PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1

PIEZO ASSIST MOTOR CONTROLLER
PAMC-104
OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL(Ver0.2)

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Overview ........................................................................................................................ 3

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Composition .................................................................................................................. 3

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Dimensions..................................................................................................................... 3

4Operation Manual......................................................................................................... 45

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

PAMC-104 Parts....................................................................................................... 4
PAM-RC100 Parts .................................................................................................... 5Controlling from PC ................................................................................................ 6
Controlling Using Serial Communication With TeraTerm ................................... 124.5

Controlling using PAM-RC100 .............................................................................. 14

Cautions During Handling .......................................................................................... 142023.1.5 First edition
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1 Overview
This driver is specifically designed for driving Piezo Assist Motor (PAM). By using RS232C
protocol or tool like TeraTerm, the PAM can be driven. A ready-made software is included withthe driver to send command to PAMC-104 through RS232C.

2 Contents
The product contains the following items.
① PAMC-104 Driver ････････････････････････････････････････････････････

1② PAM-RC100 Driver (Not included, sold separately) ･････････････････････････

1③ USB Conversion Cable ････････････････････････････････････････････････

1④ D-SUB Conversion Cable･････････････････････････････････････････････

1⑤ SMB Cable ････････････････････････････････････････････････････････

4⑥ Instruction Manual

1･･････････････････････････････････････････････････⑦ CD (Software Installer)･･･････････････････････････････････････････････

3 Dimensions
The dimension of the driver is as follows.
PAMC-104
External Dimensions：142（W）× 180（D）× 41（H）mm
PAM-RC100
External Dimensions：103（W）× 78（D）× 30（H）mm

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4 Operation Manual
4.1 PAMC-104 Parts<Front Panel>①②③④①[Power] : Switch to turn on/off the driver.

②[Axis1] : SMB output terminal for Ch1. (Connect to PAM)③

[Axis2] : SMB output terminal for Ch2. (Connect to PAM)④

[Axis3] : SMB output terminal for Ch3. (Connect to PAM)⑤

[Axis4] : SMB output terminal for Ch4. (Connect to PAM)

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1<Rear Panel>⑥⑦⑧⑨⑥ [RS232 D-sub male] : Connection port for controlling from PC.
⑦ [RS232 D-sub female] : Connection port for controlling manually. (Connect toPAM-RC100）⑧ [CASE GND]

: Ground terminal of the case.

⑨ [DC+24V]: DC power terminal.

4.2 PAM-RC100 Parts⑩⑪5⑫

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1⑬⑩[Frequency]: Frequency Control (0 ~ 1500 Hz)⑪[Channel]: Channel selection (Ch1 ~ Ch4)⑫[Direction±]: Rotation direction control.

⑬[RS232 D-sub female]: Connection port for controlling manually. (Connect toPAMC-104）

4.3 Controlling from PC１）ConnectionA）Confirm that the power switch located in front of the driver is switched off.
B）Connect power supply to the power terminal at the back of the driver.
C）Connect the PC to the D-sub terminal of the driver. Use USB conversion cable.
D）Use SMB cable to connect PAM to each channel.
※Use only the attached cables for connection between PAMC-104 and PAM.
Precaution when using cables⚫

Please use only the attached cable to connect the driver and PAM.

⚫

In case the SMB cable is unable to connect to the PAM connector or PAMC-104
connector, check if there are any foreign materials inside the connector. Take caution
as the cable or then connector may be damaged if forcibly inserted.

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1２）Operation
A）Check the connection per instructions in 1).
B）Switch on the POWER switch.
C）Open the software for PAMC-104. Select the desired channel and output.

３）Opening the software<Software Window >

⑮

⑭⑯⑱⑰⑳

⑲㉑㉒㉓7㉔

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1⑭[Port#]: Display the connection port.

⑮[Connect]: Open port selection window.

⑯[Status]: Display the connection status of driver to the PC.

⑰[Pulse/Sec]: Specifies number of output pulse per second.

⑱[Channel Selection]: Select channel.

⑲[# of Pulses]⑳[Pulse/Continuous] : Change the output mode.

㉑[+]: + Rotation direction.

㉒[-]: - Rotation direction.

㉓[Stop]: Stop operation.

㉔[Exit]: Close the software.

: Set number of times to drive.

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1<Port Selection Window>※Please confirm the port connected to the USB cable in device manager before selecting.
The communication setting is as shown below.

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1<Window after successful connection between PC and driver>

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PAMC-104 Operation Instruction Manual Ver0.1<Window after exiting the software>※To reconnect to the driver:
Click the button

to reconnect.

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4.4 Controlling Using Serial Communication With TeraTerm1) Settings for communication between PAMC-104 and PC.
・Interface: Tera Term・Baud rate

: 115200bps

・Data bit: 8bit・Parity: None・Stop bit: 1bit

・Flow control: None・New-line: CR+LF・Local: CheckEcho2) Command to operate driver (All letters are in capital)①Connection Check command-Command to confirm connection between PAM-104 and PC.

Command line:
CON
Example:CONOK②

Drive Command:-

Command to drive output with frequency, number of pulses and axis.

Command line:
NR/RR-〇〇〇〇-△△△△-☆
（No hyphen is needed when typing command）
Example:（To control Axis 1：Drive PAM in clockwise direction with 1500HZ, 10pulses）
NR15000010A
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Stop Command-Stop the driving operation.

Command line：
S
Example：SFIN
Parameter：
NR/RR: PAM drive direction(NR: Clockwise direction, RR: Anti-clockwise direction)〇〇〇〇:Frequency (1 ~ 1500 Hz）△△△△:Drive count (0000 ~ 9999 Pulses) (0000: Continuous drive)☆

:Output channel (A~D) (Axis1: A, Axis2: B, Axis3: C, Axis4: D )Message list:
Display Message

OKCommand received properlyFIN

Driving operation ended

ERROR

Wrong command

BUSY

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4.5 Controlling using PAM-RC100
Connect PAM-RC100 to PAMC-104 using the included cables (Female D-SUB－FemaleD-SUB)-

Push the jog switch (Direction±) towards + to drive PAM into + direction.

-

Push the jog switch (Direction±) towards - to drive PAM into - direction.

5 Cautions During Handling
1. Please read and understand the Operation Instruction Manual before usage.
2. Only experienced technician should handle the driver.
3. Do not disassemble or modify the driver.
4. Do not use the driver near any flammable materials or locations with high moisture orhumidity.
5. Turn off the driver power supply if abnormal smell, noises, overheating, heat dissipation aredetected.
6. Do not turn on the driver after dropping or applying shock to driver.
7. Do not touch the PAM during operation.
8. Do not operate with wet hands.

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