4 Introduction
2.1 -
How To Use This Manual
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Warner
Electric MX2000 motion control product! Your program-
mable motion controller is a full-featured and flexible
product, yet it is fairly simple to apply it to your machine
control application. This manual is designed to guide and
assist you through the installation, programming, and op-
eration of the controller. If you’re reading this, you under-
stand the importance of familiarizing yourself with how
this product should be installed and operated. We strongly
recommend that you read through this manual until you are
comfortable with electrical connections and operating con-
cepts of this unit.
Section 1,
Important Safety Information
, has cautions
and warnings information. This section should be read first
and the cautions and warnings should be followed.
Section 2,
Introduction
, has user prerequisite require-
ments, conventions used in the manual and Applications
Assistance information.
Section 3,
Quick Start Installation Guide
, contains the
minimum steps necessary to get up and running. The refer-
ences to the appropriate manual sections where further
details can be found are included.
Section 4,
Overview of System Operation
, contains fea-
tures and functions, along with a general overview of the
MX2000 system.
Section 5,
Specification and Equivalent Circuits
, has
specifications, setup requirements, connection diagrams,
and equivalent circuits for each board in the MX2000 sys-
tem.
Section 6,
Motion Control Programming Interface
,
contains general Programming information. PC software
installation and execution, communications with the
MX2000 controller, and user project creation.
Section 7,
Software Reference Guide
, contains the basic
command conventions used and a listing with descriptions
of the Basic Program commands and Host Commands.
Section 8,
Following
, contains detailed information on
following, description of follower commands, application
examples, and listing and descriptions of the individual
follower commands.
Section 9,
Servo Drive
, contains general information on
servos, tuning, testing performance. Also a listing and de-
scriptions of the individual servo commands.
Section 10,
Stepper Drive
, contains general information
on stepper drives, closed and open loop stepper setups.
Also a listing and descriptions of the individual stepper
commands.
Section 11,
Data Logging
, describes how to data log
MX2000 parameters.
Section 12,
Debug Environment
, describes how to debug
a user’s task.
Section 13,
Application Examples
, contains descrip-
tions of applications with example programs for them.
Section 14,
Troubleshooting Guide
, has helpful hints
on troubleshooting problems.
Section 15,
Glossary
, contains a glossary of terms used
in the manual.
2.2 – What you need to know first
This manual is written in a simple and easy to follow
format that should be suitable for both new and experi-
enced motion control users. In order to get the most out
of your SLO-SYN Programmable Motion Controller, we
assume the user will be knowledgeable in the following
areas:
Basic electrical and electronics skills, including prepar-
ing and following an equipment wiring diagram or
schematic.
The basics of motion control system applications, such
as torque, speed, move distance, and how to structure a
motion task into move segments and input/output con-
trol.
Some familiarity with elementary computer program-
ming, including defining the problem to be solved and
coding it in a computer language.
2.3 – Conventions used in this manual
Motor rotation direction (CW and CCW) is properly
oriented when viewing the motor from the end opposite
the mounting flange.
Please refer to the Glossary section for detailed descrip-
tions of terms such as sink and source I/O, various mo-
tion terms, etc.
2.4 - Applications Assistance
Although this manual represents a detailed compilation
of information regarding your SLO-SYN control prod-
uct, sometimes questions may arise which will require
that you contact us, You now have a few options avail-
able to you when you need information regarding your
product or its application.
On the Internet at www.warnernet.com.
Our multi-
media enabled web site offers you information such as:
Free Software
TechFax fax on demand documents (1-800-234-3369)
HTML Product Selector, HTML Brand Selector
Product News and Links
Sales and Distribution Information
Product information and specifications
Many more features
2.
By Phone
. You may reach us by phoning our Motion
Control Application Engineering Department at tele-
phone (800)787-3532 ext. 4751. Or call our main num-
ber at (860)585-4510. Both may be reached between the
hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Eastern Time), Monday
through Friday. Technical personnel are available to as-
sist you in getting your application up and running.
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