DMC-1500 Chapter 2 Getting Started • 7
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Elements You Need
Before you start, you will need the following system elements:
1. DMC-1500 Motion Controller and included cables, RS232, 60 pin ribbon cable and 26-pin
ribbon cable.
1a. For stepper motor operation, you will need an additional 20-pin ribbon cable, J4.
2. Servo motors with Optical Encoder (one per axis) or step motors
3. Power Amplifiers for motors
4. Power Supply for Amplifiers
5. PC (Personal Computer with RS232 port)
Software from Galil (Optional - but strongly recommended for first time users)
Communication Disk (COMMdisk)
-AND -
WSDK-16 Servo Design Software for Windows 3.1, and 3.11 for Workgroups
-OR -
WSDK-32 for Windows 95 or NT
ICM-1100 Interface Module (Optional, but strongly recommended). The Galil ICM-1100 is an
interconnect module with screw type terminals that directly interfaces to the DMC-1500 controller.
Note: An additional ICM-1100 is required for the DMC-1550 through DMC-1580.
The motors may be servo (brush type or brushless) or steppers. The amplifiers should be suitable for
the motor and may be linear or pulse-width-modulated. An amplifier may have current feedback or
voltage feedback.
For servo motors, the amplifiers should accept an analog signal in the +/-10 Volt range as a command.
The amplifier gain should be set so that a +10V command will generate the maximum required
current. For example, if the motor peak current is 10A, the amplifier gain should be 1 A/V. For
velocity mode amplifiers, a command signal of 10 Volts should run the motor at the maximum
required speed.
For step motors, the amplifiers should accept step and direction signals.
The WSDK software is highly recommended for first time users of the DMC-1500. It provides step-
by-step instructions for system connection, tuning and analysis.
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