Mechatrolink-Iii Function Specifications - YASKAWA E-V-MD Series User Manual

3.2.3 MECHATROLINK-III Function Specifications

The following table shows the basic specifications of MECHATROLINK-III.
MECHATROLINK-III
Communication
Reference Method
Function
Communication
Protocol
Station Address
Setting
(Node Address)
Expansion Address
Setting
(Axis Address)
Baud Rate
Transmission Cycle
Number of
Transmission Bytes
Communications
Methods
Control Method
Reference Input
Profile
Specifications
MECHATROLINK-III
03H to EFH (Max. number of stations: 62)
Set with parameter Pn880.
00H to 0BH
Set in parameters Pn010 to Pn01B.
100 Mbps
250 μs, 500 μs, and 1.0 ms to 4.0 ms (increments of 0.5 ms)
32 bytes per axis or 48 bytes per axis
Selected with parameter Pn881.
Cyclic communications, event-driven communications, and
message communications
Position, speed, or torque control with MECHATROLINK-III
communication
MECHATROLINK commands (sequence, motion, data setting/
reference, monitoring, or adjustment)
MECHATROLINK-III standard servo profile
3.2 SERVOPACKs
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