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Created Date: July 23,2015
Created By: rrhyner
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I am new to motion control. I have set up my click. I have written a small ladder program. I have output y1 enabled. The light is lit up. My problem is it is not enabling my servo motor. I have 24dc power connected with the positive going to +v on the click and the 0v going to c3 on the click. My + enable wire from the servo is going to y1on the click and my - enable wire from the servo is going to c3 on the click. Could anyone help me out with where I have gone wrong on the wiring of the ouput. thanks,
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Bob S BN
Exactly which CLICK model do you have? We will need to know this to help diagnose the problem.
EDIT: also what make/model of servo drive are you connecting to??
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: rrhyner
click c0-00dd1-d.
my servo is a teknic clearpath cpm-mcpv-3432srln-1motor. The clearpath comes with a drive in it.
thanks
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Bob S BN
Unhook it while I, and/or others, check out the drive requirements. The CLICK model you bought has a "sinking " output, which means it will switch the - side of a device to 24v common.
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Bob S BN
teknic sight won't show me the wiring diagram without registering, so I can't help you there.
Do you understand the difference between "sinking " and "Sourcing " outputs, and how they relate to the polarity of the inputs to the drive??
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: rrhyner
I'm guessing not clearly enough. I can shoot you over the diagram if I had your email.
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Bob S BN
For sinking/sourcing explanation, see page 3-26 of the CLICK user manual here...
http://www.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/c0userm/ch3.pdf
Since they didn't want the name of my dog and my wife, I signed up and took a peek at the Teknic manual. According to diagrams on pages 19 and 21, you need to connect terminal #4 (enable+) to your 24vdc+, and connect terminal #8 (enable-) to your PLC output Y1, and be sure the C3 common on your PLC is still connected to 24v-.
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: rrhyner
Thank you so much. It worked. It's funny I own a small manufacturing company. I know gears and belts. This is the first time trying motion control. Every time we have hit a problem on this project then get past it I look and say "well that makes sense now. " I looked at the diagrams and I'm saying well that makes sense.
Now the motor is enabled I just need to figure out how to send a pulse to it. Then it is supposed to move the the number of encoder counts I put in the
Clearpath motor.
Would you mind if I asked you for some help when I get into this next stage?
Thanks again
Ryan Rhyner
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Bob S BN
Would you mind if I asked you for some help when I get into this next stage?
Ya I mind, only because I haven't done pulse train motor controls. But I know enought about them to give you a couple quick pointers before someone on here who has done this before chimes in.
Page 81 of your Teknic manual begins the explanation of how the step/direction inputs work.
CLICK Y1 is a much higher speed capable output than all the others. Before you get too much wired up, you may want to be using Y1 for your pulse train, and another output for your enable output.
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: Do-more PE
Click is not going to be able to produce a high speed pulse train for your servo at this time. IE if your servo requires a series of pulses to be able to move this will not work.
If your servo has the ability to do triggered moves from a single pulse, the Click can provide the trigger pulse to initiate the move.
Created Date: July 23,2015
Created by: bcarlton
The Clearpath site has videos illustrating a variety of operational modes. Which are you planning to use?