Latest revision as of 13:19, 7 January 2022

Unity2 CNC Controller

Whats New?

• Second Parallel Port adding 17 additional I/O for a total of 34
• A Set of Relay Contacts on the back panel, and an additional internal relay
• Front panel MPG jog pendant connector
• Connectors for Laser, ATLaS, Z-puck, and touch probe

Save time and money by having your stepper motor driver kit professionally wired and installed with the new Unity2 Controller - the only CNC control system you will ever need!

• Expandable to your needs, versatile, and flexible.
• Can be used for 2, 3, 4, or 5 axis systems.
• Get it with or without motors
• Motors are pre-wired with 6 Feet of 5-Conductor 22Gauge Motor Wire and XLR connectors

Have a look inside:

• 40Volt (110VAC Input) Linear Power Supply for the fastest motor operation
• Professionally wired, installed, mounted and tested electronics
• 5 Drivers, Breakout Board, IDC cables, and wired connector ports
• Full Enclosure with Power switch, fan, and fuses.
• Modular and organized

Driver System:

The Unity2 CNC Controller includes 5 4.2amp MondoStep Bipolar Drivers, giving you versatility. Have a machine with two motors driving the gantry? No problem. You will still have a spare back-up driver for high-reliability, or use the spare for a rotary axis, and still be able to swap it over as a backup in case you have a driver failure in a high-reliability production environment. Mircostep settings are defaulted to 1/4 step (microstep setting of 4) but can be changed using the dip switches and corresponding key printed on the driver.

Breakout Board:

Custom PBX-BB stacked with our pendant interface card.

Integrated back panel includes:

• Connections for up to 5 motors
• Connector for limit switches
• Connector for E-Stop.
• Earth ground connection for improved EMI protection
• Auxilary 5v logic output that can drive an accessory like the powerswitch Tail II or other speed controller like the C6 spindle speed control board or SuperPID.
• IEC power connections for the primary power and the router control relay.
• Built in PWM to 0-10VDC analog signal interface for spindle speed control to a VFD or SuperPID.
• PBX-MX Dual Parallel/USB breakout board
• Two AC inputs
• Color coded

A: AC INPUT - Primary power input for power supply.

B: AC INPUT - Power input here is switched by relay to the (C) ROUTER output.

C: ROUTER - Connect to the 110VAC 3-prong power cable from the machine harness. On-screen spindle controls, as well as M3/M5 g-codes will control this output. When a VFD spindle is used instead of a router, this outlet can be used with for a shop vac and is controlled by M8/M9. This relay is controlled by parallel port pin 14.

D: USB - Connect to USB connector on PC. Powers the logic supply of the board.

E: PARALLEL PORT - Connect to the primary (built onto the motherboard) DB-25 connector on the PC.

F, G, H, I: MOTOR CONNECTIONS - Connect to each of the labeled motor connections from the machine harness.

J: A-AXIS - For optional rotary axis.

K: VFD - Connect to 3pin VFD pigtail for speed control of a VFD spindle.

L: LIMITS - Connect to the 8-pin limit switch connector from the machine harness.

M: E-STOP - Connect to the 2-pin e-stop connector from the machine harness.

N: EARTH GND - It is recommended that the machine is grounded to earth. Connect the two black wires from the machine harness to this connection. If using a VFD, ground the machine frame to the VFD earth ground terminal instead. Additional earth grounding may be necessary when working with certain spindles or certain types of materials that may cause excess EMI or static electricity.

O: AUX -/+ - This is a 5V logic level signal that can be connected to a PowerSwitch Tail or other 5V@20mA relay circuit. This signal is controlled by the flood coolant controls in the software (M8/M9). The AUX output shares parallel port pin 16 with the VFD 0-10V signal, so it is only used if you are NOT using the VFD output.

File:Unity2 connections.pdf

Pin-Out

PARPORT0	1) A Dir	10) X Limit
	2) X Step	11) Y1 Limit
	3) X Dir	12) Y2 Limit
	4) Y1 Step	13) Z Limit
	5) Y1 Dir	14) Spindle Relay
	6) Z Step	15) E-stop
	7) Z Dir	16) PWMSpindle/AUX
	8) Y2 Step	17) A Step
	9) Y2 Dir	18-25) GND

PARPORT1	1) P_LED	10) 100X SEL
	2) MPG-A	11) PROBE
	3) MPG-B	12) E-STOP 2
	4) X SEL	13) Z PROBE
	5) Y SEL	14) LASER PWM
	6) Z SEL	15) TOOL SENSOR
	7) A SEL	16) RELAY 2
	8) 1x SEL	17) RELAY 3
	9) 10X SEL	18-25) GND

ESTOP	1) Pin 15
	2) GND

LIMITS	1) X Limit (Pin 10)
	2) GND
	3) Y1 Limit (Pin 11)
	4) GND
	5) Y2 Limit (Pin 12)
	6) GND
	7) Z Limit (Pin 13)
	8) GND

VFD	1) 24V in from VFD
	2) GND
	3) 0-10V

MOTOR	1) B-
	2) B+
	3) NC
	4) A+
	5) A-