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General

APIis
General
Dimensions 166 mm x 106 mm x 56 mm
(excluding connectors and feet)
Weight 0.5 kg
Protection class IP 20
Temperature Operation 10°C to 60°C,
Storage -10°C to 85°C
Power supply 48 Vdc ± 5% power supply required
Power consumption 48 W maximum
Safety compliance EN 61010-1-2010
EMC compliance Emissions EN61800-3:2018, EN55032
 Class B, 3m (As 61800-3:2018, Table 17,
 Category C1, first environment)
 Immunities, EN55035, basic
 electromagnetic environment
Motor driver
Type 2 phase bipolar stepper motor driver for
 4-lead motors
Phase current Up to 1 A RMS, adjustable in 30 mA steps
Source voltage 67 Vdc maximum
48 Vdc supply is boosted to 67 Vdc -can be disabled if required
Resolution Full, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 microstepping
Stops on full step positions only, micro-stepping is used for control
 of resonance and smoother step transition
Step frequency 1 Hz to 15 kHz
Protection Short to ground and phase to phase
Motor temperature measurement
Type Selectable PT100 RTD or K-Type
 thermocouple
Range -200°C to 240°C
Accuracy ±15 °C for thermocouple, ±5 % for RTD
Fault detection RTD: Open and short-circuit
Thermocouple: Open circuit only
Operating modes
• Remote -Control and configure via USB, Ethernet or Serial
• Step, Direction Enable (SDE) -For connection to an external motion controller or PLC
• Joystick -Single-step and continuous movement triggered via a joystick (supplied separately)
• Bake -Programmed cycle to heat the motor while stopped to drive off adsorbed gasses
Control interfaces
USB USB 2.0 Full Speed via USB-C connector
Virtual COM port and firmware update interface
Ethernet 10/100 Base-T, auto MDI-X, RJ45 8P8C
connector
Telnet (port 11312), Modbus TCP (port 502)
Serial communication Selectable RS232 or RS485 mode
(shared pins)Dual RJ45 8P8C connectors allow daisy
chaining multiple devices in RS485 mode
User selectable termination in RS485
mode 115200 default and maximum baud rate
Software
 Compatibility Windows 7 or later
 API C#
  available
SDE (step, direction enable) interface
 Type Optocoupled, common cathode
 Levels 3.3 Vdc to 5 Vdc maximum
Higher voltages require external current limiting resistor
Maximum frequency 2 MHz at 50% duty
Maximum full-step rate limited to 7.8 kHz for micro-step resolution
of 256.
Limits
 Quantity  2

Compatible switch types
Mechanical NO or NC (polarity selectable)
ProtectionWithstands continuous short to 12 V maximum
Miscellaneous
Joystick
ConnectionFront panel mounted 4P4C jack with auto-detection of connection state
Input typeActive low, short to ground to activate function
MiscellaneousOpen circuit voltage 3.3 V, source current < 3.5 mA

 

Mechanical

see mech

Scope of delivery

smd, usb lead as smd3, power supply, motor dsub backshell and connector

Accessories

joystick, several leads tbd