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PoStep60 user manual

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Contents

1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 General symbols for this instructions ...................................................................................... 6

2 Description ...................................................................................................................................... 6

3 PoStep60 features ........................................................................................................................... 6

4 Connection diagram ........................................................................................................................ 7

4.1 Board use requirements .......................................................................................................... 7

4.2 Connection and setting ........................................................................................................... 7

4.3 PoStep pinout .......................................................................................................................... 8

4.4 Stepper motor connection ...................................................................................................... 8

4.4.1 10 pin IDC connector pinout............................................................................................ 8

4.4.2 Stepper motor connections ............................................................................................. 9

4.5 DC motor connection ............................................................................................................ 11

4.5.1 6 pin PWM connector pinout ........................................................................................ 11

4.5.2 DC motor connection .................................................................................................... 11

4.6 PoStep LEDs ........................................................................................................................... 12

4.6.1 Status LED ...................................................................................................................... 12

4.7 Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 12

5 Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 13

6 Technical specifications ................................................................................................................. 13

6.1 Electrical specification – limiting values ................................................................................ 13

6.2 Electrical specification – static characteristic ........................................................................ 13

7 User application............................................................................................................................. 14

7.1 PoStep60 main application GUI ............................................................................................. 14

7.1.1 PoStep driver status ...................................................................................................... 15

7.2 Basic user control of the PoStep driver ................................................................................. 16

7.3 Advanced settings ................................................................................................................. 18

7.4 Step control ........................................................................................................................... 19

7.5 Auto control ........................................................................................................................... 19

7.5.1 Position control mode ................................................................................................... 19

7.5.2 BINx Up/down mode ..................................................................................................... 21

7.5.3 Speed / Auto run mode ................................................................................................. 21

7.6 DC motor control ................................................................................................................... 22

7.7 Log charts .............................................................................................................................. 23

7.8 Firmware update ................................................................................................................... 24

7.9 Major changes in application version 0.61 ............................................................................ 24

7.9.1 Major changes from 0.57 to 0.58: ................................................................................. 24

7.9.2 Major changes from 0.53 to 0.57: ................................................................................. 24

8 PoStep60 I2C protocol specification ............................................................................................. 25