3.2 SERVOPACKs
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Specifications and Dimensional Drawings
3.2.3 MECHATROLINK-III Function Specifications
The following table shows the basic specifications of MECHATROLINK-III.
Function Specifications
MECHATROLINK-III
Communication
Communication
Protocol
MECHATROLINK-III
Station Address
Setting
(Node Address)
03H to EFH (Max. number of stations: 62)
Set with parameter Pn880.
Expansion Address
Setting
(Axis Address)
00H to 0BH
Set in parameters Pn010 to Pn01B.
Baud Rate
100 Mbps
Transmission Cycle
250 μs, 500 μs, and 1.0 ms to 4.0 ms (increments of 0.5 ms)
Number of
Transmission Bytes
32 bytes per axis or 48 bytes per axis
Selected with parameter Pn881.
Communications
Methods
Cyclic communications, event-driven communications, and
message communications
Reference Method
Control Method
Position, speed, or torque control with MECHATROLINK-III
communication
Reference Input
MECHATROLINK commands (sequence, motion, data setting/
reference, monitoring, or adjustment)
Profile MECHATROLINK-III standard servo profile