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FOR USE WITH GLIDE AIR BEARING PRODUCTS AND OTHER DIRECT DRIVE STAGES This document describes the A-811.21xxx Series of Integrated Motion Controllers. Page 1 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
Limit Switch Inputs (A & C Encoder Options) ......................15 User I/O ................................16 14.1. Analog Input ................................. 16 14.2. Analog Output ..............................16 Page 3 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
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Ambient Conditions ............................... 28 22.4. Connector Pin Assignments........................... 29 EC Declaration of Conformity ..........................31 Old Equipment Disposal ............................31 Page 4 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
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Figure 17 - Fuse Holder with Fuses Installed Figure 18 - Inserting the Fuse Holder Figure 19 - A-811.21xxx Dimensions Page 5 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
SpiiPlus C Library Reference Programmer Guide SpiiPlus COM Library Programmers Guide SpiiPlus NET Programmers Guide App Note – PEG and MARK Operations Page 6 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
According to its design, the A-811 is intended for operating the PIglide line of direct-drive air bearing linear and rotary stages and other stages from PI with servo motors. Do not attempt to connect the A-811 to any other device unless specifically instructed to do so by a PI engineer.
Carefully unpack the controller, stages, and other components from the shipping packaging. Inspect the contents for signs of damage. If there is any sign of damage or missing parts, contact PI immediately. Keep all packaging materials in case the product needs to be returned.
RS-422 (TTL) A-quad-B 4.2. Product Description The A-81x series of motion controllers from PI offers a completely integrated electronics solution, with controller, drives, and power supplies packaged together in a compact 2U, 19-inch rack-mount enclosure. These controllers are designed and optimized to work with the PIglide line of air bearing stages which feature direct drive linear and rotary servo motors and high resolution encoders.
USB Memory Stick and/or CR-ROM and/or DVD with documentation and software, including controller parameter backup files A811D002 User Guide for the A-811 (this document) Page 11 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
ACS SPiiPlus EC Motion Controller contained inside the A-81x series controller can be upgraded at the factory or in the field to add the following features. Contact a PI sales engineer for details and pricing. Increase the number of axes that can be controlled; up to 64 (note this does not add drive axes).
See Section 22.4for connector pin assignments. The interlock is typically connected (in series to a +24VDC supply) to an air pressure switch on a PI-supplied A- 80x series air prep kit. In the event of an air pressure loss, the switch will open and the interlock will disable the servo drives.
5. Make sure that the contact resistance at all connection points relevant for mounting the protective earth conductor is <0.1 Ω at 25 A. Page 14 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
Watch” object in the ACS MMI. Select the desired IO object from the “Variables” list, then click “Create Watch”. Figure 7 - Variables Manager and Watch Dialog Page 16 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
See Section 22.1 for details on fuse types and ratings. See Section 20.3 for instructions on how to change the fuses. Page 18 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
3. Turn on the power on the A-811 using the switch on the front panel. 4. Start the SPiiPlus MMI Application Studio software on the host PC. Page 19 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
Note: The SPiiPlus MMI Application Studio software also has extensive online help. To access it, press “F1” from any screen in the program. Page 20 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
The A-811 has been configured at the factory to run a specific set of motion stages typically purchased along with the controller. The program Buffer #8 contains PI’s standard homing program. Initialization must be done for all axes after the controller has been turned on or power-cycled before any other motion can be commanded.
Note: The axis will already be enabled if the Homing and Initialization program has been run, as described in Section 19.2. Page 22 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
Consult the ACS User Guides and training materials as needed. Servo tuning instructions are beyond the scope of this manual. Page 23 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
1. Turn off the power switch and disconnect the A-811 from the power supply. 2. Wait a minute to be sure that any residual voltage has dissipated. Page 24 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506...
6. Insert the fuse holder into the main AC input module as shown. Press firmly until the fuse holder audibly snaps into place. Figure 18 - Inserting the Fuse Holder Page 25 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
User Guide Doc# A811D002 v2.1 27-May-2020 Customer Service For inquiries and orders, contact your PI sales engineer or use the following contacts: Email: air@pi-usa.us Address: 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501, USA Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 If you have questions concerning your system, have the following information ready: ...
Storage temperature -20°C to +60°C Overvoltage Category Protection Class Degree of Pollution Degree of protection according to IEC 60529 IP20 Page 28 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
SIN+ Sine + LIM- Negative Limit IND - Index Mark - LIM+ Positive Limit Encoder Ground IND+ Index Mark + Page 29 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
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Analog Input 0- AOUT 0- Analog Output 0 - INTERLOCK DB9-F Function Description +24VDC Interlock +24VDC Source INTLOCK1 Interlock +24VDC Input Page 30 of 31 PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. 16 Albert Street, Auburn, MA 01501 Tel: 508-832-3456 Fax: 508-832-0506 Email: air@pi-usa.us...
Dispose of your old equipment according to international, national, and local rules and regulations. In order to fulfil its responsibility as the product manufacturer, Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG undertakes environmentally correct disposal of all old PI equipment made available on the market after 13 August 2005 without charge.
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