Drive electronics for robotics

The drive electronics for robotics are exposed to very high requirements, dynamics and control have to be considered equally. Copley's servo drives were developed specifically for the requirements in robotics.

Application of robotics:

• Assembly
• Pick & Place
• Handling
• Packaging
• Loading/unloading
• Machining

The main features are:

• low weight
• short axial length
• large throughbore (especially useful for cables that need to be routed through robot joints)
• Fieldbus options: EtherCat and CANopen

There are two models available:

• IEL-060-015
• IES-060-030

The IES-060-30 is a single-board servo drive designed for mounting on motors in robot joints. The cutout in the center allows power and network cables to pass through .

Features of the IES-060-30:

• Command Interface:
• CANopen over EtherCAT (CoE)
• Master Encoder
• ±10 V Position/Velocity/Torque command
• Input/Output:
• 1 Digital high-speed input
• 1 Analog motor overtemp input
• 1 Analog differential input
• 1 Digital brake output
• 1 Digital buffer outputs

The miniature servo drive from Copley offers peak current of up to 70A_pK in the smallest installation space.
The powerful NANO drive is thus suitable for all applications where high current flow is required in the tightest of spaces.
The digital servo drive for brush and brushless Motors can be mounted either directly on the motor or in robot joints.

Application examples:

• Robotics
• Industrial machinery
• AGV
• medical/life-sciences industry
• aerospace industry

The main characteristics are:

• high currents
• extremely small size
• Fieldbus options: EtherCat, CanOpen

Features of the NANO servo drive:

• Command Interface:
• CANopen application protocol over EtherCAT (CoE)
• PWM Velocity-Torque command
• Master encoder (Gearing, Camming)
• ±10 V Position-Velocity-Torque
• Input/Output:
• 1 Analog input ±10V, 12-bit
• 5 High-speed digital inputs
• 1 Motor overtemp input
• 4 High-speed digital outputs

There are two series available:

• NES - Nano Modul EtherCAT
• NPS - Nano Modul CanOpen