National Instruments UMI-7764 User Manual

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UMI Accessory User Guide 2 www.natinst.comIntroductionThe UMI products are connectivity accessories you can use with yourmotion control boards for up to four or six axes of simultaneous orindependent control. Ideally suited to industrial and laboratoryapplications, UMI accessories connect power supplies, servo amplifiersor stepper drivers, motors, encoders, and limit switches to NationalInstruments plug-in motion control boards.A UMI accessory simplifies field wiring with separate encoder, limitswitch, and amplifier/driver terminal blocks per axis. All terminal blocksare industry standard and do not require any special tools for wireinstallation. The UMI accessory connects to the motion controller via asingle interface cable. The UMI accessory has a host bus monitor powerinterlock that automatically disables the amplifiers if the host computer isshut down or the interface cable is disconnected.The UMI-4A and UMI-Flex4 come with an integrated DIN-rail mountingbase. The UMI-Flex6 is encased in metal and comes with attached rubberfeet for desktop use; a DIN-rail mounting kit is available separately. TheUMI-7764 is encased in a metal box with a hinged lid and comes withattached rubber feet for desktop use.Note Throughout this document, overlined text indicates that a signal is active-low.What You Need to Get StartedTo set up and use your UMI accessory, you will need the following items:q One of the following UMI accessories:– UMI-7764– UMI-4A– UMI-Flex6– UMI-Flex4q Universal Motion Interface (UMI) Accessory User Guide