8 • Chapter 2 Getting Started DMC-1500
Installing the DMC-1500
Installation of a complete, operational DMC-1500 system consists of 9 steps.
Step 1. Determine overall motor configuration.
Step 2. Install jumpers on the DMC-1500.
Step 3. Configure the DIP switches on the DMC-1500.
Step 4. Connect AC power to controller
Step 5. Install communications software.
Step 6. Establish communications with Galil Software.
Step 7. Connect amplifiers and Encoders.
Step 8a. Connect standard servo motors.
Step 8b. Connect step motors.
Step 9. Tune the servo system
Step 1. Determine Overall Motor Configuration
Before setting up the motion control system, the user must determine the desired motor configuration.
The DMC-1500 can control any combination of standard servo motors, and stepper motors. Other
types of actuators, such as hydraulics can also be controlled, please consult Galil.
The following configuration information is necessary to determine the proper motor configuration:
Standard Servo Motor Operation:
The DMC-1500 has been setup by the factory for standard servo motor operation providing an analog
command signal of +/- 10V. No hardware or software configuration is required for standard servo
motor operation.
Stepper Motor Operation:
To configure the DMC-1500 for stepper motor operation, the controller requires a jumper for each
stepper motor and the command, MT, must be given. The installation of the stepper motor jumper is
discussed in the following section entitled "Installing Jumpers on the DMC-1500". Further
instruction for stepper motor connections are discussed in Step 8b.
Step 2. Install Jumpers on the DMC-1500
The DMC-1500 has jumpers inside the controller box which may need to be installed. To access these
jumpers, the cover of the controller box must be removed. The following describes each of the
jumpers.
WARNING: Never open the controller box when AC power is applied to it.
For each axis that will be driving a stepper motor, a stepper mode (SM) jumper must be connected.
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If you using a controller with more than 4 axis, you will have two pc-cards inside the controller box.
In this case, you will have 2 sets of stepper motor jumpers, one on each card. The jumpers on the
bottom card will be for axes X,Y,Z and W (or A,B,C, and D) and the top will be E,F,G and H. To
access the bottom card, the top card must be carefully removed.
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