Schneider Electric: MDrive® EtherNet/IP™ (MDrive 23 Plus / MDrive 23 Hybrid)

MDrive® EtherNet/IP™ products are compact motion solutions, integrating a stepper motor and electronics all in one package. MDrive EtherNet/IP products are ODVA™ compliant and interface with many manufacturer's systems, including Rockwell, Omron and Schneider Electric.

MDrive Plus EtherNet/IP products combine a 1.8° 2-phase stepper motor with on-board I/O and motion controller, drive electronics and optional encoder.

MDrive Hybrid systems add Hybrid Motion Technology™ (HMT) and an integral encoder to MDrive Plus product features. HMT combines the best of servo and stepper motor technologies, while delivering unique capabilities and enhancements over both, including:

– real time closed loop control

– no loss of synchronization

– full use of motor torque

– torque mode control

– reduced motor heat (1)

– lower energy consumption (1)

EtherNet/IP is an extension of the CIP™ (Common Industrial Protocol), the same upper layer protocol and object model used in DeviceNet™ and ControlNet™ utilizing the standard TCP/IP stack. As an adapter class device, MDrive EtherNet/IP products are capable of explicit or implicit messaging.

Configuration Utility:

MDrive EtherNet/IP products have a configuration port provided for setting the IP address. Windows-based TCP/IP Configuration Utility sets parameters and assembly object mapping.

Application Areas:

The MDrive EtherNet/IP product is ideal for machine builders who want an optimized motor with on-board electronics and support for the widely used Ethernet industrial protocol. MDrive products are compact motion control solutions that can reduce system cost, design and assembly time for a wide range of motion applications.

Features:

■ Highly integrated microstepping drive and high torque NEMA 23 1.8° 2-phase stepper motor

■ Hybrid Motion Technology version

■ Advanced current control for exceptional performance and smoothness

■ Single supply: from +12 up to +75 VDC

■ Cost effective

■ Extremely compact

■ EtherNet/IP industrial protocol

■ Standard TCP/IP stack with virtually unlimited nodes

■ Dynamic mapping of assembly object

■ Explicit and implicit messaging

■ ODVA compliant

■ 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 sourcing or sinking inputs or outputs

■ High speed position capture input or trip output

■ 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

■ Long life linear actuator option (2)

■ Several motor stack lengths available

■ Graphical user interface provided for quick and easy configuration

(1) Achieved with Hybrid Motion Technology variable current control.