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iPOS4803 Microdrive EtherCAT Technical Reference
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About This Manual
This book is a technical reference manual for:
Product Name
Part Number
Description
iPOS4803P
Microdrive EtherCAT
P020.001.E122
Pins version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®, hardware AxisID
P020.001.P122
Pins version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®
iPOS4803PE
Microdrive EtherCAT
P020.001.E322
Enhanced pins version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®, hardware AxisID
P020.001.P322
Enhanced pins version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®
iPOS4803S
Microdrive EtherCAT
P020.801.E222
Standalone version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®, hardware AxisID
P020.801.P222
Standalone version, 3A nominal, EtherCAT®
In order to operate the
iPOS4803
drives, you need to pass through 3 steps:
❑
Step 1
Hardware installation
❑
Step 2
Drive setup
using Technosoft
EasySetUp
software for drive commissioning
❑
Step 3
Motion programming
using one of the options:
❑
An
EtherCAT® master
0F
1
❑
The drives
built-in motion controller
executing a Technosoft Motion Language (
TML
) program
developed using Technosoft
EasyMotion Studio
software
❑
A
distributed control
approach which combines the above options, like for example a host calling
motion functions programmed on the drives in TML
This manual covers
Step 1
in detail. It describes the
iPOS4803
hardware including the technical data, the connectors
and the wiring diagrams needed for installation.
For
Step 2 and 3
, please consult the document
EasyMotion Studio
–
Quick Setup and Programming Guide.
For
detailed information regarding the next steps, refer to the related documentation.
Notational Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
•
iPOS4803
–
all products described in this manual
•
IU units
–
Internal units of the drive
•
SI units
–
International standard units (meter for length, seconds for time, etc.)
•
TML
–
Technosoft Motion Language
•
CoE
–
CAN application protocol over EtherCAT®
1
when using and iPOS4803 Microdrive