DMX-Stepper-Control Important Notes For your own safety, please read this user manual and warnings carefully before installation. A Firmware Update is recommended after receiving the item. This is the only way to ensure that the device has the latest version. The latest...
DMX-Stepper-Control Description The DMX-Stepper-Control is designed for control a stepping motor (Stepper) via DMX. Several Operation Modes Several operating modes allow a continuous operation with variable speed or the starting of defined positions. The minimum and maximum step speed as well as the number of steps and number of positions can be set individually.
DMX-Stepper-Control Connection Connection with bipolar stepper motor Connection with unipolar stepper motor ATTENTION: This DMX stepper control is NOT PERMITTED for applications in which safety- relevant requirements are made or dangerous situations can arise!
DMX-Stepper-Control LED-Display-Codes The integrated green LED is a multi-function display. During to the normal operation mode the LED lights permanently. In this case the device is working. Furthermore, the LED shows the current status. In this case the LED lights up in short pitches and then is missing for longer time.
DMX-Stepper-Control DMX-Addressing The starting address is adjustable via switches 1 up to 9 or via RDM. Thereby switch 1 has the valency 2 (=1), switch 2 the valency 2 (=2) and so on until switch 9 has the valency 2 (=256).
DMX-Stepper-Control Operation Modes The DMX-Stepper Control has several operation modes (Personality). The number of needed DMX channels and its assignment as well as the stepper control depends on the Personality. The Personality is to select via the RDM-Parameter DMX_PERSONALITY. Speed and direction via one DMX-Channel...
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DMX-Stepper-Control Position index and speed via one DMX channel without Overroll MODE 3 (Personality 4) This mode allows a start-up from several positions. During the configuration the number of positions will be defined. The interface spreads the positions even between step 0 and the last step. Also the DMX-Value area will be divided even.
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DMX-Stepper-Control 8Bit position and speed without Roll-Over MODE 5 (Personality 6) This mode divides the steps equal to the Position-Values. DMX Channel Value Description 0-255 Position 0-255 Slow → Fast (Optional) Reset via DMX (Optional) Driver enable 8Bit position and speed with Roll-Over...
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DMX-Stepper-Control 8Bit Position and speed without Roll-Over with EndlessRotation MODE 9 (Personality 10) This mode divides the steps of the motor evenly to the position values and offers the possibility to let the stepper rotate endlessly via another DMX channel.
DMX-Stepper-Control Micro-Step-Setting The Micro-Step-Setting is to set via Jumper 1-3. The adjusting in which micro-step-resolution the stepper motor will be controlled occurs about Jumper 1-3. Full-Step (1/1) Half-Step (1/2) Quarter-Step (1/4) Eighth-Step (1/8) Sixteenth-Step (1/16) The Micro-Step setting affects only the set step motor driver.
The motor connections must be pointed to the motor connection. Plug in with the wrong orientation or with connected power supply will destroy the DMX-Stepper-Control and / or the stepper modules. A4988 (Delivery Status) The stepper motor driver A4988 is plugged onto the DMX-Stepper-Control in the delivery status.
TMC2208 To use the DMX-Stepper-Control with a Trinamic TMC2208, plug the TMC2208 with the motor connector to the outside of the board as shown in the picture. It may be necessary to remove the connection pins MS1, MS2 and MS3 and not to connect...
Control (EXTERNAL DRIVER BRIDGE). With the stepper motor driver BRIDGE, it is possible to connect external stepper motor driver to the DMX-Stepper-Control. The signals STEP, DIR and ENABLE are bridged by the stepper motor driver to the motor connection and can be used in this way for controlling an external stepper...
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DMX-Stepper-Control Connection sample with TB6600: EN connection must remain open ! Connection sample with DM422C: ENA connection must remain open ! Connection sample with DM542: ENA connection must remain open !
DMX-Stepper-Control RDM is the short form for Remote Device Management. As soon as the device is within the system, device-dependent settings occur remotely via RDM command due to the uniquely assigned UID. A direct access to the device is not necessary.
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DMX-Stepper-Control DRIVER_ENABLE PID: 0xD420 This parameter sets the Driver-Enable configuration. Send: PDL=0 Receive: PDL=1 (1 Byte driver enable configuration) Send: PDL=1 (1 Byte driver enable configuration) Receive: PDL=0 STEPPER_POSITIONS PID: 0xD421 This parameter sets the number of position. Send: PDL=0...
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DMX-Stepper-Control SPEED_MIN PID: 0xD423 This parameter sets the minimum step speed. Send: PDL=0 Receive: PDL=2 (2 Byte minimum step speed) Send: PDL=2 (2 Byte minimum step speed)) Receive: PDL=0 SPEED_MAX PID: 0xD424 This parameter sets the maximum step speed. Send:...
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DMX-Stepper-Control INIT_STEPS_LEFT PID: 0xD427 This parameter sets the number of steps for the initialization left. Send: PDL=0 Receive: PDL=2 (2 Byte number of steps) Send: PDL=2 (2 Byte number of steps) Receive: PDL=0 INIT_STEPS_RIGHT PID: 0xD428 This parameter sets the number of steps for the initialization right.
DMX-Stepper-Control Initialization The DMX-Stepper-Control allows an initialization run when it is switched on or started via a DMX value. The number of left and right initialization steps and the step speed can be set. The initialization process is configured via the RDM parameters INIT_STEPS_LEFT, INIT_STEPS_RIGHT and INIT_SPEED.
DMX-Stepper-Control Reset via DMX The initialization can be run via a reset using a DMX value during operation. This option is to activate via the RDM parameter RESET_VIA_DMX. After activation, another DMX channel is used to trigger a reset of the DMX stepper control.
DMX-Stepper-Control Maximum and minimum step speed The maximum and minimum step speed is set via the RDM parameters SPEED_MIN and SPEED_MAX. The step speed can range from 1 step/second to 20,000 steps/second. Enable step motor driver The activation of the stepper motor driver is set via the RDM parameter DRIVER_ENABLE.
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DMX-Stepper-Control Lock device settings The RDM parameters Lock Pin and Lock State allow or deny changings of saved RDM parameters. Lock Pin The Lock Pin parameter is used to define the four-digit pin code number for the lock function. After entering the correct pin currently in use (Old PIN) in the RDM software (e.g.
DMX-Stepper-Control Factory Reset Read all the steps carefully before starting the factory reset. To reset the DMX stepper control to the factory settings, the RDM parameter FACTORY_DEFAULTS can be used or proceed as follows: Turn off the device (Disconnect power supply and USB !)
Turn off the device (Disconnect power supply and USB!) Release UPDATE jumper Generate USB connection to PC If necessary install USB driver Start update software DMX4ALL USB-Updater Select DMX-Stepper Control from list Click Firmware-Update Select and confirm firmware file (.bin)
DMX-Stepper-Control Revision History Firmware V3.20 Add Firmware-Update support Firmware V3.30 Add RDM support Remove configuration via DMX Remove configuration via DIP switch...
DMX-Stepper-Control CE-Conformity This assembly (board) is controlled by a microprocessor and uses high frequency. In order to maintain the properties of the module with regard to CE conformity, installation into a closed metal housing in accordance with the EMC directive 2014/30/EU is necessary.
DMX-Stepper-Control Risk-Notes You purchased a technical product. Conformable to the best available technology the following risks should not excluded: Failure risk: The device can drop out partially or completely at any time without warning. To reduce the probability of a failure a redundant system structure is necessary.
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