Contents
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Chapter 2 Product Overview At a Glance...................................................................................................... 15
Introduction ............................................................................................... 15
What’s in this Chapter ............................................................................... 15
The 17S Series SERCOS Drive Family ......................................................... 16
Introducing the 17S SERCOS Drive Family ............................................. 16
Drives Available ........................................................................................ 16
Implementing the Drives ........................................................................... 16
Applicable Servo Motor Types .................................................................. 16
Electrical Considerations .......................................................................... 17
17S Drive Family Portrait .......................................................................... 18
17S Drives Front View .............................................................................. 19
Equipment Supplied .................................................................................. 20
Equipment Available ................................................................................. 20
17S System Configuration Diagram ......................................................... 21
Modicon Multi-Axis Motion SERCOS Network Configuration ......................... 22
Overview ................................................................................................... 22
Which Motion Controllers run a SERCOS Network .................................. 22
SERCOS Fiber- Optic Transmit and Receive Connectors........................ 22
Example of a Typical SERCOS Network Ring Configuration ................... 23
Benefits of Fiber-Optic Communication .................................................... 24
Two Types of Fiber-Optic Communication ............................................... 24
Digital Control ........................................................................................... 25
Usability Enhancements ........................................................................... 26
Overview of 17S Internal Electronics ............................................................. 27
17S Internal Electronics Block Diagram ................................................... 27
General Characteristics ............................................................................ 28
Primary Power .......................................................................................... 28
Bias Power ................................................................................................ 28
EMI Suppression ...................................................................................... 28
Internal Power Section .............................................................................. 29
DC Link Capacitor Reconditioning ............................................................ 29
Integrated Safe Electrical Separation ....................................................... 29
Keypad ...................................................................................................... 29
LED Display and Discrete Indicators ........................................................ 30
Overview of System Software ........................................................................ 31
Setup ........................................................................................................ 31
Setting Parameters ................................................................................... 31
Default Settings ........................................................................................ 31
UniLink Commissioning Software ............................................................. 32