Versatile Servo Drive ARGON
Versatile servo drive ARGON supports virtually any type of industrial servo motor including AC, Brushless DC, Brush DC and Linear motors found in diverse automation applications. Whether the application requires position, velocity or torque operating mode, Argon handles them all out-of-the-box. Built-in motion profiler enables simple point-to-point moves as well as continuous synchronous motion tracking.
ARGON reduces the number of motion control components to the bare minimum. A typical PC controlled multiaxis system can be implemented by using direct USB or RS485 driven SimpleMotion V2 field bus to the servo drives. The same bus carries a dedicated safety stopping circuit without additional wiring. In addition to this, Argon reads traditional analog and digital control signals out of the box.
State of the Art benefits
- Maximized versatility - single model drives AC, BLDC, Linear and DC servo motors from 50 W to 1500 W
- Minimized wiring
- High dynamic range torque control
- Streamlined setup process
- Dual CPU architecture with dedicated open source ARM CPU for user functionality
- And much more, see Argon Wiki page
Control diversity
- Flexible control modes: position, velocity, torque
- Input setpoint signals including pulse and direction, quadrature, analog and PWM
- Internal axis homing function with sensorless hard-stop operating mode
- Multidrop capable realtime SimpleMotion V2 field bus for setup & control
Protections & Ruggedness
Argons are built to last – and we have faith in their longevity. If your Argon break within 24 months of use, we will simply repair or replace them free of charge (details).
- 3-way safe torque off with motor braking
- Prevent machine damage via I²t (motor temperature modelling), blocked motion and tracking error detection
- Industry leading ruggedness: over current, short circuit, over voltage, under voltage and over temperature protections, internally fused, data/communication error detection
- CE compliance
The new era hardware
Hardware of Argon has been designed from ground up without any historical payload. The main character of the construction is the unique dual CPU architecture where CPUs are connected together with single isolated link. This not only costs less but also yields unforeseen flexibility and reliability. The I/O side ARM CPU comes with open source firmware allowing implementing unlimited stand-alone user programs and functions directly inside the drive.
Technical specifications
| Function | Description |
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| Servo motor drive | Closed loop control of various types of servo motors by sinusoidal field oriented control with dead-time distortion correction and high dynamic range torque control.
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| Control modes |
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| Setpoint types |
See setpoint signal / reference inputs list
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| Closed loop | Cascaded control loops (PIV):
Dual-loop feedback support planned as firmware upgrade |
| Feed-forwards | Feed-forwards working in velocity & position control modes:
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| Homing | Integrated homing function for position control mode:
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| Feedback devices | See feedback devices list |
| Safety |
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| Protections |
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| Power supply |
Two power supply methods:
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| Motor output current |
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| Commissioning |
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| Approvals | CE (LVD & EMC) |
For full, detailed specifications, see Argon specifications on Wiki.
Documentation & Downloads
The documentation of Argon will is available at our Wiki. Check also side box links for additional downloads (software, firmware, manuals, app notes)
Pricing & Availability
Argon price starts at €489 @ 1 pcs. For quantity discounts over 5 pcs, contact us. For online ordering, please see our web shop or contact your nearset distributor.
