CLS Stepper Motor Control

Stepper motors

- Currently over 400 motors- many different brands:

Parker, Phytron, SloSyn, McLennan, and others

CLS Stepper Motor Control

CLS Stepper Motor Driver

- up to 3A/Phase

- up to 25600 μstep/rev.

- 2 phase motor support

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Parker E-AC Drive- up to 3.5A/phase- up to 25,000 μstep/rev- 2 phase motors- higher bus voltage

- higher speed

CLS Stepper Motor Control

CLS Stepper Motor Controller

- Fixed Velocity

- Fixed Acceleration

CLS Stepper Motor Control

OMS 58 Stepper Controller

- Settable velocity and acceleration

- Hardware coordination of up to 4 axis

CLS Stepper Motor Control

-Standard connectors and pin out

- Amphenol 97 Series

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Future Upgrades/Changes

- Moving drivers closer to motors- Changing controller/driver connectors

from DB25 to RJ45- Evaluating other drivers and controllers

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Future Upgrades/Changes

- ESRF ICEPAP system- up to 6A/phase- Step size and current software

settable-output synchronization

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Future Upgrades/Changes

- Parker Gemini Series- Driver and controller

combined

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Future Upgrades/Changes

- Step Pac- Variety of configurations- Low noise available

CLS Stepper Motor Control

Conclusions

- Change driver location- Change motor cabling (minimize)- Address noise concerns- Evaluate other motor controllers/drivers