Aerotech MPG Handwheel Pendant

Introduction

The MPG(Manual Pulse Generator) input device for the A3200 and Ensemble

provides the capability to manually fine-position up to six axes.

l Six axis selector switch (Axis Select)

l Three position distance multiplier switch, x1. x10 and x100 (Distance

Multiplier)

l Emergency stop switch for user provided ESTOP circuit (ESTOP)

l 400 countper revolution handwheel (100x4)

l User programmable from within AeroScript, AeroBasic, or a G-Code program

l Dead-man,thumb-operated safety switch (ENABLE)

l Programmatically activated (or manually from the software)

Emergency Stop Connections

The emergency stop (ESTOP) switch on the MPG can be connected in series

with the user-supplied ESTOP and Safe Torque Off (STO) circuit.

There are two normally-closed switch contacts: ESTOP NC1 and ESTOP NC2.

Refer to drive hardware manual for ESTOP switch connection information.

Refer to the drive sub-sections for specific wire colors.

Aerotech provides an ESTOP bypass connector that you can connect to the

adapter cable. The bypass plug will close the user’s ESTOP circuit and allow

the machine to operate without the MPG.

Connect the MPG to the Automation1 XC4/XC4e

The drive (iXC4. XC4. iXC4e, or XC4e) must be equipped with the-IO option.

Connect to the AUX I/O and DIGITAL IN 1 connectors and use digital input

bits 0 through 8. The handwheel uses the auxiliary encoder input channel.