Hardware Installation; Connecting The Imotioncube To The Io Board; Mounting/Using Instructions For Different Power Levels; Using The Imotioncube As A Starter Kit With Low Currents (Max 2A) - Technosoft IO iMOTIONCUBE CAN Technical Reference

I/o board for imotioncube can/ can-sto/cat-cat intelligent servo drives

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Hardware Installation

Push down the iMOTIONCUBE drive into the IO-iMOTIONCUBE board. J1,2,4,5,6,7 of the

iMOTIONCUBE into J1,2,4,5,6,7 the IO. Be careful to align all the pins with their connectors and

not to bend them.

Figure 3.1.1 Installing an iMOTIONCUBE CAN/CAT-STO drive in the IO-iMOTIONCUBE

The IO iMOTIONCUBE can be used in the following ways:

The IO iMOTIONCUBE has low current pass through connectors for J1 to J7. These connectors

allow the drive to be connected to the IO without soldering needed.

While the iMOTIONCUBE is connected to the IO only through the pass through connectors, it must

be used with a current limit of 2A, not more. This current limit is set by software in Drive Setup.

Warning: using more than 2A on the motor phases might damage the pass-through connectors.

To be able to use the iMOTIONCUBE connected to the IO with full current capabilities, two

requirements must be met:

1. The iMOTIONCUBE must be cooled.

Fit the iMOTIONCUBE onto a heat sink that must keep the outside metal case temperature to

max. 70⁰C. It is up to the user to scale the radiator depending on the material type, conductivity,

passive or active cooling and motor current amplitudes. In the end, the case temperature must not

exceed 70⁰C.

2. The iMOTIONCUBE power and motor connectors must be soldered to the IO board on the

specific golden pads of each connector in order not to damage the existing pass-through

connectors.

Figure 3.2.1 shows which pads must be soldered after the iMOTIONCUBE is mounted on the board.

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