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This is the official and latest setup guide of Argon (servo drive). Read it through before attempting to operate Argon.

NOTE: This guide attempts to be as complete and precise as humanly possible, however it can never be perfect. Writers of this guide are not responsibe lf possible damages or losses caused by mistakes or lacks of this guide.

IMPORTANT: Argon drive should be installed and operated only by qualified electricians. Dangerous voltages and mechanics are involved and possiblity of severe injury or even death is possible in case of installation or usage errors.

CURRENT STATUS: This guide is work in progress and should not be followd until this notice has been removed.

Argon introduction

Argon is a servo motor drive designed by Granite Devices. If you are not familiar with the features and specifications of the drive, see following articles:

• Argon (servo drive) - overview & features
• Argon specifications - electrical, physical and operating condition specs

Preparations

Setup process overview

The setup process is straightforward and kept as understandable as possible. In short the process goes as follows:

1. Power up drive's logic voltage and test connection to Granity Argon setup software
2. Make all necessary wiring to motor, AC mains and controller
3. Once wired, connect again with Granity to make paramerization & servo tuning
4. Finalize setup

In case of troubles, refer to troubleshooting chapter and articles in troubleshooting category

What you will need?

Items needed during this guide:

• Argon drive
• SimpleMotion V2 USB adapter
• 2 or more RJ45 Ethernet cables (Cat 5/5e/6, straight connection, not cross linked)
• Emergencency stop button (normally closed NC type) or equivalent
• Regulated 24 VDC power supply, output capability at least 0.7A per drive
• Servo motor
• Shielded AC power conductors

Optional but highly recommended items:

• Braking resistor
• Ferrite core EMI filters
• AC line EMI filter

Tools needed:

• Screwdriver
• Wire cutter
• Windows computer

Step 1, testing connection to computer

Step 2, wiring

Step 3, paramerization

Setting basic parameters

Servo tuning

Step 4, finalization

Troubleshooting

Led blinking sequences