SmoothStepper USB Manual - Revision history

AJ Quick: /* Using an External 5V Supply */

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‎Using an External 5V Supply

AJ Quick: /* Optimizing SmoothStepper Operation */

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‎Optimizing SmoothStepper Operation

AJ Quick: /* Configuring Mach3 */

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‎Configuring Mach3

AJ Quick: /* Configuring Mach3 */

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‎Configuring Mach3

AJ Quick: /* Configuring Mach3 */

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‎Configuring Mach3

AJ Quick: /* Configuring Mach3 */

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‎Configuring Mach3

AJ Quick: /* Configuring Mach3 */

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‎Configuring Mach3

AJ Quick: /* Windows 2000 */

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‎Windows 2000

AJ Quick: /* Windows Vista / 7 / 8 */

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‎Windows Vista / 7 / 8

AJ Quick: /* Windows Vista / 7 / 8 */

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‎Windows Vista / 7 / 8

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 Select external 5V by moving jumper JP4 (unfortunately the “JP4” designator is hidden by the large yellow capacitor) to the two terminals away from the USB connector. The middle pin of the three pins is the 5V for the board, and this is either jumpered to the USB 5V or the external 5V (screw terminals).
 The screw terminals are “pluggable”, that is, they may be unplugged from the board. The 11-pin terminal is actually composed of several 2 and 3-pin connectors, so don’t be alarmed if it starts to come apart as you pull it off. Also note that these connectors can be plugged onto their headers in one of two orientations. One is with the wires facing up, and one with them facing out.
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+The polarity of the external 5V is printed on the PCB in front of 2-terminal screw terminal. Ground is the terminal closest to the mounting hole. This is the only mounting hole of the four that connects to the ground of the circuit board (all the other holes do not connect to anything). Jumper JP5 right next to the hole connects this hole to the ground of the PCB. You may connect it as you see fit. If you connect the 5V with the correct polarity, the blue power LED will be lit. If not, no LEDs will be lit. Once you have the 5V connected properly, then you may proceed. If you are using the 5V from the USB, there is no way to connect it improperly.
-The polarity of the external 5V is printed on the PCB in front of 2-terminal screw terminal. Ground is the terminal closest to the mounting hole. This is the only mounting hole of the four that connects to the ground of the circuit board (all the other holes do not connect to anything). Jumper JP5 right next to the hole connects this hole to the ground of the PCB. You may connect it as you see fit. If you connect the 5V with the correct polarity, the blue power LED will be lit. If not, no LEDs will be lit. Once you have the 5V connected properly, then you may proceed. If you are using the 5V from the USB, there is no way to connect it improperly.
+<gallery>
 === Connect to a Breakout Board ===

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 There are two configuration screens for the SmoothStepper, both are found under the “PlugIn Control” pull-down menu.
-GRAPHIC
+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Plugin Control.jpg|700px|center]]
 The first, is a configuration screen for SmoothStepper communication with Mach3. It sets the amount of data that is sent from Mach3 to the SmoothStepper, and the maximum pulse frequency for each axis. Included also is the opportunity to configure the I/O configuration of the second port.
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+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Setup.jpg|center]]
 If in doubt, set the values to 4 MHz. The only drawback is that the motion might not be as smooth. But the SmoothStepper’s counters will not overflow.
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 The “Data Monitoring” screen shows the data flow between Mach3 and the SmoothStepper board.
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+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Device Status.jpg|center]]
 == Connecting the SmoothStepper to Your Machine ==

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 The strip of 11 green screw terminals is meant for encoders, but may be used as input pins, just the same as the pins on the two parallel ports. This port is number “3” when you make assignments in the Ports & Pins Config. Per the silk screen on the board, the Port 3 assignments are as follows:
-{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0px;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
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 ! Signal !! Port 3 Pin Number

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 The strip of 11 green screw terminals is meant for encoders, but may be used as input pins, just the same as the pins on the two parallel ports. This port is number “3” when you make assignments in the Ports & Pins Config. Per the silk screen on the board, the Port 3 assignments are as follows:
-{| class="wikitable" align="center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0px;"
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 ! Signal !! Port 3 Pin Number

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 The strip of 11 green screw terminals is meant for encoders, but may be used as input pins, just the same as the pins on the two parallel ports. This port is number “3” when you make assignments in the Ports & Pins Config. Per the silk screen on the board, the Port 3 assignments are as follows:
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable" align="center"
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 ! Signal !! Port 3 Pin Number

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 To make a clone of your settings go to your Mach3 folder and double click on Mach3.exe. The following dialog box will appear:
-[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 1.jpg|Click “Create Profile"]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 1.jpg|300px|right|Click “Create Profile"]]
 Mach3 will now load with your new profile. Since the SmoothStepper PlugIn has been installed in the Mach3/PlugIns file, Mach3 will display a dialog box asking you to choose a control device. Listed are all the control device PlugIns that are in the Mach3/PlugIns folder. Note that the name of the SmoothStepper PlugIn is the filename of PlugIn that you installed in the previous section. If you don’t see a choice for the SmoothStepper, return to the [[SmoothStepper_USB_Manual#Installing_Plug-In|Plugin Installation Section]] of this manual.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 2.jpg|In the “Clone From” window, select your current working profile. In the “New Profile Name” window, type in the name you want to use for your SmoothStepper profile. Click “OK”.]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 2.jpg|300px|right|In the “Clone From” window, select your current working profile. In the “New Profile Name” window, type in the name you want to use for your SmoothStepper profile. Click “OK”.]]
 You now have a new profile, with all your settings, ready to configure for SmoothStepper operation.
-[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 3.jpg|Highlight your new profile in the “Current Profile” window and click “OK”]]
+[[File:SmoothStepper Mach3 Profile 3.jpg|300px|right|Highlight your new profile in the “Current Profile” window and click “OK”]]
 The SmoothStepper PlugIn will now do most of the configuration automatically. When it is done you

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 <gallery>
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 1.jpg|
+File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 1.jpg|Click Next.
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 2.jpg|
+File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 2.jpg|Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 3.jpg|
+(recommended)”. Click “Next”.
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 4.jpg|
+File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 3.jpg|Choose “Specify a location”. Click “Next”.
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 5.jpg|
+File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows 2000 4.jpg|Click “Open”, and then Click “OK”. Click “Next”.
 </gallery>

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 File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 2.jpg|‎Select “I don’t have the disc” and click Next.
 File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 3.jpg|‎Click the “Browse” button and select the folder containing the SmoothStepper drivers.
-File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 4.jpg|‎Select “Install this driver software anyway”. This
+File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 4.jpg|‎Select “Install this driver software anyway”. This warning is because the driver is not digitally signed.
 File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 5.jpg|‎The drivers will install.
 File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 6.jpg|‎‎Upon successful installation you will see this dialog box.

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	After extracting the files, close all programs. Connect the smooth stepper board to your computer using the USB cable provided. You should see a blue “power on” LED illuminate on the SmoothStepper board. There will also be a steady red LED indicating the firmware is not yet loaded in the SmoothStepper.		After extracting the files, close all programs. Connect the smooth stepper board to your computer using the USB cable provided. You should see a blue “power on” LED illuminate on the SmoothStepper board. There will also be a steady red LED indicating the firmware is not yet loaded in the SmoothStepper.
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		+	<gallery>
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 1.jpg\|Select “Locate and install driver software (recommended)”
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 2.jpg\|‎Select “I don’t have the disc” and click Next.
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 3.jpg\|‎Click the “Browse” button and select the folder containing the SmoothStepper drivers.
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 4.jpg\|‎Select “Install this driver software anyway”. This
		+	warning is because the driver is not digitally signed.
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 5.jpg\|‎The drivers will install.
		+	File:SmoothStepper USB Install Windows Vista 6.jpg\|‎‎Upon successful installation you will see this dialog box.
		+	</gallery>

	== Installing Plug-In ==		== Installing Plug-In ==