Pollux Contents Symbols in this documentation..........5 Chapter -1- Introduction ..............6 Presentation of the controller ............7 Function survey ................8 Dimensions Pollux Drive ..............9 Dimensions Pollux Box ..............9 Chapter -2- Installation ..............10 Safety notice..................11 Declaration by the manufacturer............12 Power supply..................13 Programming via RS-232 interface ..........14 Important notices about the RS-232 interface ......14...
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Manual Pollux RS-232 connectors (2 x 8 pin RJ45 connector) ......26 RS-232 connector with "safety device" support (Option) ...27 Power Input (3 Pin circular connector) .........28 Motor connector Pollux-Box with D" Type 9 (Standard) ....29 Motor connector Pollux-Box with "D" Type 15 ......30 Pollux Box motor wiring ..............31 2 Phase Stepper Motor............31 For your notices: ................32...
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Manual Pollux About this documentation This documentation provides detailed informations on the hardware features of Pollux Drive or Pollux Box. Software informations about the Venus-2 command language are provided in a additional manual.
Manual Pollux Symbols in this documentation To clarify the content following symbols are used. Symbol Description Warning. The informations beside this sign must be observed strictly Hint This function can be released with Option a release code Venus-2 Venus-2 command, see handbook...
Manual Pollux Presentation of the controller Pollux is a extremely compact combination of a high torque stepper motor and a intelligent positioning controller. The 1.8° / 0.9°, 42 mm sq. motor is combined with a powerful motor electronic that provides a calculational step resolution of minimum 0.001µm and a maximum speed of 40 rev./s.
Manual Pollux Safety notice The controller is developed, produced, checked and docu- mented in consideration of the relevant standards. If it is used according to regulations, there are no dangers for persons and things. Use according to regulations implies that the device is solely used in the way that is described in here and that the stated safety advices are followed.
Pollux Declaration by the manufacturer The company MICOS GmbH Freiburger Strasse 30 D-79427 Eschbach declares that the product: Pollux Box, Pollux Drive intended use: Positioning Controller meet the following directives and standards: Directive 73/23/EEC Directive 89/336/EEC Electrical Apparatus Electromag. compatibility...
Manual Pollux Power supply A stabilized 24V power supply is required. The necessary power depends on the load and speed. Each unit requires a power supply with minimum 24V/10 W. Important: Do not plug in the power cable while the power is On Installation...
Manual Pollux Programming via RS-232 interface Pollux is controlled via the RS-232 interface, therefore a 9 Pin serial cable with a standard wiring on host side and a 8 pin RJ45 plug on Pollux side is included in the delivery. For a daisy chain operation additional cables are necessary.
Manual Pollux Motor characteristic adjustments The typical motor parameter are determined from the holding torque, the step angle, the maximum phase current and the motor pole pairs. Commands to adjust the speed torque and holding torque The adjustment is accomplished by the following Venus-2 commands.
Manual Pollux Speed-Torque characteristic The following diagramms are representing the order of magnitude of the motor torque. Pollux-1 Figure 1: Speed Toque characteristic Pollux-1 Installation...
Manual Pollux Pollux-2 The following diagramms are representing the order of magnitude of the motor torqe. Figure 1: Speed Torque characteristic Pollux-2 Installation...
Manual Pollux Pollux Box with seperated motor The following diagramms are representing the order of magnitude of the motor torqe. Motor example. Figure 2: Example Speed-Torque characteristic Pollux-Box Installation...
Manual Pollux Limit switches Limit switch inputs Pollux provides two endswitch inputs within the 10pin RJ45 connectors or the "D" Type connector of Pollux-Box. The switch inputs are termed cal-Input and rm-Input. Herewith also the function of these inputs is described. The limit switch functions supported by Pollux are linked to these inputs;...
Manual Pollux Procedure to configure the limit switch inputs Go through following steps: 1. Define the switch type settings, see command se tsw 2. Store the settings, see command nsa ve 3. Perform a softreset, see command nre set Installation...
Manual Pollux Safety device (Option) For safety reasons Pollux can be equipped with an additional input to disable motor power. In this state the motor has no holding torque. Nevertheless the Pollux controller is able to communicate via the RS-232 Interface, so the motor disable status can be read out from the software.
Manual Pollux Limit switch connector ( 1 x 10 pin RJ45 ) Name Description Power output cal-Input Limit switch input getmotiondir = 0 "cal" or "rm", Depends on the Motor / Endswitches rm-Input settings of getmotiondir = 1 s e t m ot i on di r not used not used not used...
Manual Pollux RS-232 connectors (2 x 8 pin RJ45 connector) To simplify daisy chain operation, the Pollux 24V power input is also integrated in the RS-232 connectors. In this manner the power supply of maximum two Pollux de- vices can be daisy chained. If more than two Pollux devices should connected to the RS- 232 line, it is recommended to supply the controllers via the additional circular power connector separately.
Manual Pollux RS-232 connector with "safety device" support (Option) If Pollux supports the safety device function, the hardware is equipped with one RS-232 10pin RJ45 connector instead of a 8pin type. With this connector two Pin‘s are added. There- fore the pin arrangement of this connector has changed. See following table.
Manual Pollux Power Input (3 Pin circular connector) With this connector Pollux is provided to connect a power supply separately. If the power is connected via the RJ45 connector, the 24V in- put voltage is also impressed at the circular connector pins. Important: Do not plug in the power cable while the power is On.
Manual Pollux Motor connector Pollux-Box with D" Type 9 (Standard) Name Description Ph 1A Motor phase 1 A Ph 1B Motor phase 1 B Ph 2A Motor phase 2 A Ph 2B Motor phase 2 B Ground cal-Input Limit switch input "cal" or if getmotiondir = 0 "rm".
Manual Pollux Motor connector Pollux-Box with "D" Type 15 Name Description Ph 1A Motor phase 1 A Ph 1B Motor phase 1 B Ph 2A Motor phase 2 A Motor/Endwitches Ph 2B Motor phase 2 B not connected Power output Motor / Limits not connected not connected...
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