Quin Q-drive - Connecting the Drive to the Controller

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Q-Drive Installation Manual Issue 1.5

5.6 Connecting the drive to the controller

The drive is connected to a Quin motion controller using usually two multicore cables

and two discrete wire leads: one cable carries the analogue speed demand to the drive,

and the other returns the position feedback as processed in the drive. A pair of leads

connects the command to enable the drive

The analogue speed command uses a 2-core screened cable. The controller’s command

output for the chosen axis is connected to P10.3, with its 0 volts return to P10.4 and the

screen of the cable to P10.1 - refer to table 8. A suitable screened cable is RS part

number 367-325.

The encoder simulation output of the drive is connected to a Quin controller as per table

5 and figure 5, using the appropriate axis socket. The chosen axis parameters are to be

set for Quadrature x 4 encoder, which is usually the default setting.

The axis enable relay output (“normally open” and “common” pins) is connected across

P12.3 and P12.4, as per table 8: by default, the drive sources the 24 volts which is

switched by the relay. If an external 24 volts is to be used (maybe to enable a quicker

safety stopping), enable the “valid” opto isolator by removing backplane J2 links 1-2

and 3-4, then wire as per the PTS or TRC Installation Manual “typical example”.