BECKHOFF Drive Technology 1 Foreword
AX5000 Version 2.5 7
1.7 Appropriate use
The servo drives of the AX5000 series are exclusively designed for torque, speed and
position control of suitable asynchronous and synchronous three-phase current motors. The
maximum permissible effective motor voltage must be at least equal the effective mains
voltage fed into the servo drive.
The servo drives from the AX5000 series are designed for installation as components in
electrical systems or machines and may be operated only as integrated system or machine
components.
WARNING
Caution – Risk of injury!
Electronic equipment is not fail-safe. The machine manufacturer is
responsible for ensuring that the connected motors and the machine are
brought into a safe state in the event of a fault in the drive system.
The servo drives may only be operated in enclosed control cabinets and in accordance with
the conditions described in the "Technical data" section. For improper use, please refer to
the system manual
1.7.1. Dual Use (EU 1382/2014)
As published on December 30, 2014 by EU Commission Delegated Regulation
1382/2014, standard frequency inverters – and with that also Beckhoff products AX5000 –
become newly classified Dual-Use items: the item list Annex I of the Dual-Use
Council Regulation 428/2009 has been changed accordingly, Frequency inverters
(listed in item position 3A225) with a „rotation field frequency of 600 Hz or more“ are now
export controlled items. As a consequence some modifications have to be noticed.
Firmware versions without extension “Dual-Use conform” can be used in consideration of
Hardware Versions with following drives only:
• HW Version 1.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x0xx): Serial Number < 68.000
• HW Version 1.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x01x)
• HW Version 2.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x20x) : Serial Number < 140.000
• HW Version 2.0 (AX5xxx-0000-x21x)
This firmware versions allow operation > 600 Hz rot. field frequency, shipment as single part
may be subject to export control regulations.
Firmware versions with extension “Dual-Use conform” can be used in consideration of
Hardware Versions with all drives. These versions support both rotational field frequency
bands (<600 Hz, >= 600 Hz) depending on product hardware.
For products with option „x21x“, shipment as single part may be subject to export control
regulations.
Example: Change of an old Hardware 1.0 device
The defect servo drive AX5203-0000-x0xx should be replaced with an AX5203-0000-x01x to
avoid changes in the TC System Manager. When downgrading, the desired Firmware
(FW v1.00 - FW v1.05) must also be requested from Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG.