Servo amplifier has EtherCAT connectivity
The Mitsubishi Electric Automation MR-J3-xA-RJ158 is an AC servo drive that provides users connectivity to servo amplifiers through EtherCAT communication. It is designed for automotive applications and has an amplifier with a capacity that ranges from 100W to 22kW.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. has a line of servo motion products that support connectivity over the EtherCAT network. The MR-J3-xA-RJ158, offered as part of the Melservo MR-J3 family, is an AC servo drive designed to provide users with connectivity to Mitsubishi Electric high-performance servo amplifiers over EtherCAT communication. It connects with the MR-J3-T04 unit that is part of the required construct for the EtherCAT solution, and also houses the EtherCAT interface RJ45 connectors. With this solution, Mitsubishi Electric offers connectivity to EtherCAT master controllers over CANopen or CoE protocols along with the CiA402 drive profile application communication.
The line is designed for packaging, material handling, textile, machine tooling, printing and automotive applications, and leverages Mitsubishi Electric’s best-in-class servo amplifier performance. Enterprises that require the open EtherCAT network can now connect with the MR-J3 series’ machine analyzer and simulation, advanced gain search, vibration suppression control and auto tuning functions, among others.
The EtherCAT amplifier has a capacity ranging from 100W to 22kW. These amplifiers will be able to drive the MR-J3 servomotors, which are equipped with built-in absolute high precision 18bit (262,155 pls/rev) standard. In addition to being compact and offering superb controllability, certain models also allow for up to 350 percent torque overload during acceleration and deceleration periods.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.
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