Vacon NX User manual

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vacon nx
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endat/ssi, sin-cos option board, opt-be
sin-cos option board, opt-ak
sin-cos with pulse output option board, opt-ar
user manual

INDEX Document code: DPD01174
Date edited: 01.02.2013
1. ENDAT/SSI, Sin-Cos Option Board OPT-BE........................................................................3
1.1 OPT-BE layout and description ................................................................................................ 3
1.2 OPT-BE jumpers....................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 OPT-BE LEDs............................................................................................................................ 5
1.4 I/O terminals on OPT-BE, encoder terminal X6 ....................................................................... 5
1.5 OPT-BE Parameters................................................................................................................. 6
1.6 OPT-BE monitored values ........................................................................................................ 6
2. Sin-Cos Option Board OPT-AK ........................................................................................... 7
2.1 OPT-AK layout and description ................................................................................................ 7
2.2 OPT-AK jumper settings........................................................................................................... 8
2.3 I/O terminals on OPT-AK, encoder terminal X6 ....................................................................... 8
2.4 OPT-AK parameters ................................................................................................................. 9
2.5 OPT-AK monitored values........................................................................................................ 9
3. Sin-Cos with Pulse Output Option Board OPT-AR ............................................................ 10
3.1 OPT-AR layout and description .............................................................................................. 10
3.2 OPT-AR jumper settings......................................................................................................... 11
3.3 I/O terminals on OPT-AR, encoder terminal X6 ..................................................................... 11
3.4 I/O terminals on OPT-AR, pulse output X3............................................................................. 12
3.5 OPT-AR parameters ............................................................................................................... 12
3.6 OPT-AR monitored values...................................................................................................... 12
4. Installation ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Installing option boards.......................................................................................................... 13

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1. ENDAT/SSI, SIN-COS OPTION BOARD OPT-BE
1.1 OPT-BE layout and description
Description: Encoder board for Vacon NXP with an input for EnDat/SSI absolute encoder
and
Sin/Cos type encoder.
Allowed slots: B, C, D, E (Sin/Cos signals can only be used in slot C)
Type ID: 16965
Terminals: One terminal block; Screw terminals (M2.6); No coding.
Jumpers: X1 and X2 (see page 4)
Board parameters: Yes (see page 6)
An absolute encoder is a type of encoder capable of specifying its absolute position. The position
data is retained even during a power failure or breakdown. The position data carried by the absolute
encoder can be used by the frequency converter in motor control and position control applications.
Sin/Cos encoder produces a pair of analog sinusoidal signals. There are several sine cycles (for
example 1024 or 2048) per mechanical revolution.
Encoder cable Heidenhain cable;
Max. length 100m
Encoder voltage 5V, 12V or 15V
Max. current consumption 300mA
Measuring steps/ revolution 4,2 billion (max. 32bit)
Distinguishable revolutions 0—65535 (max. 16bit)
Sin/Cos signal periods/revolution 1—65535
EnDat and SSI data transfer rate
200 kHz
X2
X1
Yellow LED
(Board
Status LED)
Green LED
(Encoder
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EnDat is a bidirectional synchronous serial interface for encoders. For example, the absolute
encoder position data can be read and encoder parameters can be set via the EnDat connection. It
also forwards the messages related to the encoder functions.
All EnDat connections are available in terminal X6. The board uses EnDat version 2.1.
SSI (Synchronous Serial Interface) is a single directional interface for transmitting absolute position
value.
The absolute position value beginning with the Most Significant Bit (MSB first) is transferred on the
DATA lines in synchronism with a CLOCK signal transmitted by the control. The SSI standard data
word length for single turn absolute encoders is 13 bits, and for multiturn absolute encoders 25 bits.
More information on EnDat/SSI: http://www.heidenhain.com.
1.2 OPT-BE jumpers
NOTE!
With +5 V supply voltage, voltage drop with long cabling (about 60 m with 0.5 mm2wire section) can
become too big for reliable operation. Using +12 V or +15 V encoders is recommended in these
cases.
Jumper X1 selects encoder supply voltage on the OPT-BE board, see jumper settings below:
5V (Default)
12V
15V
Jumper X2 selects Sin/Cos signals connection on the OPT-BE board, see jumper settings below:
Sin/Cos signals
connected
Note! This setting can
only be used in slot C
Sin/Cos signals not
connected (Default)
Note! This setting must
be used in slots B, D
and E
NOTE! Be careful with the jumper settings, wrong settings may damage the encoder.

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1.3 OPT-BE LEDs
There are two LEDs on the OPT-BE board:
1) Yellow LED (Board Status LED)
Slow blinking -> Board state is ready
Fast blinking -> Board state is faulted
2) Green LED (Encoder LED)
ON -> Encoder serial communication is OK
OFF -> No serial connection to encoder
1.4 I/O terminals on OPT-BE, encoder terminal X6
Terminal
Heidenhain
colour code
Technical data
1
DATA+ Grey Data line 120Ω/RS-485
2
DATA– Pink
3
CLOCK+ Violet Clock line 120Ω/RS-485
(200kHz)
4
CLOCK– Yellow
5
A+, SIN+ Green/black 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350 kHz
6
A–, SIN- Yellow/black
7
B+, COS+ Blue/black 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350 kHz
8
B–, COS- Red/black
9
GND White/green Input ground
10
Encoder voltage Brown/green Selectable encoder voltages: 5V, 12V and 15V
Max. current consumption 300mA
Analog Sin/Cos signals deserve some more precautions for noise immunity than pulse encoders.
Use of shielded pair cables is recommended. Use one pair for SIN+/SIN- and another pair for
COS+/COS- signals.

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1.5 OPT-BE Parameters
Number
Parameter
Min
Max
Default
Note
7.x.1.1 Operating Mode 4 8 4
4
= EnDat + Sin/Cos (default)
5
= EnDat Only
6
= SSI+Sin/Cos
7
= SSI Only
8
= Sin/Cos Only
Note:
In modes
5
and
7
, only the
absolute serial information is used. In
modes
4
and
6
, also Sin/Cos signals are
used. The selection of the correct mode
depends on the control mode. E.g.
Closed Loop motor control requires
Sin/Cos information.
7.x.1.2 Pulse/revolution 1 65535 1024
7.x.1.3 Invert direction 0 1 0
0
= No
1
= Yes
7.x.1.4 Reading rate 0 4 1
Time used to calculate speed actual
value.
Note:
Use value
1
in Closed Loop
mode.
0
= No
1
= 1 ms
2
= 5 ms
3
= 10 ms
4
= 50 ms
7.x.1.5 Interpolation 0 1 0
If activated, the sinusoidal incremental
pulses are used to calculate the polar
angle in order to optimize the encoder
accuracy
0
=No
1
=Yes
7.x.1.6 SSI data coding 0 1 1
0=Binary
1
=Gray
7.x.1.7 SSI total bits 0 55 13
7.x.1.8 SSI revol bits 0 16 0
1.6 OPT-BE monitored values
Code
Monitored value
Unit
Description
7.x.2.1
Encoder frequency
Hz
Encoder frequency in Hz
7.x.2.2 Encoder speed rpm Encoder Speed in rpm
7.x.2.3 Com Counter Message counter for serial encoder communication 0-65535
7.x.2.4 Revolution counter
In case mutliturn encoders this monitored value counts the
revolutions. 0-65535
7.x.2.5 Absolute position Hi word absolute position up from 16 bits to 32bits
7.x.2.6 Absolute position Lo word absolute position up to 16 bits

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2. SIN-COS OPTION BOARD OPT-AK
2.1 OPT-AK layout and description
Description: Encoder board for Vacon NXP with an input for Sin/Cos type encoder.
Programmable control voltage.
Allowed slots: C (Sin/Cos signals can only be used in slot C)
Type ID: 16715
Terminals: One terminal block; Screw terminals (M2.6); No coding.
Jumpers: X1 (see page 8)
Board parameters: Yes (see page 9)
Sin/Cos encoder produces a pair of analog sinusoidal signals. There are several sine cycles (for
example 1024 or 2048) per mechanical revolution.
X1

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2.2 OPT-AK jumper settings
NOTE! With +5 V supply voltage, voltage drop with long cabling (about 60 m with 0.5 mm2wire
section) can become too big for reliable operation. Using +12 V or +15 V encoders is recommended in
these cases.
Jumper X1 selects encoder supply voltage on the OPT-AK board, see jumper settings below:
5V (Default)
12V
15V
NOTE! Be careful with the jumper setting, wrong voltage may damage the encoder.
2.3 I/O terminals on OPT-AK, encoder terminal X6
Terminal
Technical data
1
N.C. Not Connected
2
N.C.
3
R+
1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350 kHz, Reference mark signal
4
R-
5
SIN+ 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350 kHz,
6
SIN-
7
COS+ 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350 kHz
8
COS-
9
GND Input ground
10
Encoder voltage Selectable encoder voltages: 5V, 12V and 15V
Max. current consumption 300mA
NOTE! Analog Sin/Cos signals deserve some more precautions for noise immunity than pulse
encoders. Use of shielded pair cables is recommended. Use one pair for SIN+/SIN- , one pair for
COS+/COS- and another pair for R+/R- signals.

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2.4 OPT-AK parameters
Number
Parameter
Min
Max
Default
Note
7.3.1.1 Pulse/revolution 1 65535 1024
7.3.1.2 Invert direction 0 1 0
0
= No
1
= Yes
7.3.1.3 Reading rate 0 4 1
Time used to calculate speed actual value.
Note:
Use
value
1
in Closed Loop mode.
0
= No
1
= 1 ms
2
= 5 ms
3
= 10 ms
4
= 50 ms
7.3.1.3 Interpolation 0 1 0
If activated, the sinusoidal incremental pulses are
used to calculate the polar angle in order to optimize
the encoder accuracy
0
=No
1
=Yes
2.5 OPT-AK monitored values
Code
Monitored value
Unit
Description
7.3.2.1 Encoder frequency Hz Encoder frequency in Hz
7.3.2.2 Encoder speed rpm Encoder Speed in rpm

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3. SIN-COS WITH PULSE OUTPUT OPTION BOARD OPT-AR
3.1 OPT-AR layout and description
Description: Encoder board for Vacon NXP with an input for Sin/Cos type encoder.
Programmable control voltage for encoder. Differential two channel pulse
output.
Allowed slots : C (Sin/Cos signals can only be used in slot C)
Type ID ：16722
Terminals : X6 D-sub 15-pin male connector with female screw lock for Sin/Cos input
X3 4-pin screw terminal for pulse output
Jumpers : X1 and X4 (see page 11)
Board parameters: Yes (see page 12)
A Sin/Cos encoder produces pair of analog sinusoidal signals. There are several sine cycles (for
example 1024 or 2048) per mechanical revolution.
X3
X1
X4

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3.2 OPT-AR jumper settings
NOTE! With +5 V supply voltage, voltage drop with long cabling (about 60 m with 0.5 mm2wire
section) can become too big for reliable operation. Using +12 V or +15 V encoders is recommended in
these cases.
Jumper X1 selects encoder supply voltage on the OPT-AR board, see jumper settings below:
5V (Default)
Left(top-view)
12V
middle(top-view)
15V
right(top-view)
NOTE! Be careful with the jumper setting, wrong voltage may damage the encoder.
Jumper X4 selects grounding mode for cable shield of encoder on the OPT-AR board, see jumper
settings below:
Left(top-view)
(default, directly to
ground)
Right(top-view)
(Through RC-circuit to
ground)
Without X4
(floating)
3.3 I/O terminals on OPT-AR, encoder terminal X6
Terminal
Technical data
1
COS- Same as SIN-
2
N.C.
3
R+ 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350
kHz, Reference mark signal
4
R-
5
SIN+ 1Vpp (±0,5V); impedance 120Ω; Max. input 350
kHz,
6
SIN-
7
GND Input ground
8
COS+ Same as SIN+
9
Encoder voltage Selectable encoder voltages: 5V, 12V and 15V
Max. current consumption 300mA
10
|
15
N.C
Shield
NOTE! Analog Sin/Cos signals deserve some more precautions for noise immunity than pulse
encoders. Use of shielded pair cables is recommended. Use one pair for SIN+/SIN- , one pair for
COS+/COS- and another pair for R+/R- signals.

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3.4 I/O terminals on OPT-AR, pulse output X3
Terminal
Technical data
1
A+
Incremental differential pulse output
square wave, signal level RS-422
Impedance 120Ω
Output current max. 50mA
Max. output frequency 200KHz
Output short/grounding protection
2
A-
3
B+
Same as A+/A-
4
B-
3.5 OPT-AR parameters
Number
Parameter
Min
Max
Default
Note
7.3.1.1
Pulse/revolution
1
65535
1024
7.3.1.2 Invert direction 0 1 0
0
= No
1
= Yes
7.3.1.3 Reading rate 0 4 1
Time used to calculate speed actual
value.
Note:
Use value
1
in Closed Loop
mode.
0
= No
1
= 1 ms
2
= 5 ms
3
= 10 ms
4
= 50 ms
7.3.1.3 Interpolation 0 1 0
If activated, the sinusoidal incremental
pulses are used to calculate the polar
angle in order to optimize the encoder
accuracy
0
=No
1
=Yes
3.6 OPT-AR monitored values
Code
Monitored value
Unit
Description
7.3.2.1 Encoder
frequency Hz Encoder frequency in Hz
7.3.2.2 Encoder speed rpm Encoder Speed in rpm

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4. INSTALLATION
WARNING!
Internal components and circuit boards are at high potential when the frequency
converter is connected to the power source. This voltage is extremely dangerous
and may cause death or severe injury if you come into contact with it.
4.1 Installing option boards
Option boards OPT-BE, OPT-AK and OPT-AR can only be used with Vacon NXP drives.
OPT-AK and OPT-AR can be connected to slot C. OPT-BE board can be connected to slots B, E,
C or D, but Sin/Cos signals can only be used in slot C. If OPT-BE board is connected to slots B, E
or D, the Sin/Cos signals have to be disconnected using the jumpers (see chapter 1.2).
Disconnect the drive from the mains before starting the installation.
A
Vacon NXP frequency converter
B
Remove the cable cover.

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C
Open the cover of the control unit.
D
Install the option board in correct slot on the control board of the frequency
converter. Make sure that the grounding plate fits tightly in the clamp. Strip the
cable at such distance from the terminal that you can fix it to the frame with the
grounding clamp.
E
Make a sufficiently wide opening for your cable by cutting the grid as wide as
necessary.
F
Close the cover of the control unit and the cable cover.

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