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This manual is copyrighted by Shenzhen Technology Co., Ltd., without the written permission of the Zmotion Technology, no person shall reproduce, translate and copy any content in this manual. The above-mentioned actions will constitute an infringement of the copyright of the company's manual, and Zmotion will investigate legal responsibility according to law.
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⚫ Zmotion will not take any legal responsibility for personal safety accidents and property losses caused by failure to comply with the contents of this manual or illegal operation of products. Safety Level Definition According to the level, it can be divided into "...
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◆ Improper installation of the controller may result in misoperation, failure and fire. Wiring ◆ The specifications and installation methods of the external wiring of the equipment shall comply with the requirements of local power distribution regulations. ◆ When wiring, all external power supplies used by the system should be disconnected before operation.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Content Chapter I Production Information..................3 1.1. Product Information ..................3 1.2. Function Features ....................3 1.3. System Frame ....................4 1.4. Hardware Installment ..................5 Chapter II Product Specification ..................7 2.1.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 3.7. Pulse Directional Axis Interfaces ..............25 3.7.1. AXIS Interface Signal Specification & Wiring ........26 3.7.2. Basic Usage Method ................29 Chapter IV Expansion Module ................... 31 4.1. CAN Bus Expansion Wiring ................31 4.2.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Chapter I Production Information 1.1. Product Information ECI is the abbreviation of the network motion control card model launched by Zmotion Technology. ECI1000 series control card itself supports 4 axes at most, but motion control can be...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 bus. ◆ Axis position limit signal / origin signal port can be configured as any input at will. ◆ The maximum output current of general digital outputs can reach 300mA, which can directly drive some kinds of solenoid valves.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 1.4. Hardware Installment ECI1000 series economical multi-axis motion control card adopts the horizontal installation method of screw fixing, and each controller should be installed with 4 screws for fastening. → Unit: mm →...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 ⚫ Considering the convenient operation and maintenance of the controller, please do not install the controller in the following places: places where the surrounding ambient temperature exceeds the range of -10° C-55° C...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Chapter II Product Specification 2.1. Basic Specification Item Description Model ECI1408 Basic Axes Max Extended Axes Basic Axes Type Pulse output Digital IO 36 inputs, 12 outputs Max Extended IO 256 inputs, 256 outputs...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 interpolation. ECI1302 3 axes, point to point, electronic cam, linear interpolation. 3 axes, point to point, electronic cam, linear interpolation, circular ECI1306 interpolation. 3 axes, point to point, electronic cam, linear interpolation, circular ECI1308 interpolation, continuous interpolation, robotic arm instruction.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 2.3. Interface Definition → Interface Description Mark Interface Number Description Power indicator: it lights when power is conducted. Status Indication Led Run indicator: it lights when runs normally Error indicator: it lights when runs abnormally...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 channels can be checked through “?*port”, default IP address id 192.168.0.11 E+24V Main power 24V DC power supplies for controller Connect CAN expansion module and CAN CAN bus interface equipment of other standards Digital IO input Leakage type, internal 24V supply power.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Chapter Wiring, Communication Configuration 3.1. Power Input, CAN Communication Interface The power supply input adopts a 3Pin (there are all 3 terminals) screw-type pluggable wiring terminal, and the interval (means the gap distance between two ports) should be 3.81mm.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 and the interval should be 3.81mm. → Terminal Definition Terminal Name Type Function CANL Input/output CAN communication L Grounding CAN public end CANH Input/output CAN communication H Note: CAN bus of ECI1000 uses internal power supply.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 extended Longer communication distance, lower Communication Distance communication rate, max 100m is recommended. → Wiring Reference Connect the CANL and CANH of the standard CAN module to the CANL and CANH of the other side correspondingly.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 When on-site wiring, pay attention to make the distance between strong current and ⚫ weak current, it is recommended for the distance to be more than 20cm. ⚫ It should be noted that the equipment grounding (chassis) on the entire line must be good, and the grounding of the chassis should be connected to the standard factory ground pile.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 (5) After all the settings are completed, restart the power supply of all stations to establish communication. (6) Note that the "speed" settings of each node on the CAN bus must be consistent, and the "address"...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 EGND External power ground IN18 Input 18 Encoder EZ1 IN19 Input 19 Encoder EA1 IN20 Input 20 Encoder EB1 IN21 Input 21 Encoder EZ0 Leakage, IN22 Input 22 Encoder EA0 general IN23...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Minimal current -1.8mA (negative) Max current -4A (negative) Isolation mode optoelectronic isolation Note: the above parameters are standard values when the voltage of controller power supply (E+24V port) is 24V. → Wiring Reference ◼...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 terminal of the external input device. If the signal area power supply of the external device and the power supply of the controller are in the same power supply system, this connection also can be omitted.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Terminal Name Type Function E+24V 24V power output EGND External power ground OUT0 Output 0 OUT1 Output 1 OUT2 Output 2 NPN leakage, OUT3 general outputs Output 3 OUT4 Output 4 OUT5...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Due to the leak-type output, the shutdown of the output will be obviously affected by the external load circuit, and the output frequency should not be set too high in the application. If there needs higher speed, please contact us to adjust parameter or custom hardware.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 3.5. RS232 Serial Port RS232 is in one standard DB9 male socket and supports MODBUS_RTU protocol and custom communication. → Interface Definition Terminal Name Type Function 1、4、 Spare Reserved 6、7、8 Input RS232 signal, receive data...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Maximum Communication Rate (bps) 115200 Terminal Resistor Topology Structure Connect correspondingly (1 to 1) The number of nodes can be extended The Longer communication distance is, Communication Distance the lower communication rate is, maximum 10m is recommended.
(6) Communication data of RS232 can be directly viewed through “ZDevelop / Controller / State the Controller / CommunicationInfo”. 3.6. ETHERNET ECI1408 network motion control card has an Ethernet port, and it supports MODBUS_TCP protocol and custom communication, and the default IP address is 192.168.0.11. The pin definition is as follows:...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 The Ethernet port of the controller can be connected to a computer, HMI, etc. through an Ethernet cable, and using point to point connection method. The schematic diagram is as follows: The controller can also be connected to the interchanger through an Ethernet cable, and then use interchanger to connect to other devices, then multi-point connection can be achieved.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Item Specification Cable type Flexible crossover cable, Category 5e traverse twisted pair Line pairs Isolation cross skeleton Connector Crystal head with iron shell Cable material Cable length Less than 100m Use RJ45 network cable connection method: When installing, hold the crystal head that is with the cable and insert it into the RJ45 ⚫...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Terminal Signal Description Internal 5V Internal power ground PUL0+ Pulse output of axis 0 PUL0- Pulse output of axis 0 DIR0+ Directional output of axis 0 DIR0- Directional output of axis 0...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 → Wiring Reference: Differential connection → Wiring Reference: Single-ended connection → Wiring Reference: Low-speed Differential connection Reference example of wiring between Panasonic A5 servo and low-speed differential pulse:...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 → Wiring Reference: High-speed Differential connection Reference example of wiring between Panasonic A5 servo and high-speed differential pulse:...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 → Wiring Note: Some servo drives are not optically isolated (for example, Panasonic economical servo), at this time pin 2 GND must be connected to the GND of the drive. 3.7.2. Basic Usage Method (1) Please follow the above wiring instructions to wiring correctly.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 (5) Control corresponding motion through “View – Manual”. Refer to BASIC Routine: BASE(0,1) 'select axis 0 and axis 1 ATYPE = 1,1 'set axis 0 and axis 1 as pulse axes UNITS = 1000,1000...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Chapter IV Expansion Module The control card can expand digital IO and analogs AD/DA through CAN bus, ZIO series CAN bus expansion modules or ZMIO310-CAN series bus expansion modules can be selected. For details, please refer to corresponding user manuals.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 → Wiring Note: ECI1408 control card uses single-power, and ZIO expansion module uses dual-power. When using, main power supply of expansion module and main power supply of controller can share one power. When they use different power supplies, controller power GND needs to connect to expansion module power GND, otherwise CAN may be burnt out.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 8: 120 ohm resistor, dial ON means a 120 ohm resistor is connected between CANL and CANH. The IO numbers of the entire control system cannot be repeated, and existed numbers must be avoided when mapping resources. And the DIP switch must be dialed before power-on , if re-dial after power-on, it is invalid.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 the CAN expansion module uses bit1-4 of the DIP switch. According to the number of currently included IO points(the largest number in IN and OP must include IO point in the axis interface), use the bit 1-4 to set the ID, so as to determine the number range of IO to be expanded.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 DIP 1-4 Starting AD End AD Starting DA End DA combination value number number number number Extended resource viewing: According to the CAN connection, after the power is turned on, and the wiring...
5.1. ZDevelop Software Usage ZDevelop is a PC-side program development, debugging and diagnostic software for the ZMoiton series motion controllers of Zmotion Technology. Through it, users can easily edit and configure the controller program, quickly develop applications, diagnose system operating parameters in real time, and watch the motion controller. The running program is debugged in real time and supports Chinese and English bilingual environments.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Click “File” – “New File”, select file type to build, here select Basic, click “OK”. Double click “AutoRun”, enter task number 0.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Edit program program editing window, click “save”, built basic file will be saved under “zpj.” project automatically. “Save all” means all files under this project will be saved. Click “controller – connect”, if no...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 parameters port address, then click “connect”. Click “Ram/Rom” – “download RAM download ROM”, if it is successful, there is print indication, the same time, program downloaded into controller runs automatically. RAM: it will not...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Click “Debug” – “Start/Stop Debug” to call “Task” “Watch” window, because it was downloaded before, here select “Attach the current”. Click “View” – “Scope” to open oscilloscope. Note: ⚫ When opening an project, choose to open the zpj file of the project. If only the Bas file is opened, the program cannot be downloaded to the controller.
Mac, Android, and wince, and provides dll libraries in various environments such as vc, c#, vb.net, and labview, as shown in the figure below. PC software programming refers to "ZMotion PC Function Library Programming Manual". The program developed using the PC software cannot be downloaded to the controller, and it is connected to the controller through the dll dynamic library.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Select development language “Visual C++” and the select program type “MFC application type”. Select “Based on basic box”, click “next” or “finish” Find function library provided manufacturer. Routine below (64-bit library) Copy all DLL related library files under the above path to the newly created project.
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 zmotion.lib 2) Add static Related header libraries and files: zauxdll2.h, related zmotion.h header files in sequence in the pop-up window. Declare relevant header files and define controller connection handle, so far the project is...
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 Chapter VI Run and Maintain The correct operation and maintenance of the device can not only guarantee and extend the life cycle of the device itself, but also take technical management measures according to the pre-specified plan or the corresponding technical conditions to prevent equipment performance degradation or reduce the probability of equipment failure.
ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 vibration or shock vibration resistance impact resistance Keep good ventilation and Is the heat dissipation good heat dissipation The mounting screws should Whether the basic unit and the tightened without expansion unit are installed firmly...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 change of the limit sensor. Check whether the mapping of the limit switch is correct. Check whether the limit sensor is connected to the common terminal of the controller. Check whether the limit sensor is working normally, and whether the "input"...
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ECI1408 Network Motion Control Card User Manual V1.5 communication speed configuration, etc. Check the DIP switch to see if there are multiple expansion modules with the same ID. Use twisted-pair cables, ground the shielding layer, and use dual power supplies for severe interference...
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