Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] New centroid servo and rutex driver!

Hi Nathan,

You will need to contact Centroid for data on their motor. The encoder
probably has an index channel. That will add two extra lines to the 6
you are expecting. There may also be a separate screen connection. You
can use the index as part of your homing circuit or you can ignore it.
The power connector on the motor probably includes an earth. That one
should be easy to spot because it will be connected to the case. The
other two will be the motor power.

The two two-pin connectors on the board are for motor power and output
to the motor. The manual should show which is which.

Les


rocketscientistnate wrote:

> My new centroid 29 in-lb servo motor bought from ajaxcnc.com and
> 990h rutex driver are here! Now comes the hard part of figuring out
> how to hook it up. I'm a little confused because I've mever worked
> with servos before. The motor has one nine pin male flat plug, and
> one three pin. Am I right in thinking the nine pin is the encoder
> and would hook to the nine pin d-connector on the driver? Rutex has
> a diagram for wiring the d connector, but how do I tell which wire
> is which coming from the encoder? Also it looks like the encoder
> should have only six wires, not nine. The three pin plug from the
> motor has much heavier wires like a power plug. There is a six pin
> connector on the driver board that needs to be wired to a custom
> cable for test purposes, but I'm not sure if its used after the
> setup is done. There are also two other two pin terminals on the
> board that I'm unsure what to do with. I can't seem to find any
> documentation on the motor, I thought some should come with it. I'm
> going to make the test cable, and run the setup software. It
> doesn't require the motor to be wired in for the first part, so I
> think I can get that far.
>
> Thanks
> Nathan Clymer
>