Communication To A Single Smc100Cc/Pp; Communication To Several Smc100Cc/Pp; Controller Address Setting; Building The System - Newport SMC100CC User Manual

SMC100CC & SMC100PP
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3.2

Communication to a Single SMC100CC/PP

Set the dip switches on the SMC100CC/PP to FIRST:
Connect the SMC100CC/PP to the RS-232 or to the USB port of your PC. Connect your
stage to the SMC100CC/PP (MOTOR connector). Connect the power supply. The LED
on the SMC100CC/PP turns RED.
3.3

Communication to Several SMC100CC/PP

When using several SMC100CC/PP controllers through the internal RS-485
communication link, you need to follow specific steps to be successful:
1. Apply individual addresses to each controller.
2. Connect all elements of the system together.
3. Configure each controller to drive the connected stage.
3.3.1

Controller Address Setting

The first thing to do is applying an individual address to each SMC100CC/PP
controller.
The address of the FIRST controller connected through RS-232-C remains the address
number 1. You don't need to do anything with this controller. For addressing the other
controllers do the following:
Set the dip switches of ALL SMC100CC/PP to FIRST (see graphic below).
Connect ONE, and only one, SMC100CC/PP to the RS-232-C or to the USB port of
your PC. It is not needed to connect any stage to the controller. Connect the power
supply. The LED turns RED.
Set an address with the SMC100 applet GUI and select "Address" tab. It is
recommended to note down the address of the controller somewhere. For example, use
the stickers supplied with the SMC100CC/PP.
Now disconnect this controller from your PC and connect the next one instead. Select a
new, not yet allocated address and press the "Set" button again. Proceed the same with
all other controllers.
3.3.2

Building the System

When the addresses of all controllers are set, you can build your system.
Pull out all cables from all controllers. Set the dip switches of the controller with the
address number 1 as FIRST. Set the dip switches of the other controllers, except one, as
OTHERS, and set the dip switches of one controller as LAST. When you have only two
controllers, one has to be set as FIRST (the one with the address number 1), and the
other one as LAST. See below graphic for illustration.
Connect the SMC100CC/PP configured as FIRST to the RS-232-C port or to the USB
port of your PC. Connect a RS-485 network cable to the RS-485 OUT of the FIRST
controller and to the RS-485 IN of the next controller. Proceed the same with all other
controllers. When done, you can check your system:
Single-Axis Motion Controller/Driver for DC or Stepper Motor
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