Digital Servo Drive/Controllers

The COMPAX servo drive/controller family is the highpowered cousin to Compumotor's line of Gemini low- to midpower servo drive/controllers. Providing an ideal solution for motion control systems where 120VAC - 460VAC direct input power is used, the COMPAX family provides up to 35kW continuous/70kW peak drive power for those more demanding high-speed, high-inertia, high-load applications. The COMPAX family is flexible, offering the choice of either standalone or modular packages for single- or multi-axis needs, thereby providing a complete motion control solution in a highly reliable and integrated package.

All COMPAX units incorporate the easy-to-use Servo ManagerTM front-end software package – a user-friendly,parameter-based configurator that greatly simplifies setup and programming for software users of any level.

The COMPAX can communicate via ASCII and binary or via a number of supported fieldbus protocols for direct interface with PCs, HMIs and PLCs. Moreover, any standard COMPAX unit can be upgraded with specialized functionality and/or alternative feedback devices, allowing users to tailor the COMPAX to their specific application needs.

This combination of performance, flexibility and expandability makes the COMPAX a powerful and valuable member of the Compumotor servo product family.

Features

Performance

• Eight power ranges available, providing up to 35kW of continuous drive power

• Direct online single or 3-phase power input (120VAC to 460VAC)*

• Continuous current levels from 2.5 Amps to 50 Amps (RMS); peak current from 5 Amps to 100 Amps (RMS)

• Digital control of position, velocity and torque (current) loops

• High-speed DSP

- 100 microsecond servo update rate

- 1 millisecond command processing rate

COMPAX Family Features

• Standalone servo controller and drive in one integrated package

• Control features such as registration, motion profiles, Scurve velocity profiles,conditional statements, arithmetic functions and resolver feedback all standard

• Specialized functions such as following, cam profiling, electronic gearing or cut-on-the-fly available as options for all COMPAX products

• Available in standalone or modular configuration for singleor multi-axis applications

• Serial, binary and fieldbus communication

• PLC-handshaking via onboard I/O

• Comprehensive program monitoring, status and diagnostic features

• Error log—records and stores the four most recent errors

• Easy parameter-based drive setup and motor configuration via the included Servo Manager™ software package

• Guided motor setup and tuning via software tools

• Non-volatile memory for reliable storage of parameters and programs

• Simple, BASIC-style programming language

• Floating point, integer and binary variables with high-level math functionality

• Position or velocity control via external encoder pulse, step/direction† or ±10VDC analog signal†

• Fully CE compliant (EMC & LVD)

Protection

• Short-circuit protection—phase-to-phase and phase-toground

• Over-voltage protection for both drive and controller sections

• Under-voltage (brownout) protection for both drive and controller sections

• Drive over-temperature protection

• Motor over-temperature protection

• Current foldback protection

• Regeneration protection

Physical

• Compatible with a wide selection of brushless servo motors, such as the Compumotor SM, BE, NeoMetric, J and M Series motors

• Supports linear servo motors, such as the Daedal LXR and Compumotor SL motor series

• 3-digit LED display* for monitoring diagnostic status and/or errors related to the following:

- Controller section

- Amplifier drive section

- Fieldbus

• Bus power and 24VDC control power status light

• Built-in regeneration (power dissipation) circuitry on all units; optional external modules available for additional power dissipation capability