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Excellence in Motion

•  Highly Integrated Microstepping Driver/ 

Intelligent Motion Controller with Optional 

Encoder/NEMA 34 High Torque 1.8° 

Brushless Step Motor

•  Advanced 2nd Generation Current 

Control for Exceptional Performance 

and Smoothness

•  Single Supply: 120 or 240 VAC
• Cost Effective
• Extremely Compact
•  High Positioning Accuracy
•  No Tuning Required
•  Stable at Low Speeds
•  No Dithering at Zero Speed
•  High Starting Torque
•  Allows for Greater Inertia Mismatch
•  Built-in Regeneration Circuitry
• Available Options:
  - Long Life Linear Actuators**

- Integral Optical Encoder for Closed  

 

 Loop Control

  - External/Remote Encoder (not supplied)    

  for Closed Loop Control

  -  Control Knob for Manual Positioning
  - Integrated Planetary Gearbox
  - IP65 Sealed Con

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 guration

- Linear Slide

•  Three Motor Lengths Available
•  Auxiliary Logic Power Supply Input
•  Up to 5 MHz Step Clock Rate
•  20 Microstep Resolutions up to

51,200 Steps Per Rev Including:

Degrees, Metric, Arc Minutes

•  Open or Optional Closed Loop Control
•  Programmable Motor Current
•  Up to Eight +24 VDC Tolerant I/O Lines, 

Sourcing or Sinking

•  One 10 Bit Analog Input Selectable: 0 to +5 

VDC, 0 to +10 VDC, 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA

•  RS-422/485 or Optional CANopen 

Communications

•  62 Software Addresses for Multi-Drop 

Communications

•  High Speed Position Capture Input or Trip 

Output

•  Electronic Gearing

**Consult Factory for Availability.

Optional communication protocols 

include CANopen. The CAN bus is 2.0B 

active (11 and/or 29 bit) and is capable 

of all standard frequencies from 10 kHz 

to 1 MHz. CANopen features include 

node guarding, heartbeat producer, 

SDOs and PDOs. Highlights include 

variable PDO mapping and extended 

node identi

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The MDrive34AC Plus

2

 Motion Control 

is available with optional closed loop 

control. This increases functionality by 

adding stall detection, position mainte-

nance and 

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 nd index mark. 

The closed loop con

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 guration is added 

via a 512 line (2048 edge) optical 

encoder with index mark, internal to the 

MDrive34AC so there is no increase in 

length. Or, for an expanded choice of 

line counts and resolutions, closed loop 

control is available with an interface 

to a remotely mounted user-supplied 

external encoder.

In addition to encoder options, the 

MDrive34AC Plus

2

 Motion Control has 

the capability of electronic gearing by 

following a rotary or linear axis at an 

electronically controlled ratio, or an 

output clock can be generated 

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the internal step clock.

A sealed version designed to meet 

IP65 speci

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 cations is also available. 

The sealed assembly allows the 

MDrive34AC to be used in environ-

ments where exposure to chemical, 

dust and liquids may occur.

Three rotary motor lengths are avail-

able as are linear actuators with long 

life Acme screw**.

In ter face con nec tions are ac com plished 

using standard industrial circular con-

nectors. And connectivity has never 

been easier with options ranging from 

all-inclusive QuickStart Kits

 to 

indi-

vidual interfacing cables

See pg 4. 

FEATURES

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mOTION CONTROL

DESCRIPTION

The 

MDrive34AC Plus2 Motion Control 

system of fers de sign ers a cost effec-

tive, full featured programmable motion 

con trol ler in te grat ed with a NEMA 34 high 

torque 1.8° brushless step motor and a 

microstepping driver operating at 120 or 

240 VAC.

Unsurpassed smoothness and perfor-

mance delivered by the MDrive34AC are 

achieved through IMS's advanced 2nd 

generation current control. By applying 

innovative techniques to control current 

fl

 ow through the motor, resonance is sig-

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 cantly dampened over the entire speed 

range and audible noise is reduced.

The MDrive34AC accepts a broad input 

voltage range from 95 to 264 VAC, deliv-

ering enhanced performance and speed. 

Oversized input capacitors are used to 

minimize power line surges, reducing 

problems that can occur with long cable 

runs and multiple drive systems. An ex-

tended operating range of –40° to +75°C 

provides long life, trouble free service in 

demanding environments.

The MDrive34AC Plus

2

 Motion Control 

system adds a versatile array of func tions 

by com bin ing a full featured pro gram -

ma ble mo tion controller with our com pact 

and cost ef fec tive MDrive34AC Micro-

stepping products, adding little cost and 

no increase in size. Stan dard of fer ings 

include up to 8 general pur pose I/O lines 

(sourcing or sinking) that operate to +24 

VDC, one 10 bit analog in put, electronic 

gearing, high speed position capture 

input/trip output, microstep res o lu tions up 

to 51,200 steps per rev o lu tion, 0 to 5 MHz 

step clock rate, and a full fea tured easy-

to-program in struc tion set.

The MDrive34AC Plus

2

 Motion Control 

system com mu ni cates over RS-422/485 

which al lows for point-to-point or multiple 

unit con 

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 g u ra tions utilizing one com mu -

ni ca tion port. Addressing and hard ware 

support multiple uniquely addressed units 

com mu ni cat ing over a single line.

Patent Pending

(with optional CANopen)

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