Read This First - Technosoft IDM240-5EI Technical Reference

Read This First

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About This Manual
This book is a technical reference manual for the IDMx40 family of intelligent servo drives,
including the following products:
IDM240-5EI (p/n P051.001.E002) - Universal Drive for Brushless, DC and step motors.
IDM640-8EI (p/n P048.001.E101) - Universal Drive for Brushless, DC and step motors. Standard
execution using Technosoft TMLCAN protocol on CANbus
IDM640-8EI, CANopen (BL) (p/n P048.001.E111) - Servo Drive for Brushless and DC motors
using CANopen protocol on CANbus
IDM640-8EI, CANopen (ST) (p/n P048.001.E112) - Servo Drive for Step motors using CANopen
protocol on CANbus
In order to operate the IDMx40 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:
A CANopen master
The drive built-in motion controller executing a Technosoft Motion Language (TML)
program developed using Technosoft EasyMotion Studio software
A TML_LIB motion library for PCs (Windows or Linux)
A TML_LIB motion library for PLCs
A distributed control approach which combines the above options, like for example
a host calling motion functions programmed on the drives in TML
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