Active Robots - Laboratory Stepper Motor Development System

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The ES3KDS is an easy to use stepper motor development system. It has been designed for educational use and the hobbyist, allowing easy introduction to the world of stepper motors.

The ES3KDS is fundamentally a development tool for the Active Robots 'Easy-Step™ 3000' (ES3000) stepper motor control board.
Its small physical size makes it ideal for incorporating in robots and other industrial control equipment.

Features (Also see ES3000 module documentation)

• Built in stepper motor (Sanyo Denki 103H546-0440)
• Simple clearly marked connections
• Requires a single DC power source (12V to 30V @1A)
• Bayonet power input connectors, compatible with Lab power supply units
• Built in switch mode PSU for efficiency
• 3V or 6V motors (via motor select switch)
• Motor select switch (switch between the internal or an external motor - with LED indicator)
• Terminals (quality rising clamp) provided for connecting external motors
• POT function is switchable between Voltage or Internal Oscillator
• Built in Oscillator (2Hz to 55Hz), POT controlled, for driving step input (IP1)
• Built in Analogue control voltage [onboard POT controlled], (IP5)
• RS232 Connector (9pin D-type female) for connection to PC serial comms port
• Auto shutdown in the event of motor/wiring faults (indicated by Buzzer/Yellow LED)
• Gold test pin loops for IP1/2/3/4/5/Busy/Motor phase1/2/3/4/Motor+Ve and Scope GND
• Manual control buttons to Step(IP1), replay all(IP3) and replay sequence(IP4)
• Clock wise/Counter Clock wise selection switch
• HI/LO logic indicator LEDS for IP1/2/3/4/Busy
• Inputs IP1/2/3/4/5 available for connecting to external equipment
• Built in cooling fan to prevent overheating
• Motor Phase LEDS indicate the state (powered on/off) of the individual motor coils

The dev. system has a way of determining the position of the rotor by means of a pointer and markings on the PCB, scaled: 0 to 200 (steps), useful in determining that a motor has lost a step.

Development System Standard Package

• ES3000 Development System (with internal stepper motor)
• ES3000 Professional module (pre-installed)
• PC ISP (Interactive System Programmer)
• Manual & User Guides (CD)

Downloads

Download Tip! Documents are automatically installed with ES3000 ISP Program download option

ES3000 Development System User Guide V1.01		(1.01 Mb)
ES3000 User Guide V1.05		(1.20 Mb)
ES3000 Serial Communications Protocol V1.03		(276 kb)
ES3000 ISP Program (One Click Web-Install)		(3.14 Mb)
ES3000 ISP Program (Setup.Exe)		(7.47 Mb)

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