Installation
Magellan Motion Processer Developer’s Kit Manual
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If you are operating the DK card in standalone mode you must directly provide power to the card as shown in the
table below.
1.7.9.2
Power For The Amplifiers
Whether using Atlas amplifiers or another amplifier type you will need to apply power to the amplifiers. To do so,
carefully follow the instructions provided for your amplifier to safely connect power and make other necessary
connections such as ground or case/shield connections.
In the case of Atlas amplifiers the input voltage range is 12-56 volts. Consult the
Atlas Digital Amplifier User’s Manual
for additional information.
1.8
Applying Power
Once you have installed the Magellan Motion Processor Developer’ s Kit card in your PC and made the necessary
power and signal connections to your external amplifiers, motors, motor encoders, and other signals required for your
application, hardware installation is complete and the board is ready for operation.
Most systems will first power the Magellan DK card. Upon power up, the card will be in a reset condition. In this
condition the motor output signals provided by the DK card will send a “zero command” signal to the amplifier.
Next, amplifier power is enabled. After power is applied the motors should remain stationary. If the motors move or
jump, power down the card and check the amplifier and other connections. If anomalous behavior is still observed,
call PMD for application assistance.
1.9
Software Installation
Included in your developer’s kit are two CDROMs marked “Pro-Motion” and “Magellan SDK.” These CDs contain
software to exercise your board and source code that will enable you to develop your own motion applications. The
exercise software is designed to work with Windows XP or Windows 7.
If you have autorun enabled, the installation process will start when you insert the Pro-Motion CDROM. The
installation program will guide you through installing the software. Upon completion of the installation process, the
following components will be installed:
1
Pro-Motion – an application for communicating to and exercising the installed developer’s kit.
2
C-Motion – source code that can be used for developing your own motion applications based on the
Magellan Motion Processor. These files are installed in the “My Documents\PMD\MagellanSDK\C-
Motion” folder.
3
“PDF” versions of the developer’s kit manual, programmer’s reference and user’s guide. The Adobe
Acrobat Viewer is required for viewing these files. If the Adobe Acrobat Viewer is not installed on your
computer, you can download it from http://www.adobe.com.
4
Reference schematics from the Electrical Specifications manuals. These files are installed in the
“Schematics” folder, a sub-folder of the installation folder.
Signal
Connector
Description
+5V
J10
J10 is a two-signal (+5V, Gnd) jack-screw-style connector that
provides five volts to the DK card during standalone operation.
See
for location of J10 connector. Use a 1.0 Amp
supply or greater to ensure adequate power.