Getting Started - Hardware🔗

Welcome to the Steinmetz HW - MC0-500 documentation.

This section should help you prepare your new MC0-500 unit for Getting Started - Software.

Mounting🔗

MC0-500 should be securely fastened to a rigid conductive surface. Use a flat surface, avoid any point loading as it could damage the integrated cooling plate.

MC0-500 is designed to be mounted via M5x0.80 fasteners. Both threaded and through hole mounting options are provided. The corresponding bolt pattern as viewed from the enclosure bottom is:

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The inner bolt pattern features threaded qty-4 M5x0.80 holes. The outer rectangular pattern features qty-4 ø5.3mm through holes. This allows for M5x0.80 bolts to be used in either orientation:

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The use of a threadlocker is strongly recommended when using the threaded holes.

A torque of 5 N-m is recommended for all fasteners.

For additional mechanical information refer to Mechanical.

Quickstart Harnessing🔗

The bare minimum required to run the unit is connecting all front-panel HV connections to the HV inputs and motor outputs. On the LV side, the following connections must be made:

  • LV ground (black wires with banana jack on provided harness)

  • +12 Vin (red wire with banana jack on provided harness)

  • CAN (green and yellow wires on provided harness)

  • Resolver (group of 3 sets of twisted pairs EXC, COS, SIN on provided harness) For additional information on pinout refer to Connectors.

Cooling should be attached and provided with 20 L/min of flow rate, and inlet temperatures should be limited to 60 °C for maximum performance.