Documentation Structure - maxon motor EPOS2 Module 36/2 Hardware Reference Manual

2 Introduction
The present document provides you with information on the EPOS2 Module 36/2 Positioning Control-
ler's hardware. It contains...
maxon motor control's EPOS2 Module 36/2 is a small-sized, full digital, smart motion controller. It is des-
ignated for the use as plug-in module in customer-specific motherboards for single axis or multi axes
motion control systems. Due to its flexible and high efficient power stage, the EPOS2 Module 36/2
drives brushed DC motors with digital encoder as well as brushless EC motors with digital Hall sensors
and encoder.
The sinusoidal current commutation by space vector control offers the possibility to drive brushless EC
motors with minimal torque ripple and low noise. The integrated position, velocity and current control
functionality allows sophisticated positioning applications. The EPOS2 Module 36/2 is especially
designed being commanded and controlled as a slave node in a CANopen network. In addition, the unit
can be operated via any USB (external transceiver necessary) or RS232 interface.
Find the latest edition of the present document, as well as additional documentation and software to the
EPOS2 Module 36/2 Positioning Controller also on the Internet: www.maxonmotor.com
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Documentation Structure

The present document is part of a documentation set. Please find below an overview on the documenta-
tion hierarchy and the interrelationship of its individual parts:
Figure 2-1
maxon motor control
EPOS2 Positioning Controller
EPOS2 Module 36/2 Hardware Reference
• performance data and specifications,
• information on connections and pin assignment and
• wiring examples.
Documentation Structure
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Document ID: rel7050
Edition: May 2017
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