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  Question Posted Date

Can the MP2300 control a servo's position with a torque mode amplifier over MechatroLink?

07/25/2005

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

11/03/2017

Can the MotionWorks IEC Pro template project be used for most Compass applications?

05/21/2020

Can the LIO-01/-02/-06 for the MPiec Controller take a single-ended encoder input?

07/08/2013

Can the linear encoder be mounted "backwards" (positive direction of linear encoder opposite to positive direction of linear motor)?

04/28/2003

Can the LEGEND amplifier accept a 5VDC input to enable the motor?

10/31/2002

Can the LCD Operator be used for programming and maintenance of the V1000-4X?

06/21/2010

Can the keypad from J7 Drive be removed and installed at a remote location? If yes what is the part no. of the cable and what is the distance it can support?

06/11/2014

Can the JP and JS commands do more than jump to a specified label?

07/13/2004

Can the J7 Drive be used with a single-phase, 100V input?

11/28/2005

Can the GPD 515/G5 do closed loop speed control?

07/13/2004

Can the GPD 506/P5 be programmed in other languages?

10/11/2004

Can the GA500’s standard keypad be remote mounted?

09/30/2019

Can the G5 GPD515 drive in flux vector mode can run above 1750 RPM/60 Hz. If so what parameters would need to be changed to accomplish this. We only want to go to 2100 RPM/72 Hz.

10/26/2005

Can the EtherCAT module report a modulo value?

06/11/2018

Can the E7 keypad display cooling fan operating hours? (for maintenance purposes)

06/08/2007

Can the DriveWizard .PARMS files be viewed without running the DriveWizard program?

09/13/2012

Can the default forward direction of the linear motor be changed?

12/22/2011

Can the decimal or binary value of multiple inputs be read and compared?

07/13/2004

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 the CN8 connection be used with the Sigma-7 400V Safety Option Module (SGDV-OSA01A000FT900)?

01/30/2020

Can the brake coil of a brake-motor be put directly across the motor winding when the motor is run by a VFD?

10/27/2005

Can the 600V models of the A1000 and P1000 be used with a 690VAC input voltage?

01/03/2011

Can the 'run' contact output of the GPD 515/G5 be used to release a mechanical brake?

07/13/2004

Can subroutines be called from "L" or "H" drawings?

03/05/2002

Can SigmaWin+ be used to find the EtherCAT firmware version of an SGD7 EtherCAT SERVOPACK?

11/10/2017

Can SigmaSize be used to select motors for rotary tables or other applications with loads which don't rotate about the center of the motor shaft?

09/21/2004

Can PLCs and controllers from different manufacturers communicate to the same HMI unit?

05/04/2001

Can output current be monitored via Analog Output?

06/20/2013

Can option F (input fusing) be ordered with circuit breaker options E, C, or M on FP605 Configured packages?

02/17/2023

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