hav'nt been on here for a long time!

Nick send me your details including model numbers I,m sure I can help.

[audioandy]

The bottom 3 switches of the top bank are labelled 'motor curr'. Also 2 switches labelled 'resn' I'd guess are microstep setting?

More intriguing are the 'setup' trimmers for accel, etc.

Hi Irving

These are used with DIP Switch 3 where you can have internal speed control.

[DrNik]

well cheers Andy, i'll post these pictures





i also got this as it was attached to the 3 drivers, im not going to be using it,

[irving2008]

Manual here http://www.parkermotion.com/manuals/PD/PDS_E.pdf‎

2.5A min, 5A max driver in 350mA steps
step settings 400, 1000, 2000, 4000 (i.e. 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20)
opto-isolated inputs
regenerative dump circuit

[DrNik]

Manual here http://www.parkermotion.com/manuals/PD/PDS_E.pdf‎

2.5A min, 5A max driver in 350mA steps
step settings 400, 1000, 2000, 4000 (i.e. 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20)
opto-isolated inputs
regenerative dump circuit

is that good???? ive looked at the manual, but how easy is it to connect to a BOB board (if it can be run off a BOB board)

[audioandy]

Hi Nik

The 6400 is a programmable motion controller we have some of the old 6200 which I have programmed, not really any good for CNC.

You will have no problem running the drives from a breakout board.

I have some of the same drives which I removed from decommissioned equipment at work, I haven't had time to play around with them yet.

Is there anything in particular you want to know about the drives?

Andy

[DrNik]

well as they had their own mains connection i did think i wouldnt need a big transformer or power supply to run my motors, thus an easier way to supply each motor, being a newbie i was hoping it was a simple act of connecting to the right break out board and they would all work in harmony, but as i didnt give anything for them its no loss,
what actually comes out of a break out board to in turn make the motor driver do what it does

[audioandy]

what actually comes out of a break out board to in turn make the motor driver do what it does

Just a 5 volt signal,the direction signal is either high or low which determines which way the motor turns and the step signal is a pulse (square wave).
If I get time this weekend I will connect one of the drives I have to a motor and have play then let you know how I get on.

Andy

[DrNik]

thanks andy thats great, but.........well it gets worse.......... popped in to see a mate today, id mentioed i was going to build a cnc plasma and should he come across anything keep it for me, well.............





ive got 5 decent sized machines, was in excess of £125,000 each, all with 2 heads that machine 2 items at the same time, so ive got 10 lots of z axis setups,everything to run them as a stand alone system, even temperature controllers to keep them warm/cool, i'll list everything one ive managed to strip just the one, but take a look at the pics and see you guys think