Re: How close can the wires be ? - Advice needed.

That shouldn't be a problem. Remember to run a ground wire from motor
case back to power supply ground.

Mariss

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Gamber"
<mgamber@c...> wrote:

> How long have the Rev7's been out? I have 3 320's that I purchased
> in Nov of 2002. I took the connectors off, but could not see any
> marking to indicate the rev, so I assume that I have an older rev.
>
> I have the encoder wire in a seperate shielded cable that is
> grounded at the box end only. I will be running the motor wires in

a

> seperately shielded cable, but want to run them together in a
> plastic conduit to the servos. Do you think I will have any issues
> with this?
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis"
> <mariss92705@y...> wrote:
> > Couple of things.
> >
> > The encoder circuit goes into a squaring circuit (Schmidt

trigger)

> > followed by a 5uS low-pass filter, followed by another squaring
> > circuit. This makes the encoder inputs totally insensitive to
> noise
> > pulses narrower than 5uS.
> >
> > This has been tested with a 20' (3 meter) long cable having the
> motor
> > leads and unsheilded encoder leads bundled together, just like

you

> > are not supposed to do. A scope couldn't even pick out the

encoder

> > signals yet the servo worked just fine.
> >
> > Second, the ERR/RES input was passivated so it would not respond
> > to "fault" inputs lasting less than 3 mS. The entire fault

circuit

> > was redesigned to do what it was supposed to do quickly

internally

> > (respond within 2uS to a short-circuit), yet not false-trigger on
> an
> > external "fault" input such when another drive was forcing it

into

> > fault (the 3 mS part).
> >
> > The REV7 is easy to use and has no bad habits at all.
> >
> > Mariss
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Gamber"
> > <mgamber@c...> wrote:
> > >
> > > What is it in the rev 7 Gecko's that allows you to bundle them
> > > together?
> > >
> > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis"
> > > <mariss92705@y...> wrote:
> > > > If it is REV5 or later, remove the connector block. The rev
> > number
> > > > will be silkscreened in white in the area covered by the
> > connector
> > > > block.
> > > >
> > > > Earlier versions have the rev number under the big blue cap.
> > > >
> > > > Mariss
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Steven Ciciora"
> > > > <sciciora@A...> wrote:
> > > > > How do you tell which revision drive you have? Both for
> > > stepper,
> > > > and servo,
> > > > > if you don't mind answering...
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > - Steven Ciciora
> > > > >
> > > > > >Jeff,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >If you shield is grounded at the drive end only and if you
> are
> > > > using
> > > > > >our G320 REV7 drives, feel free to bundle them in a common
> > > harness.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Mariss