6-2
PARAMTER SETTING AND OPERATION OF THE MECHATROLINK-II TYPE
- SV Series User’s Manual -
6-1 Overview of MECHATROLINK-II
What is MECHATROLINK-II
MECHATROLINK-II is a motion field network for controlling servo motors, including I/O or inverters and stepping
motors etc.
Specifications of Communication
Specifications of SV-L MECHATROLINK communication are shown below.
Wiring
Be sure to perform wiring as follows when you connect SV-
L
and MECHATROLINK-II controller/MECHATROLINK-II
equipment.
Cable length between stations: 0.5m or more
Total cable length: 50m or less
For how to perform wiring and other precautions when wiring, see User's Manual of the higher-level equipment.
KV-ML16V
SV series
MECHATROLINK-II
external equipment
MECHATROLINK-II
terminator
Up to 16 stations
MECHATROLINK-II
positioning/motion unit
MECHATROLINK-II
terminator (Built-in)
Item Specifications
MECHATROLINK
communication
Communication
protocol
MECHATROLINK-II MECHATROLINK-I, II
Station address
41H to 5FH (max. number of connected slave stations: 30)
(The tens place is set via Access Window, the ones place is set via a rotary
switch)
Transmission speed
10Mbps
(To be set via Access Window)
4Mbps
(To be set via Access Window)
Transmission cycle
250μs/0.5ms to 4.0ms
(multiples of 0.5)
2ms
Number of
transmitted bytes
17 bytes/station, 32 bytes/station
(To be set via Access Window)
17 bytes/station
Command mode
Operation
Specifications
Position control/speed control/torque control based on MECHATROLINK
communication
Command input
MECHATROLINK-II communication command
(sequence control program/motion/data setting/reference/monitoring/
adjustment etc)
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