First off, I am pretty new to all of this and am trying to learn so forgive if I don't seem to know exactly what I am talking about lol. Here is a basic rundown of my project:
I am building a peristaltic pump run by a Teknic Clearpath CPM-MCPV-3432S-RLN digital brushless servo motor. I am pumping a viscous fluid into a 4 containers with different volumes. I am looking for help approaching this project. I need help wiring this motor to the arduino and help picking a way to control it. The best solutions as far as I can see would be to use a 4 way switch (one setting for each of the 4 volumes) and a switch to engage the program/motor.
Here is a youtube video of a very similar project:
I am not experienced with the LCD screen yet but would love to eventually incorporate that into this project as well.
I have a few arduino starter kits and have done small projects with smaller servos using 4 wires. The clearpath servo has 6 and seems much more complex. I would GREATLY appreciate any help or guidance on an idea of how to start building this circuit, what kind of switch, PLC, arduino, or other control device would be appropriate, and general thoughts.
Thanks for taking the time to read and let me know any other necessary information that I may have left out
It looks quite straightforward. You might not even need an Arduino, the motor is smart enough to be operated by switches, e.g. a 4 way rotary switch to set the volume, and a push switch to start.
If you use Arduino, I would probably try the "pulse burst positioning" first, as that it is quite flexible.
In both cases, you will need to run the Clearpath software to configure the motor first.
To connect the motor to Arduino, connect digital outputs on Arduino to Enable+, InputA+ and InputB+. The Enable-, InputA- and InputB- signals should be connected to ground on your Arduino.
mikb55:
Have you already spent $350 on purchasing one of these motors?
If so why?
Is this a student project where you are expected to do the work?
Yes, the motor is already purchased. This is not a school project more of just a hobby for me building different things. I got this one in particular because I thought it was really cool lol. I am a mechanical engineer by trade but a lot of this electronics stuff is new for me.
bobcousins:
It looks quite straightforward. You might not even need an Arduino, the motor is smart enough to be operated by switches, e.g. a 4 way rotary switch to set the volume, and a push switch to start.
If you use Arduino, I would probably try the "pulse burst positioning" first, as that it is quite flexible.
In both cases, you will need to run the Clearpath software to configure the motor first.
To connect the motor to Arduino, connect digital outputs on Arduino to Enable+, InputA+ and InputB+. The Enable-, InputA- and InputB- signals should be connected to ground on your Arduino.
Thank you for the advice! I am looking for a suitable 4 way switch and push switch. When I have them in my hands ill try to draw out wiring diagram to see if I can figure out how to connect them exactly... I have watched all the videos about the clearpath and you are right. I think the motor could do it by itself, however I would also like to learn more about arduino in general throughout this project and possibly add some versitility to maybe run the program at more settings or add additional functionality to the pump system down the road. Thanks so much for your response!!
