Difference between revisions of "Argon EXT connector"

Revision as of 11:37, 6 May 2015

Argon (servo drive) has an internal 6 pin header that is directly connected to the I/O side user programmable STM32F205RBT6 microcontroller. EXT connector has several purposes:

• MCU debugging port (SWD)
• Extension board connector (5V power supply and I/O & UART to extension board)
• Simulated encoder output port (i.e. output resolver position in quadrature format)

EXT connector is directly wired to microcontroller I/O pins without any protection devices (such as ESD clamp diodes, or resistors). Any misiring may cause permanent damage to the drive.

Damage caused through EXT connector is not covered by the warranty.

Pinout

Location of EXT connector

Pin numbering and default hardware peripheral names on MCU

Simulated encoder output

From Argon firmware 1.5.0 version, the default function of EXT connector is an simulated encoder output. The pins will output quadrature signals to represent the position changes on feedback device (encoder, resolver etc).

Features

• Output A,B,Z 3.3 volt signals
• Minimum output pulse length 1 µs (requirement for receiving device to accept count rate of 2 MHz)
• Output resolution is divided by 4 compared to the native resolution of the feedback device

Limitations

• Output has lots of jitter (will look ugly on oscilloscope)
• Index pulse has up to 1ms delay from the real index pulse location. EXT index pulse should be used for homing at very low speeds only (speed less than 1000 of feedback device counts per second)
• No ESD protection, external buffer or protection circuit highly recommended
• Maximum output count rate 300 000 counts/s

Pinout of encoder simulation

1. GND
2. 5V_OUT (leave unconnected if not needed)
3. A
4. B
5. Z (index)
6. Not in use, do not connect