Giden M880 User manual

M880/M840
User`s Manual
©2006, GIDEN Electronics Russia (www.giden.ru)

M880/M840
Parameters Min. Typical Max. Unit
Peak Output Current 2.8,/1.4 -7.8,/3.9 Amps
Supply voltage +24 +68 +90 VDC
Logic signal current 710 16 mA
Pulse input frequency 0-300 Khz
Isolation resistance 500 M Ω
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Features and Applications ···································································2
2. Specifications and Operating Environment ······························································3
3. Driver Connectors P1 and P2 ···················································································4
4. Control Signal Connector (P1) Interface ····································································5
5. Driver Connection to Step Motors ············································································6
6. Power Supply Selection, Driver Voltage and Current Selection··································10
7. Selecting Microstep Resolution and Driver Current Output········································12
8. Protection Functions ··································································································14
9. Connection Diagram for Driver, Motor, Controller ····················································14
10. Control Signal Waveform and Timing······································································15
Appendix: Limited Warrenty ·························································································16
1. Introduction, Features and Applications
M880/M840 are high performance microstepping drivers based on the most advanced technology
in the world today. They are suitable for driving any 2-phase and 4-phase hybrid step motors. By
using advanced bipolar constant-current chopping technique, they can output more speed and
power from the same motor, compared with traditional technologies such as L/R drivers. Its 3-state
current control technology allows coil current to be well controlled, with relatively small current
ripple and results in less motor heating.
Features of this driver
 High performance, low cost
 Supply voltage up to +90VDC, current to 7.8A for M880; 3.9A for M840.
 Inaudible 20khz chopping frequency
 TTL compatible and optically isolated input signals
 Automatic idle-current reduction
 Mixed-decay current control for less motor heating
 14 selectable resolutions in decimal and binary
 Microstep resolutions up to 50,000 steps/rev
 Suitable for 4,6,8 lead motors
 Over-current, over-voltage protection
 Small size (119 x 97 x 48mm for M880, 119 x 97 x 31mm for M840)
Applications of this driver
Suitable for a wide range of stepping motors of size Nema 34 and 43, and usable for various kinds
of machines, such as X-Y tables, labeling machines, laser cutters, engraving machines, and
pick-place devices, particularly useful in applications with low vibration, high speed and high
precision requirements.
2. Specifications and Operating Environment
Electric Specifications (Tj = 25  )
Operating Environment and Parameters
Cooling Natural cooling or forced convection
Space Avoid dust, oil frost and corrosive gas
Temperature 0 ° 50 
Humidity 40  90%RH
Environment
Vibration 5.9m/s2Max
Storage Temp. -20   65 
Weight Approx. 440g (15.50 oz) / M880;330 g (11.60 oz) / M840
Mechanical Dimensions (unit=mm, 1 inch = 25.4 mm)
Si d e V i e w
Si d e V i e w
M880 Front View M840 Front View M880 M840
(with heatsink) (without heatsink)
Figure 1: Mechanical dimensions
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Pin No. Signal Functions
1Gnd DC power ground
2+V DC power supply, +18VDC
 +80VDC, Including
v
olta
g
e fluctuation and EMF
v
olta
g
e.
3, 4 Phase A Motor coil A (leads A+ and A-)
5, 6 Phase B Motor coil B (leads B+ and B-)
Pin No. Signal Functions
1Pul 
(
+5V
)
2Pul  (pulse)
Pulse signal: in single pulse(PUL/DIR) mode, this input
represents pulse signal, effective for each upward –
rising edge; in double pulse mode (CW/CCW) this input
represents clockwise(CW)pulse. For reliable response,
p
ulse width shoul
d
b
e lon
g
e
r
than 3
∝
s.
3Dir  (+5V)
4Dir  (Dir)
Direction signal: in PUL/DIR mode, this signal has
low/high voltage levels, representing two directions of
motor rotation; in CW/CCW mode (set by inside jumper
JPI), this signal is counter-clock (CCW) pulse, effective
on each rising edge. For reliable motion response,
direction signal should be sent to driver 5
∝ s before the
first
p
ulse of a motion direction reversal.
5Ena+(+5V)
6Ena- (Ena)
Enable signal: this signal is used for enable/disable, high
level for enabling driver and low level for disabling
driver. Usually left unconnected(enabled).
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3. Driver Connectors, P1 and P2
The driver has two connectors, P1 for control signals, and P2 for power and motor connections.
The following is a brief description of the two connectors of the driver. More detailed descriptions
of the pins and related issues are presented in section 4, 5, 9.
Control Signal Connector P1-pins
Power connector P2 pins
Remark : PUL/DIR is the default mode, under-cover jumper JP1 can be used to switch to
CW/CCW double-pulse mode.
Selecting CW/CCW and PUL/DIR Mode
There is a Jumper JP1 inside the driver specifically for the purpose of selecting pulse signal mode.
1. JP1 open collector mode is PUL/DIR mode, which is the default factory setting;
2. J1 open collector and J2 short circuit mode is CW/CCW mode; as following diagram:
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Remark: Please note motion direction is also related to motor-driver wiring match.
Exchanging the connection of two wires for a coil to the driver will reverse motion
direction. (for example, reconnecting motor A+ to driver A- and motor A- to driver A+ will
invert motion direction).
4. Control Signal Connector (P1) Interface
This driver uses differential inputs to increase noise immunity and interface flexibility.
Single-ended control signals from the indexer/controller can also be accepted by this interface. The
input circuit has built-in high-speed opto-coupler, and can accept signals in the format of line
driver, open-collector, or PNP output. Line driver (differential) signals are suggested for reliability.
In the following figures, connections to open-collector and PNP signals are illustrated.
Open-collector signal (common-anode)
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PNP output (common-cathode)
Figure 2: Signal Interface
5. Driver Connection to Step Motors
M880/M840 driver can drive any 4, 6, 8 lead hybrid step motors. The following diagrams illustrate
connection to various kinds of motor leads:
Figure 3: Driver Connection to Step Motor
Note that when two coils are parallel connected, coil inductance is reduced by half and motor
speed can be significantly increased. Serial connection will lead to increased inductance and thus
the motor can be run well only at lower speeds.
5.1 Connecting to 8-Lead Motors
8 lead motors offer a high degree of flexibility to the system designer in that they may be
connected in series or parallel, thus satisfying a wide range of applications.
Series Connection
A series motor configuration would typically be used in applications where a higher torque at
lower speeds is required. Because this configuration has the most inductance, the performance will
start to degrade at higher speeds. Use the per phase (or unipolar) current rating as the peak output
current, or multiply the bipolar current rating by 1.4 to determine the peak output current.
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Figure 4: 8 Lead Motor Series Connections
Parallel Connection
An 8 lead motor in a parallel configuration offers more stable, but lower torque at lower speeds.
But because of the lower inductance, there will be higher torque at higher speeds. Multiply the per
phase (or unipolar) current rating by 1.96, or the bipolar current rating by 1.4, to determine the
peak output current.
Figure 5: 8 Lead Motor Parallel Connections
5.2 Connection to 6-Lead Motors
Like 8 lead stepping motors, 6 lead motors have two configurations available for high speed or
high torque operation. The higher speed configuration, or half coil, is so described because it uses
one half of the motor’s inductor windings. The higher torque configuration, or full coil, uses the
full windings of the phases.
Half Coil Configuration
As previously stated, the half coil configuration uses 50% of the motor phase windings. This gives
lower inductance, hence, lower torque output. Like the parallel connection of 8 lead motor, the
torque output will be more stable at higher speeds. This configuration is also referred to as half
chopper. In setting the driver output current multiply the specified per phase (or unipolar) current
rating by 1.4 to determine the peak output current.
Figure 6: 6 Lead Half Coil (Higher Speed) Motor Connections
Full Coil Configuration
The full coil configuration on a six lead motor should be used in applications where higher torque
at lower speeds is desired. This configuration is also referred to as full copper. Use the per phase
(or unipolar) current rating as the peak output current.
Figure 7: 6 Lead Full Coil (Higher Torque) Motor
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5.3 Connection to 4-Lead Motors
4 lead motors are the least flexible but easiest to wire. Speed and torque will depend on winding
inductance. In setting the driver output current, multiply the specified phase current by 1.4 to
determine the peak output current.
Figure 8: 4 Lead Motor Connections
6. Power supply Selection, Driver Voltage and Current
Selection
6.1 Power Supply Selection
It is important to choose appropriate power supply to make the driver operate properly and
deliver optimal performance.
Maximum Voltage Input:
The power MOSFETS inside the driver can actually operate within +24V
 +90VDC,
including power input fluctuation and back EMF voltage generated by motor coils during
motor shaft deceleration. Higher voltage will damage the driver. Therefore, it is suggested to
use power supplies with theoretical output voltage of no more than +95V, leaving room for
power line fluctuation and back-EMF.
Regulated or Unregulated power supply:
Both regulated and unregulated power supplies can be used to supply DC power to the driver.
However, unregulated power supplies are preferred due to their ability to withstand current
surge. If regulated power supply (such as most switching supplies.) is indeed used, it is
important to have large current output rating to avoid problems like current clamp, for example
using 4A supply for 3A motor-driver operation. On the other hand, if unregulated supply is
used, one may use a power supply of lower current rating than that of motor (typically 50%

70% of motor current). The reason is that the driver draws current from the power supply
capacitor of the unregulated supply only during the ON duration of the PWM cycle, but not
during OFF duration. Therefore, the average current withdrawn from power supply is
considerably less than motor current. For example, two 3A motors can be well supplied by one
power supply of 4A rating.
Multiple drivers:
It is recommended to have multiple drivers to share one power supply to reduce cost, provided
that the supply has enough capacity. To avoid cross interference, DO NOT daisy-chain the
power supply input pin of the drivers (connect them to power supply separately).
Higher supply voltage will allow higher motor speed to be achieved, at the price of more noise and
heating. If the motion speed requirement is low, it’s better to use lower supply voltage to decrease
noise, heating and improve reliability.
Attention: NEVER connect power and ground in the wrong direction, as it will damage the
driver.
6.2 Driver Voltage and Current Selection
This driver can match small and medium size step motors (NEMA 34 and 43) made by Leadshine
or other motor manufactures from around the world. To achieve good driving results, it is
important to select supply voltage and output current properly. Generally, supply voltage
determines the high speed performance of the motor, while output current determines the output
torque of the driven motor (particularly at lower speed).
● Selecting Supply Voltage:
Higher supply voltage can increase motor torque at higher speeds, thus helpful for avoiding losing
steps. However, higher voltage may cause more motor vibration at lower speed, and it may also
cause over-voltage protection and even driver damage. Therefore, it is suggested to choose only
sufficiently high supply voltage for intended applications.
● Setting Proper Output Current
a. For a given motor, higher driver current will make the motor to output more torque, but at the
same time causes more heating in the motor and driver. Therefore, output current is generally
set to be such that the motor will not overheat for long time operation.
b. Since parallel and serial connections of motor coils will significantly change resulting
inductance and resistance, it is therefore important to set driver output current depending on
motor phase current, motor leads and connection methods.
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Current for M840 Current for M880 SW1 SW2 SW3
1.4A 2.8A on on on
1.8A 3.5A off on on
2.1A 4.2A on off on
2.5A 4.9A off off on
2.9A 5.7A on on off
3.2A 6.4A off on off
3.5A 7.0A on off off
3.9A 7.8A off off off
Microstep ustep/rev.(for 1.8 ° motor) SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8
2 400 on on on on
4 800 on off on on
8 1600 on on off on
16 3200 on off off on
32 6400 on on on off
64 12800 on off on off
128 25600 on on off off
256 51200 on off off off
5 1000 off on on on
10 2000 off off on on
25 5000 off on off on
50 10000 off off off on
125 25000 off on on off
250 50000 off off on off
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c. Phase current rating supplied by motor manufacturer is important to selecting driver current,
but the selection also depends on leads and connection.
7. Selecting Microstep Resolution and Driver Current Output
This driver uses an 8-bit DIP switch to set microstep resolution, and motor operating current, as
shown below:
7.2 Current Setting
The first three bits (SW1, 2, 3) of the DIP switch are used to set the current during motion
(dynamic current ). Select a setting closest to your motor’s required current.
 M840/M880 DIP Setting for peak current during motion:
Current during motion Microstep resolution
7.1 Microstep Resolution Selection
Microstep resolution is set by SW5, 6, 7, 8 of the DIP switch as shown in the following table:
Remarks:
1) Due to motor inductance the actual current in the coil may be smaller than the dynamic current
settings, particularly at higher speeds.
2) Static current setting
The current automatically reduced to 60% of dynamic current setting 1 second after the last pulse.
This will, theoretically, reduce motor heating to 36% (due to I*I) of the original value. If the
application needs a different idle current, please contact Leadshine for minor modification of
circuit.
 DIP setting for current during standstill:
SW4 is used for this purpose, current setting due to coil inductance. OFF meaning that the
standstill current is set to be 60% of the dynamic current, and ON meaning that standstill current is
set to be the same as dynamic current.
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8. Protection Functions
To improve reliability, the driver incorporates a number of built-in protections features.
a. Over-voltage protection
When power supply voltage exceeds +90VDC, protection will be activated and power indicator
LED will turn red. When power supply voltage is lower than +22VDC, the driver will not works
properly.
b. Coil-ground Short Circuit Protection
Protection will be activated in case of short circuit between motor coil and ground.
c. Over-current Protection
Protection will activated in case constant current up to 14A.
Attention:since there is no protection against power leads (  ,  ) reversal, it is critical to
make sure that power supply leads are correctly connected to driver. Otherwise, the driver will be
damaged instantly.
9. Connection Diagram for Driver, Motor, Controller
A complete stepping system should include stepping motor, stepping driver, power supply and
controller (pulse generator).
A typical connection is shown below:
Figure 9: Driver connection in a stepping system
10. Control signal Waveform and Timing
This driver can accept pulse control signals up to 500khz. Before a direction reversal, direction
signal needs to be established at least 2  s before the first pulse of the next pulse train.
Please examine time diagrams of the three control signals as follows.
Remark:
a) t1: ENA must be ahead of DIR by at least 5  s, logic HIGH as valid. Generally ENA+
and ENA- is NC (not connected).
b) t2: DIR must be ahead of PUL effective falling edge by 5
 s to ensure correct direction;
c) t3: Pulse width not less than 1.2
 s;
d) t4: low level width not less than 1.2  s.
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