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All Technosoft (Canton, MI) intelligent drives and motors now support CANopen communication. Embedding motion control, drive, and PLC functionalities in a single compact unit, these drives cover all type of brushless, DC, linear or step motor applications from 25W (45V, 0.5A) up to 3kW (325V, 10A).
The motors (brushless and stepping) integrate power electronics, controller, position sensor, and interface in one compact unit with basic local digital and analog I/O signals. These new generations of Technosoft products offer the powerful CANopen communication option to motion automation builders who use the CANopen DSP 402 standard. The popular CANopen protocol has emerged as a dominant CAN solution for motion control applications worldwide, due to its low cost per node, simple wiring, and extensive support.
Besides CANopen DS301 and DS402 profiles, Technosoft CANopen drives / motors can execute complex motion programs directly on drive, using the high-level Technosoft motion language (TML). This greatly simplifies the master's task: motion functions pre-stored in the drive's memory can just be called or executed via I/O signals.
Compatible with EasyMotion Studio for quick configuration and motion programming at drive level, the CANopen drives / motors offer a flexible and easy-to-implement solution for a wide range of applications. The new firmware version supports the CANopen protocol for all products with CAN interface. Thus, through simple software configuration, you will get a CANopen version of your drive / motor.
Technosoft drives / motors offer machine builders a short-time-to-market solution. Thanks to local intelligence based on TML programming, the user can really simplify complex applications, by distributing the intelligence between the master and the drives / motors.
Specifications can be found at Technosoft.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
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