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Active Robots - ES3000 Stepper Motor Controller


Easy Step 3000 Stepper Driver Board
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Easy-Step™ 3000 Advanced Stepper Motor Controller

The Easy-Step™ 3000 (ES3000) is an advanced feature rich stepper motor drive and control system that will support unipolar stepper motors up to 35V and 3 Amps per phase.

Its small physical size makes it ideal for incorporating in robots and other industrial control equipment.

Product Code: ES3PRO
Easy-Step™3000 Professional

£60.00  (Inc VAT £70.50) Qty STATUS: In Stock

Features

  • Small footprint only 63.6 x 26.4 mm
  • Up to 35Volts and 3 Amp per phase
  • Drive Unipolar Stepper Motors in Full 2 Phase, Full 1 Phase and Half Step
  • Easy to use Command Set
  • 4 Modes of operation:

  • - Direct Command Set (via PC serial comms)
    - Slave/Remote - Pulse Mode (Step and direction pin inputs)
    - Voltage Mode (Analogue Voltage pin input)
    - Teach Mode (via PC serial comms)
  • Store and Replay Facility (Pro Version Only)
  • Smooth Acceleration
  • Selectable Pull in rate and Maximum step rate
  • Adjustable ramp time to suit varying loads/motors/operating voltages
  • Separate winding supplies to allow "forcing" resistors
  • On board 5V regulator for logic power supply
  • RS232 and TTL logic level data IN⁄OUT
  • Built-in Demonstration Routine
  • PC Based program "EASY STEP™ ISP" to allow setting up/control of motors
  • 5V logic supply available for external potentiometer (10mA Max)
  • Status/Mode/Power LED
  • Industry Standard 0.1" (2.54mm) Gold Plated Connectors
  • Current position register +⁄– 100,000,000,000 steps
  • Home and mark position registers
  • Absolute and Relative move commands
  • Busy logic output
  • Stop with motor coils On or Off

Easy-Step™ 3000 Package

  • ES3000 Stepper Motor Controller
  • PC Serial Communications Lead
  • Logic Supply Battery Snap
  • PC ISP (Interactive System Programmer)
  • User Reference Guide
  • Serial Communications Protocol
See ISP Program Screenshots below

ISP Screenshots ( 1 ) Main ( 2 ) PC Control ( 3 ) Pot Mode ( 4 ) Slave Mode ( 5 ) Teach Mode ( 6 ) About

Downloads

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

ES3000 User Guide V1.05 Download PDF (1.19 Mb)
ES3000 Serial Communications Protocol V1.03 Download PDF (276 kb)
FAQ ES3000 Download PDF (76 kb)
ES3000 ISP Program (One Click Web-Install) Installshield Download (3.58 Mb)
ES3000 ISP Program (Setup.Exe) Installshield Download (7.64 Mb)

Download Assistance: To download a document, either left click on the text link adjacent to the document, or right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" then choose a destination on your computer for the document. A free Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from Adobe (size 8.5Mb - about 30 minute download on a 56k modem)

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