AllMotion: 4 Axis Stepper Motor Controller Driver EZ4AXIS17XR-ST
4 Axis Driver + Controller with 6 encoder inputs and 16 I/O
measuring only 1.7" x 1.7"!
The EZ4AXIS17XR-ST was designed to
allow the rapid implementation of multi axis stepper motor
solutions in products requiring automation.
Measuring only 1.65" x
1.65" X 0.4" (42mm x 42mm X 10mm), the fully intelligent
stepper motor Controller + Drivers runs 4 fully independent stepper motors (see
wiring diagram).
Operating from an 8V to 30V supply the controller regulates to any motor
voltage via software command. (E.g. 3V motor can be run with 24V supply).
Commands can be issued from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal)
or from the EZStepper Windows
application.
The EZ4AXIS17XR-ST will drive 4
motors at 0.25 Amp with a setting of move current m=50.
However with careful selection of motors and/or improved cooling and/or low
move time duty cycle it is possible to run motors at 0.5 Amps at m=100. See
Command Set for details.
The Commands are
intuitive and simple. For example, the command A10000 will move the stepper
motor to Absolute position 10000. (This
communications protocol is compatible with devices that use the Cavro DT or
OEM protocol.)
The EZStepper is also capable of
stand-alone operation with no connection to a PC. It can be set to execute a
preset string of commands upon power up (i.e., only power is required in this
mode). The Commands include
nested loops and execution halt pending a switch closure, which is useful in
stand-alone applications.
The EZ4AXIS17XR-ST Stepper Motor
Controller will typically work with any stepper motor that is 3" or
smaller (size23 or smaller). Our Starter Kits
enable a first time user to make a Stepper Motor move intelligently in less
than half an hour.
Features:
- Full featured 4 Axis position controller with
power drivers
- Fully programmable acceleration ramps and
speeds
- Four independent 0.5 Amp Chopper (PWM) Drives
- Coordinated or Independent motion
- 6 Encoder inputs, Encoder feedback, Electronic
gearing
- Full, Half, 1/16th, 1/32th microstep
adjustable
- Up to 50000 Microsteps / second
- Operates from 8V to 30V
- RS232, RS485, or USB based Communications
- Direct USB, 485 and CAN Communications built
in
- On Board EEPROM For User Program storage
- Standalone operation with no connection to a
PC
- Execution Halt/Branch pending switch closure
- Pre-wired for OptoSwitch and Limit inputs (see
wiring diagram)
- Industry standard communications protocol
- Homes to an Opto or Switch closure with a
single command
- 16 Digital Inputs and 16 x 0.5 Amp Power
On/Off Drivers included
- Switch selectable address
- Hold Current automatically
selected upon move completion
- Independent Parameters for all Axes
(Acceleration, Velocity, Currents etc)
- 8 ADC Inputs, Branch Halt on ADC/ Digital
Input Value
- Daisy-Chainable with other Allmotion Products
on a Single 4 wire bus
Support Links
·
EZ4AXIS17XR-ST Wiring
Diagram
·
EZStepper Command Set
·
EZStepper Windows
Application
·
EZ4AXIS17XR-ST 3D CAD
Files
·
USB Converter
Installation Instructions (PDF, 44KB)
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USB Drivers
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USB Windws 7 Drivers
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USB Mac OSX Drivers