IPG IX-6168-PS, Hardware Reference Manual

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Electronic and Computer Components
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Motion-Control Amplifiers
The electronics enclosure has room for as many as 12 motion-control amplifiers,
arranged in three banks of four and numbered as shown here:
Figure 65: Layout of Motion-Control Amplifiers
Each amplifier is one of four types, depending on the type of axis it controls:
Your system may not have all these types of amplifiers.
Amplifier Description
DC brushless servo
motor amplifier Supplies 72 VDC motor voltage for stages with brushless servo
motors and encoders
Powered stepmotor
amplifier Supplies 72 VDC motor voltage for standard stepmotors
IMS smart

stepmotor interface
Supplies TTL-level control signals and 24 VDC motor voltage for IMS
smart stepmotors
Low current step-
motor amplifier Supplies 24 VDC motor voltage for low current stepmotors
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
9
11
12
Space for additional amplifiers behind panel