Aerotech Automation1 iXL5e Enhanced Linear Servo Drive with Motion Controller

The iXL5e is your one-stop shop for high-powered, high-performance

precision motion control applications. Linear amplifiers enable low noise

and high precision motor control. A powerful motion control device,

the iXL5e runs the Automation1-iSMC motion controller, connects to other

Automation1 drives over HyperWire and connects to other automation

devices over EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP™, Modbus TCP/IP or a TCP Socket

interface. Multi-axis PSO synchronizes your process tool control with your

motion trajectory.

The iXL5e is an ideal choice for applications such as eddy current inspection,

sensor testing and high-precision position and velocity tracking.

Design Features

• Unlocks the full motion control power of our Automation1-iSMC intelligent

software-based motion controller

• Provides sub-nanometer positioning capability

• Features complete configuration & performance capability of XL2e enhanced

linear servo drive

• Connect to the controller using EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Modbus or a Socket

interface

• Allows for up to 12 axes of control when more Automation1 drives are connected

over the HyperWire fiber-optic bus

• Includes safe torque off (STO) functional safety

• Expands your I/O when an expansion board is added to the iXC4e or other

connected drives

Automation1

The iXL5e is a part of the user-friendly Automation1 motion control platform,

which includes the following:

• Development Software

• Controls

• Motor Drives

• Fiber-Optic HyperWire® Communication Bus

Packed with Features

Standard features for the Automation1 iXL5e include safe torque off (STO), a data

array of over 67.1 MB, digital and analog I/O, Position Synchronized Output (PSO),

dedicated home and end-of-travel limit inputs and an enhanced current sense device.

Feedback Flexibility

The standard iXL5e accepts square-wave and absolute encoder feedback signals.

With the optional encoder multiplier feature, sine-wave encoders can be multiplied

by up to 65.536. making iXL5e our highest-resolution position feedback drive.

Dual-multiplied and dual-absolute encoder feedback is supported.

Control Your Process

The iXL5e is more than a motion control device. The supported EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP,

Modbus TCP and Socket interface enable true full machine and motion system control.

Empowered with Aerotech’s PSO functionality, a single-axis iXL5e can track up to three

encoders in real-time to trigger a process tool like an industrial laser or camera.

Each iXL5e can be configured with an optional I/O expansion board, greatly increasing

the number of I/O points. The I/O board includes a dedicated PSO output, and PSO can

be used with a synchronization input to synchronize process control with an external

mode-locked frequency input.

Low Noise Operation

Linear amplifiers are characterized by low noise operation, and the iXL5e is no different.

This is because linear amplifiers do not incorporate on-off pulse width modulation (PWM)

switching to control motor currents.

Ready To Connect

The HyperWire connection makes it simple to connect the iXL5e with other Automation1

drive hardware in a multi-axis configuration. A 24-volt one amp brake output is included.

The device is CE approved, NRTL safety certified and EU 2015/863 RoHS 3 directive certified.

The power amplifier bandwidth is software selectable.

Excellent In-Position Performance

Thanks to advanced control techniques and feedback signal processing, the iXL5e can

control and hold a linear air bearing stage in a standstill position within 0.8 nm RMS.