Lenze IMSS500+ Simple Servo 500 600 i1000 - Manual (Page 7)

SimpleServo 500/600/i1000 User Manual Rev 3.4
1 General Information
• The AC Tech SimpleServo family of servo amplifiers is an economical solution to today’s complex
motion-control needs. The SimpleServo combines a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), controller, heat
sink and power supply in one standalone, DIN-rail mountable or panel-mounted unit. The
SimpleServo can be operated as a stand-alone unit or as a digital amplifier.
• The SimpleServo controls brushless motors with a high switching (carrier) frequency for virtually silent
operation. Most servo motors used today require high precision control and a smooth, sinusoidally
commutated signal. An on-board DSP provides commutation by generating the three-phase sine
wave, using feedback information from an optical encoder.
• The SimpleServo will accept feedback from an encoder that includes Hall sensor feedback
information. It accepts commands from a variety of sources, including analog voltage, PWM and
internal reference signals. The control will operate in current (torque) mode, velocity mode, or position
(step and direction) mode. Upon initial start up, the motor is commutated using the hall sensors—for
the first two or three mechanical degrees of motor rotation—to map the encoder; the Hall-effect
information is unnecessary thereafter.
• The SimpleServo’s built-in RS-232 serial communications port and SimpleServo control program,
MotionView™, make programming extremely simple. In fact, you could be up and running in less than
thirty minutes! Each SimpleServo unit is an amplifier, power supply, controller and heat sink
integrated into a single standalone package. The SimpleServo will only accept an encoder with Hall
or an encoder with hall-commutation tracks encoded on the feedback device.
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