SGDV EtherCAT

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  Question Posted Date

Will non-Renishaw or non-Heidenhain encoders work with Yaskawa serial converters?

03/17/2016

Why is the SGMVV motor's cooling fan stopped after only a few minutes of running?

08/20/2013

Why do the ethercat objects Homing Speeds (object 6099h) and Homing Acceleration (609Ah) affect the final position when homing is completed?

06/21/2016

Why does the SGDV not recognize the functional safety module attached to the SERVOPACK?

03/02/2015

Why Does the Servo Motor Exceed Set Safe Speed Limits?

02/21/2019

Why doesn’t the EtherCAT SERVOPACK retain Pn20E and Pn210?

02/01/2017

Why does my EtherCAT Master report incorrect feedback position from a Sigma-7 SERVOPACK / servomotor?

05/03/2017

What voltage levels will cause an overvoltage or undervoltage alarm?

02/06/2009

What should be done with the CN8 connection when using the Safety Option Module (SGDV-OSA01A)?

06/09/2023

What parameter must be set when using a DC power supply for a SERVOPACK’s main circuit power supply?

02/26/2019

What options are available to stop the motor using EtherCAT commands?

12/22/2015

What options are available to limit torque on the SGDV CANopen over EtherCAT SERVOPACK?

07/15/2015

What is the warranty determination for new product?

05/22/2014

What is the life expectancy of a Sigma-5 motor when operating above 40 degrees Celsius (104 F)?

10/18/2010

What is the correct procedure to write parameters PnCA0 to PnCA7 with SigmaWin's Write Parameters function?

07/07/2017

What is the color code for the JZSP-CVH03 CN8 Safety Cable?

01/09/2018

What is the battery current draw of the absolute encoder of the Sigma-5 motors with and without control power?

06/18/2013

What is California's Proposition 65?

06/01/2020

What is an A.F50 Alarm?

03/03/2015

What could cause motion commands sent to an EtherCAT axis to be executed by a different axis than intended?

03/07/2014

What are the details of CoE objects 2217h and 2216h? Are these parameters used to achieve an S-curve (jerk) motion? I see the descriptions in my controller after importing the Yaskawa ESI file, but in the Yaskawa CoE user's manual, these are not described.

02/09/2015

What are some tips for operating a single load with multiple servo motors?

03/12/2014

What are some of the potential causes of the A.E72 alarm?

02/06/2009

Sometimes my machine power-up position is incorrect even though I have an absolute encoder on the motor. What is causing this issue?

05/19/2015

I’m using a third-party EtherCAT master. What do I need to know in regards to the Yaskawa drive interface?

03/16/2015

Is there more information available on installing the SigmaWin+ USB driver for Sigma-5 amplifiers?

06/03/2014

Is there information available file types / extensions associated with Yaskawa motion software products?

05/19/2017

Is there any information available about a free software to use for opening Yaskawa 2D drawings such as dwg and dxf?

05/15/2014

Is there a list of FAQs covering Sigma-5 CoE?

06/26/2013

Is heat sink (thermal paste/grease) compound required for SERVOPACK installation?

06/04/2019

Is a serial converter required when using a Renishaw RESOLUTE encoder?

05/02/2017

In SigmaWin+ Trace what is the difference between Position Error and Position Amplifier Error?

11/30/2010

In SigmaWin+ Trace, what is the difference between position error, position amplifier error, and motor-load position error?

05/23/2018

I am beginning EtherCAT master development. What do I need to know in regards to the Yaskawa drive interface?

03/16/2015

How long will the absolute encoder battery last on a Sigma-5 or Sigma-7 servo system?

03/17/2016

How do I solve the problem where the Yaskawa EtherCAT drive runs a motor that has poor motion (jumps, hiccups, shudders, stutters, spontaneous vibrations, jerks, grinding, noisy, etc.) or sometimes I get A.A12 or A.A11? (0A11h, 0A12h)

02/08/2017

How do I run a Yaskawa linear motor without hall sensors?

03/12/2024

How do I prevent alarm A.E02 (also seen as 0E02h, 0E02, E02, E02h)?

01/05/2016

How can one read the actual position error larger than 16384 using SigmaWin+?

03/06/2014

How can alarms be reset in EtherCAT state SAFEOP?

02/09/2015

Do you need to have the Control Power on in order to use the Dynamic Braking features of the Sigma-5 Servopack?

03/06/2014

Does Yaskawa offer software for selecting the best servomotor for a given application?

04/15/2015

Does the sofware limit objects 607D:01h and 607D:02h include the home offset object 607Ch?

03/06/2014

Does the Sigma-5 have a function to reduce position dither when holding position?

07/01/2009

Can the motor brake output (/BK) on an EtherCAT SERVOPACK be controlled by the EtherCAT Master?

11/03/2017

Can the EtherCAT module report a modulo value?

06/11/2018

Can the CN-8 Jumper plug from the SGDV SERVOPACK be used to bypass the CN-21 or CN-22 advanced safety module input?

03/02/2015

Can an SGMJV-08A motor be driven by SGDV-2R8F 100V drive?

03/03/2015

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