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Earth bonding scheme

Generic UCC and dual SPA earth bonding scheme

PH20 interconnection diagram

SPA3 and UCC T5 interconnection diagram

Key

Description

1

PH20 orange head cable

2

CAT 5E 300 mm cable (supplied)

3

16 / 0.2 mm earth connection

4

MCU connection

5

CAT 5E ethernet cable (5 m cross-over cable supplied) to host PC

6

24 V power supply (supplied)

7

24 V - 80 V power supply (not supplied)

Cable connections

The cable connection to the head uses a standard 15-way high-density D connector. The cable should be connected and terminated as detailed below. It is mandatory that the Renishaw universal machine cable is used.

Various lengths of cable are available and include pre-crimped options for ease of installation.

The following image shows the pin numbers for each connector end view of the Renishaw universal machine cable.

Renishaw universal high speed machine cable pin numbers


15-way HDD socket pin number (quill)Function Core colour 15-way D plug pin number (controller)

11

Comms D+

Green

1

2

0 V

Black

2

1

Comms U+

Orange

3

7

0 V

White

4

13

Motor B0

Blue

5

3

+20 V

Red

6

4

Motor A2

Grey

7

10

Motor A0

Pink

8

9

0 V

Inner screen *

9

12

Comms D-

Green / black

10

6

Comms U-

Orange / black

11

8

+20 V

Clear

12

14

Motor B1

Violet

13

15

Motor B2

Yellow

14

5

Motor A1

Brown

15

Shell

Outer screen

Shell


* NOTE: In pre-crimped cables this will be yellow / green.

Ensure that the inner screen is not shorted to the outer screen at either end of the cable. A short can be prevented by using a small piece of heatshrink or other suitable method.

Preparation of Renishaw universal machine cable for quill mounted systems

Kabelanschlus für PH20 Pinolenadapter

Preparation of Renishaw universal machine cable for shank mounted systems

Zakończenie kabla na łączniku chwytu PH20

Temperature compensation connector

Temperature compensation connector

Pin numberChannelPin numberChannel
1 Channel 1 input 20 Channel 1 return
2 Channel 2 input 21 Channel 2 return
3 Channel 3 input 22 Channel 3 return
4 Channel 4 input 23 Channel 4 return
5 Channel 5 input 24 Channel 5 return
6 Channel 6 input 25 Channel 6 return
7 Channel 7 input 26 Channel 7 return
8 Channel 8 input 27 Channel 8 return
9 Channel 9 input 28 Channel 9 return
10 Channel 10 input 29 Channel 10 return
11 Channel 11 input 30 Channel 11 return
12 Channel 12 input 31 Channel 12 return
13 Channel 13 input 32 Channel 13 return
14 Channel 14 input 33 Channel 14 return
15 Channel 15 input 34 Channel 15 return
16 Channel 16 input 35 Channel 16 return
17 Reserved 36 Reserved
18 Reserved 37 Reserved
19 Reserved Shell GND

The thermistors for each channel connects between the CH input and CH return numbers. The return signals are NOT zero volts and MUST NOT be connected to any zero volt signal, GND or screen.

NOTE: For more information regarding the set up and usage of axis and work piece sensors, please read the temperature compensation page of this installation guide.