Posted to News on 21st Mar 2007, 21:55
Stepper driver and motion controller has CANopen interface
IMS says it delivers 'Excellence in Motion' with unsurpassed performance and smoothness in its new CANopen MDrivePlus products that combine a technically advanced, highly integrated microstepping driver and motion controller with NEMA 17, 23 and 34 high-torque brushless DC motors and NEMA 34 and 42 brushless AC motors for compact packages that deliver holding torques from 22.6Ncm (32oz-in) for a single-stack size 17 to 1620Ncm (2294oz-in) for a double-stack size 42 AC motor.
Patented 2nd generation technology in the MDrivePlus delivers advanced current control flow through the motor, thereby significantly dampening resonance over the entire speed range and reducing audible noise. Up to eight +5 to +24 volt general-purpose I/O lines and an optional closed-loop configuration are available. Interface to the CANopen MDrivePlus is accomplished via a standard DB9 connector or a five-pin Euro circular industrial connector. A broad operating temperature range of –40 to +85degC provides long-life, trouble-free service in demanding environments.
CANopen MDrivePlus units communicate using CiA DS-301. Features include node guarding, a heartbeat producer, extended node identifier, SDOs and PDOs with variable mapping. The CAN bus is 2.0B active and is capable of all standard frequencies from 10kHz to 1MHz. Supported modes of operation include: Profile Position, Homing and Profile Velocity using DSP-402 specification and object dictionary. An optional dongle with IMS CANopen GUI is offered for ease of interface.
More details are available at www.imshome.com/canopen.html.
IMS UK Ltd (Intelligent Motion Systems)
25 Barnes Wallis Road
Segensworth East
PO15 5TT
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0)1489 889825
