Single Ended Inputs .................................23 What is COM? .................................24 Digital Input Connection Examples ..........................24 Connecting Limit switches to the STAC6 Drive ........................26 Wiring a Mechanical Limit Switch ............................26 Wiring a Limit Sensor ..............................27 Connecting Digital Outputs on the IN/OUT1 connector ..............28 Connecting Analog Inputs on the IN/OUT1 connector ..............30...
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Safety Instructions Only qualified personnel are permitted to transport, assemble, commission, and maintain this equipment. Properly qualified personnel are persons who are familiar with the trans- port, assembly, installation, commissioning and operation of motors, and who have the appropriate qualifications for their jobs.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Be alert to the potential for personal injury. Follow the recommended precautions and safe operating practices. Safety notices in this manual provide important information. Read and be familiar with these instructions before attempting installation, operation, or maintenance. The purpose of this section is to alert users to possible safety hazards associated with this equipment and the precautions that need to be taken to reduce the risk of personal injury and damage to the equipment.
7/12/2016 Over-Current Protection The STAC6 has hardware over-current detection circuits that protect the drive against “phase to ground” and “phase to phase” motor shorts. These circuits directly disable the amplifier in a rapid fashion to prevent damage to the driver circuitry.
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Motion Control Options STAC6-H Control Options • Pulse & Direction, A/B Quadrature, CW/CCW Pulse. • Velocity (Oscillator) Mode. • Host command execution of SCL commands for control from a host PC or PLC using RS-232 or RS- 485 serial communication.
• A personal computer running Microsoft Windows XP or Vista or 7 or 8, 32 or 64 bit. If you’ve never used a STAC6 drive before you’ll need to get familiar with the drive and the set up software before you try to deploy the system in your application. We strongly recommend the following software applications available at www.applied-motion.com:...
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Connecting to the PC using RS-232 • Locate your computer within 8 feet of the drive. • Your drive was shipped with a communication cable. Plug the large end into the serial port of your PC and the small end into the PC/MMI jack on your drive.
The STAC6 drives can be used with four wire RS-485 implementations. The connection can be point to point (i.e. one drive and one host) or a multi-drop network (one host and up to 32 drives).
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Converting USB to RS-485 The USB-COMi-M from www.byterunner.com is an excellent choice for USB to RS-485 conversion. For four wire RS-485, set SW1,3,4 to ON and SW2 to OFF. On the USB-COMi-M screw terminal connec-...
In regions where the single-phase supply is higher, an auto transformer can be used to drop the voltage to the correct level. Fusing The STAC6 contains an internal 8A fast acting fuse. If an external fuse is desired, we recommend a 6A fast acting fuse. Line Filter For applications requiring CE EMC compliance, a Corcom 6ET1 line filter is required in series with the AC input.
Never connect or disconnect the motor while the power is on. Note: it is highly recommended that you use a motor with a shielded cable with the STAC6. Connection diagrams are shown below for industry standard wire colors. If the wire colors of your motor do not match these diagrams, please consult the factory.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Eight lead motors can also be connected in two ways: series and parallel. As with six lead motors, series operation gives you less torque at high speeds, but may result in lower motor losses and less heating. In series operation, the motor should be operated at 30% less than the unipolar rated current.
HD-15 connector on one end that connects directly to the Encoder connec- tor on the STAC6, and a mating connector on the other end that connects directly to the encoder. Simply connect the cable between the encoder and the drive and you’re done. For applications where you might use your own encoder, you’ll need to connect to the STAC6 drive’s encoder connector using the pin assignments...
This includes a motor at rest being driven out of position by an external force. Stall Prevention can prevent many stalls before they occur. The STAC6 achieves this by using the encoder to monitor the lead angle of the motor, a measure of torque utilization. If the motion profile begins to demand more torque than the motor can produce, the velocity is automatically reduced before the motor stalls.
STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Wiring Inputs and Outputs The STAC6 drives come with a number of inputs and outputs for interfacing to external control hardware: • High speed digital inputs for step & direction commands or encoder following, 5V logic. These inputs, X1/STEP and X2/DIR, are available on all models.
7/12/2016 Connecting Digital Inputs on the IN/OUT1 connector High Speed Digital Inputs All STAC6 drives include two high speed inputs called STEP and inside drive DIR. They accept 5 volt single-ended or differential signals, up to 2 MHz. Normally these inputs connect to an external controller X1/STEP+ that provides step &...
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 DIR+ DIR+ Indexer STAC 6 DIR- DIR- with Differential IN/OUT 1 STEP+ STEP+ Outputs STEP- STEP- Connecting to Indexer with Differential Outputs (Many high speed indexers have differential outputs) STEP+ STEP- Master DIR+...
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Using High Speed Inputs with 12-24 Volt Signals Most PLCs don’t use 5 volt logic. You can connect signal levels as high as 24 volts to the STEP and DIR inputs if you add external dropping resistors, as shown below.
Single Ended Inputs The STAC6 drives include single ended, optically isolated input circuits that can be used with sourcing or sinking signals, 12 to 24 volts. This includes inputs X3-X7 on the IN/OUT 1 connector and inputs IN1 - IN6 on the IN/OUT 2 connector.
“Common” is an electronics term for an electrical connection to a common voltage. Sometimes “common” means the same thing as “ground”, but not always. In the case of the STAC6, if you are using sourcing (PNP) input signals, then you will want to connect COM to ground (power supply -). If you are using sinking (NPN) signals, then COM must connect to power supply +.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 12-24 X COM STAC6 Power output output X3...X7 Supply Proximity Proximity Sensor Sensor IN/OUT1 – – Connecting an NPN Type Proximity Sensor to an input (When prox sensor activates, input goes low). output...
STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Connecting Limit switches to the STAC6 Drive The X7/CW LIMIT and X6/CCW LIMIT inputs are used for connecting end of travel sensors. These inputs are differential, which allows you to use signals that are sinking (NPN), sourcing (PNP) or differential (line driver).
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Wiring a Limit Sensor Some systems use active limit sensors that produce a voltage output rather than a switch or relay closure. These devices must be wired differently than switches. If your sensor has an open collector output or a sinking output, wire it like this:...
+12V OUT � � All STAC6 drives feature three digital outputs on the IN/OUT 1 connector: Y1/Brake: controls an electric brake relay, automatically releasing and engaging as the drive requires Y2/Motion: indicates that the drive has achieved a desired goal, such as a target position Y3/Fault: closes when a drive fault occurs.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Diagrams of different connections follow. Do not connect the outputs to more than 30VDC. The current through each output terminal must not exceed 100 mA. 5-24 VDC Power Supply – Load Y1..Y3 STAC6...
+12V OUT � � All STAC6 drives have two analog input pins that can be used separately as two, single-ended analog inputs or together as one, differential analog input. Whether separate or together, the maximum range that can be applied to these pins is +/- 10V. The analog input(s) can be used by the drive for a number of dedicated purposes for controlling the motor or can be used for general purpose analog input signals.
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Basic Specifications: • The analog input can accept ±10 Volts. • The input has an impedance of 20K ohms. • Because of the nature of the design, the input will exhibit a 1.4V offset when not driven by an analog source.
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Differential Inputs The IN/OUT2 connector also includes two differential, optically isolated input circuits that can be used with sourcing or sinking signals, 12 to 24 volts. They are labeled IN7 and IN8. These inputs allow connection to PLCs, sensors, realys and mechanical switches.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 STAC6 output Power Proximity Supply Sensor – – Connecting an NPN Proximilty Sensor to a Differential Input output Power Proximity Supply Sensor STAC6 – – Connecting a PNP Proximilty Sensor to a Differential Input...
• Never put the drive where it can get wet or where metal or other electrically conductive particles can get on the circuitry. • Always provide air flow around the drive. When mounting multiple STAC6 drives near each other, maintain at least one half inch of space between drives.
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Technical Specifications POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION AMPLIFIER TYPE MOSFET , Dual H-Bridge, 4 Quadrant CURRENT CONTROL 4 state PWM at 20 Khz OUTPUT CURRENT STAC6 0.5— 6.0 amps in 0.01 amp increments (6A peak of sine)
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS IN / OUT 1 connector - All Drives 7 Inputs X1, X2 Optically Isolated, Differential, 5 Volt. Minimum pulse width = 250ns. Maximum pulse, frequency = 2 MHz Function: Step & Direction, Encoder Following, Sensor, Home or Branch Select Optically isolated, 12 - 24V, sourcing or sinking.
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920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 The subject products have been certified for use in Hazardous Locations per the applicable requirements in the Standards listed in the table below: IEC 60079-0 6th Edition, Explosive Atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements IEC 60079-15 4th Edition, Explosive Atmospheres - Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection “n”...
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Accessories Breakout Box for DB-25 Connectors BOB-1, includes cable, connects to IN/OUT 1 Screw Terminal Connectors that mate directly to the DB-25 connector on the front panel of the drive: Phoenix Contact P/N 2761622 This connector is not available from Applied Motion.
920-0109 Rev A STAC6-Q-H Hardware manual 7/12/2016 Alarm Codes In the event of an error, the green LED on the main board will flash one or two times, followed by a series of red flashes. The pattern repeats until the alarm is cleared.
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