Centroid MPU11 User manual

MPU11/ GPIO4D Mill Kit Installation
Rev1 Last revised 2010-06-28 (188)

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. I just received my kit
3. Desk Bench top connection & Install
1. Software Install
4. Panel Layout
5. 58788
6. 8888
7. Basic Sub system wiring
8. 000
9. Wiring Auxillary Sub Systems.
a) Lube Pump

1. Introduction
This manual describes how to install the Centroid (Computer Numerical Control) system. It is
strongly recommended that you follow each step in order without skipping steps. The PC based
Centroid system provides to 8 axis closed loop servo interpolated motion, controlled by industry
standard G-Codes. The system is intended for CNC control of milling machines, routers, lathes,
flame, plasma, laser/water jet cutters, and other specialized applications. The Centroid system is
intended for use by competent installers, retro-fitters, and machine tool builders who want to do
their own installation. This installation manual is not intended for casual end users.
Before You Begin:
Installing your new Centroid CNC11 based GPIO4D Third Party Drive System is a straight forward
process if you follow the directions included here. Before getting started, please take the time to
familiarize yourself with the schematics, manuals and installation instructions.
While doing the installation, it is very important that you follow the instructions exactly. Doing the
installation incrementally and testing as you go will allow you to immediately isolate the cause of
any problems that you may run into. A troubleshooting procedure is included for each section of
the installation so that if you do run into any problems, you will be able to quickly isolate the cause
and correct it, if more information is needed please use the Centroid dealer support site at:
http://www.centroidcnc.com/dealersupport/index.php to review all schematics, tech bulletins and
other information you can use to set up your control.
If you run into a problem that you can not solve using the troubleshooting procedure or through the
support forum, please fill out the appropriate troubleshooting form included in Appendix A and send
it via email to [email protected]. An operators manual is available for end users on CD
ROM, which details the system operation.

2. I just receive my kit.
Now is the time to make sure your kit is complete and has not been visibly damaged in
shipment.
If you ordered the basic kit, you should have received:
The Centroid Based CNC Kit you purchased contains, the following and can be seen in
Figure # .
1. GP4IOD 3rd party drive interface with integrated PLC 1 ea.
. MPU11 Motion Controller 1 ea.
3. Fiber Optic Cable 4 ea.
4. +-1 VDC, 5VDC Digital Power Supply ea.
5. Power Cable, 110VAC for Digital Power Supply . ea.
6. Power Cable - Digital PS to MPU11 and GPIO4D ea.
7. 0 pin Phoenix connector for inputs ea.
8. 1 pin Phoenix connector for spindle controls outputs 1ea
9. 10 pin Phoenix connector for relay outputs ea.
10. 7 pin Phoenix connector for 3rd party drive out 4 ea.
11. Misc connectors/pins/SIPS for aux inputs/outputs 1 ea.
1 . Installation/Electronic Documentation CD 1 ea.
FIG.2
1. GPIO4D
1. GPIO4D
. MPU11
. MPU11
3. Fiber Optic
3. Fiber Optic
Cable
Cable
4. Digitial Power Supplies.
4. Digitial Power Supplies.
5. Power Cable for
5. Power Cable for
Digital power supply
Digital power supply
110VAC.
110VAC.
6. Power Cable
6. Power Cable
Digital Power Supply
Digital Power Supply
To MPU11 & GPIO4D.
To MPU11 & GPIO4D.
7,8,9,10,11
7,8,9,10,11
Phoenix Connectors,
Phoenix Connectors,
Sip's for inputs, etc
Sip's for inputs, etc
1 . Install &
Documentation CD

3. Desk/Bench Top Connection & Software Install.
Now that you have all your kit all check out, it's time to do a desktop connection to test everything out before mounting
everything in your electrical cabinet. Before you install the software connect your power supply, GPIO4D, and your
MPU11 to your PC,as shown in Figure 3. You will need a RJ45 cable to connect your PC and MPU11 as shown in
Figure 4 and 5, (This cable is not included in your kit.).
Connect your RJ45 cable to the back of your PC. (Also known as Ethernet) This
is your commutation between your PC and MPU11.
FIG.4
FIG.3

Now connect you the Fiber optic cables from the MPU11 (Figure 5) to the GPIO4D (Figure 6). Fibers are connected
straight thru. So fiber 1 goes to fiber 1 on both the MPU11 and GPIO4D, and 3 to 3 and are color coded. Blue to blue
and gray to gray.
FIG.5
FIG.6

Connect one DC power supply to the MPU11.
And one DC Power supply to the GPIO4D.
You are now ready to plug in your power cords to the MPU11 and GPIO4D power supplies to the power strip. Make
sure that they are both powered up before you run the software.
FIG.7
FIG.8
FIG.7

3.1 Software Install.
Installing CNC11 software on Windows 7 (32 and 64 it).
1.The Centroid CNC11 software installation can obtained in two ways:
a) The Centroid CNC11 software can be found in the “Centroid CNC11 Software” directory
on the DVD supplied with all Centroid MPU11 systems.
b) The software is also available for download* from the Centroid website at :
http://www.centroidcnc.com/dealersupport/tch_software_linux.php and download 3.01 for windows.
*Requires username and password to access link. If you do not know your username and
password, please email [email protected] to request it.
.If you are running from the DVD, double click “setup.exe” in the “Centroid CNC11 Software” directory to begin the
software installation. (If you downloaded the software from the website, extract the files to a local directory and then
double click “setup.exe”)
3.Select the packages you wish to install. For most installations, just select them all
4.Select the drive to install the software on. For the purposes of this guide, we will assume c:\ :
5.When the CNC11 installation is complete, select “Next” and then “Finish”
6.When asked to install a PLC program, select “Yes.
7.Click on the “+” sign to the left of “Mill” to expand the PLC selections. For initial installations, it is recommended that
users with GPIO4D systems it is recommended that gpio4d-basic->ac be selected.
8.Select “Next”, then “Finish” to complete CNC11 software installation and proceed to the next section, “Configuring
CNC11 software on Windows 7 (3 and 64bit).”
Configuring Windows 7 and Your PC Hardware To Run CNC11
Before running CNC11 software for the first time, you must first configure Windows7 and your PC
hardware to allow communications with the MPU11 hardware. This involves configuring the IP
address of your network adaptor, setting up CNC11 to “run as administrator” and configuring

Windows firewall to allow CNC11 access to the network to communicate with the MPU11 hardware.
1. Configuring your network adaptor:
a) Click on the Windows logo in the
bottom left corner of your desktop.
b) Type “network and sharing” into
the “Search programs and files”
window. (don't include the quotes)
c) Press enter to display the network and sharing center. Select the Local Area
Connection identified as being connected to an “Unidentified network” with “No Internet access”.
d)Click on the Local Area Connection identified above to bring up the windows on the left below, click properties to
bring up the middle window below, click on Internet Protocol Version 4 to highlight it and click properties in the middle
window to bring up the window seen in bottom right.
e) In the right hand window, select “Use the following IP address”.
In the “IP address:” window enter 10.168.41.1
In the “Subnet mask:” window enter 55. 55. 55.0
“Preferred DNS Server” and “Alternate DNS Server” should both be blank
f) Click “OK” to complete the configuration of the network adaptor and proceed to step of
“Configuring Windows 7 and Your PC Hardware To Run CNC11” - Configuring CNC11 To Always
Run As Administrator.

“Configuring Windows 7 and Your PC Hardware To Run CNC11” (cont)
2.Configuring CNC11 to always “run as admin”
a) Right click the CNC11 icon on your b) Click the “Advanced” button
desktop, click “Properties”
c) Check “Run as administrator” box, click “OK” to complete step .
3. Configuring Windows Firewall To Allow CNC11 to Communicate With The MPU11.
Double click the CNC11 icon to start the software. When the “User Account Control” window
is displayed, click “Yes” to allow CNC11 to make chages to your computer. When Windows
firewall prompts you allow cncm access to your networks, check both private and public boxes
and then click “Allow Access” to complete the firewall configuration. You are now ready to run
CNC11 for the first time.