HOW TO PICK A MOTION CONTROL BOARD

Looks like 2 enables, "controller release" and "pulse release"
These both have to be driven to +5 ..+30V relative to gnd to enable the drive

(there are 2 pulse release inputs but these are 'Ored" together so either will do)

I see the pulse release and the controller release, but here is my problem. The connection for the pulse release in the manual has a letter designator of "IF" for the connection. There is no "IF" on the terminal block of the 3 TRM 2 board. There is a "JF", is that the same as the "IF" ? I'm guessing it's the same.

So here is what I'll try tomorrow after work, let me know if this sounds correct. I'll connect a +5V...+30V signal and touch the "RF" terminal on the board with it and another to the "JF" terminal. Theoretically that should enable the drive so I can move it with a +/- 10V signal. Only I'm not sure where on the drive terminal block to apply that +/- 10V signal that's suppose to run the motor. Maybe I can just put that voltage in the connector where it was plugged into the Anilam Controller, I have the pin-out information. That sound like it would work?

Looks like this to me:

1 JF
2 JF
3 RF
4 GND
5 TACH -
6 TACH +
7 GND
8 ANALOG IN -
9 ANALOG IN + (1)
10 ANALOG IN + (2)

Where JF and RF are the enables, and you would put your analog test voltage between analog - and analog+ (1) (with analog - tied to GND)

I couldn't write anything yesterday about trying to connect my servo drive, but I did try the connections you suggested, nothing seemed to work. Not sure if I did it correctly, so I need to know if what I tried is what you're thinking. I made a quick picture in PDF of what I tried so you can see it and tell me if I made the connections correctly.


Thanks for the help,

Richard

OK that looks right, does the Gestart! LED light up? (and ready relay close the servo ready contacts?)

No, I don't see any LED lighting up at all.

Do you have main power? Are the +-15V (on L6) OK?

watch out for the 220VAC on L6

I think I have main Power. I'm going to have to check into the +- 15V on L6. I'll get back to you on that one.

I checked and I do have main power, if that is the 220VAC on L6 (terminal 1 & 3). Also there are no wires on the +-15V on L6 so it doesn't look like anything is connected.

There may be nothing connected to L6 but the +-15V go to the main drive card so L6 is just a convenient place to measure them . The drive manual states that if these voltages are out of tolerance you will not get the Getstart LED or servo ready so they need to be checked