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09 Mar 2018 01:18 #107134 by keithmech
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I am trying to connect to viper 200 servo drives.I have the Mesa 5i25/7i76 combo.
I have the spindle connected and running well,as well as other peripheral motors.
Just plain stumped.The servo motor is just stilling with a locked rotor .
Has anyone integrated a Viper/mesa system?

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09 Mar 2018 13:01 #107145 by andypugh
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It looks like the step/dir inputs are active-low.




You probably need to connect (for example) 7i76:STEP0+ to the pin marked "+5V" and 7i76:STEP0- to the pin marked "Step"

And similarly for the direction pin.
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09 Mar 2018 14:46 #107151 by PCW
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If the two 5V pins are connected together in the drive you should wire like this:

7I76 +5 -->drive +5V pins
7I76 -STEP --> drive STEP pin
7I76 -DIR --> drive DIR pin

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09 Mar 2018 15:15 #107154 by keithmech
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thanks for the replies .I will test that in a couple of days.I need a break , my head hurts.

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09 Mar 2018 15:27 #107155 by andypugh
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If the two 5V pins are connected together in the drive


Shown as a dotted line. Possibly a jumper?

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09 Mar 2018 16:10 #107162 by PCW
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Might be an option, didn't see it mentioned ion the manual though

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15 Mar 2018 02:05 #107364 by keithmech
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Andy is correct.I hooked up a drive as per your observations and I have movement.
, Broke out the 1995 Thinkpad ,replaced the bios battery (for hyper-terminal), tuned the drives as per Larken
and now moving forward again.Good thing the drive did not work, as I have spent alot of time studying
Linuxcnc and now getting my head around it.

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