PoScope PoStepVID6606 Stepper Motor Driver User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- poscope
Table of Contents
PoStepVID6606
User’s manual V1.0
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Introduction
PoStepVID6606 board contains two driver chips VID6606 and so allows the user to drive up to eight miniature stepper motors with current up to 35mA. Device uses a simple serial bus protocol. Along with a PoKeys57U or PoKeys57E device, the board is a great choice when building a flight or other simulators with instrumental display panels. The driver uses a simple serial communication protocol and is also suitable for any other development board with a built-in microprocessor.
Features
- 8 stepper motor outputs (two VID6606)
- Simple serial bus for Step and Direction signals
- Screw terminals
- Additional Micro-MaTch connector with backlight lamp voltage distribution
Connectors and pinout
3.1 PoExtensionIn
| Pin | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | – |
| 2 | GND |
| 3-7 | – |
| 8 | Data signal (SER) |
| 9 | Data signal (SCK) |
| 10 | Data signal (RCK) |
3.2 Supply voltage
| Pin | Power supply |
|---|---|
| 1 | From +12 to +24V DC |
| 2 | GND |
3.3 Backlight supply voltage
Backlight voltage is distributed only to the Micro-MaTch stepper motor terminals, and no internal electronics are used. Use the appropriate external voltage for the backlight.
| Pin | Backlight supply |
|---|---|
| 1 | + |
| 2 | – |
3.4 Stepper motor screw terminals
| Motor | Motor coils connection |
|---|---|
| Coil A | Coil B |
| 1 | Pin 5 |
| 2 | Pin 1 |
| 3 | Pin 13 |
| 4 | Pin 9 |
| 5 | Pin 25 |
| 6 | Pin 21 |
| 7 | Pin 33 |
| 8 | Pin 29 |
| GND | Pin 17… Pin 20 |
3.5 Stepper motor Micro-MaTch connectors
| Pin | Motor1 … Motor8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | Backlight + |
| 2 | Backlight – |
| 3 | Backlight + |
| 4 | Backlight – |
| 5 | A1 |
| 6 | A2 |
| 7 | B1 |
| 8 | B2 |
**PoStepVID6606 and PoKeys
**
PoStepVID6606 is shipped with the cable attached to the PoExtensionIn. To use device together with PoKeys57E/PoKeys57U, connect the flat cable to the appropriate pins of the PoKeys57E/57U device as shown below. PoStepVID6606 uses 3 input pins and GND to communicate with the master device.
| PoExtensionIn Pin | Description | PoKeys57U Pin | PoKeys57E Pin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ground | GND | GND |
| 8 | Data signal (SER) | 23 | 9 |
| 9 | Data signal (SCK) | 25 | 11 |
| 10 | Data signal (RCK) | 26 | 51 |
Run the PoKeys application, open Pulse engine settings and follow these steps:
- Release the settings lock by clicking
Lock settings’. The dialog will be asking you whether you want to load default settings. Confirm withYes’ - Select
External’ in Pulse engine generator options and uncheck theExtended IO’ check box - Select 8 channels in Pulse engine generator options
- Under
Motions parameter’ chooseSpeed’ - Click
Copy to all axes’ · ClickSave configuration’
To test the operation of the device, switch the Pulse engine into Running’ mode (by clicking theRunning’ button) and use the +/-jogging buttons for the
target axis in the `Pulse engine test’ section. The default jog speed is 1 %
of the maximum speed use the slider at the bottom to adjust the jogging speed.
**Serial protocol – step/direction signals
**
The PoStepVID6606’s digital TTL data input levels are +3.3V and +5V compatible. The serial data length is 16-bit and contains a step and direction signals for 8 motor driver inputs. Data is organized as follows:
D15| D14| D13| D12|
…
| D3| D2| D1| D0
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
Motor 8| Motor 7| Motor 2| Motor 1
Dir| Step| Dir| Step| Dir| Step| Dir| Step
The most significant bit (MSB) must be sent first! Step/Direction outputs are latched at the rising edge of the signal RCK. Driver VID6606 can operate with step signals frequency up to 1MHz. Two 16-bit data packages must be sent to generate a single-step pulse signal.
Technical specifications
- Supply voltage 12-24 VDC
- Power consumption max 2.5 W
- Data inputs signal TTL 3.3 V ÷ 5 V
- Serial bus max 30 MHz
- Motor coil current max (Icoil) 35 mA
- Driver step/direction signals fmax 500kHz
- Working temperature -20 °C ÷ +80 °C
- Weight 40g
- Mechanical dimensions [mm]
Grant of license
The material contained in this release is licensed, not sold. PoLabs grants a
license to the person who installs this software, subject to the conditions
listed below.
7.1.1 Access
The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have
been informed of and agree to abide by these conditions.
7.1.2 Usage
The software in this release is for use only with PoLabs products or with data
collected using PoLabs products.
7.1.3 Copyright
PoLabs claims the copyright of, and retains the rights to, all material
(software, documents etc) contained in this release. You may copy and
distribute the entire release in its original state, but must not copy
individual items within the release other than for backup purposes.
7.1.4 Liability
PoLabs and its agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage, howsoever
caused, related to the use of PoLabs equipment or software, unless excluded by
statute.
7.1.5 Fitness for purpose
No two applications are the same, so PoLabs cannot guarantee that its
equipment or software is suitable for a given application. It is therefore the
user’s responsibility to ensure that the product is suitable for the user’s
application.
7.1.6 Mission Critical applications
Because the software runs on a computer that may be running other software
products and may be subject to interference from these other products, this
license specifically excludes usage in ‘mission-critical applications, for
example, life support systems.
7.1.7 Errors
This manual was continuously monitored for errors during production; however,
the user is responsible for error-checking the manual once it is used.
7.1.8 Support
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our technical support staff, who will try to fix the problem within a
reasonable time.
7.1.9 Upgrades
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reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical
media.
7.1.10 Trademarks
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. PoKeys, PoKeys55,
PoKeys56U, PoKeys56E, PoKeys57U, PoKeys57E, PoKeys57CNC, PoScope, PoLabs,
PoExtBus, PoExtBus Smart, PoRelay8, PlasmaSens and others are internationally
registered trademarks.
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