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iPOS4803 Microdrive EtherCAT Technical Reference
3.16.2 iPOS4803S (SW1 settings)
The iPOS4803 Microdrive drives support all EtherCAT standard addressing modes. In case of device addressing
mode based on node address, the iPOS4803 Microdrive drives sets the
EtherCAT register called “
configured station
alias
address
”
with its AxisID value. The AxisID can be changed to a value between 1 and 255 using EasySetUp or
EasyMotion Studio from the “Drive Setup” dialogue.
The AxisID on iPOS4803S (P020.801.E222) can be set also by hardware with the SW1 switch.
Figure 62
Axis ID pins for EtherCAT (P020.801.E222 only)
SW1
–
Position 4
SW2
AxisID
OFF
OFF
255, the EtherCAT register called
“configured station alias” will be 0
OFF
ON
1
ON
OFF
128
ON
ON
129
Figure 63
Axis ID selection for EtherCAT (P020.801.E222 only)
Remarks:
1. The drive axis/address number is set when H/W is selected in Drive Setup under AxisID field or when the Setup
is invalid.
2. When Axis ID is 255, the EtherCAT
register called “configured station alias” will be 0.
3. All pins are sampled at power-up, and the drive is configured accordingly.