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Baldor Electric Company is announcing even greater flexibility for one of the most versatile servomotor drive ranges in the world.The e100 drive family has been re-engineered to become compatible with no less than three industrial Ethernet standards – EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Powerlink – as well as standard TCP/IP networks and Baldor’s own highly popular Mint system building environment. The drives offer system builders a choice of servomotor, closed-loop vector or V/Hz motor control modes, combined with an array of features and configuration options that provide exceptional versatility of use. |
The new drives are versions of Baldor’s e100 single- and three-phase drives. Up to now, these drives have been compatible with the real-time Powerlink Ethernet standard, TCP/IP and Baldor’s Mint system building environment. With this release, Baldor upgrades the capability of the drives to additionally be configured for EtherNet/IP or Modbus TCP networks. These two communications protocols greatly extend the applications potential of the drives in PLC-controlled applications.
Baldor’s MicroFlex e100 and MotiFlex drives have earned a reputation for being extremely easy to configure and use – through features such as wizard application software which removes the traditional complexity of drive set up.
The drives also offer many novel hardware capabilities that PLC users can benefit from. The three-phase drives are energy efficient, offering a DC bus system that can share regenerated power with other axes. As well as their own local I/O and CANopen expansion, many drives also have option card slots, providing a high degree of configurability for specific applications including almost all fieldbuses. Other features include universal encoder feedback input, and programmable notch filters to eliminate mechanical resonance effects, as well as the ability to be used with servomotors, closed loop vector motors or in V/Hz motor speed control modes.
“Our new drives support multiple standards – out-of-the-box – at no extra cost and without any need for plug-in cards,” says Baldor’s product manager David Greensmith. “They provide system builders with a universal drive platform that can be used in many different ways to suit different customers and applications – from standalone motion control systems to networked systems hosted by PLCs or other devices.”
In addition to the new drive functionality, Baldor now supports all of the Ethernet networks on its NextMove e100 motion system and machine controller. This combines network control capability with control facilities for up to seven analog or stepper drives, and may be used standalone or in conjunction with PLC or PC hosts.
For more information, here is the Motiflex & Microflex Brochure
Baldor’s Mint Lite offers all the multitasking language power of Baldor Mint motion controllers in single axis form and is now offered as standard on all e100 drives.
Mint® Lite Programmable Motion Drives
- Powerful, yet simple, programming language
- Multi-tasking and Event driven performance
- Eliminate external controller / PLC, saving cost and reducing complexity
- Ethernet connectivity
- CANopen I/O and HMI expansion
- USB and RS485 communications
- Non-volatile storage for application data
- Adaptable Fieldbus control for PLC users
- Advanced servo and induction motor control
- 115-230Vac and 180-560Vac units
Mint Lite offers all the multitasking language power of our Mint motion controllers in single axis form and is now offered as standard on all e100 drives, free of charge or license fees.
Develop your own solutions to machine tasks ranging from simple guides and back gauge axes to more complex applications requiring high speed indexing or registration control.
Combine this with a drive family that offers advanced motor control, Ethernet communications, CANopen expansion and Mint Lite provides capability beyond that of standard indexing drive solutions.
Intelligent Drives Mint® Lite
Mint Lite transforms the Ethernet ready MicroFlex and MotiFlex e100 drives, into powerful intelligent drive systems assuming complete control of the drive on-board I/O, communications, and Ethernet networking features, offering the potential for significant cost savings in indexing drive applications.
Mint Lite Features and Benefits:
- Completely free, including Mint Workbench, Mint ActiveX components and no runtime license required. Mint Lite is integrated in e100 drives as standard
- Motion features including homing, incremental and absolute moves and target position change on the fly for product, label or print registration
- High-level BASIC programming language
- Multi-tasking allows for a more deterministic, responsive operation and structured programming
- EVENTs provide programmable response to critical functions such as input state changes, communications, position registration and error handling
- User defined Subroutines, Functions and variable names
e100 Drives and Mint Lite Provide:
- Ethernet connectivity for a networked solution
- Low cost distributed I/O expansion via CANopen
- 2 high speed latch inputs capable of capturing position in 1μs
- Choice of 105-230Vac and 180-528Vac units with common software and configuration
- Simplified commissioning and serial manufacture through the use of digital drives and single point of access via Ethernet
- Compact solution, requiring less panel space and wiring
MotiFlex e100 Additional Features
- Direct PLC control via plug-in Fieldbus modules
- Dual Feedback or electronic gearing using feedback option cards
Examples – Single Axis Solutions with Ethernet or Fieldbus Communications
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Mint Workbench and ActiveX tools
All Mint motion products ship with a license-free, development and configuration tool, Mint workbench. Features include wizard based drive configuration, 6 channel oscilloscope, powerful editing and debugging, and context based help.
In addition, Mint ActiveX components for Windows®, are provided allowing you to develop visual interfaces for machine HMI, production monitoring or in-house configuration tools. All communications are handled and provide transparent access to Mint functions, program download and variable access available
For more information, here is the FL199 Mint Drive Brochure
Baldor LMDS – Dual Axis Linear Stepper Motor
The open-loop linear stepper motor provides the most economical linear motor positioning package. The compact dual-axis stepper motor provides travel along two axes in a single plane. The dual axis package is comprised of two components: a moving forcer (with bearings) and a stationary platen. A position verification system is available to close the loop.
The dual-axis linear stepper motor is designed for two-axis open loop positioning. It is a two axis stage with integrated air bearings and positioning system and offer very high levels of positioning performance. They are capable of move speeds of up to 1.5 metres/second at resolutions to 2.5 microns and with a repeatability of better than 2 microns. They also offer friction-free mechanics with zero-backlash and no wind-up — for a major performance improvement over traditional mechanical transmission design technologies, as well as maintenance savings. The bases are available in a choice of seven standard sizes with square or rectangular working areas ranging from 375 x 375 to 750 x 1500 mm.
The moving primary 2 or 4-phase dual-axis linear stepper motor consists of a moving forcer and a stationary platen. The forcer is made of four single-axis coil assemblies. Two of the forcer assemblies are mounted in series to provide a thrust in the X direction and the other two are mounted orthogonal (at 90 deg.) to the first two assemblies to provide thrust in the Y direction. The forcer assemblies are encapsulated in a hard anodized aluminum housing. The motor’s surface is lapped to provide a flat surface for the air bearing. The floating height of the air bearing is less than 25 µm [0.001 in]. The forcer is available in eight sizes, depending on the application’s
force requirements.
The platen is a photo-chemically etched steel plate that is filled with epoxy and ground. Standard mounting holes are provided on forcer and platen. The platen is available in sizes up to 0.24m x 0.34m [36 in x 59 in]. Preload for the bearing system is provided by the magnetic-attractive force between the forcer and the platen. The customer must bring power to the forcer with a cable, and provide the bearing air supply.
Features:
- Two-axis motion in a single plane
- Acceleration to 19.6 m/s2 [2g]
- High repeatability 5.08 µm [0.0002 in]
- Flatness = 12.7 µm/300 m [0.0005 in/ft.]
- Resolution = Full Step, Number of microsteps: 2-phase min. 5 µm [0.0002 in], 4-phase min. 2.5 µm [0.0001 in]
- Platens up to 914 mm x 1,498 mm [36 in x 59 in]
- For open position loop systems
- No tuning necessary
- Multiple forcers with overlapping trajectories on a single plate
- High stiffness air bearings
- Mount face up or inverted.
- Required drive: Microstepping drive
- Lowest cost dual-axis positioning stage
For further details please check out the Baldor Linear Motor & Stage Product Brochure