CLICK PLC with SureStep and Linear Actuator
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- This is a 30 minute video which has (most) of the steps to setup a linear actuator with Stepper motor, Surestep driver and Click PLC. If you have any questions - put them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer them.
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Thanks! Useful information as I'm about to buy one of the Sure Step motors. BTW I think the "problem" with the software is actually that the drive hardware sends out a short confirmation string with model and firmware revision when It's first powered up. The software is waiting to see that string to know the drive is connected. When you power cycle the drive it sends that string and the software then knows it's alive and connected.
To save money use a cheaper version of the stepper motor drive which takes pulses and use Arduino to generate those pulses, it does the job.
Another question Tim - what inductive prox did you use that mounts so nicely on the extrusion?
good video
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Good information Tim. AutomationDirect has four different SureStep Drivers. How did you determine what one to buy to match up to the OpenBuilds actuator? From what I can tell, Amperage and steps per rev is what changes on each SureStep Driver model.
Nevermind Tim - I watched it again and see you have the STP-DRV-4850 SureStep Driver
Can this programming of the Click PLC be used on any Click PLC?
Mr.Callinan- Great video, I am setting up a similar system from automation direct and I am having issues with multiple ASCII commands in 1 Send statement. Example: In your video you combine JS1,DI1, and CJ all in 1 send command. When I do this the driver and motor do not respond at all. If I seperate them into their own send commands it works great. Any tips on what I might be doing wrong?
Little late to the party but did you ever figure out how to send the commands together in one instruction? Thanks!
I need a video with the programming explained in the same manner. This is really the best resource and I'm so thankful.
the clicks now have high speed I/o :)
It is my understand that Click can only do HSI , not HS output, do you know of a guide that shows you how to do high speed output?
Thanks!
one to many cooks in the kitchen on this video.
Why don’t you know what step you are on? It’s pretty easy if you use a PLC to keep track of the counts and the step numbers, also you can implement some buttons to jog the carriage to the desired position, then record the positions executed.
If you get rid of that automationdirect stepper driver and go for a Nanotec make stepper with integrated controller and encoder, you can eliminate the PLC and the positioning calculations as well