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AB1B-3U Driver User Manual D/N: AB1B458000-00 REV: B August 29, 2012 Nanomotion Ltd. POB 623, Yokneam 20692, Israel Tel: 972-73-2498000 Fax: 972-73-2498099 Web Site: www.nanomotion.com E-mail: nano@nanomotion.com...
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Copyright This document contains proprietary information of Nanomotion Ltd., and Nanomotion Inc., and may not be reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Nanomotion Ltd. and Nanomotion Inc. No part of this document may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval...
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NM products. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, NM shall not be liable to the Purchaser for personal injury or property damages. Patent Information Nanomotion products are covered under one or more of the following registered or applied for patents. 5,453,653; 5,616,980; 5,714,833; 111597; 5,640,063; 6,247,338; 6,244,076; 6,747,391;...
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Revision History Revision Release date Details 00/A Dec 2009 New Release 00/B Dec. 2011 Update the EOP chapgter Aug. 2012 Administrative change – added patent information section in front matter. Nanomotion Ltd.
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4 TECHNICAL DATA ......................18 Specifications ......................18 Thermal Envelope of Performance (EOP) ............. 19 4.2.1 Description ..................... 19 4.2.2 Stage Heat Dissipation Consideration ............ 20 Thermal EOP for HR Motors Driven by the AB1B-3U Driver ........ 20 Nanomotion Ltd.
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AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Introduction 4.3.1 An Example for Defining the EOP for AB1B-3U Driver in Vacuum Environment ...................... 22 Front Panel LED Indicators ................... 23 4.4.1 Front Panel Description ................23 4.4.2 LED Indicators ..................23 Mother Board (MB) Interface Connector ............... 24 4.5.1...
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List of Figures Figure 1: AB1B-3U Driver ..................... 9 Figure 2: Block Diagram of a Typical Application of the AB1B-3U Driver......13 Figure 3: Motor Velocity vs. Command ................20 Figure 4: Motor Force vs. Velocity at the Various Work Regimes (a-g) ......21 Figure 5: AB1B-3U Front Panel ...................
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Introduction 1 Introduction This manual is designed to help the reader to operate the AB1B-3U driver. It assumes that the reader has a fundamental understanding of basic servo systems, as well as motion control concepts and applicable safety procedures.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Introduction Main Features • High precision (11 bits) control of the power output stage • Drives up to 48 HR motor elements in 3 channels of up to 16 elements in parallel • Interface with an Analog command •...
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Introduction Available Configurations The AB1B driver card has three (3) output channels (CH). The configurations described in Table 1 must follow the conditions below: • CH1 must always be connected. • CH2 and CH3 are optional.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Introduction Configuration Examples 1.4.1 A Six (6) Elements Configuration Table 2 shows a six (6) elements configuration, using 3xHR2 motors: Channel 32 or 48 Up to 24 Elements (no branch cable) Elements(with branch cable) Table 2: A Six (6) Elements Configuration 1.4.2...
Introduction AB1B-3U Operating Principle 1.5.1 General The force transfer of the Nanomotion motor is based on friction of the motor’s elements and the drive strip. This drive mechanism has many advantages, like high precision, zero backlash, inherent brake and more.
Nanomotion standard cables are used. • The Motor_Connected_In interlock is available at the motor connector, (refer to Nanomotion motor user manual). It disables high voltage on the bare driver output connector, when the motor is not connected. • The allowed maximum total motor cable length (connecting the AB1B-3U driver to the motor/s) is up to 10 meters for the HR motor.
Jumper JP1 is set to the required mode of operation (see section 4.5.4 for more details). • The external power supply is capable of supplying the required power consumption of the AB1B-3U driver. • There is no command from the Controller. Nanomotion Ltd.
The command should be limited according to the motor Envelope of Performance (see to section Error! Reference source not found. for more details). Operation Modes The AB1B-3U driver can be operated in one of the three operation modes listed below: •...
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual AB1B-3U Operating 3.1.2 Step Mode Operation In this operation mode, the driver output to the motor is turned ON and OFF for fixed time intervals defined in the hardware, as follows: • ON phase - 1/16 second •...
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Technical Data Thermal Envelope of Performance (EOP) 4.2.1 Description Motor operating temperature is a result of the balance between heat generation and heat dissipation. • The heat generation depends on motor's work regime (driver command level).
The motor operates horizontally at room temperature and low duty cycle (< 10%). It interfaces with the Ceramic Driving Strip (according to Nanomotion Specifications) and a cross-roller high quality Nanomotion Ltd.
Driver in Vacuum Environment An example for using the graph and table (Figure 4 and Table 5) for the AB1B-3U driver and HR8 motor: A vacuum application requires 10N at a velocity of 100mm/sec. The graph shows that this point of operation corresponds to the curve “d”.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Technical Data Front Panel LED Indicators 4.4.1 Front Panel Description The AB1B-3U front panel has the following LED indicators: • Fault (Red) • Enable (Yellow) • Power (Green) Figure 5: AB1B-3U Front Panel 4.4.2 LED Indicators...
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Technical Data 4.5.3 Opto-isolated Inputs The following inputs are opto-isolated and are active “low”, i.e. by shorting them to ground (see Table 7 for more details): • Emergency Stop: disables driver’s output. • Enable: enables driver operation; should be activated before operating the motor.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Technical Data 4.5.4 Voltage Source Configuration The opto-isolated input signals (see section 4.5.3) are activated as short-to-ground. The voltage for the opto-isolated circuit (see Figure 6) is provided by either internal +3.3V supply (default state) or an external voltage supply via pin 13 of the I/O Port connector.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Technical Data 4.5.5 Fault Output The Fault output indicates either driver's over voltage/current or motor disconnected. When active “low”, it disables the driver due to this fault. The fault output provides an open collector interface and needs to be pulled up by the user.
• Make sure, the spacing between the slots on the MB is 2". • Nanomotion recommends using Schroff's enclosure or equivalent, which supports the AB1B front panel mechanical interface. • The 3U enclosure design should adhere to safety considerations, including ventilation and grounding.
AB1B-3U Driver User Manual Part Numbering Methodology 5 Part Numbering Methodology The part numbers for the AB1B-3U drivers follow this methodology: Number of Driver Motor Type Elements AB1B-3U Note: ◘ “XX” represents number of motor elements, ranging from 1 to 48.