Advanced Motion Controls 12A8 - Products and System Requirements

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2 Products and System Requirements
Thisdocumentisintendedasaguideandgeneraloverviewinselecting,installing,andoperatinganAZservo
drive.Containedwithinareinstructionsonsystemintegration,wiring,drive‐setup,andstandardoperating
methods.
AZ Drive Family Overview
ThefamilyofAZanalogdrivesaredesignedtoofferthesamehighperformanceandaccuracy
oflargerdrives,butinaspace‐savingPCB‐mountarchitecture.Byutilizinghighdensitypower
devices,dualsidedPCBboards,andcreativedesignAZdrivesareidealforapplicationswith
limitedsizeandweightconstraints.
TheAZdrivefamilycontainsdrivesthatcanpowerSinglePhase(brushed)andThreePhase
(brushless)motors.AZdrivesarepoweredoffasingleunregulatedDCpowersupply,and
provideavarietyofcontrolandfeedbackoptions.Thedrivesaccepteithera+/‐10Vanalog
signaloraPWMandDirectionsignalasinput.Adigitalcontrollercanbeusedtocommandand
interactwithAZdrives,andanumberofinput/outputpinsareavailableforparameter
observationanddriveconfiguration.
Drive Datasheet
EachAZanalogdrivehasaseparatedatasheetthatcontainsimportantinformationonthe
modesandproduct‐specificfeaturesavailablewiththatparticulardrive.Thedatasheetistobe
usedinconjunctionwiththismanualforsystemdesignandinstallation.
In order to avoid damage to equipment, only after a thorough reading
and understanding of this manual and the specific datasheet of the AZ
drive being used should you attempt to install and operate the drive.
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