Technosoft 2017
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iPOS4808 BX-CAT-STO Technical Reference
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About This Manual
This book is a technical reference manual for:
Product Name
Part Number
Description
iPOS4808 BX-CAT-STO
P027.314.E221
Standard version that can support a differential encoder
on Feedback #1, EtherCAT®, STO input
P027.314.E721
Can support linear halls on Feedback #1, EtherCAT®,
STO input
In order to operate the
iPOS4808
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
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
iPOS4808
hardware including the technical data, the connectors
and the wiring diagrams needed for installation.
For Step 2 and 3, please consult the document
iPOS Dual Loop drives Software reference
( 091.027.DL.Software.xxxx)
. It also includes the scaling factors between the real SI units and the drive internal units.
For detailed information regarding the next steps, refer to the related documentation.
Notational Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
•
iPOS4808
– 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.)
•
STO
– Safe Torque Off
•
TML
– Technosoft Motion Language
•
CoE
– CAN application protocol over EtherCAT®
Trademarks
EtherCAT®
is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH,
Germany.
