MDrive Plus Speed Control
Stepper motor with integrated drive.
The MDrive Plus Speed Control offers the system designer intelligent velocity control integrated with a stepper motor and a microstepping driver.
The MDrive Plus Speed Control features a digital oscillator for accurate velocity control with an output frequency of up to 5 Megahertz. Output frequency will vary with the signal applied to the speed control input and can be limited by the amount specified by the Maximum Velocity parameter.
Speed can be adjusted using three modes of operation: voltage, current and PWM. The ranges are 0 to +5 volts and 0 to +10 volts in voltage mode, 0 to 20 mA and 4 to 20 mA in current mode, and 15 to 25 kHz in PWM mode. This allows the MDrive Plus Speed Control to be driven by a wide variety of sensors and control devices.
There are two basic methods for controlling the velocity: bidirectional and unidirectional. By moving the center point, both speed and direction are controlled by a potentiometer or joystick. By setting the center point to zero or the lower end of the potentiometer, only velocity is controlled by the speed control input; direction is controlled by a separate digital input.
- Input Voltage: 12 - 48 VDC or 12-75 VDC dependant on size
- Holding torque: 0.22 – 7.49 Nm
- Mechanical interface: NEMA 17, NEMA 23 and NEMA 34
- Resolution: 51200 micro steps
- Programming & configuration tool: SPI Motor Interface