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Protocols Supported by AKD Drive | 30 Sep 2014 | |

Protocols Supported by AKD Drive

Current general market model numbers and their supported protocols

Model Number Telnet Modbus CANopen EtherCAT HTTP UDP ProfiNet EtherNet/IP SSH SynqNet Sercos III
AKD-Bxxxxx-NxAN-0000
Base Analog
✔ ✔                  
AKD-Mxxxxx-MxEC-0000
PDMM EtherCAT
  ✔   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔    
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBAN-0000
Motion Tasking Analog
✔ ✔                  
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBCC-0000
EtherCAT / CANopen (rev 8+)
✔ ✔ ✔1 ✔1              
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBCN-0000
AKD CANopen
✔ ✔ ✔                
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBEC-0000
AKD EtherCAT
✔ ✔   ✔              
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBEI-0000
AKD EtherNet/IP
✔ ✔           ✔      
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBPN-0000
PROFINET conformance class A & B
✔           ✔        
AKD-Pxxxx-NBS3-0000
AKD Sercos III
✔ ✔                 ✔
AKD-Pxxxxx-NBSQ-0000
AKD SynqNet
✔ ✔               ✔  
AKD-Txxxxx-NBAN-0000
AKD Basic (some beta units will be NA, using the rev.7 card
✔ ✔2                  
1 Selectable via DRV.TYPE
2 With BASIC language mapping.  The address mapping is different to the base drive (B and P models) mapping.

Telnet Communication Notes and Examples

See the following KDN articles for more information about working with Telnet.

Modbus Notes

While AKD drives are not capable of being a Modbus master device, an HMI or PLC can be used to transfer register values. See the KDN Community posting for a tip on how to achieve this.

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Will Gaffga