3
T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
T
ABLE OF
C
ONTENTS
................................................... 3
S
AFETY
W
ARNINGS
..................................................... 7
Personal Safety Warnings..............................................................7
CE Compliance Warnings..............................................................7
General Disclaimer ........................................................................8
I
NTRODUCTION
............................................................ 9
What is a ClearPath Motor?...........................................................9
Parts of a ClearPath Motor ..........................................................10
Example Application: Absolute Positioning Mode ......................11
Summary of Operation .....................................................11
Overview: Configuring a ClearPath................................. 12
ClearPath I/O: Overview ................................................. 13
G
ETTING
S
TARTED
.................................................... 15
Selecting a Power Supply............................................................. 15
ClearPath Power Supply Voltage Specs........................... 15
Important Note on Lower Voltage Power Supplies.........16
Teknic Power Supplies..................................................... 17
Connecting Power to a ClearPath Motor.....................................18
Before Powering a ClearPath...........................................18
Connecting I/O to a ClearPath Motor.........................................20
ClearPath Inputs..............................................................20
ClearPath Output (HLFB) ...............................................24
U
SER
S
OFTWARE
(C
LEAR
P
ATH
MSP) ........................ 27
Section Overview .........................................................................27
Minimum System Requirements.................................................27
Installing MSP .............................................................................27
Communicating With ClearPath .................................................27
Items Required for Communication Setup .....................27
First-Time Communication Setup...................................28
Tour of ClearPath MSP Software.................................................29
Main UI Overview............................................................29
Mode Controls..................................................................29
Dashboard........................................................................30
MSP Scope ....................................................................... 31
ClearPath Menu...............................................................36
M
ODES OF
O
PERATION
:
MC
F
AMILY
........................... 41
Table of ClearPath MC Family Operational Modes .................... 41
Spin On Power Up .......................................................................42
Mode Summary................................................................42
How it works....................................................................42
Mode Controls..................................................................43
Manual Velocity Control..............................................................44
Mode Summary................................................................44
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