Controller/driver module up to 10a rms/12...48v dc can, rs232/rs485 optional, mechatronic device with 57 mm bldc servo motor up to 10a rms/12...48v dc can, rs232/rs485 optional incremental encoder hall sensors (18 pages)
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TMCM-342 3 - Axis Stepper Motor Motion Control Module with Step / Direction outputs Manual Version: 1.01 December 9 , 2008 Trinamic Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG Sternstraße 67 D – 20357 Hamburg, Germany http://www.trinamic.com...
Step-/Direction output ............................. 12 Connecting the drivers ............................ 12 5.5.1 Connecting the TMCM-342 to a power driver module with Step/Direction-Interface ..12 5.5.2 Connecting the TMCM-342 to drivers with an SPI-Interface ............15 Power supply requirements with drivers ....................16 Ramp Profiles ..............................
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Figure 5.10: Application Environment using the SPI-Interface ................15 Figure 5.11: Application with an SPI-stepper motor driver ................... 16 Figure 5.12: Power supply requirements for TMCM-342 with additional driver ..........16 Figure 5.13: Power supply requirements for TMC-Modules in a bus system ............ 17 Figure 5.14: Velocity profile in ramp mode ........................
4/26 1 Features The TMCM-342 is a triple axis stepper motor controller module for external power drivers with step / direction interface. With its very small size it is dedicated to embedded applications, where centralized or de-centralized high power drivers are desired. The board can be connected to a baseboard or customized electronics with a pin connector.
2 (PCB) Note: all dimensions in mm Figure 3.1: Dimensions The size of the module (80x50mm) is the same as of many other Trinamic motion control modules. It also uses the same connector. The 68 pin connector has a 2.0mm pitch.
Table 4.1: Operational Ratings 5 Functional Description In Figure 5.1 the main parts oft the TMCM-342 module are shown. The module mainly consists of three TMC428 motion controllers, the TMCL program memory (EEPROM) and the host interfaces (RS- 232, RS-485 and CAN).
SPI-Interface can be added, but this module is mainly intended for use with Step/Direction drivers. Power Supply The power supply for the TMCM-342 is +5VDC for module functionality. Please use all listed pins for the power supply inputs and ground parallel. Refer to 6. Function...
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Connect to ground Table 5.4: Pinout for RS-485 Connection Note: The TMCM-342 module only provides TTL level signals. For using RS485 a suitable RS485 tansceiver (like MAX485) has to be added by the user. 68-Pin-Connector...
Figure 5.5: Step-/Direction output signals Connecting the drivers Because there are no stepper motor drivers included on the TMCM-342, an Add-On-Board has to be developed to drive the stepper motors. Some examples of Trinamic´s own driver modules are added below. Please refer to www.trinamic.com...
Motor 0 Motor 1 Motor 2 Figure 5.6: Application Environment using the Step/Direction-Interface Examples: Connection of the TMCM-342 with the Monopack2 (power driver module with a Step/Direction-Interface), TMCM-023 or TMCM-013. TMCM-342 Power module with Pin 68 Step/Direction Interface, e.g.
5.5.2 Connecting the TMCM-342 to drivers with an SPI-Interface The pins connecting the TMCM-342 with the Add-On-Board using the SPI-Interface are listed in Table 5.6. This is only listed here for the sake of completeness. It is not directly supported by the firmware of the TMCM-342.
Figure 5.11: Application with an SPI-stepper motor driver Power supply requirements with drivers The TMCM-342 is supplied with +5VDC, the drivers need an additional power supply for the motor supply. Please connect all listed pins for the power supply inputs and ground in parallel. It is recommended to use capacitors of some 1000µF and a choke close to the drivers.
18/26 Ramp Profiles The speed profile is automatically worked out by the TMCM-342 from the values for the minimum speed, maximum speed and acceleration specified by the user with the TMCL. Two modes of operation for the course of velocity are available for selection.
Table 5.7: Pinout of the reference switch inputs 5.8.1 Left and right limit switches The TMCM-342 can be configured so that a motor has a left and a right limit switch (Figure 5.16). The motor stops when the traveler has reached one of the limit switches.
22/26 6 Putting the TMCM-342 into Operation On the basis of a small example it is shown step by step how the TMCM-342 is set into operation. Experienced users could skip this chapter and proceed to chapter 6. Example: The following application is to implement with the TMCL-IDE Software development environment in the TMCM-342 module.
TMCM-302 without problems. The connector of the TMCM-342 is identical to the connector of the TMCM-302, so that a TMCM-342 can just be plugged into a slot that has originally been designed for a TMCM-302 (it can also use the same base boards as the TMCM-302). Also the TMCL firmware of the TMCM-342 module is highly compatible with the TMCM-302.
10 CANopen The TMCM-342 module can also be used with the CANopen protocol. For this purpose, a special CANopen firmware has to be installed. To do this, download the latest version of the TMCM-342 CANopen firmware from the Trinamic website or use the version provided on the TechLib CD and install it using the firmware update function of the TMCL-IDE (Setup/Install OS).
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