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MachBob2 (MB2)
Owner's manual
Doc E1.5
(7/27/2016)
for PCB Ver1.3 and 1.5
www.CNCRoom.com
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  • Page 1 MachBob2 (MB2) Owner’s manual Doc E1.5 (7/27/2016) for PCB Ver1.3 and 1.5 www.CNCRoom.com Page 1...
  • Page 2 Including installing noise reduction, such as installing Noise filter, Isolated transformer, etc. However, using computers and control board designed for industrial applications is more important. MachBob2 (MB2) is designed for industrial applications. MB2 is designed to work with ESS the excellent motion controller for Mach3 and Mach4. Specification and Features With ESS, Ethernet connection helps controller and drives located away from PC and has more •...
  • Page 3 • Beware of Fragile, do not drop electronics board. • Heat could build up if many of inputs and outputs are on at same time. In some circumstances a cooling fan is needed to ventilate heat to the ambient air. www.CNCRoom.com Page 3...

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    2 digits is pin number. Precaution, Heat could build up if inputs and outputs are turned on at the same time. In some circumstances a cooling fan is needed to ventilate heat to the ambient air. www.CNCRoom.com Page 4...
  • Page 5 MB2 Layout. MB2V1.3 MB2V1.5 www.CNCRoom.com Page 5 Figure 3 MB2 V1.3 and V1.5 Board Layout...
  • Page 6 LPT1-3 (CN3-5) – Connectors for ESS – Charge Pump override RJ-45 – Communication connector, part of ESS board ESS and MB2 piggyback ESS board will get 5V power from MB2 by close all jumpers and no need external 5Vdc. www.CNCRoom.com Page 6...
  • Page 7 If you don't have an Ethernet Adapter on your PC, we recommend using a a PCI or PCI Express Ethernet Adapter -OR- a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter. Quite a few people use these alternatives successfully, including myself. www.CNCRoom.com Page 7...
  • Page 8 ESS at 10.9.9.9, you will need to assign your network adapter to use 10.9.9.2 or another valid and unused address in the subnet. We recommend that you keep the 10.9.9.9 IP address assigned to your ESS, since all of our documentation and videos will use that value. In fact MOST www.CNCRoom.com Page 8...
  • Page 9 ESS. However, if there is a need to change it, you may do so with the Configurator Utility. www.CNCRoom.com Page 9...
  • Page 10 (a) Differential mode is best noise immunity. Recommended to use differential mode if possible. (b) Single end mode is used if drive is not compatible with differential mode. There are two points of VCC to share with all axes. www.CNCRoom.com Page 10...
  • Page 11 Safety circuit will form AND logic for all involved signals. This helps user to eliminate extra effort to build separately circuit. X211 NPN inputs connect to 0V Figure 7 Connection of NPN inputs, it references to 0V Figure 7, shows conventional way to connect a switch to NPN input, X211 with 0V www.CNCRoom.com Page 11...
  • Page 12 Figure 8, (b) shows conventional way we connect PNP input to internal source. Brown Black or white X211 Blue NPN type connection (a) NPN connection Brown Black or white X310 COM- Blue PNP type connection (b) PNP connection Figure 9 Sensors connection www.CNCRoom.com Page 12...

  • Page 13: X115

    นอ ื มส เ ท ุ พ ์ ท า อเ ร จ ง ว Ynnn 5-30Vdc 100 mA (max) * a diode is needed to External circuit parallel with coil Figure 12 Connecting various load to Y output www.CNCRoom.com Page 13...
  • Page 14 It is simply to use magnetic contactor as external device to disconnect power supply from drives or VFD. Override input also provided for temporary energizing the magnetic contactor which lets machine operator to recover the error. www.CNCRoom.com Page 14...

  • Page 15: X205

    However, there is also a special isolated DC2DC convertor generates 5V for only ESS board. On board has a small fuse protection against over voltage and polarity reversal. 24Vdc Figure 15 Power supply connection www.CNCRoom.com Page 15...
  • Page 16 Close the bridge to enable off delay 220 ms for K1 and 440 ms for K2. The delay time can be extended by adding more capacitors to the provided pads underneath the board. MB2v1.3 www.CNCRoom.com Page 16...
  • Page 17 MB2v1.5 Figure 16 underneath layout of MB2 www.CNCRoom.com Page 17...
  • Page 18 User also can obtain MB2 pre configuration file from product link below. http://www.cncroom.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=209 Mach3 Configuration Users can obtain pre configuration XML file and copy to their system. However, there are some value needs to be set to suite for user’s application.
  • Page 19 Figure 18 Mach3 first screen Menu Config > Ports and Pins Figure 19 Mach3 Ports and Pins dialog www.CNCRoom.com Page 19...
  • Page 20 Figure 20 Motor output tap Specify value as shown in the picture. Figure 21 Mach3 Input tap Users need to set suitable value by themselves www.CNCRoom.com Page 20...
  • Page 21 Figure 22 Mach3 Output tap (1/4) Users need to set suitable value by themselves Figure 23 Mach3 Output tap (2/4) Specify Charge Pump value as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 21...
  • Page 22 Figure 24 Mach3 Output tap (3/4) Specify value as shown in the picture. Figure 25 Mach3 Output tap (4/4) Specify value as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 22...
  • Page 23 Figure 26 Mach3 Spindle tap Spindle Setup Menu Config > Motor Tuning Figure 27 Mach3 Motor tuning dialog Motor Tuning and Setup, Users need to set suitable value by themselves www.CNCRoom.com Page 23...
  • Page 24 After downloading and extracting pre configuration profile. You will find a folder name MB2, let copy and paste this folder into C:\Mach4Hobby\Profiles as shown in picture below. Run Mach4 loader, then pickup MB2 profile. www.CNCRoom.com Page 24 Figure 29 Copy and Paste Mach4 pre- configuration...
  • Page 25 Figure 30 Mach4 fist screen www.CNCRoom.com Page 25...
  • Page 26 Menu Configure > Select Motion Dev… Figure 31 Mach4 Select motion device Menu Configure > Plugins… Figure 32 Mach4 Configure Plugins dialog www.CNCRoom.com Page 26...
  • Page 27 At Configure Plugins dialog, ESS- Warp9 Tech… need to be ticked then close and reopen Mach4 before clicking on Configure… button Figure 33 Mach4 ESS Configuration – General tap In General tap, specify IP Address of ESS board www.CNCRoom.com Page 27...
  • Page 28 Figure 34 Mach4 ESS Configuration – I/O tap (1/4) I/O tap (1/4), specify as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 28...
  • Page 29 Figure 35 Mach4 ESS Configuration – I/O tap (2/4) I/O tap (2/4), specify as shown in the picture. Figure 36 Mach4 ESS Configuration – I/O tap (3/4) I/O tap (3/4), specify as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 29...
  • Page 30 Figure 37 Mach4 ESS Configuration – I/O tap (4/4) I/O tap (4/4), specify as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 30...
  • Page 31 Figure 38 Mach4 ESS Configuration – Homing tap Homing tap, users need to specify by themself Menu Configure > Mach… Figure 39 Mach Configuration – General tap www.CNCRoom.com Page 31...
  • Page 32 General tap, Users need to set suitable value by themselves. Figure 40 Mach Configuration – Axis Mapping tap Axis Mapping tap, specify as shown in the picture. www.CNCRoom.com Page 32...
  • Page 33 Figure 41 Mach Configuration – Motors tap Motors tap, Users need to set suitable value by themselves. Figure 42 Mach Configuration – Homming/SoftLimits tap Homing/ SoftLimits tap, Users need to set suitable value by themselves. www.CNCRoom.com Page 33...
  • Page 34 Figure 43 Mach Configuration – Input Signals tap Input Signals tap, Users need to set suitable value by themselves. www.CNCRoom.com Figure 44 Mach Configuration – Output Signals tap Page 34...
  • Page 35 Output Signals tap, Users need to set suitable value by themselves. Figure 45 Mach Configuration – Spindle tap Spindle tap, specify same value of 24000 rpm in item 0 and Max Spindle Motor to get full analog range www.CNCRoom.com Page 35...
  • Page 36 Supply voltage ripple Outputs NPN, Sink 5-24Vdc 100mA Max (total 7 outputs ≤ 500mA) Output current Analog output range (0V + 200mV) ~ (Vin – 200mV) Inputs NPN, PNP, 5-24Vdc Ambient operating temperature 0-40°C Appendix II MB2 Board Dimensions www.CNCRoom.com Page 36...
  • Page 37 Step command Direction command Control share power with Main Servo On Y316 X209 (Fault input) Fault (Drive1) X210 (Fault input) Fault (Drive2) Servo Drive Power circuit Servo Drive Control circuit External Circuit Figure 46 Safety Class1 connection www.CNCRoom.com Page 37...
  • Page 38 Step command Direction command Control Main power power Servo On Y316 Alarm clear X209 (Fault input) Fault (Drive1) X210 (Fault input) Fault (Drive2) Servo Drive Power Cicuit Servo Drive Control circuit External Circuit www.CNCRoom.com Page 38 Figure 47 Safety Class2 connection...

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