Anaheim Stepper PCL601USB Users Guide

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PCL601USB
Programmable Step Motor Controller
User’s Guide
910 East Orangefair Lane, Anaheim, CA 92801
e-mail: [email protected](714) 992-6990  fax: (714) 992-0471
website: www.anaheimautomation.com
ANAHEIM AUTOMATION, INC. 

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
Description ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Methods of Communication ..................................................................................................................... 4
Baud Rate...

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Section 1: Introduction
The PCL601USB is a single-axis step motor controller containing 2 Kbytes of nonvolatile stored program-
ming space and quadrature encoder feedback. The user can write the program and then have the
PCL601USB autostart the program on power up. It provides flexible, independent control of stepper mo-
tors from computers, or any machine controller with a USB port. It is also capable of standalone operation,
making it an embedded machine controller. The easy to...

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Methods of Communication
There are two methods for sending commands to the PCL601USB. One is to directly talk to the PCL601USB
by using Direct Talk Mode. This is usually used with a computer, where the computer gives the PCL601USB
serial commands to off-load its processor. A windows driver is provided to communicate with the
PCL601USB through a virtual comport from the PC. The driver can be found on the provided CD in the
drivers folder.
The second way to give commands to the...

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Electrical Specifications
Power Requirements With No Connections:
5VDC @ 100mA or
8VDC to 24VDC @ 90mA
Operating Temperature:
0 to 60 degrees C
Pulse Output Range:
1 to 50,000 Hz
10uS negative going pulse width
Inputs (TTL-CMOS):
Logic “0”: 0 to 0.8VDC
Logic “1”: 3.5 to 24VDC
Analog input 1: 0 to 5VDCOutputs (CLK,DIR,ON/OFF):
Open Drain Type
40VDC, 75mA
Baud Rate:
38400 Baud, Fixed
Data Format:
Half-Duplex, 1 start bit, 8 data bits,
no parity, 1 stop bit
Outputs (8...

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Dimensions/Switch Locations
Wiring Diagrams 

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Slide Switch Descriptions
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Section 2: Functions
Move Number of Steps: This  command causes the motion to start in the direction last specified. This
command will move the motor the number of steps given. (Range: 1 to 8388607)
Move to Position: The move to position command specifies the next absolute position to go to. The
PCL601USB controller automatically sets the direction and number of steps needed to go to that
position. (Range: -8388607 to +8388607)
Slew: The slew command will accelerate the motor up...

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Jog Inputs: The jog switch inputs are internally pulled up by a resistor making them normally +5 volts.
To activate the input, the pin must be grounded to (0VDC). All jog switch inputs are internally clamped
to +5V, thus allowing voltages of upto +24VDC to be used. Jog is a manual function. The user can
select the direction and speed (fast or slow) by grounding the appropriate combinations of inputs. To
jog a motor, it is necessary to ground the jog input  for the direction...

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Output on the fly: This special function enables output 1 to turn on during a relative index or absolute
move. There are three critical portions of information needed to make this function work correctly. First,
output 1 will turn on (0VDC) for a preset delay of 50uS at a specific absolute position set by the 1st
output position command. Second, the output can then repeat this after a preset amount of steps set by
the number of steps between outputs command, and third a...