Schneider Electric: MDrive® Plus Programmable Motion Control (NEMA 17)

The MDrive® Plus Motion Control is a 1.8° 2-phase stepper motor with on-board fully programmable motion controller, drive electronics and optional encoder. This means MDrive Plus Motion Control products are stand-alone motion control solutions that can be used without any external controller.

MDrive products come standard with RS-422/485 serial interface. Programming is with MCode, simple 1 to 2 character instructions, using the IMS Terminal software tool.

Size 23 MDrive products are also available for Modbus/TCP protocol. Programming is with the same MCode instruction set used for the RS-422/485 products. Modbus/TCP products support the application protocol per specification Version 1.1b, with operation in immediate mode, not as programmable products.

MDrive Plus Motion Control products may be equipped with encoders for stall detection, position maintenance and find index mark.

Application Areas:

The MDrive Plus Motion Control is ideal for machine builders who want an optimized motor with on-board electronics. The integrated electronics of the fully programmable MDrive Plus Motion Control reduces the potential for problems due to electrical noise by eliminating the cable between motor and drive.

These compact, powerful and cost effective motion control solutions deliver unsurpassed smoothness and performance that will reduce system cost, design and assembly time for a large range of 2-phase stepper motor applications.

Features:

Standard Plus

■ Highly integrated microstepping drive and high torque 1.8° 2-phase stepper motor

■ Advanced current control for exceptional performance and smoothness

■ Single supply: from +12 up to +75 VDC or 120 and 240 VAC

■ Cost effective

■ Extremely compact

■ 20 microstep resolutions to 51,200 steps/rev including: Degrees, Metric, Arc Minutes

■ Auxiliary logic power supply input

■ Open or optional closed loop control

■ Programmable motor run and hold currents

■ Four +5 to +24 VDC I/O lines accept sinking outputs, or sourcing and sinking inputs

■ One 10 bit analog input selectable: 0 to +10 VDC, 0 to +5 VDC, 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA

■ 0 to 5 MHz step clock rate selectable in 0.59 Hz increments

■ RS-422/485 or Modbus/TCP communication protocols (1)

■ 62 software addresses for multi-drop communications (2)

■ Simple 1 to 2 character instructions

■ Available options:

– Long life linear actuators (3)

– Hybrid Motion Technology™ (3)

– Encoders

– Control knob for manual positioning

– Industrial connectors with IP54 rating (4)

■ Several motor stack lengths available

■ Graphical user interface provided for quick and easy configuration and programming

Expanded Plus²

■ +24 VDC tolerant I/O sourcing or sinking, inputs and outputs with up to

8 I/O lines and electronic gearing

■ Closed loop control available with external / remote encoder option

■ High speed position capture input or trip output

(1) Modbus/TCP only available for MDrive23 products.

(2) Only with RS-422/485 products.

(3) See separate documentation.

(4) Industrial connectors are unavailable for MDrive14 or MDrive34 products.