G
‐
MAS
–
Gold
Maestro
Software
User’s
Manual
Software
User
Manual
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2
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7
The
Gold
Line
demo
suitcase
includes
two
Gold
line
digital
servo
drives
connected
to
the
G
‐
MAS
over
EtherCAT
while
the
SimplIQ
Line
demo
suitcase
includes
two
SimplIQ
drives
connected
to
the
G
‐
MAS
over
the
CAN
bus.
Therefore,
the
examples
provided
within
this
manual
are
adjusted
to
either
configuration,
whether
Gold
or
SimplIQ
demo
system,
and
is
mentioned
within
each
example.
However,
not
all
examples
may
work
for
a
different
system
configuration.
It
is
therefore
recommended
to
consider
purchasing
of
a
demo
suitcase
(Gold
or
SimplIQ,
depending
on
your
needs)
for
conveniently
practicing
this
manual’s
examples.
Please
address
your
local
Elmo’s
sales
channel
to
order
a
demo
suitcase.
If
you
prefer
to
use
your
own
system
for
practicing
this
manual’s
examples,
you
will
need
to
slightly
modify
them
according
to
the
structure
of
your
own
system.
Use
the
guidelines
described
within
the
following
the
table
to
properly
modify
this
manual’
examples.
Your
System
Structure
Necessary
modifications
for
examples
written
for
CAN
Necessary
modifications
for
examples
written
for
EtherCAT
G
‐
MAS
with
2xSimplIQ
drives
over
CANbus
None
Resource
file
that
represents
the
system.
Should
call
the
GetCommStatistics()
API
in
order
to
check
that
the
network
setup
is
OK.
This
is
instead
of
NetworkInfo()
which
is
for
CAN.
Change
operation
mode
to
Cyclic
Position
mode
and
not
Interpolated
Position.
G
‐
MAS
with
1xSimplIQ
drive
over
CANbus
New
resource
file.
Or
change
the
second
axis
to
virtual
mode.
As
above
plus
the
changes
to
the
left
for
the
single
axis.
G
‐
MAS
with
NxSimplIQ
drives
over
the
CAN
bus
(N>2)
As
above
As
above
G
‐
MAS
with
2xGold
drives
over
the
CAN
bus
Currently,
we
use
interpolation
mode,
as
defined
in
DS402
ver.
II.
The
new
standard
uses
cyclic
position
instead.
Currently,
we
use
interpolation
mode,
as
defined
in
DS402
ver.
II.
The
new
standard
uses
cyclic
position
instead.
