P70360 Stepper Driver - COM1 Setup Problem

[random837461]

I have a P70360 Stepper Driver connected to a NI Stepper Motor.  When I connect it to power, a green status light turns on. 

I would like to configure the driver using the software rather than the DIP switches.  I downloaded the P7000 GUI/Firmware from the CD that came with the driver. I connected the driver to the computer using a serial connector.  I setup the COM1 settings with the settings from the manual.

When I pull up the P7000 Tools, it can not find the driver.

How do I configure the driver?  If I have to use the DIP switches, how do I test that its working before connecting it to a NI UMI board which connects to a NI Motion card?

[margasan]

Hello Random,

According to the KB linked below, you should be able to configure the driver using both options ( switches and software), can you tell me how did you installed the software / drivers? Do you received any error numbers?

Configuring the P7000 Series Stepper Drives for the Correct Motor

Warm regards

Mart G

[random837461]

I don't get any error messages. I installed the P7000 Tools from the CD that came with the driver. 

I did manage to get the DIP switches to work.  It is suggested that I use the P7000 Tools, so I would still like to know if there is a way to use them.

S1: 1

S2-1: Off

S2-2: On

S2-3: On

S2-4: On

S2-5: Off

S2-6: Off

S2-7: Off

S2-8: Off

S2-9: Off

S2-10: On

S2-11: On

S2-9: Off

[Kira_T]

Hi Random,

Are you able to see the device if you configure the dip switches as outline on page 7 of this manual?  It details the location of the dip switches for using the P7000 tools software.  

Thanks,

Kira T