About
About the Devices
IDX 56 User Manual
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About the Devices
Capabilities of the
device, included
features.
maxon's «IDX 56» are compact, high-performance, IP 65-protected, brushless DC drives with either inte-
grated positioning controller or speed controller particularly suitable for the use in harsh environmental con-
ditions. They deliver up to 0.7 Nm of continuous torque and come in a wide range of configurable options
that allow full adaption to suit specific needs.
The IDX drives are designed to be commanded and controlled as a slave node in a CANopen or EtherCAT
network. They fully integrate into the maxon EPOS4 environment and possess outstanding position control
and speed control capabilities. Latest technology, such as field-oriented control (FOC), acceleration/velocity
feed forward in combination with highest control cycle rates and a broad range of other functionalities allow
sophisticated, ease-of-use motion or speed control. The IDX drives are available in different lengths and
various winding versions:
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IDX 56 Drive with Positioning Controller
56 mm square drive with integrated positioning controller and CANopen or EtherCAT interface
•
IDX 56 Drive with Speed Controller
56 mm square drive with integrated servo controller, I/O-commanded
The IDX drives come with an optionally available holding break which blocks the rotor while the drive is in
switched off state. Thereby, the break is designed as a holding brake during standstill and not as brake suit-
able for continual deceleration purposes.
For detailed information on the full range of functions, features, and usable modes, consult the additionally
available document
«IDX 56 Feature Chart».
The IDX drives are especially designed to suit high demands, such as in…
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Robotics
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Handling devices
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Equipment engineering
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Automation
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Special-purpose machinery engineering
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or similar products
The IDX drives may only be used as components in electrical equipment or machinery and may only be
commissioned as an integrated part of such equipment or machinery. Any other use is not permitted.
The IDX drives must be operated only within the limits specified in the present document.
For easier legibility, in the later course of this document naming of components will be as follows:
Table 1-4
Abbreviations
Short form
Meaning
EPOS4
hardware and/or firmware functionalities based on maxon EPOS4 platform
IDX
any type of IDX drive
IDX 56
any type of IDX 56 drive
IDX 56 CANopen
IDX drive with positioning controller and CANopen interface
IDX 56 EtherCAT
IDX drive with positioning controller and EtherCAT interface
IDX 56 I/O
IDX drive with speed controller and I/O interface
